Is “Got Chong'er drunk to hasten his departure from Qi” true?
The Records of the Grand Historian, in the chapter "The Hereditary House of Jin," records that Zhao Cui and others saw Chong'er content to stay in Qi and unwilling to leave, so they secretly plotted to get him drunk and then forcibly carry him out of Qi in a carriage. After waking up, Chong'er was so furious that he even chased after and beat Hu Yan. The novel similarly depicts the historical episode where Qi Jiang conspired with Zhao Cui and others, setting up a banquet to get Chong'er drunk and then forcibly taking him away, strictly adhering to the official history in terms of character motivations and specific methods. The original text: 「乃与赵衰等谋,醉重耳,载以行。」(《史记·晋世家》,data/raw/shiji/晋世家.txt)
A core strategist under Chong'er, who followed him in his exile through various states.
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