Out of the old perspective of "e;the ritual collapse"e;, this book explains the history of the Spring and Autumn Period from the perspective of international political games and domestic political evolution. It is a popular historical book telling about political story of the Spring and Autumn Period. The whole book is divided into Volume I and Volume II. Volume I is the Volume of Duke Huan of Qi; Volume II is the Volume of Duke Wen of Jin. Volume of Duke Huan of Qi starts with the collapse of the old order of the Western Zhou Dynasty around the key word, "e;hegemony of Duke Wen of Jin"e;, and tells about the efforts made by various vassal states for their own development and higher position in the process of seeking to establish a new order in such an overall situation, focuses on State Qi, and analyzes the historical process that Duke Huan of Qi finally achieved his hegemony with the help of Guan Zhong after State Qi's unremitting efforts made by four generations of monarchs and ministers. Volume of Duke Wen of Jin tells about the course that State Jin rose in transformation, grew in tribulation, sought hegemony under the leadership of Duke Wen of Jin's team, and built a new world order together with State Chu, the overlord of the South. At the end of the book, the author combs the evolution course of the international order of the Spring and Autumn Period from a macro perspective, which is "e;Confusion-Exploration-New Normal-Balance State"e;, and shows the main development trend of the history of the early Spring and Autumn Period.
