The most powerful clan in Chu in the early Spring and Autumn Period! Why did Aojia die for three generations?

Why did the Ruoao family of Chu perish for three generations in the Spring and Autumn Period? The following small series will bring you a detailed introduction, and then look down ~

The Ruo clan was the most powerful family and the largest clan in Chu in the early Spring and Autumn Period. However, there is a huge question about the Ruoao family: Is Bean Bobby really the son of Xiong Yi, the king of Chu?

According to Historical Records of Chu Family, Xiong Yi was the monarch of Chu at the turn of two weeks. He died in 764 BC, and later people called him "Ruoao". Fifty-eight years later, Douban entered the historical stage. According to records, Du seems to be giving advice when cutting down trees. Because there is such a big time interval, the academic circles usually think that Dou should be Xiong Yi's grandson, not Xiong Yi's son.

However, "Zuo Zhuan Huan Gong Six Years" clearly wrote: "If Ao marries a meteorite, he will fight Bobby." What's going on here? Some scholars believe that Xiong Yi's son is the first generation of Ruoao family, also known as Ruoao. Bean Bobby should be the son of Ruoao and the grandson of Xiong Ao of Chu Army.

This conclusion is based on the fact that the records in Gong Xuan's Four Years of Zuo Zhuan are credible. As far as Taishigong records the history of the pre-Qin period, there are many mistakes and errors in time. Not only Chu, but also Tai Shigong's records about Wei, Qin, Jin and many other countries are more or less wrong and insufficient.

In addition, although the Zhou Dynasty had the custom of taking the father as the surname, there were few examples of taking the father as the son. Therefore, the guess that the son of a fool is also called a fool is not credible.

Personally, I think that historical records have misremembered the lineage of the king of Chu, rather than speculating that Dou is Xiong Yi's grandson.

If Ao has many sons, historical records include Dou Lian, Dou Jin, Dou Qi, Dou Qiang and others. These five people should be the first generation of Jo? o people. After Chu Wuwang usurped the throne, the four Dou Shi brothers were taken seriously and became active in Chu politics.

Among many brothers, the most legendary figure should undoubtedly be Bien Bobby.

Du is the son of a fallen girl. After Joao's death, he followed his mother back to the fallen country. From then on, Bean Bobby grew up slowly in the Meteorological Palace. Later, when Dou grew up, he had an affair with his cousin's daughter, the king of national subjugation, and gave birth to a son, Dou Gu, who was later a famous sage of Chu.

It can be seen that the sinus in youth is somewhat absurd. But when he grew up, Dobby soon matured.

In 74 BC1year, Chu Jun died. At this moment, Xiong Tong suddenly shot, killed his nephew and became king on his own. Although Xiong Tong is a great king, he has been in power for more than 30 years, but he has never been able to break through the Hanshui River, which makes him feel very helpless.

Just when Chu Wuwang was extremely confused, Dobby pointed out the way out at the critical moment. In 706 BC, Chu Wuwang attacked the Sui State. Before the peace talks with Sui, Dou protested: "It is our own fault that Chu can't break through the eastward expansion of Hanshui River. We like to show off our strength to others, and others are afraid that they will naturally unite against Chu, but it is difficult for us to alienate them. Among the countries east of Hanshui River, Sui is the most powerful. If a country is proud of itself, it will abandon other small countries. In this way, it is extremely beneficial to Chu. The people who came to the peace talks this time were very arrogant towards Shao Shi. We can hide the elite, just show him the old and weak soldiers and confuse him. "

Dr. Lu Xiong didn't believe it. "What are the benefits of having Liang Ji, a state-owned sage?"

Bean bobby insisted, "this is for the sake of long-term planning. Shao Shi is favored by monarchs who follow the country. " Chu Wuwang thought for a long time and finally listened to Dobby's advice.

Although under the persuasion of others, Sui didn't fall for it this time, but in the battle two years later, he was defeated by Chu because he underestimated his enemy and was forced to surrender to Chu. After temporarily deterring the country, the Chu people took the opportunity to expand to the east of Hanshui River.

In 70 1 year BC, the Chu army defeated Yanzhou in Pusao, scared off the armies of Sui, Jiao, Zhou and Liao, and successfully formed an alliance with the two countries and Guo, which not only split the countries in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but also successfully extended the sphere of influence of Chu to the east of Hanshui River.

The strategy of contending between Chu and Han undoubtedly played a vital role in breaking through the natural barrier of Hanshui River. Not only that, but later Dou Bibo successfully predicted the defeat of Mo Ao Qufu, which proved that he was not only outstanding in strategy, but also knowledgeable in people.

Besides Dou, Dou Lian is also an excellent leader.

Before the war in 70 1 BC, Sui, Jiao, Zhou, Liao and Fei allied forces attacked Chu. The leader of the Chu army is arrogant and outnumbered. However, at this time, Dou Lian stood up and took the initiative to challenge him: "The meteorite was stationed in the suburbs, and it must have been negligent. Besides, they are looking forward to the rescue of the other four countries day and night, and they are too dependent on the city wall, so they have no intention of fighting. You led the army against the other four countries in the suburbs, and I led the elite to attack the meteor army. The Qi army was defeated, and the other four countries naturally retreated. "

Qu Kui heard that we were going to fight separately, and he was afraid that we were short of troops. He said anxiously, "Why don't you ask the king for reinforcements?"

Answered confidently: "The army won the battle by going up and down Qi Xin, not by the number of troops. Although there were many soldiers in Shang Zhouwang, they were finally defeated by the Zhou Wuwang you are familiar with. Why do I have to send more troops when I go out alone? "

Seeing that Dou Lian was so confident, Qu Fu hesitated: "Let's do divination!"

Dou Lian said firmly: "Divination is to solve doubts. Since there is no doubt, why do you need divination? "

At the insistence of Dou Lian, Qu Xia finally agreed to his battle plan.

Then Dou Lian led the army to Pushau, and soon defeated the meteorite man. Seeing that the meteorite man was defeated by the Chu army, the armies of the other four countries were so scared that they were at a loss and retreated in despair. Mo successfully completed the alliance with the two countries and Chu, and returned to Chu safely.

Although both Bean Bobby and Bean Lotus made great contributions, Bean Min, one of the brothers, made a big mistake. After Chu Wuwang destroyed the State of Jin, he changed the State of Jin to the State of Jin and named Dou Jin Guanyin. But not long after, Dou Min was killed by Chu Wuwang for rebellion. Doumen Rebellion made Chu Wuwang worry about Aoshi and wouldn't let them buy it.

But after his son Mo Ao defeated himself, Chu Wuwang had to rely more on Ruoao. In his later years, Chu Wuwang put Lingyin on Mo Ao and held a grudge against Lingyin. This shows that although Doumen once rebelled, the Ruoao family still won the trust of the Chu government.

However, after King Chu Wen came to power, he did not pay special attention to the Ruoao family.

Ling Yin, Sima, Mo Ao, etc. There is no record in the period of King Chu Wen; But the most famous is Peng Zhongshuang, a prisoner in Shen Nan. King Wen of Chu believed in people and promoted Peng Zhongshuang to Lingyin, which enabled Chu to successfully annex Shennan State and break through Nanyang Basin.

After the death of King Wen of Chu, he left his wife Yi and two sons under the age of ten: Jin and Ji Yun. The sickly wife and young children laid a hidden danger for the civil strife in Chu.

You Yi is the eldest brother. He first supported him as the king of Chu in order to block Ao. However, at this time, a fierce power struggle broke out within the royal family of Chu. Finally, Zi Yuan, the younger brother of King Wen of Chu, kidnapped Yun and killed Du Ao, and then supported Yun to become the King of Chu in order to become the King of Chu.

Because of his support and the young king of Chu, Ziyuan rudely monopolized the power of Chu. Later, Ziyuan once wanted to forcibly occupy Guangxi, but was strongly opposed by Ruoao's family. Yuan was very presumptuous and openly arrested Ruoao's fighting shooter. This caused great anger of Ruoao's family, so Shen Gong Douban, the son of Dou Qiang, shot and killed Ziyuan angrily, and put an end to Ziyuan's chaos!

In order to thank Ruoao's family, the King of Chu appointed Dou Gu, the son of Du, as Lingyin, also known as Lingyin.

During Wen Ren's Lingyin period, it was the critical moment when Chu had just stepped out of Nanyang Basin and participated in the hegemony of the Central Plains. In order to alleviate the national disaster, Wen Zi donated all his property, leaving his family without food for a day. When he goes to court, he often goes hungry. Over time, King Chucheng also knew the plight of Wen Zi's family. Every day, he must prepare a piece of meat and a grain for him.

With the full assistance of Wen Zi, King Chu Cheng competed with Qi Huangong, the first overlord of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, for hegemony for more than 20 years. On the surface, it is backward, but in fact it has taken advantage: during this period, the territory of Chu successfully expanded to the middle and lower reaches of Huaihe River.

Wen Zi's great contribution made him a sacred model in the eyes of the king of Chu: Chu Zhuangwang pardoned Wen Zi after destroying the Joao family; King Chu Ping killed the arrogant man, but because he was a child, he pardoned his two sons!

After Wen Zi, Joao's other achievement also came to the fore. Cheng was the first person to step onto the historical stage, that is, his successor Yin.

There are different historical materials about the origin of Yu Zi: some people say that Yu Zi is Wen Zi's brother, some people say that she is a cousin, and some people say that she is Wen Zi's cousin.

As far as Cheng's independent family is concerned, he is unlikely to be his brother. Cheng Jia is probably independent because of his great contribution after fighting with Lian or Qi. Because Douqi appeared at the latest among Ruoao brothers and had the highest status in Chu, it was probably for independence that a city was established after Douqi. Judging from his age, Cheng is probably the son of Dou Qi and has a cousin.

Chen Cheng is a controversial figure. Although willful, he is extremely talented.

In 637 BC, his son Zhong Er was exiled to the State of Chu. Yu Zi saw his speech was very good and thought that he would pose a great threat to Chu in the future, so he asked to kill Zhong Er, but the king of Chu refused. Five years later, Jin Wengong led the Jin people to defeat the Chu army led by Yu Zi and successfully ruled the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Thus, Cheng Dui is quite knowledgeable.

The advantages and disadvantages of Cheng are so outstanding that the Chu people are not convinced of him. In his later years, he repeatedly recommended Cheng to succeed him, but he was constantly questioned by Chu people. Even after he became an independent army and made great achievements, the Chu people still said that he was "headstrong" and could not return home safely with more than 300 troops.

With his support, the king of Chu had to appoint Cheng Lingyin as his replacement.

In 632 BC, wayward Cheng fell into a trap under the careful design of the Jin people and was defeated by the Jin State in Chengpu! After the defeat, Cheng was ashamed to go back to see the king of Chu and had to commit suicide to apologize.

Yin He is the second generation of ruoyu family. Wen Zi became a model of all times, but Yu Zi became a sinner because of his failure. The defeat in the battle of Chengpu was the first major setback for the Joao family.

Although Yu Zi was the chief culprit of Chengpu's defeat, he also made mistakes because he was eager to make meritorious deeds, so the King of Chu did not pursue Ruoao's crimes. After Yu Zi's death, Dou Bo of Jo? o and Cheng Daxin, the son of Yu Zi, successively served as Lingyin. It can be said that although the battle of Chengpu failed, the goodwill of being a fool did not decline.

However, after the defeat of Chengpu, the Chu government was more wary of the Ruoao family.

Ruoao's long-term occupation of Lingyin and Sima made the Chu government vaguely feel the threat from Ruoao. In 627 BC, Ling Yinzi and Cheng Daxin led an army to invade Chen and Cai, and met the Jin army led by Yang Chufu. Yang's father led the army straight into the water, trying to cut off the retreat of the Chu army.

Seeing that a big war was about to start, Chu Yang's father induced the Chu army to take the initiative to retreat, and then quickly retreated after the Chu army retreated, showing off "Chu army escaped" all the way! This is ridiculous and exasperating for Chu Yang's father's fear of war. Unexpectedly, this battle turned out to be his last.

Afterwards, the prince who was dissatisfied with his son falsely accused him of accepting bribes from the State of Jin and fled without fighting. The king of Chu is also very confused.

One year after my son died, Shang Chen successfully murdered his father for King Chu Mu. During the reign of King Mu, the Ruoao family was still favored by public office. But another thing happened, which proved that the bad blood between Orff and Wisdom Fofo Agbo started from this.

In the battle of Chengpu, Dou Yishen was appointed as Sima. After the defeat, he wanted to commit suicide with Yu Zi, but fortunately, he was pardoned by the King of Chu and escaped. Since then, Sima Zixi was dismissed from office, and King Chu Cheng made him a commercial official. Later, because of being slandered, Zixi voluntarily surrendered to Du Ying, regained the trust of the King of Chu, and changed to seclusion. Perhaps because of this, Zixi is grateful to King Chucheng. In 6 17 BC, Gong Yin Zixi conspired with others to kill King Chu Mu and avenge King Chu Cheng. I don't want to. King Chu Mu discovered Zixi's plot and killed him rudely!

From Dou Bo to Dou Yishen, King Chu Mu killed two members of the Dou family. Will he still trust his proud family so much?

If Dou Bo and Dou Yishen are still loyal to their official positions, then what the other Ruoao clan has done is purely involved in the power struggle.

In the first year, Douke and his son Xie launched a rebellion, took them hostage and were killed by the Chu people.

Dou Ke used to be Shen Gong, but he was unfortunately captured by Qin people in a Chu-Han War. Although he was later put back by the Qin people, the position where he applied for public office has been occupied by others. Because of long-term depression, Douke launched civil strife.

The chaos of the battle is enough to prove that if there is a change in the proud world, it will no longer be loyal to the country and slowly breed careerists. Then, how can the Chu government not strictly guard against Ruoshi?

At the beginning of Chu Zhuangwang's succession, Ruoao still occupied an important position in Chu. During the reign of Chu Zhuangwang, the top three in Lingyin were Cheng Jia, Dou Ban and Dou Jiao. Among them, Cheng Jia is Cheng Daxin's brother and Cheng's son; Son of Dou, nephew of Dou Jiao, son of Sima.

During the period of Chu Zhuangwang, the grandson of King Chu Cheng, the third generation of Ruoao's family had grown up in an all-round way.

Wen Zi is worried about the third generation of the Joao family. He thinks that pepper is a "wolf ambition", which will bring great disaster to the proud family. Therefore, he kept urging his younger brother Liang Zi to kill Dou Jiao to avoid future troubles, but Liang Zi wouldn't listen.

After Wen's death, his son Ziyang became Lingyin again. Perhaps because my uncle slandered himself, Sima Doujiao and Jia teamed up to frame Ziyang, which led to Ziyang being killed. After Ziyang died, Dou Jiaojiao became Lingyin and Sima.

But before long, Dou Jiao clashed with Lou Jia, not only killing Lou Jia, but also leading Ruoyu's family to attack Chu Zhuangwang!

In 605 BC, Chu Zhuangwang defeated Dou Jiao in the battle of Gao E and killed the foolish family.

However, there is a huge doubt in the records of Historical Records: Why did Dou Jiao point the finger at Wang after killing Jia Jia?

When he was a teenager, Jia Jia was famous for predicting that he would become a minister who was "not allowed to enter for 300 times". When Dou Renling was in hiding, he joined hands with Dou Jiao to kill Dou. Dou Jiao became your empress, and she turned against Dou Jiao. It can be said that Jia Jia is the bane of Jo? o.. Why is Jia so firmly opposed to Joao?

Although Lao Shi has a longer history than Ruo Ao Shi, it has always belonged to Qu Shi and Ruo Ao Shi since the Spring and Autumn Period. However, with the increasing power of Jo? o, the state government of Chu naturally supported other clans to counter Jo? o's power. Jia repeatedly opposed Ruoao's family. If there is no Chu's office behind him, how dare he do so?

Therefore, if the Ao family is exterminated, it is likely to be a conspiracy led by the Chu government: let Jia Jia provoke Ruoao's infighting first, and then let Jia Jia fight; I don't want to. Dou Jiao forced out the truth before killing Lou Jia, and then angrily led to rebellion.

If this inference is true, then the Chu government agencies have not done enough aboveboard in eliminating Ogilvy.

But from the source, it is too powerful and threatens the direct rule, which is the root cause of Joao genocide.

After the war of Gaohu, except for the descendants of Hecheng, if the members of the Aoshi family were not killed, they fled abroad. Even if you stay at home, it is difficult for Aoshi to reproduce its former glory. When King Chu Ling was in power, he even became a descendant of the princes and tigers, a remnant of the Ruoao family. He threw himself at himself, committed suicide, and ended up like this. Aren't you sad?

As the largest imperial clan in Chu after the Spring and Autumn Period, the Ruo 'ao family suddenly declined after three generations, which made people lament. Some people think that playing with Chili peppers ruined Joao's family. But in fact, it is precisely because the Ruoao family is too strong that the capital of Chu has to destroy the Ruoao family: if the Ao family is strong, its descendants will inevitably be mixed, with loyal patriots and ambitious people; Finally, the Ruoyu family, a mixed but powerful family, became a thorn in the side of the Chu government and had to be quickly eliminated.

Therefore, Joao's extinction is not because of fighting peppers, but because Joao's own strength is too strong, threatening the office.