The story of Chen Sheng Wu Guang has been learned since he was in elementary school, when he felt that they were all heroes, daring to resist the injustice of fate, and it was worth learning.
However, when I went to college, I looked back at the story of the two people, and I felt that they were actually partners in business together, and at first they did hate each other and work hard to make a difference, but when the career ushered in a peak, there was infighting in order to fight for power and profit, which was very undesirable.
When he became an adult, he once again looked back at their uprising story and found that things were not so simple, especially why Chen Sheng had to get rid of Wu Guang, who had been such a boundless comrade-in-arms.
According to the history books, the two met on a journey to serve as a soldier, but the trip was delayed due to heavy rain.
Chen Sheng was a man with "Honghao's ambition", and he knew that this delay was a capital offense, so he dragged Wu Guang and 900 other conscripts to revolt together.
However, to say a digression here is also a suspicious point.
According to the Chronicle of History, their uprising followed the killing of two officers escorting them.
If it is really late to kill the head, then what is the crime of the officer?
If there is no crime, then won't the officer explain the reason? It was because of the continuous torrential rain that delayed the trip, and it was not deliberately late.
Also, if they were to be executed for no reason if they were late, wouldn't the two officers be worried that the 900 men would flee or rebel? Still sitting here waiting to be killed?
Secondly, conscription is already a difficult task, and 900 conscripts were killed in this way, is it not a waste of manpower and material resources? It also has a bad impact on the world's resistance.
The most important point is that from the original draft of the Qin Dynasty law excavated by the archaeological excavation of the "Sleeping Tiger Tomb", the law does not have any provisions for being late to kill the head, but is determined as appropriate, and the most is to fine a little money.
So their uprising may not have been delayed, but premeditated.
In fact, there is also such a description in the "Chronicle of History".
When the two men decided to revolt, they pretended to be ghosts, asked the jianghu warlocks to use the ghosts to enlighten the more than 900 servants around them, and then deliberately secretly put the silk pads with their names written on them into the belly of the fish and brought the fish to these servants to eat.
As a result, everyone saw the Danshu in the belly of the fish and thought that it was the heavens that sent them to overthrow the Qin Dynasty.
After this series of operations, they killed the officers, rose up, and then used ideas such as "Prince General Xiang, Ning Hashu" to recruit more people to join, and finally formed a huge rebel army, all the way to the strategic location of Chen County.
This passage in the "Chronicle of History" can not only explain that the two of them are quite scheming, but also very ambitious.
But the experience of history tells us that all ambitious people are more arrogant.
Not to mention what the real reason for their uprising is, let's say that after their success, the relationship between the two has also changed from the previous harmony to a mysterious relationship, especially after winning the battle, everyone wants to be the king, so it is inseparable.
Even after Wu Guang was killed by his subordinate Tian Zang, Chen Sheng actually gave this subordinate a knighthood, and even entrusted the most elite army with full authority.
The original words of the Chronicle of History are:
"King Chen made tian Zang Chu ling yin yin and made him a general. Tian Zang made the generals Li Gui and others guard Xingyang City, and he sent his elite troops to the west to meet the Qin army at AoCang. ”
What conclusion can we draw from this passage from the Chronicle of History?
Yes, Wu Guang's death was probably the result of Chen Sheng's secret instructions.
Then the question also comes, why did Chen Sheng get rid of this friend who fought side by side? Killing him is equivalent to cutting off his own arm, what is behind this?
Then we may wish to look at what Tian Zang said in the "Chronicle of History",
"This false king is arrogant, does not know the power of the army, cannot be calculated, is not cursed, and is afraid of defeat."
This means that Wu Guang was arrogant and did not know how to fight, especially since he did not listen to the advice of others, so he must be killed, otherwise the rebel army would be defeated.
The meaning was already very clear, that is, the arrogant soldiers would be defeated, which may be the reason why Chen Sheng must get rid of Wu Guang.
In fact, many young people in modern times seem to have this bad problem.
When something is successful, it begins to be complacent, so it is easy to lose your mind and lose future development opportunities. And the consequences of failure are often devastating.
Talented basketball player Tang Zihao is a living example.
His initial results were very good and he was touted by the outside world. However, he was naïve enough to think that he was really good, and he didn't want to train well, so he had to squeeze into the United States.
Although he entered the University of California, Riverside, he could not even get 2 points per game, and even the passing of his teammates could not be stable, becoming an injured Zhongyong-style figure, a typical arrogant soldier must lose.
Therefore, pride is a stumbling block on the road to success, and Chinese civilization pays attention to modesty and courtesy, and should not be exposed, which will only quickly consume their talents.
Looking back at Wu Guang again, isn't that the case? Therefore, young people should remember that they should not be blindly proud, and they should always maintain a humble state of mind, so that they can go farther and farther.
Reference: Chronicle of History
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