Last time we said that Qin Xianggong was first divided into princes, but here Dachun thought, there will definitely be netizens asking, Qin Xianggong originally did not even swear allegiance to King Zhou You? This is actually very simple, because what he is loyal to is not a Zhou Youwang, but the entire Zhou royal family, the Qin state is different from the Chu state, the development of the Chu state is developed in opposition to the Zhou Dynasty, but the Qin state is in cooperation with the Zhou royal family, it is in support of the Zhou Dynasty to develop. If the Qin people were not loyal to the Zhou Dynasty, the Qin state would not be able to become the Qin state.
On the road to the rise of the Qin State, Qin Xianggong can be regarded as a figure who inherits the past and the future, but Qin Xianggong reigned for only twelve years, in Western Zhou for seven years, in Eastern Zhou for five years, in the Western Zhou period as a doctor, in the Eastern Zhou period as a prince, but when Qin Xianggong became a prince, his territory did not increase, or the original appearance, he just had a righteous title, is a prince, established the country, is the founding monarch of the Qin state, after the death of Qin Xianggong, Qin Wengong began, Several generations of monarchical succession have been chaotic, so that the rising momentum of the rise of the Qin state has been curbed, so how did the Qin state later move towards rejuvenation?
This is the Qin Mugong period, in the history of the Qin State Qin Mugong can be said to be a peak, he is not only a benchmark for the monarchs of the Qin State, but he is also unique among all the overlords in the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, so where is he special? When Confucius was thirty years old, when he received the famous Yan Infant of the State of Qi and the monarch of the State of Qi, Qi Jinggong, qi Jinggong once asked Confucius how he could become a hegemon when the State of Qin was small and the place was remote. Confucius said, "Qin, although the country is small, its ambitions are great. In the middle of the year, in the middle of the line. Five-fold, the Doctor of the Lord. In the midst of its tiredness, and the language of three days, granted it a government, so that it can be taken, although the king can also be, its hegemony is small. "Although the qin state is small and the place is remote, but the ambition is large, the deeds are correct, and the wise and important soldiers are respected in the employment of people, such as Baili Xi, who is a slave who has been exchanged for five sheepskins, and his status is low among slaves." Qin Mugong talked with him for three days, rescued him from the "tired", that is, a bound slave, and gave him the right to the state, what kind of human vision must be used, as far as this vision is concerned, Qin Mugong can be qualified as the king of the world. Hegemony is nothing.
Therefore, Confucius has evaluations of Qi Huan Gong and Jin Wen Gong, but no one's evaluation is so high as that of Qin MuGong, Confucius said that "Jin Wen Gong is not righteous, Qi Huan is just and not satisfied" This is their evaluation, it is not said, there is such a high evaluation of Qin Mugong, in people's impression, qin state is tyrannical, but Qin Mugong is a moral government, where is his moral performance?
There are two simple examples, one is internal, one of Qin Mugong's horses was lost, killed and eaten by the wildlings under Qixia, the wildlings refer to the common people, caught by the authorities, Qin Mugong not only did not deal with it, but also sent wine to these people, saying that after eating these meats, you must drink alcohol, afraid of hurting people, this is at home, in foreign countries, there is a Jin Huigong who returned to China as a monarch under the support of Qin Mugong, and there was no faith in his words, but there was a disaster in the Jin state, there was no grain to eat, and the Pi leopard who surrendered from the Jin state to the Qin state said to attack the Jin state at this time However, Qin Mugong absorbed the opinions of Uncle Jian and several other ministers, Qin Mugong not only did not send troops, took advantage of the danger of people to attack the Jin state, and even launched a nationwide mobilization of grain and transported grain to the Jin state, this operation is called the "Battle of Pan Boat", starting from the capital of the Qin state, Yongcheng, loading the car, and then crossing the river, crossing the Wei River, crossing the Yellow River, crossing the river and using a car, starting to transport grain from the capital of the two countries, seeing the front in the back, transporting a large amount of grain, in the eyes of Qin Mugong, the monarch of the Jin state is guilty. But the people of the Jin Dynasty are innocent, and this is virtue.
Qin Mugong had originally dominated the west, but in the late Spring and Autumn period of the Qin state, the national fortunes once again went downhill, why was this? For more information, look at the next breakdown.