The heart of beauty is shared by everyone. Some people are born beautiful and shy, and from the day they were born, they became the object of people's attention. For example, the four beauties of ancient times, they are as beautiful as flowers, extraordinary literary talent, for the stability and development of the country has made their own contributions, won the reputation of the ages. But there are also some people, although they are born with a good look, but they use their innate advantages to do something that makes people disgusted.
Throughout China's ancient history, most of the kings of various dynasties were immersed in wine all day long because of their greed for enjoyment, and they finally broke the great rivers and mountains in their own hands and became the kings of the subjugated countries. And those noble concubines who were favored by the emperor also became what people called "demon queens".
Since Yu's son Qi established the Xia Dynasty, Chinese history has since entered the era of "family world". After 15 emperors, the throne passed to Jie nearly 400 years later. Ji's father fainted and incompetent, and spoiled the traitors. It has caused the Xia Dynasty to turn from prosperity to decline. The ministers wanted him to abdicate quickly, pinning their hopes on his son.
Map of the Xia Dynasty
Before he ascended the throne, he was deeply loved by the ministers. Because he is literate and skillful. Folklore says he can even straighten a curved iron hook with his bare hands (considering that the earliest period of iron discovery is the Spring and Autumn Period, the broken iron is likely to refer to meteoric iron falling from the sky, that is, iron and nickel, cobalt and other metals mixture). I thought that he was so capable that he would be a bright monarch who could benefit the people in the future, but when he ascended to the throne, the people found out that he was really a tyrant.
He especially likes to drink, and it is the kind of wine that does not have any impurities. The eunuchs in the court ignored the government all day in order to curry favor with him, but traveled all over the world to find good wine and food for Xia Jie. There was a little man named Zhao Liang in the dynasty, who flattered and offered rumors in front of Xia Jie all day, and Xia Jie did not do a good thing after him. Seeing that the 400-year inheritance of the Xia Dynasty was about to be destroyed, a major minister of the imperial court, Zhonggu, advised Xia Jie that the Ming emperors who had been able to receive the love of the people since ancient times were all the kind of monarchs who were people-oriented and observed the people's feelings. Sooner or later, if you spend the power of the people to seek benefits for yourself, you will lose the hearts of the people, and even destroy the foundation of the Xia Dynasty for more than 400 years. However, when Xia Jie heard these words, he became angry on the spot and criticized The Ancients. In the face of The Fainting and Incompetence of the Finale, the Ultimate Ancient finally chose to leave him.
Xia Jie
At that time, there was a tribe called youShi, and the geographical environment was very good, so the people would have a big harvest every year. After Xia Jie heard about it, he asked Shi Shi to contribute more tribute to him later. Of course, the Shi clan did not follow it, how could the fruits of the people's hard work and struggle for a year be easily given to this faint monarch? Later, Xia Jie was furious and gathered tens of thousands of troops to fight against the Youshi clan. After all, the Shi clan was a tribe, how could it possibly rival the huge Xia Dynasty? Seeing that the entire tribe was about to perish, the tribal leader of the Shi clan could only submit to Xia Jie and contributed a lot of treasures and beautiful women to Xia Jie. Xia Jie was even more brutal from then on.
Among the so many beautiful women who have been contributed to Xia Jie by the leader of the Shi clan, there is a beautiful woman named Mei Xi, who is not only beautiful, but also talented. After Xia Jie saw him, he didn't want to pay any attention to the other beauties, and spent all day in the palace with her, ignoring the government. Once when Mei Xi was dressed up with flowers and branches, Xia Jie saw that his eyeballs were about to fall out, and he suddenly felt that this palace was completely unworthy of Mei Xi's beauty. So he recruited the best craftsmen from all over the world and asked them to build a large palace with a match for Shangmeixi. Because Xia Jie wanted to build the palace eagerly, he did not let anyone rest, resulting in many people dying in this project, and the people's resentment against him grew day by day.
Legend has it that this sister suffers from severe depression and hardly ever laughs. In order to win her laughter, Xia Jie actually gave him a mount himself. But Mei Xi was still sullen. By chance, he learned that Meixi had three special hobbies. The first is to like to listen to the sound of tearing silk veils; the second is to like to watch people drinking in the wine pool, and the third is to like to wear men's official hats. In order to fulfill her wishes, Xia Jie actually tore a large amount of satin cloth in batches for Mei Xi to listen to the sounds. You must know that at that time, the textile industry was just emerging, which can be said to be more expensive than gold. The ministers and the common people were furious when they saw the king so faint, but because of Xia Jie's cruelty, they all dared to be angry.
Hi sister
At this time, Guan Long, an official who loved the people, could not bear to see the people continue to suffer, so he advised Xia Jie: "As a king, if you want to govern your country well, you must love the people like a son." If you treat the people like this, the great king, sooner or later you will lose the hearts of the people and suffer the pain of the subjugation of the country." However, xia Jie not only did not repent, but angrily said to Guan Long, "I am the sun in this sky, will the sun fall?" ”。 Guan Long was killed as a result. From then on, no one dared to advise Xia Jie anymore.
At the same time, there is a tribe that is slowly rising, and this tribe is the Shang. The tribal leader of the Shang was Tang. Tang is a patriotic tribal leader. During his reign, he vigorously developed agriculture and controlled floods. As a result, the tribe was well fed and the population increased. At this time, a small, unassuming man defected to him and called himself Yi Yin. Tang didn't care much about him, but later discovered that this man was erudite and a trustworthy and valued figure. In the face of Xia Jie's brutal rule, Yi Yin knew that the Xia Dynasty was hopeless, so he advised Tang Jin that Xia Jie was now cruel to the people and had lost the hearts of the people. And let Tang shoulder the heavy responsibility of saving the people of the world from water and fire.
Shang Tang extinguished the summer
Later, Tang appointed Yi Yin as the right minister, vigorously developed farming, and forged weapons. Before long, the Shang tribe was already rich and strong, and all the glory was prosperous. At this time, Xia Jie already felt that the Tang tribe had become stronger, so he gave Tang a false accusation and imprisoned Tang. Later, Yi Yin seized on Xia Jie's lustful and greedy characteristics, and used a large number of treasures and beauties to save Tang from Xia Jie's hands. After Tang returned to the tribe, he felt that Xia Jie was too cruel, and had reached the point where people and gods were indignant. So he led his troops to attack Xia Jie. Because of Xia Jie's brutality, his subordinates also hoped that he would abdicate as soon as possible, so Tang's army drove straight in and quickly captured Xia Jie. At this point, the Xia Dynasty collapsed, and Tang established a new dynasty of Shang.
Judging from Xia Jie's experience of subjugation, we have realized the importance of the people's hearts for a dynasty.