After the death of Duke Wen of Jin, the State of Jin continued for more than 150 years, but when a generation of hegemons died, the position of this hegemon was targeted, which was the State of Qin in the northwestern borderlands. The State of Qin was first raised horses for the Zhou royal family, and when King Ping of Zhou moved east, the State of Qin escorted meritorious people before he was made a prince. The abacus of the Zhou royal family is very good, you are my family to raise horses, the capital escort has merit, you can't help but be rewarded, this place in the northwest is in the hands of Inu Rong, seal you here, and fight with Inu Rong.
Duke Mu of Qin
After being made a prince, the State of Qin began to show its strength in the northwest, expanding its territory and strength, and by the time of Duke Mu of Qin, the State of Qin was already an influential power in the northwest. Qin Mugong felt that the country was strong, so he wanted to develop in the Central Plains, but there has been no great progress, and Qin Mugong summed up his experience and found that the Qin State lacked talents. Qin Mugong made a list to recruit talents, and someone recommended Bo Le, the one who would Soma, and by observing Bole Soma, Qin Mugong realized that the selection of talents was the same as Soma, and he could not be fooled by appearance, and he had to be eclectic.
The State of Qin and the State of Jin have always had the habit of marriage, is Qin Jin good, Qin Mugong also proposed to the State of Jin to marry a princess of the State of Jin, and there was a slave named Baili Xi in the dowry. At this time, Baili Xi is more than 70 years old, with rich experience in his life, he is a rare talent, Qin Mu Gongli Corporal and worship Baili Xi as a face. Baili Xi recommended Uncle Ji to Duke Mugong of Qin, and he told the King of Qin that Uncle Ji's talent was only above himself, and if he could be recruited under his command, it would definitely give the Qin state wings. The King of Qin listened to Baili Xi's advice, recruited Uncle Ji, who was not very famous at the time, to his command, and appointed him as "Right Xiang" (Baili Xi as "Zuo Xiang"). With the assistance of the two, the Qin Kingdom began to develop rapidly.
Three generations of in-laws of Qin and Jin
After the battle of Chengpu between Jin and Chu (that is, the battle in which Duke Wen of Jin retreated and defeated the State of Chu), Duke Wen of Jin joined forces with the State of Qin to attack the State of Zheng, because when Chong'er was in exile, Zheng Guo was not very friendly to him, so he wanted to take revenge on Zheng Guo, that is, the two countries of Qin and Jin had the good of Qin and Jin, and they often partnered in wars. The little Zheng Guo was an opponent of the two great powers of Qin and Jin, and he was almost destroyed when he was beaten, at this time, a minister of Zheng Guo named Candle Zhiwu came forward to lobby Qin Guo to save Zheng Guo. "Candle Wu Retreats Qin Master" is a literary text in the middle school textbook, telling this story, Candle Zhiwu went to the Qin State, gave Qin Mu a reason, you Qin State and Jin State have a good relationship, but the Qin State is far away in the northwest, even if the Zheng State is destroyed, the territory of the Zheng Kingdom is all Jin State. Qin Mugong suddenly realized, so he left three generals to stay, and the class teacher returned to the dynasty. Seeing that Qin Mugong had withdrawn, Duke Wen of Jin also felt that it was not interesting to fight, so he also withdrew his troops, and Zheng Guo escaped.
Two years later, Duke Wen of Jin died, Duke Xiang of Jin succeeded to the throne, and had no energy to toss with Zheng Guo anymore, and the generals who remained in the State of Qin suggested that Li Ying and foreign cooperation should occupy Zheng Guo, and Baili Xi strongly advised Qin Mugong not to rush thousands of miles to attack, Qin Mugong insisted on going his own way, and as a result, the Qin army returned with another great defeat. When the Qin army retreated, in order to find a sense of existence, he destroyed the younger brother of the Jin state, Hua Guo, and the Duke of Jin Xianggong set up an ambush at Xianshan to cut off the Qin army's return route, and the entire Qin army was destroyed. This battle also ruined the "good of Qin and Jin" of three generations of in-laws in the two countries.
Duke Mu of Qin dominated Xijong
The development of the State of Qin to the Central Plains has been repeatedly frustrated, and Qin Mugong finally understood that it is not cheap to go to the Central Plains with his current strength, because the Jin State is too strong, the State of Chu is also very fierce, and the State of Qi is not a fuel-saving lamp, if you want to strengthen your strength, I still develop in the west. From then on, Qin Mugong devoted himself to running the northwest, constantly expanding, destroying the Xirong kingdoms, expanding his territory by more than 600 li, and becoming the hegemon of the northwestern frontier. Therefore, Qin Mugong's hegemony is to dominate Xirong, not in the Central Plains, so one theory believes that Qin Mugong cannot be regarded as one of the five hegemons of Spring and Autumn, and like Song Xianggong, he is a controversial hegemon. While Qin Mugong was strong in the northwest, the Chu State in the south of the Central Plains was also strong, and a new overlord was about to be born. Who is this hegemon? Let's continue next time.