What is the historical basis for "Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die"? Was it actually fulfilled later?

Everyone is familiar with the saying "Although Chu has three families, Chu will definitely destroy Qin". It means that after the Chu State was destroyed, although the remaining power was weak, it would be the Chu State that ultimately destroyed the Qin State. Was it actually fulfilled later?

First of all, we must understand the meaning of "Three households in Chu"

Three households in Chu does not mean that there are only three households in Chu, but it refers to the three big clans in Chu. There are three tribes: Qu, Jing and Zhao. Secondly, the source of this sentence

Although this sentence comes from "Historical Records of Xiang Yu", it was not said by Xiang Yu, but by Chu Nan Gong

" What is the historical basis for "Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely be destroyed"? At this point we need to introduce the background of Chu State.

1. First of all, Chu State has a vast territory and rich resources:

At that time, other countries were all in the Yellow River Basin, but the main territory of Chu State was in the Yangtze River Basin. At that time, the Qin State could not conquer all the dangerous mountains and mountains in the Chu State, which gave the remaining forces of the Chu State a good chance to breathe.

2. Determined by the political factors of the Chu State:

The Chu State during the Warring States Period was the only country that did not undergo political reforms. There were many powerful clans in the Chu State, such as later The Xiang clan rebelled against Qin. The establishment of the Chu State was more like today's federal state. Although the name of the country was gone, the powerful families were still there, and they had the foundation to fight against the Qin State later.

3. The people of Chu State do not recognize Qin State:

There has never been an example of Chu people usurping the country since the founding of the country, which shows that the people were quite satisfied with the ruler at that time. . The Qu Yuan we know is a good example. Although he was extremely disappointed with the King of Chu, even if the King of Chu did not accept Qu Yuan's suggestion, Qu Yuan never thought of rebellion. Even if he eventually threw himself into the river and died, he did not do anything extraordinary. action. After the fall of Chu State, the Chu people still missed King Chu Huai, which was why Xiang Yu later recommended King Chu Huai's grandson (later also called King Chu Huai).

It was the power of Chu that ultimately destroyed Qin

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's regime was known as Zhang Chu, Xiang Yu was Western Chu, and Liu Bang also relied on the power of Chu in the early stage, and his troops also Many Chu people.

So the words of Duke Nan of Chu, "Although Chu has three households, Chu will definitely be destroyed if Qin is destroyed." Even if it is a judgment on the situation at that time, it is also a hope for the Chu people in the world to destroy Qin.