Section 575 The Song army besieges the state of Cao
The army of Lu destroyed the state of Xiang. The meeting of the www.biquge.info in Huaidi, the prince of various countries had a major event, and without returning to China, the Lu army occupied the country. The Qi people believed that this was a tribute ordered by the Duke of Xu, so they detained the Duke and prevented him from returning to China. In the autumn, Sheng Jiang met with Qi Huan Gong in Bian Di because of the Duke of Xu. In September, the Duke arrived. The "Spring and Autumn Period" records that "Zhihui will meet you", which is due to the fact that the state affairs have not yet been dealt with, and they are unwilling to speak out about the detention.
The three wives of Duke Qi Huan, Wang Ji, Xu Huan, and Cai Ji, have no sons. Duke Qi Huan likes women, and there are many concubines who are favored, and there are six favored women in the palace who are treated like ladies: David Ji, who gave birth to Wu Meng; Xiao Wei Ji gave birth to Hui Gong; Zheng Ji, who gave birth to a filial piety; Ge Huan, who gave birth to Zhaogong; Mi Ji, who gave birth to Yi Gong; Song Huazi gave birth to Gongzi Yong. Duke Huan and Guan Zhong entrusted Duke Xiao to Duke Xiang of Song and made him the crown prince. Yongwu was favored by Wei Gongji, and because of the relationship between the temple and the mink, he offered delicious food to the Duke of Qi Huan, and was favored by the Duke of Qi Huan. Duke Huan of Qi promised them to make Wu Meng his heir. Guan Zhong died, and the five sons all sought to be established as heirs.
In winter, on the seventh day of October, Qi Huan died. Yi Ya entered the palace, and the temple mink relied on those favored magnates to kill a group of officials, and set up a prince as the monarch without loss. Xiaogong fled to the Song Kingdom. On December 8, an obituary was issued. On the night of the 14th, the body of Huan Gong was put into the coffin.
(18) The eighteenth year of the reign of the Emperor
In the spring of the eighteenth year, Song Xianggong led Cao Gonggong and others to attack the Qi State. In March, the people of Qi killed without loss. Zheng Wengong began to meet in the Chu court. King Chu Cheng gave him copper, and soon regretted it, and swore an oath with him: Don't use it to forge weapons. So Zheng Wengong used it to cast three bells. The people of Qi were ready to establish Xiaogong as the monarch, but they could not stop the opposition of the four princes and their gangs, and the filial piety fled to the Song Kingdom, and the four princes and their gangs fought against the Song army. In the summer, in May, the Song state defeated the state of Qi in the land of 甗 (yǎn) and returned to China.
In autumn, August, the Duke of Qi Huan was buried. In winter, the Xing people and the Di people attacked the country and surrounded the garden. Duke Wei Wen relinquished the position of the monarch to his father, brothers, sons and other people in the court, and said, "Whoever knows that he can govern the country, I will follow him." Everyone disagreed, and then set up a position in Zi Lou. Di Jun retreated. Liang Bo expanded his territory and built many cities, but he could not move the people there, and named the place Xinli, which was occupied by the Qin state alone.
(19) The nineteenth year of the reign of the Emperor
In the spring of the nineteenth year, the Qin people built a city and immigrated to live in Xinli. The Song people captured Teng Xuangong.
In the summer, Duke Xiang of Song asked Duke Wen to kill the son of 鄫 (zēng) to sacrifice to the land god of Ci Sui, hoping to make Dongyi come and surrender. Sima Ziyu said: In ancient times, the six kinds of livestock could not be used to sacrifice each other, and the small sacrifice did not kill the big animal, let alone dare to use people as sacrifices? Sacrifices are for people. The people are God's masters. If you kill the sacrifice, what god will enjoy it? The Duke of Qi Huan restored the three destroyed countries to make the princes attached, and the righteous man also said that he was weak, and now he has an alliance and invaded the kings of the two countries, and used it to sacrifice to the evil and faint ghosts and gods, and it is not difficult to use this to seek hegemony? It's lucky to have a good death.
In the autumn, the Wei army attacked Xingguo in retaliation for the battle of Supu. At this time, there was a great drought in the country, and divination for sacrificing to the mountains and rivers was unlucky. Ning Zhuangzi said: In the past, there was a famine in the Zhou Dynasty, and the Shang Dynasty was defeated, and the harvest was abundant. Now that Xingguo has no way, and the princes have no leader, God may want to let the defense attack Xingguo! Obey him, and it rains on the conscripted army.
The Song army besieged the Cao State, in order to crusade against the disobedience of the Cao State. Ziyu said to the Duke of Song: King Wen heard that Chongguo's virtue was in a coma and went to attack, and after fighting for thirty days, Chongguo did not surrender. After retiring and returning to China, cultivating and indoctrination, and then attacking, King Wen was stationed in the camp built in the past, and Chongguo surrendered. The "Book of Songs" says: Make an example in front of your wife, so as to set an example for your brothers, and govern a family and a country. Now the king's virtue is probably still lacking, and what can be done to attack the Cao State with this? Why don't you go back and check your virtues and wait until there are no more deficiencies before taking action.
Chen Mugong requested that friendly relations be re-established among the princes, saying that he would not forget the virtues of Duke Qi Huan. In winter, in the Qi National Alliance, the friendly relations of the Qi Huan era were re-established.
The Liang State perished, and the "Spring and Autumn Period" does not record who destroyed the Liang State, because the scourge was found by the Liang State itself. At the beginning, Liang Bo liked to build a large number of buildings, and repeatedly built cities without being inhabited, and the people were so tired that they couldn't bear it, so they said: So-and-so enemy is coming. So he dug a ditch outside the king's palace and said: Qin is going to attack our country. The people were frightened and scattered, and the Qin State took the opportunity to occupy the Liang State.
(20) Twenty years of the Emperor's reign
In the spring of the twentieth year, the south gate was rebuilt. The "Spring and Autumn Period" records this incident because it hinders the agricultural time. Anyone who builds a city gate or makes a door latch (shuān) should not interfere with farming. The people of the slippery country betrayed Zheng Guo and submitted to Wei Guo. In the summer, Zheng Guo's son, the Emperor of the Kingdom, led an army to invade the country. In the autumn, the Qi and Di people met in Xing and made an alliance to plan for Xing to deal with the invasion of Wei. At this time, Wei Guo was worried about Xing Guo.
Sui relied on the power of the princes east of the Han River to betray the Chu state. In winter, the dougu of Chu led an army to attack Suiguo, and returned to China after making peace. The gentleman said: Suiguo was attacked because he did not estimate his own national strength. Measure your strength and then act, and there will be less evil. Success or failure lies in oneself, is it in others? "The Book of Songs" says: Don't you want to run around in the morning and evening, but there is too much dew on the road.