In the spring of the seventeenth year of Lu Chenggong (BC574), Wang Zhengyue, Zheng Gongzi led an army to invade the Jin State and plundered a large number of people and property in retaliation for the invasion of Zheng by the coalition forces last year; Wei Guo was instructed by Jin Guo to retaliate against Zheng Guo.

Revenge against Zheng had just begun, and the Duke of Jin Li then convened an alliance at Keling (Xuchangnan) to gather the royal family and princes' armies to defeat Zheng until the Zheng people were subdued.

When Zheng Chenggong got the news, he sent the crown prince to the state of Chu as a hostage in exchange for the support of the state of Chu. Soon, the prince of Chu led 3,000 Chu troops into Xinzheng to help the Zheng people defend against foreign enemies. In May, the alliance of Curing ended, and the Chinese coalition then launched a large-scale invasion of Zheng.

On June 9, when the princes' army was still in Zheng State, Shi Xie exhaled his last breath at home, and died suddenly with infinite worries and helplessness about Sheji and the fate of his family. According to Shi Xie's instructions before his death, his funeral was low-key and simple, but after the bad news came out, the entire capital fell into infinite grief.

Shi Xie's prophecy has spread throughout the Jin Kingdom, so the Jin people are not only sad and weeping for Shi Xie, but also for themselves and for the country's imminent catastrophe.

Without any official order, people automatically stopped all recreational activities. Shops, liquor stores, and bathrooms are closed. The Jin people changed into the most simple clothes, and the passers-by walked slowly with expressionless faces, as if walking in a zombie-infested city.

The crowds of mourners forced the retainers to close their doors, and the clansmen climbed the courtyard wall as if guarding a building under attack by the enemy. Shi Kuo asked each family to send only a few representatives to enter, and the others waited outside for news.

When the bad news reached Ke Ling, Jin Ligong was so happy that he waved his arms and was about to fly! He jumped into Xu Tong's tent, announced the great news to him, and claimed to hold a grand drum dinner to mourn Shixie.

Then, Jin Ligong said to Xu Tong: "The widow originally didn't like Uncle Fan, but now his mind has changed - Uncle Fan is still considerate of the widow." Isn't it? Xu Aiqing? ”

He looked at Xu Tong with a blank look, and then said, "Since Uncle Fan is dead, you can continue him as the king!" ”

Xu Tong immediately fell to the ground, stretched out his hands, and said tremblingly: "The minister's talent is insufficient, I am afraid that it will tarnish the trust of the prince." Besides, the priest is still there, and the minister doesn't dare to take the order! ”

Jin Ligong said: "Fan Xie, that coward, is the one who insults the throne!" Since he is unworthy, his son is even less worthy. Then he leaned down, with a mysterious smile, forced into Xu Tong's eyes and said, "Luan Bo is in good health, you don't have to wait for his position!" ”

At the time of the Keling League, Lu Chenggong and Shan Xianggong chatted casually, saying that he still had lingering feelings about the incident in which he participated in framing him, so that he didn't dare to look at him directly.

Shan Xianggong said: "I'm afraid that the Yin clan is about to perish, and you won't see him again." Uncle Ju (郤錡) was domineering, and he had no scruples in front of the Marquis of Jin; Uncle Ku Cheng (郤犨) spoke in and around, and in the end he didn't know what to say; Wen Ji (郤至) always brags about himself whenever and wherever he is. The five doctors of the three kings of the Yin family, who owned half of the Jin kingdom but did not know the reason for the success of the retreat, blindly persecuted the monarch, suppressed the courtiers, and made enemies everywhere, how could he not perish?

"Let's talk about Jin Hou. Jin Hou stared at other people's eyes with aggressive eyes no matter when and what occasion, as if he wanted to suck out the other party's brains. When he walks, his eyes are always looking into the distance, but he does not pay attention to his feet; The feet are raised quite high, but they lose coordination with the hands and eyes. How can a person who can't even control his own body rule a big country? I'm afraid you and I won't see him anytime soon.

"Then there is the Doctor of Qi Guozuo, he relies on his status as the secretary and the favor of the ancestors, but he only likes to tell the truth and the truth in a comatose office, he never knows how to shut up, and he never shy away from others, I am afraid that he will also encounter disasters."

Seeing that Xinzheng was well defended, the coalition forces plundered all around, and then returned to their respective countries.

After returning to Xinzheng, Jin Ligong first pretended to mourn Shixie, and then couldn't wait to continue his depraved life. One day in December, a small incident turned out to be the trigger for a great upheaval.

In the morning of the same day, Jin Li Gong led a team of Niangniang to hunt in the suburbs. Armed slaves opened the way in front, and they scolded the street loudly and whipped at the same time; Behind it were the chariots of the monarch and his companions, and the women wore the same uniforms as the men; After that, a large number of soldiers and bands followed, and the baggage cart walked at the rear end. Everywhere they went, chickens and dogs jumped, and people hid far away, as if they were hiding from robbers and thieves.

Once at the established location, the soldiers fenced off an area with nets, and the hunters galloped into the hunting ground with shouts. He started his chariot and soon hunted a wild boar. Just as he was about to load his prey onto the chariot, one of Li Gong's particularly favored little eunuchs rushed out of the crosswalk and snatched it away.

It was no secret at the time that he fell out of favor, so the eunuch had the audacity to rob him of his booty; You know, eunuchs have always looked at people with dog eyes - if they don't do things that deceive the inflattering, they are not competent eunuchs.

He stretched out his bow and arrows and shouted at him: "Put it down for me immediately!" What are you angry about a dead eunuch! ”

The eunuch ignored it, and replied in a male duck voice as he walked: "You don't have a eunuch yet!" ”

With one arrow, Xun Zhi shot the little eunuch who had just come alive to death.

Jin Ligong witnessed all this, and he said angrily: "Ji Zi bullied Yu! With that, he angrily drove the people in the chariot down and drove the chariot into the capital alone. As a result, people came in high spirits and returned in disappointment.

That night, the body of the little eunuch had been scrubbed clean and laid flat on his bed. From time to time, his wounds still oozed half-coagulated blood, and his eyes were slightly open, as if he was unwilling; The body is slender and charming, but it is cold and stiff. Jin Ligong lay on his side next to the corpse, stroked it, licked its wounds, hugged it, and cried all night. This "necrophilia" spent a long and painful night, and finally made up his mind to get rid of Sanhe.