Is “Duke Li of Jin was assassinated by Luan Shu after exterminating the three Xi clans” true?
The Records of the Grand Historian, 'Hereditary House of Guan and Cai,' records: 'In the fifth year, Luan Shu and Zhonghang Yan of Jin sent Cheng Hua to assassinate their ruler Duke Li.' The official history records that after Duke Li of Jin defeated Chu at Yanling, he exterminated the three Xi clans to monopolize power, and was eventually assassinated by Luan Shu. In the Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, Chapter 59, it is written that after Duke Li of Jin greatly exterminated the three Xi clans, he became arrogant and lost governance, and was eventually imprisoned and assassinated by Luan Shu and Zhonghang Yan, with the plot being faithful to the historical records.
In the official history, Duke Li of Jin, after his victory at Yanling over Chu, became arrogant and extravagant, exterminated the three Xi clans, and was eventually assassinated. The novel fully records the traces of his downfall.
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