Why did Qin Xian pass the throne to Zhonggong Zi Yinqu Liang instead of the eldest prince Yingqian? What are the benefits of being a monarch?
Next, let's take a look at the specific reasons.
The State of Qin was rewarded by Zhou Tianzi for escorting Zhou Tianzi to move east, and began to develop in the Guanzhong region, and after the efforts of several generations of monarchs, the Xirong forces were suppressed, and the Qin people developed and grew in the Guanzhong region.
During the period of Qin Mugong, the State of Qin reused the talents of Baili Xi and Uncle Jian, exerted great efforts to govern, developed production, greatly increased the national strength of the Qin State, and attacked Xi Rong to the west, during which the Qin State expanded its territory and developed rapidly, and Qin Mugong also became one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.
However, after the death of Duke Mu of Qin, the monarchs after the State of Qin were relatively mediocre, and the State of Qin was located in the northwest, bordering Xirong, whether culturally or economically slow, and was once not valued by the princes of Shandong.
After Qin Xiangong took the throne, reforms were carried out in the Qin State, and the Qin State developed somewhat, but the long-term war and chaos since the Qin Li Gonggong had caused serious internal consumption in Qin, the economy was withered, and the population was sparse, and the Qin State was still a poor country in the West.
The long-term war during the Qin Xiangong period made it difficult for the Qin people to get the opportunity to recuperate, and Qin Xiangong launched several battles in Hexi in an attempt to regain the lost land, but the wish was not realized and died, and the burden of the Qin state to recover the lost land was left to the subsequent monarchs.
At the time of Qin Xiangong's death, the Qin state, after years of conquest, the Qin people were already very bitter, in such a state it was difficult to defeat the state of Wei, the number one power at that time, and it was also difficult to recover the lost land, and the stall left by Qin Xiangong to the subsequent monarchs was not a good stall, so it was more important to pay more attention to the choice of heirs.
At that time, Duke Xian of Qin had two sons who could inherit the throne, one was the eldest son, Yingqian, and the other was The Prince of Zhonggong.
Compared with the 21-year-old Yingqu Liang, Yingqian was slightly older, and there are not many records of Yingqian in history, but from the perspective of his official positions (Shangjun, Prince Taifu), Yingqian had a certain degree of military attainment.
However, Qin Xiangong understood that winning in governing the country was not as good as Winning Qu liang, and at this time the Qin State needed a person with a big mind, who could bear the burden of humiliation, and exerted great efforts to govern, so that the Qin State could reproduce the glorious moment of Mu Gong's hegemony.
Although Yingqu Liang was a zhonggongzi and was not as old as his eldest brother in age, Yingqu Liang was stronger in governing the country.
After Yingqu Liang ascended the throne, he did not live up to the heavy trust of Qin Xiangong, he temporarily stopped large-scale conquests, let the Qin state recuperate, and issued a recruitment order to the world to recruit talents from all over the world.
It was under the call of Qin Xiaogong's order to seek merit that Wei Martin came to the Qin Kingdom and assisted Qin Xiaogong in implementing a more thorough change of law, and Wei Martingale also became a Shang Martingale.
After three gradual changes in the Qin state, the economy developed rapidly, the Qin people were willing to cultivate wars, and the national strength of the Qin state rose rapidly, and finally defeated the State of Wei and recovered the homeland of Hexi, and the Qin State expanded thousands of miles, becoming a country of tigers and wolves.
It can be seen that Qin Xiangong's choice of Yingqu Liang as the heir to the monarch was a wise move.
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