Qi Huangong is a politician, and his slogan is "Respect the king and reject the foreign countries", that is, "Respect the Zhou and reject the foreign countries". First of all, your majesty. Zhou's so-called Commander-in-Chief China was thrown like a rag in the corner of Luoyang. No one remembers it for a long time. Qi Huangong found him again and put him on a noble altar. During the Three Kingdoms period, the emperor of Cao Cao was an emperor, similar to the king of Qi Huangong. In 655 BC, Wang Hui, the king of Zhou Dynasty, planned to set up another prince. At first, Qi Huangong called on the governors and monarchs to form an alliance with the King of Zhou, thus establishing the orthodox position of the governors. A few years later, Qi Huangong led many monarchs and doctors sent by King Xiang of Zhou to establish the throne of King Xiang of Zhou. In 65 1 BC, the princes of Lu, Song and Cao were called in to slaughter Confucius in Queque. Deputy Kong was formally appointed as the governor. In the same year, Qi Huangong presided over the alliance as the overlord. After that, it will demand and stop any infringement of Zhou imperial power. Qi Huangong's behavior didn't hurt anyone, and also reduced the envy and inferiority of other countries, which reflected his extraordinary wisdom as a politician.
Compared with respecting the king, Qi Huangong's greater advantage lies in its resistance to foreigners. This is an achievement that has been mentioned in history but seriously underestimated. It is no exaggeration to say that Chinese civilization, which lasted for thousands of years but was still as fragile as a baby at that time, would have suffered a devastating blow more than 2,000 years ago and even killed its cradle. This is by no means alarmist.
Since the reform and opening up in the late Qing Dynasty, people in China often say: If you fall behind, you will be beaten. This is a remarkable feature of the era of hot weapons. However, throughout the history of China for thousands of years, in the era of cold weapons, we have seen examples of western nomadic people being extremely backward. Most of them come from the north, eat and drink blood, and seldom talk. They attacked the advanced Central Plains, defeated it, ravaged it and even completely ruled it. In the war between the advanced Central Plains civilization and the backward nomadic tribes, there are almost no winners except in the prosperous period of Han and Tang Dynasties. Countless losers are sweating like rain. Even the powerful Daqin Dynasty had to rebuild the Great Wall to resist the Huns, not to mention the fact that the Central Plains was completely destroyed in the five major upheavals in China, and the Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty were completely occupied and ruled by two ethnic groups for hundreds of years.
However, in the Yuan and Qing Dynasties, Chinese civilization was deeply rooted, and even if it was completely occupied by foreigners, it could continue to expel or assimilate foreigners. However, in the early Eastern Zhou Dynasty, a small piece of agricultural civilization in the Central Plains had just broken ground, and its ability to resist blows was far from enough. In addition, this small civilization is also distributed in dozens of vassal States, and its power is scattered, so it is easy to be carved up by the Rongdi tribe that just destroyed the Western Zhou Dynasty. Unfortunately, they have already done so.
Di tribe is the ancestor of Xiongnu, and Xiongnu originated from its descendants. In the summer of Shang Dynasty, some descendants of Xia Jie fled to the north, lived on aquatic plants and lived a nomadic life. Their father and daughter followed each other, and their brothers and sisters finally came together. The population is slowly increasing, and the strength is also slowly increasing. During the end of Shang Dynasty, Rong Di paid tribute on time, which was called "famine service". After the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, Rong Di often invaded North China and became the biggest threat to North China. During the period of Zhou Youwang, it destroyed the Western Zhou Dynasty in one fell swoop. After destroying the Western Zhou Dynasty, Rong Di continued to attack the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. According to the strength of all countries at that time, it was difficult for any country to resist the invasion of Rongdi alone. This arduous responsibility of saving the country only by accumulating more strength is now borne by the overlord, and Qi Huangong has become the protector of Chinese civilization. In 664 BC, Shan Rong beheaded Yan and went to help him personally, defeating Shan Rong. In the following 100 years, Yan did not encounter serious diplomatic problems. In 66 BC1year, Bian people attacked Xing and Xing was captured. A new construction capital has been established in the Yi area. The following year, he attacked Wei and was killed. 1926, Wei once again established the capital. It can be said that without Qi Huangong, Guo Xing and Guo Wei would have perished.
The threat of China's civilization comes not only from the north, but also from Chu, which is also an uncivilized south. Chu is a new country, which develops rapidly and poses a great threat to the northern countries. After years of hard work, it has repelled many northern invasions of Chu. In 655 BC, the allied forces invaded Chu, forcing Chu to agree to pay tribute to the Zhou royal family, and at the same time to join the allied forces headed by Qi and obey its command. This is the famous League of Summoning the Grave in history. The Anti-Chu War restrained the invasion of Chu to the north and protected the countries in the Central Plains. In 645 BC, Guan Zhong, the savior of Chinese civilization, died, and the hegemony of Qi came to an end.