I read the Zuo Zhuan fifty-six (667 BC) in the twenty-seventh year of the Reign of Lu Zhuang

In the winter, King Hui of Zhou sent a secretary to summon Bo Liao to the State of Qi, to give Duke Huan of Qi a considerable honor, to elevate his status, and to have the State of Qi attack weiguo in order to punish Wei guo for supporting the prince's decadent seizure of the throne.

I think this may be the beginning of Duke Huan of Qi becoming the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, just like the later Cao Cao, who first sealed the Duke of Wei and Jiu Xi, and then the King of Wei, and gradually expanded his power. ("The King's Envoy Summoned Bo Liao to Give the Marquis of Qi"), this time King Hui of Zhou did not give The Duke of Qi Huan the right to independently conquer the four sides, as evidenced by the Battle of Zhaoling in the fourth year of the reign of Duke Lu (656 BC).

In the spring of the fourth year of the Duke of Lu, Duke Huan of Qi led the combined forces of the princes to attack the State of Cai, and after defeating the State of Cai, he then attacked the State of Chu to the south, and the State of Chu sent people to negotiate and asked: "You are in the north, I am in the south, the two countries are 18,000 miles apart, even if you are in love with the men and women of our two countries, there is no possibility of dating, you run away to beat me, give me a reason first." Guan Zhong replied, "A long time ago, Duke Zhao Kang personally went to the State of Qi to announce that the King of Zhou had given me the right of Jiang Ziya, the Prince of Zhou, to fight, and all the lands could be attacked, you had been in arrears in the membership dues in recent years, and the royal family did not even have thatch for filtering, so they beat you; a few years ago (300 years ago), King Zhou Zhao traveled to your house and actually lost contact, so come and ask you for someone." The emissary of the Chu Kingdom replied, "We are wrong to default on the membership fee, so how can we not pay the membership fee?" But we don't know about the disappearance of King Zhou Zhao, so you should go to the water's edge to inquire about it. ”

The original text of the answer is very interesting:

In the spring of the fourth year, The Marquis of Qi invaded Cai with the masters of the princes. Cai collapsed, Sui Fa Chu. Chu Zi envoy and Shi Yan said: "The king is in the North Sea, and the widow is in the South Sea, but the wind, horses and cattle are not in the same place." Why not yu jun's involvement in my land? Guan Zhong said to Him: "Duke Xi Zhao Kang ordered me to be the Grand Duke of Xianjun: 'The Fifth Marquis and the Ninth Uncle, the Female Shi Zhengzhi, to supplement the Zhou Chamber.' 'Give me the first steps: east to the sea, west to the river, south to Muling, and north to Wudi.' Ergong Baomao does not enter, the king sacrifice is not shared, there is no way to shrink the wine, the widow is a sign; the king of Zhao's southern march is not restored, and the widow is asked. "If you don't pay tribute, do you dare not give it together for the sins of a widow?" The king of Zhao is gone, Junqi asked the waterfront! ”

Guan Zhong moved out of Jiang Taigong to talk about things, indicating that at that time, Duke Huan of Qi was not given the same "self-exclusive" right as Jiang Taigong, just like Ah Q showed off that his ancestors were also broad, and he was also generous. However, the envoys sent by the King of Zhou gave Yu Huan the space of Imagination, that is, 400 years ago, it was Zhao Kang Gongyi who gave Jiang Taigong's order, and this time it was Zhao Kang's descendant Zhao Bo liao who gave Qi Hou's order.