The news immediately spread throughout Qufu, and the people of Lu laughed at Lu Zhaobury Ling Zhidi, who dared to use such indiscriminate means under Ji Pingzi's nose, and simply didn't want to have a good time.

Ji Pingzi's next enemy is Zang Zhaobo, and the grievances between the two families will be narrated later.

In the spring of this year, Uncle Sun Wu went to the Song Kingdom to marry the daughter of Song Yuangong for Ji Pingzi. Back then, Ji Gongruo's sister married Xiao Yizi and later gave birth to a princess; Xiao Yizi married the princess to Song Yuangong, and the two gave birth to this daughter. In this way, Ji Pingzi's fiancée is actually his niece.

Ji Gongruo was also in the Lu State Mission at that time, and he privately saw the Duchess of Song Yuan (his niece) and said: "Lu Hou is about to expel the Ji family, I don't think it is better to marry the child to Ji Sun." ”

Mrs. Song Yuan was frightened in her heart and returned to the palace to do the work of Song Yuangong. Song Yuangong couldn't make up his mind, and asked Le Qi for advice. Le Qi said: "Don't worry! You can marry Ji Sun! If it is really as Ji Gong said, Lu Jun will definitely go into exile! The Ji family has been in power for three generations, and Lu Jun has been out of power for four generations. The people of Lu only know that there is a Ji family, but they don't know that there is a monarch. There is no other thing that can be done without the support of the people. The monarch relied on the people to pacify the community, so the "poem" said: 'The clouds of people are dead, and the heart is worried.' Lu Hou quietly waited for the Mandate of Heaven to get a good death, otherwise he would inevitably suffer disaster. ”

The Lu delegation returned to China first, and Ji Gongruo was ready to get rid of his granddaughter-in-law before he entered Lu State. He gave Lu Zhaogong's son Gong a pair of bows and arrows, and the two went hunting in the suburbs together, and formulated a plan to eliminate the Ji clan on the way.

After Gongwei returned to the palace, he told his two brothers, Gongguo and Gongben, about the plan, and the two brothers were excited; But the brothers couldn't figure out their father's thoughts, so they summoned Lu Zhaogong's personal eunuch and asked him to test Zhaogong's reaction.

That night, when Lu Zhaocheng was about to go to bed, the wingman suddenly fell into his ear and said, "The sons are preparing to get rid of the Ji family, what do the princes think?" ”

Lu Zhaogong's first reaction was: "This old guy wasn't sent by the Ji clan to test the widow!" So he jumped up and grabbed a stab and threw it at the wingman, who was so frightened that he jumped out of the bedchamber; Lu Zhaogong ordered him to be caught again, but the wingman had already escaped through the secret door. The guards reported that no one had been caught, and asked if a wanted warrant had been issued. Lu Zhaogong just waved his hand and said, "It's okay, let's go back!" ”

The wingman hid outside for a few days, and when he saw that there was no movement in the palace, he had the courage to return to Lu Zhaogong's side. Lu Zhaogong acted as if nothing had happened, didn't say anything, and still kept him by his side.

Soon the wingman made a second temptation, and Lu Zhaogong grabbed Ge to attack him again, and the wingman fled again; But this time, Lu Zhaogong didn't even order him to be arrested.

The wingman finally put his mind at ease, he knew that Lu Zhaogong still had an idea in his heart, and soon sent a request for the third time. Lu Zhaogong didn't bother to scare him this time, threw a melon to the wingman and said, "The third prince wants to get rid of the Ji family?" That's not something those hairy boys can do! Don't say that again! ”

The wingman delivers the news to the third prince, and Gongguo decides to go to his father in person to boost his confidence and dispel his concerns. Gongguo said: "As long as you get the support of Zang Sun, Yun Sun and Ji Gonghai, and launch a surprise attack, Ji Sun will die!" ”

Lu Zhaogong finally made up his mind, he first summoned Zang Zhaobo to ask him for advice, Zang Zhaobo said: "This matter is difficult to achieve!" He summoned Uncle Zhao again, and Uncle Zhao said, "This can be done!" ”

Lu Zhaogong finally summoned the Zijia family and informed him of his thoughts. Zijiajian said: "Sycophants want to get away with it, so they pull the prince and marquis." If it doesn't work out, it's the prince who suffers the notoriety, and this kind of thing can't be done! Lu Jun has lost his people for several generations, and now he wants to succeed again, which is simply an impossible task. ”

The flame of hope that Lu Zhaogong had just ignited was almost extinguished by the Zi family, and he was very unhappy and ordered him to retreat. Zijiajian said: "The minister learned the secret and objected to it, if someone leaked the secret, the minister will have a hard time arguing." Please allow your ministers to live in the palace. After he withdrew, he added a futon to a room in the temple and spent the night here every day.

In early summer, a large number of starlings (starlings) flew outside the city of Qufu one day, and built a new nest on the big tree. This has never happened before. The doctor said, "This is so strange! I heard that when Gong Wen and Gong Xuan were singing, there was a nursery rhyme that said: 'The bird of the duck is humiliated; The feather of the owl, the male in the field, the horse of feeding. The owl is trampling, the public is in the Qianhou, and the levy is carried out. The nest of the eagle is far away, the father (Lu Zhao's official name) is mourned, and the Song father (Lu Ding's public name) is proud. Cry to the song! 'The nursery rhyme was like this back then, and now the crane comes to build a nest, I'm afraid the prince will be expelled, right?' ”

Lu Zhaogong gathered the conspirators and planned to attack Ji Pingzi. The doctors said that it was easy to attack the Ji clan if the three huans were one, but if the Mengsun clan and the Shusun clan supported Ji Sun, Lu Zhaogong would definitely be defeated.

However, some people say that the middle grandson He Ji (Meng Yizi) is only fourteen years old, and a small child should not be worried; Just transfer your uncle and grandson out of the capital.

At the beginning of September, Lu Zhaogong ordered his uncle Sun Wan to inspect the border towns, and in this way, the only "royalist" who supported him in the three huans was branched out. Lu Zhaogong moved to the Changfu (a place where goods and weapons were stored), and the conspirators began to gather clan armor. In the early morning of the 11th, Lu Zhaogong, Lu Zhaobo, Zang Zhaobo, Ji Gongruo and others each led the crowd to attack Ji's house. Ji Pingzi was terrified, and quickly climbed to the high platform in the courtyard under the protection of Yang Hu, Gongshan Bufu and others. This high platform is a place where Ji Pingzi holds banquets and looks at the scene in the city on weekdays; The platform can accommodate dozens of people standing, and a lot of weapons and armor are stored, which can defend against enemy attacks at critical moments.

The attackers tried to climb up, but they were killed by the defenders with arrows; The attacker shoots arrows upwards and does not shoot through the shield armor. Lu Zhaogong ordered to stop the attack. Ji Pingzi shouted on the stage: "It is not in line with Zhou etiquette for the prince to send a doctor to attack the minister without investigating the crime of the minister." How about allowing the minister to go out and live on the edge of the Yishui to wait for the results of the prince's investigation? ”

Lu Zhaogong did not allow it.

Ji Pingzi said again: "Then allow me to imprison myself in Feiyi to wait for the order of the prince." ”

Lu Zhaogong still didn't allow it.

Ji Pingzi finally pleaded: "Then allow the minister to go into exile in another country with a five-ride vehicle, so it's okay, right?" ”

Lu Zhaogong's heart to kill Ji Pingzi was decided, and he replied: "Do you know what happened to Qi Zhuang Gong? You're the next him! ”

The Zi family said anxiously: "The prince can promise him!" It has been a long time since the decree came from the Ji family, and the people of the country are nominally the subjects of the prince, but in fact, most of the people rely on the Ji family to live, and there are too many people who support him! People are now hiding in their homes, and they will inevitably come to Ji's aid after sunset. If you can't reach a consensus with the Ji clan as soon as possible, Junhou will definitely regret it! ”

Uncle Yu set up a seedling on the side and said: "You must kill Ji Sun, otherwise there will be endless trouble!" "The third prince and Ji Gongshi both advocated killing Ji Pingzi. Lu Zhaogong nodded, turned his head to Yu Zhaobo, and said, "The master will immediately summon Zhongsun He Ji and order him to attack the Ji clan with the widows."

Overjoyed, Uncle Yu drove through the deserted streets and knocked on the closed door of Meng Sun's house.