Why on earth did Zhou Pingwang give up its geomantic treasure-house and insist on moving eastward to Luoyang?

When Zhou Pingwang took over the Zhou Dynasty, there were many internal contradictions in the Zhou Dynasty, and the capital Haojiang was in chaos. At the suggestion of the governors, Zhou Pingwang left this troubled place and moved the capital to Luoyang. We call the history of Zhou Pingwang after he moved his capital to Luoyang the Zhou Dynasty, and before that it was the Western Zhou Dynasty.

According to historical records, Zhou Wuwang and Ji Fa used the advantageous terrain in Guanzhong to resist the Shang Dynasty many times, gradually expanding the power of all ethnic groups, and finally eliminated the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty. Zhou Wuwang established the capital of the Zhou Dynasty in his most familiar hometown, Haojing. As the birthplace of the Zhou Dynasty, Haojiang has advantages that other cities do not have. For example, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack here. We can grasp the situation in Guanzhong and firmly hold the country in the hands of dynasty rulers. This is a land of feng shui. Although the descendants of Zhou Wuwang later moved their capital to Luoyang due to the actual situation in China at that time, they did not give up the land in Hanzhong.

It was not until Zhou Muwang's time that he moved the capital to Haojing again. However, at this time, the domestic situation is different from the previous Zhou Dynasty. Now, in order to ensure their own interests, the princes actually married the Rong people at that time and borrowed the strength of the Rong people to consolidate their power in the Zhou Dynasty. Although the rulers in power in the Zhou Dynasty were very dissatisfied with the actions of these princes, their power had been formed, and after several generations of games, this hidden danger could not be eliminated. At last, someone in the Zhou Dynasty colluded with Rong to overthrow the rule of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Later, these governors chose Zhou Pingwang as their successor, and suggested that he leave the chaotic place of Haojing and leave this mess to the governors to solve. Zhou Pingwang wanted to leave quickly, so he announced that he would move the capital to Luoyang. Later, Qin won the battle of Guanzhong, which laid the foundation for the reunification of the vassal States in the future. After Zhou Pingwang moved the capital, the rule of the Zhou Dynasty was basically out of touch with his hometown Guanzhong.