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The Jin Kingdom was Tang Shuyu's fiefdom.

Tang Shuyu was the son of King Wu of Zhou and the younger brother of King Cheng of Zhou.

At the beginning, King Wu of Zhou shared the same bed with Shuyu's mother. Shu Yu's mother had a strange dream, and Shu Yu's mother dreamed that the god of heaven came down to earth and said to King Wu of Zhou, "I will let you have a son named Yu, and I will give Tang to him." ”

When he woke up, Shu Yu's mother talked to King Wu of Zhou about the scene in the dream, and King Wu of Zhou didn't mind.

After Shu Yu's mother gave birth to a lively baby, there was a sign in a dream, and when she looked carefully at the child's little hand, there was a word "Yu" written on the palm of her hand, so she named her son Shu Yu.

After the death of King Wu of Zhou, King Cheng of Zhou succeeded to the throne. Zhou Gongdan and Zhao Gongxiao assisted the young son of heaven, and at this time the "Three Prisons Rebellion" occurred, and the main place of the Three Prisons Rebellion was precisely in the Tang Dynasty. Zhou Gongdan had no choice but to lead an army to the east in the name of King Zhou Cheng. extinguished the rebellion of the three eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty, killed Wu Geng and Uncle Guan, and exiled Uncle Cai. The Tang land was pacified.

One day, King Zhou Cheng and Shu Yu played a game together, and King Zhou Cheng cut a leaf of a paulownia tree into a shape and gave it to Shu Yu in imitation of the etiquette in the court, saying: "The widow uses this to seal you." ”

Taishi Yin Yi, who accompanied Zhou Tianzi, quietly recorded King Zhou Cheng's child's play. Then he asked King Cheng of Zhou to choose an auspicious day to seal Shuyu as a prince.

King Zhou Cheng said: "Yu and I are joking!" ”

Taishi Yin Yi said: "The Son of Heaven has no jokes. As long as it is said, the historian should write it down truthfully, complete it according to etiquette, and sing it with music. ”

So Zhou Gongdan had no choice but to implement King Zhou Cheng's dictation and give Tang Land to Shu Yu in the name of King Zhou Cheng. Tang land is in the east of the Yellow River and the Fen River, with a radius of 100 miles, so it is called Tang Shuyu.

can urge the Son of Heaven to act, from which it can be seen that Taishi Yin Yi is powerful. In fact, Taishi Yin Yi is not an ordinary character.

When King Wu of Zhou fought a decisive battle with King Shang in Muye, Taishi Yin Yi accompanied King Wu of Zhou from the expedition to the decisive battle. Because the king of Shang was inhumane, the people were separated from morality, and the warriors turned against each other, and the king of Shang had no choice but to burn himself to death.

When King Wu of Zhou's army captured the sleeping palace of King Shang, he found a burnt corpse, which was King Shang. King Wu of Zhou swung his sword and cut off the burnt head of the king of Shang...... At this time, Taishi Yin Yi looked back at the fading stars in the sky and recorded this exciting moment: the stars and moon phases in the sky. When the army triumphed in Xiqi, Taishi Yin Yi ordered the coppersmith to cast the inscription "Sui Ding Ke Wen has a business" on the li. It is this Li Gui unearthed in the 70s of the 20th century, the inscription is interpreted by scholars as "the year (Jupiter) star is in its place, in the Zhou star earth quail fire". This record enabled 3,000 years later, the major scientific research project of the national "Ninth Five-Year Plan" "Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty Project" was overcome. The exact date of King Keshang of Zhou Wu is January 20, 1046 BC. Not only that, Taishi Yin Yi has not left behind his life's masterpieces such as "Shi Yi Book" and "Strategy" in his life. Therefore, Taishi Yin Yi became a master of dialogue between the ancients and modern people. At that time, of course, it would affect the words and deeds of King Tianzi of Zhou.

Uncle Tang's eldest son, Ji Xie, naturally became the Marquis of Jin.

In 812 BC, the Jin Kingdom passed to Jin Muhou who was already the ninth great-great-grandson of Tang Shuyu.

In the fourth year of his reign, Jin Muhou married Qi Jiangzuo, the daughter of the Marquis of Qi. In the seventh year of Jin Muhou's accession to the throne, King Xuan of Zhou issued an order to order Jin Muhou to crusade against Rong Di of Tiaodi, but the result was very unfortunate: Jin Muhou was defeated by Rong Di of Tiaodi, and most of the chariots and soldiers were lost. Such a result made Jin Muhou feel very bad, after returning to China, it happened that Qi Jiang gave birth to his eldest son, and was waiting for Jin Muhou to come back to give a name, Jin Muhou's mind was full of hatred for the fiasco, so he gave his son a single word "hatred" name, and this Ji Qiu was established as the son.

In the tenth year of Jin Muhou's accession to the throne, Jin Muhou led an army to attack Beirong and fought a decisive battle with Beirong in this place of Qianmu, and the result was a complete victory. Just when Jin Muhou returned with honor, Qi Jiang waited for Jin Muhou's second son to name Jin Muhou, Jin Muhou was full of joy at this time, and the victory was because the team he led was a successful team and a team that could win the battle, so he said two words "Chengshi" by the way. As a result, this "hatred" and a "teacher", although the name has a reason, has become a handle for the ages.

There is a doctor in the Jin Kingdom named Shifu who is a person who is proficient in the rhythm of drum music and is familiar with the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, so he has become the presiding master of various ceremonies in the Jin Kingdom. When Shifu learned that Jin Muhou had named his two sons, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and he said to the ministers of the court: "It's strange, how can the monarch choose such a name for his son!" Naming a child can always express a certain meaning in the hearts of the elders, and this meaning produces etiquette, etiquette is the backbone of political affairs, and political affairs are to correct the people, so if there is no mistake in political affairs, the people will obey; On the contrary, social disorder and disorder will occur. Couples who love each other are called concubines, and couples who have grievances are called hatred, which is the method named by ancient people. Now the king has named the prince Qiu, but his brother is called Chengshi, and this is beginning to foreshadow trouble. It seems that this brother may not be able to occupy the throne! ”

In 785 BC, the Marquis of Jin died in the twenty-seventh year of his reign, and at this time, the military and political power of the Jin State was in the hands of the younger brother of the Marquis of Jin. Uncle Yan thought that he had made military exploits in the southern and northern wars with the Marquis of Jin Mu, and he was the most important person in the court when the Marquis of Jin Mu was away, so he broke the convention of the transfer of titles in the history of the Jin Kingdom and established himself as the king of the country. At this time, there was an opposition in the DPRK and China, and Uncle Yan carried out bloody suppression, and the prince Ji Qiu and his younger brother Ji Chengshi were forced to flee. In the third year of Uncle Yan's reign, Ji Qiu and his younger brother Ji Chengshi colluded with the central government to cooperate with the central staff, and returned to the capital at night. Uncle Yan was caught off guard and was killed in the palace. So Ji Qiu officially ascended the throne, this is the Marquis of Jin Wen.

Marquis Wen of Jin reigned for thirty-five years and became a highly influential figure in the history of the Jin Kingdom.

Speaking of the influence of Marquis Wen of Jin in history, we have to go back to the history when King Zhou You was killed.

King You of Zhou was killed, and Shenhou, Zheng Wugong and others stood up for King Zhou Ping and escorted King Zhou Ping to the east.

Several princes within Zhou Wangji knew the details of King Zhou You's death, and they never denied this account to King Zhou Ping. Several princes led by Ji Han, the Duke of Yu, believed that Shenhou was the culprit who designed the murder of King Zhou You, and was a traitor and mortal enemy of the Zhou royal family, so the king of Zhou Ping established by Shenhou could not be recognized. As a result, Ji Wang, the second son of King Xuan of Zhou, who lived in Modi, was established as the king of Zhou. So there were two suns in the Zhou royal family. The various princes also had different approaches to the Hajj. Ji Wang's Mo Kingdom was originally in the west, but due to the eastward migration of King Zhou Ping, the western Rongdi was more overflowing, and the tribe to which King Zhou belonged also moved east to Julu. Now Hebei Julu generation. Zhou and Wang Youyu Gong Ji Han and the surrounding princes supported the ancient Tang Yao and Yu Shun relics, Jing Chu in the south, Yan in the north, Qi in the east, and Jin in the west, and was once supported by the eastern princes. In this way, King Zhou lived freely and leisurely in the country of Mozambique, to which he belonged.

At this time, the Zhou royal family was divided into two camps, King Ping of Zhou had the support of the surrounding vassal states such as Lu, Zheng, Xu, Chen, and Cai, and the king of Zhou also had the support of Yu, Qiu, Xianyu, Drum, Qiuyou, Fei, Zhongshan, Mo and other vassal states. The two kings did not have the strength to annihilate each other, so they could only survive and continue with their own spheres of influence.

As we all know, the four major princes who escorted King Zhou Ping to the east were Zheng Wugong, Qin Xianggong, Wei Wugong and Jin Wenhou. Of the four major vassal states, only Marquis Wen of Jin was not named a duke, the reason is that Marquis Wen of Jin Ji Qiu once fell to the side of King Zhou Xian. The reason for Jin Wenhou's move was the influence of Duke Ji Han. Duke Ji Han exposed that Shenhou had colluded with the Lord of Yiqu Rong to kill King Zhou You, which made Marquis Wen of Jin hostile to King Zhou Ping. Whenever he met the king of Zhou, the Marquis of Jin Wen did not pay attention to the king of Zhou Ping, but went to the country of Mo in the northeast of the Jin Kingdom to worship Zhou and Wang Jiwang. In this way, among the four major escort princes, the remaining three were all promoted to dukes by King Zhou Ping, and only Marquis Wen of Jin was not promoted to the title although he had outstanding merits.

Marquis Wen of Jin made a sacrifice on the throne, but he was not rewarded with any chips from King Zhou Xian, so he was naturally unhappy in his heart. At first, he no longer went to Mozambique to make a pilgrimage to King Zhou Ping, and then he had the idea of killing King Zhou and returning to King Zhou Ping.

The eleventh year of King Ping of Zhou, this year is also the twenty-first year of King Zhou's reign in Mozambique. Ji Wang put the throne of the year as the name, so he also called the king of Zhou for twenty-one years. Jin Wenhou realistically sent secret agents to inquire about the news of King Zhou and learned that he was touring the country in the east, and felt that the time had come. So he led the army to rob halfway, King Zhou was not prepared, but brought some personal guards, where to resist the army of Marquis Wen of Jin intercepted and killed, and it didn't take long for the Jin army to kill corpses everywhere, including King Zhou with Wang, there was no escape alive. Then Jin Wenhou entered Mocheng non-stop and took advantage of the situation to annex Mo. This ended the history of the two kings of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Zhou royal family.

This act of Marquis Wen of Jin was indeed rewarded by King Ping of Zhou. Prince Zhou Ping personally wrote the article "The Life of the Marquis of Wen", and gave the Marquis of Jin Wen "a piece of straw; Tong bow one, Tong Ya hundred, Lu Gong one, Lu Ya hundred, four horses. "In modern terms, what King Zhou Ping gave to the Marquis of Jin Wen was: a pot of fine wine for sacrifice; A red bow, a hundred red arrows, a black bow, a hundred black arrows, and four horses. The red bow and black bow and arrow here are the power given by King Zhou Ping to Marquis Wen of Jin to crusade against other princes, and it can be regarded as King Ping of Zhou's trust and encouragement to Marquis Wen of Jin.

In "The Destiny of Wenhou", King Zhou Ping praised Marquis Wen of Jin as the person who helped the Son of Heaven to settle on the throne, and encouraged Marquis Wen of Jin to assist the royal family like the sages and sages of King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou, inherit the virtues of their ancestors and ancestors, and govern their country well.

In the 800-year history of the Jin Kingdom, there are only three people who can be rewarded by the King of Zhou, one is Tang Shuyu, the second is the Marquis of Jin Wen, and the third is the Duke of Jin Wen. Jin Wengong's heavy ears should be a later story. But don't forget, King Zhou Ping did not give the title of duke to Marquis Wen of Jin, so much credit for his diligent administration, wouldn't it be very normal to promote Marquis Wen of Jin to duke. However, King Zhou Ping did not do that.