Aliases - Uncle Wei Kang, Uncle Kang Feng
The era - Western Zhou
Ethnic group - Huaxia
Main achievement - quelling the rebellion of the three prisons
His real name is Wei Feng
Profile of Uncle Kang
Uncle Kang (year of birth and death unknown), Ji's surname is Wei, also known as Kang Shufeng, Wei Kang Shufeng, Wei Shu, and Wei Hou. The ninth son born to King Ji Chang of Zhou Wen and his wife Tai Ji, the same brother of King Ji Fa of Zhou Wu, was awarded the title of Kang Guo (now Yuzhou City, Henan Province), the first generation of monarchs of the Wei Kingdom.
After King Wu conquered Shang, Uncle Kang was sealed in Kang. After the Zhou Gongdong Expedition pacified the rebellion of the Three Prisons, he migrated to Feng Kang Shu Yu Wei, named Uncle Kang as Wei Jun, and built the capital Chaoge (now Qi County, Henan), which was to defend the country. When Zhou Gong went on an expedition to the east, Uncle Kang accompanied him and was honored with military exploits. After three years of death, the Duke of Zhou ordered Uncle Kang to stay in Yindu and was named the prince of the country. Zhou Gong was worried that Uncle Kang was young and lacked political experience, so he could not govern the old soil of Yingi, so he sued for the way of governing the country.
When King Cheng of Zhou grew older, in view of Uncle Kang's good governance and outstanding political achievements, he promoted him to the position of Sikou of the Western Zhou Dynasty, in charge of criminal prisons, litigation and other affairs. Uncle Kang enforced the law impartially and successfully maintained the stability of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In recognition of Uncle Kang's assistance, King Zhou Cheng gave him treasures, sacrificial vessels and other things. After Uncle Kang's death, his son Wei Kangbo succeeded to the throne.
Uncle Kang's life
Early life experience
Uncle Kang is the ninth son of King Ji Chang of Zhou Wen and the younger brother of King Ji Fa of Zhou Wu. Uncle Kang's mother's name is Tai Ji, surnamed Him, who is the daughter of the Xin tribe, a descendant of Xia Yu, the monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and the wife of King Wen of Zhou. Taiji is hardworking and abides by women's morals, so she is known as the mother of Wen.
Taiji and King Wen of Zhou had ten sons, the eldest son Bo Yi Kao, the second son Zhou Wu Wang Jifa, the third son Guan Shuxian, the fourth son Zhou Gongdan, the fifth son Cai Shudu, the sixth son Cao Shu Zhenduo, the seventh son Yu Shuwu, the eighth son Huo Shuchu, the ninth son Kang Shu, and the tenth son Ran Jizai.
The ten brothers of Cai Shudu have been deeply taught by their mother since they were children, so they have never done anything contrary to common sense or absurdity since they were young.
Counterinsurgency and Guards
After the death of King Wen of Zhou, due to the early death of Uncle Kang's eldest brother Bo Yi Kao, Uncle Kang's second brother King Wu of Zhou succeeded him. In the thirteenth year of King Wu of Zhou (1046 BC), King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty (also known as Yin or Yin Shang) and established the regime of the Zhou Dynasty, known as the Western Zhou Dynasty in history.
After King Wu of Zhou established the Zhou Dynasty, in order to consolidate the political power, the implementation of the feudal system, the great feudal heroes, clans and descendants of the sages, the Kang Shu in the land of Kang (now Yuzhou City, Henan Province), the establishment of the Kang State, so called Kang Shu or Kang Shu Feng.
At that time, King Wu of Zhou also gave the remnants of Yin Shang to Wu Geng (Lu Father), the son of King Shang (Di Xin), with the same status as the princes, so as to hold the sacrifices of his ancestors and not cut off. King Wu of Zhou was afraid that he would have different intentions because Wu Geng was not convinced, so he asked his third brother Guan Shuxian and fifth brother Cai Shudu to assist Wu Geng to appease his people.
The Rebellion of the Three Prisons
After the death of King Wu of Zhou, the crown prince Ji Yu ascended the throne as King Cheng of Zhou. When King Zhou Cheng ascended the throne, he was unable to handle government affairs independently; At that time, the Zhou Dynasty was the first to set the world, and the political situation was not very stable, so Zhou Gongdan, the fourth brother of King Wu of Zhou, became the regent of the country and acted as the king of Zhou Cheng to deal with national affairs. Guan Shuxian and Cai Shudu, who were guarding the hometown of Yin Shang, suspected that Zhou Gongdan was going to usurp the throne, and the three of them were indignant in their hearts, so they spread rumors everywhere.
In the second year of King Cheng of Zhou (1043 B.C.), they united more than a dozen small affiliated states in the east, such as Xian, Xu, and Chu, on the one hand, and openly launched a rebellion, which was known as the Rebellion of the Three Prisons. Uncle Kang was the first to get the news of Wu Geng's rebellion, and he deployed troops to prevent the rebels from invading south; On the one hand, he sent people to rush to the royal capital of Haojing (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) to report the news of Wu Geng's rebellion.
In the fourth year of King Cheng of Zhou (1041 BC), Gongdan of Zhou went east to conquer the rebels in the name of King Cheng of Zhou, and Uncle Kang participated in this military operation. Soon, Zhou Gongdan put down the rebellion, killed Wu Geng and Guan Shuxian, exiled Cai Shudu, deposed Huo Shu as a commoner, and was not allowed to be hired for three years, and subdued the remnants of Yin Shang. Zhou Gongdan decided to establish a patriotic state in the area ruled by Wu Geng, and renamed Uncle Kang, who had made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, as the monarch of the patriotic country, so he was called Uncle Wei Kang. Chaoge (now Qi County, Henan Province), the former capital of Yin Shang between the Yellow River and Qishui, was used as the capital of the country, and the ruling area was the land of Wangji of the original Yin Shang and the area inhabited by the seven remnants of the Yin Shang. When the country was first sealed, the territory spanned Henan, Hebei and Yanzhou, south to Jishui, north to Hengzhang, west to Taihang, east to Yanzhou Sangtu field, equivalent to the north of Henan, southern Hebei and Luxi region, the land area is four or five hundred miles. With a vast territory and a large population, it was the largest of the vassal states at that time, and it was also the main domain of the Western Zhou Dynasty in the East.
Run the country well and give the people peace and security
Uncle Kang was still young when he was enthroned to defend the country, and Zhou Gongdan was afraid that he would not be able to take on the important task of governing the remnants of Yin Shang, so he specially summoned his ministers to hold a grand ceremony for him to confer land and people, and carefully made proclamations such as "Kanghe", "Wine Message" and "Zicai" as his rules for governing the country. Before taking office, Zhou Gongdan repeatedly warned Uncle Kang to be lenient in his sentence, love the people, and properly settle the remnants of Yin Shang. Zhou Gongdan also warned Uncle Kang to be diligent in government affairs, and to seek out the sages, gentlemen, and elders in the hometown of Yin Shang, and ask them about the rise and fall of Yin Shang, and then apply it to government affairs. Zhou Gongdan also told Uncle Kang that the reason why the king of Shang died was because of his addiction to wine, and indulgence in wine led to the fault of listening to the woman's words, so the chaos of Yin Shang began from there. Let Uncle Kang be sure to quit drinking and taboo sex.
After Uncle Kang arrived in Weiguo, according to Zhou Gongdan's earnest teachings, he visited the local virtuous elders and asked them about the strategies for governing the country and securing the people. Uncle Kang is conscientious, diligent in political affairs, goes deep into the people, conducts extensive research, observes the people's feelings and public opinions, and is deeply loved by the people. Uncle Kang lived up to the trust of Zhou Gongdan, did not discriminate against or abuse the seven ethnic groups of the remnants of the Yin Shang, properly resettled the remnants of the Yin Shang, cared about their lives, maintained local stability, and strengthened ethnic unity. Uncle Kang also attached importance to the selection of talents, listened to the advice of sages, actively adopted reasonable suggestions, governed the country according to law, and promoted the recovery of the national economy as soon as possible.
Assist the King of Zhou
After the seventh year of King Cheng of Zhou (1038 BC), when Gongdan of Zhou had been regent for seven years, and King Cheng of Zhou had grown up, so Duke Dan of Zhou returned the power to King Cheng of Zhou, and King Cheng of Zhou himself handled political affairs, while Gongdan of Zhou faced the north and returned to the position of ministers.
In view of Uncle Kang's outstanding achievements in governing and defending the country and his immortal exploits in guarding the East, King Cheng of Zhou promoted Uncle Kang to the position of Sikou of the Western Zhou Dynasty, in charge of criminal prisons, litigation and supervision. Uncle Kang was upright, enforced the law impartially, punished evil and promoted good, and maintained the stability of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In recognition of Uncle Kang's merits in assisting the Zhou Dynasty, King Cheng of Zhou gave Uncle Kang many treasures and sacrificial vessels. After Uncle Kang assumed the position of Sikou of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the affairs of Weiguo were handled by his son Wei Kangbo, and Uncle Kang regularly went to Weiguo to supervise government affairs. After Uncle Kang's death, Wei Kangbo succeeded him as the monarch of the country.
Uncle Kang's political initiative
for political initiatives
After Uncle Kang was enthroned in Weiguo, he followed the Chunchun admonitions of Zhou Gongdan's "Kanghe", "Jiu Huo" and "Zicai", and governed the country with the policy of his father, King Wen of Zhou, "Mingde and prudent punishment", freed slaves, distributed arable land, encouraged the development of private land, and developed animal husbandry and handicraft industries rapidly. and change the vices of intermarriage with the same surname, taking the living to be martyred, etc. So that the defense of the country has a good situation of political communication and harmony, and all industries are prosperous. It became the largest vassal state in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Uncle Kang's Historical Evaluation
Historical evaluation
Ji Za: "Beautiful, deep! Those who are worried but not sleepy are also. I heard that Uncle Wei Kang and Wu Gong's virtue is like this, is it his "Wei Feng"? ”
Sima Qian's "Historical Records": "Collect the remnants of the people, the uncle seals the first city, declares the business chaos, and the wine material is a lawsuit." ”
Sima Zhen's "Historical Records Suoyin": "Si Kou was sealed, and Zicai has a work. ”
Uncle Kang's literature
Historical records
Historical Records, Volume 4, Zhou Benji IV
"Historical Records, Volume 33, Lu Zhou Gong Family III"
"Historical Records, Volume 37: The Seventh of Uncle Weikang's Family"
Uncle Kang was commemorated by future generations
Uncle Kang governed the country in a good way, created a situation of patriotic governance, and was deeply admired by the people of Wei Guo and later generations. In the 34th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1695), the people of Qi County (now Qi County, Henan Province) established the Kang Shu Temple on the west side of the south street of the county seat, and held sacrifices twice in the spring and autumn.