"Qi has Meng, Zhao has Plain, Chu has Chunshen, and Wei has Xinling", these four people were the "Four Gentlemen of the Warring States" at that time. Xu Heng once said: "The four kings of the Warring States, who can be called, are the only Chun Shen Er." As for the three sons of Meng, Pingyuan, and Xinling, they are also vegetarians of corpses. It can be seen that in Xu Heng's eyes, among the four gentlemen of the Warring States, only Chun Shenjun is a veritable gentleman, and the other three gentlemen have performed poorly.
In fact, among the "Four Gentlemen of the Warring States", only Chun Shenjun was born in the countryside, and the other three gentlemen were all from royal families. Sima Qian, a generation of historians, once commented on Chunshen Jun Huang Xie: "I am shichu, guan chun shenjun's ancient city, and the palace is full of prosperity!" At the beginning, Chun ShenJun said that King Qin Zhao, and the prince of Chu who was born to return, how wise and clear! Later, it was made in Li Garden, and it was made. The saying goes: 'When the break continues, it is disturbed by it.' 'Chun Shenjun lost Zhu Ying's evil? ”
ChunShen Junzhi no? Clear or not?
There is no doubt that Chun Shenjun was also wise. At that time, he risked his life to cover the return of the Prince of Chu, which was a wise move. However, after returning to China, he was held back by Li Yuan everywhere, which was really confusing. In the "Biography of Mi Yue", Chun Shenjun is a wise man and strategist with feelings, righteousness, courage and strategy. In him, all our imaginations of heroes are gathered.
However, the TV series does not show too many scenes of Huang Xie's later years, in fact, the historical Chunshen Jun Huang Xie did stand out in his youth, but in his later years, he became a joke in history. For thousands of years, countless historians have lamented his life! The beginning and the failure to end well are really breathtaking.
Chun Shenjun, whose name was Huang Xie, was a talented, intelligent and courageous person in his early years, who not only had extraordinary wisdom and courage, but also had the loyalty and courage of a righteous soldier.
In that year, when the State of Qin united with Han and Wei and prepared to conquer the State of Chu, Huang Xie, as an emissary of the State of Chu, was ordered to send an envoy to the State of Qin, and with his wisdom and strategy, persuaded the King of Qin to strike and save the State of Chu from the disaster of annihilation. Then, he accompanied the prince of the Chu state as a hostage in the Qin kingdom, endured humiliation and burdens, and tasted courage at a low salary. When King Xiang of Chu was seriously ill, Huang Xie risked his life to find a way to get the prince of Chu to return to China, and he left himself to apologize.
This kind of loyalty and courage is by no means owned by ordinary people. Fortunately, the King of Qin did not abdicate his sins, but "reprimanded Huang Xie", so that Huang Xie could return to China. It was precisely this kind of boldness and strategy that laid the foundation for his position after returning to the Chu state. After he completed his succession to the throne, he "took Huang Xie as his counterpart and sealed The Emperor Of Spring." Since then, Huang Xie has been in harmony for twenty-five years, and his glory and favor have not faded. For twenty-five years, Sima Qian gave him a sixteen-word evaluation:
"Fight for corporals, attract guests, and support the country in holding power."
It can be seen that during his tenure, he raised soldiers, governed the country, and operated fiefdoms.
In the fifteenth year of King Chu Kaolie, because of the tension between Qi and Chu, Chun Shenjun asked the King of Chu to change his title to Jiangdong, which is today's Wuxi, Suzhou, and Shanghai. After obtaining Wudi, he took many measures to consolidate the city and operate it painstakingly for 10 years, so that his fiefdom would prosper economically, the people would live and work in peace and contentment, and the society would be peaceful and peaceful.
In addition, Chun Shenjun's fiefdom in Jiangdong not only opened up another oasis in the east for the Chu state, but also laid the urban pattern of Suzhou City for thousands of years. If it were not for him, the Huangpu River would still be a nameless river, and it was he who organized people to dredge the three rivers, solve the flood problem, and make this river benefit the people. To this day, in order to remember him, people rename this river "Chunshen River", referred to as ShenJiang for short. Later, people referred to "Shen" as Shanghai.
If it can be said that in his early years, Chun Shenjun was a benevolent and righteous minister who had the courage to sacrifice for the country, and a loyal minister who coexisted with courage and strategy, then in the second half of his life, he was disloyal and unjust to the country, cowardly and incompetent in his wife, insatiable in his greed, faint and confused, and did not distinguish between right and wrong, and was a complete and utterly poor worm. As the saying goes, the poor man must have something to hate, and what he hates most is that he has moved his unfaithful heart, coveted the king's throne, and delusionally stolen the sky and the day unconsciously. However, in the end, the head is not to be said, and it is a historical joke, leaving a stigma for a lifetime.
King Chu Kaolie, harem beauties countless, however, has been childless, which makes Chun Shenjun always worried. Therefore, he went all over the country to find fertile women to offer to the King of Chu.
But although these beautiful women were all sent to the King of Chu, none of them became pregnant. However, this matter was seen by an ordinary farmer in Zhao Guo, and this person was Li Yuan. In order to climb the tall branches, Li Yuan tried every means to approach Chun Shenjun and dedicated his sister to Chun Shenjun.
When her sister was successfully pregnant, for greater power and wealth, Li Yuan even asked her sister to persuade Chun Shenjun to give herself to King Kao Lie, so that it was possible for her children to inherit the throne. Since then, wealth and nobility have not been worried, and there is no worry about food and clothing. Who would have thought that such a ridiculous thing, Chun Shenjun actually agreed. Under the trap of beauty, Chun Shenjun recommended Li Yuan's sister to King Kao Lie.
It was also such a decision that made Huang Xie fall into a situation of no return. As they wished, Li Yuan's sister gave birth to a son smoothly, and was made crown prince by the King of Chu. Climbing up to the rich and noble Li Garden, he tasted the sweetness brought by power, and made himself step from a lonely and nameless little person to a position above ten thousand people under one person. At this time, he would never allow anyone to become his own threat, and Chun Shenjun was his biggest threat.
Therefore, he secretly raised assassins at any cost, and planned how to execute Chun Shenjun.
However, his intrigue and trickery attracted the attention of Zhu Ying, a disciple of Chun Shenjun.
Therefore, Zhu Ying advised Chun Shenjun to take precautions against Li Yuan earlier, but he did not think so. Seventeen days later, King Chu Kaolie died, and Li Yuan planned in advance to ambush the warrior in the thorn gate of the king of Chu's palace. As soon as Chun Shenjun entered, he was attacked by the warriors on both sides, and finally, he was assassinated.
As the saying goes, the misfortune is greater than the dissatisfaction, such a high position of authority, even coveting the position of the monarch. He is a great responsibility, but he is blindly extravagant and lascivious, and even delusionally wants to steal the country. He betrayed the trust of the King of Chu, and such a Chun Shenjun was simply different from the early him. He seemed to have completely forgotten his purpose of fighting to the death for the king of Chu to return to China, and had forgotten his original intention.
Just think, at the beginning, he must have wanted to make a meritorious achievement and bow down to the country, but in the end, he could not escape the control of the big hand of desire. Ling Zhilong, a historian of the Ming Dynasty, said in his evaluation of Chun Shenjun: "Chun Shenjun began with wisdom and courage and An Chu, but was sealed to Wudi for his merits. Later, he delusionally plotted and stole Chu, and ended up in a different place, laughing for the world! ”
Throughout the ages, many people, like Chun Shenjun, have been blinded by fame and fortune. For the sake of a moment of extravagance and lasciviousness, he forgot his own heart, and in the end, he ended up being laughed at and scolded by posterity.
In fact, it is indeed not easy for a person to have extraordinary achievements, but what is more difficult is to maintain his own heart throughout his life and not be blinded by temporary desires. The ancients said: "It is not easy to start well, and it is even more difficult to end well." "Now it seems that it is indeed the most reasonable quote.
Resources:
["History of Chunshen Junlie", "Shanghai Gazetteer", "History of History, Volume 40, Chu Shijia No. 10"]