After Yin Zhi left the Chu State, Qin envoys followed.

It turned out that the alliance between Jin and Chu caused the Qin people to panic, and they had reason to believe that the Jin people would go all out against themselves after settling down the Chu state. Therefore, the Duke of Qin Huan sent an envoy to the state of Chu in an attempt to try his best to save the situation.

The Qin envoy said to the Chu people: "The phrase 'Jin people are more deceitful' came from the mouth of the first doctor of the Chu State, not the Qin people; The Jin people had the ambition to annex the world and were the common enemies of the princes of the world. Evil is unforgivable, the enemy cannot be indulged, and the state of Chu cannot sit idly by and watch the Jin state grow. The widow is willing to join forces with the great powers to jointly crusade against the enemies of the whole world. ”

But the Chu people thought that the Qin people's ideas were too wishful thinking. Although the Qin people exaggerated, didn't the Chu people know the truth better than the Qin people? Otherwise, the state of Chu would not have fought a war with the state of Jin for sixty years; And it was precisely because of fatigue and weakness that the state of Chu signed an alliance with the state of Jin.

The Chu people felt that since the Qin people had the intention of offending the Jin, they might as well fan the fire on the other side of the strait and take the opportunity to provoke disputes between the two countries. Based on the above ideas, the king of Chu Gong said: "Chu and Jin are all big countries, and of course big countries must be credit-based, so that they can set an example for the world." Since Chu Jin has formed an alliance, of course he must abide by the agreement. Before the Jin Kingdom breached the contract, Bugu did not dare to do anything that harmed the Jin Kingdom. The great powers and the Jin are incompatible, and there is no need to drag the Chu State to do great things. The Qin envoy touched his nose and had to return in vain.

When the Qin people were stirring up relations between Chu and Jin, they also sent envoys to the Jin state, asking the Jin state to join Qin in crusading against Bai Di.

It turned out that while Jin and Chu were busy establishing diplomatic relations, Bai Di took advantage of the fact that the Jin people had no time to look north, and captured several border towns of the Jin State. However, Bai Di underestimated the Jin people's reaction speed and counterattack ability, and rested defenselessly in those cities to eat and drink. As a result, the Jin gathered several light troops in the surrounding cities, and after a day's rapid march, the light soldiers launched a surprise attack at night to drive the enemy out of the border.

The Jin people had planned to take revenge on Bai Di at the right time, but the Qin people suddenly got involved. The intervention of the Qin people forced the Jin people to reconsider whether they should go according to the original plan.

Jin Li Gong said in his heart: "Qin and Jin have been fighting each other for 50 years, and the two countries have only harmed each other but not benefited each other. There was really no reason for the Qin people to suddenly make Vadi's request. 'Innocent and diligent, either traitor or thief', does Qin Bo want to deal with the widow like the Marquis of Xi and the Chu people deal with the Marquis of Cai? The Jin State would rather not fight with Di than get mixed with the Qin people. So he also politely rejected the "good intentions" of the Qin people.

The Qin people failed to make a plan, and sent an envoy to Bai Di, and the Qin envoy said to Bai Dizi: "When our envoy sent an envoy to the Jin Kingdom, I heard that the Jin people were preparing to crusade against Bai Di. The widow couldn't bear Bai Di being attacked, so he sent a minister to tell him. If Bai Di goes out to attack Jin, the widow will fully support Bai Di. ”

The rustic Bai Di people thought more directly: as soon as the Qin and Jin formed an alliance, the Qin people came to betray their allies; Such betrayal is incomprehensible and unforgivable. Moreover, Qin and Bai Di have always been at odds, and the Qin people have no reason to offend their allies for the sake of their enemies. Regardless of the true intentions of the Qin people, there must be deception in them.

Bai Dizi said in his heart: "'Innocent dedication and diligence, either traitor or thief', does Qin Bo want to deal with the widow like the Marquis of Xi and the Chu people to deal with the Marquis of Cai Ai? As a result, he also politely rejected the Qin people's good intentions.

Qin Bo did everything to harm the Jin Kingdom, but none of the means could achieve the goal; The Qin people set fire against the wind and were destined to set themselves on fire.

The people of Chu had been closely following the actions of the Qin people, and later felt that the fire was almost over, so they began to implement the plan of "fanning the fire".

In winter, the king of Chu sent a prince to envoy the Jin Kingdom. During the envoy, the Jin people asked about the Qin envoy's visit to Chu, and the prince did not hide anything, and explained the whole content, and finally said: "The Qin people have no trust, renegade their alliance with the great powers, and sow discord between Jin and Chu in order to endanger the great powers. I dare not tell you, and I ask the major countries to take precautions as soon as possible. ”

The conspiracy was exposed, the Jin people were furious, and the office was scolded; Jin Ligong couldn't wait to fly in front of Qin Huan Gong immediately and knock his dog's head to pieces.

Jin Ligong immediately decided to attack Qin, but Shi Xie reminded him: "Qin and Jin don't trust each other, does Chu Jin have it?" Please don't forget what the prince said to Yin Zhi on the side (Zi Anti). Chu Qin was a very close ally, but Chu Jin was an old enemy; The Chu people betrayed their allies for the sake of their old enemies, but they said in a beautiful name: 'Afraid that the Jin State will be harmed', which is unreasonable in itself. The Chu people accused the Qin people of being untrustworthy, but their actions were even more untrustworthy than the Qin people; When Qin and Jin clashed, the state of Chu would inevitably benefit, and once Bai Di helped the state of Qin to fight, our country would undoubtedly lose. Therefore, don't be fooled, and don't make the decision to attack Qin easily. ”

Han Ju also agreed with Shi Xie's opinion, and Jin Ligong had to suppress his anger and temporarily dispel the idea of attacking Qin.

But a few days later, Bai Di's envoys came to Xintian, and they also reported to the Jin people about the Qin envoy's visit.

Now no one can extinguish the anger of Jin Ligong; He asked Shi Xie if there was anything else to say, and Shi Xie replied: "The minister was worried about Bai Di's alliance with Qin, but since Bai Di turned his back on Qin, the minister has no worries. ”

In the spring of the thirteenth year of Lu Chenggong (BC578), Jin Li sent a number of envoys to Zheng, Song, Qi, Lu, Wei, Cao, Di, and Teng to ask for teachers.

The envoy to the country of Lu was Yin Qian, who had a tiring journey and was exhausted when he arrived in the country of Lu. However, the Lu people still meticulously held a welcoming ceremony for him, but when he participated in the ceremony, he tilted his head and squinted his eyes, frowned and smacked his lips, looking neither solemn nor impatient.

After the ceremony, Meng Xianzi (Zhongsun Contempt) privately said to his uncle Qiaoru: "I'm afraid the Yin clan is going to perish, right?" Etiquette is the trunk of the body, respect is the foundation of the body, but the son has lost its foundation. Yin Zi is the Shiqing who was given the order of the ancestors, and he was ordered to seek a teacher for the sake of the country's society, but he was lazy and restless, can he get other results if he does not die? ”

The envoys to the nations had all successfully completed their mission, and the princes began to assemble their armies and march towards their intended place.

Before attacking Qin, Jin Li decided to send an envoy to Qin to announce the severance of diplomatic relations. The envoy should not only be bold and eloquent, but also not too high (I am afraid that he will not be able to come back after scolding the Qin people, and the higher the status, the greater the loss).

Lü Jian (Wei Jian) took the initiative to recommend his son Lü Xiang to Jin Ligong. Lü Xiang had a nickname of "Chang Youli" in the Jin Kingdom, and he was always surrounded by a group of friends to debate with others in various public places, and his opponents would basically be argued by him to the fullest. His friends didn't go to see the excitement, but to prevent their opponents from becoming angry and fighting Lu Xiang when they were running out of words.

Lu Xiang's fame is getting bigger and bigger, and foreigners often come to him, and he often goes to foreign countries; Lu Xiang has rarely lost in the debate arena for many years.

Lu Jian persuaded his son to do something serious, but he said that what he was doing was the right thing, and one day, his exploits would go down in history. Now Lu Jian asked him if he dared to go to the Qin State, and Lu Xiang said that his opportunity to make meritorious service had finally arrived.