Qin Feizi lived under the reign of King Xiao of Zhou Dynasty, when he lived in the dog hill and was famous for his good at feeding livestock.
In ancient times, livestock were not only food, but also fighting power. Rulers tended to raise a large number of horses in order to enrich their country and strong soldiers.
In order to revitalize the Zhou royal family and resist the invasion of Rongdi in the north, King Xiao Zhou propagated horses in the fertile natural pasture between the water and Weihe. In order to show his importance to this matter, he would go to the ranch every year to review it.
Once, when King Zhou Xiaowang inspected the breeding of horses, he heard Qin Feizi's name for the first time. He heard that Qin Feizi was very good at raising horses, and that his horses were strong and handsome.
King Zhou was very interested in Qin Feizi, and immediately called Qin Feizi and asked Qin Feizi about the breeding methods of horses. Qin Feizi answered the questions.
After hearing Qin Feizi's reply, Wang Xiao Zhou was very excited to find a horse keeper. He immediately handed over the important task of horse management to qinfeizi.
Qin Feizi was not responsible for the horse farm, and the number of horses increased greatly through his hands. Wang Xiao of Zhou was very pleased to see him. In order to reward Qin Feizi, he intended to let his father, daruo, inherit his lineage.
However, this matter finally yellow, because there is a powerful Shen Hou in the Zhou Dynasty, and the daughter of Shen Hou married daruo and a son called Cheng. If the king of Zhou filial piety let Qin Feizi inherit the great Luo clan, then the grandson of Shenhou would not have to rely on the side.
Out of his own heart, Shen Hou came up with a method. He offered a plan to the king of filial piety of Zhou Dynasty, which could make Zhou Dynasty and Xirong live together peacefully, and there was no war.
Shen Hou said: "my ancestors married her daughter to Xuxuan of Xirong and gave birth to Zhonghe (the ancestors of Qin and Zhao in Warring States period). Because of this kind of kinship, Zhonghe was attached to Zhou Dynasty, so the western border of Zhou Dynasty was so peaceful. Now, I married my daughter to daruo, the successor of zhongorange, and gave birth to his son. If the king could guarantee that my grandson would inherit the heir of daruo, the Shen and Hu families would ensure that the people of Xirong would obey and make the western border of Western Zhou Dynasty peaceful forever. "
When King Zhou Xiaowang heard, this method was good. It could not only reduce the casualties of soldiers and the people, but also save military expenses. So he gave up the chance to let Qin Feizi return home and not let him have the chance to compete for status.
Considering that Qin Feizi had great success in raising horses after all, he was assigned to Qin Feizi land. As a vassal state of Zhou Dynasty, he gave Qin to qinfeizi, and let him continue the sacrifice of Ying family, which is called Qin Ying.
However, Qin Feizi was only a vassal with a land seal of less than 50 Li, neither the princes nor the Qing and the officials. Until the Qin Xianggong period, the king of Qin was officially listed as princes. Yes?
