Guan Zhong encountered great resistance when he implemented the new policy: many old aristocrats had their vested interests undermined, and they united to engage in confrontation; In particular, those who want to benefit from supporting Xiaobai's accession to the throne are the most resistant. Those are either openly opposed or passively slacking off; Even Gao and Guo expressed dissatisfaction with the new policy. However, Qi Huangong's attitude was resolute, and the reform evolved into a fierce struggle between reformers and conservative forces.

In order to win the support of the two major families of Gao and Guo, Duke Qi Huan made great sacrifices in military power. The Qi division is composed of the upper, middle and lower armies, the monarch is the supreme military commander, and each army has no fixed commander, and is temporarily appointed by the monarch in wartime. Now Duke Qi Huan decided to transfer the command of the upper army and the lower army to Gao Wei and Guo Yizhong, fixed the military power of the two secretaries, and only retained the command of the Chinese army.

The results were immediate. Qi Huan won over the two families, and at the same time pushed the two to the opposite side of the conservatives, who now treat Gao Guo and the second secretary as enemies.

The contradictions between the opposing sides are becoming more and more acute, and turmoil is on the verge of breaking out. Duke Qi Huan was very worried, so he decided to fight a battle with one of the winning princes, and transfer the domestic contradictions abroad, but he had a lot of trouble choosing a belligerent opponent.

Lu and Tan are the two countries in front of them. Guan Zhong believed that if there was a war with the Lu State, the Qi State could be won or defeated; If there is a war with the state of Tan, the state of Qi must be victorious; But according to the current situation, many people want to see Qi Huangong's jokes, and they will definitely not do their best, so there is no chance of winning the war against Tan Guo. As a result, the state of Lu was fortunate (judging from the results) to be selected as the target of the war, and the battle of the long spoon broke out between Qi and Lu.

Qi Guo needed a reason for war, and Qi Huan Gong casually rummaged through his pockets and found out a few charges for the people of Lu Guo. It is said that Lu Zhuang Gong once got drunk and cursed Qi Huan Gong with the strength of the wine, saying that Qi Xiaobai was just a little hooligan who stole the monarch's power by pretending to be dead, and Gongzi Jiao was a big hero worthy of the title of the king of a country. And so on and so forth.

In the end, Duke Qi Huan was charged with three crimes for the people of Lu State: first, maliciously blackening the supreme dignity of Qi State; second, a vain attempt to murder Guan Yiwu, the No. 2 person in Qi (that is, the matter of Lu Zhuanggong chasing and killing Guan Zhong); Third, colluding with the diehards of Qi to resist and change the law and undermine national security.

The Qi people handed over the battle letter to the Lu people, and Lu Zhuanggong decided to face the enemy army at Changscoop. Long spoon in the north of Qufu, when King Zhou Cheng gave the six major sects of the Central Plains Yin people to Bo Yu to help him establish the Lu State, one of which was called "Long Spoon Clan"; The settlement of this Yin people is called the long spoon.

Lu Zhuanggong's life was also very tormented. After a series of setbacks suffered by the state of Lu, the prestige of Lu Zhuanggong fell to the freezing point. The Chinese questioned his leadership skills, believing that he was unprincipled and too weak in his relations with the Qi state; Lu Zhuang Gong took some drastic measures to punish the doubters.

As a result, people said that Lu Zhuanggong forgot to take revenge, and he had a hot fight with his father's killer, but he lost the state of Yu, and later lost the battle of Ganshi, and Qufu was also besieged by the enemy. He didn't have the courage to seek revenge on the Qi country, but he sprinkled his temper on the people! He's about to become a tyrant! If this trend continues, the country of Lu will not be far from extinction, right!?

In the face of domestic troubles, Lu Zhuanggong also urgently needs to fight a good battle with his old enemies to save the declining situation.

But the mood of the Lu people was very low, and they thought that it was a war that was bound to be lost. The ending is already doomed, and all that remains is the question of how far Lu Hou will throw people. Lu Zhuanggong was helpless and did not know how to deal with the current situation.

There was a man named Cao Di in the Lu State, who was originally a palace guard officer, but later retired due to injury, and became a magistrate in a small city in the suburbs. He decided to go to the palace to help Lu Zhuanggong solve the problem of war.

Cao Di's fellow villagers persuaded him that the war was planned by those noble lords who ate meat, what did you go in and mix? The monarch is capricious, and if he says the wrong thing, he can lose his life.

Cao Di said that meat eaters are all mentally handicapped, and those people are short-sighted and narrow-minded; They can only see the surface, but not the inside.

Cao Di offered some rare game to Lu Zhuanggong, and Lu Zhuanggong left him in the palace for lunch, during which the two talked about the war.

Cao Di said: "It is an indisputable fact that the Qi country is strong and the Lu country is weak; This battle is also related to the safety of Lu Guosheji, how should the prince deal with the war? ”

Lu Zhuanggong said: "I dare not enjoy my food and clothing, I must reward others." ”

Cao Di said: "These are small favors and small favors, more than enough to reward the close ministers, but not enough to reward the people, how can you reward the people all over the country?" The Chinese people will not be satisfied. ”

Lu Zhuanggong said: "The sacrifices and jade silks used in the sacrifice do not dare to violate etiquette and dare not exceed the specifications; The congratulatory message is honest and sincere, and he does not dare to speak falsely. ”

Cao Di said: "The trust of ghosts and gods cannot spread to the people, and ghosts and gods will never protect the country." ”

Lu Zhuanggong said: "No one knows that it is wrong! We will not be able to observe the affairs of the people, but we will certainly handle them fairly. ”

Cao Di said: "Only by winning the trust of the people can you be loyal to Sheji, although the country of Lu is small, you can also fight, please let me follow the prince to fight." ”

Lu Zhuang Gong then granted amnesty to the prisoners, and many of the wronged victims regained their freedom; He also gave relief to the poor, reduced the tax burden of the people, and punished many villains who did the wrong.

When the people saw that the monarch was reinvigorated, they changed their lost and decadent mentality, regained their confidence in Lu Zhuanggong, and re-established their sense of honor as a descendant of Duke Zhou. Believing that justice was on their side, they decided to teach the young war criminal who had just ascended the throne a hard lesson.