King Xu Yan
The State of Xu, most people have not heard of this country, first of all, it does not represent a period, that is, it is not a dynasty, but it was once glorious.
Dayu controls the water
It existed from the beginning of the Xia Dynasty and disappeared in the Spring and Autumn period, existed in 1649 and had 44 generations of kings. This is far from being the 800-year-old Zhou Dynasty, and it is also the country that has existed for the longest time.
The image of Qin Shi Huang in film and television dramas
The ancestor of the Xu State was 颛顼. Dayu was sealed in the Xu State, the fief is in Pizhou, Tancheng area, it is worth mentioning that the generation of monarchs is Ying Ruomu, Qin Shi Huang that Ying.
Map of the territory at the beginning of the week
During the Xia and Shang periods, the Xu states were all vassal states, and during the Zhou Dynasty, the feudal system broke the original vassal structure.
Split envelope system
Here's a word about what is the essence of the sub-enclosure system? Replace the old princes with new ones, and replace the original forces with those close to the Zhou, so as to maintain the world of the Zhou Dynasty.
The old Xu State is the largest country in the Dongyi Group, with a territory of 500 li, you know, at that time, you can seal a prince for dozens of li, and Xu State also has a tributary state. During the reign of King Mu of Zhou, there were thirty-six (and thirty-two) princes who worshipped Xu. This is simply a provocation to the authority of Zhou Tianzi and a challenge to the authority of the feudal system.
Since the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, for several generations, if you want to say who has the most wars with you, it must be Xu.
The Wugeng Rebellion at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty also had Xu's participation, and once fought from the Huai River to the Yellow River.
Moreover, the state of Xu is also the king, which is more ferocious than the state of Chu.
King Xu Yan of King Mu of Zhou attacked the Zhou Dynasty and almost hit the capital, but unfortunately he was defeated in the end, and King Mu of Zhou forcibly included Xu State in the feudal system, which was regarded as breaking the backbone of Xu State.
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After hundreds of ups and downs, the princes competed for hegemony, and the Xu State had long since withdrawn from the stage of the great dispute, tossing and turning to save his life, and once relied on the Chu State. Later, he caught up with Wu and Chu, and was directly annihilated by Sun Wu and Wu Zixu.