Because of the unexpected death of the heir of the son of Lu Ding, he pushed Confucius to the position of the Duke of Lu.

This is also the influence of the imperial qi of Confucius (Han Zhen).

Although Meng Yizi, Ji Huanzi and Shusun Zhou Qiu Sanhuan were reluctant to do this, Confucius pressed each other with spells, so they had to temporarily lower their heads.

Especially when Zilu led the people of Feiyi, Si Chi led the people of Yunyi, and Zigong led the people of Qufu to come to Yiyi, the whole Yiyi was terrifyingly quiet.

Even though Meng Yizi, Ji Huanzi and Shusun Zhou Qiu Sanhuan were very strong, far surpassing Confucius, but at this time, they were faced with three people coming to support Confucius, what could they do?

Meng Yizi, Ji Huanzi and Uncle Zhou Qiu Sanhuan stayed in Yunyi honestly until Confucius used his disciples to arrange Zigong in Yiyi, so that Yunyi was quickly taken into his own hands by Confucius.

This is also due to the fact that Confucius has received many disciples over the years, and there are all kinds of talents in it.

Confucius had 3,000 disciples, and the seventy-two sages were not a joke, and the disciples he had cultivated over the years were only more than that, not less, and they were distributed in all walks of life.

For example, there are Zilu and Ziran in political affairs, Zigong and Zi I in diplomacy, and Ziyuan Yanhui, Bo Niu, Zhonggong and so on.

The reason why Confucius arranged Zigong here in Yuyi was not because of anything else, but because he valued his eloquence and ability to anticipate things.

At this time, although Yuyi was subdued, after all, he had been under the governance of Meng Yizi and Gongyi's father, and they had governed very well over the years, and people were still very fond of it.

If we just rely on political affairs and cannot pacify this place in a short period of time, problems will arise in the future.

And Zigong can rely on his talents to turn the people of Yuyi into subjects of the Lu State, rather than Sanhuan's subordinates.

When everything was calm, Confucius returned to Qufu with Meng Yizi and Gongyi's virgin father, appeased Sanhuan, and watched back and forth at the same time.

Confucius has not been in vain in Lu for many years, and many of the relationships are insightful, so he naturally handles all kinds of relationships well, and gradually hollows out the three Huan, and the power is gradually returned to the office, that is, Confucius (Han Zhen).

Just when Confucius was solving his internal troubles, external troubles came.

And this external trouble came from the Qi country.

In the State of Qi, there was a doctor in power named Tian Chang, who was consumed by profit, and asked the monarch to increase his fiefdom several times, but he did not succeed. Tian Chang held a grudge and plotted to start a rebellion, but he was worried that other noble ministers would oppose him.

Therefore, under the pretext that Confucius's succession to the position of Duke Lu Ding was illegal and non-compliant, Tian Chang mobilized an army to prepare to attack Lu, in an attempt to elevate his status in Qi through the victory of foreign wars, thereby contributing to the success of the rebellion.

At the same time, the monarch of Qi was also very jealous of Confucius and agreed with Tian Chang's approach.

The state of Qi set the target of Yunyi, and the army was ready to come towards Yiyi at any time.

After getting the news, Confucius was of course very anxious.

Yuyi is the northern gate of the Lu State, and once it is breached, the consequences are unimaginable.

At the same time, the part of the city that has just been destroyed beyond the standard is not strong, and the people's hearts are fluctuating, so it is easy to get into trouble.

On the one hand, Confucius sent an army to support Yuyi, and on the other hand, he was trying to figure out how to solve the crisis. Including Zilu and other disciples, they all asked for orders to fight to the death with the Qi State, but Confucius did not agree.

Later, Zigong stood up and said, "I'd better go!"

Confucius readily agreed with him to settle the matter.

Zigong was ordered to take on the important task of defending the Lu State.

Zigong gave full play to his strengths and did not stay in the Lu State, and ran to the Qi State after arranging the defense of the Yi.

After he arrived in the Qi State, he asked to see Tian Chang and said: "I heard that Your Excellency is going to attack the Lu State, this is a big mistake. ”

Tian Chang asked, "What's wrong?"

Zigong said: "The country of Lu is very difficult to defeat, and it is impossible for you to destroy it. Because the walls of the Lu country are short and thin, the moat is narrow and shallow, the king is mediocre and incompetent, and the common people are unwilling to fight, it is impossible for you to defeat him in such a country. You might as well go to the south to fight the state of Wu, the walls of the state of Wu are high and thick, the moat is wide and deep, the soldiers are very capable of fighting, the ministers are wise and capable, and the state of Wu is easy to defeat. ”

"How do you say that what seems easy to others is difficult, and what is difficult is easy?" Tian Chang said angrily: "And to teach the usual, why not?"

Zigong said: "I have heard such a saying, those who have internal troubles should attack strong opponents, and those who have external troubles should fight weak opponents. Your Excellency, your troubles are internal, and you have failed to increase your fiefdoms several times, isn't it because the nobles and ministers oppose it? This is because there are internal troubles, so you should attack the powerful state of Wu. Of course, I know that Lu Guo is easy to defeat, but have you ever thought about it, if you defeat Lu Guo, will you have any consequences?"

Tian Chang asked, "What are the consequences?"

Zigong said: "If you defeat the Lu State, the monarch of the Qi State will be proud, and those ministers and nobles will see that it is so easy to win the battle, and they will also come to fight for power and profit." In this way, don't say that you want to do great things, even the benefits you have received will be robbed by others. ”

Tian Chang was silent for a long time after hearing this before asking Zigong: "What is the benefit of fighting Wu State?"

Zigong said: "The fight against Wu is doomed to fail, but it doesn't matter if the country loses, you can have benefits." The state has failed, the power of the noble ministers has been weakened, and the monarch has become more isolated, and at that time, who else can the Qi country rely on but you?"

Tian Chang was very happy when he heard this, but he thought again: "The army attacking the Lu State has already set off, and at this time, it will turn to attack the Wu State, and the division will be nameless." Fighting the state of Wu for no reason is doomed to failure, although the power of those noble ministers will be weakened, but the responsibility for defeating the battle will be borne by me, is this risk worth taking?"

Zigong seemed to see through his thoughts, so he said to Tian Chang: "You don't have to worry, I have a way, you just let the army attacking Lu stay on the border of Qilu and wait for the opportunity." I went to Wu to persuade the king of Wu to send troops to save Lu, so that you are a passive defense, and even if you are defeated, you will not be held responsible. ”

When Tian Chang heard this, he was very happy and fully adopted Zigong's opinion.

After Zigong appeased Tian Chang with reason, he went to Wu State non-stop.

After seeing the husband of the king of Wu, Zigong said: "King, I heard that the Qi State is going to send troops to the Lu State. Once the State of Qi destroys the State of Lu, it will go south to attack the State of Wu and compete with you for hegemony, I am very worried about the king. ”

The husband asked, "What should I do?"

Zigong said: "I have a way, you can send troops to save Lu, save Lu, and become famous." Vazi, Dali also. If the king can come to the rescue at this time, but the righteous act of helping the needy, who in the world does not admire you when they see the king so benevolent and righteous? The country of Qi seems to be strong, but in fact, it bullies the weak and has long been unpopular. There is little help in losing it, and it is very easy to defeat it. ”

Zigong then analyzed the situation in the world, and he said: "The most powerful countries today are one is the Qi State and the other is the Jin State. If the king defeats the Qi Kingdom, he must take advantage of the victory to pursue and defeat the Jin Kingdom. Once the Jin people are convinced, you will be the overlord of the world. ”

Fucha has long had the ambition to dominate the world, and he was very happy to hear Zigong say this. But he was also worried, that is, the Yue Kingdom was close at hand, and he was worried that Goujian, the king of Yue, would take the opportunity to attack the Wu Kingdom, so that the Wu Kingdom would suffer from the enemy on its back, and the gains would outweigh the losses.

In the face of Fucha's worries, Zigong had another rhetoric, which finally made Fucha determined to attack the Jin Kingdom.