Fan Li and Zimei entered Linzi, the capital of Qi State, only to find that this was a more prosperous city than Gusu. The streets are wide and clean, with pedestrians and shops. Although the houses in the city are not as delicate and charming as Jiangnan, they are rough and heroic, but they have a unique flavor.

Before 1000 BC, Jiang Taigong, also known as Jiang Ziya, helped King Wu of Zhou destroy the Shang Dynasty, and was feudal and established the State of Qi, becoming the first monarch of the State of Qi. Since the establishment of the state by Taigongwang, the salt has been boiled and the fields have been cultivated, and the rich armor has been tens of thousands. When it was passed to the Duke of Qi Huan, it was already a big country with a territory close to the sea, and the Duke of Qi Huan also relied on the resources of the sea and quickly became the head of the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons, and the State of Qi was called the country of the Sea King by the people at that time.

The state of Qi was jointly evaluated by Zuo Qiuming's "Zuo Chuan Xianggong 27 Years", "Chinese Zheng Yu" and Sima Qian's "Chronology of the Twelve Princes" as one of the four great powers of Spring and Autumn.

The state of Qi passed to Mourning Gong Yangsheng, who was already the twenty-eighth generation of monarchs.

For Qi State. We've already done a brief introduction. In the first year of Qi'an's widowhood, Chen Qi united with Bao Mu (Bao's surname is Ji) and Zhu Dafu to launch a coup d'état and led the soldiers to attack the palace. When Gao Zhang heard the news, he and Guoxia drove to rescue Qi Hou, and encountered Dr. Zhu on Zhuang Street and engaged in street fighting. At this time, the various means used by the Chen family to buy people's hearts and minds were effective, and the people of Qi all fell to the side of Chen, Bao and the doctors, and all the people were soldiers. Gao and the country were outnumbered and defeated. Guoxia Benju, Gao Zhang, Yan Yu (Yan Ying's son), Xian Shi Benlu took refuge. Then Chen Qi coerced Bao Mu with deception, and set up his son Lu Yangsheng as a puppet to mourn the Duke of Qi.

and sent someone to kill Lu Di, who had been on the throne for only ten months. Since then, the power of Qi has fallen into the hands of the Chen family (Tian surname), and the Tian family has assisted the Marquis of Qi for generations, the government is governed by the Tian family, and the sacrifice is the Lu family. Tian begged to mourn the Duke of Qi, opening the precedent of the dictatorship of the Tian nobles of the Qi country.

Mourning Gongyang's incompetence and following the dictatorship of the Tian family. This is also an important reason why the battle of Qi and Wu Ailing was later triggered, the rear of Wu was empty, and Yue took advantage of the situation to send troops, break through Gusu, kill the prince of Wu, and cause the destruction of Wu.

That's an afterword.

The two countries of Qi and Lu have grievances and hatreds, and they are constantly involved, and there are countless wars of all sizes. Later, the Battle of the Long Spoon broke out, and the result was a great defeat for the Qi State.

At this time, Wu's power expanded northward, posing a serious threat to Qi. In order to contend with the Qi State, the Lu State made friends with the Wu State. And Wu also regarded Lu as a strategic buffer against Qi. In fact, into their own sphere of influence.

Now, the state of Lu suddenly sent troops, broke through the capital of the state of Lu, captured the monarch of the state of Lu, Ziyi, and imprisoned him in the negative. And Lu Ji, the wife of Yi Ziyi, is the younger sister of Qi Mourning Gongyangsheng.

The news soon spread to Linzi, and when the mourning prince heard that the country of Yi was broken and his brother-in-law was arrested by the state of Lu, he couldn't help but be furious, and said: "The state of Lu obviously knows the kinship between the state of Lu and the state of Qi, and he also raised troops to attack the state and arrested the monarch of the state of Yi. This is clearly bullying our Qi country! ”

So he summoned his ministers and discussed raising troops to attack Lu and rescue Yi Ziyi.

Doctor Meng Xuan came out of the class and said: "The monarch is calm, Lu Guo knows that Qi and Di are close relatives, and he dares to send troops to attack Yi, and he will have a confrontation." ”

Mourning said: "Lu Guo is so arrogant, who will support him?" ”

Meng Sui said: "There are three people in the Lu State, first, compared with the Lu State, the Qi State is not as broad as the Qi State, the population is not as large as the Qi State, and the resources are not as rich as the Qi State. However, the state of Lu is willful and strong, and there are many disciples of Kongqiu, who are wise and strategic, and the victory in the Battle of the Long Spoon boosts morale. So I am not afraid of offending the Qi country. Second, the state of Lu and the state of Wu were on good terms, and the state of Wu rose rapidly in recent decades, defeating the state of Chu in the west, destroying the state of Yue in the east, and constantly expanding to the north, and the ambition of Fucha to dominate was obvious. If the Qi State hastily raised troops, the Lu State would inevitably ask the Wu State for help. In the middle of Wu's arms, Wu will inevitably take this opportunity to raise troops to the north, and the Wu-Lu coalition army will deal with Qi, and it will be very difficult for Qi to achieve victory. ”

Doctor Chen Qi said: "Lord Meng Sui, what you said makes some sense, but can this matter be settled like this?" I think that my Qi country has been inherited for hundreds of years since the founding of Taigongwang, and I have not suffered such a great shame. If we could swallow even such a dead fly, what would the world think of us? ”

Mourning Gong said, "Doctor Chen Qi, what do you mean we should do?" ”

Chen Qi said: "I heard that you can kill a virtuous scholar, but you can't insult him. The same is true of a country, big or small, strong or weak, which cannot accept humiliation. Don't say that our Qi country is much stronger than Lu country, even if it is not as strong as Lu country, we should fight to the death. ”

Mourning Gong said: "What Dr. Meng Xuan is worried about is that if Wu Lu joins forces to deal with us, it will be difficult for us to win. ”

Chen Qi said: "Fucha Xiao'er is too rampant and keeps bullying us. For the state of Wu, we can't hide, and there will be a battle between Qi and Wu. The minister heard that Wu Guo dug a ditch from the Yangtze River to the north in order to use troops to the north. Deal with the state of Qi. Dominate the world. ”

Mourning Gong said: "Doctor Chen Qi, you mean that even if Wu and Lu join forces, we will have to fight, right?" ”

Chen Qi said: "The minister thinks that for the dignity of the Qi country, we should fight this battle regardless of victory or defeat, regardless of the consequences." ”

Meng Sui said: "The minister also knows that Qi Wu will have a battle. But Bingyun: Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Back then, the State of Qi and the Kingdom of Jin helped the rise of the State of Wu, which was a mistake. Now that the state of Wu has become bigger, it will not only destroy Chu and destroy Yue, but also pose a huge threat to the northern countries. But we don't know much about the situation of Wu at present, and Wu Guowu has Wu Zixu, Wen has Bo Yao, and Wu Wangfu is very talented, so we must not underestimate it. ”

Mourning Gong said: "If you want to say that we don't know anything about the situation in Wu State. Doctor Xiong Fei, you have returned from your mission to Wu and tell everyone what you know. ”

Xiong Fei came out of the class and said: "The minister thinks that since there will be a battle against Wu Guo, then now is the best time to fight this battle." In the past ten years, Wu has built two major projects, one is to build Gusutai, and the other is to dig a ditch. These two major projects have exhausted the national strength of the state of Wu. What the minister sent to Wu Guo saw was that the common people were poorly clothed, hungry, and even starved to death on the side of the road. The fields were barren, and a large number of refugees fled from the state of Wu, which was already a foreign powerhouse and a middle cadre. Fingers can be poured. However, the land in the south of the Yangtze River is fertile and beautiful, and it is ripe three times a year, and if there are no major changes, Wu will be able to recover in two or three years, and at that time Wu will send troops to attack me, and it will not be easy to defeat him. ”

Then, there were many ministers, each of whom stated their opinions, some of whom advocated fighting, some of whom advocated not fighting, and each of them insisted on their own words, and they continued to argue, and they discussed for a day, but there was no result.

Although the mourning prince was eager for revenge, the battle had to be fought by everyone, and the thinking could not be unified, and the battle was not fought before it was lost. I couldn't help but get irritated and said, "That's all for today." We'll talk about it tomorrow. ”

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the doctor Xiong Fei returned home, depressed in his heart, and sat idle in the study. I suddenly heard a report from the retainers: "My lord, there are people outside the house who ask to see me." ”

Xiong Fei said: "What kind of person asks to see? ”。

The retainer said, "It's a man and a woman." Claiming to be an old friend of adults. ”

Xiong Fei's eyes lit up and said, "Could it be that Brother Fan Li and Miss Zimei are here?" Hurry up and please. Hurriedly got up and walked out of the house.