Chapter 3 Jin's "Wheel Battle"

Duke Mourning of Jin said that he was right, and before Prince Bo Pian returned to Xinzheng, the envoys of the Jin Kingdom drove their horse-drawn carriages and galloped away to the allied countries.The deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, Gai, was ordered to go to the state of Lu. On the one hand, he thanked Duke Xiang of Lu for his pilgrimage to the state of Jin this spring, and on the other hand, informed the state of Lu about the upcoming attack on the state of Zheng. Duke Xiang of Lu held a grand banquet to entertain the scholars, and Ji sunsu, the son of Ji sun Xingfu (now Ji sun Xingfu was deceased), served as the bridesmaid.At this banquet, Shi Gai composed a song "摽有梅":

This is a love poem, describing the feelings of a plum picking girl who hopes that her sweetheart will not disappoint her youth and come to propose marriage quickly.Shi Gai hoped that the State of Lu would send troops in time to help attack the State of Zheng, so he had this gift. Ji Sunsu naturally understood the meaning and said: "If we compare plants and trees, the Marquis of Jin is the flowers and fruits, and the widow is the fragrance of flowers and fruits. The State of Lu happily accepts your order, and moves upon hearing the wind, not daring to any delays." Shi Gai was greatly moved, and read a song called "The Bow of the Horn", in which there is "骍 (xing) the bow of the horned horn, which is the opposite. Brothers marry, and there is no Xu Yuan." Such a sentence means that Jin Luben It is a country of brothers, we must strengthen ties and not alienate each other.

At the end of the banquet, Shi Gai once again thanked Lord Lu Xiang for his hospitality, and when he was about to leave, Ji Sunsu gave a song "Tong Bow" in return: Tong Gong is a red bow, a gift used by the emperor to reward meritorious princes.Ji sunsu wrote "Tong Gong" in front of Shi Gai, which is quite meaningful.It turned out that in the battle of Chengpu, Jin Wengong defeated the Chu army and made contributions to the emperor of Zhou in Hengyong. The emperor rewarded him with a hundred red bows, which was regarded as a great honor by the people of Jin.How could Shi Gai fail to realize that he was flattering Jin?Immediately said: "My scholar is the descendant of the official who was appointed by the first emperor to protect Tong Gong. How dare I forget my duty, and I will assist the widow to carry forward Wen Gong's hegemony!"

On this side, the Jin and Lu countries flirted with each other in Qufu, talking to each other; on the other side, the Chu people also had friends from afar, so it’s not unreasonable to talk about it.In the summer of 564 B.C.—Jinggong of Qin’s senior official, Shi Yu (jian) went to Chu State and informed the King of the Communist Party of Chu with a message: Qin State will use troops against Jin State, and Chu State is requested to send troops to respond. Of course, the king of the Communist Party of Chu thought this was a good thing that he could not have wished for.Since the Battle of Yanling, the hegemony between Jin and Chu has entered into a stalemate tug-of-war again, and neither side can find a good breakthrough to deal a heavy blow to the other.Now the Qin people take the initiative to find the bad luck of the Jin people, and teach the king of Chu how to be unhappy?He immediately summoned the important ministers for a meeting to discuss sending troops to crusade against Jin.

"In the Battle of Yanling, our army was defeated by the Jin army, and I was shot blind in one eye. I still regret it and feel ashamed of my predecessor. Today, Uncle Qin intends to attack Jin and hopes that Chu will send troops to help. This is a rare opportunity, I plan to mobilize the whole army to launch an all-out attack on Jin, join forces with Uncle Qin in Xintian, and drink horses in the Yellow River, what do you think about this?" The king of the Communist Party of Chu still had one eye tied The bandage looks a bit like the pirate captain in the movie, but his speaking style is as humble as ever, and he doesn't mean to impose his own opinions on the officials.

"I think it's inappropriate." Ling Yin Gong Zizhen stood up and said, "Your Majesty is eager to take revenge, why don't we ministers not? However, the time is not yet ripe to attack Jin, so we should not act rashly." "how do I say this?" "I heard that the Marquis of Jin is good at employing people. He can arrange positions according to people's specialties, and select talents for their own places. Under his rule, the officials of Jin are courteous and virtuous, the doctors are loyal to their duties, the scholars are dedicated to educating the people, and the common people are diligent in farming. , merchants, artisans, and Zaoli did not want to change their occupations. Han Jue was old, and Xun Yu succeeded him in power; Shi Gai was younger than Xun Yan, but his ability was higher than Xun Yan, so he was appointed as the deputy commander of the Chinese army; Han Qi was more disgusted than Luan Yan. He is young, but Luan Yan and Shi Bing all humbly let Han Qi serve as the deputy commander of the upper army; Wei Jiang has made great contributions, but he thinks that Zhao Wuxian is capable and willing to be his deputy. The king is wise, the ministers are loyal, the superiors are humble, and the subordinates work hard , such a state of Jin, it is very difficult for us to compete with it, please think again!"

The King of the Communist Party of Chu frowned and said after a long while: "Ling Yin's words are reasonable. Today's Jin State is indeed well-organized and harmonious, and there is no room for attack. But if the widow does not respond to Uncle Qin's call, I am afraid that Uncle Qin's heart will be chilled. In the future, we will When you need help from the Qin State, it is difficult to speak up." "It's not difficult." Gong Zizhen said, "Just promise him." "Oh?" The King of the Communist Party of Chu gave Young Master Zhen a meaningful look, "What Ling Yin means is..."

"It's not hard to work." Gong Zizhen smiled slightly. The King of the Communist Party of Chu also smiled slightly and nodded in agreement. In the autumn of the same year, the Qin State sent troops to invade the Jin State, and the King of the Communist Party of Chu also led an army to Wucheng as promised, echoing the Qin army. For the joint attack of Qin and Chu, Jin took a defensive position.According to "Zuo Zhuan", this is because the state of Jin happened to be in a famine year and was unable to launch a counterattack. Of course not.The real situation is that the state of Jin at this time is intensively preparing to attack the state of Zheng, focusing all its energy on the east, and has no time to look west, so it takes a defensive position against the state of Qin.As for the state of Chu, it looked like they were here to make soy sauce, so there was no need to worry at all.

In October of the same year, Jin Daogong led the coalition forces of Jin, Qi, Lu, Song, Ju, Cao and other twelve countries to attack Xinzheng, the capital of Zheng State.There are a large number of allied forces, and Duke Jin Mourning commanded them in an orderly manner.Xun Yan and Shigai led the central army to attack the east gate with the assistance of the armies of Lu, Qi, and Song; Xun Yan and Han Qi led the upper army to attack the west gate with the assistance of the armies of Wei, Cao, and Zhu; Shi bream led the army to attack the north gate with the assistance of the armies of Teng and Xue; Zhao Wu and Wei Jiang led the new army, and with the assistance of the armies of Qi and Xiaolu, they were responsible for cutting down the trees outside Xinzheng City. Siege provides logistics and equipment support.

Before the war, Duke Mourning of Jin delivered a brief mobilization speech on the bank of the Sishui River: "Repair the siege equipment, bring enough dry food, let the old and young return home, the sick stay in the tiger prison, and the rest of the warriors will besiege with the widows. Zheng Guo!" The coalition forces surrounded Xinzheng completely.Zheng Guoren saw it, my good fellow, this battle is not a joke, and before the siege equipment was set up, he sent an envoy to the Jin army camp to ask for peace talks. Xun Yan saw Zheng Guoren's tricks too clearly. He said to Jin Yugong: "No matter how many people, let's encircle first, wait for the arrival of the Chu army, and then defeat the Chu army in one fell swoop. If you agree now If Zheng Guo surrenders, as long as we turn around, they will fall into the arms of Chu State again, and our trip will be in vain!"

"The Zheng people are indeed unreliable, but now is obviously not the time to seek a decisive battle with the Chu army." Xun Yu shook his head.Years of "Chu Prisoner" career made the new Marshal of the Chinese Army have a full understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Chu Army.He knew that the Jin and Chu countries were equal in strength, and if there was a real fight, no one would be sure of victory.Even if one side wins, it can only be a miserable victory. "My opinion is, agree to Zheng Guo's peace talks, form an alliance, and then withdraw troops and return to the country. In that case, Chu State will definitely send troops to attack Zheng State. We will divide the four armies into three parts, and take turns to fight. At the same time, we will dispatch elite troops from the princes to meet Chu. Army. Our army can always keep two-thirds of our troops in a state of rest and drag the Chu army into a protracted war. If we fight the Chu army now, it is at the cost of the lives of the soldiers to succeed. It doesn’t make sense. Gentlemen work hard and villains work hard. This is the teaching of the former kings, please think twice!” Xun Yu's strategy is what later generations often call "war on wheels", that is, to use Zheng Guo as a bait to lure the Chu people to come to a decisive battle, but they avoid fighting, making the Chu army exhausted and eventually collapsed automatically.This is also a way to subdue others without fighting, which is obviously better than blindly acting recklessly.But there is a problem, that is, it will be very unfavorable to Zheng Guo.None of the princes present at that time wanted to fight, and naturally they would not think from the standpoint of Zheng Guo, and they all expressed their support for Xun Yu's suggestion.In November of the same year, the princes and Zheng Guo signed an alliance under the city in Xidi (place name). On the day of the oath, the six ministers of the state of Zheng——Gongzi 騑, Gongzifa, Gongzijia, Gongsun Zhe, Gongsun Pun, Gongsun Shezhi, as well as all the senior officials and the eldest sons of the major families followed Zheng Jiangong to participate in the ceremony to show grand.The weak soldiers of the Jin State were responsible for reading the alliance letter, which read: "From now on, if the State of Zheng does not obey the order of the State of Jin, there is such an alliance!" After the covenant is signed, it must be thrown into the river or buried in the ground. "There is such a covenant" means that if the covenant is violated, there will be no good death.In fact, this is to ask Zheng Guo to swear allegiance to Jin State and to be unswerving. The son 騑 took the oath on behalf of Zheng Jiangong.He took two steps forward and said unhurriedly: "On behalf of Zheng Guomeng, I would like to swear that the heavens have brought disasters to Zheng Guo, making it unfortunate that it is between two great powers. Great powers do not convince people with virtue, but always Threats of force have resulted in the ghosts and gods of Zheng State not being able to enjoy sacrifices, the people not being able to live and work in peace and contentment, men and women working hard and thin, and having nowhere to report. After today's oath, if Zheng State does not obey the powerful and polite country and has two hearts, There is also such an alliance!" What this means is that whoever is good to Zheng Guo and has the strength to protect Zheng Guo, Zheng Guo will listen to whoever says it, which is a bit like "If you have milk, you are a mother".Xun Yan was furious when he heard the words, pressed the hilt of his sword with his left hand, straightened up and said, "No, what you say doesn't count, change the alliance letter!" Young Master Qi stared at Xun Yan coldly, without saying a word.The air in the meeting place was suddenly tense, only the sound of the wind blowing the banner was heard.Gongsun Shezhi also took two steps forward, stood behind Gongzi Ji, and said in a slow but firm voice: "The oath has been declared to the gods. If it can be changed, the big country can also betray it!" As mentioned earlier, on the issue of "following Chu" or "waiting for Jin", Gongzi Wei and Gongsun She had different opinions.But at this moment when the fate of the Zheng Kingdom was determined, Gongsun Shezhi completely abandoned the dispute of opinions, stood firmly by the side of the son, and jointly safeguarded the dignity of the country, which is commendable. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Xun Yan bumped Xun Yan lightly with his elbow, and said in a low voice, "We violated morality and used the covenant to blackmail people. Isn't this in line with etiquette? It's not in line with etiquette, so why should we preside over it?" What about the League? At this point, let’s accept Zheng Guo’s letter of alliance. After returning to the country, we will strengthen our moral cultivation and improve the combat effectiveness of the troops. Then we will eventually win Zheng Guo. Why must it be today? We have no morals, and even our own citizens They will all abandon us, not just Zheng Guo? If people from far away will come to attach themselves to them if they cultivate moral harmony, what is a mere Zheng Guo worth?” So he stepped forward to smooth things over, and signed a blood alliance with the people of Zheng Guo, completing the signing ceremony. This peace negotiation, known as the "Alliance of Drama" in history, was held in a grand manner, but neither side showed any sincerity.The people of the state of Zheng pretended to be hypocritical, just to overcome the difficulties at hand; the people of the state of Jin pretended to be generous, but they wanted to treat the state of Zheng as a pawn.Jin Mourning Gong Xingshi mobilized the crowd to come, but came back with nothing, the more he thought about it, the more he felt useless, so he simply robbed a few small cities in Zheng State on the way back to the country, and he regained a little psychological balance for himself. The allied armies of the princes disbanded in Yinkou (place name), and each returned home.Duke Xiang of Lu went to bid farewell to Jin Mourning, and Jin Mourning held a banquet on the bank of the Yellow River to entertain the king and ministers of Lu.During the banquet, Duke Jin Mourning asked Duke Lu Xiang's age, and Ji Sunsu replied, "The widow was just born in the year Sha Suihui was born." year.Duke Mourning of Jin counted with his fingers and sighed: "It has been twelve years, and this is called the end of the year!" The ancients used the stars to count the years, regarded Jupiter as the star of the year, and believed that it took twelve years for Jupiter to revolve around a circle, so Jin Daogong said this. "The king holds a crown ceremony (adult ceremony) at the age of twelve, and can have children at the age of fifteen. This is the etiquette established by the previous king. You are already twelve years old this year, and you can hold the crown ceremony. If you don't dislike it, the widow is willing You preside over the coronation ceremony." Jin Yugong said, then turned his head and asked Ji Sunsu: "What do you think, doctor?" Ji Sunsu was very embarrassed.If you don't agree, you will disobey Duke Jin's kindness, for fear that he will be unhappy; if you agree, it is tantamount to admitting that Duke Jin is the elder of Duke Xiang of Lu. What's the face of Lu State? "It's the honor of the widowed monarch to preside over the crown ceremony in person." He also made a deep bow to Jin Daogong, "It's just that when the monarch holds the crown ceremony, he must sprinkle fragrant wine on the ground. Music accompaniment, and it must be performed in the ancestral temple of the late king, which was also clearly stipulated by the late king." These words are reasonable, Duke Mourning of Jin has no way to refute, he can only say bitterly: "The doctor is right, the ceremony of the crown is a serious matter, so it should not be done lightly." "Nevertheless, the lord's kindness is appreciated by the lord. After returning to the country, we will immediately arrange a crown ceremony for the lord... No, we can't wait until we return to the country. We have to do this on the way. The state of Wei is ours. In the country of brothers, the ancestral temple of the Wei State can also be said to be the ancestral temple of the Lu State. When we passed by the Wei State, we used their ancestral temple to hold a crown ceremony for the widow, what do you think?" What the leader likes most is the attitude of his subordinates.Duke Mourning of Jin nodded in satisfaction, forgetting the unhappiness just now. Sure enough, Duke Xiang of Lu passed through the state of Wei on his way back to the country, held a crown ceremony at the ancestral temple of the state of Wei, and sent envoys to report the relevant situation to Duke Mourning of Jin in time. As soon as Duke Mourning of Jin left, the Queen of the Communist Party of Chu arrived.Less than a month after the end of the Xidi League, the Chu army arrived in the suburbs of Xinzheng.Poor Zheng Guo, like a mouse in a bellows, suffers from both ends.Without any extra consideration, the young master decided to form an alliance with Chu.Even his colleagues could not accept this kind of attitude of putting willow willows in the wind. Gongzi Jia and Gongsun Fan expressed their doubts: "We just made an alliance with Jin not long ago, and the blood smeared on our mouths has not dried yet. Isn't it good to break the covenant?" "What's wrong?" the young master said disapprovingly, "You have forgotten that our alliance book says that only a strong and polite country will follow. Now that the Chu army has come, Jin has not come to rescue. It is this powerful country. How can we break the oath in the alliance letter? Besides, the alliance under the city is not sincere, and ghosts and gods don’t bother to care about it. Even if we break the alliance agreement, it’s no big deal.” "This..." Although Gongzi Jia and Gongsun Fan felt it was wrong, they couldn't find any reason to refute Gongzi Wei. Zheng Guo then sent someone to ask the Chu army for peace talks.The King of the Communist Party of Chu sent his son Ba Rong to enter Xinzheng, and held an alliance with the monarch and ministers of Zheng Guo in a place called Zhongfen. Like the Xidi League, the Zhongfen League is also an alliance under the city, and it does not mean that Zheng Guo sincerely submits to Chu State.The king of the Communist Party of Chu also knew this, so he planned to stay in Zheng Guo for a while to settle Zheng Guo's affairs.Unfortunately, at this time, news came from the country that Mrs. Chuzhuang Wang (the biological mother of the Communist King of Chu) died of illness.The king of the Communist Party of Chu was a dutiful son, and hurriedly returned to Chu with his troops to see the old lady die. When the news of the Central Alliance reached Xintian, Duke Mourning of Jin just said "Oh", noncommittal.For him, this was expected and nothing surprising.In addition, he was promoting the policy of recuperation and recuperation in the country, and he had no time to look around, so he turned a blind eye and closed one eye, allowing the Zheng people to step on two boats. Jin Gonggong's recuperation policy has four main points: 1. Vigorously develop industry and commerce and strengthen commodity circulation——Shanxi merchants are famous all over the world, and they have emerged in the Spring and Autumn Period; 2. Reduce taxes, relax restrictions, and the state does not compete with the people for profit - without a greedy state, there will be no greedy people, and the society of Jin State is becoming more and more harmonious; 3. Reduce government expenditure. When the monarch holds sacrifices and prayers, he replaces animals with money and silk; entertains guests with only one kind of livestock, and does not buy new utensils; clothing for carriages and horses is only sufficient, not extravagant; 4. Adopt Wei Jiang's suggestion and hold large-scale charitable activities. From the monarch down, the nobles all over the country use their savings to help the poor—not through the Red Cross or through other associations. The effect is naturally good. According to "Zuo Zhuan" records that in those years, the state of Jin basically wiped out the poor population (no impoverished people). Due to Jin Daogong's benevolent government, the strength of the Jin State continued to grow, and its international prestige continued to rise.In the spring of 563 BC, the state of Jin ushered in another major event in the history of diplomacy. Jin Daogong and the princes of Qi, Lu, Song, Wei, Cao, Ju, Zhu, Teng, Xue, Qi, Xiaolu and other countries were in the palace. (zu) place (place name) held an alliance with Wu Wang Shoumeng.This is also the first time that Shoumeng has appeared on the international stage in person. For Duke Jin, who is eager to rely on Wu to contain Chu, its significance goes without saying.Of course, for Shoumeng’s attendance, Jin Daogong also took great pains, and it can even be said that he made a compromise—the land is near today’s Pizhou, very close to the capital of Wu State, and far away from Shanxi. A large group of princes traveled thousands of miles to the vicinity of Wu to submit to Shoumeng! After the end of the Pingdi League, the princes of various countries did not return home immediately.Xun Yan and Shi Gai suggested: "Down with Bi (bi) Yang, and give it to Song Xiangxu as a fief." Biyang is a small country with the surname Yun (yun) near Jingdi, and it has never had any enmity with Jin. Why did Xun Yan and Shigai destroy Biyang and give it to Xiang Xu?There may be three reasons: First, the princes came from afar, if they only dreamed of He Shou, it would be too much fuss, not only a waste of resources, but also the face of the Jin State will be dull, it is better to lay down the Yang and talk about masturbation; Second, since Biyang is near the ground, it must not be far from the state of Wu. Eliminating Biyang is also to show Wu the power of the Central Plains and warn Wu not to be too arrogant; Thirdly, over the years, the Song State has only followed the lead of the Jin State, and Xiang Xu is an important minister of the Song State, who has made great contributions to the friendship between the Jin and Song Dynasties. Xun Yan wants to give him a generous gift to strengthen the relationship between the two countries Friendly and cooperative relationship. Xun Yan and Shi Gai were full of enthusiasm, but Xun Yu, the marshal of the Chinese army, didn't catch a cold. He said, "Liyang City is small and strong, and it doesn't have much martial arts if it is defeated. If it is not defeated, it will become the laughing stock of the world. Why bother to find trouble?" Xun Yan and Shi Gai insisted on fighting, and went directly to Duke Jin.Jin Daogong also felt that returning to the country like this was too uninteresting, so he approved the proposal of the two. In the summer of the same year, the allied forces of the princes surrounded Biyang.As Xun Yu said, although the city of Biyang is small, its defenses are extremely strong. The coalition forces attacked several times, but they all returned in vain. During the battle, the three warriors of Lu State left a deep impression on the princes.Qin Jin's father, Zhongsun Mie's vassal, used human power to pull the baggage cart to the battlefield. The people of Yanyang thought they had an opportunity, opened the city gate and came out to grab the cart.Seeing this, the guards on the city hurriedly lowered the suspended gate, ready to close the gate and beat the dogs.At this critical moment, a strong man rushed to the door, held the gate weighing more than a thousand catties firmly with one lift of his hands, and held it high above his head until all the soldiers who rushed into the city escaped. This strong man is Shu Lianghe (he), the county magistrate of Zou County in Lu State.Shuliang is a word, and He is a name. According to the custom at that time, the names were pronounced consecutively, so it was called Shulianghe.The ancestor of Shulianghe was Kong Fujia, Sima of the Song Dynasty who was killed by Hua Fudu.Kongfujia also had a continuous reading of the name, the word Kongfu and the name Jia. After his descendants fled to the state of Lu, they took Kong as their family and established the Kong family in the state of Lu.According to the records of "Historical Records", Shulianghe was so powerful, he was brave and invincible on the battlefield, and won countless applause; his usual behavior was also very coquettish. He once met a woman from the Yan family in the wild. , with the sky as the quilt and the earth as the bed, a relationship took place.After finishing the matter, Shu Lianghe patted the dust and left, completely unaware that the wild marriage had serious consequences—ten months later, the woman of the Yan family gave birth to a chubby little boy, named Qiu, whose name was Qiu. Zhong Ni.According to the custom at the time, this boy should be called Zhong Niqiu, but later generations generally called him "Confucius" or "Kongfuzi". In addition to Qin Jin's father and Shu Lianghe, there was another warrior who performed well in the city of Biyang.This person has a very foreign name, Di Xi (si) Mi, or Dis Mi, is the leader of the infantry of the Lu State.He raised a great wheel, covered it with leather armor, and made a huge shield.Holding the wheel in his left hand and waving a long halberd in his right, he led a hundred or so people rushing left and right on the battlefield, as if entering a land without people.Zhongsun Mie exclaimed: "This is the so-called tiger-like man!" However, the tigers of the coalition forces could not destroy the city defenses that forced Yang.Relying on high forts and deep ditches, when the battle was at its most intense, the Yangyang defenders were still in the mood to tease the Lu warriors. They hung a long piece of cloth from the top of the city wall. Qin Jin's father saw it and rushed forward. , grabbed the long cloth and climbed up, and was about to climb to the battlements, when the defenders suddenly cut off the cloth, Qin Jin's father fell to the ground hard, and passed out.The defenders hung up the cloth again, Qin Jin's father had just woken up, and seized Changbu Dengcheng again, and the defenders cut off the cloth again.After repeating this three times, Qin Jin's father still did not lose his fighting spirit.Even the defenders were shocked by this unbeatable spirit. They paid respects to Qin Jin's father and stopped hanging the long cloth.Qin Jin's father took the few bolts of cloth back to the camp of the coalition army, and made them into a belt, which he wore on his body to patrol the various armies for three days, to show off his courage.Later, Zhongsun Mie appointed Qin Jin's father as his right guard. After forcing Yang to attack for a long time, the coalition forces were shaken.Feeling helpless, Xun Yan and Shi Gai ran to Xun Yan and said, "The rainy season is coming soon. I'm afraid the road will be washed away and the way back will be cut off. Please order the teacher to return to the court." Xun Yu casually grabbed a crossbow and threw it at the two people. Fortunately, they reacted quickly and dodged in time. The crossbow flew between the two without hurting anyone. "You shoot down the forced sun and dedicate it to Xiang Xu, and then come and tell me." Xun Yu said angrily, "At that time, I didn't want to intensify internal conflicts and affect the morale of the troops, so I agreed to your suggestion. You have already tired the monarch, and you have mobilized You took down the armies of the princes and dragged me into this war, but now you give up the attack and ask me to order the withdrawal. This is putting the blame on me. When you return home, you will say, 'If It wasn't Xun Yu who ordered the class teacher, and the city was taken down. 'Can I, this old bone, bear such a big crime? I give you seven days, if you don't take down Biyang, I will take your heads for accountability!" Xun Yan and Shi Gai were scolded so badly that they dared not say a word.They personally led the troops to launch the attack, rushed to the front by themselves, did not avoid the arrows, and finally captured Biyang four days later, and handed over the city to Xiang Xu.But Xiang Xu didn't dare to accept it, saying: "If you are grateful to the princes to appease the Song State and use the forced sun to increase the territory of the Song State, I will feel at ease; if the forced sun is rewarded to me, it is not because I use the princes' army to ask for it." Is it a fiefdom? What crime is greater than this?" Jin Daogong made a favor and gave Biyang to Song Pinggong. Song Pinggong was flattered.On the way back to the division, the Jin army passed by Chuqiu near Shangqiu. Duke Ping of Song hosted a grand banquet in honor of Duke Gong of Jin, and ordered people to dance the mulberry forest dance to cheer up the fun. The dance of the mulberry forest was the joy of the emperor in the Shang Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty was the country of the survivors of the Shang Dynasty, so it was allowed to be used.Song Pinggong entertained Duke Jin with a mulberry forest dance, which is naturally the highest standard of courtesy, but at the same time it is also an "indecent" behavior-seriously exceeding the standard.Song Pinggong was cautious and once specifically consulted the people of Jin on this matter.Xun Yan clearly expressed his opposition, but Xun Yan and Shi Gai thought it was okay. The reason was: "Among the feudal lords, only Song and Lu can use the rites and music of the Son of Heaven. This is approved by the royal family. Let me entertain distinguished guests, Song Guo entertains our monarch with the dance of mulberry forest, why not?" Song Pinggong listened, and quickly echoed: "The leader of the Marquis of Jin, Qun Lun, has worked hard and made great achievements. If this mulberry forest dance is not dedicated to him, who else can it be dedicated to?" Speaking of this, even if Xun Fu objected in his heart, he couldn't stick to his own opinion anymore.Only fools will compete with each other on the treatment of leaders!He looked at Xun Yan and Shi Gai silently, and said to Song Pinggong: "The guest is up to the owner, and we can do as you want." The dance of the mulberry forest is really extraordinary.Halfway through the banquet, the court music master of the Song Dynasty walked in, waving five-color flags and directing the band to sing and dance.The music was brisk and elegant, and the dance was full of power and solemnity. People in Jin State admired the long history of Shang culture when they watched it. The music teacher came to the Jin mourning public seat and danced once, which was to pay respect to the distinguished guests.Duke Mourning of Jin replied with a smile.Just then, something unexpected happened.Duke Jin's smile froze suddenly, and his face became pale. He covered his eyes with his hands, and with the help of his servants, he left the banquet and retreated to the back room. Xun Yan hurriedly followed in, and quickly withdrew, walked up to Song Pinggong quickly, and whispered a few words in his ear.Song Pinggong was dumbfounded, and after hearing Xun Yan's words, he finally came to his senses and ordered the music teacher: "Quickly remove the colorful flag!" After the colorful flags are removed, the dance of the mulberry forest continues.Duke Mourning of Jin had obviously returned to normal, and he came out and sat down in his seat, and left after admiring the dance of the mulberry forest. Duke Mourning of Jin returned to the state of Jin, and before he entered Xintian, he suddenly fell ill.The ministers called the divination officer to make a calculation, and it turned out that the god of mulberry forest was at fault.The divination official said: "The god of mulberry forest said that Jinjun is just a prince, how can he enjoy the rituals and music of the emperor? It's too arrogant, too arrogant!" Xun Yan and Shi Gai became nervous when they heard this, and said to Xun Yan, "This incident happened because of us. Let's go back to the Song Dynasty to pray and confess our sins to the God of Mulberry Forest. peace." "It's not necessary." Xun Yu said lightly, "At that time, I had already said goodbye on behalf of the state of Jin. The state of Song still wanted to use the dance of the mulberry forest. The responsibility does not lie with the state of Jin. If there really is a god of the mulberry forest, the lord should not be punished. Duke Song should be punished." Sure enough, not long after, Jin Daogong recovered. It has been impossible to verify whether Jin Gonggong's illness is related to the god of mulberry forest.What is certain is that after experiencing this strange illness, Duke Mourning of Jin became more cautious.He held a prisoner offering ceremony in the ancestral temple of the Jin State, Wugong, and called the king of the forced Yang as the captives of the Yi people. He also asked the historians of the Zhou Dynasty to select some of the descendants of the forced Yang people and let them live in the Jin State. Huo people (place name). The reason Jin Daogong did this was probably because he was afraid that the ancestors of the Yang people would exert influence in the dark, and at the same time he was asking his ancestors to protect him.In any case, there is a god three feet away from the head, and people maintain a proper sense of awe, so that they can appear more "human", and they will not do things that are too outrageous.