When it comes to the history of the early Spring and Autumn Period, there is one person who can never get around it, just like when you talk about the Three Kingdoms, you can't get around Cao Cao.
He was the monarch of the Jin Dynasty and the famous Marquis Wen of Jin in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period. It is particularly emphasized here that the Marquis Wen of Jin here is not a heavy ear of the Duke wen of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Five, and the Duke of Jin Wen was born more than 100 years later than the Marquis of Jin.
Marquis Wen of Jin, surnamed Ji (姬), was born in 805 BC, the son of Marquis Mu of Jin, and his mother, Jiang Shi, was the daughter of Emperor Qi.
Ji Qiu, if you put it now, will definitely be ridiculed as "remembering revenge". Some people may find it strange why Jin Wenhou's parents gave him such a strange name? It turned out that in 805 BC, The Marquis of Jin mu accompanied King Xuan of Zhou in a crusade against Tiao Rong, at this time, the Jiang clan happened to be pregnant, and the Jin army was defeated. The Marquis of Jin was deeply ashamed, and at this time, the Jiang clan gave birth to the Marquis wen of Jin, and the Marquis of Jin named him "Qiu" to show that he did not forget the shame of TiaoRong.
So how good is Jin Wenhou, let's take a look.
In 785 BC, Marquis Muhou of Jin died. According to the zhou dynasty etiquette system, after the death of Marquis Mu of Jin, he should have been succeeded by his eldest son Ji Qiu. However, Marquis Wen of Jin did not succeed to the throne smoothly, but the younger brother of Marquis Mu of Jin usurped the throne and became the monarch of the Jin state, known as Uncle Jin. At this time, Marquis Wenhou of Jin was only 20 years old, and could only flee to other princely states with his men. As for which country it was, it is not written in the history books. I think it should be the State of Qi, after all, his mother is the daughter of the Emperor of the State of Qi, so it is reasonable for him to flee to the State of Qi.
Why was Uncle Jin able to usurp the throne successfully? First of all, Uncle Jin accompanied Marquis Mu of Jin and King Xuan of Zhou on a long-term campaign, accumulating a certain prestige in the Jin army. Secondly, the usurpation of the throne by Uncle Jin must have received the acquiescence and support of King Xuan of Zhou. Why? According to Zhou Li, Uncle Jin usurped the throne, and Zhou Tianzi was going to recruit him. But at this time, King Xuan of Zhou did not pay any attention to it and sat idly by. Obviously, he acquiesced to and supported the usurpation of the throne by Uncle Jin.
In 782 BC, King Xuan of Zhou died. The following year, in 781 BC, Marquis Wenhou of Jin led his men, lily on horses, and successfully attacked and killed Uncle Jin, and finally regained the throne. This year, Marquis Wenhou of Jin was only 24 years old.
As soon as Jin Wenhou came out of the jianghu, It was difficult for Uncle Jin to contend with him, and he was indeed a young talent, a cow.
Ten years passed, and the time came to 771 BC. Anyone with a bit of historical common sense knows what happened this year.
In 771 BC, Shen Hou led the state of Jian and Inu Rong to attack the Western Zhou capital of Hojing, and killed King You of Zhou, the crown prince Bofu and Situ Zheng Huan at Lishan Mountain.
After the death of King You of Zhou, Marquis Shen, Marquis Huan, and Xu Wengong deposed the crown prince, that is, Marquis Shen's grandson Ji Yiusu became the Son of Heaven and was the Prince of Zhouping. Gonghan, on the other hand, was carrying Ji Yuchen, the younger brother of King You of Zhou, as the Son of Heaven, for king of Zhou. In this way, in the early days of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, a situation of two kings standing side by side was formed.
After Inuyasha attacked the hoaxe capital, he remained in the capital and refused to leave. Shen Hou quickly sent people to the Qin, Zheng, Wei, and Jin states for help. So Qin Xianggong, Zheng Wugong, Wei Wugong, and Jin Wenhou arrived with their own teams. Inuyasha could not resist the four-way army, rolled up his belongings and fled, and before escaping, he also set a raging fire in the capital. After the fire, the palace of the Zhou Dynasty became a ruined wall and a decadent wall, and its face was completely unrecognizable.
In 770 BC, King Ping of Zhou decided to move east to Luoyi. However, at this time, the royal family was in decline and could not complete the eastward migration on its own. Duke Xiang of Qin, Duke Wu of Zheng, and Marquis Wenhou of Jin volunteered to escort them all the way, and the eastward migration was completed. Therefore, "Zuo Biao" last week, Gong Hei shoulders will say to King Huan of Zhou, I move east of Zhou, Jin, Zheng Yanyi. "焉" means "yes". The meaning of this sentence is that we moved east around the zhou room, relying on the Jin state and the Zheng state.
In order to thank Marquis Wen of Jin, King Ping of Zhou gave him a bow and a bow and a sword, and allowed him to carry out a conquest on behalf of Tianzi. Marquis Wenhou of Jin then campaigned against other princely states in the Fenshui Valley under the banner of Tianzi, but in fact it was to expand the territory of the Jin state and increase the national strength of the Jin state.
In 750 BC, In order to curry favor with King Ping of Zhou, Marquis Wenhou of Jin led his army to attack and kill King Zhou. The situation in which the Eastern Zhou Dynasty lasted for twenty-one years and the two kings stood side by side finally came to an end.
In order to thank Marquis Wen of Jin, King Ping of Zhou made a "Decree of Wen Hou", the content is a bit numb, and those who are interested can go to the "Book of Shang" to consult.
Suppose today that if Marquis Wenhou of Jin supported not King Ping of Zhou, but King Zhou, then history would be rewritten. Moreover, in order to make King Ping the Son of Heaven, Shen Hou joined forces with Inuyasha to attack Hokyo, causing Inuyasha to kill King Zhou You. In this way, Shen Hou already had the crime of killing the king, and the king of Ping indirectly also had the crime of killing his father Yi Jun. Therefore, the succession of King Ping of Zhou is not convincing, and it is more reasonable for King Zhou to succeed to the throne. It was precisely because king Ping had the support of Marquis Wen of Jin that he laughed to the end in this situation where the two kings were standing side by side.
That's why he said: Marquis Wen of Jin then decided on the Son of Heaven.
With his own strength, Jin Wenhou supported whoever could be the Son of Heaven, and whoever opposed him would perish, so we had to say to him: Cow.
The monarchs of the Jin Dynasty all had one goal, that is, to succeed Wen Shaowu. The "Wen" in this refers to the Marquis Wen of Jin, not the Duke of Jin. It can be said that without Marquis Wen of Jin laying the foundation for the expansion of the territory of the Jin state in the early stage, there may not have been a later Jin state to dominate. The "Wu" in this refers to the Duke Wu of Jin, who ended the situation of the division of the Jin state for decades, which will be mentioned later when it comes to Qu Wo Daiyi, and will not be repeated here.
If you want to talk about the history of the early Spring and Autumn Period, then Jin Wenhou is definitely the number one cattle man.
Marquis Wen of Jin
King Ping of Zhou
Zhou carries the king