In the spring of the seventeenth year of the reign of Duke Lu Wen (610 BC), because Lady Song Xiang and Gongzi Bao had murdered Song Zhaogong in the previous winter, the murderers' actions violated the clause of the Huaxia Alliance Treaty that "no king shall be killed", so Jin Xun Lin's father, Wei Kongda, Chen Gongsun Ning, and Zheng Shichu led their troops to besiege Shangqiu to punish the usurper's crimes.

The Song people did not dare to use force to fight, so they prepared a large amount of money to defeat the princes and commanders. Among these people, only Xun Lin's father was the one who could not be bought, he refused to accept the property sent by Hua Yuan, and instead asked the other party angrily: "Why did you kill the king?" ”

Hua Yuan replied: "The Huaxia Covenant not only contains the content of 'no killing of the king', but also 'no harm to brothers, no persecution of virtuous ministers' and other clauses. The emperor violated those terms almost entirely, and the envoys of the Song State also informed the alliance lord and the other countries, but the alliance leader did not make any indication.

"In order to defend the dignity of the covenant and safeguard the interests of the Song government and the people, the Song people had no choice but to expel the ancestors. But the ancestor was unwilling to leave the country, so he suffered this great disaster. Therefore, the behavior of the Song people can be forgiven and beneficial to the alliance. ”

Xun Lin's father thought that what he said was reasonable, and immediately recognized the power of Song Wen on behalf of the Jin State.

In June, when Jin Linggong turned twelve years old, the doctors held a crown ceremony for him. After the crown ceremony, Jin Linggong returned to the court and sat solemnly to accept the worship of the doctors. Later, the Jin people held a great serval ceremony in Huang's father, and after the great serval ceremony, the Jin Linggong summoned the princes of Song, Zheng, Lu, Wei, Chen, and Cai to Hu for a meeting. Because the state of Lu was under the military threat of the state of Qi, Duke Lu Wen had to be absent from the alliance.

The Song people also prepared a large amount of money to bribe the monarchs of various countries. The bribes that Xun Lin's father refused to accept were all doubled and blackmailed away by Jin Linggong. The princes officially confirmed the legal status of Song Wengong at the alliance meeting. However, Jin Linggong refused to allow Zheng Mugong to attend the meeting ceremony, because Zheng Guo had provided a large amount of food aid to Chu when Chu suffered a natural disaster last year.

Zheng Ren felt humiliated and angry. After the end of the alliance, Zheng Dafu Gongzi Guisheng wrote a letter to Zhao Dun, in which he wrote: "In the third year of his reign (the first year of Lu Wen's reign), the widow persuaded Cai Hou (Cai Zhuang Gong) to serve the Jin state; In September, the Marquis of Cai came to Yiyi to meet the Marquis of Jin (Xianggong of Jin) with the widow, but at that time Zheng was in the midst of the Hou Xuanduo Rebellion, so the widow was unable to travel with the Marquis of Cai. In November, Hou Xuanduo's rebellion was put down, and the widow immediately went to the Jin Kingdom to make a pilgrimage to the leader of the alliance.

In June of the twelfth year, Guisheng followed Prince Zheng to the state of Chen, and pulled Chen Hou (Chen Gonggong) from the Southern Alliance into the Huaxia Alliance. In July of the fourteenth year, the widow met with the Marquis of Jin for the affairs of Chen State. In May of the fifteenth year, Chen Hou made a pilgrimage to the Jin Kingdom through Yiyi. In August last year, Candle Zhiwu followed the crown prince to the Jin, and in August, the widow went to the Jin Dynasty.

"Although Chen and Cai bordered the Chu State, they did not dare to harbor a grudge against the Jin State, all because of Zheng Guo. We have served the great powers with all our might, why is it still not recognized by the great powers? The widow used to see Xianggong, and now he sees the current king; The crown prince and the doctors also made repeated pilgrimages; Although Zheng Guo is small, the discrimination of big countries against our country is too much!

"Now the big powers say, 'Oh, we're still not satisfied with what the Zheng people did!' However, I don't know how to explain the satisfaction of the great powers. Unless Zheng Guo perishes and the land returns to the great power, he will not be able to serve the great power better!

"The ancients said, 'How much is left of the body?' And he said, 'The deer dies without choosing a sound.' 'A small country serves a big country, and if a big country is virtuous, a small country is a human being; Without virtue, it is a deer. Small countries will have no choice but to take risks. And when the great powers issued such an order, we knew that we were going to perish. Our country will concentrate all its population and property on its borders in order to await orders from the great powers.

"Dating back to June of the second year of Zheng Wengong (the twenty-third year of Lu Zhuang Gong), Zheng Xianjun met Qi Huan Gong; In February of the fourth year, he was ordered by the State of Qi to invade Cai, and then he also obtained the understanding of the State of Chu. Is it the sin of a small nation to live among the great nations and obey the commands? If the big countries do not take these into account, the small countries will have nothing to run for their lives! ”

Zhao Dun thought so, he said: "Although Zheng Guo is small, it should not be taken lightly. A big country is a small country, a small country serves a big country, and both sides take what they need, so that the world can be stable. The sea can only be in the lower reaches of rivers, and large countries should also be downstream of small countries. If it is reflexive, it is the ignorance and incompetence of the great powers. ”

Zhao Dun immediately ordered the doctor Gong Shuo to go to Zheng Guo to sign a peace treaty, and the two countries exchanged hostages after signing the agreement. The hostages of the Jin State were Zhao Chuanhe and his son-in-law Chi, and the hostages of the Zheng State were Prince Yi and Shi Chu; The term of the pledge is two years.

Why didn't the Jin Kingdom send Gongzi as a hostage? This is because there is not a single prince in the Jin State (there are several sons in exile in the Zheng State), and even if there is, it is not worth much; And Zhao Wear is not only the son-in-law of Duke Wen of Jin, but also the brother of Zhao Dun, and his status is comparable to that of his son. As a result, the Jin people sent him over.

In winter, Lu Gongzi went to Qi to worship Qi Yigong's grace of not killing. During the meeting, after a few words, Gongzi asked about Qi Yigong's idea of hegemony. Qi Yigong said: "The small country is Qi, Jin does not dare to offend Qi, isn't the Qi country already hegemonic?" ”

After returning to China, Gongzi said: "I heard that the Qi people will come to cut the wheat of the Lu country next year, but it seems that it should be impossible for Yichen. As the lord of a country, Qi Hou is reluctant to speak. Zang Wenzhong once said: 'If democracy is stubborn, it will die'. The prince can rest assured. ”

In the spring of the eighteenth year of Duke Lu Wen (BC609), the old hooligan Qi Yigong issued an assembly order to prepare to attack Lu; But the army was not yet fully assembled, and he could not afford to fall ill. The imperial physician diagnosed Qi Yigong's illness and said that there was no big problem, and the condition would be cured in a few days, but after he withdrew from the palace, he said: "The monarch will not live to autumn." Then he fled with his family.

When Lu Wengong heard the news, he couldn't guess the mystery, so he ordered the diviner Chu Qiu to tell whether Qi Yigong would survive this year to occupy yarrow; Shu Zhong Huibo was also present at the time, and he asked Chu Qiu to use tortoise shells for divination instead.

Chu Qiu said: "The death date of the Bu others is ominous, do the princes and masters take back the order?" ”

Shu Zhong Huibo said: "If you don't know the death date of Qi Hou, I will find someone to announce your death date." ”

Chu Qiu shook his head and sighed as he engraved the words "Qi merchants have not yet arrived" on the tortoise shell, and then roasted the tortoise shell on a charcoal fire.

When the tortoise shell made a "pop" sound and exploded into cracks, Chu Qiu picked up the tortoise shell, observed it carefully, and said, "Qi Hou really won't live this year, but the cause of death is not disease. Moreover," he looked at Lu Wengong with a solemn expression and said, "You can't see his death!" And," he turned his head to his uncle, "Woe will also suffer to those who order divination." ”

Lu Wengong asked puzzledly: "The widow is not guilty, why did he die before the Marquis of Qi?" Chu Qiu said: "Divination will not cause calamity to one's own good fortune, but divination of others is indecent, and God may condemn the person who sent the fate." ”