This passage of "Reading the Minutes of Reading History and Public Opinion" tellsThe state changes during the Warring States period and the decline of the Zhou dynasty.
Warring States Period,Weak countries are eliminated first, and in the end only seven powers remained.
With the decline of the Zhou royal family, the territory gradually decreased, leaving only Henan, Luoyang and other places and seven cities.
Original:The weak will die first, and the strong will die later. As for the Warring States of Lingyi, there are only seven monarchs who survive, and Tian Qi and Sanjin are not the old Spring and Autumn Period.Translation:Weak nations are wiped out first, and strong nations perish later.Lu Shi said: Qin changed to Rong, Chu changed to barbarians, Yan changed to Zhai, Zhao, Wei, Han, and Qi usurped the country, and Zhou was in danger with empty names!」
The Zhou room declined, and the owners were Henan, Luoyang, Gucheng, Pingyin, and Yanshi. Gong and Wu are only seven cities.
By the Warring States Period, there were only seven powerful countries left, and Tian Qi and Sanjin were no longer the old forces of the Spring and Autumn Period.
Lü commented: "The state of Qin was changed from the Rong people, the state of Chu was changed from the barbarians, the Yan state was changed from the Zhai people, and the states of Zhao, Wei, Han, and Qi were obtained through usurpation and chaos. Only the Zhou Dynasty is maintained with an empty name, and the situation is very dangerous!”
With the decline of the Zhou royal family, the territory it owned was only Henan, Luoyang, Gucheng, Pingyin, Yanshi and other regions, as well as seven cities such as Gong and Wushi.
Original:Lu Shi said: Zhou Duqi, Feng, Fu Bu Gong, Luo, by the mountains and rivers, the situation is very strong. Ban Dialect'Luoyi and Zongzhou pass through Fengji, east and west are long and north and south are short, and the short and long are covered for thousands of miles'Yes also. King Ping moved eastward, giving Qin Yiqi and abundant land, while Zhou was weak;Both cut the tiger prison Zheng, Jiuquan Zheng, Xiangwang and Wen, the original number of Yi in Jin, and Jidian Yi cut. 」Translation:Lü said in the text: "The capital of the Zhou Dynasty was in Qishan and Fenghao, and later the capital was built in Gong and Luoyi, these places are surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is extremely magnificent.
Bangu once said, 'Luoyi is connected with the fiefdom of Zongzhou, the east-west direction is longer, the north-south direction is shorter, and the short and long phase increases by about a thousand miles'.
2023 Post Sprint Race After King Ping moved eastward, he gave the land of Qishan and Feng Ho to the Qin State, and the Zhou Dynasty began to weaken;Later, he gave the Tiger Prison to Zheng Guo, Jiuquan to Yu State, and King Xiang of Zhou gave several provinces such as Wen County and Yuan County to Jin State, so that the Zhou Dynasty's Qidian land became less and less. "During the Warring States period, weak and small countries were wiped out first, and strong countries perished later.
The brutal course of history also reminds us that no matter how strong a country is, it needs to be vigilant against external threats and internal corruption.
Lu Shi commented that the rise of many powerful countries is through usurpation and chaos, and the change of power is often accompanied by chaos and turmoil, and for a country, a stable social order and a fair legal system are very important.
The territory of the Zhou Dynasty gradually decreased, and finally only Henan, Luoyang and other places and seven cities remained.
The decline of the Zhou Dynasty has a long history and many factors, as well as internal corruption and external pressure.
Therefore, regardless of whether there are internal or external troubles, we must also remain vigilant and be prepared for danger in times of peace.