Chapter 13 The Game of Powerful Ministers and Faint Kings

In the winter of 608 BC, Zhao Dun sent Zhao Chuan to lead an army to crusade against Chongguo, which made the already bad relationship between Qin and Jin worse.The threat from the west has not yet been lifted, and the Jin State united with the Song State to send troops to crusade against the Zheng State again, taking the shame of the Battle of Xuebeilin. Anyone with a little common sense knows that Zheng Guo is now a staunch ally of Chu State, and the crusade against Zheng State is to make things difficult for Chu State, and Chu State will definitely send troops to intervene.And once the Chu people sent troops, even the coalition forces of Jin and Song might not be the opponent of the Chu army.Zhao Dun has a clear understanding of this.

However, it is still necessary to crusade against Zheng Guo. First, the state of Zheng is the heart of the Central Plains, and it is a battleground for military strategists.If it cannot be won over through diplomatic means, force must be used to force it to change its attitude, or to subdue it completely. Second, Jin State and Song State attacked Zheng State, they were close at hand, and they were free to come and go.However, if Chu State wants to rescue Zheng State, it will inevitably have to travel thousands of miles.When the Chu army arrives, the Jin army can take the initiative to retreat, avoiding its edge, and wait for the Chu army to withdraw before launching a counterattack. In this way, the enemy advances and retreats, and the enemy retreats and advances. The Chu army is exhausted, while the Jin army is waiting for work. This is a strategic advantage Always stay on the Jin side.

It should be said that Zhao Dun's judgment was accurate.If Chu State sends troops to aid Zheng, it will inevitably fall into strategic passiveness; if it does not send troops to aid Zheng, it is very likely to lose the trust of Zheng State and make Zheng State fall into the embrace of Jin State. King Zhuang of Chu was not nervous at all when he received this hot potato, he sent someone to send an order to Zheng Mugong, ordering him to use offense as defense, and immediately sent his son Guisheng to lead troops to crusade against Song State. Strange to say, the Zheng people, who have always only danced autumn leaves with the east wind, received this order from King Zhuang of Chu, as if they drank a powerful aphrodisiac, and their backs hardened immediately.In the second year, that is, in the spring of 607 BC, Prince Guisheng led an army from Xinzheng and went straight to Song State.

Surprised by the people of Song, they sent Hua Yuan, the right teacher, and Lelu, the new Si Kou, to lead the defense.The armies of the two countries met at the big thorn (place name) of Song State. Zheng Guoren was so powerful that he defeated Song State and returned.During the battle, Hua Yuan was captured and Le Lu died in battle. Zheng Jun also captured 460 Song Army vehicles, captured 250 soldiers, and cut off 100 heads to show off his military exploits.The glory of the battle results, I am afraid that even the people of Zheng Guo feel incredible. Even if the former emperor Zheng Zhuanggong ruled Heluo, and Zheng Ligong used soldiers like a god, he never captured four hundred and sixty chariots in one battle!

Zheng Guo's victory came inexplicably, but the reason for Song Guo's disastrous defeat can be found: First, since Song Zhaogong came to power, the political situation of Song State has been seriously unstable.However, Song Wengong ascended to the throne by killing the king, but failed to reverse the situation and make the situation better.Two years before the Battle of the Great Thorn, that is, in the winter of 609 BC, a new civil strife broke out in the Song Dynasty. Song Wengong's younger brother Gong Zixu joined forces with the aristocratic Wu family to plot a coup d'état and prepare to support Song Zhaogong's son.Song Wengong realized in time that he killed his son, son Xu, and Song Zhaogong's sons, and mobilized Hua, Le, Xiang, Yu, Dang and other nobles to crusade against the Wu clan and expelled all Wu clan members from the country.It was after this incident that Le Lu became the Sikou of Song State.

Second, Hua Yuan, the commander-in-chief of the Song Army, killed sheep to reward the soldiers before the battle, but Yang Zhu, who was the driver of his chariot, did not get a share of the pie, and his psychology was extremely unbalanced.After the battle started, Yang Zhen said: "You had the final say on how to divide the sheep the day before yesterday, but I have the final say on today's affairs." So he didn't listen to the command, and drove straight to Zheng Jun in a chariot, making Hua Yuan Zheng Jun's subordinate. captive. Thirdly, the Song Dynasty doctor Kuangxiao was ordered to face Zheng Jun, and the chariot of General Zheng Jun accidentally fell into a depression.Originally, this was a great opportunity to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, but the mad school has the legacy of the former emperor Song Xianggong. Instead of throwing stones into the well, he held the halberd upside down and pulled Zheng Guoren upside down.The result can be imagined, as soon as Zheng Guoren came up, he drew his sword and killed the mad school, and the subordinates of the mad school also dispersed. "Zuo Zhuan" commented on the behavior of the crazy school: "The crazy school made a double mistake of disrespect and disobedience, and it is not a pity to die. In the battle, courage and perseverance are kept in the ears, remembered in the heart, and displayed on the outside, which is called etiquette. .Killing the enemy is courage and perseverance. The mad school did the opposite, so it is not surprising that he was killed."

The army collapsed, the commander was captured, and the Song people were completely humiliated in Daji.After the war, Song Wengong immediately sent an envoy to see the son Guisheng and demanded that Huayuan be redeemed.Young master Guisheng casually said a number: one hundred chariots and four hundred fine horses!No bargaining is allowed, the price will be doubled once you pay it back, don’t redeem it if it’s too expensive, we can put your right teacher in an iron cage, take it back to Xinzheng for a month’s exhibition, and then send it to Yingdu Zoo for long-term breeding. The price that Young Master Guisheng offered was enough to equip half of the army of a third-rate country at that time, so it was obviously suspected of extortion.But Song Wengong received the bill, and without a word, he shipped it according to the order-if the dignified Song Guoyou was sent to Chu State for an exhibition, he, the monarch, would really be ashamed to see his ancestors underground.

Hua Yuan himself saved part of the expenses for Song Wengong.As soon as the Song people sent fifty chariots and two hundred good horses to the Zheng people, Hua Yuan saw an opportunity, escaped from Zheng's camp, and ran all the way back to Song. Song Wengong took all the doctors to the gate of the city to meet Hua Yuan, and Yang Zhen was among them.When Hua Yuan saw Yang Zhen, he walked over and patted him on the shoulder, and said something that surprised everyone: "If it wasn't for your horse's disobedience, how could I have become a prisoner of Zheng people?" Hua Yuan gave Yang Zhu a step, but Yang Zhu didn't dare to follow the trend.He was trembling with trepidation, and it took him a long time to pluck up the courage to say the truth: "It's not the horse's fault, it's the man's fault." That night, Yang Zhen packed his luggage and fled to Lu State overnight.

Of course, the same story has different interpretations.Some people in later generations believe that Hua Yuan said this to Yang Zhu because he felt that he was indeed at fault in dividing the sheep, so he took the initiative to comfort Yang Zhu; Clearly tell Hua Yuan: I did the thing, and my purpose of doing this is to revenge you! Even though Hua Yuan made a mistake in dividing the sheep, Yang Zhen's revenge obviously greatly exceeded the emotional damage he suffered, and it also exceeded the scope of personal grievances. "Zuo Zhuan" commented on Yang Zhen and said: "It is not a person! Abandoning the public for private reasons and harming the country and the people. There is no greater crime than this." And the poem "People are unscrupulous" is used as a metaphor for Yang Zhen, saying that he has harmed the country and the people. The people want to fulfill their ambitions.

From another point of view, after Hua Yuan fled back, not only did he not pursue Yang Zhen's responsibility, but he used words to comfort him, which is also a rare generosity. After the Battle of the Great Thorn, the State of Song strengthened its war preparations and re-fortified the city walls of the capital, Shangqiu.As a Sima, Hua Yuan personally inspected the construction site of the city every day.The migrant workers who built the city made up a song to ridicule him: "The big eyes are bulging, the big belly is straight, and he lost his helmet and armor and fled home. Fortunately, the beautiful beard is still on his face. Hu'er, hey, he lost his helmet and armor and fled home." Come overseer."

Hua Yuan was ashamed and annoyed, and asked his followers to sing back: "If there are cows, there will be hides. There are plenty of them in the warehouse. What's the big deal if you throw away thieves and armor!" In ancient times, cowhide was needed to make armor and shields.What Hua Yuan means is that the armor can be replaced if it is lost, and the raw materials are plentiful. Unexpectedly, the migrant worker's mind turned quickly, and he sang sarcastically: "Even if there is cowhide, where can I get so much lacquer?" When Hua Yuan heard this, he quickly said to his followers: "Hurry up, get out of here, they have a lot of people, we are no match." From this little incident, it can be seen that Hua Yuan is indeed a broad-minded person. Based on this alone, he still has a place on the stage of history. Later generations will speak big words as "bragging". Does it come from the allusion of Hua Yuan?maybe. The Battle of the Great Thorn brought huge losses to the Song State, and also knocked the Jin State a sap.Without losing the opportunity, Qin State sent troops to crusade against Jin State, threatening to uphold justice for Chongguo.Qin Bing surrounded Jiaocheng in Jin State.Zhao Dun tried his best to rescue Jiaocheng with the three armies of the Jin State, and wanted to fight the main force of the Qin army in a decisive battle to solve the threat from the West once and for all.But he was in vain, the Qin army had looted Jiaocheng and returned to the country. Zhao Dun was unwilling to return empty-handed, so he mobilized the three kingdoms of Song, Wei, and Chen to jointly crusade against Zheng, claiming that he would take the shame of Song's defeat.This time, King Zhuang of Chu could no longer stand idly by, and stood up and said, "Since you want to order the princes, how can you not save them?" So he sent Yin Doujiao to rescue Zheng Guo. Bucket pepper, also known as Douyue pepper.Dou is a prominent surname of Chu State. Its ancestor was Xiong Yi, the king of Chu State in the early Spring and Autumn Period. Xiong Yi's son, Bobi, was granted the title of Dou, so Dou was used as the family name.Because Xiong Yi was called "Ruo Ao", the Dou clan was also called the Ruo Ao clan.Since Dugu Yutu (Ziwen) served as Ling Yin of Chu State, the position of Ling Yin has basically been held by the Ruoao family.The Dou family can be said to be the nobleman among the nobles in Chu State.The first time Douyuejiao made an international appearance was in 618 BC when he was ordered by King Mu of Chu to visit the State of Lu. However, as soon as he appeared, he left an impression of arrogance. Hui Bo, a doctor of the State of Lu, said privately: "This The guy might bring a devastating disaster to the Ruo Ao clan, with such an arrogant attitude, God will not bless him!" The Chu State army led by Dou Yuejiao arrived in Zheng State and was waiting for the Jin army to come to the decisive battle.Zhao Dun suddenly backed down again, and said to others, "The Ruoao clan is too powerful in the state of Chu, and its prosperity will inevitably decline. Let's avoid their edge for now, make them more proud, and speed up their demise." Then he led his troops back state of jin. Judging from what happened later, Zhao Dun was quite accurate in seeing the problem.However, the fundamental reason why he withdrew his troops back to the country was not to hasten the demise of Dou Yuejiao, but because he did not dare to confront the Chu army head-on.After all, the power comparison between Jin and Chu at this time can be described as "not what it used to be". There may be another important reason for Zhao Dun's eagerness to return home—the unstable situation in Jin.And this instability is fatal to Zhao Dun. The problem lies with Duke Ling of Jin. When Jin Linggong came to power, he was still in his mother's arms. After more than ten years, he has grown into a teenager—of course, according to the standards of the time, he is completely an adult.Although he is an adult, for more than ten years, Zhao Dun has been in charge of the overall situation of Jin State. Duke Ling of Jin is the nominal master. Accept the worship of the princes like a puppet.The state of Jin degenerated from being the overlord of the world in the era of Jin Xianggong to a second-rate power that was surrounded by enemies in the era of Jin Linggong. Of course, the main responsibility was not on Jin Linggong, but on Zhao Dun, who was in power at the time. But in Chinese history, Duke Ling of Jin was a great tyrant, a fatuous and mediocre ruler.The main responsibility for Jin being reduced to a second-rate power lies not with Zhao Dun, but with Duke Ling of Jin.Even in the records of "Zuo Zhuan", Duke Ling of Jin was accused of being fatuous and immoral. Zhao Dun's repeated remonstrances were ineffective, so Jin State lost to Chu State in international competition.But the fact is that in those years, the politics of Jin was all from the Zhao family, and all the diplomatic and military failures were basically related to Zhao. Jin Linggong was just a puppet, a manipulator controlled by Zhao Dun. Chess piece, why take responsibility for the country's decline? It is true that from the perspective of personal life, Jin Linggong is indeed a playboy, and it can even be said that he is a playboy with bad conduct.According to records, one of his personal hobbies is sitting on the city wall of the palace and hitting people coming and going outside the wall with a slingshot.He felt very happy watching those people flee in all directions in horror.His slingshot was made by a famous craftsman in Jiangdu, and the projectiles were copper balls the size of soybeans. If they were hit on someone's head, a huge blood bag would bulge in no time.If it happens to hit the eye, that person can be declared to be a one-eyed dragon, and no one will pay compensation, and the medical expenses are at his own expense, so he deserves to be unlucky if he can’t find a wife—fortunately, Jin Linggong’s playing method has not been very accurate, Occasionally hitting someone in the eye is just luck.Over time, no one dared to pass outside the palace wall; if they had to pass there, they would prepare an iron pot on their head in advance, bend over, and walk in small steps until they were far away from the palace wall. Dropped the iron pot, straightened up and walked like a normal person.During that time, the business of selling pots was very good. Their dream was that Jin Linggong would not stay in the palace all the time, but run out of the palace to beat people, so that every citizen in Jiangdu City would have an iron pot on top of them. go out. If love of playing slingshots is just naughty, another evil deed of Jin Linggong is quite cruel.According to "Zuo Zhuan", Jin Linggong's cook made bear paws for him, but after serving them, he found that they were not cooked.Jin Linggong was furious, not only killed the cook on the spot, but also put his body in a straw basket, ordered the maid to carry it, and passed the court openly. Where is the court?It is a place where the monarch and ministers discuss state affairs.Duke Ling of Jin did this because of his violent personality on the one hand, and on the other hand, it was probably because Zhao Dun was in charge of the power alone and excluded him from state affairs. He hoped to use this bloody method to attract the attention of the ministers ——Only he is the real master of this country. This has a similar psychological mechanism to that of children wanting to attract adults' attention by crying and other means. But "coincidentally", Zhao Dun happened to be presiding over the government affairs meeting in the court at that time.Seeing the cook's hand hanging outside the straw basket, dripping blood all the way, Zhao Dun sent someone to stop several court ladies to ask about the situation. As soon as the maids wept and explained the situation, Zhao Dun couldn't sit still and said, "This little bastard is too much, I'm going to teach him a lesson!" The scholar club quickly stopped him and said: "If the lord does not listen to your advice, no one will continue to advise him. Please let me persuade him first. If he does not listen, it will not be too late for you to go out." When the scholars went to see Jin Linggong, they first stood far away from the doorstep to show respect.Jin Linggong pretended not to see it.So the scholars bowed and walked forward again, and came to the inner court, but Jin Linggong still turned a blind eye.The scholar association had no choice but to go all the way to the place where the water was dripping under the eaves. Now Jin Linggong couldn't pretend anymore, and said loudly: "I know what you want to say, and I also know that I am wrong. I will correct it later." Scholars respectfully said to Jishou: "People are not sages and sages, so who can have no faults? If you can correct your faults, there is nothing good about it. The above said, 'There is no beginning when there is no waste, and there is an end when there is no restraint', which means that people often have a good beginning. , but rarely achieve good results. Judging from this, there are very few people who can make up for their own mistakes. If the monarch has good results, not only will the ministers have support, but the country will also be stable. Said, "Dun's position is lacking, but Zhongshan has just made up for it." If the monarch can make up for his mistakes, he can keep his position and enjoy peace." What the scholars said was actually reminding Jin Linggong that if he didn't correct his mistakes, he might lose his throne.However, Jin Linggong went in his left ear and out his right ear, so he didn't take it seriously at all.Later, Zhao Dun tried to persuade him several times, which annoyed Duke Ling of Jin. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that Zhao Dun was not pleasing to the eye.Finally one day, Duke Ling of Jin sent a man named 鉏(chu)麑(ni) to assassinate Zhao Dun. 鉏麑 is a well-known swordsman in the state of Jin, but he is obviously not a qualified assassin.He chose a dawn in early autumn to go to Zhao Dun's residence.It was still before daybreak, and with light kung fu, he easily climbed over the courtyard wall of Zhao's house, avoided the patrolling servants, and came to Zhao Dun's bedroom. Next, he should use a knife to open the door of Zhao Dun's room. Look for Zhao Dun's bed rest, use a standard rolling motion, roll silently to the front of the bed, and then raise the knife and drop it... After a long time, a woman's scream suddenly came from Zhao Dun's house: "Ah—the master was killed!" However, that wasn't the case at the time, so let's flash back—鉏麑 came to Zhao Dun's bedroom and found that the bedroom door had been opened.Fu Ni's heart sank, because it meant that Zhao Dun had woken up.When he took a closer look, he found that Zhao Dun was indeed awake, and he had put on his court clothes neatly. Since it was still early, he was sitting on the bed with his eyes half closed, resting his mind. . At this time, if the deer sneaked into the bedroom, it could still be obtained.However, when he saw Zhao Dun's calm expression, he suddenly felt admiration, and muttered to himself: "This man is respectful, and he is the lord of the people. Killing the lord of the people is for the sake of Unfaithful; don't kill him, and break the trust of the monarch, it is disbelief." To kill him, or not to kill?He thought about it left and right, but couldn't figure out whether he should kill Zhao Dun. For a while, he felt that his life was very tangled and gray. He happened to see a big locust tree in the courtyard of Zhao Mansion, so he bumped into it and ended himself. up. Regarding this story, the "Zuo Zhuan" recorded it conclusively, but I expressed doubts: Since the deer was killed by a collision, how did the monologue before death become known?Of course, if this doubt continues, many wonderful dialogues in history are doubtful, and many records of language and thought are unbelievable, so let us let go of our doubts and let it go. The death of 鉏麑 did not make Jin Linggong get rid of Zhao Dun's idea.In September of this year, Duke Ling of Jin took the initiative to invite Zhao Dun to drink in the palace, and ambushed a group of soldiers to attack Zhao Dun. Since the death of the deer was in front of him, even if Zhao Dun was thinking about problems with his ass, he should know that this banquet was full of dangers.However, Zhao Dun was born with a fearless and adventurous spirit, which made him dare to do things in the political arena (although he often made mistakes), and also made him dare to accept the challenge of Jin Linggong, a fluffy boy. He invited his bodyguard Timi Ming to attend the banquet. When he arrived at the palace, Timi Ming was blocked from the banquet by the palace guards.This is also normal, the master attends the meeting, of course the servant can only wait outside the door.However, Timi Ming was a very shrewd guard, he looked around outside the door for a while, and soon realized something was wrong, so he walked inside the door.The guards in the palace wanted to stop him, but he bumped him with his shoulder, seven or eight of them fell down like dominoes. Timi Ming went straight up to the main hall, knelt down in front of Zhao Dun and said, "It's a violation of etiquette for a minister to accompany the monarch to eat and drink three cups!" Immediately, he realized that he didn't care about etiquette, and followed Timi Ming and ran outside. Timi Ming's disturbance completely disrupted Jin Linggong's plan.While calling out to the soldiers, he let out the vicious dog lying at his feet, and charged at Zhao Dun.The dog ran so fast that Zhao Dun's master and servant were caught up before they could run out of the palace gate.Timi Ming was a well-known warrior in the state of Jin. He swung his two fists the size of a vinegar bowl and beat the dog to death with three blows.At this critical juncture, Zhao Dun still did not forget to ridicule Jin Linggong: "Abandon people and use dogs, no matter how fierce they are, what can they do to me?" The two masters and servants fought with the palace guards while retreating.Jin Linggong's ambushing soldiers also gradually surrounded him.Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Timi Ming pushed Zhao Dun away, told him to leave quickly, rushed into the enemy group by himself, and was beaten to death by besieging him. Thanks to Timi Ming's desperate rescue, Zhao Dun escaped from the palace gate by himself, just after turning a street corner, he met another group of soldiers from the palace, about five or six people, blocking him.Zhao Dun thought to himself, this is the end of the game, there will be an interception in front, and there will be pursuers in the back, unless a miracle happens, he will not be able to escape this hurdle. A miracle happened, suddenly one of the soldiers in the palace drew out his sword, cut down the two companions beside him, and stabbed the other two with his halberd.Before Zhao Dun came back to his senses, the man stretched out his hand, pulled Zhao Dun and ran away, and ran all the way to the gate of the Zhao residence. It wasn't until this time that Zhao Dun saw the man's face clearly, but he still didn't know who he was.The man smiled and said, "Did you forget the hungry people in Sangxia?" Zhao Dun suddenly remembered that a few years ago he went hunting in Shoushan (place name), rested in a mulberry forest, and saw this man named Ling Zhe.At that time Ling Zhe was lying under the tree, dying.Zhao Dun asked him what was the matter, and replied that he hadn't eaten for three days.Zhao Dun felt pity, so he asked someone to bring him a box of food.Ling Zhe devoured it hungrily, but only ate half and wrapped the other half.Zhao Dun felt very strange, and asked: "Since I haven't eaten for three days, why didn't I finish the food?" Ling Zhe replied: "I have been studying abroad for three years, and I just returned to my hometown. I don't know if she is still alive in this world. So I left this half of the food, so that I can give it to her when I see her." Zhao Dun felt emotional, and felt that this person was at least a dutiful son, so he asked Ling Zhe to take the rest of the food. After finishing his food, he gave him another meal in a bamboo tube and a piece of venison to honor his mother. Ling Zhe later enlisted in the army and became a soldier of Jin Linggong.When Jin Linggong plotted to attack Zhao Dun, he stepped forward and saved Zhao Dun's life.The so-called grace of dripping water is reciprocated by the spring, which probably means this.Zhao Dun wanted to keep Ling Zhe, and asked him where he lived now, and wanted to come to pay his respects, Ling Zhe smiled, bowed to Zhao Dun, turned around and disappeared into the night. Although Zhao Dun escaped from the dangerous situation, the conflict between him and Duke Ling of Jin had already heated up. He couldn't stay in Jiangdu any longer, so he had to flee overnight with a few entourages, and fled to the mountains. Of course, judging from what happened later, Zhao Dun's escape was only one of his strategies.With the power of the Zhao family, even if they fight against Jin Linggong, they will definitely have the upper hand.After Zhao Dun stayed in the mountains for a few days, Zhao Chuan launched a military coup in Jiangdu and killed Duke Ling of Jin in Taoyuan.Upon receiving this news, Zhao Dun rushed back to Jiangdu overnight to take charge of the overall situation, and sent Zhao Chuan to bring another son of Duke Wen of Jin, Hei Hip, back from abroad to inherit the throne, that is, Duke Cheng of Jin in history. The official historian of the state of Jin recorded this incident and wrote: "Zhao Dun killed his king." And it was announced in the court.Zhao Dun looked at it, and quickly went to the historian and said, "You wrote it wrong, it wasn't me who killed the king, it was Zhao Chuan!" The official historian looked directly at the other party and replied respectfully: "Yes, it is you who wrote it. As the consul of the Jin Kingdom, although you have fled, you have not crossed the border, so when Zhao Chuan killed the king, you were still Consul; moreover, even if it was what Zhao Chuan did, after you came back, you didn’t mention that Zhao Chuan was to be punished, if you don’t write about your regicide, who should you write about?” The official historian's words are very clear, Zhao Chuan killed the king, and the mastermind behind the scenes was Zhao Dun, and there was no escape from the crime.After Zhao Dun heard this, he had no way to refute, so he had to laugh at himself and said, "Oh, 'I'm pregnant, Ziyi (yi) Yiqi', this poem is about people like me!" The source of "I am pregnant, I am from Yi Yiqi" is unknown, but it probably means that it is because I have nostalgia that it brings sorrow!However, careful people can easily find that as soon as Zhao Dun returned to Jiangdu, he sent Zhao Chuan to meet the young master Hei Hip. He undoubtedly wanted to transfer Zhao Chuan away from this place of right and wrong, and let him serve the Lord so as not to be murdered. Punishment for king's crime.Since Zhao Dun was protecting Zhao Chuan like this, how could he complain that people suspected him of being the mastermind behind the regicide? Later, Confucius commented on this matter and expressed his emotion: "Dong Hu was an excellent historian in ancient times, and he recorded history without concealment. Zhao Dun was an excellent doctor in ancient times. He would rather be wronged for the sake of etiquette. What a pity, If he fled the country, he would be freed from the notoriety of regicide." According to Confucius, if Zhao Dun fled abroad at that time, he would not be suspected of killing the king.In my opinion, this kind of argument is quite new. After Zhao Dun crossed the border, couldn't he remotely instruct Zhao Chuan to kill people? "Li" is really old-fashioned! Looking back, the state of Jin began to expel the "group of sons" since the time of Jin Xiangong, and the power of the male clan was hit hard, and a situation of "no male clan in Jin" appeared.After Jin Chenggong came to the throne, he deeply felt the instability caused by the weak power of the Gong clan, so he tried to find a way to support the Gong clan again.But in the past few decades, the children of the public clan have been scattered, and it is impossible to regroup them.So Jin Chenggong issued an order to grant the land of the public house to the eldest sons of the ministers, and treat them as the public family.He also called the other sons of the ministers "Yuzi", and the son born to the concubine of the ministers was called "Gongxing".In this case, the so-called Gong Clan, Yu Zi and Gong Xing appeared again in Jin.Zhao Dun once again showed his power by requesting that his half-brother Zhao Kuo be included in the public family: "Zhao Kuo is the beloved son of the Junji family. If it weren't for the Junji family, I would still be in Di Ren In the tribe!" The Junji family is Zhao Ji, Zhao Shuai's concubine.We have already told the story of Zhao Ji giving way to Shu Kai, so I won't repeat it here.Of course Jin Chenggong dared not say no to Zhao Dun.But now that Zhao Kuo has become a male clan, it is difficult for Zhao Dun to occupy another male clan indicator.Therefore, in the winter of this year, Duke Cheng of Jin appointed Zhao Dun as the official of the public line and Zhao Kuo as the official of the public clan. So far, the civil strife in Jin has temporarily come to an end.