Ji Jin
Ji Jin (567-549 BC), surname Ji, given name Jin. He was the son of King Ling of Zhou during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and was known as Prince Jin, Prince Jin, Prince Qiao or Wang Qiao, and was revered as the ancestor of the Wang clan. The pre-Qin documents that record the deeds of the Prince Jin include the Book of Yizhou - The Prince's Jin Ci and the Chinese. In later generations, it is recorded that the immortal Wang Qiao, the prince Jin, and one of the earliest immortals in Taoism, whose original character image is Prince Jin. He was born intelligent, gentle and erudite, and did not admire the powerful. He likes to sit still and blow the flute, and his music is like a phoenix singing. After performing the crown ceremony at the age of 15, he assisted the government as a prince. During the Jinping Period, he once sent the then celebrity Shi Kuang to the palace to meet Prince Jin and ask him about the way of a gentleman and the way of governing the country, and Prince Jin quoted from the sidelines and talked about it: "A qualified monarch must first have noble moral character, and a peaceful mentality, must have a perfect concept of governing the country, must formulate effective methods for travel, and be good at calmly observing the development of things, the key is to come up with a solution to the problem." At the heart of governance is knowing people well and being able to organize a team that would otherwise accomplish nothing. Shi Kuang was shocked after hearing this, he did not expect that Prince Jin's governing philosophy at such a young age was so advanced, so mature and his head was the Tao, Shi Kuang was really admiring the five bodies thrown to the ground. It is really regrettable that The Later Prince Jin went away due to illness!
The crown prince of Shengxian tablets
In the second year of the Wuzhou Holy Calendar (699 AD), Wu Zetian named Prince Qiao "Prince Shengxian", changed the title of JinCi temple to "Shengxian Prince Temple", during the Five Dynasties Period Prince Qiao was named "Wubi Zhenjun", during the third year of Emperor Huizong of Song (1113 AD), Prince Qiao was named "Wuying Zhenren", and in the first year of Shaoxing (1131 AD) during the Reign of Emperor Gaozong of Song, Prince Qiao was named "Shanli Guangji Zhenren". Prince Qiao has an extremely important and rich cultural status and important practical significance in ancient Chinese history. First of all, Prince Qiao is the ancestor of China's largest surname, Wang, and has been admired and worshiped by the descendants of the Wang clan for thousands of years. Secondly, the formation and influence of Prince Qiao on Chinese Taoism is multifaceted, he not only opened up the development of Taoist culture, but also played a key role in the production of Taoist music, and had many influences on the use of Taoist cultivation methods, costumes, and props.
Author: Wang Gongjian