In the previous Spring and Autumn series of articles, I focused on the history of the four great states of Qin, Jin, and Chuqi, and incidentally told the history of the Spring and Autumn Period's first emperor Qi Huan gong and his posthumous events.
Writing in this way can naturally sort out all the protagonists in more detail, but it also skips a lot of small country content.
Starting from today, I will focus on some important events in small countries such as Lu, Zheng, and Wei, and try to analyze them for everyone.
Lu Huigong was the thirteenth monarch of the State of Lu, and during his reign, he made great efforts to govern the state of Lu and had a good momentum of development.
In addition to his own wisdom, Lu Huigong was also very good at educating his children, the eldest son Gongzi Xi grew up healthily under his education, and the history books said that Gongzi Xi was smart, courageous, benevolent, and studious.
Before Gongzi Shi became an adult, his future life path was full of light, but after Gongzi Shi became an adult, everything changed.
In 732 BC, when Gongzi Xi became an adult, Duke Hui of Lu prepared a family affair for him to marry Zhongzi, the sister of Song Xuangong, the king of the State of Song.
This was an ordinary political marriage, there was nothing to say, but Lu Huigong didn't know which tendon was wrong, and he had to make this ordinary thing into a big news.
It is said that Lu Huigong saw that his daughter-in-law (Zhongzi) was very beautiful, so he decided to change his wife to gongzi and marry Zhongzi into the door himself.
Is there anything wrong with this statement? The problem is too big.
Who is Nakako? She was the younger sister of Duke Xuangong of Song and was revered in the Song Dynasty. If this really happened, how would outsiders view the Song Kingdom?
I heard that your sister of the Song Guojun was originally going to marry a handsome guy, but she was pushed into bed by a bad old man.
If similar rumors are spread everywhere, do you think the face of the Song Kingdom will be lost? Does Song Xuangong's face still need it?
In addition to serving the old khan, the foreign-married woman of the Hun may also continue to serve the new khan after the death of the old khan, who was once the titular son of the woman.
When we bring it up, we all say that the Huns are too barbaric and have no human morality. But if Lu Huigong also played like this and got his titular daughter-in-law to his bed, how different could you say he be from the Inhuman Huns?
For Gongzi Xie, Zhongzi was originally his wife, but he turned out to be his stepmother, if you were Gongzi Xie, would you be very happy to accept this ending? If your answer is yes, then you are most likely a female reader.
You know, the hatred of taking a wife is one of the greatest shames of men, and it can even be said that there is no one.
What about the strength of the Song Kingdom? Compared with such behemoths as the State of Chu and the State of Qi, the strength of the State of Song was naturally not very good. But if compared with a regional quasi-powerful country like the State of Lu, the State of Song will never be weaker than them, even if it is not stronger than them.
Public opinion does not support it, the son may turn against each other, the girl will not be willing, if Lu Huigong really does this kind of thing, the Song State will have absolutely sufficient reasons to interfere in lu internal affairs, and even send troops to attack the Lu state.
At that time, how could Lu Huigong still serve the public? If Song Xuangong took advantage of this opportunity again, crying and shouting to tell Zhou Tianzi, how would Zhou Tianzi, who has always emphasized lilly, think about this kind of thing?
Zhou Tianzi may not have the ability to sanction the State of Lu, but Zhou Tianzi is definitely capable of calling on the princes of the world to boycott the State of Lu together. Didn't you see that the hereafter was as strong as the Duke of Qi Huan, and still respectfully enshrined Zhou Tianzi?
This operation is played down, Lu Huigong may die on the spot, and Lu Huigong died like this, actually just for a woman, you say God is not magical?
For ordinary men, sitting on countless beautiful women, ring fat swallow thin everything, want to sleep with whomever you want, this is a beautiful thing that will only appear in spring dreams!
But for those big people (emperors and generals) who are rich in sexual resources, if anyone's ideal is to sit on countless beautiful women, it will definitely be despised by everyone present.
People in high positions are usually sentimental.
This sentiment is not a positive or derogatory word, but a neutral word. That is to say, if he wants to become a big man, he must have a relatively clear goal and work towards this goal.
If the goal of the big man is only to sit on countless beautiful women, then he does not have to drill to the top, and the people sitting at the top, even the second generation of the emperor who appeared as successors, they have also experienced a lot of competition to stand out.
Looking down on the struggles and moods of these people is the greatest disrespect for them.
Some people may say that Lu Huigong is indeed a big person with feelings, and it is absolutely impossible to make such a serious mistake because of his beauty, but what if Lu Huigong is confused and his brain is convulsive for a while?
Although this possibility is negligible, I can't deny that it does exist. But the question is: If it is true that Lu Huigong is so confused that his brain is convulsive, is it that the brains of Song Xuangong, Gongzi Xi and Zhongzi are collectively convulsive at the same time?
As I said earlier, lu Huigong did such a disregard for human morality, and there was no public opinion uproar in all aspects, is this too weird?
If the historical materials of the Spring and Autumn Period are seriously missing, then we can completely look at the history of modern times. In addition to the historical records of mythical imperial power, which other big man overturned the ship because of his lust for beauty?
Roughly think about it, there seem to be a lot of such people, but if you think about it, this kind of person does not seem to have one.
In fact, it really isn't.
Why was Lu Huigong able to marry the so-called "daughter-in-law"? The most reasonable explanation is that Song Xuangong originally intended to marry Zhongzi to Lu Huigong instead of marrying Gongzi Xie.
On this point, the Zuo Zhuan has a detailed record: it is said that as soon as Zhongzi was born, the three words "Lady Lu" were written on his hand, so Song Xuangong believed that his sister must become the Queen of Lu, not the Crown Princess of Lu.
Duke Wu of Song gave birth to Zhongzi, and Zhongzi was born with Wen in his hand, known as Lady Lu, so Zhongzi belonged to me.
The reason why Song Xuangong did not want his sister to marry Gongzi Xie was that although he firmly believed in the "Lady Lu" statement, his intentions could also be seen from it.
The State of Lu bordered the State of Song, and political marriage could not only ensure good-neighborliness and friendship, but also help the State of Song exert influence on the court of the State of Lu.
The sister of the Song State King married to you Lu Guojun, that must be an important role in the harem, even the throne of the main palace, her son is the eldest son of the concubine, and she will inherit the throne in the future.
The old monarch is old, it is estimated that there are not many years to live, and after the new monarch ascends the throne, it will naturally be much easier for Zhongzi to enter the government as the empress.
Only in this way will there be a situation where Song Xuangong has no opinion and Zhongzi has no opinion, and as for the neighboring countries or Zhou Tianzi, there will be no opinion.
Who are the people with the biggest opinions? Sons and daughters.
Originally, there was no stepmother, nor did he have a little brother who was born later, and the position of crown prince of Gongzi Xi could be said to be a nail in the coffin, but now everything has changed. After the death of Duke Hui of Lu, can Gongzi Xi still succeed to the throne as he wishes?
As far as the gongzi is concerned, if he succeeds to the throne as he wishes, will this Lu state have an extra powerful faction out of thin air, and will it not add chaos to the gongzi' interest?
Fortunately, Lu Huigong probably also knew what kind of calculation Song Xuangong had in mind, so during the Lu Huigong period, the power of the harem almost failed to affect Gongzi Xie, because the strength of Gongzi Xi was not weakened, but was enhanced.
After the death of Duke Hui of Lu, Gongzi Xi succeeded to the throne as Duke Yin of Lu.
The last question is: Since Song Xuangong's original purpose was to marry his sister Zhongzi to Lu Huigong, the ruler of the State of Lu, why did the rumor spread that Zhongzi married Gongzi? By the way, he also poured a basin of dirty water on Lu Huigong.
In fact, what is it to splash some dirty water? Political things are much dirtier than this.
It is certain that Song Xuangong married his sister to an old man like Lu Huigong in the hope of using this method to exert influence on the Lu State Court in the near future.
But it's a good thing to say: in order to get some benefits from neighboring countries, you would rather marry your flower-like sister to a bad old man.
However, if we comb through the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, we will find that similar things have appeared several times.
For example, Wei Xuangong wanted his son Gongzi Ling to marry Qi Huangong's sister Xuan Jiang, but when he saw xuan Jiang beautiful, he smiled and accepted it himself, and did not leave it for Gongzi Ling.
For example, later in the Wei civil unrest, the Duke of Qi Huan used force to demand that the Wei state must establish Xuan Jiang's son (the nephew of the Duke of Qi Huan) as the king of the Wei state. As a compromise, Duke Huan of Qi actually married his sister Xuanjiang to the son of Duke Xuangong of Wei (also known as Xuanjiang's nominal son).
In this way, the two major powerful factions of the Wei State, one led by the nephew of the Duke of Qi Huan, the other led by the brother-in-law of the Duke of Qi Huan, and the State of Qi guaranteed impartiality.
Look, this is what you think of as the flourishing of liturgy, and this is what you think of as the Spring and Autumn Ming Lord Qi Huangong.
For example, Duke Mu of Qin first married the daughter of the Gong clan to Gongzi Yuan, the son of Duke Hui of Jin, and later remarried this daughter to Duke Wen of Jin (Gongzi Yuan's uncle).
Faced with this situation, Jin Wengong also felt embarrassed, but his subordinates advised him: "Those who achieve great things are not informal, and we now need the support of the Qin state." ”
In this way, the Duke Wen of Jin, who was known as "outstanding in martial arts in Wenzhi" and was called "Qi Huan Jinwen" together with the Duke of Qi Huan, first married the wife of his nephew Gongzi Yuan, and then killed Gongzi Yuan with his own hands.
wow! Our spring and autumn are really amazing! How can such a liturgical and prosperous world not be desirable?
Whether it is Song Xuangong marrying a sister, or Qi Huan's married sister, or Qin Mugong marrying a daughter, its core interests are the same, and these three big men all hope to spread their influence in this way.
The reason why the history books record these absurd and bizarre things is only to give a little face to these big guys who try to grab benefits through marriage.
Speaking of which, it is that old men like Lu Huigong and Wei Xuangong are too, and it is also white-eyed wolves like Gongzi Yuan who don't know good villains, so the three big guys can only secretly disappear.
In fact, this is nothing more than bullying the dead who can't speak.
Song Xuangong spilled sewage on Lu Huigong's head, which was something that anyone with a discerning eye could see, but as one of the parties, why didn't he take the initiative to argue for his father?
There are two reasons for this, the first reason is because Gongzi Xi eventually failed, he was assassinated by the son born of Zhongzi, which is not explained in detail today and will be written about later.
The second reason is because it is also good for Gongzi Xi himself to let this message spread, so that he can receive widespread sympathy from the world and obtain some hidden benefits in the future struggle with his younger brother (Zhongzi's son).
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the monarchy actually had nothing sacred to speak of: opening the relevant history books, first a certain little brother on this side cut off the big brother, and then some countries over there began to fire, and when you feel that a certain moment suddenly quieted down, various countries engaged in various games behind their backs, such as Song Xuangong's marriage to his sister.
However, as the monarchy changed its imperial power and gradually expanded its influence, the once relatively clear history of the Spring and Autumn Warring States began to be covered with a thin layer of mist, giving people a hazy beauty of "like fog like rain and like wind".
This is the utopian society that posterity sees as "loyal to the word" and "faith and righteousness first".
But another meaning of utopia is: fake.