_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