Zang Wuzhong, surnamed Ji, Zang's family, Mingfu, Zhenwu, also known as Zang Sun Su, a nobleman of the Lu State, and the head of the Zang family.
In the Analects, Confucius spoke highly of Zang Wuzhong, believing that a perfect person must first be as wise as Zang Wuzhong.
Zang Wuzhong has been in charge of family affairs for more than 30 years, and he is deeply regarded by the public, and people at the time called him a saint, which shows that his comprehensive quality is extremely high. In addition, Zang Wuzhong's handling of things is extremely thoughtful and proper, which is unbelievable, as follows:
When Zang Wuzhong was in the Lu State, he was deeply valued by Ji Wuzi. Ji Wuzi has no son-in-law, and the eldest son of the concubine is not in his eyes, but the young mourning son is very satisfactory to Ji Wuzi. Therefore, Ji Wuzi wanted to make Mourning Zi the heir of the family, but this was not in line with the social rules of the time. Ji Wuzi had no choice but to ask Zang Wuzhong for help.
Zang Wuzhong agreed and made reasonable arrangements. He asked Ji Wuzi to treat himself as the guest of honor and feast the guests. Then Zang Wuzhong ordered people to lay two layers of mats in a prominent position facing north and south, waiting for the mourning son, and personally greeted the mourning son, and the guests together with the mourning son as the focus of the person. In the end, Zang Wuzhong summoned the public and asked him and the guests to arrange their seats in order of eldest and youngest.
With such an operation, the prestige of the mourning son increased greatly, and the status of the heir of the Jisun clan was determined at once. And Zang Wuzhong also won the recognition of the people of the time because of his decent practices.
During Zang Wuzhong's time in the Qi State, Qi Zhuang knew his talent and wanted to seal the land to him as a sign of wooing. But Zang Wuzhong felt that Qi Zhuanggong's position was unstable, and there would be trouble if he took refuge in him. Therefore, he deliberately ridiculed the Duke of Qi Zhuang in words, saying that the Duke of Qi Zhuang took advantage of the chaos in the Jin State to send troops, and the Jin State served it again when it was stable, like a mouse that came out of the day and night.
Zang Wuzhong's abnormal words greatly reduced Qi Zhuanggong's impression of him, so he dispelled the idea of giving him a fief. But at the same time, this move also allowed Zang Wuzhong to avoid the disaster of the pond fish after the murder of Qi Zhuanggong.
Zang Wuzhong's wise way of dealing with the world is really admirable!
After the stabilization of the Qi state, Zang Wuzhong had a fiefdom. On this land, he was allowed to choose a site to build a platform and reclaim the barren tuntian. Zang Wuzhong displayed his talents, valued agriculture and commerce, rewarded farming and weaving, and encouraged the people to live and reproduce, so that the local people quickly became rich. In particular, the local silk products are famous all over the world, generating a lot of income for farmers.
A few years after Zang Wuzhong's hard work, the area turned out to be a prosperous area of the Qi Kingdom!
It can be seen that Zang Wuzhong has the qualities of an excellent lord!
Zang Wuzhong has left a virtuous name in both Qi and Lu countries, especially in the Qi country, and the Dianjiangtai built in that year has survived to this day, known as Zang Tai.
A generation of capable ministers Zang Wuzhong, worthy of his name!