Shan Mugong continued: "Not all deficiencies need to be filled. The production of music is closely related to the ritual system, so there is the word 'ritual music'. Since ancient times, people have had a strong **, and if they ask for it but can't get it, there is a fight. Therefore, the saints make "rites" to regulate people's behavior; However, a single "rite" cannot be effectively controlled, so the saint makes "music" to calm people's hearts. Music is on the inside, etiquette is on the outside, and the inside and outside are harmonious, and order is produced.

Therefore, when a saint composes music, he must make a harmonious tune and use a standard instrument. A gentleman listens to music, has a peaceful heart, is deaf and clear-sighted, and is self-cultivation and respectful; The heart is harmonious, the body is harmonious, so the upper and lower levels are harmonious, and the government is harmonious. And the two bells cast by the Son of Heaven have surpassed the ancient system too much, a mountain collapse and a crack, a breath like a gossamer, are not the right sound. Since it's not a positive tone, why make up for it?

"If the sound is not right, the heart is not right, and if the heart is not right, the body is not right." If the politician is 'right' and the mind and body are not right, how can they govern the country with integrity? The people of the country knew that the king of heaven had squeezed their food and clothing—to make them hungry and cold—in order to forge these two evil objects, and they would no longer be loyal to the country! Now that a lot of people have fled, don't force the rest away! ”

King Zhou Jing didn't listen, and directly blasted Shan Mugong out.

After these two incidents, Shan Mugong became particularly hated by the prince dynasty: the old faint monarch was about to die, but the prince dynasty was full of vitality; If he succeeds in ascending to power, it is not difficult to imagine that during his time in power, people's livelihood will be ten times more difficult than it is now.

After the two bells were cast, the music official Lingzhou dove shook his head and sighed after tuning: "I'm afraid the king of heaven will die of heart disease!" The Son of Heaven is the master of music, the rhythm is the car that carries music, and the bell is the instrument of sound. The Son of Heaven saves wind and frugality to make music, gathers sound with utensils, and travels with music, the instrument is small and the sound is not fine, the instrument is heavy and the sound is not shocking, and the sound is in the object, then Jia Lecheng.

"Happiness is hidden in the ear, peace of mind is harmony; If the sound rules are not complete, the sound is wide, and the heart will be intolerable, so the heart will be uneasy, and if it is uneasy, it will be sick. Now that the bell is ringing too widely, the heart of the king of heaven will be unbearable, can he live too long? ”

King Zhou Jing couldn't wait to hold an inauguration ceremony for the non-shooting bell and invited the ministers to participate in the grand event. The people of the city listened to the bells in the palace and said angrily, "O prince! What you are doing to celebrate our hungry and cold lives! ”

Liu Xiangong did not have a son-in-law, so he sent his eldest son, Liu Di, who was also his favorite son, to Shan Mugong as an inner disciple. Liu Di was still a young man with strong blood at that time, and his hatred for the prince's faction was more direct and strong than that of the teacher.

Liu Di said to Shan Mugong: "Wang Zichao is just a simple-minded fool, and these bad things are all done by that Binqi." If Binqi is killed, the royal family may be able to settle down. ”

Shan Mugong said: "No, although Wang Zichao is stupid, he is ruthless, he will guess that we did it." You're provoking a civil war. ”

Liu Di said: "Then the teacher means to kill the prince Chaoye?" ”

Shan Mugong was noncommittal: "Don't act rashly before taking the throne." But when the time comes, I will give you orders. ”

Soon, Bin Qi designed to frame the crown prince, and the prince stepped into the trap in a daze, and King Zhou Jing killed him in a fit of rage. This incident caused tension throughout the royal court, and people had a premonition that there would be a great change within the royal family.

Bin Qi wanted to strike while the iron was hot and persuade King Zhou Jing to change the prince's dynasty to the crown prince as soon as possible, but King Zhou Jing had many concerns. He said that he had originally had such a plan, but that night he dreamed that he would become a sacrifice to the Jongmyo Temple, thinking that it was a bad omen, so he dismissed the idea.

One day he got up and went to the outskirts and saw a beautiful rooster plucking the bright feathers on his tail. Bin Qi was puzzled, and the attendant explained: "It's afraid of becoming a sacrifice!" Bin Qi seemed to have realized something, and immediately rushed back to the palace to see King Zhou Jing.

Bin Qi told him about this strange incident that he had encountered in the suburbs, and said, "Chickens are afraid of sacrifice, but people are different; Animals are used for human sacrifice, but not men. Therefore, it is harmless to dream of being a sacrifice, and if the king wants to change the crown prince, he can let it go. ”

Zhou Jingwang didn't respond to him, but it could be seen from his face that he felt a sense of relief.

In the summer and April, King Zhou Jing was about to go hunting in Beishan, and he ordered all the ministers and doctors to accompany him. This operation contains a criminal plan. It turned out that King Zhou Jing and Bin Qi believed that the deposed prince Meng was in the palm of his hand, but the Shan and Liu families behind him were the real big trouble.

After the Western Zhou Dynasty moved eastward, the Shan and Liu families gradually rose, and finally replaced the Zhou and Zhao clans after a hundred years, becoming the most powerful clan in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The situation in front of people is: how much the people hate King Zhou Jing, how much they love Shan Mugong. If King Jing of Zhou dared to openly commit murder against Shan Mugong and Liu Xiangong in the capital, not to mention whether he was very sure to capture the two families, even the anger of the people would set the royal city on fire and drive King Jing away.

Therefore, Zhou Jingwang formulated a hunting plan - the prey was Shan and Liu. King Zhou Jing planned to trick him into Beishan and wait for an opportunity to kill him.

However, the heavens had eyes and did not give Zhou Jingwang a chance to carry out this evil plan - he died of a heart attack before he could reach his destination. When the news reached Cheng Zhou, the people went crazy with joy, singing and dancing before the villains returned to the capital. It's a joyous moment that hasn't been seen in years. But soon there was another bad news: Liu Xiangong also died on the third day after the death of King Zhou Jing, so the people fell into a state of grief again. Some people say that King Zhou Jingwang is dead but has done more than evil, he turned into a powerful ghost and took Liu Xiangong away, and as a result, people hated him even more.

Because King Zhou Jing had not had time to change the heir during his lifetime, it was Wang Zimeng who finally ascended the throne (for King Zhou Mourning); And because Liu Xiangong has no son-in-law, Shan Mu Gong Liu Di is the new master of the Liu family, and he is Liu Wengong.

Originally, the coming bloody storm disappeared in this way, but it was clear to both opposing sides: this is by no means the end, but just the beginning.

After ascending the throne, King Zhou Mourning made a series of measures that benefited the people's livelihood: he removed and punished some corrupt officials, reissued small amounts of currency, abolished exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, used public property for relief, deprived some nobles and officials of their interests, and disbanded a large number of imperial craftsmen.

On the fourth day of the fifth month of the summer, Liu Wengong finished dealing with his father's funeral affairs and went to the court to meet King Zhou Mourning.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, King Zhou Mourning summoned Liu Wengong to the apse, took his hand and wept bitterly: "Bin Qi designed to frame my teacher and put him to death; And this villain pretended to be fine, and still discussed national affairs with Bugu like a dog. I hate that in my heart! How can I avenge my teacher? ”