▁At ▁some ▁point ▁during ▁Spring ▁and ▁Aut umn ▁period , ▁bar ley ▁and ▁whe at ▁were ▁introduced ▁into ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁traditional ▁mil let . ▁Cre ated ▁a ▁du ke ▁over ▁X ich ui , ▁Z hu ang ▁moved ▁his ▁family ' s ▁capital ▁to ▁the ▁site , ▁establish ing ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Qu an q iu . ▁When ▁Z hu ang ▁died ▁in ▁ 7 7 8   , ▁his ▁el dest ▁son ▁Sh if u ▁() ▁refused ▁to ▁inherit ▁official ▁duties ▁but ▁chose ▁instead ▁to ▁live ▁a ▁life ▁on ▁his ▁ch ari ot , ▁fighting ▁the ▁R ong ▁in ▁reven ge ▁for ▁his ▁grand father ' s ▁death . ▁His ▁younger ▁brother ▁X i ang ▁opt ed ▁to ▁marry ▁his ▁sister ▁Mu ▁Y ing ▁to ▁King ▁F eng ▁of ▁the ▁R ong ▁() ▁and , ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁in ▁ 7 7 6   , ▁he ▁moved ▁his ▁capital ▁from ▁Qu an q iu ▁to ▁Q ian ▁( , ▁present - day ▁Long x ian ▁in ▁Sh a an xi ). ▁Sh if u ▁led ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Qu an q iu ▁against ▁the ▁R ong ▁who ▁subsequently ▁inv aded . ▁Over come , ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁lived ▁among ▁the ▁R ong ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁being ▁released . ▁When ▁the ▁Qu an rong ▁over c ame ▁Ha o ▁in ▁ 7 7 1 ▁and ▁ended ▁the ▁Western ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Z hou , ▁X i ang ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁promotion ▁by ▁King ▁P ing ▁and ▁no