The following will first use a paragraph to summarize the hatred and resentment between the northern Rongdi and the Chinese princes in recent years.

In the 30th year of the Duke of Luzhuang, the Duke of Yanzhuang was unbearable and asked for help from the Qi State; In winter, the Northern Expedition was formed. In the 31st year of the reign of Lu Zhuang, Qi, Xing, Yan and the pro-Huaxia Rong Di formed a coalition to destroy Guzhu and Lingzhi and clear the Shanrong forces from the Hebei Plain; But the Chinese also disturbed Chidi in this war.

In the first year of Lu Min, the Chidi coalition army passed through the Taihang Mountains and besieged Handan, an important town of Xingguo, in an attempt to expand its sphere of influence to the vast and rich Central Plains; However, the invaders were forced to retreat into the Taihang Mountains under the strong deterrence of the Chinese coalition forces.

In the second year of Lu Min Gong (BC660), the Chidi Group decided to destroy and defend the country; At the same time, Luzi, the leader of the Chidi group, asked the Dongshan Gaoluo clan to attack the Jin state in order to cooperate with the group's actions in the Central Plains.

Since the murder of Duke Huan by the state, the subsequent monarchs of Wei Guo have fallen more and more from one term to another. The defense of the country was unbearable, and it quickly and smoothly declined in the misdeeds of the faint monarch.

At this time, Wei Yigong (Wei Yigong's name is red) has been on the throne for nine years. During these years, he did nothing but reduce the status of his countrymen to a lower level than that of beasts.

It turned out that when Wei Yigong was still the crown prince, he accompanied his father Wei Huigong to Yingze to hunt. During the hunt, he had the same dream: he dreamed that he was surrounded by a flock of cranes with his long hair flowing and his white clothes stretched, and his face was peaceful, hovering upwards and flying towards the paradise of colorful auspicious clouds.

Later, when the prince finds himself lost while chasing a wild boar, he has to abandon the chase and find his way instead. In the process of searching, he suddenly saw a big round face with black and red color, braided hair, and dressed in strange costumes resting against an ancient tree, surrounded by several red-topped and black-tailed cranes.

The prince stopped the chariot and raised his bow to summon the man. Through inquiry, he learned that the other party was a sorcerer and traveling doctor from Donghu (present-day Inner Mongolia), who was good at divination and dream interpretation. The prince told the sorcerer about his dream and asked him to reveal the omen in it.

The Donghu people said: "The son and the crane prosper together, and the crane dies (flees), the son will die!" So you must have cranes by your side for the rest of your life. ”

He turned around and whistled; The cranes immediately flapped their wings and leaped in joy, dancing and singing around the two of them. The Donghu people gave a few cranes to the prince, and in a blink of an eye, they didn't know what to do.

The prince brought those deadly mascots back to the capital, and waited for them carefully, not daring to slack off for a moment. Wei Huigong doted on the prince, and did not restrict his plaything's demoralizing behavior. Conscientious ministers admonished him, but their words were as light as a feather compared to the language of the flatterers.

After Wei Yigong ascended the throne, he built a garden palace for the crane, gave the crane the title of official, and sent a special person to serve those big birds like serving the noble lord.

As a result, the Crane Garden became the second palace of Wei Guo, and Wei Yi spent too much time mingling with his "Crane Doctors". Over time, Wei Yigong expanded the area of the Crane Garden, added many buildings and facilities, and tamed many wild cranes, all of which were earned by squeezing the people's profits.

Doctor Shi Qizi persuaded him that man is the spirit of heaven and earth, how can he be connected with beasts? If they don't accept it in the first place, they won't die; Moreover, it is the nature of cranes to migrate, and it is the nature of humans to settle. Heaven is constant, how can God go against the nature of both sides and forcibly tie the fate of man and bird together? If the prince and the prince abandon the people because of the birds, then these long-legged flat hairs will really become the scourge of the country, the king, and the office!

But Wei Yigong's obsession with cranes has reached the point where he can't extricate himself; Even if Shi Qizi, Ning Zhuangzi (Ning Su) and others wore out their mouths, he just refused to turn back and return to the state of a normal person. Shi Qizi and Ning Zhuangzi were angry and said that they were ill, and even gave up their positions to He.

In the early winter of this year, the Chidi coalition army went straight to the capital of the defense after leaving the mouth.

The people who defend the country are going crazy, and people look up to the sky and shout: "Defend the country and die!" "The faint-hearted and the prescient began to flee the capital. The exodus were small and sporadic at first, but then gradually expanded, and some families began to flee the capital with convoys and families. Wei Yigong reactivated Shi Qizi and Ning Zhuangzi, and the two blocked the city gate and persuaded people to go home; But the people on the outskirts have almost fled.

Wei Yigong issued an emergency conscription order, but the people hated the greedy and depraved monarch and refused to work for him anymore, as a result

Very few soldiers were recruited.

Wei Yigong had to personally issue a command to arrest the strong men, he divided the palace guards into several groups and put them on the streets, and the soldiers began to arrest the young men. Wei Yigong's reckless and rude behavior stirred up the situation even more, and the people fled one after another, saying, "Let the crane go to battle!" The crane has the position! We are all lowly people, how can we be qualified to fight for our country? ”

At the critical moment, Shi Qizi and Ning Zhuangzi led the clan armor to arrive. Wei Yigong hugged the two and cried bitterly. He said, "No one knows what is wrong! The Donghu people are right, and the cranes are not wrong, but the fault lies in the widows. The widow understood that prophecy in reverse! Now the widow will make amends for all the sins he has committed. ”

Wei Yigong gathered the doctors and his wife together, and he gave Yu Jue to Shi Qizi and asked him to take charge of the country; He also gave Ning Zhuangzi a sharp arrow and asked him to lead the army to defend the country; Finally, he gave the embroidered clothes to his wife, and said, "After the widow goes on the expedition, you must listen to the orders of the two doctors." ”

Everyone present could not cry. Wei Yigong came to the garden and finally dismissed the cranes that had accompanied him for many years, but they circled and wailed and refused to leave for a long time, and Wei Yigong had to use bows and arrows and slingshots to disperse them. After doing these things, Wei Yigong gathered his army and personally led the army to meet the enemy - he knew that he would not return, but he still had to wash away the shame of his life at the cost of his life.

The location of the decisive battle between the two armies was set at Yingze. Yingze City is a traffic artery connecting the north and south, and the city itself is a fortress; But due to the fall of the rulers, the walls have not been repaired for many years, the magistrates know only pleasure, and the guards are neglected to train.

After Chidi went south, he first attacked the fortress of Yingze. The current Dr. Yingze is a loyal and brave man, and he was only recently appointed. Before he could change the status quo of Yingze's defense, the fortress was surrounded by enemy troops.

Dr. Yingze issued an order to break the jade in the city, and he smashed the jade treasures, gathered the valuables in the city square, and threw lead and tin on them, and burned the goods—the precious metal was mixed with lead and tin, and it was of no value at all. All were mobilized. Houses were demolished and timber and earth and stones were brought to the city, and the young and strong were placed on the city for defense, while others were assigned various auxiliary tasks.