The target of this attack was Liqiu (about forty li northeast of present-day Juancheng, Shandong). Yang Hu personally commanded the siege battle, he concentrated several siege vehicles, and set up hundreds of ladders, which had the meaning of not breaking the hill and vowing not to give up.

The defenders of Liaoqiu were also unequivocal, and in addition to using the defenders and citizens to defend with all their might, they also dumped fuel and burned many siege vehicles.

Some particularly brave soldiers rescued the siege engines, extinguished the fires and threw them into battle. When the sun was in the west, the Lu army finally destroyed a city wall. Yang Hu was overjoyed, but before he could laugh, the defenders of Xiaqiu poured out. The attackers had been tired for most of the day and were preparing to occupy the outer city with their last momentum; The sergeants did not expect to be counterattacked by the enemy, and saw that all their hard work had come to naught, so the offensive and defensive momentum was reversed in an instant; The Lu army discarded its equipment and began to rout, and Yang Hu couldn't stop it. Fortunately, the people of Qi didn't want to kill them all, so they just bluffed behind and shouted.

At that time, Ran Meng was behind Yang Hu, Yang Hu pretended not to know and sighed: "If Ran Meng is here, how dare the enemy be so arrogant?" ”

Ran Meng was inspired by Yang Hu, and a burst of blood suddenly collided with the heavenly spirit, and immediately beckoned his men to turn around and meet the pursuers. He had beaten away some of the enemy and was about to continue the pursuit, but when he turned back, he saw that there was no follow-up force to support him, and the blood instantly fell to the soles of his feet. He pretended to be unsteady on his feet and fell from the chariot and broke his leg; He immediately ordered a retreat after climbing into the car, and the Qi people did not continue to pursue. This process was fully watched by Yang Hu, and he couldn't help but shake his head and pout: "You are all too polite!" ”

The Lu army returned again, and Shi Ying knew in his heart that the combat effectiveness of the Lu army was like that, and he had no choice but to continue to ask for anything.

In the summer and April, Qi Gaozhang and Guo Xia Shuai's divisions attacked the western border of Lu to retaliate against the two invasions of the Lu army. Jin Shi Ying, Zhao Ying, and Zhongxing Yin were handsome to save Lu. After the retreat of the Qi division, the three secretaries of the Jin State went to meet Lu Dinggong. At that time, Shi Ying was holding a lamb, and Zhao Ying and Zhong Xingyin were each holding a wild goose. Since then, the most respectful greeting gift adopted by the Lu people has become a lamb.

Sanqing stayed in Qufu for a few days. During this period, Yang Hu behaved in a high-profile and flamboyant manner. To give an example, at the banquet held by Ji Huanzi for Shi Ying, only Yang Hu was talking and laughing loudly with the guests, while the real host sat alone in his seat with a gloomy face and did not say a word. Yang Hu used his actual performance to tell the people of the Jin Kingdom, "I am the boss of the Lu Kingdom."

But Shi Ying thought that Yang Hu had gone too far. Shi Ying felt that Yang Hu was not the ideal ally, and he could not count on an outlaw who had ruled a certain neighborhood in his youth, a shallow man of ten thousand hatreds, and an upstart with no political roots to carry out his Lu strategy. Therefore, when Yang Hu made a special trip to visit him at the post house, he refused to meet Yang Hu on the pretext of being unwell.

Yang Hu was surprised, surprised, and lost (because Ji Huanzi had just left Shi Ying's residence), and he went to visit Zhao Yang again. Zhao Ying (the future owner of Yang Hu) received him warmly and cordially, gave him many valuable gifts, and even invited Yang Hu to Jinyang as a guest at a convenient time.

Yang Hu finally went to see Zhong Xingyin, but Zhong Xingyin turned him away without even saying a reason for not seeing.

Yang Yue had reminded Yang Hu early on, persuading him to restrain his personality and show a knowledgeable, steady and rational image, but he just couldn't listen to him.

After the Jin people left, Ji Huanzi's attitude towards Yang Hu was obviously different from before (his expression seemed to say to Yang Hu: "You just wait for me!") The pace and demeanor have also become confident, and they have even begun to openly contradict Yang Hu.

Yang Hu knew that Ji Huanzi and Shi Ying must have reached a consensus that was not favorable to him, and he couldn't help but have a serious sense of crisis in his heart, so he began to clear Sanhuan.

In order to achieve his goal, he must consider the overall planning, and he must fully take over the Lu state power after getting rid of Sanhuan. Therefore, he needs a few accomplices who can replace Sanhuan.

At that time, Ji Huanzi's brother Ji Sunliao, cousin Gongji and Fei Zaigongshan were not favored by Ji Huanzi; Uncle Sun Zhou's uncle and grandson, and the clansman's uncle Zhong Belt are also unwilling.

Yang Hu and these five careerists who wanted to change the status quo formed the anti-Sanhuan group. Their plan was: to eliminate Sanhuan with a surprise attack first, and then Ji Sunyu would take over the Jisun clan, Shusun Yu would take over the Shusun clan, and Yang Hu would take over the Mengsun clan.

But the sky is not as good as the people, and later Yang Hu's murder of Ji Huanzi failed, so that Gongshan Buwu and his uncle and grandson were not exposed; The two were not expelled from Lu until three years later when they rebelled again.

In the early winter of this year, Lu Dinggong decided to renovate Jiang Yan Temple, which was a major event that shook the whole country. Whenever there is a major event in the country, sacrifices must be carried out first.

In mid-September, Lu Dinggong announced the sacrificial procedure: on October 2, the first monarch of Lu was sacrificed in the order of his reign, and then the ancestors and gods were merged into the temple of the Duke of Lu for unified sacrifice. The final preparations before the start of construction will be carried out on the 3rd, and the construction will start on the 4th.

Yang Hu sent an invitation to Ji Huanzi and invited him to a banquet in his villa in Pupu on the outskirts after the sacrifice. Ji Huanzi was completely under his control, and he didn't dare not "accept" the invitation. Yang Hu went to the outskirts of the city again and ordered the governors of each city to prepare chariots and arm the armor soldiers, which must be completed before sunset on October 3.

According to Yang Hu's plan, he would kill Ji Huanzi during the banquet (since the murder was carried out secretly in his villa, outsiders would not know about it), and launch an attack on the Mengsun and Shusun clans the next day.

At that time, part of Sanhuan's troops came from the suburbs of Qufu; Sanhuan divided the suburbs into three areas, and each of the three people levied one piece. As a result, the Ji Clan's domain's action of gathering chariots was soon discovered by the administrators of the neighboring Meng Clan's territory. He didn't dare to delay for a moment, and immediately reported the abnormal situation to Gong Yang (Gong Zhi's virgin).

Gong Yiyang was greatly frightened, and he asked Meng Yizi: "The Ji clan is assembling the chariot, does the master know the reason?" ”

Meng Xianzi replied: "I don't know, Ji didn't inform me." ”

Gong Yang said: "That's Yang Hu's private behavior!" There will be turmoil in the Ji family, and the turmoil will affect the Meng family, so we must prepare early! ”

Meng Xianzi's face was as frightened as earth, and Gong Zhiyang said: "Yanghu will complete the assembly by October 3 at the latest, and then drive to Qufu overnight, and only in the early morning of the fourth day can the attack be launched." Rest assured, master, I will enter the capital with the soldiers on the third day. ”

After Gong Yang left, Meng Xianzi said to Tom Yue: "Yang Hu is going to be unfavorable to the Ji family, and Gong Yang is worried about the trouble that will affect the Meng family, so he has already mobilized the armor soldiers." Ji Sun's life is in danger, should I save his life? ”

Toma Yue said: "If the master can't destroy the Jisun clan, he should save him; Otherwise, whoever is in charge of Ji Sun's housekeeping will regard the master as an enemy. ”

Meng Yizi then sent someone to secretly inform Ji Huanzi that Ji Huanzi had to find a way to escape into his house on the way, and he could provide protection for Ji Huanzi.