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?
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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.
Reveal why King Xiang of Zhou wanted to find Di Guo
Why did King Xiang of Zhou look for Di Guo actually refers to the story that King Xiang of Zhou once attacked the State of Zheng with the army of the State of Zhou, but according to historical records, the State of Zheng should be closer to the King of Zhou Xiang, and the State of Di was not in harmony, so why did the King of Zhou Xiang find the State of Di to attack the State of Zheng? In fact, the reason is very simple.
Thirteen years after King Xiang, Zheng Guo and Hua Guo went to war, but Hua Guo asked Xiang Wang for help. King Xiang of Zhou thought that he and Zheng Wen were good at public transportation, so he sent envoys to Zheng Guo to intercede for The State of Shui. King Xiang of Zhou swore that Zheng Wengong would definitely sell him face. However, at that time, Zheng Wenzheng did not feel uncomfortable because King Xiang of Zhou gave something to his colleagues, and he was even more uncomfortable seeing that King Xiang of Zhou helped The Kingdom of Shuiguo, and not only did not agree to King Xiang of Zhou's intercession, but also detained his envoys.
King Xiang of Zhou felt that he had no face, but he did not do it himself, because his ancestors were because they went out on the expedition and then failed, so he found Di Guo, who was not strong enough at that time, and asked Di Guo to attack Zheng Guo for him. King Xiang of Zhou's courtiers persuaded each other, after all, King Xiang of Zhou had been reinstated as the prince thanks to Zheng Wengong, and Di Guo was after all a country that could not divide the enemy from us, and This decision of King Xiang of Zhou was incorrect. However, King Xiang of Zhou did not accept it, and stubbornly wanted to attack Zheng Guo.
This is the reason why King Xiang of Zhou wanted to find Di Guo, King Xiang of Zhou looked for Di Guo nothing more than for face, in his opinion Zheng Wengong would definitely give him face, but then it was such a result, so for the sake of face he also had to attack Zheng Guo. This decision can be described as very naïve, until the end, the King of Zhou Xiang also paid the price for this decision, and after the death of the general, the King of Zhou Xiang was driven out of the capital.
What is the meaning of King Xiang of Zhou's nickname
A title of an evaluation nature was given by people with more status in ancient times after their deaths, according to their life's deeds and deeds. So what is the title of King Xiang of Zhou?
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?
The word "Xiang" used in the nickname is actually a praise, proving that Ji Zheng once had merit. So what merit did Ji Zheng get the title of "Xiang"? The most brilliant achievement of Ji Zheng's life should be to quell the rebellion of the sub-belt. However, the chaos of the sub-belt really had to be investigated and was not quelled by Ji Zheng himself. At that time, Ji Zheng was forced to flee from the capital by the prince, hid in the State of Zheng, and asked for help from the princely states, when the Duke of Jin, who had just ascended the throne, captured the prince belt in 635 BC in the name of King Qin, and welcomed Ji Zheng back to the capital, which was the rebellion of the sub-belt.
Therefore, although the Zhou Xiang Wang's title is a praiseworthy title, it is also a very ordinary title, and it is not a great merit. When King Xiang of Zhou reigned, the status of the princely states was already above that of King Xiang of Zhou, so when King Xiang of Zhou, the monarch of Eastern Zhou, sat on the throne, unless he forcefully turned the tide, the outcome was already determined. The struggle for hegemony among the princes must finally be the division of the Eastern Zhou, and after a long war, they can be reunified into a country.
Therefore, after Ji Zheng's death, Ji Zheng's title was that King Xiang of Zhou was just a more rational judgment that he had neither great merit nor great achievements. Therefore, there is no need to investigate its meaning too much for the Zhou Xiang Wang's title.