Sure enough, as soon as Qin Huan Gong returned to China, a doctor clamored for the abolition of the covenant. The doctors said: "The people of the Jin kingdom have not become peace-loving, but have become weak—otherwise they would never have asked for peace."

"The Jin State has invaded a large area of land and several cities in our country over the years, and the Jin people not only refused to return it, but according to the agreement of the covenant (Qin and Jin will never fight again), we can't recover those lands by force! The treacherous nature of the Jin people can be seen! Where is this peace, it is simply forcing the Qin people to kneel and beg for a living! Qin Huan nodded frequently, and then tore up the covenant.

On the Jin and Chu side, as time went on, the enthusiasm of the two monarchs to meet was not as high as it was at the beginning. Later, the two sides thought that signing an ordinary peace treaty would not be a mistake for the monarch to go out in person, and it was better to leave some buffer and reverie for the two countries, and save the opportunity for the monarch to meet at a more important moment!

As a result, the level of the alliance was downgraded from the monarch level to the secretary level. Hua Yuan strongly requested that the alliance be held in the Song State, and neither side had any opinions. In May of the 12th year of the reign of Emperor Lu Cheng (579 BC), Jin Shixie and the prince of Chu held a historic meeting outside the west gate of the Song Kingdom, and the two countries decided to end the state of hostility and officially become friendly states.

The alliance signed by the two countries stated: "From this point on, Jin and Chu will no longer fight each other; The two countries share weal and woe, sympathize with disasters and dangers, and prepare for the rescue. If there is a country harming Chu, the Jin country will cut it, and vice versa. The two countries traded and opened up passes and roads, but they discussed and disagreed. Those who betray the covenant will be condemned by the gods, defeated and defeated, and will not enjoy the country. ”

The "Huayuan Rebellion" was a major event in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period, and it was the result of mutual recognition and compromise between the Chinese civilization and the Jingchu civilization. Most of the Chinese princes did not have a deep hatred for the Chu State, and even the Song State, which had been extremely hostile to the Chu State, was now able to live in harmony with it.

There is another common reason for the alliance between the two countries, that is, both sides are in great trouble: the status of the Jin state as the leader of the alliance is declining, while the Wu situation of the Chu state is rising. The two countries had to free up their hands to solve the real problems, so the attention shifted from the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains to more important places.

The two countries have been fighting for 60 years, and the grudges have gone through a single battle, and of course it is not through an alliance that can be annihilated. Hua Yuan's defeat only delayed the possibility of a major war between the two countries, but it could not eliminate this possibility. Just four years after the defeat of the army, the third major war in the history of the two countries broke out in Jin and Chu - the Battle of Yanling.

At the end of the summer, the Duke of Jin Li sent Yin Zhi to visit Chu as a chief envoy, and the deputy envoy was Luan Shu's second son, Luan Li; The king of Chu held a banquet to entertain the envoys, and his son was the official of the king of the Communist Party.

The envoys of the Jin Kingdom arrived at the palace on time, and Zi Yan greeted them inside the palace gate. One of Yin Zhi's feet had just stepped up the steps leading to the main hall, when the sound of a bell chime suddenly came from behind the steps. It turned out that the Chu people built a semi-basement at the back of the steps, and in order to welcome the Jin envoy, the king of Chu specially arranged a band inside, and when the Jin envoy took the stage, he began to play music.

He shivered in fright, turned around in a panic and fled to the flat ground.

Zi couldn't help laughing, he said: "It's not early, and the widow has been waiting for a long time, please go up quickly!" ”

Yin Zhi touched his chest and said, "This is the etiquette for the monarch to meet, I'm just a young secretary." If a widow visits a great country, what kind of etiquette will the great power use to welcome the widow? So I really can't take it! ”

Zi frowned, looking very impatient, and he urged: "If the heavens bless and make the two kings meet, all that is needed is an arrow, what etiquette do you need?" The widow has been waiting for a long time, so go up quickly! ”

He ignored his impatience, and then published a long speech: "If the two monarchs meet each other with murder weapons, it will be a great disaster for the two countries, how can we talk about 'blessings from heaven'?"

"When the world was in power, the princes would visit each other at their leisure, and they would hold feasts. Feast to show frugality (just look at the wine and meat on the gift, you can't eat it), and feast to show kindness; Frugality is used to enforce weekly rituals, and benevolence is used to issue decrees. Politics is in harmony with the Zhou ceremony, and the people are happy because of it. Hundreds of officials dutifully performed their duties and did their best to assist the prince to defend the country. That's why the poem says: 'Martial arts, the prince is in the city. ’

"Later, in troubled times, the princes were greedy, wantonly killed, exhausted the people's strength in order to compete for the land of the projectile, and conscripted the children of the countrymen into the army, as their hearts, humerus, and minions. That's why the poem says: 'Martial arts, the heart of the prince.'" ’

"There is a way in the world, and the prince can defend the country for the people, and he can also restrain his heart; The world is in turmoil, and it's the opposite. What you have just said is the way to take trouble, and it should not be imitated by others. But you are the Lord and I am the guest, how dare I disobey? After speaking, he left Zi Zhen and strode up the steps.

During his visit to the State of Chu, Yin Zhi visited Ling Yin Zizhong with a generous gift, hoping to make friends with the most powerful figure in the State of Chu; However, the other party only showed cautious respect, and used one set of diplomatic rhetoric after another to euphemistically express the meaning that the two were not suitable for too deep a relationship for the time being.

But when Zizhong saw Luan Lian for the first time, he had a natural sense of closeness to him in his heart. Zizhong and Luan Shu have been friends for a long time, and this time Luan Shu specially asked his son to bring his sincere personal greetings to Zizhong. These two world-famous celebrities have only seen each other's flags on the battlefield (the first time in the Battle of Yi, Zizhong chased Luan Shu all over the battlefield; The second time in the battle around the corner, Luan Shu chased Zizhong all over the battlefield).

Luan was a heroic young man with all the virtues of a nobleman. Moreover, Zizhong heard from the Jin people that among Luanshu's sons, Luan Lian was the most similar to his father in terms of appearance and spirit. So when Zi saw him again, it was like seeing Luan Shu when he was young.

Zizhong asked Luan Liang two questions: "What is the secret of the Jin army's victory in battle?" ”

Luan replied: "It's good for everyone to be neat." ”

"Anything else?"

"It's a good time."

Zizhong tasted it for a long time, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and smiled with a smile: "It's too second!" People mess up with me, people are busy with me; How can such an army fail? ”

When he returned to the Jin Kingdom after completing his diplomatic mission, he talked to Shi Xie about his conversation with Zianti. Shi Xie sighed and said: "If you don't abide by the etiquette law, you must have no credit, and we won't be dead for a few days!" ”

Shi Xie's words became proverbs, and within five years, Wang Zifang, Shi Xie, and Xin Zhi all died; Among them, the prince died due to the defeat of the Chu State, Shi Xie died due to the victory of the Jin State, and Yin Zhi died due to the turmoil in the Jin Dynasty.

Luan also told his father about that conversation. Luan Shu said: "Hao Zi's words have always been big and inappropriate. He has never possessed the virtues he advertises, he criticizes evil, but he does not do any less bad things. He provoked the great powers and the secretary of the Asian Minister, and caused the two countries to add new resentment, which is the real way to take trouble out. Hurry up and train your troops, Jin Chu is going to battle again! ”