Why did the defeated generals of Chu choose to commit suicide?

Why do you have to choose suicide?

In the Spring and Autumn Period, regardless of the geographical location and national strength of the vassal States, the monarchs of all the vassal States had the same goal, that is, to strive to be the overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.

After the first generation overlord Qi Huangong, even a small monarch, Song Like "xianggong", wanted to compete for hegemony, not to mention other strengths far stronger than Song Xianggong!

But at that time, there were only two vassal States that could really dominate the country, namely Chu in the south and Jin in the north. At this time, the monarch of Chu was Chu, who killed his younger brother and ascended the throne of Chu. The monarch of the state of Jin was exiled for many years before he returned to the throne.

Speaking of the relationship between them, King Chu was good to Jin Wengong, because Jin Wengong was in exile in Chu and was favored by King Chu, so Jin Wengong promised to stay away from Chu after the restoration, which means he didn't want to be an enemy of Chu.

In fact, King Chu Cheng didn't want to confront head-on, but he was faced with the great temptation of hegemony, and King Chu Cheng disobeyed King Chu Cheng's orders and attacked without authorization. The battle of Chu and Jin still happened. This is the famous battle of Chengpu in history, and it is definitely a battle related to the national luck of Chu and Jin!

It was this battle that the State of Jin joined forces with the State of Qin and the State of Qi to defeat the powerful State of Chu in one fell swoop. Not only did the troops of Chen, Cai, Zheng and Xu who followed Chu to attack Jin suffered heavy losses, but even the most elite troops of Chu who applied for benefits were wiped out. Since then, the king of Chu has become a strong contender for hegemony and an abandoned child. The general became a minister and finally drew his sword and killed himself.

Who is General Cheng who ruined the king of Chu and lost his own life? The word Minister Yu Zi is recorded in many historical materials, but why is it called such a name?

Cheng is posthumous title, the king of Chu, to show that he is a public servant of Chu, life is his man, and death is his ghost. Ladies and gentlemen, do you know what loyalty was in ancient times? Willing to die for the king is the greatest loyalty!

Winning or losing is a common occurrence in military strategists. Why did a successful minister who won numerous battles for Chu lose this time and end up with a sword in the world? Judging from the rules of the game, the kings of Chu have long set such a rule for their courtiers: defeat and death. It is clearly written in Historical Records: "Chu Law annihilates the army and kills the generals."

Cheng knows the above rules and traditions, and he knows that he will die, but he still has to fight for it. So he first asked someone to tie himself up, and then called his son Cheng Daxin, and asked him to take the remnant army to see King Chu Cheng, asking for a chance to do good and atone for himself!

King Chu Cheng was very angry that Cheng disobeyed the king's orders without authorization, and now he has lost the battle. He sent someone to say to Cheng, "What if the doctor enters and he applies?" It means that you are going back to China now, why don't you face your elders and kill yourself!

Some people think that the king of Chu finally refused to pardon Cheng because he wanted to weaken the power of the Ruoao people to which Cheng belongs. Knowing that Jin, his opponent, had joined forces with Qin, Qi and other tigers and wolves, the King of Chu deliberately gave him less troops on the pretext that Cheng disobeyed the orders of the King of Chu, allowing Cheng to attack the Jin army with his arrogant and private soldiers as the main force.

The intention of the king of Chu is very clear, that is, no matter whether the minister wins or loses, he will weaken the Ruoao clan. I didn't expect that even if he was defeated, Cheng could keep his own army, and all he lost was the military forces of Shen and his servant countries!

Therefore, King Chu Cheng was even more annoyed and wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Cheng. If Cheng refuses to accept the rebellion, he will completely destroy the Ruoao family.

However, Cheng doesn't want to bring trouble to the whole Ruoao family because of himself. If Ao Shi wanted to monopolize the power and didn't want to rebel, Cheng did not return to China in the end, but chose to commit suicide in Liangu (now Xihua, Henan).

In fact, if Cheng commits suicide a few days later, not only his fate will be rewritten, but also the history of Chu and even the Spring and Autumn Period.

Why do you say that? At that time, there was another sage in Chu named Jia, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old. He asked his father, "I heard that Cheng was defeated? What is the king going to do with him? "

His father said, "He asked the king to die himself, and the king agreed."

Qiu Jia went on to say: "This is a bit arrogant, and it has always been headstrong, but it is indeed a person who can recruit good fighters. If he can get the help of a wise man in the future, he will naturally achieve something. " Although he was defeated today, if we play another day, he will definitely be the one who defeated the state of Jin. Dad, why don't you convince the king to let him live? "

His father said, "Your Majesty is angry now. I'm afraid it's no use talking. "

Yan Jia added, "Dad, do you remember? When the king was a prince, one fortune teller said that the king was a successful minister and the other died suddenly. In order to prevent this from happening, the king gave two gold medals to the successful minister and another person on the day of his accession to the throne to avoid death. Dad, why don't you remind the king? "

Yan Jia's father really went to see the king of Chu and told him about it. The king of Chu patted his forehead, alas, it happened, so he quickly sent a message: "All losers are free from death."

Unfortunately, communications and transportation were underdeveloped at that time. When the news of King Chu's pardon came, Cheng had been dead for half a day. This may be fate!