It is said that the so-called "feudalism" began in the Western Zhou Dynasty. After the Zhou Dynasty wiped out the Yin and Shang Dynasties, for the stability of the country, they divided their own surnames into different places, trying to use blood relatives as a link to reduce the disaster of killings by different surnames.
According to Tai Shigong, the number of the same mother and brothers of King Wu of Zhou is ten in total. After King Wu won the world, these close relatives were of course his priority for enfeoffment. Among these ten people, there was a man named Zhenduo, because he was the younger brother of King Wu, everyone respectfully called him "Shu Zhenduo". This Zhenduo was named "Cao", and under his rule was the "Cao State" from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
? Cao Guo had a total of 26 supreme rulers from Cao Shu Ji Zhenduo to Ji Boyang, which lasted as long as 636 years. During the 636 years, those supreme rulers who could act according to the law passed down from father to son were basically able to die well; those who could not be inherited according to the law basically used bloody massacres to seize power. , rarely have a good ending, if you do not follow the rules, others may not follow the principles, you may kill others, and others may chop off your head. This not only shows the bloody side of the power struggle, but also reveals the importance of jointly abiding by the agreement. History won't repeat itself, but history will be similar. During the French Revolution, those who sent others to the guillotine were later hacked to death on the guillotine by the same means. If a man in power creates chaos with power, that chaos will most likely recur in him once he loses power. We may not be able to see the future. If we can find some comfort in the "present world newspaper" of history, it can be regarded as a ray of light to guide us forward.
Cao Guo is a small country. In the environment of great powers competing for hegemony at that time, what is needed is judgment to survive. If a balance can be found among the major powers, the crisis of extinction will be much reduced. If you are not careful and stand on the wrong team, it may overturn overnight. This is the problem with small countries. The survival of a big country depends on strength, while the survival of a small country depends on wisdom. This is useful and practical in that era when etiquette is still somewhat emphasized.
At the end of Cao State, one can imagine the political chaos. why? Of the last five supreme rulers of Cao State, one was captured and died in Song State; who; a lord of subjugation, was killed in the Song State in a foreign country. If you want to destroy it, first let it be confused. It was true thousands of years ago, and it will be true a few days later. Not to mention far away, the regimes that have collapsed in the past ten or twenty years, which one did not start from internal chaos. History may not have scientific laws to calculate, but the reference significance of history is still worth pondering. One after another, the supreme rulers died unexpectedly. This is a warning signal for the country, and the internal order of Cao State can be imagined.
After Ji Boyang's father Cao Jinggong killed the previous leader, he sat on the throne for four years and died fortunately. Cao Jinggong's death did not happen abnormally, and he passed the seat to his son Ji Boyang as a matter of course. It is conjectured that after so many political changes, the situation in Cao State at this time is already in decline.
In the third year of Ji Boyang's accession to the throne (499 BC), a man from Cao State (hereinafter referred to as "Cao Guoren") had a dream. "Cao people" dreamed that the supreme rulers of all countries gathered in front of the palace where Cao's ancestors were worshipped, and they planned together to destroy the ancestral temple and society of Cao. At this time, Cao Shuzhenduo, the younger brother of Wu Wang Jifa, the founding king of Cao State, appeared, and he tried to prevent this group of people from destroying Cao. Cao Shu Zhenduo said to these people:
"Can you wait for Gongsun Qiang (Qiang)? After he comes, it will not be too late for you to implement the plan."
The supreme rulers of various countries, talking about it, most of them are more or less close relatives with Cao Shuzhenduo, and thinking that everyone was a direct descendant of King Wu, they gave Cao Shuzhenduo enough face and promised to wait for Gongsun Qiang to come.
After daybreak, "Cao people" felt that the dream was a bit strange, so he asked around to see if there was a man named Gongsun Qiang in Cao country. However, he asked almost all the places he could know in Cao country, but he couldn't find Gongsun Qiang. "Cao Guoren" was a little annoyed. He studied and analyzed his dream carefully, and then said to his son:
"Son, if one day my father dies, I won't be able to take care of you. After I die, if there is a real power faction named Gongsun Qiang in Cao State who is in charge of the government, you should pack up quickly, leave Cao State, and go elsewhere to earn a living, and avoid disaster."
Ji Boyang is a person who likes hunting very much. In the sixth year of Boyang (496 BC), Ji Boyang met a man while hunting. This man was a farmer. His name was Gongsun Qiang, and he also liked hunting. That day, Gongsun Qiang happened to meet Ji Boyang who was also hunting, so he put himselfThe white geese that came down were dedicated to Ji Boyang. The two like-minded people hit it off, so the two of them talked about shooting and hunting on the way. Ji Boyang felt that he had met a talented person and was very happy, so he called Gongsun Qiang into the court and entrusted him with full power of state affairs.
After the son of "Cao Guoren" heard that Gongsun Qiang was in power, he fled Cao State. The next thing was that Ji Boyang was kidnapped to Song State, where his body was thrown away, and Cao State perished.
The dream of "Cao Guoren" is very insightful. Sometimes the master is in the folk. When people in power get carried away with power, their stupidity is incredible.
The dream of "Cao Guoren" is a visionary dream! (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com