After Chong'er arrived in Qin, Qin Mugong treated him with great courtesy, and also gave five clan women to Chong'er, including Huai Ying, who was once married to Jin Huaigong. Chong'er was already in his sixties at this time, about the same age as Qin Mugong, and was ashamed to marry his daughter; What's more, Huai Ying is the wife of a nephew with heavy ears, and if she marries her, she will be an uncle and nephew, which is even more inconsistent, so she is unwilling to accept this marriage.

Doctor Xu Chen persuaded him: "You came to Qin to seek Qin's assistance and go back to take Jin back from Yuan, so what are your scruples about taking his wife today?" Besides, today we came to Qin in order to return to China, and we have no face, so why should we give up our goal because we are obsessed with small things? So Chong'er married Huai Ying.

Once Qin Mu held a banquet to entertain Chong'er, Hu Yan said: "I'm not as quick as Zhao Yuan, please take Zhao Yuan to the banquet." During the banquet, he recited the poem "The river is oceanic, and the north flow is alive" in the "Book of Songs", expressing his admiration for Qin Mugong. Qin Mugong recited the poem "Book of Songs: June", which recounted the deeds of King Xuan of Zhou's Northern Expedition, suggesting that he was willing to support Chong'er to return to China and ascend the throne, so that he would have the opportunity to assist the Son of Heaven and support the royal family. Zhao Yu heard the meaning of Qin Mugong's words, and immediately said in a heavy tone: "Heavy ears, thank you!" Chong'er also lowered his rank to thank the chief for his bow, Qin Mugong also lowered his head to return the salute, and Zhao Yu said on behalf of Chong'er: "The monarch encourages Chong'er with the great task of assisting the Son of Heaven, how dare Chong'er not worship!" ”

Qin Mugong saw that Chong'er was so respectful to him and knew how to be grateful, he should not be as ungrateful as Jin Huigong's father and son, so he decided to send Chong'er back to China. Moreover, after Jin Huaigong ascended the throne, he was very unpopular in the Jin Kingdom, and he was worried that Chong'er would threaten his position when he was outside, so he ordered the families of the ministers who followed Chong'er to recall them all, otherwise he would kill his entire family. Heavy ear's maternal grandfather, Hu Tu, was reluctant to recall the two sons of Hu Mao and Hu Yan, and said: "The son is the best and the father is loyal; Father teaches son two, why do you want to be a king! insisted on refusing to recall the second son, and was killed by Jin Huaigong.

Hutu is a high-ranking minister in the Jin Kingdom, Gongzi Shensheng, Chong'er and Yiwu are his grandsons, and Hutu died for righteousness, all the ministers are very sad and angry, and they are even more separated from Jin Huaigong, hoping that Chong'er can return to China. When Doctor Luan, Hao and others heard that Chong'er had arrived in the Qin State, they secretly sent people to persuade Chong'er to take Zhao Yu and others back to China, and promised to do internal response in the Jin State.

In the twenty-fourth year of the reign of Duke Lu (636 BC), Qin Mugong personally led the army to escort Chong'er back to China. When he arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, Qin Mugong gave half of his men and horses to Chong'er, and left half of his men and horses to meet him on the west bank of the Yellow River. When he got on the ship, Gongzi Chong'er's entourage carried all the items used in exile to the ship, and they were reluctant to throw them away. Chong'er saw it and said, "I go back to be the king, what do I want, what do I want these rags for?" So he told the people to throw all the old things on the shore.

The heavy-eared uncle Huyan saw all this in his eyes and was very sad in his heart. He thought, before the prince gets rich and noble, forget the poor first, how can he be a good monarch in the future? So, he held his jade bi and said to Chong'er: "Now that the prince has crossed the river, the opposite bank is the Jin Kingdom." You have ministers inside and Qin State outside, so I'll stay here." ”

When he heard this, he was very surprised and said, "I rely on your help to get to where I am today." Everyone has suffered outside for 19 years, and now you go back and share the blessings, how can you not go back? How can I repay you? ”

Hu Yan said: "I have followed you around the world for so many years, and I have made countless mistakes, I know it myself, and you are even more in my eyes. In the past, when Gongzi was in trouble, I still had some use, but now that Gongzi has returned to be the monarch, there will naturally be a group of newcomers to assist. We are like these old things, not only worn-out and useless, but also remind you of the hard days of the past, what do you bring back to do? ”

After listening to it, he knew that Hu Yan and the others had done a lot of things like forcibly taking themselves out of the Qi country in order to urge themselves to ask for help over the years, and they were worried that they would retaliate after they ascended the throne because of the old things before. So Chong'er said sincerely: "Those who don't share the same heart with their uncle are like white water!" Then he threw the jade bi into the Yellow River, and the fox Yan crossed the river with Chong'er with confidence.

After Chong'er led Qin's army into the territory of Jin, Jin Huaigong also hurriedly sent an army to resist, but everyone knew that Gongzi Chong'er had returned to China, and no one really resisted. So the army was like a bamboo, approaching the national capital, Jin Huaigong saw that the general trend was gone, so he fled, and was later killed by the people sent by Chong'er.

After the death of Jin Huaigong, Chong'er justifiably ascended to the throne of the monarch, known as Jin Wengong, at this time Chong'er was sixty-two years old, he fled from the Jin State at the age of forty-three, after nineteen years of arduous exile, and finally once again set foot on the land of his homeland.

Although Duke Wen of Jin has ascended the throne, there are still some forces loyal to Duke Hui of Jin and Duke Huai of Jin, including Duke Hui of Jin and Duke Huai of Jin's favorite ministers Lu Nephew and Yin Rui. They were worried that the Jin Wen Guild would liquidate their former ministers, so they decided to strike first, set fire to the palace of Jin Wengong, and then take advantage of the chaos to kill Jin Wengong. In order to increase their chances of success, they also recruited an Assassin temple man sent by Jin Xiangong to assassinate Chong'er to discuss the matter together. Who knew that the temple people were not optimistic about their plan, so they immediately went to ask Jin Wengong to report the matter.

This temple man was ordered to assassinate Chong'er, Jin Xiangong ordered him to arrive in three days, and he arrived in two days, but Chong'er didn't have time to escape, and he caught up and cut off a sleeve, almost killing him. Duke Wen of Jin still remembered this feud, so he didn't want to see him, and sent someone to scold him: "When I offered your life to kill me, I gave you three days, but you arrived in two days, although this is the king's order, but you are too impatient, right?" Your severed sleeve is still there, so you'd better hurry up. ”

The temple man smiled, and he said, "It is a system that has existed since ancient times to obey the orders of the king, and to get rid of those whom the king hates, as a courtier, you should do your best." Guan Zhong originally assisted Gongzi to compete with Duke Qi Huan for the position of monarch, and shot Duke Qi Huan with arrows, but Duke Qi Huan still ignored his past suspicions and appointed Guan Zhong as the prime minister. Now that you have ascended the throne as king, the ministers should serve you wholeheartedly, and if you blindly pursue the old things, then there are too many ministers who have been sorry for you, and I am not the only one? ”

When Duke Jin Wen heard the attendant pass on the words of the temple man, he felt that it was very reasonable, so he summoned him. So the temple people informed the conspiracy of Lu nephew and Yin Rui to the Duke of Jin Wen. Jin Wengong quietly found Qin Mugong to discuss the matter, and the two of them had already decided on the plan, so they acted according to the plan. On the day that the temple people said, the palace of Jin Wengong really ignited a fire, Lu nephew and Yin Rui took advantage of the chaos to enter the palace to look for Jin Wengong, but they couldn't find it, they pursued all the way to the bank of the Yellow River, Qin Mugong had already set up an ambush and killed them in one fell swoop.

In this battle, Duke Wen of Jin eliminated the remnants of the father and son of Duke Hui of Jin, and also shocked the ministers with ill intentions and stabilized his position. Afterwards, Duke Wen of Jin welcomed the five ladies of the Ying family back to China, and Duke Qin Mu also left 3,000 guards to Duke Wen of Jin to help him stabilize the domestic situation.

In the nineteen years of exile of Duke Wen of Jin, he was followed not only by Hu Yan, Zhao Yu and other very famous ministers in history, but also by a virtuous minister Jie Zitui who was famous in history because of his loyalty to the lord and his lack of envy of glory and wealth.

Since leaving the Jin Kingdom and embarking on the path of exile, Chong'er has lived a life of precariousness and danger, first his father Jin Xiangong listened to Li Ji's slander and sent assassins to hunt him down. After the death of Jin Xiangong, Jin Huigong returned to China and ascended the throne, and in order to eliminate the hidden danger of Chong'er, a competition for the throne of the monarch, he continued to send people to hunt down Chong'er. However, because there are a number of virtuous ministers following Chong'er, Chong'er's mother country Di is very close to the Jin country, and after Chong'er arrived in Di country, he lived a stable life.

But after all, Di is not a place to stay for a long time, after discussion, Chong'er led a group of courtiers, with the wealth accumulated in Di for 12 years, left Di to continue to visit various countries and seek support. His wealth was kept by a courtier named Tousu, who took advantage of the fact that he had escaped without money and stole all of Chong'er's property. At that time, Chong'er and his party were walking to Weiguo, and the impoverished Chong'er went to Wei Wengong for help, but Wei Wengong hated that Jin Guo had offended Weiguo and turned Chong'er away.

Chong'er and the others lost all their possessions, and couldn't even find food, so they were driven out of the patriotic capital hungry. Later, Chong'er and his party couldn't find food, and they almost starved to death in Weiguo, so in order to save Chong'er's life, Jie Zitui resolutely cut off the meat on his thigh and boiled it into broth for Chong'er to eat. Chong'er survived, so that he had the opportunity to return to the Jin Kingdom in the future to become the king and achieve a hegemony, which is the famous story of "cutting shares and slashing kings" in history.

Although Jie Zitui is loyal to Chong'er, he himself is not a person who loves vanity and pursues power, he is lonely and arrogant, and he is not very harmonious in life, and he is not outstanding among the ministers who follow Chong'er. After years of twists and turns, Chong'er finally got the help of Qin Mugong and was willing to send troops to escort him back to the Jin Kingdom to seize the throne of the monarch. When he arrived on the bank of the Yellow River, he followed Chong'er's favorite retainer all the way, and Chong'er's uncle Huyan was worried about his fate after returning to China, so he begged Chong'er to go, so as to test Chong'er's attitude.

Jie Zitui saw the disdain in his heart, and said with a sneer: "God bless the son, so the son is today, but the fox Yan thinks that this is his own credit, and he uses the sacrifice to blackmail the son, this is really a shameless move, I don't want to continue to work with you people." So he left Chong'er and the others and went into seclusion.

After Chong'er became the king, in order to appease the people's hearts and stabilize the situation, he adopted a series of policies that benefited the people, and at the same time generously rewarded the ministers who followed him into exile and the meritorious officials who helped him return to China. However, this reward did not reach all the meritorious officials, and soon after, King Xiang of Zhou was forced to flee to Zheng because of the rebellion of his younger brother and uncle Duan, and urgently asked for assistance from Jin. Duke Wen of Jin wanted to send troops to rescue, but he was worried that he would not be on the throne for a long time and the situation would be unstable.

So Duke Wen of Jin once again rewarded the ministers who followed him in exile, and asked them to protect the Jin kingdom for him. Seeing that all the ministers who followed at the beginning were rewarded, enjoying the glory and wealth, they had been guarding and stealing all the property of Duke Wen of Jin and fled Beard also came back to see Duke Wen of Jin to seek officials. Duke Wen of Jin hated him for his betrayal at the beginning, which caused him to almost starve to death in the suburbs of Weiguo, so he was very reluctant to see him, but if he rashly refused, he was worried that the matter would spread and chill the hearts of the ministers. So Jin Wengong sent someone to tell him that he was washing his hair, and it was inconvenient to wear a crown and belt to meet him.

After hearing this, Tousu had an idea, so he asked someone to return to Jin Wengong: "When you wash your hair, your head is down, and your heart is reversed, so it is natural to see me." At the beginning, the monarch was in exile, and the ministers who stayed in the Jin State were to protect the society for the monarch, and the servants who followed the monarch were the servants who led the horses and fell on the feet, so why did the monarch blame the people who stayed alone? As a king, you hate me, an ordinary person, and I am afraid that there will be many people who are worried and worried. ”

When Duke Wen of Jin heard Tousu secretly accuse himself of being ungrateful, and even raised his personal dislike for him to the point of antagonism between the monarch and all the ministers who did not follow him into exile at the beginning, he was worried that such remarks would shake people's hearts if they were spread, so he had to meet with Tousu. After meeting Jin Wengong, Tousu told Jin Wengong that he had left with all his property, but in fact, he did not betray him, but used the money to go to various countries to settle the powerful and seek assistance for him. Although Jin Wengong was still very dissatisfied with the head beard when he heard this, he had to reward the head beard on the spot.

Later, a servant Uncle Hu, who followed Jin Wengong at the beginning, heard that Tousu betrayed his master in danger like this, and pushed Chong'er into a desperate situation, but he never received a reward, so he was indignant. He found Jin Wengong and asked: "After you returned to China, you have rewarded the ministers three times, but you have never rewarded the ministers, may I ask if the ministers have any offense?" ”

Jin Wengong was already very dissatisfied with the reward given to the beard, and now seeing that a mere servant had also come to ask for a reward, he said coldly: "Those ministers who guide me with benevolence and righteousness and advise me with virtue and favor, I will reward them with superior rewards; I reward the ministers who have done their best to assist me and help me to return to my country and ascend to the throne by deeds; Those ministers who have risked their lives for me to charge into battle, I have rewarded them with a third-class reward; If the ministers who serve me diligently and do nothing to correct my shortcomings, I will reward them with inferior rewards. Therefore, although I have rewarded my ministers three times, I have not rewarded you so far. ”

Since Jie Zitui has retired, he has not been rewarded in the previous big rewards, and he himself disdains to ask for rewards and seals like Uncle Hu and Tousu. Jie Zitui said to his mother: "At that time, Jin Xiangong had nine sons, and only the current monarch has survived until now. Hui Gong and Huai Gong could not appease people's hearts and were rejected by the domestic ministers and princes of various countries. Who else can be who is the one who has inherited the mandate of heaven to preside over the Jin Kingdom Sheji? The king's accession to the throne is really a blessing from heaven, but these people think it is their own credit. If you steal someone else's money, you will be accused of being a thief, let alone take the deeds of Heaven for yourself? The ministers regarded their crimes as righteous deeds, and the kings rewarded them for their treacherous deeds, and such a country could hardly be lived. ”

Jie Zitui's mother said, "Why don't you go and ask to see the king?" Otherwise, who will understand you when you die? Jie Zitui said: "If you know that it is wrong to do that, you have to follow suit, and it is even more wrong, and I can't be with that kind of person." Then his mother said, "Then at least let the king know what you think." Jie Zitui said: "To show the traces of the heart is like drawing patterns on the body, I am going to live in seclusion, so why should I draw patterns on the body?" That's the pursuit of prominence. So Jie Zitui took his mother to live in seclusion and never came out to be an official again.

Later, someone sympathized with Jie Zitui's plight and admired his nobility, so he wrote a letter and hung it on the palace gate: "The dragon wants to go to the sky, supplemented by five snakes." The dragon has risen to the clouds, and the four serpents have entered into their own realms; A snake alone complains, and never sees the place. After Jin Wengong saw it, he said: "This is saying that Jie Zi pushed, I was worried about the royal family at the time, and I didn't have time to reward him." So he ordered someone to summon Jie Zitui, but Jie Zitui had already lived in seclusion in Mianshang Mountain at this time, so Jin Wengong assigned Mianshang Mountain to Jie Zitui as a fief, named Jieshan, and said: "To remember my mistakes, and to be a good person." ”

There is also a theory that after Jie Zitui lived in seclusion, Jin Wengong personally went to Mianshang Mountain to ask him to go out of the mountain, but who knew that Jie Zitui resolutely refused. So someone suggested that Jin Wengong set fire to Mianshang Mountain, and used fire to push Jie Zi out, I don't know what kind of psychology, Jin Wengong actually agreed to the idea of using fire to "invite" people out of the mountain, and really sent people to set fire to the mountain. The fire burned for three days and three nights, but the stubborn Jie Zitui still didn't come out, only to find out later that their mother and son had been burned to death in the mountains.

Jin Wengong felt very sorry for his stupid behavior that killed Jie Zitui, so he buried Jie Zitui's mother and son, and ordered that the life of Jie Zi Tui should be forbidden every year in the future, and people could only eat cold food, this custom was handed down, which was later the Cold Food Festival.