Reading the "Tongjian", saying "Tongjian", using the "Tongjian", today Xiaobian continues to bring you the explanation of Sima Guang's huge work "Zizhi Tongjian"
As the ninth monarch of the Qin state, Qin Mugong's prestige was extremely high, and he also won the praise of later generations. The reign of Duke Mu of Qin was in the early qin period, and during his reign, he always put the suffering of the people first, and his governance method was more enlightened. At the same time, Qin Mugong devoted his life to expanding the territory of the Qin state, so he was called the Overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period by later generations.
Qin Chenggong, who preceded Duke Mu of Qin, reigned for only 4 years, and after his death, he did not pass the throne to his son, but to his younger brother Qin Mugong. Qin Mugong did not live up to the trust, and after he ascended the throne, he continued to expand the territory of the Qin state and expanded the territory thousands of miles away, which was one of his outstanding achievements. In addition, Qin Mugong also attaches great importance to talents, he not only knows people, but also good at using people, so many talents have been reused in the Qin Mugong period, not only playing their personal talents, but also laying a good foundation for the development of the Qin State.
However, such a respected Duke Mu of Qin, because of a decision before his death, ruined his reputation, and he actually let the three generals of the Qin State bury him. Although it is not clear why Qin Mugong made such a decision, his wrong decision caused the Qin state to lose three important talents, and directly led to the decline of the Qin state's national strength for more than 260 years. This account has always been recorded on the head of Qin Mugong, and it has also become a stain that Cannot be erased in Qin Mugong's life.
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Qin Mugong who knows that mistakes can be corrected
Although Qin Mugong made a faint decision before his death, it could not erase all the merits of Qin Mugong because of this. Duke Mu of Qin not only ruled the country well, but also a king who knew his mistakes and could change them.
In the 5th year of Qin Mugong, he got a talent, and this person was Baili Xi. Originally, Baili Xi only came to the Qin State as a dowry and was not valued, but Qin Mugong later heard that Bai Li Xi was a very famous person in the Jin State, and if he could be appointed, it would be of great benefit to the development of the Qin State, and at this time Qin Mugong decided to reuse Baili Xi.
At this time, Baili Xi had already fled from the Qin State, and later he was captured by the Chu people, and in order to make Baili Xi use it for himself, Qin Mugong used five ram skins in exchange for baili Xi. In this way, Baili Xi returned to the Qin Kingdom again, although He was already more than seventy years old when Qin Mugong decided to reuse Baili Xi, but Qin Mugong could see that this person was a rare talent, so he still reused it regardless of age. Bai Lixi thanked Qin Mugong for his appreciation and began to advise the Qin state, and at the same time recommended the talent of Uncle Jian for Qin Mugong. Qin Mugong also treated Uncle Jian with courtesy and made him a doctor. It can be said that the appointment of meritocracy by Qin Mugong played a certain role in promoting the development of the Qin state later.
Qin Mugong had talented people around him, so he began to plan to expand his power to the east, and it happened that at this time, When Duke Wen of Jin died, Qin Mugong planned to take the opportunity to attack Zheng Guo. This time, Qin Mugong sent an army of 30,000 troops, and the army began to advance towards Zheng Guo in a mighty way. It can be said that this time Qin Mugong used a lot of force to conquer Zheng Guo, but his decision was wrong, because at that time, There was a villain around Qin Mugong, who was originally a Zheng guo, and later rebelled against the country, and Qin Mugong's decision to attack Zheng Guo was instigated by this person. Bai Lixi thought that this person's words could not be listened to, but Qin Mugong had always planned to expand eastward, so when someone proposed, Qin Mugong lost his former sanity and made this wrong judgment.
As a result, due to the blindness of Qin Mugong, this time the troops suffered heavy losses, and 30,000 Qin troops were annihilated by the ambush troops of the Jin State on the way back. Seeing such a result, Qin Mugong naturally knew that it was due to his own mistakes, so he quickly admitted his mistake, and did not blame others for this failure, and he continued to reuse the three generals who led the army. The three generals also knew how to be grateful, and a few years later, they defeated the Jin state in the battle of wangguan, and they were ashamed of the qin state.
If it were not for Qin Mugong's courage to admit his mistakes and believe that his subordinates would not be so loyal and hard-working, Qin Mugong's humble attitude would not only be a victory, but also let him get the support of more people, and Xiancai was also willing to serve Qin Mugong.
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Qin Mugong, who won the hearts of the people
In fact, the merits of the ancient emperors during their reign were directly related to whether he knew how to employ people. And Qin Muzheng was a ruler who knew the art of emperors, he was not only humble, but also very good at winning people's hearts, and he also saved himself.
This happened in 645 BC, when The Duke Hui of Jin, who had relied on The Duke of Qin mu to ascend to the throne, betrayed him, which made the Duke of Qin very angry, and then the Duke of Qin Mu led an army to attack the Jin state and launched the Battle of Hanyuan, after which the Duke of Jin Huigong was captured. Although Qin Mugong took revenge, Qin Mugong also suffered a crisis during the conquest. At that time, the chariot that Qin Mugong was riding chased after Jin Huigong all the way, and what Qin Mugong did not expect was that a rescue team actually rushed out in the middle of the road, and they surrounded Qin Mugong's chariot, seeing that Qin Mugong was about to encounter danger.
At this moment, more than three hundred peasants suddenly poured in from around, and they began to fight with the enemy in order to rescue Qin Mugong, so Qin Mugong was not able to suffer. In fact, these peasants came to rescue Qin Mugong because they were grateful to this benevolent monarch, it turned out that three years ago, Qin Mugong had a good horse that he liked very much, and at that time Qin Mugong wanted to get it back, but his men told him that this horse was eaten by the local people, and it was these three hundred peasants who shared the horse at that time. After Qin Mugong learned the truth, instead of punishing these people, he also rewarded them with good wine, because Qin Mugong said that if he ate horse meat, he would hurt his body if he did not drink wine. These people always have Qin Mugong's benevolence in mind, so they will rescue them in times of danger.
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A much-maligned funeral
Although Qin Mugong had outstanding achievements in his life, he was a monarch who attached great importance to funerals. After the death of Qin Mugong, there were as many as 177 people to accompany the funeral, and three of them were the main cadres of the Qin State, and these three generals were asked by Qin Mugong to accompany them to the funeral.
This happened at a banquet, during which Qin Mugong commended the merits of The Dying, Zhongxing, and Needle Tiger, and then he said something meaningful, to the effect that he could spend this moment of celebration while he was alive, and he hoped to remain with him after his death. After listening to Qin Mugong's words, the three generals agreed one after another, so the three of them were already ready for the funeral during that banquet.
Although these three generals were willing to accompany the burial of Qin Mugong in this way, the position occupied by the three of them in the Qin State at that time was quite important, and their death undoubtedly weakened the national strength of the Qin State. Qin Mugong may not have thought that this selfish decision he made would make it impossible for the Qin state to achieve its goal of expanding eastward, and the national strength of the Qin state continued to decline for more than 260 years. Therefore, although Qin Mugong was famous in the first life, because he made a wrong decision before his death, it not only caused the Qin state to decline from then on, but also greatly reduced his various achievements in his lifetime.
I am often asked: How can I learn history well?
I would say: Interest is the best teacher.
Some people are reluctant to read history and find it too boring.
I will say: a lot of history books are really boring, so do you think watching the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is boring? Do you see Water Margin boring?
The answer is no, in the historical facts, coupled with the "interpretation", you can understand the history, but also can appreciate the story, can be described as the best of both worlds.
Some people say that Luo Guanzhong's writing of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a method of writing "seven points of fact and three points of fiction", and I think the same way for this long historical novel. I am often asked: How can I learn history well? I recommend you a good historical book "Zizhi Tongjian".
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Why? Because there are many historical stories worth thinking about in the "Zizhi Tongjian". "Zizhi Tongjian" tells the history of the rise and fall of the national people's livelihood for more than 1300 years from the early Warring States period to the fifth dynasty, and at the same time analyzes the moral good and evil of historical figures, manages the gains and losses of policies, and summarizes experience.
Ordinary people watch it once or twice, and in the workplace, shopping malls, official fields, love scenes and other scenes of life and work, it is less likely to take detours and more likely to achieve greater success.
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