CHAPTER VII
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