In the early Spring and Autumn Period, under the leadership of He Guanzhong, Qi became the first of the five tyrants. However, after the death of these two men, the strength of Qi declined sharply, and the hegemony of Qi was threatened by the civil strife in Qi. With the passage of time, the state of Jin rose rapidly at the time of the decline of Qi, and even threatened Qi.
In order to maintain their hegemonic position, Qi and Jin waged a great war. The saddle war happened under such circumstances.
In 592 BC, the envoys of Jin, Lu and Wei went to Qi. When Xi Ke, the courtier of Jin State, came to Qi State, Qi Qinggong's mother laughed upstairs, because Xi Ke stood in front of him with his back bowed.
Qi Qinggong was very angry when he saw his mother like this. But out of the mission to Qi, I had to bear it. When Dick returned to the State of Jin, he made this clear to King Jingwang, the monarch of the State of Jin, and said that he would fight against the arrogance of Qi.
In 59 1 year BC, Chu Zhuangwang died of illness. At this time, Chu's national strength gradually declined, and it had no strength to compete with Jin. At this time, the state of Jin was poised to conquer Qi on a large scale. In order to avoid war, Qi had to send the prince as a bargaining chip. After the Prince came to the State of Jin, Duke Jing of Jin ordered to stop attacking the State of Qi.
But two years later, Qi Qinggong personally led the troops to attack Lu and Wei. However, the two countries together are no match for Qi, so the monarchs of the two countries decided to send envoys to Jin for rescue. When the emissaries of the two countries came to rescue him, the minister of Jin was overjoyed and thought his chance had come.
Later, with his car, he rode 800 miles to conquer Qi. After Jin came to the territory of Qi, he met the Qi army led by Qi Qinggong. During the war between the two sides, Dick ordered the defeated troops and led them to Hebei. Subsequently, Qi Qinggong led the army to Ji.
The Jin army, the first to arrive, has already set the posture against the enemy. On the other hand, Qi Qinggong ordered the soldiers to chase after him overnight, and told them not to have breakfast until they defeated the 8 Jin Army. As a result, the Qi army came to Ji on an empty stomach. In the process of the engagement between the two armies, the Qi army was defeated by exhaustion and fighting on an empty stomach.
When Qi Qinggong saw that something was wrong, he exchanged clothes with his ugly father. Because Qi Qinggong exchanged clothes with his men, all Jin troops did not capture him. In the end, Jin won the war, while Qi ended in failure.
After Ji's war, Qi Qing sent messengers to the State of Jin with gold, silver and jewels. However, Jin minister Ke dismissed this and directly asked Qi Qinggong's mother to make amends to herself. Finally, Qi Qinggong's mother didn't see Minister Ke. Since then, the state of Jin has established its hegemony. Since the Duke of Huan, there has been no overlord in Qi.