Section 579 The two brothers

Zheng Guozihua's brother Zi Zang fled to the Song Kingdom and liked to collect sandpiper (yu) fur hats. Zheng Wengong, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, hated him very much when he heard about it, and instructed the killer to trick him out. In August, the killer killed Zi Zang at the junction of the Chen and Song states. The gentleman said, "The clothes are not suitable, this is a disaster for the body." The Book of Songs says: That one person is not commensurate with his clothes. Zizang's clothes just don't match! The Book of Songs says: You bring disaster to yourself. Zizang is like that. The Book of Summer says: The earth is calm, and the heavens are perfect. That's how it compares up and down.

The State of Song and the State of Chu made peace, and Song Chenggong went to the State of Chu. When he returned to China, he entered Zheng Guo. Zheng Wengong prepared to host a banquet to entertain him and asked Huang Wuzi about etiquette. Huang Wuzi replied: The Song State is a descendant of the previous dynasty, and in the Zhou Dynasty it was a guest. Zhou Tianzi sacrificed to the temple and wanted to give him sacrificial meat; There was a funeral, and the monarch of Song came to mourn, and Zhou Tianzi wanted to pay respects. It's okay to entertain him lavishly. Zheng Wengong listened to the words of Huang Wuzi and set up a gift to entertain Song Gong, which was more than the usual ceremony. This is propriety.

In the winter, an envoy from King Xiang of Zhou came to report the calamity, saying: "Bu Gu lacks virtue and offends his mother's favored son, and now he is in the middle of Zheng Guo's land, and I dare to report this matter to my uncle." Zang Wenzhong replied: The Son of Heaven is covered with dust outside, how dare he not hurry up to greet him.

King Xiang of Zhou sent Master Jian to report to the Jin State and sent Zuo Yan's father (yān) to report to the Qin State. The Son of Heaven does not care if he goes abroad, and the "Spring and Autumn Period" records that "the King of Heaven resides in Zheng", which means that he is avoiding the calamity caused by his brother. The Son of Heaven wears plain clothes and claims to be unruly, which is not in accordance with etiquette. It was polite for Zheng Wengong and Kong Jiangjun (chu), Shi Jiafu, and Hou Xuanduo to greet the Son of Heaven and inspect the supplies for the Son of Heaven, and then listen to the political affairs of Zheng Guo.

The Patriots were preparing to attack Xingguo, and Dr. Wei said: It is difficult to get their country if you do not get close to their officials. I asked for my brother to be an official in Xingguo. So they went to Xingguo and became officials.

(25) Twenty-five years of the reign of the Emperor

In the spring of the twenty-fifth year, the Wei army attacked Xingguo, and the two Li brothers followed Guozi, the great official of Xingguo, to patrol the city, and the two of them held Guozi hostage and threw him outside the city, causing him to fall to his death. On the twentieth day of the first month, Wei Hou Hui destroyed the Xing State. Since Wei Guo and Xing Guo have the same surname, the name of Wei Hou is recorded. Li Zhi made an inscription on the bronze vessel, saying: I have taken and killed the country, and no one dares to stop me.

Qin Mugong stationed his army on the edge of the Yellow River, preparing to send King Xiang of Zhou back to the dynasty. Hu Yan said to Duke Wen of Jin: Seeking the support of the princes is not as effective as trying to do your best for the affairs of the Son of Heaven. It can be trusted by the princes, and it is in line with the general righteousness. It is now an opportunity to continue the cause of the Marquis of Wen, and at the same time to spread the credit among the princes. Let Bu Yan divinate and say: Good luck. Get the harbinger of the Yellow Emperor's battle at Han (bǎn) Springs. Jin Wengong said: I can't afford it. Bu Yan replied: The etiquette system of the Zhou family has not changed, and the current king is the ancient emperor.

Jin Wengong said: Zhan Zheng! He also took possession, and got "Dayou" and became "Eye", saying: auspicious. After getting the hexagram "the public was entertained by the Son of Heaven", after the victory of the Son of Heaven, is there any greater auspiciousness than this? And in this hexagram, the sky becomes water to bear the sun's rays, symbolizing that the Son of Heaven himself has descended to greet you, isn't it okay? "Dayou" became "Eye" and returned to "Dayou", and the Son of Heaven returned to his place.

Jin Wengong dismissed the Qin army and went downstream. On March 19, the army was stationed in Yangfan, the right wing troops surrounded Wendi, and the left wing troops met King Xiang of Zhou. On the third day of the fourth month of summer month, King Xiang entered the royal city. He captured his uncle in Wendi and killed him in Xi (xi) City. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Duke Wen of Jin made a pilgrimage to King Xiang of Zhou. King Xiang of Zhou entertained Duke Wen of Jin with sweet wine, and asked Duke Wen of Jin to toast back to himself. Duke Wen of Jin asked to bury him in a tunnel after his death, but King Xiang of Zhou did not allow it, saying: This is the rule of the royal family. There are two sons of heaven who have not yet replaced the behavior of the Zhou room, which is also disgusted by the uncle. Gave Jin Wen Gongyang Fan, Wen, Yuan, and the fields of Mao. It was only at this time that the Jin State opened up the territory of Nanyang.

The Yangfan people were not convinced, and the Jin army surrounded Yangfan. Cang Ge shouted: Virtue is used to appease the Central Plains country, and punishment is used to deter Yidi in the Quartet, if you do this, no wonder we dare not surrender. Who here is not a relative of the Son of Heaven, can he capture them? So he let the people out of the city.

In the autumn, the states of Qin and Jin attacked the state of 鄀 (ruo). The Chu state's 鬬 (dou) Ke and Qu Yu led the armies of Shen and Xi to defend the Shang secrets. The Qin army passed through the analysis and made a detour to Shuiwanzi on the Danjiang River, while tying up their own soldiers and pretending to be prisoners in order to surround Shangmi, and approached the city at dusk. At night, digging in the ground and collecting blood, he put the letter of alliance on it, and pretended to swear an oath with the Yak and the Imperial Kou. The people who were in business were scared and said: The Qin army has already occupied the land! The defenders have betrayed! So he surrendered to the Qin army. The Qin army imprisoned Shen Gong and Xi Gong and returned to China. Yin Ziyu, the commander of the state of Chu, pursued the Qin army and did not catch up. The Chu army surrounded the state of Chen and sent Dunzi back to the state of Don.

In winter, Duke Wen of Jin led an army to surround the original country and ordered to carry three days' worth of grain. When the original country did not surrender for three days, he ordered to leave. The spy came out of the city and said: The original country is ready to surrender. The officer said, "Please wait. Jin Wengong said: Credit is the treasure of the country, and the people rely on it for protection. If you lose your credibility after gaining your original country, what will you use to protect the people? More is lost. Thirty miles back, the original country surrendered. Duke Wen of Jin moved the original Boguan to Jidi. Zhao Yu was appointed as the magistrate of the original place, and Hu Qin (zhēn) was appointed as the magistrate of Wendi.