King Ping of Chu

King Ping of Chu

King Ping of Chu? In 516 BC, the surname of MI and Xiong changed their names to Ju after succeeding to the throne. They are also called Duke Chen and Duke CAI. They are the youngest son of the king of the Communist Party of Chu and the younger brother of King Ling of Chu. They were the king of Chu in the spring and Autumn period. They were in power from 528 BC to 516 BC.

After Chu destroyed Chen and CAI, he was appointed as Duke of Chen and Duke of CAI. After the death of King Ling of Chu, King Ping of Chu established him. In order to make peace with the vassal states, King Ping of Chu established Wu, the grandson of Duke AI of Chen, as king of Chen, and Lu, the younger brother of Duke Ling of CAI, as king of CAI.

King Ping of Chu trusted Fei Wuji, a treacherous minister. He not only robbed Meng Ying, Prince Jian's fiancee, but also killed Wu she and Wu Shang, resulting in Prince Jian and Wu Zixu's escape, which foreshadowed Wu Zixu's breaking Chu into Ying and digging his tomb.

Under the rule of King Ping of Chu, the national strength of Chu was declining. It not only lost the powerful power of fighting for hegemony in Jin and Chu, but also was repeatedly violated by small countries. All the vassal states rebelled against Chu and returned to Jin. King Ping of Chu finally died of depression.

Life of the characters

Early experience

King Ping of Chu, surnamed MI and surnamed Xiong, is the son of the Communist king of Chu. In 560 B.C., the eldest brother of kangchu died.

There are five brothers who abandon disease. The eldest brother is king Kang of Chu, the second brother is king Ling of Chu, the third brother is zibi, and the fourth brother is Zixi. The five brothers are deeply loved by their elder brother, King Kang of Chu.

In the 15th year of King Kang of Chu (545 BC), King Kang of Chu died, and Xiong yuan, the son of King Kang of Chu, succeeded him to the throne as Chu Jia Ao.

In the fourth year of Chu Jia Ao (541 B.C.), Chu Jia Ao was killed by his second brother. He became king of Chu Ling. Zibi, the third brother of Jiji, fled to the state of Jin.

In the eighth year of King Ling of Chu (533 BC), King Ling of Chu abandoned the disease and led the army to destroy the state of Chen.

In the 10th year of King Ling of Chu (531 BC), King Ling of Chu summoned Cai Linghou, the king of CAI, and killed him after he was drunk. He ordered him to be the governor of Chen and CAI.

succeed to the crown

In the 11th year of King Ling of Chu (530 BC), King Ling of Chu led an army stationed in Qianxi to attack the state of Xu. At the beginning, when King Ling of Chu joined the princes in Shendi, he insulted the state of Yue and killed the state of CAI. In the spring of the 12th year of King Ling of Chu (529 BC), King Ling of Chu was greedy of Qianxi and did not want to leave. At that time, Guan Qi's son, Guan, fled to the state of Wu. He persuaded the king of Wu to attack the state of Chu and incited Chang Shouguo, a senior official of the state of Yue, to act as a spy of the state of Wu. The order of abandoning disease was forged to recall zibi in the state of Jin. Then he went to the state of CAI, and the troops of Wu and Yue wanted to attack the state of CAI. Let zibi meet and abandon disease, and make a covenant in Dengyi. So he went into Yingdu and killed Lu, the prince of Chu Ling king, and made zibi king, the king of Chu Chu. Zixi was the commander of the army, and Shiji was the Sima. Then Guan led the army to Qianxi and told the Chu army, "there is a new king in the state of Chu. Those who go back first will restore their original titles, land and houses. Those who go back later will be exiled. " The Chu army broke up and left King Ling of Chu to return to the capital.

After learning that Prince Lu had been killed, King Ling of Chu wanted to enter Yancheng by boat. At that time, King Ling of Chu wandered alone in the mountains. No one in the mountains dared to take him in. King Ling of Chu was so hungry that he could no longer get up. Shen Hai, the son of Shen Wuyu, a local official of taro City, had broken the law twice, but the king of Chu Ling didn't kill him. In order to repay his kindness, he searched for the king of Chu Ling. When he met the king of Chu Ling in Lize and fell to the ground hungry, he helped him back home. On May 15, King Ling of Chu died in Shen Hai's house.

At that time, the people of Chu did not know that King Ling of Chu was dead. Although they had already established King Ling of Chu as king, they were afraid that King Ling of Chu would come back again. So Guan Cong said to King Ling of Chu, "if you don't kill and abandon disease, you will still suffer disaster even if you get the country." Chu Chu Wang said, "I can't bear to kill him." Guan Cong said, "people have the heart to kill you." The king of Chu didn't listen, so Guan Cong left. After abandoning disease and returning to the capital, the people in the capital were often frightened at night and thought that King Ling of Chu had come back. On the night of May 22, abandon the disease and let the boatman run along the Bank of the Yangtze River, shouting: "King Ling of Chu has come back!" The people in the capital were even more frightened. Abandon disease and send man chengran told the Chu king and order Yin Zixi: "Chu Ling king back, the people of the capital will kill you, Sima abandon disease will also come, you as soon as possible to find a way to end it, don't insult yourself, people's anger is like a flood can't be saved." At the beginning of Chu Dynasty, the king he ordered Yin Zixi to commit suicide. On May 23, he abdicated his illness and ascended the throne. He changed his name to Xiongju, who was king Ping of Chu.

Steal a daughter-in-law

At that time, in order to unite with the state of Qin to restrict the state of Jin and promote a political marriage, Chu Prince Jian and Qin Princess Meng Ying were engaged in this way. In the second year of King Ping of Chu (527 BC), the crown prince was 15 years old. King Ping of Chu sent Fei Wuji to the state of Qin to marry Meng Ying for the crown prince. After Meng Ying, Princess of Qin, arrived in Yingdu of Chu, Fei Wuji praised Meng Ying, saying that she was as beautiful as an immortal. At the same time, in order to please King Ping of Chu, Fei Wuji strongly suggested that King Ping of Chu marry Meng Ying herself. King Ping of Chu looked up at the sun with deep thought and liked to come out from his forehead. No matter what his son thought, he gave the crown princess a swap and robbed his daughter-in-law. He asked a Qi daughter to impersonate Meng Ying and marry her as his wife. Therefore, King Ping of Chu was especially fond of Fei Wuji. A year later, Meng Ying gave birth to a son Xiong Zhen (King Zhao of Chu). The scandal of King Ping of Chu switching his daughter-in-law began to spread in Chu.

Force the prince away

In the sixth year of King Ping of Chu (523 BC), he sent the crown prince to build a living city to guard the frontier. Wuji also cared about slandering Prince Jian in front of the King Day and night, saying: "since I welcome the Qin lady to the country, the prince has resented me, and he can't help resenting the king. The king should be on guard a little bit. What's more, the crown prince is the father of the garrison. He has military power, makes friends with the princes, and wants to attack the capital. " King Ping summoned Wu she, the Taifu of Prince Jian, to reprimand him. Wu she knew that it was Wuji's slander, so she said, "how can the king alienate his flesh and blood because of the slander of my ministers?" Wuji said, "if you don't punish me, I will be insulted later." Then king Ping imprisoned Wu she. So he ordered Sima Fenyang to summon Prince Jian to kill him. The prince heard about it and fled to the state of song.

Destroy the Wu family

Wuji said: "Wu she has two sons. If she doesn't kill them, it will be a disaster for the state of Chu. Why don't you call them on the condition that their father's sins are forgiven, and they will surely come. " So King Ping sent messengers to tell Wu she, "if you can call your two sons, you will live. If you can't, they will die." Wu she said: "Wu Shang will come, Wu Xu will not." King Ping said: "why?" Wu she said: "Wu Shang is honest, can die for righteousness, benevolent and filial piety, heard that he was called to forgive his father's sin, he must come, regardless of his own life and death. Wu Xu was resourceful and scheming, brave and fighting for fame. He knew that he would die before he came, and he would never come. It must have been this son who might have become a worry for the state of Chu. " Then king Ping sent for them and said, "come here, and I will exonerate your father from death." Wu Shang said to Wu Xu, "it's unfilial to hear that our father can be pardoned and we don't go there. There's no plan for our father to be killed and we can't get revenge. It's wise to consider everyone's ability to act. You run away, I'll die. " Wu Shang went to Yingdu. Wu Xu bent his bow and arrow, came out to see the emissary, and said, "the father is guilty, why should he call his son?" he drew the bow to shoot, and the emissary ran back, so Wu Xu fled to the state of Wu. Hearing this, Wu she said, "if Wu Xu escapes, the state of Chu will be in danger." So King Ping of Chu ordered Wu she and Wu Shang to be killed.

Death in power

After King Ping of Chu ascended the throne, he was awarded a meritorious official and appointed man chengran as his leader. Kuan Cong recommended himself as a Puyin (such as a clergyman, who has no sorcery foundation can not be pre selected).

In 516 BC, King Ping of Chu died. King Ping of Chu died well, but he left the disaster to his later generation, King Zhao of Chu. In 506 BC, King Helu of Wu led Wu Zixu to attack Chu and occupied the capital of Chu. King Zhao of Chu fled to Suizhou (now Suizhou, Hubei). Wu Zixu dug up the tomb of King Ping of Chu, tore open the coffin and pulled out the body. In broad daylight, he whipped the body of King Ping of Chu 300 times in public. It is known as the battle of Baiju in history.

Political initiatives

Political skill

King Ping of Chu is cleverer than King Ling. He can keep a clear mind, dress up as a good image, and watch his officials closely. He is sensitive to the signs of danger. He can't tolerate arrogant and domineering officials, and he can't tolerate high-ranking officials. Once they appear, he will want to get rid of them. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, in addition to honoring the meritorious officials, he actively comforted the people and made peace with the princes. He announced that from his accession to the throne, he would let the people rest for five years before considering the use of troops. And keep the promise, let Cai people and Chen people back to the country. At the beginning, after King Ling destroyed CAI as a county, he moved Xu, Hu, Shen, Dao, Fang and Shen families to the hinterland of Chu. After King Ping ascended the throne, he let them go back to their hometown.

Tie up with Zheng Guo

In order to tie up with the state of Zheng, King Ping of Chu sent Zhi ruzigong to return the two counties to the state of Zheng. Jue is near Rushui, and oak is near Yingshui. The two counties are important towns in the north of Chu. Zhiruzigong thinks that returning to Zheng is not good for Chu. Therefore, when he came to the state of Zheng, he never said that he would cede land. Zheng people had already heard about it, but they couldn't help it. With a tentative tone, they said, "my country hears that you want to give me some oak and mule. Please ask the doctor to give you orders! Zhi ruzigong replied categorically, "I have never heard of such an order." Zheng people are unhappy but helpless. After returning to the state of Chu, King Ping asked about the delivery of Chu and oak. Zhi Ruzi bowed and took off his official robe, saying that he was guilty, saying that he had violated his orders and had not abandoned his territory. King Ping happily took Zhi Ruzi's hand and said, "how can you humiliate yourself so much? You go back to rest

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