The origin and development of the contradiction between Xia and Dongyi forces: the early distribution map of Dongyi forces.
Primitive society, whether in midsummer or outside the Quartet, did not systematically establish a unified country. At that time, although Dongyi was very powerful, it was still fragmented. As early as Yao Di's time, the leaders of Dongyi had entered the core regime in midsummer. Their leader, Hao Tao, was appointed by Emperor Yao as an important position in charge of criminal law. At that time, the contradiction between midsummer and barbarians was not very prominent. Everyone is in a state of tribal alliance. In order to fight against nature, it is not surprising to choose cooperation.
After all, cooperation is not a long-term solution. Under the guidance of the privatization of consanguinity and property, the way of selecting tribal alliance leaders in the past was first destroyed by Yu Xia. He holds huge military strength and disposable wealth by himself, and inherits the status of ruler in his family. At that time, in order to scare the quartet, Yu Xia hypocritically passed the throne to Hao Tao's son, and let his descendants Xia Qi fight side by side with him, hoping to eliminate his wrong decision through Xia Qi.
Because Boyi, his son, helped Dayu to control the water, Yu enfeoffed Boyi's son and ruled Dongyi in the way of establishing the country, while Boyi accepted the status of the master of midsummer in order to domesticate Dongyi. But Boyi saw through Yu's plan and insisted on not being a leader. He knew that he had no rights and no soldiers, and the power of the tribal alliance was in Xia Qi's hands. If he accepts it, it's just a puppet they used to pacify Dongyi. So he ran away, and Xia Qi established a country belonging to his own family. At this point, the contradiction between Dongyi State and Midsummer State has been forged and fought for thousands of years.
The expansion of dongyi forces in Shang and Zhou dynasties
The Shang Dynasty itself came from the East, and the contradiction with Dongyi was only the struggle between trunks and branches. Shang Tang's ancestral deed was once a member of the tribal alliance, because it was enfeoffed in Shangqiu, but at that time, there was a Lord in midsummer, so the ancestors of Shang naturally dared not develop their power to the west excessively, and they had a strong summer. They set their sights on the east, where there are a large number of orientals and a huge market. Early merchants traded things for things and carried out agricultural production at the same time.
The origin of commercial names in later generations is because a large number of businessmen are engaged in the exchange industry. Wang Hai, the leader of the merchants, invented the method of using Niu Gengdi, which made their tribe surpass many small countries in Dongyi. However, they are not in a hurry to expand, and business activities always need a peaceful environment. Therefore, the early merchants merged with Dongyi in barter trade activities, and both sides were infected by each other's cultural habits, which was an important reason why the leaders of merchants were strongly supported by Dongyi when they replaced Xia Dynasty.
Merchants who successfully entered the Central Plains did not help Dongyi realize the dream of changing from barbarians to summer, but instead separated from Dongyi. This is not the contradiction between the three generations and Dongyi, but a main line of the whole Chinese civilization. People living in China must spread their own civilization to other backward areas, so as to achieve the goal of turning summer into summer. Up to now, the merchants in Dongyi haven't got rid of this rule. It was not until midsummer that they discovered that the problems outside the quartet were so complicated. To govern the world, we must have the means to govern the world, and we must know how to give up our connection with the civilization of our home country. Choosing the good and using it has always been the main theme of history. Under the guidance of this thought, Shang and Dongyi waged a continuous war.
Map of Midsummer and the Battle of Dongyi
Di Xin is a king who pursues martial arts. He is determined to expand his territory. At that time, Dongyi saw that the ability of the Shang Empire to deter the four princes was declining, and felt that this was an opportunity for revenge, so it launched a war to recapture the land taken away by the Shang King from Dongyi. Di Xin didn't flinch. He is always a man who doesn't know how to be afraid. He naively thought that his empire could fight all kinds of wars at the same time. He sent men to attack Le Yi and conquered the Three Temples with a great army.
Di Xin, with its powerful national strength, extended the territory of merchants to the East China Sea and the Yangtze River Basin, but the accumulation in victory was a sign of failure. It is difficult for a person to completely conquer others with martial arts. This is the case with businessmen in Di Xin. Although victory was achieved in the early stage of the conquest of Dongyi, every war was bought with the blood of merchant soldiers, and redundant land was bought with the already scarce population. This consumption of national strength was seized by the Western Zhou Dynasty, and Zhou Wuwang led the western vassal coalition to attack Chao Ge. This time the business failed, and the failure of the slave society represented the demise of the country. The powerful commercial empire perished under the attack of eastern and western governors, and Dongyi took the opportunity to recover the land occupied by commerce for generations and became the overlord of the East again.
The dispute between Zhou and Xu: the rise of Dongyi forces ended in failure.
When Zhou Zong was established in Zhou Wuwang, Dongyi in the East also took the opportunity to rise, occupying a large number of Yin merchants' homeland and restoring its former strength. Throughout the Western Zhou Dynasty, the vassals of Dongyi were the biggest enemies of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Shortly after the death of King Wu, Yin Shang and Dongyi forces joined forces to attack the Western Zhou Dynasty. This war clearly tells us that when a powerful empire collapses, the new empire will inevitably be attacked by weak alliances. This is the case with merchants under the rule of Dongyi and Wu Geng. They don't want to see an empire stronger than them bully their tribe. Launch a rebellion under the banner of restoring the native land of Yin merchants.
At that time, Zhou Chengwang was still a child. Naturally, he could not quell the rebellion. Zhou Gongdan crusaded against the rebels as the Regent, making history a suspense. If the Duke of Zhou did not usurp the throne at that time, why did Guan Gong and Cai Gong, who were monitoring Wu Geng, rebel regardless of their eldest brother's purpose of monitoring the East? It can be seen from the treatment received by King Lu after his death that the Duke of Zhou really crossed the line. The war lasted for three years, and the final winner was the Western Zhou Dynasty. The country of the rebel Wu Geng was dismembered into several small countries. Dongyi didn't suffer much damage, but after this failure, they lurked down.
Zhou Chengwang and Zhou Kangwang created a prosperous time belonging to the Zhou Dynasty. In this era, the Zhou Dynasty was stable at home, and Dongyi dared not invade. However, Xu Yi and Huaiyi among the Dongyi are still stubborn. At that time, the main enemies of the Zhou Dynasty were not only the eastern governors, but also many barbarians who invaded from the south. Judging from the laws in China's history, after the accumulation of prosperous times, it is bound to usher in a period of military prosperity. At that time, Chu led the southern governors to attack the Western Zhou Dynasty. The attack here is not a direct attack near the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, but an invasion of the vassal state of the Western Zhou Dynasty, that is, the warlord named Ji in Jianghan area. Chu Liang's intentions can be analyzed. They want to empty Jianghan plain through war and destroy Zhou together with Dongyi. This is a strategic plan, but it is not worth mentioning in the eyes of Zhou people. Maybe Dongyi did come into contact with Truman. But where is the deeper calculation? The strategic concept of hollowing out Jianghan and connecting Dongyi is too rough. It doesn't look like a national plan for two regions.
Battle map of Zhou dynasty
King Zhao of Zhou saw through the plot of Chu, and after three meetings, he and his ministers repelled Chu. However, the defeat here is only the initiative of Chu to retreat, not how many Chu people directly defeated Zhou Zhaowang. Chu and barbarian troops played a tactic with Zhou Wang, that is, the enemy retreated and I advanced, and the enemy advanced and I retreated. When retreating, there was no population or property left in the Western Zhou Dynasty, so that the three expeditions of the Western Zhou Dynasty were in vain. In those days, fighting was expensive. It takes thousands of miles to March from Guanzhong area to Hanshui area of the Yangtze River, and the daily consumption is an amazing number. How do you think these are the tactics of Truman and Dongyi? At that time, in order to stabilize the rear, the Western Zhou Dynasty also deliberately appeased Dongyi before taking Chu, and Dongyi did submit. But the turning point in history has come. In the third war with Chu, King Zhao of Zhou and his men were completely annihilated. Let Zhou's troops withdraw from Jianghan. Originally, the Chu people and Dongyi, who just wanted to consume the national strength of the Western Zhou Dynasty, had unexpected gains.
Zhao Haoqi's army was buried with him in the Hanshui River. Zhou Shi kept this secret and deliberately avoided the specific cause of death. The sudden death of King Zhao of Zhou made Zhou Shi afraid to fight against Dongyi and Chu people easily. At this time, the state of the whole world power is that Dongyi and Chu Man jointly dominate, while Zhou Shi is in a silent decline. Before Zhou Muwang was born, his position in Zhou Dynasty was just like that of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. He inherited his father's career and revitalized Zhou Shi by force. But he met a powerful enemy, Xu Yanwang, the monarch of Dongyi.
Crown map of Xu Yanwang
Xu Yanwang is a legendary monarch. Although the Xu land under his rule was not as vast as that of the Western Zhou Dynasty, he had the courage to usurp the throne directly and build Xu's capital in more than twelve miles. At that time, the etiquette system of the Western Zhou Dynasty established a strict hierarchical system, and each level had corresponding rules and regulations. According to the rules of the enfeoffment system in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Xu inherited by the Xia Dynasty was only a small enfeoffment country, and the capital size could not exceed three miles. The thirty miles here refers to the weights and measures of the Zhou Dynasty. The king of the Western Zhou Dynasty could establish the capital Jiuli, Fiona Fang. Strictly adhere to benevolence and righteousness, develop the economy independently at home, and make it the most savage in the East. At its peak, there were 36 governors, big and small, who worshipped Xu but not Xu.
When Zhou Muwang was a vassal of the East, he was good at benevolence and wanted to dominate one side. He lost Zhu Gongtong, and thought that Tian Rui was a tyrant and a king, and thirty-six countries lived on land. -"Introduction to the Land of the Kings"
Xu Yanwang is king with its hard power, and its capital size exceeds that of Zhoudu. At that time, Zhou Muwang was too busy to take care of the East, which made Dongyi seem to have surpassed the Western Zhou Dynasty. After returning to Li from Xirong, he secretly contacted Chu in exchange for the invasion of Chu. Interests unite the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Chu people. The Western Zhou Dynasty bullied the east and fell to the west of Mount Tai, containing Xu's energy and vassal state. No one thought that the Chu people would suddenly send troops to attack Xu. You know, a few years ago, the two countries were still cooperating. Yan pursued benevolence and righteousness all his life, but he lost his country. He could have led Bing Xu to fight to the death with the Chu people, but Zhou Zong in the west was still eyeing him. No matter who wins or loses between Xu and Chu, the ultimate loser will be. If Xu Guosheng Lina is also a tragic victory, it will definitely be merged by Zhou Zong in the west. What is the significance of persisting in strengthening the country for the people for many years? Xu Yanwang chickened out. He retired for the people. After the failure, Guo Xu was annexed by the West.