The Life of the Characters in Chu Zhuangwang's Works

In the twelfth year of King Chu Mu, King Chu Mu died, and his eldest son, Xiong Lu, succeeded Chu Zhuangwang. Under the supervision and assistance of your son Yin Zikang, Chu Zhuangwang sent out mourning for King Chu Mu.

At that time, Chu was in an unstable state, which was not only caused by the death of King Chu Mu. As early as 6 15 BC, Chu was in turmoil because of the death of Lingyin Daxie. The King of Chu appointed Cheng Jia (son), the younger brother of Ling Yin, to succeed Ling Yin. Because he succumbed to the betrayal of Chu by Ruoao's vassal Shu and its vassal Zong and Chao, Cheng Jia led an army to crusade against Shu, captured Shu and Zong monarchs and surrounded them.

In 6 13 BC, Cheng Jia and Pan Chong were determined to wipe out the rebels completely, once again led the army to war, and sent Gongzi Xie and Dou Ke to guard the capital. Buck was captured by Qin Jun, defeated by Yu Ban in the post-Yao War, and longed to unite Chu State against Jin State, so Dou Kecai and others were released back to China. Dou Ke has been unhappy since he returned to China, and his son Xie tried to make Yin Xinda, but was defeated by the Cheng family. The two men shared the same rotten tastes and soon became rebellious.

In the autumn of 6 13 BC, Gongzi Xie and Douke took Yin Zikang to send troops to fight, declared martial law, and made people assassinate Jia. The plot failed. Cheng Jia and Pan Chong hurried back to Li and besieged Ying Capital. In August, Xie Gongzi and Dou Ke were kidnapped from the breakout, ready to flee, kidnapped Zhuang Wang and set up another government. When passing by Lu, he was trapped by Dr. Lu, killed, rescued and returned to Yingdu. After putting down the civil strife and eliminating the mediocrity, Chu Zhuangwang's rule has been stable, and he has the ambition to dominate the north. Jin was still the strongest warlord in the Central Plains, which held Qin and Dong Xi back. Although Qin and Qi are powerful, they are still no match for Jin. At that time, it was also in charge, but the power was still in the hands of (Zhao). Gong Ling grew up hurting his subjects at home and distrustful of taking bribes abroad, so his domestic rule was unstable and his prestige declined abroad. The contradiction with the powerful minister Zhao Dun was extremely prominent and he was in the same boat. This provided a favorable opportunity for Chu Zhuangwang to go north.

In 6 10 BC, Jin, Chen and other governors were in charge of state affairs, and Zheng was ambivalent in Chu and refused to attend the court meeting. After Zheng Zijia wrote to him, he thought that Zheng must be forced to make peace among the great powers. It can also be seen that Chu is strong again, and Zheng has to consider changing relations with Chu.

In 608 BC, Zheng did not believe in Jin and cut Qi Song, which was accepted by Qi Song and abandoned halfway, so he rebelled against Jin and "joined Chu". Zheng, who was attached to the state of Jin, took the initiative to form an alliance with Chu. With the stability and strength of Chu, some Central Plains countries began to play it by ear and choose their own way carefully. At this moment, Chen * * * died and didn't send anyone to offer condolences. In a fit of pique, he made an alliance with Kim. When he saw that the time had come, he immediately led the army to attack Chen, and then attacked Song. Dun led the armies of Song, Chen, Wei and Cao to attack Zheng and save Chen and Song.

In the winter of the same year, in order to get rid of the passive situation, Jin attacked Zhao and Guo Chong and tried to force Qin to save him. Later, he sought success from Qin, but Qin ignored him. Jin attacked Zheng again and reported the battle of Beilin.

In the spring of 607 BC, Zheng was ordered by the State of Chu to attack the Song Dynasty and the State of Jin. Zheng and Song fought in da ji and suffered a crushing defeat. Zheng went to prison in Huayuan, captured and captured 460 chariots. Huayuan fled and built a city for Song. In retaliation for Jin's invasion of Chong, he sent troops to attack Jin and besieged Jiao. Relations between Qin Jin were tense for a time. In the summer of the same year, Jin lifted the scorching encirclement, and then attacked Zheng with Wei and Chen Lianhe in order to report the war of Daji. Immediately ordered his son Yue Jiaojiao to lead the troops to save Zheng, and quietly withdrew his troops on the grounds that Dou Jiaojiao belonged to Ao's "dying disease". Zheng cut Song, Qin cut Jin, and dared not confront Dou Jiao head-on. Although Jin Linggong was not a gentleman, it also showed that the strength of Chu was rising at that time.

YiWen Zhao Dun has always been dissatisfied with his life and dare not take part in this battle.

When Kim was fighting against foreign countries, he was bullying at home and killed him this year. Zhao Dun and others made childe black buttock the marquis of Jin, in order to succeed in Jin. When Jin Chenggong was just established, that is, in 606 BC, he led an army to attack Zheng and arrived in Zhizhi (now north of Zhengzhou, Henan). Zheng was forced to make a Covenant with Jinhe.

In the spring of the same year, Chu Zhuangwang personally led an army to the north to attack the Dijon of Lv Hun (scattered in the shadow of the Yellow River and the northern part of Xiong 'er Mountain, also known as Dijon). As for Luoshui, he went to Luoyi, the capital of Zhou Dynasty, and demonstrated at the border of Zhou royal family to "observe soldiers in Zhoujiang". King Ding of Zhou was frightened and sent a doctor, Zhou Wang Sun Man, to comfort Chu Zhuangwang. When meeting Wang, he asked the size and weight of Jiuding. It is said that Jiuding was cast in Yu Xia, symbolizing Kyushu. Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties are regarded as national treasures and symbols of the power of the emperor. Require Jiuding to "show that he wants to force Zhou to take the world" instead. Seeing that Chu was thriving, the king had to answer politely: "Virtue is not in the tripod. ..... Although Zhou De has declined, his destiny has not changed, and the weight of the tripod cannot be asked. " On the one hand, Chu Zhuangwang expressed contempt for "the beak of the State of Chu is enough to dominate"; On the other hand, he realized that the conditions for replacing the Zhou royal family were not yet mature, so he quit.

In the spring of 597, after a winter's rest, Chu Zhuangwang took advantage of the situation to make Sun Yinshuai lead the central army, with Zuo Jun as his son and the right army as his son. Chu Zhuangwang's pro-unification three elite Chu troops are all in the Northern Expedition.

This is the largest, grandest and fiercest March launched by Chu in recent years. Faced with such a great opportunity, Chu Zhuangwang is determined to win. Soon, the Chu army surrounded Zheng.

After a siege of 17 days, Zheng Xianggong prepared for peace and ordered divination, which was unlucky. Ready to fight with the Chu army in the street, Geely, so the whole country cried. After three months of fierce fighting, the Chu army occupied the state of Zheng, went shirtless and made peace with the Chu army. Agree to make peace with Zheng, Chu and Zheng form an alliance, and retreat 30 miles, only 30 miles.

Zheng Guo is not only the target of Chu Zhuangwang, but also a bait! The Chu army was stationed on Zheng's land, quietly waiting for the Jin people.

In the south, six ministers of the state of Jin are arguing over the division of North Korea's interests. It is said that Chu has invaded Zheng. At that time, the Bank of China led the six doctors and seven doctors of the Jin army to the south. Facing the aggressive offensive, Xun walked cautiously and camped on the north bank of the Yellow River.

At this time, it was June, and the Chujun had been stationed in Zheng for nearly half a year, and the foundation had been solid. The general of the state of Jin learned that Zheng had made peace with the king of Chu, but it was a pity that times had changed. Xun wanted to lead his troops back to China, and the scholars also agreed. Zhong Jun Zuo Xianyu (party member, Zhao Dun) immediately objected, saying, "The state of Jin can dominate the world because it tried its best to save the state of Zheng, but now it is afraid to fight. This is not trying; It is not brave for the enemy to dare not fight at present. " Without saying anything, he crossed the Yellow River with the vanguard troops.

Han Jue Sima reported Xun's first move, but Xun was afraid of his first mistake, that is, leading the whole army to keep up, so the Jin army was passive.

The sentry found Jin Jun crossing the river. Chu Zhuangwang led the army to the north, stationed in Xi to confront the 8 Jin Army.

Chu Zhuangwang personally commanded the whole army, making Shuai (Ai Ji Hunting) Zhongjun, Zi Zhong (Childe) Zuo Jun and Zi Fan (Childe Fang) the right army. After he was ready to drink the Yellow River, he withdrew his troops and returned to China. He found that 8 jin j had crossed the Yellow River with great momentum, and recalled the battle of Chengpu in those years, and several meetings with 8 jin j in recent years. King Zhuang felt a chill and lacked confidence!

Wu Shen wants to fight 8 jin j, but the steady Sun Shuai doesn't support it. Liu Bei said, "When we attacked Chen last year, we will attack Zheng this year, but there will be no war. If you can't win the battle, is Wu Shen's meat enough for everyone? " Wu Shen insisted: "If you win the battle, Sun Shuai will be helpless. Even if we are defeated, the meat of my ginseng will fall into the enemy's hands. Where can I eat it? "

Wu Shen is just a general officer, while Sun Shuai ranks high in Lingyin. Naturally, he doesn't have to care about the words of a small general. When Sun Shuai saw that Chu Zhuangwang was silent, he led Zhong Jun to retreat to the south. Wu Shen was favored by Chu Zhuangwang and said to Zhuang Wang: "Zhengqing (Xun) of the State of Jin has just taken office and it is difficult to concentrate power; His deputy is headstrong and conceited above all. There are many contradictions among the three armed forces, and it is impossible to effectively mobilize the army. Once this war starts, Jinshi will fail! Moreover, the commander-in-chief of the enemy is only a courtier, but our commander-in-chief is a monarch. It's a great shame for you to escape from your courtiers! "

Chu Zhuangwang was very unhappy after hearing this. He has some decisive battle impulse, led the troops to the ground, and ordered Sun Shuai to change the marching direction and continue northward. He was still worried about the strength of the Jin army, so he sent several messengers to make peace with the State of Jin. Xun and Zhao Shuo both agreed to shake hands, because neither side was sure of winning. However, this wish is beautiful, but it was opposed by Xian Yi, Zhao Tong, Zhao Kuo and other radicals. The contradiction between the nobles in the state of Jin was publicly exposed to the Chu people.

Zhao Fang and Wei Kun have long been dissatisfied with Xun Lin's father. In the name of making peace with the Chu army, they falsely declared Xunlin's life, declared war on the Chu army, and went to the Chu army to scold them. People like Zhao and Wei made a fool of themselves in front of the Chu army, which angered the Chu soldiers. Chu Zhuangwang personally led the troops out of the camp to kill them. When Zhao Fang and Lv Kun saw the Chu army "take the bait", they ran away. Chu Zhuangwang was furious and continued to chase him.

Marshal Xun of Jin was afraid of losing with Lu Yong, so he sent Xun Gou (Zhiwuzi) to take them back to camp.

As soon as Xun Yu's chariots passed, loess filled the battlefield. Seeing the dust flying in the distance, Pan Dang thought that the Jin army had launched a general attack and quickly sent a report: "The Golden Master has arrived!"

The generals of Chu heard that the Jin army had launched an attack, and they were afraid that Chu Zhuangwang would go deep alone. The supreme commander of the army ordered Sun Yin Hugh: "Forward! Fast forward! We would rather get close to the enemy than let the enemy get close to us! " So, the main army of Chu rushed out, the chariots galloped, and Enemy at the Gates raided 8 Jin Army.

Xun Yu's small army was on the verge of collapse, Xun Yu was captured, and the Chu army took the opportunity to kill the Jin army camp.

The debate among the ministers of the state of Jin is still inconclusive. Xun was still worried, and the sentinel reported that the Chu army had declared war and was approaching Jin Daying. 8 jin j only symbolically resisted for a while. In the face of Chu army's overwhelming offensive, Xun was at a loss. Xun Linfu subconsciously ran away, drummed in the army and issued an order to the three armed forces: "Withdraw! Those who take the lead in crossing the Yellow River will be rewarded! "

In the armed forces, Zhong Jun and Xia Jun have been in a state of chaos for a long time. Hearing the marshal's command, they hurried back to the north and reached the bank of the Yellow River, and the Chu army was coming. Fortunately, Zhao Ying was equipped with ships, and 8 Jin J soldiers scrambled for them. Those who boarded the ship first even cut off the fingers of those who climbed the side of the ship later. It was terrible.

The state of Jin and Xiajun have lost their fighting capacity, and only scholars, Ke, Han Chuan and others, headed by them, are fearless in times of crisis. In order to attack the enemy's last effective force, Chu Zhuangwang ordered his confidant Pandang to lead a motorized chariot for 40 times, followed Tang Huihou to attack the Shang army, and the Shang army would personally patrol with the meeting to cover the army's retreat.

In the evening, 8 jin j defeated and fled, or evacuated in an uproar. Chu Zhuangwang ordered the attack to stop, and the Chu army was stationed in Chu. The battle of Tai ended in a great victory and a disastrous defeat for Kim! Chu Zhuangwang did not attack them, and led the soldiers of Jingchu to drink horses to the Yellow River.

I remember that as early as 605 BC, Chu Zhuangwang led the Chu army to the north, and took advantage of the opportunity of cutting the Rong of Lu Hun (now the northeast of Songxian County, Henan Province) to drive the main army of Chu to the southern suburbs of Luoyang in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and hold a grand military parade. Zhou, who had just acceded to the throne, was very upset when he heard the news, so he sent a mercurial king to comfort him. King Zhuang met the king and talked about the general trend of the world. On a whim, he asked the king, "How big is the tripod of Zhou Tianzi? How heavy is it? " The implication is that he is obviously ambitious. He wants to compete with Monday, challenge the authority of the Zhou royal family, and fulfill his long-cherished wish of "spying on China politics".

In the Battle of Tai, the Chu army was defeated by the 8 Jin Army, and the proud Chu Zhuangwang finally made great achievements, glorifying his ancestors and leaving a legacy for future generations. He also made a promise that Su Cong, Wu Ju and Pan Cong had high hopes for him-"Three years of silence, a blockbuster; If you don't fly for three years, you will fly to heaven! " In the first 595 years, Shen Zhou was sent to make an envoy without taking the road, and was resented by Heyuan, the right division. Song people killed Shen Zhou in a hurry. Chu Zhuangwang was furious and mobilized all the armed forces to attack Suiyang in the capital of song dynasty. It has been at loggerheads with Song State for a whole September. Rulers all over the world were shocked by it. Fear, admiration, dissatisfaction.

Fear, Chu's national strength is strong, far exceeding the expectations of his ministers.

Chu can supply three armies thousands of miles away for as long as September, which shows the comprehensive strength of the country. Even if the vassal States have strong cities, Chu is not enough.

What I admire is that in the face of such a powerful enemy, Song Guo persisted. Not the kui is a first-class duke.

Dissatisfied, the state of Jin, as an ally, watched the allies being besieged, but did not rescue them. It's really cruel

In the face of Chu's aggressive offensive, he led his subjects to hold the city for half a year, and the city was already hungry and cold.

In the following spring, Song Wengong sent Le Ying to the State of Jin to ask Duke Jing of Jin for help. Duke Jing of Jin asked his ministers, and the doctor Bozong opposed sending troops. He thought that the Chu army was in full swing at this time, and it was difficult to fight with God. Duke Jing of Jin accepted his words and sent Xie Yang to inform the Song people that aid was coming, and encouraged them to persist in the war of resistance. In fact, Jin hasn't come out of the shadow of Tai Chi War, and he dare not declare war on Chu Army easily.

By May 594, both the offensive and defensive sides could no longer persist. Song Yousi Huayuan broke through, attacked Chu camp at night, and boarded the bed of Zifan. The child was defenseless and hijacked by Huayuan. Huayuan told Huayuan the truth about the national conditions of the Song Dynasty, and Zifan told Huayuan drunkenly: "There are only a few days left in the food and grass of the Chu army." In desperation, Zifan swore an oath to Huayuan privately. Stepmother told Chu Zhuangwang what had happened. King Zhuang knew that the siege of the Song Dynasty had become a delusion, and he was worried that the soldiers would be away for a long time and the domestic fields would be barren, which would inevitably lead to food shortage in the coming year. Finally, Song and Chu formed an alliance, and Chu withdrew.

From then on, the 9-month-long inter-annual war ended without results in Chu, but it also made the vassal States of the Central Plains talk about Chu in succession. The Battle of Tai is the starting point of the first decline of gold hegemony. In those days, the self-righteous Jin people were hit hard and their control over the princes was greatly weakened. Jiang Ji, registered as a big country since Qi Huangong, was the first vassal who wanted to leave the control of the State of Jin.

As early as 599, Qi died, and his son Lu replaced Qi Qinggong. Qi Qinggong is youthful, while the arrogant Qi Hou is eager to get rid of Jin's control.

In the second year after the Battle of Tai, Qi Qinggong ordered an attack on Ju 'an, which relied on the support of the State of Jin, and fired the first shot of the anti-Jin revolution.

In order to disintegrate Lu, a strategic bunker in the east of Jin, Qi Qinggong increased his contacts with Lu. During this period, Uncle Sun Tonghe gained the military and political power of Lu, and established a relatively stable transnational alliance with Jin as a foreign aid. Lu and Dongmen's family (that is, the father of Gongsun and the son of Dongmen's loyalty) actively contacted and established Qi as a way to fight against the Third Ring Road when Jin was in chaos. Lu and Qi Qinggong hit it off.

After several years of struggle, Qi Qinggong became more and more courageous. In the first 592 years, Duke Jing of Jin ordered Ke, then assistant minister of the Chinese army, to send envoys to Qi State, and recruited Qi Qinggong to join the League. Qi Qinggong was very excited and played a trick on Ke in court. Later, at the bowl gathering, Gao Gu (Gao), the representative of Qi State, ran away again.

59 1 In the early spring, Ke encouraged Duke Jing of Jin, who couldn't stand it any longer, to lead the army to cut Qi with Wang Wei, but it was just a small fight. In the most chaotic era of gold hegemony, the strategy of controlling gold by uniting Qi was a great success, which made Jin busy with Qi in the north for a long time and basically had no time to take care of the south.

It is worth mentioning that Chu Zhuangwang also contacted the State of Qin. In 594, Duke Huan of Qin took Du Hui as the general and attacked the rear of Jin State, not wanting to be defeated by Fu Shi, a family of doctors who was not in Jin State at that time. 59 1 years ago, Chu Zhuangwang, a hero all his life, suddenly became seriously ill. He had a premonition that he was going to die soon, so he called etiquette to his bedside and watched the prince stand trial. Disciples Chong, Zi Rebellion,,, etc. are all here waiting for the payment.

This autumn, Chu Zhuangwang finally swallowed his last breath and passed away! Yin Zizhong and Sima Zi violated the will of King Zhuang, and let the prince, who was only a teenager, evaluate him as King Chu. Qi Ying, the son, is in charge of the internal and external affairs of the monarch and the military and political power of Chu.

Before the bones of King Zhuang were cold, the old and new enmities between nobles were quickly exposed, and the contradiction between the royal family headed by Ling Zizhong and the Quqing family headed by Shen Gong Chen Wu intensified. Zizhong and Ziwei hated Wu Qu, but Wu Qu had a premonition that the crisis was coming, so he was able to find both ends. Finally, he took his widow, The Last Month Of Summer, into exile in other countries to avoid persecution by his political enemies. Zi Zhong and Zi Fan killed Wu Qu's relatives in Chu and divided up his family's property. In grief, Wu Qu contacted Zhi Zhi, the diplomatic envoy of the State of Jin, and planned to go to the State of Jin. Duke Jing of Jin appointed him as a doctor and ordered him to go to the State of Wu to teach the people of the State of Wu to use the skills of the army array and the strategy of resisting Chu. The state of Wu became strong, which made the Chu state suffer endless troubles.

Just as Zi Chong and Zi Zuo tried their best to exclude dissidents, Jin Zhengqing's nephew devoted himself to diplomacy with Chu and dealing with Chu people. Xi Ke's ambition lies in Qi, not Chu. In 589, the important minister of Chu turned against him and sent troops to attack Qi, which was defeated and made an alliance with Jin. The plan of Chu and Qi to control the gold went bankrupt completely. In order to save the honor of decline and hegemony, this winter, Zi Zhong assisted the king of Chu to send troops to attack Lu in the north and called on the princes to join the alliance. 13 representatives of the country gathered in Shucheng. Although the scale is large, they all have their own plans. This is only the last glimmer of Chu Zhuangwang's past achievements.

In the decades after his death, Chu's national strength plummeted and was soon overtaken by Jin. My son focused on slowing down the decline and wanted to fight with the state of Jin and share the hegemony equally. In his later years, the King of Chu witnessed Duke Xiang of Jin's frequent alliance with princes and died of sudden illness. When I arrived at King Chu Ling, I wanted to rebuild the prosperity of King Zhuang, but I was too ambitious and died. When King Chu Ping was in power, the traitors rebelled and fell constantly. King Zhao of Chu was destroyed by the State of Wu, and Chu has since retired from the hegemonic position forever. The hegemony of Chu is drifting away, and it exists in name only.