Zhou Chu

Zhou Chu

ZhouChu (236-297), Ziyin, was born in Yangxian, Wujun (now Yixing, Jiangsu). Minister and general of the Western Jin Dynasty, son of Zhou bream, governor of Poyang in the eastern Wu Dynasty.

When I was young, I indulged in lust, which brought disaster to my hometown. Later, he reformed and visited celebrities Lu Ji and Lu Yun. Prodigal son turned back and studied hard, leaving behind the legend of "removing the three evils in Zhou Chu". He paid homage to Zuo Cheng and moved to the capital without difficulty. He made more contributions than his father. After the fall of the state of Wu, he became an official in the Western Jin Dynasty, paid homage to the governor of Xinping and transferred to the governor of Guanghan. He became a regular official and moved to Zhongcheng. Offended Sima Hong, King Xiaowang of Liang Dynasty.

In the seventh year of Yuankang, he was appointed as general Jianwei and went to Guanzhong to fight against the rebellion of Diqiang and Qi. The posthumous title is filial piety.

Life of the characters

start with a clean slate

Zhou, Zi Yin, Yi Xing, Yang Xian people. His father, Zhou bream, was the prefect of Poyang in the state of Wu. Before he was 20 years old, Zhou Chu was strong enough to ride a horse and drive the field. He was careless and indulgent. The local folk in the state took him as a disaster. Zhou Chu himself knew that he was disgusted by others, so he was very emotional. He had the ambition to change his mistakes and sharpen his ambition. He said to his father, "now the current political situation is harmonious and the harvest is bumper. Why not be happy?" The old man sighed: "three evils have not been eliminated, how can there be any happiness?" Zhou said, "what do you mean?" My father replied, "there are white headed tigers in Nanshan and Jiaolong under the long bridge. You are the three evils." "I can get rid of disasters like this," Zhou said My father said, "if you can get rid of the three evils, it's Daqing in one county. It's not just getting rid of the evils." ZhouChu went into the mountains and shot the beast to death. Then he jumped into the water to fight with the dragon. The Dragon sank and floated and swam for dozens of miles. Together with ZhouChu, after three days and three nights of fighting, people thought ZhouChu was dead, and they all congratulated each other.

When Zhou Chu came back from killing Jiaolong, he heard that the villagers congratulated each other. Only then did he know that others especially hated him. So he went to the state of Wu to look for Lu Ji and Lu Yun. At that time, when Lu Ji was away, he told Lu Yun the truth and said, "I want to cultivate my moral integrity. I'm too old. I'm afraid it's too late." Lu Yun said: "in ancient times, people paid attention to changing their mistakes when they heard about Taoism in the morning and at night. You have a good future. You should worry about failing to set up your ambition. Why worry about losing your reputation?" As a result, he sharpened his will and worked hard to learn. He had both literary talent and the ambition to speak of benevolence and righteousness. He must speak of loyalty and pay attention to self-restraint. A year later, the state government called on the prime minister. He became an official in the state of Wu. At the end of SUN Hao's life, he became a governor without difficulty.

When Zhou Chu was young, he was fierce and chivalrous. He was attacked by the countryside. There were Jiaos in the water and tigers in the mountains. All of them violated the common people violently. He was called SANHENG, and Chu was especially dramatic. In other words, if you kill the tiger and chop the Jiao, you will find only one of the three horizontal rivers. At that time, he assassinated the tiger and attacked the Jiao in the water. Jiao or floating or not, line dozens of miles, place with it. After three days and three nights, all the people in the village are dead, and they celebrate each other. He killed the dragon. After hearing that the local people were celebrating each other, they began to know that they were suffering from human feelings and had the intention to change themselves. But from Wu Xun Erlu, the plain is not there, just see Qinghe, with feelings to tell, and said: "want to modify, and years have been wasted, eventually nothing." Qinghe said: "the ancients valued the morning and heard the evening, but the future of Kuang Jun was fair. And if a man is not willing to establish his mind, why worry that his name will not reveal evil? " Chu then changed to be a loyal and filial son. A new account of the world

Transferred to Jin Dynasty

After Sun Wu was defeated by the Jin Dynasty, Wang Hun went to the Jianye palace to drink and said to the people of Wu, "you are the people left behind by the subjugation. Are you not worried?" Zhou Chu replied, "the Han dynasty fell apart in the last years. The Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu were at the same time. Wei was the first to perish, and Wu was the last to perish. How could it be just one person?" Wang Hun was ashamed.

Zhou Chu entered Luoyang and gradually moved to be the prefect of Xinping. He pacified Rong Di and made the Qiang rebellious people return to Luoyang. Yongdi people praised this. He was transferred to be the prefect of Guanghan. There are many long-standing and pending cases in the county, some of which have not been judged for 30 years. Zhou Chu commented on Qu Zhi and sentenced or repatriated for a while. Later, because of his mother's old age, he left the office and went home. Before long, he took up the post of internal history of Chu, but before he came to the post, he became a regular official. Zhou Chu said: "the ancients did not resign from a minor position but a major official." He went to Chu first. The county has gone through a period of funerals, mixed with old and new residents, and different customs. Zhou Chu urged them with his doctrines, and buried the unclaimed corpses in the wild, before they were called up by the imperial court. He was praised far and near.

Die in battle

When it comes to being a close attendant, there are many allegory and admonishment. He was promoted to Zhongcheng, the imperial censor, and the impeachers he inspected were his favorite officials and relatives. When Sima Dan, king of Liang, broke the law, Zhou Chu made a conclusion in strict accordance with the provisions of the law. When the Di people rebelled for ten thousand years, the court ministers hated Zhou Chu's uprightness and said, "Zhou Chu is the son of a famous general in the state of Wu. He is loyal, resolute and resolute." Let him belong to the western expedition of Xia Houjun. Sun Xiu, general Fubo, knew that he would die in the war and said to him, "you have an old mother. You can refuse for this reason." Zhou Chu said: "how can the way of loyalty and filial piety be perfected? How can my parents treat me as a son now that they have said goodbye to their relatives and served the monarch? Today is the time for me to devote myself to my country. " Qi Wannian said, "Zhou Chu used to guard Xinping. I know he is both civil and military. If he comes here alone, he will be unstoppable. If you're under the control of others, you're bound to be caught by me. " Before long, Sima Dan, king of Liang Dynasty, was a great general in the west, and was in charge of all the military affairs in Guanzhong. Knowing that Sima Hong's mind was not right, Zhou Chu would certainly frame himself up. He thought that he should do his best to be a minister and should not refuse to be afraid. So he went on his way indignantly and decided not to come back alive.

Zhongshu ordered Chen Zhun to know that Sima Dan would avenge his old enemies, so he said in the imperial court: "xiahoujun and Sima Dan, the king of Liang, are noble relatives. They are not generals. They don't ask for fame when they enter the army, and they are not afraid of punishment when they retreat. Zhou Chu was from the state of Wu. He was loyal, brave and resolute. He had a grudge with others and no rescue. He would die. An imperial edict should be issued to let Meng Guan take 10000 elite soldiers to be the vanguard of the surrounding area, and he will surely be able to annihilate the enemy. Otherwise, Sima Hong will let Zhou Chu be a pioneer, and he will surely fail. " The court did not agree.

At that time, there were 70000 bandit soldiers stationed in Liangshan. Xia Houjun forced ZhouChu to attack with 5000 soldiers. Zhou Chu said: "if our army has no backup, it will surely fail. It will not only perish itself, but also be a disgrace to our country." Sima Dan also ordered Zhou Chu to march to beg for thieves. Zhou Chu, together with Zhenwu general Lu Bo and Yongzhou governor Shi Jie, attacked Qi Wannian in Liumo. When he was about to fight, before the soldiers around him had eaten, Sima Zhen urged him to go out as soon as possible and cut off his backup. Knowing that he was bound to fail, Zhou Chu wrote a poem and said, "go to the end of the world and watch Xirong. We hope to have a good ending. " After that, he fought. From morning to dusk, he killed more than ten thousand enemies and used up all his bows and arrows. Lubao and JieXi did not rescue him. His subordinates urged him to retreat. Zhou Chu pressed his sword and said, "this is the time for me to give my life to minister's day. Why retreat? Isn't it OK to die for your country? " So he fought with all his strength and was defeated.

Mourning after death

The Jin court bestowed him as a general of Pingxi. He was given millions of money, one hectare of burial land, 50 mu of land in the capital as a house, and five hectare of land near the king's family. The imperial edict said: "Zhou Chu's mother is old, and she is also a person from afar. I always pity her. I want to provide her with medicine, wine and rice, and give her to die."

At that time, Pan Yue wrote Guanzhong poem in accordance with the imperial edict: "Zhou Chu died for the military order, moistening Huang Cheng's axe. He is dead, and he is worthy of praise. " Yan Zan, the commander of Xirong school, also wrote a poem, saying: "if you are in a state of integrity, you can't have a good reputation. Although the body was destroyed, it was named a good history. " Later, when Sima Rui became king of Jin Dynasty, he planned to confer a posthumous title on ZhouChu. Taichang he said: "ZhouChu is honest and upright in virtue, and has a high capacity. He has been guarding four prefectures, calming people's hearts, and establishing an American government. He is in charge of a hundred bureaucrats, and is chaste and indomitable. He goes out to fight for his country, and gives his life in danger. These are the virtues of the loyal officials, the wise men, and the lofty virtues of the brave warriors. According to the posthumous law, it is called filial piety to "stick to benevolence but not evil" So the posthumous title is filial piety.

Zhou Chu had three sons: Zhou Yu, Zhou Jing and Zhou Zha. Zhou Jing died early, and Zhou Li and Zhou Zha were well-known in the world.

Personal works

Zhou Chu also made great achievements in historiography and literature. He wrote 30 "silent words" and "Wu Shu", which are lost. The other one is the earliest book to introduce the local seasonal order and customs, which has a certain influence on later generations. Today's study of the Dragon Boat Festival, Tanabata, Double Ninth Festival and other customs, is based on this one "Local Records".

Character evaluation

Lu Yun: the ancients paid much attention to the change of the court and heard that the future of the monarch was fair, and they had no ambition, so why not worry about the lack of fame.

Courtiers: Chu, the famous general of Wu, is also a loyal and resolute man.

Chen Huai: Wu people in ZhouChu are loyal, upright, brave and fruitless.

Qi Wannian: Zhou Fu Jun is the governor of Xinping. He has the ability of civil and military. If he comes arbitrarily, he can't do it. Or if he is controlled by others, he will be captured!

Lu Ji: he is a loyal and resolute man, a noble and noble man, a great hero and a great Xia Qian.

Pan Yue: Zhou's order is for the master, and his body is anointed with his axe. The cloud of human death, chastity Keju.

Yan Zan: I'm so worried about the festival. Although the body is gone, the title of the book is a good history.

He Xun: when he was in the Qing Dynasty, his talent was higher than others; when he was in the four prefectures, he set up the political system; when he was in the Department of bureaucrats, he was chaste; when he was in the army, he gave orders when he was in danger: all of these were loyal and virtuous. In the case of posthumous title, the law holds morality but not filial piety.

Fang Xuanling: 1. It's not common for a man to be benevolent and righteous. If he acts like a gentleman, he will be a villain. Zhou Ziyin, with the talent of relaxation and unruly behavior, was more aggressive than the fierce and fierce beasts. He poisoned his hometown, and finally he was able to overcome himself and improve himself. He was a man of integrity. ② Pingxi fruit strength, the beginning of evil, the end is. Brave enough to kill, loyal enough to kill.

Liu Zongyuan: Feng Fu is a good fighter and a good scholar. Once the festival is changed, they are all old and self conquering.

Su Shi: the great people of ancient times, such as Zhou Chu and Dai Yuan, all came from the group of thieves and changed

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