In our common sense, the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty are two dynasties, the so-called "Xia Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is divided into two sections, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period". The Western Zhou Dynasty was founded in BC 1046. After the King of Wu destroyed the Shang Dynasty, Haojiang, the capital, was today's Xi 'an. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was formed after Zhou Pingwang moved eastward to Luoyang in 77 1 BC. Since Pingdong moved to the east, the Zhou royal family has plummeted, without any prestige, and there is no possibility of ZTE.

In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, this period of history was divided into two parts, namely, 476 BC, because Tian Jia of Qi replaced Qi. This period of history did not end until Qin Shihuang destroyed the Six Kingdoms in 22 1 BC. It seems that we understand that the period from 1046 BC to 77 1 year BC is the Western Zhou Dynasty, which is the "gloomy and literary" society that Confucius always yearned for. At this time, our world was decided by Zhou. Although the vassal is a monarch, he needs to pay tribute to Zhou and report to Beijing regularly. When Zhou crusaded against the rebels, the vassal States also sent troops. From 770 BC to 22 BC1year, it was collectively called the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and was divided into the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period with 476 BC as the boundary. There were still many countries in the Spring and Autumn Period, but it was mainly the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period who had the final say. During the Warring States period, there were only a dozen countries, but there were only seven big countries, the so-called "Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period", and these seven countries had the final say during this period.

It stands to reason that the Zhou Dynasty was weak enough, but the reality was often more cruel. During the Warring States period, the Zhou royal family split again, and two countries, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty, appeared. In terms of time, the Western Zhou Dynasty perished and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was divided into the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. How could there be "Eastern Zhou" and "Western Zhou" in the Warring States Period?

I see. In 440 BC, Wang Kao named his brother Huan Gong of the Western Zhou Dynasty in Henan Province, thus forming a small country with the Western Zhou Dynasty as its national title. It must be remembered that the Western Zhou Dynasty is the name of a country, not the Western Zhou Dynasty established by Zhou Wuwang. ) Later, the son of Zhou Wangkao rebelled, and Zhao Chenghou took the opportunity to split the Zhou Dynasty, which had no place to "divide the week with Korea", and became two small countries, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty. To Zhou Nanwang, that is, in 3 15 BC, the Eastern and Western Zhou Dynasties split and Zhou Nanwang moved to the Western Zhou Dynasty.

This is not out of nothing, it is all based on history. In addition to Sima Qian's Records of the Historian Zhou Benji, there are also detailed records in historical books such as Warring States Policy and History of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. For example, the first and second volumes of the Warring States Policy recorded the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty respectively. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty came before the Western Zhou Dynasty, indicating that the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had a higher status. This clearly shows that there were two countries in the Warring States period, namely the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty.

We often say that in the Spring and Autumn Period, "Rites collapsed and music broke down" and "Rites and music conquered the princes". This shows that the Zhou royal family has declined at this time and the whole social order has collapsed. Although the Zhou royal family was weak at this time, it was nominally the "co-owner" of the world. No matter how big other countries are, the monarch is just a king, and no matter how small the Zhou Dynasty is, the monarch is also the son of heaven. Even the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period did not dare to challenge the authority of Zhou Tianzi. For example, although Qi Huangong "combined the strength of nine kings to conquer the world", he still wanted to "respect the king and be arrogant"; Although he wanted to win the Central Plains, he had to leave angrily in the face of Wang's righteous words. But in the Warring States period, it was completely different, and the situation changed greatly. For example, during the reign of Qin Xiang, Qin Jun and He were also called "Western Emperors" and "Eastern Emperors", and this ceremony was held in Luoyang, the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, or the Zhou Emperor crowned the two kings himself. This scene has to be embarrassing! Knowing this background, we can understand that Zhao is just a second-class vassal state, but he can "divide the week with Korea."

This history is based on facts, and most people have never heard of it, just because it is not mentioned in history textbooks. "Historical Records of Zhou Benji" said: "Wang Kao sealed his brother in Henan for the sake of Huan Gong and the continuation of Zhou Gong's official position. When Huan Gong died, Wei Zigong stood up for him. " The ancestor of the Western Zhou Dynasty was Zhou's younger brother Huan, and the scope of the Western Zhou Dynasty was in today's Luoyang City and its west. Due to the decline of the Zhou royal family, the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty became a powerful man around Zhou Wang, and his ruling place was in the city. The Western Zhou Dynasty was often bullied by big countries because of its weak national strength. In addition, it is also restless, and the story of "brothers hitting the wall" often happens. There are also many contradictions between it and the fraternal relationship of the divided Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and wars occur from time to time. We can see from the Warring States Policy that there are always records of "the battle between the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty" and "the battle between the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty". In the fifty-ninth year of Zhou Nanwang, that is, in 256 BC, the Western Zhou Dynasty offended the State of Qin because it participated in the warlord's war against Qiang Qin.

So "Zhao Haoqi, the king of Qin, was furious and made the general falsely attack the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the Western Zhou Dynasty and the State of Qin, they suffered sudden losses. He gave his city 36 and his mouth 30 thousand. Qin was offered by him and returned to his king of Zhou. Zhou Wang died suddenly and Zhou Min died in the east. " (See Historical Records of Zhou Benji) It is that sentence, "If you don't do it, you won't die". The Western Zhou Dynasty should have "picked up its tail to be a man", but it happened that it wanted to "punch a swollen face and fill a fat man" to provoke Qin, which was tantamount to "breaking ground on a lion's den". Because Qin sent troops, the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty ceased to exist. Let's talk about the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The ancestor of the Principality of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was the Duke of East Hui Zhou. There are different opinions about the identity of the founding monarch of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the reasons for the division of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Among them, there are three most representative statements. First of all, the Duke of East Hui Zhou is the youngest son of Duke Wei of Zhou, that is, the younger brother of Duke Xi of Zhou; The second theory is that the Duke of East Hui Zhou is the grandson of Duke Wei of Zhou, that is, the son of Duke Xi of Zhou. Another theory is that he is the son of Zhou Wang. We can't jump to conclusions about who is right or wrong. Let's see how it is recorded in the history books.

According to the traditional view, the Duke of East was enfeoffed to the old duke in the second year of King Xian of Zhou, that is, after the death of Duke Wei of Zhou in 367 BC. Let's take a look at historical documents such as Historical Records, Zhou Benji, and Han Feizi's Theory of Hiding. In fact, after the death of Duke Wei of Zhou, his youngest son Gen became independent at the instigation of Zhao and Han, and was established in his hometown. Today, the cultural relics of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty are located in Kangbei Village, west of Xiaoyi Town, gongyi city, Henan. "Historical Records of Qin Benji" contains: "In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the monarch and the minister conspired to be Qin, and the Qin envoy was the prime minister, so he was punished and entered his country." This year was the first year of King Xiang of Qin Zhuang, that is, in 249 BC, the Principality of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty perished.

This year, the Zhou Dynasty was completely destroyed, and the Zhou Dynasty, which ruled the world for 800 years, finally came to an end. The general trend of the world seems to be very clear. "If it is closed for a long time, it will split." It was Qin who ended all this.

From 230 BC to 22 BC1year, it took Qin Shihuang1year to destroy Yanzhao in the north, Han Wei in the central plains, Qi in the east and Chu in the south. At this point, the chaotic situation of "the world is suffering and fighting endlessly" has ended. Qin Shihuang "abolished feudal counties", and there was no vassal state in China. Although there were vassal enfeoffments in Han Dynasty, Western Jin Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, the time was very short. After that, the captaincy was just a title, and then, even his own territory was gone. This is a historical trend, as Liu Zongyuan said in On Feudalism: "Feudalists are not saints, but also powerful."