The story of Duke Huan of Qi and Guan Zhong Analysis: What kind of story happened between Guan Zhong and Duke Huan of Qi?

Guan Zhong was a representative figure of Legalism in the Spring and Autumn Period, a native of Yingshang, and a descendant of King Mu of Zhou. He was a famous economist, philosopher, politician and military strategist in ancient China. He is known as "Legalist Pioneer", "Teacher of Saints", "Protector of Chinese Civilization", and "China's First Prime Minister".

Guan Zhong was a representative figure of Legalism in the Spring and Autumn Period, a native of Yingshang, and a descendant of King Mu of Zhou. He was a famous economist, philosopher, politician and military strategist in ancient China. He is known as "Legalist Pioneer", "Teacher of Saints", "Protector of Chinese Civilization", and "China's First Prime Minister".

When Duke Huan of Qi first ascended the throne, Guan Zhong was still his enemy, but Bao Shuya believed that Guan Zhong was a good prime minister for governing the country, so he insisted on recommending Guan Zhong to Duke Huan of Qi. So, how did Duke Huan of Qi, who had just ascended the throne, put aside his grudges and re-employ an enemy who had a grudge against him? After Guan Zhong came to Duke Huan of Qi, what kind of monarch and ministers would this pair of former opponents on the battlefield have? Collision? How did Guan Zhong assist Duke Huan of Qi and lay the foundation for Qi's hegemony?

Young Master Xiaobai successfully became the king of Qi by cheating his own death and became Duke Huan of Qi. After Duke Huan of Qi succeeded to the throne, he sent a letter to his brother Gongzi Jiu. The meaning of the letter is that now that Qi has a master, I won't make it difficult for you. Just go back to Lu and live the rest of your life in a down-to-earth manner. I guarantee your safety, prosperity, and wealth.

After Gongzi Jiu got the letter, he was stupid at first, and then became furious. But he had no other choice but to go home first. Duke Zhuang of Lu was also very unhappy after hearing the news. He originally planned to use Gongzi Jiu to infiltrate Qi State, but he didn't expect that Xiaobai would take the lead.

Duke Zhuang of Lu called Guan Zhong over and asked: Didn’t you say that Xiaobai was shot to death by your arrow? Did you provide false information to confuse us?

< p> At this time, Guan Zhong was also dumbfounded. He replied very depressedly: "I obviously shot him with an arrow. I just left when I saw him vomiting blood. Who knew this kid was so lucky?" ?

It turns out that Xiaobai has legitimately become the king, and Gongzijiu and the others should return to the State of Lu and seek political asylum, and no one should cause trouble. However, Duke Zhuang of Lu felt that it was too shameful. Such a large group of people went out in a mighty manner. They were originally going to help the young master become the king of Qi, but in the end it turned into a public-funded trip. After spending so much money, spending so much manpower and material resources, and then coming back unchanged, it is absolutely unacceptable.

So Duke Zhuang of Lu said to Duke Huan of Qi’s envoy: Go back and tell your master to give up the throne as soon as possible. In terms of seniority, his elder brother should be the king, and it is not his turn. If your master does not agree, our army of Lu will not be polite. ?

Guan Zhong was very unwilling to be manipulated by Xiaobai, so he suggested that Duke Zhuang of Lu take advantage of Xiaobai's accession to the throne and quickly send a large army to attack Qidu, which would definitely succeed.

But Duke Zhuang of Lu was not happy when he heard this idea. He thought to himself: How can our army of Lu, an upright and righteous army, carry out a sneak attack? You went for a sneak attack and were happy about it. The ground tells us that Xiaobai was shot to death. What was the result? Duke Zhuang of Lu felt that he could no longer carry out sneak attacks and had to confront him head-on. Otherwise, as a state of etiquette, the State of Lu would really have no shame in coming out to mess around.

How could Duke Huan of Qi be intimidated by Duke Zhuang of Lu at this time? He thought to himself: "Aren't you, the army of Lu State, rude? I am ruder than you!" ?He immediately rectified his army and horses, and went up to meet Lu's expeditionary army.

In this battle, the time, location, and people were not on the side of the Lu State. Therefore, the Lu State failed as soon as the battle began, and the defeat was so miserable that even Lu Zhuanggong’s chariot They were all lost, and he finally had to take someone else's car back to his hometown.

Can the idiot sent to the door be easily put back? After the Lu army was defeated, the Qi army was even more ruthless and took advantage of the situation to expand its results and captured a piece of Lu territory.

After this battle, Xiaobai's status as king is finalized. In fact, he had no intention of embarrassing Young Master Jiu, but when Young Master Jiu and Duke Lu Zhuang started to have such a quarrel, he began to feel a little uneasy.

Duke Huan of Qi thought to himself: These people will definitely not give up. Who knows what my precious brother and that bad boy Guan Zhong will do when they get together? They will do it today. My son is noisy for a while, and I am noisy for a while tomorrow. I can't sleep well. ?

So Duke Huan of Qi wrote a letter to Duke Zhuang of Lu in the tone of a victor and an elder. Because Duke Zhuang of Lu was his sister's child, in terms of seniority, Duke Zhuang of Lu was still Duke Huan of Qi's nephew. The letter is written like this:

?My eldest nephew, you led an army to invade my country of Qi, but you didn’t gain anything, and I even occupied several cities. I will not hold you accountable for war crimes, just consider turning the page. However, our political prisoner Mr. Jiu is still with you. I think of the deep brotherhood and can't bear to do it myself, so I'll ask you to do it. Then, please escort his dog-headed military advisor Guan Zhong back to Qi State. I will personally hold him accountable. ?

After Duke Zhuang of Lu read this letter from his uncle, he suddenly felt like a deflated ball. He had no choice but to wrong his other uncle in order to keep his three-thirds of land. Therefore, Prince Jiu died unjustly at the hands of his own brother and nephew.

In fact, Gongzi Jiu, Gongsun Wuwu, Qi Xianggong, Lu Zhuanggong, and Qi Huangong are all one family. However, when it comes to power struggles, there is no regard for family ties. Everyone is interested in the chair under the ***, and all ethics, morals, and kinship can be ignored.

As soon as Prince Jiu died, Duke Zhuang of Lu put Guan Zhong into a prison car and prepared to escort him back to Qi.