Reading Historical Records: Wang's Turn over

We can know from the Four Dynasties Rebellion of Qin that when Qin Xiangong was only ten years old, the position of the monarch of Qin was not given to him with his father's death, but was forcibly taken away by his great-uncle. The second generation of Wang not only fell from a high position, but also began to live in exile for 29 years.

How did he spend these twenty-nine years and what did he experience? These, Tai Shigong did not mention anything in Qin Benji. What we can see from Tai Shigong's works is only what Qin Xiangong did during his reign and the reaction of the outside world.

1. Qin Xiangong is in power.

The Qin Xiangong government has two major initiatives. One is to abolish the martyrdom system, and the other is to move the capital to Quercus Yangcheng. Tai Shigong only used ten words, "The first year died in the second year, Liyang City" to briefly explain these two events and the time when they happened, but later he used 46 words to describe the external reaction. There is a teacher of the Zhou emperor, a peach tree of Qin, and a weather of Qin. Seeing this, I can't help but think of this kind of contrast or contrast. It's like a man with high martial arts pulling out a sword or throwing a leaf. Before he knows what's going on, the target screams to death.

So, how does Tai Shigong compare and contrast?

Let's start with The Historian of the Zhou Dynasty. Taishigong said that in the eleventh year, that is, ten years after these two systems took root, Taishigong Zhou arrived and made some predictions about the integration of Zhou and overlord. Master Zhou said, "Zhou was separated from the State of Qin. Don't get back together at 500. When you are 17 years old, you will be the overlord. "

Listen to the sound, listen to the sound of gongs and drums. Historians told Qin, a rising vassal state, on the emperor's temple that Zhou and Qin would become one and there would be one overlord. Obviously, he thought that Qin would replace Zhou, become the * * * Lord of the vassal state and dominate the Central Plains. The historian of Tiandi made a special trip to visit the forecast. I have to say that this move is meaningful, and it also reflects the development momentum of Qin State at that time and the outside world's prediction of its future development trend.

Think about it, too. Qin people initially raised horses for the Zhou Emperor, but they were humble slaves. Later, because of his outstanding performance, Zhou named him a surname and sealed the country, which led to the state of Qin. This is a combination and separation. After 500 years of separation, the luck of the Zhou Dynasty is running out now. The State of Qin has grown like the rising sun. It is time to take over the fate of the Zhou Dynasty and unify the world. After unification 17 years, an overlord will be born to manage wolves. Now, it seems that the overlord of this prophecy is probably the first Qin Emperor Ying Zheng.

Then there is the auspicious momentum. Taishi Gong said: "Sixteen years, peach blossoms and winter flowers." Fifteen years after Qin implemented these two systems, peach trees actually blossomed in winter in Qin. Tai Shigong added, "In eighteen years, rain has passed the golden body." That is, seventeen years after the system took root and was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, there was also a golden rain in Quercus Yangcheng. It can be inferred from the ancient people's worship of nature and astronomical phenomena that this writing is obviously to express that this is a blessing from heaven, a great fortune for the country and a blessing for the people. Doesn't that mean that God predicted a bright future for Qin, and its monarch was wise, SHEN WOO?

Since Tai Shigong spent so much time and energy comparing the prosperity of Qin, we might as well lift the curtain of history and see why Qin suddenly became so powerful after implementing these two measures.

First of all, only the abolition of the human sacrifice system left the most precious people for Qin, and the monarch of Qin won the love and support of the people.

People often say that staying in the green hills is not afraid of burning without firewood. People are the foundation of everything. With people, there is the possibility of development, the motivation of development and the stamina of development. As the second generation of Wang, he fled from Qin in his early years and was displaced from place to place. He lost everything, power, status, money and wealth, but he can make a comeback and turn over to the top because he is still alive.

As long as there is breath, anything is possible. Qin Xiangong's painful escape life lasted for 29 years, and his hardships and pains far exceeded our imagination. Perhaps, he has seen clearly that the so-called prestige status is fleeting, and only talents are the most precious. He abolished human sacrifice and stopped turning the living into bones, just to satisfy the so-called glory and ostentation of the monarch. He left more fresh life for Qin, let Qin people work hard for their country and their home, and serve their country with actions and facts.

With the support of the people, Qin Xiangong won the people's hearts and led them eastward. Determined to recover the land of Hexi, build the city of Quercus Yang in Quercus and move the capital to Quercus Yang, which not only got rid of the shackles of the aristocratic forces of Qin State, but also pointed out the direction for Chinese people to move eastward.

Liyang County in Qin Dynasty governed a large area of land north of Weihe River and yanliang district in Lintong District today. It is located in Weihe Plain, with fertile land, which is a good place for production and life. As can be seen from the chronology of the six countries, after Qin Xiangong moved to Liyang, he carried out a series of reforms. He encouraged childbearing and increased the population and scale of Qin. He changed the border areas of Puxian, Lantian, Shanxian and Hexian into counties, which were directly under his jurisdiction. He began to regulate industry and commerce and levy business tax. The initial market and the initial rent of grain brought a lot of income to the state treasury of Qin, and the national economic strength doubled. As a household registration, Qin Xiangong organized five families into one family, helping each other during busy farming hours and conducting military training during slack farming hours. If someone breaks the law, they will even sit down. During his exile, Qin Xiaogong learned the advanced experience and political measures he had seen in the eastern countries, and applied them to the interests of Qin State, leading the people of China to develop politics and economy wholeheartedly and preparing for the rise of Qin State.

How can such a monarch, such a Qin person and such a Qin state not be admired and yearned for?

In addition to political initiatives, Qin Xiangong has another major military initiative. He was determined to recover Hexi, and launched a victorious war with Wei.

2. Recover Hexi

In the war to recover Hexi, Tai Shigong wrote two wars in Qin Jin.

First, he fought with Kim at Shimen and beheaded 60 thousand. The direct impact is to congratulate Zhou.

In 364 BC, Qin invaded Hedong, crushed Wei Jun at Shimen, and beheaded 60,000 people. Because Zhao began to save Wei, Qin retreated. This was the first great victory of Qin State, and King Zhou Xian, the son of heaven, congratulated Qin State for it and sent a frog, that is, clothes embroidered with patterns. Zhou Benji simply wrote, five years as a king, He Qin as a public servant and a nominal uncle.

The second is to fight against Wei and Jin dynasties and capture the former coach Gong Suncuo alive. That is, two years after the Battle of Shimen, Qin took advantage of the war between Wei and South Korea and Zhao to send troops to attack Wei, defeated Wei Jun at Shaoliang Ferry and occupied Pangcheng.

Liyang, the capital of Qin Xiangong, initially changed the passive situation of Qin State through reform and war, and laid the foundation for Qin State's eastward competition with other countries.