Why and how did the Western Zhou Dynasty perish?

In 78 1 year before the bonfire, Zhou Youwang succeeded to the throne, and he appointed a profitable father, Shiguo, to be in power. Political corruption aroused the resentment of the Chinese people. Three years (779 BC) failed to defeat the Rokutasu Army.

At the same time, natural disasters were frequent, and the internal and external affairs of the Zhou Dynasty were difficult. Wang You loves you and praises you. Wang You abandoned the daughter of Shen Hou and Prince Yijiu and praised you with a beautiful woman instead. His son Fu Bo (one for Pan Bo) became a prince.

Yijiu fled to Shen, and Yijiu's mother was the daughter of Shen Hou. Shen Hou joined forces with Gou Guo and Xi Gou to attack You Wang. He killed the king at the foot of Mount Li, and Quan Rong took the opportunity to plunder a lot of treasures. The Western Zhou Dynasty is over.

With the help of governors, Yi Jiu ascended the throne, took Wang Ping as the land, and moved to Luoyi the following year. Since then, history has entered the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Before 77 1, the Western Zhou Dynasty perished.

1. After King Youwang ascended the throne, droughts and earthquakes occurred one after another, which seriously damaged the production of the Zhou Dynasty and plunged the social order into chaos and turmoil. The fatuous Zhou Youwang turned a blind eye to this and indulged in dissolute life all day.

He dotes on his beautiful wife's praise very much, especially after giving birth to his son Bofu. He abolished the original Empress Shen Hou and Prince Yi Jiu and changed them into commendations. After that, he became a prince and staged a farce of "bonfire drama princes".

3. In order to be arrogant and extravagant, Wang You promoted Shiguo's father, who was good at flattering others and benefiting others, to be an official, which aggravated exploitation and caused widespread dissatisfaction among the people.

4. Shen Hou was very angry that her daughter was abolished after her application. He joined forces with the country, colluded with the dog Rong clan to criticize you Wang Daxing, and * * * attacked Haojing, the capital of Zhou Dynasty.

Although you Wang called the police in the bonfire, the governors of various countries did not send troops to deal with him for fear of being teased again. When Haojiang fell, you Wang fled to the foot of Lishan Mountain and was killed and captured by Rong people.

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The poem says: On a fine night, Guan Chun is played in the palace, and the bonfire is in the sky for no reason. Pity the suffering of all the people, stop laughing at the princess.

After Zhou Xuanwang ascended the throne, he appointed talents politically and militarily, and temporarily restored the national strength of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which was called "Wang Xuan Zhongxing" in history.

However, in his later years, Zhou Xuanwang's foreign troops were defeated one after another, especially by Jiang Rong in the battle of 1,000 mu, and the division of the South China (now the area between the Yangtze River and the Han River) was completely annihilated. In addition, he acted arbitrarily, made no suggestions, and killed ministers indiscriminately, which made Wang Xuan's resurgence short-lived, and also laid the groundwork for the demise of Zhou Youwang's Western Zhou Dynasty.

In order to avoid the dog, Zhou Pingwang and his ministers discussed moving eastward. Duke Zhou objected that moving the capital to Luoyi (now Luoyang, Henan Province) was not conducive to rule, but he did not listen. So in the second year after he acceded to the throne (770 BC), he moved the capital to Luoyi under the escort of princes such as Zheng, Qin and Jin.

After Zhou Pingwang moved eastward, the jurisdiction of the Zhou Dynasty was greatly reduced and it became a small country. In addition, Zhou Pingwang got the support of Shen Hou and indirectly committed the crime of patricide, so Zhou Pingwang was not respected by the governors. As a result, the Zhou royal family began to decline and history entered the Spring and Autumn Period.

His drought-striken fields moved to the east and began the rule of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. But at this time, the royal family of Zhou Dynasty had declined, and the vassal power was growing.

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