Chapter 28 4. Tough Guy Uncle Sun Bao

Shu Sunbao was almost killed. Uncle Sun Bao, a doctor of the State of Lu, was an outstanding diplomat.The division of labor between him and Ji Wuzi, who was in charge of the state of Lu, was basically "Uncle Chu Ji Chu", that is, Uncle Sun Bao was in charge of foreign affairs, Ji Wuzi was in charge of internal affairs;Therefore, the Song Zhimeng in 546 BC, the Guo Zhihui in 541 BC, and Shusun Bao were the chief representatives of the State of Lu.He was almost killed in the Guohui. The so-called Guo Zhihui is a continuation of the Song Zhimeng (the meeting of eliminating soldiers) five years ago.Because the meeting place is in Dongguo (the old city is in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province), so it is named.Dongguo was originally the feudal state of Zhou Wenwang's younger brother Guoshu, but was later destroyed by Zheng State, and now it is the territory of Zheng State.Therefore, when Yin Ziwei, the order of the state of Chu, came to the meeting, he first visited the state of Zheng, and married the daughter of Gongsun Duan, the doctor of the state of Zheng, and this was the "dangerous wedding".

So, after the Song League, why is there still a Guo Conference? The superficial reason is to reaffirm world peace; the actual reason is that Chu State wants to maintain its hegemony, and even Ziwei wants to show off its might.So before the meeting, the Chu delegation proposed not to drink blood.Because at the last meeting, the people of Chu died first, and if there is another meeting, Jin should be the first.If not, Chu will still be the leader.The head of the Jin delegation, Zhao Wu, backed down again, and the whole meeting was calm and completely turned into a formality. It was Ziwei who stole the limelight.

Of course Ziwei is proud.Five years ago, at the meeting of eliminating soldiers, the chief representative of Chu State was Qu Jian.A year later, King Kang and Qu Jian died one after another.Kang Wang's successor was weak and incompetent, so Ziwei took over the power and played with the monarch in his hands.Going abroad this time, even more openly put on the guard of honor of the king of Chu, which became the most hotly discussed tidbit of this meeting.The representatives of various countries pointed and pointed, and the deputy representative of Chu State's explanations were of no avail.

However, just as the Chu people were enjoying themselves, the countries were discussing a lot, and when the meeting was about to end, the war broke out. It was Ji Wuzi of Lu who started the war.Ji Wuzi suddenly attacked the city of Yun (read Ruyun, in today's Yishui County, Shandong Province) in the state of Ju without saying hello, and took it for himself, and the people of Ju brought a lawsuit to the meeting.In history, Ju State was attached to Lu for a while and Chu for a while.Now that the state of Lu is bullying him, of course he wants to ask the state of Chu to be the master.Chu State regards itself as the leader of the alliance, and of course it cannot be ignored.What's more, this incident happened during the World Peace Conference. If you don't pay attention to it, it really can't be justified.

So the delegation of Chu State formally sent a note to Jin State: Please agree to kill Shu Sunbao, the chief representative of Lu State, to thank the world! Jin, how should we express our position? Very hard. As the people of Chu said, before the meeting of the Alliance of Soldiers was over, Lu State launched a war. Of course, it was a blatant provocation of the meeting, a blatant betrayal of the oath, and a blatant desecration of the covenant.However, it was Ji Wuzi who did it, and Uncle Sunbao didn't know about it.Isn't it wrong to kill Uncle Sun Bao? Zhao Wu's assistant, head of the Jin delegation, took the opportunity to ask for bribes from Shu Sunbao.The assistant sent an envoy to hint that as long as Shu Sunbao was willing to spend money, he could intercede on his behalf.

Of course, the assistant's words were tactful, and he wanted a belt. Shu Sunbao flatly refused. Shu Sunbao, whose life and death are still uncertain, said that we joined the League to defend our family and the country.When something goes wrong in the country, someone has to take the blame.If I save myself from death by bribery, they have no way to vent their anger, so they can only attack the State of Lu.This is bringing disaster to the country, how can it be regarded as defense?What's more, an envoy, who comes to a major event under the order of the king, represents his own country.Something happened to the country, and the money was spent for private purposes. Isn't it turning the public into private?This example cannot be opened, and this wind cannot last.My uncle Sun Bao would rather die than pay a bribe!

So he tore off a piece of silk and said to the messenger: My belt is too narrow, please take this back to the messenger! When Zhao Wu heard about it, he was in awe. Zhao Wu, who was deeply moved, said: A person who does not forget his country when disaster strikes is loyalty; he does not leave his post in the face of disaster, which is integrity; he does not hesitate to sacrifice for the motherland, which is firmness.In the face of a matter, the first thing you want is loyalty and steadfastness, which is morality.Can such a person be killed? Of course not. In fact, not only the Jin delegation tried their best to protect Shu Sunbao, but even the Chu people finally lenient.Because as Zhao Wu said, in a country, if all the ministers are like Uncle Sun Bao, who are not afraid of difficulties inside and outside, it will be solid and fearless.This point does not matter whether the country is big or small. 12

Therefore, Shusun Bao must be kept. Yes.Keeping Shusunbao is to keep a kind of integrity, a kind of spirit.With this kind of integrity and spirit, you are a man.A man will be respected, even if he is not an envoy, or even an enemy that the other party wants to kill soon. Like Uncle Zhan. 12.This section synthesizes "Zuo Zhuan·Zhaogong Year" and "Mandarin·Lu Yuxia".