Chapter 29 Chronology of events in this book

In 529 BC, the State of Jin dispatched 4,000 chariots to meet with the coalition forces of the feudal lords in Pingqiu. In 522 BC, Wu Zixu fled into Wu alone because his father and brother were killed by King Ping of Chu. In 516 BC, King Liao of Wu was assassinated by Zhuan Zhu, and King Helu of Wu came to the throne. In 505 BC, the Wu army invaded Yingdu, the capital of Chu, and Wu Zixu whipped the corpse of King Ping of Chu three hundred times; in the same year, Duke Xiang of Qin helped Chu restore the country. In 497 BC, the Zhi family, Han family, Zhao family and Wei family of the Jin state attacked the Fan family and the Zhongxing family, which was called "the rebellion of the six Qings" in history, and the Jin state fell into a slump since then; in the same year, Confucius embarked on his tour The arduous journey of the nations.

In 496 BC, the Wu army attacked Yue and was defeated by Yue King Goujian. Wu King Helu died in the battle, and Helu's son Fucha came to the throne. In 494 BC, Fu Chai, the king of Wu, took revenge on Vietnam, and Gou Jian bowed his head to Fu Chai and proclaimed himself a minister. In 490 B.C., Zhao Yang of the state of Jin conquered the Zhongxing and Fan clans, and the six ministers merged into the four ministers; in the same year, Duke Jing of Qi died. In 484 BC, the Wu army defeated the Qi army in the Battle of Ai Ling, which strengthened Fu Chai's ambition to dominate the Central Plains; in the same year, Fu Chai bestowed Wu Zixu on death.

In 482 B.C., Wu and Jin met in Huangchi. During the alliance, Goujian led his army to invade Gusu, the capital of Wu, and Wu's hegemony came to an abrupt end. Confucius died in 479 BC. In 473 BC, Gou Jian destroyed Wu and Fu Chai committed suicide.