Historical records record that the ancestor of Qin was Boyi, a descendant of Emperor Zhuanxu. At that time, Boyi helped Dayu to control the floods, Emperor Shun gave him a black banner streamer to bless his descendants with prosperity, so Qin people advocate black.
Dayu recommended Boyi as his successor before his death, but in the end it was Xia Qi who inherited the throne. Therefore, Boyi's descendants were dissatisfied with Xia Dynasty.
They supported the Shang Dynasty very hard when they destroyed the Xia Dynasty, and when the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, they wholeheartedly defended the Shang Dynasty . Because they always stood in the wrong team, the Qin people had a very difficult life for a long time.
In the Western Zhou Dynasty, King You of Zhou was attacked by Dog Rong , and no one from the princes came to save him. Duke Xiang of Qin came to the rescue with his troops, but unfortunately it was too late. King You of Zhou was killed, and the Western Zhou Dynasty perished. .
Later, when King Ping of Zhou succeeded to the throne, he moved the capital east to Luoyang to avoid the intrusion of Rong and Di. Qin Xianggong seized this opportunity and escorted him all the way, serving him carefully. King Ping of Zhou was very moved, so he made Qin a vassal.
The Zhou Dynasty had no land to reward at that time, so King Ping of Zhou pointed to the west casually and said generously, the large land in the west was taken away by Rong Di. If you can drive Rong Di away, the land there will be yours. . Although this was a blank check, Qin Xianggong was still happy and thought that this trip was not in vain.
After several generations of bloody battles by Qin Xianggong and Qin Wenggong, they finally won a large piece of land from Rong Di and established the Qin State . By the time of Duke Mu of Qin the state of Qin was already in great shape.
However, because the Qin State was late in becoming princes and their qualifications were relatively low, and they had lived in the western region for a long time, the princes of the Central Plains looked down upon them. However, Duke Mugong of Qin did not care. He was an ambitious monarch who wanted to strengthen the country and dominate it. To dominate the country, he first needed It's talent.
One day, a minister recommended Baili Xi to Duke Mu of Qin. Baili Xi was originally a senior official in the Kingdom of Yu. After the fall of the Kingdom of Yu, he was reduced to raising cattle in the Kingdom of Chu. Duke Mu of Qin originally wanted to spend a lot of money to hire him. But he was worried that it would alert Churen , so he bought him back for 5 sheepskins at the normal slave price.
After Qin Mugong and Baili Xi met, they met and talked happily for three days. Later, Duke Mu of Qin handed over the management of state affairs to Baili Xi. This is the famous story of "Doctor Wuxi".
In addition to recruiting talents, Qin Mugong also did a good job in winning people's hearts.
Once, some of Qin Mugong's good horses got lost and were slaughtered and eaten by more than 300 farmers at the foot of Qishan Mountain. The officials caught these farmers and wanted to punish them, but Qin Mugong said: "No matter how precious horses are, they are not as valuable as human lives." He pardoned the farmers, and the farmers kowtowed and gave thanks. Duke Mu of Qin added: "I heard that eating the meat of a good horse will harm your health if you don't drink alcohol." So he gave the farmers wine to drink, and the farmers were moved to tears.
Later, when the Qin and Jin Dynasties fought, Duke Mu of Qin was surrounded by the Jin army. At the critical moment, he suddenly saw hundreds of farmers holding farm tools high and shouting for death. These hundreds of people attacked the Jin army desperately and rescued Duke Mu of Qin. These people are Farmers who ate horse meat at that time.
The State of Qin became increasingly powerful under the governance of Duke Mu of Qin, and was able to compete with the princes of the Central Plains for hegemony. At first, Duke Mu of Qin was interested in developing eastward, because the eastern region was rich and vast, and the culture of the Central Plains was profound and splendid.
Qin's eastern neighbor is the powerful Jin State . If you want to advance eastward, you must first pass through Jin State. So Qin Mugong implemented a friendly strategy. He frequently showed his goodwill to the Jin State and even entered into marriage alliances with the Jin State. Even the rise of Yiwu and Chong'er was supported by Qin Mugong.
But who would have thought that Qin Mugong had done so much, but Jin did not buy it, especially during the Yi and Wu periods, he often went back on his word or repaid kindness with enmity.
Duke Mugong of Qin was angry. The Jin State was so disrespectful that we would attack him. However, the Jin State was too strong. After a few battles, the two sides ended up winning or losing, but the Qin State did not take advantage.
In fact, Jin had already seen through Qin's intention to fight for hegemony, so he firmly strangled Qin's eastward path and never let go. Qin Mugong had no choice but to turn his attention to the land of Xirong in Guangrao.
There are many tribes and small countries of Xirong and Di living in the land of Xirong. Their production is backward and almost in a primitive state, and the tribes are not unified. Therefore, with the strength of Qin State, if it wants to dominate Xirong, it can be done.
The strongest tribe in Xirong at that time was Mianzhu. King Mianzhu had a counselor named Youyu, who was from the Jin state. Yu Yu was sent as an envoy to Qin at the order of the kings of Mian. After talking with Yu, Duke Mu of Qin decided that he was a rare talent to dominate Xirong. Duke Mu of Qin thought of many ways and finally allowed Yu to stay.
Youyu had lived in the Xirong area for many years, and he knew the situation there very well. He planned many good strategies. First, Duke Mu of Qin sent jewelry and beautiful women to the kings of Mianzhu to let them enjoy themselves. Then he suddenly attacked and succeeded in a battle, destroying them. After losing Mianzhu, other tribes were shocked to see that the strongest Mianzhu had been destroyed, and they all submitted to Qin.
After that, the Qin State swept across the land of Xirong like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and soon opened up thousands of miles of territory. The population of Qin's territory increased significantly, and it became a big country that the princes of the Central Plains did not dare to underestimate.
The emperor of Zhou had suffered losses from Xirong. He was very happy to hear Qin's victory, so he sent people to congratulate Duke Mugong of Qin and gave him a golden drum, officially establishing Qin Mugong's status as the overlord of Xirong.
Duke Mu of Qin's dominance of Xirong laid the foundation for the subsequent unification of the Central Plains by the Qin State. This also made important contributions to China's expansion of territory and the promotion of national integration.
