吴太伯世家 （道德与成败）

  • 太伯让国的故事
  • 吴国的建立与发展
  • 吴王阖闾的崛起
  • 吴国与越国的争霸
  • 吴王夫差的兴衰
  • 对道德与成败关系的思考

齐太公世家 （贤能治国）

  • 姜子牙辅佐周武王
  • 封齐建国
  • 齐国的政治制度与文化传统
  • 齐桓公与管仲
  • 齐国称霸春秋
  • 齐国在战国时期的兴衰
  • 齐国对中国文化的贡献

鲁周公世家 （礼制与文化）

  • 周公旦辅政与东征
  • 封鲁建国
  • 鲁国的礼乐制度
  • 孔子与鲁国
  • 春秋时期鲁国的政治局势
  • 鲁国在礼乐文化中的地位
  • 鲁国的衰落与灭亡

燕召公世家 （边疆政治）

  • 召公奭封燕
  • 燕国的地理位置与特点
  • 燕国与周边民族的关系
  • 燕昭王求贤
  • 燕国在战国时期的兴衰
  • 燕国的文化特色

管蔡世家 （藩属与叛乱）

  • 管叔、蔡叔的封地
  • 管蔡之乱
  • 周公平叛
  • 管蔡后裔的发展
  • 对藩属制度的反思

The Hereditary House of Wu Taibo (Morality and Success or Failure)

  • The story of Taibo giving up the kingdom
  • The founding and development of the state of Wu
  • The rise of King Helü of Wu
  • The struggle for supremacy between Wu and Yue
  • The rise and fall of King Fuchai of Wu
  • Reflections on the relationship between morality and success or failure

The Hereditary House of Duke Tai of Qi (Governing Through the Virtuous and Capable)

  • Jiang Ziya assisting King Wu of Zhou
  • Enfeoffment in Qi and the founding of the state
  • Qi’s political system and cultural traditions
  • Duke Huan of Qi and Guan Zhong
  • Qi becoming hegemon in the Spring and Autumn period
  • The rise and fall of Qi in the Warring States period
  • Qi’s contributions to Chinese culture

The Hereditary House of the Duke of Zhou of Lu (Ritual Institutions and Culture)

  • Dan, the Duke of Zhou, serving as regent and leading the eastern campaign
  • Enfeoffment in Lu and the founding of the state
  • Lu’s system of rites and music
  • Confucius and the state of Lu
  • The political situation of Lu in the Spring and Autumn period
  • Lu’s place in the culture of rites and music
  • The decline and fall of Lu

The Hereditary House of Duke Shao of Yan (Frontier Politics)

  • Shi, Duke of Shao, enfeoffed in Yan
  • Yan’s geographic location and characteristics
  • Yan’s relations with neighboring peoples
  • King Zhao of Yan seeking out talent
  • The rise and fall of Yan in the Warring States period
  • Yan’s cultural characteristics

The Hereditary Houses of Guan and Cai (Vassal States and Rebellion)

  • The fiefs of Guanshu and Caishu
  • The Rebellion of Guan and Cai
  • The Duke of Zhou putting down the rebellion
  • The development of the descendants of Guan and Cai
  • Reflections on the vassal-state system