Why did the Shang Dynasty move its capital once when it was in danger, but finally resolved the crisis, and why was it named Yin Shang?

After the "Nine Counter-revolutionaries" in Shang Dynasty, the country was teetering, and the new Shang King Pan Geng took over the mess from his younger brother Yang Jia. At this time, the capital of Shang Dynasty was located in Diya (now Qufu, Shandong). During the "Nine Counter-revolutionaries", the capital of Shang Dynasty experienced four migrations. The most important reason for frequent migration is naturally the rapid change of core power within the ruling class, and the newly appointed Shang Wang naturally hopes that all countries can be located in a place with a solid power base. Pan Geng, our 19 merchant king, faced with the intertwined forces of the old aristocracy in the electoral district at the beginning of his reign, posing a great threat to his kingship.

In order to weaken these old nobles who were not unified with themselves, Pan Geng also planned to follow the example of the former Shang kings and solve this problem by moving the capital. However, the emperor's move to the capital is different from that of ordinary people. Now we have to work hard to move a house, not to mention the inconvenient transportation in ancient times. The emperor's move was to rebuild the city palace and a series of supporting facilities, which was a disaster for the people all over the world in times of peace and prosperity, not to mention the crisis in the Shang Dynasty and the depression of people's livelihood.

The biggest resistance is actually not the people, but the aristocratic forces. Once the capital is moved, not to mention exquisite houses and annexed land, the most important thing is that the hard work of rooting and cultivating power for many years has come to nothing, and the situation of actively controlling the king has become a passive situation, and political interests have been sacrificed too much.

So when Pan Geng conveyed the idea of moving the capital, all the aristocratic forces expressed their opposition with one voice. On the surface, these reasons are for the sake of the whole world. The previous relocation of the capital has caused the people to be overwhelmed and the national strength to decline. I hope the King can follow the example of his ancestor Shang Tang, and all his ideas are his own.

Our Pan Geng had already seen through the petty calculations of the nobles. He expected these nobles to say so, and said to them, "Since we moved out of our ancestor Shang Tang's residence in Shang Dynasty, the laws and regulations formulated by Shang Tang have been gradually forgotten, which led to our present situation. I moved the capital this time to move back to Yin Di, where my ancestor Shang Tang lived. I want to convey to the world that our Shang Dynasty is determined to follow the example of our ancestor Xiu De again. Now you are all against it with one voice, showing the world that even we have abandoned the virtues and norms of our ancestors. Then where is the foundation of our Shang Dynasty? "

The nobles wanted to block the mouth of the new Shang king with high-sounding words, but they didn't expect the Shang king's reasons to be more righteous and righteous, so they had to eat Huanglian by themselves.

This move to the capital is not only a heavy blow to these nobles, but also another pain to everyone in the world, but it is said that nothing can be broken. Although what we are saying now is very easy, at that time, Pan Geng must have faced the resentment of the nobles and the incomprehension of the people all over the world, and was under unimaginable pressure. This move to the capital was also the last move to the capital of Shang Dynasty. We now call it Yin Shang because Pan Geng moved the capital to Yin this time.

In a word, on the one hand, Pan Geng wants to consolidate the kingship, and hopes to ease the contradictions within the ruling class through the kingship, end the blood shed with the power transfer of the first nine Shang kings, and let the country recover from the turmoil. On the other hand, Pan Geng fulfilled his promise, carried out the policy of his ancestor Shang Tang, was lenient and kind to the people, and acted in strict accordance with the imperial code of conduct formulated by his ancestors. The Shang dynasty, which was already in a stormy place, finally recovered slowly and its national strength gradually recovered. At this time, the world strongmen came back to pay tribute and surrender again. Of course, Pan Geng is eloquent and virtuous. In fact, we have said many times to follow the strong.

? Next time, let's talk about whether the new Shang king can appreciate the hardships and continue Pan Geng's legacy after his death. Welcome attention!

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