The rise of Zhou Wenwang and King Wu was praised by Confucius as "gloomy and literary" and "family background" in the Zhou Dynasty. Its rising time was about 1320 BC (at the same time, Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt and climbed Mount Sinai to accept the Ten Commandments, which was the beginning of Judaism). Even from 1250 BC, the Hebrews conquered the Palestinian homeland, and the Phoenicians began the colonial era, which happened to be the predecessor of the Zhou Dynasty. The famous saints in history, Wang "the father of Gu" and Li (the father of Gu), were more than 100 years ago. Until 1 123 BC, the historical stories of the rise of Zhou dynasty were all based on historical records, but we only used a small fragment to illustrate the key points.
Zhou is a descendant of Hou Ji, who made the greatest contribution to people's agricultural development in the Yao and Shun period. By the end of the Xia Dynasty, the political decline did not attach importance to the development of agriculture, so Hou Ji's son lost his public office and avoided the world at that time
The so-called cultural backwardness between Rong and Di is the area around Honghua County in Gansu Province today. In the hands of the untidy grandson Gong Liu, although he was in a culturally backward place at that time, he still revived the spirit of agricultural development of his ancestors, such as
The record says: "Prepare the land to make it suitable" and spread to the south of Weishui. "Using things (developing agriculture and forestry economy), travelers have money, residents have livestock, the people raise them, the people cherish them, and move more to protect them." From then on, the prosperity of Zhou Dao began, so poets sang and thought about their own virtues. "
After the eighties and nineties, it was in the hands of the ancient duke and his father, that is, the early stage of the decline of the Yin Dynasty. Because he revived the agricultural development policy of his grandfather Gong Liu, the so-called "accumulate virtue and carry out righteousness, which is universally embraced".
However, at that time, ethnic minorities such as Rong and Di, who were backward in northwest culture, came to occupy and attack his territory and "demanded property". After giving it to him, if he is not satisfied, he will have another attack. "Want to land and people. All the people are angry.
Fight. "The ancient Qi Huangong yue:
If the people establish a monarch (with the masses of the people, they will establish a monarch), which will benefit them (because this monarch can benefit the people). Today, Rong Di's attack (now Rong Di wants to invade us) is mainly about me.
Land and people (because we have land and people). What's the difference between the person in me and the person there (what does it matter if a person is here with him, as long as he lives well)? People want to fight with me (now
Among the people, they want to fight for my relationship and kill their father and son, but they don't have the heart to do so (war will kill people and fight for me, that is, kill other people's fathers and brothers' children for me and then fight for everyone).
Monarch. I really can't bear to do such a thing.
So, Gu's father secretly joined a group of people with his closest relatives. Like his distant ancestors, he took refuge in modern Shaanxi and settled under Qishan in the southwest of Liangshan. But everyone knows.
After that, everyone left Rongdi to catch up with Qishan and followed him as usual. What's more, neighboring countries have also heard about Gu Gongren's righteousness and morality, and they have all joined him. Therefore, he had to spread culture and reform Rong Di.
Bad habits, building walls and houses, dividing areas and giving them to the people to live in. At the same time, he established the official system and responsibilities, and formed the initial scale of a "country", so history called him the "king" of the Zhou Dynasty.
In the historical stories told in this section, we can see that the historical and cultural evolution of the East and the West often has the same story. The eastward movement of the ancient duke's father and Moses' departure from Egypt are the most important events in ancient history.
The most meaningful and interesting thing. However, it is very different from the concept of nation-state established by later generations. This point must be understood clearly and will be studied and discussed later. Now, let's look at a period of history.
Record:
In ancient times, the eldest son of Gong was called Taibo, and the second was called Yuzhong (Zhong Yong). Jiangsheng children's calendar. Ji Li and Tae In got married. A virtuous woman. Chang Sheng (Zhou Wen Wang Jichang) has Sheng Rui. The ancient duke said: "I should be a prosperous person in the world, and it is a prosperous time!" " The eldest sons Taibo and Yuzhong knew that the ancient duke wanted to establish a calendar to spread prosperity, but they died like Man Jing, and their tattoos were broken before the calendar was established.
The ancient public pawn, calendar, is the public season. Public season, the ancient public legacy, loyalty and goodness, governors from it. After Gong Ji's death, Zi Changli became Xibo (Xibo was later Zhou Wenwang).
The third son of Emperor Gaozu was born to Empress Bo. Eight years after high school (before 180) is the throne. In the name of benevolence and filial piety, he is famous all over the world, and he never slackens in serving his mother. Mother has been ill for three years, and he is often ill.
Often eyes are not closed and clothes are not untied; Let mom bring the soup, and he won't worry until he tastes it himself. During his 24 years in office, he emphasized the rule of virtue, advocated etiquette and attached importance to the development of agriculture, which made the Western Han Dynasty stable and prosperous.
When the development resumed, his rule with Emperor Han Jingdi was called "the rule of Wenjing".