| Spring and Autumn Period is full of changes and reforms in Chinese history. The relation between Zhou imperial court and kingdoms ruled by ducks and princes is complicated. This paper will study the changes of the relation between the Zhou imperial court and kingdoms ruled by ducks and princes, based on historical documents and literatures.From the end of West Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou imperial court fell from the top and became weaker and weaker. Emperor Li's autocratic rule led to"Guo Ren Rebellion", which stroke a heavy blow at the West Zhou Dynasty. Emperor You doted on Baosi and announced her son to be his successor instead of prince. So marquis Zeng allied himself with Quan Rong to launch a punitive expedition against West Zhou and killed emperor You in front of Mountain Li. The empire periled. In 770BC, emperor Ping moved to"Luoyi"and started the Dynasty which was called East zhou Dynasty.When the empire moved to"Luoyi", it became weaker and the area ruled by the emperor became smaller, but in name the emperor of Zhou was still the master of the whole country who was recognized by all the ducks and princes. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the imperial court was still able to maintain its ruling position. The emperor of Zhou was able to carry out his power and ducks and princes still had an audience with him. Meanwhile, with the development and expansion in the past 200 years kingdoms ruled by ducks and princes became stronger and more powerful and exceeded the imperial court. Kingdoms like Qi, Qin,Jin,Chu whose strength were greatly reinforced after reforms had become the strong countries in Spring and Autumn Dynasty.Because of the Zhou imperial court's enervation the area ruled by the emperor was smaller and smaller, the ethnic minorities expanded and went into central China and invaded the kingdoms ruled by ducks and princes. At that time there was an urgent need that a super power to stand out against the invasions. So super powers such as Qi... |
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