Ziyu was still a teenager when he was sent to the Qin State, and he spent the most peaceful and beautiful five years of hostage time in the Qin State. During that time, he was in isolation from the Jin Kingdom. When he returned to China, he saw that things were not human beings, things were human beings, and they only felt familiar with each other, and they had become familiar strangers—he could truly perceive the strangeness and rejection that the doctors naturally showed when they saw him.

Ziyu has always stayed by his father's side, excluding his brothers and idlers. Jin Huigong doesn't like to express his emotions and thoughts in words, he just shows through a series of actions that he is heartbroken and he recognizes the prince; Whether Ziyu was sent to the Qin State as a hostage, or gave up the king's life and secretly fled back, it would not affect his status as a prince.

But Ziyu didn't dare to be careless. Lü's nephew was the consul of the Jin State, but Yin Rui's power was the greatest; And Yin Rui has always been by Huigong's side when he was in exile, and he watched Ziyuan grow up little by little. Zi Yu handed himself over to Hao Rui, and it was up to him to make the decision. Although the other sons also wanted to hug the big tree, Yin Rui only supported Ziyuan.

In this way, Ziyu gained a firm foothold in the office in a short period of time, and no son had the strength to compete with him anymore.

Before his death, the Duke of Jin Hui summoned the three doctors to the sickbed and said: "The widow has no virtue, and becoming the monarch of the Jin State cannot make the country stable; The Qin people are shameless, and Ziyu is young; After the widows return to the West, the country will suffer again in calamity. The doctors thought that Ziyu was capable, so they went to assist him; Thinking that he was incapable, he made a new king.

"However, even if you set up a new king, please give Ziyuan a way out! He had suffered a lot and had not yet enjoyed a good life, and the widow did not want to see him come with him as soon as he came to heaven. ”

Because Ziyu had been in the Qin State for too long and rarely appeared in public after returning to China, the doctors could not figure out the temperament of the young new monarch. At first, people were relaxed and optimistic – because it was a power transition without suspense, and in the end no one would die because of a power struggle.

However, the atrocities committed by Jin Huaigong next made countless people feel so frightened that the Jin people later thought that as long as this little tyrant reigned for one day, any innocent person could be miserable.

It turned out that after Jin Huaigong excluded other competitors, only Chong'er and his followers were left on the blacklist. In order to eliminate the last threat, he issued an edict in which he set a deadline and then required the head of the family who followed the exiles to recall the followers within the time limit, otherwise there would be no forgiveness.

As soon as the edict was issued, the whole country was shocked; Because as long as he can establish himself in the country, no one will choose to go into exile. Calling for the exiles to be recalled, and not forgiving them for their crimes, but threatening them with the lives of their chiefs, is tantamount to saying, "Come back, come back and die!" If you don't come back, you'll kill your father and brother!" What kind of person would obey such a mad command?

The deadline for the recall order soon arrived, and instead of returning to China, many more fled. Jin Huaigong was furious and immediately sent guards everywhere to arrest people, and as a result, he arrested Hu Tu, the father of the fox brothers.

Hutu is over eighty years old, he is the father-in-law of Jin Xiangong, and the great-grandfather of Jin Huaigong. The status of the fox is not high, but the identity is very special; He earned a great reputation and widespread respect for his outstanding merits and excellent morals, and even his political enemies were reluctant to trouble him. He has been retired for a long time and avoided a lot of blood, but he was arrested by the great-grandchild's little hairy child during the Chengping period.

Jin Huigong decided to make a last-ditch effort, and he gave Hu Tu an ultimatum, asking him to call his sons back, and promising to pardon the Hu family, otherwise there would be no forgiveness.

Unfazed, he said, "It has been a common practice since ancient times for a father to teach his son to be faithful so that he can serve others." Those who are ministers are appointed and have no intentions. My son has been following Chong'er for several years, and the old man is now calling him back to instigate him to have a second heart; How can a father serve the monarch if he instigates his son to be unfaithful?

"The punishment is not indiscriminate, showing the wisdom of the monarch, and it is also the wish of the minister. If the end is achieved by indiscriminate punishment, will that person be innocent? But the minister heard your orders! ”

The little tyrant then made the most outrageous decision, and he ordered the innocent and respected elder of the Three Dynasties to be dragged out and beheaded. Jiangdu was instantly silent, Guo Yan also said that he was not sick, he said: "There is a saying in the Book of Zhou: 'It is a great Ming suit. 'Can you achieve your goal by being deaf and murderous?' The Jin people did not feel the kindness of the monarch but only saw the killing, how will the monarch continue to rule? ”

After Hu Tu was killed, even the three doctors who had killed countless people felt that Jin Huaigong's methods were too cruel. The three agreed that the petty tyrant should be stopped from continuing his misdeeds. Therefore, when Huaigong was ready to kill again, they resolutely opposed it, forcing Jin Huaigong to withdraw the order.

But unexpectedly, those who escaped from the clutches of Jin Huaigong died one after another in the ensuing assassinations. The three doctors suddenly felt an irrepressible fear, and they finally realized that if they continued to tolerate this madman sitting in the monarch's seat, all the doctors would be buried with him.

The news continued to reach the Qin State, and Qin Mugong thought that the opportunity to send Chong'er back to China had arrived. In the first month of the spring of the twenty-fourth year of the reign of Lu Xun (BC636), the Qin master was informed. The army marched east along Weishui, then turned north on the west bank of the Yellow River and assembled at Dali Ferry to prepare for the eastward crossing of the Yellow River.

Prince Qin has been sending Chong'er to Weishui, and he composed a poem "Weiyang" (this poem is included in "The Book of Songs?"). Qin Feng" was given to Chong'er to express his feelings of farewell to his uncle.

Before crossing the river, Chong'er threw away the tattered straw mats, cutlery, pots and pots that he had carried with the car. The fox looks at it in his eyes and worries in his heart.

He said to the fox fur, "Do you see these food vessels?" Many of those were brought out of Bai Di, and Ziyu (Zhao Yuan) has kept them. On both long journeys, we ate on those household goods. Childe discarded them before he could return home; What will he do with us old fellows once he takes the throne! Fox fur frowned and pouted, shaking his head silently.

Hu Yan decided to express his worries to Chong'er, and he presented Chong'er with a piece of jade and said, "The minister has been in exile with Gongzi for nineteen years, and has committed many crimes; The minister knows in his heart, let alone a prince? So please allow me to stay in the Qin Kingdom like those tattered plates and rice bowls! ”

Only then did Chong'er realize that he had done something wrong, and he took the jade bi and said, "If Chong'er doesn't share the Jin Kingdom with his uncle, let the Yellow River punish me." After saying that, he threw the jade into the river, and personally picked up the discarded eating utensils.

The fox thanked him and turned around happily, but saw Jie Zitui leaning on a big tree not far away with his shoulders crossed, sneering at him.