Chapter 3 No permanent friends, only permanent interests

In 632 BC, Duke Wen of Jin lived through a series of glorious events.Following the Battle of Chengpu and the Alliance of Jiantu, this winter he launched a meeting of princes in Wendi to discuss how to deal with countries that were dissatisfied with the Alliance of Jiantu.The heads of state or authorized representatives of Jin, Qi, Qin, Lu, Song, Cai, Zheng, Chen, Ju, Zhu and other countries participated in this alliance.After the meeting, a large-scale hunting event was held. At the warm invitation of Duke Wen of Jin, King Xiang of Zhou also went from Luoyi to Wendi to try his skills, which added a lot of glory to the meeting.Although Kong Lao Er had some complaints about this, saying that "it is not allowed to discipline the emperor with a minister", but judging from the situation of the emperor at that time, Jin Wengong thought highly of him so much, and he had absolutely no reason to hang himself up and sell him.

As a result of the Wendi alliance, in the winter of this year, Jin Wengong led the princes to launch an attack on Xu State to punish him for his infidelity.As for why Xu Guo was "dissatisfied", there are no records in "Spring and Autumn" and "Zuo Zhuan". It is very likely that Xu Guo did not send anyone to participate in the alliance of practicing soil. On the way to cut Xu, Duke Wen of Jin fell seriously ill.Cao Gonggong’s courtier Hou Ru spent money to bribe Jin’s minister Shi (shi) Shi, and asked him to say to Jin Wengong: “Please let Cao Guo go. Back then, Duke Huan of Qi called a meeting of princes to help princes with different surnames like Xing and Wei to restore their country. ;Today you convened a meeting of princes, but you want to eliminate the princes with the same surname. The ancestor Shu Zhenduo of Cao State was the son of King Wen of Zhou, and the ancestor Tang Shu of my Jin State was the descendant of King Wu of Zhou. take care of.

"It is not proper for you to order the princes to destroy the country of brothers; you have promised Cao Bo and Wei Hou to restore the country in private, and now you have restored the Wei country and forgotten the Cao country. One, it is unfair rewards and punishments. Indecent, unfaithful, and unfair, these three big hats are placed on your head, do you feel good?" Duke Wen of Jin was a reasonable man, especially when he was sick. He ordered Cao Gonggong to be released, and asked Cao Gonggong to atone for his crimes, and followed the princes to crusade against Xu. After returning from the state of Xu, the state of Jin expanded its army again, and built a new three armies on the basis of the three armies.In this way, the armed forces of the state of Jin have reached the sixth army, which is already the establishment of the royal army.In order to avoid gossip from other princes, Duke Wen of Jin declared that the expansion of the army was to deal with the Di tribe.Moreover, the new three armies are not called the army, but the "three lines", with Xun Linfu as the main general of the central line, Tu Chi as the main general of the right line, and Xianmi as the main general of the left line.

In the summer of 631 B.C., Prince Hu of the royal family, Duke Lu Xi of the state of Lu, Marshal Hu Yan of the Jin State, Sima Gonggu of the State of Song, Guifu of the State of Qi, Yuantao Tu of the State of Chen, and the son of Duke Mu of Qin Prince Yin (yin) and others met in Zhaiquan to review the alliance of Jiantu and discuss the crusade against Zheng. After the Battle of Chengpu, Zheng Wengong turned to Jin Wengong in time and presided over the prisoner offering ceremony of Jiantu.A year later, the state of Jin launched another crusade against the state of Zheng. The reason was that when Duke Wen of Jin was in exile, he was treated "indecently" in the state of Zheng, and he couldn't swallow it.In addition, this time Zheng Guo did not send anyone to participate in Zhai Quan's meeting, which just gave Jin Wengong another excuse, so he temporarily moved to attack Zheng Guo.

Who said that autumn is not counted?Old accounts and new accounts are settled together. Zhai Quan's meeting was severely criticized by Zuo Qiuming, mainly because the levels of the participants were not equal.All the vassal states were represented by officials at the level of senior officials, but the king of Lu State was present in person, which was really too much force. In the spring of 630 BC, Jin State launched a tentative attack on Zheng State.According to "Zuo Zhuan", the purpose of this attack was to "see whether it can be attacked or not". With Jin's military strength, attacking Zheng is of course a piece of cake.The so-called "seeing whether it can be attacked or not" is estimated to be on the sidelines, and I want to see the reaction of Chu State.After being convinced that King Cheng of Chu would not interfere indiscriminately, in September of the same year, Duke Wen of Jin and Duke Mu of Qin joined forces to crusade against Zheng State. There were two reasons for publicly declaring:

1. Zheng Bo was once rude to the Marquis of Jin; 2. Zheng Guo still flirts with Chu State up to now, and the ties are broken. The army of the Jin State was stationed in Hanling, and the army of the State of Qin was stationed in the south of Si (si), forming a pincer attack on the State of Zheng. Jin Wengong's attack on Zheng this time not only had military preparations, but also political preparations.According to "Historical Records", Zheng Wengong had three wives who bore him five sons, all of whom "died early due to sin".In a rage, Zheng Wengong drove all the sons born to other concubines out of the country.One of them, Zilan, fled to the state of Jin and was treated preferentially by Duke Wen of Jin.After the armies of Jin and Qin entered Zheng State, Jin Wengong ordered Gong Zilan to stand by on the eastern border of Jin State, intending to send Gong Zilan into Zheng State to take over the regime as soon as the military operation was over.

Zheng Wengong sent an old man named Zhu Zhiwu to the camp of the Qin army in the dark, and said to Qin Mugong: "The Qin and Jin armies surrounded Zheng Guo, and Zheng Guo will inevitably perish. If Zheng Guo If death can bring you any benefits, then you can just let it go! But I want to advise you, even if you destroy Zheng, it will not do Qin any good, because there is still a gap between Qin and Zheng. The state of Jin can benefit from the state of Jin. As a result, the state of Jin has increased its land, which means relatively less land for the state of Qin, which is not worthwhile. If you let the state of Zheng go, Zheng is willing to become the state of Qin to travel to the Central Plains The host of the Qin State provided convenience for the State of Qin, so it would not do any harm to the State of Qin. Besides, you were very kind to Duke Hui of Jin, and he promised you five cities outside the river. Strengthen the city walls to defend you. You have experienced the insatiable greed of the Jin people. Today they go east to ask Zheng for land, and tomorrow they will expand westward. At that time, if they don’t have Qin’s idea, who else can they attack? What about your idea? Please think twice."

In modern language, "host" means the host's house.But the original meaning of the word, "East" refers to a specific orientation.Zheng Guo is to the east of Qin State, so he claims to be the host.Appellations such as "Northern Daoist" and "Southern Daoist" have appeared in the history books of later generations. Zhu Zhiwu's words moved Qin Mugong.He seriously recalled what happened between Qin State and Jin State in these years, and felt that what Zhu Zhiwu said was true.The state of Qin has been working hard to help the state of Jin, and the state of Jin always happily accepts the help of the state of Qin, but never thinks about how to repay the state of Qin, or even revenge.Right now, Duke Wen of Jin has received strong support from the Qin State since he came to power until he became the hegemony, and he has not expressed any reciprocation so far, as if all of this is taken for granted.

Therefore, Qin and Zheng signed a secret covenant.Three days later, the Jin people were surprised to find that the Qin people had withdrawn their troops.Not only that, Qin Mugong also left three generals, Qizi, Fengsun, and Yangsun, with a troop stationed at the north gate of Xinzheng, announcing to guard the city gate for Zheng Guo.This means that if the state of Jin continues to attack the state of Zheng, it will become an enemy of the people of Qin. The generals of the Jin army were outraged by the blatant betrayal of the Qin people.Hu Yan and others suggested that Jin Wengong ignore the existence of the Qin people and enter Xinzheng according to the original plan. If the Qin people want to obstruct, they will even fight with the Qin people.

Fortunately, Jin Wengong is not as heartless as Jin Huigong. He secretly weighed the pros and cons, and said to everyone: "Without the help of Qin, we would not have achieved what we are today. With the help of others, we draw swords against each other. It is inhumane; it is unwise to lose a powerful ally because of trivial matters; the two countries originally lived in peace, but war broke out, which is not the way to use force. Forget it, since God does not want to destroy Zheng, we don’t have to force it ,Let's go back." Having said that, Duke Wen of Jin was unwilling to return empty-handed. He sent someone to negotiate with Duke Wen of Zheng, requesting that Gong Zilan be sent back to the Kingdom of Zheng as the eldest son.Shi Jiafu, the official of the State of Zheng, said to Duke Wen of Zheng: "The sons of all the wives are dead now. Among the other sons, Zilan is the most capable. You might as well agree to the request of the State of Jin so that they can retreat quickly."

Zheng Wengong followed the advice and sent Shi Jiafu and Hou Xuanduo to the state of Jin to welcome son Lan back home.Jin and Zheng Guosui signed a peace agreement. After returning from the state of Zheng, the state of Jin reformed the army again, abolished the newly established three lines, changed it to the upper and lower new armies, appointed Zhao Shuan as the new commander of the upper army, and Xu Ying as the new commander of the lower army.According to "Zuo Zhuan", this was done to defend against Di Ren's attack. Is Di Ren really in such trouble? The answer is yes. In the spring of 630 BC, when Jin Wengong was tentatively attacking the state of Zheng, the Di people lost no time in launching an attack on the state of Qi. In the time of Duke Huan of Qi, Di people only dared to bully second- and third-rate countries like Wei and Xing.When Duke Huan of Qi died, even the state of Qi became the target of Di people's invasion.Looking at the Central Plains, it is really only the state of Jin that makes Di people afraid. In 629 BC, the Di people once again invaded the state of Wei on a large scale, forcing Wei Chenggong to move the capital to Diqiu.For this reason, Weiguo also held divination activities, and the result was that Weiguo still had three hundred years of national luck.However, judging from the records of "Historical Records", Weiguo has still experienced 19 generations of monarchs since then, which lasted 420 years, and it was not until the era of Qin Shihuang that the country was completely destroyed.Therefore, the result of this divination is extremely inaccurate. Diqiu was originally the residence of the grandson of Qi, the first emperor of the Xia Dynasty.Wei Chenggong moved to Diqiu, and dreamed that his ancestor Wei Kangshu said to him: "You gave me a lot of sacrifices, but they were all taken away by the minister." Wei Chenggong then ordered the sacrifice to the minister so that he would not rob himself. Ancestral sacrifice.Ning Yu thinks it's impossible: "It's not our ancestors, even if they sacrifice, they won't be able to enjoy it. Even the descendants of the Xia Dynasty, such as Qi and Zeng, don't offer sacrifices to Xiangxiang, and we have no obligation to undertake the sacrifice to Xiangxiang." Confucius pointed out sharply: "Sacrificing to someone who is not his ghost is flattery!" That is to say, it is an act of flattery to sacrifice to someone who is not one's own ancestor. Maybe it was a turn of events, but soon after, civil strife broke out in the Diren tribe, and Weiguo took the opportunity to launch a counterattack. The two sides shook hands and made peace in 628 BC. In the spring of this year, Dou Zhang, a doctor of Chu State, held talks with Yang Chufu, a doctor of Jin State, and the two sides established a diplomatic relationship at the level of charge d'affaires. In the summer, Zheng Wengong, who had swayed at the head of Xinzheng City for forty-five years, passed away. Gongzi Lan, who was supported by the state of Jin, successfully ascended the throne, that is, Zheng Mugong in history. The relationship between Jin and Zheng opened a new chapter. one page. In winter, Duke Wen of Jin also passed away at the age of seventy-one. Looking back on Jin Wengong's life, the most legendary is his nineteen-year exile career.He went abroad at the age of forty-three and did not return to China until he was sixty-two years old. During the nineteen years, he successively lived in or passed through the states of Zhai, Wei, Qi, Cao, Zheng, Chu, Qin, or was Being regarded as a guest of honor, or being discriminated against with cold eyes, it can be said that he has tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, and he has also cultivated his calm personality that is not surprised by favor or humiliation.It is worth mentioning that although the days in exile were difficult, he lived a very chic life with many beautiful women to accompany him. First he married Ji Wei in the State of Zhai, then Qi Jiang in the State of Qi, and then married Huai Ying in the State of Qin Waiting for five wives, these women either comforted his heart with their gentleness and virtuousness, or became his political backing with their special status, adding a lot of beauty to his life in exile.What's more worth mentioning is that the dozens of brothers under him are not only loyal to him and will never leave him, but also help him out of the predicament in time when he is most difficult and weak, bid farewell to mediocrity, and return to Jin with a firm goal , Achieve great things, can be described as good teachers and helpful friends.After Jin Wengong came to power, in addition to repaying the kindness of everyone, he boldly reused these talented people who were not from the public clan, changed the tradition that the state affairs were controlled by the public clan, and handed over the management of major affairs of the country to other surnames.It was by relying on these sages of different surnames that the Jin State was able to rise rapidly in just a few years, and defeated the most powerful Chu State in the world, becoming the overlord of the world. The only regret is that Jin Wengong became a great weapon too late, and he died after only a few years of hegemony.But Jin’s hegemony did not disappear quickly with his death. From the perspective of later generations’ history, Jin’s hegemony began with Jin Wengong, followed by his son Jin Xianggong, and once declined in the era of Jin Chenggong and Jin Linggong , In the era of Jin Jinggong, Jin Ligong, and Jin Pinggong, it rose again.For nearly a hundred years after the Battle of Chengpu, Jin State has always been the most powerful country in the Central Plains—of course, this is a later story, and the rise and fall of Jin State will be told in future stories. After Jin Wengong died, his coffin was sent to Quwo, where the funeral will be held.However, just as the coffin was being transported out of the city gate of Jiangdu, there was a sudden noise of cows inside.According to the records of "Zuo Zhuan", it is "sounding like a cow". As for whether it is like the roar of a cow or the sound of a cow's hooves, there is no way to verify it.Bu Yan quickly ordered the troops to stop, and everyone bowed down together. After tossing for a while, Bu Yan said: "My lord has an order. There will be western troops passing through our country. If they attack them, they will surely win!" The so-called Western army, of course, refers to the army of Qin. Dead people can't speak, so when Bu Yan said this, there must be someone behind him.This person may be Hu Yan, or Xian Zhen, in short, he is the Eagle Faction of the Jin Kingdom.This sentence is not guessing out of thin air, but based on accurate information. Two years ago, after Qin State and Zheng State signed a secret covenant, Qin General Qi Zi and others stayed in Zheng State and became Qin's foreign troops.Hearing the news of Jin Wengong's death, he wrote a secret letter to Qin Mugong, which said: "The people of Zheng Guo trust us very much and ask us to guard the north gate of Xinzheng. Elimination of Zheng Guo is easy to turn back." This is undoubtedly a bad idea.Back then, Zhu Zhiwu lobbied Qin Mugong not to have the idea of ​​Zheng Guo. The most important reason was that Qin Guo was too far away from Zheng Guo, and there was Jin Guo in between. Meaningless. Uncle Jian, a doctor of the Qin State, further pointed out: "It is a taboo for military strategists to attack far away. The troops set off from Qin State to Zheng State, thousands of miles away, how could they 'sneak'? Not only the people of Zheng State will know this plan, but the people of Jin State I will also know." He firmly opposed Qi Zi's proposal. In the language of modern management, Qizi's plan is not only problematic in setting goals, but also unrealistic in operation.However, Qin Mugong obviously regarded the death of Jin Wengong as an opportunity for Qin to dominate, and he refused to listen to Uncle Jian's dissuasion, and decided to send Baili Meng Mingshi, Xiqishu, and Bai Yibing to lead troops to Zheng. Meng Mingshi is the son of Bailixi, a doctor, while Xiqishu and Bai Yibing are the sons of Uncle Jian.Regarding the character of Baili Xi, there is a big discrepancy between the records in "Zuo Zhuan" and "Historical Records": First, in 655 BC, Duke Xian of Jin destroyed Yu State and captured Duke Yu and his doctor Jing Bo.Later, Duke Xian of Jin married his daughter to Duke Mu of Qin, and sent the two of them to Qin as dowry servants.According to the records of "Zuo Zhuan", these two people have no follow-up since then.According to the records of "Historical Records", Duke Xian of Jin captured "Jun Yu and his doctor Jingbo Bailixi", so Jing Bo is undoubtedly Bailixi. "Historical Records" also records that on the way to the state of Qin, Bailixi secretly ran out of the send-off team while no one was paying attention, and fled to the state of Chu, where he was arrested by the people of the state of Chu as a "three-no-person".Qin Mugong heard from Gongsun Zhi that Bailixi was virtuous and capable, and wanted to spend a lot of money to redeem him from the people of Chu, but he was afraid that the action would be too big and would arouse the vigilance of the people of Chu, so he sent his servants to negotiate with Chu and said: : "Our country has a fugitive servant named Bailixi who is now in your country. Please allow us to redeem him with five sheepskins to punish the fugitive." Five sheepskins should have been the price of a servant at that time.After hearing this, the Chu people didn't doubt anything, so they handed Bailixi over to the Qin people.When he arrived in Qin State, Duke Mu of Qin came to welcome Bailixi in person. When asked about his age, he was already seventy years old, but he was full of knowledge. Duke Mu of Qin talked with him for three days. He was as happy as King Wen of Zhou when he got Taigong Jiang. Worship as a doctor and let him preside over the state affairs.At that time, people in the country jokingly called him "Doctor Wuyangskin".Bailixi recommended his friend Uncle Jian to Duke Mu of Qin, and Duke Mu of Qin invited Uncle Jian as well, and worshiped him as a senior doctor. Although the "Historical Records" is conclusive, there is no clue in "Zuo Zhuan" whether Baili Xi and Jing Bo are the same person. Second, in 628 BC, Qin State planned to send troops to attack Zheng State.According to the records of "Zuo Zhuan", only Uncle Jian stood up to express his opposition at that time, so Bailixi is undoubtedly no longer alive. Duke Mu of Qin insisted on sending troops, but Uncle Jian took Meng Mingshi by the hand and said, "Nephew, I'm afraid I can only see you leave the army, but not come back." "What nonsense are you talking about, old man, if you don't live long, the tree on your grave can be hugged with both hands!" The implication is, I've heard you babbling for decades, and I'm tired of hearing it. Qin's army set off from the east gate, and Uncle Jian went to see him off. Seeing his two sons, Xiong Jiu Jiu, standing on the chariot, he couldn't help crying, and told them: "When you go to Zheng, you must Be careful that the people of Jin are sneaking up on our army in Xiaodi. There is a valley in Xiaodi. Let me, an old man, clean up the bones for you." However, according to the records of "Historical Records", it was not only Uncle Jian who opposed sending troops at that time, but also Baili Xi.And when Qin Jun set off, both of them participated in the "Crying Master". After careful scrutiny, the records in "Historical Records" are a bit unreliable: in 655 BC, Baili Xi was already seventy years old, and by 628 BC, if Baili Xi was still alive, he would have been ninety-seven years old.In those days, it might not be easy for a person to live to the age of ninety-seven.Therefore, we still adopt the point of view of "Zuo Zhuan", that is: Baili Xi and Jing Bo are two people. When Meng Mingshi left for the expedition, Baili Xi had passed away. Closer to home. In the spring of 627 BC, the troops of the Qin army who attacked the state of Zheng arrived at Luoyi, a royal city very close to the state of Zheng, after a long journey.When passing through the north gate of Luoyi, in order to show respect for the emperor, Meng Mingshi ordered the archers and men with halberds on the chariot to take off their armor, get out of the chariot and walk.However, as soon as they passed the city gate, the soldiers of the Qin army jumped onto the chariot one after another, and their movements were very sturdy.At that time, Wang Sunman was still young. He saw this scene standing on the tower and said: "The Qin army is frivolous and rude, and it is bound to fail. If you are frivolous, you will plan less, and if you are rude, you will not be prepared well. When you are in a dangerous situation, you have no defense and no strategy. , how can you be undefeated?" The Qin army passed through Luoyi openly, and its intentions have been clearly revealed.If the state of Zheng had spies or diplomats stationed in Luoyi, as long as they sent a secret report to Xinzheng on a small road, the Qin army's plan to attack Xinzheng would be ruined. However, until this time, Zheng Guo officials still seemed to be unaware of the danger that was at hand.In Xinzheng City, everything was as calm as before. The small Qin Army troops led by General Qin Qizi and others were still in charge of guarding the north gate, meticulously checking the luggage and documents of suspicious persons. If it weren't for the appearance of the businessman from Zheng State named Xian Gao, Qin Jun's attack on Zheng State for thousands of miles this time was at least tactically successful. Xian Gao was a merchant who traveled between Xinzheng and Luoyi.His business is very simple. He buys cattle in the state of Zheng, sells them in Luoyi, and earns the difference. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the political status of merchants was quite low, and they were at the bottom of the four major occupations of "scholars, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants".However, the status of merchants in the State of Zheng is special. Some merchants have maintained a good relationship with the government since the time of Duke Huan of Zheng, and even "have an oath for the world" to share weal and woe.According to "Guoyu" records, Duke Huan of Zheng served as a Situ in the royal family. He listened to Shibo's suggestion and ran his power eastward. He used a lot of money to bribe the Luodong countries to buy people's hearts. There must be rich merchants behind him. .In addition, Zheng State is located in the heart of the Central Plains, and it is the hub of communication between the south and the north, and its commerce is far more developed than other vassal states. Therefore, it is not surprising that the status of Zheng State merchants is higher than that of other countries. "Zuo Zhuan" did not clearly state whether Xian Gao had contacts with Zheng Guogong's office.But when he passed through Hua country and heard the news of the Qin army's invasion, his first reaction was to send people back to Xinzheng to report the enemy's situation to Zheng Mugong.Xian Gao himself pretended to be the envoy of Zheng Guo, and brought four cowhide and twelve fat cows to the camp of the Qin Army.Seeing Meng Mingshi, the general of the Qin army, he said calmly: "Your Majesty heard that you are going to lead troops through the country, and I have specially ordered you to come down to reward the army." The ancients paid attention to lightness before heavyness in presenting gifts. Xian Gao first presented four pieces of cowhide to Meng Mingshi and others, and then rewarded the soldiers of the Qin army with twelve fat cows.The Qin people did not have any doubts about his identity. Now that envoys were sent to labor, it showed that Zheng Guo was already prepared, and a sneak attack was obviously impossible.Meng Mingshi fell into a dilemma. He thought twice and said to Xi Qishu and Bai Yibing: "Zheng Guo is prepared, if we attack hard, it will be difficult to conquer; if we besiege the city and have no backup, we can only go back." Meng Mingshi didn't want to make the trip in vain, so he wiped out the country of Hua, captured a large amount of property, and traveled westward all the way. In Xinzheng, after receiving the information from Xian Gao, Zheng Mugong sent people to the hotel where Qizi and others lived to inquire, and found that the Qin army was preparing for battle. He sent someone to visit Qizi and said: "Everyone has lived in our country for a long time, and there is not much food left in our country. Now I heard that you are going to travel far, and there is nothing to give away. Zheng has a piece of original garden, and Qin It is a great hunting spot just like the gardens in our country, you can go there at your own convenience, and hunt a few elk for food, so that our country can have a leisurely time, how about that?" The words were very polite, but Qi Zi and the others were very satisfied after hearing this. Sweating profusely.Not long after, the spies sent news that Meng Mingshi's army had withdrawn.Knowing that the secret had been leaked, Qizi fled to Qi, Fengsun and Yangsun fled to Song, and the Qin army stationed at the north gate of Xinzheng also dispersed. It was already a mistake for the Qin army to attack far away, but it was another mistake to destroy Huaguo without success.The reason for these two mistakes is the same: Zheng State and Hua State are thousands of miles away from Qin State. Even if these two countries are destroyed, they cannot be managed, and they can only benefit other countries.As for getting a little loot, it doesn't seem like what a big country does, but like a thieves. The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole follows behind.When Meng Mingshi set off from the state of Hua, the state of Jin was also planning to attack the Qin army.Jin Xianggong, who had just succeeded to the throne, presided over the military meeting. Xian Zhen was very excited and said, "Uncle Qin didn't listen to Uncle Jian's advice, and exhausted the whole country because of his own greed. God gave us an opportunity. We must not miss this opportunity. When the time comes, we must attack Qin's army." "We have not yet repaid the kindness of the people of Qin, but instead attacked Qin's troops. Could it be that the first king died, and you have forgotten his position?" Luan Zhi retorted. "The state of Qin did not express condolences for the death of our ancestors, but also attacked the princes with the same surname as me. The people of the state of Qin are rude. How can they talk about repaying? I heard that if one day indulges the enemy, the future troubles will affect several generations. The disaster will affect the descendants. Could it be that the first Your position?" As a result of the debate, Xian Zhen gained the upper hand.Duke Xiang of Jin sent troops in black filial piety, and instigated the Jiang Rong tribe to send troops to help, and went to Mount Miu to intercept the Qin army. When the Qin army set off from Yongcheng, Uncle Jian repeatedly told his two sons to beware of the Jin army's ambush in Yushan.But neither Xiqishu nor Bai Yibing took his words to heart, and Meng Mingshi also relaxed his vigilance. In addition, the Qin army plundered a lot of luggage in Huaguo. , It stretched nearly ten miles.Judging from the topography of Confused Mountain, I'm afraid it can only be said that the Qin people formed this long snake-like marching procession purely for the purpose of ambush by the enemy. The Jin people waited for the Qin army to fully enter the valley and launched an attack, cutting the Qin army into several sections and encircling them.In this battle, the Qin army was almost completely annihilated. Meng Mingshi, Xiqishu, and Bai Yibing also became prisoners of the Jin army. Needless to say, the trophies captured from Hua State also became the trophies of the Jin people. After winning the "Battle of Confusion", the whole state of Jin wore hemp and filial piety for Duke Wen of Jin. Since the time of Duke Xiangong of Jin, Qin State and Jin State have intermarried with each other. Either Jin State married its daughter to Qin State, or Qin State married its princess to Jin State. The two sides have maintained a relatively stable friendly relationship through this.Later generations called marriage "the goodness of Qin and Jin Dynasties", which comes from this allusion.However, no matter how good a marriage is, it is just an appendage of politics. Once political interests conflict, the two countries will inevitably draw their swords and throw their decades of friendship to Java. In these intricate political and marriage relationships, although women are weak, they often influence history with their weak power.In the Battle of Hanyuan in 645 BC, Jin Huigong became a prisoner of Qin State. It was precisely because his sister threatened death in front of Qin Mugong that he was able to avoid humiliation and was finally released back to the country.Eighteen years later, during the Battle of Confusion, the three commanders of the Qin Army became prisoners of the State of Jin. Wen Ying, the widow of Duke Wen of Jin, hoped to do something for the State of Qin, so she asked her son Duke Xiang of Jin to release the three men. These three people separated the monarchs of Qin and Jin, which led to the war between the two countries. If Qin Jun got these three people, he would like to peel their skins and eat their flesh. Why do you need to do it? Why don't you let them go back to Qin to suffer? die, to fulfill Qin Jun's wish." Wen Ying is the daughter of Duke Mu of Qin. According to the records in "Zuo Zhuan", she should be Huai Ying who was established as his wife back then.Jin Wengong was given the posthumous title of "Wen" after his death, so it is only natural to change Huaiying to Wenying now. After hearing what Wen Ying said, Duke Jin Xiang released Meng Mingshi and others. The next day at court, Xian Zhen asked about the Qin prisoners of war. Duke Jin Xiang replied truthfully, "The queen mother pleaded for them, and I have let them go." When Xian Zhen heard this, he was furious: "It took a lot of effort for the soldiers to catch them on the battlefield, but the woman let them go with a few words. This is a matter of harming oneself and benefiting others. The country is not far from destruction!" After speaking, he ignored etiquette and spit out a mouthful of phlegm in front of Jin Xianggong. Jin Xianggong also came to his senses, and ordered the doctor Yang Chufu to pursue Meng Mingshi.Chufu Yang chased him all the way to the edge of the Yellow River, and Meng Mingshi and others were already in the boat sent by the state of Qin.Chufu Yang was quick to gain wisdom, untied the horse on the left side of the chariot, and said to Meng Mingshi: "My lord sent me to give you a good horse, please come back and take the horse away." Only fools will come back.Meng Mingshi stood at the bow of the boat and made a long series, saying: "Thanks to the kindness of the king of your country, who did not kill us to sacrifice the war drums, so that we can go back to Qin to receive punishment. If I go back to China and be sentenced to death, that is Death is immortal; if you are lucky enough to survive, you will come back three years later to thank you (three years will be a gift from the king)!" Qin Mugong received the news that Meng Mingshi and others had returned to the country, and he personally went to the outskirts of Yongcheng to greet them in white clothes. When he saw them, he cried and said, "It's all my fault that I didn't listen to Uncle Jian's words and made you suffer humiliation. The blame is all on me." It was announced on the spot that Meng Mingshi was still in office, and said: "It's my fault, what's wrong with the doctor? I won't bury a person's strengths and abilities just because of one failure."