Speaking of the Yue King's practice in the Spring and Autumn Period, I have to say that his "lying salary and tasting guts" have to be said.
King Gou of Yue asked the State of Wu for peace due to his defeat in battle, and was forced to personally go to the State of Wu as a vassal. In order to restore the country, Gou Jian did not hesitate to lead a horse as a slave during the imprisonment of the State of Wu.
Gou Jian endured humiliation and burdens, and later after some maneuvering by Fan Li and Wen Zhong, he sent gold and silver treasures and beautiful women, and finally let Wu Guo release Gou Jian back to Yue Kingdom.
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After returning to China, he not only hung a bitter bile in his house, but also tasted the bitter taste of bitter bile whenever he ate; he also only slept on the firewood, so as to always be vigilant not to forget the national shame and to take on the heavy responsibility of restoring the country.
It is true that "therefore the heavens will descend upon the Scythians, and they will first suffer their hearts, strain their bones, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and mess up their deeds."
Later, after "lying down and tasting the guts", Gou Jian finally destroyed the State of Wu and became the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.
However, in earlier history, there is an ancestor who is even more a predecessor, who is he? What did he do to be imprisoned?
Why was Shang Tang imprisoned? Who saved him?
Around 1600 BC, the last king of the Xia Dynasty, King Xia, was desolate, tyrannical, and socially contradictory, and the people at that time indignantly cursed him for "the time is lost, and the children and daughters are dead", and the princes of the four directions have also turned their backs. By the end of the Xia Dynasty, the princes of all sides had ceased to come to the court, and the Xia vassal merchants gradually evolved into rivals to compete with it.
Shang Tang, surname Zi, name Tang, because his ancestors helped Dayu to control the water, was sealed in Shangdi.
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Shang Tang was a benevolent monarch and very good at using people. He learned that a person named Zhongyu who lived in Xue Guo was a rare talent in the world, and he knew that Xue Guoguo was rich and strong, and the army was well equipped, so he personally went to Xue Guo and asked Zhong yu to help him complete the great cause of building the country.
Zhongyu had long known tang's name in his daily life, knowing that Tang was a generous, benevolent, and ambitious monarch, and that at that time, Xue Guo was also subjected to the tyrannical rule of Xia Wangjie, zhongyu had great foresight and decided to personally assist Shang Tang in achieving great things.
Zhongyu was a descendant of Xi Zhong, who lived in xueguo (薛国, in present-day Tengzhou, Shandong Province), and was the left chancellor of Shang Tang and a major contributor in the early years of the Shang Dynasty.
After Zhongyu became Shang tang's adviser, he first made suggestions to Shang Tang, offering the strategy of "governing the people with leniency", and then worked with Shang Tang to provide relief and disaster relief and care for the people's suffering; militaryly build city walls and establish the advantages of local division.
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Since shang tang's development was suspected by Xia Wangjie, he decided to preemptively strike to put himself in an advantageous position. Therefore, Xia Wangjie summoned Shang Tang to the dynasty with the order of the Son of Heaven, and After much thought, Shang Tang finally chose to go to the court to see Xia Wangjie.
When Shang Tang traveled thousands of miles to Gongyi, he was immediately directly detained by Xia Wangjie, who also ordered people to use "shackles" to clamp his hands and imprison him in prison.
When Zhongyu learned the news of Shang Tang's imprisonment, he was very anxious, and he immediately discussed with another famous minister, Yi Yin, how to rescue Shang Tang. In the end, he decided to dedicate a large number of rare treasures to the greedy Xia Wangjie, and also apologized to the Xia Wangjie, saying that he was willing to pay tribute to the Xia Wangjie, thus dispelling the suspicion of the Xia Wangjie.
In order to better spy on the intelligence and seduce Xia Wangjie, Zhongyu sent more beautiful women, and when Xia Wangjie saw the golden treasures and beautiful beauties, he was immediately moved, and he ignored the persuasion of the minister and finally released Shang Tang.
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The returning Shang Tang was like a fierce tiger returning to the mountain, and stepped up the pace of extinguishing xia with the help of the courtiers Zhongyu and Yi Yin. Zhongyu also formulated a strategy for Shang Tang to extinguish Xia: first destroy the wings of Xia Wangjie, isolate Xia Wangjie, and then march into Xia Capital. He advised, "Our first target should be the State of Ge, because the State of Ge is the throat fortress to the west of us to Xia, and it is also a loyal puppet of King Xia, and we must make the Kingdom of Ge submit to us." To this end, Zhongyu also went to lobby Ge Guo many times, but all of them were fruitless. In the end, under the command of Shang Tang and Zhongyu, ge guo was quickly destroyed.
Finally, the Xia and Shang armies fought a decisive battle at Mingtiao (west of Xia County, Shanxi). In the decisive battle, Xia Wangjie's army had no fighting spirit, while the Shang army became more and more courageous, and as a result, Xia Wangjie was defeated and fled.
After Xia Wangjie escaped, Zhongyu took advantage of the victory to lead an army to attack the tribe Sanjue, who was loyal to Xia Wangjie, and captured their Zhenguo Seal in time. Then, Zhongyu and Yi Yin informed the tribes of the current situation in the country, and the tribes of the four sides expressed their submission to Shang Tang.
Zhongyu and Yi Yin assisted Shang Tang in ascending to the throne of the Son of Heaven, pacifying the world and making the Shang Dynasty the second slave dynasty after the Xia Dynasty.
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Factors of success in the restoration of Shang Tang and Gou Jian
1. The protagonist's strong belief in restoration and perseverance, if they lose their faith in restoration and desire to survive because they are imprisoned, there is no later history.
2. The three gangs of a good man also have loyal servants to help each other: Shang Tang has Zhongyu and Yi Yin, Gou Jian has Fan Li and Wen Zhong, and the monarchs and subjects work together to create the future.
3. They all took advantage of the greed of human nature, offered gold and silver treasures and beautiful women, so that Xia Wangjie and Wu Wangfu were moved, and despite the objections of the ministers, they released Shang Tang and Gou Jian to return to China, which was an act of letting the tiger return to the mountain and putting himself in danger.
Yi Wenjun said:
Xia Wangjie and Wu Wangfu taught us a very good lesson, as the saying goes, there is nothing to give courtesy, not to commit adultery or theft, there is no free lunch in the world, when others give you extraordinary benefits, you must keep a clear head and think twice.
"In the long river of history, there is the wisdom of our ancestors, looking at life through history, your life is your master", thank you for your attention!
Resources:
Historiography of Yin Benji III
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