1. 诸侯国内臣民往往因为下述行为受到刑罚处罚：放弑国君、放弑太子、擅立国君、邦贼、抗命、专权、为邦诬、挢诬犯禁、盗、叛国、干犯军阵、战争失利、惟来、逾制、失仪以及违背盟书，等等。
At the beginning, the leaders of the Chou Dynasty had established a great number of institutions which helped to maintain the order and which strongly influenced the relationship between the kingdoms.