The surname Lu can be traced back to the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, and among the descendants of the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, there is a line with Lu as the surname. This group of people continued to multiply, and in their descendants there were four celebrities, all of whom could influence history, so they were able to remain in the annals of history.
Jiang Ziya's real name is Jiang Shang, also known as Lu Shang. A "God List" made his name known to everyone.
Jiang Ziya should be the earliest strategist in history, if it weren't for him, it would be difficult for King Wu to succeed.
Jiang Ziya's ancestors were able to become nobles because of their meritorious service to Dayu, and the Xia and Shang dynasties have been officials in the court.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, after King Yin succeeded to the throne, Jiang Ziya's grandfather was demoted because of his advice, and the family's fief was lost, and Jiang Ziya suddenly became a commoner.
At that time, the Shang Dynasty was already crumbling, and Jiang Ziya decided to find Ming Jun and assist him in overthrowing King Yin. In the end, Jiang Ziya fell in love with the most popular King Wen of Zhou.
However, he has no connections, and it is not easy to get to know King Wen of Zhou and be reused. So after some planning, he staged a good show of "Jiang Taigong fishing, and those who wish to take the bait" and successfully attracted the attention of King Wen of Zhou.
After some conversation, King Wen of Zhou was amazed by Jiang Ziya's profound knowledge and far-reaching knowledge, and immediately worshiped him as a master and respected him.
Jiang Ziya gave advice to King Wen of Zhou, he believed that the strength of the Zhou State and the Shang Dynasty was very different, and if he wanted to destroy the Shang Dynasty, he should not be impatient, but he should slowly figure it out.
To this end, King Wen of Zhou should adopt three strategies.
First, pretending to be cowardly in front of the Shang Dynasty and letting the Shang Dynasty relax its vigilance against the Zhou State. For this reason, King Wen of Zhou not only showed great humility in front of King Yin, but also gave King Yin and the ministers around him a lot of jewels. The whole Zhou Dynasty was full of praise for King Wen of Zhou, and no one thought that King Wen of Zhou would have different intentions.
Second, gather people's hearts with benevolence. At that time, there were thousands of vassal states, and because of the chaos of King Yin, many vassal states had long been dissatisfied with the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, King Wen of Zhou was benevolent, so that many vassal states were convinced by King Wen of Zhou.
Once, when there was a conflict between the State of Yu and the State of Rui, they did not go to King Yin, but to King Wen of Zhou to comment. As a result, when I arrived in the Zhou Kingdom, I found that all the people of the Zhou Kingdom were polite, and the two sides were ashamed of themselves, so they shook hands and made peace.
Third, cut off the wings of the Shang Dynasty. Although many vassal states were dissatisfied with the Shang Dynasty, there were still some vassal states that were the hardcore of the Shang Dynasty, and with them, the Zhou State was not the opponent of the Shang Dynasty at all. For this reason, King Wen of Zhou repeatedly crusaded against the vassal states of the pro-Shang Dynasty under the banner of King Yin.
It took decades for Zhou Guo to complete the above three steps. At this time, King Wen of Zhou had died, and the young King Wu of Zhou succeeded to the throne and continued to reuse Jiang Ziya.
With Jiang Ziya's dedicated assistance, the Zhou State was able to defeat the Shang Dynasty in one battle and establish the Zhou Dynasty.
It is no exaggeration to say that without Jiang Ziya, there would be no Zhou Dynasty.
Lü Buwei is said to be the twenty-third grandson of Jiang Ziya, and he is probably the earliest and most successful investor in history. He was very good at seeing the opportunity and seizing the opportunity, and he took a small risk to transform from a market vendor to the most powerful person in the Great Qin Empire.
When Lü Buwei was doing business in Zhao State, he accidentally met the down-and-out Qin king Sun Yiren. As a proton, Inhuman has always been taken seriously, and his life in Zhao has been miserable.
Lü Buwei realized that the stranger was a strange commodity to live in at the first time, so he took out a lot of money to fund the stranger and let him live a good life. Then he scattered all his family wealth and lobbied Mrs. Huayang for Yiren, so that Mrs. Huayang would recognize Yiren as her adopted son.
Relying on the relationship of Mrs. Huayang, Yiren was able to be made the crown prince, and Yiren was later King Xiang of Qinzhuang.
After King Xiang of Qin Zhuang succeeded to the throne, he repaid the favor with a peach, and named Lü Buwei as the prime minister, the Marquis of Wenxin, and 100,000 households in the city, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang died early, and because of the young age of Qin Shi Huang, Lü Buwei was able to take charge of the government of Qin. It is worth mentioning that the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji used to be Lü Buwei's concubine, and according to the "Historical Records", Zhao Ji was pregnant before marrying a stranger, so Qin Shihuang should be Lü Buwei's flesh and blood.
Without Lü Buwei, there would be no Qin Shi Huang, without Qin Shi Huang, there would be no Qin Dynasty, and there would be no world together. It can be seen from this that Lü Buwei's contribution to history even exceeds that of Jiang Ziya, and his influence on history is too great.
For Empress Lu, people's evaluations are mixed. However, it is undeniable that Empress Lü still played a very important role in stabilizing the rule of the Han Dynasty.
After Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, he was always very jealous of those heroes. Among them, the most threatening to him are those princes and kings with different surnames, so Liu Bang has been committed to getting rid of this hidden danger in his lifetime.
In addition to the princes and kings with different surnames, the princes in the court were also a threat. These people were known for their prestige in the army and controlled the operations of the Han court. Coupled with the fact that they marry each other and huddle together for warmth, they are fully capable of overthrowing the emperor.
It's a pity that Liu Bang died before he could deal with these people, and Empress Lu had no choice, in order to keep her weak son Emperor Han Hui, she could only stand up.
However, in Empress Lu's view, not only those heroes, but also those clans and princes surnamed Liu were threats, so he used thunderous means to deter this group of people.
When the heroes saw it, this Empress Lu was more ruthless than Liu Bang, so they naturally didn't dare to make a mistake. The heroes softened, and Empress Lu began to make a big move against the clan surnamed Liu, in order to find a helper for herself, she reused her mother's family and sealed Zhu Lu.
It is precisely because of Empress Lu that both the heroes and the clan are obedient, and no one can threaten the imperial power. Otherwise, let those heroes and princes surnamed Liu develop at will, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
Although Empress Lu's methods of doing things were a little too radical, she still played a positive role in the progress of history.
Many people underestimate Lu Bu's influence on history, in fact, if there was no Lu Bu, there would be no later three-legged tripod.
Lu Bu was born with divine power and skillful bow horses since he was a child, so he was appreciated by Ding Yuan, the assassin of Bingzhou, and adopted him as his adopted son.
In 189 A.D., the Rebellion of the Ten Servants broke out. The general He Jin planned to get rid of the eunuchs led by the ten permanent servants, but who knew that he was preempted by the other party and became a ghost under the sword. In Chang'an City, there was no leader for a while.
At this time, Dong Zhuo led his troops into Chang'an City and annexed He Jin's troops, and for a time he became the most powerful person in Chang'an City. Dong Zhuo relied on his own strong soldiers and began to control the government.
At this time, although the Eastern Han Empire was crumbling, it had not yet reached the end of its life, and the imperial court system could still operate, but many orders could not be implemented well.
Otherwise, Dong Zhuo is not a fool, why would he go to great lengths to control the imperial court?
And it was Lu Bu who changed all this. At that time, Ding Yuan was also in Chang'an City, Ding Yuan's strength was second only to Dong Zhuo, and he was loyal to the Han family, so he often clashed with Dong Zhuo.
In order to get rid of Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo enveloped Lu Bu with heavy money. Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and recognized Dong Zhuo as his father-in-law.
Later, Lu Bu fell for Wang Yun's discordant plan and killed Dong Zhuo, which stabbed the hornet's nest. Without Dong Zhuo's ballast stone, Dong Zhuo's troops fought with each other, and the Eastern Han Dynasty court was destroyed in the struggle of these people.
By the time Cao Cao greeted Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty had already existed in name only. This is why there are later heroes and three-legged stands.
If Dong Zhuo does not die, or Dong Zhuo's power is eliminated by one brain, then the Eastern Han Dynasty can continue for decades. Cao Cao, Sun Quan and others** still have a chance? Even Cao Cao doesn't necessarily have a chance.
It can be said that Lu Bu single-handedly changed the direction of history, which led to the talked-about Three Kingdoms period.
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