Wu Zixu (former? ~ before 484), a famous strategist and strategist of Wu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. This famous member was named Zi Xu, who was later named Xu Shen by the State of Wu. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu Pepper (now Jiaobei Town, Funan County, Anhui Province) was born. Wu Zixu's father is Wu She, and Wu Zixu's brother is Wu Shang. His grandfather's name is Wu Ju, and his descendants are very famous in Chu, because he is honest and good at remonstrating when serving Chu Zhuangwang. His grandfather Wu Juyi was a native of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because it was sealed in Chujiao (now Jiaopi Town, Funan County, Anhui Province), it is also called Jiaoju. His father, Wu She, was from Ganxi, Chu (now Lixin, Anhui). Wu Zixu's father and brother were killed by King Chu Ping. He fled to the State of Wu, helped He Lv, the king of Wu, build a city for training, and became angry and self-reliant. Ren Xiangguo. Fu Cha advised the King of Yue to refuse to make peace and stop cutting Qi. Inconsistent, the king of Wu committed suicide with his sword.

Basic information

Chinese name: Wu Zixu.

Alias: Wu Zixu, from Xu Shen.

Native place: Jianli County.

Gender: male

Nationality: Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period

Place of birth: Chu Jiaoyi (now Jianli, Hubei)

Occupation: Dr. Wu, strategist and strategist.

Main achievements: leading Wu Jun to defeat Chu; Build Gusu City

Knight status: Xiang Guogong

Classic reason: white hair overnight, rebellious behavior.

Closed: forced suicide

Personality assessment

Sima Qian spoke highly of Wu Zixu in Historical Records: "Bitterness is cruel to people! The king can't do it for his lieutenants yet, and the same is true! It's a worm to let Wu Zixu die of luxury. Abandoning xiaoyi, snow is a great shame, and it will be remembered for generations to come. Fang Zixu was embarrassed on the river, begging for food, and determined to forget evil? That's why forbearance is famous. Who can do this without a powerful husband? " Although Sima Qian was dissatisfied with what Wu Zixu did when he broke Chu, he thought that Wu Zixu was an informal and fierce husband, who would not sacrifice in vain and could bear the burden of humiliation, and finally avenged his father and achieved immortality. "As a matter of fact, Wu Zixu urged the prince to attack Chu, not for the sake of the nation, not for the sake of the country, but just because his father and brother were killed by the king of Chu, so later generations complained about it. The poet Chen Zhisui's poem "Xu Shen" says: "Is it because of Chu people that Wu attacked Chu for private reasons? Poor sons and daughters of the motherland, half of them have to pay the price of their lives. Factor is sealed in Shen, so it is also called.