The news of Song's surrender to Chu reached Jin, and the Jin Dynasty was in an uproar. Everyone felt that they had lost an excellent opportunity to defeat Chu.
Minister Zong Bo complained: "From now on, it will be difficult to defeat Chu."
Jin general Xun Lin's father was not convinced and asked: "Why did Mr. Zong sigh like this? Why do you want to increase the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige?"
Zongbo said: "The Chu and Song families fought for nine months. We either waited and watched, hesitated, or delayed. Everyone thought that we were very clever by sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight. Who would have expected that we just watched from the wall and watched
It was a good show. I kept seeing them but they were exhausted from the fight, so they shook hands and made peace. Once the opportunity to fight was gone, it would never come back again. Hey... what should I say?"
Xun Lin's father didn't know how to respond. He was stunned for a moment, straightened his neck and said: "Although we let Chu State go, we have gained the land thousands of miles away from Lu State. This is also cost-effective."
It was a good thing that Xun Lin's father didn't mention this matter. When he mentioned it, Uncle Zong couldn't hold back his anger and scolded him: "How can we talk about military affairs with the courage of an ordinary man?"
Xun Lin's father got angry and grabbed Uncle Zong's lapel, wanting to use violence. Jin Jinggong quickly stopped him and said, "Don't be rude. Everyone, please step aside."
Xun Lin's father hurriedly let go, Zong Bo straightened his clothes, and both of them took a step back. Jin Jinggong said: "The matter has passed, don't fight anymore. Let's get here today and disperse."
The ministers gradually dispersed. Jin Jinggong looked at their backs, thinking about the decisions and gains and losses he had made some time ago, and felt a sense of loss in his heart. He felt a little regretful, but more helpless.
So, during the fierce battle between Chu and Song that lasted for more than nine months, what on earth was the Jin army doing?
It turns out that the Jin State did not send troops to rescue the Song Dynasty for three reasons:
First of all, Jin Jinggong couldn't take action. Before the Chu State attacked the Song State, the Jin State sent troops to attack the Zheng State. When the Chu Army invaded the Song State, the Jin Army was fighting fiercely under the Xingyang City of Zheng State.
The people of Jin originally thought that the Zheng State would survive without a fight, but they did not expect that just before that, Zheng Xianggong surrendered to the Chu State. This time, Zheng Xianggong did not dare to betray the Chu State. To this end, he organized a tenacious
resistance.
During this period, news came to Xingyang that the Chu State was attacking the Song Dynasty. Of course Zheng Xianggong knew that this was Chu's detour tactic to save Zheng. In this way, Zheng Xianggong had no choice but to fight the Jin army.
It’s over.
The Jin people had no choice but to fight with the Zheng people. In this way, the two sides fought for nearly two months. In the end, the Zheng people could no longer stand it and surrendered to the Jin people.
Secondly, when Jin Jinggong was free, someone suggested that he first sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then send troops when the Chu and Song parties were exhausted from the fight, thereby reaping the benefits. This strategy was of course the most advantageous for the Jin Dynasty.
Jinggong accepted this opinion. He ordered the Jin army to rest and reorganize, and at the same time, the army was ready to go out. This delayed another month.
Third, and what ultimately caused Jin to miss this opportunity, was that Jin had a neighboring country called Lu, and its king was named Lu Zibaby. This man sent envoys to Jin just when Jin Jinggong was preparing to send troops to Chu.
Jinggong of Jin decided to send troops to Lu State to help him clear up the civil strife. Under the influence of various factors, Jin Jinggong decided to send troops to Lu State.
Obviously, sending troops to Lu State will inevitably miss the chance to defeat Chu State, and fighter opportunities are rare and sometimes fleeting. So, why did Jin Jinggong ignore the overall situation and focus on helping Luzi's baby?
This starts with the state of Lu, the baby Luzi, and the relationship between the state of Lu and the state of Jin.
The State of Lu was close to the State of Jin. Its territory was in the northeastern area of today's Changzhi City, Shanxi Province. According to Du Yu's annotation in "Zuo Zhuan·Xuan Gong's Fifteenth Year": "Lu, another species of Red Di". In other words, Lu State is a red Di.
The country of the Di people. In fact, Lu State is dominated by nomadic peoples, with some farming peoples who fled from the Central Plains living among them.
During the era of Duke Xiang of Jin and later periods, the Red Di people continued to expand their territory. At one time, they expanded their territory to thousands of miles and became so powerful that even the surrounding princes of Jin, Wei, Qin, etc. did not dare to look down upon them. In order to appease them, the Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty gave them
The title of viscount. From then on, the king of Lu State became a formal prince. Because he was a viscount, the king of Lu State was also called Luzi. During the reign of Duke Jing of Jin Dynasty, the person who ruled Lu State was the infant Luzi.
Lu State and Jin State have always maintained a marriage relationship. For example, the mother of Jin general Hu Shegu was from Lu State. At that time, Hu Shegu offended Zhao Dun and finally chose to flee to Lu State for refuge.
Baby Luzi also has a marriage relationship with the state of Jin. Baby Luzi's first wife is the daughter of Duke Cheng of Jin, named Boji. Boji is the sister of Duke Jinggong of Jin. In this way, baby Luzi is the daughter of Duke Jinggong of Jin.
Brother-in-law.
Duke Jinggong of Jin wanted to send troops because the baby Luzi told a secret in his handwritten letter: he told Duke Jinggong of Jin that Boji, who died two years ago, did not die of illness, but was killed by Feng, the prime minister of Lu State.
Shu killed him.
This news was shocking, because when Lu State announced the funeral, it was originally said that Bo Ji died of illness. Jin Jinggong felt that he had been deceived. It is unforgivable that a small country of Lu dared to deceive the king of a big country.
In addition, in terms of personal emotions, Jin Jinggong also found it difficult to accept the fact that his sister was killed. He felt that if he sat back and ignored it, not only would his personal face be difficult to live with, but the national prestige of Jin would also be ruined. In anger, Jin Jinggong
Jinggong ordered to send troops to Lu State.
Minister Zongbo and others repeatedly tried to persuade him. Unexpectedly, Jin Jinggong got angry. The more people tried to dissuade him, the more he refused to listen. The Jin State finally sent troops to Lu State. This is why when Zongbo heard that Song State had surrendered to Chu State,
Finally, the reason for the great anger.
So, what happened in Lu State?
This matter starts with the person Lu Zi: Baby Lu Zi grew up in the palace. He was just like the Jin Linggong who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. He was raised in a honey pot.
In addition to being incompetent, the baby was also naturally cowardly and timid. Under such circumstances, the power of the country fell into the hands of Prime Minister Feng Shu.
Feng Shu was a careerist. In order to consolidate his position, he began to purge the courtiers after he came to power. He squeezed out and suppressed anyone who could not be brought over. After repeated purges, the Lu court was full of his party members.
.Feng Shu became a man who could dominate the world. As his power expanded, he became more and more arrogant. He didn't even pay attention to Luzi's baby. It was as if he was the king of Lu State.
After Hu Shegu fled to Lu State, she became a minister in Lu State. Hu Shegu was talented and had a complicated experience. He once followed Chong'er and wandered among various countries for nineteen years. He also experienced hundreds of battles.
, is not afraid of anything. He is still a person who has experienced the complicated struggles in the Jin court. More importantly, in the eyes of the Lu people, Hu Shegu has a Jin background. Therefore, when Hu Shegu was a minister in Lu State,
, Feng Shu is relatively restrained. In other words, Hu Shegu plays a check and balance role on Feng Shu to a certain extent.
A few years later, Hu Shegu died. Feng Shu no longer had any scruples and became more and more unruly, almost to the point of being arrogant. The ministers in the court were afraid of him, and even the baby Luzi became timid in front of him.
No dignity.
At that time, Qin State formulated a strategy to suppress Jin State. They found that Lu State had such strategic value. To this end, Qin State tried every means to win over Feng Shu. Feng Shu was greedy for money, so Qin State sent envoys disguised as businessmen to come.
Lu State sent him a large amount of jade, gold and silver. As time went by, Feng Shu became a pro-Qin faction. Qin State made a request to Feng Shu, that is, to turn Lu State into an ally of Qin State.
Feng Shu followed the will of the Qin State and began to operate. He was not worried about Lu Zi Baby, because this person had no independent opinions and was not the biggest obstacle. The person Feng Shu was most worried about was Lu Zi Baby's wife Bo Ji. Bo Ji was a member of the Jin Dynasty.
Princess, once she discovers Feng Shu's activities, not only will Feng Shu not be able to succeed, but he may also be killed. Feng Shu is ruthless, and after much thought, he decided to kill Bo Ji.
In order to get rid of Bo Ji, he repeatedly ruined Bo Ji's reputation in front of Baby Lu Zi, saying that she was immoral and so on. Baby Lu Zi didn't believe it at first, but couldn't stand Feng Shu's repeated descriptions of having a nose and eyes. Gradually, Baby Lu Zi
He began to distance himself from Birch.
Seeing that he had an opportunity, Feng Shu found someone to set up a trap to frame Bo Ji. Bo Ji was unprepared and finally fell into Feng Shu's trap. Bo Ji was unable to explain himself and was killed.
Baby Lu Zi was led by Feng Shu throughout the entire incident. Although he was reluctant to kill Bo Ji, he had no choice but to do so. Besides, for him, there was one less MILF.
Women are nothing either.
After Boji's death, he and Feng Shu only considered one thing: how to hide it from the State of Jin. Under Feng Shu's instruction, the State of Lu sent an official letter of credence to the State of Jin, which stated that Bo Ji died of illness and was suffering from
After a while, he finally passed away. Jin Jinggong didn't know the truth, so he could only let it go. The matter passed like this.
Jin Jinggong did not respond to the Bo Ji incident, which fueled Feng Shu's arrogance. As soon as Bo Ji died, Feng Shu publicly proposed to surrender to the Qin State. The ministers in the court catered to him. The baby Luzi's attitude was ambiguous, both
Neither agree nor disagree. Things vacillate between the two.
During this period, envoys from Qin came again. Feng Shu said that given time, he would draw Lu into Qin's camp.
If it hadn't been an accident, he might have succeeded. Here's what happened:
Once, Luzi baby and Feng Shu competed with slingshots. This slingshot was like the slingshot played by Jin Linggong, which could shoot clay balls. After Luzi baby finished shooting, it was Fengshu's turn. He took a sip of wine first, and then
Carelessly, he picked up his bow, put on the clay ball and shot. At this time, the Luzi baby who was looking at the target had not come back yet. Feng Shu turned a blind eye and the shot was accurate. Unexpectedly, a clay ball flew out, and only the Luzi baby was seen.
He let out a strange cry, covered his eyes and jumped up. The people waiting on the left and right came forward in panic and went for first aid. Feng Shu, on the other hand, came slowly with a bow in hand, without any panic or guilt.
He walked up to the baby Lu Zi and saw that he was just grinning and moaning, so he said, "I missed the shot and missed the shot. I am willing to drink a drink as a penalty." After saying this, he looked cheerful and indifferent.
Baby Luzi just covered her eyes and didn't even dare to say a single word of reproach.
After this incident, Lu Zibaby secretly made up his mind to get rid of Feng Shu while he was recovering from his injuries. No matter how stupid he was, he still had to think about it at this time. He clearly felt that once he lost the Jin Kingdom, he would never be able to get rid of Feng Shu.
Backing. The Qin State was unreliable, and only the Jin State could help him. In the eyes of Feng Shu and others, it was with the backing of the Jin State that he was able to gain a foothold. Otherwise, he would have been nothing.
Baby Lu Zi thought about it and finally made up his mind to ask Jin Jinggong for help. In order to impress Jin Jinggong, he deliberately told the truth about Boji's death. Anyway, he had reached a point where he had no leverage anymore. He felt that
, perhaps only Boji's death could anger Jin Jinggong and gain the support of the Jin state.
Sure enough, Jin Jinggong really sent troops.
At the end of 594 BC, the ground was covered with autumn frost, thousands of trees were withered, and there was a scene of desolation between heaven and earth. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the Jin army marched on the exposed loess, sending up bursts of yellow dust, and marched in a mighty way.
The first general of Lu State was none other than Xun Linfu, a veteran of the Jin Army. Jin Jinggong considered that most of the Lu State had cavalry, so he sent 300 chariots and mobilized the main force of the Jin Army to go out.
Xun Lin's father adopted a sneak attack tactic. After entering Lu State, he detained all the prisoners to ensure that the action was concealed. On the fourth day, when the Jin army penetrated deep into the hinterland of Lu State, the news reached Feng Shu's ears.
.
It was too late for Feng Shu to ask for help from the Qin State. He had to lead the elite troops of the State of Lu to meet the enemy. At this time, Xun Lin's father had already captured Quliang City of the State of Lu. Feng Shu rushed to Quliang, two miles away from the Jin army.
On the same day, Xun Lin's father sent someone to write a letter of war to Feng Shu, asking him to fight outside Quliang City the next day.
In the early morning of the next day, the sky was full of summer and the chill was freezing. In an open field outside Quliang City, the troops of Jin and Lu were in formation. The Jin army was far more numerous than the Lu army, but the Lu army had more troops.
They were the Chidi cavalry. Each of these men was tough and tough, and they all wore their hair in left-hand folds. They held scimitars in their hands and showed no fear in the face of the Jin army that was waiting for them.
Xun Lin's father secretly rejoiced because the land here was flat and suitable for chariots to ride on. He thought, this was not good. He only thought that the flat ground was convenient for horses to run, but he did not expect that flat ground was also suitable for chariots to ride on.
After the sound of war drums, the two armies strangled together. Under the overwhelming charge of Jin's chariots, Jin's infantry followed and besieged Lu's cavalry. Feng Shu's original hope of cavalry's advantage over infantry was gone. Lu's
The cavalry was quickly driven to pieces by the Jin army's chariots. The Jin infantry shot or chopped down, and the Lu cavalry fell off their horses one after another. In less than an hour, the Lu army was defeated. Feng Shu led a small number of remaining soldiers,
Go back defeated.
Xun Lin's father was not willing to let go, so he ordered the whole army to pursue them until they reached the capital of Lu State. In this way, the Jin army pursued them all the way, and followed the defeated troops into the capital of Lu State. An hour later, the Jin soldiers killed Lu Guo.
Both Ziying and Fengshu were escorted to Xun Lin's father.
Xun Lin's father originally wanted to put the two of them into a prison car and send them back to the Jin Kingdom for their fate. Unexpectedly, the baby Luzi did not want to enter the prison car. He shouted: "General Xun, I have something to say."
"If you have anything to say, tell me." Xun Lin's father said disdainfully.
"I have a report." Baby Lu Zi pointed at Feng Shu and said, "This man, Feng Shu, secretly communicates with the Qin State. He wants to turn Lu State into an ally of the Qin State. He is a wild wolf buried beside the Jin State.
.As soon as the opportunity comes, he will bite the Jin State. This person's crimes are so heinous that if he is not eliminated, he will not be enough to make the people angry."
Xun Lin's father pointed at Feng Shu and asked, "As the prime minister, you eat everything inside and outside. What's your intention?"
Feng Shu laughed and said, "You and I are both servants of others, and we will work hard for whoever benefits us. Isn't that the same for you?"
Xun Lin's father was furious and immediately ordered Feng Shu to be killed. Later, he ordered a city-wide search for Feng Shu's gang members. In just one afternoon, all Feng Shu's gang members were arrested and killed.
Xun Lin's father refused to do anything, so he simply sat in the capital of Lu State and sent troops to take over the political power in various parts of Lu State. In order to save his life, Lu Zi's baby had the power to cooperate with Xun Lin's father's actions. In less than ten days, all of Lu State surrendered.
After the situation stabilized, Xun Lin's father ordered Wei Ke to guard the state of Lu, and then put the baby Luzi into a prison car and brought him back to the state of Jin.
Jin Jinggong originally only wanted to help a group of Lu's babies, but unexpectedly, Xun Lin's father destroyed Lu State in one breath. Jin's territory expanded by more than a thousand miles at once. Jin Jinggong was overjoyed, and he gave Xun Lin's father
He was promoted to an official position, and more than a thousand households in Lu State were granted to him.