The Spring and Autumn Period : tripod of the Central Plains 問鼎中原

During the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, the Nine Tripods were regarded as national treasures symbolizing the power of the state and were possessed by those who won the world. In 606 BC, King Zhong of Chu, on the pretext of attacking the rung of Luhun northeast of Song County, Henan Province, marched the Chu army to the southern suburbs of Luyang, the capital of the Eastern Zhou dynasty, and held a grand military ceremony. King Ding of Zhou, who had not been on the throne for a long time, was very nervous and sent his King Sun Man, who was good at coping with the situation, to comfort him. King Zhong of Chu, who was a powerful and dominant king, with Wang Sun Man, and asked him about the size and weight of the Nine Tripods. Wang Sun Man heard the question and replied, the size and weight of the Nine Tripods is about the righteousness of the Tripods, not about the Tripods themselves. When King Zhong of Chu saw that Wang Sun Man had rejected him, he threatened him by boasting of Chu's military power, saying, don't be proud of the Nine Tripods, for the enemy's spearheads, broken by Chu's soldiers on the battlefield, are enough to make Nine Tripods. In the face of King Zhong of Chu, who was so arrogant and rude, the eloquent Wang Sun Man made a clever rebuttal. He first bypassed King Zhong of Chu's words, and talked about the age of the Nine Cauldrons and the process of inheritance. Saying, when Dao ruled the world, the nine states of the world sent bronze from each state to be molded into the Nine Cauldrons, which symbolized the whole world. After 600 years, the Tripods were moved to the Shang Dynasty, when the Shi Ji was ruthless, and then to the Zhou Dynasty, when the Shang Hui was tyrannical. It can be seen that with virtue and righteousness, a Tripod is heavy, even if it is small, so heavy that it is hard to move. Without virtue and righteousness, a Tripod is light, even if it is big, so light that it is easy to lose it. The place name of the placebo was established by King Cheng of the Zhou Dynasty, and it has been in circulation for 30 generations and 700 years. Finally, he said, although the Zhou family is in decline, the mandate of heaven is not yet complete, and it is not time for it to be replaced. After listening to Wang Sun Man's righteous and solemn words, King Zheng of Chu dismissed his wrongful thoughts. He also knew that he did not have the strength to replace the Zhou Dynasty, so he laid down his flag and left in great numbers. Since King Zheng of Chu led the army into the Central Plains. And in the Central Plains, the Tripod of the small, big, light, and heavy. People will be outside of the Central Plains of the political and military forces, to seize the territory of the Central Plains of property. Collectively referred to as, the Tripod of the Central Plains.