Minister of Shang Dynasty, named Aheng, official name Yin. Speaking of fame, Ah Heng is an official name (equivalent to the prime minister of later generations). It was an abandoned baby that the Shen family found in a place called Kongsang. Because I am near the water of Iraq, I take Yi as my surname. Shang Tang married a woman named Xin as a dowry. At that time, Xia Jie was tyrannical and cruel, abusing people's resources, and the people were miserable. Seeing that Xia Dynasty's luck had run out, Yi Yin approached Shang Tang with his superb cooking skills, and used the metaphor of "seasoning" to run the country. He was highly appreciated by Shang Tang and was promoted to the position of Prime Minister, in charge of state affairs. According to historical records, "Yi Yin was named Aheng, and Aheng wanted to dry soup for no reason, because there were loyal ministers who took the tripod, and the soup was delicious, but as for the king". With the help of Yi Yin, Shang Tang began to grow. Soon, Yi Yin suggested to Shang Tang that he set out to make a crusade, and Tang joined forces with the commander-in-chief. In the absence of Rong, the defeated army was captured alive in Mingtiao and exiled to Nanchao, and the Xia Dynasty perished from then on. "So the governors did their jobs, and Tang Naijian was the emperor, pacifying the seas and seas", and the Shang Dynasty was established.
Shang Tang listened to Yi Yin's advice and made great efforts to care for the people. Be loved by the people. After Shang Tang's death, Yi Yin continued to assist foreign leaders and China leaders in governing the country. After Zhong Ren's death, Shang Tang's grandson Tai Jia succeeded to the throne. If you don't follow the soup method for three years, you will be tyrannical. Yi Yin put TaiYiLiu in TongGong, where he was a regent, in order to be a vassal. After living in Tonggong for three years, Emperor Taijia repented and turned his back on his good deeds, so Yi Yin welcomed Taijia back and gave it back to him, retiring himself. After Tai Jia ascended the throne, Xiu De loved the people, the vassals joined him, and the society was peaceful. History is called "Taizong".
After Yi Yin's death, Divodin (the son of Tai Jia) was buried in Bo with a ceremony. Mencius called him a "saint".
2. Jiang Taigong
Jiang, a famous businessman, Ziya, flying bear, also known as King Taigong. He is a native of Donghai, a descendant of Emperor Yan. Because the ancestors were sealed in Lu and took Lu as their surname, it was called "Lu Shang" in history. At the end of Yin Dynasty, he was hidden in the bank of Wei River, met with him, and returned with him, and was named as a Taishi. Later, he married Zhou Wenwang Jichang (that is, Zhou Wuwang's father-in-law, Zhou Chengwang's grandfather), and Zhou Wuwang addressed him as "a teacher who is still a father". Helping King Wen conspired to tilt Xiu De's commercial politics, which involved many military forces and conspiracies. Therefore, the soldier's words and Zhou's yin power in later generations are based on the squire ... The world is divided into three points, and the two points belong to Zhou, and the squire is mostly intrigued "(Historical Records. Qi Taigong family). King Wen collapsed, and Taigong assisted in completing the great cause of Shang Dynasty and establishing the Zhou Dynasty.
Jiang Shang was the first hero to establish the Western Zhou Dynasty. When the Zhou Dynasty enfeoffed aristocratic families and heroes with different surnames, they were named "Qi Taigong" because of their contributions to the State of Qi. Taigong said to Qi, "Because of its vulgarity, simplicity and courtesy, industry and commerce will benefit from fish and salt, and the people will return to Qi, making Qi a big country." After the anti-Cai campaign, the Zhou royal family gave Qi the privilege of special conquest.
Jiang Taigong's strategy had a great influence on later generations. "Taigong fishing", "Wen Wang drags the net" and "beheading the general to seal the gods" have all become household stories.
3. Guan Zhong
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi was a politician and thinker. Name Yi Wu, word clock, word respect, and clever. Make friends with Bao. In order to become the teacher of Qi Gong Zi Jiu, Zuo Gong Zi Jiu 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. On Bao's recommendation, he put aside the past and appointed Shang Qing and Xiang Huan Gong, calling him "Guan Zhong". He has been in power for forty years, conforming to the situation, perfecting the patriarchal clan system, making Qi the fifteenth township of scholars, the sixth township of industry and commerce, disdaining the five capitals, setting up another bureaucracy, reforming taxes, developing agriculture, controlling the benefits of mountains and seas, selecting talents from ordinary people, and making Qi rich and strong. He also put forward the strategy of "respecting the king and rejecting foreign countries". With his help, Qi Huangong became the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius once said, "I am a little humble, but my hair is left-handed." He is the author of eighty-six articles of Guanzi.
4. Wu Zixu
Wu Zixu was the minister of Wu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. A famous official, Zi Xu, was originally from Chu. Have strategy and courage. His father, Wu She, was a doctor in the State of Chu and once worked as a tutor to the King of Chu. In the seventh year of King Chu Ping (522 BC), King Chu Ping listened to the slanderous remarks of the courtier Fei Wuji, forced Prince Jian to leave, and killed Wu She and the 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 (hajj official position) to participate in state affairs. Sun Wu, a famous military strategist, was recommended to He Lv, the king of Wu. He helped him to rectify his internal affairs, strengthen his armament and make wuyue stronger and stronger. And since the third year of Lu (5 12), the king of Wu led Wu Jun to attack Chu and cut Yue many times, and he won many battles. In six years, he commanded Wu Jun to defeat Chu Army in Zhang Yu (now Anhui) and occupied Juchao. In nine years (before 506), Sun Wu and Wu Wang decided to break Chu's strategy. Wu Jun captured the Ying capital of Chu in one fell swoop, and Wu Zixu dug the tomb of King Chu Ping, whipping the corpse three hundred times to avenge his father. Later, the State of Wu defeated the State of Yue and the State of Qi in succession, 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 for his contribution to Shen. After the death of He Lv, the prince 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 frame-up of Jin Bo, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, gave him a self-mutilation sword. Accusing Scheeren before he died, he hung his eyes on the east gate of Gusu City to watch the death of Wu. Later, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, really destroyed the State of Wu. The people of Wu sympathized with his death and dedicated it to this river, and named it Xushan as a memorial.
5. Fan Li
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Dr. Yue was born in Chu Diwan (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 with Gou Jian, the king of Yue, and made great contributions to the destruction of Wu, so he was appointed as a general. Gou Jian, regarded as a "barbarian" by the governors of the Central Plains, was named "five tyrants" after observing soldiers in China. Fan Li believes that Gou Jian, the King of Yue, is not only ashamed of revenge, but also has made great contributions to the King of Yue. "The credit lies in Gao Zhen" and it is difficult to stay long. And he knows that Gou Jian is a person who can only share joys and sorrows, but can't share joys and sorrows with him. In order to avoid the fate of "when a rabbit dies, a dog cooks", he went boating in rivers and lakes with his teacher, renamed himself Qi, called himself Li Pi, and later settled in Tao (now Dingtao, Shandong Province), where he practiced art, ruled production and accumulated wealth, becoming the 19th century. Later he died in Tao. Because he had a good way of doing business, he became rich one after another, so some people in later generations called "Tao Zhugong" the God of Wealth, and many businessmen offered sacrifices.