Last time, he shared the story of Qin Mugong's "Three Determinations and Difficulties". The first was to escort Yiwu into Jin to take the throne and end Jin civil unrest; the second is to organize the "Battle of Rafting" to help the Jin Kingdom survive the drought year; The third is to release Hui Gong and return to China to avoid civil unrest in Jin again. The "Three Dings and Jin Difficulties" brought Qin Mugong deception, anger, and loss, and his dream of going east to the Central Plains was shattered by the Jin Kingdom again and again. Today, let's talk about Qin Mugong's fourth stability and Jinjian difficulty——
Heavy ears return home
In September 637 BC (the twenty-third year of the Duke of Mu of Qin, the fourteenth year of the Duke of Jin Hui, and the twenty-third year of the Duke of Lu), the Duke of Jin Hui died and the Duke of Jin Huai ascended the throne. Duke Mu of Qin sent people to the State of Chu to welcome Chong'er to the State of Qin, which was his last stop in exile.
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Qin Mugong gave him five beauties from the sect, including Huai Huan. Chong'er was originally reluctant to win Huai, but in the end he listened to the opinions of Hu Wei, Zhao Wei, and Xu Chen, paid a dowry to the State of Qin, concluded a marriage contract, and personally welcomed Huai Ying into a family, and Huai Ying changed his name to Wen Ying. This is Qin Jin's third marriage, brother-in-law Qin Mugong became a father-in-law, brother-in-law Zhong'er became a son-in-law, and niece Huaiying became Duchess Wen.
In the spring of 636 BC, Duke Mu of Qin sent people to secretly contact the ministers of the Jin state who supported Chong'er and agreed on Chong'er's return. Gongzi Shu and Pi Leopard were sent to command 200 chariots to escort Gongzi Chong'er into Jin, and Qin Mugong personally led 200 chariots stationed on the bank of the Yellow River to meet and deter the opposition forces of the Jin state. Duke Huai of Jin fled to Gaoliang (高梁, in present-day Linfen, Shanxi) and was killed, and Chong'er took the throne, known as Duke Wen of Jin.
In March, the Jin princes Lü Nephew and Hao Rui attempted to set fire to the Duke of Jin Wen, and the Duke of Jin Wen was afraid, so he secretly crossed the Yellow River and ran to the royal city (east of Dali County, Shaanxi) to meet with Qin Mugong, who booby-trapped Lü Nephew and Hao Rui, and presented 3,000 guards to the Duke of Jin Wen, all of whom were powerful servants.
Throughout the Jin Wen Gong era, the relationship between Qin and Jin was relatively close, and there was never an armed conflict, but it had been fighting in secret. In the spring of 635 BC, the prince rebelled, and King Xiang of Zhou fled to the state of Zheng, he sent urgent documents to Qin and Jin for help, and Duke Mugong of Qin led an army on the bank of the Yellow River to wait to join the Duke of Wen of Jin, and then jointly sent King Xiang of Zhou back to restore the throne. Duke Wen of Jin adopted the advice of the great doctor Zhao Wei and sent an envoy to refuse the participation of Duke Mu of Qin, enjoying the merits of King Qin exclusively, and King Xiang of Zhou gave Nanyang (south of the Taihang Mountains and north of the Yellow River) eight cities to the Duke of Wen of Jin. It shows that in the second year of Jin Wengong's accession to the throne, he began to play with his heart's eyes, usually carefully obeying the orders of his father-in-law Qin Mugong, and directly throwing off Qin Mugong to "go it alone" in the face of major opportunities, and did not give the old man the opportunity to "win-win".
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In the autumn of 635 BC, the combined forces of the State of Qin and the State of Jin attacked the vassal state of Chu (present-day Neixiang County, Henan), and the Chu army came to the rescue, and the Qin state captured the Chu general Shen Gongdouke. In 632 BC, he participated in the Battle of Chengpu and the Wenyi Conference. In 631 BC, he joined the Zhai Quan Alliance. But it is strange that there is no Qin figure on the alliance that determines the hegemony of the Duke of Jinwen, is it that the Jin State did not invite? Or did the State of Qin refuse to participate? Unknown.
In 630 BC (the 30th year of the Duke Mu of Qin, the 6th year of the Duke Wen of Jin, and the 30th year of the Duke of Lu), the combined forces of the Jin and Qin forces surrounded the State of Zheng, because the State of Zheng did not treat the Duke Wen of Jin in exile and secretly communicated with the State of Chu. Jin troops were stationed at Hanling (present-day North Shisanli, Xinzheng, Henan), and Qin troops were stationed in Bunan (present-day south of Zhongmu County, Henan).
Zheng Wengong adopted a divisive strategy and sent the great doctor Candle Zhiwu to the Qin army to meet Qin Mugong at night, saying: "Qin and Jin surrounded Zheng Guo, and Zheng Guo knew that he was going to perish. If the destruction of the Zheng Kingdom is good for the Qin State, it is worth it. But the problem is that the Qin State wants to cross the Jin Kingdom to distant places to manage land and cities, and you also know that this is not easy, that is, to increase the land of the Jin Kingdom by destroying the Zheng Kingdom! The strength of the Jin State has strengthened, that is, the strength of the Qin State is weakening. ”
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Candle Zhiwu slowed down and said: "You once gave benefits to the Jin Jun, and he promised to give you land, but you will return to the country in the morning and build a city to defend the Qin Kingdom in the evening, this is what you know." When the Jin State is satisfied, it will destroy the Zheng State now in order to open up the eastern land, and in the future, if it wants to expand the western land, who else can it harm without harming the Qin State? If you pardon Zheng Guo and let him be your host, it will not harm you. Please consider. ”
Duke Mugong of Qin was persuaded, so he allied with Zheng Guo, and sent the doctors Qizi, Fengsun, and Yang Sun to lead 2,000 soldiers and horses to help Zheng Guo defend Xinzheng, and returned to China without telling the Jin state.
Hu Wei asked to pursue the Qin army. Jin Wengong said: "No. Without their strength, we would not be where we are today. Relying on the strength of others, but damaging him, is not talking about benevolence; It is unwise to lose the allied countries; It is not brave to replace stability with turmoil. I'll go back too. So he made peace with Zheng Guo, and withdrew his troops and returned to China. (To be continued)