make a city

The Duke of Qi was about to join the lords to build a wall for the state of Wei, but to his surprise, the state of Xing sent someone to ask for help, saying that the Northern Di had invaded and Xing was about to be finished. The Duke of Qi frowned and asked Guan Zhong, "What should we do, should we go to the rescue?" Guan Zhong replied, "All the lords of the kingdoms respect the lord, but it is because Qi helps the lords in trouble. It was wrong that we did not save Wei last year. If we miss this opportunity again, I am afraid that the prestige of the hegemon will not be preserved." So they went to save Xing first, and after that, they went to build walls for Wei.

Duke Huan of Qi gave notice, summoned Song, Lu, Cao, and Qi, and sent troops to? [traditional Chinese for Nie] North [the land of Xing, on the border with Qi, in Liaocheng, Shandong Province] to meet Qi and go together to fight Northern Di. But only Song and Cao arrived, and none of the remaining lords came. It is reasonable to say that it is better to mobilize the men of the three states to fight with the Northern Di, even if they cannot defeat the Northern Di. Even if they can't defeat the Northern Di, they can still make the people of Xing suffer a little less. But the Duke of Qi Huan and Guan Zhong knew that the Northern Di was very powerful, and the people of Xing still had some power. It would be too much effort for Qi to take action immediately. We should wait for a while until the Northern Di and Xing are fighting to the death, then they can take action so that they can use less effort and succeed more. In this way, they said openly, "Let's wait for the men of Lu and Qi to arrive and do it together." The men of these three countries were stationed in the north of the country. North stationed down, stay for two months.

During these two months, the people of Xing were like frying in oil every day, the Northern Di attacked day and night, and the people of Xing could not stand it. They opened the gates of the city and broke out a bloody road, men and women, young and old, all poured out. These people were killed by the Di and trampled to death by their people along the road, which was miserable. The king of Xing, Shu Yan, who had managed to escape from death, ran to the Duke of Qi Huan and cried on the ground. The Duke of Qi Huan quickly picked him up and said, "This is all my fault, I didn't contribute earlier, I'm going to ask the Duke of Song and Cao Bo to go with me!"As soon as the Northern Di heard that the three countries' rescuers were coming, they grabbed everything they could take away. They set a big fire and ran away. As soon as the Three Kingdoms' men arrived, they saw that the city was on fire and there was no good house. They rushed to put out the fire, but it was already too late, and the whole city was burnt to a crisp. Duke Huan of Qi asked Shu Yan, "Can the city still be repaired?" Shu Yan said with his head in his hands, "Even if it is repaired, it will be an empty city. Most of the people have gone to Yi Yi. I'd better go up there with them!" So the Duke of Qi Huan led the men of the three kingdoms to Yi Yi, and they all built the city. The Duke of Qi was very pleased with himself, and his good intentions were admirable. He sent people to Qi to transport wood, grain, clothing, and other things, and also drove some cattle and horses to come. This came, everyone to work with a special spirit. In a few months, they built a city, a temple, a palace, and some houses for the people of Xing. The refugees of Xing gathered together and rebuilt their homes. They regarded Duke Huan of Qi as "reborn parents and recreated mothers and fathers". The Duke of Qi Huan himself did not feel bad.