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Historical Story: Qin-Jin Diplomacy

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During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin and the State of Qin were both powerful countries, and the two countries attacked each other because of their hegemony in the Central Plains.

In 645 BC, the Jin and Qin states fought at Hanyuan (present-day Hancheng, Shaanxi), and the Jin state was defeated, and the king Jin Huigong also became a prisoner of the Qin state.

Historical Story: Qin-Jin Diplomacy

Duke Hui of Jin was the third son of Duke Xian of Jin, and when Duke Xian of Jin was old, he abolished the crown prince Shensheng because he favored Li Ji, and also killed the brothers Duke of Jin Wen Zhong'er and Jin Hui Gong Yiwu, and the two brothers fled abroad, Duke Wen of Jin fled to the State of Qi, and Duke Yiwu of Jin Hui fled to the State of Qin.

After he fled to the state of Qin, he won the favor of the then king of Qin, Duke Mugong of Qin, when he married the daughter of Duke Mugong of Qin as a concubine, and promised that as long as the state of Qin helped him regain the throne, he promised the land of Hexi to the state of Qin.

Duke Mu of Qin was the king of the State of Qin at that time, and he was ambitious and ambitious. Duke Hui of Jin said that he would sacrifice the land of Hexi to him, which simply said that he was in a bad heart, and as soon as he was happy, he sent troops to help Duke Hui of Jin regain the throne.

Historical Story: Qin-Jin Diplomacy

Unexpectedly, after Qin Mugong helped Jin Hui Gong regain the throne, he backtracked, Jin Hui Gong reneged on his promises, broke his promise, killed the minister who helped him regain the throne, refused to welcome back Qin Mu Gong's daughter as his wife, and also heavily guarded the land of Hexi to prevent the invasion of the Qin State.

Qin Guo looked at it, isn't this bullying, I helped you regain the throne, not only did you not fulfill your promise, but also bullied my daughter of Qin State. So there was a war between the states of Qin and Jin, and the state of Qin defeated the state of Jin and captured the Duke of Hui of Jin.

After Qin Mugong captured Jin Huigong, he only wanted Jin Huigong to fulfill his promise and did not want to hurt him, he advocated reconciliation between the two countries, but the Qin people were very emotional, and believed that Jin Huigong must be severely punished.

Although the Jin State lost the war, as a powerful country in the Central Plains, its strength was still very strong, although they despised the behavior of the Duke of Jin Hui's repentance, but they did not want to lose their king and territory, so they sent envoys to the Qin State for peace talks.

In 645 BC, the Jin state sent his nephew to meet Duke Mu of Qin to sign a covenant.

Historical Story: Qin-Jin Diplomacy

After seeing his nephew, Qin Mugong asked him: "Does the Jin Kingdom support peace talks in the country now?" Does everyone support Jinhuigong's behavior? ”

The nephew replied: "There is no consensus in China. Ordinary citizens are ashamed of losing their monarch and grieving for their relatives who died in battle, they are not afraid of war now, they want to reorganize their armament, and they are ready to support the son of Duke Hui of Jin as the monarch, saying that they want to take revenge on the Qin state and fight to the death. And although the nobles of the mainland know that the monarch repents of his promises, it is very shameful, but after all, as a monarch, he must also be loyal to him, so now he is also waiting for the attitude of the Qin State in the whole war, whether the war is and your decision. ”

Qin Mugong asked again, "What do you think I will do to Duke Jin Hui?"

The nephew replied, "Ordinary citizens are very pessimistic, saying that you will not pardon the monarch, but the nobles on the mainland think that you will pardon him."

Qin Mugong asked again, "Why do everyone's opinions disagree?"

The nephew said: "The people and nobles of the mainland all think that the monarch's behavior of breaking promises is wrong. Ordinary citizens think that we broke our promise first, and we have been hurting the Qin Kingdom, so you will not let the monarch come back. And our nobles believe that the monarch already knows his fault, that you are magnanimous, that he captures him when he betrays, and releases him when he confesses, which is the most dangerous punishment for the king when you show your generosity. Those who are guilty will be grateful to Dade, while those who betray will also fear your punishment, and by demonstrating your benevolence, the Qin kingdom can show its generosity to the eastern princely states. You helped Duke Jin Hui to become the king, this is kindness. It is a grudge to abolish his throne and install a new king. This will make the Jin Kingdom not see your benevolence, and they will be full of resentment towards you, I think you are very talented, and you should not do such a thing. ”

After hearing this, Qin Mugong said to him: "I also think so, I am ready to go back to Jin Huigong, hoping that he can fulfill his promise."

Soon after, Duke Mugong of Qin released Duke Hui of Jin to return to the state of Jin, and after returning to the state of Jin, Duke Hui of Jin continued to break his promise, forgetting his promise to Duke Mu of Qin, and then sent heavy troops to defend the land of Hexi and consolidate the city's defenses.

Qin-Jin relations entered a stalemate.

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