Is “Participated in the Rebellion of the Three Guards and was executed or exiled” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter on the Houses of Guan and Cai, and the Book of Documents, Chapter on the Mandate of Cai Zhong, record that Cai Shu Du joined Guan Shu Xian in rebellion, and after the Duke of Zhou pacified it, he exiled Cai Shu to Guo Lin; the novel's account of this early Zhou rebellion matches the official history. (Original text: 「管叔、蔡叔疑周公之为不利于成王，乃挟武庚以作乱。周公旦承成王命伐诛武庚，杀管叔，而放蔡叔」, source: data/raw/shiji/管蔡世家.txt)
Cai Shu Du
In both official history and fiction, he is the fifth son of King Wen of Zhou, who was exiled after participating in the Rebellion of the Three Guards.
This page was extracted from classical texts with AI assistance and revised; errors remain possible. Spotted a mistake? Tell us →