Chapter 29 The Reform of Wu Yi in the Shang Dynasty
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Since the ancestor was the Emperor of Heaven and was in charge of all the gods, it was only natural to protect the merchants. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info Moreover, after the death of the Shang kings of all dynasties, they all had to return to their ancestors, "around the emperor", and become a bridge and link between the world and God.
As a result, future generations will refer to their deceased kings as emperors as they respect their ancestors. Since he is a god and an emperor after death, he is called emperor xx in the world. (Hu Houxuan, Hu Zhenyu: "The History of Yin Shang and the Title of Shang King")
The Yin Dynasty practiced a ***** political system, in which Wiccan priests played an important role in political life, sometimes interfering in wars and royal power in the name of ancestral gods.
During the reign of Wu Yi, the state of the Shang Dynasty had gradually declined, and the political concept and ritual system began to change, and the traditional concept of the gods of heaven was greatly impacted, and Wu Yi was one of the representatives. Legend has it that Wu Yi was so mediocre that he once made a doll and called it the god of heaven. Wu Yi gambled with the "gods" and ordered others to judge. The "Celestial" lost, and Wu Yi thought of insulting it. Wu Yi made another leather bag, filled it with blood, and then hung it high and shot it into the sky, which was called "shooting the sky".
This reflects the fact that in the late Shang Dynasty***** political traditions were challenged, and the royal power began to break away from the influence of witch worship. And the witch priests still occupy an absolute dominant position in public opinion, so that Wu Yi has gained a reputation for brutality. The role of the priests at that time was similar to that of later generations of intellectuals, and the history books were written by them.
The Shang Dynasty has always implemented the system of brother to brother, that is, as long as the king dies, the brother is still there, although there is a son, the brother must inherit it, which is the cause of the rebellion of the early Shang Dynasty IX.
Therefore, after arriving in Wuyi, in order to fundamentally solve this problem, the Shang Dynasty began to abandon this system and implement the father-son inheritance system.
This effectively deprived the brothers of their inheritance, and from Wu Yi onwards, there was constant infighting. The internal struggle within the Shang Dynasty changed from the early struggle for the throne between the younger brothers and the new monarch's nephew.
During the reign of Wu Yi, the eastern tribes of the Shang Dynasty gradually became stronger, and they moved to the Huai River and Mount Tai respectively, and their power reached the center of the Shang Dynasty's rule.
Wuyi's expedition to the north and south, first of all, was the purpose of the expedition (Li, Qiqi, its place is called Shangdang, Shanxi Changzhi Lucheng). The Zhi Fang had already crusaded during the Wuding period, and was once defeated by Wuding and temporarily surrendered, but at this time it became strong and did not accept the rule of Shang. The purpose was in the western part of the Shang Dynasty, and the power was relatively strong, and Wu Yi repeatedly mobilized heavy troops to conquer them during his reign, and the troops participating in the war were often more than a few thousand. In the end, Wu Yi conquered Zhifang and captured more than 2,000 people, most of whom were slaves. From then on, the order party submitted to the rule of Shang, and was naturalized by Xirong as one of the princes of the Huaxia tribe and renamed Qi.
Since his naturalization, his leader even served as the western history of the Shang Dynasty, participated in the war, worked hard and was deeply used, and was one of the important allies of the Shang Dynasty. The Qi Kingdom was given the surname of the Shang clan because of its loyalty to the king, and the surname of the son.
Wu Yi also sent troops to conquer and conquer the vassal states in the south (Zigui County, Yichang, Hubei), slaughtering many local people, leaving a reputation for brutality.
The Shang Dynasty was in decline, and the Yi tribes in the east tended to become stronger, constantly invading the areas ruled by the Shang Dynasty, seriously threatening the rear of the Shang Dynasty.
Yifang (located in the present-day Huang, Si, Huai River basins, present-day Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui), also known as Renfang, corpse Fang, is a Yirenfang country living in the eastern region of the Shang Dynasty. The Renfang developed rapidly, often entering the Shang territory to raid and plunder, and became enemies of the Shang Dynasty.
During the reign of Wu Yi, he attacked the Yi Fang, and although the Yi Fang briefly succumbed, it was not eliminated, and it was called the Human Fang or the Corpse Fang at this time.
As mentioned earlier, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty was also the founder of the Feng Kingdom, and Gong Liu had a child festival.
The state established by Gong Liu was passed on by the ninth generation to the ancient father, with a history of more than 300 years. (Experienced Gong Liu, Qing Jie, Imperial Servant, Chafu, Rui, Gong Fei, Gao Yuan, Ya Yuan, Group Cyanosis, Father)
"Historical Records: Zhou Benji IV" records: "The festival is a pawn, and the emperor is servant." The emperor's servant, the son of Fuli. The son is ruined. Destroy the pawn, the son is not the li, the public is not the pawn, the son is high, the high pawn, the son is subordinate. ”
Yayuan pawn, the sub-group is established, and the group is cyanine, and the son is father-based.
After more than 300 years of Gong Liu, Gu Gong's father succeeded to the throne.
Gu Gong 亶father, Ji surname, name 亶 (dǎn). An outstanding leader of the ancient Zhou people, the grandfather of King Wen of Zhou, and the founder of the Zhou Dynasty. In the history of the development of the Zhou people, Gu Gong's father was a key figure in the great cause of Hou Ji and Gong Liu, and the prosperity of King Wu of Qiwen.
After Gong Liu, Rong Di's sphere of influence gradually expanded, and the Zhou people fell into large-scale friction and conflict with Rong Di.
In the period of the ancient father, the Shang king Wuyi implemented tyranny, intensifying ethnic contradictions, causing nomadic tribes such as Rong and Di to often invade the territory of the Shang Dynasty, and the land bore the brunt.
In the west, Yiqu Rongguo (Qingyang Ning County, Gansu) and other tribes continued to invade the land. Because Gu Gong's father married the daughter of the Jiang family of the Rong people (Qiang nationality), Gu Gong was unwilling to fight with the Rong people, so he used a friendly way to ease the conflict with the Rong people.
Considering the development needs of the entire tribe, the father of the Emperor was entrusted to seek perfection and offered property to the Di people in the north in order to seek development and survival in the concession, but the Di people did not keep their promises, and still attacked the Zhou tribe, and even forcibly claimed the land.
In the sixth year of Wuyi (BC1153), Gu Gong's father had no choice but to lead the tribe to migrate, initially wanted to move to the territory of the ancestor Houji Gutai (now Wugong, Shaanxi), but due to the impact of the war, he finally led the Ji surname clan 2,000 times to leave the land to the southeast, after crossing Liangshan, along the Fu (Ju) water (Shaanxi Wei River) westward, and then crossed the Qishui (Shaanxi Hengshui River) to Qishan (Jiankuoling) under the Zhou Yuan (Shaanxi Baoji Qishan County and Fufeng County), because of the name of the country, so this place is called Nanfeng.
Zhouyuan is located in the west of the Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi Province, including a part of Qishan and Fufeng counties in Shaanxi Province, leaning on Qishan Mountain in the north, Weihe River in the south, Huanghe River in the west, Qishui River in the east, rich in water, pleasant climate, beautiful soil and land, suitable for farming and hunting, Qishan itself is a natural barrier against the enemy. After divination, Gu Gong's father decided to settle here, and from then on, the tribe surnamed Ji called themselves the Zhou people - people who lived on the Zhou plain. The people of Fengdi regard Gu Gong as a benevolent person, and help the old and the young to return one after another.
Zhou Yuan was lively. After the people of Zhou hoeed the weeds, cut down the trees, and set fire to the wasteland, they immediately began to cultivate. They worked in groups of two, one pulling in front and one pushing in the back, using a pair of wooden rakes to plough the ground, and a total of about Zhang Lei's position on the Zhou Yuan was opened, plowing from low to high.