Everyone thought that Zheng Bo's methods were so vicious, and they were all silent, and no one spoke for a while. All I could hear was the whirring of torches, mixed with the heavy breathing of the crowd.

After a while, Murong Danyan asked in a trembling voice, "Then, what happened to that Lady Wu Jiang later?"

Situ Qiao said: "If you talk about the rebellion of Uncle Duan, in Zheng Bo's heart, the person he hates the most is not his younger brother, but his mother, Mrs. Wu Jiang. If it weren't for the fact that Mrs. Wu Jiang hated Uncle Zheng since she was a child, and only doted on Duan, she was afraid that Duan would not have the heart to usurp the throne. It's just that the word 'benevolence and filial piety' is the means of governing the country that Zheng Bo has always advocated. If he killed Mrs. Wu Jiang by himself, he would have slapped himself in the face, and with Uncle Zheng's wisdom, he would never do such a stupid thing. After the defeat of Uncle Duan, Uncle Zheng secretly discussed with Zifeng, and Zifeng sent his henchmen to pretend to be Uncle Duan to flee to the Communist State, and sent a messenger back to the capital, telling Uncle Zheng that Uncle Duan had fled from Yancheng and felt shameless to see his mother and brother again, and had fled to the Republic.

At this time, Zheng Bo had already controlled the situation in the capital, and Lady Wu Jiang was also placed under house arrest in the palace by him. Zheng Bo deliberately leaked the matter of Uncle Duan's escape to the Communist Republic to Mrs. Wu Jiang, wanting to see how Mrs. Wu Jiang reacted. When someone secretly reported the news that Mrs. Wu Jiang was ecstatic when she learned that her uncle Duan Wei had died, Uncle Zheng was furious and became murderous. It's just that this person is thoughtful and wants to kill his mother, but he doesn't want to leave a truth for the world. What's more, Mrs. Wu Jiang is the princess of Shen Guo, if she kills openly, she will definitely have a grudge against Shen Guo. It was Uncle Zheng who used the excuse that Mrs. Wu Jiang indulged her younger brother in illegal behavior, causing the rebellion of Uncle Duan, and it was a capital crime when it came to crime. It's just that the monarch is benevolent and filial, and he can't bear to harm his mother's life, so that she lives in the palace and is ashamed of her ancestors, so he sent someone to send Mrs. Wu Jiang to Chengying for settlement.

"That city is a bitter cold place, after Mrs. Wu Jiang arrived, she was trapped in a hut, surrounded by soldiers and horses sent by Zheng Bo. Zheng Bo said to the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, the lady has misled the country, and the crime is unforgivable, but as a son of man, he can't bear to put a knife and axe on his neck. However, the law of the country is strict and cannot be indulged. If you don't go to Huangquan in this life, you won't see each other again. His pretentiousness was all for the courtiers to see, in fact, in his heart, he wished that Mrs. Wu Jiang would die sooner.

"After a while, there was a man named Uncle Yingkao, a minor official in Yinggu, who heard what happened to Mrs. Wu Jiang, so he brought a few tributes to the capital, saying that they were to be presented to the king. Uncle Zheng is the most hypocritical, he has always pretended to be a corporal of Lixian, and he heard that the remote officials came to pay tribute to the king, which was a good opportunity to show his benevolence. not only accepted the tribute, but also gave Uncle Yingkao food.

"Uncle Yingkao deliberately left the meat behind when he was eating. Zheng Bo asked him why he did this. Uncle Yingkao replied, there is an old lady in the villain's house, she has tasted everything I eat, but she has never tasted the king's meat soup, and I want to take it back and give it to her. When Zheng Bo heard this, he immediately understood what he meant. He said to Uncle Yingkao, "You have an old lady to be honored, but I am the only one!" Uncle Yingkao pretended to be surprised and said, "What do you mean by this?" Uncle Zheng told him the reason, and said that he regretted it quite a bit. Uncle Yingkao smiled and said: What is so difficult about this? As long as you dig a tunnel, dig out the spring water, and go to the queen's wife through the tunnel, who would dare to say that you have broken your oath? Uncle Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this, so he dug a tunnel according to Uncle Yingkao's words, and sent Mrs. Wu Jiang into the tunnel, and then the two met in the tunnel and reconciled as before. The world is called Zheng Boren and filial piety, and he is the ruler of the country. ”

When he said this, Murong Danyan let out a sigh of relief and said, "That's fine, otherwise, no matter how much this Mrs. Wu Jiang lives or dies, it will always be a human tragedy, which sounds pathetic." ”

Li Qiufeng and the others secretly thought in their hearts: "Although Uncle Zheng and Mrs. Wu Jiang are mother and son, but the two have formed a mortal enmity, and it is definitely not a family relationship that can be resolved. Uncle Zheng's contrivance may not have any good intentions!"

I only heard Situ Qiao sneer and said: "If you really think that Uncle Zheng ignores the past feud and uses the so-called benevolence to resolve the resentment of mother and son, then it is very wrong." The above things are all recorded in the left biography, and the references are no longer verifiable. Thinking about how stubborn Mrs. Wu Jiang is, it is already incredible that she hated her eldest son because of the difficult birth of Uncle Zheng. After that, he doted on his younger son, and in order to help his younger son seize the throne, he did not hesitate to use swords and soldiers, resulting in a tragedy of cannibalism. Let me ask the mother and son in the world, can they really do such a thing that deviates from human morality?"

Murong Danyan was dumbfounded by his question, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

But he heard Qingfeng Dao humane: "Since ancient times, the royal family has been ruthless. When Qin Shi Huang was in power, there was the disaster of Zhao Ji. With the wisdom of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, there is also a change in Xuanwumen killing his brother and beheading his brother. In our Ming Dynasty, the Battle of Jingyan was only a hundred years ago. It is that once the imperial throne is implicated, don't say anything about heaven and people, all of them are no different from beasts. Mrs. Wu Jiang loves her young son and turns against her eldest son, but it is not an uncommon thing in the royal family. ”

Situ Qiao didn't expect that Qingfeng Daoist actually had this insight, which was quite different from other gang leaders and heads, so he couldn't help but "pout", glanced at Qingfeng Daoren, and said: "This Daoist does have some knowledge, and he is also a man with a lot of wealth?"

Qingfeng Dao said: "It's not enough to talk about having a belly and economy, it's just that Poor Dao did read a few idle books when he was young and knew some old stories." However, most of the books read by the poor Dao were not written by saints, so naturally they could not be regarded as useful books as mentioned by this gentleman. ”

There was an implicit sarcasm in his words, and Situ Qiao could naturally hear it. It's just that he likes to read people the most, and although he is a Qingfeng Daoist, although he has a gun and a stick, Situ Qiao is not angry. He smiled and said, "What the Taoist chief said is good. It's just that the relationship between Zheng Bo and Mrs. Wu Jiang is quite different from that between Qin Shi Huang and Zhao Ji's mother and son, Tang Taizong and Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji's brothers, Emperor Chengzu and Emperor Jianwen. The origin of Zhao Ji's misfortune was not that Zhao Ji wanted to fight for the throne for Chang Yu or his illegitimate son, but that the adultery was discovered by the first emperor, and it was passively compelled to do it. If Taizong does not seize the throne, once it is completed and ascended to the throne, the Qin Wangfu will have to be killed. As for the Battle of Jingyan, it is somewhat similar to the Taishu Duan Rebellion. Among them, the joints, naturally, have similarities. ”

When he said this, he smiled slightly, and under the light of the torch, he saw that his face showed a little smugness. Deng Yao, Lin Yilang and others saw him look like this again, and they were disgusted in their hearts, and they couldn't help but curse secretly.

I only heard Situ Qiao say in a deep voice: "The reason why Uncle Zheng and Mrs. Wu Jiang are on the same page, and mother and son are incompatible, is because Uncle Zheng was not born to Mrs. Wu Jiang at all!"

As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned, and Murong Danyan exclaimed even more in surprise, "You, what you said is too abrupt?"

Situ Qiao sneered: "Naturally, this matter will not be recorded in the history books, because neither Uncle Zheng nor Mrs. Wu Jiang want to admit it. It's just that judging from what the two did, it is definitely not something that a mother and son who are blood relatives can do. Not to mention ......"

At this point, he stopped, and his eyes grew gloomy as he stared at the last picture on the wall.

After a while, Situ Qiao continued: "To be honest, more than ten years ago, I once went to Xiangcheng, Henan. This Xiangcheng in Henan Province is the location of the city in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, I was coerced by a group of tomb robbers, and I wanted to dig a large tomb, but I accidentally dug a secret passage. A skeleton was found in the secret passage. The skeleton's limbs had all been severed and placed in a huge wine urn, and the death was horrific. Although the leader of the gang of tomb robbers was engaged in a business with no capital, he was well-informed and read a lot of books. After some searching, he immediately judged that this skeleton was Mrs. Wu Jiang back then. ”

When he said this, Murong Danyan exclaimed again. Situ Qiao ignored her, and still said to himself: "Uncle Zheng did dig a tunnel in the place where Chengying imprisoned Mrs. Wu Jiang according to what Uncle Yingkao said, and also met with Mrs. Wu Jiang in the tunnel. It's just that he didn't come to talk to Mrs. Wu Jiang about wine, but vented all the resentment in his stomach since he was a child, and finally cut off Mrs. Wu Jiang's hands and feet, and immersed her body in the wine urn, so that she was tortured, but she would not die for a while. Is this viciousness something that the Son of Man can do?"

The more everyone listened to him, the more bizarre it became, although they were all martial arts heroes on the rivers and lakes, and they didn't know how many grievances and vendettas they had seen in their lives, but they just imagined the tragic situation when Mrs. Wu Jiang died, but they also shuddered.

Situ Qiao said coldly: "On the ground in that tunnel, we also found that someone left a few words. It's just that the age is long, the handwriting is blurred, and the words at that time are quite different from today's words, so most of these words don't know their meanings. But there are a few words that can be understood. That's 'not a parent, a tragic killing'. I think that Uncle Zheng was not born to Mrs. Wu Jiang, but he was not loved by Mrs. Wu since he was a child. After Mrs. Wu Jiang gave birth to Duan, she was even more bent on fighting for the throne for her son. It's just that in the Spring and Autumn Period, it has always been the eldest son who succeeded to the throne, and although Duke Wu doted on his wife and young son, he couldn't break the rules. Lady Wu Jiang and Duan were naturally not convinced, so they were bent on taking the throne back. After Duke Wu married Mrs. Wu Jiang, he wanted to become increasingly cold to his eldest son, otherwise at the beginning of Zheng Bo's succession, he would not have faced Mrs. Wu Jiang and Duan Yin and tolerated everything, just because when Duke Wu was there, he was not favored by Duke Wu and had no foundation in the court. It's just that the more this happens, the deeper his resentment towards Lady Wu Jiang and Duan becomes. This Zheng Bo was indeed a remarkable figure, who persevered for decades, and finally uprooted Lady Wu Jiang, Duan, and the courtiers in the court who had been disconvinced of him since the reign of Duke Wu, and took control of the situation in Zheng State in one fell swoop. After he succeeded, he placed Mrs. Wu Jiang in Chengying, and at this time, to kill Mrs. Wu Jiang, whether it was public or private, there was no obstacle for Zheng Bo. It's just that he was thoughtful, and when he wanted to kill Mrs. Wu Jiang, he also wanted to use her to gain a good reputation for himself. deliberately listened to Uncle Yingkao's words, and dug a tunnel in a big way, showing that the world wanted to meet Mrs. Wu Jiang in the tunnel.

"It's just that you might as well think about it, if Zheng Bo really wants to reconcile with Mrs. Wu Jiang, he only needs to quietly take her into the palace, and why bother to make such a big deal and win a reputation for himself as benevolent and filial piety? When he entered that tunnel, he faced the biggest enemy in his life, who was also his stepmother, and at that time, he could threaten him all around, so naturally there was no need to hide it, and he must have vented all the resentment of these decades. It doesn't matter whether he did it with his own hands or ordered his henchmen to do it. In short, Mrs. Wu Jiang died tragically in the tunnel, and since then, there has never been a word about her in the history books. ”

When Situ Qiao said this, Chu Danyang said: "Mr. Situ, your story is very wonderful. It's just that I don't understand what this story has to do with this meditation temple, why did Yao Guangxiao paint such a mural on this stone wall?"

Situ Qiao said: "You can ask the point. What kind of person is Yao Guangxiao? Not only does he integrate the three teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, but he is also proficient in the art of organ information, and he can be said to be proficient in everything in the five elements of yin and yang, medicine and astrology, and even agriculture and animal husbandry. He left such a mural on the stone wall, and there is more than one thing to say. But the most important thing is to tell the latecomers a secret, that is, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, that is, the later Emperor Chengzu, is not the biological son of Queen Ma!"

(End of chapter)