When Meng Yizi heard about the turmoil, he immediately said goodbye to Confucius with Uncle Nangong Jing and returned home. Faced with the order brought by Yu Zhaobo, Meng Yizi was expressionless and noncommittal, but just asked Yu Zhaobo to wait in the main hall for a while, and he would come as soon as he went.

Meng Yizi ordered the assembly of clan armor, and then ascended to the lookout in the northwest corner; He could clearly see a group of people gathering on the high platform of Ji Pingzi's house in the distance, and he could also hear faint shouts.

The retainers reported to Meng Yizi that the clan armor had been assembled, and asked who they would help. Meng Yizi said: "Don't worry, wait." ”

The Sima of the Shusun clan also gathered the family. Sima was a notoriously loud man, and it is said that the words he spoke to his bride on his wedding night could be heard two or three streets away.

Sima asked, "Who exactly are we going to help?" Junhou or Ji? ”

The retainers looked at each other, and no one dared to speak out to answer this question, which was easy to lose their heads.

He continued to ask: "I am a retainer of the Shusun clan, and I don't know what the office or monarch is. I will ask you: 'Which situation is beneficial to the Shusun clan when the Ji clan is in existence or perishing?' ’”

Everyone said: "Without Ji Sun, there will be no uncle and grandson!" ”

Sima shouted: "Then what are you waiting for, come with me to rescue Ji Sun!" With that, he led the clan to rush straight towards Ji Pingzi's house. The attackers were waiting for reinforcements, the soldiers were idle, and the weather was very hot, so they took off their leather armor and sat on the ground with weapons in hand.

Suddenly, someone shouted: "The clan armor of the Shusun clan has rushed over!" ”

As soon as Lu Zhaogong's smile appeared on his face, Zijiajian shouted: "Protect the prince and build a line of defense!" Then the Shusun clan's forces began to attack the northwest corner of the Ji clan's mansion.

Meng Yizi walked down the lookout and ordered: "Kill Yu Sun, everyone follow me to save the Ji family!" ”

The Meng clan forces drove to the scene, and at this time, Jin Zhao was ready to retreat, and the addition of the Meng clan accelerated the speed of the opponent's defeat. Lu Zhaogong's team began to retreat towards the north gate, and Sanhuan's clan armor was not in a hurry to attack, but only slowly advanced - they did not want to be charged with killing the king.

Zijiajian did not want to see Lu Zhaogong expelled, and he said: "The doctors and I disguised ourselves as kidnapping the monarch to negotiate with Sanhuan, and then release the prince." The crime is ours, and Ji Sun will not dare to kill the king, and the prince will soon be able to return to the palace. ”

Lu Zhaogong cried: "This is the sin of the widow, but the doctors want to make the doctors suffer for the widow, and the widow can't bear it!" Run away! ”

Lu Zhaogong and the others withdrew from the city gate, and Sanhuan immediately closed the city gate and climbed the city wall to watch the other party's movements.

Lu Zhaogong marched north under the protection of his courtiers and gradually disappeared into the night. The group passed by the cemetery, Lu Zhaogong and Zijiajian entered the cemetery to bid farewell to the ancestors, and the two discussed at the tomb doctor's house until late at night. Early the next morning, Lu Zhaogong announced that he would go to the country of Qi.

Lu Zhaogong first sent an envoy to Qi to inform him of the situation, and the Qi people replied that the Marquis of Qi would meet Lu Zhaogong in Pingyin. The exiles crossed the Great Wall of Qi into Pingyin, where Lu Zhaogong prepared to wait for Qi Jinggong. Zijiajian said: "We have to ask for Qi people, and we can't be inactive." Lu Zhaogong continued to travel north, and soon met Qi Jinggong who was rushing to Pingyin in Noi.

Qi Jinggong expressed his condolences for Lu Zhaogong's plight, and then said: "The widow gave the land of the Thousand Societies (twenty-five houses as one society) to the west of Jubu, and led the army to obey the dispatch of the prince. The worries of the prince are also the worries of the widow, how dare the widow not listen to his orders? ”

Lu Zhaogong showed a long-awaited, innocent smile. The Zijia advised: "The prince has lost the blessing of heaven; Even if the heavens favor the prince again, they will not be able to give more than the Duke of Zhou (at most, he will return to the Lu country). The prince should refuse the fief - who will help the prince to restore the throne if he loses his throne and becomes the minister of the Thousand Societies of the Qi State? Besides, the Marquis of Qi has always had no faith, and the minister thought that it was better to go to the Jin Kingdom as soon as possible. With Han Zi and Zhongxing Bo here, the prince will definitely be able to return to the throne with the help of the two. ”

Lu Zhaogong said: "If the Marquis of Qi does not feel sorry for his land of a thousand societies, he will definitely help the widow to restore the throne." Then he followed the Qi people and continued north.

During his inspection of the border towns, he learned that there was a serious disturbance in the capital. He immediately interrupted his trip and rushed back to Qufu day and night.

Uncle Sun Wan entered the city gate and went straight to see Ji Pingzi. Ji Pingzi hadn't closed his eyes for two days, his hair was unkempt, his eyes were bloodshot, and he had just returned home at this time, ready to rest for a while. When Ji Pingzi saw his uncle and grandson visiting, he trotted all the way to the living room, knelt in front of him and kowtowed again and again (a kind of funeral), and wept bitterly: "How will the master punish me?" ”

Uncle Sun Wan said: "Who can not die? The master is famous for expelling the monarch, and the descendants will not forget it, and the world will know it, will it not ruin the wisdom of his life? What else can I do with the Master? ”

Ji Pingzi knew in his heart that his uncle and grandson wanted him to take Lu Zhaogong back to the capital, but this was already impossible. He stopped his sorrow, wiped away his tears, and said, "If I change my mind and serve the monarch again, unless people come back from the dead, and flesh grows from white bones!" ”

Uncle Sun Wan knew that he couldn't convince Ji Pingzi, so he left Ji Mansion to meet Meng Yizi. Meng Yizi looked very nervous in the face of his uncle and grandson, and he explained to his uncle and grandson that he saw the uncle and grandson send troops to support Ji Sun. Uncle Sun Wu just asked him with concern if he was hurt, and then left.

When the uncle returned home, the retainers knelt in front of him in a phalanx. Sima said that he only decided to help Ji Sun because of the integration of the three Huan; It is his power to mobilize the clan A, and it is his responsibility to protect the safety of the family; All the responsibility is borne by himself, others just obey their own orders, and I hope that Uncle Sun Wu will not punish others.

Uncle Sun Wan helped Sima up, and said earnestly: "Your decision is correct, and I can only be blamed for not being in the city at that time." To-morrow I will go after the princes, and you will do your duty as before, and keep your houses carefully. ”

Early the next morning, the uncle changed into civilian clothes and set off for Qi with a personal entourage. Lu Zhaogong was living in a post house in Linzi City at the time, and his uncle and grandson didn't dare to walk in blatantly, so they had to wait for the Zijia to come out to buy vegetables and quietly hook up with him (Lu Zhaogong was the only sober person around him).

Zijia was overjoyed, and he asked his uncle and grandson to wait at the corner outside the gate, and then returned to the post house to spend Ji Gonghai and others. Seeing that those people had left, the uncle and grandson cautiously slipped in to see Lu Zhaogong. Zijiajian also took his cronies to guard the gate of the post house - all people were only allowed to enter and not leave.