Zhou's ancestor Hou Ji was named Ren. His mother, Jiang Yuan, was Emperor Zhao's first spouse. When I was a child, I liked to do games and plant hemp beans, and the hemp and beans planted grew vigorously. When he grew up, he fell in love with planting crops, and according to the cultivation characteristics of the land, he could choose suitable grains to grow and cultivate, and the people imitated him. When Emperor Yao heard about it, he raised his name as a farmer, and everyone in the world benefited from it and had merit, so he gave up Gantai and was known as Hou ji (後稷), and his surname was Ji (姬氏).
Hou Ji died, and his son took the throne. In the last year of the Buhu Clan, the Politics of the Xia Hou clan declined, abandoning the peasant officials and no longer advising the people to work in agriculture, so bulu lost his official position and fled to Rongdi.
Bu Ji died, and his son Ju took the throne. Ju died, and his son Liu took the throne.
Although Gong Liu was in the midst of Rong Di, he revived the old business of Hou Ji, devoted himself to farming, cultivated according to the cultivation characteristics of the land, crossed the Wei water from lacquer and depression, cut wood, and the passers-by had entanglements, the family had reserves, and the people relied on his kindness. The people admired him and moved to him. The great rejuvenation of the Zhou People's Governance Road began here. Gong Liu died, and his son Qingjie took the throne.
Qingjie died, and his son, the Imperial Servant, took the throne. The imperial servant died, and his son Chafu took the throne. Chaf died, and his son Washu was on the throne. The destroyer died, and his son was not on the throne. Gongfei died, and his son Gao Yuan took the throne. Gao Yuan died, and his son Ya Yuan took the throne. Aya died, and his son,000,000,took the throne. His uncle Zu died, and his son Gu Gonggong took the throne.
Gu Gong's father revived the old business of Hou Ji and Gong Liu, accumulated virtue and righteousness, and everyone in the capital supported him. The Duke of Gu had the eldest son named Taibo, the second son named Yu Zhong, and the younger son Ji Li. Ji Li gave birth to a son Chang, and there was a sign of divine light. Gu Gong said, "When my descendants have achieved great things, it is probably Chang, right?" Taibo and Yu Zhong knew that Gu Gong wanted to establish a seasonal calendar so that it could be passed on to Chang in the future, so the two fled to Jingman and gave way to the ji calendar.
Gu Gong died, and the seasonal calendar took the throne. Ji Li followed the principles left by the ancient dukes, and practiced benevolence and righteousness, and all the princes obeyed him.
Gong Ji died, and his son Chang took the throne, that is, Xi Bo. Xi Bo was the King of Zhou Wen, who inherited the cause of Hou Ji and Gong Liu, followed the laws of the ancient Gong and Gong Ji, practiced benevolence and righteousness, respected the elders, and loved the young. Emperor Xibo imprisoned him and pardoned him. After Xi Bo's death, the crown prince took the throne, that is, King Wu of Zhou.
In the Battle of Makino, king Wu destroyed shang. King Wu enfeoffed Lu's father, the son of Shang, as a remnant of Yin. King Wu, because the world was initially decided, had not yet been reconciled, so he sent his younger brothers Guan Shuxian and Cai Shudu to assist Father Lu in governing the State of Yin. After the death of King Wu, the crown prince took the throne as King Cheng of Zhou.
King Cheng was young, Zhou had just pacified the world, and the Duke of Zhou was afraid that the princes would betray Zhou, so he presided over the major affairs of the state. Uncle Guan and Uncle Cai and other brothers suspected the Duke of Zhou, colluded with Wu Geng to rebel, and betrayed Zhou. On the orders of King Cheng, the Duke of Zhou rebelled against Wu Geng and Uncle Guan and exiled Uncle Cai. After seven years of regency of the Duke of Zhou, King Cheng grew up, and the Duke of Zhou returned the government to King Cheng and re-claimed the title of vassal to the north.
King Cheng was about to die, and fearing that Crown Prince Zhao would not be able to do his job, he ordered Gong Gong and Bi Gong to lead the princes to jointly assist the prince to take the throne. After the death of King Cheng, Crown Prince Zhao took the throne, that is, King Kang of Zhou.
King Kang died, and his son King Zhao took the throne. King Zhao failed to return from his tour of the south and died on the river. Therefore, the son of King Lizhao took the throne, that is, King Mu of Zhou.
King Mu reigned for fifty-five years and died, and his son Gong wang Shu (繄繄扈) took the throne. King Gong died, and his son King Yi took the throne. King Yi died, and King Gong's younger brother Peifang took the throne, the King of Filial Piety. When King Xiao died, the princes established King Yi's crown prince Xie xie on the throne, which was king Yi. King Yi died, and his son Hu the Prince of Li took the throne. The people rebelled and attacked King Li, who fled to Yan.
Zhao Gong and Zhou Gong jointly ruled, known as the "republic". In the fourteenth year of the republic, King Li died. Prince Jing grew up in the zhaogong family, and the two phases were established as kings, that is, King Xuan of Zhou.
Forty-six years later, King Xuan died, and his son Gong Tang (湦湦) took the throne.
Shen Hou joined forces with Inuyasha, who belonged to Xiyi, to attack the Youwang and kill him at the foot of Lishan Mountain. The princes came to Shenhou to establish yiusu, the former prince of you, that is, the king of Ping, in order to maintain the ancestral unity of the Zhou Dynasty. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty begins.
Fifty-one years later, King Ping died, and the crown prince's father died early, and he made his son Lin king, the King of Huan.
Twenty-three years later, King Huan died, and his son King Zhuang Tuo took the throne.
Fifteen years later, King Zhuang died, and his son Hu Qi the Prince of Qi took the throne.
Five years later, King Huan died, and his son King Huiwang Lang took the throne. In the second year of King Hui,000, King Hui seized his ministers' gardens as his own hunting ground, so five people, including The Doctor Bian Bo, rebelled against King Hui. King Hui fled to Wen. They made King Min's younger brother King. In the fourth year, the monarchs of the State of Zheng and the State of Yu came to fight, killed Wang Decadence, and re-established King Hui.
Twenty-five years later, King Hui died and his son Zheng the Prince of Xiang ascended the throne. Thirty-two years later, King Xiang died, and his son Wang Renchen took the throne. After six years of death, his son Kuang Wang Ban took the throne. King Kuang died for six years, and his brother Yu took the throne, that is, Dingwang. Twenty-one years later, King Ding died, and his son King Jian Yi took the throne. Fourteen years later, King Jian died, and his son King Ling took the throne. Twenty-seven years later, the Ling King died, and his son King Jing Gui took the throne.
In the eighteenth year of King Jing, the queen and crown prince Shengming died early. Twenty years later, King Jing favored Zi Chao and planned to make him crown prince, but King Jing died at this time, and Zi Qi and his gang fought with Zi Chao, and the people in the capital of the country made the eldest son Meng the king, and zi chao attacked and killed Meng. The king mourns. The Jin people attacked the Zi Dynasty and established the king as king, that is, the king of respect. In the first year of king Jing, the Jin people sent King Jing back to China, and the sub-dynasty was in conflict with him, and King Jing could not return to China and lived in Ze. In the fourth year, the Princes of Jin sent King Jing back to the Capital of Zhou, and the son of the dynasty was declared a vassal. In the sixteenth year, a group of people from the Zi Dynasty rebelled again, and King Jing fled to Jin. Seventeen years later, Duke Ding of Jin finally sent the King of Zhou back to the capital of Zhou.
In the forty-second year, King Jing died, and his son Yuan Wang Ren took the throne. In the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty, his son Ding Wang Jie took the throne. Twenty-eight years later, king Ding died, and the eldest son took the throne when he went to the throne, that is, the king of mourning.
Three months after the King of Sorrow ascended the throne, his brother and uncle attacked and killed the King of Sorrow to establish himself, that is, the King of Si. King Si ascended the throne for five months, and his younger brother Song attacked and killed King Si and established himself as king, that is, King Kao.
King Kao died fifteen years later, and his son King Wei lie ascended the throne at noon. For twenty-three years, King Wei Li appointed Han, Wei, and Zhao as princes. History says that the three families were divided into Jin and entered the Warring States Era.
Twenty-four years later, King Wei Lie died, and his son King An took the throne.
King An reigned for twenty-six years and died, and his son King Liexi took the throne.
Ten years later, the Liewang died, and his brother Bian took the throne, which was the Xianwang.
Forty-eight years later, King Xianwang died, and his son King Shenliang took the throne. King Shenliang reigned for six years and died, and his son King Yan of Zhao ascended the throne. At the time of the pardon, Eastern Zhou and Western Zhou were divided and went their separate ways. The king of Zhao moved his capital to Western Zhou.
Eastern Zhou and Western Zhou were at war. King Qin Zhao attacked Western Zhou. Western Zhou Jun fled to Qin, prostrated himself and confessed his sins, and offered all thirty-six of his cities. After seven years, King Xiang of Qinzhuang destroyed Eastern Zhou. Both Eastern Zhou and Western Zhou were incorporated into Qin, and Zhou was severed.
This article is adapted from a translation of the History of Zhou Benji