1. The content of the historical story "The Road Is an Eye":
King Zhou Li adopted Duke Rongyi's "patented" policy and sealed off the mountains, rivers and swamps. The people wanted to If you go to the mountains to cut firewood or go down to the river to fish, you have to pay a lot of taxes first. Minister Rui Liangfu advised: "Shanze is the only thing in the world, and the people have to rely on it to survive. During the time of King Wen, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, he tried his best to provide benefits to the people, but he was afraid of the people's resentment. Now this patent policy has made If the people can't survive, can the king's rule be in danger? "King Li was so greedy that he refused to listen to advice.
People hate the patent policy and complain. King Li recruited many wizards from the Wei Kingdom and asked them to monitor the people and kill anyone who expressed dissatisfaction. The people did not dare to speak. When they met on the road, they used colors to express their anger at each other. King Li was very proud. Duke Zhaomu said: "Since ancient times, the emperor has tried every means to understand the real thoughts of the people. He has allowed officials to present poems, music officials to present music, and historians to present books. Even ordinary people have the opportunity to give advice to the emperor. Only then can he consider the profits and losses and govern the country well. Guard against the people. The mouth is better than Fangchuan. Now the people dare not speak out when they have complaints, just like the raging flood is blocked by earth and rocks. Once it bursts, the consequences will be disastrous!"
King Li insisted on his own way. Three years later, the people could no longer bear it and rushed into the palace to kill the tyrant. King Li drove away in a hurry and spent the rest of his life on the run.
2. The content of the historical story "The First Year of *** and the First Year":
The people rioted and King Li fled. Seeing that the situation was not good, Prince Jing hurried to Zhaomu Gong's house to hide. Duke Zhaomu was a descendant of Duke Zhao in the early years of Zhou Dynasty, and he was also a wise minister. The people respected Duke Zhao Mu and did not attack the palace. They just surrounded his house and asked him to hand over the prince. Seeing that the situation could not be alleviated without the prince being handed over, Duke Zhao Mu put his son into the prince's clothes and sent him out. The people couldn't tell the difference, so they beat Duke Zhaomu's son to death and dispersed.
The princes recognized Bohe as a virtuous man, and the people asked him to act as the emperor's agent. Chinese history begins with the year that Emperor Bohe ascended the throne, that is, 841 BC. There is an exact chronology. This year is called the first year of Emperor He. In the 14th year of Tianhe (828 BC), King Zhou Li, who was on the run, died. Duke Zhao Mu invited the crown prince, and Bohe also took the initiative to return to his kingdom and asked the crown prince Jing to succeed him. This was King Xuan of Zhou.