How old is Jiang Ziya?

When Jiang Ziya was 72 years old, he fished in Panxi River on the bank of Weihe River. He met Zhou Wenwang, who was eager for talents, and was named a "Taishi".

Jiang Ziya, founder of Qi State, businessman, chief think tank of King Zhou Ke, supreme military commander, founding father of Western Zhou Dynasty, founder of Qi culture, and an outstanding strategist, strategist and politician with far-reaching influence in ancient China.

Jiang Ziya's historical position has been recognized by ancient books, and a hundred schools of thought, including Confucianism, France, the military and Zong Heng, all sought after him as a family figure, honoring him as the "master of a hundred schools of thought".

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Jiang Ziya, also known as Jiang Shang, is from the East China Sea. His ancestors used to be officials of Sishan and helped Yu Xia to control water and soil. Shun and Yu were sealed in Lu (now Nanyang West, Henan Province), so they were also called Lu merchants. Some were sealed in Shen, surnamed Jiang. During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, Shen, Lu and others were sealed as descendants and some became civilians, and Lu Shang was their distant descendant.

Lu Shang was originally surnamed Jiang, and was named after the fief, so he was called Lu Shang.

When Jiang Ziya was born, his family had already declined, so when Jiang Ziya was young, he worked as a butcher who slaughtered cattle and sold meat, and also opened a hotel to sell wine. However, Jiang Ziya people are not lacking in ambition. Whether they are slaughtering cattle or doing business, they always diligently study astronomy, geography and military strategies, and study the way to run the country and make it safe. They hope to display their talents for the country one day, but until they are 70 years old, they still do nothing and stay at home.

At the age of 72, Jiang Ziya fished in Panxi (now Baoji, Shaanxi) on the bank of Weihe River, and asked for an audience with Ji Chang. Before hunting, Ji Chang divined a divination and said, "The prey is neither a dragon nor a thorn, nor a tiger nor a bear; The income is the assistant minister who achieved the hegemony.

Ji Chang went hunting and met Jiang Ziya on the north bank of Weihe River. After talking with Jiang Ziya, Ji Chang was overjoyed and thought that Jiang Taigong was a wizard. He said: "Since our country's great-grandfather said,' A saint will come to Zhou, and Zhou will flourish.' Is that you? We have been expecting you for a long time. "

So Jiang Ziya was called "King Taigong", and they rode home together, honoring them as surnames.

This is the source of "Jiang Taigong fishing, who wants to take the bait".

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiang Ziya