Everyone laughed. Kunisa once again signaled everyone to be quiet and continued: "The decline of the Qi State is not because there are no loyal ministers, but because this kind of shameless people have confused the monarch, climbed to a high position, and lured the monarch to degenerate with evil means.

"The higher the status of such a person, the greater the harm to the country. I killed Kyungak to get rid of the silverfish of the country, not to murder the doctor, let alone start a rebellion.

"Look at what good things that man has done—of course, there are some things you don't want to know—he doesn't have any combat exploits, and he can't even tell the order to get up and go to bed, so he's always confused. Such a man was appointed lieutenant, and this was obtained by turning the prince into a disillusioned man.

"When the monarch loses his mind, the decree is confused; The heroes will be punished, but the criminals will fill the court. Isn't that what happens now? The traitors called by the villains are the descendants of Gao Jingzhong, the secretary of Qi who has worked for the well-being of the country for generations! It was treacherous people like Qing Ke who besieged Shiqing, who drove the Gao clan to a dead end through shameless framing, and after the Gao clan perished, disaster will fall on us!

"We purge this scum and don't call it treason – but our fellow party of this scum will call us traitors. Nor can we meet with the army of the Prince, because they are carrying out the orders of the prince. But the prince is deluded, so we must warn the king and the people by means of military advice, and ask them to distinguish between what is good and what is evil.

"I will now go back to Valley City, form a horn with the Gao clan, and wait there for the sovereign's orders. If you want to go, follow me, and if you don't, go home. I'm not going to embarrass anyone. ”

The sergeants were in high spirits and swore allegiance to Kunisa, who led his army to Tanijo.

Childe Kaku, when he learned that the Kuni clan had also joined the rebels, immediately fled. Qi Linggong now felt a double headache, but he finally recognized a "fact": the news about the attempts of the Gao, Guo, and Bao clans to usurp the throne was by no means groundless.

Qi Linggong was ready to use strong means to solve the crisis, but Kunisa's letter made him hesitate again. The content of the letter was similar to Kunisa's speech at the barracks, but the wording was very cautious and euphemistic. Kunisa puts all the blame on Kyuk and hopes to reconcile with the monarch.

Madame Qing once again gave a vicious explanation of this letter, and she turned all the grief she could not show for the tragic death of her adulterer into hatred for the country: "At the beginning, the prince did not believe the words of the surviving people, but now everything has come true!" So you must listen to me now. Kunisa is the most insidious and murderous of them all, and he wants to trick your trust with his false loyalty and continue his unfinished plans.

"If he hadn't found out that Qing Ke had reported a conspiracy, why did he suddenly return to his division and get rid of Qing Ke without warning? Doesn't that prove the crime he committed? Now that Qing Ke is dead, he will counterattack and calculate, and he wants to deceive the monarch, which is called attacking as defense! You must not promise him! ”

Qi Linggong's head that didn't distinguish between right and wrong was once again confused, and he said viciously: "The country is defending with offense, and the widow is attacking with defense!" ”

The Qi army intensified its offensive against Luyi. In December, the situation in Luyi was already precarious, and Gao Qiao took advantage of the darkness to escape through the defense line to Lu, and the defenders then surrendered to the Gongfu army.

A few days later, the Duke of Qi Ling and Guozuo reached a reconciliation, and the monarch and ministers held a bloody ceremony. After the ceremony, Guosheng said to his father in private: "The prince read the covenant in his mouth, but there was a fierce look in his eyes, which shows that he has murderous intentions towards his father. You should plan ahead to avoid accidents. ”

Guo Zuo disagreed, he said: "Since the Duke of Wen (Gao and the country belong to the Wen family), no prince has dared to make trouble against Gao and the country!" ”

Guosheng said: "However, the Gao family has fled!" But Guozuo still arrogantly believed that Qi Linggong would not do anything to himself.

The Duke of Qi Ling sent Guosheng to the Jin State to report on the results of the Qi State to quell the rebellion. After Guosheng entered Xinjiang, he found that the Jin State was even more chaotic than the Qi State, so chaotic that even the Duke of Jin Li could not be found (he was secretly imprisoned), so he had to submit the credentials to Luan Shu. Luan Shu asked him in detail about the whole process of the incident, and then said, "What is the master going to do?" ”

Guosheng said: "I will return to China to resume my life." ”

Luan Shu said: "If you go back, your father and son will die." ”

Guosheng said: "I know, but I can neither run away from the king's destiny nor abandon my father. ”

In the first month of the second year (the eighteenth year of Lu Chenggong), Guosheng was still on the way back to China, and Duke Qi Ling summoned Guozuo and the doctors to the inner palace to discuss matters. Kunisa was surrounded by the doctors as he had been in the day, and he and his colleagues were talking and laughing loudly, unaware of the danger.

Less than ten steps from the inner palace gate, a palace guard suddenly pierced Kunisa's left chest with a halberd without warning, and Kunisa fell heavily to the ground on his back before he could even spit out a word.

The doctors were frightened by the sudden atrocity and fled into Madame Qing's room. Qi Linggong smiled and pulled out the frightened courtiers, led them down the steps, and asked them to share with him the joy and satisfaction of watching Guozuo's death.

Qi Linggong circled around the corpse for a long time, and finally let out a sigh of relief and said, "Until today, the widow has truly tasted what it is like to be the king of a country!" ”

Kunisa had just arrived in Cheong-eup when Kunisa was killed, and the Cheong-eup doctor ordered him to stay in the city and wait for the monarch's next instructions. Kunikatsu's guards were immediately disarmed, and Kunikatsu was imprisoned in solitary confinement. That night, a group of murderous murderers burst into the room and killed Kunisung in the same way that Kyung-uk was killed.

Kunisa was charged with three crimes: abandonment, murder, and treason, but he was not tried before he was convicted, let alone had a chance to defend himself.

These charges seem very appropriate – in a chaotic country, it is perfectly normal for good people to commit these crimes. Guozuo was executed for his crimes, and not only could he not enjoy the doctor's funeral, but his body was exposed for seven days. Seven days later, his people secretly collected the body and buried it hastily.

Just when people were collecting Guozuo's body, a miserable winter rain fell in Linzi City. At night, the temperature plummets, and the winter rain turns into snow. At this time, the drum music and dance in the palace filled the entire capital, and the mournful echo wind and graceful music were intertwined, and they lingered over the city for a long time.

The nobles in the palace were in high spirits, people were talking and laughing loudly with wine, and the atmosphere was warm and noisy; And countless Chinese people are hiding at home and crying secretly. People can't help but lament that this man "devoted his life to his country, but eventually died at the hands of the man to whom he was loyal"; lamenting that the country is so calamitous, lamenting that the public office is so depraved, and lamenting that he was born at the wrong time.

Qingke's son Qingfeng was named a doctor in order to "inherit his father's business", and another son, Qingzuo, was appointed as a secretary. Seeing that Qing's "successor" made Mrs. Qing feel very relieved.

Later, Yan Wan said to Qi Linggong: "After the King of Chuzhuang destroyed the Ruo Ao clan, he retained the position of Dou Ke Huang to continue the sacrifice to the ancestors of the Ruo Ao clan. Gao and Guo have been the ministers of the office for generations, and without the assistance of the two families, it is impossible for the Duke of Qi Huan to ascend the throne, and the State of Qi cannot become the overlord.

"The merits of the two families are like the sun, but they are destroyed one after another, so that the people of the country mourn; This is not the well-being of the Qi country, but the disaster of the country, so please ask the prince to recall the exiles, to appease the country, and to secure the people. ”

Qi Linggong thought about it calmly, he also thought that he couldn't hand over the power of the country to a new adulterer's clan and his fellow party, and he had to need the support of two old clans when he was doing his business. Qi Linggong then summoned Gao Weak and He Guoweak back from Lu State and restored their thrones and fiefdoms.