Zhou Benji - The Rule of Cheng Kang

King Wen left more than one vassal to future generations.

When fighting the world, the most critical figure is Jiang Ziya. When it comes to governing the world, it is time for Zhou Gong to appear.

The division of the seal is a means for the King of Wu to consolidate the world and a reward for those who have fought in battle. The book records that more than ten people were ordained. Among them, Jiang Ziya was enfeoffed with the state of Qi, and Zhou Gongdan was given the title of Luguo; the rest of the fiefdoms were divided among the brothers of King Wu and the descendants of Yao Shunyu. Zhou Gongdan was also the younger brother of King Wu, but I think he was more knighted for his merits.

After Dai Yin, the Throne of Wu, Ji Fa,took the throne of the Heavenly Son, and sat precariously. It is recorded in the book that King Wu often could not sleep all night. Zhou Gong asked the reason and replied, worried that the heavens would not bless Zhou. It is said that the king of Lu has set himself on fire, and the princes have also persuaded him to enter, so why worry about not having God's blessing? From the subsequent answers, it can be seen that the princes of the world did not completely submit to Zhou, so that even if King Wu became the Son of Heaven, he still had to maintain a state of readiness for war. And this state of affairs will inevitably lead to a difficult life for the people, so people are afraid.

Zhou Gong then comprehensively analyzed the situation in the world and proposed a response plan. The King of Wu released his horses and returned to the mountains, scattered his troops and returned to the fields, and assured the people of the world with his actions that he would not make any more moves.

However, the hidden dangers of the new dynasty do not stop there.

King Wu's birthday is coming.

After years of logging, and not sleeping well every day, how can the body be healthy.

According to the book, King Keyin of Wu died six years later. His son Ji Ji succeeded to the throne and was known as King.

When the king is young, the world is the first to be determined, and the typical lord is less suspicious of the country. In order to prevent people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, the Duke of Zhou tightened his power and the regent came to the court.

This move attracted the attention of the summoning prince. Zhao Gong and Zhou Gong were the two most powerful ministers at that time, and they divided Shaanxi into two divisions. He suspected that Duke Zhou wanted to become king and replace him, so he made a statement, in which he expressed his dissatisfaction with Duke Zhou. Zhou Gong heard this and explained that he just wanted to emulate Yi Yin's incident that year, and Zhao Gong dispelled his doubts.

However, not everyone agreed, and several of King Wu's younger brothers, Uncle Guan and Uncle Cai, thought that The Duke of Zhou must have misbehaved. Therefore, these two men, together with several other younger brothers (book: Qun Brothers), together with Wu Geng, sent an army to rebel against Zhou.

This Wu Geng was the son of King Huan. When King Wu ascended the throne and divided the meritorious men, he left the core of the Shang state to Wu Geng. In other words, these Yin people could continue to live in their hometown, and Wu Geng was their prince. At the same time, King Wu divided the area around Shangdu into three pieces and gave them to his three younger brothers, Uncle Cai, Uncle Kang, and Uncle Huo. Obviously, the role of this brother is to stare at Yin Min, known in history as the "Three Prisons".

From this wave of operations, it can be seen that at that time, the Wu King still needed to have a strict moral line to pacify the world, that is, I got the world because I had the virtue of the Son of Heaven. Therefore, to properly arrange the remnants of the former dynasty is to show that they were not robbed by force, but in accordance with providence.

Therefore, this time the rebellion, I suspect that behind it is Wu Geng who is directing it. After all, the slogan was aimed at the regency of the Zhou Gong, which is in a sense "Qing Jun's side". Looking back at zhao gong, people also had doubts at first, but the way of expression was very clever, which not only avoided positive conflict, but also allowed Zhou Gong to quickly understand his meaning. Another meaning of summoning gong is obviously to speak for the princes of the world, and at the same time, Zhou Gong's response is also very appropriate. In short, it was an exchange between two mature politicians. In contrast, guan and Cai's direct confrontation with each other is even more untenable. This is not only aimed at The Duke of Zhou, but also stands on the opposite side of the Summoning Gong. It can only be said that Wu Geng is still very level, and the two brothers Guan and Cai are relatively wasteful.

In the face of the rebellion, the Duke of Zhou, on the orders of King Cheng, raised an army to suppress it, killed Wu Geng, Guan Shu, and exiled Uncle Cai.

After the internal problems have been solved, the external problems have been basically arranged. The Duke of Zhou and the Duke of Zhao divided the east and the west, and each of them managed the younger brothers of the frontier obediently. At the same time, Jiang Ziya was sealed in the state of Qi, and through excellent governance ability, the border was properly arranged, and it should be known that he had the power to conquer other princes.

With so many problems, it was no wonder that King Wu couldn't sleep at first, but fortunately, the courtiers he left behind were slowly solving them for him.

King Cheng grew up in such an environment, and I believe that I learned a lot of governing philosophies during my growth, because the book records that "I can listen to the government."

Since tianzi could already stand on his own, the Duke of Zhou took the initiative to return the government to King Cheng. However, with the actions of the regent of the Duke of Zhou over the years, it is unrealistic to say that King Cheng did not have any doubts in his heart. Immediately after becoming a prince, someone made a small report on the Duke of Zhou behind his back. This kind of thing could not be concealed from the old politician who had been regent for seven years, but Zhou Gong did not react too violently when he learned of it, but fled to the Chu state. Later, King Cheng found out that The Duke of Zhou had been framed, so he invited him back.

Thanks to the assistance of the Duke of Zhou and the Duke of Zhao, the world gradually settled down during the reign of King Cheng, and with the improvement of the system and the implementation of the ritual law, the world was peaceful. By the time of King Kang, the Duke of Zhou had long since died, and King Cheng arranged for Gong Zhao and Duke Bi to assist him.

This Bi Gong had once fought with King Wu against King Huan, and was obviously also a very senior prince. With the assistance of these two, King Kang continued the concept of kingship, the world was at peace, and the book recorded that "the punishment was not used for more than forty years."