Is “During Duke Jing of Jin's reign, how did he deal with the problem of rampant bandits in the country?” true?
The Records of the Grand Historian, 'The Hereditary House of Jin', only summarizes major military activities during his reign such as rescuing Zheng, and does not record the suppression of bandits. The Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, Chapter 56, supplements the plot of him asking Yang Shezhi for strategies to eliminate bandits: 'Duke Jing of Jin heard Yang Shezhi's words, summoned him and asked: "Your prediction about Xi Yong was correct! But what strategies are there to eliminate bandits?" Yang Shezhi replied: "... Therefore, the method to eliminate bandits lies in transforming their hearts and minds, making them know shame and integrity, not in capturing many."' The novel introduces this detail, showing an aspect of his governance strategies.
Duke Jing of Jin, during his reign, had many activities, some plots such as 'eliminating bandits' are only seen in derivative works like novels.
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