Jiang Ziya, what god?

I believe that people who like to watch the list of gods will have such questions. What is Jiang Ziya? We are not the only ones who have doubts about this issue. There were also many questions in ancient times. Jiang Ziya did exist in the pre-Qin period, but it was gradually deified in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. So, what kind of god is Jiang Ziya in deified novels? Today, Bian Xiao will not only let you know what God Jiang Ziya is, but also tell you the true story of Jiang Ziya.

Most people know Jiang Ziya because of the TV series "Feng Shen Bang", which tells the story of Jiang Ziya leading the gods to help Zhou Wenwang become famous. Jiang Ziya in novels and TV plays is a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun in Yuxu Palace in Kunlun Mountain. Later, he was ordered to go down the mountain to help Zhou destroy the merchants. During this period, it went through all kinds of hardships, and finally eliminated the Yin merchants and achieved the great cause of sealing the gods. But this is a literary work after all, so what kind of god is Jiang Ziya in history?

As for who Jiang Ziya is, you must know Jiang Ziya's resume. Jiang Ziya, also known as Lu Shang and Lv Wang, also known as flying bear. His complicated surname is related to his ancestors, whose original surname was Jiang, who was once one of the four mountains. Later, he helped Dayu to control the water and was given the surname Lu in Shun and Yu. The specific hometown of Jiang Ziya is still controversial, but it is generally considered as Rizhao and Juxian in eastern Shandong.

What kind of God is Jiang Ziya? Although Jiang Ziya was born in a prominent family, by the end of Shang Dynasty, his family had declined. According to relevant documents, Jiang Ziya once worked as a butcher and a small trader, once slaughtered cattle, sang songs and sold acanthopanax senticosus. Others say that he is also a butcher who sings and a guest of Acanthopanax senticosus. In addition, there is a saying that Jiang Ziya used to be a son-in-law married to her husband's family, and later his wife was driven out of the house because of poor livelihood. This statement is also reflected in novels and film and television dramas.

There are also some documents that record what God Jiang Ziya is. Before meeting Zhou Wenwang, Jiang Ziya served as a junior official in Shang Dynasty. Later, he abandoned his post because he was dissatisfied with Shang Zhouwang's tyrannical helplessness, and lobbied the governors of the world, but it was none of his business and he lived in seclusion by the Weihe River. Jichang, a Xibe nationality, once divined before going hunting. The Oracle said: What he got was neither a dragon nor a bite, nor a tiger, but the help of the overlord.

Sure enough, King Wen met Jiang Ziya, a fisherman, on the north bank of Wei River. Wen James Wang said frankly that since the first monarch of our country, Taigong, said: A saint must come to Zhou, so Zhou will prosper. Is that you? We have been expecting you for a long time. So Jiang Ziya was called King Taigong, and they rode home together. Jiang Ziya respects his teacher. Since then, with the help of Jiang Ziya, two-thirds of the governors in the world have taken refuge in Zhou.

What is the god's question of returning to Jiang Ziya? After the death of King Wen, he succeeded to the throne, and Jiang Ziya was honored as the master. After several years of preparation, King Wu decided to start the Crusade and carry out divination before going out, which was an ominous omen for the tortoise and triggered a storm. Ministers were frightened. Only Jiang Ziya insisted on marching, so King Wu went to war. After the battle of Makino defeated the army of Shang Dynasty, Zhou Wang set himself on fire in Lutai, the army of King Wu entered the Song Dynasty, and the Shang Dynasty perished.

After King Wu pacified the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, he began to use active ministers. First of all, he sealed Jiang Ziya in Dongying and established Qi State. On the way to Jiang Ziya's eastward conquest, someone said to him, "It's rare, and it's easy to lose it." . The guests slept soundly, making it almost impossible to go to the country. Hearing this, Jiang Ziya got dressed and arrived in Qi at dawn. Just in time to lead the troops to attack Yingshan. It turns out that Yingqiu is adjacent to Laiguo, and Lairen is Dongyi. They took advantage of the rebellion of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and the Zhou Dynasty was just pacified, unable to pacify the distant place, so they competed with Jiang Ziya for territory.

When Jiang Ziya arrived in Qi, he cultivated politics. Because of his vulgarity, simplicity and propriety, industry and commerce benefited from fish and salt, so the people joined Qi State and became a big country among princes. After King Wu died of illness, the young Zhou Chengwang ascended the throne, assisted by Zhou Gongdan, which caused dissatisfaction among his younger brothers Guan Shu and Cai Shu. They joined forces with Wu Geng, the son of Zhou Wang, to launch a rebellion, and Huai Yi of Lian Dongfang also launched a rebellion.

Therefore, Duke Zhou sent someone to summon Duke Kang and informed Jiang Ziya: East to the sea, west to the Yellow River, south to Muling and north to Wudi. Here, the governors of the five sense organs and officials from all over the country will order you to crusade if you are guilty. So Qi can conquer other countries and form the de facto leader of the eastern countries. Finally, with the support of Jiang Ziya, Zhou Gongdan completely put down the rebellion and stabilized the Zhou Dynasty. What kind of God Jiang Ziya is has also become a question for everyone.

The history books do not record what God Jiang Ziya was. After six years in Kang Wang, Qi Huangong looked forward to his death, and Qi Huangong died for more than a hundred years. How many years did Zilu and Jiang Ziya live? There is no accurate record in the history books.

However, according to the chronology of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties dating project, the six years in Zhou Kangwang are 10 15 BC, and the year of birth and death in Jiang Ziya is roughly128 BC 15 BC, that is, 1 13. Of course, this is only an approximate number of years, and there are other sayings.

Although Jiang Ziya is not recorded in the history books, it is also recorded that Jiang Ziya is a political strategist full of military strategies and is known as the father of military strategists. His Six Towers, also known as Taigong Six Towers, Taigong Art of War and Su Shu, is a military work integrating pre-Qin military thoughts and has a great influence on later military thoughts. Sima Qian said in Historical Records that the words of later generations were the yin force of the Zhou Dynasty. They all live in Taigong for this reason.

Because of Jiang Ziya's outstanding political and military talents, Jiang Ziya was admired by the rulers of past dynasties and was known as a warrior sage. In 739, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty wrote to chase Jiang Ziya as the king of Wu Cheng; During the Song Dynasty, Jiang Ziya's Six Towers was listed in the Seven Books of the Five Classics, and posthumous title Zhaolie Wang Wucheng. Wu temple, headed by Jiang Ziya.

During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Jiang Ziya was gradually deified, and what kind of God Jiang Ziya was became a question for everyone. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Taoist Xu wrote The Romance of Gods. From then on, Jiang Ziya changed from man to god, the squire was here, the gods abdicated, the squire was here, and everything was forgiven widely among the people.

In the novel, Jiang Ziya's marriage was unsuccessful and there were no children, but according to the literature, there were many children in Jiang Ziya. Besides Ding Gong Lu Ji, who succeeded to the throne, there were many others, many of whom became the source of some surnames today.

It is worth mentioning that Jiang Ziya also has a daughter named Jiang Yi in the history books. Jiang Yi married Zhou Wuwang and gave birth to Zhou Chengwang and Tang Shuyu, the founding monarch of Jin State. Tang Shuyu and Jiang Yi were enshrined in the Jinci Temple in Taiyuan.

Qi, founded by Jiang Ziya, has always been a big country in the East during the Spring and Autumn Period. Especially under the rule of He Jiang, it pushed hegemony to the peak. Since then, the clan power has gradually weakened. Finally, in 386 BC, the noble Tian He proclaimed himself, abolished Qi Kanggong, moved the capital to Yu Haibin, and Jiang Qi officially perished.