In China's five-thousand-year history, the change of dynasties and the rise and fall of the country are all inevitable for the wheel of history to advance. There are many countries that may be over in a few years, a dozen years. But there is a small country, although the national strength is weak, but it lasted for 908 years, after 41 monarchs, can be called the longest-lived country. This country is the Wei state established during the Zhou Dynasty.
After King Wu of Zhou defeated Shang, he moved shang's descendants to the area south of the Yellow River. In order to guard these people from rebellion, King Wu of Zhou divided his three younger brothers into a nearby area, namely Shao, Huang, and Wei, known as the Three Prisons.
Although King Wu of Zhou was a capable emperor, he was not a long-lived emperor and died soon after. Wei Guo and the other three princely states actually rebelled in alliance with the descendants of Yin Shang, which was called the Rebellion of the Three Prisons in history. It took Zhou Gong a lot of effort to quell the rebellion. And then
The three kingdoms of Shao, Huang and Wei were merged and collectively referred to as Wei Guo
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At that time, the national strength of the Weiguo was relatively strong, the territory was also wide, and the total population was more than 800,000, which was a powerful country at that time. However, with the development, there was no good monarch to rule and lead, the national strength gradually declined, and finally it was beaten by the nomadic Chidi and almost destroyed the country.
Chi Di attacked Xing first, and xing guo was very self-aware, knowing that he could not defeat these barbaric ma peoples, and immediately asked for help from the powerful state of Qi at that time. Since Qi Huangong was the boss, what he did was to support his younger brother, and he went to the aid without saying a word. Chi Di also retreated as soon as he hit the clock.
Unexpectedly, Chi Di turned his head and went to defend the country again. Qi Huangong felt that the strength of the weiguo was OK, much stronger than Xing, and could last for a while; second, he was also a little tired, like a free fire brigade, and no benefits fell, just serving the princes. Therefore, I am not very concerned about the rescue of the country.
The Wei Yigong of this defending country is a rare big miracle. As a monarch, it is enough not to exert himself to govern, but to play with things that have lost their minds and like to raise cranes. I really don't love the country and love the crane. In modern times, it is not a problem, and maybe you can set up a wild crane protection association and be the president yourself.
In ancient times, the crane was a symbol of auspicious longevity, and literati and inkers liked the fairy spirit of the crane. And this Wei Yigong is a qualified wildlife protector, but he is not qualified to be a monarch. A little money was spent on the matter of raising cranes, not only the special palace built for the crane, but also equipped with special cars, and even sealed official positions one by one.
The bright-skinned, tall crane can serve as a doctor and has its own exclusive slaves and fiefdoms. Isn't this typical that people are inferior to cranes? In this way, those ancient feudal masters felt that their personality had been insulted, and how could these flat-haired beasts who should enter the iron pot sit on an equal footing with them?
Usually, everyone dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, but when Chi Di's large army came, everyone stopped doing it. Whose life is not only one, how can it be used to protect the crane. Wei Yigong arranged for people to lead troops to resist, and everyone said one sentence: Let the cranes go, they are big officials and must be very capable, otherwise how can they enjoy such high treatment.
Wei Yigong was stupid at this time and also knew that he could not win the battle by relying on cranes, and they would go into people's stomachs as military food. However, the generals did not give any strength, and Wei Yigong was unexpectedly captured by Chi Di and roasted and eaten with his crane. Before poor Wei Yigong died, he was still lamenting that his crane had died miserably.
According to historical records, in 660 BC, Chi Di captured Wei Yigong and indeed ate him, but only threw away his liver. Maybe even the barbarian nation hated him, the monarch who did not know how to love and care for his own people, but really had no heart and liver.
After Duke Wei Yi's death, Duke Dai of Wei succeeded to the throne, and he quickly wrote a letter to Duke Huan of Qi for help. Duke Huan of Qi sent his sons to help them settle down and rebuild their homes. At this time, there were only about 5,000 people left in weiguo, and the country was almost destroyed.
After this, the weiguo recuperated, but its national strength has not been restored. Although the Weiguo country is small, it has produced many talents, thanks to the famous folk educator in history - Confucius. Confucius traveled around the world, but spent the longest time defending the country, staying for ten years and educating many outstanding figures.
Even Confucius once said that although the country is small, there are many gentlemen, and there is no need to worry about its demise. Some of the later ones, such as Wu Qi, Shang Martin, Lü Buwei, and so on, were all defenders of the country. However, it is a pity that although Wei Guo has many talents, he has not left a single one.
Even Shang Martin, whose original name was Gongsun Martingale and had relatives with the Wei royal family, ran to the Qin State to become officials. Later, Shang Martingale went to the Qin State and carried out drastic reforms, and through the Shang Martingale Transformation Method, the Qin State soon became a premier power.
However, the Weiguo was becoming weaker and weaker, and the monarch himself knew his own weight, first from "Gong" to "Hou", and later to "Jun". In the Qin Dynasty period, there was no status to speak of. In 209 BC, Qin II reduced the Weiguo monarch to a commoner, and the Weiguo was completely destroyed.