Chapter 7 The first ten years of the fourth century BC (400-391 BC)

The Warring States Period began in 480 BC in the 520s BC and ended in 221 BC in the 370s BC, two and a half centuries.This century is the middle of the Warring States Period, and the whole of China is in a melee.The powerful monarchs of the feudal kingdoms have been upgraded successively and renamed kings.The barbaric and backward state of Qin on the western frontier quickly became a powerful power because of Gongsun Yang's reforms and reforms in internal affairs.Su Qin, the world's top diplomat, advocated a north-south alliance to jointly fight against Qin, while Zhang Yi advocated a east-west alliance to reconcile with Qin respectively.

1. Wei State (capital Anyi), South Korea (capital Pingyang), and Zhao State (capital Jinyang) jointly attacked the Kingdom of Chu (capital Yingdu), and the army entered Sanqiu (Chengqiu in "Historical Records"). 2. The State of Zheng (Xinzheng, the capital) besieged Yangzhai (Yuzhou City, Henan Province), which belonged to South Korea. 3. Han Qian, the monarch of South Korea (the first term Jinghou), passed away, and his son Han Qu succeeded him (the second term) as Marquis Lie. 4. The king of the state of Zhao (the first marquis) Zhao Ji passed away, and the nobles supported his younger brother (unknown name) to succeed him (the second term) as Marquis Wu.

5. Duke Jian of the state of Qin (Yong County, the capital) (21st term) mourned the death of his son, and his son Huigong (name unknown) succeeded him (22nd term). 1. Ji Ding, prince of Zhou Kingdom (capital Luoyang), fled to Jin State (capital Xintian). 2. Guoshan (west of Sanmenxia City, Henan Province) collapsed, earth and rocks fell into the Yellow River, and the river was blocked. 1. The army of the Kingdom of Chu (capital Yingdu) besieged Xinzheng (Xinzheng County, Henan Province), the capital of Zheng State.The nobles of the state of Zheng assassinated Si Ziyang, the prime minister. (Ji Fei, the son of Mugong Jilan, the eleventh ruler of Zheng State, was also named Zi Si. The ancients often used the last letter of their grandfather's name as the surname of their own tribe. This Si Ziyang, whose surname is Si and named Zi Yang, Zheng Guo noble.)

1. Solar eclipse. 2. In March, the Prime Minister (Prime Minister) of South Korea (Pingyang, the capital) was tired and was killed by an assassin.There was an intractable grievance between Xialei and Yan Zhongzi from Puyang (Puyang City, Henan Province). Yan Zhongzi heard that Nie Zheng, a native of Zheyi (southeast of Jiyuan City, Henan Province), was extremely brave and prepared 2,400 pieces of gold. Two (one hundred yi) was given to Nie Zheng's mother as a birthday gift, and Nie Zheng was asked to avenge him on his behalf.Nie Zheng refused, saying: "My mother is in the hall, and she wants me to take care of her. I can't say sacrifice lightly." Later, when my mother passed away, Nie Zheng accepted the commission.When the assassination operation started, Xia Lei was presiding over the meeting at the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the guards were heavily guarded.Like lightning, Nie Zheng rushed in. Amidst the astonishment of the crowd, he stabbed Xia Lei's throat with a knife, and Xia Lei died instantly.Knowing that it was impossible to escape, Nie Zheng gritted his teeth and disfigured himself with a sharp knife. His face was completely cut, he gouged out his eyes, and committed suicide by stabbing himself in the abdomen, with his intestines protruding all over the floor.The South Korean government dragged the corpse to the market and displayed it publicly, asking the city people to identify the assassin.Nie Zheng's elder sister, Nie Mo, heard the news and rushed to the capital Pingyang (Linfen City, Shanxi Province), caressing the corpse and crying, "He is Nie Zheng from Shenjingli, Zhiyi (15 kilometers southeast of Jitong City), because My older sister is still alive, and she is afraid of hurting me, so she has the heart to destroy herself. Brother, how could I be greedy for life and afraid of death, so that you can bury your fame?" Right next to the corpse, she committed suicide and died.

3. Wei Si, the monarch of the state of Wei (the capital Anyi) (the first Wenhou) passed away, and his son Wei Jian took the throne (the second term) as Wuhou. (The original record was mistaken for 387 BC) 1. The remnants of Si Ziyang, the former prime minister (prime minister) of Zheng State (Xinzheng, the capital), killed the monarch (twenty-seventh term) Su Gong Ji Yi, and supported his younger brother Ji Yi to succeed him (twenty-eighth term), It's for Kang Gong. 2. The monarch of the State of Song (Suiyang, the capital) (31st mourning duke) Song Buyu passed away, and his son Song Tian succeeded to the throne (32nd duke) as Hugh Duke.

There is no record for this year. 1. Qi State (capital Linzi) attacked Lu State (capital Qufu) and occupied Zuiyi (southeast of Qufu City, Shandong Province). 2. Zheng State (capital Xinzheng) lost Micheng (southwest of Dengfeng County, Henan Province) rebelled and returned to South Korea (capital Pingyang. In 407 BC, Zheng Guo attacked South Korea and occupied Negative Micheng). 1. Wei State (capital Anyi) attacked Zheng State (capital Xinzheng). 2. Ji Zhi, the monarch of the state of Jin (the capital of Xintian) (the thirty-eighth lieutenant), passed away, and his son Ji Qing succeeded to the throne (the thirty-ninth), as duke filial piety.

There is no record for this year. 1. The state of Qin (Yong County, the capital) attacked Yiyang (Yiyang County, Henan Province), which belonged to South Korea (Pingyang, the capital), and occupied six villages. 2. The central government of Qi State (the capital Linzi) has always been strictly controlled by the Tian family who are state officials (doctors).At first, Tian Heng (Chengzi) gave birth to Tianpan (Xiangzi), Tianpan gave birth to Tianbai (Zhuangzi), and Tianbai gave birth to Tianhe (Taigong).This year (before 391), Tian He expelled the monarch (32nd Kang Gong) Jiang Dai from Linzi, the capital, and exiled him to an unknown small city on the east coast, so that he could collect taxes from the city and maintain his Ancestral sacrifice.

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