The allied forces of the six countries of Qi, Ju, Tan, Xu, Song, and Wei pressed towards Lu, and Lu faced an extremely dangerous situation.

Many of the subjects were terrified and did not know how to deal with the situation, but Confucius, without the slightest hint of nervousness, held a banquet in the land of Qufu, singing and dancing.

Getting the situation of the Lu State made the Qi State and other monarchs who wanted to conquer the Lu State breathe a sigh of relief, and they all said: "The Lu State seems to have accepted its fate and does not plan to struggle." ”

The monarch of the Qi State called the monarchs of the other 5 countries together and said: "In the future, we must fight steadily and steadily, go all out to encircle the Lu State, and let the Lu State become history!"

On the occasion of the departure of the 6-nation alliance to Lu, Confucius held a banquet on the one hand, and on the other hand, sent Zigong and Zime, who were eloquent and eloquent, to Chu and Jin to ask for reinforcements.

On the other hand, while strengthening the border defenses, Confucius sent Zilu to lead a group of men and horses through the Taiyi Mountains and set up an ambush in order to launch an attack on the Qi State at a favorable time.

Confucius said to Zilu and them: "It is impossible to solve the problem of Lu State by simple defense, and only by taking the initiative can it be solved." ”

For the reinforcements of Chu and Jin, Confucius expected that Dingzi Gong and Zizi would definitely complete the task, as a great power, it was impossible for Chu and Jin to let Qi destroy Lu.

This is where the law of balance comes in.

The states of Qi, Chu, and Jin are all big powers, and they all have the ambition of hegemony, so if any one of them is big, it will have extremely serious consequences for the other two.

Just like now, once the State of Qi takes the State of Lu, its national strength will increase greatly, which is very unfavorable to the State of Chu and the State of Jin.

Sure enough, as Confucius expected, under the persuasion of Zigong and Zi I, and without even paying much price, the states of Chu and Jin agreed to send troops.

Therefore, the allied forces of the six countries of Qi, Ju, Tan, Xu, Song, and Wei have not yet begun to attack the Lu state, and the Chu and Jin states have already raised troops to exert pressure on the six countries, ordering the six countries to withdraw their troops.

Among them, the army of the Jin generals had already marched to the border between Qi and Wei, while the Chu State directly threatened the rear of Tan, Xu, and Song.

It can be said that the allied forces of the six countries of Qi, Ju, Tan, Xu, Song, and Wei have not yet fought with the Lu State, and they are already facing the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy.

"It's fine. Facing the frightened monarchs of the other 5 countries, the monarch of Qi pretended to be calm and said: "This opportunity is rare, once the Lu country becomes strong, we will not have good fruits to eat." Don't be afraid, if we change our strategy and defeat Lu quickly and destroy Lu before Jin and Chu attack, then they will have no excuse to send troops. ”

As soon as the words of the monarch of Qi "it's okay" fell, he saw a general of Qi come to the big tent in a panic and hurriedly said: "King Qi, it's not a good thing. The army of the state of Lu crossed the Taiyi Mountains out of nowhere and went straight to Linzi. ”

"What?" King Qi was shocked, once his capital was breached, even if he captured the Lu State, it would be meaningless, and then he would face the attacks of the Chu State and the Jin State, and the Qi State would not be far from destruction.

King Qi thought about it, and finally said helplessly: "Withdraw the troops!"

With the withdrawal of Qi troops, the Six-Nation Alliance became a joke, and Ju, Tan, Xu, Song, and Wei also withdrew their troops.

In this way, the 6-nation coalition army that pressured Lu was just established, consumed a lot of materials, and hurriedly withdrew its troops before entering Lu State, which was a joke at that time.

The crisis of the Lu State was solved in a snap of a button, which greatly enhanced the prestige of Confucius, and the people returned to their hearts for a while, and the country became stronger and stronger.

But it is not easy for Lu to expand his power, because he is almost sandwiched between several big countries, and there is no room for expansion.

Faced with such a question, Zigong once asked Confucius: "Sir, the state of Lu has become strong and prosperous now, and we can't just give up such a rare opportunity! However, other countries can say that Qi Chujin is eyeing each other, and if they don't think about it, these achievements may become someone else's plate at some point." ”

Confucius said: "It doesn't matter, we must set the right thing, occupy the righteousness, and then act on the camera." ”

Regarding the current situation of the Lu State, Confucius knew it better than anyone else.

The state of Lu during the Western Zhou Dynasty can be said to be the most valued vassal state by the royal family, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the head of the vassal states.

At this time, although the Zhou Dynasty was weak, the righteousness was still there, and no kingdom dared to openly say anything about betraying the Zhou Dynasty.

The reason why the Lu State has not been destroyed in these years is because the Lu State was the principality of the direct descendants of the Zhou Duke of the Great Zhou Dynasty and occupied the great righteousness.

The political status of the Lu State comes from the royal family, and the development of the Lu State depends on the revival of the royal family.

Not long after, Lu Guo put forward the initiative of "Fengzheng Shuo respects the Zhou family", and wanted to return the government to the Zhou royal family and the power to the Zhou king.

When Confucius shouted such a slogan, all the other princes felt that Lu was going crazy: "The Zhou royal family has declined like this, and you still want to be in the royal family, I really don't know what Lu thinks about it?"

Regarding the actions of Confucius of the State of Lu, the influence of the Zhou royal family was limited to the king of Zhou in Luoyang, of course, he was very excited.

The king of Zhou reciprocated by giving official affirmation to Confucius as the Duke of Lu, which made Confucius's behavior of violating the conventional inheritance of the Duke of Lu legal, and his status in the State of Lu was no longer doubtful.

The king of Zhou also wanted to revitalize a certain amount, but he had no army in his hands and no princes to respond, so he had become a real "lonely man", and the state of Lu became his lifeline.

Confucius was a man of his word, not only in words, but also in his conquest of countries that did not respect the royal family.

For example, Zheng Guo, who was closest to the Zhou royal family, did not respect the royal family, and under the order of the king of Zhou, Confucius took the Lu army directly to Zheng Guo to fight Zheng Guo to the death.

The State of Song was separated by the State of Lu and the State of Zheng, and Confucius occupied the Great Righteousness in the name of respecting the Zhou Chamber and attacking the State of Zheng, and the State of Song could not prevent the army of the State of Lu from passing through.

At this time, the army of Lu was already extremely strong, and soon defeated Zheng Guo, and the Duke of Zheng Guo was placed at the disposal of the king of Zhou, just asking for the establishment of Confucianism in Zheng State and spreading Confucianism.

The state of Lu also reached an agreement with the Zhou royal family, that is, in the state of Lu during the Zhou dynasty, the establishment of Confucianism was allowed, and the spread of Confucianism was not prohibited.

Confucius gave a country, Zheng Guodu, to the king of Zhou for free, and the king of Zhou naturally agreed to his request.

Therefore, when Confucius returned to Lu and passed through Weiguo, he put forward a request to spread Confucianism in Wei.

Now Confucianism has become the foundation of the state of Lu, and Confucianism has become the existence of the state religion equivalent to the state religion of Lu.

Let the Confucianism of the state religion of Lu be spread in Weiguo, this is a matter of sovereignty, and Weiguo Yan can agree.

Wei Guogong rejected the state of Lu, and of course Confucius would not be polite, and said angrily: "The national policy that the king of Zhou has promised, you don't follow it, violate the Zhou etiquette, and you should be punished." ”

In this way, the Wei State was destroyed by the Lu State, and Confucianism began to be established in the Wei State to spread Confucianism.

A disciple asked Confucius: "Sir, why do we only need to establish Confucianism and spread Confucianism? Now that the royal family is in decline and is incorrigible, wouldn't it be more conducive to our development if we could bring Zheng Guo and Wei Guo under our own control?"

Confucius looked at Zi Zi and said something with a smile, which made Zi and I and the other disciples think deeply, and then affected the pattern of Nanbu Continent.