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In the official history, Prince Guang's ambition is as clear as day. The Records of the Grand Historian, Biographies of Assassins, writes: "Wu Zixu knew that Prince Guang wanted to kill King Liao of Wu, so he said: 'That Guang will have internal ambitions; he cannot be spoken to about external affairs.'" In Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, Chapter 073, through the perspective of Zhuan Zhu, his ambition is packaged as a thirst for talent: "Zhuan Zhu said: 'The King of Wu is fond of bravery and is arrogant; unlike Prince Guang, who is close to the worthy and humble to the learned, he will surely accomplish something in the future.'"

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Prince Guang secretly plotted to seize the throne

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