From the founding prince Qin Xianggong to the generation of British lord Qin Mugong, the Qin state did not go easy this way

As one of the four great powers of the Spring and Autumn Period, the status of the Qin state was somewhat awkward. Compared with the States of Song, Zheng, Cao, Lu, and Chen, the State of Qin was stronger, but standing with the Jin, Qi, and Chu states, the Qin state was shorter. Even during the reign of The most famous Duke Mu of Qin in the Qin State, he was able to help the Jin State and endure it. Don't misread the Qin people because of this, because even if you go this far, they are not easy.

According to the "History of Qin Benji", the qin state was founded relatively late, and before Qin Xianggong, his ancestors were only the doctors of the Zhou Dynasty. Qin Xianggong seized two opportunities, the first time was after the Zhou Youwang Beacon Played the Princes, the Inu rong people attacked the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, and Qin Xianggong led an army to the rescue; the second time was when the Zhou Ping King moved the capital east to Luoyi, and Qin Xianggong once again sent troops to escort him. These two dispatches of troops by the Qin people left a deep impression on the princes and Zhou Tianzi.

After moving the capital to Luoyi, King Ping of Zhou made Duke Xiang of Qin a prince and asked him to establish a feudal state. At the same time, an order was issued that the land near the capital of the former Zhou Dynasty, that is, the land west of qishan, had been robbed by the Xirong people, and as long as the Qin state could recover there, it could own that land.

The king of Zhou Ping moved east, marking the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period. From then on, the State of Qin appeared on the stage of the Spring and Autumn Period in the name of the princes, and Qin Xianggong sent emissaries to other princely states, and everyone exchanged contacts with each other, and then began to crusade against Xi Rong, preparing to return to the territory that could belong to him.

Before he could regain the west of Qishan, Duke Xiang of Qin died, and his son succeeded him as Duke Wen of Qin. Qin Wengong, like his father, was a promising monarch, and after he succeeded to the throne, the Qin state began to expand and develop, built cities in the Weishui area, also set up historical officials, improved the law, began to educate the people, and the civilized era of the Qin state began.

Of course, the most important thing is to cash the empty cheque given by King Zhou Ping. Nineteen years after succeeding to the throne, Qin Wengong personally led troops to attack Xirong and drove them from the west of Qishan to a further western place. In this way, the territory west of Qishan that originally belonged to Zhou Tianzi was returned to the Qin State, and the people of the Zhou Dynasty who originally lived here were also returned to the Qin State. The foundation of the Qin state was thus laid,

Most of the monarchs who have made achievements are long-lived, and Qin Wengong is no exception, he reigned for fifty years before he left the west, because the prince died earlier than him, so the prince's son succeeded to the throne, which is Qin Xiangong. Qin Xiangong succeeded to the throne at the age of ten, reigned for twelve years, although he only lived for twenty-one years, but the State of Qin was not defeated at all in his hands, and his greatest achievement was to annex the territory of the Xirong branch Haorong and capture the king of the State of Rui, Rui Bowan.

After the death of Qin Xiangong, there was a temporary crisis in the Qin state. Before Qin Xiangong's death, he made a crown prince, but as soon as he left, the three ministers wanted to control the overall situation, and instead of letting the prince succeed to the throne, they let the prince's five-year-old brother become the monarch. Six years after the son succeeded to the throne, I don't know what it was, the three ministers assassinated the son and let the prince succeed to the throne again, which was the Duke of Qin Wu.

Qin Wugong, if you look at this martial word, it must be someone with some ability. After Duke Wu of Qin succeeded to the throne, the three ministers still wanted to control the overall situation, and as a result, three years later, Duke Wu of Qin cleaned them all up, and all three of their clans were wiped out, for the simple reason that you killed the son of the previous monarch.

After taking the power of the Qin state in his hands, The Duke of Qin Wu began to threaten the outside world. The State of Qin successively attacked the Rong people in the two places, setting their territory as a county of the State of Qin, and taking Du and Zheng and changing them to counties of the State of Qin. In addition to acting against Xi Rong, Duke Wu of Qin did not spare the surrounding small princely states, and the state of Xiao Yu was absorbed by the State of Qin at this time.

Twenty years after succeeding to the throne, Duke Wu of Qin died, and when he was buried, he began to use people to accompany the funeral, and sixty-six people were used that time. After the death of Duke Wu of Qin, his son did not succeed to the throne, but his younger brother continued to rule, which was the Duke of Qin De.

After the governance of previous generations of Ming Jun, the Qin state was already very famous at this time, although the big countries in the Central Plains were not rare in themselves, and the small countries in the Central Plains were far from reaching themselves, but the small countries around them still did not dare to disobey. During the reign of Duke De of Qin, the monarchs of the Liang and Rui states personally came to visit the qin state.

These were not the things that Qin Degong was most proud of, because he had given birth to three sons.

After the death of Duke Degong of Qin, the eldest son succeeded to the throne, that is, Duke Xuan of Qin. Duke Xuan of Qin died twelve years after succeeding to the throne, and although he bore nine sons, he was eventually succeeded by his younger brother, the Duke of Qin Cheng. Qin Chenggong died after four years on the throne, and although he gave birth to seven sons, he was eventually succeeded by his younger brother.

This little brother who was the last to succeed to the throne was the proudest son of Duke Degong of Qin, Duke Mu of Qin.