In 675 BC, Qin State capital Yongcheng music once again celebrating the handover ceremony of the throne. Qin Xuangong is dignified towards the throne with everyone's ardent expectations. He sat firmly on the throne after a sensational cheer.
The turmoil in the Zhou royal family attracted the attention of the princes, including Duke Xuan of Qin, who had just succeeded to the throne.
When the Zi Ding Chaos was in full swing in the east, Duke Xuan of Qin just made a wait-and-see attitude. Of course, since it is waiting and watching, it means that Duke Xuan of Qin also understood a fact, that is, if the Zhou royal family continued to decline like this, as long as he allowed Qin to develop for a period of time, he would have enough strength to get involved in Eastern affairs.
Due to Qin Xuan Gong's attitude towards Zi Ding Rebellion, Qin was able to continue to keep a low profile in these four years (676 BC to 673 BC) and develop its own economy peacefully. Therefore, Qin's strength took another step forward.
Qin Xuangong is still watching the political situation in the East. During this period, he not only saw the decline of the Zhou royal family, but also saw the path of rule of the vassal states.
Qin State is adjacent to Jin State . At that time, Qin State developed in a low-key manner under the rule of Qin Xuangong, but this low-key still aroused the covetousness of its neighbors. In fact, Duke Xuan of Qin has always coveted this neighbor, but the strength and reputation of Jin State are higher than his own, so Duke Xuan is not convenient to do it easily. The powerful side that has always caused controversy was the first to take action.
Jin State invaded Qin State many times, but Qin Xuangong maintained a low-key attitude at the beginning and was unwilling to elevate the war with Jin State to a white-hot level. However, under the repeated provocations of Jin State, even Duke Xuan could not stand it, and Qin people could not stand it. Under the repeated admonitions of the people of Qin and ministers, Duke Xuan of Qin finally made up his mind and ordered the whole country to begin to enter a confrontation with the Jin Dynasty.
In this way, after sacrificing the Qing Emperor in the fourth year of Duke Xuan of Qin (672 BC), he officially declared war on Jin.
Before this, the Qin people were busy negotiating with Xirong . Although they are willing to go east, they cannot go east. At this time, Jin State itself provoked the end of the war, and Duke Xuan of Qin, who had been preparing for so long, decided not to wait any longer. Therefore, Duke Xuan of Qin began the eastward strategy with Jin as the window.
In the years of war between Qin and Jin, although Jin State was strong, the Qin people accumulated their tiger-and-wolf nature and the Jin army did not dare to underestimate it after years of experience in confronting the Western Rong. Therefore, there is no big victory or defeat between the two countries. The small fight between the two countries has no big impact on the entire spring and autumn .
After eight years of struggle with Jin State, Duke Xuan finally died in the 12th year of Duke Xuan of Qin (664 BC). As another sage of Qin, Duke Xuan of Qin continued to develop Qin's national strength. The most valuable thing is that the history of Qin was rewritten during the Xuangong period, transforming from a closed prince focusing on internal development to a confident society competing with the civilized states of the Central Plains. This is the greatest contribution of Duke Xuan of Qin and an unforgettable milestone in the history of Qin.
Qin Xuangong died, and the successor to the throne was his younger brother Qin Chenggong . Cheng Gongping and Yongyong was in power for only four years, and he was not a big mistake or a great achievement. During this period, something happened that made Qin Chenggong and his descendants understand that moving east requires harder work.
During the reign of Qin Chenggong, Qi Huangong as the overlord of the Central Plains came to the west to conquer the Western Rong, because at that time, soldiers from the Rong regime Guzhu Kingdom (now Lulong area, Hebei) invaded Yan Kingdom , and Yan Kingdom was anxious to Qi. Qi army came to Guzhu. At that time, a minister of Qin State suggested that Duke Cheng send troops to help because Guzhu was too close to his country.
After Cheng Gong thought about it, he explained to the minister that the national strength of Qin was far weaker than that of Qi , and it was basically impossible to confront Qi head-on. Therefore, Qin gave up the idea of aid.
In fact, with the strength of Qin at that time, it was powerless to compete with Duke Huan of Qi, the overlord of the Central Plains.Because they understand this, they feel their status more. As the saying goes, there are people outside of people, and there is heaven beyond heaven. When Duke Huan of Qi's soldiers approached, Qin lost any capital of pride. Come on, taking Jin as the window is just the first step. If the Qin people want to continue to advance eastward, they need to work harder.
In the fourth year of Qin Chenggong (660 BC), Chenggong died after quietly spending his brief career as a monarch. The one who succeeded the throne was Qin Chenggong's younger brother, who was later called Qin Mugong .
