Chapter 23 Fu Chai, King of Wu, Attacks

When Qi Jinggong died, what was left to his children and grandchildren was a state of Qi that was strong enough to compete with Jin.However, as he himself had expected, with his death, this powerful state of Qi quickly slipped into the control of the Chen family, and his children and grandchildren could only watch helplessly as their power was taken over by outsiders. Occupation and deprivation, the prophecy of "Chen's Replacing Qi" more than two hundred years ago has gradually become a reality. A few years before Qi Jinggong's death, Zhuzi Gesi gave birth to him a son, named Tu.Zhuzi is not the Zhuzi of Zhuzi Baijia, but the general name of the emperor and the concubines of the princes.In that era when sons were more expensive than mothers, as the son of the sons of the princes, the status of the son Tu was of course not high.However, Qi Jinggong is very fond of his son Tu, as evidenced by an example: One day, Qi Jinggong wrapped a rope around his neck, let him lead him like a cow, and was playing in the yard. Both were knocked off two.The people around were all terrified, but Qi Jinggong was still smiling, not angry at all.This is a typical old man who is overly pampered.

The officials saw that Duke Jing of Qi had unusual feelings for his son Tu, and were very worried that he would appoint him as the crown prince, so they deliberately asked him: "You are already old, but you have not appointed a eldest son, what should you do?" Qi Jinggong said impatiently : "Oh, you guys are really worried! You are always so worried, you are easy to get sick. Listen to my old man's advice, go to have fun while you are still young, and don't worry about whether the country is big or not. Don’t worry about things like this.” The worries of the ministers are definitely not blind worries: one is that the young master Tu is not in a high position, and there is no strong foreign aid behind him; the other is that he is too young to govern the state affairs at all.If he is allowed to inherit the throne, it will not be conducive to the stability of Qi, nor will it be beneficial to him.But Qi Jinggong became determined after eating the weight, and when he was dying, he entrusted his son Tu to Shangqing Guoxia and Gao Zhang, and arranged all the sons (other sons) to live in Laidi (now in Yantai, Shandong Province) , so as not to affect the smooth succession of Young Master Tu.

The Guo and Gao Er clans faithfully carried out Qi Jinggong's order and helped the son Tu to the throne of the monarch.The group of young masters knew very well the severity of the political struggle, so they fled immediately.Young masters Jia, young master Ju, and young master Qian fled to the state of Wei, while young princes Yang Sheng and young master Fu fled to the state of Lu.For a while, people in Qi State were in a state of panic, and the Lai people even wrote a song to mock these fallen sons and daughters: "If the father is dead, he is not qualified to participate in the burial, and he is not qualified to participate in the planning of military and state affairs. There are so many sons and gentlemen, where are you going? ?”

Amidst all the turmoil, Chen Qi, the patriarch of the Chen family, seemed extraordinarily calm. Chen Qi is the youngest son of Chen Wuyu.After Chen Wuyu died, the family business was inherited by the eldest son Chen Kai.Chen Kai's life was short, and he left shortly after he came to the throne, so Chen Qi came to power (recorded in "Historical Records" as Tian Qi, Chen and Tian have the same pronunciation in ancient times, the Chen family is the Tian family, and Chen Qi is the Tian beg).Chen Qi, like most people, thought it was inappropriate for Gongzi Tu's succession.But what makes the Chen family different is that what others see is that the building is about to collapse, so they are worried; what the Chen family sees is that the opportunity is coming, so they are secretly ecstatic.

"Zuo Zhuan" records that after Guoxia and Gao Zhangli's son Tu became the king, he gained power for a while.Chen Qi pretended to be very close to Guo and Gao. Every time he went to court, he would ride with them and stand on the right side of the car to show respect.Along the way, Chen Qi said to them: "Those big officials in the court, all of them have high eyes but low hands, arrogant and conceited, what do you say, 'the country, the king of the country, to make all the officials, don't take us seriously, why don't you drive them away? Go', I'm afraid they will attack you two sooner or later, you must think about it early, and act first, and you may be in danger if you hesitate a little!" When he reached the court, he said quietly: "Look, These people in the hall are all tigers and wolves. Seeing me standing beside you, everyone wants to peel off my skin and eat my flesh. It’s too scary! Let me stand with them so as not to be killed.” Next, standing in a row with the other doctors, Chen Qi's words changed: "As far as I know, Guo and Gao, relying on the support of the monarch, want to catch you all, saying that 'the country is unstable because there are subordinates These people, it’s better to eliminate them all, so that the king can rest assured’. They have been thinking about this for a long time, but they haven’t had time to put it into action. Why don’t you attack first? If you wait until they do something, I’m afraid you will regret it and."

Through jumping up and down like this, Chen Qi actually persuaded most of the officials in the court to stand up against the oppression of the country and Gao.In June 489 BC, under the leadership of Chen Qi and Bao Mu (the grandson of Bao Guo), the officials took up arms and led the clan soldiers to attack the palace, and put the son Tu under control.Upon hearing the news, Guo Xia and Gao Zhang rushed to the rescue.The two sides had a street fight on the streets of Linzi. The Guo and Gao Er clans were defeated and forced to flee to the state of Lu. In August of the same year, Prince Yangsheng, who lived in the State of Lu, secretly met with Bing Yizi, a doctor of the State of Qi who was on a state visit.Bing Yi conveyed Chen Qi's greetings to Yang Sheng, and invited Yang Sheng to return to Qi State to preside over the overall situation.

Yang Sheng didn't appear overly surprised, but asked a question: "Isn't the country an owner now, why did you ask me to go back?" Bing Yizi said: "You also know that he is only a child and has no way of governing the country. Chen Xiangguo believes that among the many princes, you are the only one who knows the overall situation and is worthy of a great responsibility." Yang Sheng's eyelids twitched, and he asked, "Chen Qi has already become the prime minister?" Bing Yizi smiled and said, "No, but it's almost there." Yang Sheng said: "Then why didn't he come to welcome me back to the country openly? He also sent you to make things so mysterious."

Bing Yizi said: "You don't know that the opinions of the officials in the DPRK and China are not unified, especially Bao Mu's work is not easy to do. Chen Xiangguo thought that in an extraordinary world, extraordinary measures should be taken, so he sent his ministers to Come, keep it secret, so as not to cause unnecessary turmoil. But Chen Xiangguo promises that as long as you are willing to go back, he will make you king, there is no doubt about that." Yang Sheng hesitated.In all fairness, he had a pretty good life in Lu State.One is to be far away from domestic disputes, and there is no danger of life; the other is that Ji Sunfei (son of Ji Sunsi), the new patriarch of the Ji family, married a younger sister to him, so there is no need to worry about food and clothing.However, the allure of the monarch's throne was too great, so he decided to discuss it with his brother, the son.

The son, Ziqieyu, lived in the south gate of Qufu at that time, so he was called Nanguo Qiyu. Whether he was the ancestor of Mr. Nanguo during the Warring States Period has not been verified.When Yang Sheng went to see Nan Guo Qieyu, he drove the carriage himself without any attendants.He said to Nan Guoqiu: "A few days ago I sent some good horses to Ji Sunfei, and he didn't seem to be satisfied. Now I have found a few more horses. How about you help me see?" The two brothers drove the carriage together. After leaving the city gate, seeing no one around, Yang Sheng told the truth.Nan Guo Qieyu gave him a positive suggestion.

When Yang Sheng returned to his residence, he saw his retainer Zai Yu, that high disciple who was evaluated by Confucius as "a rotten wood cannot be carved", greeted him at the door, with a clear expression on his face, "Don't hide it from me." , I know it all."Yang Sheng didn't play charades with him, and told him directly: "This time when you return to the country, don't follow me, go back and protect Ren, and wait for my news." Ren is Yang Sheng's son Gongsun Ren.It can be seen from this that Yang Sheng still has doubts about returning to China, and he didn't take all his wife and children away, which is regarded as leaving a way out for himself.

A few days later, Yang Sheng quietly entered Linzi.Chen Qi first placed him in his concubine's natal family, and later let him enter the palace disguised as a servant. In October of the same year, Chen Qi suddenly announced that Li Yangsheng was the king, which was the Duke of Qi Mourning in history.For this reason, all civil and military officials were called to gather in the palace and swear allegiance to the new king.For this decision, most people did not find it strange, and even accepted it. Only Chen Qi's accomplice, Bao Mu, was not happy. On the day of the covenant, Bao Mu looked so drunk that he couldn't even stand still, so the retainer Bao Dian drove to the palace.Bao Dian asked Chen Qi: "There was no news before, and now a new king is suddenly established. Whose opinion is it?" Chen Qi reacted quickly, pretending to be surprised, and said: "Isn't that what your master meant?" Then he said to Bao Mu: "Oh, why are you drunk? You should tell everyone that you were drunk at the time. But you asked me to do it!" Unexpectedly, Bao Mu was not drunk at all, and suddenly opened his eyes and said, "You forgot how much the first gentleman loved Ruzi (referring to Gongzi Tu). He once treated himself like a cow and let him lead him. He accidentally broke his tooth. matter?" The original text of this sentence is: "Have you forgotten that you are a Ruziniu and broke your teeth?" Lu Xun once wrote a poem: "Heng eyebrows coldly pointed at thousands of husbands, and bowed their heads willingly to be a Ruziniu." The allusion of Ruziniu comes from Bao Mu's sentence talk.Bao Mu's meaning is very clear, Mr. Xian dotes on son Tu so much, but you want to drive him out of power, do you feel sorry for Mr. Xian? Chen Qi didn't expect Bao Mu to have such a skill, his face turned red and white for a while, and he didn't know how to deal with it.On the contrary, Duke Mourning of Qi was very calm and said to Bao Mu: "You say this, which shows that you are an upright person. If I can become the king, I will not hold grudges against you for what you said today; if I don't Being able to become a king is also the destiny of heaven. Please don’t embarrass me. If everything is in line with the righteousness, I will advance, and if I don’t conform to the righteousness, I will retreat. How dare I disobey your orders? Whether I can become a king today is all in your mind. I don't dare to force it, but no matter what the result is, don't let the state of Qi continue to be in turmoil, okay?" After hearing this, Chen Qi secretly gave Qi Mourning a thumbs up.Bao Mu was stunned for a while, then sighed, and said, "No matter how you say it, you are also the son of the first emperor!" This is tantamount to acknowledging the status of Duke Mourning of Qi.But he immediately made a request: After he ascended the throne, he could not kill his son Tu, and let Qi Jinggong's concubine Hu Ji take his son Tu to live in Laicheng. Duke Mourning of Qi readily agreed.But shortly after he came to power, he sent his doctor Zhu Mao to Chen Qi and said: "Without you, I would not be where I am today. However, there are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two monarchs in a country. If a country has two masters, it will be a disaster." Please be sure to convey the widow’s wishes to all the senior officers.” The words were tactful, but the meaning was clear: If you don’t kill Gongzi Tu, he will be insecure as a monarch, so I ask Chen Qi to decide to handle this matter. This time, even Chen Qi, an old schemer, felt that he couldn't handle it.He said to Zhu Mao with tears in his voice: "The doctors have already made an oath, but the monarch still doesn't believe us. There is a famine in Qi, and there is a military revolution outside, and the child is young, so I invite the monarch to come back to preside over the overall situation. Not for If the Qi State thinks about it, what is the crime of the child, so that we people insist on overthrowing his rule?" Zhu Mao went back to report.Duke Mourning of Qi understood as soon as he heard it, Chen Qi was warning him not to think wildly, the reason why he was able to become the king was entirely because of good luck.If Chen Qi was irritated, it would be easy to overthrow him.Duke Mourning of Qi was very nervous, regretting what he had said.But Zhu Mao didn't take it seriously, and said, "You can ask Chen Qi about big things, but you can make up your own mind about small things." Duke Mourning of Qi let out a "huh" and said, "Is it really possible to do this?" Zhu Mao said: "Of course, you are the king of Qi!" A cruel smile appeared on Qi Mourning Duke's face.Soon after, Zhu Mao was ordered to move his son Tu from Laicheng to Daidi (in today's Weifang, Shandong Province), secretly killed him on the way, and buried him in a random place. Chen Qi's worry about the military revolution is not groundless. In the spring of 488 B.C., Zhao Yang of the state of Jin sent troops to defend the state again, in an attempt to send Kuai Kui back to the state of Wei to fight for the throne.Qi State's ally, Song State, also fell into the arms of Jin State because of the death of Qi Jinggong, and sent troops to invade Zheng State.Although the flames of war did not directly burn on the land of Qi State, it made the people of Qi State feel that the danger was approaching. However, the biggest threat is not from the Jin State in the west, but from the rising star in the south - Wu State. In the summer of this year, Fu Chai, the king of Wu, who has always been quiet, suddenly came to the city of Zeng (Zeng) in Shandong (in today's Zaozhuang City) and asked him to hold an alliance with Duke Ai of Lu by name. Duke Ai of Lu thought to himself, is it okay to have a friend come from afar?So he was called to go, and held a banquet in honor of Fucha in the city of Mao.What he never expected was that the people of the state of Wu proposed: to entertain the king of Wu, a great gift must be given, and the state of Lu should be prepared to treat him in prison. As mentioned earlier, a prison has one cow, one sheep, and one pig each.According to Zhou etiquette, when the princes met, they used up to seven prisons.In 521 BC, Shi Yang visited the State of Lu and asked to use the ceremony of eleven prisons, which is already an unusual number.Now Wu Guoren is a hundred prisons as soon as he speaks, which really makes Lu Guoren a bit unbearable.You know, with three hundred animals displayed in the yard, it is like a slaughterhouse, or a roast meat shop, who is in the mood to drink!But the Wu people ignored this and insisted on this treatment, and said: "You can use eleven prisons to entertain the officials of Jin, and a hundred prisons to entertain the king of Wu. Isn't it right?" The State of Lu sent Fu He to negotiate with the people of the State of Wu, saying: "Back then, the soldiers of the State of Jin were greedy and rude, relying on the State of Jin to bully our country, so we allowed him to use eleven prisons. If the King of Wu ordered the princes with courtesy, It should be done in accordance with the rules. The rules of the Zhou Dynasty, even if the emperor entertains the princes, it is only the ceremony of the twelve prisons, which is as high as the sky. If the king of Wu abandons the Zhou ceremony, then we have no choice but to follow it. This ceremony of a hundred prisons is even more excessive than Shi Yang!" Wu Guoren ignored his trick at all and insisted on using Bailao. Zi Fuhe said to Duke Ai of Lu: "The state of Wu is afraid that it will perish. There are only twelve hours in a day and twelve months in a year. Twelve is the number of days. The king of Wu asked for more than the number of days. Moreover, the state of Wu and Lu Guotong is a descendant of the surname Ji, and he should abide by the rules of the Zhou Rites, but he treats the Zhou Rites as nothing. This is forgetting his roots! We can’t afford to provoke such a person who bullies the sky and destroys the ancestors, so let’s agree to him.” So Duke Ai of Lu Fucha was entertained with the unprecedented gift of a hundred prisons. Even so, Wu people still feel that Lu is not interesting enough.Dazai Bopi accompanied Fu Chai on a visit, and proposed to the Lu people that Ji Sunfei should come to meet him in the city of Lu. Ji Sunfei thought to himself, I am the Shangqing of the Lu State after all, and after the dignified Sanhuan, it would be too shameful to take orders from the great minister of the Wu State?Besides, it is more than four hundred miles from Qufu to the city of Mao, not forty miles, so it is impossible to just go there.So Duan Muci, the proud disciple of Confucius, was sent to deal with it.When Bo Pi saw Duanmuci, he was very upset and said, "The two monarchs have traveled thousands of miles to meet, but the doctor of your country doesn't want to go out. What's the reason?" Duanmuci replied: "This is because you are afraid of your country! Your country does not follow Zhou etiquette and behaves strangely. It is difficult to speculate with common sense. We have to be careful. The widow came here at the call of King Wu. Of course his ministers must sit in the country. , in case there is a change, do you think so?" Bo Pi was speechless.When Duan Muci returned to Qufu, he said to Ji Sunfei: "There is nothing to be afraid of in the Wu Kingdom, it won't last long." This judgment brought serious consequences to the State of Lu. When Fu Chai and Lu Ai were in alliance, Zhu State, who had been bullied by Lu State for a long time, seemed to see hope.Duke Yin of Zhu took the initiative to go to the city of Zhuo and asked to join the alliance.Of course, Fu Chai would not refuse anyone who came, and he readily agreed to Duke Yin of Zhu.But the Lu people were not happy in their hearts: Zhu country is close to Lu country, and has been under the control of Lu country, and Wu country has long mountains and rivers, so why should it be the protective umbrella of Lu country?Can you protect it? Ji Sunfei called a meeting of doctors to discuss the major event of crusade against the state of Zhu. Zi Fuhe had seen the arrogance of the people of Wu with his own eyes, and thought that this was absolutely impossible, but the reason was very high-sounding: "A small country serves a big country, and trustworthiness is the most important thing; a big country protects a small country, and benevolence is fundamental. If we crusade against the country of Zhu, On the one hand, it is untrustworthy to break the covenant with Wu; on the other hand, it is inhumane to bully the small by the big. If there is no faith or benevolence, the country will be in danger." Zhongsun Heji, like Ji Sunfei, advocated the crusade against the state of Zhu.Hearing what Zi Fuhe said, he said to everyone: "You guys also express your opinions, we are talking about democracy!" I thought that everyone would support the crusade, but unexpectedly everyone agreed with Zi Fuhe's opinion, thinking that the end of the war is unacceptable open. The meeting did not unify the mind, but because Ji Sunfei and Zhongsun Heji insisted, in the autumn of the same year, the State of Lu still sent troops to invade the State of Zhu.Since Duke Yin drank ox blood wine with Fu Chai, he thought that he had found a big backer, and he was safe from danger. He was defenseless against Lu's invasion, so that when the Lu army arrived at the city of Zhu, he still rang the bell and drank in the city.The doctor Mao Yihong asked the state of Wu for emergency, and he reacted and said: "Don't go, the state of Lu is so close to us, we can hear the people of Lu state knocking on their clappers at night. And the state of Wu is at least two thousand miles away from us. Even if we send troops now, we won’t be able to arrive in less than three months, and distant waters can’t save nearby fires, so let’s rely on ourselves!” The Lu people drove straight in and ransacked the country of Zhu.Duke Yin also became a prisoner of the Lu army, was taken back to the State of Lu, and imprisoned in Lingxia (now in Yanzhou, Shandong Province). Mao Yihong came to the state of Wu with five pieces of cloth and four pieces of cowhide, and said to Fu Chai: "The state of Lu, taking advantage of the decline of the state of Jin, also thought that the state of Wu was remote, acted recklessly, bullied the small state, and did not take Wu state seriously! The subordinates think that it doesn't matter if the country of Zhu is destroyed, but your prestige is damaged. How do the princes obey your orders?" Why doesn't Fu Chai know this truth?It's just that it is one thing to intimidate the Lu State, but it is another thing to actually use troops against the Lu State. The two cannot be compared.On the one hand, he comforted Mao Yihong with good words and arranged for him to stay, on the other hand, he summoned his uncle Sun Zhe, a descendant of the Lu Kingdom, into the palace to consult his opinion. After the Yanghu Rebellion, Gongshan Buxuan and his uncle Sun Zhe fled to the state of Wu, and it has been more than ten years.Uncle Sun Zhe heard that Fu Chai was going to attack the State of Lu, and he immediately replied: "The State of Lu is not in name, if you attack it, you will surely succeed." After Uncle Sun Zhe came back, he said to Gongshan Buxuan, "Our chance has come. The King of Wu wants to attack the State of Lu, and he must use us as his guide. With the military strength of the State of Wu, we can return to Qufu just around the corner." Unexpectedly, Gongshan Buxuan said three words coldly, which extinguished all his enthusiasm: "Indecent!" Gongshan Buxuan also said to his uncle Sun Zhe: "Even if a gentleman is forced to leave his motherland, he will not seek refuge in the enemy's country, let alone cause harm to the country because of resentment. We committed treason in Lu State, and in Lu State The State of Wu fanned the flames and encouraged the King of Wu to be an enemy of the State of Lu. I want to subvert the motherland because of my own resentment, is it worthy of my conscience? If the king of Wu appoints you as a guide, you must shirk, then he will definitely come to me, and I have my own way to deal with it." Sure enough, not long after, Fu Chai decided to use troops against the State of Lu and ordered his uncle and grandson to be his guide.Uncle Sunzhen refused to accept Fucha's order on the pretext of being unwell.Fucha found Gongshan Buxuan.Gongshan Buxuan said: "Although the state of Lu does not have any close friends at ordinary times, there are always allies who are willing to share life and death with each other in times of crisis. If you must attack the state of Lu, the princes must not sit idly by. Jin, Qi and It is possible for Chu to send troops. Especially Qi and Jin, who are closely related to Lu. I am sure you know the truth of death, so please think carefully before making any plans." Fu Chai said: "Even if these countries come together, I'm not afraid. You don't have to persuade me any more. Complete the tasks assigned to you by the widow, and the widow will not treat you badly." In March 487 BC, the army of Wu State set out from Gusu to attack Lu State with Gongshan Buxuan as the guide.Gongshan Buxuan deliberately led Wu Guoren to march through the dangerous road, via Wucheng.Wucheng is located in the Yimeng mountain area, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Gongshan is not expected to be difficult for the Wu army to capture, I did not expect that the wrong attack is right - at the beginning, there were people in Wucheng who were farming on the border between Wu and Lu, bullying the weak, bullying the same to open up wasteland in the local area Several people from China.When the Wu army arrived, those few people from the state of Yu acted as guides, leading the Wu army to outflank the small road, and took Wucheng with ease. When the news reached Qufu, the whole country was shocked.Zhongsun Heji asked Zifuhe: "At the beginning you said that the state of Wu would not last long, but now that the Wu army has arrived at the door, what should we do?" Zifuhe said bluntly: "When the Wu army comes, we will fight with them. What is there to be afraid of?" What? And when I advised you not to attack the country of Zhu, you must fight, because you recruited the Wu army. As the saying goes, seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence, isn’t it what you want?” Zhongsun Heji made a big blush. After the Wu army captured Wucheng, their morale was high, and they took Dongyang, Wuwu and other places in succession, and soon arrived in Jamsil near Feiyi.Here, we finally encountered the active resistance of the Lu army.Duke Bingeng and Uncle Gongjia of the State of Lu led their troops to meet the Wu army. The two sides fought in Yidi. The Wu army won a complete victory. After the war, Wu Jun carried the bodies of the three to Fucha's tent and asked Fucha to have a look.After seeing it, Fu Chai said with emotion: "This is the people on the same chariot. They fought desperately, and no one gave up their duties. It shows that the State of Lu is not just in name but is still very cohesive. To destroy the State of Lu, It doesn't seem to be that easy." Wu Jun continued to advance and came to Gengzong on the edge of Surabaya.It is very close to Qufu.Wei Hu, a doctor of the State of Lu, took the initiative to invite Ying, preparing to attack Fu Chai's camp at night and behead him.He gathered 700 clan soldiers and asked them to jump three times. He chose the strongest 300 people, including You Ruo, a disciple of Confucius (youzi mentioned in the book).When Weihu was about to set off with these 300 people, someone said to Ji Sunfei: "What Weihu did is not enough to pose a threat to the Wu army, but it will kill the outstanding people of Lu State in vain. Please stop him. Ji Sunfei then ordered the city gates to be closed to prevent Weihu and the others from going.Even so, Fu Chai was taken aback. He moved his residence three times overnight and still felt unsafe. After experiencing this incident, Fu Chai felt more and more difficult to capture the State of Lu, so he proposed peace talks with the State of Lu, but the conditions offered were very harsh.Ji Sunfei wanted to accept it, but why didn't Zifu agree, saying: "Back then, the people of Chu surrounded the Song State. The Song State had reached the point of changing sons to eat and dissecting bones for food. We have not yet signed an alliance under the city. Now we are far from reaching the state of Song." If you can’t fight, sign an alliance with the enemy under the city, where will Lu’s face go? The Wu army acted recklessly and fought far away from the mainland. Now it’s hard to get off, so I ask for peace. Please wait a little longer, don’t agree to them easily.” Ji Sunfei didn't listen.Zifuhe drafted a covenant by himself, and came to the camp of the Wu army to negotiate with Fucha.After Ji Sunfei heard about it, he sent someone to tell Fu Chai that he wanted to keep Zi Fuhe as a hostage in Wu State, and Fu Chai agreed.Later, the State of Lu asked the State of Wu to take the prince and aunt Cao as a hostage, but Fucha disagreed, so he simply sent Zifuhe back.The two sides finally signed a peace treaty outside Qufu City, and Fu Chai withdrew his troops and returned home. Lu Guo's fleeting time is unfavorable.As soon as the Wu people left, the Qi people arrived on the back. As mentioned earlier, Duke Mourning of Qi married Ji Sunfei's younger sister Ji Ji in Lu State.When Chen Qi called him back to the country, he was worried that the situation in Qi State was not clear, so he didn't take Ji Ji away.Now that he felt that he had secured his position, he sent people to the country of Lu to pick up his family members.What he didn't expect was that just over a year after he left, his dear Ji Ji couldn't bear the loneliness, and even had an affair with her uncle Ji Bream, and she was probably pregnant, so that Ji Sunfei didn't dare to marry her. Send it to Qi State, but dare not explain the reason to Duke Mourning of Qi.Duke Mourning of Qi was furious, and sent troops to invade the State of Lu, capturing Chan (now in Tai'an, Shandong Province) and Ju (northwest of Ningyang County, Shandong Province). Duke Mourning of Qi also sent envoys to the state of Wu, asking Fu Chai to send troops to attack the state of Lu from north to south.Ji Sunfei was terrified, and hurriedly released Duke Yin, who was captured when he invaded the country, as a flattery to Fucha.What makes people laugh and cry is that this Duke Yin of Zhu is a very unconscious person. After returning to the country of Zhu, he actually forgot all the benefits of the country of Wu. Thank you letter.Fu Chai was furious, so he sent Bo Pi to lead an army to crusade against the state of Zhu, and imprisoned Duke Yin of Zhu, and made his son, Prince Ge, Duke Huan of Zhu. In the autumn of the same year, Ji Sunfei finally sent Ji Ji to Linzi.When Duke Mourning of Qi saw Ji Ji, he forgot all his annoyance, loved her as before, and returned the two places of Chan and Ju that he captured a few months ago to the State of Lu.Although there is no clear record in the history books, according to the author of this book, the reason why Ji Sunfei dared to hand over his sister at this time is because after half a year, the things that should be dealt with have been dealt with, and Qi Mourning Duke will not see any problems coming. Now that peace has been achieved between Qi and Lu, Duke Mourning of Qi asked Wu to attack Lu, so naturally he gave up.For this reason, in the spring of 486 BC, Duke Mourning of Qi sent Meng Chuo, a senior official, to the State of Wu to ask Fu Chai to give up sending troops to attack the State of Lu. Obviously, Duke Mourning of Qi seriously underestimated Fu Chai. When Fu Chai heard the request from Duke Mourning of Qi, he smiled instead of anger, and said to Gong Meng Chuo: "Last year, the widow heard the order from the Marquis of Qi to ask the State of Wu to attack the State of Lu, so we made all the preparations. Now you come again Telling the widow that there is no need, it is really confusing! How about it, the widow decides to go to your country to listen to the order of the Marquis of Qi." Fu Chai did what he said.In the autumn of the same year, the State of Wu built a city by the Han River (now in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province), dug ditches, and built the first canal in Chinese history—Han Ditch, connecting the Yangtze River and the Huai River.In this way, Wu's navy is not only active in the south of the Yangtze River, but can enter the Huaihe River Basin through the canal.The rumble of war drums on the water will soon resound throughout the land of Shandong.