The Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties are two periods in which historians have divided the Zhou Dynasty into. Western Zhou began with King Wu of Zhou, who died at King You of Zhou, and Eastern Zhou began with King Zhou Ping, the son of King You of Zhou, moving the capital to Luoyi.
The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was a very special period, but also a very characteristic period. In this period, the nominal monarch - Zhou Tianzi was actually unable to actually govern the princes, a Zhou royal family that was not strong and only nominally monarch actually had four civil unrests, in addition, the Eastern Zhou period was divided into two periods in history, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, before the Warring States, the princes still nominally respected the King of Zhou as the Son of Heaven, and soon after the warring states began, the princes were each called kings, that is to say, all the princes were kings, and the Zhou royal family was on an equal level, who still took care of the Zhou royal family, surely no one did this. Moreover, shortly after the beginning of the Warring States period, the Zhou royal family, with its own projectile land, actually engaged in sub-feudalism, and created two small princely states of Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou.
The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was not actually a dynasty, but could only be called a period. This article refers to it as a dynasty, just to tell the historical story according to the order and style of the Records of History. The story of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty can not be finished in one article, today first talk about the first time in history that the emperor passed on the sun, and then talk about other stories of the Eastern Zhou. How is the event of the first direct transfer of the throne to Sun Tzu in the history of our country recorded? What other events in history have passed the throne to sun tzu? Let's take a look.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > first: King Ping of Zhou passed on the throne to his grandson King Huan of Zhou</h1>
In ancient China, there were many incidents in which the emperor's grandfather directly passed the throne to his grandson, some of which maintained the stability of the dynasty after the succession, and some of which led to civil unrest. The first person to start passing this kind of grandfather to his grandson was the founding monarch of Eastern Zhou, King Ping of Zhou.
After the destruction of the country caused by the zhou you king's fire drama, as the father-in-law of the king of Zhou You, the marquis of Shen, who participated in the destruction of the Zhou Dynasty, united several princes and established his grandson, the deposed crown prince Yi Usu, as the king of Zhou Ping, and in order to avoid the intrusion of dogs, the king of Zhou Ping moved the capital east to Luoyi, and the eastern Zhou began.
During the reign of King Zhou Ping, the royal family declined, and the princes attacked each other and competed for territory. At that time, the four princely states of Qichu, Qin, and Jin began to become powerful, and many political affairs in zhou tianzi's name needed to first look at the faces of these powerful princes. This King of Zhou Ping just went on like this, and after not worrying about it, people lived a long time, and King Zhou Ping reigned for 51 years. King Zhouping's crown prince Ji Huan's father died early, and for unknown reasons, King Zhouping passed the throne to the prince's son, Ji Lin, the grandson of King Zhou Ping, who was king Huan of Zhou.
What kind of monarch King Huan of Zhou was, it can be seen from the historical record. The "Zhou Benji" records that at that time, Zheng Guo, a close relative of the Zhou royal family, still cared about the majesty of Zhou Tianzi and came to see Zhou Tianzi, but this Zhou Huan king actually did not receive people according to etiquette, you are a light rod commander, and the process of people coming to see you has already given you a lot of face, and you actually really put yourself in the day. Therefore, Zheng Guo was angry, so he and Lu Guo exchanged the field located in Xudi, so what is the field of Xudi for? This field was a special field used by Zhou Tianzi to sacrifice Mount Tai, and it was clearly shown that it was to give the Zhou royal family some color to see. Later, king Huan of Zhou, who did not know the depth, actually went to attack Zheng Guo, was shot in the shoulder by the bow and arrow, and retreated. All this was self-inflicted by King Huan of Zhou.
King Huan of Zhou cut Zheng Zhongjian
In short, although king Huan of Zhou did not cause great instability, King Huan of Zhou at least offended zheng guo, who was most supportive of the Zhou royal family at that time, so this succession incident cannot be considered as passing on to the best heir.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > the second time: Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, passed on the throne to his grandson Zhao Hu</h1>
In the "Chronicle of South Vietnam" of the "Records of History", it is recorded that in the last year of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Tuo, a Zhending man, and the general Ren Hu led an army south to capture the land of Baiyue, and after success, the Qin Dynasty established Nanhai County in the south. Zhao Tuo served as the Commander of Longchuan in Nanhai County.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Lieutenant Ren Huan of Nanhai Commandery was seriously ill, and before he died, he called Zhao Tuo and said that the world was in chaos and that this place could be dominated. Later, after the qin dynasty was destroyed, Zhao Tuo unified Guilin and Xiang County, and established himself as the King of Wu of South Vietnam. In the Han Dynasty, in the eleventh year of Liu Bang's reign, he sent Lu Jia to appoint Zhao Tuo as the king of Nanyue and communicate with Nanyue.
When the time reached the fourth year of Emperor Jianyuan of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo fell ill and died, and passed the throne to his grandson Zhao Hu. In fact, at this time, South Vietnam was already a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, and Zhao Hu sent the prince to the Han Dynasty as a hostage. Later, Zhao Hu died, and the crown prince returned to China to succeed him. After Zhao Tuo passed the throne to his grandson Zhao Hu, Zhao Hu did a fairly good job, and Zhao Hu was attached to the Han Dynasty, and was actually not an emperor. After Zhao Hu succeeded to the throne, he did a good job.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the third time: Xiao Zhao, emperor of qiwu in the Southern Dynasty, passed the throne to his grandson Xiao Zhaoye</h1>
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, after the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, the Southern Han Dynasty was the Qi Dynasty. The founding prince of the Qi Dynasty was Xiao Zhao, the Emperor of Qiwu, and his deeds would not be introduced, otherwise they would be too long. Emperor Qiwu's crown prince Xiao Changmao died relatively early and passed the throne to his grandson Xiao Zhaoye.
According to the "History of the South", this Xiao Zhaoye was born when the Qi Dynasty was not established, when Emperor Qiwu and his father Emperor Qi Gao were still ShoudongFu of Xiangwang Town, Xiao Zhaoye was 5 years old. Xiao Zhaoye was playing in front of the bed, and at this time Emperor QiGao was asking the left and right attendants to pull out his white hair, so he asked Xiao Zhaoye, "Who do you say I am, child?" Xiao Zhaoye replied, "Grandpa." Emperor Gao smiled and said to the left and right, "Is there anyone who is a great-grandfather of someone else but wants to pull out his white hair?" "Then threw away the mirror and the forceps. Later, Emperor Qi Gao pointed to Xiao Zhaoye and said to the guests, "I have enough of him for four generations." When Emperor Wu of Qi ascended the throne, he directly made Xiao Zhaoye the King of Nanjun, when Xiao Zhaoye was only ten years old. Xiao Zhaoye has always been loved by his grandfather and grandfather.
Later, Emperor Qiwu's crown prince died, and Emperor Qiwu directly made Xiao Zhaoye the emperor's grandson, and in the same year that Xiao Zhaoye was made the emperor's grandson, Emperor Qiwu died and Xiao Zhaoye succeeded him to the throne. But Xiao Zhaoye is more hypocritical, when his prince father from illness to death, Xiao Zhaoye waited for treatment and mourning, sad and weeping, others saw, there is no one who did not whimper and moved, but Xiao Zhaoye just returned to his room, he was very relaxed and cheerful, and also engaged in more entertainment activities. After Xiao Zhaoye succeeded to the throne, he was relatively faint, and it can be said that he was a full-fledged emperor, exhausted his national strength, and the power gradually fell to the hands of Xiao Luan, the Marquis of Xichang, and was later killed by Xiao Luan and posthumously awarded the title of King of Yulin, the deposed emperor of Qi.
Judging from the results, Emperor Qiwu passed the throne to his grandson and did not choose the right heir.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" the fourth time >: Liao Dynasty Liao Daozong Yelü Hongji passed the throne to his grandson Yelü Yanxi</h1>
Since the Tang Dynasty, there has been a tribe active in the north of China called the Khitans, and later the Khitan gradually grew and became a powerful dynasty - the Liao Dynasty. When the emperor of the Liao Dynasty passed to Yelü Hongji, there was civil unrest in the Liao imperial family, Jin Yong's novel "Tianlong Babu" adapted the story of the civil unrest in the country during the Yelü Hongji period, and the great hero Xiao Feng helped Yelü Hongji regain power. Without mentioning the matter of Yelü Hongji here, it is said that before Yelü Hongji's death, he directly passed on the throne to Yelü Yanxi, the son of the late Prince Yelü Jun, who was the Emperor Tianzuo of Liao.
This Tianzuo Emperor Yelü Yanxi did nothing, ate, drank, and had fun, and the government was corrupt, resulting in internal and external troubles. Soon, the Liao was destroyed by the rising Jin State. Judging from the results, Yelü Hongji's succession to his grandson was also the wrong heir.
Stills of Yerushalayim
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > fifth time: Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, passed the throne to his grandson Timur</h1>
The Mongol tribes grew rapidly after the unification of Genghis Khan, the proud son of heaven, and several generations of great khans were breaking the territory, and by the time Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty, most of the entire Eurasian continent was Mongol territory. Kublai Khan, the founding father of the Yuan Dynasty, also passed the throne to his grandson.
Kublai Khan's crown prince, who was also the eldest son of The Younger Son, died early, and Kublai Khan passed the throne to his grandson Timur, that is, Yuan Chengzong. This was the only event in history in which an heir was chosen, and Yuan Chengzong Timur stopped the war, reduced taxes, issued decrees, eased domestic contradictions, and made many contributions to the healthy development of the country. Yuan Chengzong was a shoucheng king, he preserved the foundation created by the previous generation of emperors, at least did not corrupt the ancestral inheritance, did not let the Yuan Dynasty go downhill, it can be said that Kublai Khan passed the throne to his grandson this time, it is considered to be passed on to the appropriate heir.
Statue of Yuan Chengzong Tiemu'er
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > sixth time: Zhu Yunjiao, the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty</h1>
Zhu Yuanzhang was the only winner in the battle for supremacy at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and he created a great dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang's administration, the Han dynasty of the Ming Dynasty flourished, but the thing that bothered him was that the most suitable heir actually died before him.
Zhu Yuanzhang's crown prince was called Zhu Biao, and this Zhu Biao was highly evaluated in history, the key is that Zhu Biao was the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, and Zhu Biaoxianming was the natural heir to the imperial throne. However, Zhu Biao died too early. After the death of the virtuous crown prince Zhu Biao, he dealt a relatively heavy blow to Zhu Yuanzhang, out of nostalgia for the crown prince Zhu Biao, at the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that Zhu Biao's second son Zhu Yunjiao showed great filial piety and liked it very much, so he directly made him the emperor's grandson.
After Zhu Yunjiao succeeded to the throne, he was not a faint and unscrupulous person, and he could only say that he was not born at the right time, because he cut the domain to force the excellent Zhu Di to be difficult and lost the throne, although it led to civil unrest in the country, but Zhu Di was too good, making the country more powerful, and it was not easy to evaluate this incident.
Portrait of Zhu Yunjiao
Well, the first incident in the history of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty directly passing the throne to the grandson, as well as the famous event of passing the throne to the grandson in history, is introduced here. I'm midnight ink, thanks for watching.