Wu Zixu was a native of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Chu and Wu states at that time were incompatible. Why? Just for the territory. The territories of these two families were so close to each other that it was like drawing a 38th parallel. Whoever dared to take a step beyond the boundaries would be beaten.
Logically speaking, Wu Zixu should help his mother country, Chu, and beat Wu. But the fact is exactly the opposite. Wu Zixu did the opposite. Not only did he help Wu Guofang beat the Chu State, but he also pressed the Chu State to the ground and rubbed it. He even took out the body of King Chu Ping and whipped it with a whip. It takes 300 strokes to relieve the qi.
It turns out that Wu Zixu’s father and brother were both killed by King Ping of Chu. Moreover, it was King Chu Ping who killed Wu Zixu when he crossed the river to escape. Therefore, there was a bloody feud between Wu Zixu and King Chu Ping.
So who avenged him? Obviously, this person is King Helu of Wu. Wu Zixu helped Helu seize the throne of Wu King Liao with the Yuzang Sword, and Helu began to reuse Wu Zixu.
As a person who bears the hatred of his country and his family, Wu Zixu began to guide Helu in the direction of invading Chu. In order to destroy the Chu State, Wu Zixu was not ambiguous at all. He not only invited Sun Wu for Helu, but also selected a geomantic treasure land for Helu to be the capital, which later became the ancient Suzhou City. 1. Wu Zixu built the new capital of Wu State in Gusu.
The geographical location of Wu State was originally between southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang. There is Taihu Lake in this area, which is very eye-catching. Wu Zixu also took a fancy to Taihu Lake at a glance and thought it was a strategically important lake.
So he tried to move the capital of Wu State to the east of Taihu Lake. At that time, the capital of Wu State was in Meili. According to expert inspection, Meili is now Meili Village in Wuxi City.
The place Wu Zixu wanted to go was further east of Taihu Lake. Because he believed that the hills and plains on the east coast of Taihu Lake were a very good strategic location.
Firstly, lakes and hills can be used as barriers, and secondly, a large amount of stone can be provided for city building without the need for labor to carry it to distant places. Thirdly, this place is a land of plenty and is very suitable for rule.
Therefore, Wu Zixu began to build a city here, and the city he built was the ancient Suzhou City, also known as Gusu City. The outer city of this city has a circumference of 47 miles, and the inner city has a circumference of 10 miles.
After this city was built, it became the new capital of Wu State. The construction of Gusu City was Wu Zixu's greatest contribution to ancient Suzhou City. 2. Build water conservancy facilities.
Wu Zixu was not only a master of city construction. Once the city was built, it would be useless if the water conservancy facilities were not improved. At that time, the people who led us were most afraid of flooding, especially near Taihu Lake. Once the water rose, there was no way to deal with it.
For this reason, Wu Zixu thought of another way. He dug Xuxi and Xupu. Not only did it avoid flooding in Gusu City, it also facilitated trade from Wudi to other countries.
Among them, Xuxi is actually Hangou, the first artificial canal in the world discovered so far. The total length is 100 miles, from Yangzhou to Sheyang and Huai'an. From today's perspective, it is the construction of a canal in Jiangsu Province.
After the canal was dug, Wu's trade became unimpeded. There was no need to take a detour from Suzhou to Huai'an. It can be said that the merits are in the present time and the benefits will be in the future.
There are many theories about Xupu. Among them, the one related to Wu Zixu is a road from Gusu City to Hangzhou Bay. The ruins are in Jinshan District, Shanghai. Xupu is obviously used to facilitate flood discharge in Gusu City, so it is very beneficial to the people in Gusu City. 3. Wu Zixu’s achievements have been passed down for thousands of years.
Regardless of how awesome Fu Chai and Gou Jian are, in fact, compared with Wu Zixu, their impact on future generations is really too small. Besides fighting and killing, what else could Fu Cha and Gou Jian do?
Infrastructure construction really depends on Wu Zixu. Wu Zixu defected to Helu in order to avenge his father and brother.
As a result, after the great revenge was avenged, Wu Zixu continued to serve as the prime minister of the state of Wu.
However, Helu was killed by Gou Jian. After Helu's son Fucha succeeded to the throne, his attitude towards Wu Zixu became much more contemptuous. After that, Wu Zixu refused to listen to Wu Zixu's words. Wu Zixu had no choice but to commit suicide.
Did you think his story was over? Far from it. Before Wu Zixu died, he had his eyes hung on the east gate of Gusu City after his death. He wanted to watch with his own eyes the Yue army crush the Wu state.
The result was indeed like this. Gou Jian worked hard and worked hard after returning home. In the end, three thousand Yue Jia were able to swallow up Wu, and defeated the Wu country in one fell swoop. So Wu Zixu’s story should end at this time, right?
Actually, it still didn’t happen. The capital during Goujian’s period was Langya, but by the time of King Yi of Yue, the situation changed. At that time, King Yi of Yue was very angry when he learned that Tian had replaced Qi, so he sent troops northward to attack Qi. As a result, he and Qi State were at odds with each other.
At this time, King Yi of Yue was actually struggling. Both Qi and Chu were very interested in Langya, the capital of Yue. In addition, after Wu was destroyed, the nobles of Wu State in Gusu were not convinced. After comprehensive consideration, King Yi of Yue finally chose to move the capital to Wu, which is Gusu.
After many years of operation in Wuyue, Suzhou has developed into a very important ancient city in the Wuyue area. Together with Langya and Kuaiji, it became one of the three most important cities in the Yue Kingdom.
To this day, Wu Zixu’s influence is still not over. The feng shui treasure land he chose is still so beautiful. There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. The Suzhou mentioned here was first developed by Wu Zixu. Summary: Wu Zixu can be called the father of Suzhou City.
If Wu Zixu hadn’t moved the capital and built a city, then who would have thought of developing Gusu? I find it difficult, because the state of Wu originally had Meili, and the state of Yue had Kuaiji.
Therefore, no one would build a city on an empty land at a high cost for no reason. Therefore, it was Wu Zixu who gave life to the city of Suzhou. Nowadays, Suzhou is developing at a rapid pace. I wonder if Wu Zixu can see it with his eyes.
Reference: "Historical Records"
The construction of Suzhou City is Wu Zixu's greatest contribution. It can be said that Wu Zixu is the father of the ancient city of Suzhou. Without Wu Zixu, there would be no Suzhou city. At that time, Wu Zixu led his troops from the ancient city of Helu in Wuxi and worked tirelessly to the land of Wuzhong. He built a large city with a circumference of 47 miles and an inner city of Gusu Ancient City with a circumference of 10 miles. .
Wu Zixu also made great contributions to Suzhou's water conservancy construction. The excavation and dredging of "Xuxi" and "Xupu" not only avoided flooding in Wuzhong area, but also facilitated local water transportation and irrigation. He led the crowd to dig the Xujiang River, the first artificial canal in history.
The emergence of Xujiang River not only avoided flooding in Wudi, but also facilitated local water transportation and irrigation, which was of great significance to the livelihood and development of local people. In the old days, there was a Wannian Bridge with bridges at both ends outside Xumen. Under the bridge was a water transport terminal. Due to the developed transportation, merchants gathered and the market was quite prosperous. During the holidays, lanterns are decorated, the place is bustling, and there is a festive atmosphere everywhere. In the past, Suzhou people mainly traveled by water transportation. When going to Dongting East, Xishan, Shanghai, Hangzhou and other places, they usually took a boat in Xumen.