In 778 BC, in the northwestern land of the desert, a young man looked at the wind and sand, his eyes confused and determined. He clearly knew the burden on his body, and was trying to become a prince who dominated the side from a "doctor" who was dependent on the central royal power. This hot-blooded young man was The Duke of Qin Xiang, the first leader of the Qin Dynasty with great talent.
Bai Yi, the eldest son of Da Yu Fenggao Tao, was the leader of the Dongyi tribe (present-day Rizhao, Shandong). Dayu's son Xia Qi abolished the Zen concession system and succeeded to the throne himself, bai yi was dissatisfied, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides. After Bai Yi was defeated and died, members of one of the tribes chose to move west and came to the area of present-day Shaanxi and Gansu, becoming the ancestors of the Qin people.
After nearly 1,000 years of diligent work, Qindi slowly became rich. However, compared with the Central Plains, resources are still very scarce and productivity is also very low, which restricts the development of Qindi. The bigger problem, though, was their neighbour, Seejong. This neighbor was vicious and barbaric, often robbing the Qin people of the fruits of their labor, encroaching on their land, and kidnapping their members.
The Western Zhou people called themselves Huaxia, regarded themselves as descendants of Yan Huang, and looked down on the ethnic minorities in the desolate areas. At that time, the tribes in the marginal areas of the four sides of China were collectively known as Dongyi, Xirong (also known as Inuyasha, the degree of contempt is obvious), Nanman, and Beidi. The wolf of Xijong is a totem (an animal that different clans in ancient times regarded as symbols of the nation because of worship and reverence), which shows their fierceness.
Ever since the Qin came to the northwest, the struggle between them and Xi Rong has not stopped. Being a neighbor with such a person really made the Qin people unbearable. At that time, the Qin people were still very weak, often bullied, and their resentment towards each other deepened. The successive leaders of the Qin people tried to get rid of the intrusion of Xi Rong, but they did not completely succeed. Then again, the Qin people became tough and powerful, thanks to Xi Rong to some extent, because they had to cheer themselves up, which is just a powerful example of the "catfish effect".
Qin Xianggong's grandfather Qin Zhong died while fighting Xi Rong, and his father Qin Zhuang Gong spent his life playing games with Xi Rong. After his father's death, the eldest brother Shifu vowed to kill the King of Xirong to avenge his grandfather, refused to inherit the title, and gave it to the Duke of Qin. Qin Xianggong's far-sightedness, follow the trend, and his anger and strength have left a strong mark in Chinese history, especially in the history of the development of the Qin people.
At the beginning of Qin Xianggong's ascension to the throne, Xi Rong still looked at him as a tiger. How to survive between the cracks is the first problem that Qin Xianggong wants to solve. After summing up the experience of his ancestors, Xianggong felt that armed confrontation was not a good way, and the best result was only to lose both sides, and the worst result was annihilation. After much thought, he finally found a key to open the iron lock of Xi Rong--Heqin.
As a means of handling relations between countries, he was actually often used, such as the famous Zhaojun out of The Sai and Princess Wencheng marrying Tubo. However, the earliest peace relative with historical records should be Qin Xianggong. By the way, the common marriage between large families later can be said to be an evolution of "peace and affinity", which is a means of wooing each other, easing relations, and pursuing interests.
There are many tribes in Xirong, and the strength of different tribes is strong and weak. Since you want to be friendly, you must find a powerful and convincing tribe, which will bring many benefits: first, you can lean against a big tree to cool off, and when you confront other tribes in Xijong, you will be protected; second, you can take the opportunity to divide within Xijong, strengthen the contradictions between them, and gain the benefits of fishermen; third, make time to develop yourself. Of these, the third benefit is the most important.
After some careful planning, Duke Xiang of Qin selected a Xirong tribe ruled by the "Feng King" and promised his sister Yingmu to the Feng King. When King Feng saw Qin Xianggong showing such a gesture, he was of course very satisfied, and took the opportunity to shake hands and talk happily. In this way, Qin Xianggong took an important step in the powerful history of the Qin people.
In 776 BC, Duke Xiang of Qin, who had just ascended the throne for 2 years, was attacked by The Western Rong army. His elder brother Shi father had vowed to avenge his father's murder, and although he knew that he was invincible, he still led his subordinates to resist to the death. Despite the Qin people's desperate fight, they were defeated, and Shi Father was also captured.
Seeing that his brother wanted to repeat his grandfather's story, Qin Xianggong did not hesitate to ask his brother-in-law King Feng for help, asking him to save his father. King Feng thought about it, the eldest brother-in-law was really going to be killed, where would he put his face? He did not hesitate and came forward to dissuade him. Due to the influence of King Feng, Xi Rong released his father.
The rescue of shi father proved that Qin Xianggong's strategy of peace and affinity was correct and effective. Qin Xianggong has keen judgment and long-term strategic vision, and can make a decision on the spot, which is an excellent leader. In addition, from this incident, Qin Xianggong understood that as far as the political situation is concerned, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies. After knowing this mystery, the Qin people and Xi Rong stopped and stopped, just like a pair of small mouths that were good when they quarreled.
Qin Xianggong was ambitious and bent on developing the weak Qin land into a powerful prince, and his vision and boldness were far more than just peace and affinity. At that time, Qin Xianggong was only a newly promoted Qing Dafu, but he tried to strengthen his ties with the zhou dynasty's power center, trying to expand his influence and prestige.
While expanding his prestige, Qin Xianggong continued to expand his territory. First, he marched east, occupying Fengyi (汧邑, Shaanxi) and moving the capital here. Known as the "Key to Guanshan", It is the main pass from Guanzhong to the northwest, and has always been a place where soldiers must fight. Qin Xiang's relocation of the capital not only provided a good land environment for the development of production, but also opened the prelude to the Qin people's march to the east, which meant that he was not willing to live in the northwest for generations, and he turned his eyes to the Central Plains in the east.
In 765 BC, Duke Xiang of Qin gave his son Qin Wen a bus to complete the aftermath and died unexpectedly. After 13 years of hard work, Qindi became a new state. Although it "showed sharp horns in the small lotus", it successfully went out of the northwest and attracted the attention of the major princely states in the Central Plains. The State of Qin had been promoted from a small local state to a large country of equal status as Qi, Lu, Wei, and Jin, and once dominated the world during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
More than 500 years later, in 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang unified the world, and China began a unified feudal dynasty. Qin Shi Huang was able to sweep away the four sides, and he should be grateful to his ancestor Qin Xianggong, who laid the foundation for the strong foundation of the Qin state and led the Qin state to the stage of the Spring and Autumn period of national hegemony.
Studying the history of the development of the Qin state, Qin Xianggong and pro-policy can be described as indispensable. It solved the Xirong relations that had plagued the Qin people for more than 1,000 years externally, and won the peaceful conditions for independent development at home. Qin Xianggong creatively reversed the situation of internal and external difficulties, relying on peace and kinship, and it is really appropriate to say that he is the originator of peace and kinship.
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