Chapter 201 Lady Mi

"In Longde Hall, Master Wen presented ten proposals to King Zhou:
The first one: demolish the deer platform and calm the people;

The second item: scrap the cannons and make the admonishers loyal;
The third item: fill the pot, and the palace troubles will be at ease;

The fourth item: Go to wine pools and meat forests to cover up the slanderous discussions of the princes;
The fifth item: demote Daji and erect the main palace, so that the inner court will be free from the risk of confusion;
The sixth item: Detect the treacherous ministers, quickly kill Fei Zhong and You Hun, which will please people's hearts and make the unscrupulous ones stay away;
The seventh item: Opening a warehouse to relieve people from famine;
Item : Send missionaries to recruit people to settle in the southeast;

The ninth item: Visit the sages in the mountains and rivers, and clarify the hearts of the doubters in the world;
The tenth thing: accept loyal advice and open up channels for communication so that there are no obstructions in the world.

Faced with Master Wen's proposal, King Zhou took the memorial, commented on it one by one, and approved seven of them; but he disagreed with the other three.

The three items are: First: Demolish the Lu Tower to keep the people at peace; Fifth: Demote Daji and establish a new empress, so that the inner court is not bewitched; Sixth: Investigate the treacherous ministers, quickly execute Fei Zhong and You Hun to please the people and keep the unworthy away. Wen Taishi was furious and questioned King Zhou. King Zhou argued that "the construction of Lu Tower cost a lot of money and food, and it was a pity to demolish it now. Let's discuss this later." "Daji is a quiet and virtuous person, and she has not done anything wrong. Why should she be exiled? Let's discuss this later." "The two Zhongdaifu Fei and You have always been meritorious and have no faults. How can they be slanderers and be killed!"

......"

Honghuang is popular all over the world. From the monarchs of various countries to the common people in the streets and alleys, even if they are not interested in it, they have come into contact with it to some extent, and Zhengge is no exception. After dealing with the busy affairs of state, Zhengge likes to listen to others reading to him to relieve his fatigue.

The third volume of Hong Huang, Fengshen Liangjie, is essentially a mythologization of the story of King Wu's conquest of King Zhou. The royal families of the Shang Dynasty, Zi and Ying, share the same ancestor, both of whom are descendants of Emperor Jun. The royal families of Qin and Zhao share a common ancestor, Fei Lian, a minister of Prince Shoude of Shang. Fei Lian had two sons. The eldest son was named E Lai, who was the ancestor of the Qin State; the second son was named Ji Sheng, who was the ancestor of the Zhao State.

Therefore, Zheng Ge's interest in the third volume of Fengshen Liangjie was much higher than the first and second volumes of Honghuang. When Tianxuan was writing the third volume, he took Zheng Ge into consideration and attributed the reason why King Zhou became incompetent to the conspiracy of Zhunti Taoist, the second leader of the Western Religion; Fei Lian also guarded the pass outside all year round to prevent the princes from causing chaos.

"Stop first."

Upon hearing Master Wen's advice to King Zhou on this point, Zheng Ge suddenly raised one hand and made a gesture to stop the eunuch.

After receiving Zheng Ge's order, the literate young eunuch stopped reading and lowered his head like a stone sculpture. Zheng Ge's eyes fixed, and his sharp gaze fell on Madam Mi, who had a beautiful appearance and huge snow-capped peaks.

"Do you know which of the ten suggestions made by Grand Tutor Wen is the most important?"

After staring at Madam Mi for a moment, Zheng Ge suddenly opened his mouth and asked this question.

The Qin State did not shy away from the harem interfering in politics. For example, the Queen Mother Xuan, the mother of King Zhao of Qin, was in charge of government for decades. When faced with this question from Zheng Ge, Lady Mi's lips curled up slightly, and she smiled like a blooming peony: "Of course it is the fifth one, demoting Daji. Daji, the nine-tailed fox, is the root cause of King Zhou's evil behavior. If Daji hadn't existed, King Zhou wouldn't have been so cruel as to kill his wife and children. Demoting Daji is the fundamental solution to the problem."

"Not bad." Zheng nodded approvingly, and then asked, "What about the other two?"

"The first one is to demolish the Lu Tower. In fact, it is not just to demolish the Lu Tower. At this time, the Lu Tower has more symbolic significance. King Zhou built the Lu Tower to consolidate his foundation and accumulate wealth, to control his subjects for a long time, and to please Daji and enjoy hunting. The purpose of demolishing the Lu Tower is to admit his mistakes to the people of the world, to admit that he should not indulge in wine and sex, be licentious and cruel." "The sixth one is to investigate the treacherous ministers and quickly execute Fei Zhong and You Hun. Many bad ideas came from Fei Zhong and You Hun, two treacherous villains, such as framing Queen Jiang and designing to deal with the four directions. It was their idea. So Master Wen wanted to execute Fei Zhong and You Hun in order to keep the court clean and free of slander in the country."

Lady Mi was worthy of being the daughter of King Kaolie of Chu and the candidate promoted by the Chu-based relatives in Qin to compete for the position of queen. She keenly saw that the three conditions rejected by King Zhou were precisely the key to resolving the internal and external conflicts of the Shang Dynasty at that time.

"Hahaha." After hearing what Madam Mi said, Zheng Ge burst into laughter. In his heart was a domineering power and a power that could cleanse the universe. It spread to every corner of Lingyun Pavilion, causing the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace to kneel on the ground in a hurry. No one dared to look up at Zheng Ge even for a moment.

"Your analysis is correct." After a while, Zheng Ge suddenly stopped laughing and raised his sword-like eyebrows. "Master Wen is worthy of being a veteran minister of three dynasties who was given the Golden Whip by Emperor Yi. In my opinion, the relationship between Master Wen and King Zhou is not as simple as monarch and subject, master and apprentice, but more like a pair of father and son."

"Tian Xuanzi deliberately noted that Master Wen had never married in his life because he had been a disciple of the Golden Spirit Holy Mother, one of the Four Holy Mothers of Jiejiao. Therefore, King Zhou, the disciple who was raised by him, was like a useless son in the eyes of Master Wen. On the contrary, Master Wen was the teacher who trained King Zhou and was granted the privilege of beating the king, exempting him from death, and punishing ministers by Emperor Yi. When Emperor Yi passed away, King Zhou was still young, so Master Wen was more like King Zhou's father."

"In front of Master Wen, King Zhou only has one point of dignity left. He is three points afraid of Master Wen, three points yielding, and three points respectful to him!"

At the end, even though Zheng Ge knew that Wen Tai Shi Wen Zhong was just a fictional character created by Tian Xuan, his tone was still full of admiration, and even a hint of envy for King Zhou.

"Once upon a time," Zheng Ge returned his gaze to Madam Mi after he finished his sigh, "I thought that after I passed away, if Xiong Qi was still alive, he would definitely do his best to assist Fusu. Unfortunately, he disappointed me!"

Following Zheng Ge's words, the atmosphere in the palace changed abruptly, from peaceful to depressing. The eunuchs and palace maids felt the temperature drop suddenly and wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

The news that the brothers Changping Jun and Changwen Jun were plotting rebellion in Nanjun and trying to cut off Wang Jian's army's retreat had reached Xianyang City ten days ago. Zheng Ge, furious, ordered the arrest of the brothers' families, but found nothing. The brothers' families had already been secretly sent away, and the ones left in the palace were just substitutes.

As a result, Lady Mi, the younger sister of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen, became extremely embarrassed. The Queen Mother Huayang, who was enough to be Lady Mi's backer, had passed away in the 17th year of King Qin's reign. Now Lady Mi was not only labeled as the sister of a traitor, but also lost all protection.

In the past few days, the eunuchs and maids of Feiyun Pavilion have been somewhat neglectful of Madam Mi. It was also the first time that Zheng Ge came to visit her after hearing the news.

"Your Majesty, you should understand that in life, there are many things you cannot choose!"

The eunuchs and palace maids were all scared half to death, but Madam Mi, who was the first to be affected, seemed not to notice the change in atmosphere at all. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly, smiled sadly, and said so.

"After all, the blood flowing in our bodies is that of the royal family of Chu."

(End of this chapter)