The heavy ear betrayer is rewarded, why not reward the loyal minister Jie Zitui?
I don't know if you've ever heard the story of Jie Zitui cutting meat and cooking soup for Chong'er to drink?When Chong'er was hunted down and killed by Jin Xiangong, he was already malnourished and unclothed, but he was betrayed by his companions. He stole all her possessions and fled without a trace. He was so hungry on the road that he almost fainted. Jie Zitui couldn't bear it anymore and pretended to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables. In fact, she ran to a no-man's land, cut a piece of meat from her thigh, and cooked soup for Chong'er to drink. Chong'er was touched by the fact that when she was poor and helpless, someone was so loyal to her.
In this story, when Chong'er was in danger, Jie Zitui not only handed her over, but also gave his life for her, this kind of spirit and friendship is difficult for ordinary people to achieve. As we all know, with the support of Qin Mugong, Chong'er returned to the Jin Kingdom and became the king of Jin, known as the Duke of Jin Wen in history. After ascending to the throne, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people, he rewarded those who had previously followed him. Not only that, but he also rewarded his followers who betrayed him, regardless of his past suspicions.
However, Chong'er has never rewarded Jie Zitui, why is that?It turned out that Jie Zitui just wanted to go home to serve his mother and accompany her in her old age. So she postponed the reward of heavy ears. But the world doesn't quite understand her. Everyone thought that Chong'er did not reward him, and also thought that Duke Wen of Jin was an impudent and unjust monarch. In order to clear this charge, Chonger did everything possible to find Jie Zitui. Later, he heard that Jie Zitui's mother was hiding in the mountains. Chong'er sent people to search for several days in the mountains, but they still couldn't find it, so they obeyed the orders of their subordinates and burned the mountain to force Jie Zitui to come here. But Chong'er didn't expect that the fire would burn her benefactor and mother to death.
Jin Wengong was also looking for a benefactor at first, but this approach was too radical and eventually led to tragedy. Therefore, after the heavy ear ascended the throne, it was not that there was no reward meson push, but that various misunderstandings led to such a tragic ending.