Chapter 622: Lu Zhaogong's Death (3)
Lu Zhaogong's coffin stopped at Qianhou, and Zijiajian sent envoys to the countries to report the funeral, but did not send people to Qufu; The reason is that the "Zhou Li" does not have a provision for the death of the monarch to report the funeral to the national doctor. As a result, this situation caused great confusion and pressure to the princes, because people could not imagine what it would be like to go to the Jin State instead of the Lu State to mourn the Marquis of Lu.
The princes asked the envoys of the prince's family, how should they mourn? The envoy said that when the coffin of the ancestor entered Qufu, he could send the envoy. This means that if Ji Pingzi does not receive the coffin, Lu Zhaogong will not be able to be buried.
Ji Pingzi began to suffer a new round of suffering, he no longer wanted to have all kinds of affairs with the exiles, but he could not portray himself as a rebellious minister and thief because of his dead political enemies (otherwise he would be hostile to the people of the world); Therefore, he had to send his uncle and grandson to Qianhou to welcome the coffin back to China.
Before leaving, Ji Pingzi didn't dare to say to his uncle and grandson: "Zijiajian is a great talent for governing the country, and I will entrust him with important tasks." If the Zijia clan intends to go into exile, the master must stop him; and relay my words to him. ”
The uncle and grandson did not dare to come to Qianhou, and agreed with the exile to go to the mourning hall early the next morning to mourn, so that he would have the opportunity to communicate with Zijiajian face-to-face. But the next day, when the uncle and grandson didn't dare to arrive, they didn't see the figure of Zijiajiao, and after inquiry, they learned that the other party came to the mourning hall early and had gone back after crying.
After the condolence ceremony was completed, the uncle and grandson did not dare to visit Zijiajian, but they were turned away by the other party. The servant of the Zijia Prison relayed the words of the master: "I have never worked with the master (the minister at that time was an uncle and grandson), and I have not seen the appointment of the master after traveling with the prince, so I dare not meet the master!" This means that during Lu Zhaogong's exile, he did not appoint or dismiss the Qing doctor who stayed in Qufu, and his uncle and grandson did not dare to be just a "scholar" in the eyes of Zijiajiao, and Zijiajiao was unwilling to meet with people who had established themselves as ministers without appointment.
Zijia detained and left, he returned to the post house and wrote a letter to Zijiajiao. The letter reads: "I was assigned by Ji Sun Yiru, the secretary of the office, to welcome the coffin of the ancestor back to China, and conveyed to the doctor the opinion of the emperor: 'Those who follow the exile of the emperor can return to the country of Lu and will not be held accountable. But Gongwei and Gongyan are the culprits that led to the prince's self-emergence, and the two are not loyal to the king, so how can they be loyal to the society? The ministers therefore opposed the appointment of any of them as monarchs, and instead wanted to appoint a son, Song (Lu Zhaogong's brother). The Master has not yet appointed an heir, and I am willing to welcome the Master back to China and govern the country with the Master. All of the above are my sincere words, please consider it. ’”
Zijiajian replied: "If the monarch is established, then there is a doctor and a turtle guard (a big treasure turtle used for occupation) in the office, and I dare not participate." Among those who fled with the monarch, those who looked like they were separated could go back, and those who were sincere could flee; As for me, I saw the king's exit but not the king's entry, so I had to flee abroad. ”
Three days later, the team escorting Lu Zhaogong's coffin embarked on the journey back to China, and it had been eight years since he escaped from the country of Lu. At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, King Huan of Zhou and Duke Zheng Zhuang failed in the struggle for power and returned home, so the Lile expedition began to come out of the princes; Two hundred years later, Lu Zhaogong and Jisun's struggle for power failed, and Lile's expedition came out of the doctor; Who would have thought that just a dozen years later, a retainer would seize the power of the Ji clan and raise his status to the height of a ruler?
On 20 June, the team arrived at the city of Bad in the outskirts of Qufu. Standing on the city wall of the bad city, you can already faintly see the outline of Qufu City. The uncle did not dare to order a rest, and then sent a team of 100 people to send Gongzi Song into the capital overnight, and sent Lu Zhaogong's coffin to the family temple of a large local clan. The next morning, the exiles gathered at the coffin to weep. After the crying was over, all the people, including Gongwei, Gongyan, Zijiajiao, and Ji Gongniao, left the family temple and disappeared, and no one returned to the capital.
Zijiajiao's great-grandfather was the son of Lu Xugong's son, Gongzi Sui (Dongmen Xiangzhong), Gongzi then killed Yan Lishu (Lu Xuangong) and monopolized the power, and his son Gongsun Guisheng (Zizijia) planned to use the power of the Jin people to expel Sanhuan, but was expelled by Ji Wenzi. It took a long time for Lu to recall Gongsun Guisheng's son Xi back and give him the son of the family. Zijiaxi's son is Zijiaji.
Although Gongzi Sui has the stain of killing the monarch, the four generations of his family have been responsible for reviving the public office and safeguarding the interests of the monarch, and they belong to typical conservatives. But with the fall of Lu Zhaogong, the Zijia clan also had to disappear from the Lu State.
On June 21, Lu Zhaogong's hearse entered Qufu. On the 26th, Gongzi Song ascended the throne as Duke Lu Ding. Ji Pingzi ordered a deep trench to be dug between the Luzhao Cemetery and the tomb of the ancestor to vent his resentment. The great doctor Rong Chengbo said: "The master cannot serve the living, and he must separate the dead from the ancestors; Even if the Master can live his life in peace, future generations will inevitably suffer calamity. ”
Ji Pingzi had no choice but to dispel the thought, but he couldn't bear it, so he said at the court meeting: "The land of Lu has more than doubled since the calculation of the prince, the population has increased dramatically, and the office is prosperous; The cemetery of the Gong family was still planned in the founding era of the Lu State, which could no longer meet the demand, and the ancestors also had the will to expand the cemetery. However, the expansion is a big project, and the coffin cannot wait until it is completed to be buried, so I propose that the coffin be temporarily buried in a new planning area, and then the cemetery will be expanded. Who is for and who is against? ”
The only one who can confront the Ji family in the three huans is the Shusun clan, and the uncle and grandson leopard and the uncle and grandson are not less contradictory to the Ji Sun clan. But today's uncles and grandsons dare not have lost the noble independent spirit of their grandfather and father, and have become Ji Pingzi's pawns. The uncle and grandson didn't dare to be the first to jump out and applaud loudly, and Meng Yizi also nodded; The doctors kept flattering, only a few were silent, and so the agenda was passed.
Ji Pingzi planned to give the ancestor a bad scorn to show the punishment of the deceased; Rong Chengbo couldn't hold back any longer, he saw that his uncle and grandson didn't dare to speak again, so he suddenly stood up and said loudly: "You can't serve in life, and you will chase after you after death, is the master trying to establish prestige for himself?" But as far as I can see, not only will the Master not be able to establish his authority, but he will also bring disaster to his descendants! ”
Ji Pingzi suddenly remembered that the son killed the monarch and the grandson was expelled from life. He suddenly had a trace of worry, worried that his son would become the grandson of the Ji family, so he dispelled his original thoughts, and finally gave Xianjun the title of "Zhao".
Lu Zhaogong was eventually buried in the south, far from the cemetery of the first monarch, separated from the tomb of the first monarch by a path. Ji Pingzi's so-called plan to "expand the cemetery" has not been started, so it seems that Lu Zhaogong was actually buried outside the monarch's cemetery.
A few years later, Confucius served as the Grand Counsellor of the Lu State; He ordered a closed ditch to be dug around the cemetery of the public office, and enclosed the tomb of Lu Zhaogong and the tomb of the ancestor in an area, which ended the lonely and desolate days when Lu Zhaogong was expelled from the clan after his death.