Qi Aigong, as his name suggests, is very sad!
As the monarch of Qi, the fifth grandson of Jiang Ziya, the death of Qi Aigong was really unjust. After only 12 years as a vassal king, he was thrown into a pot and cooked alive by the Zhou Emperor. Since the reason for cooking him was that he didn't pay tribute to the Zhou Emperor for two years?
qi Aigong
Some people may think that courtiers must pay tribute to the emperor. It is wrong for Qi Aigong not to come for two years. However, in Zhou Xuanwang's time, Duke Wu of Lu came to see the Emperor of Zhou only once in 12 years, and at that time, Zhou Xuanwang regarded it as a grand celebration and recorded it in historical materials. One was cooked when he didn't come for two years, and the other was treated as a VIP only once every 12 years. The treatment gap is not as big as usual! Why did Zhou Tianzi cook Qi Aigong
During Qi Aigong's reign, Zhou Yiwang was in charge of the Zhou family. At that time, the Zhou family's power had begun to decline, because the disadvantages of the enfeoffment system had begun to appear, and the strength of the vassal States became stronger and stronger, and they no longer obeyed the control of Zhou Tianzi. After Zhou Yiwang ascended the throne, he was also very eager to reverse this situation. The so-called "new official takes office with three fires", and he always wanted to do something practical.
Qi Aigong
At this time, Ji Hou, the monarch of Ji (Jǐ), spoke ill of Zhou Tianzi. He said that Qi Aigong of Qi wanted to rebel and didn't pay tribute to the Tianzi for two years, and his name was Buchen, which clearly meant that he didn't want to be a "minister". Zhou Yiwang a listen to suddenly rage! At that time, I immediately called all the governors to come, and set up a big tripod in front of all the governors, boiling oil and water in it, then brought Qi Aigong in, listed a lot of trumped-up charges, and threw Qi Aigong into the big tripod in front of all the governors! Poor Aigong Qi became a ghost in the tripod before he understood what was going on.
Zhou Tianzi cooked Qi Aigong just to show his majesty in front of all the princes, which means "killing the chicken to show the monkey". Ji Guojun's small report just gave Zhou Tianzi a chance, but it also made an issue with Qi. After the ninth, Qi destroyed Ji, just to avenge the original killing of Jun! This is also the famous "revenge of IX" in history.