Luoyang, a historical and cultural city with a history of more than 5,000 years of civilization, more than 4,000 years of city history and more than 1,500 years of capital construction history, has created countless legends of Chinese civilization. "Shannanshui north is yang", Luoyang is named because it is located in the sun of Luoshui, and the Heluo area centered on Luoyang is the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization. The ruins of the five major capitals of Xia Du, Shang Du Xi Bo, Eastern Zhou Wangcheng, Han Wei Luoyang City, and Sui and Tang Luoyang City are lined up along the Luo River, which is rare in the world. More than a hundred emperors ruled here. Today, let's talk about Ji Yan, the King of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
King Jiyan of Zhou (?) – 255 BC) reigned 60 years from 314 BC – 255 BC. Ji (姬) was a native of Luoyi (present-day Luoyang, Henan). During Ji Yan's reign, the Eastern Zhou royal family was divided into two small states, Eastern Zhou and Western Zhou. Ji Yan initially lived in the "Eastern Zhou" (i.e. Chengzhou), and in 307 BC, King Wu of Qin wanted to enter the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to try to raise Zhou Ding, and ordered the right chancellor Li Li to lead a hundred military vehicles to the Eastern Zhou Kingdom to test the reaction of the Eastern Zhou. In the 59th year of the reign of King Zhao of Zhou (256 BC), King Li of Zhou expelled him from the palace and forcibly moved him to the "Western Zhou" (i.e., Wangcheng). In the sixtieth year of the Zhou Dynasty (255 BC), the king of Zhou Zhao, who was more than 100 years old, died of grief and anger, and Qin destroyed the Eastern Zhou principality.
The State of Qin in the western part of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had ambitions to unify the Central Plains. This was especially true during the reign of King Wu of Qin. King Wu of Qin (329 BC – 307 BC), courtesy name Zhao, was the prince of the State of Qin during the Warring States period (reigned 311 BC – 307 BC), the son of King Huiwen of Qin. King Wu of Qin was belligerent and had long aspired to conquer the Central Plains. King Wu of Qin had just taken the throne and was anxious to begin the pace of unifying the Central Plains. To unify the Central Plains, Qin must control the smooth flow of the "Zhou Dao", so as to ensure the smooth flow of materials and soldiers. This "Zhou Dao" was a national highway built by the Western Zhou Dynasty between Hojing (present-day Xi'an Region) and Luoyi (present-day Luoyang), and the "Zhou Dao" was later the Kunhan Ancient Road. The key part of this "Zhou Dao" was Yiyang, which was the most important obstacle to the eastward advance of the Qin State. Yiyang is located at the confluence of the Luo River and the Lianchang River, the starting point of the land to water route, the place that stretches from the valley to the plain, and the throat of the "Zhou Dao". Yiyang belongs to South Korea. Qin and Han Yiyang must first break the Han-Wei alliance. In the autumn of 308 BC, Gan Mao sent an envoy to the State of Wei to establish the Qin-Wei Alliance, and the State of Wei promised to send troops to help Qin and jointly conquer Korea. In the eighth year of King Zhao of Zhou (307 BC), King Wu of Qin sent Gan Mao to command the Qin army to attack Yiyang. The walls of Yiyang were strong and the people were united, and Gan Mao attacked for five months but failed to capture them. King Wu of Qin increased his troops by 50,000 and sent WuYu to assist Gan Mao. Gan Mao also took out his own family property to reward his subordinates, and the Qin army was really morale boosted, randomly conquering the lonely city of Yiyang and beheading 60,000 people. The Qin army also opened the door to the Central Plains. King Wu of Qin was overjoyed and inspected Yiyang. At the instigation of the chancellor, King Wu of Qin sent Li Lizi with a convoy of hundreds of vehicles to the capital City of Luoyi. King Wu of Qin met Ji Yan, the Prince of Zhou Tianzi, and King Wu of Qin domineeringly proposed to Ji Yan, the King of Zhou, to see the Jiuding, a symbol of power. King Ji Yan of Zhou was very embarrassed, and King Wu of Qin signaled hercules Ren Shu, Wu Yue, Meng Shuo, and others to show brute force and show muscle. King Ji Yan of Zhou was so frightened that his legs shook and he reluctantly agreed to King Wu of Qin's disobedient request. King Wu of Qin, led by the clan personnel, went straight to the Zhou Room Taimiao Temple and met jiuding, which he had long been interested in. Nine huge Baoding are arranged in the hall, and the nine dings represent Jing, Liang, Yong, Yu, Xu, Qing, Yang, Yan, and Ji Jiuzhou. King Qin Wu, who liked to wrestle, walked up to Yongding and had the idea of lifting Ding. In order to be safe, King Wu of Qin first asked Hercules to raise his hand. Only to see that Hercules used all his strength to suckle before he moved Yongding off the ground. When King Wu of Qin saw this, he had the confidence to lift up The Yongding. As everyone knows, these Hercules usually compete with the King of Qin Wu, and they all deliberately let the King of Qin Wu be the first. Only to see that King Qin Wu tightened his belt, strode forward, took a deep breath, and exerted his divine power, and Ding was only lifted half a foot. When King Qin Wu wanted to put down Dading with all his might, he had no strength, only to see that his body was crooked, and Ding fell to the ground, smashing into his left leg, screaming bitterly, and the bones of King Qinwu's right leg had been crushed, and the blood flowed. Soon, King Qin Wu died of exhaustion.
In 255 BC, King Zhao of Zhou died in anger. Dynastic power fell into the hands of the Dukes of Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou, with The Western Zhou Dukes in Luoyang and the Eastern Zhou Dukes in Gongyi. Shortly thereafter, The Western Zhou Dynasty Emperor Wen died, and the people of Western Zhou fled to the east. The State of Qin collected Jiuding and other treasures, and the Western Zhou Dynasty perished. In 249 BC, King Xiang of Qinzhuang destroyed the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, and the sacrifices of the Zhou Dynasty were cut off.