Who are the patriotic historical figures who died in ancient China?

When people talk about patriots, they often think of Yue Fei, Wen Tianxiang, Tan Sitong and others. My favorite is Su Wu, who explained the true meaning of patriotism with his own integrity, and the story of Su Wu herding sheep has been handed down.

BC 100 Han Dynasty, Su Wu was ordered to send an envoy to Xiongnu. As a result, the Huns detained Su Wu without any credit and coerced him to surrender. For the benefit of the Han Dynasty, Su Wu would rather die than surrender, and was finally sent to the remote "Beihai" at that time, which is now Lake Baikal. Moreover, it is stipulated that if he can let a ram give birth to a lamb, he can be put back to China, which is actually a disguised form of imprisonment. After all, we couldn't directly kill the envoy at that time, so we forced him to submit in this way. However, Su Wu worked miracles again and again. Without food, Su Wu picked wild fruits for himself. In that extreme environment, Su Wu survived and never forgot his mission. Everywhere I go, I have Han Festival in my hand.

In this way, Su Wu passed year after year, until 19 years later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Huo Qubing to attack the Huns, but later Li Ling surrendered to the Huns and became a lobbyist for the Huns to persuade Su Wu to surrender. He was unmoved, and his heart was still waiting for one day to return to the Han Dynasty and his hometown.

After 87 AD, Emperor Zhao Han ascended the throne. In the following years, the Han Dynasty and Xiongnu reached a peace agreement. The Han Dynasty offered to send him back to Su Wu, but Xiongnu lied that Su Wu was dead. In the end, the Han Dynasty was not deceived to find Su Wu from Beihai.

Su Wu has been a white-haired old man since he came home from the far north. The emperor listed him as one of the heroes in recognition of his noble integrity, and then people circulated a story about Su Wu herding sheep to show people's patriotic integrity.