Xiefu was the son and successor of Tang Shuyu. He changed the name of the country from "Tang" to "Jin". He was the de facto first Marquis of Jin. But Shuyu could only be called Tang Shuyu.
After Shu Yu granted the throne to the Tang Dynasty, through arduous entrepreneurship, he gained a firm foothold in the complicated environment of the Tang Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The society was basically stable, agricultural production achieved great development, and initially realized The strategic goal of nation-building agreed upon with King Cheng of Zhou was "to start with Xia Zheng, to use Rongsuo in Xinjiang, and to protect Zhou with vassal vassals". The representative event is "offering a golden harvest". "Historical Records of the Family of Duke Zhou of Lu" records: "Blessings came from heaven, and Uncle Tang received the harvest from the same mother and half-brother, so he offered it to the king. The king ordered Uncle Tang to give it to Duke Zhou in the east as a gift. "Grain." Look, there is another auspicious vision. Fortune comes from the sky. Uncle Tang got two stems of different plants and one ear of grain from two adjacent fields, and presented it to King Cheng to praise the king. The king ordered Uncle Tang to go to the east and present the garrison of Duke Zhou's army to the east, and wrote "Feihe". After Duke Zhou received the grain from Uncle Tang's half-brother, he expressed his gratitude to the Emperor of Heaven and the King's sage, and composed another song "Jiahe". It can be seen that the donation of "Jiahe", which symbolized peace in the world, had a great spiritual encouragement effect on the rulers at that time.
Is it getting further and further away from the topic? Didn’t you say Jin and Xie’s father?
Everything must have a context, and the Xian Jiahe incident mentioned above was the direct reason why Xie's father decided to change the country's name after inheriting his father's business. However, let’s first explain why Tang Shuyu named his son “Xie”. Many books say that his name is "Xiefu". In fact, according to the usage at that time, the word "father" refers to a man or even a man with aristocratic status. Therefore, the child is actually called "Xiefu". The meaning of this name Why? "Shuowen Jiezi" explains: Heye. This fully expresses his father's uncle Yu's expectations for him. Inheriting his father's legacy and governing the country, and harmoniously adapting to the war, is a further explanation of the peaceful development of "starting Xia Zheng, and bordering with Rong Suo".
There are also very few historical records about Xie’s father’s actions after his succession. However, according to the “Zuo Zhuan of the Twelve Years of Zhaogong”, “the former king Xiong Yi and Lu Ji, Wang Sun Mou, Xie’s father, Qin His father served with King Kang "and it is recorded in the ancient "Bamboo Book Chronicles"" that the Marquis of Jin built a palace and was beautiful, and King Kang made him an envoy. "From these two points, he should have achieved the goal of peaceful development and was able to compete with the great powers of Qi and Chu. He assisted King Kang of Zhou and his national power should have been greatly developed, so he would be criticized by King Kang for building a luxurious palace.
After explaining clearly the important events before and after Xiefu’s succession, why did Xiefu use “Jin” as the name of his country? First of all, we need to figure out what the name of the country is based on. It is estimated that there was no certain rule in that era about this issue. It was usually named after mountains, rivers, etc., and prominent clans would use clan as the name of the country. There are many other kinds. Here Not going into details. Therefore, some people think that the place where Tang Shuyu was entrusted was named Jinshui. However, the later Jinshui originated from the area near what is now Taiyuan. There was Huishui or other rivers in the ancient Tang Dynasty that were also called Jinshui? No test, not very credible.
What is even more likely is that such an important event as Tang Shuyu's offering of the Golden Harvest, with the King of Zhou writing "The Gift of Harvest" and the Duke of Zhou writing the "Golden Harvest", brought great benefits to the nobles of Tang Shuyu's group, including Xie's father. Prestige and affordability. After Xie's father succeeded him, on the one hand, in order to promote Tang Shuyu's great achievements, and on the other hand, in order to establish a higher image and honor future generations, he changed the country's name to "Jin" with the purpose of "Xian Jiahe". Why is it this word? Let's take a look at the origin and evolution of the word "Jin":
The origin of the word "Jin" is very early, and it has already appeared in ancient oracles. According to the interpretation of pictograms, some people interpreted it as two arrows stuck in an object, or two birds flying down. However, this explanation told Xiefu that he would probably be spanked. What does this have to do with the situation at that time? ? Judging from the glyph, it means that two objects are inserted into one utensil, so doesn't it just look like there are two stalks of grass stuck in it? In addition to the following utensils, doesn't it just look like a utensil for harvesting grain and offering it as an offering? "Shuowen Jiezi" says: "Jin means Jin, when the sun rises and everything moves forward," you see, this is a word that is in line with God's will and has unlimited sunshine. Of course it must be it!
Since then, Jin's 600-year path to dominance has officially begun on the land of China.
Of course, the above statements contain a lot of wild guesswork on my part, but I think they are more reliable than random speculations that have no connection. Forefathers like Uncle Yu Xiefu who knew better would forgive them. Me.
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