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Chapter 48 Two fires

Not long after Jin Wengong came to the throne, he sent people to hunt down Prince Yu. Not long after, the people he sent found Prince Yu and killed him.

This incident caused Lu Sheng and Qorui to feel uneasy. They felt that they might be next. After discussion, the two decided to strike first.

They found out that Bo Di was still alive, so they sent someone to secretly invite Bo Di back to Jin. Lu Sheng and Qerui encouraged Bo Di to join them, but Bo Di was unwilling.

Lu Sheng said: "The general went to kill Chong'er twice. I think even if he is willing to let you go, those under him are not willing to let you go. If you don't kill him, he will kill you sooner or later."

Bo Di said: "Yes, I killed him twice, but I went on orders. I have no personal grudges with him. Besides, he is the king now. Killing him is regicide. How can such a thing be done?"

Que Rui said: "When Prince Yu escapes, you should guard him. In the eyes of ordinary people, you are Prince Yu's accomplice. Prince Yu was killed, but you are alive. Think about it, how long can you live?"

Bo Di hesitated and said, "What should we do?"

Lu Sheng said: "There is only one way, and that is for you to work with us. As long as we kill Chong'er, we will have a way to survive."

Que Rui said: "General Boluan, you and I are both generals, and there are people in the army. As long as we contact some people secretly and seize the opportunity, we can get things done. You don't have to worry too much."

Boluan said: "Okay. Then I'll listen to you."

Lü Sheng was still not at ease, so he suggested that the three of them make a blood alliance. After the ceremony was completed, he asked everyone to prepare separately. After more than ten days of preparation, Lv Sheng and Cho Rui informed Bo Tuan that they could start.

It was a starry night, and Chong'er's palace was immersed in the hazy moonlight as always, and everything looked the same. At midnight, a dark cloud covered the sky. In the darkness, a group of soldiers carrying firewood quietly walked When they arrived outside the wall of Chong'er's palace, they piled firewood outside the wall, poured vegetable oil on it, and lit a fire. As soon as the fire started, another group of soldiers lit rockets and fired them into the palace. After a while, everywhere in Chong'er's palace Fire broke out. Fires were set ablaze in one room after another, and shouts and cries were mixed together. The palace door opened from the inside, and a group of people rushed out. But as soon as they came out, countless sharp arrows flew towards them, and they ran in front of them. Everyone was hit by arrows and fell down. The people retreated back. The palace door was immediately closed. At this time, the fire became more and more intense, and the palace became a sea of ​​fire.

Seeing that the fire was so fierce that it was impossible to put out the fire, Lü Sheng, Chu Rui and Bo Di sneaked away with their men.

Hu Yan, Hu Mao, Zhao Shui and others saw the fire in the palace and learned that Lu Province and Qu Rui had rebelled. Knowing that they had troops and horses in their hands, they were expected to be unable to deal with it, so they fled the Jin Kingdom together.

The fire burned for half a night, and the palace was in ruins. Just after dawn, Lu Sheng, Qu Rui and Boluan led people to break in and search every corner of the palace, but they did not find Chong'er's body. One person The two corpses looked a bit like Chong'er, but they were burned beyond recognition and were difficult to identify.

Lu Sheng said: "Whether he was burned to death or escaped. At this time, there is no owner in the country. As long as we quickly establish a new king, it will not be so easy for Chong'er to come back again."

Bo Di said: "The first two kings of Jin were both established by Qin. Let's ask Qin to help establish one this time. As long as we have the support of Qin, there is nothing to fear. The two of you have made an alliance with Young Master Jie. So I’d better ask you two to go to Qin’s camp to lobby. No one else can do this kind of thing.”

Both Querui and Lu Sheng thought the idea was good, but to be on the safe side, they asked Bo Di to enter the Qin army camp first and tell Duke Mu of Qin that there was a fire in the palace of Jin and Chong'er was burned to death. They asked him to help establish another king. Lu Sheng and Cherui's little calculation was that they would go as soon as Bo Tuan reached an agreement. If the Qin State disagreed, they would at least be safe.

Bo Di went to the Qin camp alone and on horseback. Two hours later, Qin Mugong sent Gongsun Zhi and Pi Bao to pick up Lu Sheng and Cherui and go to the Qin army camp.

Lü Province, Cherui arrived at the Qin military camp and told them about the fire in the Jin palace and their request. Qin Mugong smiled and said: "This matter is easy to handle. If you want to establish a new king, I happen to have one here. Call him out. Let’s meet you.” After saying that, he shouted inside: “Please come out, the new king of Jin.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a man walked out from behind the tent. He had big ears, a straight nose, a square mouth, piercing eyes, and a few long strands of gray beard under his chin. When Lu Sheng and Que Rui saw this, they were stunned and couldn't help but tremble in their calves. This The person is none other than Duke Wen of Jin, Chong'er.

Duke Wen of Jin pointed at Lu Sheng and Cherui and said, "How can I be sorry to you? Do you insist on putting me to death? If not for Bo Di's help, I would have almost been killed by your two thieves. The soldiers on the left and right cut off the heads of these two dogs for me."

The Qin sergeant made a promise, and four warriors walked out. In the blink of an eye, they dragged Lu Sheng and Qerui out and chopped them down.

It turned out that after Boluan made an alliance with Lu Sheng and Qurui, the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became. He felt that every time I chased Chong'er, I was following the order of the king. This is the duty of a minister, and there is nothing wrong with it. .But this time it was Lu Sheng and Qi Rui who asked him to kill the king, which was of another nature, called regicide. This was unforgivable. He also thought, I, Bolton, have been a loyal minister all my life, but in the end I will be saddled with a regicide. Because of Jun's crime, not only will he be ruined, but the whole family will also suffer. I must rein in the situation. With this thought, he hurriedly revealed the news to Chong'er before Lu Sheng and Qerui took action. Therefore, Chong'er escaped that scene. The fire. After Lu Sheng and Cherui set the fire, Boluan deceived the two of them into the Qin military camp. Only then did Chong'er kill Lu and Cherui.

Duke Wen of Jin Chong'er thanked Duke Mu of Qin and rushed back to clean up the mess. He was worried that there would be rebellion, so he decided to prepare a purge of Prince Yu's remnant party. Hu Yan persuaded him not to do that, saying: "This is the civil and military center of the Manchu Dynasty. , there are too many people who follow the wind. There is no end to the killing, and more and more will be killed. There is a saying that it is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. My lord, Yiwu and Prince Yu lost the support of the people because they killed too many people. .Lord, let’s tolerate them.”

Duke Wen of Jin was indeed very wise, and he listened. So he issued an order:

"Anyone who acted too harshly during the reign of Yiwu and Prince Yu will not be punished. As long as they sincerely repent and are loyal to the country, they will be treated equally."

After this order was issued, the ministers in the imperial court became slightly more stable. However, Chong'er felt that the people had not yet been subdued. He has been troubled by this.

One day, Touxu came to see him. As soon as Jin Wengong saw Touxu, he remembered the suffering he had caused everyone after he packed up his luggage and escaped, and he suddenly became angry. He gritted his teeth and said to Touxu: "How dare you No, you still have the nerve to come see me?"

Touxu lay on the ground and kowtowed and said: "Lord, I know that I have committed a heinous crime. I took away your money back then and caused so many brothers to suffer. They all wanted to kill me. But I dare to come to see you. Of course I have your reasons."

Touxu's words reminded Duke Wen of Jin of Boluan. He calmed down and said, "Tell me, what's your point?"

Touxu said: "My lord, you have been traveling outside for nineteen years, so you naturally know how to deal with the world. The ministers in the court, especially the people under Lu Sheng and Cherui, many people said

There are many people who have said things that are not good for you and have done things that are sorry for you. They are all worried. Even if you gave the order to forgive them, everyone is still worried. Back then, I stole the lord's money and caused you harm. I suffered from cold and starvation along the way. Everyone in Jin knows this. People in Jin all accuse me of committing a heinous crime. If the lord spares me, everyone will believe his words and feel relieved. This is the reason why I came to see the lord. "

Duke Wen of Jin laughed, pointed at Touxu's face and said, "You bitch, you are so cunning. But if you can come, you are helping me. I will forgive you."

Duke Wen of Jin had his head and beard shaved off, and even got into the car driven by Touxu, and walked several times through the streets of Ducheng. Everyone who saw it felt that Duke Wen of Jin was very ambitious. Everyone was talking about it, saying that he had a heavy ear and a broad heart. If you don't settle old scores, you really don't settle them. Wasn't Touxu forgiven? So the ministers who originally followed Lu Sheng and Qerui felt at ease. In this way, those who had opposed Chong'er gradually began to sincerely Support him.

When the domestic situation stabilized, Duke Wen of Jin sent people to take back Huai Ying from Qin State, who was later renamed Wen Ying. He also took back Qi Jiang from Qi State, and took back Ji Kuma and his son from Di people's territory. Chong'er's family was finally reunited.

After completing these things, Chong'er began to award meritorious officials. He asked the people who had wandered with him to tell their own merits. Everyone was very happy and expressed their merits one after another. Only Jie Zitui did not say it. So, Jin Wengong granted all the merits. Among people, only Jie Zitui was not granted the seal of approval.

Jie Zitui returned home and complained: "All the sons of Duke Xian of Jin are dead, leaving only Chong'er. It is God's will for him to be the king. Hu Yan, Zhao Shui and those guys can't even see this, so they are not It's ridiculous to say it's all their fault. I'm really ashamed of them. To say it's merit, I cut off the meat from my legs and gave it to him to eat. That's what it's like. It's a pity that he may have forgotten it a long time ago..."

The next morning, Jie Zitui packed his bags and took his old mother to Mianshan to live in seclusion. From then on, he never returned.

After Jie Zitui left, some of Chong'er's old friends fought against each other. One day, someone wrote an anonymous post and posted it on the wall of Duke Wen of Jin:

There once was a dragon, wandering in the west and east.

A few small snakes will make great achievements.

The dragon soars in the sky, and the little snake returns to its cave.

Everyone has their own place and is happy.

There is another one, in the lonely mountains.

Duke Wen of Jin was shocked when he read this post. He looked panicked and said, "It's bad. Why did I forget to push Jie Zi?"

He immediately sent people to look for Jie Zitui, but everyone who came back reported that they could not find him. More than a year later, someone came to report that Jie Zitui had been found on Mianshan Mountain and he had turned into a woodcutter. Husband, Jin Wengong then sent people to search again, and the people who came back reported that they still couldn't find it. Jin Wengong thought of the bowl of broth he drank under the big tree in Weiguo, and became increasingly uneasy. He decided to go up the mountain to look for it himself. .

Duke Wen of Jin surrounded Mianshan with his troops and sent troops to search the mountain. For several days, no trace of Jie Zitui was found. Some people said: "Jie Zitui did not go down the mountain on purpose. Let's just set a fire and force him out." come out."

Duke Wen of Jin couldn't stand the ridicule of the nameless post. By this time, he felt that as long as he could get Jie Zitui back, all the problems would be solved, so he wanted to give it a try. With an order, the soldiers lit fires everywhere. Within a moment,

The fire on Mianshan Mountain was raging, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

Once the fire started, it was out of control and burned for three days. Many wild animals and birds came out of the mountains, but no meson was seen.

Three days later, a heavy rain extinguished the mountain fire, and Duke Wen of Jin sent people to search the mountain. This time they found Jie Zitui. But not alive, but Jie Zitui who had been burned to black charcoal, and Jie Zitui who was also burned beyond recognition.

Jie Zitui’s mother.

The soldiers carried the two black corpses down the mountain. When Jin Wen Gong saw them, he burst into tears. The old ministers also started to cry with him. Finally, Jin Wen Gong ordered that Jie Zitui, his mother and son be buried in Mianshan.

That day happened to be the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar.

The common people said that Jie Zitui was burned to death on Mianshan Mountain because he did not tell his own merits. The people not only respected Jie Zitui's loyalty and loftiness, but also felt sorry for him. So, every day, some people

Just avoid fire and only eat cold rice. Gradually, this habit evolved into a tradition among the people.

Later, on every third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, people in China would eat cold meals and cold dishes. This is the origin of the "Cold Food Festival".


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