Ancient Youyun: "The accumulation of gold to leave the descendants, the descendants may not be able to keep it", the so-called things must be reversed, here is to say that the rich are not more than three generations, used in the Spring and Autumn Warring States era can also be, throughout the Spring and Autumn Warring States, the so-called hegemonic country, often strong but not more than three generations.
Looking at the Spring and Autumn Warring States, from the Tianzi Emperor to the princely states, it is difficult to cross the hurdle of "three generations of strength". After the establishment of the Zhou Kingdom, three generations later was the King of Zhou Kang, although there is the rule of Cheng Kang in the history books, but in fact, the power in the dynasty is held by the Zhou Gong, Zhao Gong and others. Zhou Tianzi's conquest in all directions was relatively large, in fact, there was already a phase of decline, and when he came to King Zhou Zhao, there was even a tragedy of defeat in the Chu state. Princely states, entrepreneurship is difficult, the education of children and grandchildren is more neglectful, after the second generation, most of them are the lords of shoucheng or pleasure, it seems that "strong but not more than three generations" has become an iron law that cannot be changed. It is not easy to start a business, and it is even more difficult to keep a job!
Mencius also said something similar, Gentleman's Zee, the fifth and beheading. In other words, it is not stronger than three generations, which can be described as abound in the Spring and Autumn And Warring States period. The Duke of Qi Huan jiuhe princes, zun wang yi, the "History" recorded: "Guan Zhong died, and Huan Duke did not have to care about Zhongyan, and the three sons used three sons to monopolize power." "The Duke of Qi Huan can be said to have declined in one lifetime, fainted in his later years, indulged in eroticism, resulting in the state affairs being manipulated by Yi Ya and Shu Diao, his son vying for the throne, and the decline of the hegemony of the State of Qi, and it was difficult to prosper.
The Spring and Autumn Chronicle records: "In May, the guilds of Marquis Jin, Marquis of Qi, Duke of Song, Marquis of Cai, Marquis Zheng, Wei Zi, and Juzi were allied in the land. "Jin Wengong defeated the Chu army in Chengpu, how brilliant. The State of Chu, which was not defeated by the Duke of Qi Huan, was also defeated by the State of Jin. However, after the death of Duke Wen of Jin, the State of Jin lacked a strong monarch who could fully control the Qing masters who had established meritorious achievements. The power teams of the four princes went their own way, fighting openly and secretly, and in the end, the Gongzi team won, which was the later Jin Xianggong. Jin Xianggong was more generous and benevolent in nature, and had not experienced great wanderings or wars before succeeding to the throne, and the main task after succeeding to the throne was to rule from the arch, that is, to continue the authority and status of the overlord. His reign was not long, five or six years later he drove to the west, his son Jin Linggong succeeded to the throne, this monarch was killed by the Zhao clan, completely ruined the great cause of the Jin state, the power of the Jin state was plundered by the Jin state secretary Zhao shi, the so-called dove occupied the magpie's nest, the Jin state hegemony can be described as three generations of death.
King Chu Zhuang drank the Yellow River, asked the Zhou royal family, the Chu State really entered the Central Plains, it was the Chu Zhuang King era that was realized, and the hundred-year conquest between Jin and Chu has become more and more frequent since the era of the Chu Zhuang King, and the Chu Kingdom hegemony is flourishing, and even Confucius also evaluates it as "Xianzha Chu King!" In the universal view of the Central Plains people, the king of Chu Zhuang was so recognized that he could see the prosperity of the Chu state. However, after the death of King Zhuang of Chu, the King of Chu took the throne at a young age, the powerful courtiers regained control of the government, the political situation fell into turmoil, and the largest rebel minister in the history of the Chu State fled, which directly led to the occurrence of the Chu Cai Jin Incident and also contributed to the Jin-Wu alliance. The strength of the State of Chu showed a sharp decline, and the Jin State mourned the reign of the Duke of Mourning, this young and promising Monarch of the State of Jin, allied with the princes, contained the State of Chu, the State of Wu and the State of Chu fought endlessly, the ambition of the State of Chu to enter the Central Plains in the north was completely shattered, and the State of Chu II declined.
It seems that three generations of strength is the cycle of fate, which has been repeatedly deduced in the history of kings in the Spring and Autumn Warring States for hundreds of years, and Song Xianggong dominated the Central Plains by diplomatic means, but he did not fall for the second time; Wu Wangfu almost broke through the Chu state, but in his later years he was forced by the deception, and the State of Wu actually perished; the king of Zhao Wuling, the king of Zhao, the king of Zhongshan in the east, the zhaoxiang in the west, the northern expedition rongdi, the hegemony of the three Jins, but also in his later years encountered domestic turmoil, tragically died in the siege of the rebel army; Wei Wenhou, Yan Zhao, Qi Min and other princes and monarchs, can not get rid of such a fate, most of them are prosperous and declining. Even if Qin Shi Huang unified the world, he would only die twice. Spring and Autumn Warring States, fate is so, how many non-human control?