Long narrative MP3—Wu Zixu

Author: Lian Liru
Publisher: Beijing Kehai Electronic Publishing House
Publishing Time: Not available
Features: A 50-episode long narrative storytelling performance by renowned storytelling artist Lian Liru. Lian Liru is a famous storytelling artist, a first-class actress, and the vice chairman of the China Coal Mine Literature and Art Association. She enjoys special government subsidies. The daughter of the celebrated storytelling artist Lian Keru, she is the sole inheritor of the Lian-style storytelling tradition. The long narrative storytelling Wu Zixu tells the story of Wu Zixu, a loyal minister of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period. In the late Spring and Autumn period, the State of Chu was renowned as a powerful state. The ruler of Chu, King Ping, favored treacherous ministers and indulged in sensual pleasures. He took his son-in-law as his concubine and brutally executed loyal officials, including the elder minister Wu She and his eldest son Wu Shang. Wu She's second son, Wu Zixu, was a man of both literary and martial prowess, wise and brave. To avenge his father and brother, Wu Zixu fled from Chu. Unable to find refuge in the states of Song and Zheng, he eventually reached the State of Wu. There, he befriended the filial son Zuan Zhu and the prince Ji Guang. Later, he aided Ji Guang in becoming king. Zuan Zhu assassinated the Wu King Ji Liao, and Ji Guang ascended the throne as King He Lian. King He Lian was a wise and benevolent ruler who valued talent and nurtured scholars, strengthening his state and ultimately defeating Chu, becoming the of the vassal states. He helped Wu Zixu avenge his father and brother by entering Ying and executing the corpse of the enemy.