▁Battle ▁of ▁X uge . ▁ ▁King ▁H uan ▁himself ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁shoulder ▁by ▁an ▁arrow , ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁back ▁down ▁and ▁negoti ate ▁peace ▁with ▁Duke ▁Z hu ang . ▁ ▁This ▁destroyed ▁any ▁remaining ▁prest ige ▁and ▁authority ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Z hou ▁royal ▁court ▁had ▁over ▁its ▁v ass als , ▁and ▁confirmed ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁fe ud al ▁states . ▁ ▁The ▁Z hou ▁court ▁was ▁so ▁imp over ished ▁after ▁that ▁defeat ▁that , ▁when ▁King ▁H uan ▁died ▁in ▁ 6 9 7 ▁BC , ▁it ▁took ▁the ▁court ▁seven ▁years ▁to ▁get ▁enough ▁fund ing ▁for ▁a ▁fitting ▁royal ▁fun eral . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁X i ang ▁of ▁Z hou , ▁his ▁half - bro ther ▁Prince ▁D ai ▁( 王 子 <0xE5> <0xB8> <0xB6> ) ▁twice ▁attempted ▁to ▁us ur p ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁ 6 4 9 ▁BC ▁and ▁ 6 3 5 ▁BC , ▁both ▁times ▁by ▁consp iring ▁with ▁Qu an rong ▁to ▁lay ▁sie ge ▁to ▁the ▁capital . ▁ ▁King ▁X i ang ▁required ▁military ▁assistance ▁by ▁the ▁v ass al ▁states ▁to ▁re inst ate ▁himself ▁on ▁both ▁occasions , ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁increase ▁their ▁f ief s ▁each ▁time ▁as ▁comm end ations . ▁ ▁This ▁further ▁weak ened ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Z hou ▁court ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁the ▁v ass al ▁states , ▁and ▁progress ively ▁re leg ated ▁it ▁to ▁the