ping . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Q in ▁had ▁fully ▁reg ained ▁its ▁strength ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁only ▁dominant ▁military ▁power , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁Z ha o ▁capital ▁Hand an ▁in ▁ 2 2 9 ▁BC ▁and ▁eventually ▁conquer ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Z ha o ▁in ▁ 2 2 2 ▁BC . ▁ ▁Con quest ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Z hou ▁ ▁The ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Z hou ▁court ▁had ▁been ▁decl ining ▁since ▁the ▁very ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Z hou ▁D ynast y . ▁ ▁When ▁King ▁P ing ▁of ▁Z hou ▁abandoned ▁the ▁old ▁capital ▁of ▁Ha oj ing ▁and ▁re located ▁east ▁to ▁Lu oy i , ▁the ▁new ▁capital ' s ▁crown ▁land ▁( 王 <0xE7> <0x95> <0xBF> ) ▁was ▁significantly ▁smaller ▁and ▁less ▁developed ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁capital . ▁ ▁The ▁royal ▁Z hou ▁court , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁hum ili ated ▁by ▁Ha oj ing ' s ▁s ack ing , ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁reli ant ▁on ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁v ass al ▁states . ▁ ▁King ▁P ing ' s ▁son , ▁King ▁H uan , ▁later ▁had ▁a ▁falling ▁out ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strong est ▁v ass als , ▁Duke ▁Z hu ang ▁of ▁Zh eng . ▁ ▁The ▁young ▁King ▁H uan ▁decided ▁to ▁assert ▁his ▁authority ▁as ▁the ▁lord ▁param ount ▁and ▁personally ▁led ▁an ▁expedition ▁in ▁ 7 0 7 ▁BC ▁to ▁pun ish ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Zh eng , ▁but ▁was ▁badly ▁defeated ▁in ▁the