Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 133, Cui Zhu Kills the King, Tang Jiang and Zhao Ji
Following Yingzheng's car, he came to Yongcheng. After seeing Da Zongzhenghe's defenders, Yingzheng went directly to Qinian Palace. The ancestral hall of the State of Qin is in Qinian Palace. He helped Zhao Ji out of the car.

Ziyou looked at Zhao Ji and Lai Ai. Lai Ai had met him before, but it was the first time he had seen Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji had sent someone to summon him to see him when the Qin State was controlling locusts, but he had already left Xianyang at that time. .

Although Zhao Ji is getting old, she is well maintained. Her face looks like she is in her 20s. In terms of appearance alone, she is no different from Concubine Yan, Xue Nu and Yan Ling Ji. Two-tailed phoenix birds embroidered with gold thread, and the self-cultivating costume set off the enchanting and graceful figure.

The whole person is full of grace and luxury, but I don't know why the first time I see Zhao Ji, I will be attracted by her enchanting figure and face. Zhao Ji is like a combination of a witch and a goddess. Ying Yiren was fascinated by Zhao Ji at first glance, not to mention attracting countless men afterwards, making countless men flock to Zhao Ji.

"My queen is exhausted, please rest early." Ying Zheng saluted Zhao Ji.

"Zheng'er has worked hard, and it will be fine after tomorrow." Zhao Ji said, holding Ying Zheng's hand. Zhao Ji's eyes were a little tired, as if she had been exhausted after a long journey, but the servants of Ganquan Palace knew that Zhao Ji This look has been around for a long time.

Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng with complex expressions in her eyes. How could she forget the prison-like days she and Ying Zheng had lived in Zhao Guo? Seeing this child who had already reached the throne, Zhao Ji's eyes were full of distress And happiness, but also loss, when a person holds power for too long, he will gradually get lost in power.

"The King and the Queen Mother are also requested to rest earlier." Lai Ai said while bending her body.

Ziyou and Gai Nie looked at Lai Ai, and they were a little embarrassed to be looked at by the two clans. In addition, the people here are all from Yingzheng, and their heads were lowered even lower. said
"Changxinhou has worked hard, help the queen mother and go back to rest earlier."

"It's the king."

"No hurry, Zheng'er, let mother take a good look at you later." Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng and said, Zhao Ji knew that today was the last day she would be able to look at her child like this, and after that Ying Zheng would be King Qin, a real The king is no longer his child.

Ying Zheng was also touched by Zhao Ji's words, and the hand held by Zhao Ji trembled a little. Zhao Ji patted Ying Zheng's hand, and looked at Ziyou and Gai Nie behind Ying Zheng. After all, it was the first time Ziyou saw Zhao Ji. Even in the deep palace, Zhao Ji had heard a lot about Ziyou.

"This is Mr. Ziyou, right? It really is as rumored." Zhao Ji said looking at Ziyou.

"Meet the Empress Dowager," Ziyou said.

"Well, no courtesy." Zhao Ji nodded, and seeing Zhao Ji looking at Ziyou's eyes, Lao Ai became more determined in her heart to rebel.

The tiredness in Zhao Ji's eyes became heavier, and after talking to Ying Zheng for a few more words, she left with Lao Ai and her entourage. Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Ji's back with complicated eyes, but he never said a word.

"My lord, it's time to go back to the palace and prepare for the coronation tomorrow." Ziyou reminded.

Yingzheng nodded and brought his entourage to the main hall of Qinian Palace. Yingzheng watched Ziyou and Gai Nie open their mouths several times but hesitated to speak. Ziyou naturally knew what Yingzheng wanted to ask, so ask first

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Lao Ai is an eunuch, it's true, don't worry."

"The widow doubts whether the queen mother knows about the rebellion of Lai Ai. If she knows that she hasn't stopped it, the widow." Ying Zheng lowered his head. He is not afraid of Lao Ai's rebellion. , Every time he thinks of this, his heart seems to be pricked by a needle.

Yingzheng didn't care that Zhao Ji had a male favourite. In the Warring States period, it was not uncommon for powerful women to find a male favourite. Qin's clan and ministers don't care too much, but everyone has a bottom line,

It doesn't matter if you find a male favorite, but you can't follow the example of Queen Mother Xuan to control the government. They can understand that the King of Qin needs someone to coerce the courtiers when he is young, but once the King of Qin is in charge, he must return the power. After all, not everyone can be as good as King Qin Zhaoxiang. Take power at 60 and still live to be in your 80s.

With the Empress Dowager Xuan as an example, Ying Zheng was not too angry, and his mother, Zhao Ji, was widowed just at the age of 30. As the saying goes, thirty is like a wolf and forty is like a tiger. Zhao Ji is at a fierce age, and it makes sense to find a male favorite among.

So Yingzheng didn't pay much attention to Zhao Ji's affairs at the beginning, but Lao Ai has completely drifted away since she was named Chang Xinhou. Not only did she look down on Yingzheng as a child, but she also called herself Yingzheng's "false father" in private, and now she wants to rebel. Wanting his life, he didn't know if Zhao Ji was involved, and what was his attitude?
But looking at what Lai Ai is doing now, it would be impossible without Zhao Ji's permission. Now Ziyou has told him that Lai Ai is from the real temple, and he also sent someone to investigate secretly. It is true that Lai Ai does not have that ability. Ying Zheng couldn't be more angry. Being carried on the head by an eunuch as a father is something that no one can bear.

Ziyou didn't know how to answer Ying Zheng. The way Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng in front of Qinian Palace just now was indeed looking at a child. There was bitterness and reluctance in her eyes. It was the way a mother looked at her child.

"Forget it, I will ask the queen mother about it myself," Ying Zheng said.

Then the waiter stood outside the door and shouted

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager summoned Mr. Ziyou and wanted to ask him some questions."

The expressions of Ziyou, Yingzheng and Gai Nie in the hall changed. They knew that Lai Ai's attack was coming. At this time, Zhao Ji summoned Ziyou. Ying Zheng nodded and went to see Zhao Ji, Ziyou was naturally not afraid, and as long as Lai Ai was not stupid, she would not suddenly rebel.

The most feared thing about rebellion is haste. Lao Ai and his disciples plan to launch a rebellion tomorrow, because tomorrow, when the government is crowned, most of the city defense forces of Qinian Palace will be on the side of the ancestral hall, and they can easily attack Qinian palace.

Otherwise, relying on the walls of Qinian Palace and lacking siege equipment, Lao Ai's retainers might not be able to enter Qinian Palace.

"What's the matter?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Recently, the Empress Dowager has been reading Confucian classics, some of which she does not understand, and now Mr. Ziyou is here, and the Empress Dowager hopes that he can answer your questions." The servant said.

"The queen mother is tired, and it won't be too late until the coronation is over." Ying Zheng said, no one knows if Lai Ai wants to take the opportunity to assassinate Ziyou, so Ying Zheng dare not let Ziyou pass easily, Ziyou is very important to the current state of Qin important.

"The Empress Dowager is thirsty for knowledge, and she can't sleep. I hope Mr. Ziyou can answer your questions first." The servant still said, with Ying Zheng on one side and Zhao Ji on the other. The servant was also very conflicted, but he still spoke out Zhao Ji's words.

When Yingzheng wanted to say something else, Ziyou spoke first.

"I'm going to see the Queen Mother. Your Majesty, if I don't come back, it means that Lai Ai has already acted ahead of time. At that time, your Majesty must protect yourself. Wang Jian's five thousand armor-piercing soldiers are rushing to Yongcheng."

Although Wang Jian led an army to the border to defend the 40 troops of Han, Zhao and Wei, but halfway through, Wang Ji secretly replaced Wang Jian, and Wang Jian threw the [-] armor-piercing soldiers to detour and secretly rushed to Yongcheng. Arrive that day.

"Mr. Ziyou, don't worry, nothing will happen with me here." Gai Nie said to Yingzheng. He also knew that he was not as good as the previous disciples of Guigu, but he and Wei Zhuang were the most powerful among the disciples of Guigu in the past. Even Pang Juan's personal force was inferior to the two of them.

Ziyou nodded, carrying the Zhanlu sword, followed the servant to Zhao Ji's palace, the servant stopped when he reached Zhaoji's palace, and motioned for Ziyou to go in alone, Ziyou handed the sword to the servant, walked into the palace, and entered the Queen Mother Bringing a sword in the palace is like treason, so Ziyou handed over the sword.A certain descendant surnamed Lin had a tragedy in his life because he entered the Baihu Hall by mistake with a knife.

When Ziyou entered the palace, the gate was closed in an instant. Ziyou stared around and looked around, very vigilant in his heart, but there was no one in the palace, only Zhao Ji was sitting on the table with a volume of "Spring and Autumn" in her hand. Looking forward to Ziyou.

There was a trace of laziness in the pair of phoenix eyes, Ziyou could only salute first when he saw this

"Ziyou pays homage to the Empress Dowager."

"Mr. Ziyou, you don't need to be too polite. There are only two of us here." Zhao Ji said. Originally, Changxin Hou Lai Ai was also in the palace, but Lai Ai left before preparing to take office tomorrow, and Zhao Ji did not stop her too much. Ji also wanted to get close to Ziyou.

"I don't know where the Queen Mother has any doubts?" Ziyou really didn't feel that there were other people in the palace. It seemed that Lai Ai was preparing to rebel.

"Sir, please come over here. There are many things that Ai's family doesn't understand. Please sit down and explain slowly." Zhao Ji said with a lazy body movement.

"Don't dare, I'll just be here." Ziyou bowed his head and said, Zhao Ji is indeed enchanting enough, especially the combination of dignified luxury and enchanting charm is enough to fascinate most men, but Ziyou is still determined People, Yan Lingji's fire charm technique can't help it, let alone Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji looked at Ziyou, who was unmoved, and was taken aback for a moment. You must know that no man can refuse her so far. At the beginning, Lord Weiyang was fascinated by her after seeing her. Now Ziyou looks like this Put a playful smile on her face, men like to conquer everything, but Zhao Ji also likes to conquer those who don't follow.

Zhao Ji glanced at the things in "Spring and Autumn" that she took out at will and said

"Mister is like a gentleman like the rumors, but I don't know what you think about 'Cui Zhu lured the Marquis of Qi with his wife, and Duke Zhuang is greedy for sex'?"

After Zhao Ji said this, Ziyou was stunned. Seeing Ziyou's stunned expression, Zhao Ji was puzzled at first, and then realized that there was something wrong with her words.

After all, the story of Cui Zhu seducing Marquis Qi with his wife, and Duke Zhuang’s greed for lust is very similar to the current situation, but the words have been spoken, and she doesn’t want this to change. She leans on the table and wants to know Ziyou answer.

Ziyou looked at Zhao Ji, thinking about what Zhao Ji wanted to do by asking this story. Now that he asked this question in this situation, he had to think more. Back then, Duke Ling of Qi was critically ill. Gong, then killed Taifu Gaohou, and then took control of the state of Qin for more than 20 years, similar to Lu Buwei of Qin today.

And Duke Zhuang of Qi couldn't bear Cui Zhu's monopolistic power, and wanted to take back the power, but Cui Zhu held Qi Guo very strictly, and Duke Zhuang of Qi had no choice but to take revenge on Cui Zhu, so he gave him a cuckold, and Thinking of finding an opportunity to kill Cui Zhu.

But Cui Zhu found out about this matter, and in turn used his wife to kill Duke Zhuang of Qi and set up a new monarch. Lai Ai can be said to be the new Cui Zhu. Zhao Ji asked this Ziyou at this time. Know what to say, but can't help but say

"Cui Zhu killed his lord, from "Zuoshi Chunqiu", said: Qi Tanggong's wife, Dongguo Yan's sister. Dongguo Yanchen Cui Wuzi. Tanggong died, and Yan Yuwuzi mourned Yan. Seeing Tang Jiang is beautiful. , then take it.

Zhuang Gong was as good as the Cui family, and gave him the crown of Cui Zi.The waiter said: "Impossible." The Duke said: "If it is not Cui Zi, he has no crown?" Without getting room.The public whip attendant Jia Ju, who is close to him, is the Duke of Cui Zijian."

Cui Zhu's murder of his king took place in the 25th year of Duke Xiang of Lu. The wife of Duke Tang of Qi State was Dong Guoyan's sister.Dong Guoyan was Cui Zhu's retainer.When Duke Tang died, Dong Guoyan drove to mourn for Cui Zhu.Cui Zhu saw that Tang Jiang was beautiful, so he fell in love with her and asked Dong Guoyan to marry her for him.

Later, Duke Zhuang of Qi had an affair with Tang Jiang, and he often went to Cui's house to give Cui Zhu's hat to others.

A hat is a symbol of a person, and Qi Zhuanggong’s actions let Cui Zhu know that Qi Zhuanggong could no longer bear him, so Cui Zhu took the lead, asking his wife to lure Qi Zhuanggong, and led Qi Zhuanggong to confront Tang Tang. After Jiang lost his resistance, he planned to kill Duke Zhuang of Qi.

"Master also thinks that Duke Zhuang of Qi is to blame, and Cui Zhu is a traitor?" Zhao Ji asked after listening to her explanation.

"Cui Zhu has dominated the government for more than 20 years, and he is arrogant and contemptuous of Duke Zhuang of Qi. This is unbearable for any monarch. How can a monarch endure his power being controlled by ministers and become a puppet?

And Cui Zhu also saw Qi Zhuanggong's thoughts, so he took the lead in killing Qi Zhuanggong to protect himself. In the final analysis, this matter was a power struggle, and it was nothing more than right or wrong. " Ziyou said.

"Mr.'s view is surprising. It doesn't look like a Confucian disciple at all. Isn't Cui Zhu's killing the king a violation of etiquette?" Zhao Ji asked.

"If it's from the point of view of self-preservation, Cui Zhu is right. If it's from the point of view of etiquette, Qi Zhuang's public and private associations with ministers' wives are also shameless. What the two of them did was nothing more than a struggle for power, and their retribution is also exist.

Duke Zhuang of Qi was killed, his son was deposed, and Cui Zhu was exterminated, and his regicide was left in history by Tai Shigong, and he was shamelessly insulted by future generations. Everyone is right , Everyone is wrong, right and wrong can only be judged by future generations.

If the Queen Mother wants to ask this question, Ziyou can only say that others will watch what he is doing now, and no one can escape. " Ziyou said.

This is also the reason why Lu Buwei wanted to write "Lushi Chunqiu" for future generations. He knew that he had enough stigma, and hoped that he could leave such a book to wash away his stigma on the one hand, and hope on the other hand. Can leave a good voice in history.

"Then what do you think of Cui Zhu's wife?" Zhao Ji looked at Ziyou and asked, listening to Ziyou's evaluation of Cui Zhu and Duke Zhuang of Qi, Zhao Ji still cared a little about reputation. The dancer was born with a low status, and she was fed up with contempt and indifference. She also thought about how she would be respected from the heart.

"In my opinion, Tang Jiang is just a poor woman. After the death of Duke Tang, Tang Jiang was originally a widow and her life was considered stable, relying on the wealth of Duke Tang, but in front of power, Tang Jiang is just a poor man who can't resist. , Cui Zhu forced Tang Jiang to marry, can she resist? Cui Zhu asked Tang Jiang to seduce Duke Zhuang of Qi and kill him. Duke Zhuang of Qi was also killed.
But what happened to Tang Jiang?Tang Jiang was poisoned to death by Cui Zhu for her secret, and Tang Jiang was also insulted by later generations, but all these were the choices she had to make in order to survive.

After all, Tang Jiang is just a poor woman, a poor woman who is helpless in the face of power and can only be manipulated by these people. If Tang Jiang had a choice, she might choose to guard the tomb of Duke Tang. My own children live their lives peacefully and peacefully. " Ziyou said.

Hearing Ziyou's words, the book in Zhao Ji's hand fell to the ground, and she looked at Ziyou with reddish eyes. Tang Jiang is the epitome of women in this era, and she, Zhao Ji, is not another Tang Jiang?

Zhao Ji was originally a dancer, she belonged to the bottom of the society, and was a plaything for others to play with. Later, Lu Buwei took a fancy to her and ransomed her back home. Zhao Ji thought she had met Liang.

But who knew that Ying Yiren fell in love with her, and Lu Buwei gave her to a stranger for his rare goods to live in, and she also agreed for Lu Buwei's ambition, but only she knew the desolation in her heart.

Yiren is also good to her, but Yiren and Lu Buwei abandoned her who had just given birth and Ying Zheng returned to Qin, which made this woman cold again. She gave her sincerity twice in a row but was abandoned, just when she was about to let go of Lu Buwei and Yiren. At that time, the army of Qin State took them back to Qin State, Yiren also kept her original promise and made her queen, and Lu Buwei suppressed the courtiers for her.

Zhao Ji, who became the queen, gradually cultivated her vision and pattern, and she gradually understood that in the hearts of Lu Buwei and Yiren, she was just someone who could be discarded at any time.

After the death of the other person, Zhao Ji was afraid of being abandoned again, and lived the lonely and fearful life in Zhao State. She agreed to Lu Buwei's request, controlled the government with Lu Buwei, and caused chaos in the palace with Lu Buwei.

When Zhao Ji thought that her life would pass like this, Lu Buwei abandoned her again, which made Zhao Ji completely give up. She knew that the only thing she could rely on was the power in her hand so that she would no longer be played around as a toy, nor She will go back to the days when she was in Zhao Guo HD again, and power has become her reliance.

This is where she is different from Tang Jiang, but she has a similar experience to Tang Jiang. Ziyou's words touched her. If she had a choice, how could she be where she is today? Looking at Ziyou, she really feels unfortunate for Tang Jiang, Zhao Ji looked at Ziyou's eyes also changed, and said

"Tang Jiang is indeed unlucky. If she could choose which woman would she be willing to do?"

　It's late, brothers, it's all here today

　　
　
(End of this chapter)