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A brief introduction to the story of Gou Rong breaking Zhou

In 771 BC, king you of Zhou, who was in power for 11 years, died. He was killed by the dog. What's going on?

According to historical records, king you of Zhou was a tyrant. When he was in power, he further intensified class contradictions and national contradictions. Of course, he also completely offended the powerful and powerful nobles. The "fuse" that led to king you's life was the Empress Dowager and the prince. He ignored the strong opposition and abandoned empress Shen and Prince Yijiu. Then he changed Baosi to empress and took Baosi's son Bofu as the prince. In this way, the "opposition" was completely infuriated. Shen Hou, the father of Shen Hou, was unwilling to join forces with other countries, such as gourong and LV, to lead troops to attack the capital of Wang Haojing. The rebellious king you of Zhou was defeated and killed at the foot of Lishan Mountain by dog Rong, which declared the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

It is necessary to talk about dog Rong. In the book of rites, the king system: "the west is called Rong." China has always referred to the people of all nationalities living in the western region as Xirong. The dog army should be one of the main branches. The gourong people are very savage and tough. The word "dog" in "Canrong" is insulting with the characteristics of Han nationality. It has always been called "jackal" and accurately points out the wolf character of Canrong or Rongdi nationality. This time we sent troops to destroy the Western Zhou Dynasty, some people came out to invite each other, some people cooperated with the army, and some people were "insiders". Why not? Dog soldiers are not used to the life of the Central Plains people, they prefer the vast grassland. Therefore, they are interested in wealth and women to "pull away" everything they want. In the war of exterminating king you of Zhou Dynasty, the "nine tripod" treasure, which symbolized the highest power and status of China, was also plundered to the grassland by dog soldiers, leaving behind a broken city. Until the Tang Dynasty, all the nomads in Northwest China were called "dog Rong" and "Rong Di". At the beginning of the spring and Autumn period, gourong became a strong enemy of the state of Qin. Later, one of the Canrong's branches moved north to the Mongolian grassland and became one of the Earliest Nomads in the Mongolian grassland.

A new page has been opened in history.

In 770 BC, Yijiu, the son of king you of Zhou, succeeded to the throne and was named king Ping of Zhou.

In 770 B.C. (the first year of King Zhouping), under the protection of Zheng Wugong, Jin Wenhou, Wei Wugong and Qin Xianggong, King Ping of Zhou moved his capital to Luoyang (now the area of Luoyang Royal City Park in Henan Province), which is historically known as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

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