One day in 677 BC, Duke Wu of Quwo, who combined Jin into one, died. In this year, Prince Guizhu ushered in the most important stage of his life, that is, to inherit the throne of his father Duke Wu of Jin and become the ruler of Jin. Jin was originally a large vassal state under the enfeoffment of the Zhou Dynasty. Later, because the Quwo branch was gradually stronger than the former Jin, it finally replaced the former Jin and became the master of Jin, which combined the divided Jin into one. When Jin Xiangong succeeded to the throne, there were many young masters of the former Jin Dynasty in the state of Jin, who threatened Jin Xiangong's status all the time.
In 669 BC, the state of Jin under the rule of Jin Xiangong was basically stable. In order to solve these uneasy factors, Duke Xian of Jin obeyed the advice of the officials, killed all the princes of Jin, abolished the official system of Jin, and suppressed the "rebellion of Princes" in Jin. In the second year, the former princes of Jin who fled from the state of Jin united with the state of Guo and launched an attack on the state of Jin. Jin was still a powerful country under the rule of Jin Xiangong. Although Guo was strong, it did not defeat Jin. In the third year, after Jin Xiangong repelled the attack of Guo State, he wanted to attack Guo State, but he was dissuaded by the officials.
Is Jin Xiangong a fatuous king? What is his influence on later generations?
In 672 B.C., Duke Xian of Jin got Li Ji, a beautiful woman, and made him his wife. Duke Xian of Jin wanted to make Xi Qi, the son born to him by Li Ji, the crown prince. However, there is already a prince in the state of Jin, Shen Sheng, the eldest son of Duke Xian of Jin. Shen Sheng's mother was Qi Jiang, the daughter of Qi henggong. Originally, she was Wu Gong's wife. After Wu Gong died, Jin Xiangong had an affair with Qi Jiang and gave birth to Shen Sheng and his daughter Muji. Jin Xian Gong's original wife was a Jia woman, but Jia had never had a child, so Jin Xian Gong gradually became indifferent to her. Because Qi Jiang's identity background is the daughter of Qi henggong, who is backed by the powerful state of Qi, and Shen Sheng is a virtuous person. Jin Xiangong made Shen Sheng the crown prince of Jin early. Now, the young and beautiful Liji came to the palace, filling the lonely heart of Jin Xiangong. After all, Jia Nu didn't have a son, Qi Jiang died early, and other women in the imperial palace of Jin didn't have the delicate idea of Liji. Jin Xiangong spoiled Liji so much that he wanted to make Liji's child prince.
Li Ji is a deep-seated woman. She first flatters and takes pity and gets the position of national Mother. Then she bribes Xian Gong's male pet and alienates the father son relationship between Xian Gong and Shen Sheng. Shen Sheng, as the crown prince, received the best political treatment from the state of Jin, and should not be enfeoffed in any case, because enfeoffment means that he lost the qualification to inherit the throne. Jin Xiangong is to disclose this news to the ministers. He plans to abolish the crown prince Shensheng. Shen Sheng attached great importance to filial piety and was enfeoffed to Quwo without resistance. Because of Shen Sheng's non rebellious attitude, Li Ji and Jin Xian Gong put more pressure on him.
In 661 BC, Duke Xian of Jin divided the Jin army into two parts and expanded the army. He led the army and ordered Prince Shen Sheng to lead the army and go to war with him. In the spring and Autumn period, it was the second signal from the Duke Xian of Jin to the ministers. It was so obvious that it could not be more obvious. Minister Rick once spoke for Shen Sheng. He said to Xian Gong, "the prince is the future leader of the country. In the army, you have to ask for instructions from the superior when you make any decision. As time goes by, the prince will lose his prestige in front of the ministers. Who can convince a king without prestige? "Duke Xian of Jin is like a man of no consequence. He pretends that he doesn't understand and says," I have so many sons, and I'm not sure who I want to appoint as the future crown prince yet. "Rick understands the intention of Duke Xian as soon as he hears this, so he refuses to go to the battlefield with Shen Sheng and stays in Jindu.
It has to be said that in the matter of suppressing his son, Jin Xiangong was really heartless. Shen Sheng, Chong ER and Yi Wu are the best of all his sons, but they are also the ones who were beaten the hardest. From this point of view, Duke Xian is undoubtedly a fatuous monarch, because a wise monarch will not hurt the country's excellent crown prince in any case. He must take more care of and cultivate the next generation of monarchs. How can he suppress them everywhere? Duke Xian of Jin has no long-term vision, but only thinks of his own happiness in this life. No matter he is a father or a monarch, he is not qualified. However, Xiangong didn't kill Chonger completely, which left a good seed for Jin. He abolished the official system of the public family, which was a double-edged sword. It not only brought benefits to the state of Jin, but also made the public family of Jin excluded by the Qing family, and finally eliminated by the Qing family.
