In the summer of the fourth year of Lu Xianggong (BC569), his uncle Sun Bao went to visit the Jin Kingdom. Jin mourned the public banquet to entertain him, and played the three articles of "Wild Summer" at the banquet; After the performance, Uncle Sun Leopard did not thank him. The musician played three more pieces of "King Wen", but Uncle Sun Leopard still did not thank him. The musician finally played three pieces of "Deer Song" ("Deer Song", "Four Peons", and "Emperor Zhehua"), and Uncle Sun Leopard thanked him three times.

After the banquet, Han Ju asked the diplomat to ask his uncle Sun Bao: "The master has been ordered to deign to come to our country to continue the friendship, and the widow will entertain the master with the courtesy of the ancestors." What kind of etiquette is it for the Master to abandon heavy pleasures and worship ordinary music? ”

Uncle Sun Bao replied: "The third "Summer" chapter is the repertoire of the Son of Heaven to entertain the princes, and the ministers dare not hear it; "King Wen" is a repertoire of monarchs meeting, so that the ministers dare not trespass; "Deer Song" was praised by Jin Jun for the widow, how dare the minister not worship? "Four Peons" is Jin Jun praising the envoys, how dare the ministers not worship? "The Emperor of the Emperor" has a saying: "It must be consulted in Zhou." 'How dare the minister not worship? ”

After Han Ju learned about it, he said: "Zhou Li is all out of Lu, this is really not a lie, as the secretary of the Jin State, I don't know etiquette, it's really embarrassing!" ”

After his uncle and grandson Leopard returned to China, Lu Xianggong's biological mother Ding Xi died.

Dingxi's status was very low when she married Lu Chenggong, so she didn't plant catalpa wood for herself (only the Qing doctor and a certain level of noblewoman can use catalpa wood to make a coffin).

Ji Wenzi is the Zhengqing, and he is responsible for deciding the specifications and procedures of the funeral. Since Qi Jiang, the Duchess of Lu Cheng, had been buried according to the rites of "Xiaojun" (Mrs. Jun), Ji Wenzi thought that it would be enough to bury Dingji according to the general etiquette, so he omitted the ritual of parking the coffin in the ancestral temple, adding a coffin to the coffin, and not crying in the temple after the funeral. As a result, the funeral plan caused widespread skepticism as soon as it was announced.

Jiang Qing (the head of the craftsmen in the office) rebuked him and said, "You are the official and cannot complete the funeral of the little monarch, which is a great disrespect to the monarch." If the prince grows up, if he wants to be held accountable, who will bear the responsibility for the great disrespect? ”

Ji Wenzi couldn't answer silently, but he obviously refused to admit and correct his mistakes. That year, Ji Wenzi himself planted six catalpa trees outside the east gate, intending to use them to make coffins for himself.

Jiang Qing then said: "Then use the catalpa wood outside the east gate to mourn Xiaojun!" ”

Ji Wenzi said: "You don't have to use such valuable trees. ”

Jiang Qing seemed to be determined to fight Ji Wenzi to the end, no matter how Ji Wenzi commanded, he immediately led people to cut down the six trees and make them into coffins, and Ji Wenzi did not stop him.

Later, someone said: "There is a saying in the Chronicles: 'If you are rude, you will do it yourself.'" I'm afraid that's the case, right? ”

The changes in the importance of the princes' worship of the alliance lord are as follows: in the past, when the Duke of Qi Huan was the alliance leader, the burden of the nations on the alliance lord was not heavy; After Duke Wen of Jin became the leader of the alliance, he also continued the practice of Duke Huan of Qi, and this situation continued until the later period of Duke Ling of Jin. In the last two years of his reign, the Duke of Jin Ling increased the obligation of the princes to worship several times, and after the Duke of Jin Jinggong ascended the throne, he also tasted the sweetness, and the Duke of Jin Li increased the amount, and the policy was continued in this way. The princes were miserable, and they had to complete their task by exploiting their vassals and people. At that time, some small countries were not eligible to participate in the League, and they were not obligated to pay tribute to the League leader.

The state of Yan was a small country in Dongyi, located in the west of present-day Cangshan, Shandong. The proximity of the state to Ju and Ju is often harassed by both countries; In order to find a backer for the country, Yan Zi went to meet the people of Lu.

Meng Xianzi immediately felt that this matter was promising, so he said: "Of course, the State of Lu can provide protection for the State of Yan, but the State of Yan should help the State of Lu share the offerings sent to the State of Jin. Yan Zi thought that it was right to pay the price, and he happily agreed.

However, when Meng Xianzi proposed a bill at the court meeting, Shusun Bao said that he should weigh the pros and cons and treat the matter carefully, and put forward many factors that were unfavorable to the Lu State. Ji Wenzi supported Meng Xianzi, and the bill was passed.

In winter, Lu Xianggong and Meng Xianzi went to the Jin Kingdom to meet the Jin Mourning Duke. At the welcome banquet held for him by the Jin Dynasty, Lu Xianggong proposed to make the state of Yan a vassal state of the state of Lu.

Jin Mourning Gong said: "Zhou Li stipulates that only a city-state with a territory area of less than fifty li can be classified as a vassal of a great power, and the area of the state of Yan has exceeded several and fifty li; And there is still a gap between Yan and Lu, so of course Yan can't be assigned to Lu. ”

Meng Xianzi said: "The country of Lu is far away in the east, and there are enemy countries all around, but despite this, the widow still respectfully carries out the king's orders. The state of Yan did not pay tribute to other countries, and the strength of the people of Lu withered, and they had to work hard to fulfill the orders of the officials of the great powers. The widow is afraid that he will not be able to complete the order, so he wants to use the power of the Yan Kingdom! ”

Jin Mourning Gong: "The widow is not ignorant of the situation, but if the Yan State is assigned to the Lu State, the Dongyi States will inevitably regard the Yan State as an enemy." Once the state of Yan is cut down and the state of Lu cannot be rescued, the state of Yan will inevitably perish. So is it still necessary to assign Yan to the state of Lu? ”

Meng Xianzi said: "Of course, Lu has the confidence and ability to protect the security of Yan State. ”

Jin Mourning Gong said: "Then just as you wish!" If the state of Yan perishes, the state of Lu will be held responsible! ”

After Lu Xianggong returned to China, Meng Xianzi began to publicize the country's rights to the Yan State with great fanfare, and held a grand bloody ceremony with Yan Zi, as if he felt that the Lu State was not enough to be hated.

The first of the princes to sit still was Qi Linggong, and he shouted: "The Lu people are really beyond their strength!" If it weren't for the protection of the Jin State, the widow would have erased the Lu State from the map of China long ago! Now a little hairy kid wants to play the role of protector! The widow wants to let Lu Hou know that there is only one country in the east that can protect other countries, and that is the Qi country! As for Yan Zi, if he doesn't come to seek refuge from the widow, he can only blame him for being unlucky! ”

Qi and Yan were far apart, and Qi Linggong didn't want to expose himself to the princes, so he secretly instructed the Ju people and the Di people to attack the Yan country. The Lu people decided to send a division to save Yan, because Meng Xianzi was the designer and active promoter of the Yan policy, he was not at ease with anyone, so he asked to personally lead the army to the battle; However, Ji Wenzi gave the command to Zang Sun Su (Zang Wuzhong), a military theorist who was short but claimed to be "the most intelligent in the whole Lu country".

The capital of the state of Yi is located about 50 kilometers south of Qufu, in fact, as long as the Lu army attacks the state of Yi, the army will inevitably return to the division to rescue. However, Zang Sun Su wanted to pursue the Di division that attacked the Yan State, he said: "Although the Yi division retreated, the strength of the Yi State was not damaged, and the Ju division could still capture the Yan State." ”

The Lu army bypassed the capital of the state and continued to march southwest. Fifty kilometers southwest is the capital of Xiaoyi country, east of Xiaoyi country is a small river called "Miaoshui" (now called Nansha River), and ten miles east of Miaoshui is Huxiao Mountain.

The Lu people built a bridge on the river, and when the Lu army arrived at the river, the main force of the Lu division had already crossed the river, and the people only left five hundred people on the west bank to guard the bridge.

The Lu army defeated the enemy's bridge-guarding troops. At that time, an official said: "We are waiting for the people in the west of the river, and the people will force the people to cross the river, and our army will attack halfway, and the enemy will be defeated!" ”

Zang Sun Su said: "Once the state of Yan falls, defeating the division will not be able to restore the situation!" ”

The Lu army then passed the pontoon bridge, and the official said: "Our army has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Dongyi, and we should march cautiously." The terrain of Huxiao Mountain ahead is complex, so please send more scouts to reconnoiter and make sure that it is safe to pass. ”