Why was Jiang Ziya honored as a warrior in the past dynasties?

Soldiers are the pinnacle of China's military commanders. In the minds of many readers today, Wu Sheng is often synonymous with Guan Yu. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guan Yu's worship has spread all over the country. Even today, there are still many people who worship Guan Gong.

In fact, Guan Yu's achievement is the smallest among the top martial artists in the past dynasties. The warrior who really dominated the screen for two thousand years in history was Jiang Ziya.

Jiang Ziya, whose real name is Jiang Shang, was born in Donghai, China. Because their ancestors were sealed in Lu, some people called them Lu merchants.

Jiang Ziya's main achievement is naturally to assist Wen Wang and strengthen Xiqiao; Assist the king of Wu and conquer the merchants of the East.

Jiang Ziya is both a man and a general, with both civil and military skills, and his political strategy and overall strategy are unique. He helped Ji Fa, the king of Wu, establish the Zhou Dynasty which lasted for 800 years. Qi, which he founded himself, also shines brilliantly among the vassal states. There are also many talented people in future generations, such as Qi Huangong and Qi Jinggong.

However, there is a very strange phenomenon: Jiang Ziya has made such a great contribution, but it is not recorded in historical materials, and only two or three small things have been circulated.

Why is this?

Let's see what trivial things have been handed down.

First, Wei Shui travels to Xi 'an.

Although Jiang Ziya was a great politician, he didn't meet a wise master and was down and out for half his life. He didn't make a fortune until he was in his seventies. He heard that Ji Chang, the King of Wen, was thirsty for wisdom, so he fished in Weishui and waited for the King of Wen.

One day, King Wen was going out to hunt. I did divination before going out, and divination showed that what I got during my trip was neither a bear nor a poisonous snake (the dragon gave birth to nine sons, one of which was a poisonous snake), nor a tiger (brown bear, human bear), but a gift from Wang Zuo.

Ji Chang went out hunting and met Jiang Ziya in Weishui. The two talked, Wang Daxi.

He said, "I have been looking forward to my son for a long time." King Wen Jichang said that he has been looking forward to Mr. Wang since the death of Taigong.

Ji Chang's words fully affirmed Jiang Ziya's talent and established Jiang Ziya's lofty position in Xiqiao. Therefore, Zhou people also called Jiang Ziya squire, or,.

It is said that after this meeting, Ji Chang and Jiang Ziya returned in the same car, worshiping Jiang Ziya as prime minister and presiding over Xiqiao's state affairs.

Second, design a savior.

It is also said that the story of Wei Shui's visit to immortals is only attached by later generations. There is another reason why Ji Chang attaches great importance to Jiang Ziya.

At the end of Shang Dynasty, Zhou Wang succeeded to the throne. Zhou Wang was very talented. Facing the chaotic situation of feudalism at the end of Shang Dynasty, he conquered many threatening vassal states. At that time, Xiqiao was a western power, and Ji Chang had the name of virtue, which was deeply feared by Zhou Wang. Zhou Wang set a trap to lure Ji Chang to Chao Ge and then imprisoned Ji Chang? inch

Ji Chang was jailed and Xiqi was frightened at home. The etiquette of Qi, Sanyisheng and Yao Hong, up and down, could not save Ji Chang. Sansheng heard that Jiang Ziya was resourceful, so he went to ask for help for Xiqi.

Lu Shang suggested that only by doing what you like and meeting the needs of Zhou Wang can Ji Chang be saved. So the three men searched everywhere for beauty and treasure for Zhou Wang, which made Zhou Wang release Ji Chang.

Jiang Ziya can put forward the plan of "follow one's inclinations", which is by no means simple. The biggest difference between mortals and wise men is that wise men can see through puzzles and find clues from thousands of chaos.

Wei Shui's visit to the virtuous and the design of the savior cannot happen at the same time. Relatively speaking, Wei Shui's sage-seeker has a strong fantasy color, while the design of the savior is much more credible.

In folk stories, most people only know that Wei Shui visits immortals and talks eloquently. Just like Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period, everyone is willing to believe that Liu Bei went to the cottage and got Zhuge Liang, rather than believe that Zhuge Liang took the initiative to ask for Liu Bei.

Just because Wei Shui's visits to sages and thatched cottages can satisfy the vanity of literati in past dynasties, he feels that he is in a superior position and is highly valued by the rulers. Ordinary people are also willing to accept this kind of propaganda. After all, everyone wants to change their destiny by reading.

Third, make good use of yin force.

After Jiang Ziya took charge of the national government of West Shu, he repeatedly commanded the army to fight against the Shang army. Until the demise of Shang Dynasty and the establishment of Zhou Dynasty, almost all of them were presided over by Jiang Ziya.

It can be said that without Jiang Ziya, there would be no 800-year history of the Zhou Dynasty.

The history book says: "The words of contemporary soldiers and the yin power of the Zhou Dynasty are all based on Taigong."

People in the Zhou Dynasty recognized that Xiqi could defeat the Shang Dynasty and establish the Zhou Dynasty, and all kinds of ingenious ideas came from Jiang Ziya.

Why didn't one of Jiang Ziya's many schemes come down?

In the propaganda of the rulers, the rise of Zhou and the demise of Shang were all due to Zhou Aimin's obedience to fate, while Shang abused the people and went against the sky. In fact, the reasons for the rise and fall of dynasties are very complicated.

The victory or defeat between Shang and Zhou Dynasties was because Zhou Wang was eager for quick success and instant benefit and abused martial arts, which led to boiling public resentment. However, if Shang Zhouwang can successfully destroy the West Shu, then he will become the main force for the revival of Shang Dynasty. Just like Yang Di, if he won Korea, there would be no later Emperor Taizong.

What do historians think is the reason for the rise of the Zhou Dynasty?

"It is also true that Zhou Zong is too arrogant to prosper Wang Ye."

It turned out that the real reason for the rise of the Zhou Dynasty was that the two monarchs of the Zhou Dynasty could respect Jiang Taigong and give Jiang Ziya enough trust, so that Jiang Ziya could give full play to his yin gong, that is, conspiracy politics, before subverting the Shang Dynasty!

Even Confucius commented: "A wise gentleman will certainly be able to take wisdom as a guide and will certainly achieve great success." It means that if wise monarchs and generals can appoint some people with great wisdom as spies, then they will surely achieve great success. In Confucius' view, Jiang Ziya was a man who was good at using spies and engaging in all kinds of intrigues.

It seems negative to engage in intrigue, but as long as it succeeds in the end, it will naturally be washed away.

Jiang Ziya, for example, deleted all kinds of bad reviews, leaving only favorable comments for future generations!