During the Warring States period, the State of Chu had two small climaxes of national strength, one was that during the period of King Mourning of Chu, Wu Qi's change of law swept away the political ills of the State of Chu; the other was the flourishing of Xuanwei, resisting Wei Andongyue, and having a prominent reputation. However, when the Chu state was still a powerful country, the king of Chu Wei was worried about the hope of a growing Qin state, and came to a sad conclusion, taking Chu as Qin and not seeing victory. During the reign of King Huai of Chu, the monarch of the State of Chu was detained by the State of Qin, and several battles ended in the defeat of the lost land, and even the kingdom of King Xiang of Chu was captured by the Qin, and the land area was gradually reduced to one-half of the peak period, and the decline of the State of Chu was irreversible.
King Xuan of Chu was the younger brother of King Chu Su, and because King Chu Su was childless, his younger brother succeeded to the throne of Chu after his death.
During the reign of King Xuan of Chu, the State of Chu reached the peak of its power in the Warring States period, and King Xuan of Chu's achievements in foreign wars were particularly dazzling, he led the State of Chu to annex the small states of Chu Cai, and fought many battles with the overlord State of Wei at that time to gain an advantage.
Warring States Map
However, King Xuan of Chu was not a man of great merit, and his policy of external expansion was extremely cautious. On the one hand, King Xuan of Chu insisted on truceing the army and the people, maintaining strength, and not attacking easily; on the other hand, he had an insight into the situation, seized the favorable opportunity, and also vigorously joined the ranks of the annexation war, uniting with Zhao and Wei, attacking cities and territories, opening up territory, and laying the foundation for the Chu state to compete for hegemony in the later stages.
The idiom of fox false tiger wei comes from the time of King Xuan of Chu, when the State of Chu ordered Yin Zhaoxi to be responsible for pacifying the northern lands conquered by the State of Chu, and the princes of the north were very afraid of him, and King Xuan of Chu asked one day in the court, "I heard that the fear of the north is Zhao Xi Yiye, what is the sincerity?" A minister below told king Xuan of Chu the story of the fox fake tiger Wei, "The fear of the north is also the fear of Xi Yiye, in fact, the fear of the king's armor soldiers, the fear of the tiger of the hundred beasts." This means that the northern princes are afraid of Zhao Xiyi in fact, they are afraid of the King of Chu behind him.
During the reign of King Chu Wei and his father King Xuan of Chu, known as the Xuanwei Dynasty of the State of Chu, the overlord of the State of Wei gradually declined, the King of Chu Wei set his sights on the east, the King of Chu Wei used troops against the two countries, although the Battle of Qi was lost, the Battle of Yue was defeated, but the Battle of Yue was victorious and destroyed the State of Yue, making the State of Chu the largest country in the world at that time.
When Su Qin sent an envoy to the State of Chu, he once said, "Chu, the great power of the world, and the king, the sage king of the world." Because of the strength of the Chu state, the saying that the Warring States period - the king of Chu and the Emperor of Qin in the Lianheng period spread for a while.
Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang
The King of Chu Wei was very much in favor of the joint control of Qin, and although he led the Chu State to annex a large amount of Yue land, making the Chu State prominent, the Chu Wei King had always been worried about the Qin State in the west. King Chu Wei believed that Qin, the land of tigers and wolves, could not be kissed. However, since Qin Xiaogong changed the law, the national strength of the Qin state has become increasingly strong, and the king of Chu Wei has made a sad conclusion that Chu is a Qin and does not see victory. Therefore, when Su Qin sent an envoy to the Chu Kingdom, this majestic and ambitious king would confide his worries to Su Qin, and the widow would not be able to sit at the table, the food would not be sweet, and his heart would shake like a county and there was no end.
Righteousness and goodness; Kindness short folded; Kindness and Kindness; Lost position and died; Ci Ren Zhe Xing Yue Huai; The people think of it
King Huai of Chu was the last famous king of the State of Chu, and the State of Chu turned from prosperity to decline in the hands of King Huai. To tell the truth, at the beginning, I wanted to write that King Huai of Chu was the last Ming Emperor of the Chu State, but thinking about all the things that King Huai of Chu had done during his term of office, the changes could not be followed to the end, and the major affairs of the state credulously believed Zhang Yi, and after being deceived, he ventured to attack Qin. It is said that King Huai was the Emperor of Xia, he completely annexed the State of Yue, although he was deceived, but from the perspective of the interests of the State of Chu, the second time he even risked his life, after being arrested, he also firmly did not betray the interests of the State of Chu, and after his death, everyone in Chu pitied him.
Statue of Qu Yuan
At the beginning of the succession of King Huai of Chu, the power of the feudal monarchs of the Chu state was already very strong, but these feudal lords with powerful forces did not want to forge ahead, embraced heavy troops and sought peace, and sat and watched the Qin state become stronger day by day, and the strength of the Chu state was always difficult to twist together. In view of this situation, Qu Yuan, who had been a diplomat in various countries, joined hands with King Huai of Chu to promote expression, and the final result was that The Fengjun used a divisive strategy to alienate King Huai of Chu Yuan, and the change of law failed.
Zhang Yi of the State of Qin sent an envoy to the State of Chu and deceived the King of Huai into saying that as long as Chu Qi broke off diplomatic relations, the State of Qin would cede six hundred miles of shangyu land to the State of Chu. After King Huai of Chu credulously believed that Zhang Yi had severed diplomatic relations with the State of Qi, the land of six hundred miles of merchants became a wasteland of six miles. King Huai was furious and attacked Qin, and was defeated.
After Qin and Chu met with Wuguan, King Huai of Chu thought that he could truce his army to stop the war, so that the Chu state would have a chance to breathe, and it was acceptable to take a little risk himself. As a result, King Huai of Chu was detained by the State of Qin, but King Huai of Chu preferred to die rather than betray the interests of the State of Chu. However, the feudal lords of the Chu state did not care about themselves, and did not think of saving the king, and even Xiong Heng, the son of the king of Chu Huai, succeeded to the throne. King Huai was imprisoned in chu for several years and died of depression, and after his death, the coffin was sent back to the chu state by the Qin people, and everyone in Chu pitied him, like a sad relative.
When King Huai of Chu was imprisoned by the State of Qin, the crown prince Xiong Heng was being held hostage in the State of Qi, and the Chu people falsely rumored that the King of Huai had falsely accused the State of Qi of releasing Xiong Heng back to China and succeeding him as the King of Chu. Perhaps resenting that he was still a hostage in the State of Qi, King Huai of Chu took it upon himself to break off diplomatic relations with the State of Qi, and even insulted the envoys of the State of Qi, and after King Xiang of Chu succeeded to the throne, there was no substantial rescue of King Huai of Chu.
Ancient cities
After King Huai of Chu died of depression in the State of Qin, King Xiang of Chu first severed relations with the State of Qin, but later because of the fierce offensive of the State of Qin, he was able to establish a good relationship with the State of Qin. During the reign of King Xiang of Chu, the State of Chu was defeated and retreated in the face of the fierce offensive of the State of Qin, and even the capital of the state, Yingdu, was also captured, and had to move the capital to Chendi, which was known in history as the capital of Yingdu.
Xiong Quan was a proton in the Qin kingdom when he was crown prince, and later King Xiang of Chu was seriously ill, Xiong Quan wanted to return to China but was rejected by the Qin people, fortunately, his attendant Huang Xie offered a plan to steal liang and change pillars, and in order to repay Huang Xie Xiong's succession to the throne (King Chu Kao Lie) appointed Huang Xie as Ling Yin, Huang Xie used this to recruit guests, and was revered by the people at the time as Chun Shen Jun, and was the only one of the four princes of the Warring States who was not a royal family.
Moved to the capital Shouchun, known in history as Shou Yin.
During the reign of King Chu Kaolie, Qin Zhao fought the Battle of Changping, and the State of Zhao was defeated and asked the State of Chu for help, so King Chu Kaolie sent Chun Shenjun Huang Xie to lead troops to rescue the State of Zhao.
Suzhou (ancient was the fiefdom of Chunshen Jun)
The "Chronicle of History" records that King Chu Kaolie was childless, and that At that time, ChunShenjun Huang Xie had a disciple named Li Yuan who dedicated his sister to Chun Shenjun, and after Li Yuan's sister became pregnant, Chun Shenjun listened to Li Yuan's plan and dedicated it to King Chu Kao Lie, who had a son and succeeded him to the throne as King Chu You. After the death of King Chu Kao Lie, Chun Shenjun's entire family was killed by the doorman Li Yuan, and the body was left on the side of the road for several days.
King Chu You was childless, and after his death, his half-brother succeeded to the throne as King of Chu.
Because King You of Chu was childless, Xiong Yu succeeded to the throne after king You's death, but only two months later he was killed by his half-brother's disciples, his mother Empress Dowager Li Yan was also killed, and his uncle Li Yuan's family was beheaded
After his disciples killed the King of Chu' and succeeded him as the King of Chu, he devoted himself to resisting Qin after succeeding to the throne, defeating the Qin general Li Xin and recovering the lost land. However, the State of Chu had lost more than half of its territory at this time, and the trend of the Qin State annexing the world had become a reality, and the Qin general Wang Qi led an army of 600,000 to defeat the Chu general Xiang Yan, captured the Chu state capital ShouYin, captured the Chu king Negative Jiao, the Chu state was destroyed, and the Qin state canceled the chu state name and changed the Chu land to Changsha County.
After king Of Chu was captured, his brother Xiong Qi of Changping was proclaimed King of Chu in Huainan, with the capital Lanling, using the Yangtze River as a barrier to occupy the land of Wuyue. Later, the Qin army attacked by Mengwu, and the Changping Junbing committed suicide in defeat.
From the time the bear accompanied King Wu to the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Chu State and established Changsha County, the fortunes of the Chu State lasted for a total of eight hundred years, and several of the obvious turning points were that the King of Chu Wu became king, the King of Chu Zhuang reigned supreme, the King of Chu Zhao was revived, and the King of Chu Huai was imprisoned. King Wu opened the way for the Chu state to become a strong country, King Zhuang made the princes of the Central Plains truly accept the Chu state, King Zhao represented zhou li's full integration into the power structure of the Chu state, and King Huai symbolized the decline of the Chu state.
When the Qin state unified the world, there was a proverb that although Chu had three households, qin would die in Chu. In fact, it was Liu Bang, a Chu man, who replaced the Qin Empire and established the Han Empire. Inevitably, Chu culture and Zhou culture intertwined and integrated together, building a spiritual temple Chinese thousands of years, with far-reaching influence.