The eleventh year of Duke Lu Yin (BC712) was the last year of Xigu's life. Although there are no more events this year than in previous years, I will still devote the history of this year to the longest possible length, so that Lu Yingong's name can stay in this book for a longer time.

In the spring of this year, Teng Hou and Xue Hou visited Lu State together. Both countries were small, and the founding monarch of Teng was the fourteenth son of King Wen of Zhou; Xue Guo's surname is Ren, which is a country that is older than the Shang Dynasty, and the founding monarch is Che Zheng Xi Zhong of the Xia Dynasty.

The kings of small countries have a big temper, speak loudly, and like to make aggressive gestures, perhaps thinking that doing so will strengthen their own small voice, or suppress the small voice of the other party. When the celebrant arranged the order of their visits, the two monarchs quarreled with each other about the order of the court, like two children arguing about whose father was more powerful: Xue Hou said: "I am a direct descendant of the Yellow Emperor, and the Xue Kingdom was established in the Xia Dynasty, and the founding time was a thousand years earlier than yours!" Teng Hou retorted: "I have the same surname as Zhou, and my ancestor is Bu Zheng of the royal family. Xue Guo is just a concubine surname, and without my noble surname, the widow can't be ranked behind you! ”

Their dispute aroused the interest of the Lu people. Later, the Yin Gong sent Gongzi Hui to persuade Xue Hou and said: "You and Teng Hou deigned to come to the Lu State, and the widow feels very honored. But the proverb of the Zhou Dynasty said: 'The mountain has wood, and the work is measured; The guest is polite, and the Lord chooses it. Then let's decide the order according to the etiquette of the Zhou people!

"The tradition of the Zhou people to receive guests is to put brothers first and the opposite sex second, so you can only be ranked behind Tenghou. If the widow went to Xue to visit, he would not dare to compare with the princes surnamed Ren who went to the same place. If you are still willing to meet with the widow, the widow will ask you for Xue Hou: Please allow Xue Hou to meet with the widow before you. ”

Only then did the people of Lu settle this small dispute, and the two not-so-quiet monarchs left Lu after completing their mission. Zheng Zhuanggong's envoy came to Qufu soon after. The envoy invited Lu Yingong to meet with Zheng Bo in Yundi to discuss the attack on Xu.

Zang Aibo thought that Zheng Guoren's request was too much, but Lu Yingong said: "Lu Guo has won two big cities without spending a single soldier, what greater favor is there than this?" How can Lu not reciprocate the favor he received? ”

The two gentlemen arrived in Yundi in early summer. Zheng Zhuanggong said that Xu Guo did not respect the king's orders and refused to send troops to participate in the coalition army of the Song Dynasty; Cai, Wei, and Yu have all been punished, and it will be Xu Guo's turn next; He had already reached an agreement with the Duke of Qi that the time of the expedition was set for July, and he hereby requested Lu Guo to send a division.

Gongzi Hui had been selling the favor of Zheng Guoren, and he was particularly indignant at the meeting, fiercely denouncing Xu Guo's disobedience and vowing to punish Xu Guo harshly, as if he were a staunch defender of the supreme dignity of the royal family.

After the signing of the covenant, a bloody ceremony was held, and sacrifices were made to the witness of the oath (God). After that, the two monarchs went home to prepare for war.

On May 24, Zheng Zhuanggong held a military ceremony for Vaxu in Taimiao. Zheng Zhuanggong specially arranged a "car competition" project for the military awarding ceremony; He said that the victor could get the position and honor of a pioneer officer.

Zhuang Gong has a cousin named Gongsun Yan (Zi Zidu), who is the son of Gongzi Lu. Because Gongzi Lu and Zhuang Gong are both uncles and nephews, as well as teachers and students, Gongsun Yan has been greatly favored by Zhuang Gong.

Gongsun Yan is handsome and powerful in appearance, and is the public lover of Zheng Guo's women, and Zheng Guo's young men and women often carry their sons when they flirt. Zheng Ren also composed a song "The Mountain Has Fusu" for this reason. Poetry: "The mountain has Fusu, and Xi has Hehua." I don't see the son, but I see madness. There are Qiao pine in the mountain, there is a swimming dragon in the Xi, and I don't see Zichong, but I see a cunning child. ”

But such a darling is too narrow-minded to tolerate others. Gongsun Yan's status is not high, but he especially likes to be in the limelight, and even dismisses the face of the sons in public. Before the war, he asked Zheng Zhuang Gong for the position of pioneer officer, but Zheng Zhuang Gong thought that giving him that position for no reason would make his already bad reputation worse.

In order to satisfy his wishes and not want to be questioned by others, Zheng Zhuanggong tailor-made this show for him. And the sons of Zhuang Gong all sneered at Gongsun Yan, so they disdained to get involved with the guy who liked to show himself everywhere, and made a foreign appearance in front of everyone in order to compete for fame.

Gongsun Yan was the first to appear, and he had no suspense to defeat several "contenders" who had come up to make a show, and when no one came out to challenge him again, he was ready to pull the banner from the chariot, and the sergeants began to cheer. At this moment, Uncle Ying Kao ran in with a loud shout to disrupt the situation. The cheers and cheers of the sergeants stopped abruptly, and Uncle Ying Kao was scuffling with Gongsun Yan in the blink of an eye. You must know that both of them are outstanding warriors, and the strength of both sides is between the two sides, so it is not surprising who wins and who loses.

However, Gongsun Yan was originally slack, and he didn't get into the state so quickly; But Uncle Ying Kao is fully committed to fighting. As a result, in the midst of people's astonishment, Uncle Ying Kao kept beating Gongsun Yan and paralyzed him to the ground, and then picked up the chariot and ran wildly. Gongsun Yan staggered to his feet with the butt of a horse, he recovered his dislocated jaw, wiped off his nosebleed, snatched a halberd, and staggered after Uncle Yingkao. He chased all the way to Kuishi Street, but Uncle Ying Kao had already run away without a trace.

Because Uncle Ying Kao unexpectedly robbed Gongsun Yan, Zheng Zhuanggong laughed at the angry guy who was beaten and swollen along the way.

In the autumn and July, the armies of Zheng, Qi and Lu marched into Xu and surrounded the capital of Xu.

Xu Guo's surname is Jiang, sealed in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and belongs to the small country of barons. Due to the weakness of the state, the long period of peace, and the corruption of the rulers, the walls that were not tall, small, or strong are now very dilapidated. Although the Xu people raided and strengthened the city wall, they were still unable to withstand the onslaught of the armies of the Three Kingdoms.

The vanguard of the Zheng army was led by Ying Kao Shu, and the coalition army used bows and arrows to suppress the defenders on the city walls, pushing siege engines under the city walls. The attacker's ladder covered the walls in an instant, and the soldiers attached themselves to the ladder like ants. Soon the siege engines had dug down a wall, and as a result, the defenders and diggers were buried in the rubble.

Uncle Ying Kao held Zhuang Gong's military flag and struggled to climb the collapsed city wall, waving the big flag. The coalition forces were suddenly boiling, and everyone was strongly motivated to climb up desperately, all trying to climb the city wall before their comrades. But at this moment, an evil dark arrow suddenly shot out from Zheng Jun's team and hit him head-on in the heart. Uncle Yingkao didn't even have time to plant the military flag at the head of the city or give it to his companions, so he held the military flag and planted the city wall.

The death of the warrior infuriated the Coalition soldiers, and their offensive intensified. Uncle Ying picked up the military flag from next to Uncle Yingkao's body and braved the defenders' arrows to enter the city again. Ignoring the fierce fighting around him, he vigorously waved his banner and jumped up and down the battlements, shouting incessantly: "The monarch has ascended the city!" The monarch has already ascended the city! ”

At this time, there was no more force to save the city from falling, and a large number of soldiers climbed the walls, and the defenders fled or surrendered. Zheng's army soon captured the city walls and then opened the city gates. However, none of the Zheng soldiers entered the Xu Kingdom through the city gates, and they all climbed the city wall along the ladder or the collapse to show the bravery of the Zheng army and pay tribute to Uncle Ying Kao.

At this time, the Qi and Lu armies also captured the defenders' defensive lines respectively and swarmed in. Xu was completely occupied, but people did not find Xu Zhuanggong, and later learned that he had taken advantage of the chaos to flee in the direction of Weiguo.