Cao Gui was a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the tenth year of Duke Zhuang of Lu (two years in Qi Huangong and fourteen years in King Zhuang of Zhou), a battle of long spoons broke out between Qilu and China. It was in this war that Cao Gui stood out. He advised Duke Zhuang of Lu, defeated the Qi army and stayed? High spirits, then decline, three exhausted? Words of wisdom.

So why did a war break out between Qilu and Qilu? The cause originated from the chaos in Qi State. There will be some characters involved in it, and the names are messy. I'll tell them as simply as possible. Please take your time.

In the twelfth year (686 BC), he was killed by Sun's ignorance and became a monarch. Civil strife in Qi. Gong Zijiu and his two younger brothers fled to Lu and Ju respectively, but soon after, Sun Ignorance was killed and his two sons rushed back to state-owned enterprises to succeed him. Finally, he returned to Qi, and Duke Zhuang of Lu also sent troops to escort Gong Zijiu, but he was defeated after fighting with Qi, so he hated Lu.

In this way, the battle of the long spoon broke out, and Lu was defeated in the battle of the long spoon, which was also a rare defeat on the road to hegemony. In fact, however, this battle has not affected Qi Huangong's hegemony at all. Three years later, they attacked Lu again. At this time, the soldiers of the Qi army had seen through the plan. In the face of absolute strength, Cao Gui was unable to resist, so Duke Zhuang of Lu ceded territory and made peace with Qi, and the two countries met in Kedi.

However, at the accession ceremony, Cao Mo, the general of the State of Lu, took the opportunity to hijack it and demanded that the State of Qi return the land of the State of Lu. Some historians believe that Cao Mo here is actually Cao Gui, and if Cao Mo is Cao Gui, Cao Gui is really not so good. In Guanzi, the author regards Cao Cao as the same person, which records Guan Zhong's views on Cao Cao:

Cao Gui is a man, too, who avoids it strongly and can't bear it.

Guan Zhong thinks that Cao Gui is not so good and trustworthy, so he can't form an alliance with him. However, Qi Huangong didn't listen and insisted on going. As a result, he was hijacked by Cao Gui. However, Qi Huangong is open-minded. After all, he had the whole world in his heart, so he was so overwhelmed that he would never let Lu cede territory again.

If Cao Mo is Cao Gui, then Cao Gui is really narrow-minded, treacherous and petty, and despised by people. But if Cao Mo is not Cao Gui, it is another matter, but whether Cao Mo Cao Gui is the same person or not, he is trusted and reused by Duke Zhuang of Lu, and the ending is also a happy ending.