(1) Exile
In 698 BC, after the death of Duke Qi, the crown prince Lü Zhu'er took the throne as the Duke of Qi Xiang. Unfortunately, Qi Xianggong was not a wise lord. During the fourteen reign of Duke Xiang of Qi, he was unscrupulous and indiscriminately killed innocents, and Gongzi Xiaobai and Gongzi Jiao feared that they would one day be persecuted, so they had the idea of fleeing to other countries for refuge. In this way, Guan Zhong escorted Gongzi Gui to take refuge in the State of Lu, while Bao Shuya escorted Gongzi Xiaobai to take refuge in the State of Ju.
Qi Xianggong stills
In 686 BC, the absurd Andeth Duke Xiang of Qi was killed by Gongsun Ignorance and others, and after the coup d'état, Gongsun Ignorant established himself as a king. However, the good times did not last long, and Gongsun was attacked and killed less than a year after he took the throne in ignorance. At this point, the State of Qi fell into the chaotic dilemma of no monarch in the country!
In order to put the chaotic State of Qi on the right track as soon as possible, the Gao and Guo families sent people to secretly inform Xiao Bai, the prince who was taking refuge in juguo, and asked him to hurry back to China to control state affairs! Xiao Bai, who received the notice, immediately set off, wanting to arrive at the State of Qi one step ahead of Gongzi. At the same time, the king of the State of Lu, who had learned of the news, also hurried to inform Gongzi Gui and sent soldiers to escort Gongzi Gui to the State of Qi. In order to clear the way for Gongzi, Guan Zhong took the lead in intercepting Gongzi Xiaobai one step ahead of Gongzi. Only to see Guan Zhong holding a bow and an arrow, an arrow shot towards Gongzi Xiaobai, and Xiao Bai fell to the ground in response. Guan Zhong, who thought that he was done, rushed to report to Gongzi Correction quickly, and after learning the news, Gongzi Gui finally put down his inner mustard and slowly drove to the State of Qi. But what Guan Zhong didn't know was that he only shot the ring in Gongzi Xiaobai's waist, and Gongzi Xiaobai only pretended to fall to the ground and died in order to paralyze Guan Zhong. Then, Bao Shuya escorted Gongzi Xiaobai to the State of Qi day and night before Gongzi Gui, and successfully took the throne, that is, the future Spring and Autumn First Emperor Qi HuanGong!
Duke Huan of Qi
(2) Tuba Zhongyuan
Knowing that Gongzi Xiaobai had taken the throne, Gongzi Jiao was afraid of retaliation for returning to the Qi capital, so he hurried back to the Country of Lu to seek protection! Qi Huangong, who stabilized the domestic situation, threatened Lu Guo to kill Gongzi Gui and hand over Guan Zhong, Zhao Kuo, and others. The king of the State of Lu was afraid of harming himself, so he killed gongzi. Gongzi Gui's teacher summoned suddenly to see the situation and also despaired of suicide! Therefore, Lu Guo handed guan Zhong over to Qi Huangong for disposal.
As soon as Qi Huangong saw Guan Zhong, he angrily shouted that he wanted to slash Guan Zhong with a thousand knives! When Bao Shuya saw the situation, he hurriedly persuaded Duke Huan of Qi: If the Great King just wants to govern the situation in the country and be satisfied with the status quo, it is enough for me and Gao Dai to assist the Great King! But if the king wanted to dominate the Central Plains, he had to appoint Guan Zhong! Guan Zhongzhi's talent must not be used! Hearing this, Qi Huangong was intrigued instead, thinking: Why don't I first test it to see if this Guan Zhong is a heroic talent or a straw bale. If it is really a straw bale scrap, it is not too late to kill him!
In the evening, Duke Huan summoned Guan Zhong to inquire about his strategy for governing the country and for dominating the princes. Guan Zhong gave Qi Huangong a detailed and thoughtful answer from the economic, political, and diplomatic aspects. Qi Huangong's blood boiled and he relished, so the two of them talked for a long time until late at night. Huan Gong was overjoyed and thought to himself: Bao Gongcheng will not deceive me! Now that we have to manage Zhongzhong, the great cause of dominating the Marquis of Liehou and dominating the Central Plains is just around the corner!
The next day, Duke Huan summoned his ministers and announced the appointment of Guan Zhong as Xiang Guo, giving Guan Zhong great military and political power! This is why the kings and subjects of the State of Qi are one and the same! Within two years, the State of Qi had come out of the haze of civil strife, its national strength was booming, and its armaments were becoming more and more perfect and powerful! Seeing the growing strength of the country, Huan Gong could no longer hide his ambition for hegemony, so Huan Gong planned to find a country to practice his hands first.
Huan Gong, who would repay him, thought that he had passed through the Tan Kingdom during his exile, but the Emperor of the Tan Kingdom not only did not wait to see himself, but even humiliated himself with words! Huan Gong, who was angry, immediately decided to send troops to cut down Tan. The weak State of Tan, who was the opponent of the State of Qi, was not long destroyed by Qi, and the monarch also ran to the State of Ju for refuge. Neighboring countries were stunned to see this scene. Taking this opportunity, in 681 BC, the Duke of Qi Huan summoned the monarchs of Song, Chen, Cai, Yi and other countries to hold a meeting alliance in the northern apricot in his own territory, known in history as the "Northern Apricot Alliance"! However, after the end of the alliance, Huan Gong found that the Suiguo invited in advance dared to ignore that he did not participate in the alliance, so after the end of the alliance, the State of Qi sent troops to destroy the Suiguo. The success of this alliance made Qi Huan's ambition to dominate the Central Plains first emerge!
Since then, the Duke of Qi Huan has held fifteen alliances with various princely states, and these alliances are the most famous as the "Kuiqiu Alliance"! In this alliance, the Duke of Qi Huan, together with Zhou Tianzi and the princes attending the meeting, established an alliance oath of "respecting the Zhou Chamber, destroying the enemy, prohibiting usurpation, and suppressing annexation", which had a profound impact on future generations! The supremacy of the Duke of Qi Huan was thus finally established! Qi Huangong is also the first overlord of the Spring and Autumn Five!
(3) Fainting in his later years
In his later years, Qi Huangong's ambitions when he was rich and powerful, especially after the death of Guan Zhong, Bao Shuya and other old ministers, he was extremely spoiled by Yi Ya and Erection of two treacherous villains, and even entrusted with heavy responsibilities, and even obeyed the rhetoric of the two!
But Huan Gong was still old after all. The arrival of various diseases made his already dilapidated body appear even more physically and mentally exhausted. In 643 BC, Duke Huan was seriously ill, and under one person, Yi Ya and Shu Diao above ten thousand people saw that no one could restrain themselves anymore, so they used the power in their hands to do everything to make a blessing and a curse! The two knew that Huan Gong's life was short, and in order to keep the power in their hands, the two actually provoked huan Gong's sons to compete for the throne! Prince Zhao was frightened and fled to the Song Kingdom.
And Huan Gong, who was lying in bed, had no one to take care of him, no one to deliver food and water, and finally he was starved to death! And that's not all, because his sons were so busy vying for the throne that they didn't even know that their old father was dead. After his death, Huan Gong had no one to dispose of the corpse, and finally let maggots crawl all over his body, and the stench was unbearable! In the end, Crown Prince Zhao, with the support of Song, quelled the civil unrest and successfully ascended the throne for the sake of Duke Xiao of Qi! It was Filial Piety who ordered the burial of his old father! And from the death of Huan Gong to the final burial, it took nearly a year!
Who would have thought that the evening view of the Duke of Qi Huan, who dominated the Princes of Liehou and Tuba the Central Plains, and established his immortal merits, would be so desolate! It's a shame!