Chapter VII Auxiliary Government of the Three Dynasties of Yi Yin

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In 1674 BC, there was a great drought. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Tang ordered the minting of gold coins (which should be copper coins, gold refers to metal). This is the earliest record of the use of copper coins.

In 1673 BC, there was a great drought.

In 1672 BC, there was a great drought.

In 1671 BC, there was a great drought. The soup prays for rain from heaven in the mulberry forest. The rain is really coming.

In 1670 BC, Tang composed the Great Joy. The first hunting place. An order was given to pay tribute.

In 1668, Tang ordered Jiuding to be moved to the capital city of Xi'an (Yanshi City, Luoyang, Henan).

In 1666, Tang died of illness, claiming that the king reigned for 12 years, and was buried in Xi'an. Temple number merchant Taizu. Because of the early death of his eldest son Taiding, he was succeeded by his second son, Wai Bing.

Taiding - died early, although he was listed, he was not actually king.

Taiding (year of birth and death unknown), also known as Da Ding, surname, name Ding, a name to fall, is the first prince of the Shang Dynasty in China, is the son of the founding monarch of the Shang Dynasty.

There are many anecdotes about Taiding, so some archaeologists believe that he assisted the Shang king Chengtang in presiding over the military.

Chengtang has three sons, Taiding, Wai Bing, and Zhongren, Taiding was established as the crown prince as the eldest son, and there are many records of sacrificing Taiding in the oracle bone inscriptions, because Taiding is the eldest son of Shang Tang, although he did not succeed to the throne, but he was still included in the Yin Zhou Sacrifice as one of the direct kings, and Taiding's spouse Yan Wu was also included in the Yin Zhou Sacrifice. However, Taiding died before he became king. However, there are still people who list him as the monarch of the Shang Dynasty.

"Historical Records" "Tang collapsed, the prince Taiding died before he was established, so he was the younger brother of Taiding, and he was the emperor and the emperor. According to the records of the "Historical Records", Taiding died before he could succeed to the throne, so Taiding's brother Wai Bing succeeded to the throne.

Wai C, reigned 1665-1664 BC.

In 1665, after the death of Cheng Tang, Taiding's younger brother Wai Bing inherited the throne of the Shang Dynasty and was the second monarch of the Shang Dynasty, with Xi'an (Yanshi City, Luoyang, Henan) as the capital.

Wai C, the surname of the child, the famous place, the first as Bu Bing, the second son of Tang.

After Wai C ascended the throne, the two prime ministers Zhong Yu and Yi Yin continued to assist the government to govern the people with leniency. Wai Bingzun Shang Tang is "Zong Tang", and a grand sacrifice is given. "The Book of Rites and Rituals" says: "The merchant ancestor deed and made soup. ”

After only two years in power, he died of illness and passed on to his younger brother Zhongren. After his death, Wai Bing was nicknamed King Shang Ai. At the beginning of the Shang Dynasty, the system of brother to brother and brother was implemented, that is, it began with them.

Zhong Ren, reigned 1663-1660 BC.

Zhong Ren, also known as Zhong Ren, Yan Ren, Gong Ren, Qi Ren, Nan Ren, sub surname, name Yong.

In 1663, Wai Bing's younger brother inherited the throne of the Shang Dynasty and was the third monarch of the Shang Dynasty, with Xi'an (Yanshi City, Luoyang, Henan) as the capital.

After Zhongren succeeded to the throne, he was assisted by Yi Yin, who basically abided by the legal system formulated by Tang, and the government was relatively stable, and the country became stronger and stronger.

He died after reigning for 4 years, and was succeeded by Taijia, the son of his brother Taiding. After Zhong Ren's death, he was nicknamed King Shangyi.

Taijia, reigned 1659-1648 BC.

In 1659, after the death of Zhong Ren, the founding father Yi Yin was the lord, and Tai Ding's son and Zhong Ren's nephew Tai Jia inherited the position of the monarch of the Shang Dynasty, and was the fourth monarch of the Shang Dynasty, with Xi'an (Yanshi City, Luoyang, Henan) as the capital.

Taijia, the surname of the child, the name to, the eldest grandson of Shang Tang.

Because when Tang died, Taijia was very young, and the reign of Wai Bing and Zhong Ren was particularly short, so Taijia was only a teenager when he succeeded to the throne, so it was governed by Yi Yin, the elder of the Four Dynasties.

When Taijia first ascended the throne, he indulged in wine because he was too little to do. Yi Yin wrote three articles, "Yi Xun" (also known as "Taijia Xun"), "Wanton Life" and "Hou Hou", to show Taijia and teach him how to be a good monarch, hoping that Taijia could inherit the law of Shang Tang and rule the world.

Yi Yin's "Taijia Xun" has been lost, and according to legend, the saying "Heaven is evil, it is still violated, and self-inflicted evil, you can't live" comes from "Taijia Xun". The word "live" is used as "逭" in the Book of Rites, which means to escape. "Wanton Life" is dedicated to how to distinguish between right and wrong, and it is clear what kind of things should not be done and what kind of things should be done. "After the Journey" is about the legal system of the Shang Tang period, and the education Taijia must act in accordance with the rules set by the ancestors, not to turn his back on the ancestral teachings, and to love what he wants.

Taijia read these articles, and at first he was able to act according to Yi Yin's teachings, carefully following the rules left by his ancestors. But in less than a year, he got carried away, thinking that everything should be decided by him, otherwise he would be the king of a country in vain, and he would be in the hands of the slave-born prime minister Yi Yin. He acted recklessly. Refusing to listen to Yi Yin's advice destroyed the legal system left by his ancestors, "Mencius Wan Zhang" recorded: "Taijia subverted Tang's punishment, and Yi Yin let it go to Tong." ”。 He actually followed Xia Wei's example and dealt with the people with tyrannical methods, and the people complained.

Yi Yin naturally couldn't tolerate Taijia destroying the society left by King Tang. He first repeatedly advised, hoping that Taijia would be more careful about his behavior, but Taijia ignored it as usual, maybe this is the rebellious psychology of the young man.

Later, seeing that Taijia did not change his teachings, Yi Yin ousted him from power and exiled him to Tonggong (southwest of Yanshi City, Luoyang, Henan) near the Shangtang cemetery. Yi Yin said to his ministers, "The heir is unrighteous in this way. If this habit continues, the consequences will be unimaginable, and I cannot ignore it. I will build a palace in Tongying (the burial ground of Tang), so that he will be close to the teachings of the previous king, and he will not be lost for the rest of his life. "During Taijia's exile, Yi Yin saw that there was no master in the court, so he ruled by himself and managed the country, which was actually the regent. The history is called "Yiyin Fang Taijia", which is similar to the Gongbo and ruling period of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The time is 1655 BC, that is, the fifth year of Taijia.

Taijia was banished to the Tong Palace, and the grave of his grandfather Shang Tang accompanied him day and night. Although Shang Tang was the founding monarch of the Shang Dynasty, the tomb was similar to that of ordinary people, with only a low palace on the cemetery for the annual ancestor worship. When the old man guarding the tomb heard that Taijia was banished to the cemetery because he violated the system of his ancestors, he told Taijia the story of Shang Tang's entrepreneurship and the various rules set by Shang Tang every day, and taught Taijia that he should follow his grandfather's example and be a wise monarch. The great exploits of his grandfather Shang Tang made Taijia both fascinated and ashamed, reflecting on what he had done, and feeling more and more sorry for his grandfather's spirit in the sky, he was determined to correct his mistakes. He took his grandfather as an example, did his best to help the old and weak, the widows and orphans, and became resolute in doing things, and Taijia would never do anything that violated the ancestral system and the laws of the imperial court.