Chapter 591: The Rebellion of the Prince Dynasty (3)
Liu Wengong said: "Binqi does not leak anything, and we can't find evidence of his crimes; He usually pretends to be upright and diligent, worried about the king and the country. This kind of person is the most dangerous, and once he does evil again, I am afraid that everyone will not be spared. Yichen's thoughts, since the royal court could not punish him for his crimes, he had to kill people outside the law. β
This is exactly what King Zhou meant, so he gave him the task to carry out. Liu Wengong then gathered the clan armor and attacked Bin in the evening. The princes and the doctors did not know what was happening, and they all hid in their homes and did not dare to go out.
After Bin Qi was killed, Shan Mugong sent messengers to summon his ministers to his house in the name of King Zhou Mourning; People still generally believe in Shan Mugong, because this man never plays tricks. The doctors rushed to Shanfu, and King Zhou Mourning arrived later, and he announced the crimes of Binqi, and said that the punishment would end there, and that the scope would not be extended. Although King Zhou had no evidence in his possession, the ministers generally believed that Bin Qi had done far more bad things than he had announced.
After that, King Zhou mourned an alliance with his ministers, who swore allegiance and cursed those who violated the covenant not to die well.
In fact, this nonsense ritual has long been tired of by some; They believe that such oaths, which do not come from the heart, are not worth keeping; Those people think that others think the same way. Therefore they do what they think in their hearts, and they don't care at all about the oaths they have made; The prince dynasty is such a person.
Wang Zichao is a very charismatic guy who can stir up the emotions of others; He's confident in himself that nothing is hard β and that's exactly what he does.
Zhou Jingwang lived a very extravagant life during his lifetime, and his extravagance also led to the development of some industries and supported a large number of practitioners. Those who work include: weavers, embroiderers, tailors, cooks, tanners, foundries, carvers, and many more. At its peak, there were thousands of craftsmen; The ministers compared themselves with each other, and they also supported craftsmen. As a result, the artisan group formed a great force, and even followed the example of the army and spontaneously organized and established leading institutions at all levels.
After King Zhou Mourning ascended the throne, he resigned many craftsmen; He also stripped some of the powerful of their official positions and incomes, and those who had to cut their expenses and live a normal life, and a large number of craftsmen went to work as a result; Those who barely stayed were also downgraded.
The craftsmen only eat the food of the powerful, but they are not used to the hard work of the people. Some of the royal carvers had to make a living by chopping wood and collecting dung, and some even took up coolies, and all the unemployed were filled with resentment.
The prince took the opportunity to promise the craftsmen that if they could follow in his lead, overthrow the mourning king, and proclaim him king, he would restore them to a life of food and clothing.
In this way, those who are resentful and have an embarrassing life are easily co-opted by the prince.
The 11th day of June in the summer was the day of King Zhou Jing's burial, and the prince took the opportunity to make trouble. He led the dragon sons and grandsons of King Ling, King Jing, and unemployed craftsmen, as well as hooligans armed in three cities in the suburbs, to intercept and kill Liu Wengong on the way back to the city by the funeral procession.
But Liu Wengong was not unprepared at all, he saw the thugs rushing towards him with great momentum, and immediately rode his horse and fled with a whip. But instead of fleeing into the open fertile wilderness, where the prince's court had set up an ambush, he fled into the crowded capital. He crossed the central axis of the city in one breath and ran out through the opposite gate.
Wang Zichao explained to King Zhou Mourning that Liu Di violated the oath and confused the Son of Heaven, wanting to eradicate political enemies with the help of the Son of Heaven; Therefore, he wanted to get rid of the villain first to protect the safety of the royal family. In the face of the real reason behind this empty rhetoric, of course, everyone is tacit.
When King Zhou Mourning returned to the palace, he was very anxious - the prince expelled Liu Wengong and would immediately let go of himself; "Knowing that you are going to die, but not knowing when the time of death will come" is the most difficult to endure.
The Imperial Dynasty began to impose "exit control" on the royal city, and the once bustling city became deserted, filled with patrols of soldiers and plainclothes hooligans wearing uniform logos.
At this time, Shan Mugong did a very brave thing, he ran into the palace and took King Zhou Mourning back to his home. His move temporarily freed King Zhou Mourning from the clutches of the rebellious ministers, and also destroyed the plans of the prince's dynasty.
The prince paced back and forth while cursing Shan Mugong, but he couldn't think of anything to do.
One of the younger brothers of the Wang Zichao also said: "We ask Zhou Meng to return to the palace in the name of the princes, and the old thief in Shan Qi dares to agree?" β
So the prince also brought more than a dozen princes and grandsons to the house of Shan Mugong, and when he saw King Zhou Mourning, he said: "The courtiers have a lot of state affairs waiting for the Son of Heaven to decide, but you are hiding here when you are not in the palace!" Since the reign of the emperor, there has never been a son of heaven who has handled official affairs in the doctor's private residence, otherwise the doctor's family will become a palace. The Son of Heaven should go back to the palace with us! Your trust in a dozen brothers doesn't add up to more than one single doctor, right? β
As a result, King Zhou Mourning had to follow them back. Shan Mugong did not dare to stay in the city any longer, so he and his personal guards immediately disguised themselves as plainclothes hooligans and fled under the cover of night.
The prince also accidentally let go and ran away from Shan Mugong, and he was very depressed. Now that Shan Mugong and Liu Wengong are out of control, this situation makes them dare not act rashly.
Wang Zichao hurriedly ran to the Zhaozhuang Mansion and asked him for guidance.
Zhaozhuang said: "If you don't kill Shan Qi and Liu Di, the Zi Dynasty will not be on the throne for long." We and the two of us have not yet reached the point of fighting each other, so it is better to summon him back in the name of the Son of Heaven to re-align with each other. The two did not dare not comeβyou know, there were too many things to be done by breaking the covenant. β
Doctor Fan Qi was also present at the time, and he later said to others: "Zhaogong is not talking at all, where can he succeed?" β
The prince dynasty adopted this plan. He went to see King Zhou Mourning and said: "The minister only issued a ban as a last resort to prevent the Liu family from rebelling; But Doctor Shan thought too much, and thought that the minister wanted to be unfavorable to the king. I dare to swear to God, I have no heart for the royal family; But Dr. Shan didn't trust me, so I wanted to make an alliance with him again and ask the Son of Heaven to be a witness. β
King Zhou had neither any reason to believe in him, nor any ability to reject him; He could only comply with any request of the prince's dynasty. King Zhou Mourning had to go out in person and chase down the route of Shan Mugong's escape with Wang Zichao. He finally caught up with the exhausted Shan Mugong at the foot of Xuanyuan Mountain. Through the mediation and witness of King Zhou Mourning, the prince and the doctors held a bloody ceremony under the condition of strong hostility towards each other.
After the ceremony, the prince killed a villain who liked to chew his tongue everywhere - Zima - to please Shan Mugong. This man was hated by both sides, so he was killed at a critical moment, highlighting his pre-existing value.