King Chuzhuang (?- 591 BC), whose real name is Xiong Lu, nicknamed King Zhuang, was the monarch of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period, and was one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. In the late Spring and Autumn period, Confucius visited the state of Chu and said that the political ideas of King Zhuang of Chu were in line with the Confucian idea of "benevolence". Before King Zhuang of Chu, the state of Chu had been excluded from Chinese culture;Since the beginning of the king of Chuzhuang, the state of Chu has been strong, and has played a huge role in the spread of Chinese culture and the formation of national spirit. The main achievements of King Chuzhuang's life are: drinking the Yellow River, winning the Central Plains, "merging the country for twenty-six years, and opening up three thousand miles".
Biography of the characterDouke RebellionIn the twelfth year of King Chumu, King Chumu died, and his eldest son, Xiong Lu, ascended the throne [1] as King Chuzhuang. Under the supervision and assistance of Ling Yin Zikong, the king of Chuzhuang mourned for the ancestor King Chumu. At that time, the state of Chu was in a state of instability, which was not only caused by the death of King Chu Mu. As early as 615 BC, the state of Chu was turbulent due to the death of Ling Yin Cheng Daxin, and the king of Chu Mu appointed Cheng Daxin's younger brother Cheng Jia (Zi Kong) to succeed Ling Yin, and subjugated to the state of Shu and its vassals Zong, Chao and other states of the Ruo Ao family betrayed the state of Chu, so Cheng Jia led an army to crusade against Shu State, captured the kings of Shu and Zong, and surrounded Chao State. In 613 BC, Cheng Jia and Pan Chong were determined to completely eliminate the rebel forces, and led their armies to fight again, and sent Gongzi Xie and Dou Ke (Ziyi) to defend the national capital. Dou Ke was captured by the Qin army. In the Battle of Houcai, the Qin army was defeated by Yu Jin, and they were eager to join Chu to resist Jin, so they released Dou Ke and others back to China. Dou Ke has been depressed since returning to China, and Gongzi Xie wants to replace Cheng Daxin for Ling Yin but loses to Cheng Jia, and the two smell like each other, and soon have the intention of rebellion. In the autumn of 613 BC, Gongzi Xie and Dou Ke took advantage of the order of Yin Zikong to send troops to fight, declared martial law in Yingdu, and made people assassinate Chengjia, and the conspiracy failed. Cheng Jia and Pan Chong quickly returned to besiege Yingdu. In August, Gongzi Xie and Douke hijacked King Zhuang of Chu to break through from Yingdu, prepared to flee, kidnap King Zhuang, and set up another **. When passing through Ludi, the two were booby-trapped by Dr. Lu Liang, and the king of Chuzhuang was rescued and returned to Yingdu. 
Chu and Jin compete for hegemonyAfter the king of Chuzhuang pacified the civil strife and the destruction of Yong, his rule had become stable, and he had the ambition to go north to dominate. The princes of the Central Plains are still the strongest in Jin, it suppresses Qin in the west and controls Qi in the east, and although Qin and Qi are strong, they are still not the opponents of Jin. Shi Jin Linggong was also in power, but the power was still in the hands of Zhao Dun (Zhao Xuanzi). As Linggong grew, he brutalized his subjects internally, and was bribed externally without trust, so his domestic rule was not stable, and his foreign prestige was declining day by day, and the contradiction with the powerful minister Zhao Dun was extremely prominent, and it was the same as fire and water. This provided a favorable opportunity for the king of Chuzhuang to go north. In 610 B.C., Jin Huiwei, Chen and other princes Yu Hu, with Zheng You's two hearts in Chu, refused Zheng Mugong to attend the meeting, and Zheng Zi's family wrote to Zhao Dun, pleading that Zheng Ju had to be forced between the great powers, and Jin allowed to ask for peace. It can also be seen that Chu has regained strength, and Zheng has to consider changing relations with Chu. In 608 B.C., Zheng was a Jin Wuxin, and he attacked Qi and Song, all of which were bribed by Qi and Song, and gave up halfway, so he rebelled against Jin and "accepted the alliance with Chu". Attached to Zheng of Jin, he took the initiative to form an alliance with Chu. With the stability and strength of the Chu State, some Central Plains countries began to look at the wind and rudder and seriously choose their own way out. At this time, Chen Gonggong died, and the king of Chuzhuang did not send people to mourn, and Chen Linggong was angry and formed an alliance with Jin. Seeing that the time had come, the king of Chuzhuang immediately led a large army to attack Chen, and then to attack Song. Jin Zhao Dun led the army to meet Song, Chen, Wei, and Cao Zhu** teams in Qilin, and attacked Zheng to save Chen and Song. In the winter of the same year, in order to get rid of the passive situation, Jin tried to attack Qin Zhi and Guochong from Zhao, wanting to force Qin to come to the rescue, and then it was convenient to ask Qin for success, but Qin ignored it. Jin attacked Zheng again to repay the Battle of Beilin. In the spring of 607 BC, Zheng was ordered by Chu to attack the Song dynasty in order to strike at the Jin state. Zheng and Song fought in Dajiao, the Song army was defeated, Zheng imprisoned Hua Yuan, won Lelu, and a chariot of 460 rides. Hua Yuan fled and built a city for the Song Dynasty. In retaliation for the invasion of Chong by Jin, Qin sent troops to attack Jin and besiege Jiao. Relations between Qin and Jin were tense for a time. In the summer of the same year, Jin Zhao Dun relieved the siege of Jiao, and then united Wei and Chen to attack Zheng to avenge the Battle of Great Thorn. King Chuzhuang immediately ordered his son Yuejiao to lead the troops to rescue Zheng, and Zhao Dun quietly retreated on the grounds that Doujiao belonged to Ruo Ao's clan and "will die, and he will benefit from his illness". Zheng attacked Song, Qin attacked Jin, and Zhao Dun did not dare to confront Doujiao head-on, although there was a reason why Jin Linggong was not a king, it also showed that the strength of Chu was rising day by day at that time, and even Zhao Dun, who was not convinced all his life, did not dare to fight. Just when the Jin foreign competition was unfavorable, the country was tyrannical because of the Jin Linggong, and this year was killed by Zhao Chuan, Zhao Dun and other sons of the black buttocks were the Marquis of Jin, which was for the Duke of Jin. At the beginning of the establishment of the Duke of Jin, that is, in 606 BC, he led an army to attack Zheng and arrived in Yin (now north of Zhengzhou, Henan), where Zheng was forced to make peace with Jin and make an alliance. In the spring of the same year, the prince of Chuzhuang led the army to the north to attack Lu Hun Zhirong (scattered in the south of the Yellow River and the north of the Bears Ears Mountain, also known as the Yin Land Rong), as for Luoshui, it reached the vicinity of Luoyi, the capital of Zhou Tianzi, and demonstrated at the border of the Zhou royal family, "watching the troops in Zhou Xinjiang". King Zhou Ding was panicked and sent Zhou Dafu Wang Sun Man to comfort King Lao Chuzhuang. When King Chuzhuang met with Wang Sunman, he asked about the size and weight of Jiuding. Jiuding is said to be cast by Xia Yu, symbolizing Kyushu, Xia, Shang and Zhou Feng are the treasures of the country, and they are the symbols of the power of the Son of Heaven. King Chuzhuang asked Jiuding, with the intention of "showing his desire to force Zhou to take the world" and replace him by himself. Wang Sunman saw that the state of Chu was flourishing, so he had to reply euphemistically: "I am not in Ding." ......Although Zhou De is declining, the mandate of heaven has not changed, and the weight of the tripod cannot be asked. On the one hand, the king of Chu Zhuang expressed his contempt with "the beak of Chu is enough for Jiuding";On the other hand, he also realized that the conditions were not yet ripe to replace the Zhou royal family, so he withdrew from the army. In the spring of 597 BC, after a winter break, King Chuzhuang took advantage of the situation to order Yin Sun Shu Ao to general the middle army, Zizhong to general the left army, and Zi to counter the right army. The prince of Chu Zhuang commanded the elite troops of the three armies of Chu State to all the northern expedition. This was the largest, most grandiose, and most aggressive advance launched by the Chu State over the years. In the face of such a great opportunity, King Chuzhuang is determined to win. Soon, the Chu army surrounded Zheng Guotuan. After 17 days of siege, Zheng Xianggong was ready to sue for peace, and ordered people to divination, which was unlucky;Preparing to fight with the Chu army in the streets, auspicious, so the whole country cried. After three months of fierce fighting, the Chu army occupied Zheng State, and Zheng Xianggong pleaded guilty to the Chu army for peace. The king of Chu Zhuang agreed to make peace with Zheng State, Chu and Zheng formed an alliance, and the Chu army retreated thirty miles, only thirty miles. Zheng Guo is not simply the target of King Chuzhuang, but also a bait!The Chu army was stationed on the land of Zheng and quietly waited for the people of Jin. The south was full of wolf smoke, and the six secretaries of the Jin State were arguing endlessly about the division of interests between the DPRK and China, and heard that the Chu State had invaded the Zheng State. In the face of the aggressive offensive of the king of Chuzhuang, Xun Lin's father was cautious in his words and deeds, and set up camp on the north bank of the Yellow River. At this time, it was already June, and the Chu army had been stationed in the land of Zheng for nearly half a year, and the foundation had been consolidated. The general of the Jin State heard that Zheng Guo had negotiated peace with the King of Chu, and regretted that the time had passed, so Xun Lin's father wanted to lead the troops back to China, and the soldiers would echo him. The Chinese army Zuo Xianyu (Zhao Dun's henchman) immediately objected, saying: "The reason why the Jin State was able to dominate was because the generals were brave and the subordinates tried their best, but now they did not dare to fight to rescue the Zheng State, which is not their best;The great enemy is now cowardly, this is not brave. Without saying a word, he led the soldiers of the leading clan across the Yellow River. Sima Hanju reported the move of Xianzhu to Xun Lin's father, and Xun Lin's father was afraid that Xianzhu would lose, so he led the whole army to follow, and the Jin army fell into passivity. The sentinels found out that the Jin army had crossed the river, and the king of Chuzhuang led his army north and stationed in Yu to confront the Jin army. King Chu Zhuang personally commanded the whole army, so that Yin Sun Shu Ao (Bao Ai Hunting) will be the middle army, Zizhong (Gongzi Yingqi) will be the left army, Zianti (Gongzi side) will be the right army, ready to drink the Yellow River and then withdraw the army to return to China, explore the Jin army across the Yellow River majesticly, recall the battle of Chengpu that year, recall the several battles with the Jin army in recent years, King Zhuang shuddered, and his heart was bottomless!Wu Shen wanted to compete with the Jin army, but the steady Sun Shuao did not support it, saying: "Last year's attack on Chen State, this year's attack on Zheng State, it's not that there is no war." If you can't win a war, is the meat of Wu Shen enough for everyone to eat?Wu Shen competed against each other: "If you fight and win in the end, it is Sun Shuao that you have no strategy." Even if I am defeated, the meat of my ginseng will fall into the hands of the enemy, and it will be your turn to eatWu Shen is just a general, Sun Shu Ao is high in Lingyin, naturally he doesn't need to care about the words of a small general, seeing that King Chuzhuang is silent, Sun Shu Ao led the Chinese army to retreat south. Wu Shen was favored by King Zhuang of Chu, and said to King Zhuang: "The Zhengqing (Xun Lin's father) of the Jin State has just taken office, and it is difficult to centralize power;His deputy, Xian Zhen, was conceited. The generals of their three armies were full of contradictions, and they were unable to effectively mobilize their troops. Once this battle starts, the Jin division will be defeated!Besides, the enemy's commander is only a courtier, but our commander is a monarch, and the monarch escapes his subordinates, which is a great shame!After hearing this, the king of Chu Zhuang was very unhappy, and he had some impulses for a decisive battle, and led the army to be stationed in the management area, and ordered Sun Shuao to change the direction of the march and continue to march northward, but he was still worried that the Jin army was huge, and sent envoys to the Jin State several times to ask for peace, Xun Lin's father, Shihui, Zhao Shuo, etc. all agreed to shake hands between the two sides and make peace, because neither side was sure of victory. However, the wish was good, but it was opposed by the militants such as Xianyu, Zhao Tong, and Zhao Kuo. The contradictions of the nobles of the Jin State were openly exposed in front of the people of the Chu State. Zhao Zhan and Wei Qi were dissatisfied with Xun Lin's father, and in the name of asking for peace with the Chu army, they falsely passed on Xun Lin's father's order, declared war on the Chu army, and scolded the Chu army in front of the array. Zhao, Wei and others sprinkled in front of the Chu army, angering the soldiers of the Chu State. King Chu Zhuang personally led his troops out of the camp to chase and kill the two, and Zhao Zhan and Lu Qi saw that the Chu army had "taken the bait", so they ran away. King Chuzhuang was furious and continued to pursue. Marshal Xun Lin's father of Jin was afraid that Zhao Zhan and Lu Qi would lose, so he sent Xun Gang (Zhiwuzi) to take the two back to the camp. As soon as the Xun Fu chariot passed, the loess was permeated on the field. Pan Dang looked at the dust flying in the distance, thought that the Jin army had launched a general attack, and hurriedly sent someone to report: "The Jin division is here!."The generals of Chu heard that the Jin army had launched an offensive, and they were deeply afraid that the lone army of King Chu Zhuang would go deeper, and the supreme commander of the army ordered Yin Sun Shuao to order: "March!."Hurry up!It is better for us to approach the enemy than for the enemy to come close to us!As a result, the main army of Chu State poured out, the chariots galloped, and the sergeants ran wildly to raid the Jin army. Xun Gang's small force collapsed at the first touch, Xun Gang was captured, and the Chu army took advantage of the situation to kill the Jin army camp. The controversy between the secretaries of the Jin State was still inconclusive. Xun Lin's father was still worried, and the sentry reported that the Chu army had gone to war without declaring war and was approaching the Jin camp. The Jin army only symbolically resisted for a while, and in the face of the overwhelming offensive of the Chu army, in a hurry, Xun Lin's father was at a loss. Xun Lin's father subconsciously slipped away, beat the drum in the army, and issued an order to the three armies: "Withdraw the army!."Whoever crosses the Yellow River first will be rewarded!Among the three armies, the Chinese army and the lower army had long been in chaos, and when they heard the marshal's order, they hurriedly retreated north to the bank of the Yellow River, and the Chu army was coming. Fortunately, Zhao Yingqi had a boat, and the soldiers of the Jin army snatched the boat, scrambling to be the first, and the first to get on the boat would even cut off the fingers of the person who climbed the side of the boat later, and the situation was unbearable. The central army and the lower army of the Jin State have lost their combat effectiveness, and only the upper army is left under the leadership of Shihui, Xun Ke, Han Chuan and others. In order to fight the last living force of the enemy, the king of Chuzhuang ordered his confidant Pan Dang to lead 40 mobile chariots and follow Tang Huihou to attack the Jin Shang army. In the evening, the remnants of the Jin army were defeated and collapsed, and they were still evacuating in the noise, and the king of Chu Zhuang ordered the attack to be stopped, and the Chu army was stationed in Yi. 
Drink the Yellow RiverThe dust of the Battle of Yi settled, ending with the great victory of King Chuzhuang and the crushing defeat of the Jin army!The king of Chuzhuang did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, and led the Jingchu soldiers to drink the Yellow River. I remember that as early as 605 BC, King Zhuang of Chu once led the Chu army to the north, taking the opportunity of attacking Lu Hun Zhirong (now northeast of Song County, Henan), to drive the main army of Chu to the southern suburbs of Luoyang in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and hold a grand military parade. King Zhou Ding, who had not been on the throne long ago, was uneasy when he heard the news, and sent the fickle Wang Sunman to comfort him. King Zhuang met with Wang Sunman, and the two talked about the general trend of the world, and King Chu Zhuang asked Wang Sunman on a whim: "How big is Zhou Tianzi's Ding?"How much does it weigh?The implication is that he wants to compete with Zhou Tianzi, challenge the authority of the Zhou royal family, and fulfill his ancestors' long-cherished wish of "peeking into China's politics", and his ambition is obvious. In the battle of Yi, the Chu army broke the Jin army, and the proud King of Chu Zhuang finally made a grand show, glorified his ancestors, and showed himself to future generations, and he also inherited the high hopes that Su Cong, Wu Ju, and Pan Cong placed on him - "Three years without a sound, a blockbuster;."I didn't fly for three years, and I soared into the sky!”
Siege of the Song KingdomIn 595 BC, the king of Chuzhuang sent Shenzhou to envoy Qi without taking the road, which was disgusted by Song Wengong and the right master Huayuan and others. The people of the Song Dynasty did not stop doing two things, killing Shenzhou, and the king of Chuzhuang was furious, and he raised three armies to attack Suiyang, the capital of the Song Dynasty. Held with the Song State for a full nine months. The princes of the world were shocked. Fear, admiration, and dissatisfaction. Those who are feared, the strength of the state of Chu is far beyond the expectations of the princes. The state of Chu was able to hold the three armies thousands of miles away for nine months, and the country's comprehensive strength can be seen from this. Even though the princes and countries had strong cities, the state of Chu was not enough. The admirer is that the Song State held on in the face of such a powerful enemy army. It is worthy of being a first-class duke's country. The dissatisfaction is that the Jin State, as the leader of the alliance, is too ruthless to watch the allied country being besieged and not to save it. In the face of the aggressive offensive of the Chu State, Song Wengong led his subjects to hold the city for half a year, and the city was already full of cannibalism, hunger and cold. In the spring of the second year, Duke Wen of Song sent Le Yingqi to the Jin Kingdom to ask for help from Duke Jing of Jin. Jin Jinggong asked Zhongqing, and the doctor Bozong opposed sending troops, thinking that at this time, the Chu army was at its peak, and it was difficult to compete with it. Jin Jinggong accepted his words and sent Xie Yang to inform the Song people that Jin aid was coming, and encouraged the Song people to persist in the war of resistance. In fact, Jin had not yet come out of the shadow of the Battle of Yi, and did not dare to easily declare war on the Chu army. By May 594 BCE, neither the offensive nor the defending side could hold out. Song Youshi Hua Yuan broke through, sneaked into the Chu camp at night, and boarded Zianti's bed. The son was unprepared and hijacked for Huayuan. Hua Yuan told Zi against the state of the Song Dynasty according to the truth, and Zi Anti also told Hua Yuan drunk: "The grain and grass of the Chu army are only a few days left", and in desperation, Zi Anti and Hua Yuan swore a private oath. The latter informed the king of Chuzhuang of the incident in 1510. King Zhuang knew that it had become a delusion to encircle the Song capital, and he was worried that the soldiers had been abroad for a long time, and the domestic fields were uncultivated, which would inevitably be barren and cause a food disaster in the coming year. In the end, it ended with the alliance between Song and Chu, and the withdrawal of Chu. Since then, the nine-month-long cross-year battle ended in the return of the Chu State in vain, but it also made the princes of the Central Plains talk about the change of Chu. 
UnitedThe Battle of Yi was the starting point of the first decline of the Jin hegemony. The Jin people, who thought they were invincible in the past, were hit on the head, and their control over the princes was greatly weakened. And Jiang Qi, who had been registered as a great power since the Duke of Qi Huan, was the first prince who wanted to break away from the control of the Jin State. As early as 599 BC, Duke Hui of Qi died, and his son Lü Wuye was the Duke of Qi. Qi Qinggong was young and vigorous, fierce and sophisticated, and Qi Hou, who had no one in his eyes, was anxious to get rid of the control of Jin Jinggong. In the second year after the end of the Battle of Yi, Qi Qinggong ordered an attack on the Ju State, which was backed by the Jin State, and fired the first shot of the anti-Jin revolution. Qi Qinggong was to dismantle the strategic fortress in the east of the Jin State, the Lu State, and increased the liaison with the Lu State. When the three Huan of the Lu State - Ji Sun, Shusun, and Meng Sun seized the power of Lu **, they respectively established a relatively strong transnational alliance with the Jin State Extravagant Secretary as foreign aid. Lu Xuangong and the Dongmen clan (i.e., Gongsun Gui's father, the son of Dongmen Xiangzhong) actively contacted the Qi authorities to fight against Sanhuan when the hegemony of the Jin State was confused. Lu Xuangong and Qi Qinggong hit it off. After several years of struggle, Qi Qinggong became more and more bold. In 592 BC, the Duke of Jin Jing ordered Xun Ke, who was then the commander of the Chinese army, to send an envoy to the State of Qi and recruit the Duke of Qi to participate in the alliance. Qi Qinggong was so playful that he actually played tricks on the court. Later, at the meeting, Gao Gu (Gao Xuanzi), the representative of Qi State, fled the table again. In the spring of 591 BC, Xun Ke instigated Jin Jinggong, who couldn't bear it anymore and led his army to fight with Zang Faqi, the prince of Wei, but it was only a small fight. In the years when the hegemony of the Jin State was most confused, the strategy of the King of Chuzhuang and Qi to control the Jin Dynasty achieved great success, which made the Jin State busy with the Qi State in the north for a long time, and basically had no time to look south. It is worth mentioning that King Chuzhuang also contacted the Qin State. In 594 BC, Duke Huan of Qin attacked the rear of Jin with Du Hui as his general, and did not want to be defeated by the Wei family (Wei Wei, Linghu Wenzi), a family of doctors who were not in the flow of the Jin State at that time. 
People are destroyed and they are destroyedIn 591 BC, the heroic King of Chuzhuang suddenly fell seriously ill, and he had a premonition that he would die soon, so he recruited important ministers to look at the prince before the sickbed. Its ** heavy, Zi anti, Shen Gong Wuchen and others listened to King Zhuang's last order and informed him of his intentions. In the autumn of this year, King Chuzhuang finally swallowed his last breath and passed away!In accordance with the will of King Zhuang, Yin Zizhong and Sima Zi supported the prince who was only ten years old to be judged as the king of Chu, and he was the king of Chu. Gongzi Ying Qi regent affairs, inside and outside the lord, mastered the military and political power of the Chu State. King Zhuang's bones were not cold, and the new and old hatreds between the nobles were quickly exposed, which intensified the contradiction between the royal family led by Yin Zizhong and the Qu clan led by Shen Gong Wuchen. Zizhong and Zi anti hated Qu Wu, Qu Wu had a premonition that a crisis was coming, so he went left and right, and finally took the widow Xia Ji and went into exile in other countries to avoid political enemies. Zizhong and Zi killed Qu Wu's fellow clans who remained in the Chu State and divided his family's property. Grief-stricken, Qu Wu contacted the Jin diplomatic ambassador Yi Zhi and intended to defect to the Jin Kingdom. Jin Jinggong appointed him as a doctor, and ordered him to go to Wu to teach the Wu people to use the art of military formation and the strategy of resisting Chu. Just when Zizhong and Zianti were trying their best to exclude dissidents, the Jin State Secretary Xun Ke and his nephew Yin Zhi were exclusively engaged in Chu diplomacy and dealt with the Chu people. In 589 BC, he sent a large army to attack Qi State, and Qi Qinggong was defeated and returned, forming an alliance with the Jin State. The plan of the Chu State to unite Qi to control the Jin Dynasty was completely bankrupt. In order to recover the decline and the honor of the overlord, in the winter of this year, Zizhong assisted the king of Chu to send troops to the north, attacked the state of Lu, and called on the princes to join the alliance. Representatives of 13 countries gathered in Shucheng, although the scale is large, but they have their own intentions. This is just the last glory of King Chuzhuang's past achievements. In the decades after the death of King Zhuang of Chu, the national strength of Chu plummeted, and was soon overtaken by the Jin state. Zizhong wanted to fight with the Jin State and share the hegemony equally. In his later years, the king of Chu Gong witnessed the princes of the Jin Mourning Dynasty meeting the princes again and again, and died of a violent illness. When he arrived at King Chu Ling, he wanted to rebuild the prosperity of King Zhuang but he was too ambitious and died. When King Chuping was king, he rebelled against power and continued to fall;To King Zhao of Chu, he was almost destroyed by the State of Wu, and the State of Chu eternally withdrew from the ranks of the hegemony. The hegemony of the state of Chu gradually drifted away, and it existed in name only. 
The king of Chuzhuang is ChenThe king of Chuzhuang wanted to go to the state of Chen and sent people to reconnoiter the state of Chen. When the envoy returned, he said, "Chen Guo cannot be defeated. King Chu Zhuang said, "For what reason?"The messenger replied, "The walls of the kingdom of Chen are high, the moat is deep, and there is a lot of food and wealth in savings." Ning Guo said: "Chen Guo can crusade." Chen is a small country, but it has a lot of money and food savings, this is because the endowment is heavy, then the people will definitely resent the ruler!The walls are high, the moat is deep, and the people are tired. Send an army to crusade against it, and the state of Chen can take it. King Chu Zhuang listened to Ning Guo's advice and captured Chen State. The king of Chuzhuang is absolutely unrelentingDuring the Spring and Autumn Period, the various vassal states were constantly in turmoil. The king of Chuzhuang relied on the famous general Yang Youji to put down the rebellion and feasted the ministers, and the concubines and concubines also attended the fun. During the banquet, the sound of silk and bamboo, light singing and dancing, wine and delicacies, and the staggered bargaining, until dusk, it was not finished. King Chuzhuang ordered a candle night banquet, and specially asked his two favorite beauties, Xu Ji and Mai Ji, to take turns to toast to the military generals. Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and all the candles on the feast were extinguished. At this time, a ** dared to hold Xu Ji's hand, and during the pull, Xu Ji tore off his sleeves to break free, and ripped off the tassel on the man's hat. Xu Ji returned to the King of Chu Zhuang to complain, and asked the King of Chu to light the candles and check everyone's hats in order to find out who was rude just now. After hearing this, the king of Chuzhuang ordered not to light the candles, but said loudly: "The widow will hold a banquet today, and you must be happy and part. I would like to ask you to remove your hats so that you can drink more freely. Hearing King Chuzhuang say this, everyone took off their hats, and then lit the candles, and the monarchs and ministers dispersed happily. Xi dispersed back to the palace, Xu Ji blamed King Chuzhuang for not giving her anger, King Chuzhuang said: "This banquet of monarchs and ministers is aimed at carnival and harmonious relationship between monarchs and ministers. It is normal for people to lose their temper after drinking, and if they want to be held accountable and punished, wouldn't it be a big surprise?Only then did Xu Ji understand King Chuzhuang's intentions. This is the famous "Feast of Absolute Silk" in history. After three years, the Jin and Chu kingdoms were at war, and there was a minister who always charged in front, fought bravely five times, took the lead in repelling the enemy, and finally won the victory. King Chuzhuang asked him in surprise: "My virtue is shallow, and I have never treated you very favorably, why did you not hesitate to be born and die for me to such a point?"The minister replied, "I deserve to die!"Once upon a time I was drunk and lost my manners, but O king, thou hast forbearance and will not kill me. I have never dared to repay you unobtrusively for your shaded virtues, and I have always hoped that I would be able to spill the blood on my enemies for a long time!I'm the one who broke my hat belt that night!So the Jin army was defeated, and the state of Chu was thus strong. King Chuzhuang won the Central PlainsIn the Spring and Autumn Period, King Chuzhuang went on a northern expedition, and asked the envoy of Zhou Tianzi about the weight of Jiuding, which had the potential to seize the world of the Zhou Dynasty. In 606 B.C., the Xiong Brigade of King Xiong of Chu Zhuang took the opportunity of attacking Lu Hun Zhirong (now northeast of Song County, Henan) to drive the army of Chu to the southern suburbs of Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and held a grand military parade. King Zhou Ding, who had not been on the throne for a long time, was nervous and sent Wang Sunman, who was good at coping, to comfort him. When King Zhuang saw Wang Sunman, he asked, "How big is Zhou Tianzi's Ding?"How much does it weigh?The implication is to compare power with Zhou Tianzi. Wang Sunman said euphemistically: "The rise and fall of a country depends on the presence or absence of morality, and it does not care about the size of the tripod. King Zhuang saw that Wang Sunman blocked him with words, so he said directly: "You don't want to hold Jiuding yourself, the blade of the halberd hook of Chu State is enough to cast Jiuding." In the face of King Zhuang, who looked down on the north, the eloquent Wang Sun Man first bypassed King Zhuang's words, talked about the age of Jiuding production and the process of inheritance, and finally said: "Although the Zhou room is declining, the mandate of heaven has not changed, and the weight of Baoding cannot be asked." King Zhuang no longer insisted on it, and waved his army to attack Zheng to ask Zheng for betraying the Chu State and defecting to the Jin State.