Chapter 5 Qin people's poisoning operations

The alliance of Xiaoyu in 562 BC marked the establishment of Jin Daogong's hegemony.In the few years since then, there has been no major war in the Central Plains, but it is by no means peaceful.In the winter of this year, the state of Qin sent Shu Chang (official name) Bao and Shu Chang Wu to lead troops to crusade against Jin.Shu Chang Bao's troops entered the Jin territory first, and Shi Biao was ordered to meet the Qin army.Because Qin's army was small, the soldiers made the mistake of being arrogant and underestimating the enemy, so they did not take strict precautions.Shu Changwu's troops took the opportunity to cross the Yellow River from Fushi (place name), and flanked the Jin army before and after Shu Changbao and Shu Changbao, and won a complete victory, known as the "Battle of Oak" in history.

In the spring of 561 B.C., several allies of the Jin State fought within each other.The state of Ju sent troops to invade the eastern part of the state of Lu, and surrounded Taicheng (the place name of the state of Lu).Ji Sunsu led the army to rescue Taicheng, invaded Yuncheng, and brought back a sacrificial bell from the state of Ju to the state of Lu, and gave it to Duke Xiang of Lu as a bathtub. In the autumn of 561 BC, King Shoumeng of Wu died, and his son Zhufan came to the throne.Because of the help of the Jin State, during the reign of Shoumeng, Wu State jumped from a remote and backward small country in the southeast to an important ally of the Jin State, and became a lingering nightmare for the people of Chu State.The death of Shoumeng made Lu Xianggong very sad, and he ran to the ancestral temple of Duke Zhou and cried loudly—of course, his sadness was only superficial. In doing so, Lu Xianggong strictly followed the rules of Zhou rituals: when a prince with the same surname dies, he should cry in the ancestral temple.

Wu Guo is a descendant of the Taibo, Shou Meng is a pure blood descendant of the Ji family, and Duke Lu Xiang is sympathetic to the same clan, so it is not considered promiscuous.It's just that the state of Wu has been isolated from the world for hundreds of years. Parents don't love their mothers or parents, and they don't have any relatives with other countries in the Central Plains. They don't ask each other about weddings and weddings. Now because of the longevity dream, the state of Jin pays attention to it. Duke Lu Xiang loves his house and Wu. So he also sticks to the past and treats him as a serious relative.It can be seen that the tears of political figures can be sent and received completely freely, and it must not be speculated based on ordinary people's feelings.

In the winter of the same year, the state of Chu ordered Yin Gongzizhen and Qin's concubine to invade the Song state and looted Yangliang (place name).This series of offensives by the Qin and Chu countries is naturally a retaliatory action against the Xiaoyu Alliance.In the matter of unanimously fighting against the Jin State, Qin State and Chu State found common interests. The relationship between the two countries became closer and closer, and marriage exchanges and official mutual visits became more frequent.Qin State is located in today's Shaanxi, Chu State is located in Hubei, and Song State is in Henan. level, the threat to Jin cannot be underestimated.

In the summer of 560 B.C., Xun Yu, Marshal of the Jin State, and Shi Brem, Marshal of the Shang Army, died.For Jin Daogong, the death of these two people was not only a great loss to the country, but also gave him a profound experience of the impermanence of the world.In retrospect, fourteen years ago, it was Xun Yu and Shi Biao who came to Luoyi, the royal city, to welcome Sun Zhou (Jin Daogong), who was only fourteen years old, back to the country, and ascended the throne of the monarch.In just fourteen years, Duke Dao of Jin has changed from a smart young man to a powerful overlord in the world, and Xun Yu and Shi Biao have passed away. How can we not make him sad?

In order to fill the personnel vacancies, Duke Mourning of Jin inspected the troops in Mianshang (place name), known as "Mianshang Zhisou (sou)" in history.The Marshal of the Central Army is the first person in the Jin army and the chief executive officer of the Jin state. Those who hold this position must have both ability and political integrity, and have the courage to lead the group.At that time, public opinion generally believed that the Deputy Marshal of the Chinese Army, Shi Ge, was the best candidate to succeed the Marshal of the Chinese Army: First, the Deputy Marshal of the Chinese Army was originally the number two in the army, and he should take over as a matter of course; He has always maintained a low-key family style. Although he has made outstanding contributions to the Jin country many times, he is always modest and cautious, and he is respected by everyone.

But Shi Gai resolutely declined the appointment. He said to Jin Yugong: "In the past, Xun Yan and I understood each other and cooperated tacitly. Therefore, I was able to serve as his assistant not because I was better than others. Now Xun Yan is older than me. , Let him do it, I will continue to be a good assistant and cooperate with Xun Yan's work!" In this way, Xun Yan became the Marshal of the Chinese Army, and Shi Gai remained as the Deputy Marshal of the Chinese Army. Duke Mourning of Jin ordered Han Qi to replace Shi Biao as the marshal of the upper army.With the role model of Shi Gai first, Han Qi also showed humility and recommended Zhao Wu for this position.At that time, Zhao Wu's position was Marshal of the New Army, who ranked seventh among the Eight Ministers of the Jin State, and Marshal of the Shang Army ranked third. Duke Gong of Jin considered that the speed of promoting talents should not be too fast, so he appointed Luan Yan as the post. .Luan Yan also gave in and said: "My ability is not as good as Han Qi, and Han Qi is willing to give it up to Zhao Wu, so you can follow his advice." Under such circumstances, Duke Mourning of Jin finally made up his mind and appointed Zhao Wu He is the Marshal of the Upper Army, Han Qi is the Deputy Marshal of the Upper Army; Luan Yan is the Marshal of the Lower Army, and Wei Jiang is the Deputy Marshal of the Lower Army.As a result, the position of Marshal of the New Army was vacated, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate for the time being, so he left it vacant, and Marshal Luan Yan of the Lower Army was temporarily in charge of the new army's affairs.

As the saying goes, what kind of leader there is what kind of subordinates.Duke Mourning of Jin was generous and benevolent, so the officials of the Jin State also showed extraordinary humility and generosity when it came to the extremely sensitive issue of official positions.Under Jin Daogong's rule, the state of Jin was well-organized and harmonious, and the princes were also convinced and united.Zuo Qiuming spoke highly of this, saying: "Humility is an important prerequisite for etiquette. When a scholar is humble, the people below will follow suit, and even such arbitrarily arrogant people as Luan Yan will follow suit. Jin is thus united, Generations of people have benefited, this is because the law is based on goodness!"

After Shoumeng, Xunfu and Shiyu, in the autumn of 560 BC, another influential figure came to the end of his life, that is, Jin Daogong's deadly enemy, who had worked in the position of King Chu for 31 years. The long-standing king of Chu. On his deathbed, the king of the Communist Party of Chu called his ministers to his bedside to explain his funeral.Everyone knows that the Chinese pay attention to the conclusion of the coffin. When the ancient princes and nobles died, posterity would give him a posthumous title to sum up his life's merits and demerits.During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Chinese style of writing was concise, and the posthumous title was basically a single character, which was nothing more than Zhuang, Hui, Wen, Xiang, Huan, Wu, etc. Each character had its specific meaning and was concise and to the point.Later, it gradually became more complicated. During the Warring States period, the posthumous titles were generally two characters, such as Huiwen and Zhaoxiang.For example, the posthumous title of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was "Huizong's body, spirit, Taoism, Junlie, sage, sage, text, benevolence, constitution, kindness, and filial piety emperor", which could not be read in one breath.After entering the 20th century, the style of writing became more lengthy. Whenever a great person passed away, the posthumous title before the name was not a single word, nor a dozen words, but several consecutive parallel sentences, all beginning with "great", adding The announcer deliberately slowed down the speed of speech to read, that was a heavy one!The coffin built with such a conclusion fits perfectly, and no one can open it... To draw a long way, back to the topic, when the king of the Communist Party of Chu was dying, he discussed with his ministers how to make a conclusion for himself and determine the coffin. Posthumous names.

He said this: "The widow does not have any noble virtues. He became the king of a country when he was young. When he was ten years old, the first king passed away. I am deeply ashamed that I am deeply ashamed that the death of a teacher in Yanling insulted the country because of my virtue. If I can rely on your blessings, I can have a good death. In terms of sacrifice and burial, I can follow the ancestors in the ancestral temple, and I will be very satisfied. .As for the posthumous title, use 'Li' or 'Ling', please choose your doctor!" After hearing this, the officials looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.You must know that both Li and Ling are so-called "evil posthumous posthumous titles". "Li" means killing innocent people, and "Ling" means chaos without harm.If a person is not really too bad, too evil, too licentious, and too unlucky to die, he should not adopt such a bad posthumous posthumous title.And the dying monarch in front of them, although he could not open up territories and conquer the world like his father, King Zhuang of Chu, was conscientious and conscientious. Except for one defeat in Yanling, he basically did not make any major mistakes.In terms of personality alone, he could even be considered a good man, a responsible man, and a ruler with an open mind.How could such a person have a relationship with "Li" or "Ling"?

Seeing the distressed faces of the ministers, the King of the Communist Party of Chu struggled to sit up and repeated his request.The ministers remained silent.When the King of the Communist Party of Chu said it for the fifth time, everyone finally bowed their heads and agreed. However, after the death of the Communist King of Chu, Ling Yin's son Zhen rebelled against Yin.He said to the ministers: "People who serve the monarch should first think of the monarch's virtues, not his faults, when deciding on posthumous titles. In our prestigious state of Chu, the former monarchs led and comforted the emperor. A country of barbarians, with the shores of the South China Sea, influences all countries in the Central Plains, and has the courage to admit its own mistakes. Isn't this considered humility? Let's use the word 'Gong' as the posthumous title of our ancestors!" Gong Zizhen said The proposal was approved by everyone, so it was decided to use the posthumous title of "Gong". I would like to add here that in ancient Chinese, "gong" is the same as "gong", so the king of Chu Gong is actually the king of Chu Gong. Later generations of good people made a comparison between Duke Jin and the King of the Communist Party of Chu, saying that Duke Jin conquered the state of Zheng and happily shared the song bell with Wei Jiang. The king of the Communist Party was about to die, but he still deeply hated his defeat by the Jin State in Yanling, and deliberately used the "evil posthumous posthumous posthumous title" to warn the officials. Therefore, the officials of the Chu State worked hard, so they were able to catch up with the Jin State in the subsequent competition.The path of prosperity and decline can be seen from these two details——this is what the family says, so let’s take it for granted. When the Communist King of Chu passed away, Liang Xiao, the doctor of Zheng Guo who was detained by Chu State two years ago, was still under house arrest in Yingdu.Someone said to Gong Zizhen: "In order to go to war, the former king had to do divination for five years in a row, and only after he got auspicious omens did he go out. If he didn't get auspicious omens for a year, he should redouble his efforts to cultivate himself and then come to divination. Sin? You left a minister of the state of Zheng (referring to Liang Xiao). This is to make the state of Zheng harmonious and resent the state of Chu. Therefore, it is more determined to obey the state of Jin. This is not good for the state of Chu! Let him go back, He will complain about the monarch, hate his colleagues, and stir up internal conflicts, wouldn't that be more beneficial to the state of Chu?" So Gong Zizhen sent Liang Xiao back to the state of Zheng.Judging from what happened later, this trick really played a big role, so I'll let it go for now. The death of the Communist King of Chu, in the eyes of the neighbors of Wu, was an opportunity to take advantage of, so they sent troops to invade Chu.In fact, this year, Zhu Fan, king of Wu, had just officially ascended the throne (according to the rules at the time, the first king passed away, and the successor would not officially succeed until the first month of the next year), and the funeral in his own family was just finished, so he took advantage of other people's family to hold funerals. It's not kind to make trouble.When Zuo Qiuming wrote about this incident, he used an ancient poem such as "If you don't hang on to Haotian, you will have peace in chaos" to evaluate the behavior of Wu Guoren, which means: "If you don't follow the way of heaven and do good, the country will never be stable." The state of Chu sent Yang Youji, a sharpshooter, as the vanguard, and Ziwu Sima led a large army to follow behind to resist the invasion of the Wu army.Yang Youji said to Prince Wu: "Wu Guo took advantage of the funeral in our country and thought that we would not be able to fight the enemy with an entire army. He must despise our army and not be on guard. Please set up three ambushes, and I will go to lure the enemy Go deep." Gong Ziwu adopted Yang Youji's strategy, defeated the Wu army at Yongpu (place name), and captured Wu general's son party. The Wu people were beaten, but they didn't think about what they did wrong. Instead, they went to Jin to sue, asking Jin to send troops to attack Chu and avenge Wu. Duke Dao of Jin took a cautious attitude towards this, and sent Shigai as a representative to convene a meeting of the princes and officials in Xiangdi of Zheng State to discuss Wu State's request, which was called "Xiang Zhimeng" in history.The participating princes unanimously opposed sending troops to attack Chu at this time.Shi Gai then told the envoy of Wu State that it is extremely immoral to attack another country while there is a funeral. Arbitrary. Duke Mourning of Jin did not agree to Wu's request. There were reasons for this: first, he could not let the people of Wu lead him by the nose; second, there was no chance of winning the attack on Chu; Qin threatened behind, and then let go to fight Chu. Since you don't intend to agree to Wu's request, why do you want to mobilize the troops and mobilize doctors from all over the world to hold a meeting?Wouldn't it be okay to directly reject Wu Guoren?Judging from what happened at that meeting, Shigai held this meeting mainly for the purpose of unifying his thinking and attacking Qin, not Wu. The problem is that in recent years, in order to compete with Chu for hegemony, Jin has frequently used troops, and the princes have been exhausted, and they have long suffered terribly.Since everyone does not agree to use troops against Chu, will they agree to use troops against Qin? This matter is not difficult for Shi Ge. After the envoys from the state of Wu left, Shi Gai began to deal with the internal affairs of the allied countries. First, he arrested Wu Lou, the son of a senior official from the state of Ju, on the charge that he had private contacts with the state of Chu.Whether this is the case, no one can tell.But there is no doubt that two years ago, the state of Ju invaded the state of Lu and provoked infighting among the allied states. The people of Jin have always remembered this account, and found an appropriate time to settle it after autumn.Seeing this posture, the representatives of various countries at the meeting understood that this was killing a chicken for the monkey to see.From ancient times to the present, the so-called unification of thinking must first establish a negative model, so that everyone can see the fate of the negative model, and it is easy to unify thinking. But unexpectedly, after the arrest of Prince Wulou, the progress of the work was still not smooth.On the matter of attacking Qin, the attitudes of all countries were very inactive, and there were even some complaints and strange words.In this situation, Shi Gai decided to use some strong medicine. The meeting was held the next day, and everyone arrived. Shi Gai sat on the rostrum with a dark face and did not speak for a long time.Everyone sees that the momentum is wrong!Who do you want to take the knife for?So they all lowered their heads, for fear of getting into trouble.There was silence in the venue, and suddenly Shi Gai shouted: "Jiang Rong, come here!" When everyone heard it, it turned out to be him!They all breathed a sigh of relief.It turns out that Jin people have lived together with ethnic minorities since ancient times and blended with each other.In the period of Jin Daogong, the power of the Jin State was at its peak, and the Rong people participated in the princes' meeting held by Jin Daogong many times to show their submission.The Jiang Rong clan that Shi Gai mentioned was the leader of the Jiang Rong tribe, Ju Zhi, who had nothing to do with each other because they were neither related nor related. Ju Zhi stood up, walked obediently in front of Shi Gai, and said unhurriedly, "Marshal, did you call me?" "Yes. Do you know why I called you?" "This, I really don't know." "When Qin people persecuted your grandfather Wuli in Guazhou, he was driven to nowhere. He was covered with coir raincoats and straw hats. Shared with you, the Jiang Rong tribe can survive. Otherwise, you would have perished long ago, wouldn't you?" "Yes. We all remember Jin's great kindness and virtue!" Juzhi said sincerely. "Since the Marquis of Jin ascended the throne, he has worked long and hard for the peace of the world and won the respect of the people of the world. But at this meeting, I found that the princes are not as diligent in serving our monarch as before..." Speaking of this, Shi Gai deliberately paused, looked around the venue with sharp eyes, and then continued to stare at Ju Zhi, "It's because someone is talking behind the scenes, misinterpreting the meaning of the Marquis of Jin, and damaging the reputation of the Jin Kingdom. It has been found out that this person is you! Tomorrow we will discuss the major issue of attacking the Qin State, so you should not participate, otherwise you will be arrested and thrown into the prison in Xintian for several years!" Unexpectedly, after his intimidation, Ju Zhi not only did not turn pale with fear, but said slowly: "The marshal asked me not to participate, so I just don't. The diet and clothes of our Rong people are different from those in the Central Plains, and we don't understand the language. Let me attend the meeting, and I will not have any complaints. But since the marshal is talking about history, I will also say a few words!" Juzhi was still very calm, "In the past, the people of Qin State relied on their numbers and power, greedy for land, and drove us out. Duke Hui of Jin believed that the soldiers of our tribes were descendants of the four mountains and could not be discarded, so he gave us the land in the southern border. However, the marshal may not know that the land in the southern border was originally a barren land, and the foxes We lived there, and wolves howled there, but no one lived next to us. After our Rong people arrived there, we had a very hard time overcoming thorns and thorns, expelling wild animals. Even so, we are still very grateful to Jin, and always want to know how grateful we are. Illustrated newspapers, willing to be driven by the state of Jin. Every time there is a war in the state of Jin, we actively participate. Take the battle of Confucianism as an example. The failure to come back is also due to the hard work of the Rong people from various tribes. This is like hunting a deer. The Jin people caught the antlers, and the Rong people from all tribes dragged the deer's legs before they could bring the deer down. Now because of the fault of the officials in the Jin Kingdom, It makes the princes half-hearted, not only do not reflect on what they have done wrong, but instead vent their anger on us Rong people, is this the action of a gentleman?" Ju Zhi also shook his head and wrote an ancient poem from the Central Plains: This poem titled "Bluebottle" can be found in "The Book of Songs Xiaoya".It means that the flies "buzzed" and flew around and landed on the fence. Gentlemen with a peaceful heart, don't listen to slander. Shigai blushed, feeling ashamed, stood up and said to Juzhi, "I was wrong. I wronged a good person. It is indeed not a gentleman's action. Tomorrow's meeting, please do your best to attend." He personally sent Juzhi back to his seat. It is conceivable that Xiang Zhimeng failed to unify the ideas of the princes, which can be said to be a failed diplomacy.However, Gong Gong of Jin did not seem to have learned a lesson from this incident. Instead, in the second year, that is, in the summer of 559 BC, he once again forcibly summoned a coalition of princes to attack Qin. The momentum of this crusade was extremely large, and the Eight Ministers of the Jin Kingdom headed by Xun Yan were all dispatched, and Duke Dao of Jin also personally commanded from the Qin-Jin border.However, what embarrassing Duke Jin was that shortly after the thousands of allied troops entered the border of Qin State, they stopped on the east bank of Jing River and refused to go any further. The reason is simple: first, crossing the Jing River means a decisive battle with the people of Qin on the land of Qin, which will be an unprecedented fierce battle; second, there are great risks in crossing the river itself. There is also a lack of enough ships. If the Qin people are attacked halfway, the consequences will be disastrous. The princes refused to advance, and the eight ministers of Jin were helpless and did not dare to exert pressure hastily.All of a sudden, troops piled up on the east bank of the Jingshui. They spoke different dialects and quarreled all day long, but no one was willing to cross the river first. Xun Yan was very depressed, so he sent Uncle Xiang to see Shusun Bao, the commander-in-chief of the Lu army, and said: "The princes attacked Qin because of its disrespect, and refused to advance when they reached Jingshui. " As mentioned earlier, Shusun Bao is the younger brother of Shusun Qiaoru.When Uncle Sun Qiaoru's conspiracy to seize power was revealed and he fled to Qi State, Uncle Sun Bao inherited the family business and became the patriarch of the Uncle Sun Clan. The power of the "Three Huans" has not been weakened by fighting each other.Three years ago, that is, in the spring of 562 BC, Ji Sunsu initiated the reform of the military system of "making the three armies". The standing army of Lu State was expanded from the second army to the third army. He no longer directly controls any armed forces, thus completely emptying Duke Xiang of Lu, forming a situation of "three divisions and each has its own".Shusun's family had always served as the Sima of Lu State, and Shusun Bao was the eldest among the "Three Huans" at that time, so he led the Lu army to participate in the crusade against Qin State. After listening to Shu Xiang's complaints, Shu Sunbao didn't answer his complaints, but wrote a poem called "Pao has Bitter Leaves" to himself: "Pao has bitter leaves, and Ji has deep involvement. Deep If it is sharp, it will be severe, and if it is shallow, it will be exposed." Pao is a gourd.Gourds are not eaten, but after the old Huang, they can be used as buoyant bags, formed into gourd rafts, and used to cross rivers. After hearing this, Shu Xiang said nothing more, bowed deeply to Uncle Sun Bao, ran back to report to Xun Yan, and at the same time ordered his men to get ready to cross the river.Sure enough, that night, the armies of Lu and Ju crossed Jingshui first. Hearing this news, Gongsun Fan, commander of the Zheng army, couldn't sit still.He ran to the camp of Bei Gongkuo, the commander-in-chief of the guard army, and said: "We obey other people's leaders, but we have different opinions. Such a thing is really annoying!" Bei Gongkuo said, "Yes." Gongsun Pun said: "The people of Lu do not say hello when they move. It is not interesting to return to the country of brothers." Bei Gongkuo said: "There is no way. Who told us that we are not as eye-catching as others? Even if we cross the river now, the credit is also due to the people of Lu." Gongsun Pun said: "Don't be so pessimistic, we still have a lot to do." Bei Gongkuo said, "How can I do it?" Gongsun Pun said, "Come with me." The two drove the carriage and ran all over the camps of the princes, calling on everyone to work together to cross the Jing River and serve the Marquis of Jin.This shout was purely superfluous, because when everyone heard the news that Lu Jun was crossing the river, they all packed their bags and were ready to go.But Gongsun Fan still yelled very vigorously, and his thick tenor voice echoed throughout the east bank of Jingshui: "Warriors of all countries, get up and cross the river, victory is ahead, we must not let the Marquis of Jin down!" Xun Yan was convening a meeting of the Eight Ministers of the Jin Kingdom, and when he heard Gongsun Pun's yelling, he couldn't help asking, "Who is this?" Shi Gai said, "It sounds like Gongsun Pun of Zheng Guo." Xun Yan nodded: "Yes, you can catch up with the musicians in our palace." After a noisy toss all night, at dawn, all the coalition forces crossed Jingshui.Qin Jun did not come to make trouble when crossing the river, and he is completely gone now.Everyone seized the time, set up a stove on the bank, fetched water from the river, and soaked rice for cooking.After a full meal, here comes the problem!I saw a few soldiers suddenly foaming at the mouth, fell to the ground, twisting and turning like earthworms, their bodies soon became stiff.Before everyone came back to their senses, more people around them fell down one after another, and then someone shouted: "The water is poisonous!" Someone vomited quickly, but it was too late.Some people began to bleed from their eyes, some drew out their swords and slashed at the air, some knelt on the ground and grabbed the ground with their heads, and some hugged others and opened their mouths to bite.For a while, the west bank of Jingshui was like a hell on earth, and the smell of death permeated the morning mist. The poison was naturally released upstream by the people of Qin, two thousand years before the first large-scale use of poison gas by the Germans in World War I.As a result of this, more than half of the soldiers of the coalition forces were killed or incapacitated. Faced with this situation, withdrawal seems to be the only option. The descendants of Zheng Zhuanggong proved their uniqueness with practical actions.Under the leadership of Gongsun Pun, Zheng Guo's troops rectified their chariots and horses, leaving behind dead and wounded soldiers, and continued to march towards the hinterland of Qin State.This almost tragic spirit inspired everyone, and the troops from all countries cheered up and followed Zheng Guoren. This time, even Xun Yan looked at Gongsun Pun with admiration. "Zi蟜 ​​(jiao, Gongsun Pun's word Zi蟜) is not only a gentleman, but also a warrior. What he has done should be thanked by our Jin country." Xun Yan's gratitude is not empty words.Five years later, Gongsun Pun passed away, and the state of Jin even asked Zhou Tianzi to hold a funeral for him with the etiquette of princes. The allied forces advanced to 棫 (yu) Lin (a place name in Qin State) and met the Qin army.Xun Yan sent an envoy to the camp of the Qin army to rebuke the people of Qin for all their wrongdoings. After listening to the envoy's condemnation, the Qin people did not have any refutation, but just asked: "Are you here to quarrel, or to fight?" The coalition army came from afar, but the Qin army was fighting at home, waiting for work at ease; second, the coalition army was not in the same mind, but the Qin army was defending the family and defending the country, sharing the same hatred with the enemy; 4. More than half of the coalition forces were lost in Jingshui, but the Qin army was unscathed. The numerical advantage of the coalition forces no longer existed. As soon as the envoy went back to report the situation, Xun Yan jumped up and ordered: "Tomorrow morning, as soon as the rooster crows, drive the carriage, block the well, and level the military stove. Everyone will only follow my lead (the source of the idiom)!" Filling wells and barren stoves is equivalent to throwing everything at one's fingertips.Hearing Xun Yan's order, all the generals felt inconceivable, because the current strategic advantages are all controlled by the Qin army, and the coalition forces have little chance of winning.Even if you have to attack, you must be prepared to retreat instead of putting all your eggs in one basket.You must know that all the four armies of the Jin State participated in this operation. If the entire army is defeated, the centuries-old hegemony of the Jin State will be destroyed in one fell swoop. Everyone was silent, everyone knew that Xun Yan was angry, and it was useless to persuade him.After being silent for a long while, Marshal Luan Yan finally couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up suddenly and kicked over the desk in front of him: "This is the most stupid order I've ever heard since joining the army! You can fight if you want, anyway. My horse's head is facing east." After speaking, he strode out, leaving Xun Yan and Qiqing in the tent dumbfounded. Luan Yan could do what he said, returned to his camp, and immediately ordered his subordinates to pack up and prepare to return home.Shi Gai ran to ask Wei Jiang, the deputy commander of the army, "You don't plan to follow Luan Yan and abandon the commander here, do you?" Wei Jiang's answer was very ingenious: "The coach has taught us many times to obey the orders of our superiors. My superior is Luan Yan. If he wants me to leave, I will leave. Is there any need to think about it?" As soon as the subordinate army left, the rest of the armies were also ready to move.Xun Yan also calmed down, and sighed: "It seems that I did make a wrong decision, and it's too late to regret it now. If I stay, I will just make myself a prisoner of the Qin army." So he ordered the whole army to prepare to retreat. In the official records of the state of Jin, this crusade against the state of Qin is called the "battle of delay".Procrastination means that nothing can be achieved because of procrastination, and it is indeed a true portrayal of this action.What is interesting is that when the official historian of the State of Lu recorded this incident in the "Spring and Autumn Annals", they deliberately did not include the names of the participants such as Cui Zhu of the State of Qi, Hua Yue and Zhong Jiang of the State of Song.Zuo Qiuming explained that it was because they were too free and undisciplined to cross Jingshui, so it was not worth mentioning. In retrospect, it was not the first time that Luan Yan disobeyed orders.In the battle of Yingshui in 563 BC, the coach Xun Yan didn't want to advance, but Luan Yan wanted to advance, which led the whole army to advance; now the situation is just the opposite, the coach Xun Yan wanted to advance, but Luan Yan wanted to retreat, resulting in the entire army retreat.Although judging from the situation at the time, it was indeed a wise choice to take the initiative to retreat, but it would be too unwise for a person to always go against the leader, go his own way, and look at no one.Such people are easy targets.Target means: 1. Everyone wants to retreat in their hearts, but they dare not say it out; 2. Luan Yan not only dared to speak, but also dared to act, saving the entire army; 3. Everyone was secretly happy in their hearts, but they were all scolding Luan Yan, saying that we came all the way and killed so many people, because that kid messed around and caused us to return without success——In the coalition camp , this kind of discussion spreads in an uproar. Luan Yan could hold his breath, but his younger brother Luan Zhen couldn't take it anymore.This young man from the Luan family has a fierce personality, even worse than Luan Yan.He found Shi Yang, the son of Shi Gai, and said: "We came here from a long distance, and now we have returned without success. Not only the people of Qin ridiculed us, but the princes also looked down on us. There are two men from our Luan family who stand in front of the military chariot. How can you not feel ashamed?"——Luan Zhen served as Luan Yan's right guard, so there is this saying. Shi Yang said, "Then what do you want to do?" "I am willing to die to wash away the family's disgrace!" "Although I don't agree with your idea, but since you have decided to do this, I am willing to follow you!" Shi Yang said, "Who made me your friend?" Luan Zhen held Shi Yang's hand tightly, and was moved to tears. The two people, one in front and one behind, each drove a chariot towards the camp of the Qin army. The banners with the characters "Luan" and "Shi" on the chariot were rattled by the wind.All the soldiers of the coalition army were stunned by this sudden action. Tens of thousands of eyes watched them, and saw two streams of smoke and dust billowing towards the camp of the Qin Army. .Seeing that the "Luan" flag was approaching the camp of the Qin army, there was a sudden noise in the camp, and arrows shot out like locusts, instantly shooting Luan Zhen and his chariot and horses into hedgehogs.The banner with the word "Shi" following behind obviously paused for a moment, slowed down its forward speed, then changed its forward direction, and made a 180-degree turn. Shi Yang took one last look at Luan Zhen from afar, and then he sped up his horse and ran back to the coalition camp amidst the boos of the soldiers on both sides. "It was your son who killed my younger brother!" That night, Luan Yan broke into Shi Gai's camp reeking of alcohol, "He didn't want to go, it was your son who instigated him to go. Now he is dead, but your son came back alive That's it, your son killed him!" "Shi Yang lacks courage, I am very ashamed as a father." Shi Gai did not make any excuses, but put his hands on Luan Yan's shoulders, trying to comfort him, but Luan Yan pushed him away: "If you If you don’t drive your son away, I’ll kill him!” When Shi Gai heard the words, he gave a wry smile and asked, "Are you telling the truth?" Luan said disgustedly, "I will do what I say." He kicked the long table in front of him and staggered out of the tent. According to "Zuo Zhuan", Shi Yang was the second person in the Shi family to go into exile in Qin.The first one is the well-known Scholars Association, who once went into exile in the Qin State when Zhao Dun was in power, and later returned to the country in response to the call and became a generation of famous ministers.As a descendant of the Shihui, Shi Yang was forced to go into exile in the state of Qin, and he didn't live for long. He returned to the state of Jin in about the second year and became a senior official of the clan. It is said that Qin Jinggong once asked Shi Yang a question: "Who will perish first among the officials of Jin?" Shi Yang replied without hesitation: "It should be the Luan family!" Said: "Yes. Luan Yan's domineering has reached the point where it cannot be increased, but because of his ancestor's virtue, he himself can avoid the remaining disasters. If this is the case, the disaster may befall his son Luan Ying." Qin Jinggong Unable to understand, Shi Yang explained: "The Jin people love Luan Yan's father, Luan Shu, just like the people of the Zhou Dynasty miss Zhao Gong's kindness. Gan Tang's last love, let alone his son? If Luan Yan dies, Luan Ying has not yet benefited the people of the country. , and Luan Shu's kindness has been forgotten by others, the resentment that Luan Yan aroused from his domineering will be magnified, and it will be a disaster for his son, and Luan Ying will be in trouble!" Zhao Gong is Zhao Gongshi (shi), a politician who was as famous as Zhou Gongdan in the early years of the Zhou Dynasty.According to the records of "Historical Records", Zhao Gong inspected the territory and dealt with political affairs under a Tang tree. From the uncle Hou to the common people, he was sincerely convinced.After Zhao Gong died, everyone was grateful for his benevolence and couldn't bear to cut down the Tang tree, so there was a poem "Gan Tang" in Chinese: The luxuriant Gantang, we don't want to cut it, because Zhao Gong used to rest under its shade!Shi Yang used "love his Gantang, not to mention his son" as a metaphor for the feelings of the Jin people towards Luan Shu, explaining that the reason why Luan Yan has not caused trouble so far is entirely because of Luan Shu's favor.After listening to Shi Yang's opinion, Qin Jinggong was deeply impressed. Regardless of the fact that Qin and Jin were in a state of hostility, he sent people to Jin to speak good words for Shi Yang, so that Shi Yang could end his exile and return to his motherland.