King Wei of Chu

King Wei of Chu

Xiong Shang, king of Chu Wei? In 329 BC), the surname MI, Xiong's, Ming Shang, the son of King Xuan of Chu, was the king of Chu in the Warring States period. He inherited his father, King Xuan of Chu, who rescued Zhao and conquered Wei and developed Bashu. In the Warring States period, the king of Chu, who made the most powerful development of Chu after mourning the king of Chu, devoted his whole life to restoring the hegemony of King Zhuang of Chu, and tried to make Chu the top of all the other countries.

In the seventh year of King Wei of Chu (333 BC), the army of King Wei of Chu attacked Qi, fought with Qi general Shenjie in Sishui and surrounded Xuzhou. After Shenjie was defeated, it was defeated by Qi general Tian pan. Although the state of Chu won first and then lost, its power expanded to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Jianghuai region due to its annexation of Yue. King Wei of Chu was famous for a time. Wang Wei died in the 11th year, and his son Xiong Huai, King Huai of Chu, succeeded to the throne.

Life of the characters

King Wei of Chu, surnamed MI, surnamed Xiong and named Shang, is the son of King Xuan of Chu. In the thirtieth year of King Xuan of Chu (340 BC), King Xuan of Chu died and Xiong Shang succeeded him as king Wei of Chu. In the second year of King Wei of Chu (338 BC), Qin Xiaogong, the king of Qin, died and his son, King Huiwen of Qin, succeeded to the throne. At that time, there was internal turmoil in the state of Qin, and King Huiwen of Qin killed Shang Yang. Chu, Korea and Zhao pursued the policy of "uniting Qin with Wei". In the third year of King Wei of Chu (337 BC), King Wei of Chu, Han Zhaohou and Zhao Suhou sent envoys to the state of Qin to congratulate King Huiwen of Qin. At the same time, the envoys of King Shu also went to the state of Qin to congratulate King Huiwen. At that time, the state of Qi had become increasingly powerful under the rule of king Qi Wei, and finally defeated the state of Wei in the battle of Maling. In the sixth year of King Wei of Chu (334 BC), King Wei of Qi and King Hui of Wei joined an alliance in Xuzhou to recognize each other's throne and join forces to attack the state of Chu. This caused great anger of King Wei of Chu. In the seventh year of King Wei of Chu (333 BC), King Wei of Chu became king because of Qi's transgression. At the same time, Tian Ying, the father of Prince mengchang of Qi, deceived the state of Chu, so he personally led the army to attack Qi, defeated Qi in Xuzhou, and threatened Qi to expel Tian Ying. Tian Ying was afraid, and Zhang Chou deceived the king of Chu, saying: "the reason why the king was able to win in Xuzhou was that the state of Qi didn't use Qitian Panzi. Tian Panzi made great contributions to the state of Qi, and the common people supported him. Tian Ying didn't like Tian Panzi and appointed Shen Ji. Shen Ji was not attached to him by his ministers, and the people did not work for him, so the king was superior to the state of Qi. Now the monarch wants the state of Qi to expel Tian Ying. After Tian Ying is expelled, Tian Panzi must be used. If the state of Qi reorganizes its soldiers to fight against the monarch, it will certainly be detrimental to the monarch. " Therefore, King Wei of Chu no longer asked to expel Tian Ying. In the seventh year of King Wei of Chu, King Cui moved to the north after conquering the state of Yue. He fought against Qi in Xuzhou, defeated Qi and surrounded Xuzhou. After the defeat of Qi, King Wei of Qi was very angry and sent Tian pan as general. Then king Wei of Chu was defeated by Qi's army led by Tian pan. Chu kingdom is the peak of Warring States period in the hands of King Wei of Chu. Its territory starts from Daba Mountain, Wushan mountain and Wuling Mountain in the west, ends at Dahai mountain in the East, Wuling Mountain in the south, Ru, Ying, Yi and Si in the north, including the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River and Huaihe River basin with many tributaries. According to historical records, biography of Su Qin, Su Qin once said to King Wei of Chu, "Chu is a powerful country in the world; Wang is a wise king in the world Also. The place is more than 5000 Li, with a million, a thousand cars, riding ten thousand, millet branch ten years. This is the capital of the overlord. " King Wei of Chu said to Su Qin: "the west of my country borders Qin. Qin has the heart to take Bashu and Hanzhong. Qin, the land of tiger and wolf, is not amiable. However, Han and Wei, forced by Qin's troubles, could not make deep plans with them. They were afraid of going against others and entering Qin. Therefore, the country was in danger before their plans were made. I think that I can't win if I take Chu as Qin, and I can't rely on it if I plan with other officials. I can't sit down and eat well. My heart is shaking, but I'm as thin as the County Hall. " This can reflect King Wei's clear understanding of the situation of Chu at that time. In the first to the eleventh year of King Wei of Chu (339-329 BC), the state of Chu pointed its troops to the last salt spring in the state of Ba, and soon occupied the areas of Wuxi County, Wushan County and Fengjie County in Chongqing, and became Wujun county. So far, the three salt springs of Ba state have all been lost in Chu, and Ba state has also lost its main economic source. The Chu army set out from Zhiyi to move westward, and captured LV Yangguan in the east of Jiangzhou. Then the Chu army quickly moved westward, and captured Jiangzhou (Yuzhong District of Chongqing) and Dianjiang (Hechuan District of Chongqing), the capital of the state of Ba, and entered Yunnan and southwest Sichuan. It is said that there is a historical record of Qiannan and Chongqing In the 11th year of King Wei of Chu (329 BC), King Wei of Chu died and his son Xiong Huai ascended the throne as king Huai of Chu. During the reign of King Wei of Chu, the main ministers were Ling Yin Zhaoli (341-337 BC), Ling Yin Quzhang (Zi Hua or Bo Yong, said to be Qu Yuan's father) (337-333 BC), Ling Yin Gao (mourning) Gu (333-329 BC), Qu Yiwei and Sima Zhaoyu

Personal achievements

According to archaeologists, the so-called destruction of the state of Yue by King Wei of Chu in 333 B.C. was actually due to the war between the state of Chu and the state of Qi. The cause was the Prime Minister of Xuzhou of Qi and Wei, which had nothing to do with the state of Yue. None of the pre Qin history books mentioned that the state of Yue and the state of Chu had a confrontation in 333 B.C., and the time when the state of Yue was really destroyed should be 306 B.C., that is, the second year when King Wu of Qin died by holding a tripod. At that time, King Wu Qiang of Yue and King Huai of Chu negotiated to attack Wei and Qi together, but king Huai of Chu did not send troops, which caused the dissatisfaction of King Yue. Because Qi could not stand the attack of Yue, he made peace with the king of Yue and attacked Chu together. Who knows, the state of Yue was defeated as soon as it fought with the state of Chu. King Wuqiang of Yue was killed. The state of Chu merged with the land of Yue and became the biggest "Big Mac" at that time. King Huai of Chu set up Jiangdong county. Yue kingdom was divided, and the remnant retreated to Kuaiji and became a vassal of Chu Kingdom. However, until the end of the Warring States period, the state of Yue still existed. Although King Wei of Chu defeated the state of Qi for a time, he did not acquire any territory of the state of Qi. Then he was defeated by general Tian pan of Qi. According to the order of Bamboo Annals, Xuzhou was later taken away by the state of Qi.

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Father: King Xuan of Chu mother: Empress Xuan of Chu Queen: Empress Wei of Chu concubine: unknown son: Xiong Huai, King Huai of Chu

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Character evaluation

During the Warring States period, King Wei of Chu was a very successful king of Chu. During his reign, he inherited the pattern of his father king Xuan of Chu in rescuing Zhao and conquering Wei and opening up Bashu, conquering Yue and defeating Qi in Surabaya. The power of Chu expanded to the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River and Jianghuai area. During this period, Chu's economy and military developed rapidly, and its territory expanded greatly.

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