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

Chapter 48 Duke Mu dominates Xirong and suffers the consequences of human sacrifice

In the thirty-fourth year of Duke Mu of Qin, in the one hundred and forty-fifth year of Bai Kingdom

In winter, Xian Qieju of Jin, Gongzi Cheng of Song, Yuanxuan of Chen, and Gongzi of Zheng attacked Qin. The Qin army retreated without resistance. The allied forces captured Wang Di and withdrew after reaching Pengya. He avenged the battle of Pengya.

In the thirty-sixth year of Duke Mu of Qin, the one hundred and forty-seventh year of Bai Kingdom

Duke Mu of Qin once again used Meng Mingshi and others and sent them to lead troops to attack Jin. After the Qin army crossed the Yellow River, they burned the ferry. Meng Mingshi said: "Three battles and three defeats, but instead of punishing us, the emperor used us more. Doesn't this make us feel ashamed? Is this our repayment? Your method?

No, so I burned the ferry. If I don't win this battle, I will never go back, because I have no face. The dignity of Qin is this time. If we still fail, I really don't know what we have left. How can I survive in this world with face? Gentlemen, can you fight with me against the Jin army to repay your great kindness? "

"Jiujiu, Lao Qin, fight against the national calamity together!"

"Jiujiu, Lao Qin, fight against the national calamity together!"

Under the strong revenge mentality of the Qin army, they quickly defeated the Jin army, and then captured Wangguan and Haidi, avenging the Battle of Wei. After that, the Jin people guarded the city. Seeing that the Qin army under the city had become a tiger and wolf army, they did not dare to fight at all.

Seeing this, Duke Mu of Qin crossed the Yellow River from Maojin and built tombs to bury the Qin soldiers who had died in the battle at Xiaoshan. He mourned for them and cried bitterly for three days. Duke Mu of Qin swore in front of the entire army:
"Soldiers! Listen, don't make any noise. I swear to you. The ancients often said: If you ask the elderly for advice, you will never do anything wrong. In order to reflect on the mistakes I made by not taking the advice of Uncle Jian and Baili Xi. , so I made this oath to let future generations remember my mistakes."

The thirty-seventh year of Qin Mu Gong, the one hundred and forty-eighth year of the Bai Kingdom

You Yu, who was appointed as the Supreme Minister by Qin Mugong, proposed to Qin Mugong to adjust Qin's strategy of fighting eastward and change it to advancing westward.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the roots of a tree grow in the moist direction so that it can absorb enough nutrients. If too much time is wasted in the dry direction, the tree will not grow very tall or even die. .

The same is true for the development direction of the country! The State of Qin has captured the Hexi land of the State of Jin. It can be seen from the recent battles that the State of Jin is still very powerful. Since expansion in the east has been slow, why don't we expand westward?

There is a large grassland in the land of Xirong, and a large number of Rong and Di live there. If the Qin State takes the land of Xirong into its possession, we will not only get a large number of soldiers, but also high-quality war horses.

When we digest the land of Xirong, won't our power be even stronger? Wouldn't it be easier to expand further east? "

After hearing this, Duke Mu of Qin thought it was very reasonable, so under the command of Yu Yu, a military strategist who was familiar with the land of Xirong, he captured the king of Xirong alive and conquered the twelve countries of Xirong in one fell swoop. In this way, not only the threat from the west of Qin was basically eliminated, but also The territory increased to the surrounding land of thousands of miles, thus dominating Xirong.

When he heard that Qin had destroyed Xirong, King Xiang of Zhou sent Duke Zhao to congratulate Duke Mu of Qin with golden drums and other congratulatory gifts.

In the autumn, Duke Xianggong of Jin attacked Qin again and surrounded Liangdi and Xincheng to avenge the Battle of Wangguan.

In the same year, Chu State destroyed Jiang State, which was an ally of Qin State. Duke Mu of Qin wore plain clothes, moved to a side room, reduced meals, and removed music to express his condolences. The etiquette exceeded the prescribed limit.

When a doctor admonished him, Duke Mu replied: "When the allies are destroyed, even if they fail to rescue us, how can we not mourn? I am using this to warn myself!"

The thirty-ninth year of Duke Mu of Qin, the one hundred and fiftyth year of Bai Kingdom (621 BC)
When Duke Mu of Qin passed away, one hundred and seventy-seven people were buried with him, including the good ministers of Qin, Ziyu Yanxi, Ziyu Zhongxing, and Ziyu Zhenhu. In order to mourn them, the people of Qin wrote the poem "Yellow Bird" for them:
"The yellow birds chirped in mourning and stopped on the jujube branches. Who was buried with Duke Mu? Zicha was dying and had a good fate. Who doesn't approve of the good dying? He is a talented man among hundreds of men. Everyone came to the tomb to mourn the martyrs, and they were buried alive in fear and shock. . God, please open your eyes. Is it right to trap and kill good people? If they can be redeemed and die in his place, hundreds of people are willing to go to Quantai.

The yellow birds sing in mourning and rest on the mulberry branches. Who was buried with Duke Mu? Zi Che Zhongxing suffered a disaster. Who wouldn't call Zhongxing a good man? He is a talented person among hundreds of people. Everyone came to the tomb to mourn the death, and were buried alive in fear, shock, and pain. God, please open your eyes. Is it right to trap and kill good people? If they can be redeemed and die in his place, hundreds of people would be willing to turn into dust.

The yellow birds chirped mournfully, and thorn trees fell from the branches. Who was buried with Duke Mu? The tiger was killed. Who would not praise the good needle tiger? He is the most talented person among hundreds of men. Everyone came to the tomb to mourn the death, and were buried alive in fear, shock, and pain. God, please open your eyes. Is it right to trap and kill good people? If they can be redeemed and die in his place, hundreds of people would be willing to bury Haolai. "

Baiguo
Bai's academy is a place for speculation. This is a special open space in the Bai Academy. The large square is dotted with stones. The students sat on the stones in twos and threes and told the people next to them some of their opinions.

At this time, on a large flat stone in the middle of the square, there was a man wearing milky white clothes, a white crown on his head, a handsome face, a sword on his left, and a jade hanging on his right. The most eye-catching thing was the milky white divine seal on his eyebrows. Bai Shizi recited "Yellow Bird" to the surrounding crowd.

"Hand in with the yellow bird, stop at the thorns. Who follows Duke Mu? Zi Che is dying. Wei is dying, the peculiarity of a hundred men. When he comes to his cave, he is worried about his chestnuts. The sky in the sky will annihilate my beloved! If you can redeem it, Come on, there are hundreds of people in the world!
Make friends with yellow birds, stop at mulberry trees. Who follows Duke Mu? Zi Che Zhongxing. Maintain this neutrality and guard against a hundred men. When you approach the acupuncture point, you will be worried about the chestnut. The sky is heaven, annihilate my beloved! If it can be redeemed, everyone will be saved!
Cross over to the yellow bird and stop at Chu. Who follows Duke Mu? Zi La needle tiger. This needle-tiger is the ruler of a hundred men. When you approach the acupuncture point, you will be worried about the chestnut. The sky is heaven, annihilate my beloved! If it can be redeemed, everyone will be saved! "

Slowly, more and more students gathered around Bai Shizi. Listening to such a sad poem, everyone felt so heavy.

After reciting "The Yellow Bird", Bai Xun looked at the many students surrounding him and said seriously:

"Everyone, the sorrow of the yellow bird's song penetrates our hearts. Why can we feel the sorrow? It is because we are sad about the loss of life. Is this benevolent and righteous?
When a person comes to heaven and earth, he itself is meaningless to heaven and earth. However, why can we feel the meaning? Because we ourselves think that what we do is meaningful, and then we as human beings are meaningful.

Nowadays, the three wise men have been buried as martyrs without using their talents to do anything for heaven and earth or even for the Xia. Is this the meaning of their coming to this world?
Duke Mu, what a wise monarch. When he was alive, he was thirsty for talents and was afraid of neglecting any wise man. But when he died, he wanted wise men to be buried with him. How ironic! Why did the Yin Shang Dynasty perish? It was because people could no longer bear the act of sacrificing their relatives to God. Does God like to sacrifice more people than animals? This is unreasonable.

I, the Bai family, have stipulated that no one is allowed to die as early as the time of our ancestor Zong. This is exactly the reason why we understand that God is kind, not bloody!
Are we studying so many books and poems just to harm the lives of our fellow citizens? No, it is unbecoming of a gentleman to take away a person's life randomly and unreasonably, and I don't want to do that. Those who rebel against others should be martyred and advocate three kinds of sacrifice. "

"Rebels of sacrifice for others and advocating for three sacrifices."

"But, human sacrifice has been a centuries-old practice! It has been like this in all ages. Wouldn't opposing human sacrifice anger God?"

Bai Xun looked at the opposing students and said, "Sir, is the practice right? Human sacrifice is a complete tyranny. It not only reduced the population of Zhuxia, but also ruined the customs of Zhuxia.

Let me ask you, is a wise man worth more alive or dead? "

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"It must be alive! Living can not only govern more people, but also strengthen the country."

"Yes, yes, that's the truth."

"From this point of view, this man's death is indeed tyranny!"

Bai Xun saw that most of the students agreed with the anti-human sacrifice, so he added: "Some people may think that if you don't sacrifice others, God will be angry. So I would like to ask you, is God benevolent or cruel?"

"Of course it is merciful. If it were not merciful, how could a person live until now?"

"Since he is merciful, he should not be martyred. Does the merciful God want to accept the martyrdom of cruel people? Is this reasonable?

If you really want to thank God, wouldn’t the three sacrifices have the same effect? "

"Yes!"

Bai Xun saw that everyone basically agreed, so he bowed around and said: "Since you all agree with my point of view, I also ask you to do your best to prevent people from being killed in the future. I hope you can learn something from this." , can cultivate the style of a gentleman."

After saying that, he separated from the crowd and left.

"Which Bai family is this?"

"I heard that he is the third son of Duke Bai. He often spends time in the library. He is able to learn a lot at a young age and has such benevolent ambitions. He is worthy of being the son of the Bai family with the divine seal!"

"Are there any Bai clansmen who don't have the divine seal?"

"Yes, those are the clans of the previous generations of Duke Bai. Although some of them are talented, they have lost the blessing of the divine seal. In some aspects, they are still slightly inferior to the descendants of the Bai family with the divine seal. Unless they are Tianzong's talent."

"I see, I'm from the Song Dynasty who entered the academy this year. Thank you for your teachings, senior!"

"Where is it? I am also a person from all over the world. I come here to study. I am glad to meet you!"

The 614th year of King Mu of Chu, the th year of Bai Kingdom ( BC)
King Mu of Chu, Shang Chen, who killed his father and usurped the throne, died. When King Mu was in power, he destroyed Jiang, Liu, and Liao. His son Xiong Lv succeeded to the throne and became King of Chuzhuang.
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The posthumous titles of Qin Mugong include "Mu" and "Miao".

From the perspective of "Mu" alone: ​​Buddhism and righteousness are called Mu; virtuous and trustworthy people are called Mu; virtue and government should be harmonious, which is called Mu; and people who are respectful and harmonious are called Mu. Duke Mu of Qin cultivated benevolence internally and appointed Baili Xi, Jian Shu and other virtuous ministers and prime ministers to manage Qin, a small country on the western border, into a large country that could compete with Jin. He was worthy of being called Mu.

From the perspective of "Miao": the name and reality are refreshing, it is called Miao; it is called Miao that hurts others and covers up the virtuous; it is called Miao, which covers the benevolent and harms the good. First, after the death of Duke Xian of Jin, Duke Mu of Qin did not first establish the "virtuous son" Chong'er, but instead appointed the "unkind" Yiwu as Duke Hui. From the perspective of Zhu Xia, this was caused by the absurdity of his actions. Secondly, Qin Mugong buried Sanliang with him and died, regardless of the fact that Qin's talents were cut off after his death, so he was worthy of being called "Miao".

——"Controversy over the posthumous title of Qin Mu Gong"

(End of this chapter)