The reason why Duke Mu of Qin wanted to help Chong'er was not because Mu Ji always talked about it, but because Prince Yu, the son of Duke Hui of Jin, Yiwu, made him angry.
At first, Duke Mu of Qin captured Yi Wu. When he released Yi Wu, Yi Wu offered to mortgage the crown prince to the Qin State as a hostage. In this way, the crown prince arrived in the Qin State.
Mu Ji was the aunt of Prince Yu. Because of this relationship, Duke Mu of Qin treated Prince Yu very favorably, and later even married his daughter Huai Ying to Prince Yu.
In 638 BC, Yiwu fell seriously ill. Prince Yu received the news and was worried that the monarchy would be lost after his father's death, so he sneaked back to Jin. In 637 BC, Duke Hui of Jin Yiwu died, and Prince Yu ascended the throne.
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After Prince Yu became the king, he not only did not interact with the Qin State, but also did not come to take Huai Ying to the Jin State for reunion. Qin Mugong was very angry. He deeply felt that he had made mistakes again and again. It was a mistake to establish Yiwu; marrying his daughter off
Giving it to Prince Yu was another mistake. He didn't expect that Yi Wu and Prince Yu were exactly the same as father and son.
Duke Mu of Qin made a decision: to abolish Prince Yu and establish a new king for Jin. After many inquiries, he learned that Chong'er was in Chu. So he sent people to Chu and told King Chu Cheng that he wanted to find Chong'er.
, established as the king of Jin.
When Chong'er arrived in Qin, Duke Mugong and Mu Ji of Qin were very enthusiastic about him. Chong'er was mature and prudent, with a humble attitude, like a kind person, giving people a trustworthy feeling. This was completely different from Yi Wu and Prince Yu. Moreover, Chong'er was a wanderer.
Qin Mugong discussed with Mu Ji that their daughter Huai Ying, who had been abandoned by the prince in Qin State, would be married to Chong'er.
But Huai Ying disagreed. She said: "If it were another relationship, I would be able to accept it. But Chong'er is Prince Yu's uncle. I have already married Prince Yu, and now he wants me to marry his uncle. How can this happen?"
Can it be done?"
Mu Ji said: "Why not? Young Master Chong'er is loyal and reliable. If you marry him, it will be beneficial to both Qin and Jin. Why not?"
At that time, the concept of marriage was not as particular as it was later. It was nothing new for a father to marry his daughter-in-law and a son to marry his stepmother.
Huai Ying couldn't stand Mu Ji's repeated persuasion, so she thought: "Prince Yu doesn't want me anyway. Chong'er is reliable. Marrying him is not a bad thing," so she agreed.
Duke Mugong of Qin sent Gongsun Zhi to be a matchmaker. Hu Yan, Zhao Shui and others were eager to get into the relationship with Qin, so they persuaded Chong'er to agree to the marriage. Of course, Chong'er knew what this marriage meant, and he agreed wholeheartedly. As a result, his hair turned gray.
Chong'er became a groom again.
After the happy event was completed, one day, brothers Hu Mao and Hu Yan came to Chong'er and cried out that Prince Yu had killed their father Hu Tu, and they asked Chong'er to avenge them.
It turned out that Prince Yu heard that Chong'er had arrived in Qin and married Huai Ying, who was abandoned by him. He couldn't help but feel angry. So he issued an order requiring those who followed Chong'er to wander around must return to Jin within three months to report to Prince Yu.
Surrendered. Then, he sent people to find Hu Tu and forced him to write a letter to Hu Mao and Hu Yan, asking them to return to Jin. Of course, Hu Tu was unwilling to write. For this reason, Prince Yu killed Hu Tu.
Chong'er told Duke Mu of Qin about the matter. Duke Mu of Qin decided to implement the plan to send troops to Jin in advance.
A few days later, Luan Zhi, the official of the Jin Dynasty, sent his son Luan Dun to find Chong'er. Luan Dun said: "Prince Yu was trying to eliminate dissidents in the court. Some of the loyal ministers were killed, and some fled. In the court, except for Lu
The two men of the province, Cherui, and most of the ministers, including the general Han Jian, the doctor Cher Qin, and my father, are all secretly united to wait for an opportunity to cause trouble. As long as the young master sends troops, we will act as internal coordinators."
Duke Mu of Qin felt that the time was ripe and decided to send troops to attack Jin. He sent Pi Bao as the vanguard, Gongzi Jue and Gongsun Zhi as generals. He, Baili Xi and Chong'er were in charge of the central army. The army moved to kill Jin.
In 636 BC, the Qin army arrived at the Yellow River. Duke Mu of Qin sent half of his troops to escort Chong'er across the river, and he left half of his troops to garrison as a support. When they parted, he said to Chong'er earnestly: "You return to Jin
Now that you have become the king of the country, don’t forget about me and your aunt."
Chong'er lay on the ground and kowtowed and said, "Uncle and aunt are my reborn parents. Chong'er will never forget your great kindness in this life. I will definitely repay you generously in the future." After saying that, he got on the boat.
When Uncle Hu, Chong'er's housekeeper, was moving his luggage, he still kept the habit he had in the hard days. He carried all the rags on board. Chong'er laughed and said, "I am going back to be a king. What do I want in the future?"
What are you doing, why are you keeping those tattered things?" After saying that, he asked people to move the tattered things that Uncle Hu had brought onto the boat back to the shore.
When Hu Yan saw that these people had suddenly become nouveau riche, he took out a piece of white jade given to him by Qin Mugong, knelt in front of Chong'er and said: "Young Master has crossed the Yellow River, and across the way is the Kingdom of Jin. There are ministers and assistants in the house.
With the support of the Qin State outside, I have nothing to worry about. I want to stay here and be the prince's foreign minister. This is a piece of white jade given to me by Uncle Qin. I will give it to the prince as a token of respect."
Chong'er was anxious and said quickly: "What do you mean? I owe everything to you for what I am today. You have followed me since I came out of Jin. We have been running around outside for nineteen years and have gone through hardships and dangers. Now we are here."
If you succeed, you will be able to share wealth and wealth, so why would you leave me?"
Hu Yan said: "In the past, when the young master was in trouble, I was somewhat useful. But it is different now. As soon as you return to the Jin Kingdom, there will be a group of new people surrounding you, who will give you whatever you want. I, and our old ministers, are like
These old clothes, old shoes, and rags are of no use anymore. Why take them back?"
Chong'er suddenly felt ashamed, and calmed down and said: "It's all my fault, I'm arrogant. I'm not an ungrateful person, and I will never forget your contribution. I can swear that I will never forget you. Please come back to me."
Let’s go to Jin.”
After Chong'er finished speaking, he immediately asked Uncle Hu to carry the old things that had been moved ashore back to the boat. When the other people saw Uncle Hu moving the things, they also woke up and felt that they should not heal their scars and forget about the pain. So they came up one after another.
Helped me, and soon I picked up all the discarded old things.
They crossed the river, and the Qin army, under the command of Gongzi Jie, was invincible along the way and soon attacked the capital of Jin. Seeing that they could not resist it, Lu Sheng and Qerui made an alliance with Gongzi Jie under the city and surrendered. General Ba Tuo because
He chased and killed Chong'er many times, and because he was afraid of Chong'er's revenge, he fled abroad with Prince Yu.
Jin minister Luan Zhi, general Han Jian and others led the ministers out of the city to meet Chong'er, and then made him the king, who was Duke Wen of Jin.
Counting from the time of his flight, Prince Chong'er arrived in the territory of the Di people at the age of 43, lived in the Qi State at the age of 55, went to the Qin State at the age of 61, and returned to the Jin State at the age of 62. It took 19 years to finally ascend the throne of the Jin State.