What kind of character is King Wen of Zhou? It is said that during the Shang Dynasty, the Shang king feared that his power would grow, and in order to contain him, he recalled him to Chaoge (present-day Anyang) and named him "Fang Bo", known as "Zhou Xibo", meaning the leader of the western ethnic minorities. In fact, he put Ji Li under house arrest and killed him soon after. Ji Chang aroused the suspicion of the King of Sui and was imprisoned. Later, he was released and supported by the princely states, and was called King Wen of Zhou.
"Bo" also means "ba" in ancient Chinese, and after the Yue King Gou destroyed Wu, Zhou Tianzi once sent envoys to give meat and seal Gou Jian as "Uncle of the East". The so-called "Uncle of the East" means "overlord of the East", which is also the legal basis for Gou Jian to be listed as one of the overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period. Because there are two interpretations of Bo, the title of Xibo the King of Zhou Wen is also said to be different in history, and there are mainly two theories, the title of Xibo. The Uncle of the West. Since King Wen of Zhou was the Xi Bo of Shang in his early years, he was naturally a count, and Xi Bo was the title of King Wen of Zhou.
Some historical texts simply say that King Wen of Zhou was given the title of XiBo from the beginning of his ancestor Hou Ji, and has been replaced ever since, passed to the generation of King Wen of Zhou, who also took Xi Bo as his knight. As for the fact that the King of Shangyi made King Wen of Zhou a Xibo, in connection with his later famous "King Wen's Detention", it is likely that Emperor Xin of Shangyi also intended to emulate his ancestor King Wen of Shang and imprison King Wen of Zhou first, looking for reasons to get rid of him. Unfortunately, Emperor Xin, the King of Shang, was deceived by King Wen of Zhou's weakness, and eventually released the tiger back to the mountain, burying shang's Jiangshan Sheji.
Speaking of this, I think everyone can see clearly that King Wen of Zhou's Xibo is not a knighthood, but a title that overrides the title - Fang Bo, which roughly corresponds to the meaning of "Western Uncle" in later generations, referring to the head of Western princes. Although the "Uncle of the West" is also the "Uncle of the West", there is still a big difference between the Xibo and the overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period, such as the "Uncle of the East", and the Xibo pays more attention to the meaning of the Fang Bo rather than the "hegemony". Is King Wen of Zhou very powerful? King Wen of Zhou was able to have four close confidants, and with the loyal assistance of Jiang Ziya, his reputation and status were quickly consolidated and continued. The reason why King Wen of Zhou has been able to be famous for thousands of years is not entirely due to the advertising effect.
I think there are several reasons as follows: King Wen of Zhou is pragmatic and low-key, and King Wen of Zhou is still very responsible in the case of his own strength, and low-key adds a lot of points to him. In ancient times, the main focus was on nature, so Fuxi was the creator of the beginning of innate gossip. The day after tomorrow, Bagua was improved by King Wen of Zhou, and the focus was on people at that time, so King Wen of Zhou translated Bagua into 64 Gua, which more fully reflected people's thoughts, and now the most used is also 64 Gua. Summary: King Wenwang of Zhou's greatest contribution to Zhou Yi is to take people as the core, so the 64 gua of Zhou Yi that he deduced is specially used for personnel, which is the biggest contribution of King Wen of Zhou.
Most of China's rivers flow from the west to the east, and the ancients believed that there must be a lot of water in the west, and the flow is endless. Therefore, the Kangua is placed in the west, and the Gangua is a mountain, and there are many mountains in the northwest of Our country, such as the Tianshan Mountain and the Helan Mountain, which is the birthplace of the Kunlun Mountain, so the Gangua is placed in the northwest. At that time, people did not know anything about nature, and their understanding of the world was very simple, which was designated as "ancient times" in the history of Chinese cultural development. The scientific community has a variety of theories about the origin of human beings, and there are great differences.
Text: The wind is soft and the river is water
References: Quan Tang Wen Vol. 896, Records of History
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