Wu Zixu

Wu Zixu

Wu Zixu (559-484 BC), a famous official (yizuyun), was born in the state of Chu. He was a senior official and strategist of the state of Wu in the late spring and Autumn period. To be granted to Shen, also known as Shenxu.

Wu she, the father of Wu Zixu, was the crown prince of Chu Ping. Because of Fei Wuji's slander, Wu she and his eldest son Wu Shang were killed by the king of Chu Ping. Wu Zixu fled from the state of Chu to the state of Wu and became an important official of the king of Wu. He was the builder of Suzhou (today's Suzhou). So far, there are xumen in Suzhou. In 506 BC, Wu Zixu, together with Sun Wu, led the army to attack the capital of Chu. Wu Zixu dug the tomb of King Chuping and whipped three hundred corpses to avenge his father and brother. Relying on Wu Zixu and others, Wu state broke through Chu in the west, defeated Xu, Lu and Qi in the north, and became a hegemony of the princes.

Wu Zixu repeatedly advised Fu Chai, king of Wu, to kill Gou Jian, but Fu Chai did not listen. Fu Chai was eager to enter the Central Plains and led a large army to attack Qi. Wu Zixu once again advised Fu Chai not to attack Qi for the time being but to destroy Yue first and was rejected. After listening to the slander of Taizibao, Fu Chai said that Wu Zixu planned to rely on the state of Qi to fight against Wu. He sent a sword to Wu Zixu and ordered him to commit suicide. Before he committed suicide, Wu Zixu said to his disciples, "please dig out my eyes and put them on the east gate. I want to watch the destruction of the state of Wu." Nine years after Wu Zixu's death, the state of Wu was destroyed by the state of Yue.

Life of the characters

Fleeing Chu

Wu she, the father of Wu Zixu, is the crown prince of Chu, who is responsible for teaching the crown prince Jian. The crown prince is framed by Fei Wuji, and Wu she is also implicated. Fei Wuji said to King Ping of Chu, "Wu she has two sons, both of whom are talented. If she doesn't kill them, it will be a disaster for the state of Chu. But take their father as a hostage and call them in, or they will become the disaster of Chu. " King Chuping sent messengers to Wu she and said, "if you bring in your two sons, you will not die, otherwise your life will be in danger." Wu she said: "Wu Shang is a kind man. He will come if he is called. The five members are tough and violent, bear humiliation and bear heavy burdens. They can accomplish great things. They expect to be arrested together when they arrive. They will not come. " King Ping did not listen, but sent messengers to call Wu she's two sons.

The messenger said to Wu she's two sons, "if you come, I will let your father live; if you don't come, kill Wu she immediately." Wu Shang wanted to go. Wu Zixu said, "the king of Chu didn't call my brother for his father's life. He was afraid that we would become a disaster after we escaped. So he took my father as a hostage and pretended to call my brothers. As soon as my brothers arrived, the father and son would be killed together. What's the good for my father's life and death? Besides, if you go, you can't get revenge. It's better to go to other countries and take advantage of the strength of other countries to wipe out my father's humiliation. It's no use waiting to die together. " Wu Shang said: "I know that I can't save my father's life even if I am called to go, but I only blame my father for calling us to survive. If we don't go, we can't take revenge. In the end, people all over the world will laugh at me." He also said to Wu Zixu, "you can escape, you can avenge your father's death, and I will die in peace of mind." Wu Shang was arrested, and the emissary came to arrest Wu Zixu. Wu Zixu pointed his bow and arrow at the emissary. The emissary did not dare to come forward, so Wu Zixu ran away.

When Wu she heard that Wu Zixu had fled, she sighed, "the monarchs and ministers of the state of Chu are going to suffer from war!" When Wu Shang arrived at the capital of Chu, the king of Chu killed Wu she and Wu Shang.

At this time, Wu Zixu wanted to flee to the state of Wu, but he had a long way to go, so he had to give up. Later, because the crown prince was built in the state of song, he took refuge in it. However, due to the civil strife in the state of song, he had to go to Zheng with the crown prince. In the state of Zheng, Prince Jian cooperated with zhongxingyin, a doctor of the state of Jin, to overthrow Zheng Dinggong. Ding Gong knew about it and was killed. Finally, Zixu had to go to the state of Wu with Prince Jian's son gongzisheng. On the way, Chen Guoyu wants to go out of Zhaoguan to the state of Wu. Zhaoguan guards are catching them everywhere, so they have to escape on foot.

When Wu Zixu got out of Zhaoguan, he ran forward in a hurry for fear of any pursuers. But he met a big river and blocked his way. When he was worried, an old fisherman rowed a boat over the river and crossed him. After crossing the river, Wu Zixu was very grateful. He took off his sword and gave it to the old fisherman. "This sword was given to my grandfather by the king of Chu. It's worth 100 taels of gold. Here you are, to show my heart. " The old fisherman replied, "in order to hunt you down, the king of Chu gave you 50000 stones of rice as a reward and promised to make the informant a doctor. I'm not greedy for rewards and titles. How can I be greedy for your sword? "

After Wu Zixu escaped from Chu state, he hid in the daytime and went on his way at night. He soon fell ill. At this time, he ran out of money and had to drag his sick body and beg along the road.

Revenge on Wu

When he arrived in the state of Wu, Wang Liao of Wu had just succeeded to power, and his son was only a general. Wu Zixu sought to see the king of Wu through his relationship with Prince Guang. After a long time, King Ping of Chu raised silkworms in the border cities of Chu and Wu. The two women fought each other for mulberry leaves, so that the two countries fought. Wu sent his son Guang to attack Chu state, break through Zhong Li and return home in triumph. Wu Zixu advised Wang Liao of Wu to say, "the state of Chu can be conquered, and he hopes to send his son Guang again." Prince Guang said to the king of Wu, "Wu Zixu's father and brother were killed by the king of Chu. He advised the king to attack the state of Chu for personal revenge. Attacking the state of Chu may not be able to break it. " Wu Zixu knew that Gongzi Guang was ambitious and wanted to kill the king of Wu, but he could not tell the truth. So he recommended Zhuanzhu to Gongzi Guang and retired from the court. Sheng Gonggeng, the son of Prince Jian, worked in the fields.

In 516 BC, King Ping of Chu died. At the beginning, King Ping of Chu seized the son of Qin's daughter, who was born to Prince Jian. After the death of King Ping of Chu, he became king. This is king Zhao of Chu. Taking advantage of the death of King Ping of Chu, Wang Liao of Wu sent two young men to attack Chu. The state of Chu sent troops to cut off Wu's way back, so that Wu could not return. The state of Wu was empty, so the young master just sent people to assassinate the king of Wu, and then became king for the sake of the king of Wu. After he Lu succeeded to the throne, he was satisfied, so he called Wu Zixu to confer on officials and people to discuss the country with him.

The two princes of Chu, who had been sent by King Liao of Wu to attack, could not return because their retreat was cut off. Later, he heard that he Lu had killed King Wu and made himself king, so he led his army to surrender to the state of Chu, which granted Shu land to them. Three years after he Lu ascended the throne, he Xingbing, Wu Zixu and Bo Chu attacked the state of Chu, captured the land of Shu, and captured the two generals who surrendered to the state of Wu. Wu's army originally wanted to enter Yingdu. General Sun Wu said, "the people are too tired to enter. Let's wait for the moment." Only then did they withdraw.

In 511 BC, the state of Wu attacked the state of Chu again and captured six places and Chu. In 509 BC, King Zhao of Chu sent his son nangwa to attack the state of Wu. Wu sent his troops to attack, defeated Chu army in Yuzhang, and captured Chu's home.

In 506 BC, Helu, king of Wu, said to Wu Zixu and Sun Wu, "originally you said that Ying could not be invaded. Now what's the matter?" The two men replied, "general nangwa of Chu is greedy for money, and both Tang and Cai resent him. The king must attack on a large scale. He must first get the help of the state of Tang and the state of CAI. " Helu listened and mobilized all his troops to attack Chu with the state of Tang and the state of CAI, and to confront Chu's troops on both sides of the Han River. King Wu's younger brother, Fugui, led his troops and asked to follow him. The king of Wu did not listen, so he attacked Zichang, the general of Chu state, with 5000 of his subordinates. Zichang was defeated and fled to Zheng State. So the king of Wu took advantage of the victory and marched forward. After five battles with the Chu army, he entered Yingdu.

On that day, King Zhao of Chu fled. The next day, King Wu entered Yingdu. King Zhao of Chu fled to Yundi. Yun Gong's younger brother Huai said, "King Ping killed my father. I killed his son. Isn't that ok?" Worried that his younger brother would kill King Zhao, Duke Yun and King Zhao fled everywhere together.

Dig the grave and whip the corpse

"The descendants of the state of Wu and Han were surrounded by all the people of the state of Chu," he said When people want to kill King Zhao, Prince Qi hides him and disguises himself as king Zhao to deal with them. As for whether the king of Zhao was handed over to the state of Wu, they refused to hand over the king of Zhao.

At the beginning, Wu Zixu and Shen Baoxu were close friends. When Wu Zixu fled, he said to Shen Baoxu, "I will destroy the state of Chu." Shenbao Xu said: "I must keep it." When Wu soldiers attacked Yingdu, Wu Zixu searched for King Zhao, but he didn't find him. He dug up the tomb of King Ping of Chu, dug out the body, and beat three hundred times before he gave up.

Shen Baoxu fled to the mountains and asked people to say to him, "your means of revenge are too much! I heard that many people can conquer the sky, and the sky can destroy people. You used to be a minister of King Ping. You personally served him, but today you insult the dead. Isn't that against the rule of heaven Wu Zixu said to the visitor, "thank Shen Baoxu for me. He said that I am like the sun setting, but the road is still very far away, so I will do the opposite." So Shen Baoxu fled to the state of Qin and asked for help. When the state of Qin refused, Bao Xu stood on the palace of the king of Qin, weeping day and night, seven days and seven nights. Duke AI of Qin pitied him and said, "although the king of Chu is cruel, how can he not preserve the state of Chu with such officials?" So they sent 500 chariots to save Chu and attack Wu. Soon, he defeated Wu Bing in Jidi.

Chengwu overlord

When the king of Wu stayed in Chu for a long time to search for the king of Zhao, Helu's younger brother Fugui took the opportunity to flee home and become king himself. When Helu heard the news, he gave up Chu and returned to Wu to attack his younger brother Fugui. When Fu Gu was defeated, he fled to Chu.

When King Zhao of Chu saw the civil strife in the state of Wu, he returned to Yingdu and granted tangxigu to his husband, who was called tangxigu family. The state of Chu fought against the state of Wu again, defeated the state of Wu, and the king of Wu went back. Two years later, he Lu sent Prince Fu Chai to attack the state of Chu and seize the land. The state of Chu was afraid that the state of Wu would press the border again, so he left Yingdu and moved the capital to Yingcheng. At that time, the king of Wu adopted the tactics of Wu Zixu and Sun Wu, conquering the territory of Chu in the west, Qi and Jin in the north, and Yue in the south.

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