Compared with the old princely states of Qilu, Zheng Guo was much younger, dating back to 806 BC, when King Xuan of Zhou enfeoffed his younger brother Ji Youyu yu Zheng (present-day Hua County, Shaanxi), who was promoted by posterity as the Duke of Zheng Huan. Zheng Huan Duke wen and martial arts, brave and strategic, loyal to the royal family, won the hearts of the people to convince the princes, was regarded by King Xuan as a confidant, made great contributions to the royal family's cause, at that time Zheng Guodi had few villains, close to the land of Wang Qi could not expand the territory, the west was close to Rongyi, it was very difficult to conquer, Zheng Huan Duke after many investigations and solicitation of many sage opinions, selected Xingyang as a place to stay, unfortunately in 771 BC, as the Zhou Chamber Situ Zheng Huan Duke was martyred to protect the Zhou You King, although he repeatedly advised the King of You, ineffective, However, he still stepped forward in times of crisis, and has been in politics for more than 30 years.
Zheng Huangong
After duke Huan's death, his son Di Tu succeeded to the throne for Zheng Wugong, who was born in distress and was also a heroic prince who escorted king Ping of Zhou to move east to Luoyi, and in 769 BC destroyed the state of Wu, zheng moved east, and two years later destroyed Dong Yu, built the Tiger Prison and the capital, and made great contributions to the development of Xingyang, laying the foundation for the rise of the Zheng clan in Xingyang.
Zheng Wugong in the film and television drama
After the death of Duke Wu of Zheng, his son Huan Sheng succeeded to the throne as Duke Zheng Zhuang, who succeeded his father as a secretary of the Zhou royal family and held the royal power. Because Duke Wu had reached the age of establishment when he became a relative, and died early in his prime, the eldest son Was born to succeed to the throne as a teenager, about his love and hatred with his mother and brother we have already talked about in the previous article, here only one point is repeated, that is, the city that Zheng Zhuang dukes sealed to his younger brother Duan is the capital, so it is called the uncle of the capital, at this time the capital after years of construction and operation of martial arts, the city pool was already very large at that time, can be described as a rich man, mastering the capital can compete with Zhuang Gong.
The Three Dukes of the Zheng clan
The forty-third year of Zheng Zhuanggong's reign was the strongest time of the Zheng Kingdom, quelling the Rebellion of Shu Duan, and Zhou Zheng confronted him, until the Battle of Gongge provoked Zhou Tianzi, which enabled the Zheng Kingdom to reach prosperity, and in 701 BC, Zheng Zhuanggong died, domestic turmoil occurred, and Zheng Guo began to decline.
From 806 BC to 701 BC, the three qings of the Zheng clan - Zheng Huangong, Zheng Wugong, Zheng Zhuanggong three generations of Zhou Situ, around the Zhou clan for 106 years, three generations created a golden age, the achievement of Zheng Guo's more than 400 years of foundation and brilliant Zheng family.