Most of the ancient emperors were born noble, and some of them crawled out of the piles of poor people, such as Zhu Yuanzhang, who is familiar to everyone, a veritable grassroots emperor. There is also Liu Bei who sold straw shoes before starting a hegemonic business, and the entrepreneurial process is also very difficult.
The one we are talking about today is also the emperor from the poor class- Wang Jian, whose ancestors all sold burnt cakes, and when it was Wang Jian's turn, the burnt cakes were no longer sold, and he did some chicken and dog stealing activities every day, and got rid of a hooligan, and the people in the village were very dissatisfied with him.
Later, Wang Jian's father passed away, and Wang Jian did not have extra money to buy land, so he casually found a place to bury his father's body indiscriminately. However, after the tomb was dug, there was a problem, and the father's coffin has not been properly placed.
When Wang Jianzheng was distressed, a Taoist monk passed by, saw the situation, and said: "This place is the place where the Son of Heaven is buried, and you and other grass people are naturally not blessed to be buried here."
Wang Jian was a hooligan, so why did he ever believe in these crooked ways? For the Taoist monks, they naturally turned a deaf ear and continued to work. After a few days, with Wang Jian's efforts, the coffin was straightened out, and his father was able to rest in the ground.
Not long after, Wang Jian and his friend Jin Hui were arrested by the government for stealing, and the two hid in the tomb in desperation. Hiding in Tibet, Wang Jian was still arrested and imprisoned. What was surprising was that the prison guards secretly released Wang Jian, on the grounds that this person had a "wide eyebrow" and an extraordinary husband and son.
In this way, Wang Jian came all the way to the Wudang Mountains and hid here. One day, Wang Jian met a monk, and the monk's words woke wang jian up. "You are very expensive, why don't you join the army and make a name for yourself?"
Subsequently, Wang Jian invited his friend Jin Hui to join the army. Both of them were material for fighting, fought bravely, and were given the weight of the temperance of Du Zhenquan. In this way, Wang Jian began the counterattack road of life.
During a rebellion by a rebel army, Wang Jian also received the merit of escorting and was named the Assassin of Bizhou by Emperor Tang. After that, he was promoted all the way and became the king of Langya.
In 892, Wang Jian led his forces to capture Bashu, and then threatened Tang Zhaozong to make him the King of Shu. After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Jian established himself as "Great Shu" and called himself "Emperor Yingwu Ruisheng". From a hooligan to becoming an emperor, the road was quite smooth.
Wang Jian had never attended school, and he couldn't read a few characters, but he talked about the way to govern the country in an orderly manner. In the time of governing Bashu, Wang Jian appointed people with talents and reused the disciples of the Cold Gate, so that many people with lofty ideals could show their fists and feet.
Whether it is the identity of a monk or a Taoist, as long as there is talent, it is all reused. Whether it is Confucian orthodoxy or the three religions and nine streams, they are treated equally here in Wang Jian, provided that there is real talent and practical learning. Under a series of wise measures, the Forces of Bashu have become stronger and stronger.
Although Wang Jian has achieved "meritocracy", he has a fatal shortcoming, that is, he is "too suspicious". In the later period of his reign, Wang Jian feared that his throne had been taken away by others and mistakenly killed many generals. Not only were the military generals suffering, but the courtiers in the court were also suspected everywhere.
In this way, the former Shu Dynasty, which was originally politically clear, became dark, which also accelerated the demise of the dynasty. In 918, Wang Jian fell seriously ill and died. Counting up, Wang Jian's twelve years in power are, in the final analysis, the merit is greater than the fault. In the early period of his reign, Wang Jianxing built water conservancy and attached importance to agriculture, so that the Bashu region was well developed and people's living standards were improved. Although some mistakes were made in the later period, this could not hide Wang Jian's credit, and he could still be regarded as a Ming Jun.
I don't know if Wang Jian, when he was proclaimed emperor, would remember the Daoist monk he met when he buried his father, and the words that the Daoist priest had said. I don't know if it was a coincidence or if he really had the ability, after 30 years of burying his father, Wang Jian actually ascended to the position of the Son of Heaven! If it weren't for their own experience, many people wouldn't believe it.