Hua Qi drove for Gongmeng, Zong Lu for the ride, and Xuan's car quickly passed through the city gate. Zong Lu had a premonition that something big was going to happen today, and he nervously scanned his surroundings. Zong Lu saw two firewood carts, and saw a few familiar people chatting under the wall as if nothing had happened, but his eyes kept glancing at him.

Zong Lu immediately shouted: "There are assassins, turn back, turn back!" ”

Seeing that their identities were revealed, the Assassins quickly rushed out of their hiding places, drew their weapons from their cars, and rushed towards them. Gong Meng's carriage was caught up by the enemy in the Qumen, and Zhu Frog stabbed Gong Meng with Ge, and Zong Lu pounced on Gong Meng and blocked the blow for him; Qi Zheng struck another blow and removed one of Zong Lu's shoulders; When Zong Lu fell, Qi Leopard stabbed hard, penetrating the back of Gong Meng's heart.

Things went so smoothly that the killers didn't know what to do next. The original plan was to kill Gong Meng and then go through two steps, the first step was to make peace with Wei Linggong and ask him to pardon the murderer's crimes; If the requirements are not met, the second step will be implemented: abolish Wei Linggong and establish Gongzi as the king.

While the rebels were strengthening their defenses, they sent Qi Leopard to report the situation to Wei Linggong and appeal to him. However, one of Gongmeng's retainers rushed to the Pingshou Palace and sent a complaint to Wei Linggong to Gongzi Chao and others, saying that the purpose of the three husbands to assassinate Gongmeng was to help Gongzi Chao ascend to the throne.

The fact that Gongmeng was killed has been put in front of him, and Gongzi Chao is also a villain with a bad record, which can't help but make Wei Linggong not believe the accusations of the comers.

Wei Linggong immediately left Pingshou. To avoid encountering risks, he rushed back to the capital by another route; As a result, Qi Leopard pounced.

On July 3, Wei Linggong suddenly entered the city. The rebels were taken aback, and according to their estimates, Wei Linggong should still be negotiating with Qi Bao in the Pingshou Palace at this time. They couldn't figure out Wei Linggong's attitude, and they didn't dare to stop him. Wei Linggong rushed into the palace with a team of menacing spirits, loaded a cart of treasures and rushed out violently.

At that time, Qingbi was driving for Wei Linggong, Gongnan Chu was driving, and Huayin was the deputy car. After the team left the palace, Chu Shipu's son Chu Shishen met Wei Linggong on the street (he was not involved in the conspiracy), so he jumped into the auxiliary car to protect Wei Linggong.

When the convoy passed through the Qi defense line, Hua Yin took off his shirt and held an umbrella cover in his hand, looking fierce and vicious. Qi Bao was still in the Pingshou area at that time; The rebels' armor soldiers did not receive orders and did not dare to attack Wei Linggong, and immediately flashed on both sides to make way for them. After the convoy passed, a soldier in his hand shot an arrow at Wei Linggong, hitting Gongnan Chu who was blocking him.

Wei Linggong escaped from Qumen, and Hua Yin jumped out of the car to close Guomen. He confronted the arriving rebel soldiers for a while, and when he saw that the other party had no intention of attacking, he climbed over the wall.

The dead bird that Wei Linggong fled to the border of Wei and Qi stopped, where he waited for news to decide on the direction of his next move.

The leaders of the rebels were reunited, and no one knew what had just happened; It wasn't until Qi Bao returned that they shook their heads and sighed, God had made a big joke on them.

The rebels decided to immediately hold a coronation ceremony for the Gongzi Dynasty, but at this time they could not find Beigong Xi. The crime of usurping the throne must be carried out by all core personnel, so that everyone does not deviate from morality. Qi Bao then sent the old man Quzi to summon Beigong Xi with a soldier, and he also told Quzi that he would kill him immediately if he found out that the Beigong clan had a different heart.

After Quzi left, the rebels surrounded Gongzi Dynasty and entered the Taimiao.

Quzi knocked on the door of Beigong Xi's house and asked him to enter the palace immediately to participate in the coronation ceremony of the Gongzi Dynasty. Wu Zi, the head of the Beigong clan, reported the situation to his master. Beigong Xi pretended not to know anything and was surprised.

In fact, Beigong Xi and Gong Meng Ji just have some personal grievances, and they don't have as much hatred and ambition as others. Although he has a great temper, he has little courage, and he does not want to fall too deep; And he is also very smart, and he will definitely leave a way back for himself when he does things.

When he plotted to kill Gong Meng Ji, he tried to hide behind the scenes; Once Gong Mengjie was killed, his purpose was achieved. He had no interest in the Ligongzi Dynasty, so he hid himself and drew a line with the rebels.

Wu Zi said: "Since the master does not want to participate, and the thieves have sent them to the door again, I will ask to kill those people." In this way, the Master will have a great credit to the prince. ”

Beigong Xi agreed, and Wu Zi immediately gathered an armed plainclothes army.

Quzi was anxious and walked around the front hall restlessly. Wu Zi suddenly rushed in with men, disarmed them, and put them all to death. Wu Zi immediately gathered the clan armor and marched towards Qi Leopard's house with great fanfare.

The retainers of the Qi clan saw the Beigong clan's team from afar, thinking that they were here to strengthen the city's defenses, so they did not react. Wu Zi suddenly launched an attack on the Qi Clan's mansion, and the Qi Clan's forces were caught off guard, and most of them had been tired all day, so they quickly lost their ability to resist. Qi Bao led the guards to rush from the palace to support, but was also killed in the chaos.

The "brave" act of the Beigong clan gave a guide to the doctors and people who did not participate in the conspiracy, especially those who wanted to benefit from it. So people quickly poured into the streets, armed with all kinds of weapons that could be used as weapons, and attacked the rebels. The people of the country plundered their property, burned their houses, and slew their people.

At midnight that day, Uncle Zi's black-backed grandson Zhu Xijun drilled out of the sewage hole in the city wall and chased Wei Linggong on foot.

The rebels all fled into the palace, and the people made a ruckus all night, and then dispersed at dawn. On the same day, the rebels launched a counteroffensive and pushed Beigong Xi's armed forces back home. Beigong Xi regrouped, and the next day he came back with an armed killing, and the rebels in the palace resisted stubbornly for a few days, taking advantage of the dark and windy night of a month to fight their way out of the bloody road, and fled to the Jin Kingdom.

After Wei Linggong fled to the Dead Bird, Gongsun Qing, the doctor of the Qi State, was ordered to send an envoy to defend the country, and also entered the Wei Kingdom from the Dead Bird.

Gongsun Qing heard a lot of news about the civil strife in Weiguo along the way, heard that Wei Ren had established a prince's dynasty, and learned that Wei Linggong was nearby; He didn't know whether he should continue to Weidu to meet Xinjun, or go directly to see Wei Linggong. He sent someone back to Linzi to ask Qi Jinggong, and Qi Jinggong replied: "Since Wei Yuan is still in the territory of Weiguo, he is still the monarch of Weiguo. ”

Gongsun Qing immediately went to see Wei Linggong with the talisman in hand, but Wei Linggong politely declined the request to meet. He sent someone to Gongsun Qing and said: "The widow has no virtue, he has lost his society, and he has fallen into a reckless manner, so the master should not insult the order of the Marquis of Qi." ”

Gongsun Qing replied: "The widow said to me in the court: 'You must serve the widow as if you were a widow. 'I dare not have a grudge against the widow's commands. ”

Wei Linggong also replied: "It has always been the case that the monarch receives the princes and envoys in the court or the temple. Now the widow is reckless, and he does not dare to disobey the courtesy of the ancestors. After speaking, Wei Linggong asked to meet Gongsun Qing in a private capacity.

Now it was Gongsun Qing's turn to be embarrassed, and he said: "According to Zhou etiquette, foreign ministers cannot meet the monarchs of other countries privately. Unless the foreign minister is an envoy, he cannot meet with the prince. ”

Wei Linggong was very stubborn in insisting on his opinion. Gongsun Qing had no choice but to choose four good horses as a meeting gift outside the gift list, and went to see Wei Linggong with the gift. Wei Linggong was very happy and ordered them to be used as his own riding horses.

The two exchanged views on the current situation, and after obtaining the consent of the other party, Gongsun Qing stationed the Qi army around the Weiling public convoy, set up deep ditch barriers and sentry posts, and guarded them completely according to the wartime situation. Gongsun Qing settled down and Wei Linggong held the alarm bell in his hand and patrolled the camp all night.

The people in the dead bird don't know that the situation in the capital has changed drastically. On the second day of Gongzichao's escape, Beigong Xi's messenger set out from Diqiu and came all the way to report the situation to Wei Linggong and ask him to return to the capital. Wei Linggong embarked on the road back to China, and Gongsun Qing led the army to escort Wei Linggong to the city. Beigong Xi was surrounded by a group of doctors and came to the suburbs to greet Wei Linggong. Wei Linggong vaguely heard some unfavorable information about Beigong Xi, so he didn't believe him very much.

In order to regain trust, Beigong Xi piled up an altar. Wei Ling Gongxian and Beigong Xi held a bloody ceremony, and the alliance wrote: "The monarch does not hold the minister accountable, and the minister is loyal to the monarch"; Wei Linggong swore an oath with the representatives of the countrymen. After the ceremony was completed, Wei Linggong thanked Gongsun Qing and entered the capital.

Wei Linggong did not let Xuan Jiang go and put her to death. Wei Linggong also gave Beigong the nickname "Zhenzi"; Zhu Xi was given the nickname "Chengzi". Zhu Xijun's family cemetery was adjacent to the Qi family's cemetery, and Wei Linggong gave him all the Qi family's cemetery.

Wei Ling Gong sent an envoy to Qi Jing to announce his peace and greatly praised Gongsun Qing. Qi Jinggong was very proud, as if he had completed a great feat, he gave the doctors wine, and said: "Everyone has a share in this credit!" ”

He said: "The minister is rewarded for Gongsun Qing's merits today, and he will inevitably be punished for his mistakes in the future." It is said in the "Kanghe": "Father and son, brothers, sins are not related. How dare I disobey the admonition of the kings by coveting the king's reward!' ”

Qin Zhang, a native of Lu, is a friend of Zong Lu, who received the news of Zong Lu's death and is about to leave for Weiguo to mourn.

Confucius dissuaded him and said: "Qi Bao became a robber, and Gongmeng was killed and died, all because of Zong Lu, why do you still want to mourn such a person?" A gentleman should not be a traitor's retainer, he could not sit idly by and watch the trouble reach his master, he could not fall into confusion because of interests, he could not treat others with a treacherous heart (that is, Zong Lu neither advised Qi Bao to give up his crime, nor warned Gongmeng of the danger), he could not cover up his unrighteous deeds, and he could not serve his lord with loyalty. Do you still want to mourn such a person? ”