In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a heads-up king, he was very strong, and he had broken hands with several overlords, and he did not fall behind at all. Duke Qi Huan had nothing to do with him, Duke Wen of Jin saw him retreat, Duke Xiang of Song died of hatred after being defeated by him, and King Chuzhuang of the Five Tyrants of the Spring and Autumn Period was his grandson.
This heads-up king is King Chu Cheng. Speaking of which, some people may wonder, since such a strong character, why is he not one of the five tyrants of the Spring and Autumn Period? In fact, the answer is very simple, he was in the year of fighting, but he was forced to death by his own son.
1. Single-handedly brother.
Xiong Yun, King of Chu Cheng, is the youngest son of King Wen of Chu and Lady Xi. After the death of King Chuwen, the eldest son, Zhuang Ao, inherited the throne. Within a few years, a fierce conflict broke out between Xiong Yun and his brother Zhuang Ao, Zhuang Ao wanted to kill Xiong Yun, and Xiong Yun had to flee to Suiguo, which is now Suizhou City, Hubei Province. Later, with the help of the Suiguo, Xiong Yun led his troops back to China to kill his brother, and he ascended the throne as the king of Chu Cheng.
Second, single-handedly Qi Huan Gong.
Not long after King Chu Cheng ascended the throne, before he began to display his ambitions, he met Duke Qi Huan, whose career was in full swing. Duke Qi Huan just played the political card of "respecting the king", "respecting the king" is to respect the Zhou family, Duke Qi Huan has done a good job, and the next thing is "Zhanyi", and the biggest barbarian at that time was the state of Chu, so Duke Qi Huan came with the army to find trouble with King Chu Cheng. In the face of the first hegemon of the Spring and Autumn Period, King Chu Cheng was not afraid at all, and singled out who I was afraid of, so he sent troops to resist.
Duke Qi Huan saw that the army of Chu was neat and strong, and he also knew that the other party was not easy to mess with. Since the martial arts were not good, they exchanged papers, so the Duke of Qi Huan took diplomatic measures and sent people to reprimand the Chu State for not paying tribute to Zhou Tianzi. King Chu Cheng was also a ** lake, so he hurriedly borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, sincerely apologized to the Duke of Qi Huan, and promised to pay tribute to Zhou Tianzi.
Duke Qi Huan was very satisfied with the performance of King Chu Cheng, since the powerful Chu State has been softened, my overlord's face has been saved. King Chu Cheng was also very satisfied, and by verbally apologizing and taking a small step, he avoided a direct confrontation with the Qi State that was in full swing, which was also very cost-effective. Those who mix the rivers and lakes are nothing more than human feelings and sophistication, and the Duke of Qi Huan and King Chu Cheng, who are proficient in this way, are all happy.
3. Singled out Song Xianggong.
After the death of Duke Qi Huan, Song Xianggong, the younger brother, was ready to inherit the hegemony of the eldest brother. He invited the princes to a meeting, and he also informed King Chu Cheng of his own strength. If you want to be the overlord, hehe, then I will fulfill you, King Chu Cheng smiled ill-willedly. On the day of the alliance, King Chu Cheng directly took Song Xianggong, who did not know the height of the sky, and took prisoner away.
It was not easy for Song Guo to get Song Xianggong back, but Song Xianggong couldn't swallow this breath and went to find trouble with Zheng Guo, the younger brother of Chu State. It also depends on the owner to beat the dog, King Chu Cheng is furious, dare to provoke me to fight the king alone? So the elite of the Chu State went out, scared Song Xianggong to the point of urine, and finally fought a decisive battle in the Hongshui area. It's ridiculous that Song Xianggong also pays attention to benevolence and morality, and refuses to attack the Chu army halfway, resulting in the defeat of the Song ** team, and he was also hit by an arrow in the thigh, and soon died.
Fourth, single-handedly Jin Wengong.
Duke Wen of Jin Chong'er was in exile, and when he passed through the state of Chu, King Cheng of Chu received him ceremoniously, which flattered Chong'er. Moved, Chong'er promised that if he was forced to meet with the soldiers of Chu in the future, he would definitely retreat. When King Chu Cheng heard it, he took it as a joke and laughed it off.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, Chong'er became the monarch of the Jin State, and a conflict broke out between the two powers of the Jin State and the Chu State. King Chu Cheng is a very discerning person, and when he saw the heavy ears of Duke Wen of Jin, he seemed to have seen the high-spirited Duke Qi Huan back then. He wants to repeat the old trick and make peace with the Jin Kingdom, you respect me, I respect you, hello, I am good, everyone.
Unexpectedly, the general Ziyu was not convinced, and made a military order to fight with the Jin State. King Chu Cheng did not resist Ziyu, so he left some troops for him. As expected, Ziyu was defeated, and King Chu Cheng was angry and forced this guy who didn't understand human feelings to commit suicide.