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Chapter 193 Song Xianggong

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Ahhhhh! Awesome!

Who in the clouds sent me a brocade book: He is really awesome! It's a pity that the Qin State gathered all the seven generations of wise kings and summoned a Hu Hai!
Wuduwuyu: Ahhhhh! what to do? I get angry when I think of Hu Hai, this trash!
The pig is coming to the bowl: who says it is not? After all, Hu Hai is nothing but trash!

He kicked the lame man's good leg wildly: Hey, let's talk about Duke Mu. I think it's better not to let the scourge Hu Hai come out.

Pay attention, this woman’s name is Xiaomei: I totally agree! Like the Qing Dynasty, he has the feeling that whenever he appears, he will cause breast enlargement!

His Majesty Han Xiaowu: Hey, so let’s talk about Duke Mu or the next person! Hu Hai should leave our comment area!
Su Yue looked at the comment area and said, "Okay, let's see the next person?"

Song Xianggong (? - 637 BC), whose surname was Zi, whose given name was Zifu, was from the Song family.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, he was the second son of Duke Huan of the Song Dynasty and the father of Duke Cheng of the Song Dynasty.

The monarch of the Song Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period and one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Before Duke Xianggong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he asked the country and his concubine brother, the prince, to look at Yi and participate in the Kuiqiu League.

After he ascended the throne, he appointed Prince Muyi as prime minister to quell the civil strife in Qi.

In 643 BC, the five princes of Qi were in civil strife. After the death of Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Xiang of Song led the armies of Wei, Cao, Zhu and other countries to support Prince Zhao of Qi as Duke Xiao of Qi.

After quelling the rebellion in Qi, Duke Xianggong of the Song Dynasty sought hegemony and coerced small countries such as Teng, Cao, and Zuo to make the eastern countries surrender to him.

In 638 BC, Song Xianggong attacked the state of Zheng and launched the Battle of Hongshui with the Chu soldiers who rescued Zheng.

Duke Xianggang of the Song Dynasty emphasized "benevolence and righteousness" and did not follow the advice of his son Muyi. He wanted to wait for the Chu soldiers to cross the river and form their formation before fighting. As a result, he was defeated and injured.

In 637 BC, Duke Xiang of Song Dynasty died of a recurrence of his illness and was buried in Xiangyi Palace.

After Duke Xianggong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he particularly advocated the practice of benevolence and righteousness in politics, and advocated using this to win the status of leader of the Central Plains Alliance.

Internationally, Song Xianggong closely followed Qi Huangong and actively maintained Qi's hegemony.

At the same time, Zheng Kaofu, a senior official in the Song Dynasty, highly praised Song Xianggong's spirit. He believed that Song Xianggong's greatness could be traced back to the spirit of the saints of the Shang Dynasty such as Qi and Tang, so he wrote "Shang Song" to praise Song Xianggong.

Who in the clouds sent a brocade book: Why do I always feel that this person is so familiar?
My charming, short-lived ancestor: Yes, I feel that way too.

I send my thoughts to the bright moon: Then he must have created a lot of idioms!
His Majesty Han Xiaowu: Hahahahaha! This is probably true!
Wuduyu: Yes! But why can't I remember it?

I can't sleep at night (Guan): It's normal, just like I'm not sure who the King of Qin is in the idiom story!
Su Yue looked at the comment area and said: "Ning, as long as you don't think that all the Qin kings in the world are Yingzheng, then we are good friends! As for the idiom story, let's take a look together!"

stone meteorite retreats
In the eighth year of King Xiang of Zhou (the seventh year of Duke Xiang of Song, 644 BC), there was a meteor shower in the Song Dynasty. Meteorites fell together with the heavy rain.

One day, some residents of the capital of the Song Dynasty accidentally looked up and saw six yì (bird name) hovering above the palace. A wind blew in the distance. When it reached the capital of the Song Dynasty, the wind speed accelerated, so the six yì The wind recedes.

Duke Xianggang of the Song Dynasty thought that the falling stone and the retreat of the king were signs of good and bad fortune, so he hired Shuxing, the internal historian of the Zhou Kingdom, to come. Duke Xianggang of the Song Dynasty asked Shuxing: "What auspicious omen is it? What is the good or bad omen?"

Shuxing replied: "Now that the Lu State is in great mourning, there will be chaos in the Qi State, and the princes will not last long."

After Shuxing retired, he told others: "The King of Song asked something wrong. This matter is a matter of yin and yang, not a good or bad omen."

Seeking hegemony
After the death of Qi Huangong, the position of overlord of the princes was vacant. Song Xianggong wanted to imitate Qi Huangong and join the princes to establish his overlord status.

Mu Yi advised him: "It will be a disaster to unite the princes with the power of a small country." Duke Xiang refused to listen.

In the eleventh year of King Xiang of Zhou Dynasty (641 BC), Duke Xianggang of Song Dynasty detained Duke Xuan of Teng, and invited Cao and Zhu to meet in southern Cao for an alliance. Then, he ordered Duke Wen of Zhu to take the king of Zhu as a sacrifice to the outskirts of Suishui. Sacrifice, trying to threaten Dongyi to surrender.

In the autumn of the same year, Song Xianggong sent troops to surround Cao State because Cao State was dissatisfied.

In the winter of the same year, Duke Mu of Chen invited the princes to restore the good relationship of Duke Huan of Qi, so Chen, Cai, Chu, Zheng and other countries formed an alliance in Qi.

In this way, two major groups were formed among the princes. The states of Chu, Qi, Zheng, Chen, and Cai were one large group, while the party of Song Xianggong who sought hegemony only had a few small states such as Wei, Zhu, Cao, and Hua.

Tuba failed
In the spring of the thirteenth year of King Xiang of Zhou (639 BC), Duke Xianggang of the Song Dynasty met with the princes for the first time in Ludi. The kings of Qi and Chu gathered together. Duke Xiang made his own decision and agreed to meet with the princes again in Yudi in the autumn of that year without the consent of Qi State or Chu State.

Duke Xianggong of Song Dynasty's brother, Prince Muyi, persuaded him that Song Dynasty was a small country, and if a small country tried to become the hegemon, it would bring disaster, but Duke Xianggang refused to listen.

Before arriving at Yudi, Prince Muyi advised him to bring troops with him in case something changes. Chu people are not trustworthy.

Song Xianggong said: "I proposed not to bring an army myself. I have made an agreement with the Chu people. How can I not keep my promise?"

Therefore, Song Xianggong went to the meeting without any troops.

On the appointed day, the kings of Chu, Chen, Cai, Xu, Cao, Zheng and other six kingdoms all came. The Chu State had already prepared an ambush for its army.

Duke Xiang of Song and King Cheng of Chu had a dispute over their vying to be the overlord of the princes. King Cheng of Chu suddenly ordered people to capture Duke Xiang of Song, brought him back to Chu State and imprisoned him, hoping to use it to conquer Song State. In the winter of the same year, the princes met in Bodi At that time, under the mediation of Duke Xi of Lu, Duke Xiang was released.

Battle of Hongshui
After Song Xianggong returned to his country, he heard that the State of Zheng supported King Chu Cheng to become the overlord of the princes, so he decided to attack the State of Zheng.

Mu Yi tried to dissuade him, but Duke Xiang refused to listen.

In the early winter of the fourteenth year of King Xiang of Zhou (638 BC), Duke Xiang of Song led troops to attack Zheng, and Zheng asked Chu for help.

Chu State sent general Cheng Dechen and his troops to attack the capital of Song State.

Duke Xianggong of the Song Dynasty was worried about domestic losses, so he had to retreat from the state of Zheng. The armies of both sides met at Hongshui (the name of the ancient river, the old road is about northwest of Zhecheng County, HEN Province).

The Chu army began to cross the Hongshui River and charged towards the Song army.

Mu Yi said: "Chu has many troops and ours is small. Let's take advantage of their opportunity to cross the river and destroy them."

Song Xianggong said, "We are known as the teachers of benevolence and righteousness, how can we take advantage of others to cross the river and attack?"

The Chu army crossed the river and began to set up formations on the bank. Mu Yi said: It's time to attack.

Song Xianggong said: "Wait until they prepare their positions."

When the Chu army set up their formation, the Chu soldiers rushed forward and defeated the Song army. Song Xianggong was also shot in the thigh by the Chu soldiers.

The Song army was defeated and suffered heavy losses. They all complained that Song Xianggong did not listen to the opinions of his son Muyi. However, Song Xianggong taught him a lesson: "A gentleman with a benevolent heart will not attack the enemy who has been injured during the battle, and he will not attack the enemy at the same time." An old man with gray hair.

Especially when the ancients fought, they did not rely on dangerous barriers to win. Even though the Song Dynasty was about to perish, it still couldn't bear to attack the enemy who had not set up a good formation. "

But Ziyu said: "The purpose of fighting is to win. What is the way of a gentleman? If you really do what you say, Duke Xiang, then just go and serve as a slave. Why bother to fight?"