Song Ji, Zhou Chengwang, combining rigidity with softness

Zhou Chengwang. Han nationality, surnamed Ji, Song, was the second king of China in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and posthumous title was the king. The Xia and Zhou Dynasties Dating Project set the reign time of the king from 142 to 121.

Wu Wang has been in power for four years since he became king. When he became king, he was too young to be in charge of political affairs. Regent Zhou caused dissatisfaction between Cai Shu and Huo Shu. Suddenly Zhou wanted to usurp the throne, so he fought with Wu Geng. Zhao also expressed doubts about this, which was called "the chaos of three prisons" in history. Duke Zhou led his army eastward. Three years later, Cai Shu committed suicide and went to prison, seizing the fiefs of Shang, Wei, Gao and Gao.

When Zhou Chengwang was young, one day, he and his younger brother Yu Shu were playing under a buttonwood tree in the palace. He has a good relationship with himself.

suddenly, an autumn wind blew, and the leaves on the plane tree fell one after another. After the wind, many plane leaves were left on the ground. On a whim, I picked up a plane tree leaf from the ground, cut it into a "basket" with a knife and handed it to me. He jokingly said to him, "I'm going to seal you a piece of land here. Take this first! " After listening to this, Uncle Yu happily took the "reed" made of plane leaves and ran to tell them about it.

Duke Zhou is still in charge of state affairs on behalf of the young Wang Cheng. Hearing Uncle Yu's words, he immediately put on his clothes and rushed to the palace to congratulate Wang Cheng. Wang Cheng asked inexplicably, "Uncle, why did you put on your clothes and come here to congratulate me?" In the face of Duke Zhou's congratulations, Wang Cheng, who had forgotten all about it, couldn't help but feel confused. I don't know why, Duke Zhou smiled and explained to Wang Cheng: "I just heard that you gave the title of your brother to Uncle Yu! How can I not congratulate you on such a big thing? " "Oh, that thing!" Only then did I remember the success of this matter, and I couldn't help laughing and saying, "I was just teasing Uncle Yu, and I really didn't want to treat him as a saint!" "

Unexpectedly, as soon as Wang Cheng finished speaking, Duke Zhou immediately put away his smile and said to Wang Cheng, "No matter who you are, you should pay attention to' trust'; As the son of heaven, you can't talk casually, as if you were joking. In this way, you can gain people's trust in you! If you always ignore your beliefs and take what you say as a joke, are you still qualified to be the emperor of a country? " Duke Zhou's words made Wang Cheng feel ashamed, so Wang Cheng quickly decided to let Uncle Yu be a Tang! Adhering to honesty is not only the foundation of a person, but also the foundation of a country.

In order to make Zhou Chengwang grow into a promising monarch as soon as possible, Duke Zhou also strengthened his education. However, Zhou Chengwang was a powerful emperor after all. Although the Duke of Zhou was his uncle, after all, in feudal society, the king weighed everything, and there were many places where it was inconvenient to directly educate and punish. Therefore, he took his son Bai Qin as his companion. Whenever Zhou Chengwang did something wrong, he passed on Zhou Chengwang's lesson and punishment to his son, which gave Zhou Chengwang a subtle education. Under his education, Zhou Chengwang finally learned many methods of governing the country, which laid a solid foundation for the future.

Duke Zhou completed the construction of Luoyi by divination investigation. Duke Zhou returned to Xitu and reported the construction of Luoyi to Wang Cheng. After repeated negotiations, the two wanted to move the capital to Luoyi. Duke Zhou said, "The new capital of Luoyi has been built, so we can serve the monarch and the people first. There, you will pursue grand etiquette for the first time and hold a sacrificial ceremony in Roy, all of which are arranged in an orderly way. " Wang Cheng said, "When I was young, I helped me diligently, taught me to inherit the merits of literature and deeds, answered the questions of destiny, comforted all the people, lived in Luoyi and performed ceremonies. I will obey all your teachings. "

Soon, Wang Cheng came to Luoyi, and Zhao Gong sent governors from all directions to congratulate him. He dedicated Zhang Yu and a big bow to Duke Zhou and Wang Cheng. Zhao Gong said to Wang Cheng, "God wants you to be the leader of the people. Please accept your sacred duty. Yanzhou has no way out, everyone is crying. God has mercy on all peoples and entrusts the world to the virtuous king of literature. Today, Wang Siwei should encourage moral management and pray that it will not live up to the great trust of heaven and will not abolish the achievements of its predecessors. Although the king is young, he is the head of a country and wants to keep in touch with the people. Today, Wang moved to Luoyi to live. He supports politics, and he is silent. He must be very serious. He should respect virtue and conduct moral education. God will give wisdom, good luck and bad luck, and enjoy the time limit of the country according to the emperor's virtue. According to Xindu, my king should advocate virtue and pray for the eternal mission of ruling the world. Today, I led the princes of various countries into North Korea to congratulate them, not to comfort the king, but to offer gifts and sacrifices to the sky, so that the throne will be passed down from generation to generation and will be immortal. "