In the eyes of the Chinese people, Ji Huanzi is a gentle, courteous, and charitable gentleman, he does not have the strong desire for power and ** heart of Wuzi and Pingzi, and his life is not extravagant and degenerate. However, "sail against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat." Both history and reality forced him to have a firm grip on state power, and he had to do his best to maintain his father's style of governance. Because he is arbitrary and independent in the court, but after the next court, he will return to his original appearance of a humble gentleman.

Ji Huanzi has known Confucius since he was a child, and his trust and respect for Confucius also began at that time, and he even treated him as a teacher. He thought that the old master, who was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes and exuded a heroic and righteous spirit, could promote the rejuvenation of the country and help him complete a great cause, but he did not expect that the old master "in the name of revitalizing the country of Lu, he weakened the three huans"; He was even more ferocious than Yang Hu - Yang Hu just wanted his life, but Confucius wanted to destroy the foundation of the Ji family.

Thinking of this, Ji Huanzi's heart was filled with resentment, remorse, and humiliation, and those complicated feelings came from the unfair treatment that Confucius had repaid for his respect and trust. It is precisely because of the "injustice" of Confucius's reciprocal return that those feelings are even stronger. So Ji Huanzi was ready to "invite" Confucius out of the core of power.

The winter of the twelfth year of Lu Dinggong passed quickly in a thick ominous atmosphere.

No one expected that at that time, not only Sanhuan wanted to get rid of Confucius, but even the people of Qi hundreds of miles away were also thinking about the same thing.

It turned out that after the end of the Jiagu meeting, the more the Qi people thought about it, the more they felt that something was wrong: they had planned to rub more oil from the Lu people in advance, but not only did they only get an empty promise from the other party, but they also had to return a large piece of land to the other party. The people of Qi were greatly annoyed, and from then on regarded Confucius as a thorn in their side, believing that the state of Lu was recovering under the rule of Confucius; thinks that as long as he reigns for one day, the Qi State will have no chance to harm the Lu State.

However, the hands of the Qi people were not long enough to reach into the Lu State Office, and they could only take indirect means to drive a wedge between the monarch and the minister, so as to achieve the goal of expelling Confucius.

In the spring of the thirteenth year of Duke Luding, Duke Qi Jinggong decided to use the means used by Duke Mu of Qin to lure the thirteen Rong kings to fall to achieve his goal. He sent a large delegation to the state of Lu, which, in addition to officials, retinues, and a large number of gifts, included a singing and dancing team of sixteen beautiful maidens and one hundred and twenty horses.

The liaison officer of the Qi State informed the Lu people of the composition of the mission and the date of its arrival, while Confucius was very surprised by the unusual behavior of the Qi people. This is because the Kabuki of Qi are rare in the world, and the people of Qi regard them as treasures and protect them like state secrets. For more than 200 years, only Jin and Chu were fortunate enough to receive Kabuki gifts from Qi, and only Zhuang Gong and Zhao Gong of Lu had watched performances in Linzi; The nobles could only find a word about the mysterious organization in the historical records.

This time, the Qi people actually sent sixteen girls at a time, and Confucius quickly realized the sinister intentions of the Qi people: they wanted to use women to lure the monarchs and ministers of the Lu State to fall.

Confucius hurriedly sent an official letter to the Qi State Mission, the content of which was to the effect that there were not enough buildings and sites in Qufu City to accommodate such a large team; Therefore, the envoy and the deputy envoy could only be asked to enter the city with the necessary attachés, and the others, horses, and baggage were temporarily parked outside the city to wait for the arrangement. Confucius also set aside a piece of land on the outskirts of the city for the mission to house them. According to Confucius's assumption, when the envoy of Qi handed over the gift list to Lu Dinggong, he would dissuade Lu Dinggong from "being rude", "causing depravity", "lustful will destroy the country" and other reasons, and ask him to refuse the gift of the Qi people.

But Confucius's harsh requirements and wishful thinking could not defeat the clever Qi people. The envoy obediently did as Confucius asked, and when Lu Dinggong took the gift and asked where the gift was, and Confucius was about to speak, there was a faint sound of silk and bamboo in the north, and the source of the sound was located in the residence of Kabuki outside the city. The monarchs and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were suddenly hooked away by the lingering and sympathetic foreign voice, and Lu Dinggong took advantage of his neck, a dignified face, and fixed his seat like a clay sculpture, so that no matter how Confucius reminded Lu Dinggong loudly and how he was angry, his soul could not be recovered.

At the end of the song, people returned to their normal demeanor. Confucius immediately made a pre-prepared speech with fierce rhetoric, but the emperor and his ministers were still immersed in endless aftertaste and reverie, and almost no one could listen to his high-minded talk.

Seeing this, Qi Envoy's confidence suddenly increased. The ill-intentioned messenger decided to strike while the iron was hot and completely refute the old master, so he said, "The master's words are wrong. The maiko system of the Qi State appeared as early as the time of the Emperor Taigong and has been prosperous for hundreds of years; As the master said, the Qi State suffered the deepest and most affected by the 'scourge' of the Maiko, and should have declined or even perished a long time ago. But in fact, on the contrary, Qi has always been the hegemon of the East, and now it is gradually recovering the hegemony of Huan Gong. Therefore, there is no inevitable connection between beauty and the death of the country, most of the kings of the lost country are because they favor the ministers and regard the people as grass mustard to lose the society, and the prince is a bright monarch of the world, with a great mind and a love for the people like a son. I am afraid that the Master's worries are unnecessary. ”

The monarchs and ministers of Lu State even said "good", but Lu Dinggong was unwilling to refute the face of the old master Confucius on the spot, so he first asked the envoy to rest in the post house temporarily, and then said to Confucius: "What the master said is not unreasonable, but it is not easy to refuse the gift of a great power." As for whether to accept it, the widow still has to listen to the opinions of other doctors. ”

Ji Huanzi came out and said: "The minister will first go outside the city to inspect it to see if it is okay; If you can take it, you can't say it. Come back and give feedback to the prince and the prince. ”

Ji Huanzi changed into civilian clothes and slipped out of the city with a personal entourage. The Qi people have set up a large stage in the suburbs of the city, and sent people all over the world to welcome the Lu people to come and see the performance. When the Lu people had gathered almost, the stunning and skilled dancers began to perform exotic dances in the sound of rippling music. The onlookers of the Lu people were all red-faced, dumbfounded, and forgot to return.

When Ji Huanzi quietly came to the stage, the officials of Qi State recognized him at a glance. The official secretly said to the dancers: "The Ji family has arrived, take out your housekeeping skills to seduce the old men, and the success or failure will be in one fell swoop!" ”

The music sounded again, and the style of painting on the stage changed, and the dance performance began. The orthodox and conservative Lu people couldn't bear to look at it directly, and they covered their faces to peek or turned to leave, even the well-informed Ji Huanzi became short of breath and trembling.

The sun has turned west, and Lu Dinggong has returned to bed. His ears were filled with lingering music, and endless reveries came to his mind. He was restless and restless, and said anxiously in his heart: "Why hasn't the Ji family come back to report to the widow?" What a determined guy! He sent another minister to inquire about the news, and the minister never returned, and did not return to the palace until the sun disappeared below the horizon.