The servants leveled a piece of land, built an altar on it, and then erected a tent on the edge of the field, and set up a court fire outside the tent. King Chu Cheng appeared, and beside him stood the vigorous Duke Zheng Wen, and the other monarchs stood on the lower throne; Song Xianggong was very miserable and was ordered to sit outside the venue to guard the court.

King Cheng of Chu first took responsibility for the "unkindness" and brutality of Song Xianggong; then said that the Song people would never be allowed to restore Yin Shang; In the end, the princes were asked to obey the command and jointly overthrow the Song regime.

By this time, the hegemonic conference convened by Song Xianggong had successfully transformed into a pledge meeting to crusade against the Song State.

King Chu Cheng gave Song Xiang's bus to Zheng Wengong to take care of, which made Zheng Wengong dance with joy. He humiliated Song Xianggong a lot along the way, saying that he would rather believe that women can grow beards than believe that he can be the overlord, so he might as well study how to make women grow beards first, and then think about the rest of the matter.

The Chu army marched all the way north, and the princes did not have many troops, so King Chu Cheng did not assign military tasks to them, but gave them the status of observers and invited them to watch the battle.

When the Chu army marched to the southern outskirts of Shangqiu City, they were surprised to find that the Song State was ready for an all-out war of resistance, and the Chu people realized that they had underestimated Ziyu's ability.

More unexpected things are yet to come. The Chu people pushed Song Xianggong to the city and ordered the Song people to open the city and surrender, otherwise they would bear the consequences. But the Song people shouted on the city wall, and the Song State expected that his father would not return, and he had already set up a new king; The current monarch is none other than Mu Yi, who will lead the Song people against all invading enemies; The Song people had already sworn in front of the Tang throne that they would rather have no one left than surrender to the enemy.

The Chu army was not prepared to siege the city and fight a protracted war, nor did it anticipate that the Song people would abandon the monarch in order to fight against the enemy state. The Chu people brought Xianggong back to the barracks, and King Chu Cheng asked him at the camp gate what kind of person Ziyu was.

Song Xianggong's heart was heavy, but there was an unyielding look on his face, and he said: "Ziyu was the heir designated by the first monarch, and he is qualified and capable of serving as the monarch of the Song Kingdom. It is better for you to kill the widow, so that when your whole army is buried with the widow, you will not feel wronged. ”

The Chu people immediately convened an emergency meeting. None of the participants saw the Song people's intrigues; People even thought that if they were in the situation of the Song people, they would do the same thing. It seems that Song Xianggong's reputation has really become stinky, and how to deal with him has become a huge problem in front of him.

Ziwen said that killing a man will not help Chu achieve hegemony, but will be given the notoriety of "violent Chu"; Continuing to detain him would also lose its meaning, and would increase the hatred of the Song State; So it's better to put him back. You must know that Zi's father has the ambition to covet the world, and he will inevitably do his best to regain the throne, and then the Song State will be in turmoil, and the opportunity for the Chu State to swallow the Song Dynasty will come.

This plan was unanimously approved, but the Chu people did not want to expose their intentions too soon, so they issued orders to the princes, demanding that all countries immediately send troops and provide military contributions; At the same time, the barracks were reinforced, catapults and other equipment were built, and preparations for the siege were actively made.

At this time, Chen Mugong appeared, he did not want a big war to break out in the Central Plains, and wanted to do something to promote reconciliation, so he went to Shangqiu City to meet Ziyu after obtaining the permission of the king of Chu.

Chen Mugong stayed in the city for one night, and he brought back a letter from Ziyu to King Chu Cheng. The letter said that the misfortune of the Song State made the great powers heavy troops overwhelm the border; But the sin of the father alone could not be inflicted on the entire Song Kingdom. Now that his father has abdicated the throne, he is willing to hold peace talks with the big countries and realize the big dream of the world together. But the Song State would never be forced to sign an alliance under the city, and if the great powers could withdraw their troops, he could meet with Chu Jun anywhere.

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, the state of Chu immediately lifted the siege of Shangqiu and canceled the order issued to the princes to go out.

In the winter of October, Chu and Song held talks, in which the two sides agreed to end hostilities, and after the talks, the Chu people released Song Xianggong. When Song Xianggong learned that he was going to be handed over to the Song people, his face showed fear for the first time. He asked the Chu people if he could choose the way he left. The Chu people replied that if the Song people could not see him in person, they would think that he had been murdered by the Chu people; And the Song people have made a promise that they will let him choose his future lifestyle.

Song Xianggong followed the Song people's procession all the way, and he asked for permission to go to Weiguo before entering the country, but received no response. Ziyu personally led the army to meet Xianggong at the border, and Xianggong thought that he was really in danger this time.

However, Ziyu and the doctors gave him the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and explained that the establishment of a new monarch was just a ploy to deceive the Chu State, saying that he had given up the opportunity when he could get the position of prince, and still would not replace Xianggong.

Song Xianggong's self-confidence instantly returned to his side, and when people looked at him again, he regained his unbeatable demeanor before he was kidnapped. He said that he had expected all this for a long time, and that he knew Ziyu's loyalty, but advised others not to think of anything wrong; He was sent by God to save the Song Kingdom, who wants to take his place, unless he destroys God.

Ziyu sighed secretly: "The calamity will continue, because the monarch still hasn't learned a lesson!" ”

In March of the 22nd year of the reign of Emperor Lu (638 BC), Duke Zheng Wen went to Yingdu to meet King Cheng of Chu, and Duke Xiang of Song decided to take advantage of the emptiness of Zheng to launch an invasion in revenge for the humiliation he received from Duke Zheng Wen last year. As soon as the order was issued, the Song people thought he had gone completely insane.

Ziyu said: "If our country conquers Zheng State, it will definitely be retaliated against by Chu State; So if you want to cut down Zheng, please bring Qi Guo in as well! If the monarch invites troops from the Qi State, respect the Qi State as the master. The Marquis of Qi hated Zheng Guo's betrayal, and felt the respect of Song Guo, and would definitely come to help. Otherwise, with the style of Qi Hou, if the Song State is retaliated, he will not only watch from the wall, but I am afraid that he will fall into the ground. ”

Song Xianggong said: "Cutting Zheng is just a means, and a decisive battle with Chu is the goal." If the Chu army cannot be defeated, the widow will not only have no shame to see the princes and ancestors, but also have no way to talk about hegemony! ”

Ziyu retreated and said, "The catastrophe of the Song Kingdom has finally arrived!" ”

The Song people recalled the scene when the country was besieged by enemy troops last year and a major war was about to break out, and they all had palpitations. The Song people were never afraid of war, but they were also unwilling to fight meaningless wars. The soldiers did not yearn for the excitement of shame when they set out on the expedition, but secretly worried about the impending disaster.

Due to their defenselessness, Zheng Guoren was severely beaten by the Song Guoren and lost a lot of people and property. Zheng Wengong was furious and immediately interrupted his visit to Chu and set off for China; King Chu Cheng was also furious, and he told Zheng Wengong not to worry, saying that he must personally teach that arrogant and untrustworthy guy a hard lesson.