King Zhuang of Chu hurriedly took the throne
King Zhuang of Chu, also known as King of Jingzhuang, Xiong Shi, Famous Traveler, was the most accomplished monarch of the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. A native of Yindu (Gangneung Ji Nancheng), he was the son of King Chu Mu and succeeded to the throne in 614 BC. King Zhuang of Chu was very lucky, he was born in the imperial family, from a young age pampered, so after the death of his father Chu Mugong, he was in a hurry to take the throne, he was still a child who did not have a good heart, he did not know much about the situation in this world, he was still in a stubborn period of bear brigade, thinking that as the king of a country, he could do whatever he wanted, so after he took the throne, he handled his father's funeral, and he completely ignored the country and the court, and indulged in the sound and color of dogs and horses all day, unable to extricate himself. In the early days of his reign, he was "dimwitted and closed, coveting wine", and in the first three years of his reign, not even a single decree was issued, which shows the degree of his dimness.
In 613 BC, king Chu Mu was about to be ambitious and angry when he suddenly fell ill and died. His son Xiong Lu took the throne, Xiong Lu was later famous as the King of Chu Zhuang, this Bear Brigade was "dim and closed, coveting wine" in the first three years of his reign, the Jin State saw the new monarch of the Chu State indulging in wine all day, and then re-allied with the princes, taking the opportunity to win over the countries dependent on the Chu State, the ministers at home were terrified when they heard this news, thinking of going to escape a war with the Jin State, the situation abroad was still in crisis, and then look at the country, the new monarch reigned for so long but did not ask about political affairs, and stayed in the inner temple all day to drink and eat meat. What is even more fatal is that this king does not listen to the advice of others, and if anyone dares to advise, he will kill without forgiveness. Therefore, even if the situation of the Chu State was difficult, the Qunchen did not dare to tell the King of Chu Zhuang.
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King Chu Zhuang was a blockbuster
Finally a man could not hold back, and he decided to talk about this dimwitted king. This person was doctor Wu Shan, who risked death to see the King of Chu, and when he saw the King of Chu, the King of Chu was still drinking wine, drunkenly enjoying the song and dance performance, with a pleasant look. The slightly drunk King of Chu zhuang looked up at Wu Shan and asked, "What is the purpose of the doctor's coming here?" Don't you want to watch a show with me and have a drink?" Wu Shan deliberately raised the appetite of King Chu Zhuang, saying, "Someone asked me to guess a riddle, but I couldn't guess anything, so I specially came to you for advice." King Chu Zhuang asked on a whim, "What riddle, say it quickly." Wu Shanju said: "The riddle is 'Chu Jing has a big bird, perched in the court, lasted three years, neither chirping nor flying.' Why doesn't it sound or not? What kind of bird is this?"
After hearing this, King Chu Zhuang understood Wu Shan's meaning, and he replied with a smile: "I know what kind of bird this is, he is not an ordinary bird, and if this bird does not fly, it is already there, as soon as he flies, he will soar into the sky, you wait and see." Wu Shan listened to King Chu Zhuang's answer and retired satisfactorily. After this advice, the king of Chu Zhuang had some restraint, but in the end he was lazy and accustomed, he could not change it for a while, still drank and watched the song and dance performance every day, and the doctor Su never looked down, and ran to the king of Chu Zhuang to advise, saying that the king of Chu Zhuang would go down like this, sooner or later he would perish the country, Su was never afraid that the king of Chu would kill him, the country would die, how could he protect himself? Hearing Su Cong's advice, king Zhuang of Chu was able to reinvigorate himself.
Since then, he has no longer indulged in wine, but has reformed, revived the use of talented people, reformed internal affairs, and actively developed military power. Internally dividing Ling Yin's power, suppressing the Ruo Ao clan so that its power would not be too large and beyond the control of the dynasty, and appointing Sages such as Su Cong, Gong Jia, and Wu Ju. Later, the more the son coupd, the king of Chu Zhuang also calmly responded, and the battle was settled and stabilized the rear. Externally, zhao dun of the Jin dynasty was repeatedly frustrated in his struggle for hegemony, and he did not give up or defeat, and appointed Sun Shu'ao to boldly innovate and rule the Chu state. A series of measures led to the rapid expansion of the power of the State of Chu, and the State of Chu marched in an orderly manner toward hegemony under the leadership of King Zhuang of Chu.
The world's evaluation of King Chu Zhuang
No one is perfect, even a saint has such and such shortcomings, King Chu Zhuang, as an ordinary person, naturally has shortcomings, shortcomings are not important, what is important is the attitude when dealing with his own defects. Zi Yue: "Passing without changing is too much", fortunately, the King of Chuzhuang saw his own shortcomings in time. The first half of his life was a bit muddy, and the king of Chuzhuang, who had taken the throne as a teenager, was still childish and concentrated on being an old man, and his success was not thought of by everyone, but it was reasonable.
The Southern Chu State, under the creation of Chu Mugong, has already had a momentum of improvement, and just when he was preparing to do a lot of work, he suddenly died violently, leaving the regret of hegemony and passing away. His son King Zhuang of Chu ascended the throne in the eyes of all, and the State of Chu ushered in a new hope. Just when everyone was lamenting that Chu Guo would definitely achieve something, the various performances of King Chu Zhuang really made the courtiers dare not compliment.
In the first three years of his reign, this bear brigade was "dim and closed, coveting wine", that is, for three years, every day during the day was hunting, drinking wine and eating meat, and at night it was intoxicated by the sound of silence, and the situation abroad was at the time of the change of wind and clouds, and everyone sweated for this faint king and the Chu state. At first, king Chu Zhuang was only willing to play and did not care about the government, and no one listened to his words, but after the persuasion of Su Cong and Wu Shan, he began to re-examine himself, and king Chu Zhuang knew that his mistakes could improve Mo Da yan.