<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > the king of Chuzhuang</h1>
One is the beginning of the reign
After the death of Shangchen, the King of Chumu of the Chu State, his son Xiong Lu succeeded to the throne as King Zhuang of Chu. King Zhuang of Chu ascended the throne for three years without issuing a single decree. Go out hunting during the day, drink and have fun with the concubines in the palace at night, and hang a ban outside the door: "If there are persuaders, there is no forgiveness!" Doctor Shen Fearless entered the palace to see King Zhuang of Chu, only to see him holding Zheng Ji on his right and Cai Ji on his left, surrounded by bells and drum instruments. When he saw Shen Fearless, he asked, "Doctor, did you come here to drink?" Still want to listen to music? Or is there something to say? Shen Fearless said: "The subordinates do not want to drink or listen to music, but when I walked through the suburbs, someone said something to me in a hidden language, I don't understand what it means, and I have come to consult the king." King Chu Zhuang was surprised and asked, "What is the hidden language, you don't understand, let me listen!" Shen Fearless said, "The hidden language is that there is a big bird with colorful feathers on its body, parked on the high hill of the Chu Kingdom, it has been three years, I have neither seen it flying, nor heard it chirping, I don't know what kind of bird it is?" King Chu Zhuang knew that he was turning around and trying to persuade himself, so he smiled and said, "I know that this is an extraordinary bird, it has not flown for three years, as long as it takes off, it will soar into the sky." No tweets for three years, as long as you tweet, it will be a hit, you can wait and see! Shen WuDao thanked him repeatedly and then resigned and went back. After a few days, king Chu Zhuang was still looking for fun day and night, and there was no sign of correction. Doctor Su asked to see him, and he cried loudly when he saw King Chuzhuang. King Chu Zhuang asked incomprehensibly, "What is it about Su Zi that makes you so sad?" Su Cong replied, "The subordinates are crying that they are going to die, and the Chu kingdom is about to perish!" King Zhuang of Chu asked in surprise, "Why did you suddenly die, and why did the Chu kingdom perish?" Su Cong said, "I want to persuade the great king to change, the great king will certainly not listen, he will kill me, kill me, there will be no one in the Chu kingdom to persuade the great king anymore, the great king will be more unscrupulous, do as he pleases, thus abandoning the government affairs, the demise of the Chu state is not something that will happen soon?" ”
When King Chu Zhuang heard this, he was furious and said, "I have made clear the prohibition and dare to persuade me to kill him, and you obviously know this prohibition and come to persuade it, isn't it stupid to the extreme?" Su Cong said calmly, "My stupidity is far worse than that of the Great King, and the Great King is even more stupid!" King Chu Zhuang was even more furious and asked, "How can I be more stupid?" Su Cong said calmly: "The Great King is the king of a country with a territory of thousands of miles and millions of soldiers, and now the country is rich and strong, and the princely states are afraid of the Chu State, and they come to pay tribute to the Chu State every year. And now you are addicted to wine-colored music all day long, do not pay attention to political affairs, do not kiss the people, once there are large princely states attacking from the outside, subordinating to the small princely states of the Chu state defecting from within, your pleasure is only for the time being, and the great calamity is behind. Isn't it the stupidest thing to pursue temporary happiness and give up the great profits of the world? My stupidity is only to let me die alone, the great king you killed me, people in all the ages will say that I am a loyal subject, juxtaposed with Long Kui and Bigan, I think this is a very glorious thing, not stupid. And the great king, if the country declines, then it will be impossible for you to be an ordinary citizen, who do you say is more stupid? That's all I have to say. Please lend me your sword now, and I will kill myself before you, the Great King, to ensure that your prohibition is mandatory! When King Chu Zhuang heard this, he suddenly woke up, stood up and said to Su Cong: "Doctor, don't say it again, what you say is all golden jade good words, which shows your infinite loyalty, I listen to your words and completely change it!" So he ordered the removal of bell and drum music, withdrew Zheng Ji and Cai Ji, and made Fan Ji his wife, letting her rule the inner palace, and he said: "I am good at hunting, Fan Ji persuaded me and I did not listen, she will no longer eat the flesh of birds and beasts, this is really a good internal help!" He then appointed Gong Jia, Pan Yu, Qu Dang, and others to important positions, dispersing the power that made Yin Douyue more powerful. After the morning of the next day, the orders began to be issued. Domestic and foreign affairs, civil affairs and military affairs, in an orderly manner, successively attacked the Song State, rescued the Zheng State, and fought a great war with the Jin State. All return victorious. Since then, the strength of the Chu state has become stronger, and the king of Chu Zhuang wants to compete for the hegemony of the central plains princely states.
2. The Royal Family of The Reign of Zhou
In the third year of the reign of King Ding of Eastern Zhou, King Zhuang of Chu led an army to fight against Lu Hun Zhirong, took advantage of the situation to cross the Luoshui River, and stopped the army on the border of Eastern Zhou, hoping to intimidate Zhou Tianzi with military might, thus further realizing the political intention of fighting against the Zhou royal family and dividing the world. King Ding of Zhou sent the eloquent physician Wang Sun Man to comfort King Zhuang of Chu. Wang Zhi of Chuzhuang asked Wang Sunman triumphantly: "I heard that when Dayu was born, nine big dings were cast, and the Xia, Shang, and Three Dynasties were passed down as national treasures, and now these dings are in Luoyang, you should know their shape, size, and weight, right?" Can you tell me about it? Wang Sunman said calmly: "Three generations are passed down with morality, how can it be passed on by Ding?" Previously, Dayu owned the world, and Kyushu paid tribute to metal, and Dayu used it to cast nine dings. By the time Xia Jie arrived, because he was dimwitted and had lost the world, Ding returned to business. Shang Yi was tyrannical, the people's resentment boiled over, and was destroyed by Zhou, and Ding returned to Zhou. If the monarch is moral and loves the people like a son, ding is small and will appear heavy. If the monarch has no way and regards the people as grass, no matter how big it is, it will also appear light. When King Cheng placed Ding in Luoyang, he had already calculated that he would pass it on for twenty generations, a total of seven hundred years, and the destiny of heaven would return, so you still don't ask! King Chu Zhuang felt very ashamed, and he no longer thought about the matter of ruling the world with Zhou.
Three: The Hirai Sadachi Civil War
King Zhuang of Chu's Ling Yin was called Dou Yue ( Dou Yue ), he was the cousin of the famous Ling Yin Ziwen of the Chu State , and when Zi Wen was still alive , he saw that Dou Yue Was not a man who kept to himself in peace , and would definitely commit rebellion in the future , so when he was dying , he ordered his son Dou Fan to stay away from Dou Yue To avoid the scourge of annihilation of the clan.
After King Zhuang of Chu ascended the throne, he did nothing for the first three years, and the major and minor political affairs were left to Ling Yin Douyue to decide. Later, after being persuaded by Shen Fearless and Su Cong, he began to pro-government, appointing a large number of people with both moral integrity and ability, and dispersing the power that made Yin Douyue feel resentful, and he was always looking for an opportunity to depose the King of Chuzhuang. Moreover, Dou Yue was arrogant and arrogant, thinking that he was the most outstanding in the Chu Kingdom, and no one could compare with him, moreover, his cousin Wen Assist Chu Chengwang built the Chu Kingdom into an increasingly powerful state, and the people were grateful, so they had the intention of rebelling very early. He often told people that the only truly talented person in the Chu kingdom was Sima Gongjia, and the rest were not counted. When King Zhuang of Chu personally led an army against Lu Hun Zhirong, and was also worried that Dou Yue would launch a rebellion, he arranged for Sima Gangjia to stay in the capital as a precaution. When Dou Yue saw that King Zhuang of Chu had led his troops out on a campaign, he decided to launch a coup d'état, he first gathered his own tribes, Ziwen's grandson Dou Ke was unwilling, Dou Yue killed him, and then sneaked in to kill Sima Gangjia. Hagi's son, Hagi Ao, fled with his mother to Mongze for refuge. Dou Yue led his troops to camp in the steaming field, hoping to block the way for King Zhuang of Chu to return to the Chu kingdom. King Zhuang of Chu received news of Dou Yue's rebellion, and rushed back day and night, encountering Dou Yue's men in Zhangzhi. Dou Yue swept through the bow and sword, galloping back and forth in his own formation, and his troops were strictly in order, and King Chu Zhuang's men were a little frightened when they saw it. King Zhuang of Chu said to his subordinates, "The Dou family has contributed to the Chu state for generations, and I would rather Dou Yue fail me, and I will not blame him." So he sent Su Cong to the Douyue army, persuaded him to strike the army and make peace, pardon him for the crime of killing Sima without permission, and was willing to arrange a prince as a hostage.
Dou Yue said dismissively, "I don't despise ling yin who only does the chu state, how can I expect the pardon of the king of Chu, if you can fight, come soon!" Su Cong repeatedly dissuaded, and Dou Yue could not listen to it at all, so he had to resign and go back. As soon as Su left, Dou Yue ordered the army to attack with drums. Here king Chu Zhuang personally beat the drum to supervise the battle, Dou Yue saw the king of Chu Zhuang in the distance, so he flew straight over, pulled out the powerful bow, and an arrow shot, just on the drum rack, frightening the drumsticks in the hands of the king of Chu Zhuang to fall, and hurriedly asked the left and right guards to take the big kasa to block the arrows. Dou Yue shot another arrow, shooting the big Kasa on the left side of King Chu Zhuang, and King Chu Zhuang quickly ordered Ming Jin to collect the troops. Dou Yue fought bravely to catch up, and a group of generals under King Chu Zhuang desperately resisted, and Dou Yue withdrew. The soldiers of the Chu army had suffered a lot of damage, and they retreated to the Huanghu area before setting up camp. King Zhuang of Chu zhuang asked him to take a look at dou yue's arrows, only to see that his arrows were twice as long as ordinary arrows, and the arrows were extremely sharp. The people on the left and right looked at it and were so frightened that they threw out their tongues. At night, when King Chu Zhuang personally inspected, he heard the soldiers talking in groups of three or five, saying that Ling Yin's divine arrow was really terrible, and we were afraid that it would be difficult for us to win. King Zhuang of Chu sent people to the army and rumored: "When King Chu Wen was in the army, he heard that Rong Man's artificial arrows were the sharpest, so he sent people to find them and build two, called bone-piercing winds, which were stored in the Taimiao Temple, and Dou Yue stole two arrows, and now they have all been shot, you don't have to be afraid, tomorrow you will definitely catch him!" The soldiers listened and began to settle down. King Zhuang of Chu then ordered a retreat to Suiguo, declaring that he would mobilize the princely states east of the Han River to join forces against the Dou family. Su Cong said to the army general: "If we retreat, Dou Yue will take advantage of the situation to pursue and kill, and the king has lost his calculations!" One of the generals said, "This must be the king's plan, let's go see it together, there will definitely be meticulous arrangements!" So they met king Of Chu zhuang together all night. King Zhuang of Chu said to them, "Dou Yue is now in full swing, sharp and invincible, invincible, but outwittable." The next steps were then deployed in detail, with some of them ambushing in advance and some of them enticing the enemy to go deeper.
The next day, when the chickens were chirping, king Zhuang of Chu led the army to retreat, and when Dou Yue knew about it, he led the crowd to chase after him. The Chu army was also speeding away, and had already passed through Jingling and went north. Dou Yue led his people to travel more than 200 miles a day and a night, catching up with the Chu army at the Qinghe Bridge. Chu Jun was making breakfast in the north of the bridge, and when he saw Dou Yue's men, he immediately discarded the cooking utensils and got up and ran. Dou Yue said to his subordinates, "After we capture the King of Chu, we will have breakfast again!" His men were hungry and tired, but they still barely chased after Pan Yue's rear, and Pan Yue said to Dou Yue, "You just want to capture the King of Chu, don't hurry up and chase, you don't have to delay time with me." Dou Yue thought it was reasonable, and hurried forward for sixty miles, and when he met the Chu general Xiong Baojian, he asked, "Where is the King of Chu?" Xiong Negative replied, "The King of Chu has not yet arrived here." Dou Yue was confused in his heart, so he said to Xiong Negative, "You help me capture the King of Chu, and I will divide and rule the Chu Kingdom with you!" Xiong Said, "I see that your people are hungry and tired, and they can only fight when they are full!" ”
Dou Yue thought about it too, so he ordered the pot to be buried to cook rice. The meal was not yet cooked, the Chu army general Gongzi Side and Gongzi Baby Qi two large armies killed, Dou Yue's troops could not fight, had to retreat south, back to the Qinghe Bridge, the bridge has been broken by the Chu army, King Zhuang of Chu personally led the troops to cut off the back road of Dou Yue. Dou Yue was trying to urge him to cross the river, but he heard a cannon across the river, and a Chu general shouted, "Le Bo is here, the faster you surrender!" Dou Yue was furious, and the commanders fired arrows across the river. There was a small colonel in the Le bo army named Yang Yuji, who was good at archery, and was called the Divine Arrow in the army. Yang Yuji asked Le Bo for instructions: "Let me bet with Dou Yue on archery, and find an opportunity to kill him, which can reduce unnecessary casualties." After Le Bo agreed, Yang Yuji shouted at Dou Yue, "This river is too wide to shoot arrows, I heard that Ling Yin's archery skills are superb, so we both stand forward on the piers of the bridge, each shooting three arrows, compared to a high and low, how about life and death!" Dou Yue asked, "What are you?" Yang Yuki replied, "I am General Le's junior colonel Yang Yuki!" Dou Yue bullied him and said, "If you want to shoot arrows with me, you should let me shoot first!" Yang Yuji said confidently, "Mo said three arrows, that is, a hundred arrows, I am not afraid, those who dodge are not good men!" So the two sides agreed that the army would not move, and the two men would stand on the north and south piers. Dou Yue took the bow and shot an arrow first, and his heart was eager to shoot Yang Yu Jilian's head down the river. Who knows that the busy will not, the will not be busy, raise the arrows from Kimi, flick the bow slightly, and the arrows that are shot will fall into the water. He shouted, "Shoot fast! Shoot fast! Dou Yue took the second arrow, and the arrow was accurate, and the flutter shot out, and as soon as General Yuji squatted, the arrow passed overhead. Dou Yue shouted, "You said you are not allowed to dodge, why do you crouch down to dodge, it is not the work of the big husband!" Yang Yuki said, "You still have an arrow, I will not dodge, if you can't shoot again, I should shoot it!" ”
Dou Yue thought in his heart, "As long as you don't dodge, I will definitely kill you with one arrow!" So he took out a third arrow and put it on, shot it straight, and shouted in his mouth: "Hit!" "Yang Yuji stood on both feet, did not rotate, and when the arrow arrived, he opened his mouth wide and just bit the arrow. Dou Yue did not shoot three arrows, and his heart was spontaneously panicked, but the eldest husband had a word first, and it was not good to lose faith, so he had to shout hard: "Let you shoot three arrows too, if you can't shoot, let me shoot!" Yōyuki smiled and said, "If you need three arrows to hit you, then you are a beginner!" I only need one arrow to save your life!" Dou Yue said, "You have a big mouth, you must have some skills, so let's shoot quickly!" I thought to myself, "As long as you don't hit an arrow, I'll drink you!" When He knew that Yang Yuji's arrows were in a hundred shots, then Yang Yuji took the arrow in his hand and shouted, "Look at the arrow!" Xuan tugged at the bow, but did not shoot the arrow, and Dou Yue heard the bow string, thought that the arrow had been fired, and flashed his body to the left. Yang Yuji said, "The arrow is still in my hand, and there is no bow, just said that you are not allowed to dodge, how do you dodge again?" Dou Yue said with a thick face, "Those who are afraid of people dodging are not able to shoot!" Yang Yuji pulled the bow string again, heard the bow string sound, Dou Yue shu flashed to the right again, Yang Yu Ji took advantage of his flash, and then really shot an arrow, at this time Dou Yue was too late to dodge, this arrow shot straight through his head. Poor Dou Yue had been the Chu State Ling Yin for several years, and he was a mighty and arrogant person, and died today at the hands of the young general Yang Yuji. The Dou Jia Army was already extremely sleepy, but now when it saw that the main general had been hit by an arrow, it was panicked and scattered. The Chu army then pursued and killed the corpses like mountains, and the blood stained the river red. King Zhuang of Chu won a great victory, and the Kaiban division returned to the capital city of Yingdu and killed the Dou clan. Only Ziwen's grandson Dou Kehuang was ordered by the King of Chu to send an envoy to the State of Qi during this period, and did not participate in the rebellion, plus the King of Chu Zhuang was grateful to Ziwen zhi Chu gongda, and hereby pardoned. Promoted to The rank of Captain of the Guards, he also visited Shen Yin Yu Qiu as a virtuous man, and appointed him as Ling Yin to preside over state affairs.
IV. Baby-breakers
After the King of Chuzhuang put down the Douyue rebellion, he held a large banquet on the gradual stage to celebrate his achievements, not only inviting the courtiers, but also letting all the concubines participate. He said: "I haven't listened to the music of bells and drums for six years, and now I have quelled the rebellion, the four realms are at peace, and I have a day of joy with everyone, which is called the Taiping Feast, and the civil and military officials of all sizes must be happy!" So the chef presented the food, Taishi played music, until sunset on the Western Mountains, everyone was not finished, the King of Chu Zhuang ordered to light candles and then drink, and let his favorite Xu Ji and Jiang Clan toast one by one, and the officials stood up and drank in turn. Just at this moment, a strange wind suddenly blew out the candles in the hall, and the people serving on the left and right had not yet arrived, and a person in the audience saw Xu Ji's beauty and secretly held her sleeve with his hand, Xu Ji's left hand pulled this person's hand, and his right hand pulled off this person's crown baby, and this person was also frightened to let go. Xu Ji slowly touched the crown baby next to king Chu Zhuang and whispered to king Chu Zhuang: "I was ordered by the great king to toast the hundred officials, and one of them was rude, and when the candle was extinguished, I had ripped off his crown baby, and the king could order him to quickly light the candle, check one by one, and find out that this person was severely punished." When King Chu Zhuang heard this, he hurriedly ordered the person who lit the fire not to light the fire for the time being, and said: "I have agreed with everyone to have fun, please take off the crown baby, and then drink bitterly, and it is not painful not to take off the crown baby!" So the civil and military officials all took off the crown baby before lighting the candles again, so in the end it was not known who pulled Xu Ji's sleeve. After returning to the palace after the banquet, Xu Ji asked King Chu zhuang, "I heard that men and women cannot blaspheme each other, let alone between kings and subjects?" Today the king asked me to toast, which is to show respect, and someone pulled my sleeve, and the king did not pursue it, how can he straighten out the etiquette between the upper and lower levels and the difference between men and women? King Chu Zhuang smiled and said, "This is your ignorance, in ancient times, when kings and courtiers drank at the same table, they could not exceed three cups according to the ceremony, and it could only be during the day, not at night." Today I ordered everyone to drink to the fullest, and in the night I lit candles to continue to drink, drunken gaffe, the common sense of man, if you find out the person who is holding your sleeve and punish him, although it shows your chastity, but it hurts the heart of the countryman, everyone is not happy, this is against my intention! Xu Ji thought it made sense, so she didn't say anything more.
Later, king Of Chu zhuang led his troops to attack Zheng Guo, there was a general named Tang Cunning, who took the initiative to request to lead a hundred people as the front, charge all the way to the front, fight bravely, so that the Chu army went straight to the capital of Zheng Guo all the time, the king of Chu Zhuang felt strange, and when he asked, he knew that it was Tang Cunning who pulled Xu Ji's sleeve after drinking, he remembered that the king of Chu Zhuang did not pursue this matter, so he fought desperately and repaid the king of Chu Zhuang, and after explaining this matter to the king of Chu Zhuang, he ran to another place to hide. King Chu Zhuang said with emotion, "If I had lit a candle to investigate the sins of the sleeve-pulling man, how could I have gotten him to die today?" ”
Five reuse Sun Shu'ao
One day, King Zhuang of Chu discussed political affairs with Yu Qiu and did not return to the palace until night. His wife Fan Ji asked him, "Is there anything important in the DPRK today, busy so late?" King Zhuang of Chu replied, "I was talking with Yu Qiu about political affairs, and before I knew it, it was night. Fan Ji asked again, "What kind of person is Yu Qiu?" King Zhuang of Chu said without hesitation, "He is a great sage of the Chu Kingdom!" Fan Ji said, "In my opinion, Yu Qiu may not be a virtuous person." King Chu Zhuang asked, "How can I see it?" Fan Ji said calmly, "Subordinates do things for the king, just as a woman serves her husband." I am the lord of the harem, but all the beautiful women in the palace, I will recommend to you, the king. Today Yu Qiu talked with you about political affairs until the evening, did not recommend to you a person with both moral integrity and ability, a person's wisdom is limited, the talent of the Chu State is infinite, Yu Qiu wants to rely on the wisdom of one person to govern the Chu State, thus drowning countless Chu State talents, how can you be considered a virtuous person? King Zhuang of Chu felt that it was very reasonable, and the next day he learned these words to Yu Qiu, who said with deep feeling: "This is indeed something I did not think carefully!" So he sent people everywhere to find people with outstanding moral ability, and Ziwen's grandson Dousheng recommended to him that Bao Jia's son, Qiu Ao, had the talent of a general. Yu Qiu immediately reported to King Zhuang of Chu, who said, "Jia Jia is a famous wise man of the Chu Kingdom, and his son must not be bad!" So he sent Yu Qiu and Dou Sheng to look for Xiang Ao.
The word 蒍ao is Sun Uncle, so people call him Sun Shu Ao. He was the son of Pu Jia, who was attacked and killed during the Douyue Rebellion, and Sun Shu'ao fled with his mother to Mengze, where he made a living by farming on his own every day, and one day, he carried a hoe to the field to work, and when he saw a two-headed snake, he said to himself in horror: "I heard that seeing two snakes is very unknown, and the people I see are going to die, and I am afraid that I will suffer!" "Looking back and thinking, if this snake is left behind, and someone sees it later, won't it suffer again?" It's better that I take care of it all alone. So he swung his hoe, killed the two-headed snake, and buried it deep. When he returned home to see his mother, he did not feel sad and weeping, his mother felt strange and asked him what was wrong, Sun Shu'ao said: "I heard that the person who saw the two-headed snake will die, I saw a two-headed snake today, I am afraid that I can't send you to the end of the pension, so I am very sad!" His mother asked, "Where is the snake now?" Sun Shu'ao replied, "My son was afraid that someone would see this snake later, so he killed and buried it." As soon as his mother heard this, she said, "If a man has a good thought, the heavens will surely bless him, and when you see two snakes, you are afraid that it will bring disaster to others, so you kill and bury them. You will certainly not die, and you will be blessed! When Yu Qiu and Dou Sheng came to pick up Sun Shu'ao, his mother smiled and said, "This is the blessing of your burial of the snake!" ”
Sun Shu'ao saw king Zhuang of Chu, and the two talked tirelessly from morning to night. King Zhuang of Chu said happily, "The civil and military officials of the Chu Kingdom have not surpassed you!" On the same day, he worshiped Sun Shu'ao as the Ling yin of the Chu state. Uncle Sun Ao thanked him and said, "My subordinate is just a farmer from the field, and suddenly he asked me to preside over the affairs of the Chu State, how can I convince the people, I am willing to rank behind the civil and military officials." King Chu Zhuang said firmly, "I am well aware of Aiqing's moral talents, and Aiqing can't resign!" Sun Shu'ao repeatedly resigned, and king Chu Zhuang was not allowed to accept the appointment.
After Sun Shu'ao served as the Commander of the Chu State, he carried out extensive and in-depth investigation and study of the important system of the Chu State in the past and the current situation of the Chu State; after a comprehensive analysis, he further standardized and improved the relevant laws, clarified the responsibilities of different posts and reward and punishment measures, selected the best and the brightest, straightened out the army, revitalized industry and commerce, built water conservancy, improved people's livelihood, and strengthened the prosperity of the Chu State. The ministers who had previously disobeyed Sun Shu'ao saw that Sun Shu'ao had deployed the state affairs in an orderly manner, and they all praised him for the rebirth of Ziwen, and the common people were also grateful to Dade. With the assistance of Sun Shu'ao, the State of Chu successively helped Chen, Zheng and other states to quell civil strife, and won the great war with the Jin state for hegemony, which shocked the world and became a veritable hegemon of the southern princely states.
Shortly after King Zhuang of Chu personally led an army to defeat the Jin State, Sun Shu'ao fell seriously ill and was about to die, and said to his son Sun An, "I have a statement that you will present to the King of Chu after my death, and if the King of Chu makes you an official, you will not accept it." You can be mediocre, don't mess with the position. If the king of Chu seals you a big city, you must resign, but you really can't resign, so ask the king of Chu to seal the place of Qiuqiu to you, the place of Qiuqiu is barren, there is no one to compete with you, and it can be passed on from generation to generation. After saying that, he died, and Sun An, in accordance with his father's explanation, presented the form left by Sun Shu'ao to the King of Chuzhuang, who opened it to watch, only to see that it was written: "The subordinates live in the declining family, thanks to the promotion of the great king, I have been in the high number of years in the ling, I have not established any decent merits, I have failed to live up to the trust of the king, and now rely on the protection of the king, I can get a good death, it is already very lucky." There is only one son in the subordinate, who can be mediocre and cannot hold public office, and the nephew is quite talented and can pay certain duties. The State of Jin was the hegemon of the princely states for several generations, and although it was currently defeated by the State of Chu, it should not be taken lightly. The people have been suffering from war for a long time, so please consider the king more about resting the army and the people. Man will die, and his words will be good, may the king think deeply! After reading this, King Chu Zhuang sighed: "Uncle Sun will not forget the affairs of the state until he dies, he is really a pure and virtuous minister!" Immediately after the funeral himself, he wept bitterly in the coffin, and the people present were moved to tears.
The next day, the king of Chuzhuang summoned Xue Yu and made him an important official, and wanted to make Sun An a high official, but Sun An resolutely refused to accept it, so he took his mother to the outskirts to reclaim the land and cultivate himself for a living. King Chu Zhuang has a very favorite entertainer Meng Dwarf, people call him Youmeng, short in stature, usually good at funny laughter and creating a joyful atmosphere. On this day, he went to the suburbs to play, and when he saw Sun An chopping firewood and carrying it home, Youmeng greeted him and asked, "Why did the prince work so hard to cut firewood himself?" Sun An said: "My father served as the Chu State Ling Yin for several years, and he did not take a penny of the public family's money home privately, and now that he is dead, the family does not have any savings, how can I not cut firewood myself!" Youmeng sighed, "Gongzi, you are good at yourself, the Great King will summon you soon!" After Youmeng returned, he found someone to make the clothes that Sun Shu'ao wore before he died, and practiced his mannerisms. Three days later, it was already very similar, it was simply Sun Shu'ao's regeneration. It happened that King Chu Zhuang was drinking and feasting in the palace, and summoned artists to sing opera to help entertain. You Meng arranged for other artists to pretend that the King of Chu Zhuang was thinking of Sun Shu'ao, and then he appeared as Sun Shu'ao, and when the King of Chu Zhuang saw it, he was shocked and said: "Uncle Sun, are you okay?" I miss you so much, you come back and continue to be Ling Yin! Youmeng replied, "The subordinate is not really Uncle Sun, just dressed!" King Zhuang of Chu said, "I miss Uncle Sun, and I can't see him, and now that I see someone like him, I'm also comforted, so don't resign, come and serve as Ling Yin!" Youmeng said, "The king trusts his subordinates so much, and his subordinates are very willing, but there is still an old wife in the family, and he knows some people very well, so I will go back and consult with her before accepting your appointment." Then he went down for a while and said to King Zhuang of Chu, "I just consulted with my old wife, and my old wife advised me not to serve as Ling Yin." King Chu Zhuang asked incomprehensibly, "Why?" Youmeng replied, "The old wife has a village song to persuade her subordinates, and I sing it to the king." Then he sang, "Greedy officials cannot do what they can do, and honest officials can do what they cannot do." Greedy officials should not be humble and humble for those who are greedy, but can be fattened for their children and grandchildren. Honest officials can be high and clean, but they cannot be short of food for their children and grandchildren. When the king was gone, the Chu state ordered Yin Sun Shu'ao to live in private, and once he was killed, his descendants ate and lived in basil. Advise the king not to learn from Sun Shu'ao, the king does not read the previous merits! King Zhuang of Chu saw Youmeng on the table and asked and answered, just like Sun Shu'ao regenerated, and his heart felt miserable. After listening to the song sung by Youmeng, I burst into tears and said with deep feeling: "How can I forget uncle Sun's credit!" So he sent Youmeng to summon Sun An. Sun An wore torn clothes and grass shoes on his feet to meet King Chu Zhuang.
When King Chu Zhuang saw him, he asked him, "How can you be so poor?" You Meng interjected, "He is not so poor, how can he show the integrity of Old Ling Yin!" King Zhuang of Chu said, "Sun An did not want to be an official, so I gave him a city with ten thousand households." Sun An resigned: "My father had a will, and he didn't dare to accept too many gifts, and if the king remembered his father's merits, he would be very satisfied with the place where he rewarded Qiu Qiu!" King Chu Zhuang asked incomprehensibly, "The place of Sleeping Qiu is barren and difficult to make a living, so why do you want this place?" Sun An replied, "I will obey my father's will, and I cannot accept it anywhere but this place." King Zhuang of Chu had no choice but to seal Qiu Qiu to Sun An. Because the place of Qiuqiu was barren and no one was competing for it, it has been a fief of the Sun family ever since. This is Sun Shu'ao's foresight.
After-feeling: The idiom of "blockbuster" is handed down from the story of King Zhuang of Chu. Judging from what King Zhuang of Chu did in his lifetime, his talent and moral integrity were outstanding, and he was the most admirable and commendable of the kings of the Chu Kingdom, but I don't understand why he did such a thing at the beginning of his reign, I think it should be a strategy for him to detect people's hearts!