Who is the "Duke of Zhou" in history?

Duke Zhou, the famous Dan, is the son of Zhou Wenwang and the younger brother of Zhou Wuwang. When King Wen was alive, the Duke of Zhou was very filial, and King Wen had many sons (one hundred according to legend). Among so many children, Duke Zhou's moral character is also outstanding. After King Wu ascended the throne, Duke Zhou participated in the whole process of crusade against Shang Zhouwang and helped King Wu to make suggestions.

Before the battle of Makino, Duke Zhou helped King Wu draft the oath declaration; After invading the capital, Duke Zhou personally held a cymbal symbolizing the authority of the ruler to protect King Wu from left to right. After that, Duke Zhou presided over a series of aftermath work. He was sealed in Qufu, became? But instead of looking for Lu, he stayed for help. Shortly after the Crusade, King Wu collapsed. Some ministers divined the illness of King Wu. At this time, Duke Zhou said that it was not enough to move our ancestors.

So he set up an altar, wore a jade crown and held a jade laurel in his hand, praying to his ancestors: I am versatile and can serve ghosts and gods, and the king of Wu is not as good as me. I want to take myself as a hostage, not King Wu, and ask God not to take King Wu's life. Divination after prayer turned out to be auspicious. Duke Zhou was very happy and asked the historian to record the prayers and seal them in a bronze box. The next day, King Wu miraculously recovered.

After the death of King Wu, the young Duke of Zhou succeeded to the throne. Fearing that the princes would not rebel, Duke of Zhou resolutely succeeded to handle government affairs and presided over state affairs. At this time, the younger brothers of the Duke of Zhou began to gossip, saying that the usurpation of the throne by the Duke of Zhou was not conducive to being king. After the Duke of Zhou knew it, he explained the idea of relocating the Zhou royal family to Taigong, Zhao Gongyi and other ministers. Get their support. Later, the Duke of Zhou put down the rebellions of Guan Shu, Cai Shu and Wu Geng, and solved the vast territory of the East. The princes were obedient to Zhou. When his son Bai Qin took office in Lu, he enthusiastically said to him:? I am your son, your brother and your uncle. ? . My position is high enough. What more can you ask for?

The reason why I put my hair together several times when I wash my hair, spit out what I have chewed several times when I eat, and come out to see the visiting wise man because I am afraid of losing it; Don't boss around when you go to Shandong. Wang Cheng was sick once when he was a child, and Duke Zhou was still praying that he could change himself in exchange for Wang Cheng's peace. Later, someone slandered Duke Zhou, and Duke Zhou left and went to Chu. Wang Cheng saw the record of Duke Zhou praying for himself in the Ministry of Finance. He was very moved and regretted it, so he welcomed Duke Zhou back. In order to stabilize the East, the Duke of Zhou presided over the construction of Luoyi, with Chengzhou as the center and ruled by the Zhou Dynasty.

After the completion of Luoyi, Duke Zhou returned the political power to Wang Cheng, and he was willing to be a courtier again. Duke Zhou left his last words before his death, and was buried in the Zhou Dynasty. He did not return to his native land in the West to show that he would continue to protect the king. Duke Zhou helped to be king, pacified the East, established the Zhou system and the system of rites and music, and made a series of achievements, which enabled Zhou people to steadily consolidate their rule and laid a solid foundation for the next 800 years.

Duke Zhou was praised by politicians of past dynasties for his beautiful personality and outstanding ability. Confucius, a sage respected by Confucianism, worships Duke Zhou most. His lifelong wish is to take the Duke of Zhou as an example and make the world stable again.