A few days later, the Gumen ran out of food, and the Guzi again sent envoys to surrender to the Jin army. Wu of the Bank of China saw that the person came to the house and had a haggard face, so he took over the capital.

Wu said to the soldiers: "The Drum Kingdom has surrendered, and the Drum People have become Jin people." You should treat the drummers as you would treat the countrymen, and you must not kill, rob, or behead those who violate them. ”

In this way, the people and property in the city were preserved intact, and Wu brought the drums back to the Jin Kingdom.

This year, there were two unfortunate events in the Zhou royal family: on June 9, the crown prince of Zhou Jing died; On August 22, the crown prince's mother, Queen Mu, died of grief.

In December, the Duke of Jin Zhao sent Zhisong to talk about Cheng Zhou's funeral for Empress Mu. After the funeral was lifted, King Jing of Zhou held a banquet to entertain the envoys of the Jin Kingdom; The Zhou people placed a huge, beautifully crafted bronze wine jug at the banquet site, and the shape and style should have come from the Lu State.

Since the accession of Jin Pinggong, the Jin people only know how to blackmail the princes, but they have not dedicated a treasure to the royal family.

King Jing of Zhou pointed to the copper kettle and asked Zhizhen: "Bo (Zhi is from the surname Ji, King Zhou calls the princes or doctors with the same surname "Shu" or "Boshi") princes have been worshiped over the years to appease the royal family, but the Jin Kingdom has not, what is the reason?" ”

Zhisong didn't know how to answer, so he had to turn his head to look at the conversation. Ji Tan replied: "At the beginning of the feudal state, the princes all accepted the Ming utensils given by the royal family to pacify the country, so those countries offered Yi artifacts to the royal family. The Jin State lived in the mountains, far away from the royal family, and was neighbored by Rong Di; The favor of the Heavenly King is not as good as that of Jin, and the Jin Kingdom fights against Rong Di all year round, so why do you have to contribute treasures? ”

King Zhou Jing was annoyed in his heart, he knew that the Ji family had been in charge of the classics of the Jin Kingdom for generations, and Ji Tan was therefore known as "the second learned person in the Jin Kingdom (the first was Shu Xiang)", and it was impossible not to understand the development history of the Jin Kingdom; And the fact that he actually said these words only proves that he has tarnished his ancestors and his own official position.

Zhou Jingwang said the following words in an extremely dissatisfied tone: "Uncle, have you forgotten? Tang Shuyu is King Cheng's half-brother, and he is the closest to King Cheng, why hasn't he been rewarded? The war drum given to Shu Yu when he became a feudal Tang State - it was obtained by King Wen from destroying the secret beard; The road car of the Son of Heaven - it was ridden by King Wen; The armor of Que Gong - it is worn by King Wu Keshang. The place where Uncle Tang founded the country is located in Shenxu (the division of the stars), and owns the land of Yidi.

Later, King Xiang gave Wen a road chariot, a big Yue, a wine jug, a Tong bow, a tiger ben, and the land of Nanyang to reward him for his victory over Chu. Without the gift of the Son of Heaven, where did the land and population of the Jin Kingdom come from? In that year, the first monarch of Jin ordered Uncle Tang's grandson Bo Huang to take charge of the national classics, awarded a high position, and gave him a nationality. At the time of King Ping, Xin Dong, the second son of Zhou Shi Xin, entered the Shi Jin Kingdom, so there was Dong Shi (Dong Hu, who accused Zhao Dun of killing Linggong, was after Xin Dong). You are a descendant of the Sidian, why did you forget this? ”

The conversation was dumbfounded and speechless, and the banquet soon ended in an awkward atmosphere. After the guests left, King Zhou Jing said to the doctors, "Can the father still have offspring?" I don't think so. He, count the dictionary and forget his ancestors (this is the origin of "forgetting the ancestors")! ”

After returning to China, he told Shu Xiang about the conversation between the two, and Shu Xiang said: "The king of heaven will not die well, I heard that there is a saying: 'Man will definitely die in the things he likes.'" For today, if the king suffers two or three years of mourning in a year (the death of the crown prince and queen), but does not mourn, but asks the princes for the Yi utensils for fun, this is happiness. Happiness and sorrow are not in line with Zhou Li, and he will definitely end up in sorrow. Zhou rites are scriptures, and historical books are classics; Words are canonical, canons are canonical. Although the Heavenly King has quoted many classics and historical materials, he has forgotten the Great Sutra, so what is the point of doing this? ”

In the winter of this year, Lu Zhaogong went to the Jin Kingdom to meet Jin Zhaogong and at the same time expressed his gratitude for the release of his political enemies. But the Jin people thought that the matter was not over, because they had to give an answer to the Ju people, and as a result, they detained the Jin Zhaogong again; Ji Pingzi caused the trouble, and in the end, Lu Zhaogong had to bear the blame.

Lu Zhaogong's visit was followed by Zifuhui's son Zifuhui (Zifuhui has returned to his hometown), Zifuhui is still young, but has already shown outstanding political talent. During his stay, he visited the scholars of the Jin Kingdom and found that the ministers had turned a deaf ear to the orders of the monarch, and the doctors had turned a deaf ear to the orders of the secretaries; As a result, Zhao Gong and the ministers basically stopped issuing decrees.

The ministers treated state affairs as family affairs and did not report them - anyway, there was not much land controlled by the office; The Jin state had actually become a "union republic" consisting of the domains of the six kings and the doctors. Jin Zhaogong was even more depraved than his father, so much so that he fell ill with dampness and heat in his twenties; He grew up in the harem every day, and he hurried to enjoy his life, which was already short.

In the spring of the sixteenth year of Lu Zhaogong (BC526), the people of Ju took the lead in losing their breath, because the Ju people also found that the power machine of the Jin State had basically stopped, and the Jin people not only could not stand up for themselves, but aroused the greater hatred of the Lu people for themselves. Ju Ren had no choice but to go to see Han Qi and beg him to put Jin Zhaogong back, so as not to be beaten to pieces by the Lu people - you know, Ji Sun didn't care about Lu Zhaogong's life or death, he could only turn Lu Hou's suffering into an excuse to attack Ju again.

Han Qi was happy to see that the plaintiff withdrew the accusation, so he let Lu Zhaogong go. In April, Lu Zhaogong and Zifu returned to Lu State. Ji Pingzi summoned Zifu back and asked about some recent things that had happened in the Jin Kingdom. Zifu reported back to him, and finally said: "The Jin State Office has declined, the monarch is young and has no power, the six kings are strong and arrogant, and the doctors are in their own way; This situation will continue forever, and if you are used to it, how can you not decline. The Jin State is in decline, and the Qi State is bound to get out of control, so we should step up our preparations for war! ”

Ji Pingzi snorted: "The master is younger than the Marquis of Jin, where does he know about political affairs?" Don't talk nonsense, be careful to reach the ears of the Jin people. ”

In August, the Duke of Jin Zhao, who had reigned for only six years, suddenly fell ill and died, and the crown prince went to the throne for the Duke of Jin. The prince was young, and the state power completely fell into the hands of the princes.

At the end of the year, Ji Pingzi went to the Jin Kingdom to attend the funeral of Duke Zhao of Jin, and he finally saw the situation described by Zifuhui, and remembered his words, so he said: "Zifuhui is really a far-sighted gentleman, and the Zifu clan will soon prosper." ”

Although the word "Zhao" is a positive word, "Zhao" is not a good word: King Zhao of Zhou conquered Chu and drowned in the Han River; Qi Zhaogong died without a queen; Zheng Zhaogong, Song Zhaogong, and Wei Zhaogong (the patriotic monarch of the Warring States Period) were killed by rebels; Lu Zhaogong was expelled by Sanhuan and died in a foreign land; King Zhao of Chu died young. As for why the descendants gave this name to the ancestors who suffered all kinds of misfortunes, it is really incomprehensible.