(Chu Xuanwang Xiong Liangfu, picture from the Internet)
Xiong Liangfu, King of Chu Xuan
Yu Dazhong
Ryoo Kuma (?) –340 BC), brother of Xiongzang, King of Chusu. Xiong Zang was childless, and was succeeded by his younger brother Xiong Liangfu. "Holy Good Zhou Wen Yue Xuan" is for King Xuan of Chu. Reigned for 30 years from 369 BC to 340 BC.
Xiong Liangfu, the king of Chu Xuan, and his son Xiong Shang, the king of Chu Wei, worked hard to govern and strive to be strong, and together made the Chu state reach the most powerful and prosperous situation in the Warring States period, which is known in history as "Xuanwei Shengshi".
("Sherwin-Williams", picture from the Internet)
Xiong Liangfu, the king of Chu Xuan, adhered to the policy of resting troops and raising the people, cultivated national strength internally, and quietly braked externally, neither rashly sending troops nor missing the opportunity. As soon as the opportunity arises, go all out to expand the territory.
In the sixth year of King Xuan of Chu (364 BC), Zhou Tianzi congratulated Qin Xiangong, and the state of Qin became strong again. However, the "Three Jins" were even stronger, and the Kings of Wei Hui and Qi Wei were particularly strong.
In the seventh to eleventh year of King Xuan of Chu (363 BC - 359 BC), the State of Chu continuously invaded the State of Chu, completely relieving the threat of Bashu faced by King Su of Chu and making the western part of the State of Chu stable.
In the twelfth year of King Xuan of Chu (358 BC), the State of Chu attacked Qiangwei and broke the river water to attack Changyuan (present-day Henan), increasing the pressure on the State of Wei to align with Qin in the west, Chu in the south, and East.
In the thirteenth year of King Xuan of Chu (357 BC), Chu sent You Yin to marry Princess Qin; the following year, Qin made Wei Martin marry Princess Chu. The Qin-Chu alliance, a country of in-laws, worked together against Qiang Wei.
In the seventeenth year of King Xuan of Chu (353 BC), the Wei army besieged the Zhao capital Handan, and the State of Zhao asked for help from Qi and Chu. Taking advantage of the fatigue of the battle between Zhao and Wei, King Xuan of Chu sent troops into Wei and recovered the city land between Suishui and Rushui, which had been occupied by the State of Wei during the reign of King Cheng of Chu.
In the twenty-sixth year of King Xuan of Chu (344 BC), the State of Chu attacked Cai and the State of Cai perished.
In the twenty-seventh year of King Xuan of Chu (343 BC), the State of Chu sent troops to destroy the State of Chen.
In the twenty-ninth year of King Xuan of Chu (341 BC), the Qi general Tian Ji was designed by Qi Xiang Zou Ji, and the coup failed and he came to defect to the Chu state. King Xuan of Chu personally greeted him on the outskirts of Yingdu and sealed it in Jiangnan.
In the thirtieth year of King Xuan of Chu (340 BC), Xiong Liangfu became seriously ill. The State of Qin enfeoffed Shang land to Wei Martin, and in order to expand its territory, Shang Martin attacked Chu from the south, openly reneging on the covenant.
(About the author: Yu Dazhong, a native of Jingzhou, Hubei Province, is a lover of literature and history research and writing)
(Image from the Internet)