Chapter 23 Five, you have to die

Prince Shen Sheng was killed by Li Ji. For this reason, she tried her best. The first step is to encourage Jin Xiangong to let the prince Shensheng move to Quwo, the son Chonger to Pu, and the son Yiwu to Qu. In fact, these three people are expelled, leaving only his son Xi Qi and his sister His son Zhuozi is in the capital.The second step is to encourage Jin Xiangong to send Shen Sheng to lead the army.If Shen Sheng was defeated, he would be punished accordingly; if he won, he would be accused of being ambitious.It's a pity that after Shen Sheng's class teacher returned to the court, although there were rumors everywhere, his status could not be shaken.So Li Ji resorted to the last trick and created a poisoning case with her own hands.

In 656 BC, Li Ji was full-fledged and began to commit crimes.The trap and trap is to lie that Jin Xiangong dreamed of Shen Sheng's biological mother Qi Jiang.According to the system at that time, Shen Sheng had to sacrifice immediately, and after the sacrifice, he had to offer wine and meat to his father.At this time, Xian just went out to hunt.Taking advantage of this time difference, Li Ji poisoned the meat and wine (one said that they replaced it with poisoned wine and poisoned meat).The public sprinkled wine as a sacrifice to the ground, and the ground swelled.If the meat was given to the dog and the minister, the dog and the minister would die immediately.Shen Sheng, who became a criminal suspect, had no choice but to die. 12

Death is priceless, because it is the double crime of regicide and patricide.If it has been accomplished, it will be punished; if it is not accomplished, it will be suicide. The problem is that this is an injustice!Moreover, the case is so simple, could no one figure it out?Shen Sheng didn't feel anything when Li Ji pressed her every step of the way?Xian Gong is eccentric, and everyone knows that Li Ji is a vixen.Could it be that the ministers of the court and the central government are all allowed to do their own thing, and there is no one to dissuade or oppose it?In other words, no one helped Shen Sheng?

Of course there is. But in order to abide by the principles of courtiers, they all retreated. Like Rick. Jin Xiangong sent Shen Sheng to lead the army, but Rick expressed his opposition.But Xian Gong refused to listen, and Rick did not insist.On the contrary, he said to Shen Sheng: As a minister, I am afraid of being unfaithful; as a son, I am afraid of being unfilial.The matter of abolishing the establishment is not something the prince should consider.Prince, please work hard! 13 Some people say that this is good at handling the relationship between father and son, 14 or even the way to be a minister.This is probably debatable.For example, when Rick later killed Xi Qi and Zhuo Zi, why was he relentless and not respectful of the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers?In the final analysis, it was nothing more than that the former Xian Gong was strong, and the later Li Ji and Xi Qi were orphans and widowed mothers, easy to bully.Looking at it this way, Rick was later killed by the relatively powerful Huigong, and he was somewhat self-inflicted.

Let's talk about foxes. Hu Tu also dissuaded Shen Sheng from leading an army, but Shen Sheng refused to listen.Shen Sheng said, Father Jun sent me out to fight, not because he likes me, but to examine me.Since death is inevitable anyway, it is better to fight.Returning without a fight is a greater crime.Die in battle, at least you can leave a good name. As expected, Shen Sheng returned to China, and slander spread everywhere.So Hu Tu stayed behind closed doors. Rick and Hutu's gentleness, courtesy and frugality are actually tolerating and supporting traitors.Of course, with Hutu's status at that time, most of them were helpless.Rick is not powerless, but heartless, or courageless.In fact, Li Ji wanted to murder the prince, and Rick knew about it.However, he was in a dilemma, and his accomplice Pi Zheng said he had no idea.Rick said to Pizheng: I dare not kill the king; I cannot accomplice.I just hide.

So Rick said he was sick.Thirty days later, Li Ji succeeded. 15 Finally, Shen Sheng. Shen Sheng's name is Chu Jun, but he is actually a bitter child.The identity of the mother is unknown, and 16's father has another love. The advice and persuasion of the ministers to him are to be good, to be good, to be obedient, to be loyal, and to be filial.He was never told what personal rights he had to claim, nor how to claim them. Therefore, when Shen Sheng was framed by Li Ji, he was actually unable to save himself.Someone said to him: "The prince should go and argue, your majesty will be able to distinguish right from wrong."Shen Sheng was disheartened.Shen Sheng said, if I go to plead, Li Ji will have to ask the crime.My king and father are old.Without Li Ji, the old man would not be able to eat or sleep.Father Jun is not happy, how can Shen Sheng be happy?

In 656 BC, on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Shen Sheng hanged himself in Quwo. 17 Shen Sheng, who died unjustly, did not rest in peace.It is said that before his death, Shen Sheng entrusted someone to send a message to Hu Tu, who was staying behind closed doors: Shen Sheng is guilty, and he did not listen to your old man's words, which is why he ended up like this today.Shen Sheng didn't dare to covet life and fear death, but he just felt sorry for our king's old age and the country's many disasters.Your old man will not come out of the mountain again, what about Mr. Naiwu?If you are willing to come out to do things, Shen Sheng will die without complaint or regret. 18

Hutu's later death festival may be related to this. 12.See "Zuo Zhuan Four Years of Duke Xi". 13.See "Zuo Zhuan · Min Gong Two Years", "Mandarin · Jin Language One". 14.See "Mandarin · Jinyu I". 15.See "Mandarin · Jinyu II". 16.According to "Zuo Zhuan Zhuang Gong Twenty-eight Years", Jin Xiangong "featured in Qi Jiang" and gave birth to Qin Mu Gong's wife Mu Ji and Prince Shen Sheng.Sheng means having sex with a woman from the mother's generation.Who Qi Jiang is is controversial. 17.See "Zuo Zhuan·Xi Gong Four Years" for the matter.

18.See "Mandarin · Jinyu II".