Qin Jin's Kindness: Why did Jin Wengong marry his niece?

Zhong Er, Jin Wengong When Jin Xiangong sent temple monks to attack Pucheng where Zhong Er was stationed, Zhong Er refused to fight and fled to Zhai Guo. Zhong Er's retainers who fled with him were: Hu Yan, Zhao Shuai, Dianjie, Xian Zhen, Wei Wuzi, Sikong Jiyu, Jia Lun, Jiezitui, and dozens of others, all of whom were intellectuals of the State of Jin. Zhai Guo beheaded monsters like a family, and got two daughters: Shu Kui and Kui Ji. Zhong Er's wife, with Uncle Kui as her son, has two sons; Married and gave birth to a son. Seven years later, Jin once again sent monks to assassinate him in Zhaiguo. After learning the news, Zhong Er and Zhao Shuai and others discussed: "I fled to Zhai, not because I could rely on Zhai's strength to return to China to be in power. Zhai is a small country and has no strength to do such a big thing; It's just that Zhai is close to Jin, so I'll rest here for the time being. To make a difference, you should go to a big country. Today, Qi Huangong has a good reputation. He is determined to rule the country and take care of the prince. Now he heard that his saints Guan Zhong and Peng Ji were dead. Of course he wants someone to help him. It is better to visit Qi. " Everyone agrees. So they left Zhai and came to Qi. Before leaving, Zhong Er said to his wife, Uncle Kui, "Wait for me for 25 years. If I don't come, you can remarry." Uncle Kui said, "I am twenty-five years old. If I wait another 25 years, I will die soon. I am waiting for you to die! " The so-called "death" means going to the coffin after death, and the source of the so-called "death" of future generations is here. Childe Zhong Er lived in Zhai Guo for twelve years before leaving. After defending the country, Duke Wen of Wei was no longer polite to Zhong Er. Zhong Er and his party walked past Wudi Deer in Di Wei. When they are hungry, they beg food from local farmers, who put clods on their plates to play tricks on them. Zhong Er was furious and wanted to whip the farmers who teased them. Zhao Shuai said: "clods are a symbol of the land and a good omen. You have to accept them." So Zhong Er bowed his head and bowed to a plate full of clods. When he arrived in Qi, Qi Huangong's wife, the daughter of the same clan, gave Zhong Er and his party twenty horses, which was a good treatment. Zhong Er is very satisfied with the life of Qi. After two years, he died, and the favorite villain Shu Dao and others were in civil strife, and the soldiers of the vassal fought with Qi several times. Zhong Er did nothing, so he dragged on in Qi for five years. Important scholars in Zhong Er, such as Zhao Shuai and Hu Yan, think that Zhong Er has no future if he continues to get along in Qi, so under the mulberry tree, they discuss leaving Qi to seek support from other countries. Jiang's maid was picking mulberry on the tree, and happened to hear these conversations and told Jiang. Jiang was afraid that the news that he was leaving the State of Qi would cause a storm in the city, so he killed the servant girl, and then advised him to run away, saying, "You have ambitions in all directions, so run away!" Later, the idiom "Men are ambitious in all directions" was derived from this sentence. Zhong Er said, "Life is just about finding happiness, so why bother with other things? I would rather die in Qi than run around again. " Jiang said, "You are the son of a big country, and you came here from poverty. People who follow you are all trying to return to China and take power. If you can't restore the country as soon as possible, so that the minister's hard work can be rewarded, and you only want personal comfort, I will be ashamed of you. Besides, we need to work hard to restore the country. If we refuse to work hard, when will it be realized? " Zhong Er is still unwilling to go. So he consulted with Zhao, Hu Yan and others, got drunk, got on the bus, and Zhao and others left Qi with him. When Zhong Er was drunk, he found himself on the road. He was very angry. He proposed killing Hu Yan. Hu Yan said: "If I am killed, my son can return to China to be the king. This is Yan's wish!" Zhong Er said, "If things fail, I will eat my uncle's meat." As mentioned earlier, Zhong Er's mother was named after a fox, so Zhong Er called Hu Yan "uncle". Hu Yan said, "If you can't do it, Yan is just a scholar, smelly meat and not enough to eat!" After Cao Shiguo, Cao Guojun and Cao Gonggong heard that Zhong Er was a threat (ribs are closely connected, which is a physiological abnormality that does not seriously harm health). While Zhong Er was taking a bath, he suddenly approached Zhong Er to see the threat. This is naturally very impolite behavior. Dr. Cao Guo's wife said to him, "Jin Gongzi is a noble man, and all his followers are heroes." Now the monarch is rude to his son. If his son returns to China to succeed him, he will punish the rude prince. Cao Nai is a small country, unable to confront the State of Jin, and the monarch is bound to suffer. You should be loyal to the monarch and make friends with the son Zhong Er to avoid future disasters. "Nuo negative fetters to send food, and put the jade under the food. Zhong Er was rewarded for his food. So the party left Cao and went to Song. Song Xianggong was just defeated by Chu, and he was injured. He heard that Zhong Er had a good name, so he gave it to the monarch as a gift. Gong Sungu, Sima of the Song Dynasty, was very friendly with Hu Yan and said to him, "Song is a small country, just defeated by Chu, and has no power to help his son return to China to be in power. You still need the help of big countries to succeed. Peter said that the party left Song State and went to Zheng State, and sent twenty horses. "。 Zheng Mo, refused to be polite. Zhan Wengong, the uncle of Dr. Zheng, said: "The Golden Childe has a good reputation, and his followers, Hu Yan, Zhao Shuai and others, all have talents." Moreover, Jin and Zheng are countries with the same surname, so you should treat them with courtesy. " Zheng Wengong said, "The exiled princes passed through the State of Zheng. How can you be polite to them one by one? " Uncle Zhan added, "If you can't be polite to Zhong Er, you might as well kill him. The state of Jin is unstable, but Zhong Er is virtuous. Once Zhong Er returns to Kim as a monarch, he will be abused. " Zheng Wengong wouldn't listen. After leaving Zheng, he went to Chu, and the king of Chu was accepted as a vassal. Zhong Er, thank you. Zhao Shuai said: "It has been more than ten years since the death of Childe, and a small country still looks down on Childe, let alone a big country! Now a big country like Chu attaches great importance to sons, and sons don't have to be humble. This is God's help to his son. " So Zhong Er took the king of Chu as a guest. King Chu Cheng said to Zhong Er, "How can you repay me when you return to the State of Jin? Zhong Er said: "In this kingdom, there are more than enough feathers, teeth and jade." . I don't know how to repay them! "Chu Chengwang went on to say," Even so, I still want to know how you will repay me? " Zhong Er said: "If the soldiers of Jin and Chu meet in the Central Plains, as a last resort, our army will retreat. "In ancient times, taking three miles as a family and retreating three, that is, retreating nine miles without fighting. Later, the State of Jin and Chu really declared war, and Zhong Er became the monarch of the State of Jin, so he kept his promise and ordered three troops to retreat. This gave birth to the idiom "stay away from three homes". It is said that Yu Zi, the general of Chu at that time, was very unhappy after hearing this sentence. He secretly said to King Chu Cheng, "You have always been very kind to Zhong Er, but now Zhong Er is insulting. Might as well kill him. "King Cheng of Chu said," Jin Gongzi Xian has been trapped abroad for a long time, and most of his followers are talents in governing the country. This is God's help for his success. How did he get killed? "Those who violate the sky are in great trouble!" Zhong Er lived in Chu for several months. At this time, Jin was dying, and the king of Jin, who was good at Qin, fled to Jin. Qin Mugong was very angry with the prince of Wu, so he sent someone to Chu to pick up Zhong Er and his party to Qin. This is a very important message, which shows that Qin, a big country adjacent to Jin, completely lost its last trust in Jin and Jin Wang and turned to support it. So King Chu Cheng said to Zhong Er, "Chu is far from the State of Jin, and it takes several countries to reach the State of Jin. Qin Jin is a land-bordering country, and the monarch of Qin is a wise monarch. Go to Qin and do your best! " So he gave a generous gift and sent a delegation to Qin. Childe Zhong Er has been exiled to Zhaiguo since he was 43 years old. He has been in exile for nineteen years, and now he is sixty-two years old. Only then did there really appear a clear prospect of returning to the state of Jin as a monarch. (According to Historical Records Jin Family, Zuo Zhuan's Twenty-three Years, and Guoyu IV) The son of the State of Jin was very happy when he arrived in the State of Qin. He married five daughters related to him to Zhong Er, including Qin Mugong's own daughter and the wife of the former prince. It is mentioned in the notes that Huai Ying was given her name by later historians, which can be found in Zuo Zhuan and Guoyu. The history books didn't mention her name, only called her "the wife of my dead son". This is a very difficult thing for Zhong Er. It is an unshakable fact that Jin is his younger brother and Prince Jin is his nephew, so he is his niece. Also, Mrs. Qin Mugong is his sister, so Huaiyin is one generation behind him in terms of seniority; In short, how to calculate, the qualifications are wrong. In addition, Huaiyin is not only the wife of the former King of Jin who stayed in Qin, but also has a bad reputation after all. So, why did Qin Mugong do this? There is no relevant record in the history books. We speculate today that, firstly, Duke Huai of Jin left his daughter Huai Ying in the State of Qin and fled back to the State of Jin to be a monarch, but he didn't send someone to pick her up. This is really a shame for the king of such a big country and powerful country. Only when Zhong Er's son accepted Huaiyin and took power in the State of Jin with the help of the State of Qin can he fundamentally save his face. Secondly, Qin was originally a powerful country rising from the frontier, and its etiquette was not as exquisite as that of the Central Plains countries. For Zhong Er, the kindred of Emperor Zhou and the educated son of the State of Jin, who are used to the rites of Zhou, it is naturally difficult to adapt to the ideology of relatively backward areas in turn. On the wedding day, Huaiyin presented a special box and put it under it to water Zhong Er and wash his hands from top to bottom. This is a courtesy. At first, Zhong Er accepted the gift of watering Huaiyin. Later, he might feel really uncomfortable and suddenly became unhappy, so he waved Huaiyin away. Huai Ying said angrily, "Qin and Jin are big countries competing with each other. Why do you look down on me? " Zhong Er was afraid, took off his clothes, imprisoned himself and obeyed Qin Mugong's orders. Qin Mugong saw his son Zhong Er and said, "My eldest daughter is the most talented. When children are a quality in China, marry them off. I wanted to formally marry her to my son with a bride price, but I was afraid that my son would be humiliated and dared not formally marry her with a bride price, so that she could bring her eldest daughter back to her son. It is only because I like this daughter very much that I came up with this idea, and there is no other reason. This is my own rudeness, humiliating my son, and it is my sin. No matter how the son handles this matter, I will obey. " This passage is found in Mandarin Four, which means that she is the eldest daughter, so she must be the daughter of her half-sister and wife, that is, her niece. So Huai Ying is not only Zhong Er's niece, but also his niece. However, Qin Mugong also said frankly and sincerely. This further increased the difficulty of this difficult problem before Zhong Er. Zhong Er really wanted to dissolve the marriage, so he consulted with the taxi attendant. Sikong ji zi said: "Although the son and son have the same surname, they are not United. It's not bad to catch what you gave up and achieve great things! " Zhong Er asked Hu Yan again, and Hu Yan said, "If he wants to seize his country, what's wrong with his wife? I advocate obeying Qin's orders. " Zhong Er asked Zhao Shuai again, and Zhao Shuai said, "The Book of Rites says,' If you want to invite people, you must first do something beneficial to them. If you want others to love you, you must love others first. If you want others to follow you, you must follow others first. It is a sin to ask others to use it for themselves instead of doing good to others. "Childe since married to the qin dynasty, you should be loved by him, listen to him, let him appreciate childe. What is there to doubt? All the conspirators agreed, so Zhong Er decided to formally marry Huai Ying. Let Huaiyin go back to Qin Mugong first, and then formally prepare for the wedding. In other words, Zhong Er married Huaiyin. The wedding exceeded Qin Mugong's initial hope, and Qin Mugong was overjoyed. Later, people called "the goodness of Qin and Jin" refers to a happy marriage, and its origin is also here. But judging from the usage of this idiom, it already contains the meaning of Qin Jin's marriage. Therefore, if we excessively pursue the original meaning of its origin, we will feel stuck. A few days later, Qin Mugong specially hosted a banquet for his son-in-law Zhong Er, and promised to support Zhong Er to return to the State of Jin to take the place of Duke Huai of Jin. In the first month of the second year, Qin Mugong sent troops to March into the State of Jin with Zhong Er. Later, Zhong Er entered the Jin Dynasty and became Jin Wengong. Huai Ying became his wife, and Wen Ying was known in history.