What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Assassins have always been a mysterious profession in the history of our country, when it comes to the two words of assassins, it is easiest to think of the story of Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin, "The wind is xiaoxiao, the water is cold, and the heroes will not return once they are gone" is the verse he sang before he traveled. Sima Qian, on the other hand, was not biased at all, recording five more famous assassins in the Chronicle of History, and praising them for their righteousness and keeping their promises.
Grilled fish hid a dagger and killed King Wu with one knife
During the Warring States period, Zhuan Zhu was originally just an ordinary citizen of the State of Wu. Wu Zixu was a former Chu native, and both his father and brother were killed by the King of Chu and had to flee to the State of Wu. At one chance, Wu Zixu realized his specialty and took him to his side. Wu Zixu wanted to use the power of the State of Wu to destroy the State of Chu, so he went to the King of Wu and told him about the benefits of attacking the State of Chu. At that time, the chancellor Gongzi Guang immediately recognized that Wu Zixu was a personal vendetta in the communiqué, so Wu Zixu's plan failed.
Who is Gongzi Guang? He was the son of Zhu Fan, the former King of Wu, but Zhu Fan was unfortunately killed by an arrow while attacking the Chao Kingdom. At this time, the State of Wu had no monarch, who should be allowed to take office? One by one, the ministers chose Zhu Fan's three younger brothers: Yu Ji, Yi Xuan, and Ji Zi Zha, but did not consider Gongzi Guang. Gongzi Guang could only plot a rebellion to get the throne that should have belonged to him.
Wu Zixu knew that Gongzi guang had this in mind, so he "transferred" the specialization to Gongzi Guang. Gongzi concentrated on cultivating and concentrating, just waiting for the moment of rebellion. Nine years later, King Chuping of the State of Wu died, and King Wu directly sent troops to attack the State of Chu. However, the army of the State of Wu was cut off by the State of Chu, and the strength of the State of Wu was empty, which was a good moment for Gongzi Guang to rebel.
Soon after, Gongzi Guang invited King Wu to a banquet, which King Wu gladly accepted. But it was this meal that became the last meal of Wu Wang's staff. When they were having a good time, Gongzi Guang said that his legs and feet were sore, left the banquet, and ran to the basement to let The Dagger be hidden in the grilled fish. When Zhuan zhuan brought the grilled fish to Wu Wangfu, he immediately opened the belly of the fish, took out the dagger hidden in advance, and shot Wu Wangzhi straight to the point, killing him with a knife. It is said that the dagger hidden in the belly of the fish is very sharp and can pierce the armor that King Wu usually wears in one fell swoop.
After the death of King Wu, the whole banquet was in chaos, and Gongzi Guang took the opportunity to send troops to eliminate other subordinates of King Wu and successfully ascended the throne. Naturally, he did not treat the family badly, solemnly buried the family, and named his son Shangqing.
Fighting is not very good, but being the most calm assassin is very good
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Cao Mo, a native of lu, had always been a minister at the side of Duke Zhuang of Luzhuang. Once, when the State of Qi attacked the State of Lu, Cao Mo was ordered to meet the battle, and Cao Mo was usually very brave, but he was suddenly instigated on the battlefield. In several engagements, Cao Mo fled in defeat, while the State of Qi took advantage of the victory to pursue. In order to avoid greater losses, the Duke of Luzhuang could only seek peace with the State of Qi.
Duke Huan of Qi of Qi gladly accepted Lu Zhuanggong's land-cutting and peace-making, and agreed on a time and place to sign a land-cutting contract. When signing the covenant, Cao Mo walked unhurriedly from the stage to Qi Henggong, pulled out a dagger, and pulled Qi Henggong's neckline. Qi Huangong said: "The State of Qi is a big country, while our State of Lu is only a small country, you come to attack us, the big country bullies the small country, against morality." If you do not return all the lost land of the Country of Lu, I will die with you today. ”
Qi Henggong had seen this face, naturally his own life was important, so he and Cao Mo said, "Well, immediately return the lost land." ”
After speaking, Cao Mo slowly returned to his position. Soon after, Qi Henggong wanted to get angrier and planned to retract what he had just said, but the chancellor Guan Zhong immediately stopped him, because if he did, it would mean that Qi Huangong was not trustworthy, reduced his prestige in front of the princes, and would even be laughed at by others.
It is such a person who is not good at fighting, but he has become the most calm assassin in history.
The paint body swallowed charcoal, endured the humiliation and heavy stabbing, or ended in failure
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Yu Rang, a native of the Jin Dynasty, was a courtier of Zhi Bo, the minister of the Jin Dynasty at that time. Once, Zhi Bo was ordered to attack Zhao Xiangzi of the Zhao State, but Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiangzi united with Han and Wei and directly destroyed Zhi Bo. What is even more difficult to accept is that Zhao Xiangzi also cut off Zhibo's head and made it into a wine vessel. As a courtier of Zhi Bo's family, how could he bear to swallow his anger when he saw his lord being treated in this way? So he had been plotting how to assassinate Zhao Xiangzi.
One day, the toilet in Zhao Xiangzi's home needed to be repaired. He disguised himself as a criminal and mixed into the Zhao family to repair the toilet, but in fact he waited in the toilet for Zhao Xiangzi to assassinate him. When Zhao Xiangzi went to the toilet, he found that the repairman was pinning a dagger to his body, and he had a defense in his heart. The guards arrested the repairman, and it was really yu rang when asked. However, Zhao Xiangzi did not immediately kill Yu Rang, but released him, because Zhao Xiangzi was touched by his righteousness.
This misstep did not cause Yu Rang to abandon his plan, but silently plotted a more perfect assassination. He applied paint to himself, causing his skin to fester, and changed his voice by swallowing hot charcoal, and every day he dressed as a beggar and wandered the streets. I don't know how long later, Yu Rang finally met Zhao Xiangzi on horseback on the street, but his horse was immediately frightened, which meant that Yu Rang was nearby. At this time, Yu Rang also immediately rushed to Zhao Xiangzi, intending to die with him. But Zhao Xiangzi was surrounded by too many guards, and Yu Rang was arrested again. Although Zhao Xiangzi admired Yu Rang's righteousness, if he let him go again, it would only bring more trouble to himself.
Just as Zhao Xiangzi was about to kill Yu Rang, Yu Rang said, "Since I can't assassinate you, can you let me stab your clothes and end my wish, and I will die at ease." Zhao Xiangzi was once again touched by Yu Rang and took off his clothes to give Yu Rang an assassination. Yu Rang shouted while stabbing: Zhi Bo, I have avenged you. After that, he killed himself in public.
After the assassination, he disfigured himself, only to protect his sister who looked similar
During the Warring States period, Nie Zheng of Korea, who was young and vigorous, had a conflict that killed people, so he fled to the State of Qi with his mother and sister to take refuge. Later, he was discovered by the Korean doctor Yan Zhongzi and wanted to accept him as a doorman. At that time, Yan Zhongzi had many conflicts with the noble han puppet and wanted to kill him. On the birthday of Nie Zheng's mother, Yan Zhongzi went to Nie Zheng's house as a guest and offered two thousand taels of gold, hoping that Nie Zheng would help him assassinate Han Puppet.
But at that time, Nie Zheng still needed to be taken care of with his mother and sister, and the family could not live without him. Therefore, he refused Yan Zhongzi's request, but in his heart he regarded Yan Zhongzi as a person to follow. Soon after, Nie Zheng's mother died, and after 3 years of filial piety, her sister also got married. At this time, Nie Zheng had no baggage and planned to assassinate Han Golem to repay Yan Zhongzi for taking care of him over the years.
On the road to the assassination, Nie Zheng was alone, carrying only a sword, to South Korea. When they arrived at the Han puppet mansion, they broke through the heavy troops and came to the Han puppet to kill him directly. Nie Zheng knew that he could not escape, and was worried that his sister looked similar to himself, for the safety of his sister. Immediately self-disfiguring, gouging out his eyes, breaking his stomach, and falling in front of everyone, the guards were frightened and stupid, and had never seen such a scene.
The wind is cold and the water is cold, and the hero will not return once he is gone
Jing Ke, a defender at the end of the Warring States period, was proficient in reading fencing and fencing, and was also very righteous. At that time, after the State of Qin defeated the State of Zhao, it pointed the tiger's mouth at the State of Yan. However, the strength of the Yan state is not as good as that of the Qin state, and if it wants to resolve the crisis, it can only carry out assassination. When Jing Ke traveled to the Yan Kingdom, he was discovered by the hero Tian Guang, and later recommended to Yan Dan, the prince of the Yan Kingdom. The Qin general Fan Yuqi, fearing that he would be punished by the King of Qin, fled to the State of Yan to defect to Prince Dan because of a defeat in a war. This undoubtedly became the reason for the Qin state to attack the Yan state.
Jing Ke thought of a plan: take down the head of the traitor Fan Yu of the Qin State, and in the form of a map, offer the Yan State Governor Kang this anointed land, pretend to negotiate, and see the opportunity to assassinate the King of Qin. However, Prince Dan could not bear to kill Fan Yuqi, so Jing Ke privately told Fan Yu period of this plan, Fan Yu Period was originally a damned person, and after escaping to the Yan Kingdom, he was taken in by Prince Dan, and this life was originally Prince Dan's, so he resolutely killed himself and let Jing Ke take it to assassinate.
Before leaving, Jing Ke hid the dagger in the map of The Governor who was about to be presented to the King of Qin. Everything went smoothly, Jing Ke entered the palace with Fan Yuqi's head and the map of Dou Kang, and the King of Qin asked Jing Ke to present the map, and Jing Ke did as he did. But when the map came to an end, suddenly a bright and dangling dagger appeared. Jing Ke prepared to assassinate but was evaded by the King of Qin, and then he chased the King of Qin around the pillar, and several times he did not stab the King of Qin, but instead the King of Qin cut off his left leg and injured eight times. Not long after, the guards arrived, and Jing Ke leaned on the pillar and laughed, and was killed by the guards.
These five assassins, although they were born differently, the word chivalry was vividly reflected in them. No wonder Sima Qian recorded them in the annals of history, which is really admirable.