Kyohakuwa - Kyohakuwa

… The 10th king, King Li, appointed Rong Yigong as a minister and tried to restore royal income, but he was pursued by the nobles who opposed this and fled to Pang (Huoxian, Shanxi Province) in 841 BC, where he died 14 years later. During his exile, the powerful nobleman Gong Bohe ran the government on his behalf (Gonghe). After King Li's death, his son King Xuan ascended to the throne and temporarily restored the power of the royal family, plotted to advance south, and prevented the barbarians from the north from moving south, but he was too quick to strengthen the royal authority, once again incurring the distrust of the nobles. …

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…　そのため第10代厲王（れいおう）は，栄夷公を卿士として，王室収入の回復を図ったが，これに反対する貴族層に追われ，前841年に彘（てい）(山西省霍県)に亡命し，14年後彘で死亡した。この亡命期間，有力貴族であった共伯和が政治を代行した(共和)。厲王の死後，子の宣王が即位し，一時王室の力を再興し，南進を企て，北方の蛮族の南下を阻止したが，王権の強化を急ぎ，再び貴族の不信を招いた。…

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