Legend of the Great Desolation

Chapter 67
When Chen Rong saw Zhunti's last appearance, he touched his nose and said to himself: "Am I so scary, am I just a creature?" Then he stopped thinking about it, after all, Zhunti had already given a little Lesson learned, eh.He began to turn his eyes back to those who came to tell fortunes, and continued to watch the direction of Shang and Zhou Dynasty. At the same time, Chen Rong gradually became famous in Chaoge.

In the eighth year of King Zhou, in the fourth month of summer, the four princes of the world led eight hundred towns to make a pilgrimage to Shang.The princes of the four towns are Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu, Nanbohou Echongyu, Xibohou Jichang, and Beibohou Chonghou Hu.At this time, Taishi Wen Zhongshang was in Beihai, and he wiped out Yuan Futong, Fei Zhong and You Hun, the favored ministers of King Zhou.All the princes know that the two control the government and exercise power without authorization, so they should not bribe them first to tie their hearts.Among them is Hou Suhu of Jizhou. This man's nature is like a fire, and he is upright and upright. How can he know that he is destined to compete? In the past, when he saw a little injustice and lawlessness, he was punished by the law. There were many pretexts, so neither of them gave any gifts. .It's also a coincidence. On that day, the two checked that all the princes in the world had gifts, but Du Suhu didn't have a list of etiquette. He was very angry and held a grudge.

Just after the morning court on the second day, Fei Zhong and You Hun said to King Zhou: "The prime minister advises against the selection of beauties, and your majesty accepts it on the same day, that is, to stop the decree. I adore you. Once you go back today, your Majesty is not enough to win the trust of your subjects. You must not. I recently visited Jizhou Hou Suhu. There is a daughter, beautiful and beautiful, leisurely and gentle. Serve as an envoy. Kuang chooses the daughter of one person, and it will not disturb the people of the world, and it will not attract people's eyes and ears." King Zhou was very happy when he heard the words, and ordered someone to come to Suhu.After Su Hu followed his mission to the Longde Palace to meet King Zhou, King Zhou didn't talk nonsense, and straight to the point: "I have heard that Qing has a daughter with a quiet character and moderate behavior. I want to choose to serve the harem. Qing is a relative of the state and eats the sky. Lu, accepting his prominent position, he will live in Jizhou forever, enjoy peace and prosperity, be famous all over the world, and everyone in the world will envy you. What do you think?"

Seeing that Fei Zhongyouhun was also there, Su Hu knew it was a trick of the two of them, and said solemnly: "In your majesty's palace, there are thousands of concubines and concubines down to concubines. Why can't you be charming and charming enough to please the king?" Eyes and ears? Listen to the flattery from the left and right, and trap your Majesty in injustice. The maid Pu Liu is of poor quality, and she is not well versed in etiquette. Wouldn’t it be beautiful to let future generations know that your majesty is righteous and self-cultivating, accepts advice and listens to advice, and is not a lustful king!”

But now, after all, King Zhou was enchanted by Zhunti, unable to be himself, and was invaded by the beauty of Nuwa, not to mention that King Zhou heard that he could have the beauty of Nuwa, so he couldn't extricate himself.But this Su Hu is really not enlightened, so King Zhou said: "Qing's words are not very familiar with the general. From ancient times to the present, who would not want a woman to be the lintel. Kuang Nu is a concubine, a noble enemy of the emperor; Qing is a relative of the emperor, and he is proud and honorable." , who is more than this! Don't be confused, you should judge yourself." Su Hu heard the words, but he said harshly: "I heard that the ruler cultivates virtue and diligent government, and the people will be satisfied. Xia was out of power, desolate and desolate; only my ancestors were not sensual, did not breed wealth, were virtuous and rewarded for officials, meritorious and rewarded, and restrained lenient and benevolent. Now Your Majesty does not imitate the ancestors, but imitates the king of Xia, which is the way to defeat. Moreover, if a ruler loves sex, he will overthrow the country; The king is the standard for the ministers, if the king does not follow the way, the ministers will turn him into a traitor, and friends are compared to traitors, the affairs of the world are still tolerable! I fear that the business has a foundation of more than [-] years, and it will be disordered by your majesty."

At this time, King Zhou said angrily: "The king's order is not to wait. The king's death, dare not disobey. Now the widow just wants to recruit your daughter as a concubine, but you dare to disobey and say to your face that the widow is the king of subjugation. It's disrespectful, someone here took Su Hu and pushed him out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded him." When the guards were about to take Su Hu down, Fei Zhong and You Hun hurriedly stopped them and said, "Su Hu disobeyed the order. It's time to investigate; but your majesty offended her by choosing to serve her daughter; let the world hear it, saying that your majesty despises the virtuous and emphasizes color, blocking the way of speech. If you don't forgive her and return to the country, he feels the emperor's grace of not killing her, so he will naturally send this daughter Pay tribute to the palace to serve the emperor. The common people know that your majesty is magnanimous, accepts advice and tolerates others, and protects meritorious ministers. It is the meaning of killing two birds with one stone. May your majesty allow your ministers to implement it." King Zhou was overjoyed when he heard the words, so he let Su Hu go.

When Su Hu returned to the post house, he was extremely angry and angry.The generals of the family came forward to meet and asked: "The king called the Lord Hou to see him. What do you want to discuss?" Hearing this, Su Hu said angrily: "There is no way to fool the king, don't think about the virtues of the ancestors, listen to slander, and want to choose my daughter into the palace. I am a concubine. This must be Fei Zhong and You Hun who deceived the king's heart with wine and sex, and wanted to dominate the government. I didn't listen to the order, and I didn't feel outspoken and admonishing. Returning to the fiefdom, I think I feel the grace of the faint king not to kill, and I will send my daughter to the court song to fulfill the treacherous plan of the two thieves. I want to hear that the grand master is on an expedition, and the two thieves are in power. , The people are hanging upside down. Poorly become a soup club, it will soon be wiped out! I thought to myself that if I don’t send this girl into the official position, the foolish emperor will ask for punishment. If I want to send this girl into the palace, the foolish emperor will lose his virtue and make the world laugh at me. Wisdom. Can the generals have a good strategy to teach me?" The generals heard the words and said in unison: "An old saying goes: If the king is not upright, the ministers will go to foreign countries. Today, the king despises the virtuous and values ​​the color. Seeing confusion, it is better to sing the court song and guard yourself In a country, the ancestral temple can be protected at the top, and the family can be protected at the bottom." Su Hu was in a rage at this time, and when he heard this, he didn't feel aroused, and said without thinking: "A man should not do things that he doesn't understand!" He ordered his servants to fetch the Four Treasures of the Study, and wrote a poem on the wall of the Meridian Gate, "If the emperor is bad and his ministers are evil, there are five constants. Su Hu of Jizhou will never go to business!"

King Zhou was disobeyed by Su Hu. When he was unhappy, he saw the servants of the Meridian Gate entering the hall and leaning over the tunnel, saying: "I am at the Meridian Gate. I saw the sixteen-character anti-poem inscribed by Su Hu of Jizhou on the wall. I dare not neglect it. I still hope that I will give it to you." Your Majesty's Holy Judgment!" Then he handed the poem to the attendant, and the attendant sent it to the imperial case.After reading it, King Zhou immediately cursed: "It's unreasonable! The widow did not execute him because of the virtue of good life, but let him return to the fief, but he wrote a counter-poem on the Meridian Gate, which greatly insulted the court. Forgive me." Therefore, King Zhou planned to conscript himself.However, he was stopped immediately by the court ministers. After all, the emperor's personal conquest is a big deal.Immediately, a minister asked his princes to replace him. King Zhou was very moved when he heard this, and asked, "Who can conquer the four princes?" The Chonghou Tiger conquers." At this time, Shang Rong's loyal people all knew that the Chonghou Tiger was a greedy and tyrannical man, and if he led his troops out to fight, the land he passed would surely suffer disaster, how could the country be safe?Then I thought of Xibo Hou Jichang, who is full of benevolence and virtue, and has a long history of faith and righteousness. Why don't you recommend this person?Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds.Then Shang Rong and others recommended Xibo Hou Jichang.King Zhou thought for a long time, but couldn't make a decision, so he simply played all the songs.He ordered Xibohou and Beibohou to go out at the same time to capture the traitor Su Hu.

(End of this chapter)