Chapter 8 Behind Zheng Zhuang, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers

In 709 BC, the third year of Duke Huan of Lu's accession to the throne, the alliance of Qi, Lu and Zheng was further strengthened.In the autumn of this year, Duke Huan of Lu married Wen Jiang, the daughter of Duke Xi of Qi, and became Duke Xi's son-in-law. Qi Xigong obviously attached great importance to this marriage and personally sent his daughter to marry.But this high-profile approach was very rude at the time. "Zuo Zhuan" explained this: First, whenever a princess from a vassal state marries to an "enemy country" (that is, a country with equal status), a minister should be sent to see her off.If the princess is the sister of the current monarch, send Shangqing to marry her to show respect for the former monarch.

Second, if it is the daughter of the current monarch who is getting married, send Xiaqing to deliver the marriage.If the princess is married to a big country, even if she is the daughter of the current monarch, she must send Shangqing to marry her. Third, if you marry into the emperor's house, all the ministers will send out the marriage, and the emperor himself will not go.If the princess is married to a small country, it is enough to send a doctor to see her off. In a word, no matter where the princess marries, there is no need for the monarch to send her off in person, otherwise it would be rude.

Speaking of this Princess Wen Jiang, she is an all-powerful beauty. Originally, Qi Xigong planned to betroth her to Zheng Guo's eldest son Hu. At that time, the power of the State of Zheng was in full swing. In the Iron Triangle of Qi, Lu, and Zheng, Zheng Boxusheng was also a core figure. Qi Xigong hoped to further strengthen the friendly relationship between the two countries through marriage. He also hoped that Establish a relationship with Zheng Guo's next generation and continue this friendship.From the perspective of Zheng State, if the alliance with Qi State can be strengthened through marriage, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the development of Zheng State in the Central Plains.

It seemed to the world that it was a happy marriage, but the prince suddenly declined it politely.His understanding is: "Marriage should be in the right family. Qi is a big country, Zheng is a small country. If I marry the princess of Qi, people will think that I am superior to Qi. People should ask for more blessings, rely on themselves in everything What is the father-in-law's ability?" From the current point of view, Shi Zihu's idea is impeccable, even admirable.However, "Zuo Zhuan" discusses this matter, and the comment is "good for self-seeking".This is not a very good evaluation. It means that the prince suddenly only cared about his own self-care, and did not consider the interests of the country from the prince's standpoint.

It can also be seen from this that Shi Zihu's character is more or less aloof.This kind of aloofness can't be found in his father's body at all - inheritance is really elusive. In 706 BC, Bei Rong invaded Qi.Because Zheng Guo had the experience of defeating Beirong and was an ally of Qi State, Qi State sent people to ask Zheng Guo for help.Wusheng sent Shi Zihu to lead the army to the Qi State for rescue, defeated the Beirong army, killed more than 300 enemies, and captured two leaders, Daliang and Shaoliang.At that time, Zheng Guo's army was really expert in civil wars and foreign wars. It was a well-deserved mighty and majestic army.

The power of Zheng State has attracted the attention of the world, and Shi Zihu's prowess in fighting has made Qi Xigong even more admired.Qi Xigong let go of his airs and once again proposed to Shi Zihu that he wanted to marry his daughter to him.At this time, it has been four years since Wen Jiang married Duke Huan of Lu, but it doesn't matter, Duke Xi of Qi has daughters, and the ones who are not married are younger and cuter, as long as the prince is willing, it is not a problem to buy one and get one free. Reluctantly, Luo Hua has intentions and flowing water is ruthless, Shi Zihu once again rejected Qi Xigong's kindness.If the previous refusal to marry was justifiable, this refusal was too paranoid.Ji Zhong privately criticized the prince and said: "What's wrong with marrying the princess of Qi State? If you marry the princess of Qi State, you are the son-in-law of Marquis Qi. If anything happens, Qi State will be your backing. Last time you said It's not right to be a householder, and we are afraid that the princess of the great country will not be easy to deal with, so we just let it go. This time, you are kind to Qi, and Qihou is so gracious to marry his daughter to you, who can make irresponsible remarks to you? Besides, you have to think about it, the lord is not the only son of you, and those young masters are not ordinary people. If you want to stand out among them, you must have strong foreign aid, otherwise, who will be the master after a hundred years? It's hard to say the king of Zheng Guo!"

Ji Zhong's words hit the point, Shizi suddenly couldn't refute, and prevaricated: "I didn't do anything for Qihou back then, and I didn't dare to marry his daughter. Now I came to rescue Qi State under the order of my lord. Take a wife back home, and the people will see me, won't they say that I fought for their daughter? Where do you want me to put my face?" The prince suddenly refused to marry Qi Xigong's daughter, but there was actually something else hidden.In 716 BC, Shi Zihu had already married Chen Huangong's daughter Gui.Although it was also a political marriage, Shizi suddenly loved the Gui family very much, and consummated the house with her before the wedding ceremony was held. This was a joke at the time.From this detail, it can be seen that Gui is a very attractive woman to Shi Zihu. Otherwise, since Shi Zihu cares about face and knows etiquette so much, why would he rush to have sex with her?Shi Zihu and Gui Shi have been husband and wife for ten years, and they have always been in harmony with each other, and their relationship is quite good.Of course, it is impossible for him to have only the Gui family, and there must be other side rooms, but none of these side rooms can endanger the status of the Gui family, so there is nothing wrong with them.Now, if he married back the princess of Qi State, the situation would be very different.Qi State is a big country and an ally of Zheng State. It is impossible for the princess of Qi State to be subservient to the Gui family, and she is bound to be established as the first wife.

In fact, the people of Zheng State were looking forward to this marriage, as evidenced by a poem: This is a love poem titled "Having Girls with Cars" included in "The Book of Songs Zheng Feng", which is beautiful and romantic. "Mao Poetry Preface" said that this poem was actually written by the people of Zheng Guo who felt sorry for the son because he suddenly refused to marry the princess of Qi State. After the Northern Army was defeated, Duke Xi of Qi comforted the officials from various countries who came to rescue them, distributed cattle, sheep, pigs, millet, beams, millet and other livestock and grain to everyone, and held a grand banquet.At the banquet, Duke Xi of Qi asked the doctors of the State of Lu to arrange the seats for everyone.This matter was originally a bit of bad intentions: according to the title, Zheng is the earl, and other princes are generally marquises, and Zheng can only be ranked behind the other princes; but according to the merits, Zheng Jun is the main force in defeating Beirong this time, and it should be ranked among the other princes. Before the princes.Is it the preface or the preface?Qi Xigong played a trick and handed over the hot potato to the people of Lu.

At that time, the state of Lu was considered to be the country that preserved the most orthodox Zhou rituals. The so-called "Zhou rituals are all in Lu", and Lu people were also proud of them.Duke Lu Yin, the former monarch of the State of Lu, was a master of ranking.There is a record in "Zuo Zhuan" as evidence: In 712 BC, two small princes from Shandong, Tenghou and Xuehou, came to Qufu to pay homage to Lu Yingong at the same time, and a dispute arose over the issue of seating.Xue Hou believed that Xue Guo was entrusted first in the Zhou Dynasty, so he should be in the front row.Teng Hou believed that Teng State had been the head of the divination officials of the Zhou Dynasty for generations, and Xue State was a prince with a different surname, so Teng State should be ranked first.

Xue Hou's surname is Ren, and it is said that he is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor.During the Xia Dynasty, a man named Xi Zhong served as Che Zheng (the director of the Department of Chariots and Horses of the Ministry of Communications) of the Xia Dynasty and established Xue Guo.Marquis Teng, surnamed Ji, was founded by Cuo Shuxiu, the son of King Wen of Zhou, in the early years of the Zhou Dynasty.In this dispute, Xuehou emphasized that he had a long history, while Tenghou emphasized that he had a good root, and the two had a quarrel. Lu Yingong easily resolved this difficult problem in the eyes of others.He sent someone to say to Xue Hou: "Thank you and Teng Hou for condescending to visit the widow. There is a proverb in the Zhou Dynasty that the wood on the mountain is handed over to the craftsman to measure, and the etiquette of the guests is determined by the host. Yes, the same surname is first, and the different surname is last. If the widow visits you in the state of Xue, he will not dare to compete with the monarchs of other countries with any surname. If you want to give the widow a face, please give way to Marquis Teng. Go ahead!" Xue Hou was convinced by his words, so he gave way to Teng Hou.

From this story, we can see Lu Yingong's political wisdom.But not everyone in Lu has this kind of wisdom.In 706 BC, when the unknown doctor of the State of Lu readily accepted the task of Qi Xigong to arrange seats for everyone, he did not realize that his actions would bring huge troubles to the State of Lu. Without any explanation or prior communication, he followed Zhou etiquette and ranked Zheng Guo's eldest son as the last. In 702 BC, war broke out again in the Central Plains.The person who started the war was Zheng Bowusheng, and the target of the war was the country of Lu who had been a brother for many years. The reason for the war was that four years ago, the officials of the country of Lu were unfairly ranked and insulted the country of Zheng. What's interesting is that when Wu Sheng attacked the State of Lu this time, he sent people to the State of Qi to ask for support in advance.You know, Qi Xizheng is the perpetrator of this incident!If he hadn't played tricks and handed over the seating arrangements to the people of Lu, how could the people of Lu have offended the people of Zheng?It stands to reason that Qi Xigong should come forward as a peacemaker at this time to settle the conflict between Zheng and Lu.After all, on the one hand, the matter was caused by Qi State, on the other hand, Lu Huan Gong is his son-in-law, so he should not look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face, so let's try to mediate.However, when Duke Xi of Qi saw Zheng Guo's envoy, he agreed to send troops to support him without saying a word, and also offered to ask Wei Guo to participate in this matter together and jointly crusade against Lu State. Wei Guo and Zheng Guo had been enemies for many years. In the Battle of Ruge in 707 BC, they also participated in the crusade against Zheng Guo's royal army.At this time, Duke Xi of Qi asked the people of Wei to participate in the war against Zheng. In fact, Duke Xuan of Wei probably proposed it on his own initiative.After the Battle of Ruge, Wu Sheng's career reached its peak. The Central Plains countries "couldn't be the Zheng Party", and even the Qi State looked after him. How could Wei Xuangong be ignorant?Seizing this opportunity, he couldn't wait to jump out, hoping to shine Zheng Bo's shoes once. The coalition forces of Qi, Wei, and Zheng besieged the city of Lang in the state of Lu. "Spring and Autumn" wrote about this, and expressed it like this: "Qi Hou, Wei Hou, and Zheng Bo came to fight Yu Lang." Why use such a weird expression as "come to fight Yu Lang"? "Zuo Zhuan" explained: "I (that is, the State of Lu) have a speech." That is to say, the State of Lu is actually innocent, and the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms did not follow the order of the king, and the division was unknown, so we cannot use "crusade" or "conquer" The words, but can only write "come to fight". There is another question. According to the custom of "Spring and Autumn", the country that launched the war should be recorded before the slave country, but this time it was the war initiated by Zheng Guo. Why should Qihou and Weihou be listed first? In this regard, "Zuo Zhuan" also explained: "First book Qi and Wei, and Wang Jue also." In the war launched by the Lord, I have to strictly follow the Zhou etiquette, and put the people with high titles at the front, what's the matter? The Lu people adopted a strategy of avoiding and not fighting.The Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms had been showing off their might in Langdi for a few days, but felt bored, so they hastily withdrew their troops and returned home. This is also the last time Wusheng led the army. In 701 BC, an outstanding statesman, military strategist, diplomat, conspirator, rhetorician, and former Zuo Qingshi of the Zhou royal family, Zheng Boji died in Xinzheng at the age of 51.Zheng Zhuanggong is his posthumous title after his death. "Zhuang" means defeating the enemy and pacifying the troubled times. Wu Sheng was born in the family of chief dignitaries in Xinzheng, the eldest son of his father, Zheng Wugong, and the legal heir of Sheji.However, his childhood was not happy, he didn't get the love his mother Wu Jiang deserved, and instead was suggested several times to depose him as a concubine.Unfair treatment has formed his character of not showing emotions, and also made him good at calculating and hiding his secrets. After he became the king, his younger brother Duan, the uncle of the capital, conspired to rebel with the support of his mother Wu Jiang. It was only through his actions that he easily smashed it, thereby establishing his own prestige, consolidating the political power, and safeguarding the unity of the country and the unity of the people. The era in which Wusheng lived was the early period of the troubled times of the Spring and Autumn Period. The power of the royal family was declining, the princes conquered each other, and the Central Plains was still in chaos.In the complex international environment, he has always maintained a clear mind, not causing trouble, not afraid of trouble, not afraid of tough encounters, but not tough bumps, as calm as a virgin, as if moving like a rabbit.When the Allied Forces of the Four Nations were besieging the East Gate, and the Allied Forces of the Five Nations were harvesting the grain, he stayed quietly in the castle, willing to shrink his head like a tortoise. The enemy's offensive came to naught.When it's his turn to fight back, he uses both war and diplomacy, coercion and temptation, sometimes talking about wine, sometimes fighting with swords, firmly grasping the key to the contradiction, severely attacking the most vicious enemy, and at the same time transforming secondary contradictions, Unite all forces that can be united, establish a broad international alliance, effectively safeguard the interests of Zheng, strengthen international cooperation, and make outstanding contributions to the social and political stability of the Central Plains. Wu Sheng never fought a battle that he was not sure of.He is proficient in civil wars, and he is also proficient in foreign wars. Whether it is fighting the Song Dynasty, the Wei Kingdom, the King's Army, or the Beirong, he is sure to win and firmly controls the initiative in the war.Under his leadership, there are many talents in Zheng Guojun, including handsome talents like Shi Zihu and Gongzi Tu, fierce generals like Ying Kao Shu, Yuan Fan, Gao Qumi, Zhu Dan, and comprehensive talents like Ji Zhong , Some of these people made suggestions for him, and some charged for him, making Zheng Jun an invincible and invincible ever-victorious army. The combat effectiveness of this army was second to none among the countries in the Central Plains at that time. Wu Sheng acted resolutely, retracted freely, and was able to grasp the word "degree" on major issues, so that he was reasonable, beneficial, and restrained.In the battle of Ruge, he resolutely confronted the king's army and beat the emperor's troops to pieces; after the war, he sent someone to express condolences to the emperor in time to appease the emperor's heart that had been injured many times.Although two generations of emperors were prejudiced against him, he successfully used the tactics of carrots and sticks to play with the royal family, and used the royal family as a golden signboard for his own party to fight against differences. He flexibly used it in diplomacy and war, and won The effect of getting twice the result with half the effort. Wu Sheng is also a brilliant rhetorician.At any time and on any occasion, he pays attention to the choice of words and sentences, with a brilliant literary talent, which is beyond the reach of others.He was able to say the most vicious words in the most peaceful tone, the sentence "If you do many injustices, you will kill yourself", how much cunning and wisdom it contains, it has been used to this day; and his speech to Uncle Xu and Baili, the wording The humility and the arrogance of the essence can be called unique in ancient and modern times. When Wusheng was alive, Zheng State was politically stable, with a strong military force and a high international status. Although it did not dominate, it already possessed the essence of a hegemon.And all of this is built on the basis of an emerging country with only a few decades of history. Zheng Huangong and Zheng Wugong know that they should be proud of this descendant born in a nightmare. After Wusheng died, the son suddenly succeeded to the throne and became the master of Zheng Guo, that is, Zheng Zhaogong in history. What Zheng Zhuanggong left to Zheng Zhaogong was a strong and stable country and a group of shrewd and capable courtiers.Among these courtiers, the most trusted and powerful by Zheng Zhaogong is Jizhong. According to "Zuo Zhuan", Ji Zhong was also deeply trusted by Zheng Zhuanggong. He once served as Zheng Guo's wedding ambassador and went to Deng Guo to marry Princess Deng Man as his wife for Zhuang Gong.Deng Man is Zheng Zhaogong's mother.Because of this relationship, Jizhong has a very close relationship with Zheng Zhaogong. It can be said that he has always been Zheng Zhaogong's teacher and think tank.And Zheng Zhaogong's ascension to the throne, according to "Zuo Zhuan", was also "sacrificing Zhong to establish him", and he came to power only by offering sacrifices to Zhong.Saying this seems to exaggerate the role of sacrifice, because according to the principle of the eldest son inheritance system, Zheng Zhaogong's status as the son of the eldest son has already been clarified, and there is no need to establish it through sacrifice.At most, Ji Zhong served as the auxiliary minister, helping Zheng Zhaogong to take over various state affairs during the process of regime change and ensuring his smooth success. Among Zheng Zhuanggong's many sons, Zheng Zhaogong and Prince Tu are the most capable.The name of Gong Zitu's mother was Yong Ji (ji), the daughter of Yong's family, a powerful minister of the Song Dynasty.Zheng Zhuanggong loved Yongyu very much, he loved Wu and Wu, and he had a special love for his son Tu. In addition, his son Tu was good at military affairs, and he put forward correct opinions in several major battles. It was impressive, but it also made him feel worried.He knew that two tigers could not fit in one mountain, so in order to avoid another tragedy of brotherly killing in Zheng State, when he was about to die, he arranged for the son to suddenly move to Song State's grandfather's house and give it to Song Zhuanggong to take care of him. Looking back, when Song Mugong was dying, he also handed his son Feng to Zheng Zhuanggong to take care of him in order to avoid brotherly fratricide. As a result, after Yu Yi came to power, in order to kill son Feng, the "ten years and eleven wars" not only failed to avoid The tragedy of fratricidal brotherhood, on the contrary, caused long-term conflicts between Zheng and Song.Now that Zheng Zhuanggong has followed the old path of Song Mugong, will his sons repeat the same mistakes as Yi and Gongzi Feng? The answer is yes. Zheng Zhuanggong was buried in July.According to the rules, although Zheng Zhaogong has already been in power, he will not officially ascend the throne until the first month of the next year.In September of this year, the prince who lived in seclusion in the Song Dynasty suddenly sneaked back to Xinzheng and launched a coup.Zheng Zhaogong fled to the state of Wei in a hurry.Twelve days later, the son suddenly ascended the throne and became the Duke Zheng Li in history. Unexpectedly, the on-site director of this sudden change turned out to be Jizhong, who was deeply trusted by Zheng Zhaogong; and the master planner behind it was Song Zhuanggong, who had lived in Zheng Guoke for ten years—these two people, one is Zheng Zhuanggong's veteran minister, who had been favored by Zheng Zhuanggong for many years, now united to overthrow Zheng Zhaogong's regime and ushered in the turbulent era of Zheng State. History seems to have revealed a huge and cruel joke to Zheng Zhuang. Why did Jizhong betray Zheng Zhaogong and support Zheng Ligong instead? "Zuo Zhuan" explained that Zheng Ligong's grandfather Yong's family was very powerful in the Song Dynasty. They exerted influence on Song Zhuanggong and sent people to lure Jizhong to the Song Dynasty and kidnap him, saying: "If you don't make the son suddenly the king, I will kill you!" In order to save his life, Ji Zhong had no choice but to agree to the request of the Song people.At the same time, Song Zhuanggong sent someone to arrest the young master Tuye, and forced him to make a written statement, promising to send a large sum of bribes to Song Guo after the matter was completed.As a result, Jizhong secretly brought the young master back to the state of Zheng and launched a coup. There are many doubts about this statement. First, Ji Zhong, as the official of Zheng State, why was he kidnapped by the people of Song State when the new king came to power?You know, in any era, kidnapping a prime minister is not an easy task.As stated in "Zuo Zhuan", Jizhong was kidnapped after being lured to the state of Song. Under the circumstances at that time, what measures should be taken to lure a prime minister to a country hundreds of miles away? without being noticed? Second, even if Ji Zhong was threatened in Song State and had no choice but to agree to the request of the people of Song State, when he returned to Zheng State, would it still be necessary to fulfill his promise and help the young master to stage a coup? Thirdly, the most puzzling thing is that Gong Zitu himself does not seem to be active in this coup, and he only participated in it after being threatened with a knife.Why did such a coup, which you don't love and I don't want, succeed so effortlessly and change the owner of Xinzheng? I read comic books when I was in elementary school, and I expressed doubts when I saw the story of Ji Zhong. I didn’t think about it until I was in high school, thanks to a great book called Huang Huang. First, the Yong family is actually the leading brother of a certain Jianghu group, and there are many martial arts masters under him, so it is easy to kidnap and sacrifice Zhong. Second, Ji Zhong must have been forced by Yong to drink some kind of poison that occurs at regular intervals, and he must take a unique antidote on time to save his life. Third, based on this inference, it is very likely that Young Master Tu drank the poison. This issue was supposed to end here.But unexpectedly, after going to college, I accidentally saw another "Gongyang Biography" explaining "Spring and Autumn".This book praises Jizhong's person and affairs, and even elevates him to the height of "virtuous prime minister", thinking that he is a typical example of "knowledge power".The so-called "quan" does not refer to power, but to deviate from the orthodox when necessary in order to achieve a certain good purpose. In other words, it means that incorrect means may be used for the right purpose.For this reason, "Gongyang Zhuan" also deduced why Jizhong was kidnapped by the people of Song Dynasty, saying that Jizhong was kidnapped when he went out to do business and passed through the Song Dynasty.The moment the people of Song State put the knife on Jizhong's neck, Jizhong understood that he was now facing a choice: if he did not listen to the people of Song State, the State of Zheng would surely perish, and Zheng Zhaogong would die; on the contrary, if he listened to the people of Song State, If that is the case, then Zheng Guo will not perish, and Zheng Zhaogong will not have to die. In a few days, he can still find a way to get Zheng Zhaogong back and drive the young master away.After this ideological struggle, Jizhong decided to cooperate with the Song people regardless of his own reputation. This sounds reasonable, but I don't quite understand why the state of Zheng would perish if Ji Zhong didn't cooperate with the people of Song state?Will Zheng Zhaogong die a good death?Some time ago, I saw an article about Wang Jingwei on the Internet, which regarded Wang Jingwei's defection to the Japanese as an act to preserve China regardless of his reputation.I also don't understand why such a smart person as Wang Jingwei thinks that only by cooperating with the Japanese can China be preserved? Let's stop here, let us continue to pay attention to the fate of these characters with various questions. Young Master Tu——should be called Zheng Ligong now, is a young man with a stern complexion, he likes to frown, refrain from speaking, and when he doesn't speak, he will hold the wind and thunder with a loud voice.He and his father Zheng Zhuanggong have two personalities. Unlike most of the princes' children at that time, he liked to study poetry, books, rituals and music with bamboo slips in his hand.In his view, those seemingly profound words are nothing more than outdated cultural relics, which are incompatible with the spirit of the times. He likes to fight, not because he has a bloodthirsty preference, but because he enjoys strategizing, and likes to see the enemy fall like a mountain at his mercy.When the battle was going on, he even drove to the highest point of the battlefield alone, observing the movement on the battlefield with a kind of indifferent eyes, seeing clearly the weaknesses of both the enemy and us.In this way, he could give his father unique suggestions every time, and Zheng Zhuanggong adopted his suggestions every time, and the result was always a complete victory. His superior tactics are actually very simple: first, understand the enemy's weaknesses; Besides, he doesn't like politics, or playing tricks.Otherwise, with his IQ and a good teacher like Zheng Zhuanggong, it is entirely possible for him to excel in the field of strategy.But his hobbies and hobbies limited his development in this field, and he thought that he was just the second son and had no right to inherit the throne, so there was no need to think about the intrigues of those tossing people, and instead focused all his energy on opposing the king. the study of war.He even thought that if his elder brother's son came to the throne suddenly, he would still treat his elder brother like his father, lead the army to fight for him, and defeat the enemy. However, with the death of his father, this idea turned into a luxury.After attending his father's funeral, he was sent to Song State and lived a life of seclusion. He didn't have too many complaints about leaving his hometown. The food in Song State was as delicious as that in Zheng State, and his grandfather's family didn't seem to treat him as an outsider.What he can't accept is that from now on, he can only live in Song State honestly, and can no longer command Zheng State's tiger and wolf division to be active in the Central Plains. He began to read poems, books, rites and music, and began to plant flowers and grass, preparing to take care of his life. However, this peaceful life lasted less than three months, and the sudden conspiracy swept him back to his homeland and sent him to the throne of Zheng Guojun. Not long after ascending to the throne, envoys from the Song State arrived. On the one hand, they congratulated the new king on his ascension to the throne, and on the other hand, they demanded that the bribe be honored. Duke Zheng Li couldn’t figure it out: when Duke Zhuang of Song was still his son Feng, he had been under the protection of the State of Zheng for many years, and his food, drink, and food were all provided by the State of Zheng. In order to protect him, his father, Duke Zhuang Zheng, once fought against the Allied Forces of the Five Nations with the power of one country, but he never handed him over. In the end, he was successfully supported to the throne of the king of the Song Dynasty.It stands to reason that Duke Zhuang of Song should know how to repay his kindness, so why would he have the nerve to ask Zheng Guo for his property instead? Zheng Ligong procrastinated at first, then proposed to pay a small part first, then began to renege on the debt, and finally put on a straight face and turned away the envoy of Song State. In Song Zhuanggong's view, this seemingly profitable political investment is already facing the danger of liquidation before dividends are distributed.The relationship between Zheng and Song has once again reached the edge of a cliff because of Song Zhuanggong's insatiable greed. At this time, Duke Huan of Lu came forward to mediate. Just over a year ago, Zheng Zhuanggong led the troops of Qi and Wei to crusade against Lu State, "to fight Yu Lang", why is Lu State now willing to come forward to settle the meat account between Zheng State and Song State? "Zuo Zhuan" did not explain this, but only wrote: "The public wants to pacify Song and Zheng." I think that the reason for this situation should first be that Zheng Guo took the initiative to approach Lu State, asking for the restoration of friendly relations, and asking The state of Lu came forward to resolve the dispute between Zheng and Song; secondly, because of the "Battle of Lang" more than a year ago, the cause was related to Duke Zhuang of Zheng. Re-establish a friendly international pattern by reconciling diplomatic activities such as Song and Zheng. Duke Zhuang of Song respected Duke Huan of Lu quite a lot.There is no way to disrespect. The Gao Dading who bribed others back then is still in the ancestral temple of Lu State.The two heads of state met in Judu to discuss issues related to the settlement of the dispute between Zheng and Song, but no consensus was reached.Duke Huan of Lu persevered, and asked Duke Zhuang of Song to have a meeting in Xudi, but it still failed.In winter, he met Song Zhuanggong in Guidi despite the severe cold. Song Zhuanggong was not moved, and agreed on the surface, but secretly insisted that Zheng Guo pay the bill clearly. Duke Huan of Lu lost his temper, so he formed an alliance with Duke Zheng Li in Wufu. The two countries united and aimed their spearhead at Song State.The Song State did not show weakness, and united some small vassal states to crusade against the Zheng State. In 698 BC, they attacked the city of Xinzheng, burned the gate of Xinzheng, destroyed the Grand Palace of the Zheng State, and took the rafters of the Grand Palace of the Zheng State. Come down, take it back to the Song Dynasty and make it the big rafter of the city gate.The war machine started again, and more and more countries were involved in the war for various reasons, divided into two groups of Lu, Zheng, Ji, and Qi, Song, Wei, and Yan to attack each other, and the Central Plains was in chaos again. It became a pot of porridge.