In the Spring and Autumn Period, the titles of nobles were hereditary, for example, Lao Tzu inherited a title from the previous generation, and when Lao Tzu died, his son naturally inherited the title. It's not hard to see why.

It is incomprehensible that if a person is killed for a crime or because he has lost a political struggle, his son can inherit his title. Aren't you afraid of his son's revenge?

In that year, with the help of Chen Qi, Qi Mourning Gong carried out a coup d'état, killed the young monarch An Ruzi, and established himself as the monarch. At that time, Xiangguo Bao Mu did not agree to do this, which aroused the suspicion of the mourning duke.

Mourning Gong asked Chen Qi: "Bao Mu is unwilling to make a widow the king, what do you think about this?" ”

Chen Qi is a sinister villain, jealous of Bao Mu's position above him, his character and morality are loved by Qi people, and his brilliance covers him. He said to the mourning prince in private: "The minister heard that Bao Mu has a very close relationship with His Royal Highness. Now the king has just been established. All the sons were not convinced. If Bao Mu instigated inside, each prince had his own power, and everyone came to make trouble together, and the Qi country would not be at peace. ”

The mourner panicked and said, "According to the meaning of the adult, what should I do?" ”

Chen Qi said: "Kill Bao Mu to prevent future troubles!" ”

Mourning Gong said: "You need a reason to kill him, but on what charge should you kill him?" ”

Chen Qi said: "The best reason is that Bao Mu plotted against the sons. ”

Mourning nodded and said, "That's a good idea." So he sent someone to arrest Bao Mu suddenly and executed Bao Mu on the charge of rebellion.

got rid of Bao Mu, and let Bao Mu's son Bao Xi inherit the title, which is a bit strange. Without Bao Mu, Chen Qi became the second-in-command of Qi and was the only one in Qi country.

However, the eyes of the masses are bright. Everyone has a judgment on right and wrong in their hearts about these things. It is wrong for Qi Jing to make his son the king, he has so many sons, and he only appoints the younger son as the king, which lays the root of the bane.

And it is even more wrong for Yangsheng to kill An Ruzi and establish himself as the monarch, the crime of killing the king. Not only that, but also indiscriminately killed innocents, and even people like Bao Mu, who are respected by everyone, died. Therefore, from the courtiers to the common people, the Qi State was resentful of the mourning duke. This is an important reason why mourning himself cannot die well.

The state of Lu broke through the capital of the state of Yi and captured the monarch Yi Ziyi. Although Yi Ziyi is the brother-in-law of Mourning Gong, he cannot act with personal grievances when dealing with these issues. If you use diplomatic means to force Lu Guo to let go of the son, and then admit your mistake and apologize, forget it, what else can you do?

But Mourning Gong listened to Fan Li's few nonsense, and he must raise troops to defeat Lu, which attracted Wu Wangfu to form a five-nation alliance, 180,000 troops crusaded against Qi, Langyatai fought a battle, and 20,000 sailors were defeated, and 50,000 reinforcements were annihilated in the first battle of Laiwu, and there were no 30,000 defenders and tens of thousands of people left in Laiwu City.

With the loss of 100,000 troops in one fell swoop, how many 100,000 can Qi have? If the coalition army goes north from Laiwu, Xiachang City, and approaches Linzi, isn't the Qi State going to die?

This battle caused the whole country to panic, and everyone said that it was a disaster caused by mourning for the public to provoke right and wrong for no reason.

At this time, Chen Qi had already braided his hair, and Chen Qi's son Chen Heng took his place. Chen Heng saw that the Qi country was in danger, and the whole country was mourning, so he said to Bao Xi: "Brother, heaven and earth are chasing Cui, now it's your turn to do a big thing." ”

Bao Xi said: "What can I do big? ”

Chen Heng said: "You have done this great thing, which can not only relieve the crisis of Qi and make King Wu retreat, but also hold the great enmity of your family." Don't you want revenge? ”

Bao Xi said, "What the hell is going on? ”

Chen Heng said: "The Qi country suffered such a hardship, all because of the unkind mourning and absurd behavior, and the people of Qi were all resentful. If you are not only mourning for the public, you should go up to heaven and conform to the will of the people. saved the country of Qi and avenged his family. ”

Bao Xi said: "I can't do such a thing as killing a king. ”

Chen Heng sighed and said, "You, you are the one with a dead heart." Well, I'll do it for you. ”

At this time, Duke Mourning was still mobilizing soldiers and horses to prepare for a big fight with King Wu. On this day, mourning justice was reviewing the army in the playground, and suddenly reported that the doctor Chen Heng had come to see him. Mourning Gong saw Chen Heng and said: "The country of Qi is in danger, and the widow intends to lead the army in person, and fight to the death with his husband to save the building." ”

Chen Heng bowed to the ground and said: "The monarch will definitely succeed and win a big victory." Chente brought home-brewed old wine to the monarch. Come on! ”

With a gesture of his hand, there were two wine glasses and a wine jug on the tray in his hand, Chen Heng picked up the wine jug, poured two glasses of wine, held a glass to mourn the duke, and held a glass himself, saying: "May the monarch be smooth sailing!" "Let's drink a toast on our backs.

As soon as the mourning prince saw Chen Heng drinking dry old wine, he also dried it up. Suddenly, his eyes widened, he pointed at Chen Heng, and opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak. I saw a purple blood flowing from the corner of my mouth, and I fell to the ground and died in an instant.

Chen Heng drew his sword and shouted to the soldiers, "The monarch is violently ill. Wait for each to return to his original position, and he must not act rashly, and those who violate the order will be beheaded! ”

As soon as the soldiers saw that something had happened, no one was agitated and they couldn't make a fuss, so they went back to their camps. Chen Heng immediately summoned the ministers and said, "The monarch is violent. A kingdom shall not be without a king for a day. Today's son, Ren Ren is virtuous and virtuous, and he should stand, do the ministers have any objections? ”

The ministers were afraid of Chen Heng's power and did not dare to object, and then someone helped out Gongziren and ascended to the throne, Chen Heng knelt down to worship, and the ministers were helpless, and they also knelt down to worship.

Gongzi Renli is for Jian Gong.

Chen Heng killed the monarch and set up another one, and the government and the opposition hated it, but they were afraid that the Chen family would harm him, so he dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and he had to cook raw rice into mature rice

Chen Heng said to Jian Gong: "Now that the army of Wu is like a bamboo, Linzi is in danger, and it will definitely not be able to defeat the Wu army." ”

Jian Gong said, "What is your opinion? ”

Chen Heng said: "Since you can't beat others, you can only ask for peace, the monarch can send a minister who can speak well, bring heavy gifts, and the head of the first monarch, and go to Wuying to meet King Wu to ask for peace." ”

Jian Gong said: "My lord, what if King Wu does not agree to sue for peace? ”

Chen Heng said: "Although Wu Lu's army has won, but the consumption is huge, if he is determined to fight to the end with the Qi State, although he may win, he will also lose his pants, the minister thinks that King Wu will not do such a stupid thing." Because the state of Wu still has to face the threat of the state of Chu, and the state of Jin will also want his life. Therefore, the minister thought that now Qi would be able to succeed in seeking peace. ”

Jian Gong said: "What the adults said is reasonable, but can you not bring the head of the first monarch, then the people of the world will scold the widow." ”

Chen Heng said: "If you want King Wu to stop the army, you have to let him dissipate his anger, and the person who King Wu hates, mourning the duke, only by confirming that the mourning duke is dead, can he say other things." ”

Jian Gong heard Chen Heng's tone very tough, so he had to say, "Okay, the widow is allowed to play." Also, who can be sent by adults? ”。

Chen Heng said: "Doctor Gong Meng has good integrity and good words, but he can take this position. ”

Gong Jian immediately ordered the doctor Gong Meng Xuan to bring a heavy gift to mourn the head of the Duke and go to Wuying to sue for peace.