——The History of Chinese Emperors 022
In our country, Jiang Ziya is a household name.
Jiang Ziya (about 1156 BC-about 1017 BC), Jiang's surname, Lv's, name Shang, the word Ziya, and the name Feixiong. An outstanding politician, military strategist, and strategy strategist in ancient China, the founding father of the Zhou Dynasty, and the founder of military science in the late Shang and early Zhou Dynasties.
Jiang Ziya was invited by Zhou Wenwang to set up the Zhou Dynasty. The story of the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty is very popular. For example, before the age of seventy, he did nothing and failed. ;Assist King Wen to grow Xiqi, the world has two of three; lead the army in command and defeat King Zhou; help King Wu establish the Great Zhou Dynasty, divide the princes, and stabilize the country; after King Wu's death, help Zhou Gong defeat the three prisons and the son of King Zhou Wu Geng Wait for the rebel forces.
His performance is much more than that.
Because of Jiang Ziya's outstanding contributions in the prosperous and extermination of the Shang Dynasty, he was first named Qidiyingqiu (now Linzi District, Zibo City) to establish the Qi State in order to stabilize the East. The reason for the rapid defeat of Shang Zhou was precisely because King Zhou used his forces in the east to fight against Dongyi, and Xiqi digs his anus. It can be seen that Dong Yi is not a good head to shave. King Zhou Wu arranged the soldier saint Jiang Shang here, just to prevent Dongyi from making any more moves to defend the stability of the great Zhou.
After Jiang Ziya established Qi State, he first ruled the country by law and stabilized the people's hearts. Si Kouying Tang Yang violated Yin, took bribes to harm the people, and deceived the people, declaring that he would govern the Qi with so-called "benevolence and justice." Jiang Taigong made people behead Yingtang, and in the current terms, it belongs to the category of "anti-corruption". It is a move to win the hearts of the people.
Jiang Ziya promoted the policy of respecting the virtuous and meritorious in Qi politics. It is to select talented people to be officials, and absorb a large number of local Dongyi native talents to join the ruling class of Qi, so that they can play their due role in national construction. For those who pass the assessment and meet the criteria for selection, use their strengths regardless of relatives or ignorance, and maximize their active creativity. This line of employment broke the orthodox thought of "respecting relatives" based on blood relationship in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Taigong Jiang also elevated the employment of people to a level that is related to the rise and fall of the country, and put forward the talent theory of "six guards", "eight levies" and "six non-use". Practice has proved that his idea of employing people not only created a precedent for the use of talents based on meritocracy and meritocracy, but also laid the foundation for the later Qi State to dominate the nations.
However, there is also a problem here, that is, what should be done to those who are unwilling to work for the "government" and do not want to be restrained, and who eat royal food?
At that time, the madmen (yù) and Huashi brothers who were called "sages" by the people in Qi State did not claim to the emperor or do anything for the princes. They peacefully opposed the new Qi State in a non-cooperative manner. Jiang Ziya thought they were selfish. Self-interest, not fulfilling obligations for the country, are "black sheep", and they are ordered to be killed. For a while, Qi Guo never violated orders and regulations, and the chaotic situation quickly stabilized. In just five months, Jiang Ziya went to Zhou Gong to "report politics," that is, to report to Zhou Gong his achievements in Anbang Dingguo.
Zhou Gong asked him: "They are the princes of Qi, how did you kill him?" Tai Gongwang said, "If you don't submit to the emperor, and don't make friends with the princes, can I still surrender him and befriend him? Those who cannot be surrendered and cannot make friends are those whom God will forsake. If you call him three times without coming, you are a rebellious people. If you praise him and make him an object of imitation by the people of the whole country, then what is the use of me as a king "Z1z
Indeed, from the standpoint of the monarch, Jiang Ziya's idea seems to be correct. If the monarch teaches you to live, you can live; if the monarch teaches you to live, you must die immediately. Let you work for the monarch, that is worthy of you. Have you repeatedly resisted? Obviously despising the monarch, this is pretty good!
However, Jiang Ziya's policy of "respecting the virtuous and advocating meritorious services" is first of all to respect the sages, what do we respect? In addition to their abilities and reputation, should they also respect their freedom of ideas and career choice? During the war, the monarchs centralized power and the town was powerful, in order to concentrate their efforts on major affairs, especially foreign warfare; in peacetime, the monarchs created a relaxed environment to enable the people to rest and relax, and the literati to make full use of creativity is an effective way to strengthen the country’s soft and hard power. Perhaps Jiang Ziya, the ancestor of soldiers, is accustomed to commanding the army, and is accustomed to military law for those who disobey orders. The Fahrenheit Brothers died as a result. In Jiang Ziya's eyes, the common people who obey us will prosper against us and die, which shows his cold-blooded side. This matter has been disputed by later generations. There are many politicians in later generationsI adore Jiang Ziya for his remarkable achievements, commemorate him, and learn from him. But very few people learn from him about things like the killing of the Fahrenheit Brothers. As the saying goes, people have their own ambitions, after all, the twisted melon is not sweet. If you can't cooperate, you won't end up with others' lives.
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