Zheng Guo, a hegemon in the Central Plains, the main hit of several vicious battles in the early Spring and Autumn Period, a relative of the Zhou royal family who did not have five clothes, and was also the youngest princely state in the early Spring and Autumn Period. The first monarch, Zheng Huan, was

Zheng Guo, a hegemon in the Central Plains, the main hit of several vicious battles in the early Spring and Autumn Period, a relative of the Zhou royal family who did not have five clothes, and was also the youngest princely state in the early Spring and Autumn Period. The first monarch, Zheng Huan, was the uncle of King You of Zhou and the grandfather of King Ping of Zhou.

The Zheng Boyou mentioned in the previous issue is Zheng Huangong, who was killed by Rong Soldiers in order to protect the Youwang. His son PuTu succeeded to the throne as Duke Wu of Zheng. At first, Zheng Guo's fiefdom was in what is now the city of Weinan in Shaanxi. But this place is always problematic and is invaded by soldiers. At that time, Zheng Wugong intended to move the country, and in order to help the royal family recover, it was also because of his close relatives, he reported to King Ping, saying that he wanted the land between Yu and Hao.

The State of Yu was in the Xingyang region of present-day western Zhengzhou; the State of Qi, in the area of Xinzheng and Xinmi in the south of present-day Zhengzhou. The two countries of Yu and Xi were hindered by Zheng Guo's great power and sacrificed ten cities.

Seeing that after Tianzi moved east, Duke Wu also had the Ten Cities of Heluo, and he moved east. At the beginning, the capital of the country was first arranged in Jingdi, and now Jingxiang Village, Yulong Town, Xingyang. Later, Duke Wu directly destroyed the state of Wu and moved the capital to the southeast region, which is now the city of Xinzheng. It also swept through the nearby eight countries of Yan and Yi, and seized a large amount of land from other families.

At this time, Zheng Guo was the Spring and Autumn Little Bully, the old and fierce man of the Ji clan. After moving the capital to Luoyi, King Ping no longer had much strength, and there were very few places in Gyeonggi. In the face of the arrogance of his cousin, he was also a little jealous.

Especially later, Duke Wu directly bulldozed the state of Yu. The kingdom was less than a hundred miles away from Luoyang, guarding the eastern capital. King Ping looked at this posture and was even more frightened. In order to comfort his eldest nephew, Duke Wu gave the place west of Zhiyi to the Zhou royal family. Zhiyi, now the Tiger Prison Pass, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, is a natural barrier in the west of Luoyi.

After a series of wars, Zheng Guo, a foreigner, gradually sat firm in the Central Plains and became the small overlord of this side. At this time, Zheng Wugong was still an important minister assisting the royal family, and although the strength of King Ping was not as great as before, his authority was still there. Until the appearance of another small overlord, the royal majesty was completely damaged. He is the son of Zheng Wugong, Zheng Zhuanggong!

In the historical materials recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period, Zheng Guo has a strong sense of existence, in addition to political and military, there are many other stories, such as the fable Zheng Ren Buying Shoes, Zheng Wei Zhifeng, Zheng Wei Sangjian, the host, the famous poems in the book of poetry "Zi Zhen", "Qin Huan" and so on.

By the way, a colleague of mine who lives in Xinzheng commented on Zheng Guo's eastward migration: Zheng Guo is young and grandson, why did he beat Xinzheng.

References: "History of zheng shijia", "Zuo Zhuan", "Chinese Zheng yu", "Chronicles of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty". #郑州头条 #