Title: A Geographical Account for the Historical Record That Zheng Zhuang Gong Defeated Gong Shu Duan at Yan
Abstract:When Zheng Zhuang Gong ascended the throne,his mother Wu Jiang required him to grant Zhi as fief to his younger brother Gong Shu Duan.But Zhuang Hong refused and gave Jing,rather than Zhi,to his young...When Zheng Zhuang Gong ascended the throne,his mother Wu Jiang required him to grant Zhi as fief to his younger brother Gong Shu Duan.But Zhuang Hong refused and gave Jing,rather than Zhi,to his younger brother.Zhuang Gong had an obvious reason.Jing was a big city but not a strategic fort.Zhi was comparatively small,but was neighbor to Hu Lao: the two together constituted an important traffic fortress connecting the state Zheng with the East Zhou Dynasty.So Jing was potentially controlled by three important cities,including Zhi and the capital of Zheng.Gong Shu Duan,who depended on his mother Wu Jiang's support and the extensive area of Jing,first commanded remote border areas,then Lin Yan in the north and Yan Ling in the south,so as to enclose the capital from three sides.And by more than twenty years' expansion,he almost got hold of half of the Zheng territory,including the Yellow River ferry Yan Jin,which was easy to reach Wei Dynasty,and the important southern city Yan Di.So he became a formidable challenger to his elder brother.However,Gong Shu Duan was eventually defeated for lack of support from the people.But it seems that Zhuang Gong meant to let his brother go free since the latter's escape route was in tight control of his elder brother.This apparently goes against the popular view ever since Gong Yang Zhuan that Zhuang Gong killed his brother,which lacks sufficient evidences.Read More
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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