On the night of the end of the exercise, Ziwen hosted a banquet for the doctors. At the meeting, the doctors unanimously used words of praise to congratulate Ziwen on discovering an outstanding general. At that time, Lu Chen said that he was sick and absent, and he sent his son Jia Jia, who had just finished the crown ceremony, to the banquet instead of him.

The banquet had already begun for some time when Jia arrived. Being late is a very rude act in itself, but Jia Jia looks as usual and unapologetic. After saluting Ziwen, he sat down, eating and drinking as if no one was around, chatting and laughing loudly with the doctors around him from time to time.

Ziwen's interest was immediately ruined by him: it would be okay if this hairy boy was just late, but he didn't flatter himself like the others, it would be too much. Therefore, Ziwen rebuked him very unhappily and asked him if he had anything not to congratulate him.

He said, "Master, I really don't know why I want to congratulate you. Ziyu is arrogant, arrogant, and rude, and cannot govern the country. As for foreign warfare, he is at the level of commanding an army, and if the chariot exceeds 300 times, I am afraid that he will not be able to come back. Have you really forgotten? Last year, the army he led died more at the hands of his comrades than at the hands of the Kui people.

"You recommended Ziyu as Ling Yin and said, 'Ziyu can pacify the people!' He can indeed pacify the people, because he applies harsh laws, and the people die when they are uneasy. The people are stable, but the army is defeated abroad, which is the greater gain or loss? You made this failure! If I congratulate you now, what can I say to you when the remnants of the defeated army will return home? ”

After Bao Jia said these words, everyone present fell silent. The scandal was revealed; Although the Cheng family and the Cheng family have been at odds for a long time, the Jiang Jia openly provoked the incident, which caught everyone off guard.

Ziwen was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to reply to the other party. Until his death, this passage lingered in Ziwen's mind, making him regretful. This was the only big mistake he made in his life, and it also made the Chu State collapse, making the Chu State unable to compete in the Central Plains for the next thirty years.

Ziwen only saw the positive side of Ziyu, but Jia Jia saw the negative side, if he hadn't been so impulsive and arbitrary at the time, if he had thought it more thoughtfully, this mistake could have been avoided. This is the common mistake of the high-minded!

In the autumn, the three armies of Chu rose up. Ordered Yin Ziyu to lead the middle army, Da Sima Zixi to lead the left army, and Yin Zishang (Dou Bo) to lead the right army. King Chu Cheng drove the expedition in person, and hung up the false name of an honorary commander-in-chief, and the actual command was in Ziyu's hands. At the same time, Zheng, Chen, Cai, and Xu four ** teams also participated. Although Lu and Wei did not send troops, they closely monitored the movements of Qi and prepared to intervene when Qi made any moves.

In winter, the Song coalition army surrounded Shangqiu, and Sima Gongsun Gu, the great of the Song Kingdom, rushed to the Jin State day and night with urgent reports.

The Jin people have been paying close attention to the situation in the Central Plains, and are ready to send troops to intervene at any time, what they lack is just a reason to send out their divisions. The arrival of Gongsun Gu caused great excitement among the people of the Jin Kingdom, and the Duke of Wen of Jin immediately said that he would do his best to save the Song Kingdom.

However, the Jin people privately believed that saving the Song was only one of the purposes of the division, and the Jin army also needed to retaliate against Zheng, Wei, and Cao for their rude behavior towards Chong'er back then, but the ultimate goal was to destroy the position of the Chu State in the Central Plains and make the Jin State the second overlord of China.

There was still a major event to be completed before the Jin State left the army, that is, the expansion of the army. It turned out that the Jin State had not been expanded for twenty-seven years since the establishment of the Second Army by Jin Xiangong; Although the Jin State has the reality of three armies, it does not have the name of three armies; Zheng, Song, Chu and other countries have long realized the three-service system.

The Jin people then held a grand ceremony in the quilt. The Great Harvest Ceremony is a military salute, and its manifestation is hunting, and its substance is a collection of planning, military training, and the appointment and dismissal of officials.

The Jin people formally established the system of three armies and six secretaries in the reed. The three armies are the middle, upper and lower armies; The six secretaries are the Chinese army general Yin Xuan (Shangqing) and the Chinese army Zuo Yin Qin (Yaqing); The upper army general fox fur (from now on are all Shaoqing), the upper army Zuo Huyan, the lower army general Luan Zhi, the lower army Zuo Xianzhen; Under Liuqing, Zhao Yu became the doctor and served as the Sima of the three armies.

When discussing the candidate for Shangqing, Zhao Yu said: "Yin Yu specializes in poetry, books, etiquette and music, and is a person with great virtue and a big city, so he can be entrusted with important tasks. So the unknown old doctor ascended to the sky.

Later, Duke Wen of Jin wanted to appoint Hu Yan as the general of the army, but Hu Yan excused himself and said that he did not dare to surpass his brother, and as a result, Hu Mao became the general of the army.

Later, the Duke of Jin Wen appointed Zhao Yu as the secretary, but Zhao Yu gave up the title to Luan Zhi and Xianzhen. Duke Wen of Jin also used the young Xun Lin's father (Xun Xi's eldest grandson) as the imperial Rong, and Wei Li as the right of the car.

Before leaving the school, he said: "Report for help, take the power of Dingba, just this time!" ”

As mentioned earlier, Duke Wen of Jin began to educate the people at the beginning of his reign, and in the second year, he hoped to compete for hegemony. But Hu Yan said that the people do not know the righteousness yet, and they cannot live in peace and keep their jobs. Therefore, Duke Wen went out to support the royal family and stabilize King Xiang; After returning to China, he was committed to improving people's livelihood, and the people knew righteousness, so they settled in their homeland and no longer went into exile.

Jin Wengong mentioned the matter of hegemony again, and Hu Yan said that the people didn't know what faith was, and they couldn't use it yet. Therefore, Wen Gong cut down the original in order to show his credit to the people. The Chinese people know that businessmen do not seek huge profits in business, and Chinese people do not have to provide pledges for loans; From the public doctor to the civilian pawns, they all regarded dishonesty as a great shame, and the scoundrels had no place to stand in the Jin Kingdom, so they all fled.

Jin Wengong asked Hu Yan, can you use the people this time? Hu Yan said that there is still one last point, the people do not know etiquette, there is no sense of hierarchy, and there is no respect for the high-ranking people. Jin Wengong then held a ceremony to be reed, clarifying the rank, position, rights and responsibilities; The people were made to abide by the laws and regulations of the country, and they no longer had doubts and contempt for orders, and finally led the army to the east.

Later, the Jin State went eastward, and as a result, the Chu army was forced to withdraw from Gucheng and lift the siege of the Song State; The Jin army defeated Cao and Wei again, forcing Lu to change its pro-Chu position; and defeated the Chu army in the Battle of Chengpu; Fight to dominate.

The total strength of the Jin army was 700 chariots and 37,500 infantry; Accompanying the army were also auxiliary troops of the Rong Di tribes such as Yun Rong, Jiang and Da Rong Rong.

The Jin army crossed the Taihang Dangerous Road into the Hebei Plain, and then marched east-northward along the Yellow River Ancient Road. The army was stationed on the north bank of Chuqiu, the capital of the Wei Kingdom, and the Duke of Wen of Jin sent an envoy to the Wei Guo to ask for a way to cross the river.

The heart of Jin Wengong is well known to everyone - the Jin people know that the guards will not agree to these moves, in fact, they are just to find an excuse to attack the country in the future. Wei Chenggong angrily rejected the request of the Jin people, who did not negotiate again and did not force the Yellow River, but immediately pulled out camp, turned back eighty li, and crossed the Yellow River south at a ferry known as the "Nanhe (Jianjin)".