Chapter 372 Zhu Qizhen is ready to make a splash!
[In 632 BC, King Cheng of Chu planned to change the crown prince.]

[As a result, Prince Shangchen received the news. ]

[Directly replaced the King of Chu. 】

[Crown Prince Shangchen surrounded the palace and forced King Cheng of Chu to commit suicide.]

[Before his death, King Cheng of Chu wanted to eat a bear paw before dying.]

【As a result, Shang Chen said: Bear paws are hard to bear. 】

[King Cheng of Chu was not given the opportunity to delay. King Cheng of Chu had no choice but to commit suicide.]

【He reigned for a total of 47 years.】

[However, King Cheng of Chu himself came to power in a coup. ]

【Finally, he withdrew from the stage in a coup, which can be considered a cycle.】

【Xiong Shangchen succeeded to the throne and was called King Mu of Chu. 】

【King Mu of Chu did achieve some success during his reign.】

[King Mu of Chu first moved the capital, and then destroyed two small countries. ]

[After 618 BC, Chu attacked Song, Chen, and Zheng successively, forcing them to submit to Chu.]

[The kings of two other small countries were also captured.]

[The power of Chu State officially expanded to the Jianghuai area. ]

[After 12 years on the throne, King Mu of Chu died and his son Xiong Lu succeeded him as King of Chu. ]

【And he is King Zhuang of Chu. 】

……

King Zhuang of Chu was one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

As soon as it appeared, it aroused widespread discussion among ancient and modern audiences inside and outside the sky.

The ancients were fine.

Because it is generally known that King Zhuang of Chu was the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period who made a great name for himself.

Many people also regard King Zhuang of Chu as their role model.

For example, Zhu Qizhen of the Ming Dynasty.

"They always say that I am just a literary emperor."

"I can govern the country well, but it is difficult for me to achieve success."

"But before the sky curtain appeared, I was already ambitious and ready to attack and destroy the Oirat."

"Recreate the great feat of the late emperor who conquered the Wolf's Lair."

"Then the Han Dynasty could have an Emperor Wu of Han."

"Why can't our Ming Dynasty have an Emperor Wu of Ming?"

"It's just that at the beginning, everyone thought I was not a soldier."

"So you underestimated my military talent."

"Just wait! Wait for my 50-man army to launch a pincer attack and destroy the Oirat in one swift strike."

“Expand the country’s land area by millions of square kilometers.”

"We have achieved achievements far beyond those of the Han and Tang dynasties."

"At that time, let them know the amazing success of Zhu Qizhen of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Speaking of which, if I really become a blockbuster."

"As a scholar-emperor, he personally led the army to attack Wala."

"So from now on, will the allusion to the idiom 'startling with a single move' come to my side?"

And modern audiences.

The barrage of comments is sent out in a manner of densely swiping the screen.

Mainly the actor who played the role of King Zhuang of Chu,

It makes everyone feel very familiar.

"King Zhuang of Chu, Chu Yunfei!"

《The protagonist is here! 》

"Why does this actor look so familiar?"

"The Chu army has recently introduced a batch of American equipment and wants to compete with your Jin army."

"Lü Bu's courtesy name was Yunfei and his pseudonym was King Zhuang."

"There are many stories about King Zhuang of Chu. He made a stunning debut, soared to the sky, shot an arrow through the air from a hundred paces, and aspired to rule the Central Plains."

……

Canopy.

[In the early days of his reign, King Zhuang of Chu's power was not stable.]

[The domestic struggle situation is very complicated.]

[Under such circumstances, King Zhuang of Chu chose the strategy of keeping a low profile.] [He spent his days eating, drinking and having fun, not caring about state affairs, and delegated power to others, appearing harmless.]

[There was even a sign erected at the palace gate.]

[It says that anyone who dares to speak out will be killed without mercy.]

[But in reality, King Zhuang of Chu had been secretly accumulating strength and cultivating his own personal connections and officials.]

【Until 611 BC.】

【King Zhuang of Chu, who had accumulated a lot of experience, finally took back the power and began to officially govern. 】

【The king of Chuzhuang was famous for his amazing performance. 】

[King Zhuang of Chu attacked and destroyed the State of Yong right after he came to power, just to test his skills.]

【Then he began to head north to the Central Plains to compete with other heroes for supremacy. 】

[And they defeated the Jin army, avenging the arrow shot in the Battle of Chengpu. ]

[In 606 BC, King Zhuang of Chu led his army north again, in the name of serving the king, and arrived near Luoyi, the capital of the Zhou emperor.]

【Seeing the Chu army demonstrating on the border. 】

【The King of Zhou was worried and sent people to express his condolences.】

[King Zhuang of Chu was not vague and directly asked the other party about the size and weight of the Nine Cauldrons, which symbolized the power of the world.]

[This ambition can be said to be something that can be said to be unpretentious. 】

【This is the origin of the idiom "asking for the throne of the Central Plains".】

[In the next few years, the Chu State continued to attack. ]

【The Jin State continued to fight against the Chu Army, with both sides winning and losing alternately. 】

[King Zhuang of Chu also appointed Sun Shuao as the Prime Minister of Chu, further strengthening the country's strength. ]

[In 599 BC, the Battle of Yingbei broke out between Jin and Chu, the two most powerful vassal states in the world at that time.]

[The Chu State lost this battle, but its vitality was not seriously damaged. ]

[The next year, he returned and conquered the State of Chen.]

[Another year later, King Zhuang of Chu personally led a large army to attack the State of Zheng.]

【After several months of fierce fighting, the entire territory of Zheng was occupied. 】

[Duke Xiang of Zheng bared his clothes and led a sheep to surrender to King Zhuang of Chu to show his submission.]

【Jin's reinforcements arrived at Zheng.】

[A fierce battle broke out again between the Chu and Jin states. ]

[The Chu army won a great victory in this battle! ]

[The middle and lower armies of Jin were almost completely annihilated.]

[This battle also established Chu's position as the overlord of the Central Plains, completely washing away the shame of Chu's consecutive defeats to Jin.]

[After returning home to recuperate, King Zhuang of Chu once again mobilized the entire nation to besiege the medium-sized State of Song.]

【The siege lasted nine months.】

[The State of Song was ultimately unable to resist and expressed its willingness to submit to the State of Chu.]

【Then King Zhuang of Chu withdrew his troops.】

【After this battle, the Central Plains countries were divided into Jin, Qi and Lu. 】

[All other countries have already respected King Zhuang of Chu as their overlord. ]

【The State of Chu officially became one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. 】

【After 100 years, King Zhuang of Chu also fulfilled King Wu of Chu's wish to participate in the hegemony of the Central Plains. 】

[In 591 BC, King Zhuang of Chu, who had reigned for 23 years, died of illness.]

[During his reign, the territory of Chu expanded by 3000 li, 26 countries were destroyed, and it became the overlord of the Central Plains. ]

【And it ends with his generation. 】

[The State of Chu was officially a small border state with an area of ​​only 50 miles a few hundred years ago.]

[It has become a superpower with a 5000-mile radius! ]

The history of the Chu State continues.

Because the 800-year history of the Chu State is really too long.

One video can't tell the whole story.

This sky-high video actually only tells the story of the first half.

As for the story of the State of Chu after King Zhuang of Chu.

We will have to wait until the next video to explain it slowly.

The video is also accompanied by melodious and heavy background music with a sense of historical heritage.

Slowly fading.

Until the end of the video.

(End of this chapter)