Twenty-five histories of Pan Geng

Pan Geng was the nineteenth heavenly son of the Shang Dynasty, his grandfather was Zu Ding, the King of Shang, and after the death of his eldest brother Yang Jia, Pan Geng succeeded to the throne as his younger brother.

The Shang Dynasty was founded by Shang Tang, and after that, until the ninth Tianzi Tai Peng, it was a period of consolidation and development of the dynasty. From the tenth Son of Heaven, chaos began to appear in the royal family. There were many power struggles between abolishing concubines and establishing another younger brother or concubine, as well as the power struggle between younger brothers and sons for the throne, and many times the capital was moved.

The "Rebellion of the Ninth Dynasty" caused serious social problems in the Shang Dynasty: the decline of national strength, the lack of dynasties by the princes, the intertwining of various contradictions, and the crises. The imperial capital, Xingyi, was bordered by the Yellow River to the south, backed by mountains, had limited land, and was repeatedly threatened by floods. Due to the age of the capital, the royal palace was built more and more. The impropriety of the capital has become a serious obstacle to the development of the dynasty.

After Pan Geng succeeded to the throne, he was more determined to use the opportunity of moving the capital to save the dynasty's political crisis. However, both nobles and commoners opposed the relocation of the capital and expressed strong dissatisfaction with Pan Geng.

In the face of people's criticism, Pan Geng carried out a hard and patient persuasion mobilization. He also quoted the words of the ancients to persuade the people: "The sages said lately that people are good in the old, and good in the new. You have always obeyed the law and obeyed the king's orders, so don't be confused now. He also summoned the chancellor of the dynasty to give a lecture: "In those years, your ancestors followed the previous king and made meritorious contributions to the establishment of the dynasty. Nowadays, some of you do not talk to the people at peace, but instead talk nonsense, demagogue people's hearts, and simply play with fire. You know, no matter how strong the fire is, it can be extinguished. And if man commits suicide, he is irredeemable. ”

After a year of preparation, Pan Geng finally led the people to move the capital to Yinyi in the fourteenth year of his succession. After that, Pan Geng went all out to promote the political measures of Shang Tang, eliminating extravagant vices, so that the situation was gradually stabilized, social stability, economic and cultural development, dynastic revival, and the return of the princes of the world to the dynasty.

Pan Geng's migration to Yin was a major event in the history of the Shang Dynasty. For the next 273 years, Yin Yi, as the capital city, remained the political, economic and cultural center of the country. Therefore, the history books refer to the Shang Dynasty after the Shang Dynasty moved to Yin As the Yin Dynasty.

The fact that a measure can remain unchanged for hundreds of years shows that Pan Geng's decision was correct. In the case of the opposition of the noble secretaries and even the commoners, Pan Geng was able to eliminate interference, patiently educate, and implement the relocation of the capital, worthy of being a bold and assertive lord of ZTE.

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