Jiang Shang, also known as Ziya, was also called Lu Shang because his ancestor was granted the title of Lu Di. Later generations revered him as Jiang Taigong, and his Taoist name was "Flying Bear". His life is a legend from dormancy to success.
Jiang Shang went through ups and downs in his early years. He slaughtered cattle and sold meat in Chaoge, and set up a stall to sell wine in Mengjin. However, he always had his heart in mind and studied the governance of the country and the art of war. When he was over seventy years old, he was fishing in the Wei River, fishing for princes with a straight hook, and finally met Jichang, King Wen of Zhou, who was thirsty for talents. After a conversation, Ji Chang marveled at his talent, called him "Tai Gong Wang", and invited him to assist the Zhou family, starting his journey to turn things around.
He assisted King Wen to accumulate national strength, and assisted King Wu Jifa to plan strategies. In the Battle of Muye, he defeated the large army with a small number, defeating the Shang Zhou army in one fell swoop, and laid the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years. After his success, he was granted the title of Yingqiu in Qi. He developed fishery, salt, industry and commerce according to local conditions, making Qi quickly become a powerful country in the East, and paving the way for Qi Huan Gong to dominate the princes in later generations.
From being a commoner in the market to being an emperor's advisor, from fishing on the Weishui River to being granted the title of Marquis of Qi, Jiang Shang wrote a magnificent chapter in the troubled times with his talent of understanding the world and the earth, and wrote a magnificent chapter that "the world is divided into three parts, and two are used to serve Yin".
