Minister of Shang Dynasty, whose name is Aheng, and Yin is the official name. When it comes to fame, Ah Heng is the official name (equivalent to the prime minister of later generations). It was an abandoned child picked up by Shen's family in a place called Kongsang. Because he was on the water's edge of Iraq, he took Yi as his surname. Shang Tang married a woman named Xin as his dowry. At that time, Xia Jie was tyrannical and cruel, and abused the people's resources, making people miserable. Yi Yin saw that the Xia Dynasty had run out of luck, so he used his superb cooking skills to approach Shang Tang, and used the metaphor of "seasoning" to run the country and keep it safe. He was very appreciated by Shang Tang and was promoted to be the prime minister, taking charge of state affairs. In Historical Records, it is said that "Yi Yin's name is Aheng, and Aheng wants to dry soup without any reason, because he has a loyal minister and a negative tripod, and he says soup with taste, but as for king". With the help of Yi Yin, Shang Tang began to grow in strength. Soon, Yi Yin suggested to Shang Tang that he set out to crusade against Xia Jie, and Tang joined forces with the division of governors to defeat Xia Jie's army in the absence of Dijon, captured Xia Jie alive in Mingtiao, and exiled Xia Jie to Nanchao, and the Xia Dynasty perished from then on. "So the governors took up their duties, and Tang Naijian was the emperor, pacifying the sea", and the Shang Dynasty was established.
Shang Tang listened to Yi Yin's advice and made great efforts to govern and care for the people. Be loved by the people. After Shang Tang's death, Yi Yin continued to assist foreign leaders and Chinese leaders in governing the country. When Zhong Ren died, Shang Tang's grandson Tai Jia succeeded to the throne. For three years, he did not follow the soup method and was tyrannical and disorderly. Yi Yin exiled Tai Jia to Tong Palace, where he was regent himself, in order to serve as a vassal. After living in Tonggong for three years, Emperor Taijia repented of remorse and turned against goodness, so Yi Yin welcomed Taijia back, returned to him and retired himself. After Tai Jia returned to the throne, Xiu De loved the people, and the vassals joined him, and the society was peaceful. History is called "Taizong".
After Yi Yin's death, Di Woding (son of Tai Jia) was buried in Bo with the gift of the Emperor. Mencius called him a "sage".
2. Jiang Taigong
Jiang Taigong, surnamed Jiang, given his first name, Ziya, flying bear, also known as Tai Gongwang. He is a native of Donghai, a descendant of Emperor Yan. Because his ancestors were sealed in Lu, he took Lu as his surname, so he was also called "Lu Shang" in history. At the end of the Yin Dynasty, he was hidden in the bank of Wei River, met with Zhou Wenwang, and returned with him, and was appointed as a surname. Later, he married Zhou Wenwang Ji Chang (that is, Zhou Wuwang's father-in-law, Zhou Chengwang's grandfather), and Zhou Wuwang honored him as "a teacher who is still a father". Helping King Wen "conspired to tilt Xiu De's commercial politics, which involved much military power and intrigue. Therefore, the words of the soldiers and the Yin power of Zhou in later generations were all based on the squire ... The world is divided into three points, and the second one belongs to Zhou, and the squire's intrigue is mostly" (Historical Records. Qi Taigong Family). King Wen collapsed, and Taigong assisted King Wu to complete the great cause of Shang and establish the Zhou Dynasty.
Jiang Shang was the first hero in the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty. When the Zhou Dynasty enfeoffed the imperial clan aristocrats and heroes with different surnames, he was awarded the title of "Qi Taigong" because of his contributions to Qi. Taigong to Qi, "because of its vulgarity, simplicity and propriety, the industry and commerce will benefit from fish and salt, and the people will return to Qi, making Qi a big country." After the rebellion against Cai, the royal family of Zhou Dynasty gave Qi the privilege of special conquest.
Jiang Taigong's strategy has a great influence on later generations. "Tai Gong fishing", "King Wen pulling a web" and "beheading a general to seal the gods" have all become household stories.
3. Guan Zhong
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi was a minister and political thinker. The name is Yi Wu, the word is zhong, and the word is respectful, and it is clever. Be friends with Bao Shuya. In order to be a teacher of Qi Gong Zijiu, Zuo Gong Zijiu fought with Xiao Bai (later Qi Huangong), who once shot Xiao Bai with an arrow and survived with a hook. Qi Huangong acceded to the throne, and on the recommendation of Bao Shuya, Qi Huangong put aside the past, appointed Shangqing and Xianghuan Gong, and called him "Guanzhong". He has been in power for 4 years, adapting to the situation, improving the patriarchal clan system, making Qi the fifteenth township of scholars, the sixth township of industry and commerce, and despising all five, setting up separate official management, reforming taxes, developing agriculture, controlling the benefits of mountains and seas, selecting talents from the common people, and making Qi people rich and strong. He also put forward the strategy of "respecting the king and resisting foreigners". With his help, Qi Huangong became the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius once said, "I'm a little humble, but I'm left-handed in my hair." He is the author of eighty-six articles of Guanzi.
4. Wu Zixu
Wu Zixu, Minister of Wu in the late Spring and Autumn Period. A famous official, Zixu, was originally from Chu. Have strategy and courage. Wu She, the father, was a doctor of the State of Chu, and once served as a tutor for Prince Chu. In the seventh year of King Chu Ping (522 B.C.), King Chu Ping listened to the slanderous words of Fei Wuji, a courtier, forced Prince Jian to leave, and killed Wu She and her eldest son Shang. Wu Zixu fled to the State of Wu through Song and Zheng. He helped He Lv to assassinate Wu Wangliao, seize the throne, and was called as a pedestrian (the official post of pilgrimage) to participate in state affairs. Sun Wu, a famous military strategist, was recommended to He Lv, the king of Wu, and he helped put in order, the king of Wu, in his internal affairs, to strengthen his armament, so that Wu became stronger and stronger. Since the third year of He Lv, the king of Wu (512 BC), he led Wu Jun to attack Chu and cut Yue for many times and won many victories. In six years, he commanded Wu Jun to defeat the Chu army in Yuzhang (in present-day Anhui) and capture Juchao. In the ninth year (before 56), Sun Wu and Wu Wang decided to break Chu's strategy. Wu Jun attacked the Ying capital of Chu in one fell swoop, and Wu Zixu dug the tomb of King Chu Ping, whipping the corpse 3 times to avenge his father's death. After that, the State of Wu defeated the State of Yue and the State of Qi one after another, and Fu Cha, the king of Wu, went north to compete with the governors of the Central Plains and became the overlord.
Wu Zixu was named Shen Xu because of his contribution to Shen. After the death of He Lv, the king of Wu, Fu Cha acceded to the throne, and Wu Zixu remonstrated and advised him to refuse to make peace with Yue and stop cutting Qi, but Fu Cha did not listen. Later, due to the framed by Bo Jin, Fu Cha, the prince of Wu, gave him a self-inflicted sword. Before he died, he accused Scheeren, and after his death, his eyes hung on the east gate of Gusu City to watch the destruction of Wu. Later, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, really destroyed the State of Wu. The people of the State of Wu pitied his death and dedicated it to the river, and named it Xushan to show their memory.
5. Fan Li
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, he was a doctor of the State of Yue, with a rare name and an unknown date of birth and death. He was originally from Wan, Chu (now Nanyang, Henan). The State of Yue was defeated by the State of Wu, and entered Wu Zuoren for two years. After returning to China, he worked hard with Gou Jian, the King of Yue, and made a great effort to destroy Wu, so he was appointed as a general. Gou Jian, regarded as "barbarian" by the governors of Central Plains, was named "Five Overlords" after observing soldiers in China. Fan Li thinks that Gou Jian, the King of Yue, is not only ashamed of revenge, but also has made great contributions to the King of Yue and "contributed to Gao Zhen", so it is difficult to stay long. Moreover, he knew that Gou Jian was a human being, and he could only suffer with * * *, but he could not share the happiness with him. In order to avoid the fate of "a dead rabbit cooks a dog", he went boating in the Jianghu with Xi Shi, changed his name and became Qi, calling himself Yan Yi Zi Pi, and then settled in Tao (now Dingtao, Shandong Province), where he lived in Tao Wei, and practiced Ji Ran's technique to rule the productive life. Later he died in Tao. Because he had a good way of doing business, he became rich one by one, so some people in later generations honored "Tao Zhugong" as the god of wealth, and many merchants offered sacrifices.