Chapter 482: Resumption of Diplomatic Relations with Jin
As mentioned earlier, when Qi Jinggong sent Shi Ying back to the Jin Kingdom, he also entrusted him with bringing back the will for peace. However, due to the successive events of the Jin state, such as the change of monarchs, the mutual assault of Luan Fan, and the invasion of the Qi state, the Jin people did not respond until the eve of Yiyi, when Han Qi was ordered to go to the Qin state to conclude the "Peace Treaty".
In the spring of the twenty-sixth year of Lu Xianggong, Qin Jinggong sent his younger brother Gongzi (Boche) to visit the Jin Kingdom and brought two treaties signed by Qin Jinggong; If Jin Pinggong had signed it, the two countries would have officially ended their eighty-year-long hostile relationship.
According to diplomatic etiquette, when a Qin envoy visited, the officials of the Pedestrian Administration should go to the suburbs to greet him. At that time, the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Kingdom gathered in the court, and Shu Xiang planned to send a pedestrian to pick up the carriage, but he looked around the room and did not find the son.
Another pedestrian, Zizhu, reminded behind him: "Zi Ren is off today, and now I am on duty!" ”
Uncle Xiang ordered someone to summon the son and asked him to enter the palace immediately to accept the task. Zizhu repeated "I'm on duty today" twice; Uncle Xiang didn't think he existed, he shouldn't be.
Zizhu was furious, he pulled at Shu Xiang's sleeve and shouted: "I am an official with his colleague, and I am of the same rank; Why do you call him without me? Why embarrass me in public? With that, he raised his eyebrows and stepped forward with the hilt of his sword in hand.
Uncle glared at the eyes and said, "It's been eighty years since Qin Jin was at odds!" If you are fortunate enough to succeed today, it will bring happiness to the Jin people; No, the three armies will once again storm the bone wilderness. He has always been loyal to his duties and has been able to deal with the two-state issue fairly. But what you do is just the opposite: not only do you serve the prince as a traitor, but you will never give up until you take a layer of skin off each other, no matter how big or small it is. Can you blackmail the Qin people? I'm afraid that you alone will ruin the country's major affairs, so I stopped you from going to see the Qin envoy. "Let's talk about Zhenyi and stroke the sword, take a step, and fight with him.
Zizhu took a step back: "You spew blood!" ”
Uncle Xiang took another step: "It's you who sprays!" ”
The doctors rushed up and separated the two; Zizhu actually walked away without the permission of Jin Pinggong. Jin Pinggong said triumphantly: "The Jin Kingdom is still prosperous, and what the doctors are arguing about is official business. ”
Shi Kuang said: "I'm afraid that the office is about to decline, and the doctors don't care but only know the fighting power, and they only compete for fame without virtue; It's all for self-interest, can it not decline? ”
The sub-officer soon arrived, and he accepted and successfully completed the task; Boche was very satisfied with the attitude of the Jin people, so he handed over the letter of alliance to the son, and Jin Pinggong quickly signed it. From then until the time of the division of the three families, there was no large-scale war between Qin and Jin.
In early summer, the combined forces of Chu and Qin invaded Wu, but the defenses of the Wu people were impeccable, and King Chu Kang had to order the withdrawal of his troops and instead attack Zheng's border city of Lucheng.
The castle was small but sturdy, and its function was to prevent the enemy from the south from moving north. Zizhan sent Huangjie to lead the army to rescue Lucheng, and he told Huangjie: "Be sure to focus on defense, and don't go out of the city to meet the enemy!" But this emperor was a warmonger, and he could not tolerate the insults and humiliation of the enemy, so he angrily led his army into battle. The Zheng army and the Chu army fought a dignified battle outside the city (the Qin army watched from the periphery), and as a result, the Huang Zheng army was defeated, and Huang Jie was also captured by the Chu doctor.
Wearing a seal, he escorted Huang Xu to Dazai Bozhou Plough (the son of the former Jin Dafu Bozong) to register his military exploits, and happened to meet Wang Ziwei, the brother of King Chukang, on the way. The prince cried out, "Oh, the king is looking for you!" Hurry up! ”
Wearing the seal and looking at the emperor next to him, his face showed embarrassment. The prince said, "I'll go and hand him over to Dazai for you, and you will go to the king immediately!" ”
Without thinking much about it, he handed over the captive to the other party and drove to see King Kang. But when King Kang saw him, he was confused and said, "No, Gu didn't summon the master!" ”
Wearing the seal, he turned the head of the car and sped towards Dazai's office. When he arrived, Bozhou Li had just registered Huangjie under the name of Wang Ziwei. Wearing the seal, he was furious, jumped out of the car and quarreled with the prince.
Bozhou Li figured out what was going on in the blink of an eye, so he said: "Two of you, please shut up, who captured this person, he has the most right to speak, let him make a judgment!" ”
When both of them agreed, Bozhou Plough brought Huangjie and said to him, "The two of you are fighting for a gentleman, so you must know who captured it?" Huang Jie was about to open his mouth when Bozhou plough immediately interrupted him, and introduced Wang Ziwei with his hand and said: "This master is the widow's favorite brother and the noble Prince Wai. He introduced him and said, "This person is a small county Yin outside Fangcheng Mountain. What's your name? (The prince interjects, "Huh.") That's right, it's called 戌. Who the hell captured you? After speaking, his eyes radiated an eerie cold light and stared at each other.
Huang Jie, who had lost all his sharpness at this time, lowered his head and said, "I met the prince and failed to defeat him. ”
The prince grinned, jumped up and shouted: "Despicable, lying"! Draw Ge and stab the prince around. Wang Ziwei forcibly held back his laughter, dodged a blow and immediately ran wildly, wearing a seal and chasing after him. Wang Ziwei was young, strong and long-legged, and he ran to King Chukang's military tent in one go, so that he could get rid of the pursuit of that desperate fellow.
When he returned to the military tent, his friends advised him to flee quickly so as not to be poisoned by Wang Ziwei. But he said disdainfully, "It would be good if I didn't accuse him against the king; But if he wants a little face, he won't touch a single hair of my hair. The next day, the Chu army returned home with Huangjie and other prisoners of war.
Captured along with Huangjie was the doctor Yin Jin's father, whose fate was different from that of Huangjie, and he was given to the Qin people as a trophy. Zheng Guoren planned to redeem Yin Jin's father with a lot of money (Huangjie fell into the hands of the Chu people, and it must not be redeemed), and Uncle Zi was in charge of foreign affairs at that time, so he reported the ransom plan to Zichan.
The child said, "This plan is not feasible! Accepting the merits of other countries but releasing them for bribes is something that only those who are greedy for money do, and it is absolutely impossible for the king of a country to do it. It is better to say to the Qin people like this: 'We have come to thank Jun Bo for his benefit to our country, without Jun Bo's favor, the Chu army will not withdraw now.' That's how you can lobby. ”
Uncle Zi didn't listen, and went on the road with his belongings. The team traveled all the way west into Yongdu, and Uncle Zi saw Qin Jinggong, explained his intention to him and handed him a gift list. Qin Jinggong didn't look at it, put the gift list aside, and said: "If the master thinks that the widow can betray the country for money, then it is a big mistake. It's better to go like this: how about the widow killing Yin Jin's father and giving the master ten times as much money? ”
Uncle Zi was frightened into a cold sweat, and hurriedly said, "Don't dare." Qin Jinggong returned the gift list to him, and Uncle Zi had to retreat in disgust.
That night, Qin Jinggong held a welcome banquet for Uncle Zi. Both the guests and the host had a good time and drank a lot of wine. Uncle Zi suddenly remembered what Zi Chan taught him, so he said: "Thank you for Uncle Jun's kindness to Zheng Guo, without your favor, I'm afraid the people of Chu State are still attacking Xin Zheng now!" ”
Qin Jinggong listened very comfortably, and Uncle Zi struck while the iron was hot and said: "Before the minister left, the Yin family asked the minister to redeem Father Sumire. The minister thought that since the uncle could benefit Zheng Guo, he would definitely not abandon the Yin clan alone. But because the minister didn't say a word, it made the uncle unhappy and almost killed his father. Let him go back and be with his family! Why let Zheng Ren's feelings be flawed? On behalf of Zheng Ren, the minister is here to thank Jun Bo for his great kindness! ”
Qin Jinggong was finally moved by Uncle Zi's words, so he handed over Yin Jin's father to him.