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The state of Lu was the first fief of Zhou Gong Ji Dan. The Duke of Zhou, surnamed Ji and named Dan, was the fourth son of Ji Chang, King Wen of Zhou, and the younger brother of Ji Fa, King Wu of Zhou. Because its mining is in Zhou, the lord is the prince, so it is called the Duke of Zhou. Zhou Gongdan was an outstanding politician, military strategist, thinker, and educator in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, and was known as the "Yuan Sage" and a pioneer of Confucianism by later generations.

Zhou Gongdan's outstanding achievements in his life are summarized in the 33-character classic of "Shangshu Dabiography": "One year to save the chaos, two years to conquer Yin, three years to practice dying, four years to build Hou Wei, five years to camp into Zhou, six years to make ceremonies, and seven years to become a king." ”。

In the seventh year of the regency of Zhou Gongdan, he proposed a system of fundamental rules and regulations in all aspects, and improved the patriarchal system, the feudal system, the primogeniture inheritance law, and the Jingtian system. Zhou Gongdan returned to the government in seven years and became the king, formally established the Zhou Dynasty's primogeniture inheritance system, the biggest feature of these systems is to take the patriarchal blood as a link, the family and the country are integrated, and the politics and ethics are integrated, the formation of this system has a great impact on China's feudal society, and has laid the foundation for the 800 years of rule of the Zhou people.

The thirteenth monarch of the Lu State was the Emperor of Lu Hui. Emperor Ji reigned for forty-six years, had a wife and died without children, in his later years, for the eldest son Ji Xi married the princess of the Song Kingdom, the daughter of Song Wugong. When Zhongzi, who was supposed to be his daughter-in-law, arrived in Lu State, her beauty and dignity suddenly moved Lu Huigong, so the monarch didn't care about others' opinions, and immediately took Zhongzi as his own and officially named the queen. Put Zhongzi in the harem and guard him like glue. The next year, Zhongzi gave birth to a son named Ji Yun for him. Lu Huigong loves himself like the meat of his heart, and it is logical that he will make this defeated son Ji Yun the son of Lu State. Of course, the prince is the successor of the monarch. However, when this son Ji Yun was just seven or eight years old, Lu Huigong had already completed his life's path. Lu Huigong, who was terminally ill, knew that his days were short, and he had to explain the aftermath before he died. Lu Huigong asked his subordinates to call his eldest son Ji Xi, and told Ji Xi weakly: "The widow can't afford to be sick for a long time, I'm afraid that I won't be able to return to heaven." But at the moment, the prince Ji Yun is still young, and if the widow leaves, the prince Ji Yun is afraid that it will be difficult to bear the heavy responsibility of the monarch. If you reluctantly succeed to the throne, you are afraid that the court will be unstable and there will be strong ministers to rebel, and at that time, the princess will not be protected, and it will be in danger of the country of Lu. Therefore, the widow wants you Ji Xi to temporarily succeed to the throne for the prince and take over the affairs of the Lu dynasty. When Ji Yun, the son of the world, grows up and can manage the government, you will have to give up the public position to Ji Yun at that time. Although you are the king of the country, you must do your best to make the people of the Lu State safe and prosperous, and you must not live up to the trust of the widow. ”

Ji Xi wiped the tears from her cheeks, nodded and silently accepted her father's request. With infinite grief, he finished the funeral for Lu Huigong.

Lu Huigong died, the courtiers of Lu actually had the same idea as Lu Huigong, although there was a prince Ji Yun, but the prince was still young, and it was not appropriate to choose any powerful minister to assist, so the doctors of Lu Guo unanimously supported the elderly, virtuous and experienced Ji Xi as the monarch of Lu State. This has become the long-awaited government situation. Ji Xi, the monarch who had just ascended the throne, said unabashedly to the ministers of the court: "It was supposed to be the prince Ji Yun as the monarch." But according to his father's instructions, Ji Yun is still young, in order to stabilize the government of the Lu State, Ji Xi will temporarily replace the state affairs, and when the son grows up, I will return the position of monarch to the son. So Ji Xi officially took over the state politics of Lu and was called Lu Yin Gong.

It was Lu Huigong's legacy and Lu Yingong's sincerity that led to the bloody case eleven years later.

Lu Yin Gong Ji Xi is the eighth hanging grandson of Zhou Gongdan, the son of Lu Huigong and the step-room son. Ji Yun's mother, Zhongzi, is the right wife, and her status is second only to Mrs. Yan, so Zhongzi's status is higher than that of Shengzi. The son is precious to the mother, Ji Yun is young but noble, and Ji Xi is old but has a humble status. However, due to the similar status, the relationship between Ji Xi and Ji Yun is secret, except for the important ministers and princes in the court, the people of Lu do not know, but this origin has made Ji Xi form a low-key and cowardly character throughout his life. By the time of Lu Huigong's death, Ji Xi was old and virtuous, and the doctors of Lu Guo recognized him. Ji Xi knew very well that if he resigned in this case, then he didn't know whether Ji Yun would definitely be made the king in the future; Even if Ji Yun was made the monarch at that time, the doctors could not assist the young monarch well, or if they met conspiratorial courtiers, they might lose power, and even kill the young Ji Yun. So Ji Xi had no choice but to replace Ji Yun in power. In other words, this kind-hearted brother took over the state government according to his father's instructions for the sake of his son Ji Yunneng's peace and prosperity.

Lu Yingong knew his identity, so he did not engage in power politics, and he could listen carefully to the minister's advice in front of many state affairs, and could make decisions after fully listening to their opinions. As a result, some ministers did not care about the majesty of the monarch and dared to say anything in the court. Especially Ji Hui, who was born in a public family, did not take Lu Yin Gong in his eyes, and he controlled the military power, so he single-handedly covered the sky and dominated the government in the court.

In 718 B.C., it was the fifth year of Lu Yingong, and in the spring of this year, there were legends everywhere in the capital that there was a master fisher in Tangdi, who could shoot fish with a bow and arrow, and at the same time he could always catch the most and largest fish than other people who fished with nets and hooks. Lu Yingong went to Tangyi in the second year of his regency, and made an appointment with Xu Rong, the governor of Tangyi, and knew that the scenery of Tangdi was beautiful and the people were happy, so he decided to go and watch.

This matter was known to the old minister Zang Xibo, and he immediately met with the Yin Gong and admonished: "I heard that if anything has nothing to do with sacrifices and wars, then the monarch should not pay attention to it. The duty of the king is to subordinate the people to the natural order, and if the natural order is not followed, it is called disorder, and if the government is constantly done, the state will decay. So plucking the branches of the infertile fruit in the spring, removing the weeds between the seedlings in the summer, hunting birds and animals after the harvest in the fall, and hunting in the wilderness in the winter - these are all things that are done in the middle of the busy farming...... The meat of birds and beasts of prey should not be placed in the sacrificial vessels of the temple, which is a rule that has been established since ancient times. As for how to collect the fruits of the mountains, rivers and forests, and how to prepare the objects for use as utensils, what ordinary ministers do is the duty of the officials of the relevant departments, and it is by no means the duty of a monarch to do it himself. ”

This big discussion of explicit metaphors is actually a disguised criticism of Lu Yingong. Ordinary kings would be angry with such admonitions, and even make the minister's life difficult to protect, but Lu Yingong did not, this kind of great reason has made a righteous gentleman like him speechless, and after a while he said sneeringly: "I am not specifically going to watch fish, I just want to inspect the defense of that place." Zang Xibo knew that Lu Yingong was defending himself, but it was difficult to say it, so he had to say that he was sick and did not follow Lu Yingong to Tangdi. Lu Yingong led his ministers to Tangdi, and there was already a place to build a gorgeous platform, and ordered the fishing expert to put on fishing tools and invite Lu Yingong to come to the water's edge to watch.

There are two problems reflected here: one is that Lu Yingong is low-key and can accept all kinds of advice, and these old ministers ignore the majesty of the monarch and dare to say anything. Uncle Zang can just say all the criticisms he has. The second is that Lu Yingong has his own ideas, and he still has to stick to what he wants to insist on.

Lu Yin Gong is virtuous and filial, not only caring about his biological parents, but even the middle son who should have been his wife back then, because he was accepted as his wife by Lu Huigong, he is also like an elder. History records that after the death of Zhongzi, Lu Yingong personally presided over the funeral. At this funeral, Lu Yingong's actions were pointed out by some ministers.

In 718 B.C., it was also in the fifth year of the reign of the Hidden Emperor. Lu Yin presided over the inauguration ceremony of the mausoleum of Lu Shizi Ji Yun's biological mother, and danced a dance of six hundred at the ceremony (eight dancers holding the feather are one in one column, and six hundred are six columns), according to the etiquette law, first, Lu Yin Gong is only the regent, Lu Shizi's mother is not his mother, he should not preside over this ceremony; Second, this dance is not right, the Son of Heaven is eight hundreds, three princes and six princes, four princes, two scholars, and the hidden prince is a prince but he has a six princes, which is a courtesy, so the "Spring and Autumn Period" records "the first six feathers, the beginning is six hundred birds", the words "beginning" and "beginning" are to ridicule Lu Yingong for taking the lead and starting to unruly. Since then, the etiquette has collapsed. Later, even the ministers of the Lu State dared to dance the dance of the Eight Hundred in their own courtyard. Although the dance of the six hundred violates the etiquette law, in general, Lu Yingong still respects the traditional filial piety etiquette very much. Especially in a country like Lu, which attaches great importance to tradition.

However, in the third year of the Hidden Father, Lu Yingong's biological mother Shengzi died, and although the Hidden Father was already the monarch, he still used the gift of his mother as a mother-like funeral, which was far less than the pomp and circumstance when Lu Huigong's wife, Zhongzi, died. This reflects Lu Yingong's own inner etiquette and traditional ethics. It also reflects his low-key and cowardly side. It is precisely these own weakness and indecisiveness that allow some ministers of the DPRK and China to take advantage of the gap.

Lu Yingong's two dispatches to his son Ji Hui reflect his indecision. For the first time, he cooperated with the state to attack Zheng Guo, and when the Weiguo lobbyist came to meet the monarch with a heavy courtesy, he was intercepted by Gongzi Hui. The son Ji Hui, who received heavy bribes, insisted on sending troops and did not listen to Lu Yingong's dissuasion. is also because of the military power, the prince Ji Hui disregarded the courtesy of the monarch and the ministers, did not obey the orders of the monarch, and forcibly sent troops. Of course, Ji Hui, the son of the army after sending troops, of course knows to take care of himself. He didn't work hard when he attacked Zheng Guocheng, for the purpose of preserving his strength from loss, and because of the exaggeration of the state, he publicized himself with a big victory, so when he came back, he could be regarded as returning with honor. Lu Yingong is not to blame.

The second time he cooperated with Zheng Guo to fight Song Guo, for the same reason, Gongzi Ji Hui got a bribe and insisted on sending troops. This time, due to the careful planning of Zheng Zhuanggong, Gongzi Hui was given a dazzling halo, not only won a complete victory, but also won the two cities of Gaoyi and Fangyi of the country, which made this already arrogant and domineering Gongzi Ji Hui even more arrogant in Lu State. On the contrary, the low-key and cautious Lu Yingong had to let this complacent son, Ji Hui, gain momentum. Fueling its prestige makes it fearless.

It can be seen that Lu Yingong's low-key and forbearance are not only clear to his ministers, but also to the surrounding countries. This has become Lu Yingong's fatal weakness.

It is said that when Lu Yin Gong was in power for the eleventh year. Ji Yun has entered the age of weak crowns, and his slender figure is already about the same height as an adult, and due to Zhongzi's appearance inheritance and sufficient nutrition, this young man is personable and dignified. Lu Yingong felt that it was time for him to give way to Ji Yun.

Lu Yingong quietly prepared to give way, and quietly built a palace in Suqiu Xiaoyi. I thought: When Ji Yun succeeds to the throne, he and his family will move here to live. Although this Lu Yin Gong has a distinct personality, he hopes that he can live a reclusive life and no longer interfere in court politics, so that Ji Yun can smoothly become a monarch.

In order not to affect the ministers of the DPRK and China, on the surface, Lu Yingong was still diligent in his administration, and he steadily grasped the government of Lu State in every detail, from the lives of the people to the operation of agriculture, industry and commerce. No doctor in the court could see what was going on inside Ji Xi.