(Fenghuo Xiuwu)
There is a very classic record in "Records of the Grand Historian", called "Fenghuo Xiuwu Xiuwu Xiuwu Xiuwu Xiuwu". All those who study history know that, and those who have not learned history basically know it.
It is true that this story has a very strong influence and dissemination, but the author still has to say bluntly that this matter is probably fake.
Before the author falsify it, it is necessary to tell the whole story clearly.
Western Zhou has a king called Zhou Youwang , and its name is Jigong Feng. When the reign of
Youwang , the Western Zhou Dynasty was already in its late stage, and its overall strength was no longer as good as before, and basically only one breath was left.
"Records of the Grand Historian": In the second year of King You, the three rivers in the Western Zhou Dynasty were all shaken.
In the second year of the Youwang King in Zhou Dynasty, a severe earthquake occurred in the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which is today near Xi'an, Shaanxi. Once the kingdom capital was shaken, the social order began to become chaotic. Unfortunately, there was also a crazy drought that came with the earthquake disaster.
Under such frequent natural disasters, the lives of the people are not easy, but King You of Zhou is not a worry-free person.
"Records of the Grand Historian": King You regarded Guo Shifu as his minister, and his work was done, and everyone in the country was resentful.
This gentleman not only did not work hard to make progress and tried to change the decline of the Western Zhou Dynasty, but instead relied on Guo Shifu and exploited the people, which led to the increasingly sharp social contradictions at that time.
Guo Shifu, this is a treacherous minister with the number one in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
There is a treacherous minister, so are there any loyal ministers? Of course, there are, too.
(Pang Yan is imprisoned)
In the court of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was a minister named Bao Yan. He was strong and unyielding, and he sacrificed his life to advise King You of Zhou to work hard and not to punish those useless ones. As a result, King You of Zhou was furious. The king was angry and put Bao Yan in jail.
Bao, in the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was a big surname, and in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Bao surname was a family and a large family, and the population was large.
Bao Su has been in prison for three years, and it was really not a good time.
Bao Su was imprisoned, and Bao's family was also anxious, so they tried every means to get him out.
Treat tyrants with the right medicine.
King You of Zhou is the emperor. If you give him money, it is useless because he is not short of money.
It is not rare for him to give him gifts, because in the world, is the king's land , the shore of the earth, is it the king's minister, the emperor wants a jade agate , a rare treasure, isn't that easy to capture?
So, the Bao people thought about it and decided to present a beautiful woman to King You of Zhou.
The name of this beauty is Baosi .
Bao Si's skin is as white as snow, and her teeth are as beautiful as shells. She has a pretty face and a charming appearance. She was the first-class beauty at that time.
As a result, the Bao tribe sent Bao Si to the palace, and King You of Zhou was fascinated by it. When he was happy and happy, he released Bao Yu on the spot.
(Pu Si statue)
King You was already lustful, but now he had Bao Si, and he became his favorite. He was afraid of breaking it in his hand, and afraid of melting it in his mouth. He quit everything else on this day, and he was soaking in Bao Si's bedroom.
At the beginning, everything was still very normal, but later, King You of Zhou found it a little strange.
Our beloved concubine Bao Si has bright eyes and a charming temperament like orchids. Every frown and smile is breathtaking, but it is so good, and there is always one thing that is not very good, that is, Bao Si has never smiled before.
"Records of the Grand Historian": 光全 is not funny.
If you don’t smile, that means you are unhappy. If you are unhappy, that means you are unhappy when you live with me, King Zhou You.
Our King You of Zhou has some obsessive-compulsive disorder. Since he learned that Bao Si never smiled, he felt very uncomfortable.
I am the emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Can't I let my beloved concubine smile?
smile! Must laugh!
So, King You of Zhou found a minister and held a meeting overnight, asking the ministers to express their own opinions on the matter of Bao Si not smiling.
The ministers were a little confused when they heard this. We are civil officials and military officials. We are in charge of governing the country and leading troops to fight. Your family relationship is not harmonious and your wife doesn’t like to laugh. What can we do?
So, everyone shook their heads like rattle , and they all said they couldn't solve it.
(Guo Shifu's advice)
Only the minister Guo Shifu, who was the treacherous minister mentioned just now, came up with a very no-lower solution, that is:
"Records of the Grand Historian": King You was a beacon tower and a big drum, and when a bandit arrived, he raised a beacon fire.
The beakers and the bokeh of the small window, the queen Bao Si may be used to seeing it, tired of seeing it, and boring it, so we can have some big scenes.
It is worse than the emperor. You go to the beacon tower and ignite the beacon fire, attracting all the princes to come. Maybe there is a chance.
Beacon fire is wolf smoke, which is equivalent to lighting a fire on the ground, and then the smoke rises and soaring into the sky. Others can see a cluster of smoke from a distance.
and beacon tower is a high platform specially used to ignite beacon.
Since the beacon towers are all super-high buildings and are basically built in the air outlet, igniting the beacon here will be spectacular and eye-catching.
Near Haojing, the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there has always been a nomadic people called Quanrong coming to harass him from time to time. Every time the Quanrong comes, the emperors of the Western Zhou Dynasty will climb onto the beacon tower and ignite the beacon. When the princes from all over the country see that the beacon is on fire, they will come to rescue them when they know that the emperors of Zhou are in trouble.
As soon as Guo Shifu's plan was proposed, King You of Zhou became energetic.
Yes, my beloved concubine doesn’t like small scenes, so wouldn’t it be enough for us to do some big scenes?
So, King You of Zhou took his beloved concubine Bao Si and immediately went to the beacon tower. After igniting the beacon, he retreated to the city, and quietly waited for the good show to take place.
"Lüshi Chunqiu": King You wanted Baosi to laugh, so he beat the drum several times, and the soldiers of the princes arrived but there were no enemies.
The desert is lonely smoke straight, and the long river is setting sun. This is the poem by the poet of the Tang Dynasty , and in the Western Zhou Dynasty thousands of years ago, the princes were able to see such a scene on such a quiet afternoon.
(Beacon Tower)
The beacon was on fire. When the princes saw that the Zhou emperor was in trouble, they didn't even have to eat, so they organized their troops and ran to Haojing.
When the princes of all walks of life led their troops to the city of Haojing, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, staring at you, and then they realized that they were being teased.
Haojing is as solid as the golden soup, and the wind is calm. There is no danger, and there is no invasion of Rongdi.
, this trip was in vain.
So, these princes looked at the city gate from afar, then sighed, and finally had to retreat embarrassedly.
Bao Si on the city head saw all this really.
This guy, these thousands of troops are summoned and swayed. He is like a fool in the city of Haojing. This is so interesting. With such a big scene as
, Bao Si finally burst into laughter.
King You of Zhou smiled when he saw Bao Si. He was so happy that his nose was about to burst out, but he soon discovered that Bao Si had finished laughing at the front of his feet and his face was raised again.
Guo Shifu, your move is effective, but why did it work for so long? Is this time not enough for me?
Please hold on, hurry up and think of a solution for me.
Guo Shifu didn't have any good suggestions, but he had a lot of bad ideas. He quickly told King You of Zhou that you want Bao Si to smile more, so it's easy to do. Isn't it okay if you just click the beacon a few more times?
So, King You of Zhou started his years of staying at the beacon tower. In the morning, he wanted to see Bao Si laugh, so he took Bao Si over to light the fire. At noon, he wanted to see him, so he went to light the fire at noon. In the middle of the night, he woke up and wanted to see Bao Si laugh, so he also wanted to smear the beacon tower.
Zhou Youwang lit the beacon tower, which was very simple. He lit it as soon as he reached out, but it was a mess of these princes.
(The princes come to help)
There is no reason for this, because the beacon was the highest-level distress signal at that time. As long as the beacon was ignited a little, they must put down any work at hand and immediately lead troops to Haojing for rescue.
Results: King You of Zhou clicked once every 1, 3, 5, 2, 4, 6, 6, and did not rest on Saturdays and Sundays. No one knew that the beacon would start to smoke everywhere.
Every time these princes come, they will be teased once. Every time they are teased, Bao Si will laugh once.
The princes felt this hatred in their hearts. After more than half a year, everyone was filled with anger towards King You of Zhou.
"Records of the Grand Historian": King You raised the beacon to recruit soldiers, but no soldiers arrived.
As a result, after King You of Zhou ignited the beacon countless times, the Quanrong really attacked.
The Quanrong invaded, Haojing was in danger, and King You of Zhou naturally thought of igniting the beacon and "calling" the princes from all over the country to rescue him, but this time, it is different from the past.
King Zhou You lit the beacon, waited left and right, and waited until the wolf smoke rushed straight into the sky, but even the princes did not wait.
It turns out that the princes from all over the world have long been fed up with being fooled by King You of Zhou like this. This time, after seeing Langyan, they all stopped moving, hoping to punish King You of Zhou.
Anyway, there is no danger every time. You are lying to us. What can you do if you don’t go once?
As a result, King You of Zhou was like the child who was eaten by a wolf in "Wolf is Coming". Because he lost his credibility, he did not come to help after igniting the beacon. As a result, he was soon captured by the Quanrong and died in the chaos.
(Qiurong Invasion)
The story is depicted in many historical materials, and it does not look like a rumor, but the author still wants to say that this is obviously a fabricated story.
Because after careful consideration, we will find that there are actually many doubts in this story.
We know that the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty was in Haojing, which is today Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.
Haojing is in Xi'an, and the beacon tower is also near Xi'an. So the question is, the princes who were enfeoffed by are scattered all over the place, some are in Shandong, some are in Shanxi, some are in Hebei, and some are in Henan.
How did a war in Shaanxi Province make the princes from all over the country see it at the same time?
It is obvious that this way of conveying information with smoke cannot achieve this effect.
Because the answer is obvious, the distance that can be transmitted by using beacon fire as a warning is very limited. Today, if you light a fire in the village, you may not be able to see it in the neighboring village.
So, since the vassal states are all scattered everywhere, the straight-line distance between them and Haojing is different.
Some are relatively close to each other, and the distance is only a few hours away from Haojing, while others are relatively far away. It may take several days to set off to Haojing.
(the image of King You of Zhou and Bao Si)
Therefore, it is impossible for the princes from all over the country to arrive in Haojing at the same time, and it is even more impossible for a situation of thousands of troops to go around. Could it be that after King You of Zhou lit the beacon, in order to catch up with this "good show", he had to wait by the beacon tower for ten days and half a month?
So, we have to admit that although King You of Zhou is really a good person and Bao Si is not fictional, the incident of beacons and princes playing with him may never have happened.
"Wang Yizheng's rituals and music are broken, the princes are in power and dominate each other, and their virtue cannot be embraced and their power cannot be controlled.
However, although the story of the princes playing with the fireworks is fake, it also reflects some historical situations at that time from the perspective of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou emperor's ability to restrict and manage the vassal states was no longer as good as before.
In 2012, based on a record of Warring States bamboo slips compiled and studied by Tsinghua University , we can know the true fate of King You of Zhou.
King You of Zhou once raised his troops to attack a vassal state called Shen State. Unexpectedly, the Zhou emperor was unable to fight. Instead, he was defeated by Shen State and Quanrong, and eventually died, and the Western Zhou Dynasty was also killed.
King You was tyrannical and incompetent, which is an indisputable fact. It’s a pity that Bao Si has taken the blame for so many years.
