Wednesday, April 17, 2024

109 Li Ke, Yiwu and Chong’er

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In autumn, Duke Mu of Qin personally led his army to attack Jin State and fought with the Jin army in Hequ. Li Ji of Jin rebelled, Crown Prince Shensheng of Jin was killed in Xincheng, and Chong'er and Yiwu fled.

In the ninth year (651 BC), Duke Huan of Qi convened a meeting of the princes at Kuiqiu. 

Duke Xian of Jin died. He established Li Ji's son Xi Qi as the heir apparent, but his minister Li Ke killed Xi Qi. Xun Xi made Zhuozi the king of Jin, and Li Ke killed Zhuozi and Xun Xi. Yiwu sent people to ask the Qin State for help, hoping that the Qin State could help him return to the Jin State Palace. So Duke Mu of Qin agreed to his request and let Baili Xi lead the army to escort Yiwu. Yiwu said to Qin: "If I become the king of Jin, I am willing to cede eight towns of Hexi the areas west of the Yellow River in Jin to Qin." After Yiwu returned to his country, he became the king of Jin State, but he sent Pi Zheng to reject the Qin Dynasty, broke the agreement, refused to hand over the eight towns of Hexi, and killed Li Ke. When Pi Zheng heard this, he was frightened and conspired with Duke Mu of Qin: "The people of Jin actually do not want to support Yiwu, but want to make Chong'er the king. Now Yiwu has broken his agreement with the Qin State and killed Li Ke. This was all the idea of Lu Sheng and Xie Rui. I hope you can use money and property to summon Lu Sheng and Xie Rui to Qin as soon as possible. Once Lu Sheng and Xie Rui arrive in Qin, Chong'er can return to Jin smoothly." Duke Mu agreed and sent someone to accompany Pi Zheng back to Jin to recruit Lü Sheng and Xie Rui. Lu Sheng, Xie Rui and others suspected that Pi Zheng had a conspiracy, so they suggested that Yiwu get rid of him. Pi Zheng's son Pi Bao fled to Qin and advised Duke Mu: "The King of Jin is incompetent and the people are not close to him. Now is the right time to send troops to attack Jin." Duke Mu said: "If the people of Jin did not support Yiwu, then why did he kill the minister Li Ke? Being able to kill the ministers of Jin shows that he can unite the people. " Duke Mu of Qin did not follow his advice, but instead secretly promoted Pi Bao.


秋,缪公自将伐晋,战于河曲。晋骊姬作乱,太子申生死新城,重耳、夷吾出奔。

九年,齐桓公会诸侯于葵丘。

晋献公卒。立骊姬子奚齐,其臣里克杀奚齐。荀息立卓子,克又杀卓子及荀息。夷吾使人请秦,求入晋。于是缪公许之,使百里傒将兵送夷吾。夷吾谓曰:“诚得立,请割晋之河西八城与秦。”及至,已立,而使丕郑谢秦,背约不与河西城,而杀里克。丕郑闻之,恐,因与缪公谋曰:“晋人不欲夷吾,实欲重耳。今背秦约而杀里克,皆吕甥、郤芮之计也。愿君以利急召吕、郤,吕、郤至,则更入重耳便。”缪公许之,使人与丕郑归,召吕、郤。吕、郤等疑丕郑有间,乃言夷吾杀丕郑。丕郑子丕豹奔秦,说缪公曰:“晋君无道,百姓不亲,可伐也。”缪公曰:“百姓苟不便,何故能诛其大臣?能诛其大臣,此其调也。”不听,而阴用豹。


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