Chapter 31 The pacification of the rebellion between Zhou Zhao and the Three Prisons
readx;? At that time, the Western Zhou Dynasty was in turmoil, and Zhou Gongdan was probably afraid of leaving a reputation for autocracy again, so although he was the regent and the de facto ruler of the Zhou Dynasty, he still decided to govern the Zhou Dynasty with Zhao Gongxiu. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the successive Zhou Princes and Zhao Princes assisted the King of Zhou for generations.
At that time, Zhao Gong held the position of Taibao of King Zhou Cheng, and Zhou Gong and Zhao Gong agreed to divide Shaanxi and rule. "Shaanxi" is the area of Sanmenxia today. Zhou and Zhao Ergong agreed to chisel a stone pillar with a height of 3.5 meters and planted it at the boundary point, which is called "the pillar is the boundary". The Duke of Zhou and the Duke of Zhao took "Shaanxi" as the dividing line, and divided the rule of the Zhou Dynasty into two administrative regions, the east of Shaanxi, and the Duke of Zhao to manage the west of Shaanxi (the name of Shaanxi, that is, the origin of this). This stone pillar, planted at the boundary point that year, is the earliest boundary stone in China.
After Zhou and Zhao divided Shaanxi, Zhou Gongdan could devote his main energy to guarding against the rebellion of the remnants of the Yin Shang and stabilizing the newly expanded territory in the east; and Zhao Gongzao's responsibility was to further develop agricultural production in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, establish a consolidated economic rear, and relieve the worries of the Zhou Dynasty for further territorial development.
"Historical Records of Zhou Benji" has the content of "Summoning the Duke as a Protector and Zhou Gong as a Teacher", which compares the Summoning Duke with the Duke of Zhou.
Zhao Gong was in charge of the rear of Shaanxi, supported the regency of Zhou Gongdan, and put down the rebellion. During the reign, Zhao Gong governed his jurisdiction to be politically harmonious, and the nobles and commoners all got their own foundations, and the history called "from Hou Bo to Shu people have their own place, and there is no dereliction of duty." Therefore, it is much loved by the people in the jurisdiction and the surrounding area. Legend has it that he once worked under a gantang tree (in Liujiayuan Middle School in Qishan County, Shaanxi), and later generations were reluctant to cut down this tree in order to commemorate him. "The Book of Songs, Zhaonan, Gantang": "Cover Gantang, don't cut it, don't cut it! Cover Gantang, don't cut and don't lose! Don't cut it, don't worship it! It is to describe the deeds of Zhaogong, and also leave idioms and allusions of "Gantang's bereavement" and "Gantang's thoughts".
Zhou Gongnai was ordered by King Cheng to write the "Great Message" and raise troops to the east.
Jiang Taigong's father and son assisted Zhou Gong, or sat in Kyoto, strategizing, or leading the troops to the east, charging into battle, or echoing left and right, attacking from east to west, and made great achievements for the second An Zhou.
In the third year of King Cheng of Zhou, the Duke of Zhou successfully quelled the rebellion of the three eunuchs, and beheaded the evil of the Duke of Zhou's three songs, Guan Shuxian (Zhengzhou, Henan), and the feudal state was abolished; exiled the fifth brother Cai Shudu (Shangcai, Henan) to Guo Lin, and finally died there, as an accomplice, Cai Guo retained, succeeded by his son Zhong; the seventh brother Huo Shuchu (Huozhou, Shanxi) was retained by Huo Guo, and succeeded by his son.
The Zhou soldiers captured the state of Yin (Chaoge), Di Xin's son Wu Genglu's father was killed, the palace was burned, Chaoge became a ruin, and Chaoge belonged to the Weidi, one of the three eunuchs in charge of Guan Shuxian. Duke Zhou moved the low-level people of Yin Shang, who were originally supervised by the three supervisors, to Wei.
Zhou Gong's eighth brother Uncle Kang (Ji Feng), when King Wu was sealed in Kang (Yu County, Henan) because of his merits, Zhou Gongtu sealed it in Wei Di (Hebi Qi County, Henan, that is, the ruins of Yin Capital Chaoge), set up as an uncle, called Wei Guo, with Chaoge as the capital, and Ji Feng was also called Wei Kang Shu because of the name of the country.
Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao once asked Chu's elder Mane Bear (i.e., Chu Bear Flea) for advice on how to settle the remnants of the Shang Dynasty, and finally decided to adopt the method of Feng Kang Shu Yu Wei. The mane bear was still alive at this time, but most of the time he no longer participated in the decision-making of the tribe, but he died soon after, and did not live until the time when the Chu State was divided.
Zhou Gongdan ordered Uncle Kang to garrison the old Shang market to manage the remnants of the Shang Dynasty there. It was divided into seven clans of the Yin people: Tao, Shi, Fan, Zhu, Fan, Hung, and Zhongkui, most of which were clans with some kind of handicraft expertise. Uncle Kang's fief was not only large, but also had eight divisions to prevent Yin Min's rebellion again.
Zhou proclamation admonished the young Uncle Kang: The reason why the Shang Dynasty fell was because the king of Zhou was drunk on wine and adulterous with women, so that the court was chaotic and the princes were righteous. He instructed: "When you arrive at Yinxu, first of all, ask the sages and elders there to ask them about the reasons for the rise and fall of the Shang dynasty, and second, you must love the people." ”
Zhou Gongdan wrote the above instructions into three articles, "Kanghe", "Wine Message" and "Zicai", and gave them to Uncle Kang as a rule.
The reason why the Duke of Zhou wrote three proclamations to Uncle Kang was that Uncle Kang ruled the hinterland of the Yin people, and the problem was the most acute and complicated, and the second was that the Duke of Zhou conquered first, and it was also the place where the Yin people who were based on the three eunuchs against Zhou were concentrated, and after the victory of the war, Uncle Kang was entitled relatively early. "Kanghe", "Jiuhe" and "Zicai" can be regarded as the Zhou Duke's policy program for the newly conquered areas. The main thrust of the three articles is "respecting heaven and protecting the people" and "prudent punishment of virtue", in order to stabilize the Yin people after two successive great turmoil and enable the Yin people to engage in normal agricultural production and commercial activities. But it is not blindly accommodating, and it is unceremonious to drink alcohol and be unfilial and unfriendly. After Uncle Kang arrived in Yinxu, he kept in mind Zhou Gongdan's advice, lived frugally, loved the people, and made the local officials live and work in peace and contentment.
The purpose of "Kanghe" is to stabilize the people, and the whole content is nothing more than "Mingde and prudent punishment". King Wen of Zhou has the world because of "Mingde and prudent punishment, and dare not insult widows and widows". The "sage king" of the Yin Dynasty was also to reassure the people and protect the people. One of the specific contents of "Mingde" is "Bao Yin Min". "Prudent punishment" refers to acting in accordance with the law, which includes the rational elements of the law. Punishment cannot be abused, and in some cases, it takes five or six days or ten days to make a judgment. As for those who kill people and oversell goods, those who are "unfilial and unfriendly" must be "punished without forgiveness". The proclamation repeatedly emphasized that "Kangmin", "Baomin", "Yumin" and "common people" were emphasized. Admonished Uncle Kang to be diligent and not to covet comfort. The "Mandate of Heaven" is not fixed and unchanging, and only those who can "punish with virtue and prudence" can have the Mandate of Heaven. "Mingde prudent punishment" is not business as usual, but refers to the Yin law, implements the Zhou law, and makes the Yin people "a new people".
"Wine Message" was issued in response to Yin Min's drinking habits. Brewing requires a lot of grain, and this drinking habit is simply intolerable in the eyes of the Zhou people, who started as farmers. Zhou Gong is not completely forbidden to drink, and he can still drink a little when there is a sacrificial celebration. Group drinking is not good, you can't let it go, you must catch them all "to return to Zhou" and "kill them". "Kill him" is that I will kill, not necessarily kill. Therefore, "attributing to Zhou" is not to give the Yin people the impression of "the kid who kills people". This is consistent with "protecting the people" and "reassuring the people." Yin Min should be guided to "Yixiaoji", that is, to grow crops, or to "lead the cow and serve Jia from afar" to go into business to support his parents. The first kings of the Yin Dynasty, from Chengtang to Emperor Yi, did not dare to "take their own time", let alone dare to gather and drink. As for artisan drinking, don't kill, let's educate first. The distinction in policy is very clear.