Zheng Ligong

Zheng Ligong

Zheng Ligong? (673 BC), surnamed Ji, surnamed Zheng, named Tu, also known as Gongzi Tu, the second son of Duke Zheng Zhuang, the second brother of Duke Zheng Zhao, and his mother Yongjia. During the spring and Autumn period, he was the fifth and ninth monarch of the state of Zheng. He was in power from 701 BC to 697 BC and from 680 BC to 673 BC.

After the death of Zheng Zhuang Gong, Zheng Zhao Gong ascended the throne. Song Zhuang Gong forced the son of Ji Zhong Gang to seize the throne for Zheng Li Gong. Zheng Li Gong wanted to eradicate him because of the power of sacrificing Zhong, but he failed. After 17 years of exile, Zheng Ligong was restored. After the restoration of Zheng Li Gong, Duke Huan of Qi began to dominate. He once helped King Hui of Zhou to calm down the rebellion of the prince and the five doctors. King Hui of Zhou granted the land east of Hulao to the state of Zheng because of the meritorious service of Duke li of Zheng. After the death of Zheng Li Gong, his son Fu succeeded to the throne for Zheng Wen Gong.

Life of the characters

Defeat the army

Duke li of Zheng, surnamed Ji and named Tu, was the second son of Duke Zhuang of Zheng. Childe Tu's mother, Yongji, is the daughter of the Yong family of the state of song. The Yong family is respected and favored by the king of the state of song. In the 30th year of Zheng zhuanggong (the 9th year of Lu Yingong, 714 BC), Beirong invaded Zheng. "They are infantry. We use chariots. I'm worried that they will attack us from behind when they suddenly come around to our army," he said Childe suddenly said: "send some brave but not resolute soldiers to retreat as soon as they contact with the enemy. The king set up three groups of ambushes to wait for them. The Rong people were reckless but did not clean up, greedy but not united. They won and defeated each other. Those who come to the front and see property captives will move forward. If they advance and encounter ambush, they will run away quickly. If those who walk behind do not go to rescue, the enemy soldiers will have no successors. In this way, we can win Zheng Zhuang Gong listened to the opinions of the young master Tu. The forward troops of the Rong people fled when they were ambushed. Zhu ran after them, cut off the Rong army, attacked them from front to back, and annihilated them all. The army's successors fled desperately. On November 26, the Zheng people defeated the army and fled.

To be king

In the summer of the 43rd year of zhengzhuanggong (the 11th year of Duke Huan of Lu, 701 BC), zhengzhuanggong died. The Minister of the state of Zheng, Ji Zhong (Ji Zu), supported the elder brother of Prince Li, and the prince Hu succeeded to the throne for Zheng Zhao. After learning that Ji Zhong supported Zheng Zhao to succeed to the throne, Song Zhuang sent people to deceive Ji Zhong and arrest him. He threatened him and said, "if you don't set up Gongzi Tu, you will be killed." At the same time, Yongshi also seized Gongzi Tu to obtain property. Jizhong promised Songzhuang Gong to support and establish Gongzi Tu, and made an alliance with Songzhuang Gong, so Jizhong took Gongzi Tu back to Zheng State. On September 13 of the same year, Zheng Zhao fled to the state of Wei. On September 25, the young master suddenly returned to the state of Zheng to succeed him.

Jielu vs. song

In the year of Zheng Li (the 12th year of Duke Huan of Lu, 700 BC), Zheng Li made an alliance with Duke Huan of Lu in Wufu. In February of the second year of Zheng Ligong (the 13th year of Duke Huan of Lu, 699 BC), because the state of song repeatedly demanded money from the state of Zheng, Zheng Ligong couldn't bear it, so he led the army of Ji and Lu to fight against the army of Qi, song, Wei and Yan, and defeated the army of Qi, song, Wei and Yan. In the same year, Zheng Ligong sent people to the state of Lu to ask for the restoration of old friendship. In the first month of the third year of Zheng Ligong (the fourteenth year of Duke Huan of Lu, 698 BC), Zheng Ligong and Duke Huan of Lu met in the state of Cao. In the summer of the same year, Zheng Ligong sent his sons to the state of Lu to review the friendship of the league and the meeting in the state of Cao. In December, song united with Qi, Cai, Wei and Chen to attack Zheng. The Allied forces of the five countries burned the canal gate of Zheng's capital, entered the main street of Zheng's capital, attacked the eastern suburbs, took the cattle head, and took back the rafters of Zheng's imperial temple to be the rafters of Lu's gate in Song Dynasty.

On the run

In the fourth year of zhengligong (the 15th year of Duke Huan of Lu, 697 BC), zhengligong secretly sent his son-in-law Yongjiu to kill Jizhong because he was good at the power of the country and was afraid of being unfavorable to his throne. Yongjiu prepared to entertain Jizhong in the suburbs, and then took the opportunity to kill Jizhong. Yong Ji, Jizhong's daughter and Yongjiu's wife, knew about this and said to her mother, "which one is closer to her father and husband?" The mother said, "any man can be a woman's husband, but there is only one father. How can he compare?" So Yongji told his father Jizhong, "Yongshi is not in his house, but is entertaining you in the suburbs. I doubt it, so I tell you." Jizhong then killed Yongjiu and showed his corpse in the street. Duke li of Zheng had no choice but to take Jizhong, so he loaded Yongjiu's body and fled the state of Zheng, saying, "if you discuss with women about important matters, you deserve to die." In the summer of the same year, Zheng Ligong went out to live in the border town of the state of Zheng (he fled to the state of CAI), so Ji Zhong welcomed Zheng Zhaogong back. On June 22, Zheng Zhaogong returned to the state of Zheng and ascended the throne again. In the autumn of the same year, Zheng Ligong relied on the people of Oak City to kill Shan Bo, a doctor of Oak City, so he occupied and lived in Oak City. In the winter of the same year, the princes heard that Zheng Ligong had run away, so they planned to attack the state of Zheng in order to escort him back home. But the fighting failed, and the troops returned home. The state of song gave Zheng Ligong more troops to defend the city, so Zheng Zhaogong did not dare to attack it. When Zheng Zhao was the crown prince, he hated Gao Qumi. After Zheng Zhaogong succeeded to the throne, Gao Qumi worried that Zheng Zhaogong would kill himself. In the second year of Zheng Zhaogong (the 17th year of Duke Huan of Lu, 695 BC), he shot Zheng Zhaogong while he was out hunting. After the death of Zheng Zhao Gong, Ji Zhong and Gao Qumi did not dare to welcome him back, so they changed Zheng Zhao Gong's younger brother to be the king, which was called Zheng Zi in history. In the first year of Zheng Zifu (the 18th year of Duke Huan of Lu, 694 BC), Zheng Zifu participated in the alliance of princes presided over by Qi Xianggong. When he was a young master, Zheng Zizhen had a feud with Qi Xiang. Because he didn't sue Qi Xianggong, Qi Xianggong was angry, so he ambushed a warrior with armor to kill Zheng Ziyan, and separated Gao Qumi, the minister who joined the club with Zheng Ziyan. After Zheng Ziying's death, Ji Zhong went to the state of Chen to welcome Zheng Ziying's younger brother gongziying (Mingying, Ziyi) back home to succeed him. According to the historical records, Gao Qumi fled back to the state of Zheng after Qi Xianggong killed Zheng Ziying and went to the state of Chen with Ji Zhong to welcome Zheng Ziying back to his throne

Reset again

In the fourteenth year of Zheng Ziying (the fourteenth year of Lu zhuanggong, 680 BC), Zheng Ligong led his troops to invade the capital of the state of Zheng. When he arrived at daling, he captured Fu Xia, the official of the state of Zheng. Zheng Ligong coerces Fu Xia to help him return home. Fu Xia says, "if you let me go, I can kill Zheng Ziying for you and let you return home to be king again." After making an oath with Fu Xia, Zheng Li Gong released him. On June 20 of the same year, Fu Xia killed Zheng Ziying and his two sons and welcomed Zheng Li Gong back to the state of Zheng. Zheng Li Gong returned to the state of Zheng from Liyi and succeeded to the throne again. After Zheng Ligong succeeded to the throne again, he killed Fu Xia. He sent someone to his uncle yuanfan and said, "Fu Xia has two hearts for the monarch. The Zhou Dynasty decided to punish such treacherous officials. Now Fu Xia has been punished. I have promised to give him the position of doctor to those who help me to return home. I am willing to discuss with my uncle. And I left the country abroad, my uncle did not tell me the situation at home. I'm sorry that I didn't come back with me. " Yuanfan replied, "my predecessor, Duke Huan, ordered my ancestors to manage the ancestral temple. The country has a monarch, but his heart is abroad. Is there a bigger heart than that? If he is in charge of the country, who is not his subordinate? It is the rule of heaven that a subordinate should not have two minds. Ziyi has been in the throne for 14 years. Now she plans to call the king back. Isn't it two hearted? There are still eight sons of Duke Zhuang. If they all bribe others with official titles to persuade others to be half hearted and may succeed, what should the king do? I know what the king means Yuan fan finished, so he hanged himself. (the records of the historian records that after Zheng Ligong resumed the throne, He reproached his uncle yuanfan and said, "I am in exile outside the capital, and my uncle has no intention of welcoming me back. This is too much." Yuanfan said: "you can't have two hearts to serve the king. It's the duty of a minister. Yuanfan understood his sin. " So he killed himself. Zheng Li Gong then said to Fu Xia, "you have two hearts in serving the Lord." So he killed Fu Jia. Fu Xia said before he died: "kindness can't be rewarded, it's true!"

Wang Yougong

In the fifth year after the Duke of Zheng Li (the 19th year of Duke Luzhuang, 675 BC), the states of Yan and Wei united with Wang Zijie, the uncle of King Zhou Hui, to attack King Zhou Hui. King Zhou Hui fled to Wenyi, and the states of Yan and Wei supported the prince and became king. In the spring of the sixth year after Duke li of Zheng (the 20th year of Duke Zhuang of Lu, 674 BC), King Hui of Zhou appealed to the state of Zheng. Duke li of Zheng mediated the dispute between King Hui of Zhou and Wang Zijie, but failed, so he arrested Yan Zhongfu. In the summer of the same year, Zheng Li Gong sent troops to attack Prince Wei, but he did not win. So Zheng Li Gong took King Zhou Hui back to the state of Zheng and let him live in oak town. In the autumn of the same year, Duke li of Zheng and King Hui of Zhou went to Wudi, so they entered Chengzhou and returned to Chengzhou. In the winter of the sixth year after Zheng Li Gong (the 20th year of Lu Zhuang Gong, 674 BC), the prince entertained five doctors, played music and performed all the dances of different times. When Zheng Li heard about this, he saw Uncle Guo and said, "I've heard that I'm sad or happy. If it's not the right time, disaster will surely come. Now the prince is not tired of watching the song and dance, which is happy with the disaster. When Sikou killed people, the monarch reduced his food and music, not to mention risking disaster

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