The biggest political change in the Spring and Autumn Period was the decline of the Son of Heaven and the strength of the princes; During the Western Zhou Dynasty, when the Son of Heaven was powerful, "the Lile conquest came from the Son of Heaven"; In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the situation changed greatly, when King Ping of Zhou moved the capital to Luoyi, the land managed by the Son of Heaven was either seized by Rong Di, or given to the minister as a miner, and the territory of the Son of Heaven was only a few hundred miles of Luoyi, and the Son of Heaven was small and weak at this time.
Many countries did not pay tribute to the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven even asked the princes for money, and when King Zhou Ping died, because the funeral property was not enough, he asked the princes for money before he was buried. After the death of King Huan of Zhou, because of the lack of burial property, he was buried seven years after his death, and the Son of Heaven at this time was very pitiful, and actually lost his status as the co-master of the world.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were more than 140 large and small countries, and the strong ones were called "hegemons", and they made covenants, held alliances, and went around to discuss and control the political situation.
The overlord provided military protection to the small state, and the small country provided tribute to the overlord, and later the tribute became a heavy burden for the small state; If a large country wants to go to war, a small country will have to send troops to fight.
There are two main political slogans for the Chinese overlord to call for in politics, one is "respect the king" and the other is "the king", the two loudest political slogans;
"Respect the King" refers to the overlord's use of the Son of Heaven to have appeal in form, and the use of "Respect the King" to call on everyone to unite;
"Fighting" refers to the threat posed to the Huaxia tribe by the surrounding barbarian Rong Di. Since entering the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the surrounding barbarians, Rong Di has brought a serious threat to the Huaxia people. Recorded in ancient books, "Dongyi", "Nanban","Beidi", "Xirong", of course, this is the approximate name.
It is recorded in the "Legend of the Ram" that "the South Yi and the North Di are in exchange, and China is endless", and the Huaxia people have been threatened by ethnic minorities in both the north and the south, and the slogan of "Zhuyi" is appropriate.
Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons] There are many hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there are five well-known hegemons, and the specific statements of the five hegemons are different.
Xunzi Wangba" takes Qi Huan Gong, Jin Wen Gong, Chu Zhuang Wang, Wu Lu and Yue Goujian as the five tyrants.
"White Tiger Tongyi" takes Duke Qi Huan, Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Mu of Qin, King of Chuzhuang, and Wu Lu as the five tyrants.
Mencius takes Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Xiang of Song, Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Mu of Qin, and King Zhuang of Chu as the five tyrants.
From this point of view, Wuba is not an exact statement, but just a general term.