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The Eastern Zhou Empire has a long history, but its rulers are no longer true emperors. The Eastern Zhou Empire once dominated the Central Plains, but now the Sons of Heaven have become phantoms of power. During its long 500-year history, the Eastern Zhou Empire gradually weakened, and other countries gradually became independent. The only reason why the Eastern Zhou was not overthrown was that the nations feared joining forces against the up-and-coming countries, so peace lasted for quite a long time.
As a result of the initial damage, the Eastern Zhou Empire lost a large area of territory and its sphere of influence drastically reduced. After King Ping moved eastward, the territory of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was eroded by many Rongdi tribes, which made the territory shrink day by day. In the end, the territory ruled by the Son of Heaven was only about two hundred kilometers and was limited to the area around Luoyang. The loss of territory meant that it was impossible to maintain military repression over the princes.
In fact, at the time of the collapse of the Western Zhou Dynasty, although the Son of Heaven was killed and the royal palace was destroyed, the princes remained loyal. The princes of Qin Xiang, Wei Wugong, Jin Wenhou, Zheng Wugong and other princes all showed their desire to support the revival of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. These princes were very powerful at that time. Later, however, King Ping of the Eastern Zhou unexpectedly chose to move eastward instead of recovering the lost land, rewarding the lost land to the Qin state, which made the Qin state excited. King Zhou's decision raises follow-up questions.
Initially, the relationship between the Eastern Zhou and Zheng Guo was relatively harmonious, and the Marquis of Zheng was a retainer of the Son of Heaven in the early days, similar to the prime minister. However, as Zheng gradually came to prominence, King Zhou Ping began to see it as a threat. In the midst of the tensions, King Heng of Zhou removed Zheng Zhuang Gong from his post, leading to a further deterioration in relations between the two sides. However, Zheng Guo was very important to the Eastern Zhou during the Zhongxing period, because Zheng Zhuanggong's grandfather, Zheng Huan Gong, was the uncle of King Youyou of Zhou, and the two were related, so they were once close and have always been loyal supporters. However, with the gradual collapse of the Eastern Zhou, relations deteriorated and eventually turned into fighting. After this battle, Zheng defeated Zhou Tianzi, and the authority of the Eastern Zhou Empire completely collapsed.
There were various reasons for the failure of the Eastern Zhou Empire to flourish, such as internal political chaos and external troubles. The Eastern Zhou Empire has gradually declined in its long history, and its existence for 500 years is already an incredible miracle. And true revival is almost impossible.
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