The seventeenth year of Lu Chenggong (BC574) was also a year of many disasters and difficulties for the Qi Kingdom.

Although the turmoil in Qi was not as large as that of Jin, nor was it as long-lasting, and the crimes of the people were not so serious, the consequences it brought were extremely painful to the Qi people.

The Jin people eradicated the tyrant, and the country immediately ushered in the most powerful era of mourning in history after the great chaos. The state of Qi is the opposite, the tyrant destroys the pillars of the state and replaces them with rotten pillars that have been hollowed out by silverfish; The great weapons of the state were destroyed, and the most wicked were singled out to be entrusted with the task so that they could destroy the country more easily and quickly.

The initiator of this turmoil was Qi Linggong's mother, Sheng Mengzi (Mrs. Qing), and the purpose of launching it was only to be able to stay with his adulterer forever. As a result, the whole country fell victim to shameful adultery.

In this turmoil, there was an important person named "Cui Zhu". Before the main content, I would like to introduce the big man.

The Cui family is from Qi Dinggong, the son of Jiang Shang, the prince of Qi, and is one of the oldest families in the Qi country. Due to the continuous emergence of new clans in the Qi Kingdom, the Cui clan was reduced to a low-class clan after several generations. At the end of Duke Qi Huan, in order to support his family, Cui Yao had to seek a position as a retainer in Shangqing Gao's family.

On the night of Duke Qi Huan's death, Cui Yao opened the city under Gao Jie's order to let the prince Zhao go. Cui Yao felt that the time for development had come, so he followed the prince and fled, taking care of his food, clothing, housing and transportation along the way.

After the crown prince returned to the country and ascended the throne, Cui Yao was named a doctor, and the Cui family embarked on the road of revival from then on. Later, although there were several turmoil in the Qi State Office, the brothers of the ancestor killed the prince to stand on his own, but Cui Yao has always been standing.

During the reign of Qi Yigong, the country's politics were in turmoil, and Cui Yao had a premonition that the sky was about to change with his keen political sense, so he ordered his youngest son Cui Shu to go to Gongzi Yuan (Qi Huigong).

After Qi Huigong ascended the throne, he promoted Cui Zhu to the position of a doctor, and later promoted to a secretary. Cui Shu is young and crazy, with a very high desire for power and a strong desire for control; He does not give face to anyone except the monarch.

Gao Gu thought that the Cui family was originally a retainer of the Gao family, but he only became prosperous by speculation, so he looked down on him very much. Cui Shu spared no effort to work against Gao Gu until Gao Gu died down.

Later, if it weren't for Qi Huigong's timely death, Cui Shu would have forced the Gao family to the brink. The successor, Qi Qinggong, went on a blind date with Gao and Guo, and the three conspired to expel Cui Shu from the country.

After Qi Linggong ascended the throne, he recalled Cui Shu back to Qi and restored his position and fief. Cui Shu has been in exile for more than ten years, and there is not much power left in the country, so he has been honestly and quietly waiting for the opportunity to rise.

After his uncle and grandson Qiaoru fled from the Qi State, the lonely and sleepless Mencius began to look for a new partner. You must know that although the adulterer profession is extremely risky, it is more rewarding (Shusun Qiaoru is a successful example), so there are still many tall and handsome shameless people who are looking forward to it and are ready to try it.

Kyung-uk was a retainer of Choi Tsu, who was muscular, handsome, intelligent, and cunning; He has excellent qualities in serving the male host and serving the hostess, and Cui Shu values him very much, taking him with him wherever he goes.

Because Cui Shu appeared on various occasions with Qing Ke, Qing Ke was targeted by Mrs. Qing by accident (some people think that this is not accidental, but deliberately arranged by Cui Shu). Mrs. Qing quickly captured the prey. From then on, Kyungke often changed into a woman's clothes, hid in the palace car sent by Mrs. Qing, and quietly slipped into the back gate of the palace under the cover of night to have a tryst with her, and was sent home in the same way after the incident.

Soon after, the adultery between the two was discovered by the night patrol doctor Bao Lian, who was a troublemaker (he was happy to see anyone unlucky in any way), and he was overjoyed to report the scandal to Kunisa.

Guozuo didn't want to provoke Mrs. Qing, and he didn't want to stop there, so he angrily summoned Qing Ke, scolded him with extremely vicious and vicious language, and finally threatened: "If you are caught by me again, you don't have to leave the palace, anyway, there is not one more dead eunuch in the palace!" ”

Qing Ke's body was like sifting chaff and cold sweat flowing backwards, and he finally moved out of the door step by step, and was dragged back by someone in a carriage.

For some time after that, Kyungak locked himself in his home and didn't dare to go out. The lustful lady urged him to enter the palace several times, but Qing Ke shirked it for various reasons. It wasn't until Mrs. Qing threatened to let him "taste the methods under the old lady's bed" that he revealed the truth in a slurred manner, and transferred all kinds of insults to him from Guozuo to Mrs. Qing.

Mrs. Qing was furious, but she was afraid that the adultery would be exposed, so she didn't dare to sue the secretary of the office as a "victim", so she had to endure it. She secretly looks for an opportunity for revenge, in vain to get rid of the stubborn old man who meddled in her private life.

In June, Guozuo followed Qi Linggong to Keling to participate in the alliance, leaving Gao Wuyi and Bao to defend the country. Mrs. Qing and Qing Ke took the opportunity to roll into a ball again, and then got tired of each other, discussing how to get rid of Kunisa.

Qing Ke said: "Gao and Guo have been the ministers of Qi for generations, and they have controlled the state government for several generations, and they are like Ruo Ao of Chu State, and they have long aroused the hatred of the monarch and ministers. Gao and the country are one, and the two major clans are both prosperous and lossy, so it is easier to get rid of both.

"If there is no chance on the Guozuo side, you can start from Gao Wujiao's side. The best way to get rid of the Gao family is to use the Cui family - Cui Zhu is at odds with the Gao family, and he must be very happy to help Madame. I can act as a liaison. ”

Mrs. Qing nodded frequently, and Qing Ke went to see Cui Zhu, and Cui Shu hit it off with the two. Qing Ke became the mouthpiece of Cui Zhu and Mrs. Qing; Soon, a huge conspiracy was quietly formed.

After the meeting of Keling, Qi Linggong prepared to lead his army back to China. Cui Zhu proposed to Bao Lian: "There have been a lot of vicious cases of murder and robbery in Linzi recently, as the chief executive of Linzi, should you 'clean up' the capital before welcoming the monarch into the city?" Bao Lian felt that this was a good opportunity to flatter Qi Linggong, and couldn't help nodding his head.

Bao Lian is a veteran of officialdom, and although he has the right to issue orders directly, he still reports to his immediate boss Gao Wuyi first. Bao Lian said: "The recent frequent murders in the capital have brought great unease to the public office and the people. The prince will return to China soon, and I am afraid that someone will be unfavorable to the prince, so I plan to close the city and expel all the people who live outside Linzi City. He took this idea as his own, and did not mention Cui Zhu at all. Gao Wuyi frowned and said, "Of course, Master has the right to issue orders. But such a thing has never happened in the Qi country: how can the capital of a country prohibit Chinese people from staying? Don't the Qi people have the right to live in the capital of their own country? ”

Bao Lian replied: "Of course." But if Dr. Cui preemptively proposes this bill, and the master does not agree, once the prince is dissatisfied, I am afraid it will be detrimental to the master! ”