Jin and Yu are separated by the Yu Kingdom. Yu State is located in Luping, Shanxi, and was an important passage for the Western Zhou Dynasty to enter the land of Yin Shang and Jinggi; The founding monarch of the Yu State was the eldest son of King Tai of Zhou (Gong Gong's father). Taibo had no son, so he passed the throne to his younger brother Yu Zhong. After King Wu conquered Shang, he added Yu Jun as a duke, and the title was equivalent to that of Liangyu and Song; As the Zhou dynasty unified the Chinese region, Yu's strategic location lost its former importance, and the state slowly declined.

In the decades of grievances between Jin and Yu, Yu tried to remain neutral and not offend anyone, but Yu's geographical location would never bring long-term peace to the country.

Not long ago, a small country called "Ji" (now northeast of Hejin, Shanxi) invaded the border towns of Yu; In order to punish the reckless behavior of the Ji State for ignoring the regional overlords, and at the same time to win over the Yu State, the Jin people taught the Ji people a hard lesson.

In the spring of the second year of the reign of Lu Xuan (BC658), the order of Geng, Huo, and Wei had returned to normal, and the proposal to attack the state of Yu was again put on the table.

Xun Xi believes that the crusade against the Kingdom of Yu must inevitably borrow the Tao of Yu, so how to borrow the Tao is the key to the problem; Duke Yu is old and deaf, with no ambition in his heart, and only wants to spend his old age in peace. Duke Yu likes BMW jade, as long as he gives him the BMW produced in Qudi and the jade bi of the Thorny Land, he will get what he wants, and he is afraid of the strength of the Jin Kingdom, and he will inevitably agree to borrow it.

Jin Xiangong felt his heart collapse inward in an instant and shrink into a miniature black hole, he clutched his chest and said, "Uncle Xun! I'm afraid that if the kingdom of Yu is not destroyed, the widow's heart will die of pain first! ”

Xun Xi said: "If the prince and the prince destroy the kingdom of Qiu, the country of Yu is like the border of the Jin Dynasty, and the BMW Meiyu is still the prince's after all, what is there to be heartbroken?" ”

Jin Xiangong stabilized his emotions and continued: "There is a famous minister in the Yu Kingdom named Gong Zhiqi, he will definitely see through your plan. ”

Xun Xi said: "Of course Gong Zhiqi will. But he was cowardly and could not be forced; Moreover, he has been Yu Gong's partner since he was a child, and although Yu Gong is very close to him, he will not pay attention to his opinion. ”

Jin Xiangong then sent Xun Xi as an envoy to Yu State. Xun Xi first presented a BMW jade to Yu Gong, and then mentioned that the Jin State was fighting for Yu Guo, and imposed the favor on Yu Guo. He concluded: "There is no way to do it, and many forts have been built along the border line to plunder the southern border area of our country. The widow ordered his ministers to ask the monarch of the great power to falsely tell the great power to ask him for his guilt. ”

As a result, the guy who was stunned not only fully agreed to the request of the Jin people, but also took the initiative to ask Ying Yiyu Jun to be the leading force of the attack. Gong Zhiqi objected in court, but Duke Yu ignored it at all, and the agreement to join forces was reached.

This operation was personally commanded by Jin Xiangong, firstly because he harbored a bitter hatred for the kingdom of Qiu, and secondly, because Shen Sheng had been deprived of command.

The Yu army first seized and blocked the crossing of the Yellow River, cutting off the connection between the north and south of the kingdom; The Jin army then surrounded the isolated Xiayang and captured it within a short period of time. Shangyang's reinforcements attempted to cross the Yellow River and force their landing, but were never able to break through Yu's defensive line. After the fall of Xiayang, there was no Dayi in Hebei that could resist the enemy's attack; The kingdom north of the Yellow River was completely destroyed.

Yu Gongchou watched half of the country being swallowed up by the Jin people but could not do anything, so he spread his anger on the dog Rong. At that time, there happened to be a tribe of Inurong wandering around Sangtian (near present-day Lingbao, Henan), and Yu Guochou immediately led an army to encircle and annihilate this tribe. Every member of the tribe, men, women and children, was brutally treated.

Guo Yan, a doctor of Jin, said: "I lost Xia Yang but did not feel afraid, and won again; This is the Heaven that has taken away the mirror of the Emperor so that he cannot see his own evil, and has increased the sins of the people with victory, and the Kingdom of God will surely perish within five years. ”

After Shen Sheng committed suicide and Chong'er fled, the situation in the Jin Kingdom gradually calmed down; Although Yiwu still occupies Quyi, Xiangong does not take that honest son in his eyes at all.

Xiangong decided to let Yi Wu go first, and then attacked the stormy kingdom of Qiu. Xun Xi sent Yu Guo again to ask for a loan, and Yu Gong still agreed to the Jin people's request very happily, but Gong Zhiqi could no longer sit still. This time, Gong Zhiqi did not stand up in private, but in court, and openly but fiercely opposed Yu Gong's decision.

He said: "Yu and Yu are each other's inside and outside, and once the Yu Kingdom perishes, the Yu State cannot exist alone. The ambition of the Jin people cannot be fueled, and the actions of the enemy cannot be taken lightly. One borrowing is already very excessive, let alone again? The so-called "auxiliary car depends on each other, and the lips are dead and the teeth are cold" refers to the relationship between Yu and Yu. ”

Yu Gong looked at a piece of jade sent by the Jin people, and said in his mouth: "The Jin Kingdom is the same clan as me, how can it harm the Yu Kingdom?" ”

Gong Zhiqi said: "Taibo and Yu Zhong are the sons of King Tai, they did not accompany the king, nor did they inherit the throne, but established the kingdom of Yu; Yu Zhong and Uncle Yu were the sons of Wang Ji and the secretaries of King Wen, and their exploits were recorded in the annals of history and collected in the royal family's treasury. If the Jin Kingdom wants to destroy the Kingdom of Yu, how can it love the Kingdom of Yu alone? Could it be that the Yu people are closer than the Huan and Zhuang clans? What crimes did the Huan and Zhuang clans commit, but they were exterminated by the Marquis of Jin? The Marquis of Jin is still ruthless with his relatives, let alone a foreigner? ”

Gong Yu stroked a sword sent by the Jin people again, and continued: "The sacrifices offered by the widows to the ghosts and gods are rich and beautiful, and the ghosts and gods will definitely protect the Yu Kingdom. ”

Gong Zhiqi said again: "I heard that ghosts and gods are not attached to people, but only to virtue. Therefore, the Book of Zhou says, "God has no relatives, but virtue is supplemented." And he said, "Millet is not a Xin, but Ming is a virtue...... The people are not easy to do things, but the virtues are things. In this way, God resteth only on virtue; If there is no virtue, the people will not be attached to him, and God will not bless him. If the Jin Kingdom destroys the Yu Kingdom and offers more abundant sacrifices to the ghosts and gods, will the ghosts and gods still spit out the sacrifices we have previously offered? ”

However, the old stubborn who was dizzy had already shifted all his thoughts to the gifts given by the Jin people, and Gong Zhiqi could not make Yu Gong change his mind, so he led his people to flee; Before leaving, he said to his people: "The country will not survive until the time of the sacrifice, and the Jin State will destroy the Yu State this time, and there is no need to go out again." ”