Confucius once said in "The Analects" that if the name is not correct, the speech will be unsatisfactory, and if it is not correct, it will be impossible. During the uprising, Chen Sheng used the name of the Chu general Xiang Yan, so he had a certain obligation to take back the original capital of Chu, "Chen County". After Chen Sheng relied on the forces in his hand to control the borders of Anhui and Henan, his offensive target was placed on the strategically important land of Chenxian County.
The uprising army was gaining momentum shortly after the outbreak, and the officers and soldiers who defended the city in Chenxian County had been frightened. Only one county chief was left as a scapegoat for the officials in the city to escape. Chen Sheng easily occupied the county seat and stood firm. He immediately summoned the wealthy and nobles in the city and couldn't wait to become the king. Chen Sheng was probably thinking about sharing the joys and sorrows, saying that the queen set up a hundred officials and rewarded a lot of money to work on his backbone. Wu Guang, another leader of the uprising, was therefore named a "fake king", nominally the same as Chen Chengli, but with slightly lower command power.
As the saying goes, there are no two days in the sky, no two kings in the country. Scratching the eyebrows and beard, the result is likely to be a beating. Only by clearly distinguishing the priorities, can it be possible to advance better in accordance with the order of priority. Chen Sheng has basically capped Wu Guang as a "fake king", and Wu Guang himself has no opinion on this.
Just according to the situation at the time, Chen Sheng's kingship had a lot of water. Before Chen Sheng became king, Chen Yu and Zhang Er tried to stop it. According to the biographies of "Historical Records · Biography of Zhang Er and Chen Yu", the general was blatant and daring, and he would do everything for his life to eliminate the maidens of the world. From now on to Chen and Wang Zhi, the world is private, and the former general is not king.
Chen Sheng completely exposed his ambition in this one, which caused dissatisfaction among many people. Chen Sheng claimed that the queen sent a man named Wuchen to attack Zhaodi to expand the territory. As a result, Wuchen went to Handan and established himself as the King of Zhao. He also enshrined the right and left prime ministers. Chen Sheng was furious and immediately sent someone to arrest the family of the military minister, trying to kill him to vent his anger.
Obviously, Chen Sheng didn't want anyone to be on the same level as his own. It was only a nominal reassurance to make Wu Guang a false king. Chen Sheng tried to eliminate the military minister who had betrayed him, and after being persuaded to weigh the pros and cons, he recognized the status of King Zhao. "Historical Records of Chen She Family" records: Zhu Guo said: "Qin is not dead but the family of the generals of Zhao Zhao will be killed. This life is also Qin. It is better to establish it." Chen Wang sent an envoy to congratulate Zhao.
An example is the best propaganda. The military minister established himself as Queen Zhao, Han Guang of Yandi made himself the King of Yan, and Wei Jiao of Weidi made himself the King of Wei. During the period, Chen Sheng had also stopped it, but his control over these generals was too weak to succeed. Chen Sheng couldn't stop others from entrusting the king, and even the supervising army he sent out was directly cut off.
Chen Sheng, the "true king", is not taken seriously by everyone, and Wu Guang's status as a veritable fake king can be imagined. Later, Wu Guang led troops to attack Xingyang, and the Qin Army organized hundreds of thousands of troops to suppress the rebels. After Wu Guang's general, Tian Zang and others came up, they believed that the Qin army was coming soon and needed to fight with all his strength, and the false king Wu Guang knew that the military power was indispensable, and our strategy would not be carried out unless he was killed.
Tian Zang discussed with several people and directly determined Wu Guang's life and death. Then they killed Wu Guang under the guise of Chen Sheng, and sent someone to give Chen Sheng his head. Wu Guang was murdered on unreasonable charges by his subordinates without making any mistakes. It is unreasonable for both reason and reason. Not only did Chen Sheng not be angry, but he also named Tian Zang a general.
In Chen Sheng's mind, Wu Guang's death by his subordinates may not be a big deal, after all, when they uprised, they also established the majesty by killing their superiors. The same is true for other generals. The "Historical Records: The Family of Chen She" records: At this time, all counties and counties who suffered from Qin officials were punished by their chief officials and killed in response to Chen She. Looking back, the reason for this phenomenon may be because "the princes and generals are kind to Xiangning." This popular saying made people excited at that time, and they yearned for the king to worship. When people are not bound by rules, they tend to be more inclined to instinctive needs, and naturally they tend to do impulsive things.
Some people think that Chen Sheng may think that the dead Wu Guang has no value. It is better to make good use of the living Tian Zang to make him fight the Qin army more desperately. After Tian Zang was promoted, he really lived up to expectations. He fought the Qin army in Ao Cang until his death. Wu Guang was murdered by his subordinates before he even went to the battlefield. There was some tragedy but he was not wronged. After Wu Guang's death, there is no record in history whether Chen Sheng buried him or not. It is a bit embarrassing to think of Chen Sheng's phrase "Go rich, don't forget each other".
