Zhou Youwang was born in 795 BC and died in 772 BC. His surname is Ji, and his real name is Gong Luan. He is the last emperor in the history of the Zhou Dynasty. The extinction of the king. He is an incompetent emperor. He has only been alive for 23 years, but what he did was ridiculed by posterity.
His queen is Queen Shen and Bao Si, and they have several children together, such as King Zhou Ping, King Zhou Xie, etc. These are only the last-time princes and grandchildren, for For them, being born in the royal family is better than being born in the home of ordinary people.
Regarding the birth time of King Zhou You, there is no record in the history books. We can only use the records of "Sou Shen Ji" to believe that he was born at this time, but its authenticity needs to be investigated. In 782 BC, King Zhou You, who was only 13 years old, came to the throne and called the second year the first year. Sitting on the throne of the emperor, he never thought about how to make the people live and work in peace and contentment. He was more addicted to drinking, not asking about national affairs, and let the corrupt official Guo Shifu preside over the affairs of the court, continuously exploiting the people, and naturally The many disasters have made people resent him very much, leading to sharp social conflicts.
And he listened to the words of praise, abolished his original queen, and made her another queen. Originally, the court was very turbulent, and Baiguan was not very surrender to him. In order to win the praise, he ordered that as long as she was able to make her smile, she would be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold. At this time, a folk named Guo Shifu offered a strategy, telling him that as long as the beacon is lighted, the princes will come over and wash it again, so that the queen will definitely smile. Such a strategy was dissuaded by the ministers, but Zhou You, who had lost his heart long ago, thought it was a good strategy, so he set a fire and really deceived the princes, but nothing happened, which made the princes feel very upset. This is also the key to the demise of the Zhou Dynasty.
Is Zhou Youwang a tyrant?
Is Zhou Youwang a tyrant? Most of the people's understanding of Zhou Youwang comes from the term "Fenghuo Opera Princes", from "Fenghuo Opera Princes" It can be clearly seen in this allusion that King Zhou You is not only a tyrant, but also a tyrant comparable to King Yin Zhou, even more incompetent than King Yin Zhou.
Before answering the question "Is Zhou You a tyrant?", we must first know some basic information about Zhou You. Zhou Youwang's original name was Ji Gongluan, and "Youwang" was his posthumous name. King Zhou You was also the last emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty, that is, the twelfth monarch. After Inu Rong attacked the capital city of Gaojing, the princes from various places supported his son to succeed and established the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which is regarded as a boundary with the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty. When King Zhou You succeeded to the throne, he was young, capricious, and did not think about national politics. After he came to the throne, he established Queen Shen as queen. After Shen Queen gave birth to the first monarch of Eastern Zhou, Zhou Ping king.
Zhou Youwang was the king of a country when he was still urinating, and he was able to give orders to the princes of the world, so he lived a life of licentiousness and was extremely greedy for beauty. After getting praise from the beautiful women, he indulged in praise. Although Baosi looked beautiful, she didn't like to laugh. In order to make Baosi laugh, King Zhou You lit a beacon, causing the princes from all walks of life to mistakenly believe that there was war and hurried over. Of course, there was no war. All the princes saw were a man and a woman laughing on the beacon. Sao Si was amused by their embarrassment, but at the same time, this smile also meant that the country was about to fall.
Zhou You king never ignored state affairs, and let the treacherous minister Guo Shifu take care of the big and small things, which made the sky angry, the people were ruthlessly exploited, and the social conflicts intensified. This was also one of the important reasons for the death of Zhou You. Legend has it that because of the "Fenghuo Opera Princes", when the soldiers actually attacked, no one would rescue them, which meant that it was another game of King Zhou You. Although there is not much historical data for this story to confirm that it happened, it can also be seen that King Zhou You was indeed an out-and-out tyrant.
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There was an emperor in the Zhou Dynasty named Zhou Youwang. This emperor was very cruel and corrupt. He lived an extravagant life every day. He did not treat the common people. It's like a Mingjun's method, but he is constantly exploiting, and all he thinks about is himselfEntertainment. He has a concubine called Bao Si, who looks very good-looking, so she was favored by King Zhou You.
There was a passage in the "Eastern Zhou Biography", which is used to describe praise: "The eyes are beautiful and the eyebrows are clear... the country and the city are beautiful." Although praise She looks good, but she has one drawback, that is, she has never laughed. Therefore, King Zhou You thought of an idea and said: "Who can make the empress smile, this king will reward him with a thousand taels of gold." This remark caused a sensation and caused people in and outside the palace to come to admonish him. I have to tell Zhou Youwang my idea. However, there was only one word called Father Guo Shi that caught Zhou Youwang's attention. He put forward the idea of "playing with princes with a beacon fire" and concluded that the empress would laugh. So, King Zhou You, the unconscious king, adopted this idea.
One evening, he took his concubine up to the tower and ordered the soldiers to light the beacon. The neighboring princes saw the beacon, thought it was Xirong, and led the army to support them. When they arrived at the gate, they found the lights were brilliant, and there was no sign of Xirong. After inquiring, they knew this. It was Zhou Youwang who came to please himself in order to make Ai Concubine smile. All the princes felt that they had been insulted, they kindly supported them, and they were sweating all over, but found that this was just a farce, really daring to be angry but afraid to speak, so they had to retreat to their fief.
Sure enough, Bao Si saw this scene and laughed on the spot. Zhou Youwang felt that it was worth it. What he didn't expect was that not long after this matter, Xi Rong actually came to commit the crime. King Zhou You made people quickly start a war, but the princes thought it was another farce, and they didn't want to send troops at all. As a result, Xi Rong broke through the capital and killed King Zhou You. From then on, the Western Zhou Dynasty was destroyed. This is the story of "a daughter buys a laugh".
Zhou Youwang broke his faith and died
The capital of Zhou Dynasty was in the area of Feng and Ho, near Xirong. In order to strengthen the protection of the capital, Emperor Zhou made an agreement with his courtiers , Build a big earthen platform on the main road, and then put a big drum, so that the drum can be heard no matter how far away. As long as Xi Rong strikes, the widow will beat this big drum. As long as the people who hear the drum tell each other, they must come to support and solve the widow’s crisis.
Once, Xi Rong really attacked, Zhou Youwang ordered people to beat the drum, and the princes must have led the troops to come to support immediately. This kind of behavior made his favorite concubine look at her and laughed happily in front of him. She thought this approach was very interesting. Therefore, the mediocre King Zhou You wanted to see his concubine's smile. Before Xi Rong had violated himself, he ordered people to beat the drum several times, causing the princes to come to support many times. This found that even Xi Rong's shadow had not been seen. , I only knew that this was a joke of Zhou Tianzi, so he went back angrily.
Later, when Xi Rong really attacked, King Zhou You panicked and continued to beat the drums, but he couldn't wait for any prince to come to support him. It didn't take long for them to find his body at the foot of Lishan Mountain. So far, this matter has become the laughing stock of the world. In order to laugh, King Zhou You made up a fake image of Xi Rong's attack, and lost the trust of the princes in him.
This story tells us that being a human being can’t break the trust of others, we should retain the character of being sincere to others, and we can’t be like King Zhou You, while teasing others, we will eventually eat evil results, which can be said to harm others and ourselves. After all, honesty is the foundation of being a person, and people who break their trust are always the laughing stock of others.
This story was written by Lu Buwei, based on the changes of "Feng Huo Opera Princes", and its essence is still to discuss the importance of integrity.
