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Chapter 277 Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who wish will take the bait

During the Three Kingdoms period, counselors were like ministers across the river, but only ten of them could be famous throughout the ages.

Sima Yi, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Xun Yu from the Cao Wei camp.

Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Lu Xun of the Soochow camp.

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng of the Shu Han camp.

No matter how history evolves, the names of these ten counselors will surely be passed down forever.

Knowing that they could be remembered forever, these ten people were naturally overjoyed.

Although some of them had a bad ending, they were very satisfied to be able to leave their names throughout the ages.

As the saying goes, some people are happy, while others are sad.

None of the counselors who were named during the Three Kingdoms period were unhappy.

Some ingenious counselors in various dynasties and generations are envious of them. They also want to leave their names in the history books and be respected by future generations.

Zhang Liang: Anchor, apart from the counselors from the Three Kingdoms period, I wonder if there are any counselors from other dynasties who can be famous throughout the ages?
As soon as these words came out, some counselors in each dynasty who thought they were no worse than Zhuge Liang cheered up.

"Since some people are interested, the anchor can introduce the top ten counselors in China."

Su Chen saw many familiar names on the barrage. They were all famous historical figures from various dynasties and generations.

In the five thousand years of history of China, there have been countless counselors.

I don’t know how many people can leave their names in the history books.

Among these large numbers of counselors, there are ten who are most famous, that is, the top ten counselors in China.

One of the top ten counselors during the Three Kingdoms period is on the list, and that is Zhuge Liang.

In addition to Zhuge Liang, there are nine great counselors, all of whom are world-famous figures in all eras.

The first person Su Chen wants to introduce is the mythical Jiang Ziya from the Western Zhou Dynasty.

"Tai Gong Jiang is also called Jiang Ziya, and he is from Donghai."

"The ancestors of Jiang Taigong were from a distinguished family. They once held positions in the Four Sacred Mountains, and they made great contributions to assisting Xia Yu in managing water and soil."

"At the time of Shun and Yu, they were granted the title of Lu, and some were granted the title of Shen, with the surname Jiang."

"During the Xia Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty, Shen and Lu You's descendants were entrusted to their descendants, and some of their descendants became commoners. Jiang Shang is their later descendant."

"When Jiang Taigong was born, his family was already in decline."

"Despite this, Jiang Taigong always worked hard to study astronomy, geography, military strategy, and how to govern the country."

"I hope that one day I can use my talents for the country, but until I am seventy years old, I am still useless and living at home."

"It wasn't until he met King Wen of Zhou at the age of ninety that he became the emperor's master."

"Tai Gong Jiang suffered from poverty and used fishing to seek an audience with King Wen of Zhou when he was old."

"King Wen of Zhou is about to go hunting, so he needs to perform divination before departure."

"The hexagram believes that what you get is neither a dragon nor a chi, a tiger or a bear. What you get is an assistant minister who can achieve the cause of overlord."

"So King Wen of Zhou went hunting and met Jiang Taigong north of the Weishui River. He was overjoyed when he talked with Jiang Taigong and thought that Jiang Taigong was a genius."

"King Wen of Zhou believed that when a saint came to the Kingdom of Zhou, the Kingdom of Zhou would rise as a result."

"So Jichang called Jiang Taigong Taigong Wang, rode back with him in the car, and respected him as Taishi."

"This also led to the later famous proverb, Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who are willing will take the bait."

Wanli: "The Romance of the Gods" compiled by my Ming Dynasty novelist contains an adapted myth of Jiang Taigong's fishing incident.

In the mythological novel "The Romance of the Gods", there is a description of the ins and outs of Jiang Taigong's fishing.

King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty believed Daji's words and wanted to build Lutai. He asked Jiang Shang, who was a senior official, about the construction period of Lutai.

Jiang Shang replied that it would take thirty-five years and took the opportunity to remonstrate.

Frankly speaking, it is useless to build Lutai, which wastes people and money and disrupts national affairs.

King Zhou of Shang was furious after hearing this and ordered Jiang Shang to be killed.

At the critical moment, Jiang Shang jumped into the water to escape and saved his life.

Jiang Shang left Chaoge and went to Xiqi, where he lived in seclusion on the north bank of the Weishui River.

Jiang Taigong often went to the Weishui River where King Zhou Wen often went to fish, waiting for Ji Chang's arrival.

One day, Jiang Taigong was sitting fishing and met a farmer and chatted with him.

The farmer laughed because the hook on Jiang Taigong's fishing rod was straight instead of curved, and he didn't know how to fish.

Jiang Taigong retorted that although he was fishing, his original intention was not to fish, but to be a wise monarch today. Anyone who is willing to come will naturally take the bait.

The farmer disagreed and laughed at Jiang Taigong for his wishful thinking.

Jiang Taigong reminded the farmer that there was death in his eyes and he should be careful.

The farmer just thought that Jiang Taigong was pretending to be a ghost, so he didn't take it to heart. As a result, he accidentally killed someone when he walked into the city.

After the farmer returned home with the help of others, he immediately came to worship Jiang Taigong as his teacher and learned the art of Tao strategy from him.

One day, King Wen of Zhou was preparing to go hunting, and the official in charge of divination said.

If you go hunting on the north bank of the Wei River this time, you will definitely get a huge harvest.

What you gain is not a dragon, a tiger, a bear or other exotic animals, but a talent who can rank as a duke.

With the help of this person, not only will your career be successful, but your descendants will also benefit a lot.

So King Wen of Zhou fasted for three days, and then rode a hunting cart and hunting horse to the north bank of the Wei River to hunt.

King Wen of Zhou met Jiang Taigong who was sitting on the bank of the river fishing. After a conversation, he worshiped Jiang Taigong as his teacher.

"Some people say that Jiang Taigong was well-informed and once served King Zhou of Shang."

"King Zhou of Shang was unruly, so Jiang Taigong left him."

"I lobbied the princes of various countries, but I didn't meet anyone who appreciated me, so I finally went west to join King Wen of Zhou Dynasty."

"Some people say that Jiang Taigong was a virgin who lived in seclusion on the seaside."

"When King Wen of Zhou was imprisoned in Tangyin County, San Yisheng and Hong Yao had heard of his name for a long time and invited Jiang Taigong."

"Jiang Taigong also thinks that King Wen of Zhou is a virtuous man and can take good care of the elderly, so why not go to him."

"These three people sought beautiful women and rare objects to save King Wen of Zhou, and offered them to King Zhou of Shang to redeem King Wen of Zhou."

"King Wen of Zhou was released and returned to the Kingdom of Zhou."

"Although there are different accounts of Jiang Taigong joining the Zhou Kingdom, in short he was the teacher of King Wen and King Wu."

"Jichang, King Wen of Zhou, escaped from Tangyin County and returned to his country, and secretly planned with Jiang Taigong to implement virtue policies to overthrow the Shang Zhou regime. His deeds were mostly military tactics and ingenious strategies."

"Jiang Taigong assisted Ji Chang in his good deeds and cultivated virtues, and externally urged Ji Chang to contact other vassal states that were not satisfied with King Zhou to pay tribute to him, thus making King Zhou relax his vigilance."

"Determine internal policies to love the people, do things that benefit the people, promote production, and train soldiers and horses."

"So when later generations talked about military affairs and the secret power tactics of the Zhou Dynasty, they all believed that Jiang Taigong was the origin of these strategies."

"King Wen of Zhou had a peaceful political life, especially after the dispute between Yu and Rui was resolved. The poet praised King Wen of Zhou for being ordered by heaven."

"In the following years, Ji Chang defeated the Quanrong and Mixu in the west and relieved his worries."

"He also attacked the Qi, Qi and Chong states in the east, and built Fengyi on a large scale to prepare for the great cause of destroying Shang."

"At that time, two-thirds of the princes in the world turned their hearts to Zhou. It was mostly due to Jiang Taigong's planning."

"After Ji Chang's death, Ji Fa ascended the throne and became King Wu of Zhou."

Ying Zheng: Jiang Taigong entered the ruling group during the reign of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty and became the core figure in charge of military affairs.

During the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty rose to the west of the Shang Dynasty. In order to get rid of the control of the Shang Dynasty, it expanded eastward.

Faced with the situation where the Zhou Dynasty was defeated by the Shang Dynasty, Jiang Taigong assisted King Zhou Wen to determine the strategy of gradually destroying the Shang Dynasty by first changing the balance of power and then waiting for opportunities for a decisive battle.

In order to conceal King Wen of Zhou's strategic intentions, he implemented the strategy of hiding one's strength and biding one's time.

They took measures such as building a Shang ancestral temple to worship the ancestors of the Shang king, leading the treasonous people of the Shang Dynasty to surrender to the Shang Dynasty, and donating treasures to King Shang Zhou to create the illusion of being respectful to King Shang Zhou, so that King Zhou of Shang Dynasty eliminated his suspicion.

King Zhou of Shang rewarded King Wen of Zhou with the power to conquer the west, and used the main power of the Shang Dynasty to deal with the east, creating a good opportunity for King Wen of Zhou to develop his strength.

Jiang Taigong knew that the prosperity of a country depended on the support of the people. In response to the harsh punishments of the Shang Dynasty, he suggested that King Wen of Zhou use virtue to win people's hearts.

Jiang Taigong's strategy was not only that, but also had many other aspects to enhance King Wen of Zhou's strength.

For example, we develop production internally and give preferential treatment to the elderly and disabled.

Abolish slave torture and narrow the scope of torture.

Established a law prohibiting the taking in of fugitive slaves and won the support of the slave-owning nobles.

Mediate the conflicts between Yu and Rui externally, and win over other nobles extensively.

In the later years of King Wen of Zhou, there was internal stability and the people of the princes and countries turned to Zhou.

Later, he took advantage of the opportunity when King Zhou of Shang sent troops to the east to cut off the wings of the Shang Dynasty one by one, clearing the obstacles to the eastward advance and destroying the Shang Dynasty, and formed a trend of advancing against the Shang Dynasty.

"In the second year after he succeeded to the throne, King Wu of Zhou wanted to continue to complete King Wen's great cause, so he went east to conquer Shang Zhou to see if the princes could gather together."

"When the army was leaving, Jiang Taigong, who was revered as Master Master, held a yellow ax in his left hand and a Bingbai oath in his right hand."

"After the army arrived, the princes from various countries arrived one after another, thinking that King Zhou of Shang was ready to attack."

"Ji Fa saw that his goal had been achieved, so he refused to continue advancing and made an appointment with the princes to make an alliance and retreated back."

"Two years later, King Zhou of Shang killed Prince Bigan and imprisoned Jizi."

"At this time, Shang Zhou had already fallen apart internally, and King Zhou had fallen into a situation where everyone had rebelled against his relatives and separated from his relatives."

"Ji Fa believed that the time was ripe to attack the merchants, so he sent a large army to the east to conquer the merchants."

"When sending troops, Ji Fa's divination revealed that the tortoise omen was unlucky, and he encountered a storm during the march."

"Everyone's determination was shaken for a while. Only Jiang Taigong urged Ji Fa to join the army, so Ji Fa officially set off."

"The Zhou army crossed Mengjin and met with various princes there to hold a grand swearing-in ceremony."

"After a rapid march, allied forces arrived at the front line of Muye, and King Zhou also gathered a large number of troops to fight."

"In the early morning of that day, as soon as the battle began, Jiang Taigong personally led a small number of elite troops as the vanguard to challenge. Then Ji Fa led a large group of troops to attack the army of King Zhou of Shang."

"The Shang soldiers were numerous and powerful, but the soldiers were alienated from King Zhou of Shang and turned against each other one after another."

"The Zhou army took advantage of the situation to attack, and a large number of merchant troops were killed."

"At dusk, King Zhou saw that the situation was over, so he hurriedly fled back to Chaoge, burned himself on Lutai and died."

"Since then, the Shang Dynasty has perished and the Zhou Dynasty has been born."

"The next day, Ji Fa, King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, stood on the social altar. The ministers held water in their hands, and Wei Kangshufeng laid out the colorful mats."

"Tai Gong Jiang brought the sacrificial animals, prayed according to the plan, and reported to the gods about the crusade against the evil Shang Zhou."

"Ji Fa distributed the coins accumulated by Shang Zhou in Lutai and distributed the grain accumulated by Shang Zhou in Juqiao to help the poor."

"Later, he built and raised the tomb of Bigan, and released the imprisoned Jizi." "Moved the Jiuding, which symbolizes the highest power in the world, to the Zhou Dynasty, fixed the government affairs of the Zhou Dynasty, and started to create a new era with the people of the world."

Li Shimin: Jiang Taigong’s military thoughts, especially strategic thoughts, were highly sought after by later generations of military strategists.

Jiang Taigong was a wise minister full of strategies and an extraordinary political and military strategist. He has always been respected by rulers of all generations, and he was also the same.

In the process of marching and fighting, he also borrowed Jiang Taigong's military ideas.

In the battle against Zhou, King Wu of Zhou used divination to predict good and bad luck before sending out troops, and the results showed great omens of disaster.

When others were wavering, only Jiang Taigong tried his best to persuade King Wu to defeat Zhou.

Opposing superstitious methods such as divination to determine war actions, this practice continues to this day.

Jiang Taigong emphasized the important role of winning the hearts and minds of the people and cultivating moral governance in the victory or defeat of the war, and he fully agreed with it.

When Jiang Taigong assisted King Wu of Zhou, he advocated winning the hearts and minds of his own country, allies and even enemy countries. While practicing virtue, he also carried out military conquests against allies of the Shang Dynasty.

Before the Battle of Muye, Jiang Taigong gave advice to King Wu and launched the banner of the righteous army to attack King Zhou of Shang.

After conquering Chaoge, the capital of Shang Dynasty, in order to calm the people's hearts, it was proposed to distribute food to the poor to break up the resistance of the remaining forces of the Yin Shang Dynasty.

What he most agrees with about Jiang Taigong's military strategy is that he realizes the value of strategic tactics in war.

Jiang Taigong's various measures in King Wu's defeat of Zhou were of reference significance to him and worthy of his attention.

"After King Wu destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he discussed with Jiang Taigong, Zhou Gongdan and others to divide the country into several vassal states."

"The emperor of Zhou entrusted the Ji family members and meritorious ministers who contributed to the great cause of destroying Shang to build a capital and establish a country, which served as a barrier for the center of the Zhou Dynasty's rule."

"Because of Jiang Taigong's outstanding achievements in prospering the Zhou Dynasty and destroying the Shang Dynasty, he was first granted the title of Qi Yingqiu to establish the Qi Kingdom to stabilize the east."

"Jiang Taigong led a large group of troops on a long journey to Qi State. The march was slow because of exhaustion."

"One evening Jiang Taigong's army came to camp not far from Yingqiu, preparing to rush to Yingqiu the next day."

"Some people say it's a rare opportunity. These people sleep soundly and peacefully. They don't look like they went to build the capital of the country."

"After Jiang Taigong heard this, he lost all sleep. He hurriedly organized his troops and rushed to the camp under the stars and the moon."

"When we arrived at the west bank of the river near Yingqiu at dawn, we saw the Lai army wading towards Yingqiu. Their swords were at war and the situation was critical."

"It turns out that Lai State is very close to Yingqiu. It is a vassal state of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty. They want to seize Yingqiu while Jiang Taigong is not yet secure."

"The two armies faced off on the west bank of the river. Jiang Taigong's command was calm and composed, and the soldiers fought bravely and tenaciously."

"The enemy was so killed that he abandoned his armor and returned angrily, so the State of Qi was officially established."

"After Jiang Taigong established the State of Qi, he first governed the country with law and stabilized the people's hearts."

"The Sikou camp in Tangyang violated the law, took bribes and harmed the people, and made lies to confuse the public, claiming that he would govern with so-called benevolence and righteousness."

"Tai Gong Jiang ordered Ying Tang to be beheaded in order to enforce the government order."

"For a time, there was no more disobedience to orders and regulations in Qi State, and the chaotic situation was quickly settled."

"In just five months, Jiang Taigong went to report to King Wu of Zhou, that is, to report on his political achievements in stabilizing the country."

Liu Che: In my opinion, Jiang Taigong’s approach of beheading Yingtang was not wrong.

When Jiang Taigong was granted the title of Qi, Sikou Yingtang, who was praised by the world as a wise man, deceived the public with his evil words.

What is said about not being a subject of the emperor and not being a friend of the princes?

You farm your own food to eat your own food, dig your own wells to drink your own water, and you have nothing to beg from others.

I don’t want the title given by the monarch, I don’t want the salary given by the monarch, I don’t want to be an official or engage in manual labor.

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Taigong came to Yingqiu and sent officials to arrest and kill this person as the first target of punishment.

After King Wu of Zhou heard the news, he urgently sent a messenger to ask Jiang Taigong why he killed capable people.

When Jiang Taigong killed the virtuous man who had deceived the public with his evil words, he did not feel that he had done anything wrong.

Yingtang is a person who does not submit to the emperor, and he is also a person who cannot be made to submit.

If Yingtang does not make friends with the princes, it will prevent the king from driving him.

He cultivates his own food and eats his own food, digs his own wells and drinks his own water. There is nothing to beg from others. This prevents the monarch from using rewards and punishments to motivate and restrain Yingtang.

Moreover, Yingtang does not want the title given by the monarch. Even if Yingtang is wise, he cannot be used by the monarch.

If you don't admire the salary given by the monarch, even if you are virtuous, you will not be able to achieve meritorious service for the monarch.

Yingtang cannot be governed without officials.

If Yingtang refuses to accept the appointment, he is disloyal to the monarch.

Moreover, the reason why the monarch drives his ministers and the people is either the title, salary or criminal punishment.

Now these four methods cannot be used to drive Yingtang, then no one will be the king of Yingtang.

To become famous without fighting and doing meritorious service, and to be famous without working hard personally, this is not a way to teach the world.

It's like there is a horse that looks like a horse and is the best horse in the world.

However, when you drive it, it does not move forward; when you restrain it, it does not stop; when it goes to the left, it does not go to the left; when it goes to the right, it does not go to the right.

Then even though the groom is humble, he will not rely on the strength of the horse's feet.

The reason why grooms hope to rely on good horses is because they can gain benefits and avoid harm by relying on good horses.

Nowadays, horses cannot be used by people. Even though the groom is humble, he will not rely on the horse's strength.

In the same way, Yingtang thought he was a virtuous person in the world but was unwilling to be used by the monarch, and his conduct was extremely virtuous but could not be used by the monarch.

Such people are not the ministers appointed by a wise monarch, they are like horses that cannot be driven.

"Politically, Jiang Taigong promoted the policy of respecting the virtuous and meritorious service."

"It means selecting talented people to serve as officials, absorbing a large number of local indigenous talents to join the ruling class of Qi, and allowing them to play their due role in national construction."

"For those who pass the assessment and meet the criteria for merit selection, we will use their strengths regardless of their closeness and maximize their positive creativity."

"This clever employment route broke the shackles of the Western Zhou Dynasty's orthodox ideas based on blood relations."

"Jiang Taigong also elevated the employment of people to a level that is related to the success or failure of the country, and put forward the talent theory of six defenses, eight levies, and six no-uses."

"Practice has proved that Jiang Taigong's employment ideas not only pioneered the use of talents based on merit and merit, but also laid the foundation for Qi's subsequent dominance of other countries."

"Culturally, Jiang Taigong pursued an enlightened policy of simplifying customs and etiquette."

"Jiang Taigong believed that if Zhou rites were vigorously implemented in Qi, conflicts would easily arise and would be detrimental to the governance and security of the country."

"After repeated consideration, Jiang Taigong decided to proceed from the reality of Qi, follow the common customs and simple etiquette, and not force interference."

"And he pragmatically created a new system that was acceptable to the people and did not violate Zhou etiquette."

"Faced with extremely harsh natural conditions, Jiang Taigong adapted measures to local conditions since the early days of Qi State."

"While focusing on the development of millet and rice production, we will also take advantage of the territory's rich mineral deposits and rich fish and salt resources to vigorously develop handicrafts such as the smelting industry, silk and linen textile industry, and fish and salt industry."

"We also took advantage of Qi's convenient transportation and people's mercantile tradition to vigorously develop commerce and promote foreign trade policies with other countries."

"Under the guidance of this macro-strategy of simultaneously promoting agriculture, industry, and commerce, the crowns, belts, clothes and shoes made in Qi are sold all over the world, and fish and salt are circulated in all countries."

"The princes came to worship one after another, and Qi gradually developed from a small, remote and desolate poor country into a large and wealthy country in the east."

Zhu Yuanzhang: As one of the essences of Qi culture, the idea of ​​respecting the virtuous and advocating merit paved the way for the formation, development and prosperity of the Qi State.

After Jiang Taigong established the Qi State, he implemented the policy of respecting the virtuous and meritorious service in politics.

It is to select talented people to serve as officials. For this purpose, Jiang Taigong also put forward the talent theory of six defenses, eight levies, and six uses.

The so-called Six Shou refers to the six aspects of benevolence, righteousness, loyalty, trustworthiness, courage and resourcefulness. These are Jiang Taigong's criteria for selecting talents.

The so-called Eight Signs are the eight methods Jiang Taigong used to inspect talents.

That is, through conversation and questioning, debate, financial temptation, womanizing, handling dangers and dangers, drinking and banquets, etc., a comprehensive understanding of the talent's character and ability is achieved.

The so-called six types of people are not suitable for use. Jiang Taigong believes that there are six types of people who cannot be used.

Those who are traitors, those who steal reputation, those who pretend to be public for personal gain, those who undermine each other, those who form cliques for personal gain, those who are jealous of the wise and the capable.

Jiang Taigong discovered the objective laws of the use of talents, pioneered the use of talents that respected the virtuous and meritorious service, and laid the foundation for Qi's later dominance and supremacy among other countries.

Jiang Taigong's employment standards of respecting talents and meritorious service were always respected when selecting talents.

"After Jiang Taigong granted the title of Qi and founded the country, he spent a lot of time as a grand master of the central government of the Zhou Dynasty, assisting his grandson Wang Ji Song of Zhou Cheng and his great-grandson Wang Jizhao of Zhou Kang."

"The eldest son of Jiang Taigong, Duke Ding of Qi, Jiang Ji, did not come to Linzi to govern Qi."

"Instead, he has been serving as a tiger guard in Haojing, commanding the palace garrison."

"For more than thirty years after the founding of Qi, Yingqiu was basically guarded by Qiu Mugong, the third son of Jiang Taigong."

"When King Cheng of Zhou came to the throne at a young age, Uncle Guan, Uncle Cai, and Uncle Huo rebelled. At the same time, the five princes of Huaiyi, Xuyi, and Yindong rebelled against Zhou."

"Jiang Taigong and his son assisted Zhou Gongdan, or sat in Kyoto to strategize, or led troops to charge into battle, or responded to attacks from the east and west."

"Jiang Taigong quickly put down the rebellion and made great achievements in stabilizing the Zhou Dynasty for the second time."

"As a result, Qi State was able to conquer other countries and become a great country, with its capital at Yingqiu."

"Later, King Zhou Cheng passed away, and Jiang Taigong and his son accepted King Cheng Tuogu's last order and took on the important task of assisting the prince."

"Later, together with the ministers, he supported the crown prince Ji Zhao to ascend the throne, and he was known as King Kang of Zhou in history."

"In the sixth year of King Kang of Zhou, Jiang Taigong died in Haojing, the capital of Zhou Dynasty."

"Tai Gong Jiang was over a hundred years old when he died, and his son Ding Gong Jiang Ji succeeded to the throne."

"Ding Gong Jiang Ji continued to assist King Zhou Kang, becoming the second auxiliary after the first auxiliary, and in charge of the three thousand tiger warriors of the Zhou Dynasty's elite troops."

Yongzheng: Looking at Jiang Taigong's achievements throughout his life, he has made outstanding contributions in terms of military, political, economic and ideological aspects.

Jiang Taigong had a rough and vigorous life, and after his death he was made a god and mysterious.

Jiang Taigong is an all-wise and all-powerful figure in Chinese history, a tall figure on the Chinese literary and artistic stage, and a god above all gods on the Chinese altar.

As a religious god, Jiang Taigong is the god of martial arts and wisdom, and is regarded as the protective god of Taigong here.

From the very beginning, the Zhou Dynasty hoped to get a saint, a wise man who could conquer the country through martial arts and civilize the country, to help the Zhou Dynasty achieve its mission of destroying Yin and rejuvenating Zhou Dynasty.

When King Wu came to power, he treated Jiang Taigong as his master and his father, and he respected and doted on the powerful.

King Wen of Zhou appointed Jiang Taigong as the Grand Master. He was the highest official among the three princes of the Western Zhou Dynasty. He was in charge of the army and also consulted on politics.

The Zhou Dynasty had three parts of the world, and the second part returned to the Zhou Dynasty, and Taigong's schemes were mostly used, which shows the importance of Jiang Taigong's position in the Zhou Dynasty.

Jiang Taigong spent half his life in despair, wandering uncertainly and unable to meet the Ming Lord.

But Jiang Taigong could hold his temper, observe the situation, and wait for the opportunity.

Finally, he met Mingjun and assisted King Wen of Zhou Jichang to revitalize the Zhou Kingdom.

When King Wu of Zhou conquered Zhou, Jiang Taigong served as military advisor and made his first contribution by destroying the Shang Dynasty in the Battle of Muye.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, there was a large-scale enfeoffment, and Jiang Taigong was named the monarch of Qi.

Jiang Taigong governed the country well and created a huge country, which laid the foundation for Qi Huangong to become the first of the five hegemons.

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