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8, Wu Ding pass the throne and Zujia founded Zhou Ji
Previous issue We talked about Wu Ding leading Shang Dynasty on the road of prosperity and strength, Wu Ding Zhongxing made the strength of the Shang Dynasty reach its peak.
However, during the revival of Wu Ding, the Shang Dynasty's conquest of surrounding tribes also consumed a lot of strength of the Shang Dynasty, and class contradictions became increasingly intensified. Therefore, the late period of Wu Ding's rule was also the beginning of the Shang Dynasty's decline from prosperity.
Wuding reigned for 59 years and appointed three queens in his life. Each queen gave birth to a son for him.
Wu Ding's eldest son is Xiaoji. His mother and wife once accompanied Wu Ding to conquer the Qiang tribe and made great achievements.
Wu Ding and Fu Hao are very loving, but unfortunately Fu Hao died of serious illness. Wu Ding lost his wife because he was addicted to missing his wife, and at the same time he transferred his longing for his deceased wife to his son Xiaoji.
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Wu Ding has appointed two queens one after another. The third queen is both ambitious and scheming. She saw that Wu Ding always misses her husband and often cares about filial piety. She was very jealous and always thought about designing to frame her.
Wu Ding fell seriously ill and couldn't recover from it no matter how he treated it. The queen caught the opportunity and bribed the wizard and said that Wu Ding's illness was caused by Fu Hao's ghost. Wu Ding, who was confused by his new love, felt very angry when he heard the wizard's words, and turned to take his anger and filial piety to himself. Gradually, the relationship between father and son became distant.
Queen found another opportunity and falsely spread the news when Wu Ding was angry, saying that he would pass the throne to Xiaoji and let Xiaoji go and thank him.
Xiaoji rushed over excitedly. After Wu Ding knew the purpose of coming, he couldn't help but feel angry. He scolded Xiaoji for hoping that he would die soon and bombard Xiaoji. He also blocked Fu Hao's grave and prohibited him from worshiping his mother.
Xiaoji was extremely depressed. His mother died prematurely, and his father now does not recognize him as his son. Xiaoji, who was expelled, had nowhere to go, and wanted to worship his mother, but was blocked from entering by the guards. Xiaoji, who was completely lost, was forced to find a place to commit suicide quietly.
Wu Ding's second son is Zu Geng , and was born to Wu Ding and the second queen. Zu Geng's talent is mediocre and he cannot win Wu Ding's favor.
Wu Ding's third son is Zujia, and he was born to Wu Ding and the third queen. Because his mother is favored and he is the youngest son, Wu Ding likes him more.
Because Xiaoji died, Zu Geng was made the crown prince in the order of his elders and young. But Wu Ding didn't like Zu Geng very much, so he wanted to change his favorite youngest son Zu Jia to the crown prince.
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zujia is different from his mother. In Zujia's heart, he pays great attention to etiquette and law. He feels that the prince cannot be abolished and established casually. Otherwise, the history of " Ninth-generation chaos " will repeat itself.
In order to make Wu Ding change his mind, Zu Jia left without saying goodbye, went to the folk to experience life, and left the opportunity to inherit the throne to his brother Zu Geng.
Wu Ding, who had been in a life of turmoil, died, and Zu Geng took over the throne. Zu Geng, who had mediocre ability, died of illness for seven years in power, and then Zu Jia returned to inherit the throne.
Zujia, who has lived among the people for many years, is very familiar with the sufferings of the people. After ascending the throne, he was diligent in political affairs and strictly restricted the slave owners and nobles' exploitation of slaves. After Zujia's governance, this made the Shang Dynasty clear and the society prosperous and stable.
The most valuable contribution during the reign of Zujia was also the method of weekly sacrifice to he created. The method of
weekly sacrifice is to regulate the current situation of chaotic rituals when merchants use sacrifices to commemorate the merits of ancestors.
weekly sacrifice starts with the first tenth of the year as the A day of each year, and sacrifices for one week according to the order of the ranks of the Shang king and queen and the temple name, and the second tenth of the year begins on the B day, and so on. The Zhou sacrificial method founded by Zu Jia became popular in the late Shang Dynasty. Zhou sacrificial system made the sacrificial system of Shang Dynasty very regular, and represented the primitive religious system at that time.
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