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During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were three adjacent princely states in present-day Shanxi, the State of Yu, the State of Yu, and the State of Jin, all of which were feudal states with the same surname as the Zhou royal family.
As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, due to the close blood relations, the three princely states were still harmonious, but they could enter the Spring and Autumn Period, and with the estrangement of blood relations and the increasing decline of the Zhou royal family, the relations between the three princely states also began to tense. In the process of expanding territory and competing for hegemony, there are small frictions between each other from time to time.
In the autumn of 668 BC, the state of Yu sent troops to attack the state of Jin. In this battle, the state of Yu took some advantage, and the Duke of Yu was also confused, and in the winter of the same year, the state of Yu once again sent troops to harass the State of Jin.
As a result, a feud was forged between the two countries.
Let's first talk about the Jin Dynasty, the original name of the country was Tang, which was a fief given to his younger brother Shu Yu by King Cheng of Zhou in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Shu Yu's descendants changed their name to Jin and moved their capitals to Quwo, Dai, xintian and other places. In the western zhou year, Marquis Wenhou of Jin assisted King Ping of Zhou in moving east and made great contributions. After Duke Wu of Jin succeeded to the throne, he captured the leader of Rong Di alive, Wei Zhu, and later simply named his son Wei Zhu. After the death of Duke Wu, He succeeded to the throne, that is, the Duke of Jin.
When The Duke of Jin ascended the throne, the State of Jin was only a "partial marquis" whose land was small and whose large country was on the side. The reason why the Jin State can become one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, the opening and hanging all start from the Jin Dynasty.
First of all, the practice of "honoring the king". He raised the prestige of the Jin dynasty, severely cracked down on the stubborn and conservative old nobles, weakened their power, and vigorously cultivated an active and enterprising Qing clan with different surnames, so that the new feudal forces grew rapidly.
Second, actively expand their own strength and expand their territory. Duke Xiangong of Jin decided to send troops south to capture the fortress of Kunhan.
However, to the south of the Jin dynasty were the states of Yu and Yu.
Yu and Yu were adjacent, and the diplomatic relations were very good, and no matter whether the Jin state sent troops to attack either of the two sides, the other country would definitely send troops to help. The alliance between the two countries has long become a fierce enemy of the Jin state.
In fact, at the beginning of the State of Yu, the Kingdom of Yu was divided into the Kingdom of Eastern Yu and the State of Western Yu, both of which were sealed by the sons of Ji Li, the State of Eastern Yu was the fiefdom of Uncle Yu, and the State of Xi was divided into The Kingdom of Yu Zhong. However, in the early years of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Zheng Guo destroyed the Eastern Zhou State. The state of Xiyu became more and more important after the royal family moved eastward, and in the fifth year of King Huan of Zhou (715 BC), Duke Huan was appointed as the Right Secretary of Huan.
The jin and Yu countries had a long history of resentment, and the State of Yu had helped Jin attack Quwo in the civil unrest between Jin and Quwo. When the Duke of Jin took the throne and destroyed the Qun Gongzi, the State of Yu attacked the State of Jin twice by relying on the Qun Gongzi who fled to the State of Jin.
Therefore, as early as the tenth year of the Jin Dynasty (667 BC), xiangong tried to attack the state of Yu, but the grand sikong Shifu believed that the time was not ripe and suggested that the gong be "waiting for chaos".
In the nineteenth year of the Reign of Emperor Xian (658 BC), the Jin emperor Xun Xi revisited the matter of cutting down the State of Yu, believing that the State of Yu was in the north of the State of Yu, and that it was a necessary place for the Jin To attack Wei, and that it could first attack yu through the Road, isolate the State of Yu, and then seek an opportunity to destroy Yu. He said: "To first separate the relations between the two countries, Yu Guojun is short-sighted, greedy for small profits, and likes BMW Meiyu, so we will use the excuse that the State of Yu often violates the borders of the Jin State and throw in his favor, and he will definitely agree to borrow the way." ”
Xiangong was a little reluctant to these treasures, and Xun Xi persuaded, "Rest assured, these treasures are only temporarily stored with Yu Gong, and when we destroy the Kingdom of Yu, won't they be yours again!" Jin Xiangong immediately adopted Xun Xi's strategy.
In fact, after years of conquest, the national strength of the state at that time had long been weakened. Therefore, the Jin Dynasty sent Xun Xi to send an envoy to the Yu Kingdom to "false dao", that is, the Yu Ban Ancient Road.
The Jin and Yu countries joined forces to capture Xiayang, Dayi, north of the Yellow River. After the state of Yu lost its lower yang, it still did not cultivate virtue to benefit the people, and continued to conquest, and Bu Yan believed that the state of Yu "could not be five grains".
Sure enough, three years later, in the 22nd year of the Reign of Emperor Xian (655 BC), the State of Jin once again attacked the State of Yu under the guise of the State of Yu, and repeated the same technique, promising to give a lot of booty to the State of Yu.
When Yu Guo's grand master Gong Zhiqi heard about it, he resolutely opposed lending the road to Jin, and he said to Yu Gong: Yu and Yu are close neighbors and interdependent, and if the kingdom of Yu is destroyed, then "the lips are dead and the teeth are cold", and the Yu kingdom will certainly not last long. Therefore, he urged Yu Gongzhi not to agree to lend the road to the Jin state.
However, Yu Gong was very stubborn, believing that Jin and Yu Yuan were the same sect, how could they deceive each other, and Jin Guo specially sent BMW Meiyu, which showed his sincerity of friendship, and now people just want to borrow a way, which is beneficial and harmless to Yu Guo.
Gong Zhiqi was very helpless, he thought that the Yu kingdom would soon perish, so he secretly left the Yu kingdom with his family.
In 656 BC, the Jin state crossed the Yellow River and captured the capital of the state of Yu , Shangyang ( southern Shaanxi County , Henan ) , destroying the state of Yu.
Then, the Jin army was stationed in the State of Yu to rest, and the Jin general Rick pretended to be ill and dragged the division back to the Jin State, and Yu Gong did not suspect it.
Later, The Duke of Jin asked Duke Yu to go out hunting in the city, and at this time, the army stationed in the State of Yu took the opportunity to attack the capital of the State of Yu, and the Duke of Jin captured Duke Yu and finally destroyed the State of Yu.
The battle of the Jin Dynasty to extinguish the Yu and the Yu was of great significance to the Jin State. It not only suppressed the Qin state, but also became an important transportation route for the Jin state to march south in the future war for hegemony.
In short, occupying the Yusaka Ancient Road and mastering Xiayang and Shangyang, that is, opening up a road connecting the Jin Dynasty with Zheng and Song, was very important for the development of relations with Zheng and Song in the future Jin Dynasty.