Why can the Emperor-Duke Weng of Jin’s (晉文公) territory be built? It was built on the influential retinues beside him. Without their long-term teachings and efforts-Duke Weng of Jin’s couldn’t be the emperor. Especially, he was exiled from the country for 19 years. Meanwhile he experienced great hardships. He was unwilling to be the emperor. Fortunately, the support and wisdom of the retinues light his will of fight. I made Duke Weng of Jin’s political career come to the climax. If we ignore the roles of the retinues, we can’t see clearly and understand his dominion. Therefore, we must notice the importance of the retinues.