This is the 197th original article of Shi Shuxing
As we all know, Western Zhou perished at the hands of King You of Zhou, who lasted only 12 years since he ascended the throne before falling. Of course, the subjugation of the country did not happen overnight, but gradually declined after several generations of "painstaking" management. However, in the half century before him, the Western Zhou Dynasty was rejuvenated, and the history called "Xuanwang Zhongxing" was actually a return to the light of the Western Zhou! And the prosper who brought a short-lived moment to Western Zhou was King Xuan of Zhou, the father of King You of Zhou.
King Xuan of Zhou was fostered in the house of Duke Mu of Zhao, but because of the violent reforms of his father King Li of Zhou, he was driven out of the palace by the rioting people and fled to Yandi (彘地, in present-day Huozhou, Shanxi) without returning. Ji Jing, the Prince of Zhou Xuan, who was still the crown prince at the time, hid in the home of Duke Mu of Zhao to escape the disaster, but the angry people still did not intend to let him go, and surrounded the residence of Duke Mu of Zhao, forcing Mu to take the bus out of Ji Jing, fortunately summoning Mu Gong to be loyal, handing over his son, pretending to be the prince, and dying for Ji Jing, which saved Ji Jing's life.
In the next 15 years, Ji Jing lived a life of darkness, and her father, King Li of Zhou, did not dare to return to the palace in the wilderness, and the country could not be without a monarch for a day, so the affairs of the government were temporarily represented by the second duke of Zhao Mu and the duke of Zhou Ding. Ji Jing hid in the shadows to avoid the scourge of exposing her identity and being killed, while at the same time summoning Mu Gong to learn the art of governing the country.
In 828 BC, King Li of Zhou died in Yandi, summoned Mu Gongshi to push Ji Jing, who had grown up, to the front of the stage, announcing to the world that the crown prince Ji Jing was still in the human world, and joined forces with other princes and ministers to help Ji Jing to the throne as King Xuan of Zhou.
After years of lying down and tasting courage, King Xuan of Zhou knew that the gun was out of power, so as soon as he took office, he reused Mu Gong, Nan Zhong, and others to launch offensive battles in all directions. At that time, there were foxes in the north, Xirong in the west, Huaiyi in the east, and Chu Man in the south, and he sent several times to send Out Wengong, Qin Zhuang's brothers, Sima Cheng's uncle, And the old minister Fang Shu and others to lead the army, and sometimes personally took command, after several years of conquest, the four sides were relieved of all the troubles, and the Western Zhou Xiongfeng was revived, known in history as "Xuanwang Zhongxing".
In his later years, King Xuan of Zhou still went his own way and kept sending troops to conquest, but at this time, he often suffered defeats, and his self-esteem was seriously damaged, and Naturally he would not spare those ministers and generals who had lost battles. Therefore, in his later years, King Xuan of Zhou was murderous, and many ministers were killed in Huangquan. At this time, a nursery rhyme was issued from the people: "The moon will rise, the sun will disappear; the mulberry bow bag, several deaths of the Zhou kingdom." King Xuan of Zhou's suspicions were committed again, and he completely forgot the lessons of his father King Li's violent sealing, so he ordered the confiscation of bows and arrows throughout the country and sent The Doctor Du Bo to supervise the matter.
But after all, the Western Zhou Dynasty did not have a modern and developed Internet, and there would always be omissions in the transmission of information. One day, a woman from Murano went into the city to sell bows and arrows and was caught. When King Xuan found out, he thought that the situation described in the previous nursery rhyme had been fulfilled, and he also took advantage of the situation to execute the woman who sold the bow and arrow. But not long after, King Xuan of Zhou woke up from a nightmare, thinking that the matter had not yet been resolved, so he killed Du Bo, who was not doing a good job. Before dying, Du Bo cried out, "You have wronged me, you have killed me now, and I promise that within 3 years, my wronged soul will come to you to avenge me." King Xuan of Zhou ate this set and ordered the executioner to drop the knife in his hand, and the head of the Du bo man fell to the ground.
Three years later, King Xuan of Zhou went out on a safari, and in the daytime he saw an old man in red robes in the distance, standing on a white horse and white car, holding a red bow and arrow, and an arrow shot over, directly hitting King Xuan's heart, and King Zhou Xuan screamed for his life. It turned out that King Xuanwang saw Du Bo's wronged soul, and this scene was a nightmare that King Xuan of Zhou often had. Because in his later years, King Xuan of Zhou indiscriminately killed ministers, and his heart was naturally weak. In the end, King Xuan of Zhou was tormented by nightmares all day long and died of depression. This tiger-headed Xuanwang Zhongxing came to an end.
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