Chapter 2 Chen Guo in the gap between Jin and Chu

In the winter of 570 BC, just after the Jize Meeting ended, the King of the Communist Party of Chu sent troops to invade Chen State to punish Chen State for his treachery.When the news reached the state of Jin, Han Jue, Marshal of the Chinese Army, was deeply worried. He said at the court meeting: "At that time, King Zhou of Shang had no way, and two-thirds of the princes in the world were willing to follow King Wen of Zhou to rebel against the Shang Dynasty. The strength is not enough to protect these vassals, so they still lead them to submit to King Zhou. Today Jin is not strong enough to surrender to Chu. Difficult!"

In the spring of 569 BC, Chen Chenggong died of illness.When the Chu army who was besieging Chen Guo heard the news, they immediately stopped their military operations so that Chen Guoren could hold the funeral with peace of mind.The Chu army's move naturally hoped that the Chen people would repay their kindness and return to the embrace of Chu on their own initiative.However, Chen Guoren didn't appreciate it. After finishing Chen Chenggong's funeral, he continued to pick up weapons and guard the city wall, assuming a posture of swearing to the death.In fact, when Jin State could not guarantee the security of Chen State, the people of Chen State did not get much sympathy from the international community for their desperate efforts to resist the invasion of Chu State.Zang Sunhe, a doctor of the State of Lu, once said: "If the State of Chen does not submit to the State of Chu, it will surely perish. The State of Chu has already done its best, but the people of the State of Chen are not convinced. Even a big country should not do this, let alone a small country. ?”

In the summer of the same year, the Chu army resumed its offensive, and ordered the vassal Dun State to send troops to join the siege of Chen State.Duke Mourning of Jin still took a wait-and-see attitude, and did not take any substantive actions except to support Chen Guo.Jin Daogong did this not because he was ungrateful, but because he had his own difficulties.The state of Chen is the closest to the state of Chu. If the Jin army rushed to rescue them rashly, the chances of victory were not great. However, the Chu army waited for work with ease, and could fight or retreat, and the initiative was completely in the hands of the Chu army.Even if the Jin army gains a temporary advantage, it cannot offset the geographical advantage of the Chu army. Chen Guo is always within the effective range of the Chu army's firepower, so it is meaningless to fight such a battle.

In fact, Duke Dao of Jin at this time already had a new idea on how to rebuild the hegemony of Jin.In the winter of this year, Jiafu, the leader of the Shanrong Tribal Alliance and the monarch of the Wuzhong Kingdom, sent an envoy named Meng Le to visit the Jin Kingdom.Through Wei Jiang, Meng Le presented the special product of the Shanrong area-the skin of the tiger and leopard to Duke Dao of Jin.Faced with Shanrong's initiative to show favor, Jin Daogong had another thing in his mind, he said to Wei Jiang: "Rong people are greedy and lack family affection, and now they take the initiative to come to please, and they will definitely not guard against us. If we take the opportunity to attack, we should be able to achieve great success."

Wei Jiang was stunned for a moment, and soon understood Duke Jin's intention.Since ancient times, the so-called great ambitions have been nothing more than the four words "respect the king and fight against the barbarians". Since Jin Daogong could not help Chen Guo, he turned his attention to the word "repel the barbarians", hoping to score points by conquering the mountains.Wei Jiang thought that the idea of ​​Jin Yugong was not wrong, but it could not stand the scrutiny of reality.He said to Jin Gonggong: "The princes have just obeyed your leadership, and Chen Guo has just joined the alliance. Everyone is waiting to see your performance. If you have virtue, you will be more united and harmonious; if you have no virtue, you will have different ideas. , and even betray the state of Jin. If we send troops to attack Shanrong now, and the state of Chu takes the opportunity to step up the siege of the state of Chen, we will have no way to rescue it. For the state of Chen, it means that we have completely abandoned them, and other princes will also lose Confidence is at odds with us. Shan Rong is nothing more than a beast. It is not a good deal to get Shan Rong and lose the Huaxia kingdoms. The "Book of Xia" says that there is Hou Yi of the Qiong clan..."

Duke Mourning of Jin listened with interest, and couldn't help interjecting: "What's wrong with Houyi?" Wei Jiang cleared his voice, and continued: "When the Xia Dynasty was declining, Hou Yi moved from Jidi to Qiongshi and established a new regime. Relying on his superb archery skills, Hou Yi ignored the government and indulged in hunting. Abandoning Wu Luo, Boyin and other virtuous ministers and reusing villains like Han Yun. That Han Yun, a woman who flatters Hou Yi inside the palace, buys people's hearts by giving alms outside the palace, fools the people, and takes advantage of Hou Yi The opportunity to go out to hunt occupied his country. Hou Yi’s people and women all fell to Han Yun’s side. Hou Yi heard the news in the hunting place, and dreamed of counterattack, but was killed by his men He also boiled him and let his son eat it. His son couldn't bear to eat it, so he was killed at the gate of the city. Mi, a virtuous official of the Xia Dynasty, fled to a remote area to escape the massacre. The wives of Han Yun and Hou Yi He gave birth to two sons, one named Piao and the other Yi (yi). The father and son did not practice virtue and only liked war. They wiped out the Zhun Guan clan and the Zhen Xun clan. Mi collected the remnants of the two countries and led them to revolt , wiped out Han Yun, killed Piao and Bi, and the Youqian family has since perished."

When Wei Jiang said this, he took a sneak look at Jin Yugong, and saw that his brows were frowned, looking thoughtful, so he continued: "Hou Yi is on the throne, greedy for hunting, forgetting about the important affairs of the country, and thinking about it." only birds and beasts, so the country will be exterminated, and future generations should learn from it!" By the way, Jin Daogong's greatest hobby is hunting.Wei Jiang's words are puns, not only using animals as a metaphor for Shan Rong, suggesting that Jin Mourning Duke should not focus on Shan Rong; but also educating Jin Mourning Duke to treat his hobbies correctly and focus on national affairs.

Duke Mourning of Jin pondered for a while, then said: "In your opinion..." "Instead of fighting the Rong, it is better to be with the Rong." "He Rong?" It was the first time Duke Jin heard this term.This is also the first time the word Herong appears in Chinese history.In the history of later generations, He Rong gradually evolved into a synonym for compromise with ethnic minorities, which was probably unexpected by Wei Jiang. "Yes, there are five advantages to working with the Rong." Wei Jiang said, "First, the Rong and Di tribes are nomads. They live on the grass, value property and despise land, and they can obtain their land by buying; second, After He Rong, the border was peaceful and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, so they could concentrate on developing agricultural production; third, Shan Rong surrendered to Jin State, which was a major event that shook the world and was conducive to establishing the prestige of Jin State among the princes; Convince people with virtue and appease the Rong and Di without using force, which can save money and reduce bloodshed; fifth, you can learn from the past and pay attention to moral government, people from afar will come to surrender, and neighboring countries will also obey the leadership. Please be serious Consider my suggestion!"

Jin Daogong said: "I am very happy to hear your opinion, so I will do as you want!" So he ordered Wei Jiang to form an alliance with Wuzhong and other Shanrong tribes, and at the same time devote himself to repairing the state affairs and governing the people. According to the regulations of Zhou Li, it is arranged to be held during the slack season. Facts have proved that Wei Jiang's policy of harmony with Rong is correct.Through harmony with Rong and the revision of state affairs, the Jin State increased its overall national strength on the one hand, and gained higher international prestige on the other hand.In the summer of 568 B.C., Duke Dao of Jin finally got the person he had been looking forward to for a long time—Shou Yue, the plenipotentiary envoy of King Wu Shoumeng.

Shouyue expressed two meanings to Duke Mourning of Jin: first, he apologized for not participating in the Jize Meeting the year before last; second, he hoped to strengthen cooperation with the countries of the Central Plains and become an official ally of Jin. Duke Mourning of Jin was overjoyed and gave Shou Yue a very high courtesy.In September of the same year, the princes of Jin, Qi, Lu, Song, Chen, Wei, Zheng, Cao, Ju, Zhu, Teng, Xue, and Yu met Shouyue of Wu in Qidi.After the meeting, Duke Dao of Jin, as the leader of the alliance, ordered all countries to send troops to form a coalition of princes to help Chen State resist the invasion of Chu State.

Just when the Duke of Jin mourned the vassals and established an unprecedented international alliance, the king of the Communist Party of Chu quietly changed his strategy.While ordering the troops to maintain an offensive posture, he sent someone to send a letter to Chen Aigong, the new monarch of Chen Guo. "Since King Zhuang entered Chen, the Kingdom of Chen and the Kingdom of Chu have been friendly for many years. Why did they suddenly betray the widow, so that the two countries met each other with swords and soldiers, and their lives were ruined? Is there any misunderstanding or something unspeakable? " "At this point, we are telling the truth." Chen Aigong replied, "The reason why Chen Guo betrayed was really forced, because your country's Lingyin is greedy and always asks for a lot of property from Chen Guo. We are overwhelmed. Make such a bad move!" "What?" The king of the Communist Party of Chu was taken aback.He immediately sent someone to secretly investigate the son Renfu, and the result was more serious than he had imagined.It turned out that the son Renfu's hand was not only extended to the Chen State, but all the allies of the Chu State were extorted by him to varying degrees. "It turned out that we only had to pay tribute to the king of Chu. After Ling Yin came to power, we not only had to pay tribute to the king of Chu, but also to Ling Yin. The burden was not only doubled. Why? Because Ling Yin received more money than the king of Chu. And more." "Then why didn't you report to King Chu as soon as possible?" "Who dares to offend Ling Yin? Maybe, if he fabricates a crime, the army of Chu State will kill us on our land. We can only make a compromise!" After the matter was found out, son Renfu was sentenced to death and executed immediately. To make a digression, Ling Yin was a high-ranking official under one person and over ten thousand people in the state of Chu. Because he extorted property from other countries, he would kill him if he said he wanted to. It can be seen that the king of the Communist Party of Chu has a "zero tolerance" attitude towards official corruption. of.In fact, any feudal monarch with a normal IQ will always find it difficult to tolerate the corrupt behavior of his subordinates, because they all know that such behavior will seriously endanger their own rule, and even lead to the destruction of the country; Professional bureaucrats called "public servants" have a much greater tolerance for this kind of behavior, because the country is not their own, and they are just passing by, so there is no need to care so much. After the death of son Renfu, Gongzi Zhen, the younger brother of the king of the Communist Party of Chu, took over as Ling Yin.At this time, the coalition forces of the princes led by Duke Dao of Jin have been assembled and are on their way to Chen Guo.Hearing this news, Shigai (gai) lamented: "It's useless to go now, the state of Chen will definitely fall into the arms of the state of Chu. The people of Chu state killed the son Renfu and established the son Zhen, in order to change the attitude towards Chen state. Policy. The state of Chen is close to the state of Chu, far away from the state of Jin, and the Chu army is coming every day. Do the people of Chen state dare not obey the orders of the king of Chu? In my opinion, occupying the state of Chen now is just a dream, it is better to give up!" In the winter of 568 BC, the allied forces of the princes arrived in Chen State and began to deploy Chen State's defense.The king of the Communist Party of Chu ignored the existence of the coalition army and sent Gong Zizhen to lead the Chu army to march towards Chen Guo.This is an evenly matched strategic confrontation. The coalition of princes headed by the state of Jin has a large number of troops, while the Chu army led by Gong Zizhen occupies a convenient location.Although both sides were aggressive, they did not dare to act rashly.After ten days of confrontation, seeing that the end of the year was approaching, both sides felt that there was no need to persevere, so they withdrew their troops and returned home.A seemingly inevitable war ended before it even started. For Jin Gonggong, this result is not bad.On the issue of dealing with Chen Guo, he basically agrees with Han Jue, Shi Gai and others.If the Chu State cannot be completely defeated in one battle, then any partial victory is of little significance.In other words, Chen Guo has always been the meat on the lips of the King of Chu, and no one can take it away.Therefore, it is more of a gesture to mobilize the princes to defend the state of Chen. It is to reflect the responsibility of the state of Jin as the overlord, and it is also to make the state of Chen not follow the state of Chu so desperately, and cause some small troubles for the state of Chu from time to time. After withdrawing from Chen Guo, the Jin army made a major personnel adjustment.Because of his advanced age, Marshal Han Jue of the Chinese Army submitted his resignation to Jin Gonggong and asked to retreat to the second line.According to the tradition of sons inheriting their father's career, Jin Daogong planned to appoint Han Jue's eldest son Han Wuji as his minister and take over as the marshal of the Chinese army.However, Han Wuji was disabled since he was a child, and his legs and feet were not very convenient. He politely rejected the kindness of Duke Jin, saying: "It is said in the poem, 'Isn't it a late night? It's called Xing Duolu' and it is also said, 'Follow the people, the common people Fuxin'. I am not talented, please consider my younger brother Han Qi, he is generous and decent, and he is suitable for a military position." "Isn't it late at night? It's called Xingdulu" found in the poem "The Book of Songs·Guofeng·Xinglu". It originally means that a woman and a man fall in love, and the man wants her to come to meet at night. He went, so he replied: "Don't I want to be with you day and night, but there is too much dew on the road!" Han Wuji used this poem as a metaphor to tell Duke Jin that he was in poor health and could not go out early and late Returning to work may delay the country's major affairs.And "Don't be close, the common people don't believe." Seen in the poem "The Book of Songs Xiaoya Jienanshan", it means that if you have a disease, if you can't do things yourself, you will not be able to gain the trust and recognition of the public. Jin Daogong is also a well-learned person, and he can understand what Han Wuji wants to say as soon as he hears it.He agreed to Han Jue's resignation and promoted Xun Yu to the rank of Marshal of the Chinese Army.At the same time, he believed that Han Wuji was kind-hearted, authentic and reliable, and he was a trustworthy person, so he was simply appointed as the chief doctor of the public clan, responsible for the construction of the public clan's style. In the winter of 566 BC, Duke Yin Gongzizhen of Chu sent troops to Chen again.Chen Guo has now become a tool for the people of Chu to lead the people of Jin by the nose.In order to maintain the authority of the overlord, Jin Daogong had no choice but to mobilize the princes to "resist Chu and aid Chen". A large group of princes, hous, uncles and sons braved the bitter cold wind and gathered in Wei (wei) of Zheng State to fight against Chu. The army formed a confrontational situation and supported Chen Guo, which was known as the "Huahui" in history. As the host of the Hu Zhihui, Zheng Xigong naturally also participated in this operation.However, Zheng Xigong died on the road before seeing the princes. The person who killed Zheng Xigong was his cook.The person who instructs the cook is the ruling minister of Zheng Guo, Gongzi 騑.According to "Zuo Zhuan", the reason why Gongzi Xi wanted to kill Zheng Xigong was because Zheng Xigong was too rude. When Zheng Xigong was still the eldest son, he once visited the state of Jin with his son Xi, and he was very disrespectful to him in front of the Jin people; he also went to Chu with Zifeng and was rude to Zifeng.Gongzi Xi and Zifeng are both the sons of Zheng Mugong, according to their seniority, they are the grandfathers of Zheng Xigong. Zheng Xigong is rude to them in front of foreigners. I really don't know what kind of mentality it is.This time when attending the meeting of 鄬, Young Master Qi was in charge of assisting Duke Zheng Xi, and Duke Zheng Xi committed his rude behavior again, yelling loudly in front of Young Master Xi in front of his entourage.Even the guards around him couldn't stand it anymore, and reminded him not to be rude to the ruling minister, but he still didn't listen; the guards tried to persuade him again and again, so he simply ordered the guards to be pulled out and beheaded.Under such circumstances, the son was determined to get rid of this impolite man, so he bribed Zheng Xigong's cook and poisoned his meals. After the death of Duke Zheng Xi, the son, 騑, and others made the eldest son Jia, who was only five years old, the king, which was the Duke Jian of Zheng in history.At the same time, he sent people to the city of Jin to report to the Duke of Jin, saying that Duke Xi of Zheng had died of malaria.However, according to later generations' speculation, the son's murder of Zheng Xigong was not because of his rudeness, but a political murder.As mentioned earlier, Zheng Chenggong was grateful for the kindness of the king of the Communist Party of Chu, and when he was dying, he told his son that he would continue to submit to the leadership of the Chu State. Later, the Jin State adopted a coercive policy and built the Hulao Pass to force Zheng State to submit to the Jin State. .Zheng Xigong himself did not have a good impression of Chu State. After he took refuge in Jin State, he actively participated in several international operations led by Jin Mourning Duke.The son, however, kept Zheng Chenggong's will in mind, and wanted to return to the embrace of Chu again, so he killed the dissident Zheng Xigong-this speculation is not entirely unreasonable. Although the host did not attend the meeting, the meeting was still very lively at the beginning, but something happened later, which made the princes so uninterested that the meeting could not go on: Duke Chen Ai left without saying goodbye and ran back to the country of Chen. How is this going?You know, the Huozhihui came here to rescue Chen Guo, how could the rescued people run away without saying a word? It turned out that there were also serious differences within Chen Guo on the issue of "entering Jin" or "entering Chu".Chen Aigong obeyed the order of Jin Daogong in the land of Jin, but the domestic ministers Qinghu and Qingyin had different ideas. They secretly colluded with the Chu people and tricked Chen Aigong's younger brother, son Huang, into the Chu state and imprisoned them. Chen Aigong reported: "The people of Chu State have captured the young master Huang, and now all the officials in the country have no masters. If you don't come back, there may be civil strife, and someone will take the opportunity to seize power." When Chen Aigong heard the news, he had no time to pack his luggage and ran back to Chen Guo overnight.Jin Daogong was very angry at first, and he was relieved after thinking about it. As Han Jue said back then, the strength of Jin State is not enough to conquer Chu State. To mobilize the princes to fight against Chu and aid Chen, it is better to push the boat along the way, disband the coalition of princes, and give up the responsibility to the state of Chen. It is Duke Ai of Chen who escaped, not Gong Gong of Jin. This responsibility should be borne by the state of Chen, without damaging the prestige of the state of Jin. In the spring of 565 BC, Duke Xiang of Lu, who had been on the throne for eight years, came to Xintian, the capital of Jin State, for the third time to pay a pilgrimage to Duke Gong of Jin.This year, Duke Xiang of Lu was only thirteen years old. With the traffic conditions at that time, he traveled between Shandong and Shanxi, and he had to be careful not to say a word wrong. This monarch did not do it easily at all. Some time ago, I came across an article by chance, which mentioned that not long after the founding of New China, heads of poor third world countries rushed to Beijing to meet the red sun.Although China was also poor at that time, and most of the people were still struggling to get enough food and clothing, these princes, presidents and prime ministers received VIP-level hospitality. Not only did they eat and drink well, they were taken to travel around the country for free , Before leaving, he also took away a large amount of free donations of funds or materials.Hehe, if Duke Xiang of Lu knew this, he would definitely lament the different fates of the same people, because the treatment he enjoyed was nothing more than eating a meal of mutton and drinking two sips of Li (li) wine in the court hall of the Marquis of Jin, and it was not free - In fact, after this not-so-rich dinner, he had to sit respectfully and respectfully at the lower head of Jin Daogong, "and listen to the number of imperial court hires." The so-called court employment is the property that the princes contribute to the overlord every year. In other words, it is the protection fee.According to the regulations of Zhou Li, this fee should have been handed over to the emperor of Zhou, but since King Ping of Zhou moved to the east and the rise of overlord politics, everyone has kept pace with the times and handed it over to the overlord.In terms of quantity, this fee is definitely not a small number, but a heavy burden, as evidenced by the records in "Zuo Zhuan": four years ago, that is, in 569 BC, Duke Xiang of Lu under the assistance of Zhongsun Mie The next pilgrimage to Jin Daogong for the second time, he made a request to Jin Daogong to turn the state of Lu near the state of Lu into a vassal of the state of Lu.Duke Mourning of Jin refused, and Zhong Sunmi said: "You are surrounded by powerful enemies, but you are still determined to follow the state of Jin. As long as the state of Jin makes a request, we will always try our best to meet it, and we dare not be sloppy in the slightest. Over the years , your officials always come to Lu State from time to time to ask for people and money, regardless of the small size of Lu State and the lack of output, which cannot meet the needs. Please consider the difficulties of Lu State and hand over Lu State to the management of Lu State. If the widow can relieve some of the burden, I will be grateful." The implication is that it is only natural for big fish to eat small fish, but small fish must also eat dried shrimps to fill their stomachs, so as to satisfy the appetite of big fish! In May 565 B.C., the State of Jin held an international meeting in Xingqiu to discuss the issue of "Number of Imperial Employment", and a resolution was formed. For the first time, the amount of property that each country should hand over to the State of Jin was documented. confirm.According to the notice before the meeting, all countries sent representatives at the level of ministers to attend the meeting. Only the five-year-old Zheng Jiangong, the king of Zheng State, attended the meeting in person, and presented a generous gift to Duke Jin Mourning—several Hundreds of Cai Guo prisoners tied in a string with ropes. It turned out that after Zheng Xigong was murdered, several of his sons joined forces to avenge Zheng Xigong by killing his son.However, the secrecy work was not done well, and the son-in-law got the information in advance, so he acted preemptively and killed them all.In order to stabilize the political situation of Zheng State and divert domestic conflicts, in April of this year, Young Master Sima led troops to invade Cai State, an ally of Chu State. The good news spread to Xinzheng, and the whole city of Xinzheng was boiling.For more than a hundred years since the death of Zheng Zhuanggong, Zheng Guo has been struggling to survive in the cracks between several major powers, and because of its special geographical location, it has become the focus of competition among the great powers, and has not lived a single day of stability.However, for more than 100 years, the Zheng people have repeatedly made amazing moves, not only defeating second- and third-rate countries such as Song and Xu, but also defeating the two major powers of Jin and Chu on local battlefields many times.This time, the unprecedented victory in the war against Cai once again ignited the patriotic enthusiasm of the Zheng people, and they took to the streets to meet the triumphant soldiers. Amidst the frenzy in the city, there is only one young man who is frowning, and that is Gongzifa's son Gongsunqiao.Instead of congratulating Young Master Fa on his illustrious military exploits, he said something very depressing: "A small country has no culture and morality, but has martial arts. There is no greater disaster than this. If the Chu State raises troops to come to question the crime, we can not give in." Is it? Submitting to Chu State, Jin State’s army is coming again. Jin and Chu will fight against Zheng State, and from now on, Zheng State will have no peace for at least four or five years!” The young master was furious: "What do you know, you little brat? Ministers are in charge of military and state affairs. If a child talks nonsense, he will definitely cause trouble!" It happened that Duke Jin Mourning held an international conference in Xingqiu, and all the ministers of Zheng Guo, including Gong Zifa, wanted to show off Zheng Guo's martial arts in front of representatives from various countries, so there was a scene where Duke Jian Jian "presented victory" to Duke Mourning Jin. By the way, Gongsun Qiao's character is Zichan.In Chinese history, "Zichan" is a well-known name, and some people even call him "the first person in the Spring and Autumn Period", placing him above Confucius.The story about Zichan will be discussed in detail later, so I won’t say much here. Unfortunately, in the quilt's speech, Zheng Guo's attack on Cai Guo made the King of the Communist Party of Chu very angry.In the winter of the same year, the king of the Communist Party of Chu sent his son Zhen to lead troops to invade the state of Zheng. As soon as the army of Chu State appeared on the ground of Zheng State, conflicts arose within Zheng State.Gongzi Wei and Gongzifa advocated "following Chu", that is, submitting to the pressure of Chu State; while Gongsun Xi (chai) and Gongsun Shezhi advocated "waiting for Jin", that is, waiting for the rescue of Jin State.The two sides held their own views and were at a stalemate. The son said: "If you live for a hundred years, can you wait until the day when the Yellow River is clear? You always ask divination, it is nothing more than weaving a net for yourself. If too many people participate in the discussion of a matter, it will be difficult to form a unified opinion and it will be difficult to achieve success." Now that the Chu army is attacking fiercely, and the lives and properties of the people are at stake, we should first submit to the Chu State and ease the suffering of the people! If the Jin army comes, we will submit to the Jin State again at worst. Prepare the gift respectfully, who will come Just give it to someone, this is the way of survival for a small country!" Gongsun Shezhi retorted: "The most important thing for a small country to treat a big country is a word of faith. If a small country does not keep its faith, wars will come at any time, and it is not far from destruction. During these years, Zheng Guo has participated in five times hosted by the Jin State. The alliance has finally established trust, but today we have to betray our trust. Even if we have Chu as our backing, what good is it? Besides, Chu is close to Zheng because it regards Zheng as its border county. It’s not as good as the state of Jin. The current state of Jin, the king is sage, the four armies are complete, and the eight ministers are in harmony. They will definitely not abandon the state of Zheng. However, the Chu army is working hard to attack far away, and the army is short of food. of?" At the insistence of the prince, Zheng State signed a peace agreement with Chu State, turned to Chu State again, and sent a doctor, Prince Bo Pian, to Jin State to report the situation, and said to Jin Mourning Duke: "You order our country, 'Repair Car ride, mobilize troops, and crusade against unrighteousness'. Cai Guo did not obey your leadership, our country dare not sit idly by, and poured all the strength of the whole country to attack them, captured Sima Gongzi Xie, and sent him to Xingqiu. Today Chu State came Crusade us, saying: "Why did you attack Cai?" Then they burned down the fortress on the outskirts of Xinzheng. Our citizens, regardless of gender, have no time to sit idle and help each other. Once the Chu army enters the city, all jade and stone will be burned. Those who died, Either father or brother, or children, everyone is in grief, and I don’t know who to cry to. The people all demand peace talks with Chu, and the widow and two or three important ministers cannot stop it. I dare not refuse to tell the above facts. Please understand our difficulties. " Zheng Guo people have always been known for their eloquence. Duke Dao of Jin did not want to chatter with Prince Bo Pian, so he sent Xun Yu, Marshal of the Chinese Army, to simply reply: "Your country has been invaded by Chu, and you will not send anyone to report to Jin. A peace treaty has already been signed with the state of Chu. This is obviously premeditated by your monarch. How can the common people have the courage to disobey the will of the monarch? The widow can only lead the princes to meet you at the city of Xinzheng. Please be prepared! "