Duke, the duke of zhou, he is king cheng of zhou uncle, to establish and perfect the feudal system of the zhou dynasty he has a great contribution.Duke of zhou enjoys a high status in the Confucian culture, Confucius, "I no longer dream of duke of zhou yi" of speech, the zhou dynasty's etiquette culture loss.
Duke is a frequently appear in Confucius' dreams, long dominant culture of the Chinese Confucianism, duke of zhou also inevitable directly linked with dream.Dream, often known as "the duke of dream", or "dream of the duke of zhou".As a result,Duke of zhou interpretsThe duke of zhou, the duke of zhou.

The title of the zhou dynasty, jue advising Zhou Wang governance all over the world.Duke is usually only one, but something 2 duke of zhou dynasty last years appeared chaos.
The first generation of zhou surname ji in the top actor, also called tertiary denier, novel universal changes fourth son.Because of fief in zhou (now shaanxi zones north), therefore calls the duke or the duke of zhou.Is a prominent politician and strategist at the beginning of the western zhou dynasty.

Duke of zhou's king wu of zhou ji fa's mother's brother.He in the battle of zhou shang completely "left-wing featuring often, mostly in the head."Out two years later, Lawrence w. ill, his son into young king, by the duke of regent.Featuring the other two younger brother and uncle Cai Shu heart.They spread gossip, said zhou have ambition, is likely to kill the king, to usurp the throne.Duke of smell speech, the squire at and called shuang said: "I so regardless of his personal gain or loss and the tasks of regent, unstable is afraid of the world.If jiangshan confound, o undermined, how can I get commanding his, and featuring great trust of me?"Zhou gong to is going to hit the jue again, and said: "the son of lu fief live birds" I am the brother of Wen Wangzhi, featuring, into the king uncle, theory of status, is high in the country.But I always keep hard work, simple QianCheng stay, for fear of losing all the sages.You go to lu, don't JiaoKuang mowgli.";

Soon, tube uncle, Cai Shu collusion Wu Geng king zhou's son, and joint here tribal rebel the zhou dynasty.Duke of zhou in the king's commandment, rate crusade.After three years of hard fighting, finally TaoPing insurgency, conquered the Orient, closed down by a large number of shang dynasty aristocrat, and slay the tertiary, Wu Geng, banished Cai Shu.Have strengthened the rule of the zhou dynasty (see duke of Crusades).

After the duke of zhou counter-insurgency, in order to strengthen the control of the east, formal proposal into king put countries moved to los city (now the luoyang).At the same time put inThe warCaptured in the large number of shang dynasty aristocrat "Yin rebels dare" to move los city, church and cool at los city in 8, strengthen supervision on them.In addition, the duke of zhou FengXiaoDi Kang Shu for month, make its presence so the market, to manage the adherents of the shang dynasty.He warned that young Kang Shu: shang dynasty was destroyed, is due to king zhou found in wine, Yin in woman, that ChaoGang chaos, governors JuYi., after he had said: "you then to the first request to visit the sage asked their shang dynasty before and after the cause of death;His second must."Duke of zhou and the postscript, written as "kang letters patent", "wine letters patent", "catalpa wood" three articles, as a rule for Kang Shu.Kang Shu after then, keep in mind the duke of zhou's words, simple life, love the people, and make the local collectors to live and work in peace and contentment.

Celebrates its los city, duke of zhou began to practice the seal of the founding of the state policy.He has 71 countries, establishing the brother featuring 15 and 16, sealing to seal the governors to do, as an protect to defend the royal family.In the domestic universally implemented jingtian, unified planning, land to consolidate and strengthen the economic base of the zhou dynasty.

In order to further consolidate the regime of the zhou dynasty, zhou gong "ritual music", to develop and implement a set of maintenance manner patriarchal clan and the system of upper and lower levels of judgments.Mainly has "ji", "jue Shi" system, "method", "office inheritance" system and "music", etc.One of the most important is the office inheritance and hierarchy.When shells, jun's inheritance is brother, brother, and eventually, mostly succession.Duke of established the office of inheritance system, i.e. to blood as the link, rule the king of the throne by the eldest son.At the same time other bastard packet for the governors QingDaFu.Their relationship with the son of heaven is the place with the central, the relationship between small and large.Duke of zhou also formulated a series of strict manner, father and son, brothers, personal relationship, approaches, and etiquette system, to adjust the relationship between the central and local, princes, and his subjects, strengthen the rule of the central government.

Duke of zhou regent for six years, as the king is growing up, he decided to zheng Yu Chengwang.Before the self-rule, duke of zhou as "dull", to the destruction of the shells for example, told a king to a prophet "difficult" of farm, don't indulge in debauchery, comfort, pleasure and hunting."Returned to lack, north then minister".

After the duke of zhou abdication, the main energy for making ritual music, we will continue to improve the various laws and regulations.Years for money before the end, he told said: "must I was buried in the city, to show I died left into king".Soon died.;