In order to subdue the people's hearts, Yiwu adopted iron-fist politics. Those who should be killed and those who should not be killed would die if they hit his knife edge. The ministers fled to death, and those who were left behind were all cleansed and obedient. .His throne is still firmly established.
In 647 BC, the fourth year of Duke Hui of Jin, a severe drought occurred in the Jin State. In some places, the land was bare for thousands of miles, and there was no harvest. The people dug grass roots and peeled bark from trees to satisfy their hunger. The Jin State could no longer sustain itself.
Duke Hui of Jin convened his ministers to discuss the matter of borrowing grain from various countries. Que Rui said: "Qin is the closest country and the only big country that has the ability to help us. I think we should send people to borrow grain from them quickly. "
Duke Hui of Jin Yiwu said: "The five cities outside the river have not been given to them, so how can they lend us food?"
Que Rui said: "Now there is a famine in the country, and people are starving to death every day. It is an urgent time. We can't control so much. Let's try to see if we can borrow food."
Duke Hui of Jin then sent envoys to Qin to borrow grain.
Duke Mu of Qin held a court meeting. He said: "The five cities of Jin have not been given to us yet. Now they have caused a natural disaster and they want to buy food from us. Do you want to give it to us or not?"
Pi Bao said: "I thought we couldn't give it. They are famine and the country is in chaos. We just take this opportunity to send troops and capture them in one fell swoop."
Gongsun Zhi said: "If we don't give it to five cities, it's a man-made disaster. If there's a famine, it's a natural disaster. This natural disaster may fall on someone. So I think we should sell the grain to them."
Uncle Jian said: "What General Gongsun said is exactly what he said. Considering the life and death of the Jin people, we should also help them."
Baili Xi seconded the proposal and said: "It's the right thing to relieve famines and help neighboring countries. We should help."
Pi Bao said: "Yi Wu is a foolish king. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we fight now, we can easily overthrow him."
Yu Yu said: "A neighboring country is in trouble, but you use troops. It is unreasonable no matter how you say it."
Duke Mu of Qin said: "It is Yiwu who offended us. We cannot ignore the people of Jin just for Yiwu. I have made up my mind to sell the grain to them."
Uncle Jian took the lead in shouting: "My lord is wise." The ministers also praised him. From then on, Uncle Jian was determined to stay in Qin and never thought about returning to Luming Village.
Duke Mu of Qin transported a large amount of grain to the Kingdom of Jin. For a time, the Yellow River, Wei River, and Fen River were full of ships carrying grain. The people of Jin cheered along the way and even made up songs to praise Duke Mu of Qin.
Thanks to Qin's help, Jin finally got through the difficulties this year. However, no one expected that a dramatic scene would happen next.
The next year, that is, 646 BC, a drought occurred in the Qin State. Just like the Jin State at that time, there was also a widespread harvest failure. Famine broke out in the country. The people of Qin naturally planned to buy grain from the Jin State. Qin Mu Gong said: " Fortunately, we sold our grain to them last year, otherwise we would be too shameless to buy grain from them now. People say that good intentions are rewarded. I think this is true."
All the ministers said that Duke Mu of Qin had foresight. Duke Mu of Qin was also very proud and sent Lingzhi as an envoy to borrow grain from the state of Jin.
On the same day, Lingzhi took his entourage to the Kingdom of Jin. The sun was scorching along the way, and the cracked land raised dust and smoke under the grinding of the wheels. He looked around and saw that the world was full of dry grass and bare shrubs, and there was not a single trace in sight. Lingzhi didn't care about himself, or even the horse that had already run up and was foaming at the mouth. He just asked the driver to hit the horse and gallop. In this way, he rushed to Jiangcheng, the capital of the Jin Dynasty, day and night.
Lingzhi met Duke Hui of Jin and explained his purpose of coming. Duke Hui of Jin rolled his eyes and asked him to stay in the state guesthouse first and wait for him to hold court meetings before making a reply. As soon as Lingzhi heard this, he became angry on the spot. , he thought, last year you suffered a disaster, we gave you food; this year we suffered a disaster, shouldn't you sell us food? Does this still need to be discussed? But he also thought, he was here to ask for help. So he had to suppress the fire, Withdrew.
Duke Hui of Jin, Lü Sheng, Que Rui and others discussed together. They believed that the Qin State sold grain to the Jin State last year purely because the Qin people made a wrong move. This is clearly to strengthen the enemy and weaken itself. Let's see. The people of Jin would never do such stupid things. Most people in the court agreed with the ideas of Jin Hui Gong and Lu Shengqi Rui. Some even suggested that they take this opportunity to make an appointment with Liang and use troops against Qin.
Of course, a very small number of ministers objected. They suggested that we should help neighboring countries like Qin did. But this voice was very weak. Because Jin Hui Gong had already purged his court many times, and the ministers all knew that they opposed it. fate.
The opinion of not helping Qin occupied an absolute majority. In the end, the Jin court unanimously decided not to provide food.
The next day, Lingzhi came again. Jin Hui Gong said: "Jin has suffered from disasters for several years. Last year, with your help, we managed to survive. This year, we don't have enough food. Even if we want to help Qin, we can't do anything. "
Lingzhi suppressed his anger and said: "Qin and Jin are close neighbors and relatives, and they should be one family. We won't mention those five cities. Last year, we shipped a large amount of grain to you. This year, we suffered a disaster. You should at least support me. If you refuse, I won’t be able to do anything when I go back."
Lu Sheng said angrily: "Last time you came with Pi Zheng to trick me and Cherui into going to Qin, but luckily we saw through it. This time you are here again, what tricks do you want to play? Go back and tell your lord, If I want food, I can, but I can’t send you. I have to send an army.”
When Lingzhi saw that he had brought his words to such an extent, he knew that there was no room for maneuver, so he had to return to Qin in despair.
Duke Mu of Qin and his ministers heard that Jin not only refused to help, but also wanted to take advantage of the situation, and they all gnashed their teeth in anger. The emperor and his ministers unanimously expressed that they would fight Jin. Even if they eat grass roots and bark, even if they sell iron, they still have to compete with Jin. High and low.
In 645 BC, Duke Mu of Qin received news that Duke Hui of Jin was preparing to use troops against Qin. Duke Mu of Qin thought that Yiwu really wanted to take advantage of the situation. He was furious and decided to send troops to Jin.
Duke Mu of Qin ordered Uncle Jian and Youyu to assist the prince in supervising the country, and ordered Meng Mingshi to guard the border to prevent sneak attacks by the Xirong. Then, with Pi Bao as the vanguard, Gongsun Zhi led the right army, and Gongzi Ji led the left army. He himself commanded the central army, and Bailixi was the military advisor, Bai Yibing and Xiqishu were the generals, and they sent 400 chariots to attack the Jin Kingdom.
When the Qin army arrived at Hanyuan, Duke Hui of Jin led 600 chariots and was already waiting there. The two armies faced each other and formed their formations. Duke Hui of Jin sent people out and said, "We have been waiting for a long time. If you know better, go back now." It's still too late. If we don't retreat, even if the Marquis of Jin wants to retreat, the Jin soldiers will not agree."
Duke Mu of Qin sent Gongsun Zhi out to reply: "Listen, Yiwu, if you want to be the king, we will make you the king. If you want food, we will support you with food. Now you want to fight, how can we not accompany you?"
Duke Mu of Qin shouted loudly to the soldiers of Qin: "The State of Jin is really bullying others by repaying kindness with evil. God has its own justice, and Qin will win." The soldiers of Qin followed and roared. Duke Mu of Qin drew out his bronze sword and pointed forward.
, Qin's army, left, center and right, attacked at the same time, and the army rushed towards Jin's army like a tide.
Jin general Han Jian resisted Qin Mugong's middle army; Tu Anyi led a group of troops to resist Bai Yibing; Jin Huigong's middle army and Gongsun Zhi's troops strangled together.
Gongsun Zhi was originally a strong man, and the spear in his hand was heavy and long. He moved the spear to the left and struck the right, and no one could resist him. His shouts were like thunder, and he was frightened when he heard them. Duke Hui of Jin
The Chinese army was killed by his troops and fled.
Duke Hui of Jin's chariot was hitched with four new horses that had never been used on the battlefield. When Gongsun Zhi came to the front of Duke Hui's chariot, he roared. The horses were frightened and ran wildly, pulling Duke Hui of Jin into the mud.
In the pit, Duke Hui of Jin's chariot whipped his horse whip, but the carriage still could not get out of the pit. Duke Hui of Jin urgently shouted for help, and in an instant, a group of Jin soldiers surrounded him. Gongsun
When Zhi saw that he could not kill them, he asked the soldiers to fire arrows. The Jin army was also very tenacious and actually launched a counterattack despite the rain of arrows. For a time, the two sides went back and forth, forming a tug-of-war, and they were fighting fiercely.
On Qin Mugong's side, Xiqi Shu could not resist the Jin general Han Jian, and Bai Yibing was entangled by Tu Anyi's troops. Qin Mugong could only fight and retreat under the protection of a group of soldiers. Han Jian pursued closely.
He was about to catch up with him before he saw it. Qin Mugong looked up to the sky and sighed: "Hey, I didn't expect that I am going to be a prisoner of Jin."
At the critical moment, a group of sword and axemen suddenly emerged from the diagonal stab. At first glance, there were about three hundred people. They were seen with disheveled hair and rags. They were holding axes in their hands. When they saw the Jin army, they would chop them down.
Han Jian was shocked. He thought he had been ambushed and quickly stopped his pursuit. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stopped and was watching, the swordsmen and axemen rushed in front of him. They slashed with their swords and axes, and the Jin soldiers fell on their backs. Han Jian shouted, "Withdraw."
”, he hit the horse and fled first.
Duke Mu of Qin and Xiqi Shu were able to get out of trouble. Gongsun Zhi and Bai Yibing gradually gained the upper hand. The Jin army began to collapse. Duke Mu of Qin was very clever, and he immediately joined in with these fierce swordsmen and axemen.
The battle suddenly boosted the morale of the Qin army, and the Jin army soon collapsed.
Duke Hui of Jin's chariot was stuck in a pit and could not get out. When he saw Qin soldiers gradually surrounding him, he jumped out of the chariot and prepared to escape. At this time, Gongsun Zhi came like a tiger and the spear in his hand was like chasing a duck.
The long bamboo poles spread out, and wherever they went, Jin soldiers fled one after another. Jin Hui Gong's guard had long been depleted, and the remaining defeated soldiers saw Gongsun Zhi being so ferocious, and shouted and fled with the defeated soldiers. Jin Hui Gong
He was left behind alone. Gongsun Zhi chased after him and shouted: "Where are we going?" The spear in his hand pressed on the shoulder of Duke Hui of Jin. Duke Hui of Jin shrank his head and fell to the ground. Qin
The Chinese soldiers swarmed up and tied him up in an instant.
Duke Hui of Jin was captured, and the Jin army immediately dispersed. The Qin army chased him everywhere for a while. Qin Mu Gong immediately ordered the troops to retreat.
Gongsun Zhi escorted Duke Hui of Jin to present the prisoners. Duke Mu of Qin took one look at Duke Hui of Jin and ordered him to be escorted away. Then he counted the soldiers, but Bai Yi and Bing were not found. Duke Mu of Qin ordered the soldiers to search quickly.
After a while, several soldiers came back carrying two people from a hillside not far away. When Qin Mugong looked at them, one was Bai Yibing and the other was Tu Anyi.
It turned out that when the Jin army was defeated, Tu Anyi wanted to escape, but Bai Yibing chased after him until they reached the hillside. The two fought. Tu Anyi was quite good at martial arts, and Bai Yibing was not as good at martial arts, but he was young and worked hard. The two fought.
In the end, both were seriously injured, and the fighting turned into a hand-to-hand fight. In the end, both sides were exhausted and passed out on the hillside.
Duke Mu of Qin looked at Bai Yibing's injuries and asked people to put him on the chariot. He then looked at Tu Anyi, who was dying, and ordered him to be beheaded in public.
At this time, more than 300 swordsmen and axemen gathered one after another. Duke Mu of Qin asked: "Who are you, and why did you risk your lives to save me?"
The leader said: "My lord, we are all people from the mountains. We heard that your lord was at war with the Jin people, so we came here to repay our kindness. Have you forgotten? We stole your horse back then, and you were kind to us not to kill us."
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Duke Mu of Qin sighed, and then he remembered that there was indeed such an incident. It happened many years ago. At that time, Duke Mu of Qin went hunting in Liangshan (today's Qishan). At night, he found that a few horses were missing. The next day
, the soldiers who were looking for horses found a group of mountain people gathering in a mountain col to eat horse meat. Someone suggested that Qin Mugong arrest those horse thieves for questioning. Qin Mugong said: "Killing them for a few horses sounds like I am stingy. Forget it.
Anyway, the horse can no longer be revived. It is better to give them two jars of wine and let them eat happily." So the Qin soldiers took two jars of wine and gave them to the horse thieves. The horse thieves were grateful for Qin Mugong's kindness.
Always think about repaying gratitude.
Duke Mu of Qin saw that these three hundred swordsmen and axe-hands were fierce and brave, so he said to the leader: "Come back to Qin with me. I will incorporate you into the army."
The leader said: "Thank you, Lord, for looking up to us. However, we people are used to freedom. Let us go back to farming."
Duke Mu of Qin could not force himself, so he rewarded them with many gold and silver items and allowed them to return to the mountains. The Qin army returned to the court with its troops.
Three or five days later, the army arrived at Yong City, the capital of the Qin State. As they were about to line up to enter the city, Pegasus came to report. A group of palace maids blocked the way at the gate of the city, saying that they had to see their lord. Duke Mu of Qin rode forward and went to see it himself.
He was puzzled at this sight - these maids were all close to Madam Mu Ji. Duke Mu of Qin asked them why they were blocking the road? The maids told him: Madam heard that the Qin soldiers and horses captured the Jin monarch, so she went to the palace.
She set up a pile of dry firewood in the back garden and sat on it. She asked someone to send a message to Duke Mu of Qin: "The monarch of Jin has been captured, and she has no shame to see her lord. Whenever the lord escorts Yiwu into the city, she will
Light a fire." The maids also said: "If my lord spares the king of Jin, then he will spare his wife."
Duke Mu of Qin knew Mu Ji's temperament and she was very strong-willed. She could say what she said and do what she could do. So he scratched his scalp and said to the maids: "Go back and tell my wife quickly. I will let Yi Wu go now. Please hurry up and leave."
Up and down the pyre."
Qin Mugong asked someone to bring Yi Wu over and said to him: "Your sister begged me to let you go. For your sister's sake, I will give you a way to live. However, I warn you that you must be virtuous and repay kindness with evil sooner or later."
There will still be today."
Duke Hui of Jin lowered his head, kept acknowledging his mistakes, thanked him, and promised that as soon as he returned to Jin, he would ask people to hand over the five cities outside the river to Qin. In order to prove that what he said this time was true, Jin Hui Gong
Hui Gong also suggested that he could ask the Jin prince Yu to come to Qin as a hostage, and he also swore to heaven that he would reconcile with Qin again.
Duke Mu of Qin smiled and said: "Okay, I promise to let you go, but this time, you have to fulfill your conditions first. When your five cities outside the river are delivered and your prince comes to Qin, I will let you go."
go back."
After saying this, Duke Mu of Qin ordered Gongsun Zhi to imprison Yiwu outside Yongcheng, while he led the army into the city.