Chapter 17 Wu Zixu destroys Chu whip corpse

In March 506 BC, under the call of Jin State, the princes of Qi, Song, Cai, Wei, Chen, Zheng, Xu, Cao, Ju, Zhu, Dun, Hu, Teng, Xue, Qi, and Xiaolu Gathered in Zhaoling, ready to crusade against Chu.Zhou Tianzi also sent his official Liu Wengong to the meeting to express solidarity on behalf of the royal family. Zhaoling is in today's Henan Province, close to Chu State.In 656 BC, Duke Huan of Qi led the princes to attack Chu, and finally signed a peace treaty with the people of Chu in Zhaoling, known as the "Alliance of Zhaoling" in history.One hundred and fifty years later, Duke Ding of the Jin Dynasty joined forces with the feudal lords in Zhaoling again, carrying the banner of crusade against Chu, and his intention is self-evident.

However, the Allied Forces of the Seventeen Nations stayed in Zhaoling for more than ten days without even signing a decent covenant, so they dispersed in a hurry.The reason is that Xun Yin of the Jin State asked Cai Zhaohou for bribes but failed, so he said to Shi Yang: "Now the country is in danger, and the princes have their own hearts. The state of Chu has never obtained any advantage in using troops, and every time it is a waste of people and money, and returns without success, why bother?" After Wei Jiang's death, Shi Yang succeeded him as Marshal of the Chinese Army and took charge of the state of Jin.As a political ally of Shi Yang, Xun Yin became the second in command of the Jin State because of this.The two worked hand in hand, extorted excessively, and completely ignored the other four ministers, let alone the feelings of Jin Dinggong, the monarch of the last days.When Xun Yin asked Cai Zhaohou for bribes, Shi Yang must have known about it, and might even be involved.He easily accepted Xun Yin's suggestion, so he gave an order to disband the Allied Forces of the Seventeen Nations.Numerous princes, with an army of more than one hundred thousand, braved the cold spring, came and returned quickly, but the gathering and separation were only between the greed of one or two people.This was also the last time that the Jin State organized an alliance of princes.Since Jin Wengong, the most powerful country in the Spring and Autumn Period, which has always been the hegemon over the countries in the Central Plains, has finally come to an end in a false fireworks.

The worst is Cai Zhaohou.He offended the state of Chu because he refused to bribe Nangwa, and lost the help of the state of Jin because he refused to bribe Xun Yin.At the end of the Zhaoling alliance, everyone can go back to hold their wives and children, but he has to guard against Chu's revenge with trepidation. In the autumn of the same year, Chu State unsurprisingly launched an attack on Cai State.Cai Zhaohou also learned to be smart, and no longer asked for help from the state of Jin, but sent his son Gan to the state of Wu as a hostage, and asked Helu to send troops to rescue Cai.

He Lu readily agreed to Cai Zhaohou's request.He is completely different from Jin Dinggong. The latter has a name, but he holds real power; the latter is hypocritical, but he really wants to attack Chu.Most importantly, the state of Jin is sluggish, but the state of Wu is like a rising sun, slowly rising. Wu Zixu also felt that it was time.For five years, Wu Guo has been using his wheel war strategy to harass Chu State non-stop.He patiently watched the Chu people exhausted, but there was no day when he did not want to go back to Yingdu to avenge his father and brother.Now, the state of Chu is not on guard, Cai Zhaohou is eager to be a guide, and Tang Chenggong is also ready to move, and the fire of revenge deep in Wu Zixu's heart has also been fanned.

Sun Tzu also thought that he could send troops.In the past few years, under his training, the combat effectiveness of Wu's army has been greatly improved. He hopes to further prove his worth through a big war. So in the winter of the same year, the state of Wu joined forces with Cai and Tang to attack the state of Chu.Wu Jun crossed the Huai River, abandoned his boat and landed, and advanced to Yuzhang.The Chu army, under the command of Ling Yin Nangwa, arrived in Hanshui and faced the Wu army across the river. Nangwa is an idiot, but it doesn't mean that there are no capable people in the Chu army.Zuo Sima Shen Yinxu suggested to Nangwa: "Stay here to monitor the Wu army, and don't let them cross the river. I will lead a surprise army, go around the enemy's rear from the north, burn the Wu army's warships, and cut off their retreat. Then you cross the river Attack, I will attack from the rear, front and back, and I will definitely win a big victory." Nang Wa agreed.So Shen Yinxu led the army northward, and Nangwa held on to the Han River.

Shen Yinxu's move is very poisonous. If Nangwa can faithfully implement this strategy, Wu Jun will at least be caught in a dilemma.But Nangwa had two lieutenants, one named Wu Chenghei and the other named Shi Huang, who advised Nangwa not to listen to Shen Yinxu. Wu Chenghei said: "Wu's chariots are made of pure wood. Our army's chariots are covered with leather. Although they are strong, they are not resistant to rain and humidity. If they are exposed to the outside for a long time, they are easy to fall off. If we stay here for a long time and sit quietly, our advantage will be If it doesn’t exist anymore, it’s better to fight quickly.”

Shi Huang put it more directly: "The people of the country love Zuo Sima and hate you. If this time he succeeds in burning the Wu army's warships and cutting off the Wu army's retreat, the military exploits will be his, and you will be even more embarrassed. You must Make it quick, or it won't do you any good if you win the battle." Shi Huang's words touched Nang Wa's heart.The state of Wu had planned to attack the state of Chu for a long time, but the public opinion of the state of Chu believed that it was precisely because of the greed of Nangwa that the state of Cai and the state of Tang rebelled, which led to the large-scale invasion of the state of Wu.Nangwa urgently needs a military victory to quell criticism.However, if this victory was attributed to Shen Yinxu, it would be counterproductive to him, and it would be better not to win.

Nang Wa followed the advice of Wu Chenghei and Shi Huang, and led the main force of the Chu army across the Han River, looking for a decisive battle with the Wu army.The Chu army deployed from Xiaobie Mountain to Dabie Mountain (Xiaobie Mountain and Dabie Mountain are both mountains in Huainan and Hanbei, not the Dabie Mountain in Hubei), and the momentum is extremely large. In November of the same year, Wu and Chu armies fought in Baiju (now Macheng, Hubei Province).On the morning of the start of the war, Helu's younger brother, Fugai, asked to fight: "Nangwa is unkind and unrighteous, greedy for money and good goods, and no one under his command is willing to work for him. Please let me be the vanguard, and go straight to the army of Nangwa. You lead the army to fight Then cover up and kill, and the Chu army will be defeated."

He Lu did not agree.Sun Tzu also thought it was too risky to do so. According to his military theory, "Victorious soldiers win first and then seek war, and defeated soldiers first fight and then seek victory." He was unwilling to fight this kind of battle for victory.Fugai was reprimanded, and he was very unconvinced. When he came out, he said to his followers: "As ministers, as long as we behave morally, we don't have to obey the king's orders. In order to attack Yingdu, today I count as Death in battle is not a crime." Without saying hello to Helu, he led 5,000 men under his command to attack the Chu army.

Facts have proved that Sun Wu is a theorist, while Fu Gai is a doer.When the theorists look forward and backward, the doers have already moved forward bravely.Fugai didn't have any tactics, he just looked for the direction where Nangwa was, and with a wave of the sword in his hand, five thousand people were like wheels rolling, killing the central army of Chu State. Nangwa's Zhongjun is really like a piece of tofu, which will shatter when touched. The defeat of the Chinese army caused chaos in the entire Chu army. Before the main force of the Wu army entered the field, the Chu army began to retreat.When He Lu understood what had happened, the Chu army had already run away with only their backs left.He was overjoyed, and quickly mobilized the whole army to catch up.

Nangwa ran the fastest and the farthest - he fled to Zheng Guo in one breath, and stopped after confirming that the people of Wu Guo would not catch up again.Emperor Shi died in the rebellion.Under the leadership of Sima Xieshe, the Chu army retreated to Qingfa (the name of the water, now in Anlu County, Hubei Province), and prepared to cross the river. Wu Jun followed.Helu was about to launch an attack, and Fugai said, "Beasts are still fighting, let alone people? If you press too hard, the Chu army is determined to die, and they may turn defeat into victory. If they are allowed to cross a part first, those who board the boat first will know that they will survive. , Those who are not on board want to get on board, and they don't want to fight. If we launch an attack at this time, we can get twice the result with half the effort." This time, He Lu followed Fu Gai's suggestion.The Chu army's ships were limited, and less than a quarter of the people had just gone up, and the Wu army came to kill them.For a while, those who were not on the boat ran desperately to the boat, and those who were on the boat were eager to sail, and even drew their swords at each other. Before the Wu army approached, the Chu army had already started killing each other, and the gunshots could not be suppressed at all.Wu Jun chased to the shore and hacked again, causing countless casualties to Chu Jun. Xie She finally escaped with his life and led the remnants of the Chu army through Qingfa, tired and hungry.Seeing that it was early morning, Wu Jun expected to clean up the battlefield, so he should not be able to follow up so quickly, so he buried the pot to cook.Unexpectedly, Wu Jun killed the rice just after it was cooked.Seeing that the hot food made Wu Jun snatch a full meal, Chu Jun completely collapsed, retreated in an orderly manner and turned into fleeing in all directions, and Qiao She was shot to death by random arrows. After this battle, the Wu army drove straight in and arrived at the city of Yingdu. For the first time in history, Yingdu closed its gates tightly due to the invasion of foreign enemies.However, no matter how strong the city gate is, it can't resist the Wu people now, because the main force of the Chu army has been exhausted.Those who survived by luck have no fighting spirit.The only thing that caused trouble to Wu Jun was Shen Yinxu's troops.When he heard the news of Nangwa's retreat in Xixian County, he rushed to the rescue day and night. He fought a battle with the Wu army in Yongyi (shi, in today's Hubei Province), and gained a lot, but he was outnumbered and was finally surrounded by the Wu army.Shen Yinxu was injured in the battle, and he ordered his subordinates to cut off his head so that the Wu army would not get his body. At the critical moment, the young King Chu Zhao remained calm in the face of danger.At that time, there were still elephants living in the Yangtze River Basin (there were still elephants until the Warring States period, and they gradually disappeared after the Qin Dynasty), and there was a tradition of raising elephants in the palace of Chu State.King Chu Zhao ordered people to tie a fire rope to the elephant's tail, ignite it, and drive towards the Wu army.Wu Jun had never seen this kind of "Fire Elephant Formation", and the offensive momentum was frustrated.Taking advantage of this vacancy, King Chu Zhao took his sister Ji Mi (mi) and a group of ministers out of Yingdu, crossed Jushui (in the territory of Zhijiang in present-day Hubei Province), crossed the Yangtze River, and entered Yunmeng (in present-day Hubei Province). Central). Shi Mo predicted that Wu people would eventually enter Yingdu, and it really came true.However, Wu Guoren's performance in Yingdu is a bit like Li Zicheng's entering Beijing, which is not flattering. "Zuo Zhuan" records, "Wu entered Ying, and lived in the palace as a class", that is, he lived in the palace of Chu State according to his status. "Wuyue Spring and Autumn" makes it even more clear: Helu occupied the wife of King Chu Zhao, and Wu Zixu, Sun Wu, Bo Pi and others also occupied the wives and concubines of Nangwa, Shen Yinxu and others to humiliate Chu.Wu Zixu and Bo Pi have deep-rooted hatred for Chu State, so it’s okay to go too far, and Sun Wu’s grand master also fished in troubled waters, which is really speechless. There is also a record of this period of history: After Helu entered Yingdu, he raped the women in the harem of Chu State one by one.When it was the turn of Bo Ying, wife of King Chu Ping, mother of King Chu Zhao, and daughter of Duke Mu of Qin, Bo Ying resolutely refused, holding a knife and saying, "My concubine heard that the Son of Heaven is the model of the world, and the prince is the model of the country. The Son of Heaven If there are no rules, the world will be chaotic, and if the princes lose their integrity, the country will be in danger. The way of husband and wife is the foundation of human relations and the starting point of education. Therefore, the ancient kings made the rules that men and women should not be close to each other, sit on different seats, and eat different utensils to show the difference. If a feudal vassal invades someone’s wife, he will be deprived of his rank, if a high official has an affair, he will be exiled, and if a scholar has an affair with a common man, he will be castrated. As the king of a country, if you don’t set a good example, what will you use to educate your people? It is better to die with honor than to be humiliated. If you do not set an example, you will not be a good king; if your concubine commits adultery with you, you will have no face to live in this world. Two humiliations are committed in one fell swoop, so the concubine resists with death and dare not accept orders. Besides, when a man fucks a woman, he wants to be happy. As long as you go one step further, the concubine will commit suicide, why are you happy?" After hearing this, He Lu felt ashamed and withdrew silently—the story was well told, but the scrutiny.Qin Mugong died in 621 BC, and it has been more than a hundred years since then. Even if he had a daughter in his later years, Bo Ying would still be over a hundred years old. What's the matter! "Zuo Zhuan" also records that Helu's son Zishan entered Nangwa's house first, and Uncle Fugai came before his butt was hot.Fugai drank some wine, his face was red, and since he hadn't had a good rest for a while, his eyes were also red. He stared straight at Zishan, and without saying a word, he made a gesture, which meant "you go out".Zishan pretended not to see it, and talked about him from left to right.Fugai strode up, with one hand already on the hilt of his sword.Zishan couldn't see well from left to right, so he hurriedly built a human wall, and a dozen long spears pointed directly at Fugai, blocking his way. Husband turned a blind eye and walked straight ahead.The human wall was forced by him to keep retreating, until it reached the front of Zishan, and stopped when there was no way to retreat.Fuga looked contemptuously at Changge, which was almost up to the tip of his nose, with an inscrutable smile on his face, then stretched out his fingers, and flicked one of them lightly.Chang Ge uttered a pleasant long cry, Fu Gai laughed and turned to leave. After half an hour, Fugai came back again.This time he brought his troops and surrounded Nangwa Mansion. "If you don't leave, I will drive you away." He asked someone to pass a word to Zishan.Fugai's 5,000 subordinates were originally the elite of the Wu army, and this time they have made great military exploits, which is even more incomparable.Zishan weighed his own strength, and obediently gave up Lingyin's residence. He Lu saw all this in his eyes and did not express any opinions. Wu Zixu finally got his wish and entered Yingdu as a conqueror.If the fall of the capital is used as a sign of the demise of a country, he has already fulfilled his original oath of "destroying Chu".If this kind of thing happened now, people would call him a traitor and strongly criticize him for putting personal desires above national interests, but at that time, people believed that he might have just done what he should do. The real problem is that Wu Zixu is still not satisfied with the result.He sent people to search for the whereabouts of King Chu Zhao, and offered a reward for the capture of King Chu Zhao.His logic is very simple, the father's debt is to be paid by the son, since King Chu Ping has passed away, then King Chu Zhao should be allowed to take his father's place and accept his punishment. So, where is King Chu Zhao? As mentioned earlier, he is in Yunmeng.At that time, the Jianghan Plain was densely covered with lakes and numerous wetlands, which were collectively called Yunmeng, also known as Yunmengze.There were only a few personal followers who followed King Chu Zhao, and all of them were disheveled and disheveled, looking extremely bleak in the vast cloud and dream. One day, King Chu Zhao was so tired that he leaned against a big tree and fell asleep.The attendants were also groggy and staggering.A group of robbers appeared out of nowhere, approached on tiptoe, looked at King Chu Zhao, and felt like a leader.A bandit raised his spear and stabbed at King Chu Zhao.Wang Sun, who was sleeping next to King Chu Zhao, woke up suddenly, so he didn't have time to think about it, so he flew forward and blocked the blow with his shoulder.Due to fainting on the spot.Everyone also woke up, and while drawing their swords to resist, they covered King Chu Zhao's escape. The robbers couldn't make a sneak attack, and they didn't dare to fight recklessly. They took aim at the only woman in the group—Ji Mi, and gradually surrounded her.Ji Mi is very young, not bad-looking, and has a noble temperament. Naturally, it is the most ideal to snatch back and become Mrs. Yazhai.Seeing that Ji Mi was about to fall into the enemy's hands, the doctor Zhong Jian yelled loudly and rushed into the circle, carrying Ji Mi on his shoulder with one hand, waving a sword with the other, walking like flying, and breaking out of the encirclement. The robbers were frightened by Zhong Jian's aura and dared not chase any more.King Chu Zhao and his party got rid of it.After waking up, he also followed the footprints to catch up with King Chu Zhao. After being frightened this time, the group of people did not dare to delay, and worked hard day and night to finally arrive at Yun County. At that time, King Ping of Chu killed Yin Dou Chengran, and made his son Douxin the Duke of Yun, who was also the magistrate of Yun County.Dou Huai, Dou Xin's younger brother, never forgot the revenge of killing his father. He said to Dou Xin: "Prince Ping killed our father, and now we kill his son. There is nothing wrong with that!" It is only right and proper to beg a courtier, who dares to hold grudges? If you are still thinking about it, I will kill you first!" Dou Huai only retreats.The more Douxin thought about it, the more worried he became, so he took another younger brother, Dou Chao, to protect King Chu Zhao and others and fled to Suiguo. When the news reached Yingdu, Helu sent an envoy to send a letter to Marquis Sui, which said: "The descendants of the surname Ji in the Jianghan Plain, almost all of them have been wiped out by the Chu State. Now God punishes the Chu State and orders the widows to capture it. Yingdu drove the king of Chu to your country. If you remember the old feelings of the Zhou Dynasty and help me complete the mission of heaven, I will be grateful. All the land in Hanyang belongs to you!" As mentioned earlier, Sui State was the largest country with the surname Ji established in the Han River Basin by the Zhou Dynasty (the Eastern Han states were the largest).The state of Wu is also Ji's surname, so it is hard for Suiguo people to resist Helu playing such a family card. At that time, the envoys of the State of Wu lived in the south of Sui Palace, and King Chu Zhao and his party lived in the north of Sui Palace, less than one mile apart.Prince Jie, the elder brother of King Chu Zhao, realized that the situation was not good. He put on the clothes of King Chu Zhao and said to King Chu Zhao, "The situation is critical. Please let me pretend to be you and hand me over to the people of Wu to take me away. You can take the opportunity to escape." The sum of the monarchs and ministers has to be like this.So he asked the young master Jie to sit in the car, surrounded him and sent him to Sui Palace, saying that he didn't want to embarrass the Sui people, and was willing to hand over the king of Chu to the Wu people. The people of Wu wanted it, and the people of Chu were willing to give it, but Suihou hesitated.He asked someone to make a fortune, and the result was: if the king of Chu is handed over, it will be very disadvantageous.Of course, there is another possibility that fortune-telling is just an excuse. In fact, they have no confidence in Wu and are worried that the people of Chu will make a comeback one day.In short, after careful consideration, Marquis Sui gave an answer to the envoy of Wu State: "Sui State is remote and narrow, and it is close to Chu State. It is because of Chu State's good intentions that we can maintain this state. We have a close relationship with Chu State for generations. The covenant has not changed so far, if we take advantage of the chaos and abandon the state of Chu, how will we serve the state of Wu? Your Majesty is not only worried about the king of Chu. If we can appease the state of Chu and make the people submit, we will obey orders at any time." The envoy of Wu State had no choice but to return empty-handed. The monarch and ministers of the state of Chu wept with gratitude.King Chu Zhao made a solemn oath with Marquis Sui, and took a knife to cut the blood on Young Master Jie's chest, and dripped it into the wine.The two sides drank human blood and vowed to live in peace for a long time.The people of Chu State did abide by the covenant, until the Warring States Period, Sui State still existed safely.According to textual research, among the chime bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng unearthed in Hubei (Suiguo is Zengguo, there are many disputes in academic circles about this matter, this book is based on one country and two names), the largest chime bell was donated by Chu State, which shows that the two countries at that time close relationship. Wu Zixu was very angry when he got the messenger's return.According to the "Wuyue Spring and Autumn Annals", he led people to dig up the tomb of King Ping of Chu, dragged the body out, and beat him with three hundred lashes.He also stepped on his chest and abdomen with his left foot, and dug his eyes with his right hand, and said with a sneer: "Who told you to listen to slander and kill my father and brother, didn't you think you would have today?" This is the famous "digging graves and whipping corpses" in history.This story has been widely circulated, and it is impossible to verify whether it is true.What the author wants to say here is: If you can't let go of hatred in time, you will not punish others but yourself. Shortly thereafter, Wu Zixu received a letter from his old friend Shen Baoxu, saying: "You want to avenge your father and brother, and now it's okay. The capital of Chu State is in your hands, and the body of King Ping is also in your hands." Come out, can't you satisfy your desire? Please quickly lead the troops back to the east, and restore the peace of Chu State, otherwise, I will fulfill my promise and drive you and your friends from Wu State out of Chu State. " Wu Zixu sneered, threw the letter into the stove, and said to the sender, "This is my answer." Knowing that Wu Zixu answered him in this way, Shen Baoxu sighed, picked up his bags, and went to Qin alone.He met Duke Ai of Qin in Yongcheng, and said: "The state of Wu is like a wild boar or a snake. It is greedy and devours a big country. The state of Chu bears the brunt of it and suffers the most. The widowed king lost his country and hid in the grass. He specially sent his ministers to your country. Urgent. If Wu State is allowed to annex Chu State, the next victim will be Qin State. Please, for the sake of relatives, help Chu State regain Yingdu. Chu State is grateful from generation to generation." After the death of Duke Mu of Qin, the state of Qin has been in a peaceful place, and has no intention of interfering with the affairs of the Central Plains, let alone worrying about the survival of the state of Chu.In Qin Aigong's view, if Wu State wants to destroy Chu State, let's destroy it. Qin State's terrain is so dangerous that even Jin State can't attack it, so why worry about Wu State's bad intentions?He said to Shen Baoxu: "Your country's request, I have heard. You have come from a long way, let's go to the hotel to rest, let us have a long-term plan." Shen Baoxu said: "The widow is hiding in the grass, and there is no place to sleep. No, how can I dare to rest!" Hugging the pillar of the court hall and crying loudly, he would not go away even if he was dragged away, and he would not eat when he was given food, crying for seven days and seven nights in a row. Shen Baoxu set an example for future generations - when you ask people to do things, when people say you want to study, you must not take it seriously, you must keep a close eye on them.If he lives in a hotel, you move a chair to guard the lobby; if he is at work, you report to his office on time every day; if he wants to take a vacation, you go to his house to intercept him.Otherwise, things will definitely not work.Qin Aigong heard Shen Baoxu's cry in the harem, and was unmoved at first, but later he was inevitably moved with compassion, and said to the ministers: "Look, if there are such ministers in Chu State, Wu State will perish. It really cannot be tolerated!" So he came out to meet Shen Baoxu and wrote a poem "No Clothes".This is a famous military song of the Qin State. There is such a sentence in it: "It is said that I have no clothes, and I share the same robe with my son. The king Yu Xingshi, repair my spear, and have the same hatred as my son." The ancients expressed their meaning, He often borrows poetry to show that he is cultured. Of course Shen Baoxu was also educated, so he stopped crying immediately, and bowed his head nine times to Qin Aigong.According to Zhou etiquette, the most solemn etiquette is to kowtow three times.Shen Baoxu was eager to save the country, and when he heard that Qin Mugong was going to send troops, he kowtowed a few times to show his gratitude. In the summer of 505 BC, Qin Aigong sent generals Zi Pu and Zi Hu to lead five hundred chariots to rescue Chu.Zipu wants Shen Baoxu to lead the remnants of the Chu army as a forward to challenge the Wu army.Helu sent Fugai to fight.Where does Fugai place Shen Baoxu in his eyes?Don't ask for information, just start fighting when they meet.Shen Baoxu was defeated, and Fugai fought hard to catch up.Qin Jun rushed out suddenly and caught Fugai by surprise.Fugai was severely injured. Seeing that it was the banner of the Qin army, he knew something was wrong, so he quickly ordered the troops to retreat.Zipu and Zihu chased after him, and defeated Fugai twice in Yicheng (in today's Henan Province) and Junxiang (in today's Hubei Province), and wiped out the Tang Dynasty by the way. After Fugai was defeated, he did not return to Yingdu and returned to Helu. He returned to Wu by water, gathered his troops, and proclaimed himself king. Fugai has always been rebellious, and Helu knows it.The tradition of Wu State is that brothers end up with younger brothers, and Fugai has always regarded himself as Helu's heir.But He Lu obviously didn't want to pass the throne to him, but wanted to pass it on to his son.Fugai was indignant about this, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity to do it.Now that the main force of the Wu army has penetrated deep into the interior of Chu, and Qin has sent troops to intervene in Chu's affairs, there is bound to be a fierce battle, and the outcome is unpredictable.It can be said that it is the best choice for Fugai to return to China to launch a rebellion at this time. What Fugai didn't expect was that for He Lu, Wu Zixu and Sun Wu, there was a domestic rebellion at this time, which was the best step.It has been nine months since the Wu army entered Yingdu. The various parts of the Chu state have not been calmed down. The resistance movement is surging, and the vassal states of the Chu state have not followed the wind to support the Wu state. Intervening, the Wu army is facing a war with no chance of winning. They must withdraw from Yingdu as soon as possible to avoid falling into the situation of annihilation of the entire army. In September of the same year, He Lu led an army back to the state of Wu and defeated Fugai's mob in one fell swoop.Then go back to the west and meet the Qin and Chu allied forces at Yongxi.Sun Wu's military tactics obviously did not work. The Chu army first launched a fire attack on the land near Yongyi, driving the Wu army out of Yongyi, and then defeated the Wu army in Zhuoshui (in present-day Hubei). Back then, Shi Mo predicted that the Wu army would enter Ying, but they could not destroy Chu, but now all of them have become reality, as if there is a definite destiny in the dark.However, the world is far away and humanity is far away. The reason why Wu Jun was driven out of Chu State so quickly was not because of fate, but because of their own problems.This problem was exposed when they first entered Yingdu—Dou Xin heard that the Wu people were vying for the palace in Yingdu, and pointed out sharply: "If you don't give up, you will be at odds. If you don't, you will not be able to achieve lofty goals. If the Wu people do this, there will definitely be trouble. If there is trouble, they can only go home. How can Chu be put down?" King Chu Zhao returned to Yingdu again.When he left, he was like a bereaved dog, but when he came back, he was greeted by the empty alleys of the city.Out of nostalgia for Da Zijian, the people in Yingdu were not very interested in King Chu Zhao at first, but after the catastrophe brought by the Wu people, people pinned their best wishes on this young monarch.He was transformed into a symbol, carrying the patriotic enthusiasm of all Chu people.Judging from the performance of King Chu Zhao after he came back, he was worthy of everyone's expectations.He heavily rewarded nine people who had made great contributions to King Qin, including Dou Xin, Shen Baoxu, Wang Sunyu, Zhong Jian and Dou Huai.Wang Shuyishen couldn't understand this: "When you were in Yun County, Dou Huai wanted to harm you, but he didn't succeed because of Dou Xin's stop. It's good for such a person not to be punished. How can you give him a reward?" King Chu Zhao replied : "Those who live in great virtue don't count small grievances." This sentence is enough.As a leader, the most important thing is tolerance. Some people are unwilling to accept the reward, and that is Shen Baoxu, the number one hero in restoring the state of Chu.He said: "Everything I do is for the monarch, not for myself. Now that the monarch has settled down, what else can I ask for? Besides, I have learned from Dou Chengran first, so I still don't want to make the same mistakes as him." mistake." Then he left without saying goodbye, not knowing where he would end up.However, according to the "Warring States Policy", Shen Baoxu later lived in seclusion in Moshan. It is not known whether it is Moshan in Wuhan today. There are also people who are psychologically unbalanced.When King Chuzhao stayed in Suiguo, Wang Shuyishen, wearing the clothes of King Chuzhao and under the banner of King Chuzhao, established a temporary regime in Pixie (now in Jiangling, Hubei Province), and made outstanding contributions to stabilizing the people of Chu. , but he was not included in the heavy reward, and he was somewhat disappointed.You know, when King Ping of Chu passed away, Nangwa originally wanted to make Yishen king, but Yishen himself strongly opposed it, otherwise King Chu Zhao would not have been able to inherit the throne.Yishen was not happy in his heart, and had some complaints about the nine winners.Because Wang Sun was ordered to supervise the construction of the city, he came back to report after it was completed. Yishen deliberately asked him: "How high and thick is the newly built city wall?" Because he couldn't answer.Yishen said: "I don't know about this, how do you supervise? You shouldn't accept this job." Yu said: "I declined many times, the king insisted on me going, I can only obey. Everyone has his own strengths , and each has its shortcomings. When the king was attacked by robbers in Yunmeng, I was the one who blocked him, and the wound was still on his shoulder." He took off his clothes and showed Yishen, saying: "This is what I can do As for pretending to be a king to appease the people, that's not something I can do." Yishen was speechless. Not long after, Yishen was relieved of all his unhappiness with a letter of appointment issued by King Chu Zhao—he was appointed as Ling Yin of Chu State. There is another person worth mentioning, and that is Helu's younger brother Fugai.After the failure of the rebellion, Fugai fled to the state of Chu.King Chu Zhao realized the importance of this man, and regardless of past suspicions, he gave him land and named him the Tangxi family. The most interesting is Ji Mi.King Chu Zhao chose a son-in-law for her and was going to marry her off, but she firmly disagreed, saying, "As a woman, I should keep a distance from men, but I have already been hugged by Zhong Jian." King Chu Zhao laughed, so Marry her to Zhong Jian, and seal Zhong Jian as Le Yin (Great Music Officer).