In 1046 BC, King Ji of Wu destroyed the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty, which lasted nearly 800 years. In order to defend the Zhou royal family, the Zhou Dynasty implemented a system of sub-feudalism, and divided the children of the same surname and the heroes of the same surname to various places as kings, and Zhou Tianzi became the co-lord of the world. However, with the passage of time, the strength of the various princely states increased, and Zhou Tianzi gradually lost his former authority. Especially after entering the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the ceremony collapsed, and the status of Zhou Tianzi in the hearts of the princes fell even more. By the time of the last Heavenly Son, King Zhou Zhao (nǎn), in the eyes of the princes, he became more completely airy.
In 257 BC, the State of Qin attacked handan, the capital of the Zhao State. The State of Zhao, with the support of Chu and Wei, actually defeated the Tiger and Wolf Division of the State of Qin. Huang Xie, the Chunshen Jun, who was participating in the war at that time, was greatly touched in his heart, and when he returned, he encouraged King Chu Kaolie and said, "Great King, don't you see that the Qin army is not invincible?" Taking advantage of the great defeat of the Qin army, as long as we unite the princely states to destroy the Qin state, then the Chu state will become the ally of all countries. This opportunity is something to be found and not to be sought!"
King Chu Kaolie was knocked out of the psychological shadow by the Qin army and asked suspiciously, "Can it work?" Huang Xie said, "Definitely." As long as you win over the countries in the name of Zhou Tianzi, and the countries are famous, are you still afraid that big things will not be accomplished?" King Chu Kao Lie said, "Can Zhou Tianzi agree?" Huang Xie said: "King Zhou Zhao has been snubbed for so many years, and now he has a chance to make a splash, do you think he will let it go?" King Chu Kao Lie hesitated, and finally decided to follow Huang Xie's advice and do a big vote!
Soon, a letter from King Chu Kaolie requesting Zhou Tianzi to send troops was sent to king Zhou Zhao's desk. Sure enough, as Huang Xie expected, King Zhou Zhao was very happy after receiving the letter from King Chu Kao Lie, thinking that they still valued themselves as the son of heaven. Coupled with the fact that the State of Qin continued to encroach on the land of Korea in the Zhou Royal Family's Wang Qi region, the King of Zhou Zhao intended to use this opportunity to teach the State of Qin a lesson. In order to set an example for the princes of the world, the King of Zhou also planned to send an army to participate in the war. His original idea was to arrange for 50,000 people to join the alliance of princes, but because the territory was getting smaller and smaller, even 5,000 people could not be put together. There was no way, the King of Zhou had no choice but to inform the Duke of Western Zhou and the Two Feudal Lords of Eastern Zhou to give him a joint. These two men were also small princes, and finally reluctantly put together an army of 6,000 people for the King of Zhou Zhao.
The army has it, but the food for marching and fighting has not yet been paid. Therefore, the King of Zhou zhao shyly asked the Duke of Western Zhou and the Eastern Zhou Jun to raise grain for him. The two men didn't do it as soon as they heard it. I have given you all the money, and I still want to make up the money? If you can't afford it, I'll pull people back!" The King of Zhou Zhao was in a hurry and quickly borrowed money from the rich landlords in his territory. And promised: as long as the violent Qin is eliminated, the borrowed money will be doubled.
It was difficult to gather soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and as a result, the King of Zhou Zhao found himself being tricked. It turned out that except for Chu and Yan, none of the other princes had sent people to fight. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the State of Chu also secretly withdrew its troops. The State of Yan saw that the State of Chu was gone, and they also hurried back to the Dynasty. When King Zhao of Zhou saw this, his intestines were remorseful, so he ordered the disbandment of the army on the spot. The rich merchants in the city heard that Zhou Tianzi's army had been disbanded before they could fight, and they came to ask the King of Zhou for the money they owed. In order to hide from debts, King Zhou Zhao slept on a hidden high platform in the palace and did not dare to come down. This is also the source of the idiom "high debt".
When King Zhaoxiang of Qin heard that Zhou Tianzi wanted to unite with the princes to fight against him, he asked the Qin army to besiege Luoyang and ask the King of Zhou for an explanation. After Luoyang was captured by the Qin army, the elderly King zhao of Zhou was forced to go to Xianyang to plead guilty. When King Zhaoxiang of Qin saw the old King of Zhou, he understood that he had been shot by someone, so he did not blame him and let him go home. King Zhao of Zhou, who was already old and intimidated by others, died of illness not long after returning to Luoyang, and the Zhou Dynasty, which lasted for nearly 800 years, ended in his hands.