At that time, Zhong Er was in a state of political panic and had almost nothing economically. At the beginning of exile, there was a man named clue among his entourage. He couldn't stand the pain of running around on the road. When he saw that Zhong Er was in despair, he ran away with the money. Only a few loyal followers such as Jie Zitui went into exile with him.
One day, Zhong Er was dizzy from hunger, and meson pushed him to see it in his eyes and keep it in his heart. In the evening, he gouged out a piece of meat from his thigh, boiled it into a bowl of fresh meat soup and served it to Zhong Er. Zhong Er took the broth and gulped it down. When he smacked his lips and wanted more, he suddenly remembered that they had no money at all. How can they buy such good meat? Jiezitui had to tell the truth: "This is the soup made from the meat on my thigh." Hearing this, Zhong Er was moved to tears.
When Zhong Er was 6 1 year old, he finally got lucky. Qin Mugong married his daughter Princess Wybie. With the help of Qin Mugong, he returned to China and ascended the throne of the emperor the following year. After he ascended the throne, he rewarded and promoted the exiles with him. Even the head and beard that escaped when they were in trouble were rewarded and reused. But he just forgot.
Gratitude is the principle of being a man. A man who saved his life in the crisis will not be forgotten. Zhong Er didn't really forget to reward meson push, but he didn't want to reward him at all. This has his own reasons. First of all, he sat in the dragon chair, which was the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. If he sees people who eat his meat dangling in front of him every day, can he feel at ease? Second, he was afraid that meson would take credit, so he always crushed him with that piece of meat. With this in mind, Zhong Er simply refused to reward him and left his sight.
Jiezitui is a loyal minister, but not a fool. He was angry when he saw that Zhong Er rewarded people like him, but he was empty-handed. He wants to go to court, but he is afraid of offending Zhong Er. He ate mutton only when he was sour. He was desperate, and he made up his mind to live a quiet life in the mountains.
Sima Qian recorded a conversation with his mother before Jiexiu abdicated in Historical Records: Jiexiu said, "Of Jin Xiangong's nine sons, only Zhong Er is in office, which is an act of god. Some small people think that they helped Zhong Er ascend to the throne, which is beyond their ability. Stealing from others is a thief. Are they greedy for heaven? "
Mother asked, "Why don't you fight them?"
Jie Zitui replied, "If I argue with them, I'm afraid I'll feel more guilty and cause more trouble. Moreover, I don't want to enjoy generous benefits. " .
Mother asked him again, "Then why don't you tell them what you mean?"
Meson retorted, "Language is the coat of the mind. Since I am retiring, why should I use language to express it? "
Knowing that her son did not seek fame and fortune, the mother appreciated it very much and said, "If you can have such a realm, I will accompany you to live in seclusion." So both of them disappeared in Mianshan and never appeared again.
Jason, Jiexiu's neighbor, saw all the mice "successfully lift their chickens and dogs to heaven", but Jiexiu was the only one hiding in the mountains with his old mother on his back. He angrily wrote a letter to Zhong Er entitled "Dragon Wants Heaven, Five Serpents as Auxiliary". The dragon has risen to the clouds, and four snakes have entered their own space; A snake gets angry alone and never sees the place! "
After reading Zhang's letter, I couldn't sit still, because everyone knew that after eating a piece of meat pushed by meson, the work of others was rewarded. Only meson push, the savior in danger, was ignored. As a king, he is ungrateful, that is, an ungrateful villain. If Zhong Er didn't find meson tui and give him an official position, he would not be able to explain to the people, which would directly endanger his imperial rule. So he launched a grand mountain search operation.
At this time, the same colonel had to understand Zhong Er's thoughts and presented a plan: "If you can't find meson push, why not set fire to Mianshan and force them out with smoked torches?" Hearing this, Zhong Er thought, the person in charge must be very considerate, and the plan is really wonderful. He immediately ordered the rapid release of Yamakaji. So the guards lit the fire on three sides, leaving one side for the meson to push out.
Anyone with a little common sense knows that if a person inhales a lot of smoke, can he still come out? On the surface, Yamakaji was forced to be an official and get a reward, but in essence, he was forced to clean up mesons by dealing with wild animals, so that it would be done once and for all.
The fire burned for three days and nights, but no meson pushed out with his mother on his back. When the fire went out, it was discovered that Jiezitui and his old mother clung to an old willow tree and had been burned to death.
Interestingly, the raging fire turned Jietui's mother and son into ashes, but left a bloody poem written on the cloth that Jietui tore from her clothes: "May your master always be clear when I cut the meat. It is better for Liu Xia to disappear into a ghost than to accompany you as an admonisher. If your master has me in his heart, he will always reflect. I have a clear conscience in Jiuquan, and my diligence will be clear. " I can leave a piece in the fire. You will understand Zhong Er's good intentions. The poem says that mesons push themselves to die. As long as the king has me in his heart and is a diligent and loving emperor, I will die without regret. This is Zhong Er and shattered glass's trick. He told people that mesons pushed themselves to die for the king, not me, Zhong Er.
Zhong Er looked for mesons, and Yamakaji looked for mesons. The blood poems written by mesons proved this point. You can't blame others for meson's death. Zhong Er regarded meson as a great loyal minister, thus forming the image of a loyal minister as a "star", and ministers had an example to learn from.
After the death of meson tui, Zhong Er's worries were solved. The rest is left to him to make a fuss. In order to prove to the people that he is a wise man with a deep understanding of righteousness, he did five things: first, he ordered Mianshan to be renamed Jieshan; 2. Change Mianshan County to Jieshan County; 3. Build a tomb and shrine under the willow tree burned to death by meson, so that the world can pay homage to the statue of meson; On the day when the world was ordered to burn mesons, no fire was allowed in the whole country, and everyone could only eat cold food, so there was a cold food festival; 5. Made a pair of clogs out of burnt wicker, which are often worn in court. Let the clogs click and remind him not to forget such a loyal minister as Jiezitui.
Zhong Er's five moves are really brilliant. When he said that a tree is a meson, he actually set up a monument for himself. There is a folk saying that some villains have done shameful things and become bitches, but they want to build archways. Zhong Er is such a villain. The Cold Food Festival has been passed down through the ages, and he built a chastity archway for himself.
No wonder the Tang Dynasty poet wrote a poem "Cold Food" and said to the meson:
"As a result of avoiding the world, the mountain fire killed us. The four seas share the same cold food, and one person is eternal. What's the use of holding a deep grudge? There were no neighbors in ancient times. The soul is full of mountains and rivers, and the wind and thunder are descending. Unfortunately, Weng Gongba has been responsible for this minister all his life. "