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Bailixi (about 725 bc-621 BC), surnamed Jiang, bailixi, named Xi, Zi Ming, was a member of the state of Yu (now Pinglu County, Shanxi Province). He was a famous statesman and thinker in the spring and Autumn period.

He was originally a doctor of the state of Yu. After the Jin Dynasty attacked Guo on his official holiday, he destroyed the state of Yu and captured bailixi. He was sent to the state of Qin as the dowry slave of Mu Gong's wife (mu Ji). Bailixi fled the state of Qin and ran to Wanyi, the state of Chu. After exchanging five black sheep skins from the market, Qin Mu entered the state of Qin and became a doctor, known as "Doctor Wu". During the period of taking charge of the state affairs of Qin, bailixi "made good plans and made great contributions". He assisted Duke mu of Qin in advocating civilization and education, carrying out the policy of "giving priority to the people", cultivating state affairs internally, seeking hegemony externally, opening up land for thousands of miles, dominating Xirong, unifying the northwest region, and promoting the rise of the state of Qin. In this period, Qin Xiao called it the era of "very bright beauty". According to historical records, bailixi made the state of Qin one of the five tyrants in the spring and Autumn period, which laid a solid foundation for the rise and unification of the six states.

In the 39th year of Qin Mu Gong, he died.

Life of the characters

Bailixi (about 725-621 BC) is a bamboo slips of bailixi, also known as bailizi or Baili, whose surname is Baili, whose name is Xi, and whose character is Ziming. The state of Yu in the spring and Autumn period (now in the north of Pinglu County, Shanxi Province) (recorded in shuijingzhu and jingzhouzhi). Among the five famous thinkers of Qin Dynasty, Mu Jihui was also known as a famous political official named yangpi.

In the spring and Autumn period, he was a senior official of the state of Yu, and later became a senior official of the Qin Dynasty. Bailixi was poor when he was a child. He begged for food when he was studying in Qi. He was taken in by Uncle Jian. Because he was not appointed by Qi, he went to the state of Yu and became a doctor. In the 22nd year of King Hui of Zhou Dynasty (655 BC), the emperor did not listen to Xi Yan and was destroyed by Jin Dynasty, so Xi was captured. Duke mu of Qin proposed to Jin, and Duke Xian of Jin sent Xi to Qin as a dowry. Xi could not bear the humiliation and fled back to his hometown Nanyang. He was held by Chu people and lived by herding cattle. Knowing Xi Xian, the Duke of Qin Mu redeemed bailixi with five pieces of sheep's skin, which was the slave's value, on the ground of seizing the escaped slaves, and worshipped him as a doctor, because he was called "Doctor Wu". Xi Xiang Qin seven years, diligent management of government affairs, approachable, frugal life, so that Qin Dazhi, then built hegemony. As for the death, "men and women in the state of Qin shed tears, the boy did not sing songs, and the drummer did not pestle each other.".

During the period of taking charge of the state affairs of Qin, bailixi helped the Duke of Qin Mu to advocate civilization and education, to implement the policy of "giving priority to the people", so that the people could get more benefits, and to cultivate the state affairs inside and outside, to dominate Xirong, to unify Gansu, Ningxia and other regions, and to start the rise of the state of Qin. During this period.

Bailixi is one of the outstanding figures emerging in Nanyang, a famous historical city, and is loved by the people. According to records, after bailixi died, both men and women in the state of Qin wept bitterly, even children didn't sing songs, and people who were pounding rice didn't issue corresponding songs because of sadness. At that time, he made many contributions and held a high position in history.

Historical records

In 655 BC, Duke Xian of Jin destroyed the states of Yu and Guo, and captured Jun Yu and his doctor bailixi (x ī, Xi). This is because Duke Xian of Jin gave him Baiyu and a good horse to capture and attack Guo, and Jun Yu agreed. After obtaining bailixi, he was sent to the state of Qin as a slave to be married by his wife. Bailixi fled from the state of Qin and ran to yuan. People on the border of Chu caught him. When Mu Gong heard that bailixi had talent, he wanted to redeem him with a large sum of money, but he was worried that the state of Chu would not give it to him. So he sent someone to the king of Chu to say, "bailixi, my dowry slave, escaped here. Please allow me to redeem him with five black rams' skins." The state of Chu agreed to hand over bailixi. By this time, prissy was in his seventies. Mu Gong released his imprisonment and talked with him about state affairs. "I am a minister of subjugation. Where is it worth asking?" he said Mu Gong said: "the king of the state of Yu did not appoint you, so he died. It's not your fault. " Mu Gong asked resolutely. After three days of talking, Mu Gong was very happy and handed over the state affairs to him, known as Doctor Wu. "I can't compare with my friend uncle Jian. Uncle Jian has talent, but no one in the world knows about it," he said. I once went out to study for an official. I was trapped in the state of Qi and begged for food from people in Zhidi. Uncle Jian took me in. So I wanted to serve the king of Qi. Uncle Jian stopped me, and I was able to escape the disaster of Qi coup, so I went to the Zhou Dynasty. Prince Zhou's decadent love cattle, I rely on the ability to raise cattle to seek a position, decadent want to appoint me, uncle Jian dissuade me, I left decadent, just did not kill with decadent; serve Yu Jun, uncle Jian dissuade me. Although I know that Yu Jun can't reuse me, I really like Lilu and title in my heart, so I stay here for the time being. After listening to Uncle Jian twice, I was able to escape from danger; once, I was caught in the disaster of Yu Jun's subjugation. Therefore, I know that uncle Jian has talent. " So mu Gong sent someone with a heavy gift to welcome uncle Jian and let him become a doctor.

In the ninth year (651 BC), Duke Huan of Qi made alliance with the princes in kuiqiu. Duke Xian of Jin died. Li Li Ji's son Xi Qi, his son Rick killed Xi Qi. Xunxi established Zhuozi, and Rick killed Zhuozi and xunxi. Yiwu sent for Qin to help him return to Jin. Mu Gong agreed and sent bailixi to escort Yiwu. Yiwu said to the people of Qin, "if I can really ascend the throne, I am willing to cede the five cities in Hexi of Jin to Qin." When he returned to the state of Jin and ascended the throne, he sent PI Zheng to apologize to the state of Qin. He broke his promise, refused to give five cities to the state of Qin, and killed Rick. When PI Zheng heard about this, he was very afraid, so he discussed with Duke mu of Qin and said, "the people of Jin don't want Yiwu to be king, but actually want Chonger to be king. Yiwu broke his promise and killed Rick. It was the idea of nephew Lu and Rui. I hope you can use Chongli to call nephew LV and Yingrui to the state of Qin as soon as possible. If LV and Yingrui come, it will be convenient to send Chonger back home. " Mu Gong agreed to him, and sent people to go back to Jin with PI Zheng to call nephew Lu and Ying Rui. Lu, Ying and others suspected that Pi Zheng had a conspiracy, so they reported to Yiwu and killed PI Zheng. PI Bao, the son of PI Zheng, fled to the state of Qin, persuading Mu Gong to say, "the king of Jin has no way, and the people don't attach themselves to him, so we can crusade against him." Mu Gong said, "if people don't think it's appropriate and don't support Jin Jun, why can they kill their ministers? Since they can kill their ministers, it is precisely because the state of Jin is still coordinated. " Mu Gong didn't listen to PI Bao's plan in public, but he used him in secret.

In 648 BC, Guan Zhong and Xi Peng of Qi State died. There was a severe drought in the state of Jin, and people sent to the state of Qin to ask for food aid. PI Bao persuades Mu Gong not to give it, and asks Mu Gong to attack it while the state of Jin is sorry. Mu Gong went to ask Gongsun Zhi, Gongsun Zhi said: "poor apology and good harvest are alternate things, can not but give." When he asked bailixi again, bailixi said, "Yiwu has offended you. What's wrong with his people?" Mu Gong adopted the opinions of bailixi and Gongsun Zhi, and finally gave food to Jin State. From Yongdu to Jiangcheng, the grain was transported by boat and by land.

The allies of the state of Qin who settled in the state of Zheng reported to Duke mu of Qin: "I am in charge of the city gate of the state of Zheng. I can attack the state of Zheng secretly." Mu Gong went to ask Jian Shu and bailixi, and the two men answered, "when you pass through several countries and attack others thousands of miles away, few people take advantage of it. What's more, since someone betrayed the state of Zheng, how can we know that our people didn't tell the truth to the state of Zheng? You can't attack Zheng. " Mu Gong said, "you don't understand. I've decided." So they sent out troops and sent Meng Mingshi, the son of bailixi, xiqishu, the son of Jianshu, and Bai Yibing to lead the troops. On the day of the army's departure, bailixi and Jianshu cried to the army. When Miao Gong heard this, he said angrily, "I sent troops to set out, but you stopped the army and cried. Why?" The two old men said, "I dare not stop the army. The army is leaving, and our sons will also go in the army. Now that we are old, if they come back late, I'm afraid they won't be able to see each other. That's why we cry. " The two old men came back to their son and said, "if your troops fail, they must be at the critical point of Mount Yao." In the spring of 627 BC, the army of the state of Qin moved eastward, passed through the state of Jin, and passed through the north gate of the capital of the Zhou Dynasty. After seeing the army of the state of Qin, Wang Sunman of the Zhou Dynasty said, "the army of Qin doesn't understand etiquette. What are you waiting for if you don't lose a battle?" When the army moved into Huayi, Zheng merchant Xian Gao took twelve oxen to sell them in the capital of Zhou Dynasty. He met Qin army. He was afraid of being killed or captured by Qin army, so he offered his oxen and said, "I heard that your country is going to attack Zheng. Zheng Jun has made serious preparations for defense and resistance, and sent me to bring twelve oxen to comfort your soldiers." The three generals of the state of Qin discussed with each other and said, "we are going to attack the state of Zheng. The state of Zheng already knows it, and we can't attack it." So he killed the slippery kingdom

At this time, Duke Wen of Jin died and had not been buried. The prince Xianggong said angrily, "the state of Qin bullied me. I just lost my father. When I was doing the funeral, I broke the slippery state with my same surname." So he dyed the mourning clothes black to facilitate the March and sent troops to intercept the Qin army in Yaoshan. The Jin army launched an attack and defeated the Qin army. No one could escape. The Jin army captured three generals of the Qin army and returned to the capital. The wife of Duke Wen of Jin is the daughter of Duke mu of Qin