In June of the fifteenth year of Lu Chenggong (BC576), Song Gonggong died, and Prince Cheng ascended the throne as Song Pinggong. The political situation of the Song State has been very stable for more than 30 years since Song Wengong ascended the throne (the 16th year of Lu Wengong), but no one expected that with the accession of Song Pinggong, a huge upheaval was brewing and would soon break out.

In August, the Song people buried the ancestors. At that time, Hua Yuan was the right division, Yushi was the left division, Dangze was Sima, Huaxi was Situ, Gongsun was Sicheng, Xiang was the great Sikou, Liang Zhu was the Shao Sikou, Xiang Dai was Dazai, and Yufu was the Shaozai. Among them, the Hua clan belongs to the Dai clan, Gongsun Shiwei belongs to the Zhuang clan, and the other six belong to the Huan clan.

Song Gonggong's brother Gongzi Fei wanted to seek the status of secretary for a long time, but the secretary was full of energy and strong health, and it was hopeless to expect them to retire normally. Gongzi didn't want to wait any longer, so he secretly collected the black materials of the secretaries, preparing to overthrow one of them at the right time and replace him.

Later, he finally grabbed the "handle" of Dangze. It turned out that Gongzi's fat spies found that in the recent period, there was a beautiful young man in gorgeous clothes who frequently went in and out of the Dang Mansion, and sometimes he hooked up with Dang Ze, and the relationship was very close.

The spy was eager to invite merit, so he gave full play to his imagination, and reported to Gongzi Fei without verification that Dangze was not only "raising **" but also a "like aunt".

Gongzi's reason had been overwhelmed by greed, he was overjoyed, and turned around to accuse Song Gonggong of Dangze. But later it was found out that the boy was just the son of a high-ranking retainer in Dangze, and he had come to Xiangfu to accompany Dangze's son to study.

Gongzi Fei made a big ugly and was laughed at by the Song people for a long time. During this period, the lives of Dangze and others were also greatly affected, and the boy who was slandered as "**" committed suicide because of his strong temperament and unable to bear the humiliation; Since then, Dangze has formed a deep hatred with Gongzi Fei.

After the death of Song Gonggong, although Gongzi Fei lost his old backer, he soon won the favor of Song Pinggong. At the beginning of Song Pinggong's accession to the throne, he made some decisions that were detrimental to the interests of Dangze: he appointed Gongzi Fei as the young Sima, and took away part of Dangze's power and handed it over to Gongzi Fei.

Gongzi Fei had the support of the new monarch, so he began to openly contradict Dangze: he would oppose the decisions made by Dangze; The orders issued by Dang Ze were all arbitrarily tampered with or canceled by him. He also actively co-opted other officials and encouraged them to work against Dangze.

Dang Ze felt that the situation was developing in a direction that was becoming more and more unfavorable to him, so he decided to take the lead and get rid of Gongzi Fei while Song Pinggong's foothold was not stable.

The father of the boy who committed suicide immediately took the initiative to ask for help when he learned of his master's thoughts. With tears in his eyes, he said that he was the most suitable person to assassinate Gongzi Fei, and that people would think that the assassination was just the last revenge of a heartbroken father, and that it would not affect his master. Dangze said that he could do it without hesitation, and he would take care of his family.

One early morning at the end of August, Gongzi Fei rode to the court in a Xuan car as usual. He had just taken a nap when he suddenly heard a hurried sound of horses' hooves and wheels turning, and he opened his eyes sharply, and an arrow had reached the front door; Before Gongzi Fei could react, he was pierced by a sharp arrow and fell into the car.

The murderer pointed an arrow at Gongzi's entourage, and the entourage was so frightened that they didn't dare to move. Then the retainer cried out, "Fat! You have taken away my most precious treasure, and I have taken your most precious life! After saying that, he threw away the bow and pierced his heart with an inverted arrow.

Hua Yuan had already entered the official office at that time and was waiting for the court. The news came immediately, Hua Yuan felt very frightened, and he couldn't figure out the situation at all: he didn't know whether the assassination of Gongzi Fei was an isolated incident or the beginning of a series of events, he didn't know whether the forces behind it were only Dangze or expanded to the entire Huan clan, and he didn't know if he would become the next person on the street.

Hua Xi was beside him at the time, and he turned around and asked Hua Xi what to do. Hua Xi didn't have an idea, he stammered and said: "The Huan clan is extremely prosperous, don't be an enemy with it." I think it's better to run away! ”

When people are at a loss, they will always believe the opinions of others, and Hua Yuan immediately decided to flee. Before leaving, he left a sentence to the effect of: "As the right teacher of the office, all the officials in the court and the central government look at me." It is my sin that the office is low, but I am powerless to help; I can't govern the officials, where do I dare to rely on the throne? ”

After Hua Yuan fled, Song Pinggong immediately blew up Mao, and Gongsun immediately gathered the garrison troops and transferred them into the palace. Yu Shi and other secretaries expressed their determination that the monarch was safe. Song Pinggong's heart settled down a little, but he was powerless to deal with Dang Ze, because half of the power of the country was in the hands of the Huan clan, and Dang Ze had military power in his hands.

Yushi is the Yaqing of the Song State, and he has the highest status in the Huan clan, and he immediately convened a meeting of important figures of the Huan clan. Yushi asked Dang Ze to tell everything he knew, but Dang Ze had no intention of concealing the truth at all, and happily explained the situation and the situation, and people learned the whole truth about the assassination.

Yushi said: "This disaster can be provoked, and the Song Kingdom will not be able to get peace if it loses its right division." Now the only way to quell the trouble is to bring back the right division. ”

Yufu said: "The return of the right division to the country will inevitably carry out a crusade against us, so the Huan clan will surely perish." ”

Yushi said: "The right division has the backing of the two great powers of Jin and Chu, and his power has surpassed that of the monarch; If the right division cannot return to the country, the division of the great country will come, and that will be the real disaster. If the right division can return to China, even if the conditions permit, he will not dare to crusade - the Huan clan has a great credit to the Song State, and he has the support of the countrymen. And even if the right division carries out a crusade, the Huan clan still has Xiang Xu (Hua Yuan's student) there, and it will only be partially destroyed. ”

People then persuaded Dang Ze to go into exile voluntarily, but Dang Ze's stubborn temper arched. He insisted on his innocence, saying that he would rather die with Fahrenheit than go into exile.

Yushi sighed. He learned that Hua Yuan was heading in the direction of the Jin Kingdom, so he immediately drove after him. Yushi finally caught up with Hua Yuan before he crossed the river. Hua Yuan learned that the assassination of Gongzi Fei was just a personal act of Dangze, and he had confidence in his heart. He said: "As a right-hand teacher, I must uphold the laws of the country; If Sima's crimes go unpunished, the laws of the state will become a dead letter; Without the law, how could the Song Kingdom exist? ”

Yu Shi said: "Although the right master goes to investigate his crimes, all the Huan family doctors will avoid outside Shangqiu City at that time!" Hua Yuan made an alliance with Yushi and returned to the Song Kingdom together.

Yufu tried to make a last-ditch effort, and he told Dangze that it would be too late if he didn't escape. Dang Ze said: "Sima escaped from prison, what a great shame! But I am not guilty, and I will not be caught! "He didn't want to sit still, so he armed his people and prepared for a final resistance.