According to many historical records, King Li of Zhou was a typical tyrant, who was driven away by the people of the capital because of his tyranny (the people of the country rioted, the people of the country referred to the residents of the capital), and then the Duke of Zhou and the public were summoned to act as the regent of the Tianzi, which is called "republican administration" in history. Is king Li of Zhou really the tyrant's doing something else? Was the "people's rebellion" really just a simple act of the people driving out the king? Why is there so much questioning about the "republican administration"?
King Li of Zhou
King Li of Zhou, surnamed Ji, was given the surname Hu. The tenth monarch of Western Zhou, the son of King Yi of Zhou. During his reign, because he nationalized the mountains and rivers, he forbade the people to go up the mountains to cut wood and go down the river to fish, which caused criticism from the people (the king was tyrannical and arrogant, and the people slandered the king. And he sent men to monitor the people, and when they found them, they killed those who discussed them, and as a result there were fewer people to discuss, and the princes did not come to worship (to defend the witches, to make the slanderers, to tell them to kill them. Its slander is rare, and the princes are not dynasty. ）。 Later, it became more and more harsh, and the people of the country did not dare to speak, and when they met on the road, they could only show their eyes (Wang Yiyan, the people of the country did not dare to be strict, and the road was eye-catching). Summoning the public advice: the mouth of the people is better than waterproofing. But King Li still didn't listen, so no one in the capital dared to speak anymore. After another three years, the people of the country actually rebelled together and attacked King Li, and King Li fled to Yan (three years, Nai Xiang and Pan attacked King Li, and King Li ran away from Yu Yan).
Why did King Li of Zhou take the mountains and rivers into the country? This was to increase the revenue of the state, because the financial income was not enough to continue to maintain the operation of the empire. Since the beginning of King Yi of Zhou, the royal family began to decline, King Yi of Zhou reigned for eight years, the throne was seized by his uncle Peifang (brother of King Gong of Zhou), for King Xiao of Zhou, king Xiao reigned for six years, and the throne was taken by King Yi's son Xie, who was king of Zhou Yi, who reigned for eight years before passing on to King Li. At the time of King Yi of Zhou, the State of Chu was called King, and King Yi also cooked and killed the Duke of Qi, so that the State of Qi was resentful and the princes were alienated. The previous three generations of emperors changed frequently, seriously weakening the country's strength, and when King Li took over, he was already a mess, in order to maintain the operation of the empire, so he adopted economic reforms, took over the mountains and rivers and nationalized them for control, and reused Rongyi Gong, who was good at economy. This move undoubtedly harmed the interests of the aristocratic forces and aroused strong opposition from the nobles, so they sent people to monitor and suppress those who criticized the reform, which was nothing more than to ensure the smooth implementation of the reform. In addition to recording that King Li exercised tyranny, there is no record of fainting and unscrupulous, and killing virtuous subjects, which shows that he is not really a tyrant.
The Chinese rioted
The nature of the "people's rebellion" is not clearly defined in history, and if we want to investigate its roots, we must determine its essence, saying that it is a peasant uprising, but after successfully driving out King Li, there was no change of dynasty, and the princes did not enter the King of Beijing, so it is wrong to call it a peasant uprising. "Nationals" refer to the inhabitants of the capital, and more importantly, to the slave-owning nobles who had the right to participate in the administration and deliberation of the government. If defined as aristocratic power, the essence of this event is a coup d'état, a coup d'état in which the aristocratic forces (approved by most of the princes) incite the people to participate in the reforms of King Zhou Li.
King Li of Zhou and Duke Mu of Zhao
So why has the "republican administration" caused controversy for thousands of years? The main controversy lies in the word "republic", according to the "History of Zhou Benji": "Zhao Gong and Zhou Gong Er Xiang Administration, known as the Republic". However, the "Bamboo Book Chronicle" records: "Gongbo and Gan took the throne." Fourteen years after the republic, a great drought, the burning of its house, the usurpation of the throne. Autumn was another drought, and in its year, King Li of Zhou died and King Xuan li. The Zhuangzi-Rang Wang also has a record of "Gong Bo and that is, on the throne". So does the republic refer to the summoning of the two dukes and the two dukes, or does it refer to the republic? The Zhou Dynasty did have Gongbo and his people, and the Gongguo (Zhou Princes) was titled Bo, name and name, so it was called "Gongbohe". Judging from the time of writing, it is more likely that the republic will point to the republic. Moreover, Gong Bohe should also be the leader or leader of the "rebellion of the people", otherwise how could a group of rabble-rousers unite to drive out the king? Gong Bohe expelled King Li as regent himself, but because of the years of drought, which led to the excitement of the crowd, he was ousted from power by the nobles and established the son of King Li on the throne. The Bamboo Book Chronicle records this: "Twenty-one years (king Li) had a great drought. Twenty-three years, a great drought. Twenty-four years, a great drought. Twenty-five years, a great drought, twenty-six years, a great drought. Duke Ding of Zhou and Duke Mu made Crown Prince Jing king, and his uncle returned to his kingdom, so heavy rain fell. ”
King Li of Zhou only wanted to increase the financial revenue through reform to maintain the operation of the empire, but this harmed the interests of the nobles, so the nobles instigated the people, elected GongBohe and led the coup, why not the Duke of Zhou and the Summoning Gong, because the Duke of Zhou and the Summoning Gong were not willing to bear the crime of rebellion, if this move failed, the coercive subordinates would not be punished. Zhou Gong and Zhao Gong acquiesced to the operation, and may even be behind it. However, Gong Bohe's prestige increased greatly, and he immediately took the throne, and because of the successive years of drought, which aroused the indignation of the people, the Duke of Zhou gave up Gong Bohe and established the son of King Li on the throne. The seemingly bland "rebellion of the people" and the "republican administration" are the coups d'état promoted by the aristocratic forces according to the needs of their interests!