Chapter 8 Originally born from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other

In the winter of 617 BC, when the four kingdoms of Chu, Zheng, Chen, and Cai brought the flames of war to the gate of Song State, Song State had not yet emerged from the shadow of civil strife. Three years ago, in 620 BC, Song Chenggong passed away, and his son Chujiu succeeded to the throne, that is, Song Zhaogong in history. In terms of regime structure, Song and Jin are two extremes.The state of Jin has had a tradition of expelling "group sons" since the time of Jin Xiangong. The political power is basically controlled by nobles with different surnames, and the power of the public clan is excluded from the political power.The Song Dynasty was a typical office politics, and the state power was basically controlled by the members of the office.When Song Zhaogong came to the throne, the "six ministers" of Song State were:

Right Shigong Zicheng——Son of Song Zhuanggong; Zuo Shigong Sunyou—the son of Gongzi Muyi; Sima Leyu - the great-great-grandson of Duke Dai of the Song Dynasty; Situ Linyu (guan) - the grandson of Duke Huan of Song Dynasty; Sicheng Gongzidang—the son of Song Huangong; Si Kou Hua Yu Shi - the grandson of Hua Fudu, and Hua Fudu is the grandson of Song Daigong. To explain, the "Sicheng" of the Song Dynasty is Sikong, an official in charge of engineering construction.Because the name of the ancestor Song Wugong was "Sikong", in order to avoid the taboo, Sikong was changed to Sicheng.

As the saying goes, one man's medicine is another man's poison.Jin Xianggong was distressed because the power of the nobles with different surnames was too strong, and Song Zhaogong was distressed because the power of the male clan was too strong.As soon as he came to power, he planned to learn from Duke Xian of Jin and expel the "group of sons" from the country. His primary target was the "clan of Mu and Xiang", that is, the descendants of Duke Mu and Duke Xiang of Song.To make a digression, the problem of "group sons" was a big problem that plagued the rulers of all countries in that era.

For example, the first monarch A of a certain country gave birth to sixteen sons (not too many), namely son B1 to son B16.Among them, son B1 is the eldest son and inherits the throne, and the rest of sons B2 to B16 are the "group sons" of the B1 era. They and their descendants constitute an increasingly large "family A". As time passed, B1 gave birth to sixteen more sons, namely son C1 to son C16.Like the story of the previous generation, son C1 inherited the throne, and sons C2 to C16 became the "group of sons" in the C1 era, and together with their descendants constituted the "B clan".

... Anyone with a little knowledge of mathematics can imagine that when a country has been passed down for several or even dozens of generations, the number of people in the office must continue to grow geometrically.The "group sons" and "X clan" of all ages are pampered and pampered, breeding and multiplying like rabbits without natural enemies, and eventually bring two big troubles to the country: First, the national finances cannot afford the huge rentier class; Second, these "X clans" get together to brag and complain, which can easily pose a threat to the current regime.

Song Zhaogong planned to expel the "Mu and Xiang clan" mainly because of the second reason: "Mu and Xiang clan" relied on their status as a public clan and did not obey the leadership of the monarch.However, Sima Leyu strongly opposed such an approach. He persuaded Song Zhaogong: "Please don't do this. The public family is the branches and leaves of the office. If the branches and leaves are cut off, the trunk and roots will not have the shade to block the sun." .Even kudzu vines and miscellaneous branches can provide shelter for the trunk and roots, so the gentleman compares them to the brothers of the nine clans, let alone the king? This is what the proverb says, 'enjoy the shade of trees, but are good at wielding knives and axes'. It must not be , Please think twice! If you have good intentions and get close to your fellow clansmen, who are your right-hand men, who would be half-hearted? There is no need to get rid of them and hurry up."

Song Zhaogong had made up his mind and ignored Leyu's suggestion. The "Mu and Xiang clan" got the news, pre-emptively instigated the people (residents of the capital) to riot and attacked the palace.Song Zhaogong escaped by chance, but Gongsun Gu and Gongsun Zheng who were in the palace at that time were unfortunately killed by angry Chinese. Afterwards, in order to maintain the stability of the country, the six ministers of the Song Dynasty came forward collectively to mediate the conflict between the public office and the public clan.In order to appease Song Zhaogong's anger, Le Yu voluntarily resigned from Sima's position, and recommended Song Zhaogong's younger brother Gongzi Ang as Sima.This is the so-called "Liuqing and Gongshi".

The Liuqing and the Gongshi only superficially resolved the conflict between Song Zhaogong and the Gongclan, and the threat of the Gongclan forces to Song Zhaogong still exists.What is particularly detrimental to Song Zhaogong is that because of his rude behavior towards Mrs. Song Xianggong, the old lady has a deep disgust for him. Song Xianggong is the grandfather of Song Zhaogong, and his wife should be Song Zhaogong's grandmother. Of course, it is only in name, not a real grandmother.In fact, when Song Zhaogong was in power, whether Mrs. Song Xianggong was an old lady is still debatable.Because according to the "Book of Rites", "Song Xianggong buried his wife with a hundred urns." It is said that he used a hundred jars of vinegar for his wife's funeral.It can be seen from this that Song Xianggong's original wife had already gone before Song Xianggong, and the grandma whom Song Zhaogong offended should be Song Xianggong's successor.

Mrs. Song Xianggong has another identity, that is, the sister of King Zhou Xiang, the emperor of the dynasty.As we all know, although this identity was prominent in the Spring and Autumn Period, it did not represent any actual power.However, if someone wants to use this identity for some purpose, it becomes very valuable again. One year after the "Liuqing and Gongshi", that is, in the winter of 619 BC, the "Dai Clan" (sons of Song Daigong) such as Huashi, Leshi, and Huangshi launched a rebellion under the banner of Mrs. Song Xianggong and killed Song Zhaogong's supporters, Uncle Kong, Gongsun Zhongli, and the eldest Sima Gongzi An, who took office only last year.

As the highest military officer of the Song Dynasty, Gongzi Ang died of civil strife. Obviously, he died in an inappropriate place, but he died heroically. To the end of his death, he tightly held the talisman symbolizing the power of Da Sima, expressing that he did not dare to give up his mission.And the new Sicheng Dangyizhu (the grandson of the former Sicheng Prince Dang) fled to the State of Lu. The Song State, which had been in turmoil for years, lost the will to resist under the strong military pressure of the Chu State.Of course, if the Jin State did something, the situation might change, but the people of the Jin State chose to remain silent.Mr. Si Kouhua proposed to Song Zhaogong: "The army of Chu State is suppressing the border, and the purpose is to make our country submit. Then we should voluntarily submit. Why should they use swords and guns?" The review said, "Song State is weak and was bullied by Chu State because of our lack of leadership. Why do the people suffer along with it?"

Song Zhaogong snapped his fingers and calculated that the state of Jin was obviously unreliable, and it was too reluctant to rely on the strength of the state of Song to compete with the state of Chu.So he followed Hua Yushi's suggestion and went to Jue Lai to meet King Chu Mu in person, and obeyed his orders respectfully.In order to compare Zheng Mugong, Chen Gonggong, and Cai Zhuanggong, Song Zhaogong also graciously invited Chu Muwang to Mengzhu Lake in Song State to hold hunting activities. Mengzhu Lake is the largest lake in the Song Dynasty, with lush water and grass, and lush mountains and forests beside the lake. It was a famous hunting ground in the Spring and Autumn Period.As mentioned earlier, on the eve of the Battle of Chengpu, Cheng Dechen, the commander of the Chu Army, had a dream in which the God of the River said to him: "Give me your horse crown and horse tassels, and I will give you Meng Zhu The elk." The elk is a place with abundant water and grass by the lake, and the God of the Yellow River wanted to exchange the elk of Meng Zhu for the horse ornaments of the ministers. The meaning is very clear: if you give me the horse ornaments, I will let the people of Chu get the Song State.It's a pity that Cheng Dechen was reluctant to part with his horse ornaments, and was defeated by the Jin army in Chengpu, and Meng Zhuhu became an eternal pain in the hearts of Chu people.Fifteen years later, King Mu of Chu came to Mengzhu Lake as the head of the suzerain state without losing a single soldier. According to the tradition since ancient times, the monarch holds hunting, which is both entertainment and military exercise.King Mu of Chu naturally served as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, Duke Song Zhao served as the commander of the left wing as the host, Duke Mu of Zheng served as the commander of the right wing, Fu Sui, the county magistrate of Qisi County (place name) in the state of Chu, served as the right Sima, and Zhu Heshen, the magistrate of Xi County, Zhi Wuwei, the official document of the county, served as Zuo Sima. Hunting requires the use of fumigation. King Chu Mu, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, ordered that all vehicles should carry something to get fire for use.During the hunt, King Mu of Chu chased a group of foxes from the central army and galloped into the right formation. The foxes fled into the cave, so he ordered Song Zhaogong, who followed closely behind, to set fire to smoke.Unexpectedly, Song Zhaogong shrugged his shoulders, meaning he didn't bring anything to start the fire. King Chu Mu's face turned dark on the spot.Before he could speak, Zuo Sima Wenzhi Wuwei ordered his subordinates to pull Song Zhaogong's driver out of the car. "Duke Song disobeyed the order and should be punished by military law. However, the king cannot be punished. Please order to punish his servants." Wen Zhi Wuwei asked King Chu Mu for instructions. King Chu Mu glanced at Song Zhaogong.This guy probably didn't expect things to become such a big mess, he stood obediently on the car, trembling all over, and broke out in cold sweat.King Chu Mu couldn't help smiling, and said to Wen Zhiwuwei: "You are Zuo Sima, and this matter is up to you." After saying that, he walked away and kicked the ball to Wen Zhiwuwei. When marching and fighting, Sima is a judicial officer, and naturally has the right to deal with violations of military orders.At that time, the monarchs of Chen and Cai were present and wanted to be a peacemaker. They persuaded Wenzhi Wuwei and said: "The monarch of a country should not be humiliated. Please be merciful." If King Chu Mu just wanted to scare Song Zhaogong, his goal had been achieved.Coupled with the intercession of the princes of Chen and Cai, it stands to reason that Wen Zhiwuwei can push the boat along the way and let Song Zhaogong go.After all, Song Zhaogong is the king of a country, and Wen Zhiwuwei, as the head of a county in Chu State, does not need to be too tough in front of Song Zhaogong. But Wen Zhiwuwei is obviously a person who accepts reason but does not accept etiquette.He stared, straightened his face, and said unceremoniously: "Since the King of Chu ordered me to be Sima, I must be loyal to my duty and exercise my power. "Don't swallow it" and said, "Don't indulge the cunning and check the loose behavior." This is to educate people not to be afraid of being serious. Even if I die, I will not dare to give up my duty." So he ordered to punish Song Zhaogong. The driver of the military vehicle was punished with flogging. Wen Zhiwuwei is a descendant of King Wen of Chu, so "Wen" is his family name, and Wuwei is his name.His behavior in Meng Zhu's hunting explains why he is called fearless—the ignorant are fearless.Of course, Wen Zhiwu also paid the price for his actions, but that happened more than twenty years later, so I won't mention it here. The clamor of Meng Zhu's hunting inevitably aroused uneasiness in the state of Jin.Since Chu people re-entered the Central Plains in 618 BC, in just two years, Zheng, Chen, Cai, Song and other countries have successively abandoned Jin and entered Chu. In the summer of 616 B.C., Queque of Jin met with Uncle Zhong Huibo of the State of Lu in Chengkuang to exchange views on the current international situation and reach an agreement on how to divide and win over Song, Zheng, Chen, Cai and other states. In the summer two years ago, King Mu of Chu sent Dou Yuejiao to visit the State of Lu, and the State of Lu gave Dou Yuejiao a diplomatic reception.As an ally of Jin, this non-intimate contact between Lu and Chu reflects the relatively independent norms of international relations of Lu people, and it is also a psychological reaction to Jin's attitude of disrespecting allied countries.However, when the state of Chu made more and more moves and brought the state of Song into its sphere of influence, the state of Lu immediately became close to the state of Jin.It can be said that between the Jin State in the west and the Chu State in the south, the Lu State did not waver, but rationally maintained a policy of balancing power. In the autumn of this year, the prince of the State of Lu was ordered to visit the State of Song, and proposed to Song Zhaogong that Sicheng Dangyi, who had been exiled in the State of Lu due to civil strife three years ago, should return home. At the same time, he congratulated the State of Song with ulterior motives: It is really gratifying to congratulate your country that the army of the country has suppressed the border and did not cause any harm to your country." When Song Zhaogong heard this, his face was red and white, and he was not easy to get angry, so he could only talk about him from left to right. Some injuries are superficial, and some injuries are deeply hidden in the heart.For Song Zhaogong, the humiliation suffered by Meng Zhu during the hunt has become an eternal pain in his heart.Fortunately, this pain did not last too long. Only five years later, he came to the edge of Mengzhu Lake again and ended his turbulent life.Of course, this is something to say. Lu Wengong sent his son to visit Song State, which was naturally the direct result of the lack of a meeting with his uncle Huibo.From the geographical point of view, if the State of Lu regards the State of Chu as a potential threat, the State of Song is the barrier of the State of Lu.Once the State of Song was completely reduced to a vassal of the State of Chu, the State of Lu would be exposed to the sword of the State of Chu.Therefore, the state of Jin wanted to win over the state of Song because of its hegemony; while the state of Lu wanted to win over the state of Song because of its own safety. During Prince Sui's visit to Song State, the northern frontier of Lu State was also threatened.Under the leadership of its leader Qiaoru, the Mang (sou) tribe (a branch of the Di people, also known as Changdi) invaded Qi and harassed Lu.Duke Wen of Lu appointed his uncle Sun Dechen as a general, and led his army in pursuit of the man. Uncle Sun Dechen took Hou Shuxia as the chariot driver, Mian Fang's nephew as the guard, and the rich father's final nephew as the rear guard (four men in one chariot, which is different from the chariot organization of three men in one chariot at that time), and he was defeated in Xiandi. He deceived the army, captured and killed Qiaoru.To commemorate this victory, the people of Lu State buried Qiaoru's head at the Ziju Gate (the name of the city gate) in the capital. Uncle Sun Dechen triumphantly named his son "Qiaoru" in recognition of his merit. There are also some legends similar to myths about the Tongmeng tribe and Qiaoru.According to the "Guoyu" records, many years later, the state of Wu crusade against the state of Yue, and got an unusually huge bone in Kuaiji. The joints alone filled a cart, and no one could recognize it. So they sent people to bring the bone to the state of Lu and asked Confucius. consult.Confucius knew the ancients well and knew the present, and he immediately recognized that it was Fangfeng's bone.Who is Fangfeng?When Dayu controlled the floods, he ordered all the gods to gather at Jishan, Fangfeng was late, and was executed by Dayu, and his bones were buried in Kuaiji.The descendant of the Fangfeng clan is the Wangmang clan of the Shang Dynasty, and was called Changdi in the Zhou Dynasty. That is to say, the Fangfeng tribe is actually the descendant of the giant Fangfeng clan in ancient mythology. The records in "Guoyu" are already grotesque and unbelievable, but "Guliang Biography" further develops the imaginative theory that the three overseas Chinese are like brothers who harmed China, with deep hair and thick skin, and are invulnerable to swords and guns.Uncle Sun Dechen, a skilled archer, shot Qiaoru in the eye before knocking him down. His body was lying on the ground, covering an area of ​​nine acres, and his head was mounted on a cart, which was higher than Che Shi. "Homer's Epic" Well! Judging from the records in "Zuo Zhuan", it has a history of many years before and after the invasion of the countries in the Central Plains.As early as the early Spring and Autumn Period, there were records of Qi concealing his invasion of Song.At that time, Song Wugong sent Emperor Situ's father to lead troops to fight against him, defeated the people in Changqiu, killed his leader Yuansi, and the two sons of the emperor's father also died in battle.A few years after Qiaoru's death, Qiaoru invaded Qi and was defeated by the Qi people. Qiaoru's younger brother Rongru was killed, and the Qi people buried his head under the north gate of Zhoushou (the place name of Qi).Qiaoru's other younger brother, Jianru, was killed by the people of Weiguo, and the Qimeng tribe was declared extinct. In the second year after the Lu people defeated Qiaoru, that is, in the autumn of 615 BC, Qin Kanggong sent Xiqishu to visit the Lu State.If the visit of the Qin people in 618 BC was to ask for directions, then the purpose of Xiqishu's visit is clear. He notified Lu Wengong of Qin's upcoming military operation-the crusade against Jin. The state of Jin is in Shanxi, and the state of Lu is in Shandong. The two countries are far apart.Of course, the people of Qin State did not expect to persuade the people of Lu State to form a siege from east to west and attack Jin State.The purpose of the people of Qin is that Lu, as the main ally of Jin, should at least maintain a neutral attitude in the dispute between Qin and Jin, and not help Jin to deal with Qin.It is not difficult to see that the two powerful enemies of the Jin State—Qin State and Chu State both adopted the strategy of distant diplomatic relations and short attack, and the goal of "distance diplomatic relations" was unanimously locked in the Lu State. Lu Wengong was both happy and worried about the arrival of the Qin people.What a joy to have friends come from afar.The worry is that the friend came at an untimely time.For the State of Lu, the primary strategy now is not to unite with the State of Qin to restrain the State of Jin, but to unite with the State of Jin to deal with the encroachment of the State of Chu.Qin State sent troops to attack Jin State at this time, which is tantamount to stabbing Jin State in the back, which will undoubtedly greatly weaken Jin State's strength against Chu State, which Duke Lu Wen did not want to see. "Zuo Zhuan" records the scene when Xi Qishu visited the State of Lu at that time: Xi Qishu was wearing court clothes, holding the gift of Guiyu, a gift from Duke Kang of Qin to Duke Wen of Lu, and came to the atrium of the court hall of the State of Lu, and presented to Duke Wen of Lu Present gifts and credentials.The young master then entered the inner court to report to Duke Wen of Lu, and then walked out of the atrium to thank Qin for his kindness on behalf of Duke Wen of Lu, and declined to accept Guiyu, saying: "The king of your country has not forgotten the traditional friendship between the two countries. The land and people of the State of Lu presented such a generous gift. Our country is ashamed and dare not accept it, and Guiyu dare not accept it because of the friendship." Xi Qishu replied: "A small gift is not a respect, and it is not worthy of your country's thanks." The son thanked him three times, and Xi Qishu said: "My monarch has admired the superior country for a long time, and wants to share with your country the blessings of our ancestors Zhou Gong and Lu Gong, so we have prepared these meager gifts and handed them over to the ministers as auspicious gifts. The symbol of the friendship between the two countries and the token of friendship between the two countries. These gifts carry the mission of the monarch and hope to deepen the friendly exchanges between the two countries, so I dare to send them.” According to the diplomatic etiquette at that time, the envoy offered jade to represent respect; the master's resignation from jade meant that he valued love over wealth.However, Xi Qishu's visit here is not simply a courtesy visit, but hopes that Lu State will become Qin's ally in the east; and Lu State has maintained a rational attitude towards Qin State's wooing, neither wanting to offend Qin State, nor Offended Jin, so the two sides quarreled and entangled again and again.In the end, the son put a high hat on the people of Qin, saying: "If there are no benevolent emperors and virtuous ministers, how can the country be governed? The gifts of your country are not meager at all." The strife between the same clans caused the turmoil in the Song Dynasty.In fact, the state of Lu almost had civil strife due to the internal affairs of the public clan. The matter is related to a woman named Ju (ju). The doctor Gongsun Ao married a wife from the state of Ju, who was called Dai Ji in history.Dai Ji gave birth to a son for Gongsun Ao, named Gu, styled Wenbo.Dai Ji's younger sister, Sheng Ji, married to the State of Lu, and gave birth to a son for Gongsun Ao, named Nan, named Hui Shu.In 620 BC, Dai Ji died prematurely, and Gongsun Ao proposed to Ju State again, asking Ju State to marry another princess to be his wife.The people of Ju State disagreed, thinking that although Dai Ji was dead, according to traditional customs, her younger sister Shengji should inherit her elder sister's status and become the mistress of Gongsun Ao's family.The people of Ju state were right, Gongsun Ao couldn't force him to do so, but felt that it would be embarrassing to go all the way for nothing, so he asked the princess to marry Gongzi Sui instead. As mentioned earlier, the son is Dongmen Xiangzhong, the son of Duke Zhuang of Lu.And Gongsun Ao is Qingfu's son.Father Qing is the half-brother of Duke Zhuang of Lu.Therefore, Gongsun Ao and the son are cousins. In the winter of the same year, the state of Ju was invaded by the state of Xu, and he sent people to the state of Lu to ask for help.Duke Wen of Lu sent Gongsun Ao to the National League of Ju to marry the princess of Ju and return home.Under such circumstances, the state of Ju certainly could not refuse the request of the state of Lu, so it arranged for Gongsun Ao to meet the princess Juji in Yanling (the place name of the state of Ju). Unexpectedly, Juji was a very beautiful woman. When Gongsun Ao saw it, he made a mistake that a man would easily make—taking Juji as his own. In this political marriage transaction, Gongsun Ao is like a dishonest agent, turning clouds and rains, and treating integrity as nothing.The people of the state of Ju were eager to form an alliance with the state of Lu, and they felt helpless about Gongsun Ao's absurd behavior, so they had to let him marry Juji back.It is conceivable that the son who was waiting to be the groom's official knew how depressed his wife was taken away by Gongsun Ao.The so-called "killing the father to hate, seizing the wife to hate, not sharing the sky", the son immediately proposed to Lu Wengong that he would use his own private armed forces to attack Gongsun Ao. We may often see such scenes in our lives, two people quarreling on the street until their blushes and necks are thick, as if they are about to fight.Experienced judges know that it is generally impossible to fight in this situation. If you want to fight early, why waste so much saliva?In the winter of 620 BC, when the son proposed to attack Gongsun Ao, he didn't really want to start a civil war, but hoped to attract the attention of Lu Wengong, come out to uphold justice, and vent his anger on him.Unexpectedly, Duke Lu Wen agreed without even thinking about it. What is politics?Politics is a lot of football.The son then proposed to attack Gongsun Ao, and he kicked a ball at Lu Wengong.And Lu Wengong is worthy of being a senior politician, he kicked the ball lightly, and then kicked the ball back to the son Sui: Aren't you going to attack Father Qing?Then fight, I will not interfere. Is Duke Lu Wen really so chic?No.Anyone with insight knows that a peacemaker must be on stage at this time, otherwise things will become unmanageable.The peacemaker was Uncle Huibo, a doctor, who was in court at that time. According to "Zuo Zhuan", Shuzhong Huibo said the following words to Duke Wen of Lu: "I have heard that using swords is called 'rebellion' at home, and "bandit" abroad. Bandits harm others, but chaos can only harm oneself, and the casualties are all your own. Now that your ministers want to make trouble, you, as the king, not only do not Stop it, but fuel the flames, the result will be blood and hatred, foreign enemies will also take advantage of the chaos, how to deal with it then?" After hearing these words, Lu Wengong looked at Gongzi Sui again, meaning: "How about it, do you still want to attack Gongsun Ao?" The young master was silent. Uncle Zhong Huibo did his good deeds to the end, and went to mediate between Gongzi Sui and Gongsun Ao, asking the two brothers to eliminate their grudges and shake hands to make peace.Under his arrangement, the matter was resolved in a very Chinese way: no one wanted to send Juji back to China. However, although Juji was repatriated, Gongsun Ao's love for her did not end.In the autumn of the following year, King Xiang of Zhou, who had reigned for thirty-four years, passed away. Duke Wen of Lu sent Gongsun Ao to Luoyi to pay his respects.Gongsun Ao, who was nearly sixty years old, once again talked about his youth madness, and fled to Ju State halfway with his funeral belongings, gave up his reputation and status, and went to his beloved Juji. After Gongsun Ao defected, Lu Wengong let his eldest son Wen Bo inherit the family business.Gongsun Ao spent a few years in the state of Ju, and gave birth to two sons with Juji. It is estimated that because of the increasing family expenditure, and the embezzlement of public funds is almost used up, so he wrote a letter to Lu Wengong brazenly, proposing request to return home.Wen Bo also pleaded for his father.Duke Wen of Lu listened to Prince Sui's opinion and dealt with this matter in a compromise: he allowed Gongsun Ao to return to live in the country, but deprived him of his political rights and did not allow him to participate in political affairs in the court.However, Gongsun Ao lived in the state of Lu for three years, and couldn't help thinking of Ju himself, and swept away the gold and silver belongings at home, and fled to the state of Ju again. Wen Bo had always been weak and sick, and the irresponsible behavior of his father Gongsun Ao made him unable to hold his head up in front of everyone, and finally died in 613 BC.Before he died, he asked Lu Wengong for his younger brother Huishu to inherit the family business, which was approved.Gongsun Ao got the news in the state of Ju, and wrote to Uncle Hui, asking him to bribe the ministers of the court and China with a lot of money, so that he could return to the state of Lu again.Uncle Hui did so, and Duke Lu Wen agreed.But this time, Sun Ao, the sage of a generation, did not set foot on the land of Lu State, and died on the road when passing through Qi State.His family went to the state of Lu to pay a funeral, and asked to return to the state of Lu for burial according to Qing's etiquette, but Duke Wen of Lu categorically refused. Gongsun Ao's coffin stayed in Qi for several months.In the summer of the next year, someone from the state of Qi advised his family to carry the coffin to Tangfu (a place name in the state of Qi) at the junction of Qi and Lu for parking.The military and political officials on the border of Lu State reported this to Duke Wen of Lu.Uncle Hui, still in filial piety, with a sad expression, asked Lu Wengong to take back Gongsun Ao's coffin and return to the country for burial.Duke Wen of Lu refused to agree at first, so Uncle Hui stood in the court hall and waited until Duke Wen of Lu let go. Gongsun Ao was buried as a guilty minister.Because what he did during his lifetime was so sad that after the coffin returned to the state of Lu, the widow said that she was heartbroken and chilled, and refused to see each other. She just set up a curtain in the mourning hall and hid in the curtain. cry.As for his cousin, son Sui, according to the etiquette, he should cry when he was buried, but because of the hatred of taking his wife, he didn't intend to cry.At this time, uncle Zhong Huibo came out to advise and said: "The funeral is the end of the relationship between relatives. Although it can't start well, it can end well. The ancients said, 'Brothers bring beauty'. Help each other when there is difficulty, and there are happy things. Just go to congratulate, express condolences when encountering disasters, respect the same when offering sacrifices to ancestors, and express sorrow when someone passes away-although all kinds of emotions are different, but unceasing love is the way of relatives. You never do things It's wrong, how can you give someone a handle on this matter?" After such an education, the young master finally squeezed out a few tears, and led his brothers to pretend to cry for a while in front of the young master Ao Ling. Several years later, Uncle Wen's son Zhongsunmi grew up and inherited the family business from Uncle Hui.Gongsun Ao's two sons, who were born in Ju, went to Lu to join him.Zhongsun Mie was extremely benevolent to these two uncles, which is well known in the country.But there were also people who secretly played tricks and said to Zhongsunmi: "These two people came to Lu to kill you." Zhongsunmi told this to Jisun Xingfu.The two brothers from Ju State heard it, and they discussed with each other, saying: "Master (referring to Zhong Sun Mie) is famous for loving us, but we are famous for wanting to kill him. It is better to die than to get a bad name for repaying virtue with hatred." So they volunteered to participate in the resistance. In the battle of foreign invasion, all died on the battlefield. It is also worth mentioning that when King Zhou Xiang died, Gongsun Ao fled to Ju State with the funeral belongings, and Lu Wengong did not send anyone to make up for the funeral.Perhaps in Lu Wengong's view, as long as the funeral expenses are spent, no matter where it is spent, it can be regarded as fulfilling its obligation.Later, the new Emperor Zhou (King Qing of Zhou) sent his minister Mao Bo to the State of Lu to demand money for the funeral.Regarding the behavior of the royal family, "Zuo Zhuan" criticized it disapprovingly: "It is inappropriate." It probably means that the emperor does not ask for personal wealth, but always asks the princes for funeral expenses in a humble manner, which is too low.