Lu Yingong

Lu Yingong

Lu Yingong, named Xigu, is the 14th monarch of the state of Lu, who reigned for 11 years. Yin is a posthumous title. When Huigong died, the crown prince was still young, so Yingong took charge of the throne and was killed by Huan Gong.

The spring and Autumn Annals written by Confucius began in the year of Luyin (722 BC). Since the spring and Autumn period was compiled on the basis of the history of the state of Lu, the international events at that time were recorded in the annals of the state of Lu. Lu Yingong is also famous for his chronology.

Life of the characters

Lu yingongxi is the grandson of the eighth Duke of Zhou, the son of Lu Huigong and his stepmother. When he was an adult, his father Huigong married him in Song Dynasty. However, after Song's daughter arrived in Lu, his father Huigong saw that song's daughter was beautiful, so he accepted it. Song's daughter was zhongzi. Soon after, zhongzi gave birth to Duke Hui, the later Duke Huan of Lu. Both Xi and Yun's mothers are dowry concubines. Yun's mother, zhongzi, is a right concubine, second only to his wife, so zhongzi's status is more noble than that of Shengzi. The son is valued by his mother. Although he is young, his status is noble. Although he is old, his status is low. However, due to the similar status, the relationship between Xi and Yun was secret, and the people of Lu did not know it. When Huigong died, because Xi was old and virtuous, the doctors of the state of Lu recommended him and wanted to make him king. Because Yundang was too young, in this case, if Xi refused, he would not know whether Yundang would be established as a monarch in the future. If Yundang was established as a monarch, Xi was worried that the doctors would not be able to help the young monarch, so Xi had to take the place of Yundang. Xi was the monarch in order to establish Yundang. In the fifth year of Yin Gong (718 BC), he watched fishing in Tangdi. In the eighth year (715 BC), he exchanged Fanghe and Xutian with the state of Zheng, who were granted the capital of Taishan by the emperor. In 713 BC, the state of Lu united with Qi and Zheng to attack song and Xu. In a few of the battles, Gongzi made great achievements, which led to his autocracy in the state of Lu. In the winter of the 11th year (712 BC), the young master came to see Yin Gong. He mysteriously held back and said to Yin Gong, "the Lord has been king for so many years. The country is very stable and the people are very rich. The literati and generals of the Manchu Dynasty have not disobeyed you. Now that Prince Yun has grown up, in my opinion, I'd better get rid of him as soon as possible for you. You'd better continue to be your monarch and let me be a butcher, would you? " Hearing this, Duke Lu Yin was very surprised and said, "how can you have such an idea? The prince's promise to be king is the order of the first king! Because Prince Yun is young, I have been king for him for more than ten years. Now Prince Yun has really grown up, so I am building a house in tuqiu, where I can feed my old and die in the future. As for the throne, I have decided to return it to the crown prince. " He is afraid that gongziyun will kill him after hearing this. Instead, he speaks ill of Yingong to gongziyun, falsely accuses him of wanting to get rid of gongziyun and become a real monarch, and asks him to kill him. Childe agreed to listen to childe wave, so agreed to childe wave request to kill hidden public. When Lu Yin Gong was a childe, he fought with Zheng State and was captured by Zheng State. He bribed Yin, a doctor of Zheng State, to get away. Therefore, he offered Yin's family God to a garden and often went to worship him. After the worship, he lived in the family of a nearby minister. When Yufu went to worship Yingong, he led the army to kill him. Duke Huan and his wife ordered to fight against the crime of Wang's regicide and finally found a scapegoat to stop them. The spring and Autumn Annals does not record how Lu Yingong was buried, because it is necessary to conceal the fact that he was killed by Huan Gong. According to the style of the spring and Autumn Annals, if the monarch is killed, and the bad people who kill the monarch are not attacked, there will be no funeral records, just like there are no ministers. The spring and Autumn Annals also did not record the location of Yin Gong's death, which is hard to explain.

Political initiatives

interior

In the spring of the fifth year of Duke Yin of Lu, despite the advice of the doctor Zang Fu, Duke Yin had to go all the way to Tangdi to watch the fishing. According to the etiquette at that time, fishing was a cheap business. As a king of vassals, it was a big drop in price to watch the fun. What's more, he was not far away from Tangdi to watch the fun. In the autumn of the fifth year of Lu Yingong, Yingong presided over the inauguration ceremony of the mausoleum of Prince Lu's biological mother. At the ceremony, there was a six Yi dance (eight dancers holding feathers were listed as one Yi, and six Yi was six columns). According to the etiquette, first, Yingong was only a regent, and Prince Lu's mother was not his mother, so he should not preside over the ceremony. Second, the dance was not right, either Hou Siyi, a scholar bureaucrat, and Yin Gong, as a vassal, made a six Yi ceremony, which is illegal ceremony. Therefore, in the spring and Autumn Annals, it is recorded that "the first six feathers are offered, and the first six Yi is the first six Yi". The two words "Chu" and "Shi" satirize Yin Gong for taking the lead and starting to disobey the rules. From then on, the rites collapsed, and even the ministers of the state of Lu dared to dance the eight Yi dance in their own yard. Although Liuyi dance violates the etiquette and law, on the whole, Yingong respects the traditional etiquette and law very much, especially in Lu, a country that attaches great importance to tradition. For example, in the third year of Yin Gong's reign, his mother, Sheng Zi, died. Although Yin Gong was already the king of the country, he was still buried as a concubine's mother, far less than the pomp of Hui Gong's wife, Zhong Zi, when he died.

International Relations

He has been in power for eleven years. During this period, the disputes mainly occurred in Zheng, song and Zhou dynasties, while the relations between Lu and other powers were relatively peaceful. In his later years, Lu Huigong fought with Song Dynasty. After he ascended the throne, he immediately made peace with the state of song and restored the traditional alliance relationship. In the sixth year of Lu Yingong's reign, he had a good relationship with Zheng Guo. In the struggle between song and Zheng, the Central Plains powers, Lu remained neutral. It was not until the ninth year of Lu Yingong that the state of Lu began to incline to the state of Zheng because of the diplomatic mistakes of the state of song. during the period of Lu Yin Gong, the relationship between the neighboring small countries was also relatively harmonious. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he signed a treaty with Ying. In the second year of Yin Gong's reign, he married his daughter to the king of Ji state. In the eighth year of Yin Gong's reign, he joined the juguo League in Fulai. In the eleven spring of the year, yin and Gong came to the court in the spring of the year, and there was a dispute over who should first visit Xue Guoguojun. In summer, Yin Gong and Zheng zhuanggong met in Yidi and planned to attack Xu Guo. In autumn and July, the secret society joined with Duke Qi Fu and Duke Zheng Zhuang to attack the state of Xu. All these reflect the generous aspect of Lu Yin Gong in foreign relations.

Character evaluation

According to the posthumous title, "if the corpse is not dead, its position is hidden", which means that its position does not end. Gao Shiqi of the Qing Dynasty believed that the loss of Lu Yingong did not lie in his abdication, but in his thoughtless way of abdication. When Huigong died, the crown prince Jiyun was six or seven years old. The best policy of Yin gong at this time should be to learn from the story of his ancestor, Duke Zhou, who assisted Cheng Wang. In this way, acting as the Prime Minister of the state, the Regency is justified, and it is easier to return to the crown prince in the future. Even if there are treacherous people who want to stir it up, it is difficult to find an excuse. Now, Yin Gong has become a de facto monarch. No matter the Chinese, ministers or international public opinion, they all admit this fact, and they don't know his real intention to the prince. Although he was ready to retire, it was not enough to appease the prince, nor to put an end to the conspiracy of the ambitious men like Yufu. Therefore, the hermit has the intention to abdicate or something. But greed for power and indecision are the root of the trouble. In addition, his own political ability is insufficient. He doesn't know how to restrain his subordinates, and he doesn't know how to protect himself. It's only natural for him to sink in the center of the political vortex.

Anecdotes of characters

Lu Yin Gong named Xi, a work and rest Gu, whose mother voice. His father Huigong's wife was Mencius. Mencius died early and Shengzi became his stepmother. When he grew up, Duke Hui of Lu married zhongzi, the younger brother of Duke Wu of Song Dynasty. When the bride came to the state of Lu, Duke Hui seized him as his wife and gave birth to his son Yun, who was later Duke Huan of Lu. In the spring of the fifth year of Duke Lu Yin (718 BC), it was said that there were good fishermen in Tangdi who could catch the most and the biggest fish. In the second year of his Regency, Duke Lu Yin signed a treaty with Xu Rong in Tangyi. He knew the beautiful scenery and the happiness of the people in Tangdi, so he decided to go to see it. The matter was known by the old minister gongziqu (Zang Fubo). He immediately met with Yin Gong and remonstrated: "I heard that if anything has nothing to do with sacrifice or war, then the monarch should not pay attention to it. The duty of a monarch is to make the people obey the order of nature. If he does not obey the order of nature, it is called disorderly government. If he often does disorderly government, the country will decline. Therefore, in spring, the branches of infertile fruits are removed, in summer, the weeds are removed, in autumn, the birds and animals are hunted, and in winter, the animals are hunted in groups The meat of birds and beasts should not be put in the sacrificial utensils in the ancestral temple. This is a rule set down from ancient times. As for how to collect the fruits of mountains, rivers and forests, and how to prepare the objects that can be used as utensils, what ordinary ministers do is the duty of the officials of the relevant departments, not what a monarch should do in person. " Lu Yingong was speechless when he talked about metaphor. After a while, he muttered, "I'm not going to watch fish, I'm just going to inspect the defense of that place." Gongzi District knew that Lu Yingong was defending himself, but it was not easy to explain, so he had to say that he was ill. When Lu Yingong arrived at Tangdi, he had built a beautiful platform and ordered those who were good at fishing to set up fishing gear. He asked him to look at the water. After that, the Yutai relics of Lu Yin Gong Guan were left here, and the name of today's Yutai county came from it.

Royal lineage

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