Translation of Biography of Historical Records and Wu Zixu

Historical Records Volume 66 Biographies of Wu Zixu Volume 6

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Wu Zixu, a native of Chu, was appointed as a committee member. His father's name is Wu She and his brother's name is Wu Shang. Their ancestors had a man named Wu Ju, who was a minister and was famous for his daring to speak out, so his descendants were very famous in Chu State. The prince of King Chu Ping was named Jane, and King Ping appointed Wu She as his teacher and Fei Wuji as his junior teacher. However, Fei Wuji was not loyal to Prince Jian. Wang Ping asked Fei Wuji to go to Qin to marry the prince. Women in the state of Qin are very beautiful. Fei Wuji ran back and reported to Wang Ping: "That woman in the State of Qin is really beautiful. The king can marry him himself or the prince. " Ping Wang himself married a woman of Qin, who liked her very much, and later gave birth to a son named Qi. Ping Wang married another wife to the prince. Because Fei Wuji used the women of Qin to please Wang Ping, he left the prince to serve Wang Ping. He was worried that one Tianping king would die and the prince would commit suicide after he succeeded to the throne, so he tried his best to discredit Prince Jian. Prince Jian's mother is Cai Guoren, and Wang Ping doesn't like her at all. Gradually, he became more and more alienated from Prince Jian and sent him to the city father to guard the frontier. Soon, Fei Wuji spoke ill of the prince in front of Wang Ping all day. He said: "Prince Jian can't have no resentment because of the women of Qin. I hope your majesty can take a little precautions. Now that the prince has come to the city father to command the army and get in touch with the vassal States abroad, he is ready to go back to Beijing to make trouble! " King Ping summoned Wu She, the prince's teacher, for interrogation. Knowing that Fei Wuji spoke ill of the Prince in front of King Ping, Wu She said, "Why should your majesty believe that little minister who is cruel and mischievous and alienates his closest relatives?" Fei Wuji said, "If your majesty doesn't punish them now, their plot will succeed. The king will be arrested by them soon. " So Captain Wang Ping was very angry, put Wu She in prison, and sent Sima Fenyang, the father of the city, to kill the prince. Before the father of Fenyang arrived at the city, he sent someone to tell the prince, saying, "The prince should leave quickly, or he will be killed." Prince Jian fled to Song State. Wu yuan

Fei Wuji said to Ping Wang, "Wu She has two sons, both of whom are very capable. If they are not killed, it will be a disaster for Chu. You can take their father hostage and ask them to come here, otherwise it will be the future trouble of Chu. " King Ping sent someone to see Wu She: "If you can call your two sons, I will spare your life; Otherwise, you will be executed. " Wu Wa said, "My eldest son, Wu Shang, is kind and kind. If I call him, he will certainly come. My second son, Wu Wu, is tenacious and can do great things. He knew that he would be arrested together when he came, and he certainly wouldn't come. The King of Chu refused to listen, and sent for Wu Shang and Wu Yuan, saying, "When you come, I will spare your father's life. If you don't come, I'll kill your father now. " When Wu Shang was ready to leave, Wu Yuan said, "The reason why the King of Chu called us brothers was not that he really wanted our father to live, but that he was afraid that we would escape and leave a disaster in the future, so he used our father as a hostage to deceive us both. As soon as the two of us arrived, father and son were executed together. What's good for my father? Being called away only makes it impossible for us to get revenge. It is better to go to other countries and use their power to avenge my father. If we die together now, nothing can be done. " Wu Shang said, "I also know that even if we go, we can't save our father's life after all. "But now, my father asked me to save my life, but I didn't go; I can't take revenge in the future, I will be laughed at by the whole world, and it will make me very painful. " Wu Shang said to Wu Yuan, "Run! If you can avenge your father's death, I will die! " Wu Shang was arrested, and the emissary wanted to catch Wu Zixu. Wu Zixu drew his bow, picked up an arrow and aimed it at the messenger. The emissary dared not come forward, so Wu Zixu ran away. He heard that the Prince was built in Song State, so he went to Song State to build it with the Prince. When Wu heard that Zixu had escaped, he said, "The monarch and ministers will suffer for the war from now on." When Wu Shang arrived in the capital, King Ping killed Wu She and Wu Shang together. After Wu Zixu arrived in Song State, there was civil strife in Song State, and Duke Yuan of Song and Fahrenheit, the ruling minister, attacked each other. Wu Zixu ran to Zheng with Prince Jian. Zheng is very kind to them. Prince Jian went to the state of Jin again. He said, "Since the Prince is friendly with Zheng, Zheng also trusts the Prince. If the prince can be my inside man and I attack from the outside, then we can destroy Zheng. Destroy the state of Zheng and seal it with the prince. " When the prince returned to Zheng, things were not ready. It happened that the prince wanted to kill one of his entourage because of a private matter. The waiter knew their plot and reported it to Zheng. Zheng He's son killed Prince Jian. Prince Jian has a son named Sheng. After the incident, Wu Zixu got scared and fled to Wu with Sheng. When they arrived at Zhaoguan, the guards at Zhaoguan tried to catch them. Wu Xu had to go with Sheng alone, almost unable to escape. Their pursuers followed closely. Wu Zixu fled to the river and a fisherman came by boat. Knowing that Wu Zixu was in an emergency, I ferried Wu Zixu across the river. Wu Zixu crossed the river, took off his sword and said, "This sword is worth 100 gold. I'll give it to you for your old age!" The fisherman said, "The decree of the State of Chu stipulates that whoever catches Wu Zixu will be given 50,000 stone and knighted. That's more than a sword worth 100 gold! " Refused to accept Wu Zixu's sword. Wu Zixu fell ill before he reached the capital of Wu, so he had to stop halfway to beg for a living. In the capital of Wu, Wu Wangliao is in power, and his son is just a general. Wu Zixu sought audience with Wu Wangliao through the relationship of Gongzi Guang. After a long time, the border between Chu and Wu clashed. Beiliang, on the border of Chu and Wu in Li Zhonghe, is engaged in sericulture. When two women were picking mulberries, they fought with each other. King Chu Ping was so angry that the two countries fought with soldiers. Wu Pai's son attacked Chu alone, conquered Li Zhonghe's nest, and then retreated home. Wu Zixu said to him, "Now is the time to attack Chu in one fell swoop. I hope to send a son to attack Chu with a light army." Sun Guang said to Wu Wangliao, "Later, Wu Zixu persuaded the King of Chu to attack Chu because his father and brother were killed by the King of Chu. He just wants to avenge himself. Chu can't be broken in one fell swoop. " Wu Zixu know childe light at home have their own plans, want to kill self-reliance is king. In this case, it was inconvenient to tell him about foreign actions, so he recommended a samurai named Zhuan Xu to Gongziguang. He and the son of Prince blade master retired to farm in the countryside. Five years later, King Chu Ping died. At first, a woman in the state of Qin gave birth to a son named Fei, which was stolen from Prince Jian. When he died, Fei became king. This is Zhao Haoqi. Wu Wangliao took advantage of Chu's funeral and sent two childe soldiers to attack Chu. Chu sent troops to block Wu Jun's back road, making it impossible for Wu Jun to return. Wu domestic emptiness, childe light let Zhuan Xu suddenly attack, assassination. Childe light self-reliance is king, this is the prince of Wu He Lu. He Lv was satisfied when he became the king of Wu, so he recalled Wu Yuan and appointed him as a "pedestrian" officer to participate in the planning of national policies. Chu killed his ministers, Wan Wan and Li. The grandson of Bozhou Plough fled from Chu to Wu. King Wu also appointed Ai Bo as a doctor. The former Wu Wangliao sent two sons to attack Chu, but they were cut off and could not be withdrawn. Later, when they heard that He Lu killed Wu Wangliao and became king, they surrendered to the State of Chu with their troops, and the State of Chu sealed them in Shu. He Lv reigned for three years. He and Wu Zixu sent troops to attack Chu, conquered Shu, and captured two generals who rebelled against Wu and surrendered Chu. Originally, he was going to March into Du Ying with victory. General Sun Wu said, "The people are too tired to fight any more. Let's wait a little longer! " So Wu Jun returned to China. In the fourth year of He Lu, Wu attacked Chu and occupied Liuhe and Suiyuan. In five years, the State of Wu attacked and defeated the State of Yue. In six years, King Zhao of Chu sent his son Bow Wow to attack the State of Wu. Wu sent five soldiers to take part in the battle, and now he defeated the Chu army and occupied the nest of Chu. In the ninth year of Liuhe, the king of Wu said to Wu Zixu and Sun Wu, "You said you couldn't attack Ying Du before, but can you attack now?" The two men replied, "Bao Wa, the general of Chu, is greedy for money, and both Tang and Cai hate him. If the king wants to attack Chu on a large scale, he must first obtain the support of Tang and Cai. " He Lv listened to their words, mobilized all the troops, and joined forces with Tang and Cai to attack Chu. Wu Jun and Chu Army fought on both sides of the Han River. Fu, the younger brother of the prince of Wu, almost asked to take part in the battle. The king of Wu disagreed, so Fu almost led his 5000 soldiers to attack the general of Chu. Zi fled after repeated defeats and defected to Zheng. So, Wu's army pushed forward, fought five battles in a row and arrived. On this day, King Zhao of Chu fled Ying capital. The next day, Chen Geng, the king of Wu, entered the capital. Wang Zhao fled the capital and went to Yunmeng. Unexpectedly, he was attacked by robbers, and Wang Zhao fled to Yunmeng again. Brother Yun Huai said, "It is only natural that King Chu Ping killed my father and I killed his son!" Gong was worried that his younger brother would kill him, so he fled to Sui with him. Wu's army surrounded Suiyuan and said to Suiyuan, "The descendants of the Zhou Dynasty sealed the country in the Hanshui River Valley and were all destroyed by the State of Chu. Chu is your enemy, too. When Yun Chang saw that people wanted to kill him, he hid himself and pretended to be a disaster. However, according to the result of divination, it was unlucky to give it to Wu, so he made an excuse not to give it to Wu. At first, Wu Yuan and Shen were good friends. When Wu Yuan fled from Chu, he said to Shen, "I must subvert Chu." Shen said, "I must let Chu exist." When Wu Jun entered Ying, Wu Zixu looked for Zhao Haoqi everywhere, but he couldn't find him. He dug up the tomb of King Chu Ping, dragged the bones out and flogged them three hundred times before giving up. At this time, Shen also escaped and hid in the mountains. He sent someone to Wu Zixu and said, "Your revenge is too much! I heard that although there may be more people than justice for a while, justice will win in the end. You used to be a servant of Ping Wang. You used to serve him north, and now you whip people to death. Isn't this unreasonable? " Wu Zixu said to the bearer, "apologize to Shen for me. Just say that I am eager for revenge because I am old, just like I am going to sunset, but I still have a long way to go, so I have done such a perverse thing. " So Shen ran to the State of Qin and asked the State of Qin to send troops to save Chu. Qin refused to send troops. Shen stood in the court of Qin State and cried for seven days and seven nights. Qin Aigong was very moved and said, "Although the king of Chu has no choice, how can he not save Chu with such a courtier?" He sent 500 chariots to rescue Chu and fight against Wu. In June, Wu Jun lost to Ji. At this time, because He Lu, the king of Wu, was looking for King Zhao of Chu everywhere, he stayed in the State of Chu for a long time, and his younger brother almost took the opportunity to sneak back to the State of Wu and become king on his own. Hearing the news, He Lv left Chu and went back to China to attack his brother Fu Biao. My husband fled after defeat and went to Chu. King Zhao of Chu saw the civil strife in the State of Wu and returned to the capital, Ying. He sealed his husband in Tangxi, and he was called Tangxi's. Chu continued to fight against Wu, defeated Wu Jun, and the prince of Wu withdrew his troops and returned home. Two years later, the King of Wu sent Fu Cha to attack Chu and occupied it. Fearing that Wu Jun would invade again, Chu moved from Ying capital to Tan. During this period, under the advice of Wu Zixu and Sun Wu, the State of Wu defeated the powerful western State of Chu, threatened the northern States of Qi and Jin, and subdued the southern State of Yue, becoming the most powerful country. In the next four years, Confucius became the prime minister of Lu. Five years later, Wu attacked Yue. Ju Jian, the King of Yue, confronted Wu Jun and defeated Wu Jun in Gusu. He Lv injured his toe and Wu Jun had to retreat. He Lv's trauma was aggravated and his condition was serious. Before he died, he said to Prince Fu Cha, "Have you forgotten that the criminal sword killed your father?" Focha replied, "I dare not forget." That night, He Lu died. Fu Cha acceded to the throne as king, so he appointed Ai Bo as Taizai and stepped up training. Two years later, Wu attacked the State of Yue and defeated the Vietnamese army in Fu Ba. King Jian of Yue led more than 5,000 people to retreat to Kuaiji Mountain, and sent a doctor, Wen Zi, to see the king of Wu with a generous gift, asking for peace, willing to hand over state power and take his wife as a slave. The King of Wu was ready to grant Yue's request, and Wu Zixu remonstrated: "Zhu Jian, the King of Yue, is a hard-working man. If the king doesn't destroy him now, he will regret it in the future. " The prince of Wu did not listen to Wu Zixu, so he adopted the opinion of Taizai Hao, avoided the state of Yue and made peace with him. In the next five years, when the king of Wu heard that Qi Jinggong had died, ministers were fighting for power and the newly established monarch was in a weak position, he sent troops to the Northern Expedition of Qi. Wu Zixu remonstrated, saying, "Sentence Jian now only eats one dish, lives a simple life, cares for the people and mourns the dead and the sick. This is precisely because he thinks he will use the people! This man's immortality will definitely become a hidden danger for Wu. Now, for Wu, the existence of Yue is like a heart disease. The King of Qi did not destroy the State of Yue first, but devoted himself to attacking the State of Qi. This is not all wrong! " The prince of Wu did not listen to Wu Zixu's advice, attacked Qi, defeated Qi in Yiling, gained great fame, greatly awed the monarchs of Zou, Lu and other countries, and moved troops back to China. From then on, the prince refused to listen to Wu Zixu's advice. In the next four years, the King of Wu prepared to explore the State of Qi in the north, and Ju Jian, the King of Yue, adopted the strategy of Zigong, led the army to assist the State of Wu in fighting, and presented precious treasures to Taizai. Because Taizaihao has received bribes from the State of Yue for many times, he has become more and more trusting and fond of the State of Yue, and has been putting in a good word for the State of Yue in front of the King of Wu. The king of Wu trusted Abel very much and adopted his strategy. Wu Zixu remonstrated, "Yue State is the heart of Wu State, but now you believe in their hypocritical lies and deceptive behaviors and covet the effectiveness of cutting Qi. However, even if the State of Qi is occupied, it seems that a stone field has been obtained, which is useless and meaningless. In addition, Pan Geng's patent says,' Those rebellions and disobedience will be completely eliminated, leaving them childless, and they will never be allowed to plant curses on this land.' This is the reason why the Shang Dynasty flourished. I hope your majesty can put down Qi State and attack Yue State first. If you don't do this, you will regret it later, and it will be too late. "But the prince didn't listen and sent Wu Zixu to Qi. Wu Zixu said to his son before he left, "I have advised our king many times, but he won't listen. We will soon see the demise of Wu. There's no point in your mutually assured destruction with Wu. So he entrusted his son to Baum in the State of Qi, and then returned to work in the State of Wu. Wu Taizai and Wu Zixu have long had bad blood, so he slandered Wu Zixu and said, "Wu Zixu is hard and violent, heartless, suspicious and jealous. I'm afraid his resentment against the king will turn into a catastrophe sooner or later. When the former king was ready to cut Qi, Wu Zixu thought that it could not be cut, but the king finally sent troops to attack Qi, and the result was a great success. Wu Zixu was ashamed that his plan was not adopted, but resented the king. Now the King of Qi is ready to cut Qi, but Wu Zixu obstinately obstinately obstructs, slanders and slanders the King of Qi and goes his own way. He just gloated that Wu's failure would prove the cleverness of his strategy. Now, with a great army, Qi Weiwang personally dispatched all the domestic troops to cut Qi, but Wu Zixu stopped coming to the court because his protest was not adopted. He pretended to be ill and didn't go north with the king. The king had to guard against it! It's too easy for him to make trouble at this time. Besides, I'll keep an eye on Wu Zixu. When he went to Qi State, he entrusted his son to Qi State's Bao. As a courtier, Wu Zixu was not satisfied at home, so he went abroad to take refuge in the vassals. He thought he was an adviser to the former king, but now he is not valued, so he often resents the king. I hope the king will take measures as soon as possible. " The prince said, "If you hadn't said these words, I would have doubted him. So the King of Wu sent someone to give Wu Zixu a carved sword and said, "Cut it! Wu Zixu heaved a sigh: "Ah! Treacherous court official Abel is creating chaos, but the king wants to kill me instead. It was I who once made your father the overlord among the tyrants; Before you were made a prince, the son struggled to be a prince. I fought for you with my life in front of the former king. I almost didn't make you a prince. When you become king, you will give me a part of the kingdom of Wu, but I don't expect this. However, you actually listened to the treacherous court official's evil words and slandered your elders today. Wu Zixu told his roommate, "After I die, I must plant catalpa on my grave so that it can be used when it grows up." I will take off my eyes and hang them in the east gate of the capital. I want to see with my own eyes the invasion of Yuekou and the demise of Wu. "Say it and die. The prince was furious at Wu Zixu's words. He put Wu Zixu's body in a leather bag and let it float in the Yangtze River. The people of Wu respected Wu Zixu and built an ancestral temple for him by the Yangtze River, hence the name Xushan. After the king of Wu killed Wu Zixu, he launched an attack on Qi. Bao of Qi killed his monarch and made Yang Sheng king of Qi. The king of Wu intended to punish Bao for killing the king, but he didn't win and had to retreat. Two years later, the King of Wu called the monarchs of Lu and Wei to meet in Lingao. The following year, he went north, met with governors in Huangchi, and wanted to give orders to Governor Zhou. At this time, Ju Jian, the King of Yue, took the opportunity to attack the State of Wu, killed the King of Wu and defeated Wu Jun. Hearing the news, the King of Yue rushed back to China and sent envoys to make peace with the State of Yue. Nine years later, King Jian of the State of Yue finally destroyed the State of Wu, killed Fu Cha, the king of Wu, and executed Taizai, believing that Taizai was disloyal to the monarch, took a large number of bribes abroad, made friends with and worked for the State of Yue in private. At the beginning, the son of Prince Chujian, who fled with Wu Zixu, lived in the State of Wu. When the prince of Wu was in Fuzha, King Hui of Chu wanted to recall Sheng to Chu. Lord Ye remonstrated, saying, "Always winning is a brave man. I'm afraid he has his own plans! King Hui did not listen, so he recalled Sheng and placed him in Baigong, a border city of Chu. Bai Gong returned to Chu for three years, and Fu Cha, the prince of Wu, killed Wu Zixu. After Bai returned to Chu, he held a grudge against Zheng's father's behavior, so he secretly collected warriors who were willing to lay down their lives for him and prepared to wait for an opportunity to retaliate against Zheng. Bai Gong returned to Chu for five years and demanded a crusade against Zheng. Yin Zixi, the minister of Chu Dynasty, agreed. Before sending troops, the state of Jin sent troops to attack Zheng, who asked Chu for help. Chu sent a son to the west to help, made an agreement with Zheng and returned home. Bai said angrily, "My enemy is not Zheng, but Zi!" " Grinding your sword for nothing. Someone asked, "Why are you sharpening your sword?" Sheng said, "I want to use it to kill Zixi. Hearing this, Zixi smiled and said, "Victory is like that bird's egg. It only lives on my wings. ) Why are you doing this? " In the following four years, Bai He suddenly attacked the imperial court and killed Ling Zixi and Sima Ziqing. Shi Qi said, "You can't kill the king." So he hijacked King Hui to Qiu's house. Shi Qi's entourage, Qu Gu, carried Hui Wang and fled to Mrs. Zhao's palace to hide. Ye Gong heard the news of Bai Gong's uprising and led his men to fight against Bai Gong. Bai Gong's men were defeated and fled to the mountains. Suicide for nothing. Shi Qi was captured, and someone asked him where Bai Gong's body was hidden. If he doesn't make a sound, he will be thrown into an iron pot to cook. Shi Qi said: "When you finish, I will be your minister, but if you can't succeed, I will enter the iron pot, which is what it should be." Finally refused to say where Bai's body was. As a result, Shi Gai was punished for cooking. Lord Ye found King Hui again and became king again. Tai Shigong said: Hatred has a great influence on people. Even the king can't let hatred sprout among courtiers, let alone between people of the same status! If Wu Zixu has died with Wu She, what's the difference between that and the death of a worm? However, he was able to give up his petty feelings, wash the snow and accumulate grievances, and let his reputation spread to future generations. Pathetic! When Zixu is in distress on the Yangtze River and begging for a living on the road, will he forget his hatred for Du Ying and King Chu in an instant? I won't. Therefore, restraint and patience can achieve fame. Who can do it without an ambitious hero? If Bai Gong didn't become a monarch himself, then his achievements are also very commendable!