The next day was a whole day, both sides were preparing for battle, and the day quickly passed in a hectic way. Early in the morning of the third day, Gongzi was glad to see that the people who supported the office were still the majority, and he and the elders of the major clans entered the Taimiao Temple, concluded an alliance in front of the former monarch and god, and vowed to exterminate the rebels. Outside the temple, it was crowded with excited Chinese people holding all kinds of guys.

The ceremony went quickly. Gongzi and the clan elders walked out of the Taimiao, he stood on the high platform in front of the door and said: "Three years ago, Gongziban usurped the throne when the monarch was in trouble, and it was you who assisted the office to kill the traitor and drive him out of Zheng State. Today, the thief Ban launched a second rebellion, and he will surely suffer a second defeat.

"If his rebellion succeeds, the monarch will be forced to abdicate, and the wicked will ascend to the throne; Not only me and the doctors, but you will also be slaughtered, your wives will be enslaved, and your property will be taken from you by the enemy. Therefore, if you don't want such a tragic result to happen, follow me, follow your elders, and follow the righteous people to destroy the enemies of the office! ”

People waved their hands and erupted in earth-shattering shouts; Childe jumped into the chariot and led the army and the countrymen to rush straight to the stronghold occupied by Childe's class.

Childe's class was no slouch either, as he controlled a large block in one day, and the rebels occupied many of the high points of the buildings. But no matter how huge the Childe class expands its power, it is still at a disadvantage compared to the strength of the childe. The attackers pounced on them from all directions like marching ants, recapturing the enemy-controlled buildings one by one, and by noon, the rebels' stronghold was left with only the old mansions of Gongziban and Ziyu.

The enemies in these two strongholds are the most stubborn sworn friends of the childe class. The alley outside the courtyard wall of the building was narrow and narrow, and the alley was already full of corpses, and the attackers would be shot as soon as they showed their heads, and they could not attack at all. Since they could not storm it, the angry people simply threw torches into the courtyard wall, and in this way burned all the recalcitrant enemies to death.

When the sun was in the west, the battle was over, and Gongzi began to restore order to the capital; He sent another team of envoys to report the situation to Zheng Chenggong.

Another country where there was turmoil was Cao.

After Cao Xuangong was killed on the battlefield of Qin, the Cao people immediately sent messengers back to report the funeral. At that time, Cao Xuangong's crown prince and two concubines, Gongzi Xin, were responsible for defending the country. After receiving the bad news, Gongzi Xin was greatly grieved, and he hastily packed his clothes and rushed to meet his father's coffin. In July, Gongzi killed the prince and established himself as the king, which was for Cao Chenggong.

Killing the prince to stand on his own was one of the most serious crimes, so it was expressly forbidden by the covenant of the princes; And the negative and unscrupulous and openly evil, which made the princes angry. At that time, the coalition forces were on their way back to China, and the Song people demanded that he be arrested immediately to severely punish him for his crimes (the Song people would spare no effort to do anything harmful to the Cao state), and the princes also agreed.

Jin Li Gong did not immediately issue an order, he summoned Gongzi Xin and asked the other party about some information about Cao Guo. Gongzi Xin said that he was the eldest son of Cao Xuangong and was also made the crown prince; But after the little prince was born, he gradually lost his favor, and later Cao Xuangong simply abolished it.

Jin Ligong asked again what his status was in the eyes of Cao Xuangong. Gongzixin replied that before the birth of the crown prince, he was the most loved and valued by Cao Xuangong.

After learning of the above situation, Jin Ligong declared: "Cao Bo has made great contributions to the alliance, and his country should be supported rather than punished; Nor could the outnumbered people make Cao Jun fight with allies after fighting the enemy. The widow can't punish one of Cao Bo's sons in order to avenge the other, and presumably Cao Bo's ghost doesn't want to see the ghosts of Cao Bo follow one after another. So, give the minus a chance! If he fails to recognize his sins and does not repent, it is not too late to crusade against him. ”

In winter, Cao Ren buried Cao Xuangong. After the funeral was held, Gongzixin planned to leave Cao, but after hearing the news, the countrymen surrounded his house and asked Gongzixin to take them into exile with them.

Cao Chenggong was shocked. He realized that if Gongzi Xin went into exile in another country, the Cao State would lose its strongest defender. Gongzi Xin's strength lies not in whether he can fight, but in his noble character and excellent reputation among the princes. If he loses Gongzi Xin, Cao Chenggong will undoubtedly fall.

In order to save the situation, Cao Chenggong wore a murderous costume and wore his hair loose, and came to the door of Gongzi Xin's house in person. Gongzixin was talking to the people around him at this time. When Cao Ren saw the arrival of the monarch's appearance, he closed his mouth, and made a way with a gloomy face and a complicated heart. Cao Chenggong confessed his crime to Gongzixin and asked him not to run away for the sake of the people and the office.

Gongzixin also realized that it was beneficial for the country to stay, so he dismissed the idea of exile.

In the third year, the princes crusaded against Cao State, and the Cao people did not dare to fight, so Cao Chenggong took the initiative to vote for Jin Li. Jin Ligong escorted Cao Chenggong to Jingshi and put him under house arrest in the courtyard where Wei Chenggong was under house arrest. Jin Li Gong hoped that Gongzi Xin would follow him to see Zhou Tianzi, and the Son of Heaven would personally crown Gongzi Xin as the monarch of Cao State, so as to prevent Cao Chenggong's restoration.

But Gongzixin said: "The former "Zhi" said: 'Shengda Festival, the second festival, the next festival. 'For you, not my 'festival.' Although I cannot reach the height of holiness, I cannot be reduced to the level of intemperance. Let's let our monarch go. After saying that, he fled to the Song Kingdom.

The Cao people did not dare to set up a new monarch, so the state affairs were co-presided over by the doctors, and the state of Cao Guo without a monarch lasted for three years.

Three years later (the sixteenth year of Lu Chenggong), the Battle of Chengpu broke out in Jin and Chu, and after the Jin State won, Cao Ren took the opportunity of Daohe to request the release of Cao Chenggong.

Cao Guoren said: "From the time of the death of my ancestor Xuangong, the people of the country began to sigh: 'Why can't the sorrows of Cao Guo disappear for a long time?' Later, the princes crusaded against the widow and forced the prince who guarded the country to go into exile, dealing a double blow to the Cao state. Is the ancestor guilty of declaring the public? If he is guilty, he is already listed among the princes. You have become the leader of the princes only when you know the virtues of the penalty; And why is the prince only so harsh on Cao Guo? So please release our monarch so that the kingdom of Cao may be saved. ”

The Jin had been trying to control the Cao State according to their own wishes for several years, but until today they have not succeeded, and they finally realized that the affairs of the Cao State should be left to the Cao people to solve by themselves. The Jin people found Gongzi Xin and said to him, "You go back to Cao Guo, and we will release Cao Bo." ”

Cao's crisis was finally resolved, but Gongzixin returned the fiefdom and title to the office, no longer retained land and power, and relegated himself to a concubine.