Only then did Gao Wuji understand that the symbolic significance of this action was far greater than the practical significance, so at the morning meeting the next day, Gao Wuyi preemptively issued an order to Bao Lian to "ask for customers behind closed doors".

Qi Linggong was particularly fond of pomp, and wherever he went, the officials would arrange a grand welcome and farewell ceremony for him. Everywhere he went, there were crowds of people, every house was lit up with lights, and people were piling up numb smiling faces and shouting slogans, as if they were welcoming the Jade Emperor down to earth.

When the monarch left, he was left in disarray, and then officials had to start imposing temporary special taxes, or borrowing money from large households to fill the shortfall; Many officials were exhausted after the ceremony.

Compared with Guozuo, Gao Wujiao prefers to cater to Qi Linggong. He and Bao Lian closed the city gates, and first escorted the beggars and homeless people on the street to remote villages outside the city for centralized care. This was followed by a house-to-house search for criminals and outsiders, as if in an occupied enemy city. The searchers also warned the ugly, tortured, and mentally unhealthy citizens that they were forbidden to leave the city when the king entered the city.

Everything is in the hands of the conspirators. Madame Qing misinterpreted this flattering action, and she sent someone to Qi Linggong and said, "I heard that Gao Wuji and Bao Lian are planning to launch a rebellion to prevent the prince from entering the city and change Gongzijiao as the king. It is said that Guozuo is also involved, and the prince must be careful to take precautions! ”

Qi Linggong did not dare to slack off, and immediately led the army to advance at full speed, as if he was in a hurry to capture an enemy's capital. When the army arrived outside the city of Linzi, people saw that the city gate was closed, and the soldiers could clearly feel the tense atmosphere of the approaching big war.

Qi Linggong angrily called open the city gate and led the army directly into his palace. When the ministers saw that the prince had entered the city two days earlier than originally planned, they all showed a look of surprise, and Qi Linggong's behavior indicated that some people were going to be unlucky.

Qi Linggong gave an abnormal explanation for the normal reaction of the ministers, and he believed his mother's words even more, believing that it was his own bold decision that smashed the enemy's plan to usurp the throne. Qi Linggong immediately arrested Bao Lian and put Gao Wujiao under house arrest: the two men lost their freedom in a daze.

Because Gao Wujiao and Bao Lian resolutely denied the accusations, and Gongzijiao also said that he had no knowledge, Qi Linggong realized that the so-called "traitorous monarch" turned out to be just an oolong incident. In addition to complaining to his mother, Qi Linggong didn't know how to end the farce.

Cui said: "Of course those people dare not admit it. This kind of strange thing has never happened in Qi country, so it is better to believe it than not to believe it. Moreover, even if they are not guilty, they will resent the monarch later; Who can guarantee that they will not commit the crimes charged today in the future? Isn't Zheng Yougong a lesson for the princes? ”

In order to punish possible crimes in advance, the faint monarch who never listened to people cut off Bao Lian's feet and exiled Gao Wuyi to the country of Ju.

Bao Lian never mentioned Cui Zhu during the whole process, because he knew that if he wanted to pull Cui Zhu into the water, he would only die faster. As a result, that conversation became a little secret between Bao Lian and Cui Zhu.

Although Kunisa was suspected, he was not disturbed in any way; But Kunisa's political sensibilities led him to seriously suspect that the conspiracy was also directed against him.

Bao Lian had a brother named Bao Guo, and he probably hated his brother's personality as much as his uncle Sun Leopard was dissatisfied with his uncle and grandson Qiaoru, so he fled to Lu State, and he later got a job as a retainer in Uncle Shi Xiao's house. Bao was known for his loyalty in the Lu State, and the Qi people called him back and asked him to take over Bao Lian's position.

Later, Confucius happily blackened Bao Lian: "Bao Zhuangzi's wisdom is not as good as sunflower vegetables, and sunflower vegetables can still defend their feet." "Sunflower is probably the golden purple flower sunflower or okra, and the ancients pinched it off and ate it without waiting for its leaves to elder, but did not hurt its roots and feet, so that it could continue to grow young leaves for human consumption.

Zigong said: "Although Bao Zhuangzi did not save his feet, he saved his life, if he made the secret public, even if he had feet, he would not be able to walk." ”

As a result of this unfounded case, a number of doctors have been implicated, and they have all been convicted and lost their official positions, leaving many positions vacant. Cui Zhu wanted to cultivate his own power, so he recommended many henchmen to Qi Linggong, and Qing Ke was also one of them; Qi Linggong accepted all the orders, and the Qing family has since squeezed into the ranks of the powerful.

Qi Linggong was not unaware of the bad things between Mrs. Qing and Qing Ke, but compared to adultery, he was more afraid that Mrs. Qing would cause trouble for him Because of her, he had already exiled a Qing and punished many doctors; Therefore, Qi Linggong would rather stuff her with an old man and make her stay lazily in the dormitory, rather than let her stir up the office for the sake of the adulterer.

Gao's strength was hit hard, and Cui Zhu immediately targeted Guozuo. However, Gao's defiant actions soon afterward, disrupted his plans.

In September, Gao Wujiao's son Gao Wan, with his fiefdom of Luyi in the southwest of present-day Changqing in Shandong, launched a rebellion on the east bank of the Guji River, and the Qi people had to concentrate on dealing with the rebels.

At the beginning of October, the alliance of princes invaded Zheng according to the agreement of the Keling Alliance. Qi Linggong did not dare to leave Linzi because of the civil strife in the country, but he did not dare to violate the covenant, so he sent Guozuo to lead the army instead of him.

At the end of October, Qi Linggong appointed Cui Zhu as the chief commander and Qing Ke as the deputy commander, and sent his army to attack Luyi.

Guozuo's son Guosheng said: "If the Gao clan is destroyed, the national clan cannot exist alone, and if the two clans are destroyed, the Qi country will fall." Now that Gao and the country are not in Linzi, the monarch is surrounded by some traitors and villains, and the office is in danger! Even if my father can't save Gao Wei, he should at least do something! ”

Guozuo thought so, he said: "If you don't get rid of Qingke, the office will never have peace." Then he made an extremely risky move: he used the civil strife in the country as an excuse to ask Jin Ligong to return to China for peace. After getting the permission of the Duke of Jin Li, Guozuo drove the army directly to Luyi.

When the army arrived on the outskirts of Luyi and settled down, Guozuo sent an envoy to Cui Zhu's army and summoned him to discuss the military situation. Cui Shu thought that Guozuo was a reinforcement sent by Qi Linggong, so he didn't think much about it. But due to the fierce battle situation, Cui Shu needed to sit in command, and he didn't dare to leave the barracks, so he sent Qingke over.

The political upstart apparently did not realize that disaster was coming, and Kyungaki swaggered into the barracks, accompanied or escorted by the two brothers, Guosheng and Guoqiang. He waved his hand and took the initiative to greet the officers, and everyone looked at him coldly. However, Qing Ke thought that these people were afraid of their power and did not dare to talk to him, so he immediately pretended to be kind and lovely, and greeted them with warmth, but it still had no effect.

Guosheng couldn't stand his nonsense, so he shouted, "Qingke! Don't you really know that we have long regarded you as an enemy? With that, he put his arms around Qingke's neck and stabbed him first, and then kicked him to the ground, and the sergeants rushed up to him, slashing and stabbing at Qingke, slashing with axes, and smashing with blunt objects. By the time Kunisa ran out to call a halt, Kyungki's body had been shattered and turned into a puddle of rotten meat. Later, the soldiers had to shovel it into the garbage basket.

Kunisa ordered his unrecognizable head to be cut off and hung on a pole for public display, and then the army was assembled. Kunisa boarded the chariot, and Kunikatsu and Kuniyu stood behind him.

Guozuo motioned for everyone to be quiet, pointed to Qingke's high, terrifying and disgusting human head, and said, "That miscellaneous person looks much better now than when he was alive, if he had this dignity before, I probably wouldn't have killed him......"