Wei Wugong

Wei Wugong

Wei Wu Gong Wei He

(about 852-758 BC), Ji surnamed Wei, son of marquis Wei Li and younger brother of Wei Gongbo. The eleventh monarch of the state of Wei was in power from 812 BC to 758 BC.

In 813 B.C., marquis Wei Li died and the crown prince succeeded him to the throne. He was favored by his father, Wei lihou, who gave him a lot of property. He bought the Samurai with these goods and attacked Wei Gongbo in front of Wei lihou's graveyard. Wei Gongbo committed suicide in the graveway. The people of Wei state support and succeed to the throne for the Duke of Wei Wu.

During the reign of Wei Wugong, the government decrees of Kang Shu were implemented to make the people harmonious and stable. Later, he was promoted to Duke because of his meritorious service to King Qin. In 758 B.C., Duke Wei died, and his posthumous title was Duke Wu (full posthumous title is Rui Shengwu). His son, Duke Wei Zhuang, succeeded to the throne.

Life of the characters

Seize the throne

Duke Wu of Wei (about 852-758 BC), surnamed Ji, surnamed Wei, named he, is the son of marquis li of Wei. In the 42nd year of weilihou (813 BC), weilihou passed away, and his elder brother, Prince Yu, succeeded to the throne. When Wei lihou, his father, was alive, he was very fond of him, so he gave him a lot of goods. He used these goods to buy the samurai and attacked Wei Gongbo in front of Wei lihou's graveyard. Wei Gongbo committed suicide in the graveway. Wei Gongbo was buried next to the tomb of marquis Wei Li by the people of the state of Wei. He was given the posthumous title of Gongbo, and he became the monarch of the state of Wei.

The king of administration

After Wei Wu Gong succeeded to the throne, he carried out the decrees of his ancestor, uncle Wei Kang, to make the people of Wei state harmonious and stable. In the 42nd year of weiwugong (771 BC), Hourong attacked the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Haojing (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), killing king you of the Zhou Dynasty. After learning the news, Duke Wu of Wei immediately led the elite generals of the state of Wei to help king Ping of Zhou, the son of king you of Zhou, quell the dog army rebellion, and assisted King Ping of Zhou to move eastward to Luoyi (now Luoyang, Henan Province). This was the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. King Ping of Zhou promoted Duke Wei to Duke because of his outstanding service.

Accept remonstrance with an open mind

When Wei Wugong was 95 years old, he warned the people of the state of Wei: "as long as you are in the court, you should not abandon me because you think I am old. In the court, you must be respectful and help me sooner or later. Even if you hear one or two admonitions, you must recite them, remember them, pass them on to me and instruct me." As a result, there are admonitions from warriors in the car, codes from officials in the imperial court, admonitions from training officials beside several cases, admonitions from close attendants in the dormitory, guidance from history in handling government affairs, and chanting poems from musicians. The historian didn't stop writing, the musician didn't stop reading, which was used to instruct Jinxian. So Wei Wugong wrote the admonition poem Yi from me.

Go to the next generation

The posthumous title of Weigong was Wuquan (758 BC). After the death of Duke Wei Wu, his son Yang succeeded to the throne and was known as Duke Wei Zhuang in history.

Political initiatives

All his life, Duke Wei Wu was a statesman. He made an example of himself and encouraged himself to govern. He had helped King Ping of Zhou to put an end to the rebellion. King Ping used tin to serve the public. Deeply loved by the people, Fu Qi'ao song of its virtues.

Historical evaluation

Zuo shiyixiang: "in the past, Duke Wu of Wei was nine or ten years old, but he was still watching the country. He said," as for teachers and scholars, it's no use for me to give up when I'm old. I'll be respectful to the court and teach me every day. When I hear one or two words, I'll recite them and accept them to teach me. " There are rules for traveling in public places, codes for officials and teachers, admonitions for reciting and training, admonitions for profanity in sleeping, guidance for history in affairs, and recitation for teachers and workers in banquets. History does not lose the book, Meng does not lose the recitation, in order to train the emperor, so he wrote "Yi" to warn himself. It's also called Rui Shengwu Gong. " Ji Zha: "how beautiful! He who worries but not sleeps. I have heard that uncle Wei Kang and Duke Wu have such virtues. Is it Wei Feng According to Sima Qian's historical records, "Duke Wu ascended the throne, and the government of Kang Shuzheng was established, and the common people were united." In Sima Zhen's Shi Ji Suo Yin: "Ji Wu Neng Xiu starts with Wen."

Historical records

Shikang Shishu 37

Family members

Father and ancestor

Grandfather: Wei Qinghou father: Wei lihou

brother

Wei Gongbo is more famous.

Son

Zhuanggong in front of Wei is famous. Huisun, the ancestor of the sun family of the Wei family. Ji Yi

Character controversy

Some scholars believe that weiwugong is the gongbohe in the Republican period of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Guo Moruo, a modern scholar, thinks that Shi and Fu mentioned in bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty, such as Shi Dui in the first year and Shi Dui in the third year, and Bai and Fu mentioned in the gold inscriptions are gongbohe, that is, Duke Weiwu.

Commemoration of later generations

Qiyuan

The former site of Qi garden is located in GengJiaWan, Huangdong Township, 35 Li northwest of Qi County, Henan Province. It was built by Wei Wugong and is the first royal garden in China. The original scenery structure and architectural form of Qi garden are unknown, but its "lush green bamboo" is certain. It is inferred that the scale of Qiyuan is relatively large, and the main area is in the northwest of today's Huangdong Township, Miaokou Township and Gaocun town. It is said that in ancient times, the ravines more than 20 miles from here to Taohu spring were full of bamboo.

Wugong Temple

After the Han and Wei dynasties, Wugong temple was built in the former site of Qiyuan for spring and autumn sacrifice, recalling the virtue of weiwugong. The river in front of the temple was named side river, and the huaiyindian in the lower reaches of the river was renamed side village. The virtue of weiwugong was praised by generations. There is no research on the founding date of Wugong temple, which has been restored in all dynasties. There have been several migrations. In 1474, it was rebuilt and moved to the southwest corner of the county. In 1521, Liu Jin, the magistrate of Qi County, moved the temple back to its original site. In 1544 and 1567, Zhang Yi and Xu Yongnian, the county magistrate of Qi County, rebuilt it. In 1569, Li Shangshi, the magistrate of Qi County, moved the temple to Tianxian temple in the northeast of the city. In 1604, Qi county magistrate Jiang Xingyi moved the temple to the south of Taihe spring. In 1632, Cui Gengfu, the magistrate of Qi County, moved back to the site of GengJiaWan. In 1744, Zhao Zhiping, the magistrate of Qi County, was rebuilt.

Literary image

The book of songs, Guofeng, Weifeng, Qiao, Ming Dynasty, Li Shangshi's Ye Wugong temple, Ming Dynasty, Yuhui's zhaisu, Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong's Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, sun Zhenglan carved couplets on the southeast cliff of Wugong temple

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