This king, in waiting for a man to assist him

After King Zhuang of Chu ascended the throne, he did not ask about the government and politics, and day and night sounded dogs and horses, eating, drinking and having fun. Right Sima anxiously looked for him and said, "There is a bird that has not flown for three years and has not sounded, and it is silent, what is the name of this?" King Zhuang said, "If you do not have wings for three years, you will have long wings; if you do not fly or sound, you will observe the people." Although there is no flight, it will soar into the sky; although there is no sound, the sound will be amazing. He then ordered that if anyone dared to persuade him again, he would be sentenced to death. There was a minister named Wu Ju, who couldn't bear to look at it anymore and was determined to see him. King Zhuang was looking for pleasure and asked angrily, "What are you here for?" Wu Ju smiled and said, "On the ChuGuo Mountain, there is a big bird, covered in multicolored colors, but after stopping for three years, it does not fly or bark, what kind of bird is this?" King Zhuang said, "This kind of bird, if it does not fly, it will soar into the sky, and if it does not sound, it will be amazing." I see, there you go! After some time, the chancellor Su Cong went to persuade King Zhuang again. King Zhuang asked him, "Don't you know the ban I have issued?" Su Cong said, "As long as the Great King can listen to my opinion, he has violated the prohibition and is willing to die." This time, King Zhuang said happily, "You are all for the good of the country, how can I not understand?" ”

It turned out that King Zhuang was waiting for someone, and as for who he was waiting for, he didn't know it himself, it was all a matter of darkness.

In 605 BC, Sun Shu'ao, a despised man of TheSisian Dynasty, organized people to open canals and divert water in his hometown, changed Xiaotang to Datang, and requisitioned migrant workers to complete The period of Sipi in three years, King Zhuang "knew that he could be Ling Yin", and in 602 BC, he issued an edict announcing that Sun Shu'ao would go to Jiangling as an official. Then, the old Ling Yin Yuqiu sincerely pleaded for his resignation and recommended Sun Shu'ao as Ling Yin. After Sun Shu'ao took office, he drastically eliminated maladministration, straightened out the army, and developed the economy, and the Chu state gradually became stronger.

In 597 BC, Sun Shu'ao took himself as commander and assisted King Zhuang in launching the Battle of Wu (present-day western Zhengzhou) against the Jin Dynasty, which won a great victory. Since then, the Chu state has dominated the Central Plains, and King Zhuang has become one of the five hegemons, and finally made a splash,

Soaring. Unfortunately, after the war, Sun Shu'ao fell ill. He died young in 593 BC and was buried in The Old City of Qisi. King Zhuang wept bitterly, causing the whole country to mourn for him.

Who could have known that King Zhuang did not sound or fly at the beginning, and that what was waiting to assist him was actually the "Contempt of Expectation"!