Presumably, everyone has seen the TV series "Fengshen Yanyi", and Jiang Ziya is the protagonist throughout the story. And the older generation of people are even worse, mentioning Jiang Ziya, no one knows, no one knows. The part about the deification of "Fengshen Yanyi" is passed down from folk mythological stories, and the historical Jiang Ziya is not as mysterious as the mythological stories. In the records of the history books, Jiang Ziya only appeared in front of the public in his seventies, which was also the time when King Wen of Jichang Zhou met him.
Jiang Ziya made great contributions to the xingzhou logging action, and he also provided many help to the king in the construction of the country. Nowadays, it is difficult to imagine that an elderly man in his seventies can still do these things. This also makes the public very curious about Jiang Ziya's age, so how old did Jiang Ziya live in history? In fact, there are clear records in the history books.
Jiang Ziya's experience
Jiang Ziya's original name was Jiang Shang, and he was not an ordinary person. It is understood that his ancestors were the heroes of Dayu Zhishui. Once also an official, full of glory, but unfortunately it is difficult to escape the family road. Although Jiang Ziya was a famous person, those feats of his ancestors had nothing to do with him. Although Jiang Ziya has been very poor since he was a child, he has never given up.
In disguise, Jiang Ziya is no different from ordinary people. But Jiang Ziya has always insisted on learning, and although his family is poor, he has great ambitions. When he has free time, Jiang Ziya will learn to read, and he will read various books while working. The types of books that Jiang Ziya reads are also diverse, not only military strategy but also astronomical geography. Even in politics, he has a very own opinion, but in the eyes of his neighbors, he is an outlier.
After all, when everyone was busy farming, he was focused on learning. Jiang Ziya did not care about everyone's discussion at all, but always insisted on his own ideas. In the first half of his life, he suffered all kinds of ridicule, and in the "Fengshen Yanyi", we can see that Jiang Ziya's wife also disliked him very much. After all, in the eyes of his wife, the husband has neither interest nor business. In this way, most of Jiang Ziya's life passed, and the study of this half of his life also made him full of experience.
"Jiang Taigong fishing, willing to take the bait"
Just when Jiang Ziya was in his seventies, he finally met his Bole Zhou Wen Wang Jichang. Who is Ji Chang? Ji Chang was a prince during the Shang Dynasty who was given the title of "Marquis of Xibo". Although he inherited his father's title, Ji Chang was always very dissatisfied with the King of Shang, and his father died under the brutal rule of the King of Shang. And he was only one of the many princes of the Shang Dynasty, and he was very eager to overthrow the Shang Dynasty in his heart, but his own ability was limited.
It is precisely because his father was wrongfully killed that Ji Chang has been secretly accumulating his own energy. Ji Chang was originally a person who cherished talents, so he recruited talents everywhere. It is precisely because of these reasons that Jiang Ziya was able to meet Ji Chang. It is understood that before Ji Chang went out hunting, someone calculated for him, and the gua mian showed that Ji Chang would harvest a capable person during this trip.
And it was during this hunt that Jiang Ziya and Ji Chang met. Ji Chang saw an old man fishing on the Weishui River during the hunt, and what attracted him was that the old man's fish hook was vertical. Ji Chang was very curious and went forward to communicate with the old man, and as a result, he looked at the old man with surprise. Ji Chang found that the old man was knowledgeable and full of economy, and couldn't help but wonder if this was the tall man shown by the gua face! So Ji Chang invited the old man to come out of the mountain to assist him, and the old man's purpose was also fulfilled.
This old man is Jiang Ziya, and on the way back, Ji Chang also let Jiang Ziya ride in the carriage with him. Jiang Ziya was also called "Taigong" by Ji Chang, and people called Jiang Taigong, which is the allusion of "Jiang Taigong fishing, willing to take the bait". This also makes everyone think deeply, is Jiang Ziya really fishing on the Weishui River? Isn't it King Ji Chang of Zhou Wen! Since then, Jiang Ziya has been following Ji Chang's side and advising him. Jiang Ziya was Ji Chang's adviser and helped Ji Chang "xing zhou and cut down the silk".
Jiang Ziya's ability
Jiang Ziya once told Ji Chang two sentences about the foundation of governing the country: "Have a true heart of benevolence and recruit talents", and Ji Chang also trusts Jiang Ziya very much and does it one by one. And Jiang Ziya also told Ji Chang to have a good relationship with other princes, and cooperation can achieve a win-win situation. However, Ji Chang could not wait for his grand ambition to achieve hegemony and died. His son Ji Fa inherited his position, and Ji Fa also admired Jiang Ziya's talents, so Jiang Ziya became Ji Fa's counselor again.
Ji Fa listened very much to Jiang Ziya's opinion and had great respect for him. It has been trying to develop its country in the direction Of Jiang Ziya said, and it has also recruited talents everywhere. Until Bigan's death, Jiang Ziya had Ji Fa launch an attack on the King of Shang. Ji Fa became the first king of the Zhou Dynasty. And in history, how long did Jiang Ziya live? It is reported that when he met Ji Chang, he was already in his seventies. He lived until the death of King Kang of Zhou in the sixth year, and according to calculations, Jiang Ziya probably lived to about 139 years old.
epilogue
Jiang Ziya's experience is very legendary, he was just an ordinary farmer until he was seventy years old. But he has always insisted on his inner thoughts and never given up, which is why he can get opportunities that ordinary people do not have. And he has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the whole history, and his political ability is also obvious to all.
And Jiang Ziya has assisted the four generations of kings of the Zhou Dynasty, and it is his legendary experience that will be compared to the gods by the people. This story tells us that as long as you persevere in doing something, it will definitely be successful. Although success may come a little late, it will come. If you do nothing, you will naturally get nothing.
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