Qu Yuan belonged to the category of failures. In 314 BC, he was demoted to the position of Sanlu Doctor. A year later, King Huai of Chu failed in his attack on Qin and Hanzhong County fell, which was called the "Battle of Danyang".
A year later, Chu continued to send troops to Qin. King Huai of Chu appointed Qu Yuan as an envoy to Qi, hoping to form an alliance again to continue attacking Qin. The following year, Qin and Chu formed an alliance. Ying Si said that he would give half of Hanzhong to Chu, but King Huai of Chu wanted Zhang Yi more. Remember this name, a very powerful person.
After Zhang Yi arrived in Chu, he presented a beautiful woman named Zheng Xiu to King Huai of Chu. With her advice, Zhang Yi successfully left Chu and returned to Qin. When Qu Yuan returned to Chu, he heard that Zhang Yi had been released. He immediately ran to persuade King Huai of Chu why he didn't kill Zhang Yi. King Huai regretted his decision and sent people to kill Zhang Yi, but they were unsuccessful.
We will not talk about some of the other bold moves King Huai of Chu made later. In 304 BC, Qu Yuan was exiled to Hanbei, and Qin and Chu reunited. This was completely contrary to Qu Yuan's plan. Unfortunately, Qu Yuan, an exiled person, had no say at all.
In 302 BC, Qi, Wei and Han attacked Chu. Chu asked Qi for help, and Qin came to Chu's rescue. Prince Heng of Chu once had a fight with a Qin official over a private matter, which resulted in death. Prince Heng was frightened and fled back to Chu secretly. This incident caused the relationship between Qin and Chu to deteriorate rapidly, and Qin subsequently launched frequent attacks on Chu.
Qu Yuan was particularly angry that King Huai of Chu had listened to the slander of villains and harmed the interests of Chu. So he wrote "Li Sao", which we later called "the masterpiece of historians, the Li Sao without rhyme". Every word of "Li Sao" expresses Qu Yuan's concern for the future of Chu and the people. Although the poem seems romantic, in fact, every word is heartbreaking.
Zhou Jia sighed and put "Li Sao" on the screen.
"Qu Yuan's ancestor, the King of Chu is not worthy."
As soon as "Li Sao" was performed, many aspiring people like Qu Yuan had tears in their eyes.
Isn’t what was written in Li Sao a portrayal of themselves?
King Huai of Chu looked at Zhou Jia. Although he didn't know his own final fate, he knew that Qu Yuan, who Zhou Jia respected so much, had jumped into the river. Their Chu State...
"Quick, go and bring Qu Yuan back!"
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