Chapter 545: The Rebellion in Nankuai (2)

Nan Kuai Bu has a hexagram, the hexagram has changed from "kun" to "than", and the hexagram shows "Huangshang Yuanji." He thought it was a good luck, so he left Feiyi and went to a friend in the suburbs to show the hexagram and asked him, "I am going to do a great thing, what is the result?" ”

My friend said, "If you are faithful, you will succeed, or you will fail." ”

Nan Kuai believed that what he was doing was to protect the interests of the office, and he made up his mind to carry out a coup d'Γ©tat. On the same day, he hosted a banquet at a friend's house for the village officials and clan elders and announced to them the plan for the rebellion. A clan elder sang a ditty tune on the spot, to the effect that "willow trees grow in my vegetable patch!" What I need is a gentleman, and what I have is a villain. Forget it, that guy wasn't my friend. After singing, he left the scene.

Nan Kuai sent an envoy to meet the Duke of Qi the next day, claiming that he would dedicate Fei Yi to the Qi State. He then armed the Fei people, closed the city gates, declared his independence from the Ji clan's jurisdiction, and waited for the Qi people to come and receive them.

When Gongzi was passing through the country, he heard that there was unrest in the country, but the details are unknown. He still had diplomatic tasks in Weiguo, but he didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he left the deputy envoy in Weiguo and rushed to Lu without stopping. When he arrived in the western suburbs of Qufu, he heard that Nan Kuai had launched a rebellion, and he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Kuai, if you entrust Fei to the people of Qi State, you will be the enemy of the entire Lu State?" Who would dare to help you? After saying that, he fled to the country of Qi.

Shu Zhongxiao's crime has not yet been exposed, he still pretends to be harmless, and continues to stay in Qufu to lurk. Although there was no evidence of his rebellion in Ji Pingzi's hands, his crime of provoking the Shusun clan and the Ji clan was enough for him to be punished.

Ji Pingzi shouted after a drink that the guy who had more than enough to lose was really hurting him, and he never wanted to see him again. Shu Zhongxiao was so frightened that he hid at home and didn't dare to go to court. At the critical moment, Uncle Sun Wan stepped forward, he brought Shu Zhongxiao into the court, let him devote himself to official business, and said: "Without my consent, the Ji family will not dare to attack you, you must concentrate on serving the prince and the marquis, and don't do anything to sow discord." I won't hold a grudge against you! ”

Ji Pingzi saw that his uncle and grandson were standing up for his brothers, so he had to dispel the idea of expelling him.

According to Nan Kuai's idea, as long as Qi Jinggong sent someone into Feiyi, his mission would be completed. But the people of Qi were delayed, but Shu Gong came with the Ji army. This was the first large-scale civil war in the history of the Lu people, and neither side had much experience (far worse than the Jin people), and neither side could bear to kill their compatriots, so the battle dragged on. Fei Ren took advantage of the situation and finally drove the attackers away.

Uncle Gong returned with a feather, and the people of Qi also took the opportunity to go down the mountain to pick peaches - Bao Guo was assigned by Qi Jinggong to receive Fei Yi, and appointed Nan Kuai as Fei Dafu. Ji Pingzi was furious, and he issued an order: as long as the Chinese people see Fei Ren, regardless of whether the other party is guilty or not, men, women, old and young, they can arrest him and bring him to justice, and they can get a corresponding reward.

The people of Lu suddenly searched for the Fei people around them like chicken blood, and exchanged the freedom and fate of each Fei person for a reward equivalent to a sheep. What's more, many people set up private checkpoints and waited for rabbits on the way in and out of Feiyi, so they caught more Fei people. Unwilling to fall prey to others, many Fei people were forced to use force to defend themselves, and the result of the struggle was to pay the price of blood and even lives on both sides.

In the city, Nan Kuai took the opportunity to stir up the emotions of the Fei people, won over the centrists and capitulation factions, and used the anger and fear of the Fei people to unite them tightly. Although Ji Pingzi's anger was temporarily vented, the situation became more and more serious.

The doctor persuaded Ji Pingzi and said, "The master is wrong! If the Master gives food and clothing to the poor and cares for the poor, the Fei will abandon the Nankuai and return to it like a tide. If you threaten the Fei people with force and provoke the Fei people with atrocities, the people will hate the Ji clan and will unite against the master. If the Lu people follow the example of the master, and the Fei people are cornered and do not attach themselves to the Nan clan, is there any other way out? ”

Ji Pingzi's mood finally stabilized, he withdrew the reward order, and issued a new order: anyone who betrayed Nan Kuai could be rewarded handsomely and treated well. He also released the arrested Fei and gave him houses and belongings as the order had been written.

This order shattered the weak Nankuo Alliance, and a large number of people fled from Philadelphia every day, and the Staunch faction was dealt a heavy blow, and the cunning Qi people did not send troops into Feiyi as agreed.

However, a sudden accident turned the situation in favor of the rebels, and it turned out that the Jin people had convened a general meeting of princes in Qingqiu; Jin Pinggong asked Ji Pingzi to attend the meeting by name, and then kept him in custody at the meeting, and he stayed for half a year. Fei Ren spent half a year of leisure, and it was not until Ji Pingzi returned to Lu that the situation became tense again.

Before launching the rebellion, Nan Kuai held a bloody ceremony with officials and clan elders. Although Situ Laoqi and Xi Qi were picked up by Nan Kuai, the two were unwilling to follow Nan Kuai to make trouble; The two did not dare to run away or oppose him (because their family was under the control of Nankuai), so they had to send someone to lie that they had malaria and could not climb the kang, and spread the word: "Of course the minister is willing to accept the alliance, but he is seriously ill and cannot get up." If the souls of my ancestors do not die, I will definitely form an alliance with the Master when I am healed. Anxious to unite all forces, Nan Kuai nodded in agreement.

In the spring of the fourteenth year of Lu Zhaogong (BC528), Situ Laoqi thought that the defeat of Nankui was a foregone conclusion, and immediately found the worry. The two conspired, and then tested the elders of other clans, and found that most of them were still loyal to the Ji clan and were unwilling to be ruled by the Qi people and Nankuai; The two of them were sure in their hearts, so they decided to expel Nan Kuai and end the rebellion.

Situ Laoqi said to Nan Kuai: "Now that the hearts of the people are not aligned, it is necessary to form an alliance with the Fei people again, and it is also time for me and Ji Ji to fulfill our promises." ”

Nan Kuo said: "It is really necessary to cheer people's hearts! ”

The blood ceremony was held at the Nan Clan Sect Temple on the morning of the second day. Lao Qi ordered his entourage to carry sharp weapons in his arms in advance, and he acted when he saw his eyes. Nan Kuai led everyone into the temple, and Lao Qi saw that the time was ripe, so he raised his hand and scratched his ears. This was a signal for action, and the retinue swarmed him with their daggers and abducted him, forcing his guards to throw away their weapons.

Lao Qi said: "The ministers can't forget the Ji family, and they only obey the master's orders because of fear. The rebellion had been going on for two years, and the Master was still unable to settle the Fei people; The ministers had hatred in their hearts, so they no longer feared the Master. The identity of the master is the doctor of the Qi country, we will not arrest you, but will send you out of Feiyi safely, where to go is only what the master wants! ”

Seeing that the general trend had gone, Nan Kuai asked Lao Qi for five days to prepare. As soon as the deadline came, he took his family and property out of the city from the north gate and went to the Qi country.

Qi Jinggong arranged a position for him as an attendant. At a certain banquet, Qi Jinggong teased him: "You are a traitor." ”

Nan Kuai's blood slammed upwards and blurted out: "I'm here to revitalize the office!" ”

Gongsun Hui, who was sitting next to him, snorted: "What is a retainer talking about revitalizing the office!" You have betrayed the head of your family, and you have committed a great crime! ”

Qi Jinggong said: "It is the responsibility of the Ji family to revitalize the office, not yours. ”

Soon, Situ Laoqi and Ji Qi were assigned by Ji Pingzi to come to Qi and ask Qi Jinggong to return Fei Yi to Lu State, and Qi Jinggong ordered Bao Guo and Lu Guoren to go through the transfer procedures. The rebellion, which lasted for two years, finally subsided, and Fei Yi returned to the embrace of Lu.

An exclamation from a friend of Nan Kuai's aptly commented on the rebellion: "Worried, sorrowful, thoughtful and shallow, humble and ambitious, retainer and king, do you have such high talent?" Even if you succeed, no one will identify with you. ”