All indications are that Jin Huigong is very unpopular. The third duke of the Jin Dynasty, the prince Shensheng was killed, the prince fled with a heavy ear, and after Yiwu took the throne, there were more and more negative rumors about him, and I personally believe that the character of the Jin Huigong may indeed not be very good, but the most important thing should be caused by the public opinion guidance of the opposition.
(1) In order to gain the support of Prince Shensheng's faction, after the Jin Huigong ascended the throne, he re-held a ceremonial funeral for the prince. But only a few months later, there was a rumor that Fox Tu (heavy ear iron powder) went to Quwo to do business and met Prince Shensheng (ghost), who said: "Yiwu is rude, I have asked the Heavenly Emperor to merge the Jin state into the Qin state, and the Qin state will sacrifice me." Shen Sheng, who had only persuaded Shen Sheng to change his mind, asked the Heavenly Emperor to change his mind, but the Heavenly Emperor promised Shen Sheng to punish the guilty (Yi Wu). Borrowing Shen Sheng's mouth, he said that Jin Huigong was guilty and unworthy of his position.
(2) King Xiang of Zhou, out of good intentions, sent Nei Shi Ji (summoning the Duke of Wu) to the Jin Dynasty to congratulate the Duke Hui of Jin on his ascension to the throne, and rewarded him with honors and relics (jade). Ji Guo returned to the capital of Zhou and reported to King Xiang of Zhou: "Is it true that the king of the Jin dynasty will be extinct in the future?" You kindly gave him something, he did not pay any attention to it, lazy, rude, disrespectful to you, so the etiquette system in the Jin kingdom can not be observed, up and down is chaotic, how can it last? "The envoys of the King of Zhou were full of complaints, perhaps because they were unhappy with the royal family and had opinions that their own envoys were not taken seriously.
(3) Li Ji's faction hated Jin Huigong. Although Rick killed Erjun and Xun Xi and Li Ji in a row not for Yiwu, the vacated position was just occupied by Jin Huigong, and the account would also be counted on the head of Jin Huigong.
(4) Purging a large number of military power figures such as Rick and Ping Zheng led to the intensification of the internal partialization of Jin, and the opposition of Jin Huigong became larger and larger.
(5) The Qin and Qi powers wanted the competitive Jin state to be as chaotic as possible, fueling the waves, smearing opponents, occupying the moral high ground, and cultivating opposition, taking the opportunity to weaken and control opponents.
In summary, the domestic support for the power of Gongzi Zhong'er, Prince Shensheng, Li Ji, etc., foreign Zhou royal families, Qin State, Qi State, etc., all look at Jin Huigong unfavorably, so it is inevitable that there will be such and such rumors that are unfavorable to Jin Huigong.
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