Sixteen years later, Wu Zixu led Wu Jun to attack the capital of Chu. At that time, King Chu Ping was already dead. Wu Zixu dug a grave and whipped his body to avenge his father and brother. After Shen knew it, he sent someone to blame his former friend and said, Your revenge is too much. You used to be a servant of King Ping and served him wholeheartedly, but now you insult the dead. Is it ridiculous? ? Wu Zixu replied? I don't think it's enough. I'd rather do the opposite! ?
So there was something about crying later, and this article tells the story.
After Chu Zhuangwang, the State of Chu was once again destroyed by the State of Jin on the road to hegemony, and wars continued in the later period. After King Chu Ping ascended the throne, he deliberately changed the situation of the military and recuperated. This strategy was extremely powerful for Chu, and its national strength was improved, which fully supported its later hegemony. On the other hand, King Chu Ping brought great disaster to Chu, which was related to the appearance of a woman.
Shortly after King Chu Ping succeeded to the throne, he made his eldest son a prince, Wu Luxury built a teacher for the prince, and Fei Wuji built a kindergarten teacher for the prince. Later, King Chu Ping made Qin's daughter the wife of the Prince, and asked Fei Wuji to go to Prince Qin Wei to build a bride. However, Fei Wuji left an eye. When he saw the beauty of Qin's daughter, he tried his best to encourage Chu Ping to keep it for himself. King Chu Ping brought his former daughter-in-law back to the harem. In the end, with Fei Wuji's efforts, King Chu Ping rejected Prince Jian and wanted to get rid of his teachers and nobles. The prince fled and Wu She was arrested. Fearing retaliation, Fei Wuji asked King Chu Ping to kill all three Wu's father and son.
However, Wu Shang and Wu Bai (Wu Zixu), the sons of Wu Zetian, have completely different personalities. When everyone knew he was going to die, Wu Shang died, and Wu Zixu chose to flee in order to avenge his father and brother in the future.
Before Wu Zixu fled, he once found his good friend, doctor Shen of Chu, to say goodbye. They are friends and colleagues. From the moment Wu Zixu decided to flee, their future was uncontrollable. Two people heart heavy, "zuo zhuan? There is such a farewell record of two people in Ding Gong for four years:
His death is also called Shen:? I will return to Chu. ? Shen said to him:? Encourage it! If I can find it, I can revive it. ? (here? Reply? Pass? Superposition? )
After their separation, Shen continued to be an official in Chu, while Wu Zixu began to flee. The road to escape is not easy. Chu issued a reward order and was almost caught passing through Zhaoguan, but Wu Zixu was lucky. He met a fisherman who was willing to help him selflessly, and then he successfully arrived in Wu, and then he met him.
Wu Zixu, like previous witch ministers, wanted to support Wu Guolai and keep Chu busy. However, the son of Wu saw through Wu Zixu at a glance. After World War I, my son occupied two cities in Wu Chu. When it was too good, he closed it. Anxious for revenge, Wu Zixu suggested that Wu Wangliao said that Chu was easy to attack, hoping to send his son to attack Chu again. But childe light has seen that Wu Zixu said this to avenge himself. How can such an ancient country as Chu be so easily attacked?
Of course, Wu Zixu also saw the ambition and ability of Gongzi Guang, so he decided to cooperate with Gongzi Guang, so he introduced the newly met Zhuan Xu to Gongzi Guang. Zhuan Xu's mission, like Jing Ke's, is assassination. In 5 16 BC, King Chu Ping, who had a deep hatred with Wu Zixu, succeeded to the throne. Wu Wangliao took the opportunity to attack Chu, but was besieged by Chu troops. In the State of Wu, the son sent Zhuan Xu to kill Wu Wangliao, making himself king and assisting He Lv, the king of Wu.
Later, Wu Zixu recommended He Lu to leave the assassin and work together with the strategist Sun Wu for the future of Wu. In the next few years, Wu attacked Chu several times and won, but Wu Zixu and Sun Wu were always cautious about attacking Du Ying. Even though He Lv urged them several times, both of them insisted on this opportunity. It was not until 506 BC that the opportunity to attack the capital of Chu finally came. Wu Zixu suggested that Wu Wang and He Lv join forces with Tang Guo and Cai Guo, who were bullied by Chu, to attack Chu. The war was surprisingly smooth, and the Chu army was losing ground. After winning all five wars, Wu Jun finally entered Du Ying. After the death of King Chu Ping, King Zhao Chu fled from Chu, fled everywhere and was protected.
Wu Zixu couldn't find the object of revenge after he entered Yingdu. King Chu Ping died, and King Zhao Chu escaped, so there was Wu Zixu's exhumation and flogging. About this record, Historical Records? The Biography of Wu Zixu says this:
Wu Bing entered Ying, and Wu Zixu asked for it. I won't, but I dug up the tomb of King Chu Ping, took out his body, flogged it three hundred times, and then.
Whether Wu Zixu dug a grave and whipped a corpse is controversial, but it is difficult for later generations to find a reason to defend it. According to Records of Historical Records, Wu Zixu's old friend Shen was very saddened by this behavior. Even if fled to the mountains, he also sent someone to talk to Wu Zixu:
Shen died in the mountains, making people say that the child is weak: Son's report, what is it! I heard that many people can conquer nature and nature can break people. Today, Minister Wang Ping's son works pro-North. Today, as for the dead, there is no heaven! ? Wu Zixu said? Thanks to Shen, I can't travel far in the future, so I do the opposite. ?
Since it doesn't make sense, let's honor our original promises. Shen began to seek the help of other vassal States, and later went to Qin, which often married Chu, met Qin Aigong and told the story of Chu and the atrocities of Wu. However, Qin Aigong did not have much sympathy for Chu's experience. The country is competitive, and it is impossible to achieve it without benefit-driven help. Therefore, Qin Aihong asked Shen Xian to stay in diplomatic language in order to wait for a meeting with Qin to discuss the matter.
Shen Ziran knew that Qin didn't want to take care of it, but he had to turn to Qin, and he had to persuade Qin to send troops. After Qin Aihong didn't respond, Shen began to cry. Zuo Zhuan records:
Stand up, cry against the court wall, be silent day and night, and drink with a spoon for seven days.
If you don't eat or drink for seven days and seven nights (there may be exaggerated ingredients in it), anyone with a heart of stone can't help but be moved. Qin Aigong realized that there was such a minister in the State of Chu, which proved that the national subjugation had not yet arrived, so he personally wrote a poem "No Clothes":
Have I nothing to wear? Robe with my son. Wang Yuxing, repair my spear and be an enemy of Zi!
Have I nothing to wear? Take your son. Wang Yu started to repair my spear and halberd and work with his son!
Have I nothing to wear? Take your son. Wang Yuxing, train my soldiers and walk with my son!
Qin's 500 chariots followed Shen to save Chu. Perhaps Shen's persistence touched heaven. Chu's opportunity came, and Wu fell into internal trouble and foreign invasion almost in an instant. He Lv was ambitious and wanted to completely destroy Chu, but although Chu declined to a certain extent at this time, it was far from the degree of national subjugation and extinction. Chu people are United, which can be seen from Shen. The dream of restoration of Chu people is extremely strong. When the capital was occupied, the body of the former monarch was insulted and the current monarch was forced to flee, the Chu people were United as never before.
Therefore, he stayed in Du Ying for a long time and got nothing but sabotage. Because people refused to hand over the country's king Zhao Chu, Wu Jun had to be deadlocked in Du Ying. This stalemate is an opportunity for some countries, such as Yue, which has been at war with Wu. In 505 BC, the State of Yue often attacked the State of Wu by taking advantage of the presence of its troops.
Qin, Yue and Chu fought against Wu one after another, which made Wu Jun exhausted. At this time, a new situation appeared in the state of Wu, that is, the younger brother of He Lv, the king of Wu, wanted to learn what He Lv did in those years, took the opportunity to escape from the war and ran back to the state of Wu, ready to stand on his own feet as king. He Lv was at a loss and brought some troops home to put down the rebellion. King Zhao of Chu took the opportunity to return to China, and the Chu people became the mainstay, winning the battle with Wu Jun, and Wu Jun officially withdrew from Chu.
Chu suffered heavy losses in this war, but fortunately, Chu was saved and did not end in national subjugation, of which Shen played an important role.
After driving Wu Jun out of Chu, King Zhao of Chu once rewarded some people who had contributed to this national disaster, including Shen, but Shen refused. Set the record of publicity for five years:
Shen said to him:? I am a gentleman, not a body. When you settle down, what else can you ask for? And my yo-yo chess. What is it? ? I escaped from the reward.
He cried for his country and later fought for it, not for personal gain. When the country is stable, he has nothing to ask for. He hates people like Zi Qi very much. Zi Qi is a famous man in history. He is famous for his insatiable greed. He worked in the period of King Chu Ping and was insatiable. He was rejected by King Chu Ping, so he was killed.
Although Shen refused to give him a reward, the king, as the king of a country, could not say that he would not be sealed, and the reward order would still be issued. Shen had no choice but to flee.
Wu Zixu and Shen, once good friends, never seem to meet again after this war. Wu Zixu continued to play for the State of Wu, helping He Lv push the State of Wu to the most powerful position. However, after He Lv's death, Wu Zixu, as the minister of auxiliary government, did not win the trust of Fu Cha, the king of Wu, and was finally given the death by Fu Cha. On his deathbed, Wu Zixu said to the people around him:
I will use catalpa wood on my tomb so that it can be used as a device; On the east gate of Wudong County, we can see that Wu is getting more and more destroyed. ?
King Zhao Chu was furious when he heard this. He wrapped Wu Zixu's body in fur and threw it into the river. Wu Zixu's life is really tragic.
Eight years after Wu Zixu's death, Shen went abroad to visit Gou Jian, the King of Yue. He advised the State of Yue to attack the State of Wu and strengthened Gou Jian's determination to destroy Wu. Three years later, Gou Jian invaded the capital of Wu, and Wu perished. Maybe this is the last thing Shen can do for his old friend.