A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 43 The death of Rick, the battle between Qin, Jin and Bai
In the first year of the Jin Dynasty, the 650st year of the Bai Kingdom ( BC)
At this time, Jin Gonggong discussed with his close ministers whether the promise made to Qin Gong should be fulfilled.

"Your Majesty, you must not do this! The land of the Jin State was obtained by the desperate fighting of the ancestors and the Rongdi people. Every inch of the land is flowing with the blood of the Jin people. If you give the land west of the Yellow River to the Qin State, Where should the souls of those Jin people who died there wander?

When your ancestors ask you how the people there live, how should you answer? In addition, if you hand over your territory so easily, the people at home will definitely rise up against you. Will your throne be stable by then? Please think twice! "

Duke Jin still hesitated and said, "But I have already promised Duke Qin! The words on the cloth clearly record my promise. If I don't fulfill it, how will the people of the world view me and the Kingdom of Jin?" ?”

At this time, Qi Rui thought of a way: "Your Majesty, I have an immature way. When you made the promise, you were just a young master in exile in a foreign country. You are not qualified to promise domestic land. Even if you promise, it will not count."

Duke Jin asked with some emotion: "Is it really feasible?"

Qi Rui smiled and said, "This is just to talk people around the world off. Our Jin State is the second largest country in the Central Plains after Qi State, with thousands of chariots. Even if Qin Gong is unwilling, can he still defeat us?"

Duke Jin felt relieved when he heard this, so he immediately wrote a letter in handwriting and asked Pi Zheng's father to give it to Duke Qin.

"At first I promised to dedicate the land west of the Yellow River in Jin to you. Now that I am lucky enough to be able to return to my country and become the king, I should have fulfilled my promise immediately. But the ministers said: 'The land in Jin was left by the ancestors, and you fled. What authority does anyone outside the country have to dedicate the land of Jin to Qin without authorization? 'I have tried for a long time but failed to get the consent of the ministers. There is no other way, so I am here to apologize to you. You won't blame me!"

After discussing Duke Qin's affairs, they began to discuss the fiefdoms of Rick and Pi Zheng's father.

Jin Gong said: "I am really worried! As a king, I should keep my promise and I should fulfill my promise. But their actions of killing two kings in a row scare me. If they are given a fiefdom, their strength will be greatly increased. , and will I be the third monarch who died in their hands? You know, there is another son of the previous monarch!"

Finally, Duke Jin made up his mind to contain Rick and other regicides. So Jin Gong did not grant the Fenyang reward to Rick, but instead deprived him of his original powers.

Although Rick had no hope of obtaining the fief, he still felt very angry and deprived him of his authority, which made Rick couldn't help but feel the desire to kill the king again. However, he soon suppressed it. He felt very tired, and finally quietly accepted Jin Gong's treatment of him.

April
King Zhou Xiang sent Zhou Gong's uncle to join the officials of Qi and Qin to hold a formal enthronement ceremony for Jin Gong. The Duke of Jin was worried that Rick would carry out the old affair between Xi Qi and Zhuo Zi at the ceremony, so he summoned Rick and ordered him to commit suicide. At the same time he said to him:

"Without you, I would not have been made a king. Even so, you also killed two kings and a doctor after all. Even though I am very grateful to you, how will other people see you and me? Even Jin. Isn’t it too difficult to be your king? How can we protect the reputation of Jin?"

Rick retorted: "If I hadn't deposed Xi Qi and Yao Zi, how could you have risen as a king? If you want to kill me, why don't you worry about finding a reason? Why do you still say this hypocritically? Come and persecute me! I just obey orders.

But as a minister of the Jin State, I still want to give you a piece of advice: If a person does not have faith, he will not be established, and if the country does not have faith, he will not survive. Your approach is not the right approach. You will definitely suffer the consequences, and the Jin Kingdom will also suffer. That’s all I have to say, I hope the king will learn from it! "

Then he drew his sword and killed himself in the lobby. At this time, Pi Zheng's father was on an envoy to the State of Qin to apologize and had not yet returned, so he was able to avoid this difficulty.

But soon the news of Rick's death reached the Qin State. Pi Zheng's father, who was on a mission to the Qin State, heard that Rick had been killed, so he advised the Duke of Qin:

"Lu Sheng, Qie Cheng, Ji Rui and others do not agree to dedicate the land west of Hexi to Qin. But if they bribe them with generous gifts and plan with them, they promise to drive Jin Gong out of Jin and welcome Prince Chong'er back to the country. Ascend the throne, in this way, they will definitely agree, and Qin will definitely get the land west of Hexi. And Duke Qin, what you have lost is only some property, why don't you give it a try?"

Duke Qin agreed and sent Pi Zheng back to Jin State, where he bribed Lu Sheng, Qie Cheng and Ji Rui with heavy sums of money.

The three doctors discussed together and said: "The gifts are so generous and the words are so sweet. It must be because Father Pi Zheng betrayed us in Qin. We can't be fooled!"

So the three doctors killed Pi Zheng, Rick, Pi Zheng's gangsters and others. Only Pi Zheng's son Pi Bao escaped and defected to Qin, begging Qin to attack Jin:
"The Duke of Jin does not follow the right path and the people of the country do not get close to him. You can attack Jin."

But Qin Gong refused:
"If the people of the country are not close to him, why can he kill the ministers? Since he can kill the ministers, it means that he can coordinate various forces in the country."

However, although he rejected Pi Bao's request, Qin Gong still appointed him as the general of the Qin army and promised to let him personally lead the troops to take revenge when he attacked Jin in the future. Pi Bao agreed.

One hundred and twenty-two years of the Bai Kingdom

The prince led the Rong people from Yang, Ju, Quan, Gao, and Yiluo to attack the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, invaded the royal city, and burned the east gate. Duke Mu of Qin and Duke Hui of Jin sent troops to attack the Rong people to rescue the Zhou royal family.

The prince failed and fled to Qi. Seeing this, Duke Huan of Qi sent Guan Zhong to mediate the conflict between the Rong and the Zhou royal family, and sent Xi Peng to mediate the conflict between the Rong and the Jin.

The thirteenth year of Duke Qin, the fourth year of Duke Jin, and the one hundred and twenty-fourth year of Bai Kingdom

The Jin State was suffering from a severe famine and begged other countries to buy grain. Because the Bai Kingdom is too small, it can't do anything and can only transport some coins. Qi State produced a lot of food, but due to the long distance, a lot of food was consumed on the way. Other countries have more or less provided some food, but it is only a drop in the bucket. At this time, we can only look to our close neighbor Qin.

Qin Gong asked Baili Xi for his opinion, and Baili Xi said: "Famine is a natural disaster and does not depend on human will. It can happen in every country, and it is also possible in our country of Qin. We also help the victims and help our neighbors. It is the morality of the country. If you want to leave the Central Plains eastward, you can only give it to them."

At this time, Pi Bao, who had a deep hatred for the Jin State, said: "We should take this opportunity to attack the Jin State. The Jin State is a big country and it was difficult to defeat it in its heyday. However, the current Jin State is very weak. If we send troops, we will surely win." Go down to the Jin Kingdom."

Duke Qin said: "The king of Jin is indeed guilty, but what are the crimes of the people of Jin! If we take advantage of this natural disaster to attack Jin, then I think Qin will be notorious among other countries. , and if a natural disaster occurs in Qin in the future, who can we turn to for help?"

Duke Qin finally sold the grain to the State of Jin. The grain was continuously transported from Yongcheng in the State of Qin to Jiangcheng in the State of Jin, like a blood transfusion line of life, saving countless Jin people.

The next year, a famine broke out in the Qin State, and they could only ask the Jin State to buy grain.

Duke Hui of Jin convened the ministers for discussion, and the doctor Qing Zheng said: "Your Majesty was established as king because of the power of Qin, but after you ascended the throne, you broke your oath to give Qin the land west of Hexi.

When there was a famine in Jin last year, Qin sold us grain, and countless Jin people lived on it. Even animals know how to repay kindness, let alone humans? Now that there is a famine in Qin, they ask us to sell grain to them. Of course we will sell it to them. I really don’t know what else is necessary to discuss? "

Guo She said: "It is said that everything in the world is determined by God. Last year, God rewarded Jin to Qin, but Qin did not take advantage of the opportunity to attack us. Instead, it sold grain to us, thus missing the opportunity. .

Now that God has rewarded Qin to Jin, can Jin disobey God's will? If we don't take it, we will definitely be punished by God, so I thought we should attack Qin. "

After hearing Guo She's remarks, Qing Zheng said loudly: "False! It's really the most ridiculous thing in the world! Instead of repaying kindness with kindness, you repay kindness with hatred. Isn't this a villain? Your Majesty, I request that this villain be beheaded. If he is here, the Jin Kingdom will be in chaos!"

"Okay! I know that you all are the emperor of the country, but you have different opinions. There is no need to fight and kill. Doctor Qingzheng's words are correct words. However, although Doctor Guoshe's words are a bit arrogant, they are still fair. Good words!”

In the end, the greedy Duke Hui of Jin adopted Guo She's strategy and instead of selling the grain to Qin, he raised troops to attack Qin.

"You villain! This kind of move is really a barbarian country!" Duke Qin couldn't help but cursed when he heard that Jin State not only refused to lend food, but also raised troops to attack Qin State.

But at this point, they had no choice but to fight back. Under the defense of the Qin army, who shared the same hatred and the Jin army was ashamed of their savior, the Jin army's invasion was finally repelled.

The fifteenth year of Duke Qin, the sixth year of Duke Jin, and the one hundred and twenty-sixth year of Bai Kingdom

The Duke of Qin was really angry and sent a message to the world to jointly attack Jin, an unjust country. Countries around Jin State responded one after another, including Bai State. Later, with Pi Bao as general, he sent troops to attack Jin.

But Jin is a big country after all. Except for Bai and Qin, all other countries returned without success. The Bai State relied on its superior military strategy and the excellent training of the Bai Army to capture two or three cities of the Jin State. However, due to the small number of troops, they could only stop and guard the fruits of victory and watch Qin State gallop on the land of Jin. .

Because Jin people felt guilty towards Qin, most Jin troops did not resist fiercely. This caused the Qin army's front to advance all the way and soon reached Han Yuan.

At this time, the panicked Duke of Jin quickly called Qing Zheng to ask for advice. Qing Zheng said:
"At first, the State of Qin escorted you back to the country to take the throne, but after you took the throne, you broke your promise to give land to the State of Qin; a famine broke out in the State of Jin, and the State of Qin continued to transport grain to us. However, when the State of Qin was famine, the State of Jin did not give Qin State any land. Instead of seeking aid from the state, they want to take the opportunity to attack Qin; shouldn’t it be appropriate for the Qin army to enter Jin’s territory now?”

There was no other way, so Jin Gong had no choice but to use divination to choose the chariot driver and the person who would serve as the guard. The divination results were all auspicious for Qing Zheng.

Duke Jin said: "Qing Zheng is a little rude." So he ordered Buyang to drive the chariot and his servant to be the right driver.

Soon the Qin and Jin armies fought in Hanyuan.

During the battle, Jin Gong's horse got stuck in the mire and could not walk. Seeing that the Qin army was about to rush over, Jin Gong was very embarrassed and summoned Qing Zheng to help him drive.

Qingzheng said: "Your Majesty, if you don't act according to the divination results, shouldn't you deserve failure?" After saying this, Qingzheng left.

The Duke of Jin had no choice but to order Liang Yaomi to drive for him, and Guo She to be on the right side of the chariot to attack Duke Mu of Qin. But soon, he was captured by the Qin army.

(End of this chapter)