Chapter 243: The Difficulty of Wei Shuwu (3)
Shi Rong said: "Of course, what Yuan Yu said is true. However, regardless of the original situation, Wei Wu voluntarily gave up the power to control the country in the Wanpu Alliance, and recognized the monarchy of the widow. It is the consensus of the world that the latter covenant is more effective than the previous covenant. Even though Wei Wu became a Wei Marquis at some point before, after the Wanpu Alliance, he was demoted to a courtier again. Therefore, Yuan Yu falsely accused the widow for personal revenge, and asked him to be punished for the great crime of murdering the monarch. β
Yuan Yu continued: "The two sides did have an agreement in Wanpu, but the alliance also stated that Wei Zheng should enter the capital at a certain time and complete the coronation ceremony in the Taimiao before he can be considered to regain the throne. Until then, he remained a courtier. Wei Zheng treacherously broke into the capital in advance, murdered the first monarch, and usurped the throne, which deserved to be broken. β
Shi Rong said: "Since the removal of the crown is regarded as abdication, and the coronation is regarded as enthronement, then Shuwu neither was crowned, nor did he sit on the throne of the monarch to accept the courtier's court, and of course he cannot be called a prince." β
Yuan Yu said: "You recognized Shuwu as the king in the last sentence, and denied it in the next sentence, do you admit it or deny it?" β
Shi Rong said: "It is not important to admit or deny, the important thing is that Shuwu was killed as a courtier. β
Wang Zihu knocked on the table to signal the two to be quiet, and he asked Yuan Yu, "Did Wei Wu hold a coronation ceremony?" If not, why did he wear a crown on the Alliance of Practicing Earth? β
Yuan Yu was about to answer, when those present suddenly heard a deafening snoring sound from the judgment seat. People turned their heads and found that Jin Wengong was asleep on the desk.
Only then did everyone understand that Jin Wengong didn't care about the case itself, and he had already made up his mind that arranging a debate between the two sides was just a formality.
The prince Hulala's sleeve of Jin Wengong woke him up from his dream, and finally did not make him continue to throw people down.
After a few more rounds of debate between the two sides, Shi Rong was already in a situation of exhaustion, his head began to sweat, and he no longer dwelled on the identity of Shu Wu, but said: "Regardless of whether Wei Wu is the king or not, the murderer of Shu Wu is a dog, and the dog has already been punished, so this crime cannot be counted on the head of the widow." β
Yuan Yu said: "You have already admitted at the beginning that Xianjun was killed by Wei Zheng, and this fact does not need to be argued; Besides, the dog murdered the ancestor and did not get the throne, and he was silenced again, and it is already clear who the beneficiary of the crime is. β
Jin Wengong's eyes were wandering and his eyes were hazy, obviously he had not woken up yet, he wiped the corners of his mouth, announced the end of the trial, and ordered both parties to withdraw and wait for the outcome of the trial.
Jin Wengong washed his face, and then he came to his senses, and he discussed with Wang Zihu how to judge. Both eventually found Wei Chenggong guilty, but Wang Zihu begged not to inflict corporal punishment on Wei Chenggong. Jin Wengong agreed, but he wanted to bring Wei Chenggong back to Jin to be imprisoned.
Wang Zihu felt that instead of doing what Jin Wengong said, it was better to crack Wei Cheng's bus. Wang Zihu said: "The prince has already judged this unrighteous king for the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven must be very satisfied. But before leaving, the Son of Heaven said to me, 'If Wei Zheng is guilty, Bugu will deal with him personally.' So please send him to prison for a week." β
Although Jin Wengong was unwilling, but the other party played the banner of King Zhou Xiang, and he had to agree.
Jin Wengong recruited both sides again and announced that Wei Chenggong was convicted of killing the monarch in the name of the trial court. Ning Wuzi immediately jumped up and shouted, he was willing to be punished in place of Wei Chenggong. Jin Wen publicly signaled him to calm down and continued to read out the results of the trial: Wei Cheng should be punished for his crimes, but Zhou Li said that the monarch was not punished; Then the punishment can only be taken by others, and Shi Rong should bear the main responsibility for the confusion of language and logic and the unfavorable defense.
Then he ordered the head of the defender Rong, chopped off the feet of the stand-in Zhuangzi, and exiled Wei Chenggong to Cheng Zhou, thus completing the punishment of Wei Chenggong.
And Ning Wuzi was exempted from punishment because of his loyaltyβDuke Wen of Jin hoped to gain a good reputation by pardoning him; During Wei Chenggong's Chengzhou, Ning Wuzi was always by his side.
Yuan Yu returned to Weiguo, and with the support of Duke Wen of Jin, he made Shuwu's brother Gongzi as king.
After solving the problem of defending the country, Duke Wen of Jin led the army of the princes to surround the state of Xu.
During this period, Jin Wengong felt dizzy, swollen, palpitations, and shortness of breath, and the imperial doctor tried his best to alleviate the symptoms. Duke Wen of Jin summoned Guo Yan to perform divination for his own good fortune.
Cao Gonggong was still detained by the Jin people at this time. Cao Guoren couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the fate of Wei Chenggong and recalled the dirty things that Cao Gonggong did. Cao Guoren hoped to solve the problem quickly and not delay the time until after the action against Xu, because then Jin Wengong would have a lot of time to think about how to take revenge on Cao Gonggong.
At this moment, Jin Wengong fell ill, and Cao Guoren was overjoyed, they secretly found Guo Yan, moved him with emotions, persuaded him with reason, and bribed him with bribes; As a result, Guo Yan agreed to deal with Cao Guoren.
Guo Yan said to Jin Wengong: "Fierce luck is in people, not in the sky. The illness of the prince is rooted in the Cao country. Duke Qi Huan convened an alliance to help Xing and Wei restore the country; The prince called an alliance, but he wanted to destroy his brothers with the same surname. Cao Shu Zhenduo is the son of King Wen, and Tang Shuyu is the son of King Wu; The princes and princes united the princes and destroyed the country of brothers, which was not allowed by Zhou Li.
"Before the Battle of Chengpu, the prince had privately promised Cao Wei to restore the country, but he did not fulfill his promise, which lost his credibility. Cao Wei is not punished for the same crime, and he loses fairness. Rites are used to promote morality, credit is used to defend Zhou rites, and punishment is used to achieve justice. What do you think will happen if you lose these three things? β
Jin Wengong listened very comfortably and immediately pardoned Cao Gonggong's crimes. After Cao Gonggong was released, he immediately participated in the meeting of the princes.
In this year, all the attention of the Jin State was in the Central Plains, and the army's long-term expedition caused the country to be empty, and Bai Di and other Rong Di took the opportunity to do a lot of robbery while the fire was burning. In order to resist the invasion of Rong Di, after returning to China, Duke Wen of Jin added the Zhongxing Army on the basis of the original two infantry armies (left and right), and appointed Xun Linfu as the general of the Zhongxing, Tu Li as the general of the right line, and Xian Jian as the general of the left line.