Unfortunately, he was framed by Li Ji and had to flee the State of Jin in 19 to start exile.
In 636 BC, at the age of 6 1, he became the monarch of the state of Jin. In a short period of eight years, he helped the Zhou royal family put down the rebellion led by the prince, won the Chengpu War, and finally concluded a land alliance and achieved hegemony.
However, no matter how great a man is, he will die, and Jin Wengong is no exception.
"Historical Records" records that "in the winter of nine years, Jin Wengong died, and the son was happy."
However, the cause of Jin Wengong's death, after reading Zuo Zhuan, is thought-provoking.
"Zuo Zhuan" recorded that "in winter, Jin Wengong died. Chen Geng, who will be buried in Quwo, sounds like a cow. "
It means that the day after Zhong Er's death, he was put in a coffin and ready to be transported to Quwo for burial. Just as he left Jiangcheng, there was a sound like an ox in the coffin.
As you can imagine, there are no other creatures in the coffin, only the "dead", but they make the sound of Niu Jiao.
The so-called "God of Machamp is distracted by silence", how can a coffin make such a sound without ghosts and gods?
There is only one answer: the man in the coffin was gagged, but he wanted to shout out, so Niu Jiao's voice appeared.
If we continue to speculate in this way of thinking, we will find a terrible thing. Jin Wengong was actually gagged and buried alive.
Although this is only speculation, there are indeed several unreasonable places.
According to the etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period, after death, ordinary people bathe and change clothes the next morning, which is called "small gathering", and put them in coffins on the third day after death, which is called "big gathering".
However, for the nobility, the time is longer. It takes five days for the vassal to "get a small harvest" and seven days for the Zhou Emperor to "get a big harvest".
However, the day after Jin Wengong's death, he was put into a coffin and prepared to be carried to Quwo for burial, which obviously did not conform to the etiquette at that time.
Besides, in the face of such strange events, the ministers of the state of Jin did not play cards according to common sense, and they did what they should do at the funeral.
At that time, soothsayer Guo Yan used the name of Jin Wengong to tell everyone that Qin's army would attack Jin, and if it launched a counterattack, we would surely win.
"Zuo Zhuan" records, "If there is a big event, there will be a Western teacher who will sue me and attack it, which is better than a big victory."
Of course, it wasn't long before Qin Jin went to war, which also verified Guo Yan's statement. However, the strange sound of coffins and inappropriate funerals reveal unspeakable strangeness.
Suppose Jin Wengong is killed, the biggest beneficiary is Duke Xiang of Jin who succeeded him, and the biggest suspect is him. However, in historical documents, there is almost no record that Duke Xiang of Jin attacked Jin Wengong.
In addition, after Duke Xiang of Jin ascended the throne, he basically adopted the policy of "following the rules" towards Jin Wengong, and all the old ministers were able to die well.
There is also a saying that Jin Wengong in the coffin was in suspended animation, and he bumped on the road and came back to life.
As for the truth, there is no way to judge. I only hope that more documents can be unearthed in the future.