When people read "Spring and Autumn", they will find a phenomenon: if the description of the "Three Huans" is removed, there will be nothing left in the history of the Lu Kingdom; It is not an exaggeration to regard the history of the Lu State as a history of the development and struggle of the three huans - the three huans fought foreign enemies and colleagues, and in the end, even the monarch was defeated.

At the beginning, after Ji You quelled the rebellion of Qingfu, he did not eliminate the Mengsun clan, but summoned the son of Qingfu, Gongsun Ao, to the Lu State and restored the position of the Mengsun clan to continue the sacrifice to Qingfu. Gongsun Ao and Shuya's son, Gongsun Zi, began to work as a doctor when he became an adult.

After Ji You's death, his grandson Ji Sun Xing's father (Ji Wenzi) inherited his grandfather's title (Ji You's son died before him). However, due to Ji Wenzi's young age, the power of the Mengsun clan and the Shusun clan was not strong, and the power of the country was in the hands of the new upstart son Sui (Dongmen Xiangzhong).

Gongzi was originally the same character as Qing's father - he killed the two sons of his brother Lu Wengong and established Lu Xuangong; But because he succeeded in making trouble, he turned out to be a character like Ji You.

After the death of the son, his son Gongsun returned to his father and continued to govern. At this time, the three families were all in power, and the three families were closely united by the common ancestor and the common political enemy. Although the status of Gongsun Gui's father is not as good as that of Sanhuan, he has the support of Lu Xuangong behind him, and his power is enough to compete with Sanhuan.

Later, Sanhuan forced Lu Xuangong into the palace because of the crimes of the Dongmen clan. Lu Xuangong said: "If the Dongmen clan is guilty, then the widow has also become the culprit of the murder of the king!" "Gongsun returned to his father and decided to get rid of Sanhuan with the help of the power of the Jin people. As a result, the big thing did not succeed, but Lu Xuangong died first, Ji Wenzi took the opportunity to expel the Dongmen clan, and Sanhuan officially took control of the state power.

But the good times didn't last long, and there was an uncle and grandson Qiaoru in the Sanhuan group, who inherited the unfinished business of Gongsun returning to his father, and tried to get rid of Erhuan with the help of the power of the Jin people, but the big thing still didn't work out - Gongsun Yingqi, the eldest brother of Yin, smashed his conspiracy in time.

Later, his uncle Qiaoru was exiled, and his brother Uncle Sun Leopard was called back to inherit the title of uncle and grandson. The three huans were once again closely united.

After Ji Wenzi's death, his uncle Sun Bao was promoted to Zhengqing, Meng Xianzi was Yaqing, and Ji Wuzi was Shaoqing. Although Ji Wuzi is young and low, he is an ambitious and daring person, like a mourning prince, and all the doctors do not have the courage and courage of him, or they are not as arrogant and rude as him.

On a certain day in the first month of the eleventh year of Lu Xianggong (BC562), Ji Wuzi held a banquet to entertain his uncle Sun Bao and Meng Xianzi. During the feast, the host said: "If the king is weak, the country is not strong, and the country cannot expect a child who walks and falls on his heels to gallop across the field, or divide the world with the princes; This is not the exception in any country. The strength of the Jin State is not in the monarch but in the secretary: without Zhao Dun, the Jin State will die; Without Xun Lin's father and scholars, Jin could not destroy Chidi; Without Luan Shu, Sun Zhou could not ascend the throne.

"Therefore, those of us who are courtiers should take the initiative to take on the responsibility of sharing the worries of the country, instead of just obeying the orders of the prince; We are in power, not petty officials. Duke Huan of Qi granted the command of the two armies to Gao and Guo, so Qi Qiang; Duke Wen of Jin granted all the command to the secretary, so Jin Qiang; The same is true of the state of Chu. So why didn't Lu follow the example of a strong country and put military power in the hands of powerful ministers? ”

After Ji Wuzi finished speaking, he kept glancing at the two of them. Meng Xianzi closed his eyes, hugged his shoulders and swayed back and forth, without any expression on his face.

Uncle Sun Leopard's blood surged upwards, and he shouted angrily: "Master's idea is really crazy! Since ancient times, the national army has belonged to the public office, not to a clan. The monarch delegates command to the doctor, and that is the power of the monarch. The master can ask the prince for military power, but whether the prince agrees or not, no courtier can seize power, let alone divide it privately......"

Ji Wuzi jumped up, his emotions were even more excited than his uncle Sun Leopard: "Which of you and I is not a descendant of Duke Zhou or Duke Huan?" Could it be that when we control the army and military power, we fall outside the public office? Now the prince has to participate in several league meetings every year, and he has to fight several wars every year; The prince was too young and weak to make decisions and command armies independently. For the sake of the public office, of course, we must hold military power. ”

Shusun Leopard was ready to continue to refute, but Meng Xianzi was worried that the talks between the two sides would collapse, so he decisively stopped Shusun Leopard's speech. "The loyalty of both men is unquestionable, and the starting point is the same, but the approach is different," he said. When the tax system was first implemented, some doctors criticized us for being disloyal, and when the Qiujia system was implemented, they said that we were disloyal. But the government benefited from this, and the country became stronger, and now no one mentions 'disloyalty' anymore. There will never be a certain Qi or Song person sitting in the court of the Lu State. So, as long as it's good for the country, do it! ”

Uncle Sun Leopard knew in his heart that if he continued to oppose it, it would not only be useless, but would be kicked out of the core of power, so he had to compromise. Uncle Sun Leopard turned his head to Ji Wuzi and said, "The master will definitely become a Shangqing, and the prince will definitely grow up." After the master took power, he would not be able to maintain peace with the princes and doctors. So please be mentally prepared. ”

Ji Wuzi thanked him for the reminder, and he said: "We will expand the Lu army into three armies, and each of the three huans will recruit one army; The three of us are neither strong nor weak, so how about that? ”

Uncle Sun Leopard said, "Then let the heavens witness it!" ”

Sanhuan then entered the Xugong Temple and held a bloody ceremony on the agreement of the three-point Lu army. The book reads: "Those who are not loyal to the society and cannot tolerate the doctor will inevitably be inferior to the Lu country." The trio then cursed the uncovenanters at the Five Fathers' Qu outside the city, where the curses were said to have been most effective for their revenge, a particularly vengeful god.

In the end, Uncle Sun Leopard held the letter of alliance and asked Lu Xianggong for the king's power, and Lu Xianggong said: "Everything depends on my uncle." ”

Lu Xianggong then issued an order: Lu expanded the two armies into three armies, and the original army was broken up in sequence, and Meng Sun, Shusun, and Jisun each formed an army on the basis of the existing military resources.

As soon as the order came out, there was an uproar in the office. The upright doctor said sadly: "We used to be the courtiers of the monarch, and in the future, we will become the personal subordinates of Sanhuan!" Congratulations to Sanhuan, they have finally become their masters! ”

And those who live by flattery are constantly complimenting their new masters, vowing to carry on the flattery to the end. They said that they could finally see the day when the country of Lu would be revived, and no one could stop their determination to maintain the new deal!

Sanhuan divided the public army, but each army was insufficient, so Sanhuan recruited young and middle-aged people from their respective fiefdoms, but the three of them recruited in different ways.

Ji Wuzi freed all the slaves, gave them the treatment of free men, and then declared that there would be no tax on families who provided military service, and double the tax on families who did not want to provide military service.

Meng Xianzi forced his young and middle-aged slaves to serve while freeing their family members as freedmen.

Uncle Sun Leopard only forcibly conscripted slaves into the army, and did not issue other orders.

From the above three ways, it is not difficult to see that Ji Wuzi's strategy is undoubtedly the most clever: for slaves, fighting is a compulsive obligation; But for the freemen, war became a source of honor and wealth. Although Ji Wenzi personally lost a great deal of wealth (because the exploitation of slaves was completely different from the income obtained by taxing free people), that wealth was only redistributed within Ji's sphere of influence.

Thanks to Ji Wuzi's generosity and tolerance, the people returned like a tide. Ji Wuzi also used the labor of defectors to reclaim land, recruit soldiers, and expand his power. More than ten years later, the Ji clan left his uncle and Mengsun far behind, and became the most powerful clan in the Lu State.