Bailixi, who has been away from home for several years but still hasn't been able to find his place in the court, is very sad and lonely, although Uncle Jian still breaks his heart, although he also understands that he has escaped two fatal disasters because of Uncle Jian's advice. However, he was still unwilling, after all, his Ming Monarch did not appear, and his "Uncle Bao" seemed to be missing.

Uncle Jian, who suggested several times to let his brother resign to avoid trouble, did not continue to live a leisurely life, he understood his brother Bailixi's dreams and desires, although he let his brother avoid trouble out of judgment of the situation and future, but it also really ended his dream. So he found one of his old friends, Miyayuki.

This person was an official in the Yu State and was quite trusted by the king. Uncle Jian praised his brother Bailixi's talent to Gong Zhiqi, and hoped that his old friend could recommend him. Gong Zhiqi attaches great importance to Uncle Jian's friendship and believes in his vision. Soon after, Baili Xi got the opportunity to meet the king of Yu Kingdom, and this time, Uncle Jian decided to go with Bai Li Xi to see if Yu Jun could become the master of his brother.

Although Gong Zhiqi is a friend of Uncle Jian, it is obvious that Yu Gong is not. Yu Gong's character of being greedy for a little cheap was discovered by Uncle Jian in this interview. Although he was a little disappointed, he understood that if Baili Xi was asked to assist such a lord, it would obviously be the same as assisting Gongsun Ignorance and Prince Decline, and it would inevitably affect Baili Xi. So he once again advised his brother, hoping that he could continue to wait for better opportunities and platforms.

However, time and fate made Baili Xi a little anxious. He is no longer young, and he no longer wants to wait for a so-called "right" platform and opportunity. Although Baili Xi has lost some patience, he still has self-confidence, even if there are some problems with this platform, with his talent, he can't change it!

So this time, Bai Lixi, who couldn't bear the dull and lonely life anymore, decided to do a good job with his own skills. The opinions put forward by his good friend Uncle Jian are certainly pertinent, and his previous two inferences can be called to save his political life, but now, he feels that Uncle Jian has done enough for him. It is necessary for me to really rely on my talents to break into a new world.

Bailixi, who was determined to give it a go, stepped into the political arena of Yuguo. The blood that had been suppressed for too long burned like a flame, and the years and sufferings that had been wasted were like poison that quickly shattered his cautious and wise hearts. Just when Baili Xi was about to make a big effort to prove his worth to the world, the ambitious and strong Jin State put forward a military diplomatic request to Yu State.

Jin Xiangong planned to carry out a military conquest against the Kingdom of Yu, but the State of Yu happened to be in a critical place between the two countries. Jin Xiangong did not use strong force to brutally treat this weak country of Yu and in a critical buffer place. Instead, he sent an envoy to visit and proposed to "borrow the way" to crusade.

There has always been no diplomacy for weak countries. In the turbulent times, the binding force of any etiquette and rules has been destroyed to an unprecedented extent by powerful force. Originally, the Jin State could directly pass through the buffer zone Yu State with strong force, but the polite Jin King solemnly put forward a diplomatic request to "borrow the way". King Yu, who was already afraid of the Jin Kingdom, agreed to the Jin State's request for a passage. So the Jin army crossed the border, and after breaking through the state of Yu Xiayang, they really did not commit any offense against Yu Guoqiu, and withdrew the army according to the rules.

In the nineteenth year, Xiangong said: "The first emperor Zhuang Bo and Wu Gong punished the Jin Chaos, and Yu often helped the Jin Dynasty to attack me, and hid the dead son of the Jin Dynasty, and the result was chaos." Fu Xu, the descendants are worried. "It is to make Xun Xi take the false way of yielding. Yu falsely said, then cut down the Yu, and took it to the sun.

- "Historical Records"

Not only Baili Xi, but Uncle Jian and the old friend Gong Zhiqi, who introduced Baili Xi to the political arena of Yu State, also seemed to have discovered that in this incident, Yu Guo's position was very delicate, and in the entire Jin State's war against Yu State, Yu State was not as weak as his own king thought. Objectively speaking, although the military strength and comprehensive national strength of the two countries are quite different, if they maintain a relatively close relationship with the state of Qiu, the two countries do not have an overwhelming advantage through geographical advantages and joint forces.

If it is dealt with in another way, Yu State does not completely open the door for the Jin State to crusade against the Yu State, and just does not oppose or answer, the strength of the Yu State and the long front are enough to bring considerable trouble to the Jin State. Moreover, the hatred between the Jin State and the Yu State has started since the time when Jin Xiangong was the crown prince, and it is obviously not enough to liquidate it with a lower yang. Moreover, revenge and tangible benefits can be obtained at the same time, and it is entirely possible that the Jin State will continue to wage war with the Yu State. At this time, if the Yu State is willing to take the risk of confronting the enemy with the Yu State, then it is naturally very likely that the Jin State will be defeated and obtain the maximum benefits; And retreat to the second, no longer take advantage of the Jin army, stretch its battle line, sit and watch the Jin and Yu two countries conquer, and wait for the price to sell.

In a game, if the two sides are evenly matched, then it is naturally exciting, if the strength and weakness are clear, the natural weak side is struggling, like walking on thin ice; If you want to turn the tables, you can only strengthen yourself and limit your opponents. The two forces often can't coexist, and the three can often maintain an eerie balance. Because no side can turn the tide with enough strength, and there will be no smart underdog who will be kicked out as soon as the game opens.

Baili Xi and Gong Zhiqi obviously discovered the problem. The danger of Yu is not that there is a powerful neighbor of the Jin State, but that there are congenital defects in the vision and thinking of those who stand at the top of their own power. King Yu, who seemed to have enabled Baili Xi, didn't care much about his opinion, and seemed to respect him, but in fact it was just for the sake of perfunctory palace wonders. King Yu did not understand that now the country has stood on the edge of fate. One wrong choice was enough to send him to hell with everything he had. Yu Gong believed that his family and the Jin State were distant blood relatives, and the last time the Jin army "politely borrowed the way" and "retreated with face" just proved his judgment. However, he didn't care about what his courtiers said: several neighboring countries that were closer to the blood relationship between Yu and Jin had already been wiped out, and the Jin Kingdom's desires and ambitions would definitely not be constrained by the so-called ancestral blood relationship.

At this point, the most feared thing of Gong Zhiqi and Baili Xi and other courtiers happened: the Jin State once again sent envoys, asking for a "loan" to crusade against the State of Qiu. This time, the envoys of the Jin Kingdom actually brought the beautiful jade and horses that the monarch of the Yu State had loved for a long time as gifts of "borrowing the way"!

Originally, the king of Jin was not willing to give such a valuable gift, but Xun Xi, the minister of the Jin State who sent the envoy this time, had already formulated a plan of "bribing and borrowing the way, seducing the Yu, crusading against the state of Qiu, and breaking the country", and when the Jin Xiangong hesitated, Xun Xi said with a smile: "The king of Yu is greedy for treasures, and this time he will definitely agree to borrow the way." Originally, the two countries of Yu and Yu were just like lips and teeth, and King Yu, who was blinded by the beautiful jade BMW, will definitely abandon the original alliance policy. Without the containment of the State of Yu, when our army destroys the State of Yu, it will be the day when the division returns to defeat the State of Yu, so what can the State of Yu rely on to resist our army with high morale and strong combat strength. This BMW Meiyu is just temporarily stored in Yu Country, and the price of this deposit, one Yu Country is not enough, but also the entire Yu Country! ”

Jin Xiangong was overjoyed in his heart, and his mind had been decided, so he had Xun Xi's plan to send an envoy to Yu Guo and bring a beautiful jade BMW to visit him. Although the monarch of the Yu Kingdom was blinded by the immediate interests, Baili Xi and Gong Zhiqi were obviously not easy to match, they had already seen through the raging ambitions of the Jin Kingdom, and naturally knew that the terrible Jin Kingdom would definitely not let go of the fat that Yu Guo sent to his mouth so easily. The immediate interests can overwhelm the king's mind, but they are not enough to make Gong Zhiqi and Baili Xi, who have excellent strategic vision, also mess up. So, under the discussion of the two, Gong Zhiqi wrote a letter to advise: The country of Yu is the barrier of my Yu country, which can be said to be the first line of defense against wind and rain, call it lips, call me teeth, it is not excessive, but the lips have never died and the teeth are cold, the country of Yu has perished, and the country of Yu will definitely be buried!

The Marquis of Jin reverted to Yu Yu to cut down Yu. Gong Zhiqi said: Yu, Yu Zhi's table also; If you die, you will follow!

- "Left Biography"

But whether it is Baili Xi or Gong Zhiqi, they can see through the strategy of the Jin Kingdom, but they can't read the heart of their own king. On the contrary, Xun Xi, the minister of the Jin State as an opponent, knew King Yu's weakness better than them, and infinitely magnified this fatal shortcoming, so big that Baili Xi and Gong Zhiqi could not be reversed.

There is nothing more terrible than the enemy's deep insight into and exploitation of the shortcomings of his own leadership. For the courtiers, even though they have a thousand talents and abilities, it is useless to not let this intelligence be translated into the orders of the decision-makers. The enemy may be on par with Gong Zhiqi and Baili Xi and others in terms of intelligence and strategy, but they have the heaviest chips that Bai Li Xi and others cannot defeat at all. Xun Xi's strategy can get the full support of his own decision-makers, even if the strategy itself is not as good as Baili Xi, Gong Zhiqi and others, it can still have an irreparable and devastating blow to Bai Li Xi and others.

The biggest flaw of Baili Xi and others is not their talent and resourcefulness, nor their original choice, but that after this choice, it is difficult for them to influence the king's decision-making, and they do not try their best to change this state. King Yu respected his courtiers enough, and the high-ranking officials were rich and rich, but when it came to decision-making, he still did not take their advice and tactics into account. Bai Li Xi and the others should have understood their own king's shortcomings better than Xun Xi, and even had a better chance of improving them. However, they have always used their talents and resourcefulness to the assumptions after this problem is solved, and they never thought that if this innate factor is not solved, all the planning and resourcefulness after that will be rootless duckweed.

King Jin no longer intends to carry out the "borrowing way" to the end this time. He hoped that in the future, this road would belong to the Jin Kingdom, instead of "borrowing" every time he wanted to do something. There are many ways to transfer ownership, the most brutal and once and for all, conquest.

The Kingdom of Yu was once again chased and beaten by the Jin army that came "through the Dao", and the strange balance of the three forces was broken. Yu Gong, who accepted the generous gifts of the Jin State, was deeply grateful, and even proposed to send troops to act as a vanguard force to attack the Kingdom of Yu together with the Jin army. However, almost every king who has left a mark on history will think and deal with problems from the perspective of his own position and national interests. Even if they are enemies, they can talk and laugh and discuss big plans together, even if they are blood relatives, they can also wield a sharp butcher's knife driven by desire and interest.

In 655 B.C., the combined forces of Jin and Yu advanced like a bamboo. The Kingdom of Yu disappeared from the stage of history. The Jin army, which destroyed the Kingdom of Yu, had high morale and was booming. So, it was time for Yu Guo to pay the price for the Meiyu and BMW he received.

The "borrowing fee" that made the King of Jin feel sad for a while became a powerful thrust to encourage the Jin army to continue to expand its territory. The Jin army, which had lost the containment of the Kingdom of Qiu, was obviously not only satisfied with recovering the beautiful jade and BMW that had been sent at the beginning. They want more, for example, the entire Yu country.

The three forces could have contained and balanced each other, and when one of the relatively weak alliances has disappeared, the strong naturally need to obtain the resources and wealth they need to satisfy their desires, while the weak have no room to resist in front of the sword soldiers. After persuading King Yu not to attempt to take advantage of the road, Gong Zhiqi, a smart man with outstanding talent but not impulsive personality, chose to seek good fortune and avoid evil.

It's not that Gong Zhiqi is not loyal enough, it's just calm. He knew that when the Kingdom of Yu was destroyed, the Kingdom of Yu where he was located was about to be destroyed. Rather than disappear completely with this country, it is better to get out as soon as possible, and burn incense and pray in the future, which can be regarded as preserving a trace of the existence of Yu Kingdom. When something can't be done, choose the seemingly ruthless and disloyal retreat, and reducing losses is precisely the most rational way in front of you.

The smart man Gong Zhiqi chose a ruthless and rational way to deal with it, and Baili Xi obviously remembered what Uncle Jian said to him back then. After choosing a mediocre monarch, it is disloyal to leave in the face of danger, but it is unwise to foresee danger and not get out early. Baili Xi, who has experienced the ups and downs of life, seems to be a little tired and helpless, he only hopes that the disaster will come later, and he can be given more time, so that he can show more talents to save this dangerous and devastated Yu country.

However, the somewhat emotional Baili Xi could not avoid disaster this time as before. Originally, the choice made because of Uncle Jian's prediction and his own reason was completely different from the current expectation that the Jin army would be able to let Yu Guo go. The so-called wise men have always tried to control the development of the situation in their own hands, rather than relying on luck. This time, Bailixi's luck was obviously not good enough.

According to the original strategic plan of the Jin State, the morale of the army that swept away the Kingdom of Yu was booming, and the somewhat weak State of Yu seemed to be unable to satisfy the desire to fight of the army of tigers and wolves. The soldiers who were stimulated by the military exploits of expanding the territory and the flying blood were reluctant to stop at all. What's more, in the original national strategic deployment of the Jin State, the Yu State was also one of the strategic targets of this war.

The Jin State will not give Baili Xi and the Yu State he assists another chance. Just as Gong Zhiqi and others had predicted before, his lips were cold and his teeth were cold. Obviously, Yu Guo could not resist this overwhelming cold. Gong Zhiqi left early, and Baili Xi finally came to the time to face the difficult choice of infidelity or unwisdom. The beautiful jade and BMW accepted by King Yu have become the prizes of this disparity of power confrontation, and they have also become the deadly butcher's knife that cuts off Bailixi's political fate.

It's a year old, and Jin Fu is a fake way in Yu to cut down. Yu Zhi's doctor Gong Zhiqi admonished Yu Jun and said: "Jin can't be fake, yes and destroy Yu." Yu Jun said: "Jin and I have the same surname, so it is not appropriate to cut me." Gong Zhiqi said: "Taibo, Yu Zhong, the son of the prince, Taibo died, and he was not heirs." Yu Zhong and Uncle Yu, the son of Wang Ji, are also the kings of Wen, and their honors are in the royal family and hidden in the league mansion. Will it be destroyed, why love it? And can Yu's relatives be close to Huan and Zhuang's family? What is the crime of the clan of Huan and Zhuang, it will be destroyed. Yu Zhi and Yu, lips and teeth, lips and teeth are cold. Yu Gong didn't listen, so he allowed Jin. Gong Zhiqi went to Yu with his clan. In its winter, Jin extinguished, and the ugly Zhou ran Zhou. Also, attacking and destroying Yu, Yu Gong and his doctor Jing Bo Baili Xi used Qin Muji to worship Yu.

- "Historical Records"

The weak Yu State faced the attack of the Jin army, like a young son facing the madness of an adult, and had no power to resist. King Yu, who accepted the heavy gift, finally didn't understand why the blood and family relationship couldn't match Meiyu and BMW. Why can't the clean tribute offered to the gods be exchanged for the blessings of the gods for the country? When he realized that returning the previous gifts could not stop the attack of the Jin Kingdom, and the gods with high hopes seemed to be missing, he did not really think about what kind of disaster the destruction of the Kingdom of Yu had brought to him. He just felt helpless and painful, after all, the country and power that had been inherited for many years were far away from him.

Gong Zhiqi escaped early, and put a sacrificial tribute to the Yu country in his heart, and the curling green smoke from the burning incense wafted, just like the dream that had been buried deep in his heart - to build a powerful Yu country, the fragrance was overflowing, wonderful but illusory. And Baili Xi's dream is not as good as Qingyan, because of his political life, he has been firmly hit by the knife of the Jin State. Green smoke is ethereal and illusory, but it is always free.

This time, Bailixi seems to have fallen to the lowest point in his life. Back then, in the bamboo forest, he had a free and easy discussion with Uncle Jian and a life that was poor but extremely leisurely, and he was far away. No minister of the dead country can live a leisurely and leisurely life, and with these courtiers there will only be death and endless darkness.

King Yu was captured alive, and Baili Xi became a slave. In that chaotic era, human life was like a mustard, let alone a slave! Fortunately, Bailixi's years of hard life not only left him with the scars of time, but also gave him a good body that was enough to resist hard work. The painful life of slavery not only gave Baili Xi the most bitter result so far, but also completely worn away his arrogance.

Bailixi spent the darkest time in his life. His biggest mistake did not come from choosing King Yu, but because after choosing King Yu, he could not improve and solve King Yu's character weaknesses, and he did not calculate it clearly, leaving him with little time to correct this shortcoming.