The Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons refer to the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons, including the Duke of Qi Huan, the Duke of Wen of Jin, the Duke of Song Xianggang, and the Duke of Mu of Qin, and the King of Chuzhuang is also known as the Duke of Qi Huan, the Duke of Jinwen, the King of Chu Zhuang, the King of Wu Lulu, and the King of Yue. The five hegemons of Spring and Autumn are famous all over the world, but there is a hegemon who died cowardly and was suffocated in a coffin by his subordinates. What happened? And look at the editor of [Five Thousand Years], Duguyan come together one by one!
This unfortunate overlord is the famous Duke Wen of Jin! Duke Wen of Jin's name was Zhong'er and was the son of Duke Xian of Jin. In his later years, the Duke of Jin favored Li Ji, abolished his eldest son, and established a younger son. He killed the crown prince Shensheng and made Li Ji's son Xi Qi crown prince. At the same time, Li Ji also wanted to kill the other two sons of Jin Xianggong, Chong'er and Yiwu, but they got news and went into exile.
Heavy Ear's life was very bumpy. Although he was an aristocratic boy, he spent 19 years wandering between countries, moving between countries in order to survive. During this time, heavy ears went through many tribulations. It was even insulted. For example, when he was in the Cao Kingdom, he was poked by the King of the Cao Kingdom while taking a bath. But Heavy Ear eventually came out on top. 636 BC
After a series of wars, especially the Battle of Chengpu, defeating the Chu army, the 65-year-old Chong'er finally became the overlord of the Spring and Autumn period and the Jiantu Alliance in 632 BC. Since then, Duke Wen of Jin and Duke Huan of Qi have become the two most famous overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period. People are also accustomed to using "Qi Huan Gong, Jin Wen" to describe hegemony.
The winter history books of 628 BC record: "In the winter of the ninth year of the Duke of Jinwen, the Duke of Jin Wen died". It is said that Jin Wengong is 69 years old this year, and it is normal to die of illness. However, on the day that Jin Wen Gong came out of the funeral, a very strange thing happened, which made people doubt the death of Jin Wen Gong! This powerful overlord is likely to die in a conspiracy!
Winter, the Duke of Jin Wen died, Gengchen, buried Quwo, came from the river, and the coffin sounded like an ox.
This record is from the "Zuo Chuan" record. That is to say, after the death of Duke Wen of Jin, he will be buried in Quwo. Just as everyone was escorting the coffin to the vicinity of Jiangxian County, a cow-like sound came from the coffin. When Du pre-annotated "Zuo Chuan", he once declared that "the coffin makes sound like an ox", saying that it is "like a cow groaning".
If a person is really dead, why does there be a cow-like sound in the coffin? I'm afraid this is the voice of Duke Wen of Jin. He screamed hysterically in a small space. It is also possible that it is choked like a cow's roar.
Moreover, the reaction of the people at that time was also questionable. It was supposed to open the coffin to see the truth, but Bu Jun stood up and said: "Your Majesty has ordered that there is a big incident, there are Western experts passing by me, if I attack" him, I will definitely win a big victory." What does that mean? "Buyan said, the king told us that the Qin Kingdom in the west will soon have a large army attack, and we will definitely win a big victory. Sure enough, a year later, the Battle of Defending the Kingdom broke out between Qin and Jin, and the Jin army achieved a complete victory.
If Duke Wen of Jin was indeed suffocated to death, it was most likely a coup d'état by the ascended Duke of Jin Xiang Gang and the important ministers of the imperial court. Why didn't Duke Xianggong of Jin hesitate to kill his father? I think this involved the politics of the country at that time. As we all know, Duke Wen of Jin was supported by the State of Qin, and the two countries were married, and the history was called "Qin and Jin Liangyuan". However, the Duke of Jin Xiang strongly advocated fighting against Qin.
The same is true of later historical facts. With the death of Duke Wen of Jin, the former best allies of Qin and Jin entered into war. They fought several times, and corpses were scattered all over the Xiaoshan area. In fact, not only modern people speculate, but the ancients also had great doubts about the death of Duke Wen of Jin. After Southern Qi Xiao Chang died, there was a sound in the coffin when he was buried. At this time, his wife quoted the allusion of Duke Wen of Jin and did not come out of the coffin.