Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Wen Zhong (Spring and Autumn)

Wen Zhong was an advisor in the state of in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was a native of Ying .

After Yue was defeated in 494 BC, he corrupted Bo Pi in order to make peace with the state of . During King Goujian of Yue was in Wu as hostage, he governed Yue. Goujian started a reform after his coming back. After the decisive victory against Wu, he was killed by his King Goujian, who thought it was dangerous to keep politicians after wartime.

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