Hegemon's Judicial Overreach

Case of Wei Shu of Jin Assembling Feudal Lords' Ministers to Fortify Chengzhou, with Zhong Ji of Song Refusing the Labor Assignment, and Jin's Detention of Zhong Ji to the Capital
  1. Case of Wei Shu of Jin Assembling Feudal Lords' Ministers to Fortify Chengzhou, with Zhong Ji of Song Refusing the Labor Assignment, and Jin's Detention of Zhong Ji to the Capital
  2. Jurisdiction: China (Zhou Dynasty, involving the States of Jin and Song, and the Eastern Zhou royal domain at Chengzhou) (509 BC)
  3. Original Case: 晋魏舒合诸侯之大夫城成周、宋仲几不受功、晋人执仲几归京师案
  4. Key Figures: Wei Shu (Wei Xianzi), the chief minister of the State of Jin; Zhong Ji, a senior official of the State of Song
  5. Case Tags: Corvée Labor Dispute;Hegemon's Judicial Overreach;Extradition to Royal Court;Feudal Obligation Controversy