Chapter 6 A king is not a king, and a minister is not a minister

I don’t know how many people have had this experience: the leader of the unit suddenly said to you, please go to his house for dinner on the weekend, you are flattered, put on a suit and tie, polish your shoes, and come to the door of the leader’s house at the appointed time , concentrating, took three deep breaths, and then rang the doorbell. As a result...it was his nanny who opened the door, and said in Hunan dialect: "Which one are you looking for? Director Sun went to another room with his guest Play mahjong and don’t come back for dinner at night.” Apart from giggling a few times and returning to your home in silence, what else can you do?

However, for the two Wei people more than 2,500 years ago, things were definitely not that simple. "Zuo Zhuan" records that one morning in the summer of 559 BC, Wei Xiangong sent a message to two important officials in the court, Sun Linfu and Ning Zhi, inviting them to the palace for lunch.Upon receiving this notice, Sun Lin's father and Ning Zhi acted quickly, took a bath, put on black black cloth clothes, wrapped in plain raw silk clothes, put on black and red cloth hats, and tidied themselves up. Neatly, then sat in the covered carriage and came to the palace one hour in advance to wait.

Waiting and waiting, seeing that the sun was approaching noon, the two kept looking around, but no one came to announce them. "My lord may have something important to do, just wait a little longer." Father Sun Lin comforted Ning Zhi.Ning Zhi nodded and said nothing. The two continued to wait, and after an unknown amount of time, Ning Zhi suddenly said, "Old Sun, something is wrong, my lord must have forgotten us, right?" Sun Lin's father said: "How is it possible? I guess, the lord must have prepared some delicacies from mountains and seas, and it will not be ready so quickly, so we have to wait."

Ning Zhi said, "What delicacies from mountains and seas?" "For example, bear's paw, you know, bear's paw is very difficult to cook." "It's possible." Ning Zhi said, his Adam's apple twitched.Sun Lin's father pretended to cough and took the opportunity to swallow his saliva.The two of them waited and waited until the sun went down and the birds returned to their nests, both of them were dizzy with hunger, and the imaginary meal was still only in the imagination. "Old grandson!" Ning Zhi said weakly, "Does the bear's paw need to be cooked for so long?"

Father Sun Lin's hat was crooked, his clothes were also wrinkled, and he trembled when he spoke: "It stands to reason, no, it shouldn't be..." The two murmured for a while, and finally decided to go back home. They couldn't wait any longer for this meal, and people would die if they waited any longer.Just as she was about to get in the car, a servant from the palace hurried over and said, "My lord, please meet the two doctors in the back garden!" "Where are you going?" Sun Lin's father asked loudly, his eyes fixed on the face of the little servant.

"Back, the back garden." The little servant was terrified. Ning Zhi hurriedly tugged at Sun Lin's father's sleeve, meaning forget it, let's go in and have a look first.The two followed the waiter and walked quickly to the back garden.I saw Wei Xiangong wearing a white buckskin hat (for hunting), holding a slingshot in his hand, and was hunting birds!Sun Lin's father and Ning Zhi did not dare to startle the bird, and followed him from a distance. After a stick of incense, Wei Xiangong suddenly noticed them behind him and said loudly, "You are here, why don't you fight?" How about a hello?" The two quickly walked up to Duke Wei Xian, and stood respectfully with their hands down, ready to listen to the king's instructions.

"What are the two lovers doing?" Wei Xiangong asked with a smile. "This..." Sun Lin's father hesitated for a moment, and took a peek at Ning Zhi, who was also puzzled, "We are here for the banquet at your invitation!" "Is there such a thing?" Wei Xiangong patted himself on the head and laughed loudly, "Oh my goodness, I forgot such an important thing! Come on, come on, since you are already here, I will accompany you Let's hunt birds together!" Sun Lin's father thought to himself, you put it lightly, but I have been hungry all day, how can I have the strength to accompany you to hunt birds?But he dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out, so he had to be patient and talk to Wei Xiangong.According to the rules at that time, the monarch should wear a formal top hat when talking to his ministers. If he wears other hats, he must take them off to show respect.Wei Xiangong seemed to be completely ignorant of these etiquettes, and he kept his fur hat on, ordering his servant to fetch the slingshot, never thinking that a storm was brewing in the minds of these two people.

Sun Lin's father came out of the palace, suffocated, and didn't want to eat when he went home, so he fell asleep, but couldn't sleep again, and tossed angrily all night.Early the next morning, he drank two mouthfuls of millet porridge indiscriminately, and ordered his family: "Pack your bags, prepare the carriage, and go back to Qidi!" The family members were taken aback: "Are you not going to court?" "The bastard actually talks to me wearing a buckskin hat. Since ancient times, how can there be such a monarch? This official I am wrong!" "Keep your voice down!" The family member hastily persuaded.

"What's the matter? Even if it comes to the emperor, he is unreasonable!" Sun Lin's father's voice became louder. Qidi is the fiefdom of the Sun family.When Sun Lin's father left, he actually voted with his feet and fired Wei Xiangong. The Sun family is a well-known family in the state of Wei, and Sun Lin's father himself is also a meritorious minister who supported Wei Xiangong to come to power.The departure of Sun Lin's father should have aroused the attention of Duke Wei Xiangong.However, what was unexpected was that Wei Xiangong just said lightly: "He's gone?" He didn't say anything again.It seemed that the one who left was not some important official of the court, but an old and fainting domestic slave.

After all, Sun Lin's father was not Tao Yuanming. After living in the country for a while, he couldn't help feeling nostalgic for his days in the court.It's not that he missed the salary of several thousand shimi, but that he couldn't bear the loneliness of dealing with the villagers in the fields all day long.After all, the vast majority of men in that era were political animals. If they couldn't express their opinions in court, couldn't participate in the solemn sacrificial ceremonies, and couldn't deal with each other in the diplomatic arena, life would be too gloomy!Sun Lin's father wanted to go back to the imperial court, but he couldn't get rid of his old face, so he thought of a way to borrow a donkey from the slope - to send his son Sun Kuai back to the capital Diqiu to pay his respects to Duke Xian of Wei.

Wei Xiangong was very happy to see Sun Kuai, and he pulled Sun Kuai and said a lot of homely things, nothing more than how your father is in good health, how is Qi's harvest this year, how many children do you have under your knees, and so on, so affectionate Incredible.In the end, Sun Kuai was left to eat, and the dishes were served according to the highest standard for the monarch to entertain his courtiers. There was also a band playing by the side, and he enjoyed the music while eating. That was a treat.Compared with the cold reception that Sun Lin's father received a few days ago, Sun Kuai's fate is really unpredictable. Sun Kuai was flattered.During the meeting, he wanted to express the old man's apology to Wei Xiangong several times, but Wei Xiangong always talked about him and refused to give him this opportunity.After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the musicians began to sing—— Who are they?The elk living in the river.No boxing and no courage, the job is chaotic rank.It is small and small, what is Er Yong Yi?There are many generals for Judah, but how many are you? This poem called "Qiaoyan" was found in "The Book of Songs Xiaoya" and translated into modern Chinese: Who actually lives by the small river?Powerlessness and lack of courage are the root of disaster.Legs are injured and feet are swollen, where is the courage?There are so many tricks, how many cronies are there? We all know that the lyrics are hard to hear and be true.For example, "Our motherland is a garden, the flowers in the garden are so bright, the warm sun shines on us, and everyone has a smile on their faces." The last two sentences can easily be heard as "The sun in Henan shines on us, Americans With smiles on their faces."But at the banquet that day, Sun Kuai could hear every word sung by the musician clearly. Over and over, you can't hear clearly. Sun Kuai's face changed immediately.He raised his head to look at Wei Xiangong, this fat guy with big ears was shaking his head, beating the beat and listening to the musician "sing" the song, he seemed to be enjoying himself very much. Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated.Sun Kuai secretly squeezed the bronze wine cup in his hand and almost deformed it.He didn't notice that the person who sang in the hall that day was not the court musician he was familiar with, but the assistant of the great musician-this position was called Shi Cao at the time. On such an important occasion, why didn't the great musician play in person? It turned out that Wei Xiangong originally wanted the great musician to sing, but when the great musician listened to the song "Smart Words", he knew that Wei Xiangong had bad intentions. He was afraid of getting into trouble, so he ran away early in the morning with the excuse that he had a sore throat and wanted to go home to recuperate. up.Wei Xiangong found a few more people, but none of them were willing. Only Shi Cao stepped forward and asked to sing. "My singing voice is not as good as the great musician's. If you don't mind, I am willing to sing for the great musician." "it is good!" Wei Xiangong glanced at the man approvingly, without any doubts flashing through his mind.He may have forgotten that just a year ago, he appointed Shi Cao to be the music teacher in the harem, responsible for teaching his favorite concubine to play the guqin.That woman looks like a flower and jade, but her mind is so stupid that she can't even remember the simplest common sense of music theory, and she can't always find the tune when she plays the piano.Teacher Cao got impatient and whipped her a few times.The woman ran to Wei Xiangong and cried, and Wei Xiangong ordered Shi Cao to be arrested and severely beaten three hundred leather whips. Three hundred leather whips destroyed the dignity of a court musician, and also destroyed Wei Xiangong's harmonious and prosperous age.Shi Cao has been brooding over this matter, suffering from no chance of revenge.Seeing that Wei Xiangong was going to be stupid now, how could he let go of this once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity?So he jumped out quickly and asked to sing instead of the great musician.In order for Sun Kuai to hear the lyrics clearly, he also ingeniously adopted the form of recitation. There is no doubt that Wei Xiangong is very satisfied with Shi Cao's performance.It's no wonder that leaders often like subordinates with strong execution ability, but they don't know that in many cases, unconditional execution is actually an extremely irresponsible behavior. Sun Kuai returned to Qidi and reported the situation to Father Sun Lin in detail.Sun Lin's father sighed, and said: "In this way, my lord already hates me to the bone. If we don't strike first, we will die without a place to die." "That's right." Sun Kuai said, "He is not benevolent, and I am not righteous. Let's kill him secretly and go back to Diqiu, and catch him by surprise." Sun Lin's father entered Diqiu on a clear and cool morning, the sun was smiling on the plain, and the shadows of the trees on both sides of the street were dragged long.The soldiers of the Sun clan formed an offensive formation, with chariots in front and infantry behind, and marched towards the palace quickly and orderly.The guards on the city gate and the city wall had long been eliminated by the vanguard, and the entire Emperor Hill defense easily fell into the control of the rebels. Regarding the dispute between the monarch and the Sun family, the ministers of the state of defense basically held an attitude of watching from the sidelines. Everyone stayed at home and ordered the retainers and clansmen to guard their courtyards. As long as the flames of war do not burn themselves, everything will be fine. This is also an important reason why Sun Lin's father easily succeeded. But there was a young man who went his own way, dressed in a neat suit, stood on the street and stopped Sun Lin's car, and greeted him deliberately as if nothing happened: "Oh, this early in the morning, you are fully armed Yes, where are you planning to go?" Before Sun Lin's father could answer, his Rong right guard yelled violently, and swung his spear in his hand to sweep over, but Sun Lin's father blocked it with his hand. "Don't be rude!" Sun Lin's father shouted in a low voice.Then he said politely to that person, "You can see the licentiousness and cruelty of the monarch. I am very worried that the country will be destroyed by this person, so I plan to drive him out of power. What is your opinion?" "The monarch is the lord of a country, but you want to oust him now. Isn't that a crime? Besides, even if you abolish the old and establish the new, how do you know that the new is always better than the old?" This question is neither serious nor serious, but it is very acute.Sun Lin's father couldn't answer it, nor could countless people with "revolutionary" ideas for thousands of years since then.After the young man said these words, he took the initiative to stand on the side of the road to let Father Sun Lin's team pass, and then quickly took his family and fled Weiguo to avoid civil strife. This young man was called Qu (qu) Yuan, and his style name was Boyu. Historically, he was generally called Qu Boyu.Some of his stories are recorded in the book, the most famous one is: one day, Qu Boyu sent someone to visit Confucius, and Confucius asked the visitor about Qu Boyu's recent situation, and the visitor replied: "He is trying to reduce his shortcomings. , but I can’t do it.” After the visitor left, Confucius said to his disciples: “I am here, I am here!” This means that this person knows Yun Boyu very well.Of course, Qu Boyu himself does not think that he is perfect. Even at the age of fifty, he can still deeply reflect on the mistakes he made in the previous year. Year's failure". Hearing the news of Sun Lin's father's rebellion, Wei Xiangong didn't believe it at first, and said to his servant: "How is this possible? Isn't it just a joke with him, he actually..." Then he heard Sun Lin's father Shouted outside the palace gate: "Only kill the faint king, and the rest are not guilty!" Only then did he realize the seriousness of the problem, and quickly sent three sons from the office to negotiate with Sun Lin's father—it was said to be a negotiation, but in fact it was a negotiation. They gave Sun Lin's father as a hostage, hoping that Sun Lin's father would show mercy and let him go. Sun Lin's father didn't even give the three princes a chance to speak, and directly ordered Sun Kuai: "Pull them out and cut them off!" In an instant, three heads were presented, and they were picked up on the flagpole to demonstrate in the palace. Wei Xiangong saw it, and there was nothing to talk about, and it was important to escape.Gather the guards in the palace, desperately fight a bloody road, and flee to the state of Qi for refuge.When he fled to Juandi (the place name of Weiguo) on the border of Qiwei, he made his last political effort and sent his disciples to ask Sun Lin's father for forgiveness, but Sun Lin's father beheaded him again.This guy is obviously red-eyed! Wei Xiangong had no choice but to continue running wildly, and his followers gradually dispersed, leaving only Gongsun Ding to drive for him.Fortunately, it was getting closer and closer to the border of Qi State, and Sun Lin's father did not dare to act rashly. He stationed a large army and only sent two killer warriors—Yin Gongtuo and Yu Gongchai to continue chasing them in light vehicles. Yu Gongcha was the teacher of Yin Gongtuo, and both master and apprentice were famous archers in the state of Wei.Sun Lin's father believed that it should not be a problem to send these two people out to take Wei Xiangong's head.But he overlooked a problem, Yu Gongcha's teacher was none other than Gongsun Ding who drove for Wei Xiangong.With this relationship, things get complicated. Yin Gongtuo was very good at archery, he was also a good driver, and he was familiar with the roads. After chasing for a while, he saw Wei Xiangong's car from a distance.Yin Gongtuo lashed his horse several times, bringing the distance between the two chariots closer. Yugong was short of his longbow, and drew an arrow from his back to the bowstring, aiming at the chariot in front but hesitating. "Master!" Yin Gongtuo urged, "If you don't shoot, the faint king will escape!" Yu Gongcha frowned, still unable to make up his mind.Gongsun Ding in front saw that there were pursuers approaching, so he slammed his whip loudly, and the four horses hoofed like crazy, splashing the dirt on the road everywhere. "Master!" Yin Gongtuo shouted again. Yu Gongcha let out a long sigh, and at the sound of the bowstring, a long arrow was shot.Immediately afterwards, another arrow was hitched. The previous arrow did not arrive, but the rear arrow had already been fired. The two arrows, one in front and one in the back, were all nailed to the flagpole of the vehicle in front.Wei Xiangong was so frightened that he closed his eyes and screamed. "My lord, don't panic!" Gongsun Ding didn't even look back, "If he wants to shoot you, he will never miss." Wei Xiangong opened his eyes tremblingly, and looked back. Sure enough, the chariot behind had slowed down, and seemed to have given up chasing. The chariot behind came to a complete stop.Yin Gongtuo looked at Yu Gongcha suspiciously: "Master, you are disobeying the master's order, how can you go back and do business?" "My master is in that car, how can you tell me to do it?" Yu Gong sent a long sigh, "Go back, I will bear all the responsibilities." "He is your master, not mine. I have nothing to worry about. The master's order cannot be revoked. If you don't have the heart to kill him, please get out of the car and I will chase him alone." Yin Gongtuo said, Made a "please" gesture. Yin Gongtuo brought out Sun Lin's father's order, but Yu Gongcha couldn't refute it.Isn't the bounden duty of the so-called "scholar" just to obey the orders of the master?He got out of the car silently, and said to Yin Gongtuo, "You have to be careful, my teacher is better than me." "Don't worry." Yin Gongtuo flicked his horsewhip, and chased forward again. Duke Xian of Wei breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sound of the horse's hooves, he turned his head and turned pale with shock: "Gongsun Ding, Gongsun Ding, the enemy is chasing up again!" This time Gongsun Ding also turned his head, and saw that Yin Gongtuo was getting closer and closer in his chariot alone, and was tying the reins to the chariot, ready to draw his bow and arrow. "You come to drive!" Gongsun Ding didn't think about it, he put the reins in his hand to Duke Wei Xian, and at the same time picked up his longbow, and shot an arrow with lightning speed. When Yin Gongtuo heard the sound of the bowstring, he knew something was wrong, and when he wanted to hide, the arrow had already pierced his left arm.Gongsun Ding shouted loudly: "This is the master's warning to you. If you chase after me again, you won't be shooting your hand." Yin Gongtuo was shocked, and reined in the pain, and watched Wei Xiangong's chariot run farther and farther. Disappeared on the horizon. There is another version of the story about the teacher, apprentice, and disciple and grandson in history, and the narrator is Mencius, a famous Confucian scholar.According to Mencius, things go like this: The state of Zheng sent Zhuo Ruzi to invade the state of Wei, and the state of Wei sent Yugong Si to pursue him.Unfortunately, at this time, Zizhuo Ruzi fell ill, and after Yugong Si caught up with him, he asked, "Why don't you pick up your bow?" Said: "I learned archery from Yin Gongzhi Tuo, and Yin Gong Zhi Tuo is your apprentice. I can't bear to use your skills to harm you. However, today's business is official, and I dare not give up!" So he drew an arrow, He removed the arrow, shot an arrow at Zi Zhuo Ruzi and went back. Confucianism pursues the stability of order and respects heaven, earth, emperor, relatives, and teachers.However, in real life, the so-called dilemma of loyalty and righteousness often arises, that is, there is a choice between the monarch, parents and teachers.In this story, Zizhuo Ruzi has to choose between being loyal to the monarch or respecting the patriarch.If the story takes place in the West, this is a "to be or not to be" problem, enough to drive the person insane or even commit suicide.But in Mencius's writing, Zizhuo Ruzi's choice is not difficult at all. It is as simple as pulling out the arrow and shooting a false arrow.I have to admit that the Chinese people have lacked tragedy consciousness since ancient times, because Chinese philosophers are too cunning and too good at deceiving themselves and others. Back to the topic.After Wei Xiangong arrived in Qi State, those who had been lost gradually rushed to join him there, including his younger brother, son Zhuan, and Wei Dinggong's wife Dingjiang. Wei Xian, who was lucky enough to escape the catastrophe, believed that his ancestors were blessing him, and ordered Zhu Zong (the administrator of the ancestral temple) to set up an altar and place sacrifices to express his gratitude to his ancestors. There was no mistake in the matter, and the responsibility rested entirely on Sun Lin's father. Ding Jiang was not Wei Xiangong's biological mother, and he could not understand Wei Xiangong's deeds when he came to power. Now seeing him kneeling in front of a pile of stones and chanting words, he felt angry and funny, saying: "If there is no god, you Who should you tell? If there are gods, you can’t lie to the gods. You are clearly guilty, why tell the gods that you are not guilty? You don’t discuss state affairs with the ministers but discuss with the junior ministers. This is the first crime; Ning Zhi is an important minister appointed by the late king to assist you, but you despise them, this is the second crime; I serve the late king with all my heart, but you treat me like a slave, this is the third crime. Ah, just report the escape to your ancestors, don't argue that you are innocent in front of your ancestors!" Duke Xian of Wei lowered his head, not daring to refute a word. Duke Xiang of Lu heard that there was a civil strife in the state of Wei, so he specially sent his doctor Hou Chengshu to Diqiu to express his condolences, and the people of Wei sent his doctor Uncle Yi to receive him. "I heard that Marquis Wei lost his country and went into exile. The widowed monarch was very worried, so he specially sent his ministers here to express his condolences." Uncle Houcheng said, "Your country has a monarch who does not cultivate benevolence, and has ministers who are not sensitive. It’s about things; the ruler is not lenient, and the ministers are not doing their duty well, the accumulation has accumulated over time, and now it has finally led to a catastrophe, how can you deal with it?”——This is where condolences come, it’s clearly a joke! "We appreciate Lu Hou's kindness. But I don't agree with the doctor's statement." Uncle Yi said. "Oh?" Uncle Hou Cheng was somewhat surprised. "It happened like this because the subordinates were insensitive and offended the widowed monarch. But the widowed monarch is not unkind - on the contrary, the widowed monarch abandoned it because he was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to punish his subordinates strictly according to the law. They left us and went far away." Uncle Yi said solemnly. "So this is ah……" "that is the truth." Uncle Hou Cheng returned to the State of Lu and met the doctor Zang Sunhe.Zang Sunhe asked about the situation in the state of Wei, and Uncle Hou Cheng said: "Marquis Wei is still very hopeful to return to the country. There are ministers like Uncle Yi who live in the country and comfort the people for him; Business planning, can he not make a comeback?" Duke Xiang of Lu found out that Duke Xiang of Wei had been settled in the land of Qi by the people of Qi, so he sent Zang Sunhe to visit him.Wei Xiangong, who had just found a place to live, obviously healed his scar and forgot the pain, and he spoke carelessly, not paying attention to Zang Sunhe at all. After retreating, Zang Sunhe said to his entourage: "Uncle Houcheng has misjudged him. This man is full of shit and doesn't want to repent. Why should he go back to China?" Later, when he met Gongzi Qi and others, he changed his opinion after talking with him: "Oh, this person can still return to the country. It's like driving a car. Those who follow him are either pulling in front or pushing behind. It’s even hard to go back!” Twelve years later, Wei Xiangong was able to return to China, which is a later story. Of course, among those who fled with Wei Xiangong, there were also unsteady elements.Doctor You Zaigu couldn't bear the homesickness, so he secretly fled back to Diqiu, but was arrested and sent to Father Sun Lin's residence. "Since the doctor left with the Hunjun, why did you come back again? Don't you know that we have established a rule that all fugitives who sneak back will be punished as espionage and beheaded for public display?" Sun Lin's father was half teasing, half Seriously. "Don't, don't do this!" You Zaigu became anxious when he heard this, "Actually, I didn't want to go with the Hunjun at all. I was coerced to escape at that time!" "I can't control this." "Hey, you must take care of this. I wear fox fur clothes with rolled sheepskin sleeves." You Zaigu put on a pitiful expression.Fox fur is expensive, while sheepskin is cheap. The implication is: I am a good person, with only a little problem. You have to look at the mainstream! Hearing this metaphor, Sun Lin's father couldn't help laughing, and said, "For the sake of your fox fur clothes, I'll let you go." There is a reason for Sun Lin's father to be lenient with You Zaigu Wang. He just found a Gongsun Piao in the Wei State Office, and hastily embraced him as the king.When the new regime was not yet stable, he was unwilling to arouse more conflicts by killing people.After pardoning You Zaigu, he simply issued an order to welcome those who followed Wei Xiangong into exile to abandon the dark side and return to the embrace of the motherland to serve the new regime. But he also understands that if the new regime wants to gain a firm foothold, it is not enough to have the support of the people in the country, and more importantly, it must be recognized by the state of Jin. In the autumn of this year, the coalition forces of the princes who failed to crusade against Qin finally withdrew to their respective countries. Duke Mourning of Jin was greatly touched by the defeat of the war. He decided to take measures to rectify the army—abolishing the establishment of the new army, and the fourth army of the Jin State became the third army. Jin Daogong also took a cautious attitude towards what happened in Weiguo.While eating one day, he suddenly asked Shi Kuang, the chief conductor of the palace band, "Isn't it too much for the people of Wei to drive their king out of the country?" "I feel that their monarch is going too far." Shi Kuang replied. "Oh?" Duke Jin put down his chopsticks, motioning for him to continue talking. Shi Kuang said: "A good ruler rewards the good and punishes the evil, regards the people as his sons and daughters, protects them like the sky, and accommodates them like the earth. The people serve the ruler like their parents, respect him like the sun and the moon, respect him like a god, and fear him like a god. Lei Ting, what he said is an order, who can drive him away? The one who really drives him away is himself, who does not perform the duties of a monarch seriously, and makes the people fall into despair. He himself has lost the qualification to be a monarch, so no one else is to blame." Duke Jin mourned repeatedly. Shi Kuang went on to say: "God nurtured the people, and established a king to rule them. In order to prevent the king from going astray, he also set up assistants for him, let them educate him, protect him, and prevent him from doing excessive things. Therefore The Son of Heaven has his assistants, princes have ministers, ministers have concubines, officials have collaterals, scholars have friends, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen have close people who help each other. Praise the good, correct the excesses, save each other when they are in trouble, and reform the old. Below the Son of Heaven, there are fathers, brothers, and children who come to observe and supervise his merits and demerits. Therefore, it is said in the "Book of Xia", "Qiu people use wooden duo to guide the road, officials and teachers follow the rules, and workers perform arts and crafts to remonstrate." Watching Mu Duo patrolling the road, the officials earnestly taught, and the craftsmen showed their skills to persuade them.) 'God loves the people in every possible way. Would it be possible for a person to act recklessly on the heads of the people, indulge his evil and lose the nature of heaven and earth? No possible!" Shi Kuang's words provide an incisive analysis of the relationship between the ruler and the ruled, and even now, they still have certain practical significance. Later Jin Yugong asked Xun Yan's opinion on this matter. Xun Yan said: "Sun Lin's father expelled the monarch and established a new one. Naturally, it is a big treason. But things are already like this. If we attack it, we may not be able to attack it." To obtain a satisfactory result, instead of exhausting the princes, it is better to take advantage of the situation to stabilize and defend the country. As the old saying goes, those who are about to perish can be bullied, those who are in turmoil can be overthrown, and those that already exist can be consolidated. This is the normal way of the country. You still stabilize and defend the country, Just wait and see." With Shi Kuang's great principles first, and Xun Yan's realistic analysis behind, Jin Daogong made up his mind and held a meeting of princes in Qidi in the winter of the same year, recognizing Gongsun Piao (that is, Wei Shanggong) the legitimacy of the regime.