What are the historical facts of Taigong’s enfeoffment of Qi?

The historical facts of Taigong's granting of Qi are as follows:

1. Historical events

After King Wu destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he adopted the strategy of feuding and establishing a country and implemented rule over the whole country. The country was divided into several princely states, and the emperor of Zhou enfeoffed them to relatives of the Ji surname and meritorious officials who had contributed to the great cause of destroying the Shang Dynasty. Screen Zhou".

After Jiang Taigong established the State of Qi, he first governed the country by law and stabilized the people. Sikou Yingtang, acted against the will, took bribes, harmed the people, and deceived the public with lies, claiming that he would govern the country with the so-called "benevolence and righteousness". Jiang Taigong ordered Yingtang to be beheaded to correct the political order; there was a man in the East China Sea who was called a "sage" by the people of the time. The mad men and Hua Shi brothers farmed and fed themselves.

They did not bow to the emperor, did not do anything for the princes, and peacefully fought against the new Qi State in a non-cooperative manner. Jiang Taigong believed that they were selfish and did not fulfill their obligations to the country, and their influence was extremely bad. They were " "Black sheep", he ordered them to be killed.

For a time, Qi State no longer disobeyed orders and regulations, and the chaotic situation was quickly stabilized. The Taigong went to Zhou Gong to "report the political affairs", that is, to report to Zhou Gong his political achievements in stabilizing the country.

2. Introduction to Taigong Fengqi

In Muye, the outskirts of Yin, Jiang Shangshuai’s coalition of princes fought against the 170,000-strong army of King Zhou of Yin in a massive and rare battle. Jiang Shangshuai Although the army they led was not as numerous as Yin Zhou's army, Taigong and King Wu skillfully used cunning strategies, divisions, and combinations to move as fast as lightning and as fierce as eagles and tigers, catching the Yin army by surprise and causing chaos in their formations.

"The Book of Songs, Daya, and Ming Dynasty" records Jiang Shang's majestic appearance in the Battle of Muye: "Makino is vast, the sandalwood chariot is brilliant, the Siyuan is pengpeng, the master of Wei is the father, and the eagle of Wei is flying." The officers and soldiers of the Yin army had no intention of fighting, some defected, some ran away, and killed each other. The Yin army was defeated and scattered, and King Zhou burned himself on the main Lutai.

Tai Gong led King Wu to the capital of Yin to pay homage, and beheaded King Zhou and Daji to show the public. Then he issued an edict to the world, announcing the demise of the Yin Dynasty and the birth of the Zhou Dynasty.

Characteristics of Qi culture.

1. Transformativeness

As the ancients said, poverty leads to change, change leads to generalization, and generalization leads to long-term development. This innovative spirit of transformation and transformation is prominently reflected in Qi culture. As "Guanzi·Zhengshi" said: "Don't admire the past, don't keep the present, change with the times, and become vulgar."

Externalization in the actions of the Qi people is reflected in the three great reform movements that occurred in the history of the Qi State, namely the Jiang Taigong Reform in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, the Huan Gong Guan Zhong Reform in the middle and early Spring and Autumn Period, and the Qi Revolution in the Warring States Period. The mighty king Zou Ji changed. Practice has proved that every change in Qi State injects new blood into its living organism, making it glow with vitality.

2. Openness

Qi culture is a culture that advocates change and an open culture. It mainly manifests itself in economic opening. From the day the country was founded, Jiang Taigong actively promoted the "trade" policy and included vast areas outside Qi and many vassal states into his country's economic development system.