In the ancient land of China, Ji Dan, known as the Duke of Zhou, was the son of King Wen of Zhou and the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou. Since childhood, he has shown extraordinary intelligence, he is not only familiar with the secrets of the stars, but also proficient in the mysteries of geography, and has a gifted mastery of the ** art respected by the people of the time.
Duke Zhou, the third son of King Wen, although talented, was destined not to inherit the throne due to the feudal primogeniture system. The throne was inherited by his eldest brother Ji Fa, King Wu of Zhou. King Wu of Zhou, in stark contrast to the tyrant King Shang, was deeply loved by the people, and his energy attracted countless talents.
In the long course of history, "Fengshen Bang" depicts for us the heroic appearance of King Wu of Zhou, and how he united the sages to overthrow the hegemony of the Shang Dynasty. In this change, Zhou Gong's role cannot be underestimated, he is a promoter, but also a thinker.
When the Zhou Dynasty replaced the Shang Dynasty, the Duke of Zhou not only assisted King Wu of Zhou to stabilize the country, but also supported the young king King Zhou Cheng to govern the country after the death of King Wu of Zhou. During this period, the Duke of Zhou exerted his wisdom and established a complete system of etiquette and music, which not only regulated the daily life of the people, but also laid the cornerstone for the long-term stability of the Zhou Dynasty.
The establishment of these systems reflects Zhou Gong's profound concept of governing the country and his profound insight into social order. His contribution has made him an immortal name in Chinese history and a model to be revered by future generations.
Zhou Gongdan is not only a talent for governing the country, but also a master of divination and numerology. His understanding of dreams is unique, and he believes that dreams can reflect the details of real life. It is based on this kind of thinking that the classic work "Zhou Gong's Dream Interpretation" came out, providing the key to understanding dreams for future generations.
At that time, the reason why Zhou Gong was able to leave a deep imprint on ethics and morality stemmed from his far-sighted social insight. Looking back at the time of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the social atmosphere was indulgent, the relationship between men and women was particularly chaotic, and they were not bound by the law of marriage, and they were emotionally free, but they also brought countless social problems.
The Duke of Zhou, when establishing the etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty, paid attention to this chaos. He proposed that only men and women can be legal under the sacred framework of marriage, and this provision aims to maintain social order and reduce conflicts caused by private affairs. This system then became the cornerstone of China's millennium social ethics.
Therefore, when a husband and wife marry and sleep together in accordance with this regulation, it is called "the rite of the Duke of Zhou", which is not only an honorific title for the Zhou Gong system, but also symbolizes the affirmation and observance of this ethical order.
Zhou Gongdan's wisdom was far ahead of his time, and the ritual system he established had a profound impact on the social life of his time and later generations. However, with the passage of time, especially in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with the decline of the power of the Emperor of Zhou and the strife between the vassal states, the order established by the Duke of Zhou seemed to exist in name only, and the social order gradually fell into chaos.
Despite this, the idea of Zhou Gong did not completely die. In the collision of ideas of the hundred schools of thought, Confucianism, represented by Confucius, strongly called for the restoration of the Zhou Gong's system of etiquette and music, hoping to restore social harmony and order through the revival of these systems. One of the cores of Confucianism is the pursuit and inheritance of the Zhou Gong ritual system.
At the same time, other schools of thought, such as Legalism, hold a different view, advocating change to meet the challenges of the times, and are critical of adhering to the traditional system of ritual music. This kind of pluralistic collision of ideas was the characteristic of that era.
Although on the surface, the ritual music system of the Duke of Zhou seems to have been abandoned by the times, its spiritual essence and values are deeply rooted in the soil of Chinese culture and have had an indelible impact on later generations. This can be found in many turning points in Chinese history, and the wisdom of Zhou Gong still guides people's lives.
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