In the winter of 656 BC, framed by Li Ji, Shen Sheng, the Prince of Jin, committed suicide, and the following year, the Jin Dynasty sent temple people to fight against the city of Pu, where Gongzi Zhong'er lived, and the people of Pucheng were willing to fight for Zhong'er, and Chong'er said: "The order of the Emperor's father cannot be resisted, and whoever resists without authorization is my enemy." "When the heavy ear climbed over the city wall, he was caught up by the temple people, and a sword cut off one of the sleeves of the heavy ear, and the heavy ear fled to Di. In 653 BC, Duke Xian of Jin sent Li Ke to lead an army to attack Di, hunt down and kill Zhong'er, and defeat the Di people at Caisang, Liang Youjing suggested that Li Ke take advantage of the victory to pursue, and Li Ke said: "Just scare him away, don't provoke more Di people to fight." This year, in retaliation, the Di people sent troops to harass and attack the Jin state.
In 655 BC, the crown prince of Zhou, Ji Zheng, met with the Duke of Qi Huan at the first stop, hoping to get support and avoid being deposed; in the winter leap month of 653 BC, King Hui of Zhou died, Ji Zheng was afraid that he would not be able to take the throne smoothly, and secretly did not send a funeral, and sent someone to inform the State of Qi for help at the first time, and in the spring of this year, the Duke of Qi Huan, the Prince of Zhou, the Duke of Lu, the Duke of Song Huan, the Duke of Wei Wen, the Duke of Xu, the Duke of Cao Gong, and the Duke of Chen Shizi allied in Taoyi to stabilize the Zhou royal family and help the crown prince Zheng Shunli to ascend the throne, which was for the King of Zhou. Zheng Guo, due to his performance in the wall, attended the meeting as an observer state and strongly demanded to join the covenant, indicating that he would obey the covenant requirements.