Celebrity Reveals: Why is Jiang Ziya called Jiang Taigong?

Since Qi Huangong's father in ancient times, the Zhou Dynasty has been looking forward to getting a saint, a talent who can rule the country with martial arts to help Zhou realize the task of destroying Yin and prospering Zhou. Because Jiang Shang was a saint that Zhou Wenwang's grandfather hoped for, he was called King Taigong. In folklore, people also call him "Jiang Taigong".

The allusions are as follows:

According to legend, Jiang Shang's predecessor was a nobleman, so he was named a Lu merchant. Jiang Ziya's wealth has declined, and Jiang Shangshi has become a pauper. In order to make a living, Jiang Shang slaughtered cattle and sold meat in Shangdu Chao Ge (now Qixian County, Henan Province) and sold wine in Jin Meng (now northeast Mengjin County, Henan Province) when he was young. Although he is poor, he is ambitious, studies hard, and always studies and discusses ways to govern and rejuvenate the country in order to make great achievements and serve the country one day. Until my later years, I finally met the opportunity to display my talents.

One day, while fishing in Panxi, Jiang Shang happened to meet Xibe Jichang, a hunter. They met by chance and had a good chat. When Ji Chang saw that Jiang Shang was knowledgeable and familiar with history and the current situation, he asked him how to run the country. Jiang Shang immediately put forward the theory of "Three Invariants", which means that in order to run the country and keep the country safe, we must be virtuous and attach importance to discovering and using talents. Ji Chang was very happy after hearing this, and said, "My late father predicted; Zhou can flourish only when there are saints to follow Zhou. Are you a saint? I have been looking forward to it for a long time! So Ji Chang personally helped Jiang Shang get on the bus and went back to the palace together, worshiping him as a surname and calling him a "squire". From then on, heroes have a place to play.

Extended data:

After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Shang was given the title of Yingqiu (now Linzi City, Linzi North) in Qi State. According to legend, The Art of War Liu Tao was written by Jiang Shang, and the textual research of later generations is based on his works during the Warring States Period. But from the existing content, it basically reflects Jiang Shang's military practice and his military strategy. Sima Qian pointed out in Historical Records Qi Taigong Family: "The words of later generations and the yin power of the Zhou Dynasty are all based on Taigong." From this perspective, Jiang Shangshi is the originator of China's strategists.

As a famous strategist, Jiang Taigong signed his military works and recorded 237 Taigong, 8 1 Mou, 7 1 Yan and 85 soldiers in the Taoist category of Hanshu Yiwenzhi. Tamia Liu was not written by Taigong himself, but it also reflected Taigong's military thoughts. Jiang Shang was the first strategist in ancient China, and his military strategy played an important role in the history of China War, which had a far-reaching impact on the use of troops in later generations.

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