In 783 B.C., King Xuan of Zhou passed away, and the crown prince, Ji Gong, succeeded to the throne as King You of Zhou. He made Empress Shen, the daughter of Marquis Shen, the ruler of the State of Shen (now Nanyang, Henan), his queen, and Ji Yijiu, the son of Empress Shen, the crown prince.
After the man who sold the mulberry bow and straw bag escaped, he ran along the Qingshui River and found a crying baby girl floating in the water. He quickly fished her out and fled to Bao Kingdom (now the central part of Pingchuan in Hanzhong, south of Liuba County) with the baby girl in his arms.
The man who sold the mulberry wood bow basket straw bag was worried about not having enough milk to feed the baby girl. One of Si Da's wife's newborn daughter died. She gave some cloth to the man who sold the mulberry wood bow basket straw bag in exchange for the baby girl to feed at home. She was named Baosi. When Bao Si was fourteen years old, she was so beautiful that no one could compare to her.
Hongde, the son of the doctor Bao, came to the countryside once and happened to meet Baosi fetching water outside the door. Although she was dressed as a village girl, it could not hide her national beauty. Hong De was shocked and thought,"There's actually such beauty in the world!" My father has been imprisoned in Haojing Prison for three years and has not been released yet. If I offer this beauty to the emperor, I can atone for my father's sins.”
Hong De went to Si's house and gave Si Da 300 pieces of cloth and silk to buy Baosi home. After dressing Baosi up, he brought her to Haojing. First, he bribed Guo Shifu with gold and silver and asked him to transfer the memorial to the throne."The son of the guilty minister, Hong De, has found a beautiful woman, Baosi, and wishes to offer her to the king to atone for his father's sins.”
When King You heard this, he immediately summoned Baosi to the palace. He raised his head and saw that Baosi was extremely beautiful, radiant and charming. The beauties offered from all directions were not even one-ten-thousandth of Baosi. Long Yan was overjoyed and immediately left Bao Si in the palace. He issued an edict to release Bao Yi from prison and restore his official rank.
King You of Zhou was born and raised in glory and wealth. He only knew how to eat, drink, and play. He could not do anything serious. Bao Si grew up in a commoner's home and developed a good character of diligence and kindness, which was not compatible with the personality and habits of King You of Zhou."Such trash is actually the son of heaven. He just has a good father and mother.”He thought about how he was abandoned in Qingshui River when he was born. He was not fated to die. He was rescued by a man who sold mulberry wood bows and straw bags. He was adopted by Si Da and his wife. When he grew up, he was sold to Hong De and presented to King You of Zhou. It was said that the old palace maid was pregnant for more than 40 years before giving birth to her. It was purely a lie by the husband and daughter. The truth was that the husband and daughter could not stand the loneliness and got pregnant with someone else. Since she was born, Baosi did not know who her parents were. She had suffered many disasters and could not help but lament the injustice of fate. She did not smile all day.
The King of Zhou liked Baosi a little more than he liked Baosi. He always wanted to make Baosi happy, but there was nothing he could do. Guo Shifu suggested," Why don't we light up the beacon fire of the Beacon Tower? The smoke will billow and the vassals from all directions will bring their troops to protect the king. The scene will be spectacular. Let's see if it can make the Empress laugh."”
Thus, King You of Zhou brought Baosi and Guo Shifu to Mount Li's Beacon Tower and ordered the guards to light the beacon. For a time, smoke rose from the sky, and the flames of war soared into the sky. When the vassals heard the alarm, they immediately led their troops to the rescue. When they reached the city, they saw King You and Baosi drinking on the high platform. King You of Zhou said,"There's nothing going on here. It's just me and the princess consort setting off fireworks for fun. You guys can go back."”Bao Si watched as the troops of the various vassals swarmed over like a swarm of ants and then dispersed. She felt that the dukes who had been fooled were laughable, and that the foolish King You of Zhou was even more laughable. She couldn't help but smile. Bao Si smiled. King You was overjoyed and immediately rewarded Guo Shifu with a thousand gold. King You of Zhou felt that it was fun and lit up the beacon fire a few more times. After the dukes were teased many times, King You of Zhou no longer came when he lit the beacon fire.
If the beacon fire could not attract the vassals, how could it attract Baosi to laugh? Guo Shifu offered another suggestion: "The children are connected to the mother's heart. She will be happy to make the son of Empress Bao the crown prince."”
Therefore, King You of Zhou retired Empress Shen into the Cold Palace, deposed Prince Ji Yijiu as a commoner, made Baosi Queen, and Baosi's son Ji Bofu as Crown Prince.
Shen Hou was Empress Shen's father and the grandfather of Crown Prince Ji Yijiu. He was extremely annoyed with Guo Shifu and Baosi and said angrily,""How can a matter of state be messed up like this?”He borrowed 15,000 soldiers from Xirong and together with the soldiers of Shen Country, they rushed to Haojing and surrounded it. They wanted to kill Guo Shifu and Baosi.
King You of Zhou hurriedly ordered for the beacon fire to be lit, but when the dukes saw the beacon fire, they did not come. King You of Zhou had no choice but to order Guo Shifu to lead his troops out of the city to meet the enemy. Guo Shifu was a person who fawned on others, how could he go out to meet the enemy? After less than ten rounds of battle, he was killed by Xirong's right vanguard, Boding, under his chariot. The Xirong army poured into the city like a flood, burning houses, killing people, and robbing everything they saw.
King You of Zhou fled to Mount Li with Baosi and Ji Bofu. The Xirong soldiers surrounded Mount Li and shouted,""Don't escape the Hun King!" King You of Zhou was so frightened that his legs went weak and he started to cry. Zheng Bo and Ji You said,"I risked my life to protect you and fight my way out of the encirclement.”Uncle Zheng and Ji You held their spears and led the way. Yin Qiu protected Empress Bao and her son and followed closely behind King You. He had only taken a few steps when he was stopped by the Xirong soldiers. It was General Gulichi. Zheng Bo Ji You caught the battle and stabbed Gulichi under his horse with a spear. The Rong soldiers were frightened and scattered for a while. About half a mile forward, there was another shout behind him, and the vanguard, Bordin, led the army to catch up. Uncle Zheng and Ji You asked Yin Qiu to escort them first while they stayed behind and fought while they left. The Lord of Xirong ordered arrows to be shot from all sides. The arrows were like raindrops. It was a pity that the virtuous Marquis Zheng Boji and his friends died under the arrows. The left vanguard of Xirong, Man Yesu, had already captured the chariot of King You of Zhou. When the Lord of Xirong saw the imperial robe and jade belt, he knew that it was King You of Zhou. He hacked him to death in the carriage and then killed the Crown Prince, Ji Bofu. Yin Qiu, who was hiding in the box, was also caught and killed. Xirong saw that Baosi was beautiful and did not kill her, but brought her back to the yurt.
Shen Hou couldn't stop the Xirong soldiers from burning, killing, and looting. He put out fires and healed the wounded along the way. When he arrived at Mount Li, he found out that King You of Zhou had been killed by the Lord of Xirong in the carriage. He was shocked and said,""How can you kill the emperor? Your Majesty, I only want to clear the emperor's side, I don't want to hurt you!”He quickly collected the corpse of King You of Zhou and buried it with the etiquette of the Son of Heaven after the situation was settled. The Lord of Xirong laughed at Shen Hou and said,"You're really soft-hearted!”
The Lord of Xirong thought that he had made a great contribution. The Xirong soldiers occupied Haojing and drank and made merry every day. He had no intention of returning to the west. The commoners were suffering. Shen Hou had no choice but to write three secret letters. One was sent to the State of Zheng, informing the State of Zheng of the death of Uncle Zheng and Ji You, and asking the Crown Prince Ji to take revenge. One letter was sent to Wei Hou Ji He, and the other was sent to Qin Jun Ying Kai, asking the three countries to send troops to drive out the Xirong soldiers.
When the prince of the State of Zheng, Ji Juetu, learned of his father's death, he was filled with grief and indignation. He led 300 chariots and rushed over in the starry night to fight the Xirong soldiers. Unexpectedly, he fell into the ambush of the Xirong soldiers and was defeated. The armies of Wei, Qin, and Jin arrived soon after. The armies of the four countries gathered together. Marquis Shen acted as a spy in Haojing and killed the Xirong soldiers. Baosi hanged herself.
After the original prince Ji Yijiu was deposed, he lived in his grandfather Shen Hou's house. The son of the State of Zheng, Ji Juetu, went to the State of Shen to welcome him to Haojing. The vassals supported Ji Yijiu to ascend the throne of the emperor. This was King Ping of Zhou.
King Ping of Zhou ascended the hall and rewarded the meritorious officials. He was promoted to the rank of Lord Shen. Wei Hou Ji and Jin Jue for the public. Jin Hou Ji Qiu was granted the vassal land of Hanoi. Zheng Bo Ji You died in the king's affairs, given the posthumous title of Duke Huan of Zheng, the son of Zheng Ji dug suddenly inherited the title of Bo, granted 1,000 hectares of land. The king of Qin was originally a vassal, so he was granted the title of Duke of Qin and ranked among the vassals. Empress Shen was named Empress Dowager. Baosi and Bo Fu were deposed as civilians. Guo Shifu, Yin Qiu, Ji Gong, considering that their ancestors had made great contributions and died in the king's affairs, only cut off their titles and let their sons inherit the titles. He also issued a list of pacifying the people and comforting the victims in the capital.
One day in 770 B.C., King Ping of Zhou felt that Haojing had been severely burned by Xirong soldiers and harassed by Xirong soldiers. He told his ministers that he wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, the eastern capital."Luoyi is the center of the world, so it's best to move the capital to Luoyi.”Wei Wu Gong Ji He said: "I am more than ninety years old this year. If I have something to say, I will let everyone down." Haojing has a box on the left and Longshu on the right. There are mountains and rivers, thousands of miles of fertile land. There is nothing more beautiful than this in the world. Although Luoyi was in the middle of the world, its terrain was flat and flat. There was no danger to defend and it was surrounded by enemies. Therefore, although the former kings built two capitals at the same time, they lived in Xijing to revitalize the important places of the world, leaving the eastern capital to guard against temporary patrol. If our king gives up Haojing and moves to Luoyang, I'm afraid the royal family will weaken from then on!”However, King Ping of Zhou insisted on moving the capital to Luoyi, so Duke Wu of Wei had to obey. Qin Bo Ying Kai personally led the army to escort King Ping of Zhou to the east. The common people brought the old and the young, and countless people followed each other. From then on, the Western Zhou Dynasty disappeared.
In history, the 301-year period when the Zhou Dynasty established its capital in Haojing (present-day Xi'an) was called the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the 507-year period when it established its capital in Luoyi (present-day Luoyang) was called the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
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