人物生平
姬壬臣(chen):是周襄王(wang)(wang)的兒子。周襄王(wang)(wang)三十(shi)二年(前620年),周襄王(wang)(wang)去世(shi),姬壬臣(chen)繼(ji)位,是為(wei)周頃王(wang)(wang)。
周(zhou)頃(qing)王(wang)繼位時,王(wang)室(shi)財(cai)政拮據(ju),竟致于無法辦理周(zhou)襄(xiang)王(wang)的喪(sang)事,他只得(de)派卿士毛伯衛去向(xiang)魯國討(tao)錢。魯國國君(jun)魯文公派使者送(song)錢到都城,才安(an)葬了襄(xiang)王(wang),這(zhe)時已(yi)經(jing)是襄(xiang)王(wang)死后第二(er)年的二(er)月(yue)了。
周頃王在位時(shi),邾(zhu)國(今(jin)山(shan)(shan)東鄒縣東南(nan))的諸侯為邾(zhu)文公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)。公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)元(yuan)前614年,邾(zhu)文公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)準備遷都(dou)到繹山(shan)(shan)(也稱嶧山(shan)(shan),在今(jin)山(shan)(shan)東鄒縣南(nan))。占(zhan)辭(ci)上說:“遷都(dou)有利于民(min),但(dan)是(shi)(shi)有害于君,會使君短命。”當時(shi)的人(ren)是(shi)(shi)很相信占(zhan)卜的,紛紛勸阻(zu)遷都(dou),邾(zhu)文公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)卻(que)說:“上天讓民(min)樹(shu)立了君,就是(shi)(shi)為了替(ti)民(min)謀利.如果遷都(dou)有利于民(min),就遷吧。”他還是(shi)(shi)把都(dou)城遷到了繹山(shan)(shan)。不久,邾(zhu)文公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)果然(ran)病死了,這雖是(shi)(shi)巧合,時(shi)人(ren)卻(que)紛紛贊譽邾(zhu)文公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)的賢良(liang)。
周頃王六年(前614年),周頃王病死,謚號(hao)為(wei)頃王,死后其子姬班繼(ji)位,是(shi)為(wei)周匡王。
史籍記載
《史記(ji)·卷四(si)·周本紀第四(si)》