There was a city-wide cannibalism in history, which took place in 594 BC in the capital of Song Dynasty.
Things need to start from 607 BC. In the spring of this year, Chu invited Zheng to crusade against Song, and Song Yihuayuan led the troops to meet the enemy. At the beginning of the war, Huayuan used to kill sheep and reward soldiers, but his coachman didn't eat mutton soup, so he was very resentful of Huayuan. In the battle, the driver left Song Jun's array and ran to Zheng Jun, saying that Huayuan was vicious. When you kill the sheep, you are the master. I'm in charge of how the car runs now. ? So, Huayuan chariot entered Zheng Jun array. Huayuan Bicycle was trapped in the array of Zheng Jun, fighting alone, and became a prisoner of Zheng Jun. Song Jun lost his commander in chief and was defeated by Zheng. Huayuan was imprisoned, and the Song people wanted to redeem Huayuan with 100 chariots and 400 good horses, but Huayuan escaped by himself. The war was started by Chu people, and later Zheng surrendered to Chu. Therefore, Song and Chu forged a deep hatred. In the 16th year of Song Wengong (595 BC), the envoy of the State of Chu passed by the State of Song, which arrested the envoy of the State of Chu because of previous grievances.
As a matter of fact, this envoy of Chu passed through Song State, which was a trap designed by Chu people in advance, with the purpose of waging a war against Song State.
In 595 BC, Chu Zhuangwang sent Shen Zhou to the State of Qi, saying: Don't borrow the way of the State of Song. ? At the same time, send people to the state of Jin, and no messengers are allowed to borrow from Zheng. Shen Zhou offended the Song State in the battle of Zhu Meng, so he said to Chu Zhuangwang: Zheng understands that there is no danger in going to the Jin State in the chaos of the Song State, and I will die. ? In fact, this statement has made it clear to Chu Zhuangwang. Zheng has surrendered and dare not kill the Chu emissary, while Song is an enemy country. You're telling me to die. Chu Zhuangwang also had to say:? If the Song people kill you, I will attack the Song State. ? Shen Zhou introduced his son Shen Xi to Chu Zhuangwang, and then set foot on the road of missionary work. When he arrived in Song State, the Song people wouldn't let him go. Huayuan said:? Passing through our country without asking for directions is to regard our country as the county seat of Chu and treat me as a national subjugation. Kill the messenger of Chu, and Chu will attack our country, and the country that attacks us will only be destroyed. Since they are doomed, we might as well kill them. ? So he killed Shen Zhou. When Chu Zhuangwang heard the news that Shen Zhou had been killed, he stood up as soon as he shook his sleeves, and his entourage caught up with him. Send shoes to the garden, send swords to the bedroom door, and let him sit in the car at Puxu market. So he sent his troops to attack Song.
In 594 BC, the state of Chu had surrounded Song for five months, and the capital of Song had no food. One night, Huayuan went out of the city and secretly came to the camp of General Chu, demanding a truce and peace talks. Zi Fan led Huayuan to Chu Zhuangwang, and Chu Zhuangwang asked? What's the situation in town? ? The son replied:? City people split people's bones for firewood and use young people's bones for food to satisfy their hunger. ? In fact, this is the opposite of Huayuan, because people can't bear to kill their own children, so they have to exchange and eat. Now human bones have been burned as firewood, which shows that this phenomenon is not a one-day or two-day phenomenon, nor is it an individual phenomenon. Don't you know that you told Song the most unfavorable truth, but you got a better result? Chu Zhuangwang said? You told the truth, but you didn't lie to me Let me tell you that our army only has two days' rations. ? Knowing the determination of the Song people to resist to the death, they promised to make peace with Song. The conditions of both sides are that the Chu army retreats three miles and Huayuan stays in Chuying as a hostage. As a rule, when signing the agreement, you should take an oath. Huayuan swore: I'm not cheating, I'm not worried. ? Is this an idiom? Cheating? The origin of.
Why are Song people so tenacious? In addition to being psychologically prepared and determined not to die, this is also related to the fake rescue of Jin people.
When the State of Chu besieged the State of Song, the State of Song sent messengers to the State of Jin for help. Duke Jing of Jin originally intended to send troops to rescue him, but a minister did? Out of reach? Advise you not to send troops. Although Duke Jing of Jin no longer sent troops to rescue him, he played a trick and sent a man named Xie Yang to Song State, telling the Song people not to surrender to Chu State, saying that the army of Jin State had already set out and would soon arrive in Song State. When Xie Yang passed by the State of Zheng, the people of Zheng arrested him and presented him to the State of Chu. Chu Zhuangwang promised him many benefits and told the Song people that the State of Jin decided not to send troops. Xie Yang refused, and after repeated persuasion, Xie Yang agreed. The Chu people invited Xie Yang to get on the bus and shouted to the poets in the city. Xie Yang didn't say what the Chu people meant, but told the Song people that they thought there was foreign aid, which strengthened their determination to defend the city.
During the whole incident, there are several characters that need to be emphasized.
Huayuan's driver Zuo Zhuan said that this man's name was Yang Zhu. He harmed the national interests because of personal grievances and made the people suffer for no reason. He is simply not human! So, he has no face to stay in Songzhou. When Huayuan fled back, he left Song and fled to Lu.
Huayuan, after he came back, presided over the work of building the city. During the tour, the man who built the city sang and cursed, and he wanted to explain, which attracted more abuse. But this Huayuan didn't do anything to these builders. Instead, he laughed at himself and said: They talk too much, but we talk too little. ? Speaking of it, the status of these fortifiers is not equal to Huayuan at all. It doesn't matter how much you scold him behind his back. What if I scold him to his face? It's hard to say. When Huayuan fled back, he also saw the sheep fall. He said to the sheep, Is the horse out of control? ? The sheep poured out and said, it's not a horse, it's a man ? Obviously, he didn't pass the buck for his failure!
There is another person who needs to be mentioned, and he is Xie Yang. The man cheated Chu Zhuangwang, and Chu Zhuangwang tried to kill him, but he used his time skillfully? Why? Find a way to survive for yourself. Before killing Xie Yang, Chu Zhuangwang had to find a reason for himself, so he sent someone to blame Xie Yang, saying: Now that you have promised me, the other way around. It's not that I have no credit, but that you have lost it. Then you have to die! ? Xie Yang said? It is moral for the monarch to give orders, and it is trustworthy for his deputy to carry them out. Morality cannot have two kinds of credit, and credit cannot accept two kinds of orders. As a monarch, you bribed me to take your orders. This is because you don't understand the meaning of the command. I promise you, I will take the opportunity to complete the mission entrusted to me by the monarch. I can finish my task and die. It was a fair death. What is there to regret? ! ? Chu Zhuangwang probably wanted all courtiers to be like Xie Yang, so he didn't kill Xie Yang, but put him back in the state of Jin.
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It's a pity that the reinforcements that Song people waited for were a myth, killing so many people in the city in vain. Otherwise, if the Song people knew the truth of the matter, could they make a decision early? Does this cannibalism in the capital of Song Dynasty tell people a truth? External forces can only be borrowed, not relied on, and fate depends on oneself.