Why did Qu Yuan commit suicide by jumping into the river? Thank you for your questions.
The king is a humble man, a wise minister, a traitor in the ruling and opposition, and a master who has no way to save the people and serve the country, so he thanks the world with his death. Since being defeated by Qin, Chu has been bullied by Qin and wants to be unified with Qi. After Qin acceded to the throne, he wrote to ask him to meet in Wuguan and conclude a Covenant. Chu Huaiwang received a letter from Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin, but he didn't want to go for fear of offending Qin. Go ahead, for fear of danger. He held consultations with ministers. Qu Yuan said to Chu Huaiwang, "Qin is as cruel as a jackal. We were bullied by Qin more than once. " As soon as the king leaves, he will fall into their trap. Zilan, the son of Chu Huaiwang, urged Chu Huaiwang to go, saying, "Many people died and lost their land in order to be enemies of Qin. "Since Qin is willing to make peace with us, how can he refuse others?" Chu Huaiwang listened to Zi Lan and went to the State of Qin. As Qu Yuan had expected, Chu Huaiwang had just set foot in the Wu Pass of Qin State, and was immediately cut off by the troops ambushed by Qin State in advance. At the meeting, the state of Qin forced the land in central Guizhou to be ceded to the state of Qin, but did not agree. Zhao Xiang, king of Qin, took Chu Huaiwang to Xianyang, put him under house arrest, and asked the minister of Chu to redeem the land before releasing him. When the minister of Chu heard that the monarch was detained, he made the prince the new monarch and refused to cede territory. This monarch is the king of Chu Qing. Son Zilan became the commander-in-chief of the State of Chu. Chu Huaiwang was imprisoned in the state of Qin for more than a year. He ventured out of Xianyang and was chased back by Qin. Soon, he died in the state of Qin, although he was ill in the state of Qi. The Chu people died outside because they were bullied by the state of Qin. They were very unhappy. The doctor Qu Yuan, in particular, was furious. He advised King Xiang of Chu to recruit talented people, stay away from villains, encourage soldiers, train soldiers and avenge his country. However, his suggestion not only failed to fulfill his responsibility, but attracted the hatred of Yin and Jin merchants. They spoke ill of Qu Yuan in front of Xiang Wang. They said to King Xiang of Chu Qing, "Didn't your majesty hear Qu Yuan scold you? He always tells people that it is unfilial for a king to forget the enemy of Qin; Ministers who do not advocate anti-Qin are disloyal. With such disloyal and unfilial monarch and minister, how can Chu not perish? Your majesty, think about what this is called! " King Xiang of Chu was furious, dismissed Qu Yuan and exiled him to southern Hunan. Qu Yuan's ambition to save the country and the people and his plan to enrich the country and strengthen the people were all pushed out by the treacherous court official. After he arrived in southern Hunan, he often walked along the Miluo River and sang sad songs. Farmers nearby know that he is a patriotic minister, and they all sympathize with him. At this time, there was a fisherman who often fished on the Miluo River. He admires Qu Yuan's personality, but he just doesn't approve of his melancholy appearance. One day, Qu Yuan met a fisherman by the river. The fisherman said to Qu Yuan, "Aren't you a doctor of the State of Chu? How did it come to this? " Qu yuan said: "many people are dirty, only I am a clean person;" Many people are drunk, but only I am sober. So I was rushed here. " The fisherman said disapprovingly, "since you think everyone else is dirty, you should not be arrogant;" Since everyone else is drunk, why do you wake up alone? "Qu Yuan objected," I have heard that people who have just washed their hair always play hats, and people who have just taken a shower always like to dust their clothes. "I would rather jump into the river and bury myself in the belly of a fish than jump into the mud with a clean body and get dirty." Because Qu Yuan didn't want to go with the flow, on the fifth day of May in 278 BC, he finally jumped into the Miluo River with a big stone in his arms and committed suicide.