Chapter 10 The countries of the Central Plains that are about to move

In the winter of 614 BC, King Chu Mu, who had reigned for twelve years, passed away, and his son Xiong Lu succeeded him. Throughout the history of the Spring and Autumn Period, there are many feudal lords, countries vying for power, and many characters. Everyone makes their debuts in a disturbing manner. People are dazzled when they are born, young, clean, ugly, and even confused with each other.It's no wonder, if you don't read this period of history carefully, who can know people such as King Chu Mu, Duke Hui of Jin, and Duke Wen of Lu, and who can remember Duke Zhuang of Zheng, Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, and King Chu Cheng? The face of an all-powerful hero?However, despite the age and the scarcity of historical materials, some characters have left a strong mark in history. Although the stars have changed and time has passed, their behaviors are still deposited in the memory of history as part of thousands of years of traditional culture. , Written into our emotions, also written into our wisdom and cunning.In 614 BC, when this young man named Lu sat on the throne of the King of Chu with a cynical expression on his face, he never thought that he would be famous in history with the famous name of "King Zhuang of Chu", let alone Thinking of, I will leave a familiar idiom to future generations - three years without singing, a blockbuster.However, don't be restless, at least in 614 BC, his time has not yet come, and he must endure and wait.

The death of King Mu of Chu caused subtle changes in the international situation.The two countries that have been contending with the Jin State for a long time: Qin State lost the scholar association, which means it lost the key to enter the Jin State, and because the Jin State blocked the Taolin Fortress and lost contact with the eastern countries, it suddenly became silent. For more than ten years, there has been no trouble for the Jin State; for the Chu State, because of the death of King Chu Mu, the newly appointed King Chu Zhuang has little experience, and the domestic political situation is unstable. It seems that it is unlikely to pay too much attention to its northern business. .The state of Jin, which had lost its rival, suddenly became tall again in the eyes of the Central Plains states.

The fastest responder was Lu Wengong, the king of Lu.Less than a month after the death of King Chu Mu, the head of state, who was full of etiquette, traveled thousands of miles to Jiangdu to pay homage to Duke Ling of Jin to renew the old friendship between the two countries. This is the third time that Duke Wen of Lu has visited the state of Jin since he came to the throne.The first time was in 625 BC, Duke Xiang of Jin sent envoys to the State of Lu, thinking that Duke Wen of Lu had not made a pilgrimage to the State of Jin after he ascended the throne, which was a great disrespect to the overlord of the world.Duke Wen of Lu did not dare to neglect, and immediately set off for Jin to make a review.The people of Jin who had just defeated Qin in the Battle of Peng Ya were so bullish that they didn't pay attention to Lu Wengong at all, and only sent the doctor Yang Chufu to talk with him.The historian of the State of Lu felt extremely ashamed when he wrote this incident, so "Spring and Autumn" recorded this incident, only the five words "and Jin Chufu League", without a beginning and an end.The second time was in 624 BC, when the Jin State lost to the Qin State in the Battle of Kings and Officials, and began to review its foreign policy.At that time, Lu Wengong not only met Jin Xianggong, but also received a grand reception from Jin Xianggong. Both the host and the guest recited poems at the banquet to cheer up, which has become a good story.

This time Duke Lu Wen's visit to Jin was neither because he was blamed nor because he was invited, it was completely uninvited.Jin Linggong, or rather Zhao Dun, expressed his heartfelt welcome to Lu Wengong's kindness.Looking back on these years, the power of the Jin State was relatively weak, and both the Qin State and the Chu State were competing to win over the Lu State, but the Lu State had always maintained a cautious attitude and remained indifferent to the wooing of the two great powers.Now that people have worked tirelessly to show their favor, the Jin people have no reason not to be happy.Although there are no specific records in historical materials, we can imagine that Duke Wen of Lu received a very grand reception in the state of Jin.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Mugong and Wei Chenggong came back to their senses. Looking back at history, after the Battle of Chengpu, Wei State actually became a vassal state of Jin State.But from the heart of Wei people, obeying the leadership of Jin is really a last resort.If they had to choose a backer, they would rather choose the state of Chu in the far south than the state of Jin, which is close to the western border and staring at them covetously.Out of this kind of mentality, coupled with the fact that Wei State has always maintained a close relationship with Chen State, and Chen State actually admitted that he was a vassal of Chu State at the Meng Zhuzhi Meeting three years ago, it is inevitable that Wei State passed The relationship between Chen Guo and Chu Guo flirts.

Now that the state of Jin has basically settled the problems of the state of Qin, and the state of Chu is in a period of regime change, Wei Chenggong is keenly aware that if he does not gain the trust of the state of Jin in time, the state of Wei is likely to repeat the same mistakes and become the superior of the people of Jin again. meat. Seeing that Lu Wengong became Jin Linggong's guest, Wei Chenggong thought that if Lu Wengong intervened, it might be easier for Jin to forgive Wei Guo for his negligence of Chu.Therefore, when Duke Wen of Lu came back from the state of Jin and had not yet entered the territory of the state of Lu, when passing by a small place called Da, Duke Wei Cheng unexpectedly appeared in front of Duke Wen of Lu.

What Wei Chenggong and Lu Wengong said, there is no specific record in "Zuo Zhuan", but it simply said "please be equal to Jin", that is, to ask Lu Wengong to help speak good words in front of the people of Jin. When Lu Wengong returned to China, he had not yet entered the capital Qufu, but was stopped by Zheng Mugong, another person who was eager to please the Jin State, in a place called Fei (fei). The meeting between Zheng Mugong and Lu Wengong was very interesting. Lu Wengong entertained Zheng Mugong as a landlord.Zheng Guo's son returned home to toast, and impromptuly recited a poem entitled "Swan Goose" to cheer him up. The poem "Hongyan" can be found in "The Book of Songs Xiaoya", in which there is such a sentence:

The original meaning of the poem is to praise the monarch for caring for the widowed and lonely, and for carrying the heavy responsibility of the country on his shoulders.Prince Guisheng recited this poem on such occasions, comparing himself with the state of Zheng and his son with the state of Lu.Lu people are famous for adhering to the Zhou rituals, so they naturally know the elegant meaning by listening to string songs.The doctor Ji Sun Xingfu immediately said: "Our country is not immune to the suffering of the swan geese!" He told the people of Zheng Guo: Your Zheng country is trembling under the power of a big country, why is our Lu country not?

What Ji Sun Xingfu said was indeed the truth. If the State of Lu was not trembling, why would Duke Wen of Lu bother to go from Shandong to Shanxi to pay homage to that little kid in a bumpy carriage?Ji Sun Xingfu also recited a poem, which is "April" in "The Book of Songs Xiaoya". Return?" This sentence is an excuse, saying that Lu Wengong has been away for too long and is in a hurry to go back to sacrifice to his ancestors, so why should he go back to Jin to be a peacemaker? Young Master Guisheng became anxious when he heard it, and recited the fourth stanza of the poem "Zai Chi". The poem "Zai Chi" was written by Mrs. Xu Mugong at that time. The meaning in the poem is not only saddened by the danger of the motherland and defending the country, but also complaining that her husband Xu Mugong was indifferent to the important matter of rebuilding the defending country, making himself in front of the two sisters. Very embarrassing.Gongzi Guisheng borrowed the poem "Zai Chi" to continue to curry favor with the Lu people, which means that the small country is in trouble, and the big country must help.

For the sake of flattery, Lu people are not easy to push back. Ji Sun Xingfu recited the poem "Plucking Wei" in response to the son's return to life. "Caiwei" is also taken from "The Book of Songs Xiaoya", in which there is a sentence "How dare you settle down, three victories in one month".When Ji Sun Xingfu recited this poem, he actually agreed to Zheng Guo's request, saying that Duke Wen of Lu would work tirelessly to mediate on his behalf.Zheng Mugong, who was sitting in the VIP seat, heard it, and immediately came down from the hall to thank Lu Wengong with a big gift, and Lu Wengong also made a big gift to thank him.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, people liked to express their wishes by quoting sentences in poems. This is the so-called poetry expressing aspirations. Duke Wen of Lu was a kind man, he was entrusted by Duke Cheng of Wei and Duke Mu of Zheng, so he decided not to return to the country, and returned to the country of Jin again to speak for Wei and Zheng Mu. As a result of this series of diplomatic activities, in the second year, that is, in the summer of 613 BC, the princes of Lu, Song, Chen, Wei, Zheng, Xu, Cao and Zhao Dun, the power minister of Jin, held a meeting in the new city of Zheng. A long lost alliance.There are three themes in Xinchenghuimeng: First, revisit the oath of the Alliance of Practicing Earth and recognize the hegemony of Jin; Second, the Three Kingdoms of Chen, Zheng, and Song reviewed the mistakes of the Meng Zhuzhihui, and expressed their willingness to break away from the control of Chu State and obey the leadership of Jin State; Third, discuss the recent events in Zhu and prepare for military intervention in it. What happened in the country of Zhu? As mentioned above, the surname of Cao in the state of Lu is close to the state of Lu, and it was originally a country in the Central Plains. However, it is located in the Eastern Yi, and its customs and habits are close to those of the barbarians. Therefore, Lu people have long regarded it as a barbarian state.In 639 BC, Duke Wen of Zhu attacked Xuju, and Duke Xi of Lu sent troops to help Xuju restore the country, and formed a relationship with the country of Zhu.In 638 BC, the state of Zhu launched a retaliatory attack on the state of Lu. Duke Xi of Lu carelessly underestimated the enemy, and was beaten to the point of losing his helmet and armor by the people of the state of Lu. Even his own armor was snatched by the people of the state of Lu and hung on the fish gate for public display.Since then, Lu and Lu have coexisted peacefully for more than ten years. Until 627 BC, the State of Lu once again provoked the war, sending troops to attack the State of Lu, and captured Zilou in the State of Lu. In 614 BC, Duke Wen of Zhu planned to move the capital to Yicheng, and held a grand divination for this purpose.The result of divination is "good for the people but not good for the king".Duke Wen of Zhu was very calm, saying: "It is beneficial to the people, which is beneficial to the ruler. God created all the people, and appointed a ruler for them, for the benefit of all the people. I will definitely do things that benefit the people." A few words In words, the idea of ​​people-oriented is vivid on paper.The left and right ministers advised and said: "Moving is not good for the king. If you don't move, your life expectancy will increase. Why do you have to move?" Zhu Wengong said: "The mission of the monarch is to protect the people. Personal life has a long life. Short, everything is determined by heaven, and cannot be changed by human power; and the fate of the people is handed down endlessly. Therefore, as long as it is beneficial to the people, moving the capital is a very auspicious thing, why not?" The state of Zhu then moved its capital to Yicheng.In May of the same year, Duke Wen of Zhu died. "Zuo Zhuan" commented on him: "Knowing fate." When Duke Wen of Zhu was born, he married Qi Jiang, the princess of Qi, as his wife, and Jin Ji, the princess of Jin, as his concubine.Qi Jiang gave birth to the eldest son Jue (jue) and Jin Ji gave birth to the second son Jie (zi).After the death of Duke Wen of Zhu, the people of the State of Zhu followed the principle of the eldest son inheritance system, and established themselves as the king, which was the Duke Ding of Zhu in history.Unconvinced, Jie Sui ran to the grandfather's house in the state of Jin for help, and asked the state of Jin to help him fight for the throne. It's also a turn of events.During the Spring and Autumn Period, the rule of establishing a monarch in various countries was that the son was more valuable than the mother, and the status of the mother often determined the status of the son.It stands to reason that Qi is a big country, and he is the eldest son, so the legitimacy of inheriting the throne is unquestionable.But at that time, Qi State was no longer the Qi State in Qi Huangong's time. In comparison, the strength of Jin State was far greater than that of Qi State. After the Xincheng League, Zhao Dun led the allied forces of the princes to crusade against the state of Lu, planning to use force to push Jie to power.According to "Zuo Zhuan", during this expedition, the Jin State and the princes and allied forces had as many as 800 chariots, and there were as many as 60,000 combat personnel alone.Recall that in the Battle of Jin-Chu Chengpu, the troops dispatched by the Jin State were no more than 700 chariots.Therefore, Zhao Dun's crusade against Zhu State this time was to kill chickens with a sledgehammer and anti-aircraft guns to shoot mosquitoes. Of course, this was not only for the crusade against Lu State, but to show off the power of Jin State to the world. However, the eight hundred military vehicles were not used at all.The people of Zhu sent an envoy to the camp of the Jin army and said to Zhao Dun, "What is your reason for wanting our country to make our son Jieyu the king? He is the grandson of Marquis Qi, so is there any problem in inheriting the throne?" The envoy's words left Zhao Dun speechless.After the envoy left, he said to his subordinates: "What people say is well-founded. If we insist on going against the law, it may be a bad omen." So the flag died down, the coalition forces were disbanded, and the plan of interfering in the internal affairs of Zhu was abandoned. "Spring and Autumn" records this incident, saying: "The people of Jin Na Jie was in Zhu, Faulkner." Later generations explained that there was already a legitimate monarch in the country of Zhu, and Zhao Dun was reckless and reckless. The teacher of the princes went to the country of Zhu to interfere in other people's internal affairs. Fortunately, he reined in the precipice in time and did not make a big mistake.In order to criticize him for mobilizing teachers and mobilizing people, laboring people and wasting money, so he is not named, but called "Jinren". Those who are a little more careful will find that Qi State did not participate in the Xincheng League in 613 BC.Analyze its reasons: First, the power of Jin State is gradually weakening, and it cannot be compared with Jin Wengong and Jin Xianggong. Qi State, as a big country in the east, is naturally unwilling to submit to Jin State; Second, the agenda of the Xinchenghuimeng includes the issue of the state of Zhu. The main purpose is to drive Qi Jiang's eldest son, Ji Qie, from power, and let Jin Ji's second son, Jie Su, ascend the throne. likely to blend; Third, just one month before the Xincheng League, Qi Zhaogong passed away. To briefly review, in 613 BC, Duke Huan of Qi passed away, leaving behind more than ten sons, among whom the six sons born to six "Mrs. Ru" were favored, namely: 1.Prince Wukui (born by Changwei Ji); 2.Gongzi Yuan (born of Shaowei Ji); 3.Gongzi Zhao (born by Zheng Ji); 4.Son Pan (born by Ge Ying); 5.Prince Merchant (born of Mi Ji); 6.Son Yong (born Song Huazi). After the death of Duke Huan of Qi, with the support of Yi Ya and other "three nobles", Prince Wukui ascended to the throne first; three months later, a coup occurred in Qi State, Wukui was killed, and Song Xianggong sent troops to help Prince Zhao ascend to the throne. The throne, that is, Qi Xiaogong in history; Qi Xiaogong died after ten years in power, and his son Pan came to power through a coup, that is, Qi Zhaogong. Duke Zhao of Qi married Shuji, the princess of Lu State, and gave birth to his eldest son, Gongzi She.However, Zi Shuji was not favored by Duke Zhao of Qi.The custom in the Spring and Autumn Period was "the mother's pet is embraced by the son". If the mother is not favored, the son's status will also be affected. Therefore, although the son is called the eldest son, it is actually not taken seriously.Under such circumstances, Qi Zhaogong's younger brother, Gongzi Merchant, began to consider robbing Gongzishe of the throne. Of course, it is not a matter of one day and one night for the prince and businessman to have the heart to usurp the throne.As early as when Qi Zhaogong was still in power, the prince merchant started his business.Since ancient times, conspirators have always appeared in the image of being close to the people, and sons and merchants are no exception.In order to win people's hearts, he spent a lot of money and worked hard to make himself the number one philanthropist in Qi.He gave alms to the residents of Linzi (Chinese) many times, sympathized with the poor, helped the orphans and widows, spent all the money in the family, and borrowed usury loans from the public and nobles to continue to do good deeds.For a good man to do this, it can be said that the spring silkworms are endless, and the wax torch is turned into ashes and tears are still dry. The people of Linzi are all grateful to this Shandong Hubaoyi in the Spring and Autumn Period. On the other hand, the son-in-law businessman also raised a group of dead soldiers, who trained day and night as his personal guards. Since he had money to save dead soldiers, it can be seen that he borrowed usury to do good deeds, and its authenticity is also very doubtful.However, since ancient times, those who want to achieve great things have always grasped with both hands, and both hands must be strong. It is understandable for sons and merchants to do this. Less than two months after Qi Zhaogong's death, the prince merchant sent assassins to assassinate his nephew Gongzishe.In order to cover up his crimes, he did not immediately proclaim himself king, but ran to his elder brother Gongzi Yuan hypocritically and said: "Young master She is young and has no prestige. If he becomes the king, Qi will be in chaos. I did not do this for myself, but for my own sake." It's for the country of Qi, and it's also for the sake of you, brother." Please ask the son Yuan to ascend the throne. Gongzi Yuan's answer was very straightforward: "You have thought about this position for a long time, right? If you are not allowed to be the king, I am afraid that you will not be able to sleep well and eat well. But I am different. I am a person who is willing to live under others. I can accept your leadership calmly. So, please let me go, and you will be the king!" Speaking of this, it would be superfluous for the businessman to be polite, so he made his debut and became the monarch of Qi, which is the Duke of Qi Yi in history.However, from the very beginning, the son of a businessman, the king, was a little bit precarious. First of all, the people of Qi State were dissatisfied.Although the son-in-law businessman worked hard and spared no expense to manage the hearts of the people of Qi, and gained the support of the people of the country, but he sent assassins to assassinate the son-in-law, exposing the true colors of the conspirators, and made the people who originally supported him turn against him. distrust. The second is that it cannot be recognized diplomatically. According to the "Spring and Autumn Annals", "Qi's prince and businessman killed his king's house." At that time, international public opinion generally believed that the son's businessman killed his prince's house, which was a great treasonous act of ministers and kings. After the prince merchant came to the throne, Gongzi Yuan kept a respectful and distant attitude towards the new monarch. When talking with others, he never called him "gong" but "husband Jishi".This was a rather indifferent title at the time, and it was roughly equivalent to what later generations called "Xiao Jia", or what modern people call "That person".If the attitude of Gongzi Yuan represented to a large extent the attitude of the Dukes of Qi at that time, then we can almost say with certainty that the Prince merchants did not get enough support among the Dukes of Qi. An ominous omen also appeared at this time.According to "Zuo Zhuan", less than a month after the merchant sent someone to assassinate Gongzishe, an unusual astronomical phenomenon occurred: a comet swept across the Big Dipper with its long tail.According to the research of later generations of scientists, this comet is the famous Halley's Comet.This is also the first record of Halley's Comet in human history. The visit of the comet caused a sensation in the world.As an authority on astrology at that time, Zhou royal family historian Shu Fu observed the sky at night and predicted: "In less than seven years, the monarchs of Song, Qi, and Jin will die in civil strife." Crow's Mouth, who was taken down by his uncle, said that it is definitely not a fun thing.Of course, there was no Internet, telephone, telegram, or even a newspaper at that time, and Qi Yigong, who was far away in Shandong, probably did not hear the prediction of Uncle Fu.Therefore, regarding the visit of Halley's Comet, he just watched the excitement and didn't take it seriously.What really gave him a headache was how to deal with Gongzishe's mother, that is, the unpopular former first lady, Shuji. Zi Shuji was originally the princess of Lu State, that is, the sister of Duke Wen of Lu.After Gongzishe was killed, Zishuji was overly sad, and was placed under house arrest, and her personal safety was also threatened. Out of family affection, Duke Lu Wen wanted to take Zishuji back to Lu to live in peace for the rest of his life. Lu Wengong's idea was not excessive at all, but it was "indecent" at the time.After all, a married daughter is like water poured out, and her family has no right to determine her ownership.If Lu Wengong directly asked Qi Yigong for someone through diplomatic channels, the result would definitely be a disappointment. Duke Wen of Lu came up with a way to "save people with curves", so he sent his son to Luoyi, the king's city, and asked the emperor of Zhou to mediate, and asked the people of Qi to release his son, uncle, and concubine back to Lu. "Now that her son has been killed, what is the sad mother doing?" the young master said to Zhou Tianzi. The Emperor Zhou at this time was King Zhou Kuang, who had just taken office that year.King Zhou Kuang is the son of King Zhou Qing. A few days after he came to power, two ministers of the royal family, Zhou Gongyue and Wang Sunsu, clashed over the dominance of royal politics.This incident had a very bad influence among the princes, and the State of Lu even used this as an excuse to not send anyone to attend King Zhou Qing's funeral. Zhou Gongyue has served as the chief minister for a long time, and his position in the royal family was originally extremely stable.As soon as King Zhou Qing died, Wang Sunsu jumped out to fight for power with Zhou Gongyue. At that time, people generally believed that this was secretly supported by the new emperor Zhou Kuang.But I didn't expect the matter to be too big. Zhou Gongyue and Wang Sunsu refused to give in to each other, so that King Zhou Kuang couldn't clean it up. In the end, he had to bring the lawsuit to Jin, the overlord of Jin, and ask the people of Jin to judge.At this critical juncture, King Zhou Kuang suddenly turned his back on Wang Sunsu and supported Zhou Gongyue for some unknown reason, and sent Qing Shi Yin and doctor Dan Bo to the state of Jin to reason for Zhou Gongyue.For this royal lawsuit that came to the door, Zhao Dun, the power minister of the Jin State, took a peaceful approach to quell the grievances of both parties, and re-defined Zhou Gongyue's ruling position in the royal family. It was King Kuang of Zhou who couldn't even handle his own housework well. After receiving the report from the Lu people, he enthusiastically participated in the dispute between Qi and Lu, and sent his doctor Shan Bo to visit Qi in the winter of the same year. , Speaking for Duke Wen of Lu, he asked the people of Qi to send Zi Shuji back to Lu. Uncle Shan's visit made Qi Yigong extremely unhappy.In his opinion, Zishuji's matter is purely Qi's internal affairs, not only Lu has no right to intervene, even Zhou Tianzi should not intervene.With a fever in his forehead, he actually ordered someone to detain Uncle Shan, and at the same time imprisoned Uncle Zi at the same time. Duke Yi of Qi imprisoned Zi Shuji because he didn't pay attention to the state of Lu; he detained Uncle Shan because he didn't pay attention to Emperor Zhou.This is not a problem, because Lu people have always been easy to bully, and Zhou Tianzi is just a clay bodhisattva, it would be good if he can take care of his own housework.However, Duke Yi of Qi overlooked one important thing - the State of Lu was fighting with the State of Jin at this time. Since Duke Wen of Lu was able to intercede for the State of Wei and State of Zheng in front of Duke Ling of Jin, he would naturally be able to say a word or two for himself sentence. In the spring of 612 BC, Duke Wen of Lu sent Jisun Xingfu to the state of Jin, asking the state of Jin to be the master, to seek justice for the royal family and the state of Lu, and to ask the state of Qi to release Shan Bo and Zi Shuji as soon as possible.In the summer, under the pressure of Jin, Qi finally released Shan Bo, but Zi Shuji was still imprisoned. The lingering Zishuji has become Qi Yigong's heart disease, and the Lu people tirelessly asked Zishuji to return to the country, which made him restless and restless.In the autumn of this year, Duke Yi of Qi finally couldn't hold back, and sent troops to invade the western border of the State of Lu, trying to dispel the ideas of the people of the State of Lu through military pressure. Lu Wengong sent Jisun Xingfu to the state of Jin again for emergency. At this time, the State of Jin, with Que Que as its commander, led the upper and lower armies to crusade against Cai State, in order to teach Cai Guo that he had the guts not to participate in last year's Xincheng League.Cai Guoren barely resisted, so he walked to the negotiating table and signed an alliance with Que Que, announcing that he would break away from the control of Chu State and fall into the arms of Jin State. Under such circumstances, in November 612 BC, the princes of Jin, Song, Wei, Cai, Chen, Zheng, Xu, Cao and other countries met in Hudi to review the spirit of the Xincheng League and discuss a joint crusade against Qi. major events of the country. However, this meeting was the same as the Xincheng League, with loud thunder and little rain.When Duke Yi of Qi heard the news, he sent people to Hudi overnight, and sent a generous gift to Duke Ling of Jin, or rather Zhao Dun, asking Jin to let Qi go.Zhao Dun accepted the bribe, and the matter of crusade against Qi was not mentioned. What was originally a gathering of soldiers and chariots turned into a gathering of clothes that sang meritorious deeds.Duke Wen of Lu was very dissatisfied with this, and he simply refused to attend the meeting in protest. Up to now, Duke Yi of Qi could no longer imprison Zishuji, so he sent someone to send Zishuji back to the state of Lu. "Zuo Zhuan" specifically explained this, saying that the Qi people did this because of the influence of Zhou Tianzi.This is of course an irresponsible interpretation.Objectively speaking, although the Hudi Huimeng led by the Jin people was anticlimactic, and there was a trick of accepting bribes, objectively it undoubtedly led to the release of Zi Shuji by Duke Yi of Qi.Because of emotional awkwardness, "Zuo Zhuan" deliberately belittled the role of Hudi Huimeng, and insisted on attributing Zi Shuji's return to Zhou Tianzi, which once again reflected the weak psychology of Lu people facing Qi people.To make a digression, the weak psychology of a country or a nation often leads to the loss of objective judgment and distorted views on some serious historical facts in order to obtain psychological balance, which is not uncommon in modern times. Although the Hudi Huimeng forced Qi Yigong to release Zishuji, it also gave him a signal: the so-called overlord of the world couldn't stand the attack of money bombs.Less than a month after the Hu Di Huimeng, Qi Yi, who had figured out the nature of the Jin people, took another risk and brazenly launched a military attack on the Lu State.The state of Qi also blatantly disrupted the international order, and at the same time attacked the state of Cao, a member of the Hudihui League, until they reached the gate of their capital.The reason for Qi State to attack Cao State is very simple: this summer, Cao Wengong went to Lu State to pay a pilgrimage to Lu Wengong. In fact, Cao Wengong's pilgrimage to Lu Wengong was based on the ancient tradition, "The princes will meet again in five years to repair the king's order", which is understandable and has nothing to do with Qi.Ji Sun Xingfu commented on Qi Guo's atrocities: "Qi Hou will not die well, he is rude, and he has to attack polite people, saying 'why do you have to be polite'. Rites are designed in accordance with God's will. Ritual is the way of heaven. It is an unforgivable crime to disobey the law of heaven and not allow others to obey the will of heaven." Having said that, heroes don't suffer from immediate losses. In 611 BC, Ji Sunxing's father and his son came to Qi State successively, negotiated with the people of Qi State, compromised, and finally resolved the conflict between the two countries in a peaceful manner.