Who is The Four Assassins in history? What did they do?

Biography of Assassins in Historical Records records four famous assassins, namely Zhuan Xu from Nanjing, Jiangsu, Wei, Yu Rang from Jiyuan, Henan, and Jing Ke from Qi. The Four Assassins was born in the Jianghu, but he had a strong sense of loyalty, determination and courage to die for his bosom friend. Their deeds touched the world, and even Sima Qian, the Taishi Duke, was shocked by their spirit, thus recording their legends.

Zhuan Xu is a butcher, filial to his mother and good at fencing. Love his wife very much. Fighting with others, as long as his wife calls him, he immediately stops and goes home without fighting with others. Wu Zixu has just taken refuge in Wu, and he admires Zhuan Xu's chivalry. Zhuan Xu was recommended to the then Prince Ji Guang. Ji Guang showed kindness to Zhuan Xu, and asked Zhuan Xu to help him assassinate the then prince of Wu, Ji Liao, in order to regain his throne. Zhuan Xu promised Qi Guang to assassinate Prince Qi Liao. However, due to the large number of guards in Wu Wangliao and wearing three layers of armor, it is not good to carry weapons in and out of the search strictly. Zhuan Xu thought that Wu Wangliao liked grilled fish, so he decided to hide the dagger in the belly of grilled fish to get close to the prince. Ji Guang listened to Zhuan Xu's plan and made up his mind to act. At the banquet, Wu Wangliao wanted to eat grilled fish, and Wu Wangliao readily kept the appointment, while Zhuan Xu hid the sword and took the grilled fish to the fish's stomach, so that he escaped the search. Approached, he drew his sword and stabbed Wu Wangliao. He finished the task with a sword and was killed by the guards himself.

Nie Zheng's assassination target is South Korean Prime Minister Xia Lei. Korean scholar-bureaucrat Yan Zhongzi was persecuted by Xia Lei and forced to flee to other countries. Yan Zhongzi was determined to avenge himself, so when he heard that Nie Zheng of Wei had the name of a sword, he deliberately made friends with him and gave his mother a lot of gold. Treat Nie Zheng's mother like her own. After Nie Zheng's mother died, she helped organize the funeral, which finally touched Nie Zheng. Determined to help Yan Zhongzi revenge and assassinate Xia Lei. Nie Zheng broke into Xia Lei's mansion at night. Although Xia Lei was guarded by guards, Nie Zheng's sword was faster, and Bai Hong kept stabbing Xia Lei. Nie Zheng was outnumbered and finally committed suicide.

Yurang is a courtier of Zhiyao in Zhi Bo. After Zhi Yao was wiped out with Han and Wei, because he was the mastermind, Yu Rang assassinated him many times to avenge his father. I was assassinated for the first time, pretending to be a worker and sneaking into Zhao Xiangzi's house to repair the toilet. Zhao Xiangzi is very alert. He found that he had caught Yurang and was grateful for Yurang's loyalty. So he didn't kill Yurang, wanted to subdue him, and let Yurang go. I survived, still firmly believing that he would never give up trying to assassinate Zhao Xiangzi. The second time, Yu rang painted the whole body with skin ulceration, which made people unrecognizable. Then he hid in Zhao Xiangzi, ready to assassinate him under the bridge. He didn't expect Zhao Xiangzi to be afraid when crossing the bridge. Zhao Xiangzi sent someone to search and caught Yu Rang. This time, Yurang felt hopeless for revenge. But his reputation of revenge for the Lord, loyalty to the liver and bravery spread to Zhao.

Jing Ke's assassination of Qin Shihuang led to the idiom "I am in hot water". Similarly, Jing Ke's assassination mission is more difficult than the above three people. Rain or shine, Han Xiao, Jing Ke resolutely sent messengers to the State of Qin to assassinate Qin Shihuang. He also had a headache about how to carry weapons, and later thought of hiding the dagger in a map dedicated to Qin Shihuang. Jing Ke came to Xianyang with Fan's head, a map of Yan, which Qin Shihuang hated, and his assistant Qin Wuyang. When Qin Shihuang saw them, Qin Wuyang turned pale with fear, and Jing Ke met Qin Shihuang alone. Offering a picture _ Pulling out a dagger to kill Qin Shihuang, Qin Shihuang panicked. Because his sword is too long, he can't draw it. Jing Ke stabbed with a sword instead. At this moment, a minister shouted, "Your Majesty, turning your back and drawing your sword, Qin Shihuang suddenly realized that turning your back and drawing your sword prevented Jing Ke's assassination and escaped death.". Jing Ke failed in his mission and was killed.