In March, Shi Mimu was appointed by the Duke of Jin Qing to investigate the situation in Wangcheng. Shi Mimu stood outside the Qianxian Gate in the north of the city to listen to the opinions of the people, and he found that the vast majority of the common people still supported King Zhou Jing. The simple heart of right and wrong of the Zhou people led them to believe that the throne of King Jing of Zhou was passed down from the hands of the previous king; If King Zhou Mourning passed the throne to the prince dynasty before his death, they would also oppose King Zhou Jing. There is also the fact that the prince's life was too luxurious, and after he ascended the throne, he rehired craftsmen, and the countrymen had to pay for his extravagance; And King Jing of Zhou continued the policy of King Zhou Mourning.

After Shi Mimu returned to China, he reported the situation to Jin Qinggong. Soon, an envoy from the prince's dynasty came to Xinjiang and asked to meet with the Duke of Jinqing. Jin Qing Gongzhi Shi Mi Mu replied: "The King of Heaven is out of Diquan, and the widow has not sent a messenger to condole, so he does not dare to see the envoy of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. ”

The prince was shut up with the envoy and had to leave in a huff. After the envoy left, Jin Qinggong slacked off again, and he was not in a hurry to take countermeasures, as if he didn't know what was happening in the royal family.

In June, Zheng Jiangong, accompanied by Uncle Zi, visited the Jin Kingdom. Shi Ying asked Uncle Zi, "What does Master think of the situation in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty?" ”

Uncle Zi replied: "The old man can't even govern Zheng Guo well (he has just exterminated the bandit gang entrenched in the area of the Namo wetland), where can he still take care of the royal family?" I heard a proverb that said, 'The widow is not worried about whether there is enough weft to weave the cloth, but she is worried about the rise and fall of the Zong Zhou, and her woe is coming.' Now the royal family is in turmoil, and the small countries are deeply afraid, so it is also a worry for the big countries. I can't intervene, but Master should have planned ahead. The royal family is restless, which is a shame for the Jin Kingdom. ”

Shi Ying was frightened (because of Han Qi's death, he was likely to be promoted to the rank of general of the Chinese army, and Han Qi's laziness today would bring him great trouble in the future), so he relayed Uncle Zi's words to Han Qi. Han Qi decided to initiate an alliance to quell the protracted royal rebellion.

Feeling the tremendous pressure from the princes, the prince seized on the depravity and violence on the one hand, and used violent means to eliminate the voices of dissent. Later, when he heard that worshipping the god of the Yellow River would bless him with victory, he held a grand sacrifice ceremony in Mengjin on October 11, and the prince personally sank the largest piece of treasure in the Chengzhou Palace into the Yellow River.

The next day, the locals found the treasure that had washed ashore and happily brought it home. Soon, King Jing of Zhou prepared to launch an attack on several cities of the prince's dynasty. He came to Wenyi (Wenyi was owned by the Jin State at the time) to ask for troops, and Dr. Wen asked the Duke of Jin Qing to hand him an army.

Yin Buyu led the army to fight all the way to Mengjin, and when he heard that the sacrificial jade was picked up again, he immediately arrested the local man and confiscated the "stolen goods". Yin Buyu found a buyer and planned to sell Baobi to him. But when he opened the package, he saw that Baobi had turned into stone. After King Zhou Jing's victory, Yin Buyu offered the stone to King Zhou Jing as a reward, and King Zhou Jing gave him a piece of land in return.

In the spring of the twenty-fifth year of Lu Zhaogong, Zhao Cheng, the commander of the Jin Dynasty, died, and his son Zhao Ying (also known as Zhao Zhifu, that is, Zhao Jianzi) inherited the throne. Xia, Zhao Ying, Song Le Daxin, Lu Shuzhi, Weibei Gongxi, Zheng Youji, Cao, Di, Teng, Xue, and Xiao Yi held an alliance meeting in Huang's father, and the topic was how to support the restoration of King Zhou Jing.

At the meeting, Zhao Ying asked all countries to provide food and material aid to King Zhou Jing, and at the same time send troops to help the royal family defend the city, and said: "The king must be sent back to the royal city next year at the latest." ”

Le Daxin stood up and said unconvinced: "Song Guo will not provide food aid!" The Song Kingdom belonged to the guests of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, how could there be a host who asked for property from the guests? ”

The deputy envoy of the Jin State, Mi Mu, replied: "Since the Alliance of the Soil, which alliance has the Song State not participated? In which war did the Song State not send troops? If the Jin State regarded the Song State as a guest, the Song State would have been divided by Chu and Zheng a long time ago, where could the master still stand here and talk? The alliance treaty is called 'sympathy for the royal family', how can the Song State turn its back? What kind of fate do you want to get when the master is ordered by the monarch to attend the alliance, but he betrays the alliance? ”

Le Daxin didn't dare to continue arguing, lowered his head and obediently accepted the task. Shi Mi Mou later said to Zhao Ying: "Song Youshi will definitely be expelled, he was ordered to send an envoy but provoked the alliance leader and attempted to betray the alliance, there is no greater ominous than this." ”

After the end of the alliance of the Yellow Fathers, the nations began to carry out vigorous support operations. The prince could not sit still, and he asked Yin Wengong to do something to sabotage the princes' plans, so Yin Wengong led his army to storm Ziyi, preparing to open the road to Diquan. It was Liu Wengong who defended Ziyi, and he was confident in repelling the enemy army. However, Yin Wengong adopted the desperate style of "if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent", and Liu Wengong's army suffered heavy losses and the city wall was also seriously damaged. The Yin army even burned down the city gates; At the critical moment, Liu Wengong sealed the door hole with earth and stones, so as to resist the enemy's attack.

The results of the Yin Wen army continued to expand. Seeing that victory was in sight, he saw that the reinforcements of the princes were less than fifty miles away from Ziyi. Yin Wengong did not dare to continue the attack, so he had to retreat regrettably.

Liu Wengong wore a military uniform and hung one arm to meet with the commander of the reinforcements, Gongsun Xi. He hoped that Gongsun Xi would join him in the attack and destroy the rebels of the Prince Dynasty. Gongsun Xi smacked his lips and said, "The order I received was only to help the Son of Heaven defend against the rebel attack, and I did not receive instructions to launch an attack on the rebels. If the master can make the alliance leader give an order, will he dare to disobey his orders? ”

Only then did Liu Wengong understand that the princes had no intention of intervening too deeply in the dispute, and they had to rely on themselves if they wanted to win.

In the winter of this year, King Jing of Zhou's situation took a fundamental turn for the better: the cities were well fed, the city walls were renovated, the weapons and equipment were greatly increased, and the morale of the people was high. Duke Liu Wen recovered Liucheng, the princes' conscription repaired the city wall, and Duke Liu Wengong protected King Jing of Zhou to return to Liucheng.

Since the mission issued by the Yellow Father's Alliance has been completed, the princes have each withdrawn the armies guarding the various defense nodes.

On the other hand, the prince was heartened by the news of the withdrawal of the princes. Yin Wengong said: "There is no chance to be missed. We have about half a year to defeat Wang Zi Kuo (King Jing of Zhou), otherwise the princes will make a comeback. If we can't complete the task by then, our army will suffer very heavy losses, and we can only retreat to the south to join the Chu people. ”

In the spring of the twenty-sixth year of Lu Zhaogong, Yin Wengong led the army of Wangcheng to storm Ziyi again, and finally captured the city before the arrival of summer.

In the summer and April, Shan Mugong rushed to Xinjiang day and night to report the emergency, and Liu Wengong sat in Liucheng to resist the attack.

There is a fortress named "Corpse Clan" in the east of Liucheng, the terrain around the fortress is complex, and there is a Shigu Pass in the east, which is particularly suitable for ambush. At the beginning of May, when the army of Duke Yin Wen approached Liu Cheng, the commander of Duke Liu Wen attacked and fought a beautiful ambush battle at the corpse. Yin Wengong was forced to retreat thirty miles for repairs, while Liu Wengong built a defensive line at Shigu Pass.