Chapter 7

_THE COAST STATES_

The coast states in possession of the Yang-tsz delta--The state of Wu really of the same origin as the imperial dynasty of Chou-- Comparison with Phoenician colonists--Wu induced by Tsin to attack Ts'a-Ancient name was _Keugu_--Wu falls into the whirl of Chinese politics--Confucius and his contemptuous treatment of barbarians-Lu, in South Shan Tung, the place where Confucius held official posts--Great Britain and Duke Confucius--Five ranks for rulers of vassal states--Sacking of the Ts'u capital by Wu in 506 B.C.--Wu's vassal Yüeh turns against Wu--_Uviet_ the native name of Yüeh--Bloody wars between Wu and Yiieh--Extinction of Wu in 483 B.C.--Yüeh was always a coast power--Reasons for Confucius' endeavours to re-establish the old feudal system