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Duke Qi decided to avenge the revenge of his ancestors, and since his accession to the throne, he has sworn to prepare to attack Ji Guo. So the border between the two countries was tense for a while, and after several conflicts, Qi Jiaogong found that it was really not so easy to destroy Ji Guo. Because Ji Guo is very vigilant, and there are heavy casualties on each other in border battles. So he thought of a strategy to unite many countries to eliminate Ji Guo.

What made Qi Ligong feel even more troublesome was that Ji Lihou, the monarch of Ji Guoguo, married his daughter to King Zhou Huan, and Ji Nu became the princess. It also presents the situation of the period of Qi Aigong back then, and there is a Zhou royal family behind Ji Guo. This made Qi Jiaogong very annoyed and helpless. It seems that the country of Qi has entered a new round of the era of being angry. Qi Ligong believed that this Marquis Ji Li would not give himself less trouble, so he had to hold back his ambition to crusade against Ji Guo, stop the pace of destroying Ji, and carefully observe the movements of the Zhou royal family. After all, it is the Zhou royal family of the dignified and powerful princes!

Zheng Zhuanggong's public confrontation with King Zhou Huan made Qi Gonggong see new hope. If someone can confront King Huan of Zhou, the Zhou royal family will not be able to play the role of the royal family in giving orders to the princes and dispatching troops. Then he Qi Gong can unite with other princes to crusade against Ji Guo. So what about uniting that prince to crusade against Ji Guo?

Qi Ligong first thought of the Lu State, hoping to unite the Lu State to realize his revenge plan.

However, what made it difficult for him to move was that the country of Lu was not so easy to unite. Lu Yingong's strategy was based on reconciliation in all directions, and he was not belligerent. It wasn't for Ji Hui who actively entertained Duke Zheng Zhuang after accepting bribes, and Duke Lu Yin would not easily participate in disputes between princes.

When Zheng, Qi, and Lu were crusading against Xu. Lu Yingong reluctantly participated in the alliance of the monarchs of Zheng, Qi, and Lu. At one time, the Duke of Qi wanted to invite the kings of the two countries to attack the Ji Kingdom together. What made Qi Yigong unspeakable was that Lu Yingong had married his clan sister to Ji Wuhou. This made Qi Jiaogong completely lose confidence in Lu State. can only focus on Zheng Zhuanggong.

Since the State of Qi and the State of Zheng destroyed the State of Yu, they also destroyed the State of Xu. Qi Gong felt that Zheng Zhuang Gong was a monarch who could achieve his revenge plan and do great things. has a common characteristic with himself is that he doesn't take the Zhou Dynasty in his eyes, he dares to pretend to be the king's order, and I dare to fish in troubled waters. As a result, the relationship between the two countries has reached a point where it is possible to plot big things.

On this day, Qi Gong repaired a book. In the letter of state, he counted the crimes of Ji Guo for several generations, and explained to Zheng Zhuanggong his desire to crusade against Ji Guo, hoping to get Zheng Zhuanggong's support.

In Zheng Zhuanggong's heart, a big country like Qi cannot give up. Zheng Zhuanggong received the secret letter of Qi and quickly replied. Since people follow their own Song Dynasty, Extermination, and Zhan Xu all the way to fight side by side, there is only one thing to ask for, how can they not help! Zheng Zhuanggong frowned.

Zheng Zhuang Gong repaired two letters of state, and one letter of state was written to the Duke of Qi. Zheng Zhuang Gong told Qi Gong that he Zheng Guo was willing to help with this, and had a plan to successfully complete the destruction of discipline. In the reply letter, he told Qi Ligong that the two countries each brought 500 troop vehicles, and on the grounds of alliance with Ji Wuhou, as long as Ji Wuhou agreed to the Three Kingdoms Alliance, as soon as the soldiers of the two countries arrived, Ji Guo could be taken. Another letter of state was addressed to Ji Wuhou. Very politely asked the Marquis of Ji Wu and the Qi Guild Alliance to alleviate the past grievances and grievances between the two countries.

After receiving Zheng Guoguo's letter, Qi Jiaogong was very proud. He thought in his heart that after so many years of hard work, he finally found a confidant like Zheng Zhuanggong. As long as Zheng and Qi join forces, Ji Guo will be at your fingertips. Bloody Ji country, the revenge of the eighth ancestor will finally be over. Qi Yigong was secretly excited for a long time.

When Ji Wuhou received the letter and brought it to the imperial court to study, the ministers were all frightened. It is said that this is a conspiracy. The relationship between Zheng and Qi is not ordinary. The two countries said that they had come to meet the alliance, and when the two armies arrived, how could there be a foothold for Ji Guo! Both the Marquis of Ji Wu and the Manchu Dynasty were in a state of worry and fear.

4.

From Marquis Yang of Ji to Marquis of Wu of Ji, the Kingdom of Ji has gone through a full fourteen monarchs.

Because the State of Qi has entered a period of civil strife since the Duke of Qi Ai was killed, it has not been strong for many years. Until Qi Zhuang Gong worked hard to manage the national strength for decades, and the initial results were achieved. The monarch of the country of Ji began to notice the hateful gaze that the country of Qi began to cast.

From Ji Lihou to Ji Wuhou, he clearly felt that a bloody battle between Qi and Ji seemed to be coming.

Before Duke Lu Huan ascended the throne, Duke Lu Yin decided to marry Duke Lu Huan's half-sister to Marquis Ji Wu, who was still the son of Ji Guo at the time.

In 708 BC, the Marquis of Ji Li died, and the Marquis of Ji Wu ascended the throne. Ji Wuhou seems to have grasped another life-saving straw, that is Lu Huangong.

One of the things that Ji Lihou told and instructed before he died was to guard against the Qi State.

Ji Lihou said: "The country of Qi and my country have had a vendetta for several generations, and the heart of the Duke of Qi will not die if he destroys my country, and the most uneasy thing about the widow is the revenge of this country of Qi." Lonely will marry you and Lu State, you should closely unite Lu State and Ju State to prevent Qi State from destroying me, remember, remember ....... ”

Ji Lihou held his son's hand tightly and swallowed his last breath.

Ji Lihou spent his life just to prevent the Qi State, from the Duke of Qi Zhuang to the Duke of Qi. Two generations of Qi Jun were looking at him Ji Guo with fierce eyes. Qi Guo launched several attacks on Ji Guo, which made Ji Guo's fear of Qi Guo deeper and deeper. Ji Lihou knew that Qi was getting stronger and stronger, racking his brains and barely maintaining Ji Guo's safety.

Ji Lihou did two things, which can be regarded as laying a foundation for Ji Wuhou. One is to marry his daughter to King Huan of Zhou, and climb into the marriage of the son of heaven of the Zhou royal family, hoping that the Zhou royal family can protect him, a small marginal country; The second is the daughter of the clan who accepted Lu Yingong's promise to marry the prince, but she was actually the same mother and sister of the later Duke Qi Huan. It should be said that there is King Zhou Huan far away and Duke Lu Huan near him, which has indeed established a foundation for Ji Guo to protect himself safely.

But Ji Lihou clearly saw that Zhou Tianzi's power was like a day, and the general trend of getting worse and worse. The Zhou royal family is no longer the Zhou dynasty that dominated the world in the past. And the princes and powers did not take Zhou Tianzi seriously, and the increasingly fierce pattern of hegemony made Ji Lihou even more worried. When today's merger and joint hegemony by force, I will go my own way, and I will ignore Zhou Tianzi at all. What made Ji Lihou particularly worried was this Qi Gong who was looking at Ji Guo with red eyes.

Ji Lihou has been staring at the Duke of Qi, and first came to a Shimen alliance with Zheng Guo, leaving the Zhou royal family to do their own thing. Later, he joined forces with Zheng Zhuang Gong to destroy the Yu State and the Xu State, and each shared the cities and lands of the two countries. Especially recently, the State of Qi, the State of Zheng, the State of Lu, and the State of Song have allied with Yu Ji. It made Ji Lihou even more worried. If the Lu State, which the Ji State relied on, slipped into the Qi State, wouldn't the Ji State court collapse.

It was with these doubts and worries that Ji Lihou left. Threw a major burden to Ji Wuhou.

On this day, Ji Wuhou received a letter of state from Zheng Guo. It turned out to be a handwritten letter from Zheng Zhuanggong, which stated that he would come to the Ji National Alliance together with Qi to establish an alliance between Zheng, Qi and Ji. When Ji Wuhou saw that it was Zheng Guo and Qi Guo who wanted to come to Ji Guo together, not only did his heart tremble. He vaguely remembered the words of his father Ji Lihou: Qi Guo's heart will not die!

In the past few years, Zheng State and Qi State have joined forces to destroy the vassal states, especially the Duke of Qi who is eyeing Ji State, if the two countries are not here to meet the alliance but to destroy our Ji State, with the strength of the two powerful countries, wouldn't Ji Guo be destroyed instantly?

The more Ji Wuhou thought about it, the more scared he became. Promising that two powerful countries would join forces would definitely be a disaster for the country; If you don't agree, one Qi country is enough for Ji Guo to drink a pot, if you don't agree to Zheng Zhuanggong, wouldn't you offend a Central Plains power again. And if two big countries join forces, the small country of Ji will be destroyed sooner or later. Ji Wuhou couldn't figure it out. In the end, he still thought of Lu Huangong.

In fact, Ji Wuhou had long wanted to unite with Lu to fight against Qi together. When he ascended the throne, he sent someone to secretly meet with Lu Huan, but as a prince of a big country, Lu Huan was very active among the princes, and basically had no time to entertain Ji Guo. This made Ji Wuhou very anxious. After the end of the day, Ji Wuhou returned to the harem sullenly. When Lu Ji saw that Ji Wuhou's face was ugly, he knew that state affairs were in trouble. took care of it diligently, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, hoping to give Ji Wuhou some encouragement. This made Ji Wuhou think of using Lu Ji to maneuver.

Ji Wuhou sighed deeply on the bed, and Lu Ji asked, "Where did the enmity come from?" ”

Ji Wuhou told Lu Ji his inner worries: "Zheng and Qi want to unite to come to Ji Guo and ally with our Ji Kingdom." ”

Lu Ji said: "Isn't that a good thing? solved the grievances of Qi and united Zheng Guo. ”

Ji Wuhou said: "You don't know where the crisis is. That Qi country remembers the enmity of my Ji country for several generations, how can it be so kind. I'm afraid that if two powerful countries come with a large army, we will lead the wolf into the house at that time, and Ji Guo will be subverted in an instant. ”

"So what to do? No, I'm going back to my brother? Lu Ji asked.

Marquis Ji couldn't wait for Lu Ji to say this, and hurriedly asked, "Can you convince Duke Lu Huan to help me Ji Guo?" But now Ji Guo can only rely on Lu Guo. You still go back to Lu Guo in person, and let Lu Huan Gong help Ji Guo no matter what. ”

Under the personal guidance of Ji Wuhou, Lu Ji returned to his hometown all the way and won the personal reception of Lu Huangong. In the ripples of Lu Ji's tears, Lu Huan promised to save Ji Guo. After all, they are compatriots of the same mother, and the family affection that has been together since childhood is heavier.

Lu Huan promised to meet with Ji Wuhou to discuss how to protect Ji Guo. But Lu Huan Gong still minded direct contact with Ji Wuhou very much. He didn't want Ji Wuhou to come to Lu Country with a swagger, let alone rush to Ji Guo himself, which would cause great dissatisfaction among Qi Qigong. After thinking about it, Lu Huan Gong set the meeting place in the country of Yu.

Lu Ji's return to China brought hope to Ji Wuhou. So according to the established date, Lu Huan Gong and Ji Wuhou rushed to the state of Yu together. At this moment, the Yu State is already a vassal state of the Qi State.

Since this state of Yu was broken by the armies of Qi and Zheng. The monarch was no longer an independent vassal state, but a tributary state of the Qi State. But he still has a deep affection for Lu Guo. After all, it was Lu Yingong who came forward to intercede to leave one of his lives and save the Yuguo Society. Although the treasury is emptied, it is necessary to pay tribute to the Qi State every year, and send strong men to replenish the army for the Qi State. But the monarch still has a sky of his own.

Ji Wuhou finally quietly went to the country to meet under the arrangement of Lu Huangong. This date still played an important role, because Lu Huangong and Ji Hou are sisters and brothers, Lu Huan Gong secretly promised not to give up the alliance relationship with Ji Guo. In case the Qi State crusades against the Ji State, the Lu State will come to reinforce the Ji State no matter what. Ji Wuhou began to feel a little confident.

Ji Wuhou still said with palpitations: "Zheng Zhuang Gong and Qi Gong want to make an alliance with our Ji Kingdom, but on the surface, the alliance is actually to destroy my Ji Kingdom, how should I deal with it?" ”

Although Duke Lu Huan was still a young monarch, there was no shortage of advisers around him, and after some discussion, he gave Ji Hou full confidence. Ji Wuhou finally had a plan to crack the joint sneak attack of Qi and Zheng.

Return to Ji from the country of Yu. Ji Wuhou immediately replied to Zheng Zhuanggong and promised to ally with the two great powers, and the agreed time remained unchanged. However, Ji Wuhou put forward his own revision proposal: the alliance was not in Ji but in Lu; The country of the alliance is not the three countries, but the country of Lu should be added. That is to say, Lu Huan Gong also has to participate.

In this way, the Triple Alliance became the Quadruple Alliance; The two countries led a large army and drove straight into the country of Ji, and became the country of Lu. This kind of alliance is obviously not what Qi Ligong wants. When Zheng Zhuang Gong forwarded Ji Wuhou's letter to Qi Jiaogong, Qi Jiaogong was greatly disappointed. I feel that this kind of alliance has lost its true meaning, not only can it not destroy discipline, but also tie Lu and Ji together again. So he abandoned the alliance. Qi had to make another plan. A great conspiracy went bankrupt.

However, Qi Jiaogong fell into a new round of depression, with Lu Huangong's inclination, how could he destroy Ji Guo next?