It turned out that Duke Ai of Qi was not called Duke Ai of Qi, but "Gong Ren of Qi".

The character "ren" is actually taken from the year when he ascended the throne.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the ten heavenly stems refer to the years, while the twelve earthly branches refer to the months.

However, after Duke Ai of Qi, King Zhou Yi made his successor Lu Jing "Gong Hu of Qi", and this tradition was no longer used.

Of course, there are other reasons. After all, there are only ten heavenly stems, and they are reincarnated every ten years. This can easily cause subsequent successors to have the same title as the previous kings, so there is a great need for change.

But this is not important. Wu Liang is more concerned about the real reason why Qi Aigong Lu Buchen was "cooked and killed" by King Zhou Yi.

This "History of Qi" records that it is true that Lu Buchen was "cooked and killed" by King Zhou Yi, but it was not because the king of Ji State made slanderous remarks, but because Lu Buchen took the blame himself.

"History of Qi" says that Lu Buchen practiced an ancient alchemy called "Yan Mei".

The so-called "disgusting charm" is a very ancient curse method: "carve a wooden figure into a puppet, worship it day and night in the sun and the moon, and pray and curse it."

This thing is similar to the "grass-piercing man" of later generations, except that "Yanmei" uses small puppets. The caster writes the name and birth date of the cursed person on the small puppet, and then goes through extremely

After casting a mysterious and complicated spell, nailing nails on the puppet can cause the cursed person to suffer the corresponding pain.

Somehow this incident reached the ears of King Zhou Yi.

Although the "heinous crimes" that were only established after the Qin Dynasty had not been punished at that time, such left-field magic had already been classified as a forbidden skill, and anyone who used or practiced it would be sentenced to death.

So King Zhou Yi arrested Lu Buchen, the orderer, and found many small puppets in his home, including one with the name and birth date of King Zhou Yi written on it.

King Zhou Yi was furious, so he ordered people to "cook" Lu Buchen!

For this reason, Lu Buchen also left a name in history called "Lv Buchen".

However, this incident did not end here. After Lu Buchen was "cooked and killed", his half-brother Lu Jing was named "Qihu Gong" by King Zhou Yi and took over the throne.

Lu Buchen's half-brother Lu Shan and his family members first secretly brought Lu Buchen's "corpse" that could no longer be counted as a corpse for a grand burial, and then they suspected that it was because "the person with the greatest benefit is suspicious".

It was Lu Jing, Duke Hu of Qi, who reported to King Zhou Yi...

This makes sense. Lu Buchen clearly has a half-brother, and many other brothers. Why did King Zhou Yi choose Lu Jing as the next King of Qi?

Besides.

The matter of establishing a new king was originally the internal affairs of the Lu family of Qi State. Even if King Zhou Yi was the emperor, there were very few emperors in history who interfered with the internal affairs of the princes' families. It was really unreasonable.

So, Lu Shan and the family members left behind by Lu Buchen began to plan to get rid of Lu Jing to avenge him.

Two years later, Lu Shan successfully designed to kill Lu Jing and became the next King of Qi, "Qi Xiangong", and expelled Qi Hu Gong Lu Jing's heirs from the country.

Unexpectedly, more than thirty years later, the throne passed to "Qi Li Gong" Lu Wuji, and the former heirs of Qi Hu Gong Lu Jing returned to Qi State, and died together with Qi Li Gong Lu Wuji.

In the end, the state of Qi had no choice but to appoint Lu Chi, the son of Duke Li of Qi, as its monarch? He was called "Gong Wen of Qi".

Since then, the civil strife in the Qi court that lasted for more than 40 years has finally come to an end? The whole Qi nation worked together and finally officially launched its Spring and Autumn hegemony...

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This "History of Qi" has been compiled here for the time being.

If Wu Liang had not read the records in "History of Qi", he would never have imagined that Qi Aigong was killed by King Zhou Yi for such a reason? It is simply unimaginable.

Maybe it was influenced by the palace dramas of later generations.

Originally, in his impression, "disgusting with charm" and "tying up villains" should be methods only used by concubines in the harem.

I never expected that a grown man like Duke Ai of Qi could practice this kind of thing.

Moreover, looking at the description in "History of Qi", it seems that Qi Aigong's "disgusting charm" is not an ordinary trick to deceive people, but a thaumaturgy that requires hard practice to be successful.

Although there are no specific examples of successful harm to others, the King of Zhou Yi who was subjected to the "charm-repelling technique" by him also lived well later.

But after seeing it, it still gives people an unclear feeling. After all, before that, this "enchantment-repelling art" has been designated as a forbidden art that will be punished with death? This can also show from the side that it is very powerful.

It may have really existed, and it may have brought considerable influence and panic to people.

What is even more difficult to think about is that the Japanese maritime neighbor of the Celestial Dynasty, the Japanese Kingdom, also had the "art of disenchantment", and it is recorded that the "art of disillusionment" of the Japanese state was passed down from the Celestial Dynasty, and it was around this period.

and.

Because the Qi State is close to the sea, its shipping industry is very developed. It has long had the same capabilities as the Japanese State. This also confirms the existence of the "Disenchantment Technique" from another aspect, and if you have to contact it, it seems that you can

It is forcibly related to Qi Aigong's "Charming Technique"...

besides.

Wu Liang also got an important clue related to the ancient tomb from "History of Qi"!

It says that after the family members of Lu Shan and Lu Buchen secretly took his "body" back, they buried it in Bogu, not far from Yingqiu, the capital of Qi State.

Now Yingqiu has been renamed "Linzi", and Bogu is located fifty miles northwest of Linzi. Although it is not sure what the name of Bogu is now, the specific location and distance are correct. This has been known to the archaeological world in later generations.

With the confirmation, Wu Liang does not need to doubt.

However, the so-called "Qi'ai Cemetery" has not been discovered by later archeology.

I don’t know if it was stolen long ago or if it was hidden too deep and has not been discovered.

Therefore, even if he knew the approximate location of "Qi'ai Cemetery", Wu Liang was not sure whether he could find it, let alone whether the tomb still existed.

After all, Qi Aigong died in 868 BC, which is thousands of years apart from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty where he is now.

In these more than a thousand years, many things have happened.

Maybe the "Qi'ai Cemetery" has been stolen countless times, maybe it has collapsed or been buried deep underground... Who knows?

However, Wu Liang still planned to try his luck.

Because at this stage, Lu Bu and Zhang Miao failed to seize Yanzhou this time and did not divide Boss Cao's territory. The small piece of Linzi's territory belonging to Qingzhou is still in Boss Cao's hands.

If in another year or two, when Yuan Shao reaches out to Qingzhou, this place will change hands again.

From then on, until the end of the Battle of Guandu, it was impossible for Boss Cao to get Qingzhou back, and it was also difficult for him to get the opportunity to explore it again.

in addition.

This is the first ancient tomb that Wu Liang has encountered that may be related to the "ancient forbidden art". It does feel a bit mysterious and he feels a little unsure, but this is something he has never experienced before.

Experience and challenge, there is always a feeling that if you don’t go and see it, you will regret it in the future.

"That's it. After spring starts and things are settled in Yongqiu, I will take people to explore the Qi'ai Cemetery first!"

Wu Liangzhong had already made a decision secretly.

Even if Qi Ai Cemetery is not found in the end, he has nothing to lose. Besides, having just stolen the tomb of Marquis Haihun, Boss Cao will probably not be short of military pay in the near future.
Chapter completed!