Li Ji was the daughter of Li Rong in the Spring and Autumn Period, but her fate was also presented as a tribute to powerful countries like Xi 'an and da ji. In 672, Jin Xiangong defeated Li Rong and Li Rong made peace, so he dedicated Li Ji and his sister Ji Shao to Jin Xiangong. Because of her beautiful appearance, Li Ji was married to his wife and gave birth to her son Qi, while her sister gave birth to Zhuo Zi.
Although Li Ji's fate is similar to that of the other three "enchantresses", this beautiful woman is full of ambition. Because of Jin Xiangong's special favor, she gradually participated in state affairs, but she was still not satisfied. She wanted her son Xi to be the prince of Qi, so she planned it step by step.
"Historical Records" Volume 39 "Jin Family": "Twelve years, life and qi. He said,' Quwo is the ancestral temple of my ancestors, but Pubian Qin and Qubian Zhai won't let children live there, so I'm afraid.' So, Prince Shen Sheng lives in Quwo, Zhong Er lives in Quwo and I live in Quwo. Gong Xian lives in Jiangxi with Li Jizhi and Xi. The state of Jin knew that the prince would not stand. Prince Shen Sheng, his mother and daughter of Qi Huangong, also called Qi Jiang, died young. Shen Sheng's mother and daughter are Mrs Qin Mugong. My mother, Zhai's fox girl. Yi my mother, mother and daughter brother also. There are eight sons, and princes Shen Sheng, Zhong Er and Yiwu all have good behaviors. Li Ji, on the other hand, is far from his three sons. "Therefore, the original prince Shen Sheng, Zhong Er and Yiwu are all very talented people. As Jin Xiangong doted on Li Ji, he began to alienate his three sons. Since then, Li Ji has even committed adultery with actresses, bribed adulterers, framed Prince Shen Sheng for poisoning his biological father, forced him to commit suicide, and forced Zhong Er and Yi Wu to flee to other countries. This directly led to the great political turmoil in the state of Jin.
During Jin Xiangong's reign, political clarity and the appointment of wise men completely solved the problem of "Childe's insurrection", abolished the public medical system, and then reformed the military system, separated the country by false means, expanded its territory, and made A Jin a powerful country in the Spring and Autumn Period. But when dealing with their own affairs, groggy, helpless, played a good hand. However, after Gong Xian's death, the State of Jin changed five monarchs, and it was also turbulent because of domestic disputes. It was not until Jin Wengong and Zhong Er succeeded to the throne that the politics of the State of Jin stabilized.
Historical books such as Zuo Zhuan, Guoyu and Historical Records all describe the story of "Li Ji Rebellion", but these historical books all stand in the position of the State of Jin, only see the turmoil in the State of Jin, and think that Li Ji is the culprit of all this, without strictly observing Li Ji's position.
"Guoyu" describes a passage by Shi Su, a doctor of the State of Jin: "Logging does not come from its source, but will be revived; If the water is not blocked from the source, it will flow again; If the disaster does not come from its origin, it will be chaotic again. Destroying his father and herding his son now is the root of disaster. The son of an animal also comes from his desire. The son believes in his desire to repay his father's shame. Although lewd, it will be disgusting and will not be good. If you look good, someone will give you love. Peter has strong feelings and desires. Judging from his disgust, he will be defeated and lost, and he will be deeply confused. Chaos will lead to chaos, it runs in the family. " Shi Su Ba, three generations of eldest sister-in-law, and da ji He, as typical examples of foreign "female Rong", endangered their families and emphasized that they might deliberately carry out family revenge. Therefore, from the moment she stepped into the State of Jin, Li Ji no longer belonged to herself, and she no longer lived for herself, but was just a revenge messenger of a family.
Therefore, if we look at the problem from Li Ji's standpoint, we will think that Jin Xiangong is her father-killer, and she has hatred to destroy the country. How can she turn a blind eye and calm her anger? Therefore, Li Ji, combining the hatred of her family and country, wants to take revenge on herself with her beauty and wisdom. Alienating Jin Xiangong and other governors, driving them out of the State of Jin, quitting the political center and making the child with Li Rong's blood become the monarch of the State of Jin should be her victory again.
In ancient times, there were more than one ambitious woman like Li Ji. We don't think their evil can be forgiven, let alone justified, but for an ancient woman with distorted human nature, should all the crimes be attributed to her personally? In fact, aristocratic women in the Spring and Autumn Period are sad, and they will become victims of political struggles at any time. In the world of the law of the jungle, some people are willing to hide their strength and bear the burden of humiliation, but others choose to fight and refuse to be slaughtered. Li Ji chose the latter.