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Sending Qi Xianggong and Wen Jiang away, Lu Huangong returned to the post house to rest.

Lu Huangong's personal doctor, Shen Nuo (nuò), came to the door.

"'Women have a room, men have a home' has been restricted since ancient times. You can't blasphete this principle, otherwise there will be chaos. When a woman gets married, if her parents are there, it is natural to visit her relatives every year, but now that her parents are gone, I haven't heard of the reason why my sister visits my brother. Lu is a country of etiquette, how can you do such an informal thing? Doctor Shen Nuo had a different opinion on Lu Huan's release of Wen Jiang into the palace.

Lu Huangong felt that what Shen Nuo said made sense, but he had already promised Wen Jiang, so it was difficult to change his mind and disagree. Besides, the person has already left the post house, and it is not good for him to send someone to chase him out, and then he will offend Qi Xianggong.

How did others know that in order to welcome Wen Jiang's return to Qi, Qi Xianggong had already prepared. Qi Xianggong got the information that Wen Jiang was going to return to China, and ordered someone to dig the ground to build an underground secret room in advance. After taking Wen Jiang back to the palace, he didn't give Wen Jiang a chance to see anyone in the palace, but took him directly to the secret room to set up another private banquet. In the underground secret room, the subordinates had already arranged the sumptuous wine and meat, and Qi Xianggong wanted to drink alone with Wen Jiang to catch up.

The banquet was placed between the two people, and the two raised their glasses, looked at each other, and burst out with sparks. The pain of eighteen years of parting is like dried firewood and grass, ignited by the spark of seeing and feeling, and it burns for a while. The two couldn't control themselves anymore.

After a bottle of wine, Qi Xianggong remembered the red silk cover car when Wen Jiang got married. recited the note poem that Wen Jiang left for himself back then:

"Tao Youying, Ye Ye is spiritual. Now is not broken, there is no spring! Tell me to do it. ”

After Wen Jiang drank the wine, he heard that Qi Xianggong could still chant the farewell poem of the year. My heart was already drunk. Wen Jiang covered his mouth and smiled, the voice reminded Qi Xianggong of Wen Jiang who had always tickled his heart back then.

"You remember the note. I can't remember what you wrote. ”

Wen Jiang thought for a while, and recited the poems that Jiang Zhu'er left for himself sentence by sentence:

"The peach is blooming, and it is shining. When the household does not fold, it floats for Tho. Groaning and groaning. ”

Qi Xianggong's chest ignited the fire of Jiang Zhu'er's longing and desire. He waved his hand and scolded the attendant to stand down. In his well-designed underground secret room, he hugged Wen Jiang, broke the boundaries and rules of his brother and sister, and started to do things.

In the secret room, the brother and sister have no scruples, venting their desires that have not been realized for eighteen years.

In the secret room, the two were infatuated with each other, and they had fun while drinking. After drinking, they stayed in the secret room, because they slept late, and they were still naked together.

Lu Huan saw that Wen Jiang had not returned all night, and he was lonely in the post house. I couldn't help but have doubts in my heart, but yesterday's words of Dr. Shen Nuo rang in my ears again, and I couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He sent people around him to the palace gate to inquire for information. The people around him came to the gate of the Qi Palace, and when they saw the people in the palace, they carefully asked about the situation in the palace. Most people don't know what's going on. Occasionally, someone will tell you some details.

Someone said: "Mrs. Jiang entered the Qi Palace since she entered, but she was just a brother and sister to talk about their relationship, and there was no other palace concubine to get together." ”

Someone said: "In order to welcome Mrs. Wen Jiang, the monarch specially built a secret room and did not allow others to approach ......"

The speaker is mysterious, and the listener can't help but be a little frightened.

The person who went out came back and reported to Lu Huangong, and Lu Huangong suddenly felt shocked. I had a premonition that things were not good, and I couldn't wait to step into the palace to check the truth.

Lu Huan Gong hurried to the palace gate, and someone happened to report: "The mother of Lu is out of the palace!" ”

Lu Huan Gong saw that Wen Jiang was not dressed neatly, and his face was a little worried, but he walked out of the palace without honor and satisfaction. Lu Huan was angry, and asked in a cloak: "Who was you with when you entered the palace yesterday, and you didn't return all night?" ”

Wen Jiang said nonchalantly: "I'm drinking with Concubine Lian, what's wrong?" ”

Lu Huan calmed down, but his eyes were sharper: "Your brother Jiang Zhu'er didn't come to accompany the wine?" ”

Wen Jiang replied, "My brother didn't come. ”

Lu Huan Gong sneered: "This is strange, just by virtue of the love of brother and sister, I haven't seen each other for eighteen years, Concubine Lian invites you, and my brother doesn't come to accompany you?" ”

Wen Jiang immediately changed his words and said: "When I drank to the middle, I came to persuade him to have a cup, and he left immediately." ”

"Why don't you become an official after drinking? Where to sleep without leaving the palace? Who goes to bed with you? ”

Lu Huan Gong angrily asked many questions that he was not worried about, and he insisted on asking Wen Jiang in a hurry. It's just that I have a greasy heart, and it's not easy to get angry.

Wen Jiang said: "Where did so many problems come from? It is inconvenient in the middle of the night, even the concubine stays, there are many empty rooms in the palace, the concubine spends the night in the West Palace, looking back on the boudoir in the past, and the concubine sends the palace to wait, what do you have any doubts. ”

Lu Huan Gong still didn't give up: "Where is Jiang Zhu'er sleeping?" ”

Wen Jiang listened to Lu Huangong's words, and his face turned red and said, "How can I take care of my brother's sleeping place as a younger sister?" It's in his Qi country again, it's ridiculous what you asked! ”

Lu Huan Gong did not relent: "I'm afraid that if I am a brother, I have to take care of my sister's sleeping place!" ”

"What are you talking about?" Wen Jiang was a little anxious.

"What's the matter, I heard that Jiang Zhu'er specially built a secret room for your return......

Wen Jiang heard Lu Huan Gong say "secret room", and felt that he had mastered all this ugly thing clearly. There is no point in denying it in his mouth, so he simply splashes it, and his snot cries and cries with tears.

Lu Huan Gong was in Qi State, helpless, although he was resentful in his heart, it was not good to attack here. When he returned to the post house, he sent someone to announce his resignation to Qi Xiang.

Qi Xianggong knew that it was difficult to rest assured that he had formed a bad relationship and did evil things, and as soon as Wen Jiang walked out of the secret room, his room sent someone to follow and spy on him to find out about the meeting between Lu Huan and his wife.

The report said: "Lu Huan and his wife had a quarrel, so and so ....... Lu Huan Gong even said the "secret room".

Qi Xiangcheng didn't know what to do, and when he saw Lu Ren asking to see him, he said that Lu Huan Gong was going to leave. I thought: The scandal between myself and Wen Jiang has been leaked, what can I do? He thought about it and said that he wanted to make a trip for Lu Huan and his wife, and invited Lu Huan and his wife to visit Niushan.

Lu Huangong and Wen Jiang had a lot of trouble, and pushed the appointment of Qi Xianggong several times, but they couldn't push it, so they had to drive out of the suburbs with their orders to complete Qi Xianggong's trip.

Wen Jiang was sullen, saying that he would not go with Lu Huan Gong and would stay in the post house to rest.

At this time, Qi Xianggong already had evil intentions.

One Qi Xianggong was reluctant to go back to Wen Jiang, eighteen years apart, and he had to leave hastily just after meeting, and he couldn't bear it; Second, Qi Xianggong was worried that Lu Huangong would hold a grudge and become an enemy, and Wen Jiang would not have a good life; Third, Qi Xianggong has always been jealous of Lu Huan's help to Ji Guo. This is what Qi Xianggong cares about the most, before his father died, he still handed over the task of destroying Ji to himself, with Lu Huan Gong here, how can he destroy Ji Guo with Qi alone. With public and private, he Qi Xianggong had the idea of taking the opportunity to turn out Lu Huangong in his heart.

So before going to Niushan, Qi Xianggong privately called Jiang Pengsheng.

"Do you remember that when Ji Guo was fighting, Lu Guo was our enemy?"

"Of course I remember, he Lu Huangong shot me with an arrow, and I still have an arrow wound."

"So with him Lu Huan Gong here, there will be no realization of our great cause of revenge, you know?"

"Then take advantage of Lu Huangong's arrival this time to kill him."

"It's going to be top secret. During the banquet, I would heat me and get drunk. After the evening is over, you will supervise the car alone to send Ji Yun to ...... halfway. ”

In this way, the son Jiang Pengsheng ordered a secret decree: after the Xi dispersed, Lu Huangong's life was killed.

It's called: don't do it, don't do it! Jiang Pengsheng still remembered that in the melee of Ji Guo, Lu Huan Gong had shot an arrow at his revenge, and happily accepted the order.

Qi Xianggong took Lu Huan Gong to watch the scenery of Niu Mountain. After a long journey, he set up a banquet for his brother-in-law at the Niushan Post House, and invited the piano masters and dancers of the Qi country to sing and dance. Xianggong is even more smiling and courteous to this brother-in-law.

Lu Huan Gong was thinking about Wen Jiang in his heart, and he was angry. It doesn't match the singing and dancing in front of me, and has no intention of appreciating it, so he just bows his head and is speechless, silently raising his glass.

Qi Xianggong didn't care, and instructed the doctors to take turns to toast the cup, and asked the official to be inward, holding the bottle and kneeling to persuade him. Although Lu Huan Gong said that he was depressed in his heart, he was not good at postponing the hospitality in front of him. You come and go, and before you know it, you're already drunk.

Before this banquet was over, Lu Huan Gong had already fallen into vomiting and chaos, drunk into a mess and poured into a mess between the banquets.

Seeing this, Qi Xianggong had a bottom in his heart, so he called Jiang Pengsheng to send Lu Huan Gong back to the post house. At this time, Lu Huangong's mind was no longer sober. With weak legs and unstable footing, he was carried into the car by Jiang Pengsheng and settled in the car.

Jiang Pengsheng gestured in the car and did not allow others to approach. It is said that it is for the safety of the monarch of the country of Lu, and no one is allowed to approach. even drove Lu Huangong's personal guards to the side.

He and the imperial servant sent Lu Huan Gong back to the post house. At first, those Lu Huangong's personal guards also felt that the lord was drunk. The body is ugly, and it makes sense for Jiang Pengsheng, the son of the general of Qi State, to send him off in person. Then I felt that it was wrong. So Jiang Pengsheng walked a long way with Lu Huangong, Fang woke up, and hurriedly chased after him.

When he was less than two miles away from the post house, Peng Sheng saw Lu Huan's snoring and knew that he had fallen asleep. It's time to take matters into your own hands. He hugged Lu Huangong's ribs with both arms. Gongzi Jiang Peng is famous for his strength, and between his arms, he hugged Lu Huangong's chest, and as soon as he used his strength, it was like an anal lock that tightened Lu Huangong's chest. Lu Huangong immediately had difficulty breathing. Jiang Pengsheng exerted himself again, and there was a sound of ribs breaking in Lu Huangong's body. Lu Huangong screamed, a stream of blood splattered from his mouth, and the blood flowed all over the car and immediately stopped breathing.

The guards in the back sensed that they had a great responsibility to break away from their lord. Desperately chasing, but the imperial servant received Jiang Pengsheng's order to drive the carriage quickly. The personal guards were still some distance from the carriage, and they heard Lu Huangong's scream. The guards had a bad premonition and tried to catch up. Jiang Pengsheng took out his waist knife and shouted: "The monarch of Lu Guoguo died in a dream after being drunk, go into the city to report to the lord, who dares to talk more and see that I don't cut off his head first!" ”

Lu Huangong's guards saw blood on the car through the light, although they felt strange, but they saw Peng Sheng's fierce color, the knife was shining cold, and he didn't dare to say more!

You can only follow it and go to the city to see what it is.

When Qi Xianggong learned that Lu Huan Gong died in a dream, he was sure that Peng Sheng had done a good job, and he pretended to be sad on the surface, but he even squeezed out a few tears. immediately ordered the thick burial into the coffin and sent someone to report the funeral to Lu Guo.

3.

The entourage of Lu Guo returned to China and told in detail about the dispute between Lu Huan Gong and Wen Jiang, and also talked about the scene of Lu Huan Gong after he was drunk during the trip to Niu Mountain. said how Gongzi Jiang Pengsheng carried Lu Huan Gong into the car alone, and how he scolded the left and right for not being in the same car, and then how the entourage on foot heard Lu Huangong's screams, and how they found blood stains on the car, etc.

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all shocked, and everyone understood: it must be the scandal between Qi Xianggong and Wen Jiang who was exposed, and designed to kill Lu Huangong in order to kill people and kill eloquence.

Doctor Shen Nuo opened the silence and said: "The country cannot be without a king for a day. The matter in front of him, and the help of the prince Ji Tong advocated the funeral, and when the funeral car arrived, the enthronement ceremony was performed. It is imperative. At present, we have implemented this must-do thing first, and we are talking about other things. ”

Gongzi Qing's father is the eldest son of Duke Lu Huan, and he was heartbroken when he learned that his father was killed, and he raised his arms and shouted: "His brothers and sisters are rude and rude, and it will harm the monarch's father." I invite the three hundred cars to take the blame for Qi Jun! I'm going to fight the old thief to the death! ”

Doctor Shen Nuo hesitated, and privately asked the strategist Shi Wei, "Can we crusade against the Qi State for such a reason?" ”

Shi Bo shook his head: "After all, this is an unspeakable thing, and saying it is not only bad for Qi Country, but also a glorious thing for my Lu Country." Moreover, now Lu is weak and Qi is strong, and there is no certainty of victory in the crusade against Qi and my Lu country, but it shows the ugliness of Lu country. It is better to be patient for a while in matters of revenge. Start by investigating the cause of the monarch's death in the car, so that the monarch of Qi killed his son Jiang Pengsheng, so as to explain to the princes of various countries, and the Duke of Qi Xiang must accept and obey. ”

Doctor Shen Nuo felt that Shi Bo's words were feasible, so he told Shen Nuo's words to his son Ji Qing's father. Ji Qing's father also felt that it was reasonable, his three hundred soldiers and chariots could not fight against the Qi State, and if the army was defeated, the Qi State would not be blamed for it. So he calmed the liver fire and let Shi Bocao become a letter to the country. Not to mention the mourning of the prince and the concubine, Lu sent a famous doctor to Qi to write a book to welcome the funeral.

Qi Xianggong knew that the matter was big, and he didn't know how to deal with the Lu State, so he even began to dispatch troops and prepare to meet the Lu State. Seeing that Lu Guolai had submitted his credentials, he hurriedly opened them and read them carefully. See Lu Guoguo's book roughly says:

I, the monarch of Lu State, was ordered by the Son of Heaven to come to Qi to discuss the wedding. Now that I have gone to Qi and not returned, Lu and even other countries have been talking about it, all because our monarch died in the car. If there is no blame, the Qi State will suffer the shame of lawlessness and immorality and spread it all over the people, please quickly investigate the crime of the son Jiang Pengsheng, and correct the law.

Qi Xianggong felt much calmer after reading it. I thought: Lu Guo's request is easy to do, and it is not difficult to kill a Peng Sheng. That is, he sent someone to summon Peng Sheng into the palace.

Gongzi Jiang Pengsheng thought that he had fulfilled the king's secret order and had meritorious, and thought that Qi Xianggong must have rewarded him greatly when he summoned him, so he entered the palace arrogantly. As soon as I stepped into the court, I felt that the atmosphere was wrong. The ministers in the court all looked at them with strange eyes, and the envoys of the Lu State also stood aside, their eyes full of hostility. Just about to ask the monarch why he called him, he saw Qi Xianggong furious.

Qi Xianggong scolded: "Bold Peng Sheng! The widow drank with the monarch of Lu Guoguo, and ordered you to support him to get into the car and take care of him, why did you accidentally serve and let the monarch of Lu Guoguo die violently in the car? Do you know who Lu Huan Gong is? That's my own brother-in-law, you deserve to be punished with death! ”

Jiang Pengsheng saw that Qi Xianggong blamed this matter, thinking that Qi Xianggong was just shirking his responsibility in front of the envoys of Lu State, and in the end he still had to find a reason for himself to step down, so he didn't care. Seeing that Qi Xianggong didn't give him a chance to speak, he was not in a hurry.

However, he saw that Qi Xianggong's performance was wrong, and he saw Qi Xianggong scolding and scolding, and he was also emotional, and he burst into tears. I thought that you Jiang Zhu'er was quite good at acting, so let's talk about how to excuse it. This Jiang Pengsheng really underestimated the current situation.

After a burst of scolding, Qi Xianggong not only did not excuse Jiang Pengsheng, but gave the order: "Come on, take Jiang Pengsheng down for me!" Launch the decapitation, with the hatred of the snow widow's heart! ”

At this time, Jiang Pengsheng woke up like a dream, he never dreamed that the king of a country secretly ordered me to kill, and he really wanted my life regardless of my merits, how can there be such a reason! I, Jiang Pengsheng, am also a brother with you, so you shouldn't kill me anyway.

Jiang Pengsheng began to cry for help: "The lord can't kill me!" Don't kill me! ”

Peng Sheng, the son who was tied up, waved his hand categorically when he saw Qi Xianggong, and several executioners pushed him hard. Jiang Pengsheng knew that his life was difficult to protect and there was no hope of survival, so he turned to scold.

"Jiang Zhu'er, you faint! It was your prostitute sister who killed her husband, it was you who secretly ordered me to kill the monarch of Lu State, and the guilt was all done by your unscrupulous monarch! Today you catch me as your scapegoat, and I will not turn a blind eye! I will be a demon and come to beg for your life! Jiang Zhu'er, you inhuman thing, I can't spare you villain even if I die! ”

Qi Xianggong ordered Jiang Pengsheng's mouth to be plugged. Fa-rectification now! However, Jiang Pengsheng's words were shouted hoarsely in the court, and the ministers of the Qi State and the envoys of the Lu State heard it very clearly. Qi Xianggong sat on the court and couldn't help but blush. He scolded weakly: "This bastard is full of nonsense......!" ”

The court of Qi killed Jiang Pengsheng and sent away a cadre from Lu State.

Qi Xianggong ushered in a little quiet. On the other hand, he remembered that the purpose of Lu Huan Gong coming to Qi was to propose his own marriage. The daughter of the king of Zhou wanted to marry him Qi Xianggong. Whether she likes it or not, the daughter of King Zhou can't shirk it, so she sent someone to the royal family of Zhou to thank her for marriage and get engaged. But he couldn't let go of Wen Jiang in his heart, so he secretly sent his henchmen to keep Wen Jiang.

Doctor Lu Shen Nuo and Shizi Ji went out of the suburbs of the city together to kneel to welcome the coffin of Lu Huan, who had returned from Qi. Shen Nuo presided over Ji Tong's funeral in front of the tomb of Lu Huan Gong and then took the throne, called Lu Zhuang Gong.

In 694 BC, it was also the third year of King Zhuang of Zhou. Duke Lu Zhuang succeeded to the throne, and the following year was the first year.

The state of Lu entered the period of the queen of Lu Huan. Doctors Shen Nuo, 撷 (xié) Sun Sheng, Gongzi Ji Drowning (nì), Gongzi Ji Heng, and Cao Mo were a group of civil and military personnel to reorganize the dynasty. Ji Tong's brother-in-law Ji Qing's father, his brother-in-law Ji Yuya, and his brother-in-law Ji Youyou all participated in national politics. Shen Nuo recommended Shi Bo to be talented, and Ji Tong worshipped Shi Bo as a sergeant doctor.