107 Dukes De, Xuan, Cheng, Mu

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In his first year (677 BC), Duke De of Qin began to live in Dazheng Palace in Yong. One hundred trios of livestock were used in the sacrifices for the Fuzhi temple. Yong would be the place to live by divination. And the future generations would have their horses drink by the Yellow River. Uncle Liang and Uncle Rui came to his court. In the second year (676 BC), at the beginning of the Fu days (summer heat waves), dogs were sacrificed to drive away the poisonous insects. Duke De was established as king when he was thirty-three years old, and he died in his second year on the throne. He had three sons: the eldest son was Duke Xuan, the second son was Duke Cheng, and the youngest son was Duke Mu. The eldest son Duke Xuan was established as the king.

In the first year of Duke Xuan (675 BC), Wei and Yan joined forces attacking the Zhou Dynasty, expelled King Hui of Zhou, and Prince Tui was put on the throne. In the third year (673 BC), Zheng Bo and Guo Shu killed Prince Tui and welcomed King Hui back into the Zhou capital. In the fourth year (672 BC), the Qin State built Mizhi, the Temple for Eastern Emperor. The Qin army and the Jin army fought in Heyang, and Jin was defeated. In the twelfth year (664 BC), Duke Xuan died. Duke Xuan had nine sons, but none of them was made a king. His younger brother Duke Cheng succeeded the throne.

In the first year of Duke Cheng, Liang Bo and Rui Bo came to the court. Duke Huan of Qi attacked Shan Rong first, then Guzhu.

In his fourth year, Duke Cheng died. He has seven sons, but none of them got the throne, his younger brother Duke Mu was made the king. 

In the first year as Duke Mu (659 BC), he personally led the army to attack Maojin and achieved victory. In the fourth year (656 BC), he went to Jin to marry his wife, who was the elder sister of Prince Shen Sheng of Jin. In this year, Duke Huan of Qi attacked Chu and reached Shaoling.

德公元年，初居雍城大郑宫。以牺三百牢祠鄜畤。卜居雍。后子孙饮马于河。梁伯、芮伯来朝。二年，初伏，以狗御蛊。德公生三十三岁而立，立二年卒。生子三人：长子宣公，中子成公，少子穆公。长子宣公立。

宣公元年，卫、燕伐周，出惠王，立王子穨。三年，郑伯、虢叔杀子穨而入惠王。四年，作密畤。与晋战河阳，胜之。十二年，宣公卒。生子九人，莫立，立其弟成公。

成公元年，梁伯、芮伯来朝。齐桓公伐山戎，次于孤竹。

成公立四年卒。子七人，莫立，立其弟缪公。

缪公任好元年，自将伐茅津，胜之。四年，迎妇于晋，晋太子申生姊也。其岁，齐桓公伐楚，至邵陵。

106 Duke Wu of Qin

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In the first year of Duke Wu of Qin (697 BC), the Qin army attacked the Peng Xi family at the foot of Mountain Huashan. Duke Wu of Qin lived in Pingyang and sealed the palace. In the third year (before 695), Duke Wu of Qin exterminated Sanfu and others, and also killed their three clans because they had killed Chuzi. Gao Qumi of Zheng killed his king Duke Zhao of Zheng. In the tenth year (688 BC), the Qin army attacked the Rong people in Gui, Hebei and other places and began to establish counties. In the eleventh year (687 BC), the State of Qin began to establish counties in Du and Zheng. The Qin army destroyed Xiaoguo. In the thirteenth year (685 BC), Guan Zhifu, Lian Cheng and other people of Qi killed their monarch Duke Xiang of Qi and replaced him with Gongsun Wuzhi.. The Jin State destroyed the three fiefdoms of Huo, Wei, and Geng. Yonglin of Qi killed Gongsun Wuzhi, Guan Zhifu, and others, and established Duke Huan of Qi as the new monarch. Qi and Jin became powerful states. In the 19th year (679 BC), Quwo of Jin State became Marquis of Jin. And Duke Huan of Qi became an overlord in Juan. In the twentieth year (678 BC), Duke Wu died and was buried at Pingyang in Yong. The Qin State began to bury living people as sacrifice, and sixty-six people were buried. Duke Wu had a son named Bai. Bai did not succeed to the throne and was conferred in Pingyang. Duke Wu's younger brother Duke De of Qin was made king.

武公元年，伐彭戏氏，至于华山下，居平阳封宫。三年，诛三父等而夷三族，以其杀出子也。郑高渠眯杀其君昭公。十年，伐邽、冀戎，初县之。十一年，初县杜、郑。灭小虢。

十三年，齐人管至父、连称等杀其君襄公而立公孙无知。晋灭霍、魏、耿。齐雍廪杀无知、管至父等而立齐桓公。齐、晋为强国。

十九年，晋曲沃始为晋侯。齐桓公伯于鄄。

二十年，武公卒，葬雍平阳。初以人从死，从死者六十六人。有子一人，名曰白，白不立，封平阳。立其弟德公。

105 Duke Xian and His Sons

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In the second year of his reign (714 BC), Duke Xian moved the capital to Pingyang. He sent troops to conquer Dangshe. In the third year (713 BC), Duke Xian fought with the Bo people, and the Bo king fled to the Rong, so the Qin army destroyed Dangshe. In the fourth year (712 BC), Prince Hui of Lu killed Lord of Lu, Duke Yin. In the twelfth year (704 BC), Qin conquered Dangshi and took it. Duke Xian was made king at the age of ten, died after twelve years in office, and was buried in Xishan. He had three sons, the eldest son Duke Wu of Qin was the crown prince. Duke Wu of Qin and his younger brother Duke De of Qin were both sons of Lu Ji. And Wang Ji gave birth to Chuzi. After Duke Xian died, the great minister Fu Ji, Wei Lei, and Sanfu deposed the crown prince and made Chuzi the king. In the sixth year of Chuzi (698 BC), Sanfu and others sent people to kill Chuzi. Chuzi was made king at the age of five and died after six years as king. Sanfu and others then re-enthroned the former crown prince Duke Wu of Qin as king. 

宪公二年，公徙居平阳。遣兵伐荡社。三年，与亳战，亳王奔戎，遂灭荡社。四年，鲁公子翚弑其君隐公。十二年，伐荡氏，取之。宪公生十岁立，立十二年卒，葬西山。生子三人，长男武公为太子。武公弟德公，同母鲁姬子。生出子。宪公卒，大庶长弗忌、威垒、三父废太子而立出子为君。出子六年，三父等复共令人贼杀出子。出子生五岁立，立六年卒。三父等乃复立故太子武公。