Duke Zhuang of Zheng prepared two generous gifts and sent envoys to Qi and Lu respectively. In less than a month, the two envoys came back one after another. The envoys who went to Qi successfully completed their mission, while those who went to Lu successfully completed their mission.
The envoy brought the gift back.
The envoy reported: "The Marquis of Lu was assassinated and the new king came to the throne. The letter my lord gave me was for the Marquis of Lu. How could I present it to the new king? So I came back with the letter and the gift."
Duke Zhuang of Zheng was puzzled, so he asked in detail... This matter must start with Duke Hui of Lu, father of Duke Yin of Lu:
When Duke Hui of Lu was still the prince, his wife gave him a son. When he was about to ascend the throne, the lady died. He married another lady, and the little lady also gave him a son.
He gave birth to a son, named Gongzi Gui. After he took the throne as king, he made the young lady his queen. Duke Hui of Lu only made a queen, but not a prince, so the prince's position in Lu State remained vacant.
When Duke Hui of Lu died, Gongzi Gui was still young. The ministers appointed the son of Duke Hui of Lu when he was the crown prince as the king. This was Duke Yin of Lu.
Duke Yin of Lu felt that the throne of the State of Lu should not be his, but should belong to the prince. With this kind of thinking, it would inevitably be exposed. Sometimes Duke Yin of Lu would say: "I will not last long as a king.
When Mr. Gui grows up, I will return the throne to him."
Lu Yingong's statement laid hidden dangers for himself. Because power is sometimes like the hilt of a sword, especially monarchy. Once you hold it, you cannot let go easily. Once you let go, it will often lead to various dangers. Unfortunately,
Duke Yin of Lu had no idea.
After Duke Yin of Lu followed Duke Zhuang of Zheng to fight against the state of Xu, everyone in the state of Lu was full of joy. Prince Hui felt that his contribution was particularly great, so he went to Duke Yin of Lu to ask for a reward. He proposed that he wanted to be the chief minister. Duke Yin of Lu wanted to fight:
Xu Guo and I also went there. Zheng Guo was the one fighting in front. We were just following in the booing. How much credit do you have? But
Prince Hui didn't think so. He not only remembered the battle against Xu, but also the battle against Song. Didn't he win Gaocheng and Fangcheng?
Duke Yin of Lu said: "I will not be a king for long. I think you should wait until Master Gui grows up and become a king, and ask him to reward you."
After hearing this, Gongzi Hui was very embarrassed, but they had a relationship of monarch and minister for more than ten years, so even though he felt uncomfortable, he didn't say much. He got up and resigned, and left the palace in a polite manner.
Gongzi Hui returned home and began to think about what Lu Yin Gong said. He didn't understand whether Lu Yin Gong really wanted to abdicate, or was he hinting at something. According to Gong Zi Hui's idea, a man who had been the king for more than ten years
, how could he be willing to abdicate? If Lu Yin Gong didn't really want to abdicate, then his words were clearly hinting to his son Hui to do something... But Gong Zi Hui thought again, Lu Yin Gong's words were not the first time.
I said it often, what if he really wanted to abdicate? Master Hui thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more uncertain he became. He felt that the matter was of great importance and he had to get a clear statement from Lu Yin Gong. So Master Hui
Hui planned to test Lu Yin Gong's thoughts.
One day, when the two were alone, Gongzi Hui said: "My lord has been the king for more than ten years. Everyone in the civil and military dynasties admires him, and all the people in the country support him. If my lord does not abdicate, he can pass it on to his descendants in the future, and he will be blessed by future generations."
. Now that Gongzi Gui has grown up, and the master often wants to give up the throne, this is a troublesome thing."
Lu Yingong said: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Gongzi Hui used the palm of his hand to cut it down gently and whispered: "Can you do this to eliminate it and avoid future troubles..."
Duke Yin of Lu stared at Master Hui with wide eyes and said, "You, you are crazy. How could you come up with such an idea? I have already sent people to repair the house in Tuqiu. I really don't want to do it anymore." After a while, I will give up the throne to Master Gui. At this time, you still say you want to kill him? Ridiculous."
Young Master Hui froze in astonishment. He knew that this time he was overthinking everything. But if he said it, he would throw out the water and regret it. It was useless. He had no choice but to retreat.
On the way back, Gongzi Huihui became more and more frightened as he thought about it. He thought that it was definitely a foregone conclusion that Gongzi Gui would become the king. If one day his words reached Gongzi Gui's ears, then he would not even be able to save his life and fortune. Rather than waiting for death, it is better to take action first. When he got home, he came up with an idea.
Gongzi Hui went to see Gongzi Gui. Gongzi Gui felt strange when he saw that Gongzi Hui took the initiative to see him. Because Gongzi Hui had a high position and had never gotten close to him. What on earth was he doing here?
Gongzi Hui said: "I'm here to tell you something concerning your wealth and life."
Gongzigui accompanied Xing Xing and asked, "Excuse me, what is it?"
Prince Hui said: "My lord ordered me to kill you."
Gongzigui was so frightened that he stuttered: "I'm not guilty. Why do you want to kill me..."
Gongzi Hui said: "No reason, just for the throne. When you grow up, my lord once said that when you grow up, I will give up the throne to you. Is this true? I ask you, in the whole world, Who doesn’t want to be the king? Now that he is the king, who is willing to give it up?”
Gongzi Gui threw himself to the ground and begged again and again: "Please save me, Doctor Hui... If Xiao Ke Gongzi Gui can escape this disaster, he will work hard for Doctor Hui and reward him generously..."
Seeing that the fire was coming, Young Master Hui waved his hand to stop him, and then said: "Every year in late autumn, the Lord will go south to hunt and stay at Doctor Yan's house. At that time, we will arrange for assassins to attack Doctor Yan's house. In this way Come on, even if something goes wrong, it won’t be our fault.”
Gongzigui said worriedly: "What if the assassin leaks the news in the future?"
Young Master Hui smiled and said: "There is no such thing as a chance. Once the matter is completed, we will..." He made another downward slashing motion.
In this way, under the leadership of Gongzi Hui and with the cooperation of Gongzi Gui, a plan to assassinate Duke Yin of Lu was hatched.
The plan was implemented very smoothly. Without any strange feelings or precautions, Lu Yingong went to the south to hunt as usual, and also stayed at Doctor Yan's manor. On a frosty night, a With the help of Nei Ying, the assassin quietly sneaked into Lu Yin Gong's bedroom and easily assassinated Lu Yin Gong. Doctor Yan became the scapegoat and was convicted of murder.
Gongzi Hui made Gongzi Gui the king of the country, which was Duke Huan of Lu. Gongzi Hui became the Grand Prime Minister, and from then on the power of the Lu State was firmly in his hands.
There was no shortage of discerning people in the Lu Dynasty, but the ministers were all afraid of Gongzi Hui, and no one dared to say anything publicly.
After listening to the envoy's story, Duke Zhuang of Zheng thought for a moment and asked the ministers a question: "Tell me, do you think we should send troops to investigate the case of Lu?"
Jizu said: "Young Master Hui should be held accountable for what he did. However, since the Marquis of Lu said that he was acting as an agent of state affairs, and also said that he would return the throne to Young Master Gui in the future, then his death would not be counted. Conspiracy for the throne and Gongzigui's accession to the throne is not considered usurping power. This can only be said to be an accident. What I mean is that the State of Lu is a friendly country to us, and the two countries have only entered into an alliance. Therefore, it is a better choice to continue to maintain diplomatic relations. "
Duke Zhuang of Zheng smiled and said: "Master Ji has overturned all my reasons for sending troops. Well, let's not mention the sending of troops."
A few months later, the State of Lu sent an envoy to Zheng and submitted his credentials, hoping to form an alliance with the State of Zheng. Of course, the State of Zheng would not refuse. In this way, the coup in the State of Lu became an accident, and no one was seen again.