Section 581 Retreat

Jin Wengong said: Okay? The offender said, "The people do not yet know the etiquette, and they do not produce their respect." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info This led to a grand military parade to show the people the etiquette, and the establishment of a rank and rank to define the duties of the officials in charge. Wait until the people can see things and distinguish between right and wrong before using them. Driving away the garrison of the grain land, lifting the siege of the Song State, and dominating the princes in a war are all the edifications of Duke Wen.

(28) The twenty-eighth year of the reign of the Emperor

In the spring of the twenty-eighth year, Duke Wen of Jin prepared to attack Cao and borrowed a road from Weiguo. Wei Guo did not agree. Returning, crossing the Yellow River from the Nanhe, invading the Cao State, and attacking the Wei Kingdom. On the ninth day of the first month, five deer were taken. In February, he died. Yuan Zhen led the Chinese army, and Xu Chen assisted the army, and promoted Yuan Zhen in order to attach importance to talent and morality. Duke Wen of Jin and Duke Zhao of Qi formed an alliance in the Yu Dynasty. Wei Chenggong asked to participate in the covenant, but the Jin people did not agree. Wei Chenggong wanted to attach himself to the Chu State, but the people in the country were unwilling, so he drove out their monarch to curry favor with the Jin State. Wei Chenggong left the country and lived in Xiangniu.

Gongzimai was stationed in the defense of the country, and the people of Chu rescued the defense of the country, but there was no victory. Lu Xigong was afraid of the Jin Kingdom, and killed his son to buy it to curry favor with the Jin Kingdom. Deceived the people of Chu and said: He wanted to come back before the garrison expired, so he killed him.

Jin Wen Gong sent troops to surround Cao State, besieged the city, and many people died in the battle. Cao Jun displayed the corpses of the Jin army in the city, and Jin Wengong was very worried. After listening to the soldiers' ideas, they claimed to "camp in the cemetery of the Cao people". The army is transferred. The Cao people were frightened and put the corpses of the Jin army they had obtained into coffins and transported them out, and the Jin army besieged the city because of the fear of the Cao army. On the 8th day of the first month of March, he entered Cao Guo and blamed Cao Guo for not appointing 300 people who were officials and took cars, and said that he watched himself take a bath back then, and now he deserves it.

He ordered that he should not be allowed to enter his captive home, and that his people should be pardoned, in return for his favor. Wei Qi (chou) and Zhu Jie were angry and said: If you don't think about those who have merit or hard work, what favor will you repay? set fire to the house where he was detained. Wei Qi was injured in the chest, and Duke Wen of Jin wanted to kill him, but he cherished his talent and sent people to condolence while observing his condition. If the injuries are severe, prepare to kill him. Wei Qi bundled his chest and went out to the messenger and said, "Because of the king's will, do I dare to be comfortable!" As he spoke, he jumped up many times and forward many times. Duke Wen of Jin then forgave him, and killed the whole army, and Lizhou Qiaoqiao was used as the right of the car.

The Song State sent Men Yin to report the critical situation in the Jin army. Jin Wengong said: Song Guo came to report the critical situation, and if he didn't save him, he broke off contact, and asked Chu State to relieve the siege, but they didn't agree. We want to fight, but Qi and Qin don't agree. What to do? Xian Zhen said: Let the Song State abandon our country and go to give financial gifts to the Qi State and the Qin State. Under the pretense of the two of them, they went to ask for the state of Chu. We captured the monarch of Cao Guo and distributed the fields of Cao Guo and Wei Guo to Song State. The state of Chu likes the state of Cao and the state of Wei, and must not agree to the requests of the state of Qi and the state of Qin. Qi and Qin were fond of Song's financial gifts, but angry at Chu's stubbornness, could they not fight?

Duke Wen of Jin was very happy, arrested Cao Gonggong, and divided the fields of Cao and Wei to the Song people. King Chu Cheng entered Shencheng and stayed, asked Uncle Shen to leave the grain, and let Ziyu leave the Song State, saying: Don't go after the Jin army! Duke Wen of Jin has been outside, for nineteen years, and he really got the Jin Kingdom. The dangers and difficulties have been tasted; The truth of the people's feelings is also known. Heaven has given him a long life, and at the same time removed his evil, can what God has set abole can be abolished? "Military Chronicles" said: Enough is enough. He also said, "Retreat in the face of difficulties." And he said, "A virtuous man cannot resist." These three records are applicable to the Jin Kingdom.

Ziyu sent Bo Di (fĂŠn) to ask King Cheng for war, saying: I dare not say that I must have merit, and I am willing to use this to plug the mouth of the evil villain. King Cheng of Chu was angry and gave him less troops, only one hundred and eighty chariots from Xiguang, Donggong and Ruoao followed.

Ziyu sent Wanchun to the Jin army to report: Please restore the throne of the Marquis of Wei, and at the same time return the land to the Cao State, and I will also lift the siege of the Song State. Zi said: Ziyu is rude! What was given to the king was only to lift the siege of the Song State, but what the king was asked to give was to restore the defense and seal Cao. This opportunity to fight must not be missed. He said, "The king should grant his request." Stabilizing others is called li, and the people of Chu settle the three kingdoms with one word, and we will perish with one word. If we are rude, what shall we fight with? If you do not agree to the request of the Chu State, this is the abandonment of the Song State; Rescued and abandoned him, what will he say to the princes?

The state of Chu has three favors, we have three grudges, there are already too many grudges, what are you going to fight? It's better to privately promise to restore Cao and Wei to divide them, arrest Wan Chun to anger Chu State, and wait for the war to start. Jin Wengong was very happy. So Wanchun was imprisoned in Weiguo, and at the same time privately promised to restore Cao and Wei. Cao and Wei severed diplomatic relations with Chu.

Ziyu became angry and chased after the Jin army. The Jin army retreated. The military officials said, "It is a shame to hide from your subordinates as a king; And the Chu army is already tired, why did they retreat? The criminal said: When you send troops to fight, you will be strong if you are reasonable, and you will be weak if you are unreasonable, where lies in the length of time you are outside? If it weren't for the grace of the Chu State, we wouldn't be here. Retreat from them as a reward. Turning one's back on favor and speaking does not count, to use this to shield their enemies, we are unreasonable and the state of Chu is reasonable, and their period has always been full, it cannot be regarded as exhaustion. We retreat and the Chu army goes back, what else do we want? But if they do not return, and the king retreats, and his servants invade, they will be left unreasonable. The Jin army retreated. The knight of Chu wanted to stop, but Ziyu disagreed.