In the spring of the second year of Lu Zhaogong (BC538), Han Qi, the new secretary of the Jin Kingdom, visited the world, and the first stop of his trip was in Lu State.

Han Qi did not like the pursuit of wealth, nor did he like to live in luxury; He is fair and honest, humble and prudent, and attaches great importance to etiquette, which are similar to Zhao Wu.

It is said that after Han Qi took office, he prepared to give a banquet to the doctors, but found that he did not even have the necessary musical instruments and food utensils at home, and the existing facilities and utensils were also very shabby. He had to ask Wei Shu for help and borrowed a full set of band equipment from him, and the banquet was successfully held.

After the banquet, Han Qi said to Shu Xiang apologetically, "I'm so ashamed!" As the secretary of the Jin Kingdom, but he is so poor that he can't even afford the necessary ceremonial utensils, how will I deal with the secretaries in the future? ”

Shu Xiang congratulated him and said: "In the past, Luan Wuzi (Luan Shu) didn't even have a hundred hectares of land at home, and he was so poor that even the sacrificial wine utensils were borrowed, but he followed the etiquette, his virtues were far and wide, and he was famous all over the world, and the princes were willing to get close to him, and he was praised by the people of the world. However, his son Luan Huang was extravagant and finally died in the wilderness.

Luan Ying changed her father's approach and followed her grandfather's example, which had already had an effect, but because Luan Huang's legacy was too heavy, it eventually affected Luan Ying. At that time, the Xun family and the master also understood, and the private army accounted for half of the Jin army. Although the Yin clan was monstrous, it was cleaned up once and for all; No one took pity on them, and they are still regarded as negative examples.

Therefore, those in power should worry about whether they have noble character, whether they behave justly, whether they obey the etiquette and the law, and whether they are faithful to their duties, and should not worry about the poverty of their families. If the Master amassed property that was not commensurate with his income, and it was too late for me to fear for the Master, how could I congratulate the Master? ”

During his visit to the State of Lu, Han Qi asked to read the historical classics of the State of Lu, and the historian brought him into the Taishi Liao Treasury. Han Qi carefully read philosophical and historical classics such as "Yi", "Xiang" and "Lu Chunqiu" there, and after reading it, he sighed and said: "Zhou Li is all in Lu!" It is only today that I truly understand the great merits of Duke Zhou and why Zhou can become the co-master of the world! ”

Han Qi left the state of Lu for the state of Qi. In addition to the courtesy visits, he also had an important mission to envoy Qi to the State of Qi, that is, to give a dowry to the Duke of Jin Ping to marry a daughter of the Duke of Qi Zhuang. It turned out that Zhao Wu's death scared Jin Pinggong enough, and he thought that disaster would befall him after Zhao Wu's death, so he rewarded the four concubines surnamed Ji in the harem as gifts. And this pervert can't leave a woman for a moment, so he deceives himself and plans to marry a few women with different surnames to replace the concubines surnamed Ji.

During his time in the Qi Kingdom, Ziya set up a banquet to entertain Han Qi and called his son Luan Shi out to accompany him. Luan Shi's performance at the banquet was inconsequential in many ways - very arrogant and self-righteous, and even showed disrespect for Qi Jinggong in his words.

Han Qi then said: "This person is not the master of the family, he already thinks about it. ”

Later, Ziwei also invited Han Qi to a banquet, and he also called his son Gao Qiang out to meet the guests, Gao Qiang's performance was similar to Luan Shi's, and Han Qi said the same thing again.

The guests present laughed, and they all felt that his words were too alarmist, because the two young men were both favored by the Marquis of Qi and extremely noble, and they really couldn't figure out why the two of them still had a "heart of disobedience".

But Yan Ying believed Han Qi, and he said to Bao Guo in private: "Han Zi is a gentleman, and the words of a gentleman are trusted because of his wisdom and profound insight. Others don't have that ability, so of course it's a joke. Erhui didn't realize the danger, and the two families were about to have trouble. ”

After Han Qi left the Qi State, he visited the Wei Kingdom and returned to China after completing his mission.

In April, the Duke of Jinping sent the prince Han Xu to the State of Qi to marry the princess Shaojiang, and the Duke of Qi Jing sent the doctor Chen Wuyu to lead a large team of relatives to escort his daughter to the Kingdom of Jin to get married.

Jin Pinggong was completely fascinated by this beautiful and intelligent princess of Qi, and he gave her all his favor for the entire harem, and affectionately called her "Little Lick Sweet (Shaoqi)". But he was not so polite to Chen Wuyu, and this poor fellow was imprisoned without even mixing a sip of the wine, and was escorted to the border towns hundreds of miles away to be guarded.

The reason lies in Chen Wuyu's identity. The "Zhou Li" stipulates: "Where a rival country intermarries, the sister of the monarch shall be escorted by the secretary when she marries; The princess was escorted. If the other party is a big country, even if it is a princess, it should also be escorted by the Shangqing. "And this time, the Qi State just sent a doctor, so the Jin people thought that the Qi people despised themselves, so they detained him and prepared to hold him accountable.

However, the self-righteous Jin Pinggong did not think that it was himself who was really rude - the Jin people used the etiquette of treating cheap concubines to marry the princess, but asked Qi Guo to send Shaojiang with the etiquette of his wife's marriage. And the Qi people didn't understand what the Jin people meant, what they considered was: If Shangqing was sent to send a concubine who was not of a very high status, then the next time he sent his wife, I am afraid that Qi Linggong and his old man would have to be dug out of the grave.

Jin Pinggong soon knew that he had made a mistake, but he still did not give up like a child, and spread his bad temper as he wanted. Han Qi and Shu Xiang admonished him several times, asking for Chen Wuyu's release, but he was still indifferent; The other doctors were focused on their own affairs, not caring about the fate of the important ministers of this great country, as if such a major diplomatic incident had nothing to do with them.

Shaojiang also asked Jin Pinggong for a request, she said that it was a great joy for the two countries to get married, and it was normal for the doctors to be equal in status to send and welcome; And because the Marquis of Qi was afraid of the big powers, he didn't dare to be rude and replace the above doctors, and he already respected the Jin Kingdom very much. What else does the Marquis of Jin want to ask for? And Jin Pinggong felt that the depression had not dissipated, and he delayed in his mouth, but did not act, but just delayed the matter indefinitely.

After the autumn, due to the long-term unadaptability to the soil and water, the physical damage suffered, and the longing for relatives in the homeland, Shao Jiang, the fifteen-year-old girl, could not afford to fall ill. Jin Pinggong was so anxious that he tried every means to make her recover as soon as possible, and whenever her condition improved somewhat, the reincarnated lewd man of Marshal Tianpeng gave vent to his seemingly endless beastly desires, and Shao Jiang immediately weakened again.

When the doctor finally determined that she was no longer incurable, Jin Pinggong seized the limited time to indulge in her, even when she breathed her last.

In October, Shaojiang died, and the Jin Kingdom released the news to the outside world. The princes did not dare to take the moodiness of Jin Pinggong lightly, otherwise Chen Wuyu would be a lesson for them. Therefore, the princes went to the Jin Kingdom to mourn with the gift of treating their wives, but they were all taken abroad by the Duke of Jin Ping on the grounds that Shao Jiang was not his wife.

With extreme dissatisfaction, Shu Xiang once again advised Jin Pinggong to release Chen Wuyu. He said: "If you detain the envoy of Qi State, at least you have to charge him with a crime, right?" Half a year has passed and he hasn't been convicted, so let him go! The prince made the prince doctor rebel against the young Jiang and the doctor above the marquis of Qi sent his relatives, and said that the Qi people were disrespectful. The prince's request is too greedy! The Jin State was rude and detained the envoy of Qi, your punishment is too biased, how can you be worthy of being the leader of the princes? ”

But Shaojiang's death made Jin Pinggong even more depressed, no matter how Shu Xiang persuaded him, his pig's head just kept shaking.

Later, Le Wang Kun received the benefits of the Qi people and said to Jin Pinggong: "It is indeed a great pity that Shaojiang died, but the prince still has to look forward?" The country of Qi is not only Shaojiang is a woman, does the prince hope to marry a more beautiful princess from the country of Qi again? ”

When Jin Pinggong heard this, a greedy and lewd smile appeared on his fat-headed and big-eared face.

Le Wang Kui knotted and said: "But the prince is holding the envoy of the Qi State to send the family group, who would dare to send the princess over?" In the opinion of the ministers, it is better to send Chen Wuyu back to China in order to promote the next good thing between the two countries. ”

Jin Pinggong nodded in agreement. In November, Chen Wuyu was released and returned to China.