In the spring of the fourteenth year of Lu Xianggong (BC59), an envoy from Wu went to Jin to report the news of the defeat of Chu. The Duke of Jin then convened an alliance meeting in Xiangcheng (now forty miles west of Huaiyuan County, Anhui), which was attended by the monarchs of the thirteen kingdoms of China and the people of Wu; The topic was how to deal with the defeat of the Wu State, and since the discussion involved the interests of the Wu people, the Jin people specifically asked the Wu people to recuse themselves so as not to interfere with the free expression of opinions of the participants.

The attitude of the princes at the meeting was completely one-sided, and the people expressed hatred, contempt, and even schadenfreude for the behavior of the people of Wu according to their own personalities; No one thought that the state of Wu was worthy of sympathy, and no one was willing to take revenge on the state of Chu for the people of Wu.

Seeing that the matter had come to this, Shi Kuo summoned the Wu envoy in and announced the final result to him: "The alliance will not take any retaliatory measures against the state of Chu, because the state of Chu has not done anything to damage the alliance at all. ”

Wu Guoren said: "However, my country has been violated! ”

Shi Kuo's anger suddenly burst out, and he shouted, "Does the master really not understand? You have committed the taboo of the Chinese people! You are like a gang of robbers who break into a house and rob it, but when they fail to rob it, they are injured by their owner. Then he went to the enemies of the family and asked them to take revenge. Although the Huaxia princes were the enemies of the Chu State, they were by no means robbers! So, Master, let's go back! You already have the chariots of the Chinese people, but you have not learned the war rites of the Chinese people. ”

Wu Envoy withdrew stupidly.

After the Wu people left, the Jin people detained the envoys of the Ju State again. It turned out that Ji Wuzi complained to Shilu that the Ju people were instructed by the Qi State to attack the Lu State. Shi Kuo asked the envoy of Qi about this, and the envoy of Qi said, "No, no, we didn't do it. ”

The priest asked the envoy again, but the envoy insisted that he had not been instructed by anyone. However, some people revealed that the state of Chu had sent secret envoys to the state of Ju, and as a result, Shi Kuo locked up the envoys on the charge of "being suspected of having a connection with Chu".

The Jin people then planned to arrest Rong Zijuzhi. It turned out that whenever the Marquis of Jin attended the alliance meeting, the leader of Jiang Shirong had to personally lead the army to travel with him, and he was also present when the princes held a meeting; But Jiang Rongzi is not qualified to participate in the blood ceremony because his status is too low and he is a Rong person.

After being imprisoned, in order to atone for his crimes, the envoys of Ju provided some subjective speculation and hearsay to the Jin people as "conclusive news", including information that the Jin State was about to attack Qin. Shi Kuo was deeply shocked, because the secrets of the Qin Dynasty were only known to the monarch of the Jin State and a very small number of doctors, and they had never been released to the public. Shi Kuo came out of the place where Juren was being held, and he felt that every foreigner he met looked at him strangely.

"It seems that all the princes have gotten the news, who leaked the news?" He sat outside the tent, crossed his legs, and looked at the night and thought about it all night. At dawn, he saw Rong Ziju get up early and take his clansmen out of the camp to release the horses, Jiang Rongzi greeted the ** soldiers he met while walking, and some even chatted a few words. Shi Kuo suddenly remembered that Jiang Rong's soldiers were in charge of the vigilance work at the scene when the Jin people were deliberating, and as a result, he arbitrarily and stubbornly regarded Jiang Rongzi as a leaker.

After Jiang Rongzi returned to the camp, Shi Kuo summoned him and reprimanded him in front of the Jin Mourning Duke and the princes: "Come! Jiang Rong's! Listen to me! When the Qin people expelled your ancestors from Guazhou (Qinling Mountains), your ancestors left their homeland and came to Hedong to submit to our ancestors.

"My ancestor did not hesitate to divide the small amount of land into a place for you to live and feat. But the grace will take revenge, and the princes are not serving the Jin Kingdom as well as in the past, all because you leaked secrets, and the responsibility is completely yours! You are not allowed to attend today's meeting, and I'm considering whether I should arrest you! ”

Jiang Rongzi replied: "Back then, the Qin people coveted land and expelled my Zhurong by force. The Duke of Kai thought that my Zhurong was the descendant of Siyue, and instead of abandoning us, he gave us great kindness and gave us the land in the south of the Jin Kingdom. That land was a paradise for foxes and jackals; My ancestors overcame thorns, expelled foxes and jackals, settled there, and became the most loyal subjects of the Jin Kingdom.

"At that time, Duke Wen and Qin Bo attacked Zheng, and the Qin people secretly allied with the Zheng people to help the enemy defend the capital, which later led to the Battle of Kun. In the Battle of Kun, the Jin army attacked the front team of the Qin army, and the Rong army attacked the rear team; The Qin people are only allowed to return to the country by wheel, and they have the credit of my Rong clan. The battle was like hunting a deer, the Jin people tightened their horns, and the Rong army wrenched their legs hard, and together they put it down.

"From then on, Jiang Rong had no war in the affairs of the Jin Kingdom, and he was unavoidable without service, and he concentrated on serving the alliance leader, and did not dare to slack off. In today's alliance, the princes and the Jin Kingdom had a discord, but they pushed the sin on my Zhurong for no reason, which is really unreasonable! My Zhurong clothes and food are not the same as those of Huaxia, and the currency and language are not universal, so what benefits can I gain from harming the Jin Kingdom? The people who frame the relationship between Zhurong and the great powers are simply more annoying than flies! There are no regrets that the widow did not attend the meeting! ”

Jiang Rongzi said that he gave another song "Blue Fly" and quit the camp. "Poetry" cloud: "Camp green flies, stop at Fan; A gentleman, no faith in slander. camp green flies, stop at thorns; Slander and recklessness, and make trouble with the four countries. camp green flies, stop at hazel; slander and recklessness, and frame the two of us. ”

These words shocked everyone present, and Shi Kuo hurriedly chased out to apologize to Jiang Rongzi, admitting that he was impulsive and inconsiderate, so he pulled Jiang Rongzi back.

The envoy of Wu returned to Gusu in a huff and reported to Zhu Fan about the mixed decision made by the Huaxia people.

Zhu Fan felt that during the one-year reign of Wu State, what Wu encountered was really "everything troubled", first defeated in battle, and later condemned by the Chinese people; The most important event was the solar eclipse on the first day of February this year, when the people of Wu thought that the sun would abandon them because of their crimes, and as a result, there was quite a riot.

Zhu Fan thought that this was a warning from heaven to him, warning him not to continue to sit on the throne of the monarch.

Zhu Fan then summoned the princes and doctors, announced the news of his imminent abdication to the ministers, and gave up the throne to Ji Za, saying that this was the will of God and the will of the ancestor Shoumeng.

But Ji Za resolutely refused to accept it, saying: "I am neither the oldest nor the wisest, and I cannot ascend to the throne without reason or law. Since God has given Wu Guo a warning, we must correct it in time. You should still be the monarch, but listen and adopt different opinions. ”

Zhu Fan insisted on abdicating, but Ji Za insisted on not accepting it, and cited the story of Cao Xuangong and Zi Zang to show that he could not "lose his temper". Ji Za finally said: "If you continue to persecute me, I would rather go to the border to farm!" "Zhu Fan didn't ask for it anymore.

But Zhu Fan's next words surprised those present even more. Zhu Fan said: "Wu and the Chinese people have the same ancestor, but the Chinese people do not regard Wu as a brother. Did the Chinese people form an alliance with our country in order to make the state of Wu strong? They're just using us to deal with the state of Chu! Wu Chuben had no hatred, it was the Chinese who created the hatred between the two countries; In the war against the State of Chu, it was the children of the State of Wu who died, but when the State of Wu needed help the most, that group of mongrels ruthlessly abandoned us. Therefore, the enemies of Wu were not only Chu, but also the Chinese princes; Wu Guo will have to rely on himself in everything in the future, and he can no longer pin his hopes on the Chinese people. From now on, Wu will rely on its own strength to develop and grow, attack Chu and destroy Yue, and finally dominate China! ”