Zhang Hongxing.
**Ten Thousand Fans Incentive Plan On this day, we went to pay homage to the Taigong Ancestral Hall.
When I came to the Jiang Taigong Ancestral Hall, it was drizzling. The Taigong Temple was submerged in a gray mist, which was even more profound and solemn.
At the entrance of the ancestral hall, there is a tall archway inscribed with "the respect of Tianqi". Despite the drizzle, the four golden characters still have dazzling colors, showing people the greatness and supremacy of the founder of Qi culture, an outstanding politician, military strategist and thinker in Chinese history, giving people a sense of awe.
On the lintel of Jiang Taigong Ancestral Hall, there is an inscription plaque of Mr. Zhao Puchu, a famous calligrapher and president of the National Religious Association: "Jiang Taigong Ancestral Hall", and on the door post is a couplet written by Mr. Wei Qihou, a famous calligrapher: "Extinguishing the good story, assisting the country to confer the gods".
Tasting this vigorous and concise couplet, looking at the magnificent Taigong Temple in the drizzle, the mind unconsciously travels through the dense and magnificent time and space, scanning up the footprints and majestic posture of many great figures who record this powerful and powerful Qi country. It seems to have seen the battle of Makino in the heavy rain.
This was a decisive battle in which Jiang Taigong assisted King Wu of Zhou to destroy the Shang, and in this war, Jiang Taigong fully demonstrated the courage of a great military strategist, excellent organizational instinct and command art.
King Wu divined and asked before the expedition, and the first occupation was said to be a big murderer, and the prince was too strong to disagree with the public, and King Wu decided to use troops. The ancients believed that the battle was called "weeping soldiers", which was unfavorable to the army, and the warrior king sent troops to encounter heavy rain for three days in a row, and the warrior king's mount was struck down by lightning. Even the Duke of Zhou thought that God did not bless Zhou, and it was not suitable for war.
At this time, Taigong said that King Wu was Bingde and Yin, asking for his life for the people, avenging his father, and said that this was a good omen for the heavenly washing of soldiers. eliminated the concerns of King Wu, stabilized the morale of the army, and strictly enforced military discipline, took the lead, and charged into battle.
The Book of Poetry Daya Da Ming once vividly described: "Muye Yangyang, Tanche Huanghuang." Trick Peng Peng. Master Wei, Shi Weiyingyang. ”
Under his careful command, he defeated Shang's army, defeating the Shang king's 700,000-strong army with less than 50,000 troops.
Then, taking advantage of the victory to pursue, the king of Lutai**, the decaying Shang Dynasty perished.
Jiang Taigong Ancestral Hall is three into the courtyard and four across the courtyard, the central axis of the courtyard is set up with the hanging flower door, there are the left and right doors and the bell and drum tower on the east and west horizontal axis, and the cloister is organically connected. The main hall of the front of the second courtyard is the rest of the mountain through the hall, and the hall is five. In the middle of the hall sits a painted statue of Jiang Taigong.
Standing in front of the painted statue of Jiang Taigong in the middle of the hall, it seems that he heard the sound of the knife fight in the drizzle, which makes people full of admiration for this legendary great man. There are so many mysterious, thought-provoking stories about him. This story is well-known and well-known, this is "Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who wish to take the bait".
Jiang Taigong, also known as Jiang Shang, the word Ziya, is a native of the East China Sea. The 54th grandson of Emperor Yan Shennong, the 36th grandson of Boyi, is the fourth generation of Taishi of King Wen of Zhou, King Wu, King Cheng and King Kang, King of Qi, wife named Shen Jiang, a total of 13 sons, born in 1211 BC, the eighth year of Gengding of the Yin Dynasty.
Zuo Biography said: "Emperor Yan is the fire master, and the surname Jiang is also later." The Jiang tribe of the Yan Emperor and the Ji tribe of the Yellow Emperor together constituted the main body of the Huaxia people, that is, the center of the Han nationality later, the so-called "descendants of Yan and Huang". Because the pioneer assisted Dayu to control the water, Emperor Shun was sealed in Lu Di in the last years, with the country as the surname, so the history book called "Lu Shang".
When Lu Shang was born, the family of the nobles had fallen into decline, and their lives were becoming increasingly embarrassing, so they had to go out to become a son-in-law. Later, because the seeds were not harvested well in farming, he was expelled from the house because he could not return to the net when he fished. Later, he became an official of the Shang Dynasty, because the Shang Dynasty at that time was heavily taxed, the punishment was harsh, and it was dim, he went to the vassal states to lobby against the Shang Dynasty, but no one responded, so he abandoned the official and fled, and returned to the East China Sea.
He is not a person who is willing to be indifferent, he studied from his teacher, practiced his skills hard, and the Wen Taowu strategy accumulated over decades and the strong lofty ideal of destroying business and rejuvenating the country always inspired him.
One day, I heard that Xibo Jichang was recruiting talents and practicing benevolent government, so he resolutely went west again. On the way to the west, he had been entrenched for a long time, he had slaughtered cattle in Chaoge and sold rice in Mengjin.
Chaoge is the capital of Shang, Mengjin is the throat of Chaoge, he just used the guise of slaughtering cattle and selling rice, where he collected political and military intelligence of Shang, observed the terrain, formulated a strategic plan to destroy Shang and rejuvenate the country, and finally formed a complete plan.
He did not go to Mao Sui to recommend himself, but went into seclusion again, the yin of the Qinling Mountains, close to the shore of Weishui in the Zhou Chamber.
He was in his seventies. Here he perfected his plan to exterminate the Shang dynasty in the Zhou Dynasty, while leisurely fishing, waiting for the opportunity to capture Jinjian. It is said that Jiang Taigong fished with a straight hook, and also said to himself: "Jiang Shang fishes, and those who wish to take the bait." "How confident Jiang Taigong is at this time!
A woodcutter named Bukit mocked, "If you don't say this for three years, even if you do it for a hundred years, you won't be able to catch a single fish." ”
Jiang Taigong smiled and said: "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other." Taking fish in the song is not the work of the big husband, I would rather take it in the straight than ask for it in the song. My hook is not for fishing, but for kings and princes. ”
The opportunity has finally arrived. On this day, King Ji Chang of Zhou Wen went out hunting, divination before the trip, and the hexagram said that he "got neither dragon nor silk, neither tiger nor bear, and the assistant of the overlord." ”
Really. King Wen met Jiang Taigong in Diaoyutai, they talked about the world's major affairs, very speculative, Xibo Jichang found that Jiang Taigong had extraordinary talents, and said happily: "My Taigong has been looking forward to his son for a long time." So Xibo worshiped Jiang Taigong as a military advisor and returned in the same car with Jiang Ziya.
There is also a saying that Lu Wang has been in business and is doing spy work for King Wen, and "Sun Tzu Yongwen" has: "Because of Wenxing, Lu Ya is in Yin." So, they met in a "hunting" way.
No matter which one you say, it shows that Jiang Taicheng at this time is full of economy and confidence, and what he is waiting for is just chance.
After Jiang Taigong was appointed as a military advisor, he began his great cause of supporting Zhou Wen and King Wu to stabilize the country with virtue and strengthen the army. He taught Zhou Wen Wang Jichang to be Yin's obedient people on the surface, and secretly discussed politics with virtue, won the hearts of the people, contacted the princes, and strengthened the army, so that Zhou's power became stronger and stronger, thus forming a "situation where the world is divided into three parts, and the second is returned to Zhou".
After the death of King Wen, he was respected by King Wu of Zhou as his master's father, and the prince assisted King Wu of Zhou to "watch the army Mengjin". It is quite similar to the current military exercises, which carried out a tentative attack on the Shang regime, and received the response of 800 princes. Two years later, he assisted King Wu in the Battle of Muye, which destroyed Shang and Xingzhou.
Jiang Taigong Ancestral Hall was built in 1993 by the people of Qidi relying on Jiang Taigong's clothes and mounds.
After the fall of the Shang Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou was rewarded according to his merits, and Jiang Taigong was named the monarch of Qi. Since ancient times, the people of Qi have the tradition of building temples to worship Jiang Taigong, the ancestor of Qi State, and the court and people of all dynasties have greatly worshiped him.
Therefore, before the Tang and Song dynasties, the martial temples were enshrined by Jiang Taigong, and in the first year of the Tang Dynasty (760 AD), Jiang Taigong was enshrined as the king of Wucheng, and Confucius, the king of the literary family. According to its list of martial arts temples.
After Jiang Taigong's death, he was not buried in his fiefdom, but returned to Zhou to be buried. The mound was built in the Han Dynasty. "Linzi Cultural Relics" cloud: "It is 15 meters high, 50 meters from the south, 55 meters from the east, and it is steep all around because of the soil. There is a granite pillar workshop in front of the mound, and the four seal characters of "Zhou Shi Qizu" are written on the beam, and the couplet is: "The funeral clothes are forever too virtuous; The ancestral hall was built to reproduce King Wucheng. ”
When I came to the mound of clothes, the drizzle had stopped, and the clouds in the southwest sky dispersed, scattering bright sunshine, and the mound was green and green, like the spirit and thoughts of Jiang Taigong flowing evergreen.
Muye battle, wiped out the Shang Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou implemented the feudal system, first praised the descendants of some ancient tribes, and later rewarded according to meritorious deeds, Lu Shang was listed as the state of Qi, became the first generation of monarchs, the beginning of Qi Yingqiu, that is, what people later called Linzi, the capital of Qi. Due to the special relationship between Taigong and Zhou, the Zhou Dynasty gave him the right to conquer the eastern region.
At this time, the state of Qi was subordinate to Dongyi, a remote place on the seashore, and was one of the vassal states of Zhou. There are many countries here, with different customs and religions, and it has distinct developed regional cultural characteristics. In such a region where ethnic relations are complex and the character of the indigenous people is difficult to tame, people have cultivated the folk customs of being martial, good at war, lenient and broad-minded, virtuous and good-looking, and valuing profit and freedom.
When he first arrived in Qidi, Jiang Taigong encountered many obstacles in politics, economy, and culture, but he went out from here, and he was too familiar with the character and traditions, political and economic conditions of the people here. After he took office, in view of the complex situation of the local Dongyi people, he organically combined the various systems and customs of the emerging Ji Zhou political group with the customs and traditions of the Dongyi people.
In the use of talents, he appoints people on the basis of merit and regards respecting merit as the foundation of the country. In terms of development strategy, the most humanized national cultural route of simple etiquette is proposed. He was also the first to put forward the economic policy of developing agriculture and industry at the same time, and he regarded agriculture and industry as the three treasures of the country.
He said: "After the three treasures are finished, the country will be safe." He also implemented the strategy of governing the country according to law, and formulated the monetary policy of the "Lu Xing" and the Jiufu Yuan Law. The implementation of this series of policies has brought about noticeable changes in this saline-alkali impoverished land where "there are few grains and few people."
Historical Records of the Taigong Family of Qi said: "The Taigong went to the country, repaired the government, because of its customs, simplicity and etiquette, trade and industry, the benefits of fish and salt, and the people were mostly together, and Qi was a big country." ”
Three months later, Jiang Taigong returned to the imperial court to report on his work. Prime Minister Zhou Gong asked: "Is your country ready so soon?" ”
Jiang Taigong replied: "I have simplified the communication between monarchs and ministers, and all etiquette is customary. ”
Zhou Gong praised: "If the policy and law are in harmony, if it is too cumbersome, the people will not dare to approach you, only by being approachable, the people can really support you." ”
At the same time as Jiang Shang, the son of the Duke of Zhou, who was named the Lu State, Bo Yu, did the opposite in the Lu State, and he strictly implemented the system of the Zhou Dynasty in the Lu State, "changing its customs and changing its etiquette". Three years later, when he reported to Zhou Gong, Zhou Gong asked about the situation and sighed: "Alas, the descendants of the Lu State will listen to the control of the Qi State." ”
The later development of the State of Qi and the State of Lu did not fully prove the words of Duke Zhou, but at that time and for a long time afterward, the State of Qi was far more powerful than the State of Lu.
The two compartments of the main hall of the Taigong Ancestral Hall have a mountain-style hanging gallery with a hall. In the west side hall, we saw such a couplet: "Zhou Liangtai Donkey Fei Xiong Menghe Ji Jiarui, martial artist Wenyou Shangfu Daozun Que Liwen". The west hall enshrines Guan Zhong, Sun Wu, Tian Sui Tho, Sun Bin and Tian Dan. They are like sentient beings defending the Beidou, surrounding the side of Taigong, showing people the lofty historical status of Jiang Taigong.
The east side hall is the five ancestral halls, and its couplets are: "The Diaoyutai people are known as Jiang Laohuai, and the people of Qidi have a long-lasting public heart." It enshrines the ancestors of the Taoist throne: Zhang Daoling, Lu Dongbin, Wang Chongyang, Qiu Chuji, and Wang Xuanfu.
Here, people clearly regard Jiang Taigong as the ancestor of Taoism. As I watched, I thought that it was very well-founded for people to call him the ancestor of the martial arts, but was it a bit far-fetched to be praised as the patriarch of Taoism?
As one of the founders of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Taigong was praised by his contemporaries and future generations for his outstanding achievements. By the time of the Western Han Dynasty, the study of Wei Wei was rampant, and many historical facts were covered with superstition, and Taigong was no exception, and was naturally deified. In the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties, with the development and growth of Taoism, the myths and legends about Jiang Taigong became more substantial and full.
Perhaps because Taigong embodies many tenets of Taoism: Taigong's high life is in line with Taoism's immortal theory; Taigong's late bloomer seems to embody the dialectic of Taoism's "nothing to do". Taigongshan is respected as the originator of conspiracy power, and is consistent with the Taoist classic "Yin Fu Jing".
Therefore, Jiang Taigong is favored by Taoism. The Tang Dynasty worshiped Taoism, during the reign of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the capital Chang'an and various states set up a Taigong Temple, whenever there was a war, the division would go to the Taigong Temple to worship and say goodbye.
The "Romance of the Fengshen" edited by Xu Zhonglin of Zhongshan Yisuo in the Ming Dynasty further mythologized Jiang Taigong, so that the image of Taigong was widely spread among the people, and became the image of elders and immortals that the people were familiar with, loved and respected.
Seeing this, I suddenly thought: human worship exists all the time, and there are still people who worship some natural things such as mountain rocks, mountain temples, and sacred caves, let alone a great person? The myth and worship of Jiang Taigong itself is the promotion and inheritance of his spiritual immortality!
In the long years, the Jiang clan has multiplied from generation to generation and gradually formed a worldwide family. Among the 507 surnames in "Hundred Family Names", 46 belong to the surname Jiang. According to the information on other surnames, there are a total of 103 Jiang surnames. On one side of the Taigong Ancestral Hall, there is a "Qiu Mu Ancestral Hall" donated by Qiu Zhengji, a native of Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province, the hundredth grandson of Qiu Mugong, the son of Jiang Taigong.
The branch hall of the ancestral hall displays the origin of the surname Jiang and the genealogy of the surname Jiang, which can be said: "The predecessors of the Central Plains of Mu Fa Thousand Sticks are all common ancestors, and the descendants of the world are the same ancestor for thousands of generations." ”
Now, the descendants of the surname Jiang are not only distributed in the land of China, but also have long been imprinted far away all over the world, such as South Korea, Japan, Thailand and other places, and there are still many activities of the Jiang clan association. In 2006, the descendants of the Jiang family, South Korea's ** Lu Taiyu went to Linzi Jiang Taigong Temple to worship his ancestors.
When we walked out of the Taigong Temple, the sky was already clear. The Taigong Temple under the bright sun has added a lot of grandeur and magnificence in the far-reaching solemnity.
After taking a few steps and looking back, I stopped and stared, and felt the greatness and magic of Jiang Taigong's image.