At the end of the fourth year of King Jian of Zhou Dynasty (582 BC), Jin Jinggong of Jin detained Zheng Chenggong, the king of Zheng, who went to Xintian to meet him, and refused to listen to the explanation, so he killed the "peace envoy" sent by Zheng. , so the State of Chu, which had already had a private "mutual communication agreement" with Zheng State, immediately reacted - it could not sit idly by and ignored the matter, and wanted to send troops to demonstrate to the State of Jin and warn the State of Jin not to act recklessly.
Of course, the purpose of the Chu army sending troops was not to directly fight with the Jin State, which would cause a big mess; the King of the Chu Communist Party wanted the Chu State to order Yin Zizhong to lead an army to attack the Jin State's ally Chen State. , Ju State, in order to warn and threaten the Jin State, forcing Jin Jinggong to release the imprisoned Zheng Chenggong; as for whether the Chu army's war has any actual effect, the Jin State will not release Zheng Chenggong, then the Chu Communist King has nothing to do, Anyway, idle time is idle, and it is just an excuse to continue sending troops north to 'fight for hegemony'.
While the Chu army was marching north to attack Chen and Ju and demonstrate against the Jin state, Jin Jinggong of Jin was inspecting the official warehouse (military mansion) in the capital where military supplies were stored. In the second year, that is, 584 BC), the Chu general Zhong Yi, who was captured by the Zheng army in the "Battle of Si" between Chu and Zheng, and was later transferred to the custody of Jin by Zheng, met by chance, and became "Yun Gong" Zhong Yi. This led to a conversation between the two.
During the conversation with Zhong Yi, who was a "prisoner of Jin", Jin Jinggong admired his demeanor and knowledge, and also appreciated Zhong Yi's "courteous, polite, neither humble nor overbearing" attitude. The conversation was very pleasant; at that time, Duke Jinggong of Jin had already intended to ease relations with the Chu State and temporarily suspend the "war for hegemony", so he prepared to release Zhong Yi and let him serve as an envoy to return to his country to report the matter to the King of the Communist Party of Chu.
So, after finishing the conversation with Zhong Yi, Jin Jinggong ordered people to rearrange Zhong Yi's residence, food and treatment, and not treat him as a prisoner. I relayed the conversation to Shi Xie in its entirety, wanting to hear Shi Xie’s views on the matter.
After learning about the conversation between the monarch and Zhong Yi, Shi Xie also praised Zhong Yi's demeanor and knowledge, thinking that he was a virtuous, loyal and patriotic gentleman. Later, Shi Xie took the initiative to cater to Jin Jinggong's ideas and persuaded the monarch to send Zhong Yi to Zhong Yi. Yi was released and returned to China, and he was used as the messenger of "peace talks" between the two countries to promote the easing of relations between Jin and Chu and to re-launch normal exchanges between Jin and Chu.
This was what Jin Jinggong originally meant. After Shi Xie once again made the suggestion to "negotiate peace with Chu", Jin Jinggong released Zhong Yi soon after and asked him to return to Chu as a "peace envoy" to serve as the "peace envoy" between Jin and Chu. The liaison between the Chu states.
After Zhong Yi returned to Chu from Jin, he immediately reported to the King of the Chu Communist Party that Jin Jinggong intended to ease relations with Chu, and that the two countries would cease fighting and restore normal relations. Naturally, the King of the Chu Communist Party wanted it most, so he appointed Zi Shang (Gong Zichen), the Grand Prime Minister of Chu, went to Jin as an envoy to meet with Jin Jinggong and discuss a specific plan to "cease the troops and make peace".
But when Jin and Chu were about to negotiate peace, the main force of the Chu army was still fighting in the north under the leadership of Ling Yin Zizhong. Because the conditions at the time were backward and the transmission speed of information was too slow, when Zhong Yi was released by Jin Jinggong and returned to the country, When he reported to the King of the Communist Party of Chu that Jin was interested in peace negotiations, and the King of the Chu Communist Party also responded to Jin Jinggong's proposal and sent Dazai Zishang as an envoy to the State of Jin, Chu Ling Yin Zizhong, who led an army to conquer Chen and Ju, did not respond in time. When there was news that "Chu and Jin were about to negotiate peace", they were still attacking Chen as planned.
However, the Chu army's campaign against Chen progressed slowly, and no actual results were achieved for a long time. In order to implement the set goal of the expedition as soon as possible, Zizhong changed the direction of the Chu army's attack on his own, withdrew his troops from Chen and diverted his troops to Ju. Attack, first attack Quqiu City (Ju County, Rizhao, Shandong).
It was not until the Chu army came with great force that the unsuspecting King Juquqiu remembered that more than a year ago, the Jin official Wu Chen (a traitor to the Chu State, who had already defected to the Chu State with his wife Xia Ji) Jin State) when passing by Ju State, he once said to himself that "the city's defenses are too poor and need to be repaired".
However, Duke Qiu of Juqu at that time not only ignored the wizard's well-intentioned suggestions, but also nonchalantly retorted that his country was located in a remote barbarian land, and no one would regard Ju as a country to covet and attack. Target, you are overthinking it; but at this time, the Chu army from afar arrived at Ju State, a "remote and wild place", and came to Quqiu City. Faced with such a critical and terrible situation, Juquqiu Gong regretted It's too late!
Because Ju State had been neglected for a long time and its cities were dilapidated and dilapidated, the Quqiu City where Duke Ju Quqiu currently lived was captured by the Chu army from afar. Duke Ju Quqiu had to flee to Ju State in embarrassment. The capital Jucheng (also within Juxian County) took refuge.
But when the Chu army attacked Quqiu City, they also suffered considerable losses - not only did the soldiers who attacked the city suffer many casualties, but even the Chu army's forward general Gong Ziping was killed during the attack because he underestimated the enemy and entered carelessly. Later, when Ju Quqiu Gong withdrew from Quqiu City, the captured Gong Ziping was also taken to Jucheng and imprisoned.
After that, the Chu army commander Zizhong led his army to continue the pursuit and rushed outside Jucheng. Worried about the safety of Gongzi Ping, Zizhong specially sent an envoy into Jucheng and sent a message to Duke Qiu of Juqu:
"Please don't kill Gong Ziping. I am willing to return the Ju people captured in Quqiu in exchange."
But Duke Qiu of Juqu, who was still being chased by the Chu army, was probably in a state of confusion at this time. For some reason, he did not listen to Zi Zhong's suggestion, and even had him executed in public out of anger. This time, he lost all his face. Zizhong was completely angered, and in anger he led his army to launch a more violent attack on Jucheng.
Like Quqiu City, Jucheng also had dilapidated city walls and uneven fortifications. Therefore, the Ju army in the city could not withstand the Chu army's fierce attack. Soon after, Jucheng also declared its fall; Juquqiu Gong had no choice but to He led the remaining troops to escape from Jucheng and hid in Yuncheng (Yuncheng County, Heze, Shandong) to avoid the Chu army's continued pursuit.
After Juquqiu Gong escaped from Jucheng, the angry Zizhong still refused to give up and continued to lead his army in pursuit until they reached Yuncheng; then, Zizhong launched an siege without stopping; Yuncheng, Quqiu and Ju The same as the city, the city was not repaired and the fortifications were unprepared, so they were successfully captured by the Chu army without exception. In this way, in just twelve days, the three most important cities in Ju State were captured by the Chu army from afar. The army captured it.
After the fall of Yuncheng, the unlucky Duke Qiu of Juqu had to abandon the city and flee again; however, at this time, the Ju Kingdom had no cities worth holding on to (there were only three cities in the Ju Kingdom that could be called Yuncheng, Quqiu, and Jucheng). Most of the cities in the upper city are simple settlements such as "Tuweizi").
Therefore, Duke Juquqiu, who lost everything he relied on, could only wander around in the wild with only a few followers, and was in a very embarrassing situation (I wonder if Duke Juquqiu at this time would think of it) When the wizard passed by Ju, he gave him suggestions and advice.)
Regarding the Chu army's attack on Ju, Zuo Qiuming made a profound comment in his "Zuo Zhuan. The Ninth Year of Chenggong" - "It is a crime to have only a simple city defense but no defense. It is a great crime to be vigilant and guard against accidents. This is the greatest good among good things. Ju State relied on its simple city defenses and did not repair the city walls. This led to the Chu army conquering three cities in twelve days. This was all due to It’s because I didn’t take precautions!
"The Book of Songs" says, "Although you have good raw materials like silk and hemp, don't throw away weeds like Suga Kuai (these materials can be used to weave shoes); even though you have the stunning beauties with the surnames Ji and Jiang, don't throw away weeds like Suga Kuai." Give up a woman with an ordinary appearance; even a gentleman with high moral character and extraordinary knowledge sometimes lacks one thing or the other. 'What this means is that adequate preparedness never ceases. "
"Zuo Zhuan. The ninth year of Chenggong" - The gentleman said: "It is a great sin to rely on shackles and not be prepared. It is a great kindness to be prepared for danger. Ju relies on shackles and does not repair the city walls. Between Chen and Chen, And Chu conquered its three capitals without preparation! "Poetry" said: "Although there is silk and hemp, no Suga Kuai is discarded. Although there are Ji and Jiang, no banana extract is discarded. All gentlemen will not fail to take care of themselves." Yan Bei It’s inevitable.”
The insights of the sages two thousand years ago cannot be easily surpassed or disproven by future generations. Please bear this in mind!
Follow-up story - Although Zizhong led his army to successfully capture the three cities of Ju State and drove away Duke Qiu of Juqu who had water in his head, it can be said that the ancestral temple of Ju State, Sheji, has been basically destroyed by the Chu army. In fact, the country has been destroyed.
However, the location of Ju State is too far away from the mainland of Chu State. It is not easy for the Chu people to control such a far away land for a long time. Moreover, after the Chu army destroyed Ju and occupied this place, it was very easy. If it is feared and opposed by the neighboring powerful states - Qi and Lu, they may even directly send troops to intervene; in that case, the Chu army will lose more than the gain by destroying Ju Ke.
Moreover, at the same time that Zizhong attacked Ju State and drove away Duke Qiu of Juqu, Zhong Yi, who had been a prisoner in Jin State, had been released by Jin Jinggong and returned to Chu State. The report reported that the Jin State intended to ease the relationship between Jin and Chu; after a period of transmission, the news finally reached Zizhong's army.
In order to cooperate with the peace talks between the king and the Jin State, Zizhong lowered his donkey down the slope and released the exiled Juquqiu Gong and his horse. He announced that the Chu army would withdraw from Quqiu, Jucheng and Yuncheng, and the Chu army would withdraw from the three cities. Three cities were returned to the Ju people who had lost their country. Afterwards, Zizhong withdrew his troops from the State of Ju and returned home (of course, Zizhong would not leave the large amount of loot collected from the State of Ju to Duke Qiu of Juquqiu).
It was not until many days after the Chu army withdrew from the three cities that Duke Qiu of Juqu, who was in exile and in a state of embarrassment, returned to Jucheng, the capital of the country, from the wilderness and rebuilt and restored the ancestral temple and the state of Ju. Mr. Juquqiu, who returned to Jucheng, will he repeat the same mistakes and be careless in the future, and will not pay attention to national defense matters such as building cities and improving fortifications.
Here, there is a special extra knowledge about Ju State to tell you - the king of Ju State at this time is called "Quqiu Gong" (the posthumous title is quoted directly here for the convenience of everyone's understanding). The name of the city in his country is "Quqiu City", which is consistent with that of other vassal states in the Central Plains and the names of the kings of southern countries such as Chu State; the kings of the Central Plains states and Chu State are all (posthumously) They are called 'posthumous titles', such as Wen Gong, Wu Gong, Zhuang Gong, Xian Gong, Huan Gong; of course, Chu State calls itself a certain king; what is the reason for this?
At the beginning, when Duke Qiu of Juquqiu was talking to the Jin envoy Wu Chen, he explained the reason for this - "Our country is a remote and simple barbarian country." That is to say, Ju State considers itself a barbarian country. (The State of Ju is not a Chinese state, but was established by the Dongyi people; its monarchs have two surnames: Ying and Ji).
Therefore, the etiquette, customs and systems of the Ju Kingdom are different from those of the Xia countries in the Central Plains. The king of Ju is not given the posthumous title that is customary in the Central Plains countries, but the title of the king after his death is based on the name of the country.
Therefore, for a long period of time, the posthumous titles of the successive kings of Ju State were all based on domestic place names. For example, the previous Duke Zipi, the then-reigning Duke Quqiu, and the subsequent successor Libi Gong, Chuqiu Gong, Jiao Gong, Gong Gong, etc. ('Jiao' and 'Gong' are also the place names of Ju State. Although they are somewhat similar to the posthumous titles of the princes of the Central Plains, they are not the same thing at all).
This is the end of the extra chapter about the state of Ju during the struggle between Jin and Chu. The next article will continue to tell you the story of the Jin and Chu states during and after the peace agreement was reached (but the anecdotes between Que and Bo Zong will continue to be discussed). push again). At the end of the fourth year of King Jian of Zhou Dynasty (582 BC), Jin Jinggong of Jin detained Duke Zheng Chenggong, the king of Zheng State, who went to Xintian to meet him, and refused to listen to the explanation, so he killed the "peace envoy" sent by Zheng State. , so the State of Chu, which had already had a private "mutual communication agreement" with Zheng State, immediately reacted - it could not sit idly by and ignored the matter, and wanted to send troops to demonstrate to the State of Jin and warn the State of Jin not to act recklessly.
Of course, the purpose of the Chu army sending troops was not to directly fight with the Jin State, which would cause a big mess; the King of the Chu Communist Party wanted the Chu State to order Yin Zizhong to lead an army to attack the Jin State's ally Chen State. , Ju State, in order to warn and threaten the Jin State, forcing Jin Jinggong to release the imprisoned Zheng Chenggong; as for whether the Chu army's war has any actual effect, the Jin State will not release Zheng Chenggong, then the Chu Communist King has nothing to do, Anyway, idle time is idle, and it is just an excuse to continue sending troops north to 'fight for hegemony'.
While the Chu army was marching north to attack Chen and Ju and demonstrate against the Jin state, Jin Jinggong of Jin was inspecting the official warehouse (military mansion) in the capital where military supplies were stored. In the second year, that is, 584 BC), the Chu general Zhong Yi, who was captured by the Zheng army in the "Battle of Si" between Chu and Zheng, and was later transferred to the custody of Jin by Zheng, met by chance, and became "Yun Gong" Zhong Yi. This led to a conversation between the two.
During the conversation with Zhong Yi, who was a "prisoner of Jin", Jin Jinggong admired his demeanor and knowledge, and also appreciated Zhong Yi's "courteous, polite, neither humble nor overbearing" attitude. The conversation was very pleasant; at that time, Duke Jinggong of Jin had already intended to ease relations with the Chu State and temporarily suspend the "war for hegemony", so he prepared to release Zhong Yi and let him serve as an envoy to return to his country to report the matter to the King of the Communist Party of Chu.
So, after finishing the conversation with Zhong Yi, Jin Jinggong ordered people to rearrange Zhong Yi's residence, food and treatment, and not treat him as a prisoner. I relayed the conversation to Shi Xie in its entirety, wanting to hear Shi Xie’s views on the matter.
After learning about the conversation between the monarch and Zhong Yi, Shi Xie also praised Zhong Yi's demeanor and knowledge, thinking that he was a virtuous, loyal and patriotic gentleman. Later, Shi Xie took the initiative to cater to Jin Jinggong's ideas and persuaded the monarch to send Zhong Yi to Zhong Yi. Yi was released and returned to China, and he was used as the messenger of "peace talks" between the two countries to promote the relaxation of relations between Jin and Chu and to restart normal exchanges between Jin and Chu.
This is what Jin Jinggong originally meant. After Shi Xie once again made the suggestion to "negotiate peace with Chu", Jin Jinggong released Zhong Yi soon after and asked him to return to Chu as a "peace envoy" to serve as the "peace envoy" between Jin and Chu. The liaison between the Chu states.
After Zhong Yi returned to Chu from Jin, he immediately reported to the King of the Chu Communist Party that Jin Jinggong intended to ease relations with Chu, and that the two countries would cease fighting and restore normal relations. Naturally, the King of the Chu Communist Party wanted it most, so he appointed Zi Shang (Gong Zichen), the Grand Prime Minister of Chu, went to Jin as an envoy to meet with Jin Jinggong and discuss a specific plan to "cease the troops and make peace".
But when Jin and Chu were about to negotiate peace, the main force of the Chu army was still fighting in the north under the leadership of Ling Yin Zizhong. Because the conditions at the time were backward and the transmission speed of information was too slow, when Zhong Yi was released by Jin Jinggong and returned to the country, When he reported to the King of the Communist Party of Chu that Jin was interested in peace negotiations, and the King of the Chu Communist Party also responded to Jin Jinggong's proposal and sent Dazai Zishang as an envoy to the State of Jin, Chu Ling Yin Zizhong, who led an army to conquer Chen and Ju, did not respond in time. When there was news that "Chu and Jin were about to negotiate peace", they were still attacking Chen as planned.
However, the Chu army's campaign against Chen progressed slowly, and no actual results were achieved for a long time. In order to implement the set goal of the expedition as soon as possible, Zizhong changed the direction of the Chu army's attack on his own, withdrew his troops from Chen and diverted his troops to Ju. Attack, first attack Quqiu City (Ju County, Rizhao, Shandong).
It was not until the Chu army came with great force that the unsuspecting King Juquqiu remembered that more than a year ago, the Jin official Wu Chen (a traitor to the Chu State, who had already defected to the Chu State with his wife Xia Ji) Jin State) when passing by Ju State, he once said to himself that "the city's defenses are too poor and need to be repaired".
However, Duke Qiu of Juqu at that time not only ignored the wizard's well-intentioned suggestions, but also nonchalantly retorted that his country was located in a remote barbarian land, and no one would regard Ju as a country to covet and attack. Target, you are too worried; but at this time, the Chu army from afar came to Ju State, a "remote and wild place", and came to Quqiu City. Faced with such a critical and terrible situation, Juquqiu Gong regretted It's too late!
Because Ju State had been neglected for a long time and its cities were dilapidated and dilapidated, the Quqiu City where Duke Ju Quqiu currently lived was captured by the Chu army from afar. Duke Ju Quqiu had to flee to Ju State in embarrassment. The capital Jucheng (also within Juxian County) took refuge.
But when the Chu army attacked Quqiu City, they also suffered considerable losses - not only did the soldiers who attacked the city suffer many casualties, but even the Chu army's forward general Gong Ziping was killed during the attack because he underestimated the enemy and entered carelessly. Later, when Ju Quqiu Gong withdrew from Quqiu City, the captured Gong Ziping was also taken to Jucheng and imprisoned.
After that, the Chu army commander Zizhong led his army to continue the pursuit and rushed outside Jucheng. Worried about the safety of Gongzi Ping, Zizhong specially sent an envoy into Jucheng and sent a message to Duke Qiu of Juqu:
"Please don't kill Gong Ziping. I am willing to return the Ju people captured in Quqiu in exchange."
But Duke Qiu of Juqu, who was still being chased by the Chu army, was probably in a state of confusion at this time. For some reason, he did not listen to Zi Zhong's suggestion, and even had him executed in public out of anger. This time, he lost all his face. Zizhong was completely angered, and in anger he led his army to launch a more violent attack on Jucheng.
Like Quqiu City, Jucheng also had dilapidated city walls and uneven fortifications. Therefore, the Ju army in the city could not withstand the Chu army's fierce attack. Soon after, Jucheng also declared its fall; Juquqiu Gong had no choice but to He led the remaining troops to escape from Jucheng and hid in Yuncheng (Yuncheng County, Heze, Shandong) to avoid the Chu army's continued pursuit.
After Juquqiu Gong escaped from Jucheng, the angry Zizhong still refused to give up and continued to lead his army in pursuit until they reached Yuncheng; then, Zizhong launched an siege without stopping; Yuncheng, Quqiu and Ju The same as the city, the city was not repaired and the fortifications were unprepared, so they were successfully captured by the Chu army without exception. In this way, in just twelve days, the three most important cities in Ju State were captured by the Chu army from afar. The army captured it.
After the fall of Yuncheng, the unlucky Duke Qiu of Juqu had to abandon the city and flee again; however, at this time, the Ju Kingdom had no cities worth holding on to (there were only three cities in the Ju Kingdom that could be called Yuncheng, Quqiu, and Jucheng). Most of the cities in the upper city are simple settlements such as "Tuweizi").
Therefore, Duke Juquqiu, who lost everything he relied on, could only wander around in the wild with only a few followers, and was in a very embarrassing situation (I wonder if Duke Juquqiu at this time would think of it) When the wizard passed by Ju, he gave him suggestions and advice.)
Regarding the Chu army's attack on Ju, Zuo Qiuming made a profound comment in his "Zuo Zhuan. The Ninth Year of Chenggong" - "It is a crime to have only a simple city defense but no defense. It is a great crime to be vigilant and guard against accidents. This is the greatest good among good things. Ju State relied on its simple city defenses and did not repair the city walls. This led to the Chu army conquering three cities in twelve days. This was all due to It’s because I didn’t take precautions!
"The Book of Songs" says, "Although you have good raw materials like silk and hemp, don't throw away weeds like Suga Kuai (these materials can be used to weave shoes); even though you have the stunning beauties with the surnames Ji and Jiang, don't throw away weeds like Suga Kuai." Give up a woman with an ordinary appearance; even a gentleman with high moral character and extraordinary knowledge sometimes lacks one thing or the other. 'What this means is that adequate preparedness never ceases. "
"Zuo Zhuan. The ninth year of Chenggong" - The gentleman said: "It is a great sin to rely on shackles and not be prepared. It is a great kindness to be prepared for danger. Ju relies on shackles and does not repair the city walls. Between Chen and Chen, And Chu conquered its three capitals without preparation! "Poetry" said: "Although there is silk and hemp, no Suga Kuai is discarded. Although there are Ji and Jiang, no banana extract is discarded. All gentlemen will not fail to take care of themselves." Yan Bei It’s inevitable.”
The insights of the sages two thousand years ago cannot be easily surpassed or disproven by future generations. Please bear this in mind!
Follow-up story - Although Zizhong led his army to successfully capture the three cities of Ju State and drove away Duke Qiu of Juqu who had water in his head, it can be said that the ancestral temple of Ju State, Sheji, has been basically destroyed by the Chu army. In fact, the country has been destroyed.
However, the location of Ju State is too far away from the mainland of Chu State. It is not easy for the Chu people to control such a far away land for a long time. Moreover, after the Chu army destroyed Ju and occupied this place, it was very easy. If it is feared and opposed by the neighboring powerful states - Qi and Lu, they may even directly send troops to intervene; in that case, the Chu army will lose more than the gain by destroying Ju Ke.
Moreover, at the same time that Zizhong attacked Ju State and drove away Duke Qiu of Juqu, Zhong Yi, who had been a prisoner in Jin State, had been released by Jin Jinggong and returned to Chu State. The report reported that the Jin State intended to ease the relationship between Jin and Chu; after a period of transmission, the news finally reached Zizhong's army.
In order to cooperate with the peace talks between the king and the state of Jin, Zizhong lowered his donkey down the slope and released the exiled Juquqiu Gong and his horse. He announced that the Chu army would withdraw from Quqiu, Jucheng and Yuncheng, and the Chu army would withdraw from the three cities. Three cities were returned to the Ju people who had lost their country. Afterwards, Zizhong withdrew his troops from the State of Ju and returned home (of course, Zizhong would not leave the large amount of loot collected from the State of Ju to Duke Qiu of Juquqiu).
It was not until many days after the Chu army withdrew from the three cities that Duke Qiu of Juqu, who was in exile and in dire straits, returned to Jucheng, the capital of the country, from the wilderness and rebuilt and restored the ancestral temple and the state of Ju. Mr. Juquqiu, who returned to Jucheng, will he repeat the same mistakes and be careless in the future, and will not pay attention to national defense matters such as building cities and improving fortifications.
Here, there is a special extra knowledge about Ju State to tell you - the king of Ju State at this time is called "Quqiu Gong" (his posthumous title is quoted directly here for the convenience of everyone's understanding). The name of the city in his country is "Quqiu City", which is consistent with that of other vassal states in the Central Plains and the names of the kings of southern countries such as Chu State; the kings of the Central Plains states and Chu State are all (posthumously) They are called 'posthumous titles', such as Wen Gong, Wu Gong, Zhuang Gong, Xian Gong, Huan Gong; of course, Chu State calls itself a certain king; what is the reason for this?
At the beginning, when Duke Qiu of Juquqiu was talking to the Jin envoy Wu Chen, he explained the reason for this - "Our country is a remote and simple barbarian country." That is to say, Ju State considers itself a barbarian country. (The State of Ju is not a Chinese state, but was established by the Dongyi people; its monarchs have two surnames: Ying and Ji).
Therefore, the etiquette, customs and systems of the Ju Kingdom are different from those of the Xia countries in the Central Plains. The king of Ju is not given the posthumous title that is customary in the Central Plains countries, but the title of the king after his death is based on the name of the country.
Therefore, for a long period of time, the posthumous titles of the successive kings of Ju State were all based on domestic place names. For example, Duke Zipi before him, Duke Quqiu who was in power at this time, and Duke who succeeded him later. Libi Gong, Chuqiu Gong, Jiao Gong, Gong Gong, etc. ('Jiao' and 'Gong' are also the place names of Ju State. Although they are somewhat similar to the posthumous titles of the princes of the Central Plains, they are not the same thing at all).
This is the end of the extra chapter about the state of Ju during the struggle between Jin and Chu. The next article will continue to tell you the story of the Jin and Chu states during and after the peace agreement was reached (but the anecdotes between Que and Bo Zong will continue to be discussed). push again).
