Song Huan Gong said: "Back then, Duke Zhou asked Xianjun Weizi to abolish the punishment of Xuan, thinking it was too cruel; But King Yi of Zhou killed the Duke of Qi Ai and the Zhou people to punish the great rebels with a car splitting the living, which of those punishments was milder than the one who was killed? The Zhou people were just looking for an excuse to eliminate the traditions of the Shang and Song dynasties little by little and to Zhouize the Song people.

"Now that the royal family is in decline, Zheng and Qi have defeated Wang Shi, and there is a trend of competition among countries and princes for hegemony in the world; As a grand duchy, the Song Kingdom is a great country, why does it live under a certain big country? When the widow was still a son, he was determined to revive the Song Kingdom, and now he has been sponsored by God, and the widow will never disappoint the gift of God and the hope of the people, and will lead the Song State to become a hegemon. ”

Song Huangong's remarks aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Qi people. Qi Huan Gong believed that if Qi lost control of the Song State just because of the change of monarch, it would be a great shame for him. But Duke Qi Huan couldn't find an excuse to be rude to the Song State for the time being, so he convened an alliance meeting, and prepared to give the little monarch who was about to move a little color at the meeting.

In the spring of the thirteenth year of the reign of Emperor Lu Zhuang (681 BC), the people of Qi invited Song, Chen, Cai, Yi and Sui to meet in Beixing (now Dong'a, Shandong), and the theme of the meeting was to stabilize the situation of the Song State and consolidate the monarchy of Song Huan. However, the Sui State (present-day Feichengnan, Shandong) had always been at odds with the Qi State, so Sui Jun did not attend the meeting.

When Song Huan Gong first saw Qi Huangong, he was completely suppressed by his super powerful aura. He looked at Gao Jie, Guan Zhong, Uncle Bao and others behind Duke Qi Huan, and then looked back at the Hua family, Le Ze and the ministers of the imperial father that he had brought, and felt that the Song State was shorter than the Qi people from the monarch to the doctor, and the Song people were really not qualified to argue with the Qi State.

"It seems that there is really a long way to go to achieve great ambitions!" He couldn't help but think so.

When Qi Huangong chatted with Song Huangong, he inquired in detail about the procedure of the execution, and Song Huangong said with flying eyebrows, and Qi Huangong listened to it with relish. Then Duke Qi Huan changed his words and asked about the whole process of Duke Qi Ai being cooked and killed in the royal court; Song Huan Gong's face suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

Qi Huan Gong still maintained his usual arrogant, gentle but dangerous tone and warned him: "Don't talk nonsense about things you don't know, especially don't associate the wronged ancestors with the punishment of great rebellion." The princes and doctors are very unhappy, if it weren't for the outnumbered people to play a round for you, they would have to besiege Shangqiu City! ”

Song Huan Gong was so frightened that he hurriedly defended that he had no intention of humiliating the ancestors of the Qi Kingdom.

Then Duke Qi Huan talked to him about the allusions and historical significance of King Wen of Zhou's request for Emperor Xin to abolish cannon branding, and Duke Zhou's request for Weizi to abolish the punishment of cannons. He also said that since both kinds of torture were known through the Emperor, the cruelty also represented the power of evil; The purpose of eradicating torture is to eradicate evil. If Duke Huan of Song insisted on reinstating the punishment, he would be considered to restore the Yin Dynasty and thus be hostile to the princes of the world.

Since there was no more serious crime in the world than the restoration, under the strong pressure of the other princes of the Qi State, Song Huan Gong had to lower his posture and express his willingness to accept his teaching. Song Huan Gong also agreed to continue the "traditional" friendship between the two countries and recognize the "traditional" leadership of the Qi state.

Qi Huangong also praised Chen Xuangong's righteous act of "taking people's money and eliminating disasters with people"; Under his mediation, the Song State and the Chen State formally established diplomatic relations.

Soon after the end of the alliance, Qi showed the strong style of a leader. In order to punish Suiren's disrespect, the people of Qi destroyed Suiguo this summer. Sui is an ancient small country, located on the road from Qi to Yiyi, and the founding monarch is a descendant of Yao.

As mentioned earlier, in the eighth year of Lu Zhuanggong, Qilu jointly attacked the state of Yun; Later, the Marquis surrendered to the Duke of Qi Xiang, and the Emperor became a fast enclave of the Qi State. After the destruction of Duke Huan of Qi, the state of Qi was connected.

In the winter, the monarchs of Qi and Lu met again in Kedi, and both sides agreed to restore the friendly relations established and maintained by their ancestors, and declared the official end of hostilities.

In this year, there was a rare peace in the Central Plains and the East, and people were looking forward to a peaceful life without war; But soon, the clouds of war once again obscured the light of peace, all thanks to Song Huan.

After Song Huan Gong returned to Shangqiu, the Chinese people questioned his character and ability. The Song people said: "Even if the monarch does not sing the high tune of reviving the Song state, he will still win the support of the people, and he does not have to worry about being abandoned." But because of his timidity, he went against his original intention and bowed down to the old master again.

"What could be more disappointing than a promise made to you by someone you trust, only to be broken in the end! The monarch is the leader and role model of the country, and if the monarch loses credit, the subjects will follow suit; Where will the country go in the long run? After complaining about Song Huangong, the Chinese began to criticize several doctors who visited with him.

The rulers felt that they had lost face, and Song Huan disappeared from the public eye. Soon, at a court meeting, the Hua family proposed that a plan should be formulated as soon as possible to solve the current difficult situation.

Leze said that once the enthusiasm of the Chinese people is ignited, it will never be easily extinguished; The princes asked Song Guoan to keep to himself, and the people hoped that the new monarch would do something; And the state can neither openly confront the princes nor suppress public opinion; It is better not to compromise on the middle, but to adopt the method of doing big things in a boring way to strike a balance between the big countries and the people, and then take advantage of the opportunity to act.

His plan was adopted. The people of the Song Dynasty no longer mentioned Pangeng and Wuding, nor did they use propaganda and public opinion to stimulate the nerves of the princes; Instead, he began to train armor soldiers on a large scale, making weapons and chariots day and night. The people of the country have devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the vigorous military development movement, and there is no reason or time to continue to complain.

The actions of the Song people were seen as a contempt for the leadership of the Qi State, a betrayal of the Beixing Alliance, and a challenge to the order of the Central Plains. Duke Qi Huan sent an envoy to warn Duke Song Huan, demanding that he immediately stop threatening the security of the surrounding area.