In the winter of the ninth year of Lu Xuangong, Kong Ning bribed several outlaws to prepare to assassinate Xuye. The days were very short in winter, and it was already dark when he walked out of the official office after taking care of his official business, and he encountered misfortune on the way home.

Due to the powerful power of the real culprit behind the scenes, this case was determined to be an ordinary robbery case, and the Si Kou casually arrested and executed several scapegoats, and the murder case was hastily closed.

Later, Zigong asked Confucius: "If he dies because of his advice, and the cause of his death is the same as that of Bigan, can he be called 'benevolence'?" ”

Confucius replied: "Bigan is the uncle of the king of Xu, and he is also the master of the dynasty, and his heart of loyalty is in the temple, and his efforts are in Sheji; That's why he forced the king with a mortal heart, hoping to use his death to warn the king, so his true feeling is 'benevolence'.

"But Chu Ye and Chen Linggong are not blood relatives, born like dogs and horses, and died like grass mustard; He was reluctant to leave with the favor of the monarch, and he was on an errand in the chaotic dynasty but did not know the political sinister; He wants to correct a country with a mere body, which can be said to be beyond his means! The Book of Songs says: "The people are many, but there is no self-reliance." That's him! ”

After the murder of the vent, the doctors in the office were silent, and no one dared to continue to criticize the three big men; The doctors are all living with the attitude of "it is not as good as being cynical and dirty".

Unable to hear the opposition, the trio went so wild that they disdained to disguise their actions; They usually huddle into a car to go to Natsuji's house, and they talk and laugh as they go through the city. The shameless behavior of these high-sounding men is a source of shame for even the most despicable clients.

But the event must have an ending after all, and the finale happened in the spring of the tenth year of Lu Xuangong (BC599).

On this day, the three of them went to Xia Mansion to drink together, and Xia Zhengshu went out to welcome guests. Xia Zhengshu glanced back after guiding the guests into the door, but saw a circle of people in the distance, pointing at his backbone.

Xia Ji accompanied the guests to drink, and Xia Zhengshu was waiting for the bureau on the side. When the banquet was held until the wine was hot, the words of several people became more and more outrageous. Chen Linggong suddenly asked Xia Zhengshu to toast him, and after the toast, Chen Linggong pinched Xia Zhengshu's chin, turned his head to Yi Xing's father and said, "Xing Father!" Take a good look! Zheng Shu looks so much like you! ”

Father Yixing hurriedly shook his head and replied: "Don't you dare, it's better to be like a prince and a prince!" ”

Xia Zhengshu's face changed color in vain, Xia Ji walked up quickly with a wine glass, stopped in front of her son and said, "Father, my son is definitely not like you, your son is not like you, I don't know!" ”

Several people laughed, and Xia Zhengshu took the opportunity to get out and leave the room.

Xia Zhengshu walked into the stable and sat on the haystack in a daze. He was a child when his father died, and he had just finished his crown last year. Xia Zhengshu thought that his mother was forced to commit herself to the three villains in order to protect the Xia family, and became the plaything of the powerful; Thinking that he has a noble background, but has been reduced to the role of a big teapot, and has to smile at the fact that his mother was being played with; thought of the countrymen poking him in the back and scolding him for selling his mother for glory; Occur...... Thinking of this, he could no longer bear the heavy humiliation, and resolutely decided to wash away the shame with Chen Linggong's blood.

Xia Zhengshu went to the arsenal to retrieve a pair of bows and arrows and put them in the stable, and took out a bundle of straw from the stable, piled the straw in a pile in the courtyard, lit it and quickly returned to the stable.

The people in the house were attracted by the firelight and immediately ran out noisily to check on the situation. Xia Zhengshu was full of bowstrings, and saw Chen Linggong shoot an arrow, which pierced the second vein of Ren Du in the target's neck, and Chen Linggong fell to the ground and died in an instant. Xia Zhengshu's second arrow missed and hit one of Kong Ning's servants.

The two drunks, who had just moved and staggered from side to side, instantly regained their senses, and the two fled desperately. When Xia Zhengshu chased him to the courtyard, the two had already climbed into the car and fled.

The two couldn't figure out whether the incident was sudden or premeditated. For the sake of safety, the two did not dare to go home, but fled directly to the state of Chu.

Xia Zhengshu did not dare to hesitate, and immediately led people to attack the Kong clan and the Yi clan, and at the same time sent people to contact the political enemies of the two. Political opponents and Chinese people joined the rebellion, and the people turned the Chen state upside down, and the princes and doctors fled. After clearing the hostile forces, Xia Zhengshu ascended to the throne with the support of the rebels.

Kong Ning and Yi Xing's father knelt in front of the king of Chuzhuang and fiercely accused Xia Zhengshu of his crimes. In their mouths, Xia Zhengshu became the leader of the underworld forces of the Jin State hidden in the Chen State, and the purpose of his assassination of Chen Linggong was to make the Chen State return to the Jin State.

Of course, the king of Chu Zhuang knew the real reason for Chen Linggong's killing, and the state of Chu was troubled by the situation of Zheng Guo at this time, and he did not want to ruin the planned attack on Zheng Guo because of a scandal in the court.

King Chu Zhuang believed that as long as the Chen people did not rebel against the Chu State, this account could be postponed until later. So he just comforted the two of them with kind words, and then raised troops to attack Zheng.

Soon, the envoy of the State of Chen came to the state of Chu, and the envoy told the king of Chu Zhuang that the foreign policy of the state of Chen towards the state of Chu had not changed, and the state of Chen would not fall to the state of Jin because of the change of monarch.

In the spring of the following year, King Zhuang of Chu, Zheng Xianggong, and Marquis Chen met in Chenling, and the Chu people seemed to have given Xia Zhengshu a reassurance, but in fact it was just to maintain the overall situation of the Central Plains and prepare for the settlement of accounts after the autumn - Xia Zhengshu was extremely evil, and if he could not be punished, the Chu State would not be able to maintain the authority of the overlord.

In the winter of this year, the Chu army attacked Chen, and the people of Chen were in turmoil, and the doctors fled when they heard the news. The king of Chu Zhuang demanded that the Chen people not resist, claiming that the Chu army was only here to crusade against Xia Zhengshu and would not harm the innocent. The Chen people opened the city gate and let the Chu army enter the city, and the Chu people arrested Xia Zhengshu, announced his crime, and sentenced him to death by splitting the car.

The Chen people thought that since the purpose of the Chu people had been achieved, they should withdraw their troops. But the Chu army had no intention of leaving, but occupied Miyagi. A few days later, the king of Chu Zhuang ordered the destruction of the state of Chen, which was divided into a county of the state of Chu; The Chu people were ordered to begin the takeover work immediately.

Shen Shushi had been ordered to envoy to Qi a month earlier, and on his way back he learned that the king of Chuzhuang was in Chen, so he rushed to return to him. After reporting to King Chuzhuang, he returned to his room to prepare to rest. But as soon as he entered the post house with his front foot, Zizhong's hind foot followed.

Zizhong said: "Xia Zheng Shu has no way, he dared to kill the king and usurp the throne, and the king led the princes' army to crusade against Chen Guo and correct him. Wang destroyed Chen for the county, fulfilled the dream of several generations of kings, and established outstanding feats. All the princes and ministers came to congratulate, but the master turned a deaf ear and did not congratulate him. The king was very unhappy, so let me explain why. ”

Uncle Shen said, "Then I'll go and explain to the king myself!" ”

When Uncle Shen saw King Chuzhuang again, he said, "Can the minister explain?" ”

King Chu Zhuang said, "Of course you can. ”

Uncle Shen said: "Xia Zheng Shu killed the king, the crime is great; Correcting him to the Fa is a great righteousness. But there is a folk story that says, 'When a man led an ox through another man's field, the landlord took it away on the grounds that the ox had trampled the seedlings.' It is wrong to damage someone's land, but the punishment for losing a cow is too severe.

"The king ordered the princes to attack Chen under the banner of rebellion, but in the end, he coveted the wealth of Chen and destroyed Chen as a county. With righteousness as the original intention and greed for land as the end, how can you let the ministers congratulate them? ”

The king of Chu Zhuang said, "Good! I haven't really heard of it. So is it okay for me to return the land to the Chen people? ”

Uncle Shen said, "Of course you can. Knowing that mistakes can be corrected, and good is great. ”

King Chuzhuang then revoked the order, he summoned Kong Ning and Yixing's father, handed over the ruling power to the two, and then ordered the withdrawal of the army. Erqing summoned Chen Linggong's crown prince back from the Jin Kingdom and set him up as the new monarch, which was for Chen Chenggong.