Another time, Qingfeng was ordered to envoy to the Lu country, and the gorgeous Xuan car he rode in attracted the attention of the Lu people. Meng Yizi exclaimed with great envy: "Qingji's Xuan car is the most gorgeous of all the cars I have ever seen!" ”

Uncle Sun Leopard scoffed, he said: "I heard: 'If you don't wear beautiful clothes, you will end in evil', this person is glamorous on the outside but dirty and ugly on the inside, and the outside is not the same. Although there are beautiful clothes and beautiful rides, they will not die well! ”

Uncle Sun Leopard set up a private banquet to entertain Qingfeng, this "dirty and ugly" guy really showed his foreign appearance. He sat on the seat of the guest of honor, eating and drinking as if no one was around, burping and farting; In an exaggerated and "slippery" way, he drank the broth that was originally reserved for dog food (according to etiquette, guests only eat meat, not soup). When a dog came to observe him with resentment, he threw a bone at it. After the dog was scared away, he scolded the "brute" who didn't know what to do; Even his deputy couldn't stand these humiliating actions.

Uncle Sun Leopard couldn't stop shaking his head and sighing, and casually gave a song "Xiang Mouse": "Xiang Mouse has skin, but people have no etiquette." If people have no ceremony, what is it to not die? Rats have teeth, and they are shameless. People are shameless, what is it to not die? The rat has a body, but the human is rude. People are rude, and Hu Bu dies!? ”

Qingfeng suddenly burst into a deafening laugh, the minced meat in his mouth squirted to the ground, and he shouted: "I understand, what are you talking about me!" Seriously, you ask my entourage, which of the officials and ministers of the Qi State dares not to give me gifts? Do they still want to live without gifts? ”

Uncle Sun Leopard said: "Then I wish you 'people and rudeness, Hu Bu die'!" ”

Now let's get down to business. The person the Cui brothers want to ask for help is such a thing. In fact, the Cui Qing family looks like friends and enemies. It's not that the brothers are unaware of the situation, but they are completely bewitched by the demon of revenge; As long as Cui Ming's faction can be eliminated, anything can make way for revenge.

The two made up a heavy gift together, and Cui Qiang came forward to give it to Qingfeng. Cui Qiang said: "Doctor Qing, you don't know my father's current situation, he completely ignored our brother's advice, and obeyed the two outsiders, Guo Yan and Tang Wuyi. Those two villains have always been hostile to the Master, and we are afraid that something will happen to you that will be unfavorable to you, so we have come to tell you. ”

Qingfeng said in his heart: "'People are rude, Hu Bu died? "Wonderful, wonderful, now even Choi Sangbang's son is going to give me a gift!" ”

Cui Zhu didn't dare to make a decision easily, so he didn't express his position immediately; After accepting the gift, he said, "The virtuous nephew is very right, Cui and Qing are one, I will never tolerate any villain hurting the master." You go back first, and I'll get back to you shortly. ”

After sending Cui Qiang away, Qingfeng summoned the first thug Lu Puhuan (who was introduced by his brother Lu Puhui) and told him what had just happened, and said: "Cui Qiang, this kid is very bad, I heard that he crippled Cui Cheng's leg in order to seize the status of the prince, and now he is running here to ask for help." I don't support it, he bit back again, saying that I want to attack the Cui family, Cui Zhu, that old guy is in a mess, how about attacking the Qing family again? ”

Lu Puhuan said: "The Cui clan is indeed your enemy, but they are about to split internally now—this is probably because God wants to abandon the Cui clan!" Master's worries are superfluous, the Cui family will be too busy to take care of themselves, where will they have the energy to harm the Qing family? What do you have to worry about? If the Cui clan is not weakened, where will the Qing clan become stronger? You'd better help the brothers. ”

Qingfeng sent someone to Cui Qiang and said: "If it is beneficial to the master (Cui Zhu), you must get rid of those two people." Just let it go, brothers, and I'll help you with your difficulties! ”

The brothers listened to his nonsense and immediately armed their men. After everything was prepared, Cui Qiang revealed the "uprising" plan to Qingfeng. Qingfeng was secretly happy in his heart, and he falsely promised to provide armed support to the two.

Qingfeng's second son, Qinghei, persuaded his father: "Cui and Qing are one." With Cui's presence, the doctors didn't dare to attack Qing's. Once the Choi clan perishes, the Qing clan will not be able to survive alone. The father might as well report this matter to Cui Zi, and Cui Zi can get rid of the two unscrupulous sons to keep Cui's safe; In this way, Cui and Qing can still be in charge of national affairs, otherwise they will die. ”

Qingfeng said: "I have promised Cui Qiang, Cui Shu will hate me to death if he knows it." After he killed his son, he would attack the Qing clan; That's the catastrophe of the Qing family! Moreover, once there is a civil strife in the Cui family, the doctors will definitely take advantage of the chaos; Cui Zhu's power will fall into the hands of those who destroy the Cui clan, and the person who destroys the Cui clan can only be me! I can't sit back and watch someone else take over his power. ”

One day in September of the 27th year of Lu Xianggong (BC546), the autumn was crisp and sunny, and there were only traces of clouds in the clear blue sky.

In recent days, Cui Zhu's health has not been very good, and he has been recuperating behind closed doors at home. That morning, Cui Cheng came out of his father's room and sent someone to Dong Guo Yan to say that the master was dying, and asked him to come over and listen to his last words. Dong Guo Yan and Tang Wuyi hurried to Cui Zhu's inner bed without thinking too much.

The two were attacked by the two brothers who were loyal to the two brothers as they passed through the inner court (living room), and they were killed on the spot, and Dong Guoyan's entourage dispersed in a hurry. The two brothers then led the murderers to find Cui Ming and hunted down Dong Guo Yan's henchmen.

Cui Ming's reaction was quite shrewd, and when he learned that Cui Cheng sent someone to find Dong Guo Yan, but did not look for him, he felt that things were not good; He didn't have time to warn his uncle, so he had to flee from the small gate with a few relatives.

Cui Shu couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the shouts of killing and the sound of weapons colliding outside the room, he thought that the enemy had taken the opportunity to knock on the door. He called out the names of his sons and servants, but no one answered. He scrambled to his feet and staggered out the door with his sword in hand, the sight of which made him angry. As far as the eye could see, there was a mess of corpses and dying men of retainers everywhere; The murderers are also retainers, and they are slashing their opponents in a frenzy, while the victims flee in all directions.

Cui Shu yelled "Stop", but no one followed his orders, as if he didn't exist. Cui Zhu staggered, sometimes trying to pull this person, sometimes trying to pull that person; But everyone was agile enough to dodge his pull. Seeing that all the orders and dissuasions could not stop the killing, Cui Shu actually knelt on the ground, crying and begging the murderers to stop killing, he said: "Every time you kill someone, you are helping the enemy eliminate your companions!" But still no one paid any attention to him. In a matter of moments, the courtyard was empty, and he was left alone.

Cui Zhu stumbled to the stable, and saw that there was only one slave with bad legs and feet who fed the horses. Cui Zhu asked the slave to put the cart on. At this time, Cui Zhu's body was so weak that he couldn't even hold the reins. Cui Zhu had no choice but to order the slaves to drive him out, and when he saw a palace eunuch on the street, he called the eunuch into the car and handed him the reins.

The old eunuch saw that he was only wearing pajamas, with a bun on his head, and his face was full of fear and sorrow, and he thought that he was in a hurry to go to the funeral.

Cui Zhu burst into tears along the way, praying in an intermittent and indistinct voice: "If God really wants to bring disaster to the Cui family, please stop with me!" ”