<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > Yanagishita Huizhi resigned </h1>
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qi and the State of Lu were two neighboring princely states. The State of Qi was the fiefdom of Jiang Ziya, the Prince of Jiang, and the State of Lu was the fiefdom of Ji Dan, the Duke of Zhou. Both Jiang Taigong and Zhou Duke were important contributors to the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. When the King of Zhou divided them, he once gathered Jiang Taigong and the Duke of Zhou together and asked them to swear an oath of blood alliance, to unite from generation to generation, not to attack each other, and to work together to maintain the stability of the Zhou royal family. When the State of Qi reached the Duke of Qi Huan, with the assistance of Guan Zhong, the state was strong and powerful, and he made a lot of efforts to maintain the stability of the Zhou royal family, and was crowned by the King of Zhou as the lord of the princely states. After the death of Duke Huan of Qi, several of his sons attacked each other for the right to succeed to the throne, leaving the State of Qi in turmoil for a time. With the help of several princely states such as the State of Song, he killed the eldest son of duke Huan of Qi, who took the lead in seizing the throne and had the support of the state of Lu, and let The heir appointed by the Duke of Qi Huan succeed to the throne, with the title of Duke Xiao of Qi. When Duke Xiao of Qi ascended the throne for about ten years, he wanted to revive the cause of the Duke of Qi Huan. He did not start from the aspects of revising government decrees, developing the economy, and appeasing the people, but only wanted to rely on force to fight against other countries to establish his power, so that other princely states would obey the State of Qi and respect the State of Qi as their ally. When I thought about it, I thought that the State of Lu had helped to seize the throne without loss, and that there was currently a famine, so he personally led more than 20,000 soldiers to prepare to attack from the northern border of the State of Lu.
The ruler of the State of Lu, Duke Lu, received the alarm and summoned the civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures. Doctor Zang Sunchen said: "The State of Qi attacked our country with anger, and it is difficult for our country to resist, and I think it is best to stop their invasion through diplomatic means." Lu Yigong asked, "Then who in our country is currently well-spoken and competent in this matter?" Zang Sun Chen said: "I recommend a person, is the son of the first dynasty Si Wu Wu, named Zhan Yue, his person is erudite and talented, originally held the official position of inspector, because of his upright personality, strict law enforcement, and inappropriate, he felt pressure to resign and live in seclusion to Liu, if you use him, you will certainly be able to live up to the mission and safeguard the dignity of the country." Lu Gong listened to Sun Chen's words and arranged for someone to summon Zhan Yue. Zhan Yue resolutely resigned on the grounds of physical illness and limited mobility. Lu Gonggong asked Zang Sun Chen what to do, and Zang Sun Chen came up with the idea: "Zhan Yue has a cousin named Zhan Xi, although the official position is low, but the eloquence is also very good, let him go to consult Zhan Yue, he will definitely be able to do it!" Lu Xiangong sent Zhan Xi to Liuxia to meet Zhan Yue, conveyed Lu Gong's greetings, and asked how to stop the invasion of the State of Qi through diplomatic means. Zhan Yue calmly said: "The purpose of the State of Qi attacking the State of Lu is to become the ally lord of the princely states again, and you convince them from this point that if you want to be the lord of the alliance, you should respect the King of Zhou. When Zhan Xi heard this, Mao Sai immediately returned to Lu Gonggong, saying that he was sure to persuade the Qi army to retreat. Duke Lu was very happy to hear this, and immediately ordered the relevant departments to prepare several large trucks of wine, meat, and grain, so that Zhan Xi could meet the Qi army.
Zhan Xi saw Qi Xiaogong, presented the gift list of the army, and then said: "When the monarch of our country heard that the monarch of your country personally came to the country of Lu, he ordered me to do some rewarding things. Qi Xiaogong arrogantly asked, "You Lu guo heard that I personally brought troops to attack, aren't you afraid?" Zhan Xi smiled and said, "There may be some ordinary people who are unaware of it who are afraid, but the upper-class people who know it are not afraid at all." Qi Xiaogong then asked, "You Lu Guo's current Wen side does not have a wise person like Shi Bo, and the Wu side does not have a brave person like Cao Jiao, and now there is a famine, and there is no food for people and animals, so why not be afraid?" Zhan Xi replied unhurriedly, "We in the country of Lu have no other means, that is, by the will of King Zhou Xian." King Xian of Zhou enfeoffed Jiang Taigong in the State of Qi and the Duke of Zhou on the State of Lu, so that they could swear an oath of blood, and future generations could not attack each other, but should do a good job of unity and work together to maintain the stability of the Zhou royal family. The Book of Alliances is in the National Archives. Therefore, before the Duke of Qi Huan met the princes nine times, he first allied with the Duke of Luzhuang in Kedi, all because he was under the orders of the King of Zhou! Your monarch has now been on the throne for almost ten years, and we all stretch our necks to look at the state of Qi, hoping that the state of Qi will revitalize the glorious cause of the Lord of the Qi Huan Alliance as soon as possible and let the princely states coexist peacefully. We think that your monarch will certainly not violate the will of King Zhou Xian and the oath of your ancestors, let alone give up your father's cause of the alliance lord, and make a vendetta against the state of Lu, right? So we are not afraid at all. After Qi Xiaogong listened, he said to Zhan Xi very sincerely: "You go back and tell Lu Jun that I am willing to have a good relationship with Lu Guo and no longer use soldiers!" ”
Hindsight: Zhan Yu (because of his nickname Hui, lived in Liuxia, so later known as Liu Xia Hui) is erudite and wise, good at grasping the main points, with only a few words can persuade the State of Qi to retreat, it should be said that his knowledge and wisdom are very comparable. However, such a talented person is forced to live in seclusion because of his upright personality and strict law enforcement, and he is not suitable for the time, and he cannot be reused, and I feel sad for the country of Lu.