In the first month of the spring of the 10th year of Lu Zhaogong (BC532), Dr. Zheng was observing the sky at night when he noticed a bright variable star (probably observing a supernova explosion) near the fourth star of Wu Nu (i.e., Nüsu, located in the constellation Aquarius). The next day, he said to Zichan: "On the third day of the seventh month, the Marquis of Jin will die; Prepare in advance, Master! ”

Zichan was confused and asked him for the specific reason.

Pizao said: "This year's star should be in the ruins of the Xuan Xuan (the Xuan of the Twelve Star Age, composed of women, ruins, and dangers, and the actress is the first star), this ruin belongs to the Jin Kingdom, guarded by Jiang and Ren. Shu Yu's mother, Yi Jiang, is the daughter of Qi Taigong, and the actress is the first and the demon star appears, which is to tell Yi Jiang that there is an imminent funeral. July 3 was the death day of the Duke of Xiao (the princes who occupied Yingqiu during the Yin Shang period, and were later destroyed by the Duke of Zhou and the Duke of Qi), and the demon star appeared in the Maiden that night. So I deduced that the prince would die on that day. ”

Because Pizao is particularly fond of self-expression, he always likes to publish some alarmist and strange theories to attract the attention of others, but his predictions often come to fruition; So Zisan just laughed it off and didn't take his words to heart.

In mid-June, Zheng Jiangong set out to the Jin Kingdom to meet Jin Pinggong as usual. As a result, on the night of July 3, Jin Pinggong suddenly suffered from sexual failure while working in the harem, and "Gaba" died of exhaustion.

According to the weekly ceremony, the princes died, the allied doctors mourned, the secretaries were funeral, and the Jin people hurriedly sent envoys to prevent Zheng Jiangong from entering the country. At that time, the Zheng delegation had reached the bank of the Yellow River, so Zheng Jiangong sent You Ji to continue to advance and return to Xinzheng by the same route. Only then did Zichan feel that he really couldn't underestimate the stove.

In September, Lu Shusun Wan, Qi Guoqiao, Song Huading, Weibei Gongxi, Zheng Hanhu and Xu, Cao, Ju, Di, Xue, and Xiao Yi envoys went to the Jin State to give a funeral for the Duke of Jin Ping.

Hanhu was about to give a valuable meeting gift to the new monarch of the Jin Kingdom and the Duke of Jin Zhao, so he issued a gift list and ordered the officials to prepare according to the contents.

Zichan frowned and said, "What kind of property is sent for the funeral?" If the delivery will require a hundred vehicles, a hundred vehicles will require a team of a thousand people. Thousands of people will not be able to come back when they reach the Jin Kingdom, and if this continues, the Zheng Kingdom will perish in a few times. Hanhu didn't listen, and insisted on setting off with a hundred carts of belongings.

After the Jin people buried the Duke of Jin Ping, the envoys expressed the hope of meeting the new monarch. Uncle Sun Wan said: "The requirements of the masters are not in line with Zhou etiquette, and the Jin people will not agree." But no one cared about his words, and the envoys surrounded Shu Xiang and asked him to see the Duke of Jin Zhao.

Uncle Xiang said: "Your mission has ended, and now you have asked the widow to meet. The widow is still in mourning, and if he receives the doctors in court clothes, the mourning period has not yet expired; If you receive the audience in mourning clothes, you will be accepting the condolences of the doctors repeatedly. The doctors decide, what kind of clothes should the widow wear? The messengers were dumbfounded by what he said, and had to withdraw their request.

Hanhu wanted to send the money to the Jin treasury, but the Jin officials refused to accept it, saying that it was not yet time to congratulate the new monarch on his accession to the throne, and it was not suitable to receive the money. But it was impossible for Hanhu to pull the vehicle back, so he had to send the goods to the secretaries and doctors of the Jin Kingdom. The ministers made a fortune, but no one appreciated it (because it was not originally intended to be given to them).

Hanhu returned to Zheng Guo empty-handed, and waved his head to Gongsun in despair: "I regret that I should not have listened to the advice of the child; The Master has great wisdom, but I am far behind. The Book of Shang says: 'If you want to be defeated, you will be defeated.' That's what I'm talking about. The Master knows the degree and courtesy, but I indulge ** and cannot restrain it. ”

In the late spring of this year, Qi Guoerhui suffered a tragic defeat in the struggle against Chen and Bao; Gao Qiang and Luan Shi fled from the Qi State, and the two families perished in the Qi State.

Thirteen years ago, Ziwei and Ziya united with the doctors to launch a coup d'état to expel the Qing family, and Erhui has since become a hot figure in the office. At that time, the Duke of Qi Jing rewarded meritorious officials, and gave Ziwei sixty small cities. Ziwei felt particularly embarrassed: accepting it would cause others to be jealous and become the target of public criticism; Excuse and fear of blocking the financial path of others (because at that time, the doctors all took Ziwei's behavior as an example, Ziwei was not rewarded, and others did not dare to accept it), and he would also become the target of public criticism.

Ziwei accepted the reward, but later returned the city to the office, thus resolving the dilemma. Qi Jinggong was particularly moved and granted him great power. When Ziya was alive, the government depended on Erhui; After Ziya's death, Ziwei became the de facto minister.

Later, Ziwei suddenly suffered a stroke in the court, with stiff limbs and crooked lips and slanted eyes. The attendants carried him to the car and prepared to pull him back to the palace, Qi Jinggong was so sad that he ran out of the palace gate alone, wiped his tears and pushed the cart forward.

After the death of the two grandsons, Luan Shi and Gao Qiang successively entered the political arena. The power of the two comes from their father's shadow, not their own efforts. These two men have been indulged in pride since childhood, and their virtues are not worthy of a high status at all; If the two grandsons are compared to Zheng Guo's Ziliang and Zisi, the sons of the two are equivalent to Liangxiao and Gongsun Hei.

At the beginning, because Luan Shi wanted to control Gaoqiang's family, the relationship between the two almost reached the level of tension between the two soldiers; But later, under Chen Wuyu's mediation, they were as harmonious as ever-acting as a peacemaker is probably the most regrettable thing Chen Wuyu has ever done.

The two are heavy drinkers and like to get into trouble, and Chinese people often see Erhui driving drunk on the street, sometimes even breaking pedestrians. If the sufferer comes to claim compensation, Erhui will give valuable property when he is in a good mood, and if he is not good, he will beat him up and throw it on the street.

The Chinese people complained one after another: "Although the Cui clan and the Qing clan perished, the Luan clan and the Gao clan have emerged again." Cui and Qing will at least not disturb the people; And these two guys are like ubiquitous plague gods, and they can't be driven away no matter how much they can't get rid of them! Hmph, today's world is not as good as the dictatorship of Cui and Qing! ”

Erhui is also domineering in the court, they always look at people with slanted eyes, and they don't have much respect for Qi Jinggong. What's more, the sixty cities that Ziwei handed over were later asked to go back by Gao Qiang.

In this way, Erhui lost the favor of Qi Jinggong, the support of the doctors, and the love of the countrymen, and gradually became a loner.

The four major families of Qi at that time were Gao, Luan, Chen, and Bao. When Ziwei was alive, Chen Wuyu belonged to Ziwei's henchmen, and he kept waving the flag and shouting behind Ziwei; After Ziwei's death, although Gao Qiang inherited his father's throne, his official position was lower than Chen Wuyu's. But due to the relationship between his father, Gao Qiang did not treat Chen Wuyu as a dish; Chen Wuyu is also a person who can't bear the slightest humiliation, and as a result, the contradictions between the two families are getting deeper and deeper, and finally reach the point of irreconcilability.