The Jin dynasty after quwo dai wing
Although the descendants of Quwo Huan replaced Emperor Dazong as the monarch of the Jin state, the Jin state at this time was not yet a princely power, and was even often invaded by the surrounding States of Qi (King Huan of Zhou had ordered the State of Yu to attack Quwo, intervened in the Jin civil war, and forced the soon-to-be-successful Duke Of Quwo to return to Quwo), plus it was located in Shanxi, not in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and had a sense of existence similar to that of the Qin state at that time.
Quwo Daiyi opened the prelude to the replacement of Emperor Dazong by the Spring and Autumn princes Xiaozong
Therefore, there will also be the aforementioned Zhou King's name Qu Wobo (Qu Wo Wu Gong) with a first army as the Marquis of Jin.
What do you mean? It is you Quwo Wugong who officially replaced the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty as a prince, but you can only build a military force of one army. This determined from the side that the status of the Jin state could only be a second-rate or even a third-rate prince.
This has to start from the military system of the Zhou Dynasty.
During the Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou royal family could build six armies, and the large princes could build three armies (the State of Qi reorganized the three armies in the reform of Guan Zhong, of which the Qi Marquis led an army, the two major families of guo and Gao each led an army, and a country with a high status like the State of Lu was also a three army), and the second-class princes could build two armies (the Jin state gradually expanded the military system after becoming strong, from the first army to the second army or even the third army, and the sixth army was built at the peak), and the third-class princes could build a first army.
It can be seen from this that the status of the Jin State, which has just ended the civil war, is still limited.
However, when Duke Wu of Qu's son Wei Zhu (Duke Xian of Jin) succeeded to the throne, the strength of the Jin state underwent a drastic change.
The Jin people are brave and brave, can fight good battles, and the Jin Xiangong is also a monarch who is good at conquest. During the reign of Duke Xian of Jin, he learned the lesson that Emperor Dazong of Jin was replaced by his father and ancestor, and successively cut off the opposition forces in the domestic office, and attacked everywhere, constantly encroaching on and annexing the surrounding countries and rongdi tribes. He successively attacked the states of Li Rong, Geng, Huo, and Wei, defeated Di Rong, and resumed the strategy of Xun Xi's false Dao, eliminating the powerful enemies Yu and Yu, and the history said that they "merged the country seventeen and served the country thirty-eight".
In the sixteenth year of the Jin Dynasty, the State of Jin established the Second Army, climbing towards a higher status of the jianghu.
The Jin Dynasty was such a vassal state that gradually degenerated in civil strife, and its internal strife caused the Jin Dynasty to choose to destroy the public office and delegate the government to the doctor's governance model (to prevent the internal struggle for power and profit within the clan), similar to the current cabinet system. This system enabled the Jin state to remain in the top two in the world for nearly two hundred years, and for a long time in the world's first position (evolving into the rule of the six secretaries, it will not cause damage to the country because of the lack of ability of the monarch and the corruption of morality, which is the power of democracy. The State of Chu, which competed with the Jin State for hegemony, was a one-king-one system, and the ability and moral character of the King of Chu and Ling Yin directly affected the rise and fall of the State of Chu.
Li Ji's conspiracy
The establishment of an heir is the most important and complex matter of an authoritarian society, and it is said to be important because choosing a good successor can continue the prosperity of the family and the country, and even save the country from peril, while a loser may push the family and the country into the abyss. And it's the most complicated because it's the most important.
The establishment of heirs is also the greatest trouble of the incumbent. It is not about the incumbent's own wisdom and stupidity, but about human feelings, power, and ethics.
According to the law of etiquette, the primogeniture system is the fundamental principle. But people are not grass and trees, they are not immune to the influence of the seven passions and six desires, and when they are more emotionally inclined to the youngest son, the son of the son or their mother, how many people can adhere to etiquette and reason?
Cao Cao insisted, and the seven steps became a poem to cause tragedy; Liu Bang insisted, and the sensational people were cursed. Wise as Sui Wen, deposing Yang Yong and establishing the King of Jin, there will eventually be a hatred of "lonely and misleading me"; Shen Wu is like the Emperor of Qin, who supports Su and kisses Hu Hai, and dies a regret for the death of the second.
Another mediocre lord like Wanli, who was at both ends of the ladder in the matter of choosing an heir, belonged to the blessed king and was afraid of the opposition of the courtiers, and spent his whole life fighting with the courtiers; Li Yuan was bent on establishing a stable position, but he also allowed Li Shimin, the king of Qin, to sit on the throne, so that the brothers outside Xuanwu Gate could not fight each other.
The change of Xuanwumen can be called a masterpiece of fraternal struggle for power in Chinese history
In these ways, it is not a good thing that sons have more children for the inheritance of power.
Jin Xiangong was a generation of male lords, expanding the territory, outstanding martial arts, most of these monarchs are good women, and their sons naturally gave birth to a lot.
Prince Shensheng's mother had already died, and the favorite person around him was Li Ji. This Li Ji was not willing to be favored, after all, Jin Xiangong was old, once he drove the crane to the west, how would his orphans and widows treat themselves? If Shen Sheng saw that he was a big deal to remarry his "son", if he didn't see that he really had to guard the harem alone for decades.
He must consolidate his position while Jin Xiangong is still alive. The only way to do that is to make your son the successor.
"Zuo Chuan Zhuang Gong Twenty-Eight Years": Li Ji Huan, who wanted to establish his son, Zhao Wai Liang Wu, and Dong Guan Huan Wu, made the words yu Gong Yue: "Qu Wo, Junzhi Zongye." Pu and Erqu, Junzhi Jiangye. No, no, no. If Zongyi has no master, the people are not powerful, and if there is no master in Xinjiang, it will enlighten the heart. The heart of rong, the people slow down their government, and the troubles of the country. If the eldest son is the lord of Qu wo, and the heavy ear and the lord of Yiwu are Pu and Qu, then they can intimidate the people and fear the rong, and the king will be destroyed." The envoy said, "Di Zhi Guangmo, Yu Jin is the capital." Isn't it appropriate to open up the land of Jin?"
Li Ji herself was embarrassed to mention to the Duke of Jin that the abolition of Chang Liyou was a suggestion for the destruction of the country, after all, she was only a concubine of the monarch, and since the ancient harem did not interfere in the affairs of the previous dynasty, this was a tradition and a rule.
Duke Xian of Jin had two favored ministers Liang Wu and Dongguan Wu (most likely male favorites, and since the ancient Xiong lords also had many beautiful men, such as Deng Tong yu Han WenDi and Murong Chong Yu Jian Jian), these two people were not like foreign court ministers, they were exclusively for the pleasure of Jin Xiangong, and they were also good at chewing their tongues, if they were willing to manipulate right and wrong in front of Jin Xiangong, the matter of changing Xi Qi to prince would be more effective with half the effort.
Emperor Wen of Han thought of making Deng Tong worry about food and clothing for life, but Deng Tong starved to death
Li Ji made an appointment with "Erwu" and gave a lot of rewards, and the two sides hit it off (the cooperation between Erwu and Li Ji is a win-win situation, Shen Sheng is known for his virtuous name, and he is very disgusted by the fact that his father has a male pet, and once he succeeds to the throne, it is definitely not a good thing for Erwu).
These two five-year-olds naturally exerted their strength to enter the rumor: Quwo and other large cities were not conducive to the rule and management if there were no princes sitting in the town, so that Crown Prince Shensheng would go to the town to guard Quwo, and Zhong'er and Yiwu would go to the town to guard Pu and Qu, so that the Jin state could be stabilized.
When Jin Xiangong heard these two or five, he could also tell such a great truth that was beneficial to the society, and where could he suspect that this was the business of Li Ji and these two courtiers.
Zhen Shou Dacheng was of course his own son more reliable, so he let Shen Sheng go to Qu Wo according to Erwu's suggestion, and Zhong'er and Yiwu went to Pu and Qu. Li Ji and her sister's sons Xi Qi and Zhuo Zi remained in the capital.