21. An Old Man Repays a Debt of Gratitude

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. Introduction XI
4. Table of Principal States XXXIX
5. Map of Principal States XLI
6. 1. Two Brothers of Cheng and the Mother Who Doted on the Younger 1
7. 2. The Revolt of the Ducal Son Chou-hsü in Wei 5
8. 3. A Quarrel Over Precedence 9
9. 4. A Wife’s Dilemma 11
10. 5. Two Half Brothers Who Hurried to Their Death 13
11. 6. The Deaths of Duke Huan of Lu and Duke Hsiang of Ch’i 17
12. 7. Duke Hsien of Chin and Lady Li 21
13. 8. Duke Hui of Chin 26
14. 9. The Battle of Han 30
15. 10. The Brief Career of Yü or Duke Huai of Chin 38
16. 11. Ch’ung-erh: The Years of Wandering 40
17. 12. Ch’ung-erh: The Return to Chin 45
18. 13. The Battle of Ch’eng-pu 50
19. 14. Duke Wen of Chin’s Attack on Cheng 65
20. 15. The Battle of Yao 67
21. 16. An Inglorious Defeat for Sung 73
22. 17. The Responsibilities of Rulership 76
23. 18. King Chuang of Ch’u Asks About the Cauldrons 81
24. 19. The Battle of Pi 84
25. 20. King Chuang of Ch’u Lays Siege to Sung 103
26. 21. An Old Man Repays a Debt of Gratitude 107
27. 22. The Battle of An 109
28. 23. The Death of Duke Ching of Chin 120
29. 24. Lu Hsiang Severs Relations with Ch’in 122
30. 25. The Battle of Yen-ling 127
31. 26. The Siege of Pi-yang 139
32. 27. The Death of Hsün Yen of Chin 141
33. 28. The Assassination of Duke Chuang of Ch’i 143
34. 29. Prince Chi-cha of Wu 149
35. 30. Tzu-ch’an’s Government Policies 154
36. 31. The Death of King Ling of Ch’u 164
37. 32. The Death of Duke Chuang of Chu 178
38. 33. The Battle Between Wu and Ch’u at Po-chu 180
39. 34. The Battle Between Ch’i and Lu at Ch’ing 191
40. 35. The Revolt in Wei 195
41. 36. The Revolt of the Lord of Po in Ch’u 201
42. 37. Attitudes Toward the Supernatural 207
43. Index 215