How did the Jin Kingdom rise during the Spring and Autumn Period?

Domination in the Spring and Autumn Period

Jin Wen Gong, surnamed Ji, named Chong'er, son of Xian.

Although there have been civil strife in Jin since Xiangong, it has not been damaged. The strong expansion of Jin Xiangong has laid a solid foundation for Jin. When Duke Wen of Jin came to the throne, he killed Lu and Que, the ministers of Duke Huai, and "rewarded the dead and meritorious officials, the big ones were granted fiefs, and the small ones were honored."

The important monarch who dominated the hegemony was Jin Wen Gong Chong'er

At that time, King Zhou Xiang was expelled by his younger brother. When Duke Wen heard that Zhao Shuai said, "It is better to seek hegemony than to join the king of Zhou," he rushed in front of the Qin army and sent troops to surround Wen, welcome King Xiang of Zhou back, and killed the king's younger brother. King Qing of Zhou collapsed, and the princes and ministers of the Zhou royal family fought for power. "Zhao Dun used eight hundred chariots to quell the chaos of Zhou and established King Kuang." The princes established the emperor, and Jin's hegemony reached its peak.

Several battles in the process of domination:

The Battle of Chengpu: In the fourth year of Duke Wen, King Cheng of Chu and other princes besieged the Song Dynasty. Song asked Jin for help. Xian Zhen suggested sending troops to rescue, firstly to repay Song's kindness to Duke Wen, and secondly, to compete with Chu for hegemony in the Central Plains. However, he thought that he could not rescue directly, but had to attack Cao and Wei who were friends with Chu State. Wen Gong organized three armies, "invading Cao Cao and attacking Wei". King Chu Cheng indeed withdrew his troops, but Chu general Ziyu thought that the King of Chu was kind to Duke Wen of Jin, but now Duke Wen of Jin deliberately attacked Cao and Wei who were friends with King Chu. It was really abominable, so Ziyu sent troops brazenly. Duke Wen of Jin listened to Xian Zhen's opinion and said, "It is better to lure Cao and Wei privately." As a result, he united with the Qin and Song divisions to confront the Chu army in Chengpu and defeated the Chu people.

The Battle of Wei: Duke Wen passed away and Duke Xiang was established. Duke Mu of Qin took the opportunity to send troops to attack Zheng, but was discovered by Jin on his way back. Regarding Xian Zhen and Luan Zhi, one said to fight and the other said not to fight. Duke Xiang listened to Xian Zhen's opinion and sent troops to meet the enemy. "The Qin army was defeated in Xiao, and the three Qin generals Meng Mingshi, Xiqishu, and Bai Yibing were captured and returned." Duke Xiang listened to his mother's words and released the captives Meng Mingshi, Xiqishu, and Bai Yibing. Xian Zhen complained quite a lot. Three years later, Meng Mingshi led the Qin army to attack Jin. In the same year, Xian Zhen's son came first to attack Qin. Qin and Jin fought with each other and gained gains from each other. After this battle, Qin and Jin often fought with each other, and Jin strongly curbed Duke Mu of Qin's ambition to dominate the Central Plains.

Battle of Ta:

Bronze Treasures of the Spring and Autumn Period of Jin

In the eighth year of Jinggong’s reign, Chuke went to Qi as an envoy, and was laughed at by Qi Qinggong’s mother. Because he is stooped. But Ke vowed to avenge himself. It happened that the ruling Shihui resigned due to old age, but Ke Ke took over the affairs of the country. In the eleventh year of Jinggong's reign, taking advantage of the opportunity of Lu and Wei asking for help, Chuke led Luan Shu and Han Jue to attack Qi. They fought Qi Qinggong in An, and were defeated and pursued. Choke wanted Qi to hand over Qi Qinggong's mother as a condition for peace, but Qi refused and finally negotiated peace. After that, Qi Qinggong went to Jin Dynasty and "wanted to honor Jinggong as king, but Jinggong did not dare to give in".

The Battle of Yanling: In the sixth year of Duke Li, Zheng ignored its alliance with Jin and made an alliance with Chu. Luan Shu suggested sending troops to attack Zheng. When it came time to send troops, Chu came to rescue them. However, if he sends troops to punish the rebels and retreats when he sees strong reinforcements, he will not be able to order the princes. So he fought the Chu army, shot and wounded the king of Chu, and defeated the Chu army in Yanling.

From Wenxiang, Jing Lingcheng to Jingli, Jin suppressed Qin and trapped Qi, competed with Chu for hegemony and won a great victory, and established the Emperor of Zhou as a prince (King Xiang, Li Kuang King), his dominance reached its peak. After Li Gong, Mourning Duke used Wei Jiang to unite the nine princes.