The real Jiang Ziya in history had ups and downs all his life, which had a far-reaching influence on later generations.

Most of what we know about Jiang Ziya should be seen in The Book of the Gods. But we know that this is only a legendary novel of the Ming Dynasty, and its contents are basically fictional. However, the interpretation of the novel is not completely unfounded, so let's take a look at what the real Jiang Ziya in history has experienced and what achievements it has made. Jiang Ziya, born on the coast of the East China Sea, has a surname of Jiang, Lu and flying bear. Later generations often call him the big prince. His ancestors used to be officials of Sishan and helped Yu Xia manage water resources. It is sealed in Lu, so it is also called Lu Shang. There are two versions of Jiang Ziya's birthplace, one is the coast of the East China Sea, and the other is the land of konoha. Qi Cheng, Notes on Water Classics, contains "Donglu Township lives about 160 miles east of the state capital, spine and Tianjin are in Langxie Haiqu, and the squire king is out". Juzhou is in Rizhao City, Shandong Province today, which is consistent with the statement of the coast of the East China Sea, and the people think it is more credible. According to Jiang Ziya's records, the youngest is 50 years old. "Han Shi Chuan" said: "Lv Wang is fifty years old, selling grain spines, and seventy years old, living in Chao Ge." This shows that Jiang Ziya is really poor after 50 years old and sells snacks for a living. But what he experienced before the age of 50 is completely unrecorded. What happened before Jiang Ziya was 50 years old, we can actually see the doorway from the great events and some sporadic records that happened at that time. First of all, he was born on the coast of the East China Sea. Besides, he has many children. The recorded sons are: Ding, Ren, Nian, Qi, Fang, Shao, Luo, Ming, Qing, Yi, Shang, Qi and Zuo. My daughter only has one city, Jiang, who is the wife of the king of Wu and the mother of the king, so she left her name. We see many children in Jiang Ziya. But he was middle-aged, down and out, and only became an official at the age of 80. He could not have been born after making a fortune. Then these children can only be born in his early years and can support so many children, so he can't be born in poverty in his early years. In addition, Jiang Ziya, who is skilled in martial arts, obviously received a good education. So basically it can be concluded that Jiang Ziya was a noble when he was young, and his status was very high. So why did Jiang Ziya degenerate in middle age and become a cattle butcher? This may be related to a major event at that time. Jiang Ziya's middle-aged life should be influenced by Zhou Wang's crusade. At that time, there were two major worries in Shang Dynasty, one was qi zhou in the west, and the other was Dongyi in the east. Jiang Ziya was born in the East China Sea, a local aristocrat. Obviously, he became the object of Zhou Wang's conquest. Zhou Wang's Crusaders won an unprecedented victory, and countless slaves were captured. Perhaps it was in this turmoil that Jiang Ziya came down. Yao Jia, a Warring State, said: "The king of Wen used it as king, and the king of Wen used it as king." . That is to say, Jiang Ziya went to the ancient State of Qi, a local vassal at the end of Shang Dynasty, and also a vassal of Yin Shang Dynasty. When Zhou Wang marched eastward, he joined forces with the ancient State of Qi, and there were sporadic records in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Jiang Ziya was expelled after he arrived in Qi, and he was even more down and out. He also worked as a domestic servant for a man named Liang Zi, who was also driven away. Then Jiang Ziya had to go to Chao Ge to kill cattle and sell food. By this time, he was over 50 years old. Entering the west, he was in charge of the concubine scene: "In the past, Tai Gong Wang was seventy years old and slaughtered cattle in the city. At the age of eighty, he was the teacher of the son of heaven, and at the age of ninety, he was sealed in Qi. So, from the point of view, can old people be evil? Jiang Ziya was 70 years old when he slaughtered cattle in Chao Ge. During this period, he may be an official in Shang Dynasty because of his literacy. However, what he saw was Zhou Wang's incompatibility with nobility and tradition. He predicted that the Shang dynasty could not last long, and he was likely to bear a grudge against the Shang dynasty. Therefore, I can't convince Yin Shang after all. Dongyi has almost been beaten by Zhou Wang, and Chao Ge is full of slaves plundered from Dongyi, but the development of western qi zhou is still very good. Jiang Ziya wanted to attack Shang Dynasty, and qi zhou was the only hope, so he went to qi zhou to seek an official position. When Lu was eighty years old, he fished in Weibin. King Wen took him home, worshipped him as his father, and died. "Jiang Ziya fishing is not groundless, but the details of his meeting with Ji Chang may be fabricated more. There is some truth in this statement, and some truth is hard to prove, but one thing is certain, and that is the importance of Jiang Ziya to qi zhou. Qi zhou was a small tribe who worried about eating and drinking when he was grandpa Jichang, and later moved to the foot of Qishan to develop steadily. Ji Chang's father, at the time of his greatest power, conquered everywhere and gained the status of a western ambassador. However, in terms of economic and cultural soft power, there is still a big gap between them and the Yin merchants in the Central Plains. The development of qi zhou is in such an embarrassing situation, so well-informed Jiang Ziya is extremely important to qi zhou. Jiang Ziya, a squire's political reform, had a noble experience and traveled to various countries in the East. He is very familiar with the political and economic models of the East. Not only that, he also knows the disadvantages of eastern politics. It can be said that Jiang Ziya is to qi zhou what a hundred miles is to Qin. They are messengers who brought the advanced oriental civilization to the remote and backward Guanzhong. Under the auspices of Jiang Ziya, qi zhou began the land reform. He implements farmers' helping to cultivate public land, pays one-ninth of the rent tax, and divides eight households into 100 mu of private land. All officials, big or small, have their own land, which is inherited by future generations as economic policies such as wages. This standardized the mine field system, promoted the development of production, and laid the economic foundation for the rise of qi zhou. Advocating respect for business abroad is used to paralyze Zhou Wang, secretly actively expand its power to win over neighboring countries, and realize that Zhou Wenwang is the best in the world. It can be said that, with the experience of traveling to eastern countries, Jiang Ziya's reform can be described as handy, and it involves all aspects. Later, with the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, these reforms were extended to the whole country and became an important part of the etiquette and law system. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a hundred schools of thought contended again on the ruins of the ritual system, so Confucianism, Taoism, France, the military and various factions sought after him as a family figure and regarded him as the "master of a hundred schools of thought". "This is not a casual attachment to celebrities, they really have roots to follow. Zhou Wuwang is ready to crusade against Zhou Wang, and the result of foretelling is fierce. But Jiang Ziya urged troops, and Ji Fa followed his father-in-law's advice and sent troops to Konoha to meet Zhou Wang's army. Jiang Ziya was actually the commander-in-chief of this war, because he not only created the politics and military affairs of qi zhou, but also learned about the topography and military situation in the East. These are his strengths. In contrast, Zhou Wang's army, the main force of businessmen is still suppressed in Dongyi. The battle of Makino is a hasty battle, and the shortage of soldiers can only catch up with a large number of slaves. But some of these slaves may come from Dongyi, so there are too many places that qi zhou can use. Finally, the slaves turned to help qi zhou's army enter Chao Ge. Zhou Wang set himself on fire and the Shang Dynasty perished. After the demise of Shang Dynasty, he was in charge of political management, Zhao was in charge of rebellion, and Jiang Ziya continued to lead the army to destroy Shang Dynasty. After all had subsided for a period of time, Jiang Ziya won the fief of Qi State, and the ancient Qi State that had expelled him also perished with the Shang Dynasty. After sealing the state of Qi, Jiang Ziya took people to seal the state of Qi, and completed the founding of the country in five months, which was also the fastest among the major vassal states at that time. When he arrived in Qi State, he mainly did four things. The first thing is to defeat the invading Le Yi people. The second thing is to kill Scott Tang Ying and the local "saint" madman and petrochemical brothers. The third thing is to do as the Romans do and simplify etiquette. The fourth thing is to open up industry and commerce and open up business routes with countries in the Central Plains. These four events in Jiang Ziya, on the one hand, suppressed the local barbarian forces and created a favorable external environment for the founding of the country. Kill local officials and "sages" and swear sovereignty over local aborigines. Finally, conforming to the local people's customs and habits, opening up industry and commerce and opening up trade routes with inland vassal countries won practical trade benefits for the local people. This is a stick stuck to a big sweet jujube. Jiang Ziya won the support of the local people and completed the task of founding the country in just five months. Also became the first local warlord to return to Beijing to report the founding work, which shows that Jiang Ziya's ability is still outstanding. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Tiki was handed over to his third son, Qiu Mugong, by Jiang Ziya. He and his eldest son Qi Jiangji work in the center of Haojiang River. Later, Zhou Wang's son Wu Geng launched a three-prison rebellion, and Jiang Ziya once again led troops to cooperate with Zhou Gongdan to put down the rebellion. Among them, Duke Ding of Qi also destroyed the ancient Tang State in Hedong with a team of partial teachers, and the later Tang State was enfeoffed to Jiang Ziya's grandson Tang Shuyu, which was later the State of Jin. Jiang Ziya died in Haojing, the capital of Zhou Dynasty, after six years in Zhou Kangwang, at the age of 139 (the age is disputed). His eldest son, Qi Dinggong, succeeded to the throne and continued to be the second assistant after the records of Zhao, inheriting the title and legacy of Jiang Ziya. To sum up, some people may say that Jiang Ziya was written by God. Without this novel, so many people in Jiang Ziya wouldn't know about it. However, the author thinks that the list of gods covered up Jiang Ziya's achievements and made future generations look down on Jiang Ziya. Jiang Ziya had ups and downs all his life, worked as a cattle butcher, was the second head of state of the country, and presided over the reform of one country. Aside from his rich life, the wealth he left to future generations is inexhaustible, such as a hundred schools of thought contending and respecting him as the ancestor. Those Confucianism, Taoism, France and soldiers have always influenced China people in later generations, and they still do. Isn't that enough to show the importance of Jiang Ziya? Compared with the list of gods, the real Jiang Ziya is more talented and faces more difficulties and hardships. And his influence on reality is far greater than that of Jiang Ziya in the novel. So I said, it was the list of gods that buried Jiang Ziya, not made Jiang Ziya.