The Zhou Dynasty is a very important dynasty in the history of our country, not only because of its eight-hundred-year-long history, but also because it inherited two different social forms.
Western Zhou gradually became stronger under the rule of King Wen of Zhou, and according to legend, he was taken eight hundred steps out of the mountain by this Jiang Ziya, and Jiang Ziya returned to the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years. Of course, this is a myth and legend, but it can also be seen from the side that King Wen of Zhou is thirsty for talent, and the country will be strong when gathering talented people, and King Wen of Zhou has led the tribe of Zhou to become a powerful force. Less than two years after King Wu of Zhou took over power, he gathered other tribes to challenge Shang Tianzi, and the powerful Zhou Dynasty defeated the old Dynasty Shang Tianzi and then created its own dynasty.
The Zhou Dynasty was divided into Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou, mainly based on the change in the location of the capital, while Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou were two different social forms. Western Zhou is like Xia Shang, Zhou Tianzi's sense of existence is supreme, and all records revolve around Zhou Tianzi. Eastern Zhou was the complete opposite, Zhou Tianzi's sense of existence was extremely weak, and the power of speech belonged to those hegemonic hegemonic countries, they replaced Zhou Tianzi to maintain social stability, the princely states fought each other, large countries annexed small countries, small countries were vassals of large countries, and a spring and autumn Warring States war map was opened.
The Qin Dynasty was originally a small border state, and the princely states that Zhou Tianzi did not recognize were relatively weak in strength. The State of Qin was geographically far away from the Central Plains, but it often fought with Xi Rong, so that it was not only free from being invaded by other Central Plains countries, but also developed a fierce fighting style. The State of Qin grew up slowly in this way, and the State of Qin drove away Xi Rong to recover many of the Western Qi lands of the Zhou Dynasty, and Zhou Tianzi finally recognized the status of the princes of the State of Qin. The latecomers, under the leadership of Qin Shi Huang, swept away the Liuhe and established a unified Qin Dynasty, and Qin Shi Huang became the first emperor of the ages.
There is a princely state qin shi huang has not eliminated it during his lifetime, and let it exist for 907 years, longer than the Zhou Dynasty, so which princely state is this princely state? Why could it be different from other princely states and escape the iron horse of Qin Shi Huang?
This peculiar princely state was named Wei, and it was when the Zhou Gong assisted the government that destroyed the rebellion of Wu Geng, a remnant of the Shang Dynasty, and divided his brother Uncle Kang, using his brother's kinship to manage the territory of Chaoge, and the princely state that was sealed was Weiguo. At that time, the mountains and rivers were steep, and the transportation was very inconvenient, so I could only rely on relatives or heroes to manage the land in the distance. The Wei kingdom, like other large and small princely states, was thus formed.
The geographical location of Weiguo is relatively special, it is the location of the Shang Dynasty capital Chaoge, this place has also suffered from the Wu Geng rebellion, so the governance of this place must be very cautious, not too high-profile, all throughout the 907 history of Weiguo, there are very few recorded texts, except for Wei Wugong helped Zhou Tianzi to drive away the Rong people once showed a big face, the rest simply has no sense of existence.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the major hegemons often maintained those small countries, and when the Warring States Era began, the small countries were no longer protected, and the Seven Heroes of the Warring States wantonly continued to annex. Wei Guo was originally a small country that had been hovering between being destroyed, and finally became a vassal state of the Wei state to gain a slight foothold. After Qin Shi Huang swept away Liuhe, Wei Guo became a vassal state of Qin Guo, so why didn't Qin Shi Huang directly eliminate Wei Guo?
It turned out that Wei Guo and Qin Guo had an unusual relationship. The Shang martingale of the Weiguo once made the Qin State a powerful existence through a change of law, and this kindness must not be forgotten by the Qin State. Then there was the merchant Lü Buwei who defended the country, who had become the chancellor of the Qin state, and no one wanted to destroy his hometown. The god of war of the White Qin Kingdom, he is also from the Wei Kingdom, and Qin Shi Huang will also consider his own love and psychological feelings.
In fact, the ultimate reason is that Wei Guo has long become a vassal state of the Qin State, and the consistent low profile makes it look harmless, Qin Shi Huang did not want to spend time to consider eliminating it for a long time, and whether he existed or not had no impact on the Qin Dynasty, which was the ultimate reason why it was able to evade qin shi huang's elimination.