Do you want to compete with Prince Heng for the crown prince position with the determination to die?

Gong Zihong couldn't help but frown, his face was rather gloomy.

It's true that brothers build a wall and resist their insults from outside.

Disputes between cochlea and horns, only interests are the priority...

The truth is this, why doesn't Gong Zihong not know it?

Seeing Gong Zihong's hesitation, Gongzi Xi followed up and said: "Brother, if you can let your father depose the queen and put Mrs. Rumeng on the throne, then my brother can naturally become the eldest son."

"In this way, my father will not be in a dilemma."

"Furthermore, after the queen is deposed, even if it is a temporary cold reception, if the brother succeeds to the throne in the future, he may not be able to compensate Wu Heng and the queen..."

This is Gongzi Xi trying to explain Gongzihong.

With Qingji's age and his strong body and bones, if nothing unexpected happens, he can live for at least twenty or thirty years.

And once Queen Ji Pai is deposed, how can she die without fear?

People who are sad are likely to die young and have a short life span.

It is normal for this woman to feel sorry for herself and become seriously ill.

"what should I do?"

After hearing this, Confucius followed up and said: "Master, there are two capable generals on the side of Master Heng. One is Lang Zhongling Gou Jian, and the other is Deng Xi, the censor Zhongcheng. Both of these two people are not good people."

"Not to mention Deng Xi, Gou Jian has the appearance of an eagle looking at a wolf, and he was originally the prince of the Yue Kingdom and the heir of Yue Marquis Yunchang. The king often suspected that Gou Jian had disobedient intentions, so he used it and guarded against it."

"Young Master wants to overthrow the Queen. Young Master Heng must start with Gou Jian and get rid of him."

Get rid of Gou Jian?

To be honest, Gong Zihong had no good impression of Gou Jian.

In the court of Wu State, even if the ministers and officials were not on Gong Zihong's side, they would still be friendly to him and become acquaintances.

Only Gou Jian was lukewarm towards Gong Zihong, and he often ridiculed Gong Zihong behind his back...

This time, all the old and new grudges have been put aside.

Of course, with Gong Zihong's tolerance, it is not unreasonable to forgive Gou Jian's previous rude behavior towards him.

"Servant, you should come and talk to the young master."

Confucius made a "please" gesture at the critical moment and shrank his head unconsciously.

Hearing this, the servant Shen Xi glanced at Confucius and remained calm, but in his heart he scolded Confucius until he was furious.

What a great Master Kong!

This really means that you want to build a chastity arch and be a concubine at the same time!

That’s not true!

As we all know, Confucius was a man who cherished his feathers and his reputation.

However, this time it was about his favorite protégé Gong Zihong's inheritance, and Confucius was unwilling to stay out of it.

Only then did he put aside his old face and fully support Gong Zihong.

However, Confucius was originally a man of temperament. Although he was wily and scheming, he was not willing to use intrigues and tricks to defeat his opponents and defeat his political opponents.

To be precise, Confucius did not bother to use despicable means to eradicate his political opponents...

Only, this time the situation is different.

Because once Gongzi Heng wins this battle between concubines and concubines, Gongzihong, Confucius and others will not be in a good position.

If Qingji dies and the young master Heng inherits the throne and holds the power of life and death, how can he not settle the accounts with his wife?

In this way, not only Gong Zihong, Kong Qiu, Zeng Dian, Ran Geng and other ministers with Confucian backgrounds, but also Shen Xi, Bei Li, Zhu Yong and other local old aristocratic officials from the Wu Kingdom, I am afraid they will inevitably be liquidated...

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By then, they may face a situation that is beyond redemption.

The best result is that they are deposed by Wu Wangheng and stay at home, or they are exiled to Lingnan and the southwest.

The worst outcome is that they commit suicide by taking poison, or their families are confiscated and exterminated by Wu Wangheng...

Of course, there is also a possibility that they, the losers, were not tolerated by Wu Wangheng and had to flee to Jin, Qi, Song, Lu and other Central Plains countries...

These are not the consequences that Confucius and others wanted to see.

There is no doubt that the cruel battle for the right to inherit the throne will greatly change the current structure of the Wu Kingdom.

So why did Confucius strongly support Gong Zihong's rise to power?

Gong Zihong was Confucius's favorite disciple and was deeply trusted by him. This was only one aspect.

Confucius' greatest intention was to make Gong Zihong into his ideal "virtuous king and wise lord", so that Wu could implement the great rule of the ancient world!

In fact, Confucius did not give up his lofty ambition to restore Zhou rites!

The core content of Confucius' political thought was "propriety" and "benevolence". In terms of the strategy of governing the country, he advocated "governing with virtue" and using morality and etiquette to govern the country is the noblest way to govern the country.

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This kind of governance strategy is also called "Government by virtue" or "Government by etiquette".

This strategy imparts virtues and etiquette to the people, strictly follows the hierarchy, and clearly divides the nobility and the common people into the rulers and the ruled.

It broke an important original boundary between nobles and common people!

The great road runs smoothly and the world is fair, so we can "select the worthy and capable, maintain trust and cultivate harmony."

This is an idealized picture of the primitive world in the legendary Yao and Shun era, and it is also the highest ideal world that Confucius longed for!

Gong Zihong was exactly the ideal master in Confucius' mind.

As for Gongzi Heng, his behavior was very similar to Qingji's, and his behavior was recognized by Confucius. There was no way he would tolerate Confucius overthrowing everything.

The reason why Shen Xi, Zhu Yong, and the old ministers of the Wu Kingdom who had been exiled from the Wu Kingdom supported Gong Zihong's rise to power was because they hit it off with Confucius and others.

If Confucius' ideal "world of great harmony" could be realized, they would all be able to obtain fiefdoms and become lords with great power...

Isn't it better to be a hereditary and irreplaceable lord than to simply be a wife and a shadow?

Shen Xi added: "Young Master, Gou Jian is the younger brother of the current queen, and is also Young Master Heng's uncle. His position must be to support Young Master Heng's ascension to the throne."

"Therefore, getting rid of Gou Jian is like cutting off one of Gongzi Heng's arms. There is much to be done..."

"How to get rid of it?"

Gong Zihong asked the key question.

Shen Xi smiled sadly and said: "Sir, I have obtained reliable information and there is conclusive evidence."

"The king's wife Yayu had some contact with Gou Jian before entering the palace. Although it was not an affair, there are love letters to prove it."

"Young master may use this to frame Gou Jian, making the king think that Mrs. Yayu and Gou Jian are having an affair, and the connection will be severed..."

"..."

Gong Zihong couldn't help but frown and said: "Your Majesty, these methods are really too despicable and cannot be considered elegant."

"Furthermore, with my father's brilliance and prowess, and with Mrs. Yayu's chastity, how can I tolerate such blasphemy?"

"Not to mention whether Gou Jian can be eliminated, Hong really can't bear it, and Mrs. Yayu will probably commit suicide out of shame and anger..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and then said with a dark face: "Sir, since ancient times, a woman's kindness cannot achieve great things!"
Chapter completed!