Be congenitally deficient
The state of Zheng moved from Duke Huan of Zheng to between Guo and Ying. When he arrived at Duke Zhuang of Zheng, there were only three generations. Although the state was flourishing day by day, its foundation was not deep. Moreover, the geographical situation of Zheng state is unfavorable to its development. Zheng is located in the Central Plains, is a four war zone, south of Chu, north of Jin, are the late spring and Autumn Period overlord, not to stir up; west of Chengzhou, Zhou Tianzi face or to give, so it is difficult to covet the land there; only to the east development. To the east of Zheng State, it was bordered by small and medium-sized princes such as Chen, CAI and song. In fact, they were all powerful and difficult to deal with. Moreover, there is the state of Qi in the East. If you want to do something, it is difficult to do without the consent of the state of Qi.
After Zheng zhuanggong died, why did Zheng State sink quickly?
Map of the princes in the spring and Autumn Period
The rise of a powerful country
In the spring and Autumn period, only Jin, Chu, Qi and Qin were the real powers.
During the reign of Zheng zhuanggong, the state of Jin was very happy because the small clan of Quwo tried to plot the imperial office, and had no time for other people to attend to it. Moreover, the state of Jin had the real power to dominate only after the success of Quwo in replacing Jin and the open extension of Jin territory. At this time, Chu state was in the process of starting a business with Li Wang and Wu Wang. For the time being, it did not plan to compete with the Central Plains power. Although the Duke of Qi wanted to intervene in the political situation of the Central Plains, he had no choice but to feel powerless because of the trouble of Ji Guo. Lu was also willing to unite with Ji Guo to limit the expansion of Qi. It was not until Duke Xianggong of Qi that Ji state was annexed. Only when Duke HuanGong of Qi was able to "unite the nine princes and control the whole world". Since Xianggong was appointed as a vassal by King Ping of Zhou Dynasty and granted the land to the west of Qishan, the state of Qin has been busy cutting down Rongdi and expanding its territory. Moreover, the state of Qin has no influence among the old vassals in the Central Plains, and it is separated from the state of Jin in the middle, so it is unable to move eastward.
Therefore, when Zheng zhuanggong was powerful in the Central Plains, it was the time for these four great powers to hibernate and accumulate strength. After his death, the strength of these four countries had gradually unfolded and affected the situation of the whole world, while the state of Zheng could only protect itself from the Jin Dynasty and the Chu Dynasty.
After Zheng zhuanggong died, why did Zheng State sink quickly?
Jin and Chu fought for hegemony in the spring and Autumn Period
Make friends with Zhou
This pot will have to be carried by Zheng zhuanggong himself. The state of Zheng defended the state of Zhou, and the Duke of Zheng Zhuang succeeded the Duke of Wu as the Minister of the Zhou Dynasty. He was originally the right arm of the Zhou royal family. But Zheng zhuanggong didn't have the heart of "respecting the king". He just wanted to use the prestige of the emperor of Zhou to seek benefits for Zheng. He pretended to be the emperor to beg the princes and expand his territory. For example, he United Qi and Lu to attack the Song Dynasty in the name that the state of song did not see the emperor. On the ground that Dai and Xu did not send troops to help, Dai and Xu were killed.
If the emperor of Zhou, like the later Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, completely became the puppet of Zheng zhuanggong, and the order of Zheng zhuanggong was the order of the emperor of Zhou, then Zheng zhuanggong could also run amuck in this way. Unfortunately, although Zhou Shi was weak, he was still an independent Zhou and the son of heaven. The king of Zhou is not a fool in all dynasties. You Zheng zhuanggong make small moves under my eyes. Where is the majesty of my heaven? So the contradiction between Zhou and Zheng is inevitable. In the reign of King Ping of the Zhou Dynasty, there was a pledge between Zhou and Zheng. In the reign of King Huan of the Zhou Dynasty, the contradiction became public. At first, King Huan of Zhou prepared to remove Zheng Zhuang from the throne of royal family, and then Zheng Zhuang sent someone to secretly cut the wheat from the land ruled by the emperor of Zhou. Later, King Huan of Zhou led the army of Tongzhou, Chen, Cai, Wei and other countries to attack Zheng, but Zheng Zhuang defeated him and wounded himself with arrows.
At first glance, Zheng zhuanggong won, but politically, he lost both sides. It is needless to say that the emperor of Zhou's prestige is even worse, and it is difficult to command the princes. However, Zheng Guoben borrowed the name of the emperor, and what he did reduced the prestige of the emperor, which was equivalent to violating his own policy. Moreover, he could no longer command other countries in the name of the emperor, and lost the greatest weight in politics. In fact, Zheng zhuanggong knew this in his heart, but he had nothing to do. Maybe this was Zheng's life.
After Zheng zhuanggong died, why did Zheng State sink quickly?
The battle of Zhou, Zheng and GE
Civil strife
The first three reasons only show that the decline of the state of Zheng was inevitable, but why did it fall quickly after the death of Zhuang Gong? The fourth reason is civil strife.
After the death of Duke Zhuang, his eldest son suddenly succeeded to the throne, that is, Duke Zheng Zhao. Zheng Zhaogong is a man of great prestige. He is also very good at leading soldiers to fight. Unfortunately, he is not mature enough in politics. At the beginning, Duke Qi liked him very much. He proposed several times to let him be his son-in-law, but he refused on the ground of "Qi Da Fei Mou". If he had the backing of Qi, Zhao Gong would not only have a more stable throne, but also inherit Zhuang Gong's career and expand his alliance with Qi to the East. In addition, in China, Zhao Gong had a bad relationship with Gao Qumi, the minister, but he was kind-hearted and even used him. He didn't realize the danger. However, Gao Qumi was always worried about when Zhao Gong would attack him, so he always looked for opportunities to attack him first.
Results Zheng Zhao lost his position twice. One time, the state of song intervened in the internal affairs of Zheng, and coerced the minister Ji Zhong to set up another prince to become the king of Zheng, which forced Zhao Gong to flee. The second time, after Zhao Gong recovered with the help of Jizhong, he was attacked by Gao Qumi while hunting and lost his life.
Later, the state of Zheng went through two monarchs, Zheng Ziyi and Zheng Ziying. At last, Zheng Ligong succeeded in seizing the throne again. In this way, the civil strife of Zheng lasted for 20 years came to an end, and the national strength was greatly weakened. At this time, the international situation had changed dramatically, and Zheng zhuanggong had little left.
