Qu Yuan sacrificed his life for the benefit of the country and the people. His noble character and sentiment are fully reflected in Qu Yuan. Below is the historical story about Qu Yuan that I brought, let’s learn about it together.
Qu Yuan threw himself into the river
King Zhao Wuling implemented the reform of riding and shooting in Hufu, and Chu's domestic and foreign policies also changed.
Qu Yuan, a senior official of the Chu State, repeatedly urged King Huai of Chu to unite with Qi’s rebels to fight against Qin. However, King Huai of Chu only listened and accepted bribes (hu?) from Zhang Yi of Qin (l?). Jin Shang and Gong Zilan were deceived by the King of Qin and went to the State of Qin. They were detained in Xianyang and died in the State of Qin in 296 BC. The prince was established as the king of the country, and he was King Qingxiang of Chu. Instead, he reused Jin Shang and Gong Zilan, a group of people who blindly made concessions to Qin and ceded territory to seek peace. Qu Yuan was worried that Chu State would be destroyed by these people, and he felt very depressed. He constantly advised King Chu Qingxiang to stay away from villains, recruit talents, encourage soldiers, train soldiers and horses, strive for the country, and avenge the previous king. Jin Shang and Gong Zilan were afraid that King Chu Qingxiang would rebel against Qin and they would not be able to live a good life. They regarded Qu Yuan as a thorn in their side and had to get rid of him. They got together to speak ill of Qu Yuan in front of King Qingxiang of Chu. King Qingxiang of Chu was furious and dismissed Qu Yuan from his post and exiled him to southern Hunan (today's Dongting Lake area in Hunan).
Qu Yuan held the ambition of saving the country and the people, and planned to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but he was squeezed out. He was going crazy. He didn't want to eat or drink, and he was filled with sorrow and anger and had nowhere to talk. He sang sad songs while walking by the Dongting Lake and the Miluo River (in today's northeastern Hunan). He had a haggard face, disheveled hair, and was as skinny as a stick.
A fisherman advised him: Why are you doing this? Who among the Chu people doesn’t know that you are a loyal minister! Why don’t you be like the rest of the world?
Qu Yuan said:? The king and others are confused, but I am the only one who is sober! What makes me sad is not what happened to me. What happened to Chu State makes me feel like a knife. How could I ignore the danger of the country? As long as it can save Chu State, I am willing to die ten thousand times. Now, the king has exiled me to the barren mountains and wilderness. I have no control over the affairs of the country. I have nowhere to express my opinions. I shout to the king loudly, but the king cannot hear me. I was in so much pain that I was going crazy. ?
When Qu Yuan was in exile, he often lived with the common people with this idea in mind. He saw the people who hated Qin for taking Chu's land. They worked hard all year round to cultivate the land, but they often suffered from cold and hunger. They had no money for medical treatment when they got sick, and no money for burial when they died. They suffered from natural disasters and man-made disasters, leaving their wives and children dead. Scattered, families were broken up and people died. This tragic scene deepened Qu Yuan's pain. He has always loved writing his songs down, and is writing more now. The famous long poem "Li Sao" was written by him during this period.
The days passed very quickly. More than ten years had passed, and Qu Yuan had not received the news that King Chu had summoned him back. He was worried about the future of his country. In his day and dreams, he always wanted to return to Yingdu, the capital of Chu State. He wanted to use the mountains and rivers to relieve his patriotic worries, but in the end he became even more sad. The politics of the Chu State were so corrupt, and the beautiful rivers and mountains were gradually taken away by the Qin State. The Chu State was too dangerous.
Qu Yuan wanted to go back to Yingdu immediately and persuade the King of Chu, but in fact it was impossible. Someone said to him: Why do you have to stay in Chu and suffer this? Qu Yuan said: How could I abandon my hometown and the country of my parents! The bird is tired of flying and wants to return to its old branch. Rest; the fox is dead, and his head is still facing the mountain! The road to save the country is long and long. I can’t leave Chu State. I have to search for a way to save the country!?
The bad guys are in power, and the great power of Chu State is The trouble finally came. In 278 BC, Qin sent general Bai Qi to attack Chu and captured the capital of Chu. When Qu Yuan heard the news, he was so sad that he burst into tears. At this time, he was already sixty-two years old. He knew that Chu State had no hope, but he was unwilling to see Chu State destroyed and his land and people falling into the hands of the enemy. He wanted to live and die with Chu State, so on the fifth day of May, holding a big stone, He jumped into the Miluo River and died for his country.
The fishermen and nearby farmers quickly rowed boats to rescue Qu Yuan. But in the vast ocean, where is Qu Yuan's shadow? They rowed boats on the river to worship him, and sprinkled rice in bamboo tubes into the water to offer him. They called for him: "Doctor Qu, are you back!" Later, people called the day on the fifth day of May when Qu Yuan threw himself into the river the Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanyang Festival. The bamboo tubes filled with rice were changed into rice dumplings and the boats were Instead, dragon boats raced on the river, and this ceremony was used to commemorate Qu Yuan. Later, it gradually became a custom throughout China.
Qu Yuan of Chu State died, what about Zhao State? After Zhao's father died, King Zhao Huiwen worshiped his younger brother Zhao Sheng as the prime minister of the country and named him Pingyuan Lord. In order to consolidate his position, Lord Pingyuan made friends with various people in the world and took them under his sect to support him. This practice of adopting retainers became a trend at that time. Lord Mengchang of Qi, Lord Xinling of Wei, and Lord Chunshen of Chu all adopted retainers like Lord Pingyuan. Each of them has thousands of customers. Even King Zhaoxiang of Qin wanted to make friends with him when he heard that Lord Pingyuan had adopted a retainer.
Qu Yuan threw himself into the river to serve his country and never left the Kingdom of Chu
Qu Yuan experienced three periods in his life: King Wei of Chu, King Huai of Chu, and King Qingxiang, and he was mainly active under King Huai of Chu period. This period was the eve of China's imminent unification, which would be dominated by the Emperor of Qin and the King of Chu. Qu Yuan was born into an aristocratic family, and he was good at governing chaos and adept at rhetoric. Therefore, he was deeply favored by King Huai of Chu in his early years, and he was promoted to Zuotu and Sanlu Dafu.
In order to realize the great cause of the unification of Chu State, Qu Yuan actively assisted King Huai to reform and strengthen himself internally, and insisted on uniting Qi to resist Qin externally, which made the Chu State become rich and powerful, and powerful among the princes. . However, Qu Yuan had sharp conflicts with the decadent aristocratic group of Chu State in domestic and foreign affairs. Due to the jealousy of Shangguan officials and others, Qu Yuan was later framed by a small group and alienated by King Huai of Chu. He was exiled to the south of the Yangtze River and wandered between the Yuan and Xiang rivers. In the 21st year of King Qingxiang (278 BC), Qin general Bai Qi attacked Yingdu. Qu Yuan was so grief-stricken and angry that he sank into the Miluo River and died for his country.
Qu Yuan was a great poet in ancient times and an outstanding patriot. He was born in the Chu State during the Warring States Period, and his hometown was Zigui (zǐguī) in present-day Hubei Province, not far from the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. The scenery here is wonderful, and the shadows of the mountains and the sounds of the water are charming. Qu Yuan loved his hometown and the country of Chu very much. However, the rulers of the Chu State were corrupt and incompetent, and did not seek to make progress, which gradually weakened the country's power and made the people's lives miserable. Qu Yuan was very anxious and came to the capital to persuade the King of Chu to reform and strengthen himself. Unexpectedly, he was framed and attacked by treacherous officials. The King of Chu who once trusted him drove him out of the capital and exiled him to a distant place.
Qu Yuan was extremely sad because his patriotism was not understood by others. Someone advised him: Since Chu State doesn’t need you, why don’t you go to other countries and still show your talents?
Qu Yuan replied: I love my Chu State and am worried about its fate. , sad for the suffering of the people. I know that my situation is very dangerous, but I can't bear to leave my homeland. I hope to be able to contribute to it one day. ?
Qu Yuan wrote many poems to express his patriotism. He imagined that he was riding a dragon and an elephant, soaring in the sky, and was about to fly far away, leaving Chu State. Suddenly, he looked back and saw his lovely hometown, and immediately stopped. His servant cried, and even the horse refused to go any further.
He returned to Chu State again and made up his mind: "If my wish cannot be realized, I will throw myself into the river and die and sacrifice my life for my motherland!"