The Life of the Characters in Zheng Zhuanggong's Works

In the fourteenth year (757 BC), his wife was born. In the seventeenth year of Zheng Wugong (754 BC), he gave birth to several sons and uncles. Because of dystocia at birth, Jiang disliked him and doted on his younger brother, Uncle Duan. But Wu Gong made his eldest son a prince.

In the twenty-seventh year of Zheng Wugong (744 BC), Zheng Wugong was seriously ill. Wujiang told Wu Gong that Duan Shu was wise and wanted Wu Gong to replace Duan with a prince, but Wu Gong refused. In 743 BC, he died of illness and Prince Mao was born to inherit the throne. Main items: Duan Shu's rebellion and Zheng Boke's rebellion.

In the first year of Zheng Zhuanggong (743 BC), Wujiang requested that this land (now northeast of Xingyang, Zhengzhou City) be taken as the fief of Shu. Zheng Zhuanggong said: "It can't be there because the terrain of the city is very dangerous and it is a military location related to national security." The military commander changed Zheng Zhuanggong to seal Jingyi (now southeast of Xingyang, Zhengzhou City) as the Shu section. Beijing is the city of Zheng, with high walls, large population and rich products. Zheng Zhuanggong refused, but because of her mother's request, she had to agree. Dr. Zheng offered a sacrifice and remonstrated, saying, "The capital is bigger than the capital, so you can't make a fief for your brother." Zheng Zhuanggong said, "This is my mother's request. I can't help but listen! " Duan Shu went to Beijing, rearmed his arms, and plotted an attack with his mother Wujiang.

Knowing that his mother was extremely unhappy about his succession, he also knew who he was and Duan Shu's plan to seize power, but his face did not change color. Duan Shu's abnormal behavior in the capital caused people's discussion. The doctor Jizhong said to Zhuang Gong, "All the capital cities are surrounded by walls of more than 300 feet, which is the scourge of the country. Therefore, according to the former king's system, fiefs should not exceed one-third of the state capital, one-fifth of the medium-sized ones and one-ninth of the small ones. Now that the capital is illegal, how can you tolerate it? " But he said, "If the Chiang family wants it, why harm it?" It means that if Chiang Kai-shek wants to do this, where can I avoid this disaster? Ji Zhongdao: "When will the Jiang family be satisfied? It is better to find a place for Uncle Duan as soon as possible to prevent him from developing and spreading. Once it spreads, it's difficult to deal with. The spreading weeds are still hard to get rid of, not to mention your beloved brother? " Zheng Zhuanggong said, "If you do more injustice, you will hang yourself. Let us wait and see. "

In the twenty-second year (722 BC), Duan Shu really attacked, and Wujiang was the inside man. Zheng Zhuanggong sent troops to attack Duan Shu, and the people in Beijing betrayed Duan Shu. Duan Shu had no choice but to flee to Yan, and the people of Yan fled in succession. Uncle Duan had to flee to the country of * * *. So, Zheng Zhuanggong went to Cheng Ying with her mother Wujiang. Zheng Zhuanggong was very angry with her mother's behavior and vowed, "I will never see her until I die." More than a year later, Zheng Zhuanggong regretted what she had said and missed her mother very much. The doctor should take an examination of uncle gave Zhuanggong a gift, and Zhuanggong gave him food. Uncle Gao said, "I have an old mother. Please give the food to my mother. " Zhuang Gong said, "I miss my mother very much, but I hate breaking my vows. What should I do? " Uncle Gao said, "Dig a tunnel to a spring, and your mother and son can meet." So Zhuang Gong finally met his mother according to his method. Since then, the relationship between Zhuang Gong and his mother has greatly improved. Since Zhou Pingwang moved eastward, the Zhou Dynasty has gradually weakened and the vassal states have gradually become stronger. Zheng Zhuanggong was active in the political arena as a scholar of the Zhou Dynasty and a vassal monarch. He played a special role with his intelligence and political skills, which greatly promoted the evolution of social and political thoughts at that time.

The Zhou dynasty was moved eastward by the rebellion of dogs and dijons, and it had reached the point where it could not protect itself without the help of vassal States, losing its former strength and prestige. The insurrection of dogs and soldiers greatly liberated people's minds, broke people's superstition about the Zhou Dynasty, and publicly demonstrated the weakness and strength of the etiquette system to the society. At that time, if you want to appeal to other countries to make a difference in the political arena, it is absolutely impossible to rely on Zhou Shi. You must have your own strength. In view of these circumstances, he firmly placed his career on Zheng, and did not hesitate to confront his younger brother and mother by force, nor did he waver when he fell out with King Zhou. He managed his country with great energy, and finally made Azheng a budding vassal state in the early Eastern Zhou Dynasty. In order to develop its own country, Zheng Zhuanggong first encountered geographical constraints. Zheng is in the land of four wars, with barbarians and Chu in the south, strong Jin in the north and Eastern Zhou in the west. Zheng Can can't compete with it, so it can only develop eastward. Among the countries bordering Wei, Cao, Lu, Song, Chen and Cai in the East, Song is the most prestigious country, and it also has great appeal among the small countries in the East, which is a serious obstacle to Zheng's development. In view of this situation, Zheng Zhuanggong set the aid of external forces as the goal of the Song Dynasty, which was the best strategy at that time. In order to win the military victory over Song State, Zheng Zhuanggong implemented the following strategic guidelines: First, establish a solid alliance with Qi and Lu. Qi and Lu were located in the northeast of Song Dynasty, and formed an alliance, which contained and surrounded Song Dynasty. He dated Qi and Lu for many times, and gave them to Lu after capturing Gao and Fang Yi in Song Dynasty, all in order to consolidate the alliance of the three countries. Second, under the guise of the king's command, cut the Song Dynasty and call other countries. Zheng, as a new small country, did not meet the expectations of governors. However, Zheng Zhuanggong, a A Qing scholar in the Zhou Dynasty, had a special position. So Zhuang Gong declared that Song Gong was short of tribute for a long time. As a scholar in A Qing, he led an army to crusade at the king's command. In this way, Zheng reconciled more countries and put pressure on Song. Afterwards, he taught Xu and Yun (now the northeast of Ningyang, Shandong Province) on the charge of "disobedience" and almost destroyed Xu. Third, support the opposition forces within the Song State. Before the Song Dynasty, the son of the monarch went to Zheng and once sent troops to beg for it. Feng was protected and treated well. After the civil strife in the Song Dynasty, people wanted to welcome Feng Weijun, the son of the Song Dynasty. Before he left, Feng cried and worshipped, saying that after he returned to China, he was "a current minister and dared not be unfaithful".

During his reign, Zheng did win the Song Kingdom, but it never ate it. This peaceful victory was Zheng's only major victory for Song. Here, the unfavorable political and geographical environment plays a decisive role: Zheng is among several big countries, and there is almost no danger to defend. Even if the Song State is forcibly eaten one day, the neighboring powers will never sit idly by and watch it rise, and it is bound to let Zheng return to self-care by means of military intervention. In fact, in the middle and late Spring and Autumn Period, when the northern and southern powers were fighting for hegemony, Zheng was trapped in the crack of hegemony, which often made him gasp. Chu State in northern Shanxi is afraid that the other party will eat or hurt itself, and needs a buffer zone to avoid direct contact. Therefore, all countries need Zheng as a barrier to exist beside them, but they also want to attack each other and demonstrate to the world, so Zheng has become a place where wars are often fought. After Zheng Zhuanggong, he has been in power for several generations, often alternating in the morning and evening, which is really due to the needs of geographical environment. And this is Zheng Zhuanggong himself never expected. Reference: Zhou Zheng made a promise, and Zhou Zheng's relationship was not good.

Zheng Zhuanggong, who is active in the political arena, also has a thorny problem, that is, how to treat Zhou Tianzi. As a scholar of Zhou Dynasty, he should be loyal to the royal family. He is a figure valued and respected by the princes. However, he put his career on managing his own country, wanted to annex and expand, undermined the established division of power in the Zhou Dynasty, and even called on other countries with strength, which would inevitably lead to irreconcilable contradictions with Zhou Shi. He wants to take advantage of the role of an aristocratic scholar, but he doesn't want to abide by his duties. This contradictory situation and mentality decided that he generally took the means of beating the pro-Zhou emperor. When the royal family wants to restrict his development and freedom, it will attack the royal family; When this kind of attack meets their own needs to a certain extent, they will get close to the royal family. The purpose of attacking the royal family is to resist the royal family's restrictions on itself and to demonstrate to other countries. Being close to the royal family is to maintain one's official status or maintain one's appeal to several countries. In order to prevent domestic rebellion, he didn't work in Zhou for a long time, but when he heard that he wanted to separate the government from Guo Gong, he drove into Zhou that day. It can be seen that even at the critical moment of defending the country, he paid close attention to the trend of North Korea. He manages Zheng, but at the same time he is unwilling to give up the power of control. So he exchanged hostages with Zhou Pingwang. Doing so can not only help the prince as a means to approach the royal family, but also control the prince's week as a means to attack the royal family. After Zhou Huan-wang resigned from his post and returned to China, he sent troops to rob food from Zhou, and later prepared to apologize and fix it.

If Zheng wants to develop, he can't get too close to Zhou Wang, nor can he get close to him. Zheng Zhuanggong's rejection of Zhou Wang and his closeness to Zhou Wang played a certain role in the development of Zheng. However, his attack on Zhou Shi and his obvious recognition and acceptance of his close attitude seriously reduced Zhou Shi's position and image in the eyes of governors, thus reducing his effectiveness in using his official status. This is a contradiction that he can predict but cannot avoid. After leading the army to attack Yecheng and defeating the Song, Wei and Cai allied forces, a grand celebration was held. He confidently asked the minister: "I will win the battle with the spirit of the ancestors of heaven and earth and the strength of the ministers, and Wei will add color to the public." How about the ancients? " Fang Bo, the leader of one party, is called the leader of ancient princes. Zhuang Gong's words revealed his ambition and expressed the pursuit of his lifelong career. It is in order to achieve this ambition and goal that he has made extremely hard efforts. After Zhou Pingwang moved eastward, Zhou Dao declined gradually, but Yu Wei of Zhou Dynasty still existed. Zhou Pingwang died and King Huan of Zhou succeeded to the throne. He was bent on restoring the dominance of the Zhou emperor in the world and tried his best to suppress Zheng, a powerful country at that time, which caused dissatisfaction. Wang Huan was weakened first, and then removed from the position of Zhuanggong royal family; Zheng Zhuanggong also cut Zhou's wheat first; As a result, the two sides finally met. In 707, King Huan of Zhou unified the forces of Zhou Jun and Chen, Cai, Guo and Wei against Zheng. Led the doctors to sacrifice the clock, high melody, etc. Defend the enemy of Ge (now Changge North, Henan Province). At that time, Zhou Jun was divided into three armies, which were led by King Huan of Zhou and Chen's army tried to defeat. Zheng Zhuanggong arrayed himself and named it "Yuli". The chariots rushed forward, followed by soldiers. First, Chen Jun, who was the weakest, was attacked, so that our troops withdrew from the battlefield in panic, and then concentrated their forces to attack Zhou Jun from both sides and was defeated. King Huan of Zhou was shot in the shoulder by Zheng Yong and managed to command the army to escape from the encirclement. Zhu Yong tried to capture King Huan of Zhou alive, but Zheng Zhuanggong stopped him and said, "Gentlemen don't force each other, let alone bully the son of heaven. We are self-defense, and it is enough for the country to avoid danger. " After the war, in order to show respect for the king, Zheng Zhuanggong also sent doctors to offer sacrifices to the injured King Huan of Zhou and his entourage.

The battle of Gege made Zhou lose his prestige, but gained great prestige. Old enemies such as Song, Wei and Chen came to make peace, and Zheng became the most powerful vassal state in the Central Plains at that time. 70 1 years ago, Zheng Zhuanggong formed an alliance with the governors of Qi, Wei and Song, and became the overlord of the governors. Zheng Zhuanggong had a brilliant career. During his reign, he defeated the allied forces of Zhou, Guo, Wei, Cai and Chen and the allied forces of Song, Chen, Cai, Wei and Lu successively. The court was strict, invaded Chen, and won a great victory; Cutting Xu, catching interest, conquering Beirong, losing the attack and winning the battle can be described as outstanding achievements. At the same time, Zheng Zhuanggong is a politician with strategic vision, skillful tactics and good diplomatic skills. His extraordinary political talent is also an important reason why he was able to dominate the Central Plains during the Spring and Autumn Period.

The dispute between Zheng and Song is one of the important events in my life. Zheng adjoins Song State in the east and Wei State in the north. Zheng is in conflict with the Song and Wei Dynasties and is in danger of being attacked by the Song and Wei Dynasties at any time. In 7 19 BC, the state of Song assembled the allied forces of Wei, Chen, Cai, Yan and Lu, and besieged the state of Zheng twice, which was likely to raze it to the ground. In this case, Zheng Zhuanggong is calm and unyielding. On the one hand, he strengthened his defense militarily and stubbornly resisted the enemy; On the other hand, handle relations with other countries in diplomacy, let bygones be bygones, turn enemies into friends, and unite all political forces that can be United as much as possible. For example, although he invaded Zheng, he took the initiative to make up with Chen after being defeated. In the battle of Zheng, Lu sent troops to help the Song Dynasty, but it did not hate Lu, but took the initiative to make peace with Lu until it formed an alliance.

Qi was a powerful country among the vassal states at that time, and attached great importance to the relationship with Qi, so as to use the power of Qi to contain the Song people. In addition, if you have a bad relationship with Zhou, you should also pay attention to strategy. Although defeated by Julian Waghann, he still sacrificed to Zhong Laowang at night. He hated Zhou Wang for abandoning himself and using his power to attack his old enemy. 7 13 years ago, Zheng Zhuanggong was ordered by the emperor to join forces with Qi and Lu to attack the Song Dynasty. Qilu Army was defeated in Kan (now the northeast of Chengwu, Shandong Province). Zheng Jun first captured Gao (now the southeast of Chengwu, Shandong Province) and Fang (now the east of Chengwu, Shandong Province), and then defeated the joint forces of Song, Cai and Wei, and finally gave in. Wei's son asked to be killed and became king himself. Zheng Zhuanggong sighed unconsciously after listening: "Our country was attacked by soldiers!" When ministers asked them why they expected it, Duke Zhuang replied, "Zhou Xu is good at making soldiers. Now that he has usurped the rebellion, he will show his ambition by military force. Zheng has a bad feeling, and his test soldiers will come to Zheng first, so it is appropriate to prepare. " In order to bully neighboring countries and try to intimidate the people of China, they joined Song, Lu, Chen and Cai to form a five-nation coalition, with 1,300 riders (about 30 riders each) and surrounded the East Gate. The situation is very serious.

Zheng Zhuanggong asked his ministers for advice, and everyone made peace with each other. Zhuang Gong smiled and said, "None of you are good policies. The state urged the new line to usurp the rebellion, but it did not win the hearts of the people. So he borrowed soldiers from the four countries under the pretext of old grievances, hoping to establish a force to suppress the people. Lu Gongzi's greed for Wei is beyond your reach. He has no enmity with Zheng and has no intention of fighting. Only the son of Song, Feng Zaizheng, has solid support. I left my son Feng in Changge, and Song Bing would move. Then Zifeng was ordered to lead 500 disciples out of the East Gate to defend the war and cheat and leave. Zhou Xu has the name of victory, his ambition has been realized, and the state affairs are undecided. How can he stay in the army for a long time? He will be back soon. I heard that the doctor is very loyal, and soon Wei will have internal changes and be too busy to take care of himself. Can it hurt me? "

Here, Zheng Zhuanggong first analyzed the motives and purposes of the five countries' respective invasions, and thought that it was only necessary to deal with Wei Song and two countries, and then put forward two withdrawal strategies. One is to move the son Feng to Changge to distract Song Bing; The second is to create the name of the victorious country in the form of fraud and defeat, and promote its quick return. Zheng Zhuanggong didn't really go to war or beg for peace. With two decisions, he easily disintegrated the five-nation allied forces and lifted the national crisis. He predicted that Zhou Xu's ruling country would undergo internal changes. Later, Wei Shizhen, as expected by Zhuanggong, trapped Zhou Xu and his followers. Zheng Zhuanggong's analysis of the five-power allied forces and its countermeasures shows his keen insight and rich experience in political struggle. When leading a fake army to attack the Song Dynasty, the State of Song, in order to save itself, divided its forces to attack Zheng's homeland. Jia, the general of the Song Dynasty, heard that he was leaving the Song Dynasty to return to Zheng. He was worried that he would be caught between Scylla and Charybdis, and he was going to return to the Song State through the tunnel. Dai suspected that Song attacked himself, but he closed his door and the two families fell into confrontation and deadlock.

When Zheng Zhuanggong heard the news on his way home, he smiled and said, "I know there is nothing these two countries can do! However, Jia didn't know these soldiers, but he saved himself and became angry again. I should take it as planned. " (the seventh time) immediately ordered the four generals to be lured and secretly marched to Dai Cheng. Zheng pretended that Lu, the son of Zheng, led the troops to save Dai, and Zhuang Gong hid himself in the army. After Dai Guo opened the door, Zheng Jun was about to expel Dai Jun and seize Dai Cheng. After that, three other generals of Zheng surrounded the Song and Wei soldiers on three sides outside the city, and almost all of them were wiped out. In this battle, Duke Zhuang skillfully played tricks, gained the benefits of fishermen and became famous in one fell swoop.

Zheng Dangshi is a small and medium-sized country, and the reason why it can shine in other countries for a while is because it has used two magic weapons, one is a coup to defeat the enemy and the other is a diplomatic victory. The use of the two magic weapons requires the leader's superb ingenuity and material ability, which are handy for Zheng Zhuanggong. Zheng Zhuanggong seldom lost a battle in his life. After Zhuang Gong defeated Julian Waghann in his later years, King Huan of Zhou prepared to spread the news in all directions, and * * * condemned Zhuang Gong. Lin Jian, the father of the nation, said, "Governors are not party because they are separated from Chen, Wei and Cai." I believe that other countries will not abandon Zheng and follow Zhou, which shows that Zhuang Gong's diplomatic activities have also achieved great success.

It was clearly a necessary step for him to achieve his strategic goal, and it was his own idea, but he announced to the world that it was Zhou Wang's decision, and it seemed that he had just faithfully carried out Zhou Wang's orders without any selfish desires. Pretending to cut songs is a great deception to the world. The combined forces of Zheng, Qi and Lu captured the two cities of Song State. At this time, Zhuang Gong received an urgent document about Song Wei's attack in China. He immediately ordered the troops to be transferred, and the generals of Qi and Lu came to the barracks and asked Zhuang Gong about the reason for the transfer. Duke Zhuang concealed the fact of invading Zheng and only said, "I was ordered to beg Song, and now I am going to cut it according to the military power of the country." The guest gentleman is respected by the royal family, how dare he ask for more? Qilu has one of the two guarding cities, and I dare not be private. "(the seventh time) Qi will think that Zheng resigned from the cities because Wang Mingcai was just a follower, so Zhuang Gong gave the two cities to Lu together. The state of Qi reported these situations to the court, and thought that Zhuang Gong was just and lamented. Later, I planned to attack Xudu with Qi and Lu, but Xudu escaped. So he proposed to give the promised land to Lu, but refused. He also proposed to give Xu land to Zheng. Zhuang Gong was insatiable about Xu, but when he saw Qi and Lu Jun abdicated, he had to pretend to shirk. As it happens, Dr. Xu led Xu Jun's younger brother to kowtow and ask for a place to put a temple for Xu Jun's ancestors. Qilu two gentlemen, with compassion. When Zheng Zhuanggong saw this, he played along and said, "I have been ordered by the king to make amends to you. If I benefit from his land, it will not be a just move. " He further proposed to restore the country for Xu. Although Dr. Xu sincerely said that he did not have such extravagant hopes, Zhuang Gong still said, "My promise is sincere. I'm afraid my uncle is too young to be a state official, so I should send someone to help. " (the seventh time) Xu was divided into two parts, with New Wang Zhanling in the east and a Zheng doctor named Zhu Xu stationed in the west. He was really a military supervisor. I don't know what happened to the two gentlemen in Qilu, but they thought it was handled properly and applauded. Zheng Zhuanggong dressed himself up as a person who has no desire and no desire through many tricks, and the superficial desire and no desire concealed his inner pursuit. On the relationship with subordinates, Zheng Zhuanggong has his own characteristics. First of all, he respects the opinions and feelings of his subordinates very much. Every time he meets a major problem, he usually has his own considerations. However, before making a decision, he should consult the ministers. Ministers have good ideas and he is willing to adopt them. For example, Ping Duan's rebellion against Wei adopted the opinion of Gongzi Lu, robbed Zhou's grain and falsely killed Song, and adopted the opinion of offering sacrifices to the feet. Excavate his mother and adopt Ying. If ministers can't come up with better ideas or don't have time to ask their opinions, he will do it according to his own considerations. Such as withdrawing from the five-power allied forces, withdrawing from the siege of Song State and splitting Xu State, they all acted according to their own considerations. During his administration, there was a strong democratic atmosphere in Zheng's leading group. Before the events such as "chasing Wei", "grabbing Zhou He", "withdrawing from the Union" and "resisting" occurred, ministers had heated debates and expressed their views. Zheng Zhuanggong's attitude is to be obedient.

Zhuang Gong also pays attention to respecting the feelings of his subordinates. At the Shimen meeting in Zheng Qi's early years, Qi Fei proposed to marry her daughter to Zheng Shizi. After Zheng Zhuanggong returned to China, he asked for his own opinion and suddenly declined. "Zheng Xiaoqi is big, big and small, and children dare not climb up." Duke Zhuang advised his son that if he married Qi, he could rely on him in the future and not to quit this marriage. Suddenly he replied, "If a husband is determined to stand on his own feet, how can he rely on marriage?" Zhuang Gong was glad that his son had such ambition, and there was no strong kiss. Later, the prince suddenly led the troops to help Qi resist the invasion of Beirong and win. Entrusted Gao Qumi, the deputy general of Zheng State, to marry his other daughter, he suddenly refused to say politely: "I was ordered to save Qi today, but fortunately I succeeded. I came back from my room. Outsiders will say that I asked for marriage with my help. Why not speak for itself? " Repeatedly refused. After returning to China suddenly, he told his father about his resignation. Duke Zhuang said, "My son can stand on his own feet and get married without being widowed." From the perspective of political interests, the marriage between Zheng and Qi is of great benefit. However, due to the refusal of the prince himself, Zhuang Gong also adopted a non-interference attitude, and he completely respected the wishes of the parties themselves. After Lu died of illness, the official position was vacant, and Zhuang Gong wanted Gao Qumi to take his place. The prince suddenly admonished, "You are greedy, heartless and irresponsible." Zhuang Gong nodded in agreement. Zhuang Gong thinks that the people promoted today are the people that the prince will use for a long time in the future. If he promoted a person against the wishes of the prince, it would inevitably affect the relationship between the monarch and the minister in the future and sow the seeds of discord between the monarch and the minister, so he changed the original personnel arrangement and made sacrifices for Shangqing. Before Zhuang Gong died, he called Jizu to discuss passing the throne to his son Tu and ask for his advice. Ji Zu told Zhuang Gong that the status of the Master-Child Diagram could not be changed, and finally said, "I dare not order me to abandon my official position." So Duke Zhuang made up his mind to pass on the throne to the prince and let him stand out in the Song Dynasty. Duke Zhuang's consideration is that no matter which son succeeds to the throne, he must rely on the support and assistance of the sacrificial feet. Even if he is made a prince, it is difficult for him to take power behind him. Even on stage, it won't last long. On the issue of successors, it is the wisest choice to respect the opinions of Minister Gu Ming.

Another feature of Zheng Zhuanggong's treatment of subordinates is that he often gives rewards and constantly encourages their enterprising spirit. Jizu made a series of plans for him to cut the Song Dynasty with a false life. He said to his face, "Your plan is perfect." Later, he patted the foot of the sacrifice and said, "Qingzhen is also a wise man!" " I will listen to you as soon as I listen. After the death of Lu, the son of Shangqing, he said sadly, "I lost my right arm! ""(the seventh time) is to take care of his family. His brother, Gongzi Yuan, is a doctor. He encourages the living by caring for the dead. Gong Ziyuan put forward the battle plan of resistance, and Zhuang Gong immediately praised: "You know the enemy like the back of your hand, and Lu will not die!" After the defeat, he was deeply grateful for his contribution. He built a city in Oak Town (now Yuxian County, Henan Province), kept it as the capital of Zheng, and rewarded the doctor. Before cutting Xu, Duke Zhuang held a prize-winning competition to select pioneers. Uncle Kao was selected and immediately praised: "What a tiger minister! When this car is a pioneer. " (the seventh time) During the Three Kingdoms period, Zheng Qilu was cutting the Song Dynasty, and General Lu captured Lao Gao in the first battle, which was full of praise from Zhuang Gong. He ordered the shogunate to remember the first class merit and kill cattle. Later, when he retired from the army, he gave the two captured cities to Lu, saying that he would "reward the old and choose the first class." Zhuang Gong was never stingy with rewards, and it was through frequent rewards that he constantly tapped the initiative of his subordinates. However, there is one exception. In the battle with, Zheng Da hit his left shoulder with an arrow, which played a great role in the victory of the battle. However, when rewarding meritorious personnel, Zhu Yong was not rewarded, and Zhu Yong told Zhuanggong this unfairness face to face. Duke Zhuang explained, "If you shoot the king to record your merits, people will discuss me." Zhu Kun was resentful and died of gangrene on his back. After his death, Zhuang gave his family a generous funeral. It can be seen that on the issue of reward, Zhuang Gong holds the following basic principles: First, the frequency, timeliness and pertinence of reward; Second, spiritual and verbal rewards are given priority to second lieutenants in their own countries, while material rewards are given priority to other countries; The third is not to reward people who have any negative consequences.

Zheng Zhuanggong rewards his subordinates in many ways, but he only rewards their enterprises. He is extremely disgusted with the development of personal power by his subordinates. His younger brother Duan once recruited soldiers and horses in the name of hunting, and Lu, the son of Shangqing, suggested imposing sanctions on him on the grounds that "if I don't have a general, I will punish him." (the fourth time) that is, ministers should not have private armed forces, and Zhuang Gong actually accepted this view. On one occasion, Prince Shizi suddenly said to Zhuang Gong, "Qu Mi and Zi Xu have an affair, and their contacts are so close that people's hearts are unpredictable." Zi Shu is another son of Zhuang Gong. Zhuang Gong listened to the prince's reflection and called Gao Qumi to criticize him face to face. What Zhuang Gong requires is the loyalty and exposure of his subordinates. Beyond this range, he will give sanctions and criticism. Zheng Zhuanggong is good at receiving guidance. The nine-year war with Beirong and the five-year war with Friday were won by adopting the advice of Gongzi Tu. Zheng Zhuanggong is also good at fighting. Zuo Zhuan is a historical work good at writing wars, which records the whole process of feudal lords' hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the active 22 years, Zuo Zhuan also recorded many wars, among which Zheng participated in more than ten wars. Except for several battles in which other vassal States attacked Zheng, the results were not written. Almost all the battles recorded in Zuo Zhuan were won by Zheng. For example, in 5 years, Yan was defeated; Cutting the Song Dynasty and invading the outer cities of the Song Dynasty. At that time, "Zheng Bo invaded Chen and gained a lot"; 9 years, defeated by a northern army; 10 year, Songshi was defeated; 1 1 year, Qi, Lu and Zheng joined forces to fight, which was also the same year that they took the lead in landing in the city. "Zheng, violating his words (verbal dispute), stopped cutting Zheng, Zheng Bo fought with it, and the rest of the division was defeated"; Lu Huangong trounced Julian Waghann again in five years. And so on. In Zuo Zhuan, there is not a word about how Zhuang Gongbing works. However, according to the above records, Bing Zheng won almost every battle. Obviously, the reason why he can fight is because he is calm and steady when dealing with Duan Shu, and he uses the method of luring the enemy in depth and playing hard to get.

In addition, after experiencing uncle's rebellion, Zheng has been very stable internally. Ji Zhong, Zi Feng and other ministers surrounded him and actively advised him. The prince and his sons also live in peace and serve the country, which cannot be said to have nothing to do with Zheng Zhuanggong's leadership. It shows that Zheng Zhuanggong is quite familiar with the art of governing the country. In him, he has a higher quality of leadership. At that time, the influence of the Zhou royal family was gradually declining, and the governors of all countries were taking active actions to seek hegemony. On the other hand, Zheng Zhuanggong never had the ambition to rule a vassal.

As the consul of the Zhou royal family, he assisted Zhou wholeheartedly, sent troops to punish disrespectful people for him, and even refused to take the seized land for himself, but he was seized twice. During his three years in Lu Yingong, Zhou Zheng exchanged hostages because Zhou Pingwang no longer trusted Zheng Zhuanggong. After the death of King Ping, King Huan of Zhou acceded to the throne, but unilaterally tore up the contract and wanted to transfer politics to Duke Guo. So in a rage, Zheng Zhuanggong sent someone to cut the wheat in the warm land and harvest the grain in the week. At one time, he became enemies with Zhou Wang. But soon he went to worship Zhou.

In the case of "you're welcome", do everything possible to get through the joints of Qi people, and then come to the king. The second time, Zhou Wang seized power. He was very angry and didn't go to Zhou Wang, but Zhou Wang attacked him. Having to defend the enemy and be defeated, he sent envoys to comfort Zhou Wang and his left and right sides. Visible, in order to respect Wang Shouli, let his behavior conform to the moral requirements at that time, Zheng Zhuanggong is how humiliating! Zheng Zhuanggong was born into a noble family. He is familiar with traditional ethics, but he is not satisfied with it. He was the first rebel on the political stage in the Spring and Autumn Period. One of the core of traditional ethics is to ask people to be filial to their sons and loyal to their ministers. It is in these two aspects that Zheng Zhuanggong has a rebellious consciousness. His mother Chiang Kai-shek secretly supported his brother's rebellion. Saying goodbye to my mother and pretending to go to Zhou, I actually went (in Henan Province and the northeast of Guhuang in Henan Province) to prepare to panic in the rebels. After the rebellion subsided, he forwarded the letters from his mother and Duan to Jiang's house to watch, ordered her to be placed where she should be, and said, "It's better to be buried!" People died, buried in the ground, only to see the water in the grave. Zheng Zhuanggong's words are impolite to his mother. Later, under the persuasion and influence of counselor Ying Kao-shu, his mother was resettled. In the relationship with Zhou Wang, he is farther away from the traditional ethics. In addition to seizing Zhou He and cutting the Song Dynasty with a false life, Zhou Zheng's oath patted Wang Zhong's shoulder and shook the nations. It was a great shame that Zhou lost to the vassal monarch who paid tribute to him for the first time on the battlefield. From then on, Zhou Shi could only tolerate the misconduct of vassal states, but did not dare to interfere. For example, when Qi and Song Dynasties and other four countries attacked Wei, King Zhuang of Zhou wanted to send troops to save Wei, but many ministers in the DPRK disapproved. Their reason is: "Since the royal family attacked Zheng Wei, the command was not good, and today Qi ... is invincible." He said that when he was at war with Zheng, the first king was in the army and still wanted to escape. So far, two generations are innocent, and the strength of the four countries is ten times that of Zheng. "In the Zhou Dynasty, the monarch and his ministers gave up their intervention in the behavior of the vassals. And some vassal States also quoted shooting the king, openly flouting the royal family and overstepping etiquette. For example, Xiong Tong, located in the south of Chu Jun, asked King Huan of Zhou to grant him a knighthood, but King Huan did not agree. Xiong Tong rebuked Zhou Wang, saying, "Zheng people pat the King on the shoulder, but he can't please him. No punishment, no reward, no punishment. How can he be king! " Then he established himself as Chu Wuwang, and the small countries around him sent envoys to congratulate him, but the king of Zhou could do nothing. Zheng Zhuanggong's resistance to Julian Waghann and other rebellions have dealt a blow to Zhou Shi's prestige and self-confidence, and set a precedent for other countries to despise the royal family.

Zheng Zhuanggong is a man who is uneasy about his duties. He is ambitious and disdains to stifle his vigorous activities in the narrow space allowed by traditional ethics. He wants to fully show himself on the broad political stage, break through the shackles and restrictions on his personality, and thus rebel against ethics. However, he grew up and lived in a society with strong ethical awareness, and his personal power was once limited. Therefore, he had to rely on the power of ethics in many ways. For example, his mother, the Chiang family, had requested that the city system (now Sishui Town, Xingyang City, Henan Province, also known as Tiger Prison) be sealed as a festival. However, due to the dangerous terrain of the city system and the precedent of the minister's rebellion, Zhuang Gong refused to give it a festival, so he said to Chiang Kai-shek: "The city system" can only play the banner of the former king and rely on abiding by the ethics of the former king's legacy; Later, the strategic goal of cutting the Song Dynasty was implemented. In order to unite more countries to help him, he faked Zhou Wang's orders and relied on the ethical code of "offering sacrifices to God". To this end, he gave in and gave in to traditional ethics. For example, he vowed never to see his mother again, but soon regretted it and finally moved; He left Prince Zhou in Zheng as a hostage and stayed with him at Zheng Hou's house. He grabbed Zhou He and shot Wang Zhong in the shoulder. After these two incidents, he apologized to Zhou Wang. He thanked the man who shot the king in the middle of the shoulder without any reward, and thought it was futile. Zheng Zhuanggong's rebellion against traditional ethics is incomplete. His concession and submission to ethics is not only a political strategy, but also reflects the ideological realm he can achieve.