The current Ling Yin Nangwa of the Chu state was the grandson of the former Ling Yin Xiongzhen. Among the generations of commanders of the Chu State, Xiong Zhen, although not outstanding, can be called conscientious and loyal. Nangwa, on the other hand, is a scumbag, prone to slander and greedy nature, often disregarding the interests of the state for personal gain. The death of Zuo Yin Bowan in 515 BC was the result of his bribery and slander.
Others are greedy for money, and may still be hidden, but the sac tiles are directly demanding regardless of their faces.
In 509 BC, Marquis Ji Shen of Cai Zhao went on a pilgrimage to Chu and brought with him two specially made jade pendants and two leather coats. Ji Shen presented a jade pendant and a leather coat to Xiong Yun, the king of Chu Zhao. Xiong Yi was very happy, put on a leather coat, put on a jade pendant, and set up a courtesy to entertain Ji Shen, while Ji Shen wore another leather coat and another jade pendant. Ji Shen's outfit attracted greedy eyes, and after the ceremony, Chu Ling Yin Nangwa told Ji Shen that he was very interested in the jade pendant and leather coat and wanted to leave. Ji Shen did not give it, and Nang wa casually found a reason and detained Ji Shen in the Chu Kingdom.
Shangcai, Henan, where the ruins of the ancient city of Cai Guo are located
This buckle is more than two years.
Coincidentally, also in 509 BC, Tang Chenggong (whose name is unknown) of the Tang Dynasty (a small state attached to Chu, whose name is unknown) of the Tang Dynasty (annexed to the small state of Chu, whose name is unknown) brought two good horses, known as The Chu Dynasty. Nangwa wanted these two horses, but Tang Chenggong did not give them, and was also detained in the Chu state.
In 507 BC, the third year after Tang Chenggong was detained in the Chu state, Tang Guofu requested Xiong Yi, the king of Chu Zhao, to replace Tang Chenggong's retinue, and Xiong Yi promised. After the newly arrived Tang Guo's retinue drunk the horse breeder, they stole two horses and offered them to Nangwa, who immediately released Tang Chenggong back to China. Upon returning home, the new entourage of horse thieves tied themselves up and went to Si Kou to plead guilt: the monarch had lost his freedom and abandoned the country because of his love for horses, and we had found a way to save him; now we would find two identical horses to offer to the monarch. When Tang Cheng heard about it, he was very ashamed: This is all my fault, and I can't blame you for it. Not only did he let go of the multitudes, but he also gave them a great reward.
The Cai people heard about the reason for Tang Chenggong's return to the country, and tried their best to coax and deceive, and persuaded Cai Zhao's Marquis Ji Shen to offer the jade pendant to Nangwa. Nangwa, who had received the jade pendant, was overjoyed and prepared to release Ji Shen back to China, but he did not know how to let it go, and could not explain it to the people, so he made up a clumsy reason -- during the upper dynasty, Nangwa warned the officials: The reason why Cai Hou stayed in our country for a long time was because you people did not give gifts of farewell! Tomorrow, if you don't have the gift ready, you will wait to die!
Nearly three years of chu state years, the humiliating experience of being detained, planted a deep hatred in Ji Shen's heart. On the way back, passing by the Han River, facing the gushing water, Ji Shen threw a piece of jade into the water and swore to the Heavenly Alliance: From now on, never come south again!
After returning to China, Ji Shen immediately rushed to the Jin Kingdom, taking his son Ji Yuan and the sons of the great masters as hostages, and asking the Jin State to come forward to cut down Chu.
Zhaoling District, Luohe City, Henan Province, where the ruins of the ancient city of Zhaoling are located
In March 506 BC, Duke Ji of Jin and the zhou royal representative Liu Wen gong ji scrolls, as well as Luding Duke Ji Song (brother of Lu Xiang Gong Ji And ascended the throne in 509 BC), Song Jing Gongzi Luan (son of Song Yuan Gongzi Zuo, who ascended the throne in 517 BC), Cai Zhao Marquis Ji Shen, Wei Ling Gong Ji Yuan (son of Wei Xiang Gong Ji Evil, who took the throne in 535 BC), Chen Huai Gong Concubine Liu (son of Chen Hui Gong Concubine Wu, who ascended the throne in 506 BC), Zheng Xian Gong Ji (son of Zheng Ding Gong Ji Ning, who ascended the throne in 514 BC), Cao Yin Gong Ji Tong (Cao Sheng Gong Ji Ye's uncle, who killed his nephew in 510 BC to establish himself), the State of Qi Shangqing Guoxia, plus Xu, Ju, Qiu, Dun, Hu, Teng, Xue, Qi, Xiao Yi and other small kingdoms, nearly twenty countries in size, will be summoned to the tomb and plot against the Chu state.
By this time, exactly forty years had passed since the Second Alliance of Soldiers. For forty years, although the two superpowers in the north and south, Chu and Jin, fought in each other, there has never been a war. Now, a massive campaign to cut down Chu is on the verge of ending a hard-won peace.
However, although the momentum of the summoning meeting was huge and amazing, the end was not over. At Zhaoling, Xun Yin, one of the six secretaries of the Jin Dynasty, asked For a bribe from Marquis Ji of Cai Zhao, but when he failed to do so, he was angry in his heart, and instead persuaded the Jin ruler Martingale to retire: The Jin State is not peaceful now, and the princes are mostly half-hearted. It was raining heavily outside, malaria was beginning to circulate, and Zhongshan in the north (that is, Xianyu, a branch of Bai Di, in the territory of present-day Pingshan County, Hebei Province) was not convinced, and if we abandoned the covenant at this time, we would certainly attract resentment from the State of Chu, which would do no harm to the State of Chu, but we may lose Zhongshan, so it is better to resign from Cai Hou!
Without thinking about it carefully, Shi Martin gently thanked Marquis Ji Shen of Cai Zhao, causing the princes to return to their respective countries.
In this move, the Jin State lost the majesty of the overlord.
Ruins of the Ancient City of Zhaoling
Perhaps feeling that his approach was too excessive, in the summer of that year, the State of Jin ordered the State of Cai to cut down Shen on the grounds that the State of Shen (姬) (姬) had long been a vassal of the State of Chu and would not summon the tomb in present-day Pingyu County, Henan Province. Cai is a small country, but Shen is even smaller, so Cai Guo effortlessly destroys it and kills the king of Shen Guo.
When the vassal state was destroyed, King Xiong of Chuzhao was furious and sent troops to surround Cai and teach Cai a lesson.
At this time, Ji Shen, the Marquis of Cai Zhao, received news that Wu Guo was making full preparations for the Battle of Chu with Wu Zixu as his pedestrian, so he immediately sent envoys to Wu and took his son Ji Qian as a hostage to show his determination to join the Chu Alliance.
Soon, Tang Chenggong also joined in.
The two small countries that had been humiliated by the State of Chu, although joining the alliance of the State of Wu and chu this time did not play much of a role, they dealt a psychological blow to the Chu people, making the Chu people unwillingly understand that they had been isolated as never before, not only without the help of big countries, but also a bunch of small countries with bullets and bullets also stood in a hostile position.
In the winter of 506 BC, the combined forces of Wu, Cai, and Tang were fighting chu, and Wu Zixu had waited for more than ten years for revenge.
("Big Dreams Spring and Autumn" 097, to be continued.) Original text, theft must be investigated)