Recently, the popularity of the movie "Jiang Ziya" has made Jiang Ziya angry again. This old man who has always walked on the screen is definitely a representative figure of the late formation of ancient instruments.
Although Jiang Ziya debuted in his old age, he soon became the C position of Ji Chang's think tank, and then became an important figure who changed the direction of history with the Ji family's father and son in the southern conquest of the northern war. And, the most admirable thing is that Jiang Ziya also has a good ending.
In history, many famous courtiers and generals followed the emperor to fight the world, and they all ended up with a "bird exhausted, good bow hidden", but Jiang Ziya was different. After King Ji Fa of Zhou Wu conquered the world, he also gave Jiang Ziya a fiefdom named Qi Guo.
Jinan, the capital of today's Shandong Province, is in the fiefdom of the State of Qi. However, some people may feel strange that even the provincial capital of Shandong is in the fiefdom of the State of Qi, so why is its abbreviation not "Qi", but "Lu"?
For political reasons
After the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, a sub-feudal system that affected the development of ancient feudal dynasties was established. The sub-feudal system is actually very easy to understand, in short, king Wu of Zhou divided the country into several sections based on his kinship and the merits made by his courtiers in attacking the Shang Dynasty, and then rewarded it to his relatives and capable courtiers.
At that time, the state of Lu was given to King Wu of Zhou's nephew BoYao, while the state of Qi was given to his capable subordinate Jiang Ziya, also known as Jiang Shang. Initially, whether it was from the perspective of the area of the sub-feudalism or the overall development strength of the princely states at that time, the State of Qi was still far superior to the State of Lu.
However, the Lu state has an advantage that the State of Qi cannot catch up with, that is, the princes of the State of Lu are the bloodline of the Zhou royal family.
Bo Bird was the eldest son of King Wu of Zhou's younger brother Duke of Zhou, and after the establishment of Western Zhou, King Wu of Zhou began to pay dividends to his subordinates by name. When I was sent out, I found that I had divided up all the excellent talents, and who would manage the imperial court for me? Therefore, the Duke of Zhou stayed in the royal family to assist King Wu of Zhou and manage the affairs of the dynasty. Since you left your father behind, you must give your son some rewards, right? As a result, the state of Lu became a fief of Bo Bird.
At the same time, from the perspective of the social status of Jiang Ziya and Bo Bird,
Although Jiang Ziya was the teacher of King Wu of Zhou,
The generational score is also much higher than that of the birds,
But the bird is the representative of the royal family, representing the royal orthodoxy. For the Western Zhou Dynasty, which was particularly respectful of etiquette, the social status of the State of Lu was superior to that of the State of Qi.
Just like the later Qin State, although it was already strong, it was still scolded as a "barbarian", which was not only the remote fiefdom of the Qin State, but also a major reason because the princes of the Qin State were "halfway out of the house".
Because several other princes were already divided during the Western Zhou Dynasty, while the princes of the Qin State were only in the Western Zhou And early Eastern Zhou. As a result, several other princes looked down on the Qin state as an "upstart".
Other words
At that time, people still attached great importance to origin and bloodline, and there was still an invisible "galaxy" between the descendants of the royal family and the courtiers. And this kind of thinking has deeply affected future generations.
For cultural reasons
In addition to political reasons, cultural development is also a major reason. At that time, there were many local primitive residents on the land of luguo. These primitive inhabitants are fierce and aggressive, and their attack power is quite strong.
Faced with such a situation,
Bo Bird felt very speechless: Everyone is also the "second generation of the emperor", why do others have a better life than me?
Of course, if you think about it, the days have to be taken care of.
To deal with such a large number of residents, it is not enough to rely on force alone.
After all, at that time, the world was initially determined, and if there was a civil war in the country of Lu, wouldn't it seem that the birds were very incompetent?
In addition to hands-on, it can only use the brain.
Moreover, the results of this brain-solving problem can also be continued for many years.
Therefore, the birds began to make up the rules of etiquette.
In modern parlance, this etiquette rule is a "sense of ceremony." For example, prostrating one's head, if a person walks into the court hall and kneels directly in front of the monarch, this is at best a polite person.
However, when a person kneels in front of the monarch in an extraordinarily advanced posture, such as a series of complex movements such as shaking and shaking. Then, this person can be called "with inheritance and rules."
From this point of view, the bird is to use the constraints of etiquette to make people have a superior feeling of "I am a rich man, I have a historical heritage", rather than making people feel that "I am an upstart".
With this difference in thinking, the name of the country of etiquette was gradually buckled on the head of the country of Lu. Therefore, people often say: Zhou Li is all in Luyi.
Then, Lu Guo produced a big figure who influenced the inheritance of Chinese culture for thousands of years, he was Confucius.
The status of Confucius in the cultural world naturally goes without saying more. After all, Confucius was known as the Sage of Confucius!
With the affection of Confucius, the social status of the State of Lu in the ancient princely states was mentioned again and again. Although the military strength of the Lu state was not good later, the cultural status of the people was still very high.
After all, cultural influences are carved into the bones compared to military influences. Moreover, ancient culture has a long history, but there are really few characters like Confucius!
Let's say that now, Qufu in Shandong is not proud of being a region of Shandong, but proud of being the hometown of Confucius.
In this respect, one can understand the sense of cultural superiority.
epilogue
Of course, the above are all historical reasons.
Some people also say that this Shandong calls itself "Lu", but it is actually related to Hebei. After the Qing Dynasty, the development of the telegraph gradually became popular in China.
But the telegram is to be paid by the number of words,
In order to be diligent and thrifty, various localities began to report the abbreviations of their own provinces.
Hebei took the lead in saying that his name was "Ji". With Hebei's "Ji" in front of it, Shandong is called "Qi" again, it is a bit difficult to distinguish, in order not to confuse people, Shandong has set itself a "Lu".
Also
In terms of regional distinctions, "Lu" is still more explicit than "Qi".
After all, except for the "State of Lu" during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, other dynasties have not heard of the name "Lu".
It can be said that
The name "Luguo" is very targeted, it refers to the area around Shandong.
"Qi" is different, "Southern Qi" and "Northern Qi" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, is not it also called "Qi"? And this "Northern Qi" can also be regarded as one of the most absurd dynasties in history. With such a historical legacy, it is obviously more stylish to call "Lu".