The four great assassins of the Spring and Autumn Period were Zhuan Zhu, Nie Zheng, Yu Rang, and Jing Ke. The Four Assassins refer to the assassins recorded in history books. "Historical Records: Biographies of Assassins" records the deeds of many assassin knights, among which four are particularly outstanding and are often called the "Four Great Assassins". Their creed is "A scholar will die for a confidant."
1. Zhuan Zhu, a native of Tangyi (today’s northwest of Liuhe District, Nanjing City) of the state of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Gongzi Guang (ie King Helu of Wu) wanted to kill Wang Liao and establish himself on his own, so Wu Zixu recommended him to Gongzi Guang. In 515 BC, Prince Guang took advantage of the emptiness in Wu and conspired with Zhuan Zhu. In the name of hosting a banquet for King Liao of Wu, he hid a dagger in the belly of a fish (fish intestine sword) and offered it as a sacrifice. He assassinated King Liao of Wu on the spot. Zhuan Zhu was also killed by King Liao of Wu's bodyguards. die. Prince Guang established himself as king, and he was the king of Wu, and he appointed Zhuan Zhu's son as his minister.
2. Nie Zheng, a knight-errant during the Warring States Period, was a native of Zhi, South Korea (now southeast of Jiyuan, Henan Province). He was famous as a knight-errant and one of the four great assassins in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Nie Zheng was a young man who was a chivalrous man. Because he killed people and killed people, he, his mother and sister fled to Qi (today's Shandong Province) to avoid trouble, and made a career out of butchering. Yan Zhongzi, a Han doctor, fled to Puyang because of a feud with Han Xiang Xia Lei (named Puppet). When he heard about Zheng Xia, he donated a huge sum of money to celebrate his mother's birthday. He became friends with Zheng and asked him to avenge himself. Three years after Nie Zheng waited for his mother's death, he remembered the kindness of Yan Zhongzi. He entered Yangzhai, the capital of Han Dynasty, alone with his sword. With the power of a white rainbow piercing the sun, he assassinated the knights on the steps, and then killed the knights and dozens of guards. people. Because he was afraid of harming his sister, who looked similar to himself, he destroyed his face with a sword, gouged out his eyes, and committed suicide by caesarean section.
3. Yurang, Ji surname, Bi family. A native of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, he was a retainer of Zhi Boyao, the chief minister of Jin. In the 22nd year of the Jin Dynasty (453 BC), Zhao, Han and Wei jointly attacked the Zhi family in the Battle of Jinyang. Zhi Boyao was defeated and died. In order to avenge his lord Zhi Boyao, Yu Rang painted his body with paint, swallowed charcoal to make him mute, lurked under a bridge, and attempted to assassinate Zhao Xiangzi, but he was later captured by Zhao Xiangzi. When he was dying, he asked for Zhao Xiangzi's clothes, drew his sword and chopped off his clothes as a sign of revenge, and then committed suicide with his sword, leaving behind the historical allusion that "a scholar dies for a confidant, and a woman looks like someone who pleases her".
4. Jing Ke, Jiang surname, Qing family (in ancient times, "Jing" sounded like "Qing"). At the end of the Warring States Period, he was born in Chaoge of the Wei State (now Hebi, Henan Province) and was a famous assassin during the Warring States Period. After the Qin State destroyed Zhao, the military front was directed towards the southern border of the Yan State. Prince Dan was frightened and decided to send Jing Ke into Qin to assassinate the King of Qin. Jing Ke proposed a scheme to Prince Dan, planning to offer the Qin king's traitorous general Fan Yuqi's head and the map of Yandukang to the King of Qin in order to assassinate him. Prince Dan couldn't bear to kill Fan Yuqi, so Jing Ke had to meet Fan Yuqi privately and tell the truth. Fan Yuqi committed suicide in order to satisfy Jing Ke.
In 227 BC, Jing Ke took Yandukang Tu and Fan Yuqi's head to the State of Qin to assassinate the King of Qin. Before leaving, Prince Dan of Yan, Gao Jianli and many other people saw Jing Ke off at the edge of Yishui River. The scene was very solemn and solemn. "The wind is rustling and the water is cold, and a strong man will never return once he is gone." This is a poem sung by Jing Ke when he said goodbye. After Jing Ke and Qin Wuyang entered the Qin Dynasty, the King of Qin solemnly summoned him in Xianyang Palace. After handing over Fan Yuqi's head, he presented a map of Dukang (today's Zhuoxian, Yixian, and Gu'an areas in Hebei). He failed to stab the King of Qin and was seriously wounded by the King of Qin's sword. He was later killed by the Qin guards.
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The story of Yu Rangshi dying for his confidant. Yurang was a retainer of the Zhi family in the Spring and Autumn Period. In 453 BC, the Zhao family of Jin State, together with the Han family and the Wei family, defeated the Zhi family in Jinyang. Zhi Boyao, the leader of the Zhi family, was killed and his head was made into wine by Zhao Xiangzi. device use. In order to repay the kindness of Zhi Boyao, Yu Rang went to the toilet on a bridge, swallowed charcoal and lacquered himself, and assassinated Zhao Xiangzi many times. Finally, he committed suicide and died, leaving behind the eternal saying that "a scholar dies for a confidant".
The four great assassins left their chivalrous names in history with their courage to face death and their feats that shook mountains and rivers, making their names famous forever.
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