How king Cheng of Chu, who hesitated and did not listen to people's advice, was killed

During the reign of King Cheng of Chu, the State of Chu developed greatly, and Zhou Tianzi also began to recognize the State of Chu, ordering King Cheng of Chu to pacify the Baiyue tribes in the south and not to invade the Central Plains. The State of Chu had always been unclaimed by Tianzi and was ridiculed as a barbarian by the countries of the Central Plains, so it received the order of Zhou Tianzi and naturally became concerned, so the State of Chu expanded thousands of miles to the south.

In the forty-sixth year of King Cheng, King Cheng of Chu wanted to make his son Shangchen crown prince and consulted Ling Yinzi. Zi Shang said to King Cheng, you are not very old, there are many wives and concubines, and it is necessary to consider the establishment of a prince, in case you want to change in the future, there will be disasters. Therefore, in our Chu country, the prince usually falls on the young son. Moreover, Shang Chen, a person who is more cruel, is not suitable for him to be a prince. However, King Cheng did not listen, and still declared Li Shangchen as the crown prince.

After some years, King Cheng of Chu did feel that Shang chen was not good and wanted to depose his position as crown prince and establish another son. This matter was heard by shangchen, but it was not certain. So he asked his master Pan Chong. Pan Chong, who was one with the crown prince, was one and the same, and he told the prince that this matter was easy to handle, and you went to feast on the king's most recent favorite concubine, Jiang Qi, but deliberately disrespected her at the banquet to see her reaction. So the merchants complied. Jiang Mi felt that the prince had offended her, so he became angry: "No wonder the great king wants to kill you and make you a prince." "Say it and whisk your sleeves away."

It was confirmed. Shang Chen ran to Master Zhao to ask for a plan, and Pan Chong asked the prince, can you serve the new prince? Shangchen said that was impossible. Pan Chong asked again, then you run away and don't stay in the Chu Country, are you willing? The merchants were not happy either. So Pan Chong said, then can you do great things? Shangchen said, yes.

So in the winter, Shang Chen and the palace guards launched a rebellion, surrounded the palace, and captured King Cheng, who knew that the trend had gone at this time, regretted not listening to the words of his son, and hanged himself. Shang Chen took the throne, that is, King Chu Mu.