In the feudal society of ancient China, the emperor as the supreme being of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and it was naturally snooped upon by countless ambitious people, in history, in order to compete for the throne, so that father and son were separated, brothers turned against each other, it can be said that it is not uncommon, such as Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, and the nine sons of the Kangxi Period. Even the clans of the branch bloodline, such as Liu Bei and Liu Xiu, who can be related to their relatives and have a little relationship with the blood of the Han Dynasty, have brought great benefits to their righteous ascension to the throne as emperors.
However, in ancient times, there was a family that can be said to be the strangest, the king had four sons, according to the reason, there was no need to worry about the heir, but none of his sons wanted to sit on the throne, which was the royal family of the State of Wu.
Wu Wang Shoumeng, is the 17th descendant of the State of Wu, he officially succeeded to the throne in 586 BC, during his reign, he worked hard to develop production and military vehicle strength, defeated the Chu State, allied with the princes, officially called the King of Wu, laid the foundation for the strong state of Wu, as King Shoumeng of Wu gradually grew older, he became more and more headaches on the issue of succession to the throne.
King Wu's four sons were the eldest son Zhu Fan, the second son Yu Ji, the three character Yi Ming, and the fourth son Ji Za. These four sons grew up together, loved each other, and very fond of reading, deep understanding, Wu Wang Shoumeng liked the fourth son Ji Za the most, because he was very intelligent, quick in thoughts than ordinary people, so Shou dreamed of making Ji Za the crown prince, did not expect Ji Za to resolutely not accept, the other three sons also have no interest in the throne.
In 561 BC, before his death, Shou Meng still called his four sons to the front of the sickbed and instructed them one by one. Passing the throne to Zhu Fan, he instructed his eldest son that the throne must be passed to his brother and brother so that it could reach The hands of Ji Zha, and Zhu Fan also agreed to this request from his father. The "Chronicle of History" records: "Ji Zaxian, and Shou Meng wanted to establish it, Ji Za let it go, so He Li's eldest son, Zhu Fan, took charge of the country." ”
In 560 BC, when Zhu Fan shou's mourning period expired, he could not wait to pass the throne to Jiza, but Jiza resigned, saying that you are the firstborn to be king, and I Jiza hopes to emulate the righteousness of the ancestors. (Junyisi, who dares to do jun!) There is a country, not a festival also. Although za is not material, it was originally attached to the righteousness of Zi Zang. In the end, in order to avoid Zhu Fan's modesty, he actually hid directly in the countryside to farm, and Zhu Fan had no choice but to formally inherit the throne.
In 548, Zhu Fan led a large army to attack the Chu vassal state of Chaoguo, and as a result, Zhu Fan was killed in battle, becoming the first head of state in Chinese history to die on the battlefield. According to the agreement, the second brother Yu Ji succeeded to the throne, but Yu Ji and Yi Yi were still postponing their humility, seeing that Ji Jiao did not have the idea of becoming a king, Yu Ji officially became the king of the State of Wu, and as a result, in 544 BC, he had only ascended the throne for 4 years, and when he fought with the State of Yue, he was stabbed to death by the prisoners of the State of Yue. Hence the rise to power.
For many years thereafter, YiZun had hoped that his younger brother would succeed to the throne, and in 527 BC, the seriously ill Yizun still reiterated his father's and brother's orders and asked Jiza to succeed him. Unexpectedly, Ji Zha actually fled to the Border Yi Yanling Tomb and hid. The country could not be without a monarch for a day, and the chancellor had no choice but to make yiyi's eldest son king, which was also the wu king.'
The story of Zhu Fan and other four brothers humbly surrendering the throne to each other has become a good story in history.