Song Xianggong of the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons: A good hand of cards, a thin song rule Ding Qi hui alliance Battle for hegemony Chu died

In 638 BC, Song Xianggongzi's father was injured in the thigh of the previous year's Battle of Hong, and the old disease recurred and died.

This big man perfectly explains what it means to "play a good hand of cards and play a bad game".

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Song Xianggong's father succeeded to the throne in 650 BC, and a year before he ascended the throne, Duke Huan of Song fell seriously ill, and Song Xianggong, who was then the crown prince, wanted to give way to his brother-in-law Gongzi Muyi, who was known as a virtuous man, but Gongzi Muyi refused to accept it. So Song Xianggong succeeded to the throne.

After succeeding to the throne, Song Xianggong made Gongzi Muyi the left division, that is, Xiang. With the assistance of MuYi, the Song kingdom under the rule of Song Xianggong flourished.

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In 643 BC, the overlord Duke Huan of Qi died, and Song Xianggong assisted Duke Xiao of Qi to succeed to the throne, completing the entrustment of Duke Huan of Qi and Guan Zhong, which also became the starting point of his hegemony.

As we all know, Qi Huan gong has many internal favorites, three of whom are wives, and none of them have sons. For example, there were six wives, each with six princes, because there was no son, so he did not appoint a prince for a long time, until Guan Zhong reminded him to appoint the prince of filial piety, and worried that the prince was weak, the princes sat up, so they entrusted the prince to Song Xianggong.

Sure enough, Duke Huan of Qi had not yet died, and there was already chaos within the State of Qi

First, the princes put the old and frail Duke Qi Huan under house arrest and blocked contact with the outside world, and until the duke of Qi Huan was starved to death, they blocked the news of Qi Huangong's death.

Later, Duke Huan of Qi's favorite vassal Yi Ya and the temple man Marten killed zhu dafu in a disorderly manner, and lied up the prince without loss. Duke Xiao of Qi fled to the Song Dynasty. ，

The following year, in 642, Song Xianggong summoned the princes to attack the State of Qi, but Yi Ya and others were defeated and quickly killed Gongzi Wufeng to please the State of Song.

Song Xianggong then helped Qi Xiaogong to ascend to the throne, but the other four princes were still very powerful, and Qi Xiaogong could not convince the people, so Song Xianggong led the crowd to fight with the four princes, and finally Song Xianggong won the victory, and Qi Xiaogong was able to consider a stable position.

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After Song Xianggong stabilized qi's internal turmoil and helped Qi Xiaogong succeed to the throne, he became famous and confident. At this time, the Song Dynasty was strong in national strength, stable in politics, and had the strength to preside over the overall situation.

The small countries of the Central Plains have no big country to rely on.

The Southern State of Chu was expanding its power towards the Central Plains, and both the State of Zheng and the State of Chen had defected to the State of Chu.

Since he had been entrusted by The Duke of Qi Huan and Guan Zhong to stabilize the State of Qi, as a member of the Central Plains, he had to bear the heavy responsibility of inheriting the hegemony of the Duke of Qi Huan.

Therefore, Song Xianggong summoned the surrounding small states to meet in the southern cities of the Cao Kingdom, and as a result, the first meeting of the alliance imprisoned Teng Xuangong because of his disrespect. Later, because Cao Guo disobeyed, he raised an army to attack Cao Guo. Later, because the monarch of the State of Yan was late and did not catch up with the Huimeng, he instructed Duke Wen of Yi to capture the Zizi and use it for sacrifice.

In the past, the Duke of Qi Huan "honored the king and killed yi" to help all countries resist foreign enemies and quell civil strife, and there were nine princes and one of the world's achievements, while the Duke of Song Xiang would only make an alliance once, he captured a monarch and killed a monarch, which made the princes of the Central Plains feel panic and began to remember the virtues of the Duke of Qi Huan.

In this year, Chen Mugong asked the princely states to revise the covenant during the Qi Huan period, and in the winter, the princes allied themselves with the state of Qi. Song Guo was invited but did not participate in the League.

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The following year, When Song Xianggong wanted to convene an alliance of princes, Zang Wenzhong of the State of Lu heard about it and said to the people around him: If you want to follow people, you can do it, and if you want people, you can help people.

However, in 639 BC, the Song, Qi, and Chu allies with Lushang, which was in the south of the Song state, close to the Chu state, because at this time the Song state wanted to ally with the princes and dominate the Central Plains, while Zheng, Chen, and Cai all defected to the Chu state, and if they wanted to realize the alliance, they needed to get the consent of the Chu state, and finally the Chu state agreed.

Gongzi Muyi advised, "O monarch, the alliance of small countries will bring calamities. I'm afraid that the Song Kingdom will perish. If it is only defeated or the country is destroyed, it is a fortunate thing. Song Xianggong did not listen.

In the autumn of that year, the State of Song summoned the princes (Chu Guo, Chen Guo, Cai Guo, Zheng Guo, Cao Guo, Xu Guo) at the Luhui League, and king Cheng of Chu received an invitation letter and was furious, saying: "Actually dare to summon me, well, then see how I teach you!" ”

So King Chu Cheng went to Lu to join the Huimeng, and at the beginning of the Huimeng, King Chucheng ordered someone to arrest Song Xianggong, and the princes present were also dissatisfied with Song Xianggong for a long time, and this result was gratifying.

After that, song xianggong was used as a threat to attack the Song state, and the Song people under the leadership of Ziyu stubbornly guarded the national gate, the Chu state was unprofitable, and the Song Xianggong in his hand could not pose a threat to the Song state.

Therefore, King Cheng of Chu decided that it was better to let go of Song Xianggong, just when he sent someone to the State of Lu to offer Song Jie, duke Lu also wanted to sell the song kingdom a favor, after all, the princely states in the Spring and Autumn Period all advocated subjugating people with virtue, leaving a line in everything, rather than killing them all.

In the winter of that year, Duke Lu and King Cheng of Chu and other princes allied with Bo, and after the mediation of Duke Lu and others, King Cheng of Chu finally released Song Xianggong.

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After returning to China, Song Xianggong did not give up his pursuit of hegemony, he felt that his biggest enemy on the road to hegemony was the State of Chu, and with the insults that the State of Chu had insulted him before, he wanted to take revenge.

In the summer of 638 BC, in the twenty-second year of the Duke of Lu, Song Xianggong attacked the State of Zheng, and the State of Zheng asked the State of Chu for help. The State of Chu attacked the State of Song to save the State of Zheng.

When Song Xianggong prepared to fight against the Chu state, Sima Gu advised: It has been a long time since the heavens abandoned the Shang (the Song kingdom is a descendant of the Shang Dynasty), but the monarch wants to revive the Song kingdom, which is an offense to the heavens, and it is certain that he will not get the support of the heavens. Song Xianggong did not listen.

In the winter of that year, the Song and Chu states went to war in Hong.

The Song state had already formed a formation, but only some of the Chu army had crossed the river, and the other part was still crossing the river. Sima said: The enemy is outnumbered, so it is better to launch an attack when they are not ready.

Song Xianggong said, No.

When the Chu people had crossed the river and had not yet formed a formation, Sima again requested an attack, but Song Xianggong still refused, and did not start the battle until the Chu army was lined up, and as a result, the Song state was unsurprisingly defeated. Song Xianggong was also shot in the thigh and returned home injured.

After returning to China, Song Xianggong was criticized by the people for making unfavorable decisions, but Song Xianggong still insisted on his own concepts.

Song Xianggong's behavior was inconsistent and confusing, with the former "abusing erjun because of an alliance" and the latter "not capturing ermao (an older person)", facing a strong enemy, but insisting on his so-called "benevolence", and finally laughing generously.

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In 637 BC, Song Xianggong died of a thigh wound in the Battle of Hong, and the old wound recurred.