As one of the great powers of the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qi was founded by Lü Shang, the first meritorious figure of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Lü Shang assisted King Wu in destroying the Shang lord Tianxia, and was given the title of Prince of Qi, and the capital was established at Yingqiu (in present-day Zibo, Shandong Province, north of Linzi City), and was known as the Duke of Qi.
Qi Taigong's longevity, the "History of the Qi Taigong Family" says that "Gai Taigong's death was more than a hundred years old, and the son Ding Gong Lü Lingli", which can be understood as "Qi Taigong died of illness at the age of one hundred years, and his son Ding Gong Lü Ling took the throne".
The long-lived Duke of Qi governed the State of Qi well.
He gave full play to the advantages of the State of Qi in the sea, made every effort to take advantage of fish and salt, and built the State of Qi into the largest feudal state among the princely states.
During the period when King Ping of Zhou moved east, the State of Qi was ruled by the 11th Emperor of qi, Jiang Lufu.
Qi Gong and The Spring and Autumn Xiaoba Zheng Zhuang Gong joined forces to do a major event that led the fashion trend - allying with Shimen.
This event opened the precedent of the alliance between the princely states.
Qi Gong also brushed his face wildly in the early qin autumn.
But this face soon disgraced his sons.
Zhu'er was the eldest son of Duke Qi and the first person to succeed to the throne of the state.
These children had bad character and had an affair with his sister Wen Jiang when they were crown princes.
Qi Gonggong knew about this and almost exploded his lungs.
In order not to cause more chaos, The Duke of Qi quickly cut through the chaos and found a successor for Wen Jiang - to marry her to the newly enthroned Duke Lu Huan of the State of Lu.
After the death of Duke Qi, zhu'er succeeded to the throne as Duke Xiang of Qi.
Duke Xiang of Qi was unable to think of each other, and repeatedly invited Duke Huan of Lu to return to Qi Province with his sister Wen Jiang.
Lu Huangong did not know that the road ahead was sinister, and came in a daze.
In order to be able to grow old with his sister Tianhuangdi, Qi Xianggong instructed Hercules Peng Sheng to break Lu Huangong's neck.
Qi Xianggong's move ignited the anger of the Lu people.
In order to calm the anger of the Lu people, the faint-hearted Duke Xiang of Qi killed Peng Sheng on his own.
In this way, the accusations against him in the Country of Qi are also heard on the road.
In this case, Dafu Lian claimed that he and Guan Zhi's father took the opportunity to rebel, sent troops into the palace, executed Qi Xianggong, and established Gongsun as a king.
Gongsun's ignorant IQ was very compatible with his name "Ignorance", arrogant and ignorant, making a mess of state affairs, and in the second year after ascending the throne, he was attacked and killed by ordinary people on the outskirts of the city.
This led to a wonderful drama in which Guan Zhong and Bao Buya supported Gongzi Gui and Gongzi Xiaobai respectively to compete for the throne of the State of Qi.
It is not difficult to see that the rebellion of lianzhi and guanzhi to the father can be regarded as a major event in the early Spring and Autumn Period.
But then again, what kind of deep hatred existed between Lian Zhi and Guan Zhi's father and Qi Xianggong, which made them desperately take risks and do such a big case of "killing the king"?
Speaking of which, it's not a big deal.
In just a few words, "The Eighth Year of Zuo Chuan Zhuang Gong" clearly explains the enmity between Qi Xianggong and Lian Zhi and Guan Zhi's father.
The original text reads: "Qi Hou made Lian Zhi and Guan Zhi To Father Shu Kui Qiu." Melons go from time to time, saying: 'And melons and generations.' 'Waiting, the public will not arrive.' Please, Frothy; ”
This passage tells that Qi Xianggong sent Lian Zhi and Guan Zhi's father to lead troops to Kuiqiu (葵丘, in modern Linzi, Shandong) to defend it. When they went, it was just the season of planting melons, and Qi Xianggong made an appointment with them, and when the melons were ripe, they would send another person to take over. However, the melon was ripe, and Qi Xianggong broke the contract. Lian Zhi and Guan Zhi father thought that qi xianggong and noble people had forgotten things, and sent someone to remind them, so that qi xianggong could send someone to take over. Qi Xianggong did not send anyone to replace him, nor did he allow them to return. The two felt that they had been tricked by Qi Xianggong, so they plotted to cause trouble.
The ins and outs of the events are very clear.
But there is one thing that has long been thought to be ignored and misunderstood.
That is, qi xianggong and lian name, guan zhi father agreed to listen to the "melon", what is the melon?
If it were not for Lao Qin's special reminder here, it is estimated that more than 90% of readers would have made up their brains as watermelons.
Not to mention, watermelon is too popular.
Its image is too deeply rooted in the public mind.
For example, in the sixty-sixth episode of "Journey to the West", "The Gods Were Poisoned, Maitreya Bound the Demons", it is said that a plot was written: Tang Monk's master and apprentice mistakenly entered the Xiaoleiyin Temple, Tang Monk and old pig and sand monk were captured by the yellow-browed old monster, Sun Wukong moved around to rescue the soldiers, and finally found the owner of the yellow-browed monster- the Buddha of donglai, who was known as "the first statue in the paradise field, the laughing monk of The South Maitreya".
This Buddha set a plan for Sun Wukong: he disguised himself as a melon sower, transformed into a grass temple under a certain hillside, planted a field of melon fruit, and set a trap for Sun Wukong to lure the demon king to come.
The Demon King came, and there was no trace of Sun Wukong, hungry and thirsty, and he picked a ripe melon to quench his thirst. The result was exactly what Maitreya and Sun Wukong said—the ripe melon was changed by Sun Wukong and drilled into his belly. Helplessly, the demon king had to obediently admit it.
In the original work of "Journey to the West", only one mouthful of melon is said, but it is never mentioned what kind of melon it is.
Then, the reader has preconceived notions that it is a watermelon.
Almost all comic strips, as well as film and television works, reflect this plot, are also shown in the image of watermelons.
"Journey to the West" is the work of the Ming Dynasty, and in that era, there were watermelons in China.
It is understandable to think that the melon in Maitreya Buddha's melon field is a watermelon.
However, if the melon written in the "Eighth Year of Zuo Chuan Zhuang Gong" is also identified as a watermelon, it is absolutely impossible.
Just think about it a little, the word "west" in "watermelon", you know that this melon was imported from the West, and its introduction time will not be too early.
Ming Dynasty scientist Xu Guangqi said in the "Complete Book of Agricultural Politics": "Watermelon, planted in the western region, hence the name." ”
So, when did it come to China from the Western Regions?
Ming Li Shizhen recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Watermelon began to enter China in the fifth dynasty; it is found in both the north and south today. ”
It seems that watermelon was introduced from the Western Regions in the Fifth Dynasty.
Not really.
In 1976, the Western Han Tombs in Guixian County, Guangxi Province, were excavated, and archaeologists found watermelon seeds in the silt of the burial chamber.
It can be seen that watermelon should have been introduced to the Central Plains during the Western Han Dynasty.
The "melon" in "and melon" can neither be a watermelon, nor can it be a pumpkin, cucumber, loofah, bitter melon, and even less can it be a cantaloupe.
Because these melons, like watermelons, were introduced to the Central Plains after Zhang Qian chiseled the Western Regions.
Considering that there is a verse in the "Poetry of the Wind and Wind in July" that reads," "Eat melon in July, cut off in August) pot (gourd)", and in the Analects of the Township Party, there is also a saying that "although vegetables are eaten, vegetable soups, melon sacrifices, and must be qi ruye", this melon should be a kind of vegetable.
Moreover, in the "Poems Of Xiaoya Xinnan mountain", there is another "there is a lu in the field, there is a melon in the field, it is peeled or a pine, and the emperor is dedicated", and the "peeling" and "菹" in this are the meaning of pickling and processing, then, this melon should be a winter melon.
However, winter melons can be planted in both spring and autumn, and it seems that they should not be used as the "melon period" for Qi Xianggong and Lian Zhi to meet the two people.
In addition, the "Poems and Wei Feng" has the sentence "Throw me a papaya, and repay it with Qiongju", that is, the "melon" in "and melon generation", which is likely to refer to the papaya.
After all, papayas bloom in April and fruit from September to October; and, since ancient times, Shandong has also been one of the origins of papayas.
However, the previous sentence of "melon and melon generation" refers to "starting from the season of planting melons", papaya grows on the tree, can only be said to plant trees, can not be said to be planted melons.
Therefore, this melon that is "substituted for melon" should refer to melon.
In the past, many people thought that melon originated in Africa and India in Asia, but in the 1950s, archaeologists excavated melon seeds at the Qianshanyang site in Wuxing County, Zhejiang Province. Coincidentally, in the 1980s, archaeologists unearthed melon seeds at the Longnan site in Wujiang County, Jiangsu Province.
This shows that the history of planting melons in China can be traced back to the late Neolithic period more than 4,000 years ago, that is, China is also one of the origins of melons.
Therefore, this melon that "replaces the melon with the melon" is a melon that grows in the field, not a melon that grows on the tree, it should be a melon.