Historical Records (6): How did Duke Zhou interpret dreams?

Historical Records has always been placed on the bookshelf, and it will be pleasant to read it occasionally because of Sima Qian's gorgeous writing style. If you are lucky, you will be excited to understand what is "understood" between the lines. So I finally got up the courage, made a good plan and made up my mind to start the journey of 520 thousand words again.

In the meantime, referring to various comments and feelings, I recorded interesting stories and witty sentences, lamenting that Sima Qian's extremely simple and elegant words can still contain a variety of wills, and at the same time, I also gained all kinds of secrets and fun from reading.

Update my notes in real time here On the one hand, you can urge yourself to stick to it. On the other hand, I can share these joys, communicate with you and have fun. By the way, it is a meaningful little thing to inherit the culture of Chinese studies.

The first part: Historical Records, Volume 5: Military exercises more than two thousand years ago.

Cao Cao's "Short Songs": The Duke of Zhou vomited food, and the world returned to the heart. This Duke of Zhou is talking about Zhou Wuwang's younger brother, so he is commonly known as Duke of Zhou, also known as Zhou Gongdan. Now everyone is talking about the gift of Duke Zhou, dreaming of Duke Zhou, Duke Zhou and so on. , are talking about this duke of Zhou. This shows that this person is quite awesome.

Ji surname is one of the eight ancient surnames, the surname of the Yellow Emperor, the national surname of the Zhou Dynasty, Ji surname, Ji surname, Ji surname. Duke Zhou is the fourth son of King Wen and the younger brother of King Wu.

In history, the evaluation of Duke Zhou was quite high. Jia Yi in the Han Dynasty said, "The king of Wen was virtuous and failed, while the king of Wu was virtuous and died. The Duke of Zhou was virtuous and governed the country well. Before Confucius and after the Yellow Emperor, Duke Zhou was the only one in China who had a close relationship. " Jia Yi regards Duke Zhou as a saint.

After his younger brother succeeded to the throne, the Duke of Zhou devoted himself to completing and building the state, while the Prince of Wu was unlucky and died the next year after the Shang Dynasty was destroyed.

Prince Wang Cheng is very young and still in his infancy. At this time, the forces of the old dynasty still existed, and the Duke of Zhou ascended the throne to handle state affairs on behalf of Wang Cheng. Touching, seven years later, he grew up to be king, and Duke Zhou returned the throne to his nephew. This is incredible for modern people who are used to watching court dramas, and it is also a sacred place for Duke Zhou.

After King Wu came to power, he kept the sacrifices of Yin people according to the principle of "destroying the country and not worshiping it" at that time. Wu Geng, the son of Zhou, was sealed in the hometown of Yin Shang, and three supervisors were set up for governance. The specific figures of the three supervisors are Guan Shu, Cai Shu and Huo Shu. The so-called "supervision" is to supervise the adherents of the Shang Dynasty and prevent them from rebelling.

Guan Shu is the elder brother of Duke Zhou. According to the truth, after death, the prince was assisted to take power, but it was actually his brother Zhou Gong who took power, which was definitely uncomfortable. In addition, the etiquette system formulated by the Duke of Zhou strictly restricted the influence of the princes, which aroused the dissatisfaction and suspicion of the younger brothers of the prince of Wu. Guan Shu and his brothers are rumored all over the country: "The public will not be good to obedient people." In this case, Guan, Cai and Wu Geng jointly revolted, which is called "Three Prison Rebellion" in history.

At this time, only two years from Zhou Jianguo, dead. The so-called regime is unstable, and the strong enemy looks around. Wu Geng, the son of Zhou Wang, also had the heart of rejuvenating the country, so he joined forces with the vassal states that had good relations with Shang Dynasty to deal with the chaos of the three prisons in the East and rebel together.

Two years after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Cai Chao, Zhou Wang, is in a precarious situation, with internal and external troubles. If this matter is not handled properly, it will be returned to Zhou. The Duke of Zhou put down the civil strife first, and then led the troops to crusade for three years, destroying Wu Geng and more than 50 peripheral countries by the way.

Yin Ke, the prince of Wu, attacked the core aristocrats of Shang Dynasty. After the Duke of Zhou's crusade, all the powers of the former dynasty were completely swept away.

When the country is in danger, it stands upright and shoulders the heavy responsibility of the king; Only when the country turns the corner and gives up the throne can it be called sacred!

"The Duke of Zhou vomited, and the world returned to the heart" is a poem by Cao Cao. I looked it up, and the allusion came from the Lu Gong family behind Historical Records. So I took a sneak peek. The Duke of Zhou sent his eldest son, Boqin, to manage the state of Lu (the state of Lu was the vassal of Duke Ji Dan, and the first monarch of the state of Lu was Boqin). When he left, Duke Zhou warned Boqin that "I am the son of King Wen, my brother, and uncle of King Cheng"; I am also in the world, and I am not a light in the world. But if you hold your hair three times, you will still be afraid of losing people in the world. I am the son of King Wen, my brother, and uncle of King Cheng, and my status is not low among the people in the world. But I wash my hair once, pull my hair three times, eat a meal three times, spit out the food I am chewing, and get up to pick up the sage, so I am afraid of losing the sage in the world.

Corporal Li Xian, Duke of Zhou, is eager for talents. He vomited food many times and stopped eating, eager to welcome the guests. Later, he called Corporal Li Xian "the Duke of Zhou spat" and was eager for success. It seems that one common feature of Zhou Wenwang, King Wu and Duke Zhou is their extreme love and respect for talents.

In the seventh year, the Duke of Zhou became king and formally established the eldest son inheritance system in the Zhou Dynasty. The formation of this system had a great influence on the feudal society of China, and laid the foundation for the eight hundred years' rule of Zhou nationality. At the same time, improve and implement the enfeoffment system, and enfeoffment other illegitimate children into princes and doctors. Their relationship with the Emperor of Heaven is the relationship between the local government and the central government, and the relationship between the small clan and the big clan, which strengthens the rule of the central government. This is the so-called ritual and music system. This kind of orderly society that Confucius pursued all his life has been influencing future generations for thousands of years.

The gift of the Duke of Zhou refers to sexual intercourse.

According to legend, in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Duke of Zhou thought it impossible, so he stipulated that men and women should not have sex casually before marriage, unless it was the wedding day. Later, "the gift of the Duke of Zhou" became a euphemistic expression. When it comes to slapping, please be literary.

Duke Zhou is a frequent figure in Confucius' dreams. It seems that Confucius worships Duke Zhou very much, which also shows his lofty position in Confucian culture. Confucius was a famous super V among network celebrities at that time. Confucius said that he often dreamed of Duke Zhou. Over time, dreaming and sleeping are called "dreaming of Duke Zhou".

The Duke of Zhou, written by later generations in the name of Duke of Zhou, is a book about dreams. This group believes in dream culture and has written a book about the method of predicting bad luck from dreams. It is estimated that in order to popularize the book, they named it "Duke of Zhou", a naked title party, which has nothing to do with Zhou Gongmao.

Duke Zhou, a famous Duke Zhou, was a great strategist, politician, thinker and founder of Confucianism in the Western Zhou Dynasty. He is "Yuan Sheng". He can't tell fortune, let alone interpret dreams.

Part I: A Long History of Historical Records Part V: A Long History of Historical Records, a military exercise more than two thousand years ago Part IV: Love mountains and rivers, love beauty more.

Others: The Long History of the Five Emperors: The Chronicle of the Five Emperors, Huangdi; The Long History of Five Emperors: Yao Shun abdicated in this way (I)

"Long History" (3): The Five Emperors punished Yao Shun for abdicating (2)