Tian Tao seemed to have some thoughts, but he didn't seem to want to confide in. After a while, he directly recounted the life of Qi Huangong.

After Duke Huan of Qi ascended the throne, he sent troops to meet the Lu State, and fought in this place during the dry time, and the Lu army was defeated. Uncle Bao wrote a letter to Lu Zhuanggong, in which he said: "Gongzi is Qi Jun's brother, and he can't bear to kill him, so please ask Lu Guo to kill him himself." Gongzijiao's teacher Zhao Hu and Guan Zhong were enemies of the monarch, and asked Lu Guo to send them and chop them into mashed meat. If you don't obey the order, you will send troops to attack the Lu country. "The Lu people were afraid, killed Gongzi, summoned and committed suicide, and Guan Zhong was imprisoned. Duke Huan wanted to kill Guan Zhong, but Bao Shuya persuaded: "The minister was fortunate to follow the king, and the king has now become the king." If the monarch only wants to make the country of Qi a strong country, then it is enough to have Shuya and Gao Jie. If the king wants to achieve hegemony in the world, then he must be in charge. Whichever country Guan Zhong goes to, which country can be strong, and he cannot be lost. Duke Huan followed his advice, pretended to kill the enemy, and took Guan Zhong to the State of Qi. Duke Huan and Guan Zhong talked about the art of overlordship, and they were overjoyed, and took him as a doctor and entrusted him with political affairs.

Huan Gong appointed Guan Zhong as the prime minister, carried out reforms, and implemented the system of integrating the military and the government and the army and the people, and the Qi country gradually became stronger. The Duke of Qi Huan convened the princes of Song, Chen, Cai, and Di in Beixing, the purpose was to quell the rebellion of the Song State, which was the beginning of the princes presiding over the world alliance, and the Duke of Qi Huan became the first prince in history to act as the leader of the alliance, known as the Beixing Society. After the Song State violated the covenant, the Duke of Qi Huan, in the name of Zhou Tianzi, led the princes of several countries to attack the Song Dynasty and forced the Song State to sue for peace, which was the first time of the "Jiuhe Princes". In addition, Duke Qi Huan also destroyed small countries such as Tan, Sui, and Yan. At that time, the princes of Central Plains China suffered from the attack of backward tribes such as Rong Di, so the Duke of Qi Huan played the banner of "respecting the king and destroying the country", attacked Shanrong in the north, and attacked Chu in the south, and Huan Gong became the overlord of the Central Plains, and was rewarded by Zhou Tianzi, pushing the hegemony of Qi to the peak.

Duke Huan was mediocre in his later years, and reused the sons of the courtiers Kaifang, Yi Ya, Ji Diao and others, and when the virtuous ministers Guan Zhong, Xi Peng and Bao Shuya passed away one after another, the Qi State began to decline.

Duke Qi Huan and Guan Zhongli Gongzi Zhao were the crown princes, and asked Song Xianggong to take care of them. In the forty-third year of Duke Huan, Duke Huan of Qi was seriously ill, and the five sons, Gongzi Wuqi, Gongzi Zhao, Gongzi Pan, Gongzi Yuan, and Gongzi businessmen each led their henchmen to compete for the throne and built a high wall in front of Qi Huan's residence. In winter and October, Duke Qi Huan starved to death. The five princes attacked each other, and the country of Qi was in chaos. Huan Gong's body was left on the bed for sixty-seven days, and the corpse insects crawled out of the window, "the body is not buried, and the insects flow out of the house." Later, Qi Jun, who was supported by Yi Ya, Ji Diao and others, seized the throne without loss before he took over the Huan Gong. Gongzi Zhao fled to the Song Kingdom. In this year, Song Xianggong united with Cao Guo, Wei Guo, and Yi Guo to lead troops to attack Qi to help Gongzi Zhao return to the country and compete for the throne. In March, under the pressure of the princes' army, the doctors of Qi Zhong, under the leadership of the Guo clan and the Gao family, booby-trapped and killed Zhu Diao, and established the crown prince Zhao. However, the followers of the remaining four princes raised troops to attack the prince Zhao, who had entered the Qi realm, and forced him to flee back to the Song state. In May of the same year, Song Xianggong sent troops again to defeat Yu Ning, the prince of Qi, and the crown prince Zhao was able to enter the Qi capital Linzi and ascend the throne. After this turmoil, the national strength of Qi declined, and the hegemony of Qi Huan came to an end.

After the death of Duke Xiao, his son was killed by Gongzi Kaifang, and Gongzi Pan seized the throne for Zhaogong. After the death of Duke Zhao, his son She, who reigned for only five months, was killed by the prince and merchant to stand on his own, and he was the Duke of Yi. Four years later, Duke Yi was killed, and the Qi people hated Duke Yi for being arrogant, and abolished his son and welcomed his son Yuan Yuwei. Gongzi Yuan ascended the throne for Qi Huigong. This was the end of a series of battles for the throne, but because of the decline of the national strength of the Qi State, the State of Qi could only follow the Jin State and the Chu State to compete for hegemony.

The hegemony collapsed.

After the death of Duke Hui, the state of Qi deteriorated. During the reign of Duke Qing of Qi, the Qi army was defeated by the Jin army in the Battle of Saddle. During the reign of Linggong, the State of Qi crusaded against the State of Lu because of the betrayal of the Alliance. The Jin State led Lu, Song, Wei, Zheng, Cao, Ju, Di, Teng, Xue, Qi, and Xiao Di a total of twelve princes to raise their divisions to attack Qi, and Qi Linggong personally led his division to resist the enemy, but was defeated by the coalition forces in Pingyin, and has been unable to dominate since then. The State of Qi has gone through the hegemony of the Duke of Qi, the hegemony of the Duke of Qi Huan, the domination of the Central Plains, and the loss of hegemony of the Duke of Qi, which lasted for more than 50 years.

Although it looks extremely brilliant, it is embarrassing afterward.

Looking closely, it seems that Qi Huan Gong has done a lot of things.

Alliance with Lu

In the fifth year of Duke Huan, he attacked the state of Lu, the state of Lu failed, and the Duke of Lu Zhuang asked to cede the city to quell the war, and the Duke of Huan agreed, and allied with Lu in Kedi. At the meeting, Cao Mo, a courtier of Duke Lu Zhuang, drew his sword, kidnapped Duke Huan of Qi, and demanded that Qi return Lu's field of Wenyang on the border of Qilu.

Qi Huan Gong agreed to Cao Mo's request. Afterwards, Qi Huan Gong wanted not to return the land and kill Cao Mo. Guan Zhong advised: "Don't give Wenyang the field, it's just a momentary speed." If we lose our trust in the princes, the people of the world will not help us! In the end, Duke Qi Huan returned the field of Wenyang to the state of Lu. When the princes knew about this, they all thought that the Duke of Qi Huan had credibility, and gradually they all wanted to attach themselves to the Qi State.

Juandi Alliance

In the sixth year of the reign of Duke Qi Huan, the Song State, which had participated in the "Beixing Alliance", betrayed the covenant, and the Qi Huan Convention invited Chen and Cai, who had participated in the "Beixing Alliance", to send troops to attack the Song Dynasty. Duke Qi Huan first sent people to worship Zhou Tianzi with rich gifts, saying that the Song State did not respect Zhou Tianzi and casually abolished the monarch, and asked Zhou Tianzi to ask for guilt. Zhou Tianzi wanted to use the strength of Qi to establish the prestige of the Son of Heaven, so he agreed to the request of Duke Huan of Qi and sent the doctor Shan Bo to lead part of the troops to join forces with Qi, Chen, and Cai to attack the Song Dynasty. The Song State saw that the Qi State was crusading under the banner of Zhou Tianzi, and did not want to bear the charge of resisting the royal master and opposing the Son of Heaven, so he asked to submit to the royal family and make peace with the princes. Duke Qi Huan felt that the method of "pulling the banner as a tiger skin" was more effective than sending troops directly, so in the winter of the second year, he pulled Zhou Tianzi's representative Shan Bo, and asked the monarchs of Jiwei, Zheng, and Song to meet together in Juandi, and the countries saw that Zhou Tianzi supported Qi Guo, and the princes and monarchs jointly promoted Qi Huan Gong as the leader of the alliance, and Qi Huangong's hegemony began to be established.

The Secret Place

In the eighth year of the reign of Duke Huan of Qi, Qi made an appointment with Lu, Song, Chen, Wei, Zheng, Xu, Hua, Teng and other countries to meet in the "secluded land". At the meeting, everyone recommended Qi Huan Gong as the leader of the alliance and recognized Qi Huan Gong's hegemony.

Rescue the Yan Kingdom

In the twenty-third year of the Duke of Qi Huan, Shanrong attacked Yan State, Yan State asked Qi State for help, and Qi Huan Gong sent troops to attack Shanrong to rescue Yan State, and fought until Guzhu returned to the division. Duke Yanzhuang then sent Duke Qi Huan back to China and sent it all the way to the territory of Qi State. Duke Huan said: "It's not the Son of Heaven, the princes can't leave the country, and I can't be rude to Yan." So he ceded the place where Yan Jun went to Yan Guo, and told Yan Jun to learn to summon the public to govern, and pay tribute to the Zhou Dynasty like King Cheng of Zhou and King Kang of Zhou. When the princes heard about this, they all supported the Qi State.

Tamento and the rebuilding of Xing Wei

In the spring of the twenty-seventh year of Duke Huan of Qi, the kings of Qi, Song, and Cao each led their own soldiers and horses to rescue Xing. After the Di people retreated, the Three Kingdoms decided to move Xing Guo away from the Di people, and the Duke of Qi Huan helped Xing Guo move the capital to Yiyi, which was safer near Qi. Soon, the Di people invaded the country again, and the Duke of Qi Huan considered that the country was already dead and the country was destroyed, and he wanted to re-establish the country, so he helped the country build a new city in Chuqiu in the spring of the second year, so that the country could rebuild the capital on the south bank of the Yellow River.

The alliance of Guanzhihui, Yanggu and Zhaoling

In the twenty-ninth year of Duke Qi Huan, Duke Huan and Cai Ji were playing in the water, Cai Ji shook the boat, and Duke Huan was afraid to stop Cai Ji. Cai Ji didn't listen and kept shaking. Gong Qi Huan got out of the boat, was furious, and sent Cai Ji back. Cai Guo was also unhappy and married Cai Ji to someone else. Huan Gong was angry and raised troops to fight. In the autumn, the state of Chu attacked the state of Zheng, and the Qi Huan Convention gathered the kings of various countries in the "Yanggu Alliance" to discuss the defeat of Chu and save Zheng. In the spring of the thirtieth year of the reign of Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Huan of Qi led the allied forces of Qi, Lu, Song, Chen, Wei, Zheng, Xu, and Cao to first carry out military operations against Cai, an ally of Chu; Then, Duke Qi Huan led a large army to jointly attack the state of Chu. The two were at loggerheads, and through diplomatic negotiations, the state of Chu promised to abide by the duties of the princes and resume paying tribute to Zhou Tianzi. So the Duke of Qi Huan and the princes of various small countries jointly signed an alliance with the Chu State in Zhaoling, formed an alliance with each other, and each withdrew its army, which is known as the "Zhaoling Alliance" in history.

The meeting of the first stop, the meeting of Ning Mu and the meeting of Tao

In the thirty-first year of the reign of Duke Huan of Qi, the Zhou royal family changed the crown prince. King Zhou Hui has set up Prince Zheng as the crown prince, because Empress Hui likes his youngest son to take it, King Zhou Hui wants to abolish Zheng Li's belt. After the death of King Hui of Zhou, the Qi Huan Convention gathered Lu, Song, Wei, Xu, Cao, Chen and other countries in Tao Huimeng, and officially placed the crown prince Zheng on the throne of Zhou Tianzi, who was the king of Zhou Xiang.

Kwai Hill Alliance

In the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Duke Huan of Qi, when the Duke of Qi Huan and the vassal states met in Kwai Qiu, King Xiang of Zhou sent Zai Kong to give the Gong of Qi Huan the meat, the bow and arrow, and the chariot and horse of the Son of Heaven for the sacrificial temple, which was the highest reward of the Son of Zhou for the vassal states. There is a book that records the "five prohibitions" clause of the "Kwai Qiu Hui League" of the Duke of Qi Huan: "First, kill the unfilial person, do not change the established prince, and do not take the concubine as his wife; the second is to respect the virtuous people, cultivate talents, and vigorously commend those who are virtuous; The third is to respect the elderly, love children, and never forget guests and passengers; Fourth, scholars cannot be officials in the world, and let them do their own affairs, not monopolize them. To take a scholar, you must get a capable person, not a doctor; Fifth, don't deliberately build dikes, don't prevent people from other countries from coming to buy grain, and don't seal the country without reporting to the Son of Heaven. The "five prohibitions" clause is clearly a summary of Qi Huangong's experience in achieving hegemony. King Xiang of Zhou sent ministers to attend the meeting and gave heavy gifts, indicating that King Xiang of Zhou recognized the hegemony of Duke Qi Huan, and at the meeting, Duke Qi Huan ordered the princes on behalf of Zhou Tianzi, marking the peak of Duke Qi Huan's hegemony.

Faint old age

The meeting of salt, the meeting of Muqiu, the meeting of Huai and the battle against Chu and aid Xu

Lu Xigong has five years out of ten. Spring, Wang Zhengyue, Gong Ruqi. The Chu people cut Xu. In March, the guild Qi Hou, Song Gong, Chen Hou, Wei Hou, Zheng Bo, Xu Nan, and Cao Bo were allied in Muqiu, and then Kuang. Gongsun Ao Shuai and the princes' doctors rescued Xu. Summer, May, the sun is eclipsed. In autumn and July, Qi Shi and Cao Shi were fierce.

Lu Xugong has six years out of ten. In winter, in February of October, the guild Qi Hou, Song Gong, Chen Hou, Wei Hou, Zheng Bo, Xu Nan, Xing Hou, Cao Bo Yu Huai.

There are seven years out of ten years of Lu Xigong. Spring, Qi people, Xu people and Ying clan.

In the forty-first year of Duke Huan, Guan Zhong was seriously ill, and Duke Huan asked him: "Who among the ministers can be your minister?" Guan Zhong said: "I understand that there is no one under the command who is comparable to the monarch." Huan Gong said, "How is Yi Ya?" Guan Zhong replied: "Killing the child to curry favor with the monarch is not in line with human feelings, no." Huan Gong said: "How about opening the prescription?" Guan Zhong replied: "Turning one's back on one's relatives to curry favor with the monarch is unpersonal and difficult to get close to." Huan Gong said: "How about erecting Diao?" Guan Zhong replied: "I castrated myself to please the monarch, which is impersonal and difficult to love." "After Guan Zhong's death, Qi Huan Gong did not listen to Guan Zhong's words, and reused three people, and the three of them were autocratic.

In the forty-second year of the reign of Duke Huan, Rong attacked the Zhou Dynasty, and Zhou was in a hurry to Qi, and Qi ordered the princes of various countries to send troops to save Zhou. In the forty-third year of Duke Huan, Duke Qi Huan was seriously ill, and the five sons had no loss, Gongzi Zhao, Gongzi Pan, Gongzi Yuan, and Gongzi merchants each led their henchmen to compete for the position. On the seventh day of October in winter, Qi Huan Gong died of illness. The five princes attacked each other, and the country of Qi was in chaos. Huan Gong's body was left on the bed for sixty-seven days, and the corpse worms crawled out of the window. On December 14, the newly established Qi Jun took Huan Gong into the funeral without loss.

It's embarrassing to end like this.