In fact, to say that Qi Xianggong is "notorious" is not accurate to some extent, at least not objectively. There is a very strange phenomenon in the cultural tradition of our country, that is, it likes to evaluate politicians in terms of personality morality, that is, "moralism". According to this rule, I am afraid that most of the world's politicians should be shot immediately and frustrated, but it is obvious that this is impossible, and a politician's evaluation should stand on a higher position to see whether what he does is in line with the rules of the game in which he is located, and the higher requirement is whether he, as a person in charge of power, can use his power to do more things that are helpful to the country. According to this statement, for the development of the State of Qi, Qi Xianggong cannot be said to be excellent, at least qualified.
The first thing to say is that Qi Xianggong solved the hidden pain of the State of Qi and the problem of the State of Ji. As we mentioned before, the State of Ji and the State of Qi have a very far-reaching hatred, the fifth generation of the State of Qi, The Duke of Qi, died in the rumors of the State of Ji, but for the State of Qi itself, the problem is far more than just emotional factors, the location of the State of Ji is in the east of the State of Qi, and the total area of the territory is about the same size as the land when the State of Qi was sealed, compared to the State of Ji Zhouzong's pro-Lu state and some other small princely states that were tasteless and discarded, the State of Ji was a huge piece of fat for the State of Qi, and once swallowed, the national strength would have a qualitative leap. Therefore, the annexation of the State of Ji is a national policy plan of the State of Qi, which has both emotional and interest values, in the development of the State of Qi for many years, an important plan is to encroach on the land of the State of Ji step by step, and by the time Duke Xiang of Qi succeeds to the throne, nine generations have passed since the Duke of Qi, and the strength of the State of Ji has long been weakened to the point of lack of skill, at this moment, in addition to the State of Lu, which wants to rely on the preservation of the State of Ji to obtain a strategic buffer zone, the demise of the State of Ji has become a foregone conclusion. In 690 BC, the Duke of Qi Xiang destroyed the State of Ji in one fell swoop, the Marquis of Ji fled, the State of Ji was completely destroyed, and the "Vengeance of the Ninth Dynasty" of the State of Qi contained in the Spring and Autumn of the Ram was finally repaid.
In addition, The Duke of Qi Xianggong helped Duke Wei Hui restore his position as monarch was also a highlight, and the relationship between Wei Guo and the Zhou royal family was also very close, the original monarch was the ninth son of King Wen of Zhou, and the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou, Kang Shufeng, belonged to the Kinzhi Clan. And Wei Huigong was exiled to the State of Qi because of domestic turmoil, in this case, seizing the opportunity to support the restoration of Wei Huigong, there is no doubt that there is a very important promotion of the international prestige and status of the State of Qi, and even better, the Duke of Qi Xianggong also played the banner of King Zhuang of Zhou in this matter, which can be said to open the prelude to the "King of Honor". With the order of the Son of Heaven and the great righteous act of rectifying the chaos, Qi Xianggong can be said to have done things very beautifully.
To sum up, Qi Xianggong is definitely not a waste, and it can even be said that he has a fairly good strategic vision. However, Xianggong has never heard of the barrel theory, and what determines how much water a barrel holds is never its longest board, but its shortest one, which is very appropriate in Xianggong. Xiang Gong's shortcomings eventually caused him to die and became another victim of court struggle in the State of Qi.
What kind of person was Qi Xianggong? Simply put, it is lawlessness, maintaining an improper relationship with his sister Mo said that in the Zhou Dynasty, which has strict legislation, even in modern times, it is a frenzied lover of heavy tastes, and more importantly, out of personal likes and dislikes, Lu Huangong, who killed the monarch of the State of Lu and was his brother-in-law, and Zheng Ziqi, the king of the State of Zheng, and all of them used conspiracy means to lure each other to participate in the alliance or visit, which in the final analysis is a wanton act that completely ignores the rules of the game. In this way, Qi Xianggong's international evaluation has declined rapidly, but what really makes Qi Xianggong go to the end of the road is his own behavior in China.
Duke Xiang had a cousin named Gongsun Ignorance, of course, he was not ignorant at all, but was very pleasing, so he was favored by his uncle Duke Qi, and Duke Qi's attitude and treatment of Gongsun Ignorance reached the same degree as That of Qi Xianggong in the time of the crown prince. This naturally made Qi Xianggong very dissatisfied, who would want his father to be similar to his cousin, or even better than himself? Therefore, after Qi Xianggong came to power, he drastically reduced the treatment of Gongsun Ignorance, and Gongsun Ignorance, who was accustomed to living a good life, was naturally very dissatisfied. If you are not satisfied, you must find a way, Qi Xianggong is still very young, Gongsun is ignorant and can't survive his decency, so he can only help him decent. Therefore, Gongsun ignorantly united with several ministers around Qi Xianggong who had long been dissatisfied with him, such as Lian Zhi and Guan Zhifu, which was also understandable, because with the character of Qi Xianggong, those who were satisfied with him should be in the minority, and they took advantage of the opportunity of Qi Xianggong's rest to kill Qi Xianggong, when the year was 686 BC, the twelfth year of Qi Xianggong.
Xianggong is dead, and our protagonist Qi Huangong is finally going to officially appear, laying the groundwork for so long, just so that everyone can have a clearer understanding of the rule of Qi Huangong, because it is under the rule of Qi Huangong that the State of Qi has reached the real peak.