In the spring of the first year of Lu Xuan (BC608), the land of China ended the chaos of the previous year and was in a brief quiet and peaceful atmosphere. The people of all nations seized the time to enjoy a rare time of calm and prepare for the war that will break out this year.

In the first month, the prince was ordered to go to Qi to marry his wife for Duke Lu, and the princess who married this time was the daughter of Duke Qi Hui, and the specifications of the two countries to send relatives and welcome relatives were also high enough.

The Qi people prepared for the send-off in an orderly manner, and in order to show enough attention, Gongzi stayed in the Qi country and waited patiently until the beginning of March before returning to the Lu country with the guard of honor to send off the relatives.

However, the Lu people have a lot of whispers about this family business, and people say that the ancestor died less than a year ago and was in a hurry to do a happy event, and he married the princess of the enemy's family; Why is that? I'm afraid there's a ghost in my heart, right?

As mentioned earlier, in order to gain the support of Qi Huigong against Lijun, Lu Xuangong (at the behest of Gongzi Sui) killed several fanatical anti-Qi elements; Since the victims were members of major families, their deaths provoked intense anger among those families. Anti-Qi is a traditional argument of the Lu State, sometimes natural disasters occur in the country**, and the office needs to transfer the contradictions, find a scapegoat, at that time, the office will not be behind the scenes whether there is a black hand of the Qi people, will put the black pot on the Qi people, inciting the anti-Qi sentiment of the people. Some people even regard scolding Qi as a profession, and rely on it to win the favor of high-ranking officials and people.

Now that some people have been killed, others have slandered Xinjun and Gongzi as out-and-out traitors and traitors, and incited dissatisfaction among the people of the country against them.

When a new civil strife was about to break out, Ji Wenzi bravely assumed the role of mediator; He also persuaded his uncle and Meng Sun to support him. Since the two families were recalled to the Lu State because of Ji You's proposal, both the uncle Sun Dechen and the middle grandson expressed their willingness to act in concert with Ji Wenzi. When the opponents saw that Sanhuan also stood on Lu Xuangong's side, they stopped incitement.

However, Gongzi Sui and Ji Wenzi were still worried about the situation, so they got rid of some of the opposition. At the beginning of summer, Ji Wenzi was ordered to go to Qi and use bribes to ask Qi Huigong to hold talks with Lu Xuangong, so as to consolidate Lu Xuangong's monarchy.

This heavy bribe is not Baoding Yubi, nor is it a BMW beauty, but a large area of land in Jixi. This land originally belonged to the State of Cao, and Duke Wen of Jin assigned it to the State of Lu after the Emperor Wen of Jin conquered Cao.

After the land cession incident, the anger of the Lu people was provoked again, and they cursed Gongzi Sui and Ji Wenzi day and night: "The Dongmen clan is already a very popular minister, and it is not enough to kill the king and be self-reliant, why do you want to kill the king?" Is it to take revenge on Qi Yigong for killing the monarch?

"Now that he has ceded the land of Jixi to the enemy, the government will lose the tax of Jixi, and the reduced part will be passed on to the people! What is the sin of the countrymen? Why do the people of the country suffer every time there is turmoil in the office? Could it be that these people were sent by heaven to plague the country of Lu? ”

But the Chinese people are only limited to complaining, and without the opposition, the Chinese people have no strength to confront the office, let alone convince the noble grandfathers.

In the summer of that year, the two-year non-aggression pact signed by Jin and Zheng expired, and the hostages sent by the two sides returned to their respective countries.

After the crown ceremony, Jin Linggong did a series of things that disgraced the reputation of the overlord: first, the Jin people were originally ready to crusade against the Song people's crime of killing the king, but he accepted bribes and recognized the status of Song Wengong instead; Secondly, the Jin people's preparation for the Qi people's crime of invading the Lu State turned into a farce because he took bribes; Again, Jin Linggong refused Zheng Mugong's participation in the alliance just because of his petty temper, and regarded national affairs as child's play; In the end, the people of Lu privately colluded with the people of Qi to murder the king, and ceded the land assigned to Lu by the Jin people to the Qi state, but he turned a deaf ear.

These events have shown the world that those in power in the Jin Kingdom have become seriously corrupt and degenerate, and it is difficult to do anything about it.

In view of the above situation and the expiration of the agreement between Jin and Zheng, the Zheng people felt great security pressure from the Jin and Chu countries (Jin Linggong despised Zheng Guo, and Chu State coveted Zheng Guo), so Zheng Mugong summoned the ministers to the Taimiao Temple for a secret meeting.

Zheng Mugong said: "The widow was in exile in the Jin Kingdom in his early years and has always followed the Jin Wengong around. The widow participated in many battles such as the rebellion of the pacification prince belt, the cutting of the plains, and the battle of Chengpu. After Duke Wen of Jin was respected as the leader of the alliance, he lived in a simple and solemn manner, emphasizing courtesy and light worship, and the doctors were honest and honest, so the Jin State could get the sincere support of the princes of the world.

"But, look at the current Jin people! The Marquis of Jin relied on the merits of his ancestors, and although he was young, he was arrogant and arrogant, arrogant and shameless, regarded supreme power as the capital of depravity, and regarded the princes of the world as slaves. Although Zhao Dun, Xun Lin's father, and Shihui were able to maintain their intentions, they could not restrain the behavior of the Marquis of Jin. It is conceivable that when the Marquis of Jin reaches the day when he fully grasps the monarchy, he will inevitably become a one-husband tyrant on the same level as the Emperor! If Zheng Guo didn't take precautions early, he would inevitably suffer from it!

"Zheng Guo is unfortunate, in the land of four wars, sandwiched between the great powers, and will perish if he does not rely on the great powers. But the Jin Kingdom is no longer trustworthy and reliable! Fortunately, the new monarch of Chu is literary and powerful, brave and courteous. With such a monarch, the state of Chu will soon return to the Central Plains and eventually dominate the world.

"Rather than being forced to submit to Chu when it was conquered, it is better for Zheng to take the initiative to surrender now; It is always better to be a pivotal prince under the command of Chu Jun than to be called by the Jin people as a slave. That's all the widow said. Who is for and who is against? ”

Childe Guisheng first raised his hand in support, and the other ministers had no objections, and the proposal was passed.

Zheng Mugong immediately sent the envoy to the state of Chu, and the king of Chuzhuang was overjoyed and received the envoy Zheng with high-standard etiquette; A few days later, the two countries concluded a treaty of alliance. In order to block Zheng Guo's way back, King Chu Zhuang immediately ordered Zheng Wengong to cooperate with the Chu army to attack Chen.

The state of Chen was originally an ally of the state of Chu, but an impudent act by the people of the state of Chu pushed it into the arms of the state of Jin. It turned out that after the death of Chen Gonggong (the thirteenth year of Lu Wengong), the envoy of Chen went to Chu to report the funeral. At that time, King Chumu's health was not good, so he ordered Doujiao, who was in charge of diplomacy, to receive the envoy on his behalf.

Dou Jiao was insatiable and narrow-minded, and he failed to ask Chen Ren for a bribe, so he arrogantly told the messenger: "The widow is still sick, and the Chu people have no time to mourn your ancestors." ”

The Chen people were furious, and their successor, Chen Linggong, immediately sent envoys to sign an alliance treaty with the Jin state. King Chu Mu died before he could take revenge on Chen, and after King Chuzhuang ascended the throne, he was busy dealing with various internal and external troubles, and only today did he free up his hands to punish Chen.