A knife in love

Chapter 367

Taoist Qingfeng exchanged pleasantries with everyone, and then said to Liu Yong: "Mr. Liu, you can rest assured. In this cave, my Taihua faction will not make things difficult for your Huashan faction."

Liu Yong said: "Liu admires the Taoist priest for having such a heart. Once this matter is over, Liu will naturally thank the Taoist priest again. There are many things involved in the affairs of the two factions, and it is beyond Liu's ability to decide. Just like Taoism The long said, at this time and this place, we should join hands to face the enemy and overcome difficulties together."

After he finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Taoist Qingfeng, turned his head to Situ Qiao and said, "Mr. Situ, please continue to tell everyone the story in this mural."

Situ Qiao kept frowning, as if he was quite dissatisfied with Taoist Qingfeng's interruption of his words, but he didn't sneer as he did just now, he just snorted, and then said: "Bo Zheng After becoming the king of the state of Zheng, his mother and younger brother were dissatisfied and wanted to overthrow Zheng Bo's position as the king. Mrs. Wu Jiang thought to herself, Duan was in the capital and was always suppressed by Zheng Bo. It's better to entrust them to another place, secretly stockpile soldiers, horses, food and grass, and wait for the opportunity. Therefore, she asked Zheng Bo to award the city to Duan. That city is the most important city in Zheng State. Not to mention the dangerous terrain, the city wall is tall and thick , the surrounding land is fertile, and there is sufficient food and grass. Hearing Mrs. Wu Jiang's request, Zheng Bo said to Mrs. Zhiyi is a dangerous place. Once there is a change, it must be a place for swordsmen. What's more, Uncle Guo died there in the past. It's unlucky, it's better not to let my brother go anywhere. If it's entrusted to other cities, I can follow your orders.

"When Mrs. Wu Jiang saw that Uncle Zheng did not agree to grant the reward system to his youngest son, she angrily said to Uncle Zheng, since you said that other cities can be rewarded, then give Jingyi to Duan. This Jingyi is also owned by the State of Zheng. Although Zheng Bo was unwilling in his heart, he was full of what he had said earlier, so he had no choice but to agree. Duan happily arrived in the capital, appointed private officials as officials, recruited soldiers and horses, and stockpiled food, grass and weapons. Wu Jiang was also in the court. He secretly acted wantonly to win ministers over for Duan. Duan's reputation grew day by day, Zheng Guo people called him Taishu of the capital, and some people called him Taishu Duan, his reputation was already higher than that of Zheng Bo.

"Some of the ministers of the state of Zheng were worried when they saw this situation. A doctor called Ji Zhong asked Zheng Bo to see him and said to him that if the wall of the enfeoffed city exceeds three hundred feet, it will become a disaster for the country. The previous king made a rule. The largest city in the country cannot exceed one-third of the capital, the medium-sized one cannot exceed one-fifth, and the small one cannot exceed one-ninth. I'm afraid it will be bad for the king. But Zheng Bo smiled and said, "My mother wants to do this, so I know that there will be disasters, but I can't avoid them. Ji Zhong said, there is no time for people to be satisfied! It is better to deal with them as soon as possible, so as not to let the troubles grow." Spread. Once the heart of disaster grows and spreads, it will be difficult to deal with. The spreading weeds cannot be eradicated, let alone your beloved brother?"

When Situ Qiao said this, he paused for a moment, looked at the crowd and said, "Uncle Zheng said something next, but it is a famous saying through the ages, which has been passed down to this day. He has committed many unrighteous actions towards Jizhong Dao, and he will kill himself! Now we Let’s not move for now, just wait and see what happens. Think about it, everyone, if Zheng Bo stopped Madam Wu Jiang and Duan at this time, and stopped their desire to usurp the throne, not only would Zheng Guo be less civil strife, but Madam Wu Jiang and Duan would also be spared. It ended in a miserable end. Zheng Bo’s actions seemed to be benevolent and filial to rule the country, but in fact they were deliberately indulgent, fueling the ambitions of Mrs. Wu Jiang and Duan, making them uncontrollable. At that time, he will stand up and raise his arms With a shout, he took the lead in axiom, even if he killed his mother and younger brother, others would not be able to say anything."

When everyone heard what he said, their hearts trembled.What Situ Qiao said was right, everyone thought that Zheng Bo was kind and couldn't bear to embarrass his mother, so they didn't refute her unreasonable request.It was only after hearing Situ Qiao's criticism at this time that he realized that Zheng Bo was benevolent on the surface, but in fact he was hiding a huge conspiracy.This person used such methods against his mother and his own brother, and his vicious thoughts made people shudder.

But I heard Situ Qiao say: "The reason why Uncle Zheng indulged Mrs. Wu Jiang and Duan's illegal behavior was not because he didn't want to restrain him. It's just that not all the ministers in the court agreed with him when he took the throne not long ago. If he did it rashly, with Mrs. Wu Jiang's presence Zheng Guo's status, maybe when an edict is issued to the court, the ministers will blow themselves off the throne first. What's more, Mrs. Wu Jiang is the princess of Shen Guo. If she asks Shen Guo to send troops, the ministers in the court will support Duan Taking advantage of the opportunity to make noise, he was troubled both internally and externally, so he must be defeated. Therefore, he set up a strategy of trying to catch and deliberately let Mrs. Wu Jiang and Duan Zhi be satisfied, and their ambitions continued to expand. This strategy is very vicious, and it can be said that it kills three people with one stone. Bird, one is to let the mother and younger brother think that they are weak and incompetent, so they naturally despise themselves, so they will not be on guard against themselves. When he kills his mother and younger brother, people in the world will only say that the two have brought the blame on themselves, and will not accuse him of viciousness. The third is that Mrs. Wu Jiang and Duan will act aggressively. , you can know which people are not loyal to you, but the confidants of your mother and younger brother.

"Zheng Bo's thoughts were not in vain. Uncle Duan saw that Zheng Bo was always forbearing, and thought that he was afraid of him, and became more and more rampant. He not only ran amok in the capital, but also encouraged several cities on the border of Zheng State to betray Zheng Bo. Some ministers in the court who are not attached to Taishu Duan have reported to Zheng Bo, asking Zheng Bo to stop Taishu Duan's behavior. Among them, a minister named Gongzi Lu said it most bluntly. He said to Zheng Bo that the country There can't be two kings, but right now Taishu Duan's behavior is no different from that of the king, and even surpasses the king of Zheng. Now, what do you plan to do, my lord? If you plan to hand over the state of Zheng to Taishu, then I will go Go to him; if you don't hand over the throne to him, then please get rid of him, don't make the ministers and the people anxious. Zheng Bo still said with a smile, if Duan Duo does unrighteousness, he doesn't need others to do it. He was condemned by God.

"Shortly thereafter, Grand Uncle Duan robbed a few more cities, and his territory had expanded to several times its original size. Moreover, there were many city guards who saw that Uncle Duan was becoming more and more powerful, and they also secretly cooperated with Uncle Duan. Collusion. Young Master Lu was worried, so he went to Zheng Bo again and advised him that if he wanted to get rid of Taishu Duan, it was now the most critical moment. The more land Taishu Duan controlled, the more people would support him. If this goes on like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control. However, Zheng Bo still kept a calm look, and said to his son Lu that a traitor is a traitor, he is unjust to the monarch, and he is not close to his elder brother. Even if the territory he controls continues to expand, the people will not submit to him. For him, it will eventually collapse.

"Uncle Duan built cities in a big way, recruited troops and bought horses, and saved food, grass, weapons and armor. It can be said that his troops are strong and strong. He sent someone to inform Mrs. Wu Jiang. Mrs. Wu Jiang was overjoyed and replied a letter to Uncle Duan, asking him to send troops In the surprise attack on the capital of Zheng State, I have secretly created the key to the gate of the capital. As soon as Taishu Duan's army arrives outside the capital, I will send someone to open the gate with the key. At the same time, the ministers who support Taishu Duan will also bring people Rushing into the palace, when the time comes, the inside and the outside should cooperate and kill Zhuang Gong, a great event will be accomplished. After receiving this letter, Grand Uncle Duan was overjoyed and prepared to send troops to attack the capital.

"It's just that Mrs. Wu Jiang and Uncle Duan's various behaviors have long been under Zheng Bo's surveillance. Mrs. Wu Jiang's letter has not yet been sent to Jingyi, and a copy of the original letter has been placed on Zheng Bo's desk. Taking this letter, Zheng Bo first summoned the princes and nobles and showed them the letter. The princes and nobles scolded Mrs. Wu Jiang and Grand Uncle Duan for treason, and they should be executed. After Zheng Bo obtained the support of the royal family , and summoned the honorable ministers in the court, and showed this letter to all the ministers. Naturally, there was a lot of scolding in the court, and all the ministers demanded to send troops to destroy Taishu Duan. At that time, Zheng Bo had sent his confidant ministers Zifeng commanded a large army to crusade against the capital, and a single chariot had two hundred chariots. Zheng Bo saw that the royal family in the capital and the officials in the court expressed their support for him, so he ordered Mrs. Wu Jiang and Taishu Duan's accomplices in the court to be exhausted Capture and kill, and at the same time strictly order Zifeng to do all the evil, and not let Taishu Duan and his accomplices escape.

"Uncle Duan is unpopular in Jingyi. He has always been arrogant and doesn't take Zheng Bo seriously. Hearing that the army sent by the monarch suddenly appeared outside the city, he was frightened. Those who want to send troops to resist The summoned rebels dispersed in a hurry. Seeing the king's army approaching the city, the people of Jingyi immediately gathered in the city and besieged Taishu Duan's mansion. Taishu Duan fled Jingyi in fright and ran all the way to Yancheng This place. Zifeng led the army to follow closely, broke through Yancheng without any effort, and captured Taishu Duan and his party."

Situ Qiao pointed at the picture on the wall while talking, and everyone looked at the picture one after another, confirming the situation in the picture with Situ Qiao's words one by one, and sure enough most of them matched.

Situ Qiaodao: "Zuo Zhuan said that Zheng Bo was kind and didn't want to kill Taishu Duan, so he ordered the army to attack Taishu Duan's Zifeng, and must capture Taishu Duan alive, so as not to hurt his life. Because of this, although Tai Shuduan was besieged by the army of Zheng State, he first broke through from Jingyi, and was not killed by Zheng Jun in Yancheng, but escaped, and finally ran to the Republic of China, and never returned to Zheng It’s just a folklore. Although Zheng Bo issued an edict on the surface, ordering Zheng Jun not to kill Taishu Duan, he privately told Zifeng that if Taishu Duan was captured alive and returned to the capital, it would be difficult to execute him publicly. So as long as the corpse is not alive. Zifeng has never liked this uncle Duan. He naturally attacked and killed him on the battlefield. After capturing Taishu Duan in the chaos, he sent his confidantes to trap him In a small room in Yancheng, he was not given food and water, and starved to death of the younger brother of King Zheng Guo. Later, he set a fire outside the small room and burned Taishu Duan's body together with The house was burned clean, and the corpse was burned to wipe out all traces!"

When Situ Qiao said this, everyone thought in their hearts: "What Duan has done is indeed asking for his own death. But if Bo Zheng taught him a lesson early, and he stopped his plot to usurp the throne, Duan's life is still worth it. You can stay. What's more, Bo Zheng has indulged in extortion and extortion in the capital for many years, causing great harm to the local people. When the swordsmen are together, apart from the soldiers dying in battle, the most unlucky people are the people. Zheng Bo did so It is indeed a bit too vicious."

(End of this chapter)