Zheng Zhuanggong took advantage of the rift in the relations between Lu and Song to once again show goodwill to the Lu people. In the spring of the sixth year of Duke Lu Yin (BC717), Duke Zheng Zhuang sent an envoy to the state of Lu, and the envoy brought a handwritten letter from Zheng Bo to Lu Hou. Lu Zhuang Gong specially met with Zheng Envoy in the Gong Palace (Jiang Yan Temple). The atmosphere of the talks was very harmonious, and both sides expressed their willingness to become allies, and agreed on the time and place of the meeting between the two monarchs.

In fact, Lu Guo also asked Zheng Guo. Due to the close relationship between Zheng and Qi, Lu Yingong asked Zheng Zhuanggong to mediate in order to resolve the current situation of mutual hostility between Qi and Lu.

Zheng Zhuang Gong liked both the stone of the well (to the Song State) and the beauty of adults, so he immediately sent an envoy to the State of Qi to convey Lu Yingong's wishes to the Duke of Qi. Qi Xugong is a person who "does not vomit in the rigid and does not vomit in the soft (eats soft but not hard)", he not only dares to fight a strong enemy to the end, but also is willing to turn enemies into friends with the warring parties (except for Ji Guo).

The people of Qi have had enough of the clamping of Lu, Ji and Beidi over the years, and although the Duke of Qi is not afraid of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, he is not willing to be hostile for the sake of hostility, and go to war for the sake of war. He also hopes to restore good bilateral relations with Lu and free up his hands to clean up Ji Guo.

In the summer of May, Duke Zheng Zhuang, Duke Lu Yin and Duke Qi had a historic meeting in Aidi; Qilu and Qilu issued a joint statement announcing the normalization of relations between the two countries.

After Zheng Guo and Lu Guoyan reconciled, Zheng Zhuanggong turned his attention to Chen Guo in the south. Chen Ren's surname is Concubine and he is a descendant of Emperor Shun. In that year, the Shang Dynasty's great doctor Fu Man fled to Hojing due to the persecution of the Emperor of Zhou, and later served as Tao Zheng (in charge of the national ceramic industry) under King Wu of Zhou.

After the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou, in order to show the people of the world his reverence for the Chinese ancestors, so that the people of the world should not forget the merits and virtues of the ancestors, he looked for the five emperors and canonized them, so he sealed the concubine in Chen, in order to continue the sacrifice to the emperor.

The capital of Chen Guoding is present-day Huaiyang, Henan, and the land includes parts of southern Henan and northern Anhui, and the country is prosperous and wealthy. The state of Chen was located on the route from Chu and Cai to Song, Lu, and Qi; The northwest of the country is Zheng State, the northeast is Song State, and the southwest is Cai State, and the geographical location is very important.

For a long time, the state of Chen was an obscure country, and it had neither the noble blood of the country surnamed Ji nor the honor of marrying the royal family. People's impression of Chen Guo only stays on the ancient and mysterious witchcraft and the unrestrained and fiery dance in the legend. 、

"The Book of Poetry: Chen Feng" includes a poem "Wanqiu", as for what taste can be tasted from the poem, readers can taste it for themselves. The poem says: "The soup of the son (swinging) is like a hill." Xun is affectionate, but hopeless. Kanqi beats the drum, under Wanqiu. There is no winter and no summer, and it is worth its heron feathers. Kanqi strikes, the way of Wanqiu. There is no winter and no summer, and it is worth its heron. ”

When Duke Chen Huan married her pearl to King Zhou Huan, he became the new favorite of the royal family overnight, and also became the object of friendship among the princes. Zheng Zhuang Gong was naturally not exempt from vulgarity, but when he proposed that he hoped to establish diplomatic relations with Chen Guo, Gongzi suddenly jumped out to oppose it.

Gongzi Tu said: "Chen Guo participated in the attack on Zheng twice, and he must not retaliate against him, otherwise he will definitely be despised by the people of Chen Guo and laughed at by the princes." Moreover, as a minister of the same dynasty, Chen Hou cannot rely on the identity of the national ruler to do mischief. The monarch's father is a dynasty secretary and the cousin of the Son of Heaven, in terms of seniority, Chen Hou still has to call the monarch's father 'uncle'! Teaching juniors is also a matter for elders! ”

Gong Zheng Zhuang asked the prince suddenly: "Su, what is your opinion?" ”

"Every nation has the right to choose its allies and enemies," the prince said. Chen Guo is different from Song and Wei, Song and Wei attacked Zheng Guo for different reasons, and Chen Guo was only dragged in for the sake of face. Chen Guo is harmless, Chen Hou is favored, and crusading against Chen Guo will create a large number of enemies for us. Zheng Guo's enemy is Song Hewei, don't push Chen Guo to the enemy's side anymore.

"And befriending Chen Guo can not only change the relationship with the good royal family, but also disintegrate the alliance between Chen and Wei and isolate the Song State. I had a relationship with Chen Hou when I was a hostage in Cheng Zhou, and he was a conservative and decent person. There is no reason to consider such a person an enemy. Threats and force do not necessarily defeat enemies, but forgiveness and mercy can gain friends. ”

Zheng Zhuanggong finally concluded: "What a good thing to say! It was not an easy decision to forgive Chen, but Song had not yet been retaliated against. For a period of time in the future, China should take the attack on the Song State as its national policy, and all plans and actions must be carried out around this strategy. ”

Zheng Zhuanggong then sent a large mission to the state of Chen. Chen Huangong immediately convened an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with the hot face that Zheng Guoren took the initiative to post.

Dr. Chen's fifth father (Chen Tuo) said: "It is the blessing of the country to be close to the benevolent and friendly neighbors, and it is self-inflicted misfortune to refuse good intentions and offend strong neighbors." It's too late for Chen Guo to take the initiative to befriend Zheng Guo, let alone Zheng Bo taking the initiative! The sovereign must accept Zheng Guo's good intentions. ”

But there are also those who disagree, saying: "Because of the rigid relationship between the royal family and Zheng Guo, it is not appropriate for the two countries to get too close now." In addition, befriending Zheng Guo will not only anger the Son of Heaven, but also offend Song and Wei. Being an enemy of Song and Wei is self-inflicted, how much storm can a small Zheng Ningsheng rise? ”

Chen Hou said: "Yes, Zheng Ningsheng is courteous for no reason, he must want to pull the widow onto the thief ship." Widows can't be fooled by this! Then he arrogantly rejected Zheng Guoren's kindness.

Chen Guoren's rudeness greatly angered Zheng Zhuanggong, and he felt that Chen Huangong's cold ass was even more unbearable than Chen Shi's Iron Curtain chariot, so he said: "The door that the jade silk can't knock on can only be captured by force!" ”

Childe suddenly teased: "Isn't it even more impossible to get a country that can't be befriended with jade silk?" ”

Zheng Zhuanggong said: "I was slapped in the face, how can you let the widow pretend to be nothing?" ”

In the summer of May, Zheng Zhuanggong gathered an army and prepared to attack the state of Chen. Although Chen Huan Gong has been alerted to war, he is still immersed in the vanity of Yelang's arrogance; He thought that Zheng Guoren was just a bluff, and Zheng Ningsheng would never dare to attack him, an old Chinese upstart.

But Zheng Zhuanggong did not hide his intentions and anger, and he personally led the whole army to invade Chen in broad daylight. Zheng Jun robbed everywhere like a rogue, robbing countless people and property. Zheng Jun returned with a full load, but as a result, Chen Guoren's newly built self-esteem was destroyed, and people fell into inferiority fear. And Dr. Chen Guo, who secretly received benefits from Zheng Guoren, began to create public opinion and complain about Huangong's diplomatic strategy.

Chen Huan Gong regretted it in his heart, but he still pretended to be righteous and awe-inspiring on the surface, but when the doctors asked him what measures he should take, he was speechless.

The gentleman of later generations said: "'Good cannot be lost, evil cannot be long', it is said that it is Chen Huangong, right?" He who encourages evil deeds and does not repent will be burned. I want to extinguish it then, but will it be too late? The Book of Commerce says: 'The spread of evil is like a wildfire burning a prairie that is blazing and cannot be faced, let alone extinguished?' Zhou Ren also said: "Those who are in charge of the state should treat evil like a farmer cutting weeds, cutting off its roots so that it cannot multiply; In this way, justice can be promoted. ’”