The name of the Spring and Autumn Five Tyrants sounds like the most powerful figures at the time. Qi Huangong, Jin Wengong, Qin Mugong, and Chuzhuang Kings were indeed the overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period. It should be Song Xianggong. The Song State is not a strong country, at best it is a second-tier country. Why is it listed as one of the five hegemons in "Historical Records", let's analyze it.
宋湘公
Song Xiang Gong, son surname, Song family name, first name Zifu, the 20th monarch of the Song Dynasty, in the 650 years ago 637 years. The Song State is one of the few countries that was duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is a descendant of the Shang dynasty of the previous dynasty. It was divided by the Zhou king because of the ancient thought of "survival and extinction". Although he is a Duke, he has always been jealous of Zhou Wang, so he has been monitored and controlled by Zhou Wang, so Song Kingdom has not been a powerful country for a long time. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou royal family was weak and Song State was ready to move, hoping to get rid of fate and become a great power that could dominate. Song Xianggong had such ambitions, hoping to taste the hegemony.
Speaking of Song Xianggong, he may have inherited the blood of nobles for thousands of years. In the Spring and Autumn Period, he still insisted on ruling the country with benevolence and righteousness. His army is also known as the division of benevolence and righteousness. To what extent is he benevolent and righteous? Several things can be passed Check it out.
仁义让国
Song Xianggong is the second son of Song Huangong, but he is the son (born by Song Huangong’s wife). Although his eldest brother Muyi is the eldest son, he was born, so he did not Qualification ascended. Song Xianggong once pleaded with Song Huan, hoping to cede his crown prince to his brother Muyi, because he believed that Muyi was older than himself and was benevolent and loyal. Song Huan went to Mu Yi and told him about this. Mu Yi strongly declined, saying that his younger brother was willing to give up his seat to me. This was a great benevolence and righteousness far beyond himself. He also left Song to avoid his younger brother's Renxian. In the end, Song Xianggong came to the throne.
This matter, everyone will think that this is a hidden and dangerous political show, Song Xiang will really abandon the throne that many people are ignorant of, and take the initiative to make the best for Song? It should be Song Xianggong who was accumulating fame and prestige for himself, and at the same time testing whether his brother was ambitious. Mu Yi also knew very well that when his father told him about this matter, he did not want him to ascend to the throne. Song Huan would not violate the etiquette and law and abolish the concubine, so he refused to accept it, because once he revealed his idea of agreeing to the throne, it meant He would not be tolerated by his father and younger brother. Therefore, he did not leave a foreign country to avoid his younger brother’s Renxian, but actually ran away. On the one hand, he reassures his father and younger brother, and on the other hand, he also avoids chaos when the king takes over. Scourge.
Song Xianggong and Mu Yi
But Teacher Lin felt that it is also possible that Song Xianggong really wanted to be virtuous. Although this is contrary to some values of our time, at that time At that time, it was possible. After Song Xianggong ascended the throne, he let Mu Yi act as prime minister, and the military and political power was in control. Just imagine, although Mu Yi expressed his attitude, "Can you not allow others to snore on the side of the couch", Song Xianggong gave such an important position to the Mu Yi. People think that Song Xianggong really wanted to make a fortune.
义助齐国
After he came to the throne, Song Xianggong is also considered to be doing his best, bringing Song Guo to a peak era, and the national strength is greatly improved, but after all, it is a country with little people. , And surrounded by big countries such as Qi, Chu and Jin, the national strength is still very far from the first-tier countries. But Song Xianggong himself did not think so. He always wanted to be the overlord. Therefore, when Qi Huangong passed away and Qi was struggling for the throne, he called on the princes and Song to help the Prince Zhao (Qi Huangong). Before his death, I once hoped that Song Xianggong would help Prince Zhao ascend to the throne. But few princes talked to Song Xianggong. In the end, he could only lead a small number of soldiers and horses sent by the three small countries of Weiguo, Caoguo, and Chuguo. In addition, the soldiers and horses of their own country rushed to Qi. In fact, these troops are not worth mentioning in front of Qi, but Song Xianggong dared to challenge the powerful Qi. This feels like Don Quixote’s spirit, ambitious but not knowing the depth, and self-righteous to go and shake the tree, maybe Song Xianggong was in the eyes of many princesAll became a joke. But Song Xianggong did not think so. He felt that he was a benevolent and righteous teacher entrusted by the king of Qi. As a result, his luck was good. The nobles of Qi country did not know the true strength of the Song army this time, and at the same time supported Prince Zhao. As a result, Prince Zhao came to the throne and was called the new King of Qi, and Song Xianggong also gained some fame because of this incident.
Spring and Autumn Situation Map
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Since then, Song Xianggong began to swell, he began to imitate Qi Huangong, held a meeting Alliance, but allied with him are some weak countries, and the larger princes will not play with him. Later, he convened another alliance, this time it was still worthy of face, Qi and Chu all participated. At that time, Mu Yi believed that Song Dynasty was weak and small. If he was to swear his hegemony at the meeting, he was afraid of causing dissatisfaction with the big powers. He suggested that he bring some troops in case of accidents. However, Song Xianggong refused, thinking that the alliance he had convened asked all countries not to It is not an act of righteousness to lead the army and disobey it yourself. As a result, the king of Chu sent troops to arrest Song Xianggong on the spot in the Huimeng, and he was released back for nearly a year.
A symbol of power
仁义之师
It is the "Hong Shui Zhi" between Song Xianggong's benevolence and morality that embodies the extreme "War", we will not show the specific reasons for the battle. We only say that the two armies encountered in Hongshui. The Song army arrived first. Seeing that the Chu army was crossing the river, Mu Yi persuaded Song Xianggong, and Song Dynasty's army was small. He was crossing the river and immediately launched an offensive. Song Xianggong disagreed, thinking that the teacher of benevolence and righteousness could take advantage of others. The Chu Army crossed the river smoothly and was in line. This is Mu Yi said that we still have a chance of winning while we attack. Song Xianggong is not hurried, he is still the teacher of benevolence and righteousness when the Chu army is finished. As a result, the two armies clashed, Song State was defeated, Song Xianggong was also shot in the thigh, and soon afterwards suffered a fatal injury.
Song Xianggong’s benevolence and righteous teacher
To sum up Song Xianggong’s, he is overconfident and saves others by himself, and regards himself as a benevolence and righteous country as the teacher of benevolence and righteousness. He believes that benevolence, justice and morality are what everyone knows. Those who abide by it will not judge the situation, and live in their own spiritual world like Don Quixote, who have been mocked by future generations for thousands of years. But why is such a person listed in the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemony by Sima Qian? This is what Teacher Lin said before. History books also have subjective ideas for recording a person, and they are also influenced by the special historical era at the time when the book was written. Sima Qian did this because, in a positive sense, Song Xianggong was benevolent, righteous, trustworthy, and possessed of aristocratic spirit. It was a "clear stream" during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period of intrigue and hypocrisy, and it also placed Sima Qian's hopes for his society. Right.
