After the death of Meng Xianzi, Meng Zhuangzi inherited his father's throne, when his uncle Leopard was Shangqing, Ji Sunsu was Yaqing, and Zhongsun Su was Shaoqing. Uncle and grandson Leopard are old and old-fashioned; Ji Sunsu is young and vigorous, strives to be the first in everything, and likes to be in the limelight; Zhongsun never uses his brain when he encounters problems, and only likes to solve them by force.

Uncle Sun Leopard didn't want to block Ji Wuzi's way (he couldn't stop it), so in addition to the things that had to be personally managed by Shangqing, he handed over most of the other things that could make meritorious contributions to Ji Wuzi.

After the end of the Battle of Pingyin, Ji Wuzi melted down the captured weapons and cast them into a bell, and inscribed an inscription on the bell, titled to flaunt the achievements of the Lu army, which was actually to flaunt his own merits (because the inscription focused on the exploits of the Chinese army he led).

Zang Sun Su said: "I am afraid that what the master has done is not in line with Zhou etiquette. There are certain rules for carving inscriptions: the Son of Heaven records kindness; The princes recorded the exploits of the time; The doctor writes the credit.

"When the Master records merits, the rank is too low; When the merits are recorded, the power of the princes is relied upon; If it is said to be in line with the times, it hinders the people's time, what is the point of carving those inscriptions? Moreover, when a large country crusades against a small country, it will use the spoils of war to cast Yi weapons, and the seal is engraved with inscriptions to show virtue and punish rudeness.

"Now that our country is saving the country from peril, with the help of other countries, what is the point of recording such a thing? Besides, a small country is lucky enough to defeat a big country, and then flaunt the captured spoils to anger the big country, which is really the way to perdition! ””

Ji Wuzi didn't listen, he put the copper tripod in the family temple, where VIPs from any country could see it; Ji Wuzi has been stimulating the nerves of the Qi people like this.

In the spring of the twenty-first year of Lu Xianggong (BC552), Lu Xianggong went to the Jin Kingdom to meet the Jin Pinggong and expressed his gratitude to the Jin people for allocating a large piece of land to the Lu State.

The good fortune of the country of Lu continues. Soon after Lu Xianggong returned to China, a secret envoy sent by the doctor of the State of Lu, Mi Shuqi, quietly found Ji Wuzi and handed him a letter from his master.

The letter reads: "Shuqi has always been committed to developing friendly relations between the two countries, but my selflessness has been interpreted by the prince and other anti-Lu pioneers as betraying the country to seek glory. Now that the marriage is good and the country is stable, it is a good thing for the people of the two countries, but the prince slandered me and said that it was only obtained by 'seeking glory by cutting the land'. The widow is already old, the crown prince is about to take over power, and I can no longer survive in the kingdom of Di!

"If the Master is willing to take me in, I will take my fiefdom and go to the great powers, but the Master must protect myself and the fiefdom, and give me the status of a doctor—I have many subordinates, and they have no place in the country because they have followed me; I can't abandon them and still be responsible for their future. If the Master is in a difficult situation, I have to find another way out. ”

Ji Wuzi replied: "The widow and I are very concerned about the safety of our master. But you know the rules: exiles are demoted to other countries. The master is the secretary of state in the country, but the secretary of a small country is equivalent to the doctor of a large country, so your request is indeed difficult for the widow. But if the master can bring two fiefdoms to the kingdom of Lu, I should persuade the widow to give you the title of doctor. If I break my promise, let Heaven punish me. ”

Soon after, a second letter arrived, which said: "Of course I can rebel against another city, and I believe in your promise. But I am newly widowed, so I ask my master to make a request to the prince: Can you give me a son-in-law to be my wife? ”

Ji Wuzi smiled dumbly: "You really don't want much much!" So he replied, "Yes." ”

But Ji Wuzi did not report a word to Lu Xianggong about all the circumstances of the incident: first, he was afraid that the bull that he bragged about would be too big, and he would not be able to fulfill his promise at that time, and he would embarrass himself; The second is that they feel that they can call the shots, and there is no need to report to the monarch.

He was overjoyed, and he immediately rebelled against one of his in-laws, and then took two cities to the country of Lu.

Ji Wuzi didn't expect good things to come so quickly, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He laughed at the land, as if he were the monarch of the Lu country; He also asked Lu Xianggong to marry one of his sisters to Yi Shuqi, as if he was marrying the daughter of Ji Sun's family. This is not over, the fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs who escaped with Yi Shuqi also received slaves, carriages, clothes and swords as rewards from him according to their positions.

The exiles then settled in the state of Lu, dressed in fine clothes, wearing sharp swords, and riding in horse-drawn carriages, and swaggered through the city under the protection of their retinue.

Lu Guoren said: "Hmph! Those of us who keep to ourselves are not only not cared for, but are subject to taxes, servitude, and oppression by meat eaters; And those thieves who steal the country will not only not be punished, but also receive rich rewards and live a life of human beings. Is there still a Heavenly Law? Since there is no benefit in doing things honestly, and there will be no punishment for breaking the law of Zhou etiquette, then we should simply be thieves! ”

As a result, in the following period of time, there were frequent cases of theft and robbery in Qufu City, and even foreigners and foreigners also wandered here, living a life without hard work and worry-free food and clothing.

At that time, Zang Sunsu served as the secretary and was in charge of the security of the capital; Although there were many thieves in the capital, he did not fulfill his duty to arrest them. The doctors were overwhelmed by the public security situation, and Ji Wuzi angrily found Zang Sunsu and questioned him: "Why don't you arrest the thieves?" ”

Zang Sunsu replied: "Stealing is unforbidden, and I can't do anything about it." ”

Ji Wuzi said: "The country has a city wall, and the office has a secretary; The gates were closed, and the rats could not escape. You just need to lead the team to arrest you, what is called 'powerless'? ”

Zang Sun Su said: "You summoned the thieves of the country of Di, treated them as honored guests, and in turn ordered me to destroy the thieves, so how can I do it?" When he stole the city and defected to our country, the master married him the princess, gave him a fief, and rewarded his retinue.

"The Master rewarded the thieves and asked me to get rid of them. I don't have the talent, I don't know what to do. I have heard that those in positions of authority should wash their hearts spotlessly, always treat others with an open heart, put their own credit in the orbit of the law, and make a public announcement of this, and then they can govern people.

"If something is done at the top, it will surely follow suit; If someone does not do something at the top, and someone below violates the ban, he will be punished by the above. If the people do what is right, if they follow the example of the Above, how can I prohibit it? The Book of Summer says: 'Nian Zi is here, and Shi Zi is here.' The famous words are here, and the permission is here, but the emperor recites the gong. Only by being consistent with his words and deeds and single-minded can he get rid of thieves. ”

Ji Wuzi said: "Xiao Minyan understands national affairs? When the sergeants die on the battlefield, they know how hard it is to get two cities! But why should I bother to explain it to the people? If you can't get rid of the thieves, I'll send someone else to take your place!" ”

Zang Sun Su's wisdom seemed so weak and powerless in the face of power that Ji Wuzi actually began to use punishment (dismissal) to eliminate his speech; Zang Sunsu didn't dare to say any more, so he had to launch a large-scale hunt and crack down on criminal activities in the country.