Lu zhuanggong

Lu zhuanggong

Duke Zhuang of Lu (October 5, 706 B.C. - August 11, 662 B.C.), surnamed Ji with the same name, was the 16th monarch of the state of Lu in the spring and Autumn period of China. He was the eldest son of Duke Huan of Lu and his wife Wenjiang.

In 694 B.C., Duke Huan of Lu took Wenjiang to visit the state of Qi. Duke Huan of Lu found that his wife Wenjiang had incest with his elder brother qixianggong and scolded him. Finally, Duke Xianggong of Qi sent someone to kill his brother-in-law, Duke Huan of Lu. His eldest son, Jitong, succeeded the king of Lu and was Duke Zhuang of Lu. He was in power from 693 B.C. to 662 B.C.

In 686 B.C., Gongsun Xiaoxue, a self reliant monarch, was killed by the Chinese. Because he supported Gongzi Jiu in exile to succeed the monarch of Qi, he had a grudge with Xiaobai (Duke Huan of Qi), who was the first to return to the throne in exile of Ju. The next year, in the war between Qi and Lu Gan, Lu was defeated. Duke Zhuang of Lu was forced to kill Gongzi Jiu and sent Guan Zhong back to Qi.

In 684 BC, during the battle between Qi and Lu Changshao, Duke Zhuang of Lu followed Cao GUI's advice and led Lu's army to defeat Qi. This is recorded in the classic chapter of Zuo Zhuan, the debate between Cao GUI.

In 681 B.C., in the meeting of Qi and Lu Ke, Cao mo (suspected to be Cao GUI), a general of Lu who had lost his territory after many defeats, took Duke Huan of Qi hostage at the meeting, forcing him to return the occupied land of Lu, and Qi and Lu signed an alliance. Since then, during the reign of Duke Zhuang of Lu, the relationship between Qi and Lu was relatively harmonious.

Qingfu, Shuya and Jiyou, three brothers of Lu Zhuang Gong, whose descendants inherited the ruling position in the political arena of Lu from generation to generation. Their influence gradually exceeded that of the monarch and controlled the state of Lu. They were called Sanhuan.

Life of the characters

Succeeding to the throne

Lu zhuanggong, formerly known as Ji Tong, was born on Dingmao day in September of the sixth year of Duke Huan of Lu (October 5, 706 BC). He was the eldest son of Duke Huan of Lu. In the 18th year of Duke Huan of Lu (694 BC), Duke Huan of Lu and his wife Wenjiang visited the state of Qi, but Duke Xiang of Qi had adultery with Wenjiang. Duke Huan of Lu angrily denounced Wenjiang when he knew about it, and Wenjiang told Duke Xiang of Qi about it. As a result, Duke Xiang of Qi drunk Duke Huan of Lu, and then sent his son Peng Sheng to drive for Duke Huan of Lu, waiting for an opportunity to kill Duke Huan of Lu. Afterwards, he killed his son Peng Sheng to perfunctory the state of Lu. Ji tongsui succeeded as king of the state of Lu.

Lu Qi Wei Ying

In the summer of 686 BC, Qi Lu allied forces surrounded Ying. Ying State surrendered to Qi army, and Zhong Qing's father asked Lu zhuanggong to attack Qi army. Zhuang Gong said, "no, I really lack virtue. What's the crime of Qi army? The crime was caused by me. "Xia Shu" says: "gaotao strives to cultivate virtue. If virtue is possessed, others will surrender." Let's devote ourselves to the cultivation of virtue and wait for the time In autumn, the army returned home. For this reason, the gentleman praised Duke Lu Zhuang.

When you do it, you lose

In December of the eighth year of Duke Zhuang of Lu (686 BC), Gongsun killed Duke Xiang of Qi and became king. Guan Zhong, a senior official of the Qi Dynasty, and other fenggongzi fled to the state of Lu, while Bao Shuya, a senior official, fled to the state of Ju. Gongsun was assassinated by Yongli, a senior official of the Qi Dynasty. Later, Gao Xi, a senior official of Qi, secretly sent envoys to the state of Ju to welcome his son Xiao Bai, while Duke Lu Zhuang personally led the troops to escort him back to the state of Qi, and ordered Guan Zhong to lead the army to guard the main road between the state of Ju and the state of Qi to stop the Qi army escorting him back. Xiao Bai was shot by Guan Zhong in the battle, so he feigned death and was able to succeed to the state of Qi, namely Duke Huan of Qi.

In the autumn of 685 B.C., the Lu army escorted by Duke Lu Zhuang and Qi army led by Bao Shuya met in Ganshi, west of Linzi, the capital of Qi. Qi army waited for work and defeated Lu army. Duke Zhuang of Lu abandoned his chariot and fled back by light chariot. Qin Zi and Che You Liang Zi, the two imperial guards, were captured by the Qi army by luring Qi army by the roadside with the banner of Zhuang Gong. Soon, Bao Shuya led his army to the territory of Lu, forcing Duke Zhuang of Lu to kill his son Jiu and hand over Guan Zhong. Qi asked Lu to return Guan Zhong. Shi Bo of Lu believed that it would be bad for Lu if Qi wanted to reuse Guan Zhong. He advised Zhuang Gong to kill Guan Zhong, but Zhuang Gong didn't listen and returned Guan Zhong to Qi.

The battle of ladle

Ten years ago, the Duke of Shandong and Shuya of Shandong met again. Lu zhuanggong adopted Cao GUI's suggestion. Lu's Army stood still, and Qi's army beat drums three times to launch attacks, but they did not work, and their morale was low. The Lu army beat the Qi army. But Qi was not willing to lose. For the shame of xuechangshao war, Bao Shuya proposed to unite with song, who had just been invaded by Lu, to attack Lu.

In June of the same year, the Qi and song armies stationed in Langdi. Childe Yan said to Lu zhuanggong: "Song army's discipline is lax, our army can win. Once song army was defeated, Qi army would withdraw. Please attack the song army first. " Lu zhuanggong didn't agree at first, but later he secretly went out from the west gate of the city with his own soldiers and let them attack the song army in tiger skin. Lu zhuanggong had to lead the army to support him and defeat the song army in Chengqiu (now Yanzhou east of Shandong Province). Nangong changwan, the commander of the song army, was shot by Lu zhuanggong jinpugu and captured by Lu army. Seeing this, Bao Shuya withdrew as expected.

The next year, in order to avenge the Chengqiu war, Song Min sent soldiers to invade the state of Lu. Lu zhuanggong personally led the troops to meet the song army. Before the song army was ready, he led his troops to approach the song army, and finally defeated the song army. In the autumn of that year, there was a flood in the state of song.

Cao Mo robbed the League

In 681 BC, Duke Huan of Qi attacked the state of Lu again. Cao Mo, the general of Lu army, was defeated three times in three battles. Duke Zhuang of Lu ceded his territory to make peace and met Duke Huan of Qi with Ke. Cao Mo hijacked Duke Huan of Qi at the meeting and forced him to agree to return the land occupied by Qi. But Duke Huan of Qi soon repented and was ready to kill Cao mo. Guan Zhong admonished him: "it's just a flash to not return the land of Wenyang to the state of Lu. If we break our promise, the people of the world will not help us! " Finally, Duke Huan of Qi adopted Guan Zhong's suggestion and returned the land of Wenyang to the state of Lu.

Celebrating Father's disorderly administration

Lu Zhuang Gong's three younger brothers are Qingfu, Shuya and Jiyou, who will dominate Lu's politics in the future“

Sanhuan

”Our ancestors. In the 32nd year of Duke Zhuang of Lu (662 BC), Duke Zhuang suddenly became seriously ill. Zhuang Gong on the bed began to think about his successor. According to the old system, the eldest son should have inherited the throne. However, because AI Jiang had not had a child, he could only make AI Jiang's younger sister, the son of Uncle Jiang, the prince. But Zhuang Gong didn't like it, so he thought of ban, the son of Meng Ren. However, the prince ban was not the eldest son and could not succeed to the throne. In addition, the rule of the state of Lu at that time was that without the eldest son, the throne could be passed on to the younger brother of the monarch. So Duke Zhuang came to Ji Shuya and tested him. Shuya and Qingfu colluded and said, "Qingfu will inherit the throne. What do you have to worry about?"

Zhuang Gong is disappointed when he hears his uncle's words, and his condition is getting worse. Ji you, who is honest, knows that uncle Ya and Qingfu are in collusion. When he hears the elder brother's question about the rise of the crown prince, he advocates the establishment of his son ban as the crown prince. Zhuang Gong is worried about Uncle Ya's claim to Li Qing's father, so Ji You agrees to help him. Ji You forces Shu Ya to drink poison wine in the name of Zhuang Gong to commit suicide, and coerces his family and descendants. Uncle Ya thought that after the death of Duke Zhuang, the crown prince was to celebrate his father. In order to protect his family, he drank poisonous wine. After Lu zhuanggong died, Ji you helped his son ban ascend the throne. Because Lu Zhuang Gong just died, the young master ban did not enter the palace, but temporarily lived in his uncle Dang's family.

She was whipped by the young master ban for teasing his favorite daughter, Liang's daughter. Qing's father, who has always been worried, instigates him to take the opportunity to kill his son ban. After Zhuang Gong died, Xinjun died again. In order to avoid the suspicion of killing Jun, Qingfu resolutely refused to inherit the throne. He inherited the throne from his eight year old son, the son of Uncle Jiang. Ji you knows that the death of young master ban is related to Qingfu, so he escapes to the state of Chen. In order to cover up, Qingfu also went to the state of Qi, but he did not know that Duke Huan of Qi also fully supported Duke min of Lu in governing the state of Lu, and he also took Ji you back from the state of Chen to be the Prime Minister of Lu. Later, Qing's father and AI Jiang killed Lu Min Gong and won the monarchy. Seeing that two monarchs were killed, Ji you had to lead his son Shen to the state of Ying (now Zou County, Shandong Province).

Qingfu's immorality led to chaos in the government of Lu, and the people suffered a lot. After Ji you wrote his address, the people of Lu rose up to kill Qingfu and let his son Shen return home to inherit the throne. Seeing that the situation was not good, Qingfu fled to the state of Ju (now Ju county in Shandong Province), and Aijiang also fled to the state of Ying. In 659 BC, with the help of Ji you, the son Shen returned to the state of Lu and ascended the throne.

member of family

parent

Father: Duke Huan of Lu

Mother: Wenjiang

brother

Qingfu: his posthumous name is Gongzhong. He is the ancestor of mengsun family (Meng family, Zhongsun family) in Sanhuan of the state of Lu.

Shu Ya: Shi Fu, so it is called Shu Fu, the ancestor of Sun family, the uncle of Sanhuan in the state of Lu.

Ji You: Shi Cheng, so called Cheng Ji, is the ancestor of Ji sun's family (Ji's family) in the state of Lu.

imperial concubine

AI Jiang: a wife without children.

Shujiang: Aijiang married his younger sister and gave birth to Lu mingong.

Meng Ren: born Lu Junzi ban.

Chengfeng: Princess of xugouguo, born Duke Lu.

children

Lu Junzi ban: Lu Zhuang's heir was killed by Qingfu.

Lu Min Gong: Lu Junzi ban ascended the throne after being killed, and was also killed by Qingfu.

Duke Lu

Childe Sui: Shi Xiang, lived in Dongmen, so he was called Xiangzhong of Dongmen, and was in power of the state of Lu.

Qi Boji

Auntie

Historical allusions

Cao GUI's debate

In the 10th year of Duke Zhuang of Lu (684 BC), Duke Huan of Qi sent Bao Shuya to lead the army to overthrow Lu, regardless of Guan Zhong's dissuasion. Before that, Qi and Lu fought several times, and Lu was defeated. Hearing that the Qi army was pressing down on the border, the Duke of Lu Zhuang and his officials were shocked and at a loss. At this time, Cao GUI, who had been living in seclusion, asked for Zhuang Gong's advice and offered to resist the Qi army.

Zhuang Gong asked Cao GUI: "Qi is strong and Lu is weak. Can we win?" Cao GUI asked, "what do you think you have done for the people

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