Soon, Liang Qiu planned to go to a place with beautiful mountains and rivers at the junction of Qi and Wei to escape the summer, a place that one of his retainers had recently discovered and strongly encouraged him to go.

Liang Qiu came to this place, saw the verdant mountains in front of him, listened to the birdsong and faint, felt the breeze blowing on his face, and saw a small river flowing from the foot of the mountain, and his heart couldn't help but feel very comfortable.

The patriarch of the local family was an old man of his age, with a strong physique and a serious face. Liang Qiu saw him for the first time, but he felt a little desolate, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him. At the same time, he keenly felt that the patriarch seemed to harbor a deep hostility towards him.

Liang Qiu, accompanied by the patriarch and a few locals, scattered along the river. Liang Qiuji suddenly asked, "What is the name of this water?" ”

The patriarch replied, "It's called Huan." ”

Liang Qiuji was taken aback, and he suddenly recalled the old past that had been sealed in the dust for forty years: he relied on a concubine named "Huan" who was the Duke of Qi Huan to ascend to the throne, and then killed her without mercy. Since then, this shameless and cruel past has become the most powerless fact in his heart to face. But Huan's visions often jumped into his mind day and night, cursing his terrified nerves and cursing his ugly soul.

And now the patriarch standing in front of him, his facial contours are exactly the same as Huan! It is obvious that the two have an extremely close blood relationship! Liang Qiu was petrified in an instant, and an extremely cold electric current passed through his whole body, and there was not a single hair on his body that did not explode.

The patriarch continued with a blank face: "Familiar, right? Ever heard of it? Remember the name, right? She is my youngest sister, the jewel of my parents. After she died, her parents died in despair. So Lord Liangqiu, why did Huan die and by whom? And who has reaped the enormous benefits from her death? ”

Liang Qiu was completely stiff and couldn't move. His performance has revealed the truth to the locals. Suddenly, someone shouted, "Hit him!" Angry voices rang out: "Kill him!" "Kill that ass flowering like an aunt!" "Kill that scoundrel who will only oppress us!"

Angry aborigines swarmed up; Some of his men subdued him, while others punched, kicked, stabbed, and stoned Liang Qiu, and soon broke his tendons and burst his brain. The locals threw his body deep into the mountains, then gathered up their belongings and fled abroad.

Liang Qiu got his due fate without dignity, and when the news reached Linzi, both the good and the bad people were very happy, only Qi Jinggong was sad, and he vowed to break the murderers into pieces.

At that time, Yan Zi, who was very old and bedridden, ordered someone to carry him into Miyagi. When he saw Qin Jinggong, he said: "Liangqiu has always been a scourge and stubborn disease of the Qi State. Heaven had sent him to plague the Qi Kingdom earlier, and now he had eliminated him by the hands of the Huan people, so that he had the will to re-care the Qi Kingdom. If the prince wants to restore the hegemony of the time of the Duke of Huan, he must not go against the will of God, and he must not take revenge on the Huan people; Otherwise, there will be the next demon who will plague the Qi Kingdom. ”

Qi Jinggong dispelled the idea of revenge, and Yan Zi said goodbye and went home. Qi Jinggong personally pushed Yan Zi's wheeled car to the palace gate, and chatted with Yan Zi as an old friend and tone while pushing. Yan Zi and Qi Jinggong are also ministers and gentlemen, teachers and friends, and this relationship between the two has been maintained for nearly half a century, and this year is the forty-eighth year of Qi Jinggong.

Yan Zi said some of the things that Guan Zhong said to Qi Huan Gong when he was seriously ill, and advised him not only to stay away from traitors, but also to beware of the Chen clan, which seemed to be loyal and traitors, and to gradually reduce their strength.

Qi Jinggong burst into tears when he heard this, and kept praising Yan Zi as a good minister sent by God to save the Qi country.

Yan Zi replied: "There is no salvation, God just sent his ministers to confront Liang Qiu. Now that he is dead, it is time for him to return to heaven. ”

Qi Jinggong felt double sadness and cried and sent Yanzi away.

A few days later, Yan Zi died and completed the road of noble, upright, and honest life. After the death of Yan Zi, there were no more good ministers in the Qi State, and no one could continue to suppress the rise of the Chen family.

I would like to recount a few anecdotes about Yan Zi's life here to commemorate this outstanding statesman and ancient celebrity of noble character.

One time, Qi Jinggong drank with several ministers in the palace, and drank from the three poles on the sun to the willow tips on the moon. Qi Jingcheng drank to the upright, and felt that he was tired of seeing the flattering faces in front of him, so he sent someone to Yan Zi's house to inform him that he was about to visit.

Yan Zi didn't know what to say, so he hurriedly changed into court clothes, put on a ceremonial crown, held a wat board, and waited at the door apprehensively. He soon saw Qi Jinggong, who had already drunk a lot of alcohol and his eyebrows were dancing, coming in front of him surrounded by a group of men and women.

Yan Zi asked, "Did the doctor make trouble?" Has there been a rebellion in the city? ”

Qi Jinggong smiled and said, "No, the widow just wants to invite the master and the widow to enjoy the happiness of the feast together." ”

Yan Zi said: "As a minister, it is not the duty of a minister to manage the government affairs of the office, handle state affairs, and accompany the prince to drink and have fun. The prince walked slowly, and the ministers didn't send it. He said that he would bow and retreat to the courtyard and close the door.

Qi Jinggong touched his nose and had to leave in a huff. He planned to go to the house of the great Sima Chen Sui Tho, but Sima Sui Tho was wearing a military uniform and standing in front of the door with a long gege in his hand and asked him: "Is the doctor making trouble?" Did any of the princes rebel? ”

Qi Jinggong smiled again and said, "No, the widow just wants to invite the master and the widow to enjoy the happiness of the feast and drink." ”

Sui Tho said: "As the official Sima, the minister manages the military affairs of the office, directs the battle against the enemy, and accompanies the prince to drink and have fun. The prince walked slowly, and the ministers didn't send it. ”

Qi Jinggong was turned away for the second time, and the joy in his heart immediately disappeared. A minister next to him said, "Why don't you go to Dr. Liangqiu's house?" He would certainly not refuse the prince's good intentions. ”

Qi Jinggong moved to Liangqiu Mansion. As soon as the team turned around the entrance of Liangqiu Mansion, they saw Liang Qiuji holding a piano in one hand and a bell in the other, shaking his head, beating the beat, shaking three times in one step, and walking out to greet Qi Jinggong with a festive face.

Another time, one of Qi Jinggong's most favored concubines died at a young age. Qi Jinggong was greatly grieved, he was like a mourner, he stayed next to the corpse day and night and howled, and no one could persuade him. And Liang Qiuji actually had a big face and cried with Qi Jinggong's side. Qi Jinggong cursed God for being ruthless and unjust, and took away his lover's life prematurely, leaving him alone in the mortal world to suffer from longing. Qi Jinggong had become so mad that he even declared that whoever could bring his beloved concubine back to life would give him half of the land of Qi.

It was a hot summer day, and the female corpse quickly emitted a stinking odor, and it was already showing signs of giants. Yan Zi felt that he couldn't let that old lover continue to mess around. He ran to see the exhausted, unkempt, red-eyed, miserable Uncle Qi Jinggong, and said, "There is a way to bring her back to life, but it will take some time; Besides, when she wakes up, she will be heartbroken to see the honor of the prince. The minister was afraid that she would die again, so wouldn't it be beautiful to ask the prince to take a bath, change his clothes, rest for a while, and then meet the couple? ”

Qi Jinggong's mind couldn't distinguish between truth and falsehood at all, so he and Liang Qiuji helped each other and left. Yan Zi ordered that the terrifying female corpse be immediately put in a coffin and pulled out of the capital.

Qi Jinggong bathed and changed his clothes, and slept beautifully. When he returned in high spirits, the dormitory had been cleaned. Qi Jinggong was furious, and Yan Zi said calmly: "She is indeed alive, and she said to the minister: If the prince values the weight of a dead person more than the national society, I will die again." lest it become a thing of ruin in the mouth of future generations. So she died again. ”

Qi Jinggong said: "The widow really doesn't want to believe that she is dead, so he did such a stupid thing. The Master can correct the mistakes of the widow and restore his senses, and the widow will never forget. ”

Known as the "last Qi man", the old master Yan finally passed away, and there is no Yan Pingzhong in the world, but the Liangqiu people are blooming everywhere and endlessly. Qi Jinggong was surrounded by ministers, and soon fell rapidly again; The office went into irreversible decay, and the monarchy was eventually usurped by the Chan family.