Is Song Xianggong kind or stupid? Why is he misunderstood for thousands of years?

In fact, Song Xianggong is a kind person. People in the past said that he was defeated by Chu because of his stupidity, so he was laughed at by many people. The reason why he was misunderstood was that Song Xianggong and Chu were at war. Although Chu is stronger than Mazhuang, he still talks about some old-fashioned rules before the front: soldiers of the Song State can no longer hurt injured enemies, can't take the initiative to attack unsuspecting enemies, etc ... It is precisely because of these rules that his country was defeated.

However, according to historical records, Song Xianggong was indeed a very kind person. When Song Xianggong was not the monarch of the Song Dynasty, he offered to give the throne to his concubinage brother, but his brother felt that Song Xianggong was more kind than himself and more suitable to be the emperor of the Song Dynasty, so he didn't accept Song Xianggong's arrangement, and Song Xianggong agreed to be the monarch of the Song Dynasty when he saw that his brother really didn't want to be the monarch, you know, if it wasn't true.

In the war between the Song State and Chu State, Song Xianggong, the ruler of the Song State, was bound everywhere because he followed the etiquette. On the other hand, Chu is a barbaric country that won at all costs, so they cannot stand on the same level.

When fighting, Chu has no rules and regulations, so it is naturally easier to fight. Although Song Xianggong was defeated in the end, we can also see that Song Xianggong is very kind.