Chapter 4 4. Killed two more
Not long after the civil strife in Wei, two more monarchs died unexpectedly.
The first one is Lu Yingong.
Lu, also one of the earliest feudal states in the Zhou Dynasty, was surnamed Ji. The first feudal king was Boqin, the eldest son of Duke Zhou, and the capital was Qufu.From Boqin to Yingong, there are thirteen monarchs in total.The Spring and Autumn Period began in the year of Yin Gong.
Duke Yin was the son of Duke Hui.According to "Zuo Zhuan", Duke Hui had at least two sons and two wives.These two wives are both princesses of the Song Dynasty, one named Mencius and the other Zhongzi.Zi is their natal family's surname; Meng and Zhong are the rankings.Meng is the eldest, and Zhong is the second.Mencius had no sons.After she died, Duke Hui married Zhongzi again.Zhongzi's son was later duke Huan of Lu.Huigong also has another woman named Shengzi.Shengzi's son is Yin Gong.Duke Yin was much older than Duke Huan, but he was not regarded as the eldest son.It can be deduced from this that Shengzi should be a dowry, and it is Mencius' dowry.
The status of dowry women is of course very low.Yin Gong himself is also very humble.After Duke Hui died, Duke Yin was regent because Duke Huan was too young.Yin Gong himself knew that he was acting as an agent of the monarch.This is the opposite of Shuduan or Zhouxu.It seems that the state of Lu is after the Duke of Zhou, and the role of etiquette is not small.
However, it was precisely this kind of courteous attitude that caused Yingong to be killed, and why?
The reason lies in Yufu, the doctor of the State of Lu.
Father Yu is an ambitious man, as well as a rebellious guy.In 719 BC, Zhou Xu united with Song State, Chen State, and Cai State to attack Zheng.Song Guo joined Lu Guo because of his marriage relationship with Lu Guo.Lu Yingong didn't want to go to this muddy water, so he politely declined, but Father Yu actually insisted on bringing a team to join in the fun.Later, Father Yu became more and more powerful, and he did some important things, and his ambitions swelled.
So Father Yu proposed that he could assassinate Yin Gong's younger brother in exchange for making him a minister.
It's not surprising that Father Yu has this idea.A careerist always thinks that others are as ambitious as he is.In fact, according to the patriarchal system, the ruler of the Lu Kingdom should have been Duke Yin's younger brother, because he was the legitimate son.It is possible for the legitimate son to be the regent of the concubine brother when he is young, but the political power must be returned to him when the legitimate son becomes an adult, unless he is no longer alive.Therefore, if Yingong is greedy for the throne, he will agree to Yufu's conspiracy, or secretly agree.
It's a pity that Yin Gong didn't have this intention.
Duke Yin of Lu said, I act as the king only because my younger brother is young.Now that he's grown up, I'm about to return power to him.I even made arrangements for a retirement home.
Of course, Father Yu was greatly surprised and terrified.On the one hand, he beat Yin Gong's younger brother, later Huan Gong, and framed Yin Gong, and on the other hand, he looked for opportunities to kill Yin Gong.Coincidentally, Yin Gong was a superstitious witchcraft man.In order to sacrifice to the witch god, he fasted and lived in a doctor's house.Therefore, Father Yu took the opportunity to send an assassin to murder Yin Gong, and then planted the blame on the doctor, killing a few members of their family to settle the matter.
Lu Yingong and the doctor's family died in this way for no apparent reason.Duke Huan didn't even hold a funeral for Duke Yin according to the king's specifications.
The so-called "goodness is rewarded with goodness" does not seem to be necessarily the case now.
Duke Yin of Lu was killed seven years after Duke Huan of Wei was killed, that is, in November of the eleventh year of Duke Yin of Lu (712 BC).More than a year later, the king of Song was also murdered.
Song, also the earliest feudal state in the Zhou Dynasty, was surnamed Zi, and the first king was Wei Ziqi, the brother-in-law of King Yin Zhou, and the capital of the country was Shangqiu.From Weizi to Wugong, there are twelve monarchs in total.The daughter of Duke Wu is Zhongzi, the mother of Duke Huan of Lu.There are two sons of Duke Wu recorded in the annals of history, one is called Li and the other is He.Duke Wu passed away and Li succeeded to the throne. This is Duke Xuan of Song Dynasty.When Duke Xuan passed away, he did not pass the throne to the crown prince and Yi, but to his younger brother He.Xuan Gong said that the father dies and the son succeeds, and the brother ends up with the younger brother. This is the general meaning of the world.Therefore, He Sanyi succeeded to the throne for Song Mugong.
In fact, the rule of Zhou is that the father dies and the son succeeds, and the elder brother ends up with the younger brother, which is Shang's.Therefore, Xuangong is only inheriting the tradition of Yin and Shang.But at the same time, Mu Gong also owed his brother a favor.Therefore, before Song Mugong died, he refused to pass on the throne to his son Feng, and wanted to return the throne to his elder brother Xuangong's son Yuyi.
Song Mugong asked Kong Fujia to be the minister of Gu Ming, that is, the assistant of the new king and the executor of his political will.
Kong Fujia was the ancestor of Confucius.
Song Mugong said that the first monarch abandoned Yuyi and gave way to the widow, and the widow dared not forget it for a day.If thanks to the doctor's blessing, the widow can die and see the late king in the sky, at that time, the late king asked about Yilai, how should the widow answer?Therefore, I implore you to support Yuyi as the king, and I will live forever with no regrets even though I die.
Kong Fujia said that all the ministers advocate Lifeng.
Song Mugong said, no, no!The first king gave the country to the widow because he thought the widow was virtuous.If you can't give up the country, you will live up to the high hopes of the former king. How can you be called a virtuous one?My respected and dear sir, please be sure to carry forward the virtues of the late king!
Kong Fujia had no choice but to let his son Feng go abroad and live in Zheng, and then supported Yu Yi to succeed him as Duke Shang of Song Dynasty.
It's a pity that Song Shanggong didn't live up to his expectations.During his ten years in power, he fought eleven battles, which made the people miserable and full of resentment.The Dazai Huafudu (Huadu Ruhua) of the Song Dynasty spread rumors among the people and fanned the flames, saying that the chief culprit for the frequent wars was Kong Fujia, who was in charge of the military.After creating enough public opinion, Hua Fudu launched a mutiny and killed Kong Fujia.Duke Shang of Song Dynasty was furious when he heard the news, Father Du Hua even killed Duke Shang together, welcomed son Feng from Zheng State back to Song State, and established him as the king, it was Song Zhuanggong.
Why did Hua Fudu attack Kong Fujia?
It is said that it was because once he met Kong Fujia's wife unexpectedly on the road, and immediately lost his mind, and wanted to seize her quickly.Of course it's hard to tell whether it's true or not.What is certain is that the Kong family fell into decline from then on, and finally had to immigrate to the State of Lu.Confucius is regarded as a native of Lu, and this is the reason.
This is the third bloody case of regicide.
The successive regicide cases opened the prelude to the Spring and Autumn Period; while the internal strife and civil strife between Lu and Song made it easier for Zheng.After Duke Huan of Lu came to the throne, he immediately became a partner with Zheng Guo, and it is said in history that "he is better than Zheng".Father Hua welcomed back his son Feng who was in exile in Zheng Guo, and of course expressed his friendship to Zheng Guo.Song State was originally Zheng State's mortal enemy, and often joined forces with Wei State to deal with Zheng State.Although Lu was considered a neutral country, Father Yu led troops to participate in the Song-Wei coalition attack on Zheng.Now that both Song and Lu have changed their positions, Zheng Guo has become a bull.The complacent Zheng Zhuanggong put a gun in his waist and thought of hitting the cat.
This cat is King Huan of Zhou.
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