Due to historical reasons, the ancestors of Qin took the wrong line at the turn of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, resulting in a very difficult life for the Qin tribe in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty. So how did Qin eventually replace Zhou as the co-lord of the world? How did the Qin state gain a firm foothold in the difficult survival and robbery war of the weak and the strong?
Speaking of this, we have to mention a key figure in the history of the development of the Qin State - Qin Xianggong.
Qin Xianggong was the first monarch of Qin as a princely state, and can also be said to be the founding king of the Qin state. Although he reigned for only twelve years, he made indelible contributions to the development of the Qin state.
In the crucial historical period, Qin Xianggong accurately seized the opportunity of history. Although during the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qin mixed very well under the political system dominated by Zhou Tianzi, at the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Qin Xianggong keenly seized the historical opportunity and avoided the mistakes of the ancestors who took the wrong side.
In 771 BC, the absurd and lawless King You of Zhou died and the country was destroyed, and the Western Zhou Dynasty officially collapsed. A year later, in 770 BC, the reigning King Ping of Zhou decided to move east to Luoyi because the capital of the time, Hojing, was in ruins and was constantly threatened by the Inuyasha tribe.
At that time, Qin, who was a vassal of the Zhou Dynasty, was faced with the choice of whether to support the eastward migration of king Ping. When Inuyasha attacked the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Hojing, the Qin army, as one of the few Qin Kings' divisions, assisted the Zhou Dynasty and performed prominently in battle.
After the Inuyasha forces withdrew from Hojing, in addition to the reigning King Ping of Zhou, there was also the King of Zhou You and the King of Zhou who was in the line of Ji Bofu, the son of Ji Bofu. Which side should the two Zhou Tianzi support? It became a difficult problem facing Qin Xianggong, one of the most important forces in the capital city.
Duke Xiang of Qin decisively chose to support King Zhou Ping, personally leading an army to protect the Zhou royal family when King Zhou Ping moved east to Luoyi, and defeated the incursive Inuyasha along the way several times. Qin Xianggong's move became a model for the princes of the world at that time, and maintaining the orthodox status of the declining Zhou royal family won a good public opinion atmosphere for the Qin state.
The fallen King Ping of Zhou was very grateful to The Duke of Qin Xianggong for sending troops to escort him, and officially crowned Qin as a prince in the name of Zhou Tianzi, and gave Qin the land west of Qishan, which was occupied by Inuyasha, as a fief.
It is obvious that king Zhou Ping made a blank cheque to Qin Xiang, but Qin Xianggong, who had a superior strategic vision, had insight into the opportunity for the long-term development of the Qin clan and gladly accepted the canonization of King Zhou Ping.
That is, from this year on, Qin began to become a princely state with equal status with Jin, Zheng, Qi and other states, with diplomatic rights to communicate with the Shandong states. Duke Xiang of Qin held a grand ceremony to announce the State of Qin to the world.
It can be said that the decline of the Zhou royal family was the time of the rise of the Qin state! At that time, the State of Zhou rose to prominence in Xiqi, and now the State of Qin is about to have legal ownership of this land. Therefore, in history, there is also a saying that Zhou and Qin are of the same origin.
The reality before the Qin people was that the land in the Qishan area was occupied by the still powerful Inuyasha tribe. The only way to truly acquire this fertile land is to take up arms and fight and retake it. The martial spirit in the bones of the Qin people was completely stimulated.
In the early years of the founding of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin State led by Qin Xianggong was still severely challenged. The qin state's wars against the Rong tribes almost all ended in failure, not only was development repeatedly hindered, but also the right to subsistence was severely challenged.
Qin Xianggong watched as the land he had given him could not be regained, but instead repeatedly lost battles and constantly launched attacks on the Rong tribe. Even once, When Qin Xianggong finally led an army to attack his fief qishan, he finally could not withstand the group beating of the Rong tribe and chose to retreat.
In the process of seizing territory, Qin Xianggong was not blindly reckless, but married some Rong tribes at the right time. Helplessly, at that time, the weak national strength of the Qin state and the environment of the surrounding strong enemies were destined to spend the rest of Qin Xianggong's life in battle.
In 766 BC, Duke Xiang of Qin died suddenly in the war against Xi Rong, and the Qin army just happened to hit Qishan again. A generation of tyrants, Qin Xianggong, fell on qishan, the fiefdom he had dreamed of all his life!
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the development of the Qin state will not stop abruptly because of the death of Qin Xianggong, but will continue the struggle for hundreds of years on the basis of Qin Xianggong's pioneering. The founding prince of the Qin state died in the battle against the Rong tribes, in exchange for the continuous efforts of subsequent generations. </h1>