As we all know, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were a relatively chaotic era in China's history. Not only did the princes attack each other, but also the situation of the princes killing the king and the son killing the father also occurred from time to time. Some monarchs, nominally kings of a country, have in fact become puppets manipulated by the great families. In order to allow the family to control the government for a long time, this powerful minister decided to imitate the Zhou royal family to divide the seals, and gave birth to more than 70 sons. But the means by which he gave birth to his son made it difficult for most people to accept. Who is this person? What unbearable means were used to give birth to a son? Listen to the editor to give you a slow talk.
This powerful minister of the State of Qi was Tian Heng, Tian Chengzi, because his family was from the State of Chen, so he was also known as Chen Heng. Tian Heng's ancestor was Chen Quan, the son of Chen Ligong, and after Chen Ligong's death, Chen Quan fled to the State of Qi for refuge. The State of Qi was in power at that time, and seeing that Chen Was a down-to-earth man, he made him a Gongzheng official. Because in the ancient Chinese sound, "Chen" and "Tian" are similar, Chen Changed his surname to "Tian". In the previous generations of the Tian clan, it was natural to work for the monarch of the State of Qi in a down-to-earth manner, but in the generation of Chen Wan's fourth grandson Tian Huanzi, he slowly began to have ambitions.
In order to strengthen the family's strength, Tian Huanzi first joined forces with several families such as the Bao clan, the Luan clan, and the Gao clan to destroy another large family in the State of Qi, the Qing clan, and then joined forces with the Bao clan to eliminate the Luan clan and one of the Gao clans (the two Gao clans in the State of Qi at that time), and finally to please the Gong clan and the people. He will first see whose fiefdom the monarch has not given, whose subordinates have no slaves, and he will give you a piece of land in vain, and there will be slaves and commoners on the land. If the people have no money to eat, they can go to him to borrow food. As for whether it will be repaid, it all depends on the conscience of the common people, and he will never force it. At the time of return, it is also "big bucket out, small bucket in". After Tian Huanzi's death, his son Tian Beg also adopted this method. As a result, "the people of Qi returned to the water like flowing water", and the Tian clan became stronger and stronger.
Although the power of the Tian clan was already very strong at this time, the State of Qi was still ruled by the Guo and Gao Er clans. In 489 BC, after the death of Duke Jing of Qi, Tian Beg launched a coup d'état, expelled the Guo and Gao er clans, and established themselves as xiang, and from then on, the Tian clan occupied the position of qi state. After Tian Beg's death, his son Tian Heng succeeded him. In 481 BC, Tian Heng staged a coup d'état, killing Kan And Duke Qi jian and succeeding him as Duke Qi Ping, the younger brother of Duke Qi Jian.
Because Qi Pinggong was supported by Tian Heng, he was equivalent to a puppet. After Tian Heng took power alone, he killed the Bao and Yan tribes, and the fief was even larger than the area directly under the jurisdiction of qiping gong. In order to ensure that his fiefdom was not divided among other families, Tian Heng decided to divide it like the Zhou royal family. But what if he doesn't have so many sons? He came up with a solution. First, more than 100 women over seven feet tall were selected from all over the country to serve as harem concubines, and then guest attendants were allowed to enter and leave the harem at will. Sure enough, before Tian Heng died, he had more than 70 sons.
Some people will feel strange, is this Tian Heng stupid? Put yourself a green hat on yourself. In fact, this is why everyone stands on a different position. Although from an ethical and moral point of view, Tian Heng's actions are a bit silly. But in fact, he did not love the concubines, and the sons born to the guests became his sons. He divided these sons into various places to defend the Tian clan regime, which would make the Tian clan invincible and stronger. And the person who inherits the status of the head of the Tian family can always only be his own son. On the surface, he suffered a great loss, but in fact, the descendants of the guests worked for his family for generations. By the time of Tian Heng IV's grandson Tian He, he abolished the Duke of Qi Kang and established himself as the monarch, officially replacing jiangshan of the Jiang clan. Therefore, the wisdom of politicians cannot be measured by common sense.