The battle of Tubo in Qi Huangong started in Thursday (678 BC), started in the ninth year of King Xiang of Zhou (643 BC) and lasted for 36 years.
After the war between Qilu and Changshou, I knew that I had to rely on strong strength to win over the governors of the Central Plains, so I followed the advice of Jinzhong and tried to rectify the internal affairs of Qi.
In the sixth year of Gong Ke, Qi, that is, the second year of Zhou Wang (680 BC), Guan Zhong was in charge of Qi for more than five years, and all the laws promulgated were put into practice, making Qi rich and strong. At that time, the situation in the Central Plains was the decline of Zhou, civil strife in the vassal states, invasion by Rong Di in the south and gradual progress in Jingchu in the north. Since Qi Huangong had the strength to lead the Central Plains governors, he launched a series of alliances and conquests.
If Qi Huangong wants to dominate the Central Plains, it must have a clear political slogan to become famous in the world.
He assessed the situation and thought that although the Zhou royal family lost the ability to command the princes, it was still a great master of the Central Plains and the patriarchal clan system in name, and its influence was still great. Therefore, when Zheng Zhuanggong openly opposed Zhou Wang, he could not get the sympathy and support of the governors.
At that time, the invasion of Rong, Di and other tribes seriously threatened the security of the surrounding areas of the Central Plains, and "colluding with Geng" was the common aspiration of all countries in the Central Plains. If we want to "resist foreign countries", we should set up a banner supported by all countries in the Central Plains and unite the princes with the banner of "respecting the king". This is the most convenient way. Therefore, Qi Huangong pursued the strategy of "respecting the king and rejecting foreign countries" all his life. This enabled him to combine promises and conquer the world.
As early as 4 years in Qi Huangong, that is, King Zhouzhuang 15 years (that is, 2 BC), Song Mingong, the monarch of the Song Dynasty, was killed, and Qi Huangong asked King Zhouzhuang to ask him about it. King Zhou Zhuang agreed. The following spring, he met with the kings of Song, Chen, Cai and Qi in Beixing (now the north of Dong 'e County, Shandong Province) and decided that the new king of Song was Song Huanshuo.
Duke Huan of Song didn't want to be led by Qi Huangong. Before the North Apricot Conference was over, he ran between countries. Qi Huangong was ordered by the emperor to ask the Zhou royal family to gather Chen and Cao's troops to fight against the Song Dynasty with the Qi army.
Zhou Wang Xi sent Zhou Jun, led by Mubo, to join the war. Duke Huan of Song was helpless and had to obey Qi Huangong. This year, he joined forces with the monarchs of Song, Wei, Zheng, Shaanxi and other countries in Gansu (now north of Juancheng County, Shandong Province). This alliance is the beginning of Qi Huangong's career, because his three main neighbors, Song and Zheng Hewei, served together.
In the eighth year, that is, in the year of Thursday (678 BC), due to Chu's destruction, Qi Huangong entered Cai (now southwest of Shangcai County, Henan Province) and invaded the Central Plains in the north. At this time, Zheng's attitude was lax, and he was secretly superior to Chu, so he sent troops to join forces with Song Wei Jun to attack Zheng, so as to force Zheng to stay firmly in the Central Plains Alliance.
So, regardless of old grievances, Qi Huangong fought for Lu and sent people to Kedi to see Duke Zhuang of Lu. Neither side carries a sword.
However, at the meeting, Duke Zhuang of Lu and his doctor Cao Gui both carried swords, and Cao Gui drew his sword, coercing Qi Huangong to return the occupied land, and changed the border between the two countries, the Wenhe River.
Qi Huangong agreed under the circumstances. After returning to Qi, Qi Huangong became increasingly unhappy and decided to regret the alliance. Guan Zhong believes that you should not break your promise to the vassal, but you should do what you promised.
Qi finally returned Wenyang to Lu. This enabled Lu to join the Central Plains Alliance led by him, and also won the reputation of "King of Faithfulness" among the vassals.
In the twenty-third year of Qi Huangong, that is, in the year of King Hui of Zhou 14 (663 BC), Shanrong invaded Yan State, and Qi State was in an emergency. Qi Huangong conquered the mountains and destroyed the solitary bamboo country (now lulong county, Hebei) by the way. Yan Zhuanggong is very grateful to Qi Huangong and wants to send Qi Huangong home. Qi Huangong said, "If I were not the son of heaven, the princes would not leave this country. I can't be rude to Yan Zi. "
He also announced with Zhuang Yan that other places (belonging to Qi State) would be given to Yan State. When other governors heard about it, they all praised Qi Huangong for being smart and polite. Two years after the semi-war, Tijen invaded Xing State (now south of Xingtai, Hebei Province) and Wei State, and Xing Jun was defeated and killed.
Qi Huangong led the Song and Cao armies to defeat De. In order to resettle the people of Xing State, he built Yiyi City (now west of Liaocheng County, Shandong Province), built a city (now east of hua county, Henan Province) to preserve Wei State, and sent troops to help defend it.
Now that Qi Huangong has broken Rong Di in the north and relieved his worries, he can turn to fight against Chu. In the thirtieth year of Qi Huangong, that is, in the year of King Hui of Zhou 2 1 (656 BC), Qi joined forces with Lu, Song, Chen, Wei, Zheng, Cao and Xu, crossed the border of Cai, attacked Chu and reached the border city of Chu (now Gaoting, Yancheng County, Henan Province). Knowing that the allied forces of the vassal states had invaded Chu, the King of Chu sent a minister to see Guan Zhong and asked Guan Zhong, "Qi is in the North Sea and Chu is in the South China Sea. The two countries are far apart. Why did the Qi army invade Chu? "
Guan Zhong replied, "In the past, Zhao Gong and Kang Gong (Zhou Wuwang's younger brother) told my former monarch Tai Gong that if the five princes and nine uncles were dishonest, you could crusade and help the royal family. And gave Taigong a pair of shoes to wear to the sea in the east, the Yellow River in the west, Muling in the south and Wudi in the north.
Your State of Chu did not pay tribute to the King of Zhou, and when King Zhao of Zhou marched through the State of Chu in the past, you deliberately let him sit in a broken boat stuck together and drowned him in the Han River.
"We are here to blame these two things!" Wen Qu said, "Don't pay tribute to Bao Mao, and don't pay tribute to the future. To ask Zhao Haoqi drowning, please ask Hanshui! " Both of them are very tough. So, Qi Huangong led the vassal coalition to move on.
King Chu Cheng sent Qu Quan to make peace and asked the allied forces of the vassal states to withdraw their troops. Qi Huangong, who was full of ambition, accompanied Qu Wan to inspect the armies of various countries in the Central Plains and said to Qu Wan, "If we fight these armies, no enemy will be defeated by us!"
When Qu finished writing, he said, "If there is virtue in Qi, people will follow it. If we fight by force, then our Chu state is in danger of Hanshui Fangcheng. Although you have many soldiers, you are useless. "
Qi Huangong saw that Chu was ready and could not be conquered by force, so he decided to make peace with Chu Wei, and the two sides made a covenant in Zhaoling. After the meeting, King Chu Cheng sent Qu Wan and Bao Mao to meet King Zhou Hui to show their respect for the Zhou royal family.
The following year, King Hui of Zhou wanted to abolish the son of Prince Zheng He (born after Hui) as a prince because he loved Hui. In August this year, Qi Huangong called the seven countries of Song, Lu, Chen, Wei, Zheng, Xu and Cao to hold a meeting in Shouzhi (now the first township in Suixian County, Henan Province) and made it clear that they supported Prince Zheng. King Hui of Zhou hated Qi Huangong's interference in its internal affairs and ordered Zheng Wengong not to attend the meeting. So, in the summer of the 23rd year of King Hui of Zhou (654 BC), he joined forces with the armies of Song, Lu, Chen, Wei and Cao to attack Zheng, denouncing him for abandoning the Alliance.
However, when the allied governors attacked Xincheng (now Mi County, Henan Province), Chu also sent troops to cut Xu (now Xuchang County, Henan Province) to save Zheng. The vassal Coalition forces besieged the new city, but moved troops to save Xu and returned. Soon, King Hui of Zhou died, and King Zheng (that is, King Xiang of Zhou) was afraid that his younger brother would usurp the throne and did not dare to send out mourning.
Upon hearing the news, Qi Huangong immediately invited the monarchs of Song, Lu, Wei, Xu, Chen, Cao, Zheng and other countries to form an alliance (now southwest of Puxian County, Shandong Province) and recognized King Xiang of Zhou as the legal status of the Lord of the Central Plains.
Qi Huangong also held a Kwai Chung meeting in the summer of the first year of King Xiang Zhou (65 BC1year) and swore allegiance to the Zhou royal family. At this point, Qi Huangong's hegemony reached its peak.
Under the situation of the decline of the royal family in Zhou Dynasty, the chaos of the central plains governors and the invasion of the surrounding foreign countries, Qi Huangong made great efforts to revitalize Qi, unite the central plains governors and make the central plains less vulnerable to war. Its historical achievements should be affirmed.
Qi Huangong also made great achievements in war thought, such as first conquering the eager Rong Di and then preparing for Chu; Take direct military strikes against Rongdi and joint military and diplomatic actions against Chu, so as to defeat the enemy without fighting.