The Battle of Pingyin not only swept through half of the Qi country, causing heavy population and property losses to the Qi country, but also severely dealt a blow to the arrogant self-esteem of the Qi people and ruined the vitality of Qi Linggong's old body.

In the early days, Duke Qi Ling married a lady in the state of Lu, and the lady had no children; One of Madame's nieces (the concubine who accompanied the marriage) gave birth to Hikari, who was later made the crown prince. Qi Linggong married Zhongzi and Rongzi sisters in the Song Kingdom; Zhongzi gave birth to Gongziya, Rongzi was the most favored, and Qi Linggong gave Gongziya to Rongzi to raise (this is equivalent to treating Rongzi as a wife). Rongzi has no son, and treats his son as his own.

During the Battle of Pingyin, Prince Guang was resented by the old faint monarch for "insulting" his father in front of many soldiers: Qi Linggong refused to see him on any occasion, and even refused to attend court meetings, banquets, and even sacrificial ceremonies.

Prince Guang's temper was not very good, and he left Linzi in a fit of anger and went to Dongyi to hunt. Cui Zhu was the prince's best friend, and he advised the prince to return to Linzi as soon as possible, bow his head to Qi Linggong to admit his mistakes, and obtain forgiveness, so as to prevent others from taking advantage of the chaos.

The crown prince replied: "Does the master think that the Qi Kingdom has not yet reached the limit of chaos? Either way, the most chaotic time is over. Any orders and so-called 'understandings' of the prince are invalid for me, so let him toss them! What else can he do to me? Let's see who can laugh at the end! ”

Seeing that Prince Guang was out of power, Rong Zi couldn't help but have the idea of abolishing Prince Guang and establishing Gongzi as his heir. She cautiously and tentatively put forward her idea during a sleep, and Qi Linggong agreed without even thinking about it, "Just do what you want." ”

Early the next morning, Rongzi told Zhongzi about the "good news of flying". Zhongzi was so shocked that she almost fainted on the spot, she hurried to Qi Linggong's side, knelt at his feet and sobbed: "The prince, please take back your life immediately!" The abolition of the standing law is unknown, and it is difficult to offend the princes. The news of Liguang has been told to the princes, and the simple book is hidden in the princes' treasury. The crown prince represented the Qi State several times in the alliance and conquered the city with the allied forces, and his status among the princes had long been established. Now deposing the crown prince for no reason and acting arbitrarily is equivalent to despising the princes and bringing ominous consequences to himself with difficult things. The prince will definitely regret it! ”

Qi Linggong said: "The Qi country has almost destroyed half of the country, is it because of the deposition of the crown prince?" If the widow is gone, will the other half of the country be destroyed? It's incomprehensible that you are the mother of the tooth and don't want your son to become a monarch! The affairs of the Qi country are up to the widow, so don't make any more noise about you, a woman! ”

Qi Linggong turned around and revealed to Shu Shawei the idea of changing the crown prince. Although Su Shawei's conduct is bad, there is nothing wrong with his brain. He first affirmed Rong Zi's opinion, and then said: "If you don't have the heart to kill, don't set up your teeth." Otherwise, the teeth will inevitably be damaged by light. ”

Qi Linggong said: "The widow relies on Gaozi and you, and he can't help it." ”

Su Shawei said: "But the DPRK still needs Cui and Qing!" ”

Qi Linggong said: "How dare Cui and Qing not obey the wishes of the widow?!" ”

On the same day, Qi Linggong issued an edict through Shushawei: "Guang is not filial (exposing the ugly and cowardly side of Qi Linggong to the Qi people), so he abolished Guang's status as the prince and changed his teeth to the crown prince; Gao Hou was ordered to be the prince's master, and Su Shawei was the young master. Didn't the light hunt in Dongyi? Just let him stay there and not come back! ”

Gao Hou was very excited, and thanked him again and again. It turned out that after the end of the rebellion between Gao Wuji and Kunisa, the Gao and Guo clans suffered heavy losses; High and national integration, one loss and one loss. The country is weak and temperamental, and it is too weak to do it, and the country has now been reduced to a second-rate aristocracy, and can only be in the company of idle doctors. Only Gao Hou was left struggling to support himself on the throne.

Cui Zhu served as Prince Guang's teacher, and the two were intimate and inseparable, and the prince almost called Cui Zhu "Ya Father" (godfather). Now with the fall of Prince Guang, it is certain that Cui Shu has also fallen out of favor; Gao Hou felt that he had been in obscurity for more than ten years, and he lived by patting Qi Linggong's sycophants, and now he could finally raise his eyebrows.

That night, Gongsun Yu (Ziwei, the grandson of Qi Hui Gong, Gao of "Erhui") and Gongsun Zao (Ziya, Luan's of "Erhui") went to see Gao Hou together.

Gongsun Yu said: "Although my uncle and I are from different branches, we have the same clan, so I have to share some thoughts with you. You must have heard what Rong Zi said to Junhou, she saw it more clearly than Junhou; And the decisions made by the princes, whether they were sober or confused, were wrong. How similar is the state of the prince to the Duke of Jin Xian in his last years! When the prince returns to heaven, Cui Zhu and the doctors will inevitably make a rebellion; You should understand the aspirations of the Chinese people, compare the strength of light and teeth, and then consider the character of Su Shawei, and then decide whether to assist the teeth. How is it? ”

Gao Hou said: "Thank you two for your kindness. But as a courtier, you should take the king's heart as your own heart, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of you, you should move forward bravely and die without spinning! ”

The two grandsons glanced at each other and said goodbye without saying a word.

Out of the Gao Hou family, Gongsun Yu sighed and said: "The more high-sounding the words, the more filthy the heart. ”

Gongsun Zao said: "Even Xiaomin won't believe this kind of disgusting words. Let's stay away from him, don't be dragged into the sea of swords and fires by him. ”

In the summer of May, Qi Linggong drank heavily at a banquet, and soon fainted to the ground, only to come to his senses a few days later. But he was paralyzed in bed, his mouth crooked, and he couldn't even speak. When the news came out, the whole country rejoiced, and both good and bad people hoped that the old thief would return to the west soon.

The ministers saw that Qi Linggong's time was running out, so they opened to prepare for the old monarch and prepare for the ceremony for the new monarch's accession to the throne.

Cui Shu sent someone to secretly summon Gongziguang, and Gongziguang disguised himself as a small Dongyi trader and followed the visitor to infiltrate Linzi and hide in Cui Zhu's house.

Qi Linggong had fallen into a coma at this time, and the imperial doctor said that unless he returned to the light, there was no possibility of him waking up. Choi decided to put Guang on the throne immediately. At that time, it was Gongsun Yu who was in charge of the defense of Miyagi, and Cui Shu found him and asked: "As the old saying goes: 'Pushing the dead and surviving is the way of heaven.'" Does this sentence fit into the office? Gongsun Yu said: "Of course it is suitable, dare Yu not serve the master?" ”

Cui Shu was relieved at this time, and he let Guang change into the clothes of the palace guards and mix in the guards. In the early days of the dynasty, Cui Shu said: "The country must not be without a king for a day, otherwise there will be turmoil." Although the prince is still alive, he is no longer able to perform his duties, which is equivalent to having no king. Let's think about the tragedy that happened to the former monarch Huangong! Therefore, the doctors should immediately appoint the crown prince as king to avoid a recurrence of the tragedy. ”

The doctors all nodded in agreement, and Gao Hou was ready to summon the prince's teeth. But the door of the main hall suddenly opened, and Gongzi Guang, dressed in military uniform, broke into the main hall surrounded by guards. The ministers suddenly stood on the ground like clay sculptures, and when Su Shawei saw that the situation was not good, he slipped out the back door, and he quietly rushed back to the main hall after informing the prince of the news.

Gongziguang's gaze swept around the doctors' faces, and his gaze was as cold as ice and as sharp as a blade; Gao Hou's back was numb, his throat was constricted, and he couldn't say a word.