Tiger Hill
This story is about Tiger Hill and takes place in the late Spring and Autumn period of the State of Wu.
Legend has it that the ancestor of the State of Wu was the uncle of King Wen of Zhou. But the founding of the country was very late, probably after the 12th century AD, two hundred years later than the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty.
The capital of the State of Wu in the early period was Meili (present-day Meicun, Wuxi), and in the later period was Wu (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu), the core of the rule was the Taihu Lake Basin, at the beginning of the State of Wu was very primitive and indigenous, "cut off hair tattoos, naked as ornaments", that is, with inches, bare arms, full of embroidery, a look of ancient puzzle boys.
In this way, it has been indigenous for nearly 600 years, until 585 BC, when King Wu succeeded to the throne as queen, and the country became more and more powerful.
Shou Meng had four sons: 、、、。
Of these sons, the most pleasing. When he was dying, he wanted to be the heir, but he had no interest in the king and was determined not to do it.
Therefore, he had to pass the throne to the eldest son, and agreed that the brothers and brothers, that is, the brothers, would be kings in turn, so that they could take the throne.
In this way, the king's throne, the boss died the second boss, the second died the old third dang.
But when he died, the succession to the throne went into question again.
Late Spring and Autumn Period Wu Kingdom
Because according to the agreement, when the throne should be passed on in turn, he refused again, and played even more desperately, even escaping to the border city of Yanling, and playing a game of hide-and-seek with the wu subjects.
The kingdom cannot be without a monarch for a day, and the courtiers have no choice but to take the eldest son of the third elder as the king, which is historical.
This was the helpless act of the courtiers, but it caused the dissatisfaction of a person, who was the eldest grandson and the eldest son.
It is believed that according to the inheritance tradition of the eldest son, the father is the eldest son of the grandfather, and he is the eldest son of the father, and the throne should belong to himself; according to the will of the grandfather who does not pass on the son, it should be passed on to the fourth uncle, or from his eldest grandson, it is recycled, and it is not the turn of the third uncle's son.
Therefore, he confessed his death and was bent on launching a palace coup d'état and regaining the royal power.
On the surface, he only promised his cousin, as his right-hand man, running on the road of Vachu for the southern conquest and the northern war, but in private, he secretly raised doormen, accumulated strength, and was ready to replace them at any time.
Everything is ready only to owe the east wind, that is, the east wind.
Originally from the State of Chu, his father was the Prince of Chu, Who was responsible for teaching, and the prince was framed and implicated.
As a result, both father and brother were killed, and only fled to the kingdom of Wu.
He wants to unite with wu to avenge Chu and kill his cousin to seize power. Say, you help me get revenge, I help you seize power. Say, you help me seize power, I help you get revenge. Both were capable and purposeful people who joined forces as soon as they made contact.
Introduced a super killer, the name of this killer is called.
It is wu guotang yi people, that is, today's Nanjing Liuhe people, who have a big temper and have a set of fights. Hired him, good wine, good food, good treatment, and let him learn from the famous chef Taihe Gong the practice of "sweet and sour fish" and "whole hot fish".
Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use soldiers for a while. Wait for the opportunity, the opportunity comes.
Fish gut sword
516 BC, died. Thinking that this was a good opportunity to destroy Chu, he ordered his two brothers to lead wu troops to cut down Chu, but they did not expect that the hou road was cut off by the troops sent by Chu Guo.
I was a little annoyed, and it just so happened that my cousin was very enthusiastic and invited him to drink some wine to relieve his worries.
Agreed, but still very careful, sent out guards, from the palace all the way to Ji Guang's home, the portal, the steps on both sides, are Ji's cronies, standing in the middle of the road guards, all holding spears.
Drinking well, he said his feet hurt, slipped into the basement, and asked the chef to offer the grilled fish.
Loves fish. Specialized in sending fish is coming. Searched, touched from head to foot, nothing was taken, released. Walking to the front, he did not hurry to break open the fish, the fish smelled, instantly pulled out the inside, a sword stabbed to death!
Hearing the noise, knowing that it was over, he hurriedly released the samurai who were ambushed in the basement and wiped out all his men.
In this way, the older brother finally killed the younger brother and eventually replaced the throne as king.
This new Wu king did have the ability, and with the assistance of He, he broke through qiangchu in the west, Qi Jin in the north, and served the Yue people in the south.
In 506 BC, under the leadership of Wu, the Army attacked from the huaishui valley west to the Han river, won five battles and five victories, and captured the capital of the Chu state, Yingdu, forcing it to flee.
As a result, he became one of the Five Lords of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he was later the most famous King of Wu, and was buried in Suzhou Tiger Hill after his death.
Schematic diagram of Wu Vachu
The most fascinating monument in Tiger Hill is the Sword Pond.
The sword pond is about sixty steps wide and about two inches deep, and it does not dry all year round, and it is clear to the bottom.
According to Fang Zhi, the sword pond was probably designed to cover the tomb of Lu Lu, and the place where the sword pond was buried was. The reason why it is called a sword pond is said to have been buried in his tomb at the same time because he buried his favorite three thousand swords such as "Zhuanzhu" and "Fish Intestine" as funerary objects.
The charm of Tiger Hill lies in its thousand-year history and mystery of thousands of years. The legend has not been verified by archaeology, is there really a generation of overlords sleeping under the Tiger Hill?
Unfortunately, there was an indisputable son, who was deceived by the King of Yue, and won the beauty plan, and the country's strength turned rapidly from extreme prosperity to decline, and finally the country was destroyed.
Finally, I would like to add another explanation of the past and present lives of the Fish Gut Sword.
Why is it called a fish gut sword? One theory is that because the pattern on the sword is like a fish intestine, the other theory is that the name of the fish intestine sword is because its sword body is slender and flexible, which can be inserted along the mouth of the fish, twisting and turning in the stomach of the fish, and when it is withdrawn, it returns to its original shape, and the steel is incomparable, shining.
It is said that there are four owners of the fish intestine sword.
The first was the smelter, who forged the fish intestine sword for the yue king at that time. Therefore, the second owner of this sword should be the Yue King. Later, this sword was given to the State of Wu by the King of Yue as a valuable gift. Gongzi Guang, later king of Wu, became the third master of the sword. Later, King Wu used Zhuanzhu to assassinate his cousin Wang Zhi, so Zhuanzhu became the most famous user of this sword.
After the success of the Assassin King's Staff, the whereabouts of this sword were unknown.
Perhaps, as the legend says, the fish intestine sword and the lu lu were buried under the sword pool.
Sword pool