Rebirth of the Evil Life

You can still live if you do evil things! It is unforgivable to do one's own fault!

This sentence comes from "Shang Shu Taijia" (Part 2), which says: "If Heaven does evil, you can still disobey it; if you do evil by yourself, you will not live."

The meaning of this saying is very simple. Disasters caused by God can be avoided; disasters caused by oneself cannot be escaped.

As for who this Taijia is?

His name is Zi Zhi. The eldest grandson of Shang Tang, the son of Taiding, the nephew of Waibing and Zhongren, and the fourth monarch of the Shang Dynasty.

And where did this allusion come from?

After Shang Tang established the Shang Dynasty, he died after reigning for thirty years. The inheritance law of the Shang Dynasty was that after the death of a brother, the throne was passed to the son. Shang Tang had no younger brothers, so his eldest son Taiding should take the throne. However, Taiding died earlier than his father, so Taiding's younger brother Waibing succeeded him. Waibing also died after three years in power, and his younger brother Zhongren succeeded him. Zhong Ren also died after four years in office. At this time, Yi Yin, the founding father of the country, took the initiative, and Taijia, the son of Taiding, succeeded to the throne.

This Taijia became the fourth monarch of the Shang Dynasty. Of course, although it had gone through four generations of monarchs, the Shang Dynasty was still a new country that had just been born. There was still a lot of waste waiting for new things, and because the empire had only been established a few decades ago, and the various tribes around it had not yet been wiped out, the Shang Dynasty at this time was still very fragile.

Therefore, Yi Yin, the founding father of the Shang Dynasty and a veteran of the four dynasties, inherited the throne in Taijia and wrote three articles in a row for Taijia to read, teaching him how to be a good monarch. There is an article titled "Yi Ming", which specifically talks about how to distinguish right from wrong. It clearly explains what kind of things should not be done and what kind of things should be done. There is also an article titled "The Empress", which talks about the legal system during the Shang Tang Dynasty. Taijia was taught that he must act in accordance with the rules set by his ancestors, not abandon his ancestral precepts, and love what he wants.

When Taijia succeeded to the throne, he trusted or feared Yi Yin, the elder of the Four Dynasties. Therefore, under the supervision of his assistant, Taijia's performance was passable in the first two years after taking the throne, but not from the third year onwards. He gave orders arbitrarily, indulged in pleasure, tyrannized the people, made the government chaotic, and violated the laws and regulations established by Tang. Although Yi Yin persuaded him in every possible way, he refused to listen. Yi Yin had to banish him to Tonggong near Shangtang Cemetery (today's north of Yucheng County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province), and let him reflect on his own and serve as regent. When the country was in power, it was known in history as "Yi Yin released Taijia". After Taijia stayed in Tonggong for three years, he repented and blamed himself. Yiyin welcomed him back to Bodu (today's Qiugu-Shu Town of Shang Dynasty) and returned him to power. Taijia, who returned to power, was able to cultivate virtue, and all the princes submitted to King Shang, and the people were at peace.

This allusion refers to the life experience of Taijia. Not being a good king, he acted recklessly and was eventually punished to guard the imperial mausoleum. You know, the imperial tombs in the early Shang Dynasty were very simple. It was just a graveyard, and then a similarly simple palace was built, just for ancestor worship every year.

Under such circumstances, staying there for three years is not a pleasant experience. It was very depressing and life was very poor.

Of course, this was also in the early Shang Dynasty. If it were left to future generations, such a king would have been killed long ago. Yi Yin had long since replaced him. Nor will he be welcomed back to be the king again after seeing him change his ways.

As for who is this Yi Yin? This is also an incredible person. He was also an all-powerful figure in Chinese history.

Yi Yin (1649 BC - 1549 BC), whose surname was Yi, whose given name was Zhi, and whose nickname was A Heng. "Yin" is not a name, but means "right prime minister". He was born in Kongsang in the late Xia Dynasty. Because his mother lived on the Yishui River, he took Yi as his surname. Yi Yin was a famous virtuous prime minister, politician and thinker in the early Shang Dynasty of China, and one of the earliest known Taoist figures. He is also the ancestor of Chinese chefs and the founder of Central Plains cuisine.

It can be said that Yi Yinna is a pretty awesome person. A statesman, a thinker, one of the earliest Taoists, and a chef ancestor. This is the chef ancestor. He is also the founder of Central Plains cuisine. To put it simply, the dishes we eat today were all created by him. Without him, we don’t know what to eat.

Around the beginning of the 16th century BC, Yi Yin assisted Shang Tang in destroying the Xia Dynasty and made great contributions to the establishment of the Shang Dynasty. The theory of "using tripods and spoons" and "harmonizing the five flavors" to govern the world is what Laozi said: "Governing a big country is like cooking small delicacies." This allusion also comes from Yi Yin.

During Yi Yin's tenure as prime minister, he rectified the official administration and gained insights into the people's sentiments, which made the economy of the Shang Dynasty relatively prosperous, the politics relatively clear and clear in the early years of the Shang Dynasty, and the national power of the Shang Dynasty grew rapidly. It laid a very solid foundation for the later Shang Dynasty to become stronger and conquer the surrounding areas.

And Yiyin lived through the five generations of Shang Tang, Waibing, Zhongren, Taijia and Woding monarchs for more than fifty years, and made great contributions to the prosperity of the Shang Dynasty. In the eighth year of Woding, Yi Yin passed away at the age of 100. Woding buried Yi Yin near the capital Bo (southwest of today's He-Nanshang-Qiugu-Shu Town) with the gift of the emperor in recognition of his great contribution to the Shang Dynasty. Yi Yin was enshrined as the "Sage of Shang Yuan" by later generations.

No king of a country can be called a saint, but Yi Yin is called a saint, and he is still a Yuan Sage. You can imagine how awesome this person is!

Of course, there is one more thing that is even more surprising. That is, in terms of medical skills, Yi Yin was the first generation of great wizards in the Shang Dynasty. This great wizard is not a very evil wizard, nor does he know magic. But medical skills! The earliest great wizards were doctors because they could bring people back to life.

In the earliest days, when people got sick, they either had to wait for the body to recover automatically, or they had to wait for death. At that time, medical skills were not popular and were only in the hands of a very few people. Because at that time, it was still the era of oracle bone inscriptions, and it was very difficult to spread writing, and it could only be passed down orally. This leaves very few people studying medicine.

Therefore, anyone who knows medical skills is called a great wizard.

Yi Yin's status in medicine was compared with that of Huangdi and Shennong, and he became the Three Saints!

Simply put, this is an extremely awesome character. As for why its reputation is not obvious. Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that the Shang Dynasty existed for such a long time, and coupled with the achievements of King Zhou of Shang, the biggest impression of the Shang Dynasty in later generations remains on the tyranny of King Zhou of Shang.

In addition, because there were few written records at that time, it was not so well known to future generations.

At this moment, there are twelve big characters written in blood on the wall after the death of Mr. Healthy, which is really thought-provoking. what does that mean? Who did this?

You must know that although the place where Mr. Healthy is detained is extremely free, the security is also extremely tight. Not even flies can fly in. At least no one can kill people here without knowing it, and even leave blood letters.

Who did it?

Two gentlemen, one name comes to mind!