Duke Yin of Lu was the first ruler of the State of Lu recorded in the Spring and Autumn Left Biography, or more precisely, the first ruler of the State of Lu. Because although he exercised the power of the monarch, he did not have the title of monarch. He exercised the power of the monarch as a regent, but everyone tacitly accepted that he was the monarch, and only the last word was left. That's why he was recorded as the Duke of Lu Yin, which shows that the historians of the State of Lu and later Confucian saints recognized him as the monarch of the country. Why did the Spring and Autumn Begin with such a monarch who was not a monarch? It starts with his father.
Huigong
The father of Lu Yin's sister-in-law was The Duke of Lu Hui, who reigned from 768 to 723 BC and served as monarch for 46 years. In 770 BC, King Ping of Zhou moved east to Luoyi, which means that The Duke of Lu Hui experienced the process of Great Zhou from strong to weak. Before Duke Hui of Lu succeeded to the throne, all the princely states lived on the nose of Zhou Tianzi. Zhou Tianzi was on top, and all the princely states did not dare to slack off, because once Zhou Tianzi's army was neglected, it was not vegetarian. However, after king Zhou Ping moved east, the authority of Zhou Tianzi plummeted. Zhou Tianzi's elite army vanished with the change of Lishan Mountain, and the reorganized power had no way to deter the princes, so the violations of etiquette by the princely states continued to appear, and Zhou Tianzi could not do anything about it.
Lu Huigong was a well-established monarch who fought in the east and the west and waged many wars for the lu state. At this time, the State of Lu was one of the two powers on the Shandong Peninsula, and the battle with the State of Qi for dominance in Shandong was very successful. The state of Lu was completely inferior after the reform of The Duke of Qi Huan and Guan Zhong, and although the state of Lu at this time was no longer as good as the state of Qi, it could still attack and defend. Lu Huigong did two things that were impressive and far-reaching.
State affairs and family affairs
One was a state affair, and he asked King Zhou Ping, the Son of Zhou, that the State of Lu could sacrifice to the Heavenly Emperor. It was the prerogative of Zhou Tianzi to sacrifice the Heavenly Emperor, and of course King Ping of Zhou did not agree, so Lu Huigong threw Zhou Tianzi aside and went to sacrifice the Heavenly Emperor himself. In doing so, the State of Lu set an example for the princely states, and so did the Same. Lu Guo was the first to break the rules of Zhou Tianzi, and as a descendant of Zhou Gongzi, Lu Huigong was the first to challenge Zhou Tianzi.
The other was a family affair, and he married Zhongzi, the daughter of the Duke of Song. Zhongzi has the pattern of "Lady Lu" on her hand, that is, she is destined to become the lady of the State of Lu. Originally, the person zhongzi wanted to marry was the eldest son of the Duke of Luhui at that time, that is, the future Duke of LuYin. But because of Zhongzi's beauty and the special pattern on his hands, Lu Huigong cut off his beard. He became the bridegroom directly, and the sister-in-law could only marry someone else. Zhongzi became the wife of the Prince of Lu and gave birth to his concubine Duke Huan. That is to say, Huan Gong was supposed to be the son of His Sister, but now he has become his younger brother. Moreover, the younger brother is a concubine, he is a concubine, and the younger brother's status is even higher than his own.
regent
Duke Hui died, and Duke Huan was young, so Lu Guoqun's ministers supported Shigu to ascend to the throne. Although Hegu was wronged because Huigong married Zhongzi, he was a man of etiquette. Therefore, he still regarded his younger brother Huan Gong as the crown prince, and he was only a regent, and when his brother could handle political affairs, he would transfer the position of monarch to his younger brother Huan Gong. From this, it can be seen that the sister-in-law is a person of integrity and an extremely trustworthy person. He does not covet power, his character is not said.
During the reign of the regent, he was diligent and earnest, and he worked hard, which can be said to be a bow to exhaustion. For the sake of the national interest, he negotiated with the enemy country; in order to fight for hegemony, he sent his two daughters out to marry; in order to smoothly transfer power to his brother in the future, he prepared a city for himself to retire. Although he also coveted some enjoyment and false fame, he was generally a qualified monarch. Whether it is the battlefield or diplomacy, he has done a good job, the country is thriving, although there are hidden dangers, but it has not yet become a major obstacle to national development. Just as he was striving to be strong, his younger brother Huan Gong also grew up.
Trustworthy
Huan Gong grew up, so someone saw an opportunity. Gongzi Yu's father suggested getting rid of Huan Gong so that he could become a true monarch in name only, and Gongzi Yu's father wanted to become Dazai. As for Gongzi Yu's father's suggestion, Shigu immediately refused, saying: "For its lack of reason, I will give it to him." Make the camp and I will be old. "The meaning of The Sister is very clear, Huan Gong is big, he will return the power to Huan Gong." The places where the nursing aunts and pensions are all built, and there is no consideration of continuing to be the monarch. So Gongzi Yu's father was embarrassed, but he would not stop there.
"Father Yu is afraid, and he asks Gong Huan to kill him." So he ran to Huan Gong and slandered Xiangu for plotting to kill Huan Gong, and asked Huan Gong to go first to forcibly get rid of Xi Gu. The young Duke Huan was moved, so he diligently and earnestly worked for his brother for the Lu kingdom and died in his brother's plot. Ironically, Duke Huan killed his brother Yin Gong and ascended to the throne. The moment before his death, he should regret it, and he became the prey of others with a soft heart.
End
At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, the assassination of the king occurred in the state of Lu. Although Duke Lu Yin was not an official monarch, he was a de facto monarch. He was the first monarch of the State of Lu to be killed in the "Spring and Autumn Left Biography", and since then the monarch of the State of Lu has opened an unfortunate precedent. The Spring and Autumn Ceremony collapsed, and the residual concepts were still in people's brains, and they could not accept such things for a while, but they slowly saw more and adapted. The world is like this, get used to it.
Note: The first king of the State of Lu to be killed in history was Lu Yougong, who was killed by his younger brother Duke Lu Wei, see "Records of History".