When Zheng Guo's envoy came to Chen Guo, Chen Huan Gong did not take it seriously, and his younger brother Chen Tuo admonished: "Good neighborliness and friendship are the way of Anbang, and we should not refuse." Chen Huan Gong said: "Zheng Guo is cunning, it is hard to believe, maybe this peace is still a trap." So he refused to meet with Zheng Guo's envoys.

The envoy reported back to Zheng Zhuanggong, and Zheng Zhuanggong said angrily: "What Chen Guo relies on is nothing more than Song Guo and Wei Guo. The civil strife in the defense has just subsided, and he is too busy to take care of himself. Wait for the widow to attack the Song State first, and then go to crusade against the Chen State, so as to be ashamed. The doctor said, "Don't worry. Chen Guo did not receive the envoys, because there was no self in his eyes, Zheng Guoye. We might as well show off our force and let them know that we exist, and maybe Chen Guo will take the initiative to talk. Zheng Zhuanggong nodded and said wonderful, and then sent border sergeants to pretend to hunt, invaded the territory of Chen State, and plundered more than 100 carts of male and female border people and goods.

Chen Huan Gong woke up suddenly

When Chen Huan heard the news, he suddenly woke up, only then did he know that he was a small country, and he was not Zheng Guo's opponent at all, and if he wanted to seek stability, he must pay attention to improving his relationship with Zheng Guo. He immediately summoned the ministers to discuss, and his younger brother Chen Tuo said: "Zheng Guo sent an envoy to visit before, we might as well pay a return visit, and the ministers think that as long as the attitude is sincere, they will be able to form a friendly and good-neighborly relationship." All the ministers said that this method was the most appropriate, so Chen Huan Gong acted according to the plan and sent Chen Tuo to visit Zheng Guo.

Zheng Zhuang Gong ceremoniously received Chen Tuo, the son of Chen Guo, and he first apologized to Chen Tuo and said: "The widows are not strict in managing the soldiers, which causes them to be lax in discipline and enter the Chen realm by mistake. The widow has rebuked them severely. When you come, we will return all the people and materials of Chen Guo, and send another 100 trucks of Chen Guo's grain to show your apology. May Zheng and Chen Yong tie the knot and not invade each other. After the banquet, Ji Hu, the prince of Zheng Guo, personally sent Chen Tuo and a hundred carts of grain to Chen Guo. Chen Tuo, the son of Chen Guo, sent Ji Hu back to Zheng Guo. Since then, the relationship between Chen and Zheng has been reconciled.

After receiving Zheng Guo's heavy gifts, he said good things for Zheng Guo in front of Lu Yingong many times, advocating that Lu and Zheng should get married, and the relationship between the two countries became better.

Zheng Zhuanggong said to the doctor: "The matter of Chen Guo is solved, and Lu Guo also claims that he has made a good relationship with the widow, and the matter of the Song Dynasty can be done, right?" The sacrificial foot said: "Song Guojue respects the country, and even Zhou Tianzi treats him as a guest, so he can't go to crusade easily at present, and he has to wait for the time to come." Although Zheng Zhuanggong was anxious, he knew that what he said was very weighty. For more than 20 years, he has been telling him about "Zhou Yi", in which he often mentions one of the characteristics of lizards: "The lizard lies quietly on the loess, not napping, but staring at the front with its eyes firmly ahead, waiting for the best time to attack." ”

While waiting for the attack, Zheng Zhuanggong listened to the doctor's strategy and formed an alliance with the Qi state, which was far away and located on the shore of the East China Sea. This monarch of Qi is a descendant of Jiang Taigong, the founder of the Zhou Dynasty, and the monarch is the Duke of Qi at this time. The two monarchs, Zheng and Qi, met at Shimen. Zheng Zhuang Gong praised: "The first monarch of Qi State, Jiang Taigong, was cold for half his life, and he did not meet talents, wandering around, but he endured the burden, observed the wind and clouds, waited for the opportunity, fished Weishui, and finally met the Ming Lord at the age of eighty, and assisted King Wu of Zhou to destroy Shang and Xingzhou, and promoted the first. Qi Xun Gong also praised Zheng Zhuang for his fairness: "Although Zheng Guo started late, but the development is fast, the widow often hears that you are good at learning and valuing family affection, and you hate to see you late today!" The two fell in love, so they slaughtered chickens and sheep, and smeared the blood of livestock on their lips, that is, they became a blood alliance and became brothers. Zheng Zhuang Gong is a few years older than Qi Gong, Qi Gong is a brother Zheng Zhuang Gong, and the two say that they have something to do with each other. During the banquet, Qi Xigong asked: "Has the prince Ji suddenly married a wife?" Zheng Zhuanggong replied, "Not yet." Qi Xugong said: "The widow has a beloved daughter, although she is not yet old enough to marry, but she can also marry in advance." If you don't dislike it, when the widow's daughter grows up, you can be Ji Hu's wife! Zheng Zhuang thanked him repeatedly.

Put a few peony flowers in the Yellow River

After returning to China, Zheng Zhuanggong told the prince Ji Hu about it. Ji Hu said: "Marriage should be a good match. Now the Earl of Zheng Guo, the small lord of the country is low; The marquis of Qi State, the lord of the country is high, and the children dare not climb high. Zheng Zhuanggong said: "It is Qi Guo who proposes marriage, not that we intend to climb high, and besides, if we marry Qi Guo, we can still have a help in case of trouble, why do you want to refuse?" Ji Hu replied: "The eldest husband is determined to be self-reliant, how can he rely on nepotism?" Zheng Zhuang smiled, he liked that his son was ambitious, so he was no longer reluctant.

The envoy of Qi came to Zheng and heard that the prince Ji was unwilling to marry this family, so he returned to China and reported to the Duke of Qi. Qi Gong admired Zheng Zhuanggong's eloquence and strategy, and it was inevitable that he would love the house and Wu, and not only was he not angry at Zheng Guo's lack of knowledge, but he praised and said: "Zheng Shizi is really a humble gentleman." Fortunately, my daughter is still young, so let's talk about this marriage later. ”

The cold north wind blew, and the locust trees lost their leaves, and the bare branches lined with the cloudless blue sky, lonely and open. Winter has come this year, and according to the weekly ceremony, the princes of all countries should offer winter gifts. In the Zhou Dynasty, the etiquette of going to see King Zhou was different in the four seasons. In the spring, the king of Zhou used the etiquette of the dynasty, the summer used the etiquette of the sect, the autumn used the etiquette of the Hajj, and the winter used the etiquette of the encounter. Although the prestige of the Zhou royal family is not as good as a year, Zheng Guo, who has experienced the pain of the Five Kingdoms, realized that it is of great significance to form a friendship with the Zhou royal family, so Zheng Guo prepared a generous gift, and Zheng Zhuang Gong and the doctor went to Luoyang to meet King Zhou Huan together.

Zhou Gongji knew that King Zhou Huan resented Zheng Guo, and also understood that Zheng Guo could not be crusaded at present, since this was the case, he should hide his resentment and treat Zheng Guo with courtesy. So, Ji Heisheng went to persuade King Zhou Huan to treat Zheng Zhuang Gong well, so as to encourage the princes. King Zhou Huan verbally agreed, but when he saw Zheng Zhuanggong, he remembered Zheng Guo's snatching of wheat and rice, so he was angry and said to Zheng Zhuanggong coldly: "How is Zheng Guo's harvest this year?" Zheng Zhuang Gong replied: "Thanks to the king's blessings, this year's wind and rain will be smooth." King Zhou Huan said: "That's good, in this case, the wheat in Wenyi and the rice near Luoyang, this king can keep it for himself to eat." Ha, ha. The ministers of the Zhou royal family all laughed, only Ji Hei couldn't laugh, he glared at King Zhou Huan with his eyes, but King Zhou Huan didn't see it. Zheng Zhuang Gong saw that King Zhou Huan's words were thorny, and thought that even if he said a lot of good things, he couldn't make the relationship between Zhou and Zheng better, so he didn't say anything more and said goodbye to King Zhou Huan and withdrew from the palace. King Huan of Zhou did not set up a banquet to entertain him, nor did he give back gifts according to the weekly gifts, but only asked someone to send ten carts of rice, and once again ridiculed Zheng Zhuanggong.

Zheng Zhuang Gong was furious and was about to send someone to return the ten carts of rice, but the doctor sacrificed enough to admonish: "The gift of the Son of Heaven, no matter whether it is high or low, it is called the favor of heaven." If the king does not accept it, it will inevitably make the other vassal states see that there is a new estrangement between Zheng and Zhou. If the princes of various countries look down on Zheng Guo, it will inevitably affect Zheng Guo's prestige and vital interests. The two monarchs and ministers were collegial, and Zhou Gongji came over with black shoulders. He brought two carts of colored satin, and chatted with Zheng Zhuanggong diligently. Ji Heisheng said with a smile: "The north of Luoyang is the Yellow River, and the north of Xinzheng is also the Yellow River. The shape of the peony flower is charming, the flower color is gorgeous, so the world uses the homonym of "covenant" to describe the beautiful appearance, named "peony". The use of peony to give to others is to express true affection. Zheng Zhuanggong smiled and said: "We are all descendants of the surname Ji and the Yellow River, so we should get along with each other!" Both laughed.

What is the purpose of the black shoulders here?

After Zhou Gongji's black shoulders left, Zheng Zhuang Gong asked the doctor: "What is the purpose of black shoulders coming here?" Saizu replied: "He knew that Zhou Tianzi had a deficiency when he met with the king, so he specially rushed to make up for the shortcomings." The minister felt that the two carts of colored satin sent by Zhou Gong's black shoulders were just useful. Zheng Zhuanggong asked, "What's the use?" The sacrificial foot played: "Your Majesty, you came to see Zhou Tianzi this time, and there is nothing that the princes do not know. Now we divide the colored satin from the black shoulders into ten parts and put them on ten rice carts. When he came out of Luoyang, he said that it was given by Zhou Tianzi, and it was said that the Zhou royal family had not seen the Song State for a long time, and the king personally accepted the king's order and led his troops to ask for it. In this way, we call on the nations to send troops with us, and if they do not respond, they will be said to be disobedient. Although the Song State is a big country, how can it resist the order of the Son of Heaven and the crowd to ask for it? Zheng Zhuanggong was so happy that he patted the sacrificial foot on the shoulder and exclaimed, "Master is really resourceful!" The time has finally come to crusade against the Song Kingdom! ”

When Zheng Zhuanggong left Luoyang, he pretended to be the king's order all the way and preached everywhere the crime of the Song State not keeping the courtiers' festivals, and everyone who heard it believed it to be true. This word spread all the way to the Song Kingdom, and Song Yangong was shocked and frightened, and sent people to secretly contact various countries in order to solve this sudden war crisis. After Zheng Zhuang heard about Song Guo's actions, he asked about sacrificial feet. "The king can use the order of Zhou Tianzi to tell the countries and make an appointment to cut down the Song Dynasty together." Among the vassal states, the state of Qi will definitely respond to us. The land of Lu and Qi are connected, and they are married from generation to generation, and what Qi Jun wants to do, Lu Jun will definitely not object. In addition, Ji Yu's father, the chief doctor of Lu State, has received our heavy gift, and he will definitely offer advice to Lu Jun, abandon his previous suspicions, and respond to Zheng Guo. Cai, Wei, Xu and other countries, although some do not necessarily respond, but they also serve as summonses, so that it can be regarded as a public discussion. Zheng Zhuang Gong acted according to the plan. Zheng and Qi had an alliance, and the Duke of Qi acted according to the agreement, making his brother Jiang Zhongnian a general and sending 300 troops and chariots. Zheng envoy went to the state of Lu and said that the land of the Song state that he had won after the victory would be divided equally among the state of Lu. Ji Yu's father was insatiable, and when he heard this, he readily agreed. Lu Yingong made Ji Yu's father a general, and sent 200 military vehicles to help Zheng. Zheng Zhuang exercised the power of the Zhou Dynasty, mobilized the soldiers and horses of the Zhou royal family, and personally led the soldiers of Zheng Guo to crusade against the Song State, and the Qi army and the Lu army met as dated. The coalition forces are moving in unison, and the momentum is like a bamboo.

When Song Yangong heard that the coalition army had entered, he was shocked and hurriedly called Sima Kong's father to discuss, and Confucius said: "The minister once sent someone to Luoyang to inquire about the news, but he did not hear that Zhou Tianzi had the order to destroy the Song Dynasty. From this point of view, Zheng Guonai falsely passed on the king's order and mobilized the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty without authorization, and even Qi and Lu were deceived. Now, in addition to complaining to the Zhou royal family, there is also a way to make the invading enemy retreat without a fight. Song Yangong listened carefully, and Confucius continued: "Zheng Guo falsely passed on the king's order and won over the countries, except for Qi and Lu, all other countries watched from the sidelines, and many of them supported us. Analyzing, Chen Guo made peace with Zheng Guo, and it would neither support us nor dare to offend Zheng Guo. Cai, Wei and other countries once fought with us against Zheng Guo, and now we can relive the old feelings. We should contact them and deal with Zheng Guo together. At present, Zheng Guo's army is coming to the Song Dynasty, and the country must be empty. The king can send an envoy to Weiguo to warn him and ask Weiguo to attack Zheng lightly, then Zheng's army will inevitably return to save himself, and the crisis of the Song State can be solved. Song Yangong said: "This plan is very good, please go in person." Confucius replied: "The minister will set off to defend the country." ”

Dai Guo made a mistake in judgment

Sima Kong Fujia of the Song State came to Weiguo overnight and gave the bronze tripod with the Pan Yu pattern song collected by the Song State to Wei Xuangong. This beaulieu pattern curved copper tripod, made of brass, nearly one person high, decorated with two curved snakes, is the world's best craftsmanship. Wei Xuangong stroked the bronze tripod with the pattern of the pan, was extremely happy, and immediately agreed to send troops to attack Zheng Guo, and sent Youzai Chou and Confucius to surprise from Xiaodao, and led the army to approach Zheng Capital Xinzheng.

Seeing that the Song and Wei troops were coming, Ji Hu, the prince of Zheng Guo, and the doctor hurriedly ordered to defend the city. The Song Wei coalition army attacked in a hurry for several days, but no effect was seen. Kong Fujia said to Youzaicho: "Any attack, you should take advantage of it, and accept it when you see it." If this continues, Zheng Guo's army will come to the rescue, and we won't be able to run if we want to. It is better to take advantage of Dai Guo and withdraw safely. I think that when we leave Zheng, it is also when Zheng leaves Song. You Zaicho listened to him and sent someone to borrow from Dai Guo (in present-day Lankao County, Henan Province). Dai Guo had just been enthroned and was currently the third monarch Dai Shuqing's father, and he made a mistake in judgment and thought that the Song Wei coalition army was coming to attack Dai Guo, so he made people close the city gate and defend it strictly. Kong Fujia and Youzaichou were very angry, so they camped ten miles away from Daicheng and sent troops to attack the city in turn. Dai Guo's soldiers desperately defended to each other, and there were casualties among each other, and it became a stalemate. Kong Fujia hurriedly sent people to Cai Guo to move troops to help.

At this time, Zheng Zhuang Gong led the coalition army to conquer Song Gaocheng, Fangcheng and other places, and was about to point the spearhead at Suiyang, the Song capital, when Zheng Guo's son Ji Hu's urgent letter was sent to Zheng Zhuang Gong. After reading the letter, Zheng Zhuanggong immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops. Jiang Zhongnian of Qi State, Ji Yufu of Lu State and others came to see Zheng Zhuanggong in person, and asked puzzledly: "Why did we withdraw our troops when we were taking advantage of the victory and enterprising?" Zheng Zhuang Gong Cheng was solemn, and said calmly: "The widow was ordered by the Son of Heaven to fight against the Song Dynasty, relying on the military might of the two countries to win successive victories, and the punishment of the Song State has been put in place. Gaocheng and Fangcheng that have been captured, Qi and Lu can each get one. Jiang Zhongnian said: "The contribution of the Qi State is meager, and he does not dare to accept the city. Jiang Zhongnian repeatedly gave in, and Zheng Zhuang said to Ji Yu's father: "Since the Qi State refuses to accept it, then these two cities should be given to the Lu State." Ji Yu's father, who loves money, did not shirk and thanked him repeatedly.

Zheng Zhuanggong was afraid that Xinzheng would lose, so he hurriedly withdrew his troops and rushed back. Halfway through, I received a letter from the prince Ji Hu, to the effect that the siege of the capital Xinzheng had been lifted, and the Song and the guards and horses moved their troops to attack Dai Guo. Zheng Zhuanggong smiled slightly: "It seems that Father Kong is smart and confused for a while. At present, Song Guo is too busy to take care of himself, how dare he cause trouble? Let's do a trick. So he ordered Gongzi Ji Lu, Gongsun Ji Zidu, and four ministers, including Uncle Yingkao and Gao Qumi, to lead a group of soldiers and horses, and secretly marched towards Dai Guo. This Gao Qu Mi is highly powerful and scheming, and was reused by Zheng Zhuanggong after discovering that he was a talent, and is currently serving as Zheng Guo's doctor.

Pretend to lead the soldiers to save Dai

Let's say that the Song Wei coalition army attacked Dai Guo, and invited Cai Jun to come to help in the war, full of hope to capture Dai Cheng soon, but there was no progress at all, and I suddenly heard someone report: "Zheng Guo sent his son Ji Lu to lead the troops to rescue Dai, and he has now entered the city!" Kong Gongjia said: "Dai Guo was originally at his fingertips, but he didn't expect Zheng Bing to help, how can this be good?" Right Zaichou said: "Since Dai Guo has come to reinforce the army, there will inevitably be new moves, let's observe the movement in the city first, and then consider countermeasures." While the two generals were talking, they suddenly saw a crowd of people on the city wall of Dai Guo, and the banner of Zheng Jun was suddenly inserted. Ji Lu was draped all over his body, stood on the city tower and shouted: "Thank you for the help of the generals, my Zheng Jun has already taken down Daicheng!" "It turned out that this was Zheng Zhuanggong's plan. Ji Lu pretended to lead the troops to rescue Dai, but in fact, he took the opportunity to occupy Dai City. Zheng Jun took it down without much effort. Uncle Dai's father led his family and fled.

Song Guokong's father Jia and Wei Guoyouzai Chou saw that Zheng Jun occupied Daicheng in vain, and their lungs were about to explode, and they said in unison: "We and Zheng Guo swear not to stand together!" As he was talking, Zheng Jun sent someone from Daicheng to deliver a war letter. Kong Fujia and Right Zaichou immediately approved the palindrome and made an appointment for a decisive battle the next day.

That night, the three armies of Song, Wei, and Cai rested on time, and suddenly the flames rushed to the sky, shouting everywhere, and it turned out to be Zheng Guogong's grandson Ji Zidu and the doctors Yingkao Shu, Gao Qumi and other leading troops to attack. Song Guokong's father Jia and others only knew that tomorrow would be a decisive battle, where did they expect to attack tonight. The three armies of Song, Wei, and Cai were in a mess, and the right Zaichou was killed, and Kong Fujia escaped by luck. The sergeants of the Three Kingdoms were mostly captured by the Zheng army.

The sky was overcast, and Confucius, who had escaped, said indignantly to his subordinates: "From ancient times to the present, there are etiquettes in war. The military etiquette in our weekly rites stipulates that we will not fight an unscheduled battle, do not chase and flee generals, do not kill old men, and do not shoot wounded soldiers. Now that this rule has been broken by Zheng Guo, it's annoying! On the way to escape, Confucius was thinking again: people are rude, rude, and rude, but some villains deliberately sabotage this ceremony in order to obtain personal gains, and Zheng Zhuanggong is one of the villains who destroys the ceremony!

War is ruthless, there is frustration over there, and there is celebration here. Zheng Jun played a triumphant song and returned with a full load. Zheng Zhuang Gong held a banquet to entertain all the soldiers. Everyone took turns to toast, Zheng Zhuang was happy, raised the wine and said: "The widow relies on the ancestral gods and relies on you to fight to the death, so it is famous." They say, "What is the position of the widow compared with the princes of all nations?" When the soldiers heard this, they called Zheng Zhuang Gong the tyrant of the princes. This tyrant is the chief of the princes, and when the power of Zhou Tianzi weakened, the lord of the powerful country wanted to act as the leader. Zheng Zhuanggong listened to it and was very happy. In the hall of Nuoda, only the doctor Uncle Yingkao was silent. Zheng Zhuanggong looked at him with wide eyes, and Uncle Yingkao played: "Your Excellency must not be complacent!" Now the king is falsely passing on the king's order to crusade against the Song State, but except for Qi and Lu, none of the countries responded, on the contrary, Cai and Wei helped the Song State to attack our Zheng State, so please reflect on it seriously. Seeing Uncle Yingkao's outspoken admonition, Zheng Zhuang Gong was not angry at all, but smiled and said, "You are right. The three armies of Song, Wei, and Cai were wounded and have been punished. Now the widow wants to go and ask the princes who have not responded, which country do you think is appropriate to go to first? Uncle Yingkao played: "Xu Guo is next to Zheng Guo, and the king should add a charge of disobeying the order of the Son of Heaven, and then unite the soldiers and horses of Qi and Lu to attack together." Before attacking the state of Xu, the king should also crusade against a small country, which is the kingdom of Sheng. Shengguo is close to Qi and Lu. After the armies of Zheng, Qi and Lu captured Shengguo, the land and population of Shengguo belonged to Qi and Lu. After the three armies captured the state of Xu, the land and population belonged to our Zheng state. Zheng Zhuanggong said yes repeatedly.

A beautiful girl

The next day, Zheng Zhuanggong immediately sent envoys to inform Qi and Lu of Xiang Sheng and Xu's plan to ask the two masters for their crimes. The two countries agreed, Qi sent Jiang Zhongnian, Lu sent Ji Yufu to lead the army to attack Sheng, and Zheng sent his son Ji Lu to lead the army to help in the war. Without much effort, the soldiers and horses of the Three Kingdoms easily captured Shengguo (in the area of present-day Ningyang, Shandong Province). Qi and Shandong were very happy.

Zheng Guo's son Ji Lu returned to China triumphantly, and on the way, he suddenly fell ill and died. Zheng Zhuanggong was extremely sad and showed compassion for his family. Ji Lu is the secretary of Zheng Guo, Zheng Zhuang Gong wants to use the doctor Gao Qumi to take over, and the prince Ji secretly advised: "Gao Qumi is greedy and fierce, and cannot be reused." At that time, Ji Hu's brother Ji Yan was beside him. Zheng Zhuang Gong thought that Ji Hu's words were reasonable, so he appointed Saizu as Shangqing to replace Ji Lu's position, and appointed Gao Qumi as Yaqing to help Saizu preside over the government.

"There is Fusu in the mountains, and there is Hehua in the Xi. I don't see Zidu, but I see madmen. ”

A beautiful girl walks between the Fusu tree and the lotus pond, telling her thoughts and melancholy with her singing. This Zidu refers to Gongsun Ji Zidu. Himeko is not only strong in martial arts, but also handsome, and is a beautiful man in a thousand. When the singing girl heard that Himeko had come to hunt, she walked dozens of miles to meet him. Unexpectedly, not only did I not see Ji Zidu, but I didn't even see the shadow of a sergeant. The girl who was waiting for a long time met a frivolous person who came forward to flirt with her in disappointment, and the girl struggled a lot to get rid of the entanglement. The girl who complained in her heart walked and sang on the mountain road.

Where is Gongsun Jizi? is stepping up the training of sergeants and preparing to attack Xu Guo, how can he care about hunting! When it was about to go to war, Zheng Zhuang Gong led his ministers to pay tribute to his ancestors and gods, and then gathered all the generals to review the soldiers and horses. Zheng Zhuang ordered people to make a big banner of the arc, which was used exclusively for himself. According to the weekly rites, the flag is exquisite, the flag of the Son of Heaven is painted with the sun and the moon, the flag of the princes is painted with a dragon, and the flag of the soldiers is painted with a bear and a tiger. All kinds of flags can't be used indiscriminately, and the candidalist arc is a kind of dragon.

The Duke of Zheng Zhuang ordered the big flag of the cantadal arc to stand on a bronze-inlaid military vehicle, and the big flag and the flagpole weighed three people. Zheng Zhuang Gong ordered: "Whoever can hold a big flag as if he usually walks, appoint whoever is the vanguard, and give him this bronze-inlaid military chariot!" Before the words fell, a general walked out of the queue, with a black face, curled beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and everyone saw that it was the newly appointed doctor, Uncle Ying. With only one hand, she pulled up the flagpole, took three steps forward, took three steps back, and then put it back in the car, and the soldiers cheered in unison. Uncle Ying shouted, "Where is the driver?" Get my car away. Without waiting for Uncle Ying to take the car away, the doctor Uncle Yingkao walked out of the queue and said loudly: "It's not majestic to walk with the flag, watch me wave the flag." I saw Uncle Yingkao waving the banner in his hand, turning left and right, whirring, and everyone watching was stunned. Zheng Zhuang Gong was overjoyed and said: "What a warrior! Give him the car and let him be a pioneer. Before he finished speaking, another young man walked out of the queue, it was Gongsun Ji Zidu, he pointed at Uncle Yingkao and shouted: "You can dance the flag, can't I dance?" Leave the chariot behind! Uncle Yingkao saw that Jizi was menacing, so he simply held the flag in one hand and the car in the other, and ran away as if flying. Ji Zi had nowhere to go, and he was angry in his heart, and he was about to chase after Ge, but was stopped by Zheng Zhuanggong.

Halberds are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to defend

This grandson Jizi is tall and beautiful, and he is a member of the Gong family, people respect and envy him on weekdays, and many Zheng Guo girls regard Jizi as a lover in their dreams and a date they yearn for. The favor of everyone has made Jizi develop arrogant habits, and often compete with Uncle Yingkao and others. This time for the military vehicle, Ji Zi was even more resentful of Uncle Yingkao.

Zheng Zhuang Gong was so wise, he understood that morale could not be hurt, so he praised the three generals in front of all the soldiers, and gave another uncle Ying and Gongsun Jizi to drive a horse. Uncle Yingkao, Uncle Ying, and Jizi all returned with gratitude.

In 712 B.C., on the grounds that Xu Guo did not listen to Zhou Tianzi's orders, Zheng Zhuang Gong made a joint attack on Qi and Lu, and agreed that whoever first captured the capital of Xu would preside over the division of Xu's land. In order to thank Zheng Guo for helping Qi and Lu Huasheng, Duke Qi and Duke Lu Yin came with soldiers and horses. Zheng Zhuanggong, who was bent on obtaining the land of Xu, led his troops to attack Xu and reached Xucheng, the capital of Xucheng (in present-day Xuchang, Henan Province). This Xu State was one of the vassal states surnamed Jiang that was divided by the Zhou Dynasty, and the monarch was Xu Zhuang Gong at this time. Xu Zhuanggong led the soldiers and people to defend the city, but the soldiers of Zheng, Qi and Lu attacked from three sides, and it was only a matter of time before the city was broken.

On the afternoon of the third day when Xucheng, the capital of Xuguo, was besieged, under the onslaught of Zhengguo's soldiers, the doctor Yingkao Uncle held the Zhengzhuang Gongqi arc banner in his hand, did not avoid spears, and struggled to climb the city wall of Xuguo. However, before he could stand firm, suddenly an arrow flew from behind, and Uncle Yingkao screamed and fell from the city. It turned out that Jizi, who was usually at odds with him, was jealous that he had taken the first prize, so he secretly cast cold arrows under the city.

As soon as Uncle Yingkao fell off the city, Uncle Ying, the doctor, immediately rushed up, took the banner of Zheng Zhuanggong's arc and jumped up to the city again, shouting: "Brothers, rush quickly!" The soldiers of Zheng Guo saw that the big banner that symbolized the authority of Zheng Zhuang was planted on the city wall of Xu State, and they all took the lead. Xu Cheng opened a gap. Xu Zhuang Gong saw that the general trend had gone, so he led the army and civilians to break through and flee, and he didn't know what to do.

Duke Zheng Zhuang, Duke Qi Xu, and Duke Lu Yin entered the palace of Xu Guo together to discuss the disposal of the land. Duke Qi and Duke Zheng Zhuang were allies, and said with a smile: "Attacking the Song Dynasty, the prince of your country is selfless, and this spirit is worth learning from the foolish brother." As for the land, it is better to give it all to your country. When Lu Yin saw Qi Gong say this, he also echoed it. Zheng Zhuang was fair and humble, and Dr. Xu Guo led a child to break in. Baili knelt and cried: "Although Xu Guo did not respond to Zhou Qingshi's order, the crime will not destroy the country, please let the three kings of the kingdom fall as appropriate." "Dr. Xu Guo Baili is loyal, honest and selfless, not only in Xu Guo but also in other countries. Zheng, Qi, and Lu Sanjun were moved by compassion. Zheng Zhuanggong said: "Doctor Baili, please, who is this child?" Baili replied: "This is Jiang Xinchen, the younger brother of Xu Jun." Zheng Zhuanggong continued: "Uncle Xu, Jiang Xinchen, is smart and clever. Although Zheng Zhuang Gong had the intention of occupying Xu Guo, he was afraid of losing his virtue and being interfered with by the princes, so he had to say: "Xu Guo'an Guotai and obey the orders of the Zhou Chamber, which is the hope of the widow." I am afraid that Uncle Xu Jiang Xinchen is too young to govern state affairs, so the widow will send someone to help him. Ask the doctor to serve Uncle Xu and Jiang Xinchen to live in the east of Xu Land; The widow sent Zheng Guogong Sun Ji to the west of the permitted land. What do you think of this? Qi and Lu nodded yes. Doctor Baili had no choice but to accept it, and thanked the three monarchs with Jiang Xinchen.

Mysterious witchcraft

The three monarchs led their troops back to China. This Ji Huo is the grandson of Zheng Huangong, nominally helping Jiang Xinchen, the younger brother of Xu Zhuanggong, but in fact surveillance.

After Zheng Guo's army returned to the court in victory, Zheng Zhuang Gong rewarded meritorious soldiers and compensated the fallen soldiers. Zheng Zhuanggong remembered the upright and brave doctor Uncle Yingkao, and specially held a grand funeral for him. After the funeral, Zheng Zhuanggong did not leave the tomb of Uncle Yingkao. He said to the soldiers, "Uncle Yingkao was killed by an arrow at the moment he climbed the city wall, and he faced the enemy and turned his back to his brother, but the arrow that killed him passed through the back of the heart. Everyone said, did Uncle Yingkao die at the hands of the enemy, or at the hands of his own family? The soldiers were silent. Zheng Zhuanggong said loudly: "The "Board" in the "Book of Songs" says: 'The eyes of heaven are very bright, and they come and go with you. The heavens have bright eyes, and they are wandering with you. 'If the widow does not uphold justice for God and avenge Uncle Yingkao's grievances, how can the widow lead Zheng Guo and lead Zheng Jun? All the soldiers bowed their heads. Zheng Zhuanggong asked the doctor Uncle Ying: "You are the second to rush to the city wall after Uncle Yingkao, who do you say Uncle Yingkao died at?" The doctor bowed his head and said, "The minister only cared about rushing forward, and he really didn't see who shot the arrow." Zheng Zhuang asked the other soldiers, but everyone said that they were unknown. Zheng Zhuanggong said loudly: "The halberd is easy to dodge, the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent, and Uncle Yingkao died in the hands of his own family." If the murderer is not found, how can the widow comfort Uncle Yingkao's spirit in the sky? ”

When people are undecided, they turn to a shaman. This sorcerer has a long history, when Emperor Shun, in order to produce salt for the people, Shun let a son go to Wuxian to become a chief. He led the Wuxian people to steam and boil the brine clay to make the salt out. During the steaming process, sacrifices are held, accompanied by performances, accompanied by prayers. When white crystallized table salt was produced, it was believed to be the result of witchcraft, and since then there have been witches. The sorcerers of the Zhou Dynasty were not only popular among the people, but also had official positions above the court. Zheng Zhuanggong called the wizard and asked him to cast a spell and curse the man who shot Uncle Yingkao.

The wizard brought a chicken and said something in his mouth. All of a sudden, a live chicken is motionless, frozen, and no matter how much you touch it, scratch it, or scare it, it won't move. The wizard said to the soldiers: "Please walk past the chicken one by one, and look at the eye of the chicken, if the eye of the chicken is opened, then he is the one who shot Uncle Yingkao." Everyone was dumbfounded, convinced of the wizard's spell and the spirit of the chicken. In fact, the wizard knew in his heart that if he understood the physiological characteristics of chickens, any chicken would make it a fixed chicken.

A young girl who asked to accompany the funeral

Witchcraft and witchcraft, belief is spirit, and if you don't believe it, you don't have it, but how can anyone at that time not believe it? As soon as the wizard spoke, everyone walked by in turn, but only one person was extremely frightened, and this person was Gongsun Ji Zidu. As soon as he opened his eyes, it was as if he saw Uncle Yingkao stretching out his big hand to ask for his life; As soon as he closed his eyes, it was as if he saw the deceased Zheng Huangong, Zheng Wugong and other ancestors scolding him for being immoral and unrighteous and killing people who had meritorious service to Zheng Guo. Himeko's veins swelled more and more, and finally shouted, rushed out of the queue, and drew his sword to commit suicide.

In the face of the sudden change, Zheng Zhuanggong was unusually calm, and at this time he already understood who killed Uncle Yingkao. But he can't make this matter clear, and if he makes it clear, it will insult the image of Zheng Guo's court. Zheng Zhuang put aside the matter of tracking down the murderer, and arranged for someone to bury Ji Zidu with the courtesy of Gongsun, and no longer connected to his family.

On the day of the burial of Gongsun Jizi, a young and beautiful girl came and took the initiative to ask for the funeral. At this time, martyrdom was popular in the world. In order to ensure the well-being of the deceased, the nobles often buried the living with the living, and most of the burial companions were the wives and concubines, domestic servants, and slaves of the deceased. The woman who took the initiative to ask for the funeral was none other than the singing girl who secretly admired Ji Zidu. The girl thought that she couldn't be the wife of Himekodu when she was alive, so she would be with him after she died, so she came. Although Shangqing Sacrificial Foot understands the subtlety, he can't help but ask Uncle Ying: "Appearance, character, who is light and who is important?" Uncle Ying replied: "I am a martial artist, I only know how to rush forward and kill, and I don't know the thoughts of women." Saizu couldn't help but laugh.

In order to commemorate Uncle Yingkao, Gong Zheng Zhuang ordered people to build a temple in his hometown Yinggu. This temple is the Yingdafu Temple, also known as the Pure Filial Piety Temple. After the temple was completed, the prince of Zheng Zhuang led hundreds of officials to worship. Everyone sighed at the virtue of Zheng Zhuanggong, and the heart of serving Zheng Guo was even stronger.

On the way back to Xinzheng from Yinggu, Zheng Zhuang Gong suddenly heard that Xiguo (in present-day Xixian County, Henan Province) was attacking. This country is nearly 500 miles away from Xinzheng, and the monarch is surnamed Ji. When Zheng Zhuang Gong pretended to use the order of Zhou Tianzi to order various countries to crusade against the Song State, he did not send an envoy to Xiguo. Zheng Zhuanggong said: "This country is small, dispensable, forget it." Unexpectedly, these words reached the ears of the monarch of Xi Guo, Xi Aihou. He was extremely angry, so he ordered his soldiers to practice day and night, and chose a day to attack Zheng Guo to highlight the status of Xi Guo.

In 712 BC, Xi launched a war against Zheng. But the Xi army was too weak, and within a day, Zheng Zhuang Gong commanded the Zheng army to easily defeat the attack of the Xi army. Shangqing Saizu sighed at this: "Xi Guoyi does not consider his own virtue; 2. Do not estimate the size of your own strength; 3. Do not contact the countries that are close to Zheng and enmity to conquer together; Fourth, do not explain the truth of the war. With these four mistakes, how can you not fail when you go out to conquer? With this self-defeating monarch, the day of the destruction of the country is not far away. ”