Following the establishment of the "Shang Tang Revolution", the Shang Dynasty ushered in the first move to the royal capital. Around 1600 BC, The first king of the Shang Dynasty, Pangeng, made up his mind to move this "deposed state" from Hao (located in present-day Shangqiu, Henan) to Yin (located in present-day Anyang, Henan), and this move was slowly called "Pan Geng's capital".
Since the establishment of the Shang Dynasty, successive kings of the Shang Dynasty have been confused by this "ghost god", at this time Pan Geng could not look down, under the results of Bu Zheng, so the Shang Dynasty moved to many places within a year. However, this move did not play much role in the Shang Dynasty, but was of great help to the rulers. The people moved with them, making it impossible for them to settle for a long time, and making the people's desire for a settlement stronger.
Subsequently, the nobles in the royal family of the Shang King Taijia had been drinking and dealing with each other all day, and they were not thinking of other things, and they were muddy all day. The politics implemented in the old capital also constantly restricted all the actions of the major nobles, including the Shang king, and it was precisely because of the political structure of the old capital that the current Shang Dynasty was increasingly corrupt. If this situation continues, the capital will end with extinction, and everyone hopes that there will be an "angel" to save the capital.
After the death of King Taijia of Shang, Pan Geng took the throne, and he made up his mind that he must change the capital of the country and revitalize the kingdom. After that, he and the people made a contract to establish a new capital, completely settled in the settlement, and also underwent an unprecedented political reform. Immediately after the announcement, he summoned his ministers to discuss the settlement of the new royal capital.
The plan is good, but the action is not so simple. Under the constant persuasion of Pan Geng, these ministers were always unmoved, always thinking that the matter of moving the capital was too cumbersome. He also said that Pan Geng could not find a better place than this, and the ministers were constantly persuading Pan Geng not to move the capital, which was already very good, and we were used to it.
Not to mention that it was better to say that Pan Geng was even more angry, saying: "In order to calm the world and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, how much effort and sacrifice they have made, but you are here to eat, drink and have fun, and you are lazy all day." After listening to Pan Geng's words, the ministers stopped persuading.
Pan Geng saw that these ministers could not be trusted, so he made up his mind to go to find a new location for the royal capital, and through his efforts for so long, he finally paid off, and even if he found a new place to move the capital, that is, Yin, and this place was also very suitable.
After Pan Geng's continuous and careful investigation, he found that this place was located in the "middle of the world", suitable for ruling the four sides, and the Yellow River and the Huan River (located in the territory of present-day Henan, now known as the Anyang River) on the side, there were risks but also could be defended or attacked, and there was no need to worry about foreign invasion. Inside, Yindi and the old capital are far away, and there is no need to worry about the power created by the nobles in the old capital palace with incitement. Subsequently, after some investigation, Pan Geng thought that Yindi was a very good place, and immediately ordered the old capital to be relocated to this place.
When Pan Geng made an order to prepare for the relocation of Yin Land, the noble ministers who were lazy all day and did not take care of the affairs of the government protested en masse against Pan Geng's inability to move Yin.
Saying that these wastes (noble ministers) who are lazy and do not think of making progress all day long, they also know that the purpose of Pan Geng's first move to the capital must consume a lot of manpower and financial resources, in order not to restrain themselves, but also in order to protect their own interests, one or two of them ran to Pan Geng with a thick face and refused to move Yin.
Seeing that the nobles were behaving in this way, Pan Geng was furious on the spot, and in the face of the vast number of people, he pointed at them and said: "You are a villainous act, you don't care about the feelings of the people of the world, you always think of yourself, this kind of behavior is not okay, as a minister, don't you think about it yourself, are you worthy of the people of this world?" ”
After cursing the ministers, Pan Geng began to change from small righteousness to great righteousness, persuading these lazy ministers to support their decision to move the capital.
Subsequently, Pan Geng also told the ministers his own thoughts: "The reason why I moved the royal capital is because the dynasty is slowly decaying with inferiority, and if you insist on hindering my migration, it will only accelerate the decline of the dynasty, and then the whole dynasty will be defeated in your hands, and you will be sinners for eternity." If you agree with my relocation, if there is a bad result in the process of moving the capital, all the responsibilities here will be borne by me alone, and I just want the people to have a stable home, and then the country will become more and more powerful, and I will not be stingy, and I can award you all the merits in this way like a certificate, so that you can become the great hero of the entire Shang Dynasty. ”
After hearing Pan Geng's words, the minister did not stop Pan Geng's idea of moving the capital, and then Pan Geng ordered the capital to be moved to Yindi with the people. But no one expected that the people were disturbed by the chickens and dogs of the previous emperor, and after hearing About Pan Geng's plan, they also protested one after another.
At this time, After listening to the complaints of the people, Pan Geng swore to tell the people, "Everyone also knows that our royal capital is slowly decaying, and I can't bear to see such a kingdom continue like this, so I made up my mind to lead you to migrate to Yindi to settle down, so that you can re-establish your homeland, so that you will not be troubled by your home." If I don't, the ancestors of the Shang Dynasty will not forgive me for generations, and I also hope that you will not oppose my decision to move to the capital of the country. ”
The people listened to Pan Geng's words and did not protest, and then Pan Geng took the people and the ministers on the road to move the capital, and after a long journey through the bar, they finally arrived at Yindi, but the people saw that Yindi had not yet been opened and would not come out, so they stood up again to protest, complaining and pointing at Pan Geng. But these are small things, and the clever Pan Geng is facing the complaining people.
He said: "I did not establish a new royal capital in advance, naturally there is still my reason, my plan is not incomplete, this naturally also has my reason, if the appearance of building a new royal capital is inconsistent with everyone's, then everyone will not follow themselves here, so we must build a new royal capital together, so you must all devote yourself to the construction of the new royal capital, I will also supervise the whole process, and I will definitely punish those who are lazy on the way to construction, so everyone can rest assured." ”
With the establishment of the new royal capital, Pan Geng also fulfilled his promise to the people and ministers, and worked with the people to build a prosperous capital. Subsequently, the Shang Dynasty also settled in Yindi and never migrated again. If a country is to be strong, it must be united by the people of the whole country.