Therefore, although Sima Qian was dissatisfied with what Wu Zixu did when he broke Chu, he thought that Wu Zixu was an informal and brave husband, who would not die in vain and could bear the burden of humiliation, and finally avenged his father and achieved immortality.
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Bai (born in 533 BC, 526- 479 BC), born in male, is the grandson of King Chu Ping and the son of Prince Jian. At that time, people called him Wang, and his name was Bai Gong.
Bai (born in 533 BC, 526 BC-479 BC) was a doctor of Chu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the son of King Chu and the grandson of King Chu Ping. King Chu and his family fled to Zheng. Soon, his father was killed by Zheng, who fled to Wu. In the second year of King Hui of Chu (487 BC), Chu ordered Yin Zi to conquer the West and return to China. It was sealed in Bai Di (now the east of Xixian County, Henan Province) and named Bai Gong. He wanted to get back at Zheng, but he didn't succeed, so he hated the monarch and ministers of Chu and secretly worked actively for the people, preparing to seize power.
In June, 479, the State of Wu attacked Shenyi, Chu (now Yingshang, Anhui), and Bai led the army to defeat the invading Wu Jun in Shenyi, and seized a lot of ordnance. In July of the same year, in the name of offering booty, he led troops into Ying, killed Zi and Chu Chen, and robbed King Hui of Chu, which was called "Bai Gong's rebellion" in history and wanted to establish Zi Lu as King Chu. Zi Lu refused to accept the throne and was killed. Later, the minister of the State of Chu, Gongzi Gao (also known as Gao), heard of Bai's rebellion and took troops into the city from outside the Fangcheng. Entering the customs from the north gate of Beijing, he led the army to defeat Bai, who fled to the mountains and hanged himself. He was caught and refused to tell Bai where the body was, so he was boiled to death. Bai's younger brother Wang also fled to Wu.
Bai's descendants were sealed by King Hui of Chu in the sacred city, a land where his ancestors defeated Wu's old enemy, in order to commemorate his ancestors' contribution to the State of Chu. Among their descendants, they took the fief as their surname and called it Shen Shi, that is, Shen Shi in northern Anhui. According to many historical records, "In the Spring and Autumn Period, the place name of Chu State was Shen (now Yingshang County, Anhui Province), which was the city of Bai Gongsheng, and the surname Shen originated from. Later generations took this place as their surname and passed it on from generation to generation. "
In 5 16 BC, King Chu Ping died. Wang, the son of Prince Jian, grew up in Wu. In the thirty-third year of the Zhou Dynasty (487 BC), the State of Chu ordered Yin Zixi to recall the king to Wu, and sealed him in Baiyi (now East of Xixian County, Xinyang, Henan Province), which was named "Bai". At that time, Bai wanted to get back at Zheng, but he didn't get the consent of Chu Huiwang and Ling Zixi. Therefore, he bears a grudge against King Hui of Chu and Ling Zixi, actively serving the people in the dark and preparing to seek power and usurp the throne.
In the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 479 BC, the State of Chu destroyed the State of Chen. Later, Wu thought that in the name of seeking justice, he sent troops to attack Chu. Bai led the Chu army to defeat the invading Wu Jun in Shenxian area (now the northern part of Yingshang, Fuyang, Anhui, now Jiangkou Town) and seized a large number of ordnance trench in Wu Jun. In August of the lunar calendar, Bai left some troops stationed in Shenxian and entered with some Chu soldiers himself. Later, he raided and killed your son Yin Zixi and Zi Dafu, hijacked King Hui of Chu and occupied the Palace Fangcheng. This rebellion is called "White Bow Rebellion" by historians.
Bai wanted to set up a gentle son, but his son refused to accept the throne and was killed by Bai. Later, when the prime minister of Chu heard that Bai wanted to rebel, he immediately led a large number of Chu soldiers out of the city to suppress it. Later, other Chu nobles were slightly shocked and led the troops to join the Chu army, attacking from the north gate of the palace and defeating Bai and his men in one fell swoop.
After Bai failed, he fled to Jingshan and hanged himself. Bai's younger brother Wang also fled to Wu. Later, Bai's descendants were sealed by King Hui of Chu in a sacred city, where their ancestors defeated their old enemy Wu to commemorate their ancestors' contribution to the State of Chu. Among their descendants, they took the fief as their surname and called it Shen Shi, that is, Shen Shi in northern Anhui.