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The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

author:Mr. Susuyama

In 672 BC, Jin Xiangong prepared to attack Lirong, and before his expedition, he carried out divination as usual. However, the result of divination is very strange, saying that it is a victory but not auspicious, and it is not suitable to send troops.

However, the ambitious Jin Xiangong did not listen to the soothsayer's words and personally led his troops and horses to attack Lirong. Under the fierce offensive of the Jin army, Lirong suffered heavy casualties.

The leader of Lirong knew that he was no match for the Jin Kingdom, and in order to save his subjects from suffering, he sacrificed his two most beautiful daughters, Li Ji and Shao Ji, as trophies to the Jin Xiangong.

Jin Xiangong won the battle and hugged the beauty, which can be described as high-spirited. However, no one would have thought that it was this woman named Li Ji who would bring endless bloody rain to the Jin Kingdom.

Li Ji is not only charming, but also scheming. After she followed Jin Xiangong back to the Jin Kingdom, in order to get a comfortable life, she did everything she could to please Jin Xiangong. Jin Xiangong also favored Li Ji in every way, and despite the opposition of the courtiers, he made her his wife.

However, Li Ji's ambition did not stop there, in order to support her son to ascend to the throne, she framed the crown prince and expelled all the princes, which led to civil strife in the Jin Dynasty and changed the fate of the country.

So, what did Li Ji do to kill the crown prince Shensheng and force Gongzi Chong'er and Yiwu to go into exile in other countries? What happened to Li Ji in the end?

All of this starts with Li Ji giving birth to Xi Qi.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

01

The Rebellion of Rihime

One night in 665 B.C., Jin Xiancheng was in the dormitory to deal with government affairs, and the chamberlain came to report that Li Ji had given birth to a boy. Jin Xiangong, who was old enough to get a son, was overjoyed, and immediately rewarded Li Ji and the palace people who served.

Since then, Jin Xiangong has been even more fond of Li Ji's mother and son. However, as Li Ji looked at her son, who was growing up day by day, she became more and more worried.

Now, Jin Xiangong is over the age of six, and there are not a few years to live, if one day his soul returns to Huangquan, then the good days of Li Ji's mother and son will come to an end. The fear in her heart makes Li Ji understand that only supreme power is eternal dependence.

For the sake of her son Xi Qi and the rest of her life, Li Ji decided to seize the crown prince. At this time, Jin Xiangong also suddenly wanted to change Xi Qi to the crown prince, which coincided with Li Ji's idea, but what is puzzling is that Li Ji actually refused.

Not only that, Li Ji also advised Jin Xian to be fair: "The crown prince Shensheng is virtuous and benevolent, and there is no fault, how can he be abolished at will." If we abolish the crown prince because of our mother and son, it will inevitably cause chaos, and Xi Qi and I might as well apologize with death now. ”

Jin Xiangong saw that Li Ji was so concerned about the overall situation, and he loved her a little more. In fact, Li Ji pretended to refuse, she felt that the strength of the crown prince Shensheng was too strong, and if he was rashly abolished, it would be self-defeating and difficult to succeed.

So, she secretly bribed the doctor Liang Wu, and asked him to propose to Jin Xiangong on the grounds of strengthening the frontier to send the crown prince Shensheng to Quwo, and the princes Chong'er and Yiwu to Pucheng and Qucheng.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

In this way, Li Ji borrowed Liang Wu's hand to drive the three most important sons of Jin Xiangong out of the capital, away from the political center of the Jin Kingdom. But Li Ji is still not at ease, she understands that Shen Sheng's status and prestige in the court are still there, and he will make a comeback at any time.

In the end, Li Ji made up her mind to completely get rid of the crown prince Shensheng and never suffer in the future.

Soon after, Li Ji sent a letter to Shen Sheng, falsely claiming that Jin Xiangong often dreamed of Shen Sheng's mother, who had already come to his homeland. I hope that Shen Sheng can go to pay tribute to his biological mother and comfort the dead.

Shin Sheng was a very filial person, and after receiving the letter, he immediately set off for the temple to worship his mother. At that time, he also brought back the sacrificial wine and meat in accordance with the etiquette of the time, and gave filial piety to Jin Xiangong.

Unfortunately, at that time, Jin Xiancheng went out hunting, so he handed over the things to Li Ji and left. It didn't take long for Jin Xiangong to return from the hunting ground, and he was ready to enjoy the tribute sent by Shen Sheng.

Who knew that Li Ji stopped: "Your Majesty, these things are sent from outside the palace, although the prince will not harm your heart, but the etiquette cannot be abolished, you still have to try the poison according to the rules." ”

Sure enough, the poison-testing chamberlain tested the poison in the meat.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

Seeing this, Li Ji pretended to be puzzled and said, "How is this possible? After this tribute was delivered, it has been placed in my palace and has never been touched by outsiders. ”

After hearing this, Jin Xiangong asked, "Except for Shen Sheng, is this meat the only one you have ever touched?" ”

When Li Ji heard this, she said in a panic: "Is the king suspicious of the concubine? I regard you as the support of my life, how can I harm you. Besides, if it is really the poison of the concubine, how can it stop you from exposing yourself? ”

Jin Xiangong listened to Li Ji's words and asked again, "Is this really sent by Shen Sheng?" ”

Li Ji said decisively: "It was really sent by Shen Sheng, and the palace people have seen it." ”

Jin Xiangong listened to Li Ji's words and fell into deep thought, and Li Ji became angry when he saw this: "Your Majesty, could it be that Shen Sheng wants to poison you and then seek to seize this country?" How can he do this, if you have three longs and two shorts, what can we do with mother and son? ”

Jin Xiangong was furious by Li Ji's words, he was extremely disappointed in Shen Sheng, and soon convicted Shen Sheng of killing the king.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

When Shen Sheng learned the news, he understood that all this must be the ghost of Li Ji. But he also knew that with Jin Xiangong's favor for Li Ji, he would not be willing to listen to his own defense.

In desperation, Shen Sheng's teacher persuaded him to leave the Jin Kingdom. However, Shen Sheng was unwilling to bear the notoriety of killing his father and stealing his life, so he chose to hang himself.

Shen Sheng thought that when he died, it would be all over, but Li Ji didn't stop there. Because she felt that Gongzi Chong'er and Yiwu would also be stumbling blocks for Xi Qi to ascend to the crown prince in the future.

After Shen Sheng's suicide, Gongzi Yiwu and Chong'er got the news as soon as possible, and in order to give Shen Sheng justice, Chong'er immediately entered the palace to meet Jin Xiangong, pointing out that Li Ji was the real murderer behind the scenes.

But Jin Xiangong was deceived by Li Ji's illusion of kindness, and always thought that Li Ji defended Shen Sheng in every possible way, and it was impossible to frame Shen Sheng. Therefore, he did not want to listen to Chong'er's justification, and drove him out of the palace.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

The news of the unhappy parting of the father and son soon reached Li Ji's ears, so she decided not to do anything, and offered slander to Jin Xiangong, framing Chong'er and Yiwu as Shen Sheng's accomplices, and wanted to unite to kill Jin Xiangong.

Just when Jin Xiangong was half-convinced, the inner servant came to report, Chong'er and Yiwu left the capital and went to their fiefdoms.

After Jin Xiangong heard the news, he was a little helpless. But at this time, Li Ji framed Chong'er and Yiwu without saying goodbye, so he was returning to the fiefdom to send troops and preparing to kill back to the capital.

At this time, Jin Xiangong didn't believe that Chong'er and Yiwu would make a move to kill the king, but for the sake of An Liji's heart, he still immediately issued an edict and ordered Chong'er and Yiwu not to return to the capital.

But at this time, Li Ji was willing to give up, she said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, Shen is dead and dead, they will not give up." If you don't do it again, you will not only lose our mother and son, but also the country of Jin! ”

Li Ji's words poked Jin Xiangong's heart, and the last thing he wanted to lose in his life was Li Ji and Jiangshan. He listened to Liji's slander, completely lost his mind, and immediately sent troops to attack Chong'er and Yiwu.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

At this time, as soon as Chong'er returned to Pucheng, he received a secret letter from the palace, and learned that Jin Xiangong was preparing to send troops to attack him. However, as a son of man, he could not do anything to fight against his father, so he prepared to leave Pucheng.

At this moment, the army that had attacked Chong'er had already approached the city and began to attack the city. Chong'er safely escaped from the Jin Kingdom under the escort of Zhao Yu and others, and defected to his mother's homeland, the Kingdom of Di. After Chong'er defected to the Di Kingdom, Yiwu, who got the news, also fled to the Liang Kingdom.

Chong'er and Yiwu's actions made Jin Xiangong understand that the princely power formed by these sons would bring disaster to the Jin Kingdom. Therefore, he ordered the Jin State to no longer raise clans, resulting in a situation where "Jin has no clans".

Soon after, Jin Xiangong made Li Ji's son Xi Qi the crown prince.

Four years later, Jin Xiangong died of illness, and before he died, he entrusted Li Ji and Xi Qi to Wenchen Xunxi, however, Li Ji forced the crown prince to death and expelled the princes, which not only failed to consolidate Xi Qi's position, but made the ministers hate their mother and son even more.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

In 651 BC, Xun Xi complied with the last wishes of Jin Xiangong, supported Xi Qi to ascend the throne, and honored Li Ji as the queen mother. At this point, Li Ji finally sat in the position of her dreams, but she still couldn't feel at ease.

Because at this time, the general Rick, who has a heavy army, is still the person of the former crown prince Shensheng. Rick hated Li Ji's mother and son, and in order to avenge the crown prince Shensheng, he united with the supporters of the other three princes who remained in the Jin Kingdom and planned to kill Xi Qi.

On the day of Jin Xiangong's funeral, Rick asked the bribed wrestlers to change into the clothes of the Jin Jun's guards and mix in the guards, when Xi Qi led the civil and military officials to kneel in front of Jin Xiangong's coffin, someone suddenly rushed forward and killed Xi Qi with a knife.

After Xi Qi's death, Rick wanted to welcome Gongzi Chong'er and Yiwu back to the Jin Kingdom, but was still opposed by Li Ji. After she hastily finished Xi Qi's funeral, she and Minister Xun Xi convened hundreds of civil and military officials, wanting to put her sister Shaoji's son Zhuozi on the throne.

Rick saw that Li Ji was stubborn, so he killed Zhuozi as well. Seeing that he could not complete the entrustment of Jin Xiangong, the Minister of State Xun Xi had to repay the gentleman's kindness in order to repay the monarch's kindness.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

At this point, the forces represented by Li Ji were basically eradicated. Eventually, Liki was whipped to death by Rick.

For her own selfish desires, Li Ji exhausted all the organs, but in the end, the bamboo basket was empty. However, the blood sprinkled all over the court did not quell the civil strife in the Jin Kingdom.

Li Ji is a beautiful and vicious woman who killed Shen Sheng, forced Chong'er and Yiwu away, and laid the foundation for the chaos of the Jin Kingdom. In the following two decades, the Jin state frequently changed monarchs, leading to political turmoil and sluggish national development.

Although, after the return of Jin Wengong Chong'er from exile, the internal chaos of the Jin Kingdom was completely ended. However, the twenty years of civil strife brought about by the Liji Rebellion largely slowed down the Jin state's domination of the Central Plains.

At this time, the throne of the Jin State was vacant, the doctors of the Qing clan had different intentions, and the political situation fell into chaos again. In order to calm the situation and appease the people, the minister Rick, with the help of Qin Mugong, took the fugitive prince Yiwu back to the Jin Kingdom and put him on the throne.

However, after Yiwu succeeded to the throne, he not only killed Rick, but also wantonly excluded dissidents. In order to secure his throne, Rick also sent people to hunt down Chong'er, who was forced to start his life in exile again.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

02

Heavy ears to restore the country

In fact, after the death of Jin Xiangong, Dafu Rick wanted to welcome Chong'er back to China to succeed him, but he was rejected by Chong'er for a very simple reason.

First, although Li Ji is dead, her henchmen are still there, and they can't be guarded against.

Second, Chong'er has been away from the Jin Kingdom for a long time, and there are no cronies in the court.

Third, there is no military power in his hands, and once the court is in turmoil, he cannot protect himself.

Therefore, Chong'er felt that this was not the best time to return to China.

However, after his younger brother Yiwu ascended the throne, in order to stabilize his throne, he actually sent people to hunt him down, and in desperation, Chong'er had to leave the Di Kingdom, where he had lived for more than ten years, and began to live in exile again.

In the following six years, Chong'er successively traveled to five countries including Qi, Cao, and Chu, and the hardships can be imagined. When Chong'er went into exile in the state of Chu, he finally ushered in the opportunity to return to the country.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

One night in 637 B.C., several men pretended to be merchants and ran away from the palace of the Qin Dynasty and went straight to the direction of the Jin Kingdom.

And on the tower of the Qin Palace, Princess Huaiying of the Qin Kingdom watched the man disappear into the night, and muttered: "I am not as good as the throne of the Jin Kingdom after all!" ”

Prince Yu is the son of Yiwu, when Yiwu ascended to the throne of Jin with the support of Qin Mugong, but he took revenge, sent troops to attack Qin, and finally failed miserably, in order to seek peace, he could only send Prince Yu to Qin as a hostage.

In order to make the crown prince return to the Qin state, Qin Mugong married his daughter to him. However, after hearing that Yiwu was critically ill, the crown prince was afraid that the throne would fall, so he left the princess and ran away secretly.

Qin Mugong, who learned the news, was furious, and scolded again and again: "Sure enough, if there is a father, there must be a son!" ”

Soon after the return of the crown prince, Yigo died of illness, and he inherited the throne logically. But at this time, Qin Mugong felt that the crown prince was quite unreliable, and he had to find someone to replace him when his foothold was not stable, so he thought of Chong'er.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

At that time, the Qin State had just risen, although it was a big country, but the national strength was not strong, and the neighboring Jin State was the biggest obstacle to the development of the Qin State to the east, and every move of the Jin State directly affected the development of the Qin State.

Therefore, when he learned that Chong'er had been exiled to the state of Chu, he immediately sent someone to invite him to the state of Qin, and Chong'er had been in exile for eighteen years at this time.

At the beginning, because of the unstable situation caused by the Li Rebellion, he did not dare to return to China rashly. And now, after his younger brother Yiwu ascended the throne, he ceded land at will, treacherously, and put the Jin State in a position of "unjust and helpless", unable to compete with other major powers.

Therefore, although Chong'er wants to revive the Jin Kingdom, because of his sensitive identity, he is like a plague, and many people avoid it, let alone help.

Although King Cheng of Chu later took him in, Chu was a small country and could not be counted on at all, so Chong'er's desire to return to China was always far away until the envoy of Qin came.

Chong'er felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he came to the Qin State. Since leaving the Qi State and Qi State, Chong'er has been in exile for many years, and has lived a rare and stable life after coming to the Qin State.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

Qin Mugong treated Chong'er very favorably, not only entertaining him with wine and delicacies, but also sending maids to serve him carefully.

One day, after waking up, Chong'er got up to freshen up, only to see a beautiful maid holding a basin of water to serve, and after Chong'er finished grooming, he asked the maid to retreat very unceremoniously.

Seeing this, the maid said angrily: "Su Wen Gongzi respects and respects, why is he so rude and insulting me. They keep praising you, how virtuous and benevolent you are, I don't think it maybe,"

After listening to it, he was speechless for a while, only to see the maid leave angrily, and it happened that Zhao Yu came in and met the maid. He said to Chong'er: "Childe, do you know who she is?" ”

Chong'er was puzzled: "It's so spicy, I don't know it." ”

Zhao Yu continued: "She is the daughter of the monarch of the Qin State. The monarch of the Qin State let his daughter serve you, and the son will not be ignorant of the intentions, and it is not trivial to offend her. ”

Chong'er nodded and said: "We have been guilty of being outside for more than ten years, and now we are invited by Qin Jun to come, and we are all counting on him to help us return to China, and now offending the princess is equivalent to offending Qin Jun, how can this be good?" ”

Zhao Yu persuaded: "Only the prince succumbed to others, apologized to Qin Jun, and begged him for forgiveness." ”

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

In order to resolve his mistakes, Chong'er immediately got up and went to ask Qin Jun for his guilt, only to see that the princess of Qin Guo, Huaiying, was already complaining to her father about Chong'er's rude behavior.

Seeing this, Chong'er apologized again and again, which made Qin Mugong very relieved, and intuitively felt that he had not chosen the wrong person. So he directly offered to help Chong'er return to China and take the throne, but after the matter was completed, the Jin State wanted to cede the five cities of Hedong to the Qin State as a reward.

Chong'er didn't hesitate at all, and immediately agreed to Qin Mugong.

Qin Mugong looked at the person in front of him, he thought that Chong'er had been flowing for many years and had been tortured, and he must have been old, but he didn't expect that Chong'er was still agile and energetic at this time, so Qin Mugong proposed to remarry the princess to him.

If you want to say that Chong'er went into exile, in fact, Yan Fu is not shallow, he married Ji Kui in Di State, Qi State married Qi Jiang, and Qin State met a princess. But when he heard that Qin Jun was going to marry the princess to him, he insisted on refusing to accept it.

At this time, Chong'er was already old, and the princess was still a young and beautiful woman, and marrying her was tantamount to harming her. On the other hand, the princess was the wife of the crown prince, and he was the uncle of the prince, and it was unethical for the uncle to marry a niece.

Therefore, Chong'er said that he would not agree to Qin Mugong's request.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

After Zhao Yu learned of this, he persuaded Chong'er and said: "Childe, if we want to ask Qin Jun for help, we can only obey him." If you marry his daughter, he will do his best to help you return to the Jin Kingdom, perhaps, this is the monarch of the Qin State to test whether you are sincere about the alliance between the two countries, and the prince must not lose the great cause of the Jin Kingdom because of personal details! ”

Zhao Yu persuaded Chong'er to marry the princess of Qin for political reasons, and Chong'er had to agree to the marriage after weighing the pros and cons.

A few days later, the palace of the king of Qin was full of lights, and Chong'er married the princess of Qin, but who knew that he had just married Yan'er, and something happened in the Jin Kingdom.

It turned out that after Jin Huaigong ascended the throne, he was afraid that Chong'er would return to Jin to compete with him for the throne like his father Yiwu, so he ordered that those who fled with Chong'er must return to Jin within three months, and those who failed to do so would be exterminated.

At that time, Chong'er's uncle Fox Yan and Fox Fur followed him to flee and did not return to China, Jin Huaigong killed the chicken and monkey, and killed the grandfather fox of Chong'er, Chong'er was very sad when he heard the bad news, and immediately decided to return to China.

So, under the escort of Qin Mugong, Chong'er embarked on the road back to China.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

At this time, Jin Huaigong unjustly killed the old minister and general because of his tyranny and tyranny, and the people's hearts were lost.

Seeing that the general trend of Jin Huaigong had gone, Lu nephew and others, who controlled the military power of the Jin State, also returned to Chong'er. Subsequently, Chong'er led the army into the palace, killed the Duke of Jin Huai, and successfully ascended the throne, known as the Duke of Wen of Jin.

On the surface, it seems that Chong'er has come to an end, but in fact, the real test has just begun. He is about to face an undercurrent of the imperial court, and a coup d'état is quietly brewing.

After Chong'er ascended the throne, he set the capital Quwo, which is not only the place of Zongyi of the Jin State, but also close to the border of the Qin State, not far from Yongcheng, the capital of the Qin State.

Things turned out as Chong'er expected, and his throne was not yet secured, and Bo Ba, who had assassinated him many times, came to pay his respects.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

When Chong'er saw the enemy again, his heart was surging with blood, and he scolded angrily: "You are still alive, you helped the abuse, and harmed the widow and the brothers several times, knowing that you were guilty of capital crimes but did not know how to avoid disasters and eliminate disasters, but now you have personally sent them to the door." ”

But Bo Ba replied unhurriedly: "Bo Ba chased and killed you, that is to act on orders, to be loyal to his lord, if you hate me because of this, it can only mean that you still do not understand the way to be a king." ”

After listening to it, he didn't feel ridiculous: "Shut up, do you think that the widow is a person who forgets hatred and has no flesh?" The widow will slaughter you with his own hands today. ”

Bo Bao still replied calmly: "It is really Bo Ba who is wrong, and regards you as a magnanimous master. That's right, Chong'er is not a little white, and the master of the Ming who doesn't count the hatred of the hook is only in Qi and not in Jin, if you don't cherish a loyal person like me, a catastrophe will eventually come. ”

Heavy ears heard that Bo Ba seemed to have something to say, so he pretended to be angry and drove Bo Ba away, and then quietly sent someone to find Bo Ba in the middle of the night, and learned a shocking secret from Bo Ba's mouth.

It turned out that when Chong'er ascended the throne, the former monarch Jin Huaigong's cronies Lu Nephew and Yin Rui were afraid of the Qin forces behind Chong'er and had to choose to submit, but they knew that they were Jin Huaigong's cronies, and the grandfather Hu Tu, who killed Chong'er, was what they suggested.

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

Now, Chong'er is in power, and he will definitely have some minds, maybe one day he will announce a personal vendetta and put them to death, thinking about it, Lu nephew and Yin Rui decided not to do anything, kill Chong'er and then support the new monarch to ascend to the throne, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the Jin Kingdom.

However, it is not easy to assassinate the king of a country, and it is difficult to reach the sky with their strength alone, so they thought of chasing and killing the heavy ear Bo Ba.

Bo Bao is very skilled and strong in martial arts, and he is the best candidate to assassinate Heavy Ear. They consulted with Bo Ba, and the two sides hit it off and decided to conspire to assassinate Heavy Ear.

That night, the palace where Chong'er lived suddenly caught fire, and the people hurriedly put out the fire and made a mess. In the distance, two people were hidden in the shadows, secretly proud to watch the raging fire.

Seeing the burned ruins of the palace, Nephew Lu said proudly: "When this fire is burned, it will be the time for us to soar." ”

As soon as the words fell, someone came to report that there were only a few maids in the palace, and there was no one else.

When Bo Yan heard this, he was shocked: "No one? Could it be that they have already fled when they got the news, we can't continue to stay here, there are more and more soldiers fighting the fire, and if they don't leave, they won't be able to get out, let's get out of the city first. ”

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

Taking advantage of the chaos of everyone fighting the fire, Bo Ba and Lu Nephew sneaked out of the palace, and according to Bo Ba's proposal, they planned to go to the neighboring Qin State to hide for a while.

But what Lu Nephew didn't expect was that Bo Ba actually brought them directly in front of Qin Mugong, and what surprised them even more was that Jin Wengong Chong'er was also here.

Only then did Nephew Lu and Hao Rui understand that they had been tricked, and when they thought of the upcoming fate, they couldn't help but look like ashes.

It turned out that Bo Ba came to see Chong'er that day, and he revealed the conspiracy and disposition of Lu nephew and others, so Chong'er decided to plan and let Bo Ba lure the two to Qin, so that he could not only protect himself, but also use the Qin army to quell the rebellion.

At this point, Chong'er smashed the rebellion launched by Lü's nephew's henchmen in one fell swoop, completely ended the situation of decades of turmoil in the Jin Kingdom, and truly sat on the throne.

At this time, Duke Wen of Jin was in power, recalling the years of exile, and sighed: "Now that the country is stable and the people live and work in peace and contentment, it is time to dominate the world!" ”、

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king

03

At last

In 632 BC, Chong'er defeated the Chu army at Chengpu, and then summoned the princes of Qi, Song and other eight countries to participate in the alliance of practicing the land, and made an alliance to assist the royal family and not infringe on each other. In this meeting, King Xiang of Zhou personally attended the meeting and ordered Uncle Hou to be the second ear.

At the alliance meeting, Chong'er made a bold statement: "Throughout the past and today, you fight for me, the weak eat the strong, and those who can prosper are those who are great and virtuous." No matter who succeeds to the throne in the future, if you want to succeed to the hegemony, you must be benevolent and virtuous, strengthen the army and enrich the people, judge the situation, and then act. ”

At this point, Chong'er finally became the overlord of the Central Plains in the year of the sixtieth year, and the hegemony of the Jin State, which had presided over the Spring and Autumn Period politics for more than 100 years, began.

In 628 B.C., he died at the age of seventy.

Chong'er reigned for only eight years, but after 19 years of exile, he grew from a covetous, arrogant and willful son to a generation of overlords who endured humiliation and made great efforts, and the hegemony he founded lasted for nearly a hundred years.

Sima Qian once commented on it:

Heavy ears are not expected, but they can become hegemons.

During the reign of Duke Wen of Jin, reforms were carried out in the economic, political, and military aspects, and the policies of "doing good and aiding ability", "being virtuous and virtuous", "expanding trade and agriculture", and "rewarding merits" were vigorously promoted, so that the Jin State became rapidly strong and prosperous.

He has finally become a majestic and powerful prince, and he has a lot of civil and martial arts, and looking back on his nineteen years of exile, it seems that he has crossed the mountains in a light boat.

If there is a regret in history, it is that the reign of Duke Wen of Jin is too short, and his talents are not fully developed, then the Jin Kingdom may be a different world.

It's a pity that history has no ifs, and this does not affect the wisdom of Chong'er through the ages!

The strongest salted fish in the Spring and Autumn Period: was framed by his stepmother, fled for 19 years, liked to mention nine wives, and finally became the king