Guan Zhong was a genius of Heaven and Heaven, the first and most powerful courtier in the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, and the fact that Duke Huan of Qi was able to dominate the princes was largely related to Guan Zhong. It's just such a character, when he was exiled to Luguo, he was afraid of a person. So who is he? It was Shi Bo, the counselor at the side of Duke Lu Zhuang.
When duke Lu Huan assassinated Duke Xiang of Qi in the state of Qi and sent people to the state of Lu to report the funeral, there were many courtiers in the state of Lu who were ashamed of the death of the monarch in a foreign country, trying to conquer the state of Qi with three hundred chariots, and Shi Bo thought that the death of Duke Huan of Lu was full of doubts, and more importantly, the unclear and unclear relationship between Duke Xiang of Qi and Wen Jiang was itself an ambiguous matter, if the state of Lu raised three armies, originally a shameful thing in the family would have been known to everyone, and the reputation of dukes of Lu Huan and even the state of Lu would be damaged, so Shi Bo did not agree to attack the state of Qi. It was only to let the State of Qi kill the murderer Peng Sheng in order to ease the relationship between the State of Qi and the State of Lu.
At this time, Shi Bo's official position in the State of Lu was not high, but shi Bo was credited with easing diplomatic relations with Qilu and consolidating the situation in the State of Lu. At this time, there were still Gongzi Qingfu, Gongzi Ya, Ji You, and other people in the dprk, who were the first generation of the Sanhuan family in the political arena of the later Lu State, and they were all figures that could not be underestimated, so it was not easy for Duke Lu Zhuang to succeed to the throne smoothly. When Duke Lu Zhuang ascended the throne, his attitude towards this Shi Bo was not very close, but he worshiped the position of a sergeant.
Mencius: "One Jun, one Qing, one Doctor, one Sergeant, one Sergeant, one Corporal, and the sixth class." This means that the rank of sergeant is still below that of the lower doctor. Throughout the Spring and Autumn Warring States, those upper and lower doctors were quite active, while the so-called upper and lower corporals rarely appeared on the main stage. And this Scheb is obviously quite important. When duke Lu Zhuang had just ascended the throne, that is, in the face of the invitation of the State of Qi to preside over the marriage between the State of Qi and Zhou Tianzi, it was a hot matter.
For Duke Zhuang of Lu, the death of the former monarch of the State of Lu in the State of Qi was a strange thing in itself. The Lu State Court had many views on this matter, but under the Shi Bo strategy, the contradictions between Qi and Lu eased somewhat. As for whether to preside over the marriage of Zhou Qi, most of the dprk and china believe that resignation is against the king's order, and if it does not resign, it is laughed at by others. In Shi Bo's view, in this marriage, the People of the Lu Kingdom have to go and go if they don't go, so if the Lu Kingdom wants to go, it will go in a proper way, and it will also relieve the three major shames for the Lu Country.
In Shi Bo's view, there were three major humiliations for the State of Lu to marry Qi, one was that the Duke of Lu Huan died in the State of Qi, the second was that the Duke of Lu Huan died and Wen Jiang was stranded in the State of Qi, and the third was that the Duke of Lu Zhuang had to officiate the wedding for the State of Qi during the mourning period. Therefore, Shi Bo proposed three solutions, one is that the Duke of Luzhuang is newly on the throne, and the princes of the princes at that time must be approved by Zhou Tianzi to be justified, and the Duke of Luzhuang took this opportunity to ask Zhou for orders, then he could be justified. Second, when the Duke of Luzhuang greeted his mother Wen Jiang with courtesy, he would be able to become the filial piety of the monarch. Third, on the grounds of the mourning period, he arranged for Lu Guoshang to personally send Wang Ji to the State of Qi. In this way, all three major humiliations can be avoided.
When Duke Xiang of Qi was killed, the State of Qi sent people to the State of Lu to welcome the Prince back to the country. At this time, Shi Bo believed that "Qilu is strong and weak to each other, Qi is not a king, and Lu zhili is also." Please do not move, to see the changes", this is to respond to all changes, thinking of the strategy of waiting for work, even if the prince Xiao Bai successfully returns to the throne, the Lu people can also keep the gongzi corrected, and then unite the states, on the grounds that the State of Qi does not respect the primogeniture system, lead the coalition army to attack the State of Qi, which is much more than a State of Lu against the State of Qi. Unfortunately, Lu Zhuanggong sought profit and took a large army to send his son back to The Country, and the result was a fiasco.
After this incident, Shi Bozhi became known to everyone, and even Lu Zhuanggong strengthened communication with Shi Bozhi. When The State of Qi Bao Shuya sent people to the State of Lu to ask Guan Zhong, Shi Bo made two major decisions, one was to lure Guan Zhong, and the other was to kill Guan Zhong. Guan Zhong surrendered to the State of Lu and served Lu Jun, which was the blessing of the State of Lu, Guan Zhong wanted to return to the State of Qi, and the State of Lu wanted to kill him. In this way, the State of Qi lacks Guan Zhong, and the entire History of the Spring and Autumn Period will probably have to be rewritten. In Shi Bo's view, Guan Zhong is "a genius in the world, if he does not die, he will be used for great purposes, and he will dominate the world, and Lu will run away from now on." It was only Lu Zhuanggong or the State of Qi who was tempted to let Guan Zhong go once again.
Lu Zhuanggong was confused, but Guan Zhong was not faint. In the carriage of returning to the State of Qi, Guan Zhong believed that it was necessary to hurry up and whip in order to escape the heavens, and the book said that "sincerely fear Shi Bo Zhishi, although released, if he repents, repeats the pursuit, my life is rested", so he urged the coachman to return to the State of Qi without stopping, and finally escaped Shi Bo's pursuit. Later, the State of Qi worshiped Guan Zhong as his prime minister, and the Duke of Luzhuang sighed: "Repent of not following Shi Bo's words, but being deceived by the widows", but in hindsight, it is useless to say more.
After that, Shi Bo was mostly dead to the Duke of Luzhuang, and there were few good policies in the court, only when there was a major crisis, Shi Bo would recommend Liangcai to tide over the difficulties, for example, when the State of Qi sent a large army to attack the State of Lu, it was Shi Bo who recommended Cao Jiao to fight, so as to ensure the peace of the border of the State of Lu. It can be seen that Shi Bo is both good at diplomacy, but also understands strategy, and can also know people, even in the State of Qi, he is at least a figure like Bao Shuya, but Cao Jiao, recommended by Shi Bo, defeated the army of Bao Shuya in the State of Qi, which shows that Shi Bo's talent can be above Bao Shuya, so Guan Zhong is afraid of Shi Bo, which is also a matter of course.