In the autumn, an envoy from the Jin State came to the Zheng State and said that the Duke of Jin Ping was ill. If he had only suffered from a minor calamity, the Jin envoys would not have made such a solemn announcement, as if implying that they were going to prepare for the aftermath of the alliance leader. Zheng Jiangong then prepared a heavy gift and sent his son to the Jin Kingdom to comfort Jin Pinggong.

After the official work was completed, the uncle asked the child in private for advice and said: "The cause of the widow's illness, according to the diviner, is 'Shi Shen and Tai Xiao are causing trouble. I asked all the historians, and they didn't know the deeds of those two great gods, so who are these two sacred? ”

The child said, "That's so! At that time, Emperor Gao Xin had two sons, the eldest was called Yan Bo, and the younger was called Shi Shen. The two brothers lived in the wilderness but were incompatible with each other, and they fought against each other all day long.

"Later, when Di Yao could not bear the endless fighting between the brothers, he moved him to Shangqiu, and appointed him to take charge of the sacrifice to the 'Great Mars', where the merchants later lived, so that the Antares was also called 'Shang Xing'. Emperor Yao then moved Shi Shen to Bactria and put him in charge of the sacrifice to Betelgeuse, where the Tang people later lived to serve the Xia and Shang. The last monarch of Great Xia had the same name as the founding monarch of the Jin Kingdom, also known as Shuyu.

"Later, when Empress Wu Yi Jiang was about to give birth to her uncle Yu, she dreamed that God said to herself: 'I will name your son 'Yu' and give him the land of the Tang Kingdom, so that he may be blessed by Betelgeuse to reproduce offspring. That's how Uncle Tang's name came about. After King Cheng destroyed the Tang Dynasty, he sealed Shu Yu to the Tang Land, so Betelgeuse was for Jin Xing. From this point of view, Shi Shen is the god of Betelgeuse.

"Shaohao of the Western Jin Tianshi has a son named Wu, who is the chief of the water officials; He has two sons named Yunge and Taixiao. Tai Xiao is in charge of Fenshui, and now the Jin Kingdom has destroyed the countries in the Fenshui Basin, and Tai Xiao is the god of Fenshui.

"But the two great gods will not harm the king's body. The gods of mountains and rivers often cause droughts and floods and plagues; The god of the stars is haunted, and rain, snow, wind and frost come from time to time. If it is a physical illness of the monarch, it can only be related to eating and drinking. What role can the god of mountains, rivers and stars play?

"I have heard that a gentleman should behave in harmony with the four o'clock: listen to the government in the morning, discuss matters during the day, make orders in the evening, and take refuge at night. As a result, the defilement of qi can be metabolized in a controlled manner, and it will not cause blood and qi congestion in the body, nor will it make the body weak, the heart and qi blocked, and the spirit confused. Now that Jin Jun is just focusing on 'the same thing', he will definitely produce disease.

"I also heard that the wives and concubines of the inner palace are not as good as the same surname, otherwise the offspring will not prosper, and the gentleman hates marriage with the same surname. Therefore, if you buy a concubine and don't know your surname, you have to divinate the good fortune and evil.

"These two situations (indulgence and having the same surname love) are taboos, but Jin Jun doesn't shy away from it at all, how can he not get sick? Now there are four concubines surnamed Ji in the harem of the Jin Kingdom, if you send them out, maybe you will be cured! Otherwise, it is useless to sacrifice to any gods. ”

Uncle Xiang was amazed by his erudition and said, "Master said it so well, I am really taught." The widow is indeed overindulgent, and what the master said is the truth! ”

Uncle Xiang got up to say goodbye, and Ziyu sent him out of the post house gate. The two talked while walking, and Shu Xiang asked about Zheng Guo's current situation and Gongsun Hei's recent situation. Zi Yu said: "He, how long can he toss?" Cruel and rude but likes to be above others, and despises Liuqing for wealth and nobility, the day of destruction will not be too far away! ”

Uncle Xiang conveyed the words of the child to Jin Pinggong, and Jin Pinggong said: "Zheng Gongsun is really a naturalist gentleman. ”

Soon, at the request of the people of the Jin Kingdom, the famous doctor of the Qin State, Yihe, came to Xintian to treat the illness of the Duke of Jin Ping.

After examining Jin Pinggong, Yihe said: "There is no rule of law for this disease. As the saying goes: 'Close to women, sick like Gu worms, not ghosts and gods, not diet, lustful minds, good ministers will die, and destiny is not blessed.' ’”

Jin Pinggong asked: "Isn't it possible for women to be approached?" ”

The doctor said, "Yes, but in moderation." As far as music is concerned, the music made by the ancestors was to control Pepsi. The five sections of the sound are divided into gong, shang, horn, sign, and feather, and the rhythm is slow and urgent, and the middle tone will be lowered to silence after the harmony is obtained. If you play it again, it will become an annoying sound and a beautiful sound, and you will ** mind and forget peace, so the gentleman will not listen.

"The same is true of all things, like music, and the excess must be discarded, so as not to cause it to cause disease. A gentleman is close to a woman, and he must be courteous and not indulgent.

"There are six qi in the heavens: yin, yang, wind, rain, obscurity, and brightness, and the six qi give birth to five flavors, the surface is five colors, and the hair is five tones, all of which can be matched with the five verses of sound. Excessive yin will cause diseases: excessive yin will cause cold diseases, excessive yang will cause heat diseases, excessive wind will cause numbness of limbs, excessive rain will cause abdominal diseases, excessive obscurity will cause confusion diseases, and excessive light will cause heart diseases.

"Women and men accompany each other at night, and excessive illness is born of internal heat and bewitchment. Now that you have no time of self-control, morning and evening, can you not get sick? ”

After the doctor finished speaking, he withdrew. Zhao Wu had been waiting for him outside the door, and Yihe gave Zhao Wu a retelling of what he had just said.

Zhao Wu asked, "Who is the good minister in the master's mouth?" ”

The doctor said, "It's the Master!" The master has been in charge of the state for eight years, the country has not been in turmoil, and the princes have no heart, so they can be called good ministers! I have heard, however, that the ministers of the kingdom will be punished if the monarch does not correct the evil that causes evil. Now that the Jin monarch is so indulgent that he can't take charge of national affairs, the disaster of the Jin country is great! But you didn't correct it, that's why I said that. ”

Zhao Wu asked, "Then what does Gu mean?" ”

Yihe said: "Literally, the insects in the utensils are Gu, and the flying insects in the grains are also called Gu, which is produced by ** drowning. The explanation in "Zhou Yi" is: 'Women confuse men, and the wind falls.' ’”

Zhao Wu said: "What an outstanding doctor! After he sent the doctor away, he began to prepare for his own funeral.

As mentioned earlier, this Jin Pinggong has been living a happy life like a breeding pig. His decadence, hedonism, and irresponsible idleness led to the rapid erosion of monarchical power in his hands, and the result of this loss seemed completely irreversible. He completely destroyed the Zhongxing Kingdom that his father had painstakingly run, and became the king of the Jin Kingdom.

The dominance that Quwo had won after seventy years of bloody struggle seemed to be just to satisfy the depraved life of this Jin marquis, who could only be called a "big money" and a "nouveau riche"; The hundred-year-old hegemony operated by the Duke of Xian, the Duke of Wen, the Duke of Jing, the Duke of Li, and the Duke of Mourning seemed to be just so that the ministers of the Jin State could take possession of this great country as a trophy.

The Duke of Jin Pinggong foolishly thought that the glorious deeds and noble bloodlines of the great ancestor alone could force the courtiers who had become ambitious because of his lascivious depravity to remain as loyal as Zhao Wu and Yang Yu. In fact, when Shu Xiang, who was known as the "last Jin man", died, the ministers of the Jin State went to the opposite side of the monarch, they had nothing to ask for from the monarch, and the monarch had nothing to give them.

In December, Zhao Wu and Shu Xiang had to go back to the fief to worship their ancestors, and their fiefdoms were not far away, so they went together. When the two passed by Jiuyuan, they got off the bus and took a tour. Jiuyuan is the family cemetery of the high nobles of the Jin Kingdom, where the first doctors of the rank office are buried. The two walked slowly, chatting as they walked. Zhao Wu asked, "If the dead can be resurrected, who does the master want to follow?" ”

Shu Xiang replied: "I think it's Yoko (Yang virgin), right?" ”

Zhao Wu said: "Yangzi is an honest official and straightforward in temperament, and he will not be free from disaster in the end; So his wisdom is still insufficient. ”

Uncle Xiang said again: "How is the uncle (fox)?" ”

Zhao Wu said: "When my uncle sees the benefits, he forgets the monarch, and his benevolence is not commendable. If it were me, I would choose to follow Wuzi (the Great Scholar's Society): to admonish and not forget his teacher, to talk about himself not to forget to praise his friends, and to serve the monarch without flattery or sycophancy. ”

After leaving Jiuyuan, the two parted ways, and Zhao Wu died shortly after worshipping his ancestors, at the age of fifty. Han Qi took over as the general of the Chinese army, and Zhao Wu's son Zhao Cheng served as the commander of the Chinese army.