The Spring and Autumn Warring States period was a period of division and turmoil in China's history, due to the particularity of the historical environment and the influence of social conditions, many legendary stories with the characteristics of the times occurred in this period, and many strange people with unique personalities were also produced, such as Yanzi, who is well known to us. But today we will not talk about YanZi, let's talk about one of the monarchs behind him, Qi Jinggong. Qi Jinggong is also an "interesting" character, it is said that he is very handsome, does not play cards according to common sense, and wants to rule the country and enjoy both... So what kind of person is he? What was your life experience? Is there any unique charm? Now let's take a deeper look at it.
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Duke Jing of Qi was the son of Duke Qi Ling, but he was not a concubine, and there was another monarch between the Duke of Qi Ling and the Duke of Qi Jing, the Duke of Qi Houzhuang. When Duke Qi Linggong reigned, the succession to the throne was mainly centered on Lü Guang and another son of Duke Ling, Ziya, because Duke Qi Ling had no concubines and wavered in the matter of establishing an heir, which to a certain extent made the imperial court party fight to join Li Si, resulting in more chaos, and the ascension of Duke Zhuang of Qi was affected by this, so was the Duke of Qi Jing, and the upper position of both of their brothers was inseparable from a minister named Cui Zhu.
Cui Zhu checked the historical records
At first, Cui Zhu fought with Gao Hou for power to welcome back Guang as the crown prince, that is, the Duke of Qihou Zhuang. Soon after ascending to the throne, "Zhuang Gong Tongzhi, as counted as Cui Shi, gave people the crown of Cui Zhu", Zhuang Gong had an affair with Cui Zhu's wife Tang Jiang, and also gave Cui Zhu's hat to others, which annoyed Cui Zhu, so he joined forces with others to kill Duke Zhuang of Qihou, and made Duke Zhuang's younger brother, that is, Qiu Usu, a new prince, and himself became the right minister. Qi Jinggong thus ascended the throne, he was not yet ten years old at this time, and he was a victim of the open and secret struggle in the imperial court. It can be said that the minister's family affairs have a great influence on his ascension to the throne, and such a reason is indeed unexpected. We can also see from it that Cui Zhu's power is so great that he can influence the abolition of the throne.
Of course, later due to family infighting and many other reasons, the Cui family was destroyed, "the Qi people buried zhuanggong, and Cui Zhu's corpse was in the city to speak to the public", and Cui Zhu was still punished after his death, which is the last word.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > second, the relationship with Yan Zi is also a teacher and friend</h1>
Yan Bao was a famous politician in the Spring and Autumn Period, he assisted the three dynasties of Linggong, Zhuanggong and Jinggong, and most of the stories and legends about him that we talk about took place in the Jinggong era. Of course, the story of the two of them is really interesting and gives us profound enlightenment.
On the whole, Qi Jinggong was not a faint and incompetent monarch, and most of Yan Zi's advice could be listened to and corrected in time, and the two of them also gave people a feeling of being a teacher and a friend in addition to the relationship between the monarch and the subject.
Yan Zi saw the portrait of Qi Jinggong
Qi Jinggong's "childishness" is vividly reflected in his relationship with Yanzi. According to "Yanzi Spring and Autumn", once, Qi Jinggong climbed a tree to dig out the bird's nest and caught a chick, he saw that the chick was still young, and he felt compassion and put the bird back. When Yan Zi heard about this, he came to see Qi Jinggong, who knew that Yan Zi was coming, and was frightened, thinking that he was going to teach himself to be childish and playful, but did not think that Yan Zi did not blame Jing Gong, but praised him as "Jun Tan Que Que, weak, on the contrary, is the eldest and youngest." My king is benevolent, and he has been the addition of animals and beasts, and the situation is worse than that of man! This Holy King's Way also. Yan Zi said that he had a benevolent heart, pushing birds and beasts, let alone people.
From this story, we can see that, first of all, Qi Jinggong, as a monarch, made the act of climbing trees and catching birds as a child, which can be said to be something that does not conform to identity, giving people a kind of "contrast" cuteness, and Yanzi, as a minister who often advises, did not reprimand the king's behavior that did not conform to identity, but instead saw Jing Gong's benevolent heart from this matter, and praised it, with a sense of following the teachings, which made people feel at ease.
In addition, there are stories such as Jing Gong asking why it is not cold on the third day of snow, which makes people feel that these words and things are not like the monarch can do, on the other hand, they feel that Yan Zi's advice is good, and at the same time, Jing Gong also knows that he is wrong and changes it, such a relationship between monarch and subject is undoubtedly not one of the important reasons why the State of Qi can continue.
Yan Zi in the sitcom makes Chu
In 500 BC, Yan Zi died, and Qi Jinggong cried bitterly: "If I lose my master, I will die, and He Lizhi has", which shows the deep friendship between the monarchs and subjects, and it can also be seen that Yan Zi is of great significance to The Duke of Qi Jing and the State of Qi, which Qi Jinggong also has a clear understanding.
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We said that Qi Jinggong is a charismatic person, and his charm is reflected in the combination of his various personalities -- he not only wants to achieve the hegemony of Qi Huangong, but also loves to drink and have fun; he always does something that makes people cry and laugh, but he is also unambiguous in military and political affairs, and has his own views; he listens to advice, but some problems are resolutely not changed... Coupled with the identity of the monarch of other countries, these characteristics in him appear more distinct and more unexpected. In other words, he is not a perfectly good and completely positive character in a novel or film and television drama, but an "ordinary person" with some small shortcomings and ironic ideas, and it is natural that the monarch who is high above gives people this feeling, which naturally has the meaning of "interesting".
Qi Jinggong asked Confucius about the government
There is one thing that best reflects that his ideas are beyond ordinary people. Because Qi Jinggong's good looks were good, once he was stared at all the time, Jing Gong was curious, asked this person why he was staring at him, the man replied, "Words are also dead, but not words are also dead, stealing Gong Gong also", bluntly saying that he felt that Qi Jinggong was good-looking before he made such a move, Qi Jinggong felt offended, thinking that this person had a non-divided thought about him, it was too much, so he wanted to kill him. At this time, Yan Zi advised in time, and Qi Jinggong gave up the idea of killing this person, but he proposed another unexpected punishment - he asked this person to rub his back when he took a bath later. Such a "punishment" is really difficult to understand, and Qi Jinggong's thoughts are always beyond ordinary people. In addition, he also let his son ride on his back and pretended to be riding a bull, which made people cry and laugh from the saying "baby cow".
Baby Cow Satire Caricature
However, Qi Jinggong was by no means without political ability, he once asked Yan Zi if he could achieve the hegemony of Qi Huan Gong, indicating that he was not a short-sighted person who only knew how to take pleasure, he also had the long-cherished wish to revitalize the State of Qi, he had the idea of joining forces with the Jin Dynasty to cut down Yan, and he also asked the State of LiLu, who also helped to resettle Lu Zhaogong during the civil unrest in Lu, and in front of the State of Jin, he showed weakness according to the situation... Such a series of moves made him win a good reputation at home and abroad, and greatly enhanced the status of the State of Qi.
In terms of governing the country, he also had some shortcomings, he insisted on "I want it all": he wanted to satisfy his own pleasure needs and wanted to make a career, so while appointing famous ministers such as Yanzi and Guofeng, he also gathered some wine and meat courtiers such as Liang Qiu and Zhi qian. Moreover, in his later years, he indulged in drinking and pleasure, and built a large number of civil engineering and palaces, causing the people to cry bitterly.
The valley will be aligned
As mentioned earlier, Qi Jinggong seemed to be "childish" in his work, and he also continued his consistent style on the issue of succession to the throne, out of his personal likes and dislikes, he did not listen to the advice of the ministers, and insisted on making his beloved young son Di the crown prince, which was difficult to convince the public, resulting in the dispute between his sons after his death, greatly weakening the strength of the Qi state office, and finally under the impetus of various factors, the end of the Tian clan Daiqi was produced. It can be said that he was wrong and willful for the last time in his life.
Mr. Tashiro
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Qi Jinggong ascended the throne at a young age, and later got rid of the identity of a puppet, raised another high-rise building, and was good at appointing some famous ministers to assist in government affairs, which to a certain extent promoted the improvement of the comprehensive strength of the State of Qi; he humbly listened to Yan Zi's advice, and changed his mistakes when he knew them, and on the whole, he was a relatively enlightened monarch image. At the same time, he also has a childish side, making some words and deeds that are difficult for us to understand, which makes people hate. But he also had certain flaws, such as coveting pleasure, not caring enough for the people, and so on. Allusions such as "harsh government is fiercer than tiger" are all from his time, which shows that he is not perfect in governing the country. He is such a vivid character image with advantages and disadvantages, giving people a great sense of reality.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > reference:</h1>
"Yanzi Spring and Autumn": Zhonghua Bookstore, January 2016
Shao Xianfeng, "An Analysis of the Reasons for Qi Jinggong's Long Reign", Linzi University, July 2000
Ai Xinqiang, "Qi Jinggong's United Front Strategy", Guangxi Socialist College, May 2014
Nie Shijun: "The Luck and Legacy of "Naughty" Monarch Qi Jinggong", September 2016
(Author: Haoran Wenshi Henan Normal University Spring and Autumn Society)
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