In the spring and Autumn period, Duke Huan of Qi was not willing to be a mediocre monarch. He was determined to dominate the world, so he followed the advice of doctor Bao Shuya and invited his enemy Guan Zhong back to the state of Qi. Guan Zhong lived up to his expectations and formulated a reasonable policy to "set up the interests of heavy and heavy fish and salt to support the poor and the talented", accumulate money and enrich the country and strengthen the army. He assisted Duke Huan of Qi to become the first overlord in the spring and Autumn period.
Duke Huan of Qi
After Bao Shuya recommended Guan Zhong to Duke Huan of Qi, he was willing to be a subordinate. His descendants were paid for generations in the state of Qi. More than a dozen generations of people owned land. Many of them were famous doctors in the state of Qi. Sima Qian said: "there are not many Guan Zhong's talents in the world, but Bao Shuya's ability to know people."
Unfortunately, in his later years, Duke Huan of Qi was a little arrogant and complacent. He didn't listen to Guan Zhong's advice and appointed treacherous officials such as Yi Ya, Kai Fang and Li Diao to manage the country's affairs, which led to chaos in the country. Duke Huan of Qi fell down at the last moment of his life.
Qi Jun killed
The two young masters rushed home to fight for the throne
The founder of Qi is Jiang Ziya. Qi Xianggong, the fourteenth king of Qi, was immoral, bullied ministers and killed innocent people indiscriminately. He had an affair with his sister who married Duke Huan of Lu. When Duke Huan of Lu knew about it, Duke Xiang of Qi invited Duke Huan of Lu to drink and sent someone to kill him when he was drunk. Qi Xianggong's actions caused people's great indignation. His brothers knew that the country would be in chaos, and they fled one after another for fear of harming themselves.
Xianggong's second younger brother, Gongzi, went to Lu, because Gongzi's mother was the daughter of the princes of Lu, and he was accompanied by Guanzhong and Zhaohu. Xiaobai, Xianggong's third younger brother, ran to Ju, accompanied by Bao Shuya, and Xiaobai's mother was the daughter of the Wei princes.
Before long, Gongsun of Qi State, ignorant and rebellious, went to the palace and killed Qi Xianggong and became the king of Qi. Later, when Gongsun was playing in Yonglin of Qi State, he was killed by Yonglin's enemies. They declared: "ignorant killed Xianggong and became the king of Qi. We killed him. We hope that the doctors will choose the one who should succeed among the sons again. We will obey the order." So the officials of the state of Qi discussed the establishment of a new monarch. Since he was a child, Xiaobai had a good relationship with Gao He, a doctor in the state of Qi. When the state of Lu heard that ignorance had been killed, he sent troops to send his son back to fight for the throne, and sent Guan Zhong to the state of Ju to ambush Xiaobai on the way to Qi.
Guan Zhong quickly found the ambush site. When he saw Xiaobai appear, he shot Xiaobai's belt hook with one arrow. Xiaobai was very alert and pretended to be dead. Guan Zhong mistakenly thought Xiaobai was dead, so he immediately sent someone back to the state of Lu to report to Lu Jun. The state of Lu learned that the team of escorting gongzijiu was slow, and it took six days to reach the state of Qi. At this time, Xiaobai had already entered the state of Qi. Gao Yu and other doctors made Xiaobai king, which was Duke Huan of Qi.
Lord Huan of Qi has a lot of friends
Bao Shuya's insight and talent
After Xiao Bai became the king of Qi, he sent troops to attack Lu. The two countries fought a war in autumn. Lu was defeated and was cut off by Qi army. Duke Huan of Qi wrote to Duke Zhuang of Lu and said, "childe Jiu is my brother. I can't bear to kill him. Please kill him. Zhao Hu and Guan Zhong are my enemies. Please send them back. I will chop them into meat sauce. If you don't, I'll send troops around your capital. " The people of Lu were afraid of the state of Qi, so they quickly killed the young master. Zhao Hu committed suicide. Only Guan Zhong was willing to be imprisoned.
Bao Shuya knew that Duke Huan of Qi wanted to kill Guan Zhong, so he said to Duke Huan of Qi, "you will rule Qi, that is, Gao Yu and Shu Yazu. If you want to be a overlord, you have to control me. Yiwu's country is very important (which country Guan Zhong is in, which country will be strong) So Duke Huan of Qi obeyed Bao Shuya's advice and pretended to kill Guan Zhong. The state of Lu gave Guan Zhong to the state of Qi. Bao Shuya took over Guan Zhong on behalf of the state of Qi. He removed Guan Zhong's shackles and asked him to meet Duke Huan of Qi after bathing and dressing. Duke Huan of Qi treated Guan Zhong with courtesy and called him "father Zhong" and made him a doctor to manage Qi's political affairs.
Guan Zhong, named Yiwu, was a good friend with Bao Shuya when he was young. Bao Shuya knew that he was very talented. Guan Zhong's family is poor and often takes advantage of Bao Shuya, but Bao Shuya never mind.
Guan Zhong said: "when I was in trouble, I tried to share wealth with Uncle Bao. Uncle Bao didn't regard me as greedy, but knew I was poor. I'm even poorer for uncle Bao. Uncle Bao doesn't regard me as a fool. Knowing the time is advantageous and disadvantageous. I try three officials, three see Zhuyu Jun, uncle Bao does not regard me as unworthy, know I do not suffer. I try three battles and three walks. Uncle Bao is not afraid of me. He knows I have an old mother. The young master corrected his defeat and died suddenly. My prisoner was humiliated. Uncle Bao didn't regard me as shameless. He knew that I was not shameful, and that I was shameful. His fame was not obvious in the world. My parents gave birth to me, and Bao Zi knew me. "
It can be said that without Bao Shuya, Guan Zhong would not have been able to make a breakthrough, and without Guan Zhong's assistance, Duke Huan of Qi could not have become a tyrant in the spring and Autumn period.
Accumulating money to enrich the country and strengthen the army
Turn bad into good, turn failure into success
After being appointed, Guan Zhong was in charge of the state of Qi and helped Duke Huan of Qi to become the overlord of a generation. According to the records of the historian, it was Guan Zhong's strategy that (Duke Huan of Qi) combined the nine princes to control the whole world
Guan Zhong governed Qi, which is located on the coast of the East China Sea. He encouraged the people to develop production and exchange needed goods, so as to accumulate money and enrich the country and strengthen the army. When making policies, he paid special attention to adapting to the social customs at that time. He said: "if you have enough food and clothing, you know honor and disgrace. If you take a high degree of service, you will be able to maintain your six relatives. If you do not take four dimensions seriously, your country will perish. When there are more things in the warehouse, people will have time to be polite; when they have enough food and clothing, people will know what is glory and shame. Only when the monarch's life is in accordance with the law can the relations between his relatives be stable. If the people don't understand etiquette, justice, honesty and shame, the country will perish. All kinds of laws and regulations of the government should be like water from the source, in line with the wishes of the people. "
Guan Zhong's knack in dealing with political affairs is that he is good at "taking advantage of misfortune and turning failure into success". He carefully weighed the weight of various relations and carefully weighed the interests of the country. After Guan Zhong's death, although the state of Qi experienced a period of twists and turns, the later kings "followed their policies and were often stronger than the princes."
Remind Huan Gong
Don't use villains
Guan Zhong was not only able to establish laws and systems, but also had his own views on understanding people. In the 41st year of Duke Huan of Qi, Guan Zhong was seriously ill. Duke Huan of Qi came to visit him and asked who would take over the post of prime minister in the future.
Duke Huan of Qi asked, "how about Yi Ya?" Guan Zhong said: "Yi Ya killed his son to cater to the monarch. It's inhuman. He can't use it." Duke Huan asked, "how about the man who made the prescription?" Guan Zhong said: "Kaifang's father does not go to mourning when he dies. He goes against his family and caters to the monarch. This kind of person is not suitable to be close to." Huan Gong asked again: "how about this man, Li Diao?" Guan Zhong said, "it's not human to castrate yourself to cater to the monarch, and you can't reuse it."
In his later years, Duke Huan of Qi was arrogant and complacent, pursuing pleasure. After Guan Zhong died, Duke Huan of Qi didn't listen to Guan Zhong's advice, and finally put these three people in high position. They controlled the power of Qi. In the 43rd year of Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Huan of Qi was seriously ill. The five princes of the state of Qi formed cliques to fight for the crown prince. Yi Ya, Li Diao and others took the opportunity to make trouble. The seriously ill Duke Huan of Qi was put under house arrest by Yi Ya and others, and starved to death on the sickbed. After starvation, his body was parked in the palace, and no one dared to take it into the coffin. After 67 days in bed, the maggots from the body crawled out of the door. It was not until Prince Wugui ascended the throne that the public notice was issued.
