Li Fengshui in Han Dynasty
However, when the word "land of abundance" first appeared in history books, it was not Sichuan. Where did the earliest "land of abundance" refer to? This should start with a difficult problem faced by Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, that is, in February of the lunar calendar in 202 BC, shortly after Gaixia defeated Xiang Yu, the overlord of the western Chu State, Liu Bang decided to proclaim himself emperor in Shandong, and the title was later "Han".
Since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), it has been faced with the problem of choosing the capital. At first, Liu Bang and his men probably wanted to take Guanzhong, the birthplace of Zhou and Qin Dynasties, as the foundation of the country and imitate Xianyang at that time. So they went west and passed Luoyang, the old capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Luoyang is a thoroughfare, where merchants gather, all the wealth and goods in the world gather here, and there are countless treasures. Liu bang was originally the county magistrate of Pei county, and he was an ordinary person. When he came to the bustling Luoyang, it was really like villagers entering the city. When they felt that everything was fresh, they decided not to go west into Guanzhong, and took Luoyang as their capital directly.
Just when Liu Bang wanted to make Luoyang his capital, the appearance of a garrison soldier changed his mind.
Among those who fought alongside Liu Bang, there was a general of the State of Qi named Yu. He has a friend named Lou Jing. When Liu Bang was in Luoyang, Lou Jing was only ordered to go to Longxi to guard the border. When he passed by Luoyang, he found General Yu, hoping that he could introduce himself to Liu Bang.
General Yu saw the emperor wearing a tattered sheepskin coat and wanted to change clothes.
Who knows, Lou Jing is also a person with personality. He said, I just went to see an emperor. It's the same to wear silk or coarse clothes and change any clothes.
At that time, capable people often had this temper, and there was a legacy of "leaving no grandfather here and leaving their own place" in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. General Yu couldn't twist it, so he asked Liu Bang for instructions.
Maybe he just became emperor, and Liu Bang didn't have any airs, especially when he heard that he was a garrison soldier, not a Confucian scholar he hated most, so he readily agreed.
When Lou Jing saw Liu Bangshi, he said, "Your Majesty is in Luoyang. Do you want to compete with Zhou Shi? " Do you want to take Luoyang as the capital to compete with the previous week? Liu bang replied, yes, what happened? Lou Jing wants this. He began to "teach" Liu Bang from history.
Your way of winning the world by Liu Bang is very different from Zhou's. At that time, Zhou Zhongjun traveled all over the world, and the world returned to the heart. When Zhou Wuwang crusaded against Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the leaders of 800 tribes met unexpectedly in Jin Meng. Later, he became king and built Luoyang as the eastern capital, making it the center of the world and extending in all directions.
Therefore, Wang Youde, Tao Yi Tian Xia. But without virtue, it is easy to be surrounded by enemies from all over the world and perish. Because it is all here, we can't rely on the dangerous terrain, but we can only cherish the world with benevolence. Therefore, when Zhou was in power, Luoyang was in the world and the four seas surrendered; When it declined, Zhou couldn't control the situation and was destroyed in Luoyang.
Now, starting from 3,000 people, you fought against Xiang Yu in Xingyang, fighting 70 battles and 40 battles. You think that you destroyed Qin and gained the virtue of the world, but in fact you lost the lives of the people, who were displaced and divided. So you still want to follow the example of Zhou Chengwang and Zhou Kangwang and control the world by morality in Luoyang?
As Luoyang was no good, Lou Jing recommended Guanzhong as his capital, where Qin had been operating for many years, with a good foundation, fertile land and a large population.
One of Liu Bang's greatest advantages is that he can listen to advice. Hearing this well-founded statement, he immediately dismissed the idea of making Luoyang his capital, but his heroes who fought for the world did not buy it.
Most of the heroes who followed Liu Bang to conquer the world were former Chu people, but also Koreans, Zhao people and Qi people, except Qin people. Everyone didn't want to leave their hometown too far and ran to the westernmost end of Qin land.
Although everyone thinks so, we can't say so, so we can talk privately with an open attitude, so we talked about Feng Shui: Zhou and Qin Dou, who once made their capital in Guanzhong, died, indicating that the king of Guanzhong was exhausted and unfit to be the capital.
Others say that Luoyang has no dangerous terrain, with high risks in the east, Xiaoshan and Mianchi in the west, backed by the Yellow River and facing Yishui and Luoshui, which is enough to rely on. It seems that as long as people want to do something, they can always find countless reasons, all of which are to decide their views and positions, and to decide their heads and butts.
Finally, Liu Bang hesitated, and then Sean spoke.
Sean refuted these heroes' opinions: Luoyang has risks to defend, but Luoyang has a small gas field, and Fiona Fang is hundreds of miles away, surrounded by enemies.
Guanzhong is different. The east is faith, the west is Shu, the south is the grace of Bashu, the north is the benefit of being surrounded by tigers, and the fertile land is thousands of miles away, which can be defended on three sides and controlled by governors in the east.
When the world is stable, the Yellow River and Weihe River can transport the world's grain to the capital. If there is chaos in the world, it can be solved downstream. This is the so-called "golden city, a thousand miles away, a land of abundance" (historical records: staying in the Hou family).
Liu Bang heard that even Sean said Guan Zhong was good. It seems that Guan Zhong is really good. On the same day, he ordered the west to make Guanzhong its capital and build Chang 'an with Xianyang as its stronghold.
In addition to historical records, The Warring States Policy also records that when Su Qin went to the State of Qin to persuade Qin Huiwen to adopt the Lian Heng strategy, he once said that the land in the Guanzhong area of Qin was "abundant".
Later, the political and economic center of gravity moved eastward, and Guanzhong's strategic position declined. Since Li Bing built Dujiangyan at the end of the Warring States Period, Chengdu Plain has gradually become the "land of abundance" in people's eyes.
In Longzhong Dui, it is said that "Yizhou is in danger, fertile land is thousands of miles away, and the country of abundance", and Sichuan and Shu are also called "the country of abundance". Therefore, today we think that "land of abundance" always refers to Sichuan area.