During the reign of Zhou Chengwang and Zhou Kangwang, the political situation of the Zhou Dynasty was relatively stable. Later, due to the increased exploitation of feudal lords and nobles, wars continued, and the dissatisfaction of Chinese people also increased. In order to suppress the people, the rulers of the Zhou Dynasty used very severe punishments. Zhou Muwang has enacted 3,000 criminal laws, and there are five punishments for offenders, which are called "five punishments". Like forehead tattoos, nose cuts, feet cuts and so on. However, no amount of severe punishment can stop the people's resistance. After Zhou Liwang, the tenth king of the Western Zhou Dynasty, ascended the throne, the oppression on the people became even heavier. Zhou Liwang reused a minister named Rong and practiced "patent". They occupied all the lakes and rivers, forbidding people to make a living from these natural resources. They also extort money and abuse people. At that time, farmers living in the wild were called "savages" and civilians living in the capital were called "China people". The people in Haojiang, the capital of Zhoudu, were dissatisfied with Li's tyrannical measures and complained bitterly. Hearing more and more comments from China people, Minister Hu went into the palace and said to Li, "The people can't stand it. If your majesty doesn't change course as soon as possible, it will be difficult to clean up the mess. " Li Guowang casually said, "Don't worry, I have my own way to deal with it." So he issued an order forbidding Chinese people to criticize state affairs, and hired a wizard from Weiguo to spy on critics of state affairs, saying: If someone slanders me behind my back, you should report it immediately. "In order to please Li, a group of people were sent to snoop around. Those people also extort money, and whoever refuses to accept it is falsely accused. After listening to the report, Li killed many people in China. Under such pressure, China people really dare not discuss it openly. When people meet acquaintances on the road, they dare not speak or say hello. They just exchanged glances and left in a hurry. Li Wang was satisfied to see that the number of people criticizing state affairs was gradually decreasing. Once, the tiger went to see Li, and Li said proudly, "Look, no one mentioned this this time, right?" Zhao Gong tiger sighed and said, "well, what can I do? Blocking people's mouths and not letting them talk is more dangerous than blocking the river! To control water, it is necessary to dredge the river and let the water flow to the sea; The same is true of governing the country, and people must be guided to speak. If the river is blocked hard, it will burst; Blocking people's mouths is a disaster! " Wang Li pie pie, ignore him, Zhao Gong tiger had to quit. The tyranny and glory are becoming more and more serious. Three years later, in 84 BC1year, the people of China couldn't bear it any longer and finally held a large-scale riot. Insurgents surrounded the palace to kill the king. When the King of Qi got wind of it, he hurriedly fled for his life with a group of men and escaped from the Yellow River until he reached the land of Kui (now northeast of Huoxian County, Shanxi Province). China people broke into the palace, but they didn't find the king. It was found that Wang Zijing had fled to Zhao Gong Tiger House to hide, and surrounded Zhao Gong Tiger House, demanding that Zhao Gong Tiger hand over the prince. Zhao Gong Tiger was helpless, so he had to send his son out as a prince to protect him. After Li left, there was no king in the court. What shall we do? After the ministers discussed, Tiger and another minister, Duke Zhou, presided over the aristocratic meeting, temporarily taking the place of Emperor Zhou to exercise their functions and powers, which was called "politics" in history. The word "* * * and" comes from this. From * * * and the first year, that is, 84 BC1year, the history of China has an exact date. * * * and fourteen years later, he died in Bi. Ministers acceded to the throne Prince Ji Jing, namely Zhou Xuanwang. Wang Xuan was politically enlightened and supported by the governors. After the China Uprising, Zhou's politics was restored to democracy.
The uprising of China people in 84 BC/KLOC-0 BC directly led to the decline of the Zhou royal family.