“Echoes of Eastern Zhou: Cultural Legacy Unveiled”

In the late autumn of the year, the states of Qin and Jin relocated the Rong people of Luhun to Yichuan, reaching the land in the xin you year. According to the Records of the Land, “The ancient Ma City was known as the Mán Zhōng, located in Liang County, Ruzhou. The Zuo Commentary mentions ‘Dan Fuo Yu Wei Man Shi’, and Du Yu explains that ‘the city is southeast of Xincheng in Henan, the city of Luhun, Man Shi of the Yi River.’ It is commonly believed that Ma and Man sound similar, hence the name.”

During the next year, envoys were sent to inquire about the Nine Tripod Cauldrons. King sent Wang Sunman to respond with eloquence, and the Chu troops withdrew. Ten years later, King Zhuang of Chu besieged Zheng, and Duke Zheng surrendered but was later restored. Sixteen years after that, King Zhuang of Chu passed away.

In the twenty-first year, King Ding died, and his son Jian, known as Duke Dao, ascended. Thirteen years into Jian’s reign, Jin assassinated their lord Duke Li and welcomed the son of Zhou, who was then installed as Duke Dao. In the fourteenth year of Jian’s reign, he passed away, and his son King Ling Xie Xin ascended. During King Ling’s twenty-fourth year, Qi’s Cui Zhu assassinated their lord Duke Zhuang. In the twenty-seventh year of King Ling’s reign, he passed away, and his son King Gui was installed.

In the first year of King Gui’s reign, the Jin people entered his territory, and Prince Zhao declared himself king while King Gui took refuge in Ze. Four years later, the Jin allied with various states to bring King Gui back to Zhou, and Prince Zhao became a vassal. The states then fortified Zhou. Sixteen years later, Prince Zhao’s followers revolted, and King Gui returned to Jin. In the seventeenth year, Duke Ding of Jin finally brought King Gui back to Zhou.

In the thirty-ninth year, Qi’s Tian Chang assassinated their lord Duke Jian. In the forty-first year, Chu annihilated Chen, and Confucius passed away. In the forty-second year, King Gui passed away, and his son King Yuan Wang Ren ascended. Eight years into King Yuan’s reign, he passed away, and his son King Ding Wang Jie ascended. Sixteen years later, the three states of Jin annihilated Duke Zhi Bo, dividing his territory.

In the twenty-eighth year of King Ding’s reign, he passed away, and his eldest son ascended as King Ai. Three months into Ai’s reign, his younger brother Shu killed him and took the throne, becoming King Si. Five months later, Shu’s younger brother Wei attacked and killed King Si, taking the throne as King Kao. These three kings were all sons of King Ding.

Fifteen years into King Kao’s reign, he passed away, and his son King Weilie Wang Wu ascended. King Kao enfeoffed his younger brother in Henan, known as Huan Gong, to continue the office of Zhou Gong. After King Huan’s death, his son Hui Gong succeeded him, and his younger son was enfeoffed in Gong. Thus, Eastern Zhou Gong.

In the twenty-third year of King Weilie’s reign, the Nine Tripod Cauldrons trembled. He ordered Han, Wei, and Zhao to be vassal states. In the twenty-fourth year, he passed away, and his son King An Wang Jiao ascended. That year, thieves murdered Chu’s King Sheng.

During King An’s twenty-sixth year, he passed away, and his son King Lie Wang Xi ascended. In the second year of King Lie’s reign, the court historian Dān saw Qin’s Duke Xian gong and said, “The beginning of Zhou and Qin’s alliance, parting for five hundred years, reunited, ruling together, and in seventeen years, a hegemonic king arose.”

Ten years later, King Lie passed away, and his younger brother Bian ascended, becoming King Xian. In the fifth year of King Xian’s reign, he congratulated Qin’s Duke Xian Gong, who declared himself a marquis. In the ninth year, he presented the literary and martial offerings to Qin’s Duke Xian Gong. In the twenty-fifth year, Qin convened the vassal states at Zhou. In the twenty-sixth year, Zhou presented a marquis to Qin’s Duke Xian Gong. In the thirty-third year, he congratulated Qin’s King Hui. In the thirty-fifth year, he presented literary and martial offerings to Qin’s King Hui. In the forty-fourth year, King Hui of Qin declared himself a king. Thereafter, all the vassal states followed suit and became kings.

In the forty-eighth year, King Xian passed away, and his son King Shen Jing ascended. King Shen Jing reigned for six years before passing away, and his son King Nan Wang Yan ascended. During King Yan’s reign, Eastern and Western Zhou were governed separately.

King Yan, being weak, divided the government between Western Zhou, located in Henan, and Eastern Zhou, located in Gong. During King Yan’s reign, he moved the capital to Western Zhou.

This translation provides a detailed overview of the historical text while maintaining its original context and cultural references.