Ancient China · Official and Military Officer

Wu Zixu 伍子胥

Attested BC 522 - BC 484

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wu Zixu was an official and Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 522 to BC 484 子胥
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 190

Assessments and attributes

Assessment loyalty matched by later recluses · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Dongfang Shuo (東方朔)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 190

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 190

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 126Biographies of Jesters · 1 passage

今世之處士，時雖不用，崛然獨立，塊然獨處，上觀許由，下察接輿，策同范蠡，忠合子胥，天下和平，與義相扶，寡偶少徒，固其常也。 The recluse scholars of our age, though the times have no use for them, stand tall and solitary, dwelling apart in their grandeur. They look upward to Xu You for inspiration and downward to Jie Yu; their stratagems rival those of Fan Li, and their loyalty matches that of Wu Zixu. The world is at peace, and they sustain themselves through righteousness. That they have few companions and fewer followers — this is simply their lot.