Since ancient times, the rise and fall of a dynasty has been determined by the six characters of "time, place and people".
One of the most important factors is people.
Looking back on history, it is not difficult for us to find that the blind date between monarchs and ministers is always an important reason for a country to become strong.
Yin Shang is brutal, and heaven and earth are like furnaces
During the Yin Shang period, slavery prevailed. For the ruling class, human life is even worse than mustard. The ruler of Shang Dynasty, Emperor Xin, was a tyrannical and alcoholic tyrant. During his reign, he repeatedly built and waged wars, causing the people to live in misery and misery. On the other hand, another small state, Zhou, was quietly gathering strength, hoping to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the Shang dynasty and save the Li people.
At that time, King Wen of Zhou, who was still the leader of the tribe, continued the policy of governing the country of his predecessors, making it beneficial to the people and convenient for the people. It is precisely because King Wen of Zhou is sympathetic to the people, diligent and loves the people, so he easily won the widespread support of the people. In the same way, the cheers of the war were getting louder and louder, and the people hoped that a heroic man would appear to overthrow the rule of the Shang. The cries and cries of the masses should be heard and realized.
The pearl is covered with dust, and I am fortunate to meet the master
Jiang Ziya is the surname of Jiang, Lü, also known as Lü Shang and Lü Wang. Legend has it that Jiang Ziya's ancestors once assisted Dayu in controlling the water, and he was given the surname Lu because of his meritorious service. Although his ancestral identity is glorious, by the time he reaches Jiang Ziya's generation, his family has long been in the middle.
According to relevant records, Jiang Ziya was engaged in many occupations with very low social status at that time, such as butcher, small trader, fortune teller, etc.
Judging from the social concept at that time, Jiang Ziya was a poor sour boy who did not do his job. Because he had neither the ability to settle down nor a serious career to survive, he was definitely an idle person in the society at that time.
But a pearl is a pearl, and it does not lose its own light because it is temporarily obscured. Jiang Ziya was born intelligent, well-versed in astronomy and geography, knowledgeable, and well versed in the way of soldiers, and could have achieved nobility with knowledge.
However, his full of literary and martial arts could not make his wife and children have enough food and clothing.
Jiang Ziya's family is often short of food and clothing, and they have a meal but no meal. Out of responsibility and responsibility, Jiang Ziya had to temporarily put aside the resentment in his heart and recommend himself to the Shang Dynasty to serve as a low-level official.
He only hopes that he can use his wisdom to get his family fed and clothed. It's a pity that he didn't serve long before Jiang Ziya couldn't tolerate the brutal behavior of King Shang.
The king of Shang lived a luxurious life, and the so-called "wine and meat pond forest" were piled up with the white bones and blood of the people. He was a tyrannical disposition, a slanderer who took pleasure in hearing the miserable wails of torture, and committed all kinds of atrocities that were heinous.
So, Jiang Ziya decided to resign. He escaped from the cage and lived in seclusion on the banks of the Weishui River.
Despite the remoteness of the place where he lives, Jiang Ziya's heart is always thinking about the temple, and he longs to find a holy lord to assist him in his immortal career.
Jiang Taigong can be said to be in the Weishui River, and his heart follows the people of the world.
Fortunately, King Wen came to the bank of the Weishui River under the recommendation of his virtuous ministers, and Jiang Ziya finally saw the Bole of his life.
A story of an exemplary relationship between monarchs and ministers will begin here, and history will also leave a brilliant mark for Jiang Ziya and King Wen.
King Wen bent his knees, and Ziya bowed to his best
King Wen of Zhou was a king with great righteousness in his heart. He thought about the people and couldn't bear the people to live under the brutal rule of the Shang king, so he recruited many heroes and heroes from all over the world to fight together.
The story of "Jiang Taigong fishing, and those who wish to take the bait" are the result of Jiang Ziya and King Zhou Wen's mutual acquaintance and mutual trust.
But choosing a king and dedicating his life to helping him accomplish great things is a big thing that requires caution. Jiang Taigong decided to "embarrass him" and test King Wen of Zhou.
He pretended to be entangled and said: "Xiqi is a long way, and I can't go that far alone." If you can carry me to Xiqi, I think I'll think about it. ”
King Zhou Wen heard Jiang Taigong's words seriously, not like a joke. In the eyes of others, how can the king of a country betray his courtiers? This is against the law of etiquette. And King Wen was tired at that time, how could he withstand this kind of labor?
If you carry Jiang Taigong, I am afraid that my body will not be able to bear it; if I do not carry Jiang Taigong, I am afraid that I am not sincere enough to impress Jiang Taigong to go out of the mountain, and the matter of cutting down is far away.
After a little hesitation, Jiang Taigong slowly lowered his head, bent his body slightly, bent his knees, and signaled that he was willing to carry Jiang Taigong to Xiqi.
In this way, King Wen carried Jiang Taigong on his back, and the group set off to Xiqi.
King Wen carried Jiang Taigong on his back and walked nearly 300 steps westward. However, as the difficulty of the road intensified and the reason for the gradual exhaustion of physical strength, King Wen walked nearly 500 steps on his back before stopping.
At this time, Jiang Taigong solemnly bowed to King Wen and said, "King Wen carried me eight hundred steps, and I protected the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years." ”
Corporal Wen Wang Lixian, the benevolent heart of not putting on a high shelf moved Jiang Taigong, and he exchanged 800 steps for Jiang Taigong's lifelong dedication.
The king, the saint and the sage, the story is a thousand years
Often a casual sentence really happens to become a footnote to the story.
King Wen carried Jiang Taigong 800 steps, and the story of Jiang Taigong protecting the Zhou Dynasty for 800 years may not be true, but history is always surprising.
From the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the fall of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty exactly 800 years, it seems to correspond to the 800 steps that King Wen walked with Jiang Taigong on his back.
The 400 years of the Western Zhou Dynasty were 400 years of stability, and the next few hundred years were staggering and lingering until the Warring States Period.
Compared with the anecdote of King Wen and Jiang Taigong, what I am more in awe of is the deep affection between them. One is a king, the other is a minister, one is noble, and the other is from the countryside. But they all have one thing in common - being close to the people and loving the people.
As high-ranking people, they think not only of their own honor and disgrace, but also of the honor and disgrace of the people of the world.
For the common goal, they understood and respected each other, and wrote a good story of the king, saint and sage. I can't help but think of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and I can't help but think of Qi Huan and Guan Zhong, both of whom are examples of harmony between monarchs and ministers, and they are also the best interpretation of "harmony".
There are often various estrangements between monarchs and ministers due to their status or interests, so there is a saying among the people that "accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger".
But a good relationship between monarchs and ministers can be like King Wen and Jiang Taigong, respecting and understanding each other, not caring about the encroachment of status, but in the connection of hearts and minds, and in making efforts in one place.
The blind date between the monarchs and ministers between them is more like a righteous statement between friends, and a knife in both sides, so they can always talk about it for us.