During the reign of King Zhao of Chu, the gradual recovery of the State of Chu also indirectly affected the situation in other princely states. After the "Battle of Baiju", the State of Qin defeated the State of Wu by rescuing the State of Chu, improved its position among the princes of the late Spring and Autumn Period, and gradually participated in the affairs of the Central Plains. In the process of assisting in the cutting down of Wu, the State of Qin was also familiar with the terrain and terrain of the State of Chu, and achieved the feat of later cutting down the State of Chu and entering the hinterland of the State of Chu.
In the late Spring and Autumn period of the Jin Dynasty, from the nineteenth year of king Chu Zhao's reign, the Jin state was in turmoil, and at first the Fan and Zhongxing clans jointly attacked the Zhao clan. Subsequently, the Han, Wei, and Zhi clans joined forces against the Fan and Zhongxing clans on the orders of the Marquis of Jin, and the Er clan withdrew from the Chaoge clan. The State of Qi and the State of Zheng supported the Fan clan, the State of Qi received the Fan clan with a thousand cars, and the State of Zheng escorted them by force. As a result, he was defeated by the Zhao clan in The Iron Land.
After that, Zhao Jianzi defeated the Fan and Zhongxing clans in succession, and the Er clan was forced to flee. In the thirty-first year of King Hui of Chu, the four secretaries of the Jin dynasty, such as the Zhi clan, the Zhao clan, the Han clan, and the Wei clan, divided the land of the Fan and Zhongxing er clans, and the Er clan died.
Subsequently, among the four secretaries of the Jin Dynasty, Zhi Shi was the strongest, and Zhi Bo monopolized the power of the Jin State, posing a serious threat to Han, Zhao, and Wei. In the thirty-sixth year of king Hui of Chu, the three families of Han Zhao and Wei killed the Zhi clan, and the three families were divided into Jin dynastys.
Stills of Zhao Jianzi in "National Treasure"
It was precisely because of the internal political struggle between the Jin Dynasty that they could not find time to participate in the dispute between Wu and Chu. King Zhao of Chu ended the chaos of the succession of the State of Chu with virtue, and by the time of King Hui of Chu, the State of Chu and the State of Wu began to compete for the State of Chen.
"Zuo Chuan" Yun: "Winter, Chu Zi period cut Chen." Wu Yanzhou came to Jizi to save Chen, saying that "the second prince does not do morality, but strives for the princes, what is the sin of the people?" I ask you to retire, thinking that it is the name of the son, and the people are virtuous and safe." It's also. ”
In the fourth year of King Hui of Chu, the son of Chu Guo cut down Chen, and Ji Za saved Chen. Ji Zha, who was more than ninety years old, saw that Chen Guo was trapped in a place where the wu and Chu soldiers were at odds, felt sympathy for the people of Chen Guo, first criticized Wu and Chu Erjun for not doing morality, and successfully let zi qi take the initiative to retire, which showed Ji Zhade's highly respected position.
After experiencing the "Battle of Baiju", Wu Guofu was extremely arrogant, and he focused on dominating the Central Plains and conquering the Yue Kingdom. In the summer of the fifteenth year of the Duke of Lu'ai, the Chu state of Zixi and Zi Zi cut down Wu, and the king of Chu Zhao revived the great cause and led the Chu state from decline to victory.
Stills of "Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Chapter"
Until the year of King Hui of Chu, the two armies fought again, this time although the "Zuo Zhuan" does not explicitly say the process of the battle, we can see through the dialogue between the emissaries of Chen Guo and the Wu state Ofazai, we can see that this time the place of engagement is in the Yangtze River Valley, and it can be inferred that the cause of this battle should be the cause of the dispute over Chen, and the Gongsun Zhenzi sent by the most Zhou Chen State to help Wu was cut down by the Chu state and died after arriving in a good land.
As we all know, according to the "Ceremony of Dowry": "The messenger dies in the border of the country he has made without entering the dynasty, and the country is buried by the deceased, and the messenger of the upper representative is fatal." However, the Wu people were reluctant to accept his corpse, so Bo Zhaotuo refused.
Bo Yao, who was once a courtier of the Chu State, did not know whether he deliberately did not observe the etiquette or did not know the etiquette, refused to bury the body of The Duke of Chen Guo's grandson Zhenzi, and was regarded by the superior as" as "No corpse is made in the door." Shangjie Taro Yin Gai's words were righteous and righteous, and finally Wu Guo had to accept the body of Gongsun Zhenzi.
Shangjie saw that Bo Yao thought that Chen Guowei hated Wu Guo because of the loss of Gongsun Zhenzi, and he would make a plan, first stating Chen Guo's loyalty to Wu Guo, Wu Guo wanted to become an ally, but also to keep the country's etiquette, so that other princely states could obey the orders, today Wu Guo rejected Chen Guo, is to abandon the loyalty of Chen Guo to Wu Guo, Wu Guo does not abide by the etiquette of "death is like a life", which will inevitably make the allies think that Wu Guo cannot be trusted.
"Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, Spring and Autumn" Prince Jian stills
The following year after this incident, Wu Guo was cautious and Bai Gongzhi was defeated, triggering a series of civil unrest in Chu. Prince Jian, the son of King Chuping, had a son of a famous scenic spot. When Fei Wuji offered rumors to frame the crown prince, the crown prince Jianben Song, after encountering the Rebellion of Hua Yuan, went to zheng guo, and conspired with the Jin state to take Zheng guo, and finally the East Window incident occurred, and Zheng Ren killed prince Jian.
Regarding his son Sheng, the Chronicle of Wu Zi Xu Lieyun: "It is with victory that Wu ... Retreating to the wilderness with Prince Jian's son Sheng Cultivated in the Wild", it can be seen that Sheng's age at this moment is still very young; in the "Twenty-three Years of Zuo Chuan Zhaogong", it is recorded that Prince Jian's mother "summoned Wu people and enlightened him", indicating that at this time Sheng should be raised by his grandmother; three years after Bai Gongsheng returned to the Chu state in the "History of Wu Zixu's Biography", Wu Guo killed Wu Zixu, and it is estimated that Sheng was in the State of Wu for a total of more than thirty years.
At that time, Sheng was in the State of Wu, and Zixi wanted to recall him, but Ye Gong raised an objection, and he used the Six Virtues as a basis to expound, he believed that Sheng was treacherous and would definitely chaos the country, and summoning him back would have a bad impact on the State of Chu.
Zixi disagreed with Ye Gong's view, believing that he was overly worried. But for the sake of safety, it was decided to send Katsu to the border, also to see if his actions were faithful.
We all know that Zixi is Sheng's uncle. At the time of the "Battle of Baiju", Zixi was also loyal, so it was understandable that he believed that Bai Gongsheng would not be harmful to the Chu state.
"Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, Spring and Autumn" Fei Wuji stills
Sheng's experience is tragic in the eyes of outsiders, and his father fled because he was framed by Fei Wuji, and later Zheng Guo was killed. Sheng and Wu Zixu rushed to the State of Wu, and the uncle valued this descendant and wanted to promote him, but the encounters of the past thirty years had already determined his character.
Ye Gong had already inquired about what Sheng had done—he was good at repeating words, that is, words did not count words, how could this be considered faith? Not only that, But Sheng also privately found a warrior who was not afraid of death for his use, which showed that he had selfish intentions.
Ignoring Ye Gong's advice, Zixi insisted on going his own way, summoning Sheng to return from the State of Wu and giving him the White Land. Therefore, we say that Zixi hastily made a decision because of his kindness, which is bound to cause an uproar.