Chapter 9 Power minister's revenge

As mentioned earlier, in 559 B.C., when the Six Ministers of the State of Jin attacked the State of Qin, Luan Yan’s younger brother, Luan Zhen, died in battle. Luan Yan turned his anger on Shi Gai’s son, Shi Yang, and forced him to flee to Qin. Then he returned to the state of Jin. Shi and Luan were originally relatives, and Luan Yan married Shigai's daughter. According to historical materials, this woman is called "Luan Qi", where Luan is the surname of her husband's family and Qi is the surname of Shi's family.Luan Qi gave birth to Luan Ying for Luan Yan.According to this relationship, Shi Gai is Luan Yan's father-in-law, and Shi Yang is Luan Ying's uncle.However, because of the incident in 559 BC, the two families formed hatred. Although Shi Yang and Luan Ying were uncles and nephews, they also served as officials of the public family, but they often competed openly, and they could not urinate in a pot.

Luan Yan died in the autumn of 559 BC.After Luan Yan's death, Luan Qi couldn't bear the loneliness, and had an affair with Zhou Bin, the old man of the Luan family.The elder of the family is the chief retainer, equivalent to the housekeeper of a big family.Since ancient times, the butler had an affair with the mistress, not only for the beauty of the mistress, but also for the wealth of the master.Ever since Zhou Bin hitched Luan Qi, his purse has been bulging day by day, moving gold, silver, treasures, and even land deeds to his house from time to time.In just a few years, Luan Qi actually transferred 90% of the Luan family's private property to Zhou Bin's name, and the Luan family was almost emptied by this woman.

Luan Ying was deeply dissatisfied with what her mother had done.At that time, the relationship between men and women was quite open, and it was normal for the widow to have a few apprentices, and Luan Ying didn't want to worry about it.However, the Luan family is a well-known family in the state of Jin after all. The ancestors worked so hard to build up such a large family fortune, but let a house slave take it over by relying on their skills in bed. Where will Luan Ying's face be put?How did he explain to his ancestors? Luan Qi noticed the change in Luan Ying's mood.She knew that if Luan Ying had a fit, ten cows would not be able to stop her. At that time, not only would she and Zhou Bin not be able to be a long-term couple, they would not even be able to be a mandarin duck.

Once a woman falls into an affair, she will be very unreliable in doing things.Luan Qi didn't do anything, but kept going, ran to Shi Gai and sued Luan Ying, saying: "I'm afraid this kid is going to make trouble, and spread rumors everywhere, saying that you killed Luan Yan in order to monopolize power, and often People said, "Although my father expelled Shi Yang, when he returned to the country, instead of being angry, my father repaid his hatred with virtue, and made him a public official like me, so that he could act arbitrarily. After my father died, Shi Yang The family is richer. For this kind of ungrateful person, even if I die, I can no longer follow him!' This kid can do what he says, but I am afraid that you will be hurt, so I dare not not tell you."

"Is there such a thing?" Shi Gai looked at his daughter meaningfully, with mixed feelings in his heart.There is nothing wrong with a daughter caring about her father, but isn't it incredible that she would sacrifice her son for her father? "My sister is telling the truth." Shi Yang also fanned the flames. He has been dissatisfied with Luan Ying for a long time, and it is just a matter of lifting a finger, so why not do it? Shi Gai is a smart man, he is skeptical of Luan Qi and Shi Yang's words.But there is one thing that makes him really worried about Luan Ying, that is, Luan Ying is different from his father, Luan Yan. A group that is not too big or small has the style of being a leader.

For rulers, the potential threat of such private groups cannot be ignored.Even if it is a guild that weaves straw sandals, a literary society that plays with words, or even an organization of beggars begging along the street, the ruler can smell a trace of clique and selfishness from them.What's more, united around Luan Ying is a group of passionate young nobles. They have knives and guns, money and territory, and their own personal armed forces. Once troubles arise, it is no joke. Shi Gai was worried about Luan Ying, and Duke Ping of Jin was even more worried about Luan Ying.According to the "Guoyu" records, Jin Pinggong once asked the doctor Yang Bi: "Luan Shu once supported my ancestor, Gong Gong, and Luan Ying was innocent of the country. How can I kill the Luan family?" It can be seen from the words that Duke Ping of Jin had already planned to kill Luan Ying, but because Luan Shu was a minister who made contributions to the Duke of Mourning of Jin, and Luan Ying didn't make any big mistakes, he couldn't find a suitable excuse. .Yang Bi replied: "If you want to correct the country's ills, you can't just look at the immediate problems, and you can't see the potential threats because of personal favors when exercising power." However, Luan Ying formed a party for private interests, which was a great threat to the current regime.Yang Bi also suggested: "If you really love Luan Ying, you can publicly announce his crimes and expel him from the country. If he dares to resist, then he deserves what he deserves, and killing his clan is not enough. If he obeys your wishes If you go away, you can send more property to the country that took him in, so that others can take good care of him, so as to repay the friendship of the Luan family, isn't it possible?"

Yang Bi's words touched Jin Pinggong's heart. He called Shi Gai and said, "I just made a difficult decision..." Shi Gai was secretly happy when he heard Jin Ping Gong finished speaking, but he didn't want to. Showing off his face, he said in a very flat tone: "This subject also thinks so." Jin Pinggong and Shi Gai joined forces, and Luan Ying was obviously vulnerable.In the autumn of 552 BC, Shigai, as the marshal of the Chinese army, sent Luan Ying, the deputy commander of the army, to build the city (place name).This is a plan to turn the tiger away from the mountain. As soon as Luan Ying left Xintian, Duke Ping of Jin announced that Luan Ying was a traitor. Yang Tonghu and other ten officials were executed, and Bo Hua, Shu Xiang and Ji Yan were imprisoned.Luan Ying had no soldiers in her hands, no one in the court, so she could only flee in a hurry with her retainers.

Uncle Xiang is the half-brother of Sheep Tongue Tiger.Back then, Shu Xiang's mother, Shu Ji, was jealous of Yang Tonghu's mother's beauty, and relying on her being the eldest wife, she refused to let Yang Tonghu's mother sleep with her husband.Uncle Xiang felt that it was inappropriate to do so, and advised his mother not to be so domineering. Uncle Ji said: "In the deep mountains and great swamps, there will be dragons and snakes. This woman is so beautiful. I am afraid that she will give birth to dragons and snakes to harm you. , what do I have to worry about?" So the woman was asked to accompany her husband to sleep, and a sheep-tongued tiger was born.The Sheep Tongue Tiger was handsome and exceptionally brave, and was favored by Luan Ying, so he was killed and Shu Xiang was also implicated.At that time, someone said to Shu Xiang, "Isn't it because you are unwise that you suffer from this disaster?" The implication is that it was unwise for Shu Xiang not to take refuge in Shigai and draw a clear line with the sheep-tongued tiger.Uncle Xiang said calmly: "I'm just being imprisoned. It's better than being killed, right? An ancient poem says, 'You are free, you can talk about the age of death'. This is wisdom!" It means that the disputes between the major families are all about me. Shit, I just want to have a good time and spend the rest of my life in peace.

The doctor Le Wangyu went to see Shuxiang in the prison, sympathized with what happened to him, and said, "I can go to the king to ask for you." Shuxiang blinked, noncommittal.Le Wangyu said goodbye and came out, but Uncle Xiang didn't thank him either.His family always accompanied him to prison, and asked incomprehensibly: "Wang Le is a popular person in front of the king. He will say anything to the king, and the king will listen to him. He offered to help you, but you don't agree. Qi Doctor Xi can't speak in front of the king, but you say you have to wait for Qi Xi to rescue you, why?"

Shu Xiang said: "Wang Le is a man who is omniscient in meeting the demands of the monarch. Such a man is not reliable at all. Doctor Qi recommends talents, does not abandon enemies, does not avoid relatives, can he forget me alone? ?" Later, Duke Ping of Jin really asked Le Wangyu: "Uncle, how should I convict this person?" Le Wangyu also blinked his eyes, pretended to think for a while, and said, "He and Sheep Tongue Tiger are brothers, and they have a very close relationship. I am afraid that there is something wrong with being close." At that time, Qi Xi had already retired from his old age and returned to his hometown. When he heard about this, he took a special car to Xintian to find Shi Ge, and said: "For those who have strategy and wisdom, you should trust him. And protect him. Shuxiang is the kind of far-sighted person who seldom makes mistakes, and he is tireless in teaching. He is the pillar of the country. Even if his descendants have made mistakes for ten generations, their sins should be forgiven, so as to encourage talented people to work hard for the country. Work. Today, if he cannot avoid disasters and dies without protecting the country, wouldn’t it be confusing? In ancient times, Gun failed to control the floods, and Shun exiled Gun, but appointed his son Yu; the Shang Dynasty When the king Dajia came to the throne, he was licentious. Yiyin, the prime minister, exiled Dajia for three years and assisted him to restore him after he reformed. Dajia did not complain; Guan Shu, Cai Shu and Duke Zhou were brothers. The two betrayed the Zhou Dynasty, and the Duke of Zhou protected Chengwang all his life. Why did you abandon the ministers of the country because of the sin of the goat-tongued tiger? You do more good deeds, who dare not do good deeds? What's the point of killing one more person?"

The three examples cited by Qi Xi first show that the father is guilty and the son should not suffer; the second shows that there should be no resentment between the monarch and his ministers; the third shows that brothers are different.After hearing this, Shi Gai was convinced, so he took Qi Xi to see Duke Ping of Jin, and together they persuaded Duke Ping of Jin to pardon Shu Xiang. Qi Xi saved Shu Xiang's life, and went back to the countryside without going to see him.Shu Xiang knew that it was Qi Xi who saved him, but he didn't thank Qi Xi, and continued to work at his post, as if nothing had happened.In Qi Xi's view, he saved Shu Xiang only for the sake of the country, not for Shu Xiang.Shu Xiang obviously also held this understanding, so he didn't feel the need to thank Qi Xi.The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, so this is the kind of communication you are talking about!It's just that people don't like friendship between gentlemen as time goes on. If Shu Xiang's incident happened now, he would definitely be accused of "not being a man". Let's say that Luan Ying left the state of Jin and ran eastward, she couldn't help crying while running.If a person is framed by his mother, beaten by his uncle, expelled from the country by his grandfather, and "bears to see his friends become new ghosts", it is inevitable to be sad.However, the house leaked and it rained all night. When they passed through Chengzhou, the farmers there saw that they were disheveled, like dogs in mourning, and rushed to them, robbing their belongings, including weapons and armor. A group of people stood in the field stupidly, feeling hopeless.Suddenly, a young retainer couldn't help crying loudly, and the older retainers also wept secretly.On the contrary, Luan Ying was very calm. He walked to a small tree, supported the trunk in a daze for a while, then beckoned to his retainers to bring him pen, ink and bamboo slips, and wrote a letter to King Ling of Zhou.The letter said: "Luan Ying, the emperor's entourage, was forced to go into exile because he offended the emperor's guardian, Jinjun, to avoid disaster. Unexpectedly, he offended the emperor's subjects at the feet of the emperor. He was desperate and had nowhere to hide. Death is the word. In the past, the accompanying minister Luan Shu was fortunate to serve the royal family, and the emperor rewarded him. If you remember Luan Shu's efforts, then I still have a place to escape; For the rest of my life, at worst, I will return to my country to die. I want to be frank and honest, and I only listen to the emperor." Then he handed the letter to a retainer, asking him to find a local official and forward the letter to the emperor. When King Ling of Zhou saw this letter, he sympathized with Luan Ying's experience very much. He ordered that the plundering of the Luan family's property be prohibited, and sent someone to retrieve the robbed property and return it to Luan Ying, and sent Luan Ying and others out of the country. This incident soon spread to the state of Jin.In the winter of the same year, Jin Pinggong held a meeting of princes in Shangren (place name), with the topic of prohibiting any allied countries from taking Luan Ying in.This is completely contrary to what Yang Bi proposed at that time, "Let others take good care of him, so as to repay the friendship of the Luan family".In this way, there is only one way out for Luan Ying, and that is to flee to Chu State. The meeting of Shang Ren is considered to be the failure of Jin Pinggong and Shi Gai, which paved the way for Luan Ying's comeback a few years later.The princes who participated in the meeting also had a lot of opinions on the grievances and grievances between the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Kingdom. Qi Zhuanggong and Wei Shanggong even sneered openly, showing great disrespect.But in the state of Jin, the meeting of merchants and appointments caused a new round of turmoil. The doctor Zhiqi, Zhongxingxi, Zhou Chuo, Xing Kuaisu and Luan Ying had a good relationship. Let's start, vote with your feet, and flee to Qi. Zhou Chuo and Xing Kuai were well-known warriors in the state of Jin. Zhou Chuo was outstanding in the Battle of Fangmen in 555 BC.Le Wangyu advised Shigai to call them back so that the talents cultivated by the state of Jin would not be lost.Shi Gai said, "They are warriors of the Luan family, what do they mean to me?" Le Wangyu said, "They used to be warriors of the Luan family, but now they can become your warriors too." Shi Gai shook his head stubbornly. Shaking his head, he rejected the suggestion. One person's poison, another person's medicine.Shi Gai threw away Zhou Chuo and others like a piece of grass, but Duke Zhuang of Qi, as if he had found a treasure, conferred official positions on them and asked them to serve the state of Qi.One morning at court, Duke Zhuang of Qi suddenly pointed at Zhichuo and Guo Zui and said to Zhouchuo, "They are big roosters of the widow!" During the Spring and Autumn Period, people liked to use a rooster as a metaphor for a warrior.Zhou Chuo said to Qi Zhuanggong: "You say they are big roosters, who dares to say they are not? However, although my servant is not talented, in the battle of defending the door, he crowed before these two warriors!" Duke Zhuang of Qi was stunned for a moment, then laughed.Zhuo Chuo and Guo most recalled the embarrassment of being captured by Zhou Chuo back then, and their faces were red to the neck.Duke Zhuang of Qi was a decisive person, and he was appraised as "good at martial arts" in history books. He naturally had a special liking for warriors, and what he liked was Zhou Chuo's straightforward character.He deliberately picked up the wine glass to toast the warrior.Zhi Chuo and Guo Zui were very jealous and asked for a copy.Zhou Chuo said: "When Linzi was attacked, I counted the copper nails on the gate at the gate. Should I drink this wine?" It's Jinjun!" Zhou Chuo gave Zhi Chuo and Guo Zui a disdainful look, and said, "I haven't been your servant for long, but these two, if you use cockfighting as an example, I have already pecked at their necks. meat, and skinned them." Zhou Chuo used to have a good relationship with Luan Ying, but Shi Gai just doesn't use him, which shows that Shi Gai has lost his original generosity and humility, and has become more and more mean.Zhou Chuo used to attack the state of Qi for the Marquis of Jin, but Duke Zhuang of Qi tolerated his past and forgave his wildness. . In the autumn of 551 BC, Luan Ying also moved from Chu to Qi.Yan Ying was worried about the arrival of this uninvited guest. He said to Qi Zhuanggong: "At the meeting of merchants, we promise that the Jin Kingdom will not accept the Luan family. Today you have taken Luan Ying in, how are you going to use him? A small country serves a big country. What you pay attention to is the word 'trust'. If you lose your trust, you will be unable to stand on your own, please think twice!" Duke Zhuang of Qi glared at him, thinking, this dwarf Yan knows all about benevolence, righteousness and morality. Isn't it a big country?Why must the State of Qi serve the State of Jin? Yan Ying's suggestion was not adopted, and after retiring, he said to his colleague Chen Xuwu: "The king bases faith and righteousness, and the courtiers base respect. Loyalty, trustworthiness, sincerity, and respect are the principles that everyone must abide by. Our The king of the country regards faith as nothing, and I am afraid it will not last long." Chen Xuwu listened and went to persuade Duke Zhuang of Qi, but it also had no effect.If Zhou Chuo was a competitive rooster in the eyes of Duke Zhuang of Qi, then Luan Ying was an eagle.Duke Zhuang of Qi attached so much importance to a big rooster, how could he give up an eagle for the so-called faith? The people of Jin soon learned that Luan Ying was hiding in Qi.In the winter of the same year, Duke Ping of Jin held a meeting of princes in Shasui, reaffirming the principle of the meeting of businessmen and asking all countries not to take in Luan Ying and his followers.For Luan Ying, Jin State convened two alliances, which shows that Luan Ying is indeed a huge threat to those in power in Jin State. Duke Zhuang of Qi also attended the meeting.Hearing Duke Ping of Jin's speech against Luan Ying at the meeting, he sneered inwardly: The overlord, for the sake of a mere courtier, got so nervous. It seems that Jin's strength is exhausted, and it's Qi's turn to play. ! What happened next is comparable to the "Trojan Horse" in "Homer's Epic". In the spring of 550 BC, Duke Ping of Jin decided to marry a princess to Zhufan, king of Wu, in order to further win over the state of Wu.This was an "indecent" thing at the time, because the Chinese living in the Zhou Dynasty already knew the dangers of marriage between close relatives, so it was clearly stipulated that "no marriage with the same surname".Jin State and Wu State are both descendants of the surname Ji, and intermarriage obviously violates this rule.But for Jin Pinggong, who feels that his hegemony is increasingly shaken, it is a profitable thing to use Wu to contain Chu, regardless of whether it is indecent or not! According to the customs at that time, when princes married their daughters, neighboring countries or allied countries had to "female" their official daughters, that is, send their official daughters as dowry.When Duke Zhuang of Qi learned that the state of Jin was going to have a marriage, he offered to send the princess to marry him, and ordered his doctor Xigui's father to escort the convoy of the princess to the state of Jin. When the convoy left the border of Qi State, a group of heavily armed men boarded the vehicle.At that time, the chariots of noble men were only equipped with hoods to protect the sun and rain; the chariots of aristocratic women not only had hoods, but were also surrounded by curtains on all sides, which were called "Fan".This group of brawny men was broken into pieces, divided into several vassal vehicles, mixed in the convoy of Princess Qi, escaped the border inspection of Jin State, and entered Jin State smoothly. One night a few days later, Xu Wu, the guard of Quwo in Jin State, was about to go to bed when he heard a strange noise outside the window.Xu Wu vigilantly blew on the lamp, pulled out his long sword, and pushed out the window. He saw a bright moon in the sky, and there was no one in the courtyard. He looked at the surrounding roofs, and there was nothing unusual.Xu Wu patrolled the courtyard before returning to the bedroom. Just as he put the long sword back into the scabbard, he heard a familiar voice calling his name: "Xu Wu." "Who?" Xu Wu jumped up all of a sudden, and took a closer look, only to see a tall figure in front of the desk, looking fixedly at him.The man waved his hand, turned on a torch, and lit the bronze oil lamp on the desk. "Luan Ying!" Xu Wu cried out, "It's really you, Luan Ying!" It is necessary to introduce that Quwo is the old fiefdom of the Luan family.There are two Quwo in the history of the Jin State: one is in today’s Shanxi, the birthplace of the Jin State’s official office, and it is also the largest city in the Jin State, where the ancestral temple of the Jin State is located; the other is in today’s Henan, It is also the alias of the Taolin Fortress built by the state of Jin in the past, and Quwo Town still exists in Shanxian County, Henan Province.Quwo in Shanxi has a special status, and it is unlikely that it will be granted to the Luan family as a fief. The Quwo mentioned here should be Quwo in Henan.After Luan Ying was expelled, Duke Ping of Jin took Luan's fief into his office and sent Xu Wu to take over Quwo's ​​military and political affairs. "I came back to seek justice for myself, and you have to help me." Luan Ying said unhurriedly, as if he was not a key criminal expelled by Jin, but Xu Wu's master. Strange to say, when Xu Wu looked at the young man in front of him, he forgot his identity and responsibility: "Please don't be impulsive, the tragedy of the Luan family is destined by the heavens, who can go against the sky? If you must Revenge, I'm afraid death is inevitable. I don't regret death, but I know that things can't be done, and I don't want you to die in vain." Luan Ying nodded and said: "I understand my situation, but it is not a gentleman to take revenge. If I die because of this incident, I will not have any regrets. It is because God does not bless me, and you have no responsibility." .” This is exactly the tone the master spoke to his retainers.Xu Wu nodded heavily involuntarily, and said, "No." He agreed to Luan Ying's request. At noon the next day, Xu Wu entertained the nobles and nobles in Quwo at home.After drinking for three rounds, Xu Wu ordered the musicians to play music, stood up and said to everyone: "If Luan Ruzi is here today, what should we do?" Luan Ruzi refers to Luan Ying, and still refers to the descendants of the Luan family.At that time, everyone was in high spirits after drinking, and when they heard Xu Wu's question, someone immediately stood up and answered, "For the sake of the old master, it's worth dying for him!" There was a sigh during the banquet, and many people even secretly wiped their tears.Xu Wu knew that the opportunity must not be missed, so he drank all the wine in Juezhong, and asked loudly again: "If Luan Ruzi is present, what should we do?" "Even if we die, we won't have second thoughts about him!" Everyone replied in unison.The curtain behind Xu Wu slowly opened, Luan Ying's eyes were full of tears, and she bowed deeply to everyone.Hundreds of people present were stunned, Xu Wu turned around and bowed down to Luan Ying first, hundreds of people followed, Luan Ying won Qu Wo's support without any effort. The reason why Luan Ying was able to respond to everything, apart from his personal charm, was another important reason, that is, he had indeed suffered unfair treatment.Even Emperor Zhou expressed sympathy for what happened to him, let alone Quwo's ​​former minister?But at the same time, it should be noted that the support Luan Ying received mainly came from some middle- and lower-level nobles. As for the major families that held the power of the Jin Kingdom, they basically held a hostile attitude towards him. The Zhao family deeply resented the Luan family because of the massacre in 583 BC. The Han family, because of their close relationship with the Zhao family, had feuds with the Luan family. The Xun family, because in the war against Qin in 559 BC, Luan refused to listen to Xun Yan's orders, which led to the retreat of the whole army, also had a lot of opinions on the Luan family. Only Wei Shu, Wei Jiang's son, had a close personal relationship with Luan Ying, so the Wei family supported Luan.In April of the same year, it was with Wei Shu's help that Luan Ying led Quwo's ​​troops into Xintian City in broad daylight. Luan Ying sees Xu Wu at night and enters Xintian at day, which shows that his mentality has changed.Seeing Xu Wu at night is because he has no certainty of victory; entering Xintian in the daytime is because the easy acquisition of Quwo made his heart swell, and he mistakenly thought that as long as he waved his arms, there would be a lot of responders, and he would be able to do it without even fighting. Overthrow the rule of Duke Ping of Jin. Facts have proved that if you sail carefully for thousands of years, you will lose everything if you are careless.When Luan Ying entered Xintian in the morning, Shi Gai was chatting with Le Wangyu, and the retainers ran in in a panic and reported the news of Luan Ying's entry to the city.Shi Gai stood up and wanted to run.On the contrary, King Le was calm and said, "Don't panic, don't panic. You go to the palace first to protect the monarch and go to Gu Palace (the other palace of the Jin Kingdom) to strengthen your defenses. The rebels will not be able to attack for a while. And Luan You have offended too many people. You are the chief executive officer of the state of Jin. You have both power and the support of the people. What is there to be afraid of?" Shi Gai was still hesitating, but Le Wangyu said again: "Luan Ying only has Wei Wei. Shu supports, you can find a way to win Wei Shu over. The monarch has given you power, and it is your responsibility to put down the rebellion, please don't slack off!" At that time, Mrs. Jin Mourning's elder brother Qi Xiaogong had just passed away, and Mrs. Jin Mourning was mourning for his brother.King Le's important man put on the woman's mourning clothes, pretended to be his wife's maid, and sat in the woman's chariot, tricked Luan Ying's soldiers, entered the palace, and successfully brought Jin Pinggong to Gu Palace Protect up. At the same time, Shi Yang came to Wei Shu's house with a few warriors, and saw that the Wei family's soldiers were fully armed and arranged in a battle formation, ready to meet Luan Ying's troops.Shi Yang jumped out of the car, walked quickly to Wei Shu, and said, "Luan Ying has rebelled. My father and all the ministers are already at the king's place. I have sent me to invite you to come and discuss the big plan." Before Wei Shu could answer, Shi Yang Then he jumped onto Wei Shu's chariot, put the sword on his neck with his right hand, and said, "Let's go." "Where are you going?" "Go to Gu Palace!" As soon as Wei Shu's car arrived at Gu Palace, Shi Gai came up to meet him, personally helped Wei Shu out of the car, took his hand again, and said, "It's good if you come! Without you, we old men are really in good spirits." Uneasy!" Wei Shu laughed dryly, thinking that the two of you, father and son, one sings the red face and the other sings the bad face, and you really cooperate seamlessly.But then, Shi Gai said another sentence, which made him throw his promise to Luan Ying to Java: "As long as your stand is correct, Quwo is yours." "Is this true?" "When did I tell a lie?" Shi Gai patted Wei Shu on the shoulder, "You can go back now and order your troops to take care of your home and courtyard, and don't worry about anything else." Sure enough, money can turn ghosts around. Wei Shu agreed to Shi Gai's request without too much ideological struggle. Less than half a stick of incense after Wei Shu left, Gu Palace was surrounded by Luan Ying's troops.Luan Ying had a retainer named Du Rong, a well-known warrior in the state of Jin. He was extremely powerful and valiant. He was shirtless, naked, and holding two axes, fighting outside the palace gate.When the guards in the palace saw Du Rong's posture, they were frightened and hid behind the palace wall, not daring to fight.Shi Gai cursed anxiously: "Is there no one who can kill this annoying guy for me?" Shi Yang stood up, "Let me go" was pressed down by Shi Gai before he could say, "You are not his opponent!" At this time, a man dressed as a slave rushed to Shi Gai despite the guards' obstruction and said, "I am willing to kill Du Rong for you." "Oh?" Shi Gai looked him up and down, and saw that he was thin and thin, without two muscles on his body, "Who are you?" "My name is Fei Bao. I was sentenced to be an official slave because of stealing, and I raised horses in the Gu Palace. If you burn my alchemy book, I will kill Du Rong for you." The so-called Danshu is a document written on bamboo slips with red paint, which is the slave archives of the Spring and Autumn Period.Shi Gai immediately said: "If you kill Du Rong, if I don't ask the king to burn your alchemy book, I will ask the sun god to punish me!" "You wait!" Fei Bao said, drew out a dagger, asked someone to open the palace gate, and rushed out.As soon as he went out, the guard quickly closed the palace gate again. Du Rong was yelling and cursing happily outside the door, and when he saw a slave sent out to fight, he was furious, and ran forward to "swipe" with two axes.Fei Bao raised his knife to block it, only to hear a "bang", the short knife was broken, leaving only the handle and a blade. "It's terrible!" Fei Bao yelled, turned around and ran away.Du Rong chased after Fei Bao. Fei Bao was short and dainty, ran outside the courtyard of a private house, jumped into the low wall and disappeared.Du Rong followed over the wall and went in. As soon as his feet landed, he suddenly felt a chill on his back, and then saw a blade stabbing out of his chest.When he turned around, he saw Fei Bao's unflattering face, with a mocking smile on it. "Coward!" Du Rong raised the ax with all his strength, but before he could chop it down, his whole body fell down like an iron tower. When Du Rong died in battle, Luan Ying was commanding troops to storm the gate of Gu Palace.Shi Gai hid behind the high platform to avoid the rain of arrows from outside, and said to Shi Yang: "If you let Luan's arrows shoot into the king's bedroom, you will die!" Shi Yang nodded, holding a shield in his left hand and swinging a sword in his right hand, he shouted: "Everyone follow me!" He rushed out of the palace gate first.Inspired by his bravery and fearlessness, everyone followed him to countercharge Luan Ying's troops.At this moment, Fei Bao jumped onto the city wall with Du Rong's head and shouted: "Du Rong was killed by me!" He said and threw the head at the enemy. Du Rong's death caused great panic to Luan Ying's troops. The situation on the battlefield changed dramatically.Shi Yang grabbed a chariot and followed closely behind Luan Ying.Suddenly, Luan Yue, Luan Ying's cousin, came out from the middle and obliquely blocked Shi Yang's way. "Luan Le, stop beating me. Even if you can kill me, I will sue your Luan family for your crimes!" Shi Yang shouted as he hurried around Luan Le.Without saying a word, Luan Le raised his bow and shot an arrow at Shi Yang, but missed.Luan Le took another arrow, but he didn't expect that his chariot hit the root of a locust tree protruding from the ground while running, and he fell on his back.Shi Yang's men swarmed up, someone swung his spear and swept towards him, Luan Le instinctively raised his hand to block, but his arm was cut in two, and finally died of bleeding. This battle ended with Luan Ying's defeat.Luan Ying fled back to Quwo in a hurry with the remnants of the defeated general.Shi Gai commanded the army to surround Quwo, attacking day and night.Later generations commented on Luan Ying's adventure, and many people felt sorry for his failure, thinking that if he did not openly enter Xintian during the day, but launched a surprise attack in the middle of the night, Shigai would not have had enough time to react, history is very likely will be rewritten. Luan Ying's adventure was not an isolated incident. When the Jin people attacked Quwo day and night, Duke Zhuang of Qi started to act. In the autumn of 550 BC, Duke Zhuang of Qi completed his war preparations and sent troops to invade Weiguo.The lineup of the Qi army was as follows: the first forward was led by Wang Sunhui, Gu Rong drove, and Zhao Yang was the guard; the second forward was led by Ju Heng, driven by Cheng Zhi, and Fu Zhi was the guard; Qi Zhuanggong personally led the central army, Cao Kai was the driver of the military chariot, and Yan Fu Rong was the guard on the right side of the army; Qi Zhuanggong's guard was led by Xing Gong, Shang Zhideng was his driver, and Lu Pugui was the guard; The right-wing troops are led by Hou Chao, Shang Ziche drives for him, and Huan Tiao is the guard; the rear army is led by Xia Zhiyu Kou, Shang Ziyou drives for him, Cui Ru serves as the guard, and Zhuyong Zhiyue And others share the palace car.The above-mentioned characters are all elites in the Qi army. Qi Zhuanggong put up such a strong lineup, of course not for the mere defense of the country, but for the Wei country as a bridgehead, preparing to attack the Jin country. Only five years have passed since the Battle of Fangmen, and the two great powers of Qi and Jin met each other again, and a big battle is imminent.Yan Ying once again expressed his worries. He said privately: "The monarch relies on his own courage to attack the leader. If he can't win, it will be a blessing for the country. If he wins, it will be meritorious but not virtuous. Disaster is about to come. .” Cui Zhu also expressed his objection: "I heard that if a small country takes advantage of a big country, it must be a disaster. Please take it back." Duke Zhuang of Qi was very unhappy when he heard this: First, although Qi is not as good as it used to be, it is absolutely It is not a small country; second, what is meant by "taking advantage of the loopholes", Luan Ying returned to the country to launch a coup, which was originally arranged by Duke Zhuang of Qi. Opportunity, taking advantage of the chaos to gain momentum; third, Cui Zhu relied on his meritorious service in supporting Duke Zhuang of Qi in the past, and his words were not big or small, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Cui Zhu came out from the palace and met Chen Xuwu.Chen Xuwu asked, "How did you see the king?" Cui Zhu said angrily, "I told him, but he didn't listen. Since we took Jin as the ally, we took advantage of the internal strife to launch an offensive. An unwise move. If the subordinates are in disarray, how can they care about the monarch? Don't try to persuade us, let's wait and see!" Chen Xu retreated without exception, and when he came back, he said to his cronies: "Mr. It's hard, he accused the monarch of being too radical, but he himself was more than the monarch. Such a person will not end well. Even if his own conduct surpasses the monarch's, he must pay attention to self-control, keep a sense of proportion, and don't let others see it, so as to maintain the dignity of the monarch. What's more, he is actually worse than the king?" By the way, this Chen Xuwu is a descendant of Prince Wan who fled from Chen State to Qi State, and was also known as "Chen Wenzi" in history.Decades later, Tian Qi, Chen Xuwu's grandson, wiped out the traditional aristocratic state of Qi, the Gao Er Clan, and gained power for a while.And Chen Xuwu's great-grandson, Tian Chang, even emptied the monarch and became the actual controller of Qi. Duke Zhuang of Qi did not listen to anyone's advice, and insisted on crusade against Jin.The Qi army set out from Linzi, and after conquering Chaoge, the old capital of the Wei State, the soldiers entered the Jin State in two ways, one entered through the narrow pass of Mengmen (place name), and the other crossed the Taihang Mountains and went straight to the hinterland of the Jin State.Since the main force of the Jin army was confined to Quwo, the Qi army attacked the city and plundered land all the way to Yingting (place name), which is only a hundred miles away from Xintian in the west. Since Duke Wen of Jin took over the hegemony, in the past hundred years, except for Duke Mu of Qin who once led troops to invade Jin, no prince has led an army to the territory of Jin.Now Duke Zhuang of Qi has not only invaded the state of Jin, but has also reached near the capital of the state of Jin. The shame of the Battle of Andan and the Battle of Fangmen can be said to have been wiped away.Duke Zhuang of Qi wanted to move on, but conditions did not allow it.First, the Qi army ran from Shandong to Shanxi, and the battle line has been stretched very long, and the logistics supplies cannot keep up; second, the loyal ally of the Jin State, the State of Lu, has sent Shu Sunbao as a general, leading the main force of the Lu army to rescue the State of Jin on the way.If the main force of the Jin army gave up the siege of Quwo and came to seek a decisive battle with the Qi army, the Qi army would inevitably fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.Duke Zhuang of Qi considered it again and again, and decided to accept it as soon as it was good. He ordered people to pile up the corpses of the Jin army on the battlefield, and built a "Wujun", which is a building that boasted of military exploits, similar to the "Jingguan" mentioned above. (To show off military exploits, high mounds piled up with enemy corpses).At the same time, the Qi people were still collecting the corpses of the Jin army in Qinshui (place name) and buried them in a big pit.史料没有记载这次战争的具体情况，但是齐国人既然在萤庭修造武军，在沁水堆埋尸体，这两个地方必定发生过惨烈的战斗，而且晋军死伤甚众。 齐庄公在晋卫边境的郫邵（地名）留下小股部队垫后，防止晋军袭扰，然后全军班师回朝。晋国东阳地区的领主、赵氏家族的赵胜（赵旃的儿子）为晋国挽回了些许颜面。他带领地方部队追击齐国的后卫部队，俘虏了晏婴的儿子晏牦。 同年十月，曲沃陷落，栾盈被处死，整个栾氏家族只有栾鲂一人侥幸出逃到宋国。