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What is petty loyalty? In ancient times, King Gong of Chu fought against Duke Li of Jin at Yanling. The Chu army was defeated, and King Gong was wounded in the eye.
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Brief: This article recounts the diplomatic masterpiece of Zhu Zhiwu in 630 BCE, who single-handedly saved the State of Zheng from a joint siege by Qin and Jin. Facing the Qin army, the elderly minister was lowered by rope over the city walls to meet Duke Mu of Qin. Through masterful rhetoric, he argued…