我回想起了宋襄公那段荒唐的往事，如何在古代社会中展现了他的短篇历史故事。那些年，齐国内部发生动乱，宋襄公便致信诸侯，请他们共同护送公子昭返回齐国继位。但是，由于他自己的号召力不足，只有三个小柄国的援军前来助战。

尽管如此，宋襄公仍旧带领四国联军前往齐国。到达后，一批大臣见到敌人的强大，便选择投降迎接新君。这就是后来的齐孝公。在这次行动中，宋襄公不仅成功地帮助了一位盟友登基，而且也提升了自己的国家地位。

然而，这并没有满足宋襄 公雄心勃勃的野心，他希望能够继承齐桓公那种霸主的地位。他于是决定约会诸侯，但除了几个小柄国外，大多数诸侯都忽略了他的请求。为了改变这种局面，宋襄 公打算去寻求楚国的支持。他认为如果能与楚王合作，那么那些受楚王势力影响的小国家自然也会归顺于他。

但是在这个计划上，有一名叫做目夷的大臣持不同意见，他认为作为一个小国家，要成为盟主是不可能获得任何好处的。尽管如此，Song Cixing Public ignore his advice and invited the Chu King and Qi Xiaogong to a meeting in Song to discuss the establishment of an alliance.

At the meeting, things did not go as planned. Both Chu King and Song Cixing Public wanted to be the leader of the alliance, which led to a heated argument. The powerful Chu State had many vassal states under its control, while Song was at a disadvantage. In the end, it was decided that Chu would lead the alliance.

Song Cixing Public was furious and felt humiliated by this outcome. He sought revenge against Zheng (a neighboring state) for their support of Chu. In 638 BCE, he launched an attack on Zheng with disastrous consequences.

The war ended with Song's defeat at Pu River (now in Henan Province). Despite being wounded, Song Cixing Public survived but his reputation suffered greatly among his people who blamed him for his foolish decisions during battle.

In his final days before death, he advised his son: "Chu is our enemy; we must seek vengeance." He also suggested that if faced with difficulties in future conflicts or politics, seek help from Jin State's Prince Xianyi (later known as Duke Wen), who showed great potential to become a powerful leader.

Thus concludes my retelling of these events - how one man's arrogance and stubbornness led him down a path of failure despite having opportunities for greatness on multiple occasions.