Two prophecies made Quwo Daiyi successful.
Jin Hou and Mu failed to seal Prince Qiu, and won the battle of thousands of acres, sealing the second child who happened to be born as a teacher. Hearing this absurd statement, Dr. Jin Shifu accused the monarch of not naming his son according to the rules, and predicted that there would be trouble.
After Jin Zhaohou, the son of King Wen Hou Qiu, ascended the throne, he enfeoffed Quwo to his uncle as his teacher. However, the fief of Quwo is bigger than Yicheng, the capital. The teacher thinks that the cart before the horse is put, and once again predicts that the Kim family will not be guaranteed, that is, Quwo will replace Yicheng.
Unfortunately, the two Jin emperors did not adopt his words, so that the three generations of Quwo lasted for 67 years. Finally, Duke Quwo unified the State of Jin and replaced it with Duke of Jin.
History is so consistent with prophecy, but is the reason behind it really as simple as prophecy?
1 prediction
Prediction is a prediction or assertion of what will happen in the future, and it also includes a warning to the future in times of social or religious crisis.
The first prophecy is to maintain the patriarchal clan system.
Patriarchal clan system is a system of managing clans through consanguinity in ancient China. Reasonable naming is the maintenance of the eldest son inheritance system.
Eldest son inheritance system
Concealed and virtuous, why not stand? Should be long, not long, should be expensive, not long. Why is Huan expensive? Mothers are precious. Why are mothers expensive and children expensive? Children are more expensive than mothers, and mothers are more expensive than children. -Biography of the Spring and Autumn Ram
The core of the patriarchal clan system in the Western Zhou Dynasty is the eldest son inheritance system, that is, "the position is established by capital rather than virtue, and the position is established by nobles rather than seniority".
From Tang Shuyu to Jin Muhou, the emperors of Jin Dynasty were handed down from generation to generation according to the eldest son inheritance system. However, after the death of Jin Muhou, his younger brother Jin Yishu seized the throne of the prince's enemy. Although he was killed by the enemy of the former prince four years later, the breaking of the eldest son inheritance system laid the groundwork for the later civil strife in Jin State.
-Pay attention to names
There are five, faith, righteousness, image, falsehood and category. Take the name and life as the letter, the virtue and life as the righteousness, the class life as the image, the thing as the fake, and the father as the class. Not by the state, not by officials, not by mountains and rivers, not by hidden diseases, not by animals, not by money -"Zuo zhuan"
Lu Huangong once asked Shen Gui about naming. Shen Gui thinks: it is a letter to be named after a certain situation of birth, a meaning to be named with auspicious words, an image to be named with similar words, a false name to be named with something, and a class to be named with words related to the father.
Teacher uniform stills
The ancients were always careful in choosing names, let alone being the king of a country. Therefore, Master reminded Jin Muhou to follow the ancestors' rules when naming his son. If he doesn't obey the rules, he can't form a square, and the people will be confused. It's ominous for Jin Muhou to name the prince Qiu, but the second child has become a teacher with good omen. The name of the monarch should be correct and peaceful. Isn't it obvious that the second child is rebellious?
As the saying goes, celebrities are alive, and elders usually pin their expectations on him in the name of the younger generation. Perhaps Jin Muhou and his wife have greater expectations for the second child. In a sense, this actually makes the plan of the second child becoming a teacher justified.
The second prediction is about the worry that the marquis of the Jin Dynasty did not strictly implement the enfeoffment system.
The son of heaven was handed down from generation to generation according to the eldest son inheritance system, and other second sons and concubines were enfeoffed as princes. The princes were also handed down from generation to generation according to the principle of the eldest son's inheritance, and the non-eldest son was enfeoffed as Doctor Qing. Therefore, a teacher is not the eldest son of a vassal, and he can be named Doctor Qing.
Originally, according to the principle of enfeoffment system, the fief of governors must be greater than that of Qing Dafu. If the packet is divided according to the upper and lower levels, then people with lower status will not have any wild desires. But now, Quwo, who was named a teacher by my uncle, is bigger than the Golden Shield Yicheng, putting the cart before the horse. Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Dr. Jin to think that the state of Jin will be in trouble.
If this name gave Uncle Qu Wohuan the idea of coveting the throne, then Qu Wohuan's fief gave him the power to realize his dream. Tai Shigong once said, "Stealing food with soldiers". Isn't it equal to sending weapons to the enemy when Jin Zhaohou gave Quwo to his uncle?
The power of prophecy
Prediction, in a sense, is fate. How much energy is predicted? Look at the following two examples.
-The prophecy of Qin.
"At the beginning of the week, I left the state of Qin. Don't get back together for 500 years. When I was seventeen, the overlord came out. " -Historical Records of the Qin Dynasty
Just because Zhou Taishi told this prediction to Qin Xiangong, Qin Xiangong moved his mind. At that time, the strength of Qin was far less than that of Wei in the East. However, since then, the later seven generations of monarchs of the State of Qin have taken this as their goal, engaged in eating and drinking, and finally unified Liuhe and annexed the Eight Wastes when Qin Shihuang was in Ying Zheng.
-Chen Guang forged predictions.
In order to succeed in the uprising, Chen Sheng and Guangwu forged the silk script of "King Chen" and hid it in the belly of fish, which even got the response of world leader Yun Qi. Because they know that prophecy is destiny and destiny cannot be violated, they can be recognized by people all over the world quickly.
Since the power of prophecy is so great, the clever Quwo people will not take it lightly.
The struggle of three generations
As the saying goes, "Heaven pays off, every man is responsible". Since it has been predicted twice, the Quwo people will be sent by heaven if they don't act. Uncle Qu Wohuan was convinced of this, and since then, three generations of Qu Wohuan have struggled for it all their lives.
Implement a moral policy
When Uncle Huan arrived in Quwo, he began to work hard to implement the policy of virtue, treat the elderly who are lonely and widowed, adopt homeless children, open warehouses to help the poor, and reduce rural taxes. In just a few years, Uncle Huan became famous. The people in Quwo only had Uncle Huan in their hearts, but they forgot Jin Zhaohou, the princess of Yicheng, dozens of kilometers away.
Ready to go, good at seizing opportunities.
In 739 BC, Pan Fu, a doctor of the Jin Dynasty, had a problem with Jin Zhaohou and sent someone to invite Uncle Huan back to Yicheng. Although Uncle Huan is over 60 years old, he decided to make a decisive alliance with Pan Fu. Pan Fu killed Jin Zhaohou, and Uncle Huan returned to Yicheng, defeated by Yicheng people, and returned to Quwo.
In 7 10 BC, Emperor Ai of Jin occupied the farmland in southern Xinjiang. People from southern Xinjiang in Yuting came to Quwo for help, and their martial arts hit it off. In 709 BC, Qi Huangong and Ting attacked Yicheng and killed Jin Aigong.
Obviously, Quwo has become a sword in the heart of Jin Hou, and has become the best choice for the monarch in the hearts of traitors.
unremitting efforts
In 739, Pan Fu killed Jin Zhaohou, and Uncle Huan returned to Yicheng, where he was defeated by Yicheng people and returned to Quwo.
Before 725, Quwo Zhuangbo conquered Yicheng, Jin people attacked Quwo Zhuangbo, and Zhuangbo returned to Quwo.
7 18 Qianzhuangbo attacked Jindun Yicheng. In autumn, King Huan of Zhou ordered Guo Gong to attack Quwo, and Zhuang Bo was defeated again.
In 704 BC, Qi Huangong destroyed the Golden Shield Yicheng. 703 years ago, scholars, Rui, Liang, Xun, Jia and * * * sent troops to crusade against Quwo in the State of Jin.
The Quwo people once occupied the Golden Shield Yicheng four times, but they were all defeated, and their attack power was upgraded from the Golden Shield Yicheng people to Zhou. Especially the last time the vassal Coalition forces cut down, Quwo was inevitably hit hard. It can be seen that Quwo Dai Yi is not plain sailing, but three generations have been defeated and fought repeatedly, and it is gone forever.
Quwo people know that everything is ready except the east wind. And this east wind is the support for Zhou. So they learned their lesson and chose patience, waiting for the day when the east wind came.
Being good at making friends with foreign countries has changed Zhou's view.
In 7 18 BC, Quwo Zhuangbo led Zheng Jun and Xing Jun to attack Yicheng of the State of Jin, and King Huan of Zhou sent Yin Shi and Wu Shi to help. Jin Ehou is on the run. Later, Quwo Zhuangbo betrayed King Huan of Zhou and was driven back to Quwo.
Before 7 18, Andy Zhuang cut his wings.
At that time, Zhou's voice was still very heavy, but he was a rising star. Being able to get their support at the same time shows that Quwo Zhuangbo's diplomatic ability is extraordinary.
But Cheng also defeated Xiao He in Xiao He. Later, Quwo Zhuangbo offended King Huan of Zhou, which made the emperor very angry and sent him back to his hometown Quwo. It may also be that Zheng Zhuanggong is not to be taunted by King Huan of Zhou in order to keep his right to speak, so whoever is promoted must be in charge.
In 678 BC, Duke Xiang of Jin was killed and the State of Jin was unified. Zhou Qing, a scholar sent by King Zhou Nuo, ordered Wu Gong to be the Duke of the State of Jin, established an army and became the monarch of the State of Jin.
Forty years later, the Duke Wu of Quwo finally got the support of Zhou Nuo, thus replacing Jin Wengong and winning the orthodox position of the State of Jin.
3 coincidence of time
In fact, the success of many things is usually at a good time. The Quwodai wing is no exception. So, what good times did Quwo catch up with?
The narrow state of Jin was neglected.
When Yu Shu was sealed in the Tang Dynasty, his territory was only "one hundred miles east of Hefen". Guo Yan, a doctor in the Jin Dynasty, said: "Today, the Jin State is partial to Hou, with a small land and a big country on the side."
Since then, apart from Jin's efforts to help Pingdong move eastward and pacify the indoor chaos in the Zhou Dynasty, compared with other countries such as Zheng, Qi, Lu and Song, he has not made much achievements over the years.
Don't look at the later Jin State, which has a vast territory and rich resources. At that time, it was only a small country in the eyes of the Central Plains powers. So looking at the history of more than 60 years, you will be surprised to find that the State of Jin, like the State of Qin, is a corner forgotten by the world, in other words, no one takes him to play.
The central plains powers have no time to take care of it.
Since the defeat of King Huan of Zhou, the majesty of the Zhou royal family has gone from bad to worse, and the forces of the Central Plains have gradually drifted away on the road of "ritual collapse and bad music". After his death, Zheng had civil strife; After being killed, Qi Fa had civil strife; After the death of Song Mugong, civil strife also occurred in the Song Dynasty ... It is not uncommon to usurp power and kill the king, and it emerges one after another.
Every family has its own problems, and it is difficult for honest officials to break housework. Therefore, the Central Plains powers have no time to take care of them, and they are not interested in participating in internal disputes in the State of Jin, driven by no interests.
The royal family of the Zhou Dynasty was in decline.
At that time, it was actually Zhou who could manage the internal affairs of the state of Jin. King Huan of Zhou was too busy fighting Zheng Zhuanggong in the Spring and Autumn Period to care about the infighting of the State of Jin, even if it was only to drive the Quwo people out of Yicheng and Shield.
In addition, Zhou Huan-wang's help also has an obvious purpose. The first time was because Quwo Zhuangbo offended King Huan of Zhou, and the second time was because King Huan of Zhou wanted to save his face lost to Zheng by interfering in the internal affairs of the State of Jin, and wanted to tell all the governors that King Huan of Zhou was still there!
Therefore, when the Japanese style of the Zhou royal family declined and the Duke of Quwo re-delivered benefits to the king, these obstacles that prevented the Quwo people from entering Yicheng would no longer exist.
4 Jin Hou's shortsightedness.
In the 67-year-long struggle between Yicheng and Quwo, Xiaozong Quwo Illusion, Quwo Zhuangbo and Quwo Martial Arts defeated a large number of Jin Zhaohou, Jin Xiaohou, Jin Ehou, Jin Aihou, Jin Xiaozihou, Jin, etc. The performance of the six Jin Jun is really full of praise.
Both these predictions were ignored.
Dr. Jin predicted twice before and after taking office that if Mr. Jin could wake up in time, Uncle Huan might not have the idea of coveting the throne.
Bad diplomatic relations
For more than 60 years, six generations of Jin Hou, five deaths and one run, can be described as heavy casualties. However, except for King Huan of Zhou who made an example to defend the dignity of the royal family and rescued Duke Xiang of Jin twice, other governors either ignored or supported Qu Wo.
China people are disappointed.
From the beginning of Chinese people's revolt to the end of standing by, from regicide in Pan Fu to Gaoting in Nanbi, we can see that the people of the State of Jin were extremely disappointed with the marquis of Jin.
The king was in a hurry, so he could do nothing. Where are the parents? How long is it? -"The Book of Songs tang style Yu Yu"
Years of civil war made China people question the concept of "destiny", and the concept of "respecting heaven and protecting people" began to change to "valuing people". Uncle Quwo Huan introduced Dezheng from the beginning. Compared with the mediocrity of Jin Hou, which is more important, Jin Hou or Qu Wo? In fact, the answer has long been in the hearts of Chinese people.
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Although the prophecy is very important, it is indeed the fuse of Quwo people's actions, but what really makes the prophecy come true is the unremitting struggle and indomitable fighting spirit of Quwo three generations.
Spring and autumn are meaningless, and the strong make rules. In that era of hegemony and war, only the truly strong can dominate their own destiny. If you are strong enough, who can touch your cheese easily?