1. A prophecy
In 613 BC, Halley's Comet visited Earth, and the Fourteenth Year of Zuo Chuan Wengong recorded this event, "There are stars entering the Big Dipper. Uncle Shi of Zhou Said: "Within seven years, the kings of Song, Qi, and Jin will all die and be in turmoil." ’”
Shufu was the Taishan Beidou of fortune-telling at that time, who saw the photo for Gongsun Ao (see Zuo Chuan Wen Gong Nian), and predicted the defeat of Liu Kang's Battle of Fa Rong (see Zuo Chuan Cheng Gong Nian).
The monarchs of song, Qi, and Jin were basically dead, and the first to be fulfilled was song zhaogong, the king of the song state, who died two years later, in 611.
However, in 613, Song Zhaogong did not care that he was suddenly cue, and at this time, Song was worried about internal and external troubles, and he was very busy.
In June of that year, Song Zhaogong, together with Duke Wen of Lu, Duke Linggong of Chen, Duke Chenggong of Wei, Duke Mugong of Zheng, Duke Xu Nan, Duke Wen of Cao, and Zhao Dun of the Jin State, met in Xincheng to plan an attack on the State of Yi.
In the same year, Song Zhaogong made Gao Lai, who was serving as a guard general in Xiaodi, a secretary, and as a result, Gao Lai actually felt that Song Zhaogong was unjust and fled to the State of Lu with a smoke.
2. Self-cultivation of "wall grass"
In fact, from the beginning of his appointment as monarch, Song Zhaogong's journey was not smooth, first of all, the international status of the Song State made it very passive.
In 1039 BC, Zhou Fenfeng, the brother of king of Shang, Wei Ziqi, was appointed to establish the State of Song in Shangqiu, the old capital of the Shang Dynasty. The Song Dynasty inherited the Shang culture and had a special political status, coupled with its location in the hinterland of the Central Plains, fertile land and developed commerce, ranking among the nations. However, in the chaos of the various countries, they do not have the strength to compete for hegemony.
Only the twentieth monarch song xianggong, who had the demeanor of an old aristocrat, was once listed as one of the "Five Hegemons of Spring and Autumn" by the "History of Suoyin", but the name of the overlord has always been very controversial, and it has long been suspected that "the strength is not enough, the etiquette is made up".
Not only could it not become a hegemon, but the Song Kingdom could not become a melon-eating masses. Jin and Chu competed for hegemony, the Song kingdom sandwiched in the middle was constantly invaded by two big countries, how to maintain a balance between Jin and Chu was a compulsory course in the Song kingdom, after all, offending any one of them could kill them.
In the winter of the third year of the reign of Duke Zhao of Song, King Mu of Chu and Marquis Cai Zhuang led an army stationed at Yue Raccoon and prepared to attack the State of Song. The Song State Si Kou Hua Yushi and Song Zhaogong analyzed the war situation, in short: the Song State could not defeat the Chu State.
Hua Yushi personally went to greet King Chu Mu and guided King Chu Mu to hunt in Mengzhu (located in the Song Kingdom, northeast of present-day Shangqiu). Song Zhaogong led the right circle array, Zheng Mugong led the left circle array, during the hunt, Song Zhaogong disobeyed the order, the Chu state left Sima Wenzhi fearlessly whipped his servants in public, and showed the whole army. (See "Zuo Chuan Wen Gong Decade")
In order to protect itself, the "wall head grass" Song Guo has been cautiously switching from Jin to Chu. Nowadays, suffering such insults from the Chu state, Song Zhaogong also has self-respect, coupled with the changes in the situation in the Central Plains, talking about feelings and interests, Song Zhaogong has begun to lean towards the Jin side.
In 613, in the second year of the Xincheng Hui league, in March 612, Song Zhaogong sent Sima Hua to the LuHui League. In November of the same year, Song Zhaogong formed an alliance with Jin Linggong, Wei Chenggong, Cai Zhuanghou, Chen Linggong, Zheng Mugong, Xu Zhaogong, and Cao Wengong at Hudi to relive the friendship of the Xincheng Alliance and plan an attack on the State of Qi.
However, after several alliances, the Song Kingdom did not get any dividends, its international status did not change much, and the road from Jin was not easy.
The monarch Song Zhaogong lived a humiliating life.
3, a bad card to play a mess
External troubles were not Song Zhaogong's fault, but internal troubles were made by his strength.
It is not without reason that Gao Ai would rather run away than refuse the promotion of Song Zhaogong, and the "Records of History" commented on Song Zhaogong and his people, "Zhaogong has no way, and the people of the country do not attach it." ”
The tyrannical Song Zhaogong not only could not get the attachment of the Song subjects, but even the interior of the office was a bloody storm.
After the death of Song Chenggong, Song Zhaogong was about to expel his potential enemies, the princes, Le Yu persuaded him not to listen, and mu gong and Xianggong's people led people to attack Zhaogong and kill Gongsun Gu and Gongsun Zheng. (See Zuo Chuan Wen Gong Seven Years)
In the year of Song Zhao's reign, Duke Zhao turned against his grandmother Wang Ji. Wang Ji was the wife of Duke Xiang of Song, and Song Zhaogong did not treat Wang Ji with courtesy, and Wang Ji relied on dai's people to kill Song Zhaogong's henchmen. (See Zuo Chuan Wen Gong VIII)
If there is no better competitor, the Song people may still endure Song Zhaogong, but unfortunately, there is a existence that is a hundred times stronger than Song Zhaogong, that is, his younger brother Gongzi Bao.
The Zuo Chuan says that Gongzi Bao was "beautiful and beautiful" (seen in the Sixteenth Year of Zuo Chuan WenGong), and the last time he was awarded the title of "Beautiful and Beautiful" was Confucius's grandmother, The wife of Kong's father. Gongzi Bao A man was praised by the inky "Left Biography", which is definitely an officially certified beauty.
In terms of appearance, Song Zhaogong has already lost, and what is even more fatal is that Gongzi Bao is also particularly clever and strategic, and the united front work has been done very well, and the hearts of the Song people have been captured in an all-round three-dimensional manner.
When the Song Dynasty was in a famine, Gongzi Bao took out all the grain and gave it to charity. For the elderly over 70 years old in China, he gave away food for free, and from time to time he sent delicious food to these elderly people to comfort them.
While laying a good foundation for the masses, Gongzi Bao also paid attention to uniting the upper echelons. The "Left Biography" said that he "counted the gates of the six secretaries every day", and in the circle of power, interpersonal relations were very good.
At the same time, Gongzi Bao also has special respect for talents, as long as he is a talented person, regardless of origin, he is happy to make friends, and even the "History" praises him, "a wise and corporal".
For the resources of relatives, Gongzi Bao will never let go, and he has taken good care of the people of the Gong clan below his great-grandfather Song Henggong. (The above is mentioned in the Sixteenth Year of Zuo Chuan Wen Gong)
Such a gongzi Bao compared with Song Zhaogong, who was tyrannical and unrecognized by the six relatives, it was simply perfect. Coupled with his beauty, he deeply won the love of his grandmother Wang Ji, who not only helped Gongzi Bao to spread favors among the people of the country, but also directly sent ShuaiDian to intercept and kill Song Zhaogong.
Bao Shunli, the prince with a good hand of cards, became the Duke of Song Wen, and Song Zhaogong, who was not good at cards, finally killed himself.
"Spring and Autumn" says that "in January of the tenth month of winter, the Song people killed their Jun pestles and mortars", "Zuo Chuan" supplemented the knife, "Jun Wu Daoye", so "Spring and Autumn" directly called its name.
The implication is that Song Zhaogong pestle and mortar deserve to die.
Conclusion
For posterity, the various princes and monarchs of the Spring and Autumn Warring States are as many as the stars and seas, and just looking at the names of these monarchs has made people unconscious, let alone remember them.
But it is also these ephemeral monarchs who witnessed the era of rapid change, ups and downs and strange differences in the Spring and Autumn Warring States.
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