"The King of Xiang Is Not Allowed to Ask for a Tunnel" is a literary text. It tells a story between King Xiang and Duke Wen of Jin. Roughly speaking, it is the reason why the King of Xiang did not allow the tunnel to be invited.
The beginning of the "King of Xiang is Not Allowed to Ask for Tunnels" is: "Duke Wen of Jin established the King of Xiang in Yu, and the king labored to the ground, resigned, please tunnel." It is said that after the Duke Wen of Jin helped King Xiang restore the throne, king Xiang thanked Duke Wen of Jin with land, but Duke Wen of Jin did not want it, but hoped that after his death, King Xiang could let him be buried according to the etiquette of the Son of Heaven. But King Xiang did not agree, why is this?
The reason given by King Xiang was that the etiquette could not be abolished. He said that the Son of Heaven was no different from others in terms of burial after death, and that there was no difference between him and others, and that if King Xiang used the etiquette of the Son of Heaven to bury Duke Wen of Jin, it would be a disorder of etiquette left over from ancient times, which was disrespectful to the previous king, and that the Duke of Jin Wengong's help to King Xiang was a private matter of King Xiang, and it was impossible to repay him with such an act.
Of course, King Xiang talked a lot of reasons for not allowing the tunnel to be invited, but the most important of them was this meaning, and the final result was that Duke Wen of Jin did not dare to use his own merits to seek such a special honor, and received the reward that King Xiang gave to his apprentice and retired.
From the story of "The King of Xiang Is Not Allowed to Ask for a Tunnel", it can be seen that although the King of Xiang thanked the Duke wen of Jin for helping him restore the throne, he did not disregard the etiquette of the state because of the merits of the Duke of Jin, and the rewards and punishments were clear, which was a wise move of the King of Xiang.
Of course, the story of "The King of Xiang Is Not Allowed to Ask for a Tunnel" also reflects the ambition of Jin Wengong from the side, and being buried according to the specifications of the Son of Heaven is the supreme respect, and it can be said that King Xiang and wisely resolved the ambition of Jin Wengong.
How king Xiang of Zhou died
King Xiang of Zhou was a monarch of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, he reigned for more than thirty years, during his reign, there was no great achievement, the princely states were almost above him, and even the territory of the Eastern Zhou Was repeatedly reduced, and there was no country size at all. So how did such a king, King Xiang of Zhou, die?
How King Xiang of Zhou died is not much recorded in history, not even how he died. Historians can only infer the cause of Death of King Xiang of Zhou based on his age. However, the birth year of King Xiang of Zhou is not recorded, but it can be roughly speculated. King Xiang of Zhou took the throne when King Hui of Zhou was twenty-five years old, when King Xiang of Zhou was already governor, how to be more than ten years old, nearly twenty years old, and King Xiang of Zhou reigned for thirty-two years, so look, when King Xiang of Zhou died, he was almost fifty years old, and the life expectancy of the ancients was not long, coupled with the turmoil during the reign of King Xiang of Zhou, so some people speculated that King Xiang of Zhou died of oil lamp blight.
However, some people also say that King Xiang of Zhou was killed, at that time there were many princely states, and the power was getting bigger and bigger, although the King of Zhou Xiang was not powerful enough, but after all, there was a monarch's name, there was him, the princely states were not justified, so it is also possible that the king of Zhou Xiang was killed by the princely states. However, some people questioned this statement, because the princely states saved King Xiang of Zhou from danger several times, and if they had been framed and died, the princely states should have implemented it long ago, without waiting until King Xiang of Zhou was about to die.
However, as to how King Xiang of Zhou died, because the record is not clear, there is no way to verify it now, and there can only be some less credible speculations.
The title of King Xiang of Zhou is actually the King of Zhou Xiang, his real name is Ji Zheng, and the King of Xiang is his posthumous title. So why give him such a nickname?