Under the rule of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the state of Chu fought many wars, suffered repeated defeats, and gradually went into decline. In 278 BC, the Qin general Bai Qi attacked the Chu capital, killed the crown prince of Chu, wiped out three Chu nobles, and burned down the palace of Chu.
This event symbolizes that the national soul of the state of Chu has disappeared. This moment marked the complete demise of the Chu State. The news of the fall of Chudu spread throughout the country, triggering a wave of lamentation.
And in the city of Chu, the people fell into chaos and despair. When the city was broken, thousands of people of Chu panicked and fled in all directions. They worked hard, but they could not change the doom of the Chu State.
At this time, their family was ruined, and they had to leave their homes and wander around. The people who remained in Chu were all reduced to slavery and became the spoils of war of the Qin state. Countless people cried out in despair, and it all came too suddenly.
The citizens of Chu State, who were still rich yesterday, lost everything overnight today.
In front of the burned temple, an elderly doctor of Chu Guoqing knelt down and wept bitterly, his eyes full of grief and helplessness. "Our foundation has been destroyed, the soul of our ancestors has nowhere to be placed, and the state of Chu has disappeared! "
His voice echoed in the city of Chu and deeply touched everyone. He is the secretary of the Chu State for generations, and he is full of deep affection and loyalty to the Chu State.
However, even his high position could not resist this deep grief. He could only sigh sadly at this moment: "If a family is destroyed, how can we rise again?" ”
His voice was full of despair and helplessness. Qu threw himself into the river for the fall of Chudu, which is exactly"One household"A symbol of total destruction. The fall of the Chu State was precisely because of such destruction that the foundation of the entire country was destroyed and people lost hope and confidence.
However, even in the midst of such a difficult situation, there is still a strong belief that as long as we don't give up, as long as we stick together, we can always find a way to rise again.
During the reign of Chun Shenjun, the state of Chu and the state of Qin fought fiercely. Although the battle was mixed, in the end the state of Chu suffered a crushing defeat and was forced to abandon the old capital and move elsewhere, which was undoubtedly a serious blow to the foundation of the state of Chu.
The inhabitants of the old capital were also forced to relocate, and this large-scale population movement brought great trauma to the Chu State.
The once prosperous palaces and temples were reduced to ruins in an instant, and the century-old capital became empty overnight, becoming the target of plunder and ravage by the Qin army.
The wide streets are littered with the remains of dilapidated objects, and the mansions of the three great families have also been damaged, leaving only the dilapidated walls and roofs.
Despite the difficulties, the three great families did not give up hope of rising. They rebuilt their mansions in the new capital, hiding a great deal of wealth and population.
They used the mansions of the old capital as bait to make the Qin army content with destruction and not to track down their whereabouts. The three great families secretly cooperate and prepare to rise again. They firmly believe that the future of Chu lies in surpassing the Six Kingdoms, and this goal will definitely be achieved.
The Jing and Qu families also expressed their support, and they are secretly accumulating strength and preparing for **. Although the relocation of the capital of the Chu State may lead to the destruction of the "two households", the real Chu soul has not been eliminated.
The dragon is just waiting for an opportunity to rise again.
In 222 BC, the Qin army broke through the capital of Chu, the king of Chu fled, and the state of Chu officially came to an end. The glory of the Chu State since the Spring and Autumn Period came to an end. For the nobles and common people of the Chu State, this was an unacceptable spiritual blow.
Their country suddenly perished, and even resentment and resentment in their hearts could not change this fact. After the fall of the Chu State, Xiang Yu's grandfather Xiang Yan returned to the countryside and chose to live in seclusion and no longer devote himself to **.
He taught his son Xiang Ji and said: "My generation governs the country, but after all, it will not be able to save the fate of the Chu State. However, the spirit of our family is still alive and needs to be passed on.
We did not defeat the Chu State, but the hearts of the people in this land. One day, the time and place are favorable, and the spirit of Chu will reappear in the world. Xiang Ji remembered his grandfather's teachings and sent his youngest son Xiang Yu to study at the most rigorous martial arts academy in the clan.
Xiang Yu has had extraordinary strength and courage since he was a child, and soon became the leader of the whole hospital. He studied the art of war hard, and strictly abided by the clan rules to practice internal strength, and by the time he was eighteen years old, his martial arts were already quite profound.
This year, Xiang Yu embarked on the road of traveling to various countries and saw the tyranny and unrighteousness of the Qin Dynasty. This ignited in his heart the determination to overthrow the Qin Dynasty and rebuild his family and country.
Xiang Yu returned to Baqiu Mountain to recruit 800 strong men, practiced day and night, and accumulated strength. Three years later, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled, and Xiang Yu raised troops in Chu, attracting many rebels to join with his strong personal charm and excellent command art.
His military grew rapidly, and soon had an army of hundreds of thousands. In the Battle of Guanzhong, Xiang Yu won one victory after another, and finally attacked Xianyang and eliminated the Qin Dynasty. This originally poor young man, with his own strength, created a miracle to overthrow the Great Qin Empire.
The appearance of Xiang Yu brought new hope to the remnants of the Chu State, and they reinvigorated themselves and realized the historical mission of "Death of Qin and Death of Chu". Although the state of Chu fell, it was reborn in another way.
As the poem says: "The three families of Chu Phoenix, dead and resurrected." ”
After Xiang Yu destroyed Qin, he would have had the opportunity to re-establish the state of Chu. However, he had no such intentions, he only wanted to be a feudal prince. This disagreed with the ideals of his ally Liu Bang, and the relationship between the two gradually drifted apart.
In 206 BC, Liu Bang led an army to attack Xiang Yu's ally, the state of Qi, which made Xiang Yu furious. He decided to personally lead a large army to fight Liu Bang in a decisive battle at Pengcheng. In this battle, Xiang Yu won an overwhelming victory, and his prestige was unparalleled for a while.
However, he forgot the historical mission of reviving the state of Chu and lost the opportunity to reopen the country. At this time, he only wanted to dominate the world, replace the Qin system, and become the new son of heaven himself.
He began to feel that his merits were enough to take him to the highest throne, and that he was only one step away from his ideals.
After the Battle of Pengcheng, Xiang Yu allowed his subordinates to abuse and surrender troops, causing the people to disperse. Liu Bang took the opportunity to return to Guanzhong and launched it three years later. At this time, Xiang Yu realized his mistake and was eager to return to Chu to establish power.
However, the tide is gone, and it's already too late. In the end, Xiang Yu was defeated in the Battle of Qixia, realized that the overall situation had been decided, and killed himself with grief and indignation. Before he died, he suddenly recalled his grandfather's warning: how similar the family and the country are.
Although he won the world, he lost his home and country, fought all his life, and finally everything came to naught. At this moment, he deeply understood the true meaning of "although Chu has three households, if Qin dies, Chu will die" - only by keeping the family and country in mind can he rule Qiankun.
However, it was already too late.
When Xiang Yu swung his sword to kill himself, Liu Bang advanced into Xianyang, and a new dynasty was born, and the Han Dynasty rose. The last hope of the revival of the Chu state was shattered in this torrent of history, the Han army occupied almost the entire territory, and the Chu nobles had to bow down.
The people of Chu were heartbroken, and the scholars were even more in tears. Although the state of Chu briefly rejuvenated under the leadership of Xiang Yu, it was ultimately defeated by Liu Bang, and the princes submitted to the king of Han one after another, and the hope of the restoration of the state of Chu was slim.
The once regarded as inevitable "Chu will die in Qin" has finally become a reality, but the wheel of history will not be reversed because of this. The Han Dynasty established by Liu Bang became a new dynasty in China, and the Chu State had no choice but to accept the reality, gave up the illusion of restoring the country, and chose to submit.
In front of the temple in Xiang Yu's hometown, an elderly veteran of the Chu State knelt on the ground, his hand caressing the dilapidated wall, tears sliding down: "We have failed, and our oath has failed!" ”
He was once a general of Xiang Yu's Northern Expedition with outstanding achievements, but he failed to hold the last Jiangshan Sheji. At this moment, he recalled the scene of the collapse of the Chu State, and sighed that things are wrong, the vicissitudes of life, life is like a dream, and the oath is difficult to fulfill.
The general trend is that the state of Chu finally disappeared in the long river of history, and the oath of "although Chu has three households" has become an eternal regret.