Do you know about the zhou gong in history? Zhou Gong has always been a figure full of mythology, but in fact, it is not, today I will take you to see what the real Zhou Gong looks like in history. The original name of the Duke of Zhou was Ji Dan, and The King of Zhou Wen, Ji Chang, should be more familiar to everyone, and Ji Chang was his father. Duke Zhou was Ji Fa's younger brother, uncle of King Cheng of Zhou, and an authentic aristocratic family.
Nowadays, when we hear About Zhou Gong, we are often associated with the word "dream interpretation", so is Zhou Gong really a god? Can you really interpret dreams? Can he predict whether the future is true or false? Does Zhou Gong have talent? Let's take a look
King Wu of Zhou was a virtuous and wise ruler, and after he succeeded to the throne, he arranged for the Duke of Zhou to assist him, military matters, and state policies would be discussed with the Duke of Zhou to make decisions, and when attacking the King of Zhou, zhou Gong suggested that on the one hand, he should rule the country with virtuous virtue, so that the country's economic level could grow rapidly, on the one hand, he should subdue people with virtue, so that the princes of all countries could feel benevolent. Zhou Gong felt that it was necessary to treat talents with care, and Corporal Li Xian should treat the ministers of other countries with complete etiquette, respect for others,
King Wu of Zhou did everything in accordance with these suggestions of the Duke of Zhou to build the country for people, and sure enough, under his governance, the wind and rain were smooth, the people's hearts were desired, the country was rich and the people were strong, and they got along very well with all the princes. Moreover, everyone had heard of king Wu of Zhou's virtuous reputation, and talents had all emerged around him, which of course was inseparable from the merits of The Duke of Zhou
In the second year of King Wu of Zhou's succession to the throne, in order to test his country's appeal and military strength, a meeting was held in the Zhou Kingdom. At that time, more than 800 princes from all walks of life responded, and they all spoke out to attack the tyrannical king. However, Zhou Gong did not respond, feeling that the time was not ripe enough, so the silent class master returned to the dynasty
Just the year after the incident, the King of Qiu became even more unscrupulous, and the practice of his tyranny was full of voices against the King of Qi, and the Duke of Zhou felt that the time was ripe for a crusade against the King of Qiu. Together with the princes of the world who responded, they attacked the capital city of the King of Lu, and finally forced the King of Lu to set himself on fire and die. The Shang Dynasty thus perished and was replaced by the Zhou Dynasty
Just two years after the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou died of illness, leaving only the young King Cheng of Zhou. At this time, the situation in the country was not stable, and the Duke of Zhou was afraid that someone would take this opportunity to commit rebellion, so he personally helped the young King Zhou Cheng to handle the government. However, Duke Zhou's younger brother waited for the opportunity to spread rumors everywhere, saying that Duke Zhou had the heart to replace King Zhou Cheng and wanted to seize power. In order to prove that his loyalty could never replace the heart of the king, the Duke of Zhou summoned the old courtiers of the court, Jiang Taigong and others to explain their intentions.
Zhou Gong's younger brother saw that this trick did not succeed, so he thought of a plan to incite the masses to start civil unrest. The Duke of Zhou personally led a large army to go out on a campaign, and incidentally attacked the eastern countries, recovered many lost lands for the country, and further consolidated the strength of the dynasty
Some of the stubborn people left behind by the King of Shang, Jiang Taigong suggested that these people be directly executed to avoid any trouble. However, the Duke of Zhou insisted on subduing the people with virtue, and instead of killing them, he moved them out of the capital and sent them elsewhere to be garrisoned by the army to guard these people
The inheritance of the imperial position of the early dynasty was not only passed down from father to son, but also from brother to brother. However, there are many drawbacks in this way, whether it is directly passed on to his son or his brother, it will cause dissatisfaction. Everyone wanted to be the throne, so the Duke of Zhou thought of a very good way to directly appoint the eldest son to succeed to the throne, saving a lot of unnecessary trouble.
The Duke of Zhou acted as the governor of the zhou cheng king for more than six years, and the country gradually embarked on the right track, and the king of Zhou Cheng also slowly grew up, so the duke of Zhou did not hesitate to return to the government of king Zhou Cheng. Not dragging mud and water at all, meticulously thinking about the country.
Such a sage Zhou Gong even Confucius admired him, Confucius in the study of Zhou Gong's character and morality, day and night dreams, Confucius dreamed of Zhou Gong at night, so Confucius sighed "even if there is no decay, long time will not dream of Zhou Gong again"
Zhou Gong's Dream Interpretation is a book written by someone under the guise of Zhou Gong's reputation. In fact, from the words that Confucius said, we can see that Confucius's Confucianism and Zhou Gong's life as a human being have similarities. It can also be said that Confucius felt that Zhou Gong's character was good and learned from him. Later generations falsely said that Zhou Gong interpreted his dreams and was a prophet, which is really absurd and unfounded
Zhou Gong's morality is indeed noble, and the selflessness and great achievements of the Grand Duke make people have to admire.