Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

On the issue of dealing with local officials in the Wu Kingdom, Bu Shang suggested that Qingji should be rotated every once in a while. According to their achievements, conduct, talents, learning, and reputation, the officials should be promoted from the strong to the weak, and the survival of the fittest...

This is in line with Qingji's consistent strategy of governing the country.

In Qing Ji's view, the Bu Shang's current talent is good enough for any county guard.

Still, these things are hard to tell.

Bu Shang's strategy theory has a unique vision, clear handwriting, and good calligraphy, but it is still a little immature. At least he didn't say how and where Qingji should start...

It is not easy for Bu Shang to write such a policy at the age of 12.

Qingji was very optimistic about the fortune teller!

Qingji has been in power for many years, and he has been in the top position for a long time. He has met countless celebrities and scholars, and there is no one with such potential as Bu Shang!
This child will definitely accomplish a lot in the future!

Qingji gave Bu Shang a very high evaluation in his heart.

Bu Shang, disciple of Confucius, Jin people...

In Qingji's mind, a remarkable figure suddenly appeared, a famous historical figure in the early Warring States period!
"Bu Shang, you said just now that you are from Wenyi, Jin Kingdom?"

"Exactly."

There was some inexplicable look on Bu Shang's face.

Uneasy, he originally planned to have a "question and answer" with Qingji to discuss in detail how to spread the word and let the officials of Wu Kingdom survive the fittest.

Unexpectedly, Qingji would ask Bu Shang about his background?

In fact, Qingji knew that the current Bu Shang was young and might have political talent, but lacked political ability.

In other words, his political ability is a little immature, not enough to take on the big responsibility!

Choosing an official is not a trivial matter.

If it is not done well, it will cause disasters to the people in a place, and there will be complaints...

Wen Yi?
Qingji did know where Bu Shang was born.

In the 21st century BC, it was named Wenyi because of its hot springs.

After Taikang lost his country, Youping was granted the title of Wenyi and established Wenguo because of his meritorious service in assisting Si Shaokang, the monarch of the Xia Dynasty, in destroying the poor country. He was known as "Wen Pinggong" in history.

In the 26th year of Xia Jie, Shang State destroyed Wen State, and Wenyi became the city of Shang Dynasty.

Su Zi, the king of Wen Guo, was originally the doctor of Zhou Guo.

In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu Jifa bestowed twelve towns, including Wenyi, Zhouyi, and Yuanyi, to the great chief officer, Su Waisheng, and enfeoffed them as the State of Wen.

The monarch of Wen State is called Wenzi, or Suzi after the monarch Su's family.

In the second year of King Hui of Zhou (675 B.C.), the prince's decadent rebellion broke out in the Zhou Dynasty. Su Zi was one of the five great officials of the Zhou Dynasty who supported the prince's decadent rebellion.

Before the rebellion was over, the five senior officials first went to Suzi's Wenyi, and then Su Zifeng, the prince, fled to the state of Wei. The state of Wei and the state of Nanyan jointly attacked King Hui of Zhou.

Two years later, Duke Zheng Li and the monarch of the Guo State crusaded Prince Tai and killed five senior officials. Su Zi died in this disaster...

At that time, Wen State had not yet perished.

Wen Zi betrayed the Zhou royal family after the prince's rebellion, and adopted a policy of being close to the Di people. When the Di people attacked Wen, the Zhou royal family did not rescue them, so they perished, and Wen Zi fled to Weiguo.

The Di people withdrew after destroying Wen, and Wen land was owned by the Zhou royal family.

In the 18th year of King Zhou Xiang (635 BC), Wen was bestowed on Duke Wen of Jin by King Xiang of Zhou to reward Jin Wengong for his contribution to the chaos brought by the prince.

After Wenyi entered the state of Jin, he successively became the fiefdom of the Yang family and the Que family, the officials of the state of Jin.

"Bu Shang, I don't know which line of descendants your ancestors are from?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Xiaomin's ancestor is Bu Yan."

"I see."

Qingji nodded slightly.

As a person with a surname, Bu Shang's background is naturally not simple, at least he is a declining nobleman.

The Bu surname is based on the official and occupation as the surname, and belongs to the category of skill as the surname, all of which come from those who were engaged in divination in ancient times.

In ancient times, people wanted to predict good or bad for hunting, battles, wind and rain, maturity, sacrifices, weddings and funerals, diseases, etc., so fortune-tellers came into being, and there were officials in charge of these matters.

Bu Wu is a very important person in ancient times, generally held by the clan leader, or the relatives of the leader, or wise men or elders.

Xia Qi, the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and the younger brother of Taikang, the king of Xia, once held this post, and Teng Shuxiu, the son of King Wen of Zhou, also held this post.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Bu Yan in Jin, Bu Chuqiu in Lu, and Bu Chuqiu in Qin all held this position. Later, some people took their official positions as their surnames, so the surname Bu came into being.

In particular, Bu Yan, a doctor in charge of divination in Jin Dynasty, has superb divination skills and never loses one thing.

This Bu Yan is indeed a great "prophet".

The previous year, there was a "boating battle" between Jin Huigong and Qin Mugong because of the problem of borrowing food, and the relationship between Qin and Jin was not good during this period.

Combining the political and national conditions and the natural phenomenon of the collapse of Shalu Mountain, Bu Yan predicted that "the big blame will almost destroy the country".

In the battle between Qin, Jin and Hanyuan the following year, Duke Hui of Jin was captured.

Later, Duke Wen of Jin was a new soldier, and Bu Yan combined with the political and national conditions at that time, predicted that there would be an invasion from the west, and the Jin army would be able to win a big victory if they made early preparations.

Sure enough, the following year, the battle between Qin and Jinxu broke out, and Duke Mu of Qin was defeated...

This kind of divination technique is not insignificant.

Qingji doesn't even know whether Bu Yan counts as an exhaustive strategy or if he divination it himself!

The divination merchant in front of him made Qingji realize that this is so sacred!

Bu Shang, also known as Zixia, is a member of Confucius' proud disciple, one of the "Ten Confucian philosophers", one of the 72 famous disciples, and is famous for his literature.

After the death of Confucius, Bu Zixia stayed in the tomb of Confucius for three years, and then went to Xihe to set up lectures and spread Confucianism. He traveled all over Fenyang and lived for 55 years.

He has cultivated many talents in governing the world throughout his life.

Famous ones include Wu Qi, Li Kui, Gongyang Gao, Gu Liangchi, Duan Ganmu, Tian Zifang, Qin Huali and so on during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

He intensively studied the teachings of "Poetry", understood the righteousness of "Spring and Autumn", and also mastered "Yi" and "Li".

In his later years, he gave lectures on Xihe, advocating that those who are a monarch must read "Spring and Autumn" to prevent usurpation by powerful officials.

Wei Wenhou personally consulted the state affairs and treated him as a teacher.

It is a pity that Bu Zixia lost his son in his later years, and was so sad that he lost his eyesight...

He is the author of "Bu Zi Shu", "Zi Xia Yi Zhuan", "Sixteen Books of the Holy Gate", "Zhou Yi Bu Shang Zhuan", and co-authored "The Analects of Confucius" with Zi You and others.

In history, Zi Xia Shao Confucius was 44 years old, and he was an outstanding student among the later students of Confucius. He was quick-witted and famous for his literature.

When Zixia was a student, he was praised by Confucius for his unique insights.

Bu Shang was 12 years old, born in 507 BC, indeed!
The young man in front of him is exactly Bu Zixia who "taught Xihe and taught [-] apprentices"!
"Bu Shang, your strategy theory has been read by a few people, and there is nothing outstanding about it. It is quite satisfactory, but the writing is relatively smooth, which is not surprising..."

Qing Ji looked at the Bu Shang meaningfully, and said slowly: "In my opinion, at most, you can be the magistrate of one side of the county, with a rank of six hundred stones, do you not regret it?"

"Little people have no complaints and no regrets!"

Bu Shang replied with a determined look on his face.