Original text
Yi Jiang fell out of favor and lived in seclusion in the palace. He was puzzled by Xuan Gong's forgetfulness and ungratefulness, and shed tears all day long. Fortunately, the prince was kind and filial, and he often invited him to the palace to accompany him. sincere. Xuan Jiang was in the middle palace and avoided seeing him. Whenever he met him by chance, he stood respectfully and bowed respectfully.
Gongzi Shuohou met the imperial doctor and found out that Xuan Gong was ill. His health was getting worse and worse, and his life was in danger. He also pricked his mother's hidden worries and repeatedly provoked her with false accusations: "Yi Jiang met his son the day before yesterday. He pointed at the mulberry tree and scolded the locust tree. He called me a bastard and threatened to kill my mother and son in the future." Jue knew that the young master Ji Wei was following his mother's orders, and Yi Jiang was very angry. Deeply, sincerely worried that after a hundred years of Duke Xuan, it would be difficult for him to settle down and live in peace, so he conspired with his youngest son and committed many crimes against his son in front of Duke Xuan every day.
The anxious son went to the palace to visit his mother. Shuo and his son Shouyu wrestled with each other and fell to the ground, screaming in unbearable pain and fearing that his leg bones would be broken. Not knowing what to do, he was busy in the inner room. Xuan Jiangxian hid in the room, his clothes were disheveled, and loudly rebuked the prince for being unreasonable and violating. Ji Bai couldn't tell, and he retired in panic.
When Duke Xuan came back, mother and son knelt down, begging him to make the decision. Qi Jiang burst into tears and swore, "I'm so impatient and want to taint my body under the guise of visiting my mother. Fortunately, my son fought to the death to save me." Shuo also cried, He lied and said: "My brother called the child his son, and also said: Your mother was supposed to be my wife, and Duke Wei will return the property to its original owner a hundred years later. Why do you want to stop me?" When Xuangong saw that the two men's words were true, if it was true, In a rage, he sent his servant to summon Yi Jiang. He accused his son of being lax in educating him and issued an order not to visit him.
Later, I thought that I was worried about my son's behavior and that he shouldn't be like this, so I summoned Prince Shou to ask him. Shou said, "Master Shuo was playing with his son in a wrestling match and fell to the ground injured. The prince carried him back to the inner room, and there was nothing else." He called him again. The palace people inquired, and a waiter told him: "I once heard that the queen was scolding me, and the prince resigned in a hurry. Maybe something happened." From this, Duke Xuan became more and more disgusted with the prince.
Yi Jiang was humiliated by Duke Xuan and knew that he would be imprisoned forever. He did not want to live in this world, so he committed suicide that day. The anxious son mourned his mother and wept secretly. Xuan Jiang also slandered and said: "Your Majesty has made a blood oath, asking my mother and son to pay for Yi Jiang's life, and beg the lord to show mercy and save his life." After being determined by his mother and son, he suffered from the difficulty of knowing what to do, and said: "The prince has no fault in his conduct, and the people of the country have always followed it. We cannot rashly depose him, and killing him may lead to rebellion." Young Master Shuo admonished: "If you consider killing him, The nameless person can be killed by others in the wilderness, which can hide the public's ears and eyes. "Xuan Gong followed Shuo's advice and discussed with his mother and son. If he was anxious to go to Qi, he would be given Bai Jie as a festival. Young Master Shuo Jin said: "Weiguo has to go to Qi by water. When the boat reaches Xinye, it will inevitably land. There is an ambush here, so there is no defense." Xuan revealed his plan and asked Young Master Shuo to arrange the incident. Shuoshou raised a hundred dead soldiers, and ordered them to disguise themselves as thieves and lie down in Xinye. The people who recognized Bai Yao gathered together to attack them. If they succeeded, they would be rewarded heavily.
Xuan Jiang suddenly recalled the kindness of Ji Zi Lang's life, and he hesitated in his heart. He summoned Prince Shou to the palace to reveal the truth, and ordered his secret agent to inform Ji Zi and persuade him to defect to another country. Prince Shou rushed to Qihe and told his father about his plan. He said to him: "If a father wants his son to die, he should die as a filial piety; if the king wants his ministers to die, he should die as a loyalty." Then he held the white flag and boarded the boat with dignity. Shou Ku refused to persuade him, and sighed: "My brother is stupid!" He also thought that his brother would die on this trip. My father will make me his heir and seize him to defend the country. This will definitely arouse the resentment of the people of the country. It is better to die in my brother's place and leave a lasting legacy for eternity. Make a name for yourself. We boarded the boat together to bid farewell and reminisce about old times. I ordered the anxious son to unload the boat and see the young master off on his return journey. Shou couldn't bear to say goodbye, so he drank wine with tears in his eyes. He secretly poured Mongolian medicine to make the anxious man drunk, then took away his white hair and urged the boatman to move quickly.
As we approached Xinye, it was dim at dusk. Young Master Shou told his anxious son to serve him. My elder brother was drunk and my younger brother was on my way. As soon as I landed, I could drive back in a hurry. The dead soldier watched the flags fluttering in the river. Shou held a white flag in his hand and got off the boat with his servants. The thieves recognized the signal, swarmed up and surrounded the group. The people on the boat saw the thieves coming with ferocious force, and were about to turn around and run for their lives. When they woke up from the medicine, they realized that something had happened. They called for the boat to dock, and said to the thieves from afar: "I am the one who deserves to be killed!" By then, the thieves were already dead. First, the attendants were frightened and dispersed. The anxious son looked at his brother's body, looked up to the sky and howled, repeatedly shouting: "What an injustice! I have been wronged by my father, but what is wrong with my brother? Please kill me quickly." Among the thieves, one of the thieves recognized the prince, identified him carefully, and said, "True Killed unjustly!" Then he killed Jizi together, put the two poems in the letter, and rushed to complete the king's order.
When the people of Wei heard that the crown prince had died in vain, their cries shook the heavens, and the whole country was in mourning. They also mourned the brothers Ji and Shou who rushed to their deaths. They chanted a poem and sighed: "The two sons are riding in a boat, and the scenery is vast, and I wish to say something Thinking about the son, the heart is nourishing. The two sons are in the boat, and they pass away. I wish to say that thinking about the son is not harmful. "
Translation
Yi Jiang lived alone since he fell out of favor. In the inner courtyard of the palace, she could not let go of the fact that Duke Xuan was so ungrateful to her and shed tears all day long. Fortunately, the prince was very filial and often went to the palace to accompany her. Xuan Jiang lived in the middle palace, and Ji deliberately avoided seeing her. If he happened to meet her, he would stand on the side of the road and salute her respectfully.
Gongzi Shuo bribed the imperial doctor and learned that Xuan Gong was ill and his health was getting worse. He was afraid that his life would be in jeopardy. He also probed into his mother's hidden worries and often said things to sow discord and lied: "Yi Jiang saw me the day before yesterday, scolded Sang and Huai, called me a son of a bitch, and said he would kill us mother and son in the future." Jue knew that the anxious son was the worst. Listening to his mother's words, Yi Jiang harbored hatred towards her and was very afraid that Duke Xuan would die one day. Neither she nor her children would have a good life, so she conspired with her youngest son Shuo to fabricate worries in front of Duke Xuan every day. Bad words about my son.
Jizi went to the palace to visit his mother. Shuo and Gongzi Shou were wrestling in the backyard. Suddenly they fell to the ground and screamed loudly, saying that their leg bones were broken and the pain was severe. Ji didn't know that he was pretending, so he quickly carried Shuo to the inner room. Xuan Jiang first hid in the room, came out disheveled, and scolded the prince at the top of his voice for not knowing etiquette and for daring to violate her. Jizi couldn't explain clearly and hurriedly retreated.
After Duke Xuan came back, Xuan Jiang and Shuo, mother and son, knelt on the ground and begged Duke Xuan to make the decision for them. Qi Jiang burst into tears and sobbed: "Ji Zi is so rude. He pretended to visit his mother, but he actually wanted to rape me. Fortunately, my son fought to save him, so he didn't succeed." Shuo also cried, He lied and said: "Brother called me son, and said: Your mother was originally my wife. After Wei Gong died, the property should return to its original owner. Why do you have to stop me, son?" Xuan Gong looked at the two of them. What he said was conclusive, and as if there was something serious, he angrily asked the chamberlain to summon Yi Jiang, reprimanded her for her lax parenting, and issued an order prohibiting anyone from visiting her from now on.
Xuan Gong later remembered that he should not do such a thing as a anxious person, so he summoned Gongzi Shou to ask about the situation. Shou replied: "My younger brother, Gongzi Shuo, was playing and wrestling with me and fell to the ground. He was injured, and the prince's brother carried him into the room. Nothing else happened." He called several palace servants to ask, and one of the attendants said, "I heard the queen scolding someone, and then saw the anxious son running away in a hurry. Maybe this is the case!" Duke Xuan hated the prince even more.
Yi Jiang was insulted by Xuan Gong and knew that he would be imprisoned forever. He did not want to live in this world anymore, so he hanged himself when he returned that day. Jizi was in great pain because of his mother's death and cried quietly in secret. Xuan Jiang slandered him again and said: "The prince has made a blood oath to make my mother and son pay for Yi Jiang's life. Please be merciful and save the lives of our mother and son." The mother and son took turns to persuade her day and night. He was already confused, and his mother and son had made up their minds, but they had no idea what to do. They discussed with them and said: "The prince behaves well and has no faults. Moreover, the people of Wei have always been loyal to him, so we still can't abolish him rashly. Killing him might lead to national rebellion. "Gongzi Shuo suggested: "If you are worried that you have no excuse to kill him, why not kill him with a knife and let him die in the wilderness? Wouldn't it be enough to cover up the public's hearing?" Duke Xuan obeyed? Shuo's words were discussed with his mother and son, and they pretended to send Jizi as an envoy to Qi, giving him Bai Ya as the envoy's sign. Prince Shuo added: "We need to take the waterway from Weiguo to Qiguo first. When the ship reaches Xinye, we must land and then take the dry road. If we set up an ambush here, I guess the anxious people will not be prepared." Xuangong agreed to his plan. , leave it to Young Master Shuo to arrange manpower. Shuo Zhang raised hundreds of warriors and asked them to disguise themselves as bandits and ambush in Xinye. When they saw someone holding a white sword, they rushed out to kill him. If the matter was completed, they would be rewarded heavily.
Xuan Jiang suddenly remembered Ji Zi’s kindness in killing him in the past. After much hesitation, he still couldn’t be cruel, so he summoned Prince Shou to the palace, confided the truth to him, and asked him to tell Ji Zi secretly and persuade him. He quickly fled to another country. Gongzi Shou rushed to the edge of the Qi River and told his elder brother about his father's plan. The anxious son said: "If a father wants his son to die, then he should die to be considered filial; if the king wants his ministers to die, then he should die to be considered loyal." So he held the hand. Bai Yan boarded the ship with dignity. Shou refused to listen to his persuasion, and sighed: "My brother is really kind to the point of stupidity!" He also thought that if my brother died, my father would make me the prince. If I seize my brother's kingdom, I will definitely be punished. The hatred of the people of Weiguo is worse than letting me die on my behalf and leave a good name for eternity. Gongzi Shou then boarded the boat with Ji Zi, and asked for a farewell drink. After talking about their old friendship for a while, Ji Zi asked someone to untie the boat and send Gong Zi Shou back. Shou couldn't bear to say goodbye, so he drank wine from his brother with tears in his eyes. He secretly put Mongolian sweat medicine in the wine and drank it down. Then he snatched his white boat and urged the boatman to row faster.
When they were about to arrive at Xinye, it was dim at dusk. Prince Shou told the anxious attendants that his brother was drunk and that I would go on a mission to Qi on his behalf. After I landed, you should go back quickly. Bar. The killers who were lying in ambush on both sides of the road saw the flags waving in the river. Shou took the white flag in his hand and got off the boat with his servants. The bandits recognized the white flag as a secret signal and swarmed up to surround them. When the boatman saw the robbers approaching, he was about to turn the boat around and run for his life. He woke up after taking the medicine and knew something had happened. He asked the boatman to bring the boat closer to the shore and shouted to the robbers from a distance: "Don't do anything, I am your boss." The person you want to kill!" At that time, the robbers had chopped off Shou's head, and the other attendants ran away in fear. When Jizi saw Shou's body, he looked up to the sky and howled, shouting repeatedly: "I'm wronged! I offended my father and made him want to kill me. What's wrong with my brother? Kill me quickly!" among the killers! Someone recognized the prince and after careful identification said: "I really killed the wrong one!" So he killed Jizi too, put the two heads together in the box, and returned to Xuan Gong.
When the people of Wei heard the bad news that the prince had been killed, they cried so much that the whole country paid tribute to him. In order to commemorate the integrity of brothers Ji and Shou who fought to die, they regretfully composed a poem and chanted: "The two sons took the opportunity to Going on a boat trip, drifting with the waves, I feel endless sadness in my heart. Whenever I think of the brothers, they drift away without a trace.
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