Shiyang's Assassination of Liu

Shi yung captured shian yang, murdered the young prince of chin and burned the city to the ground. Liu was now shi yung's bitter enemy, and he pursued him for many months. Finally cornering him in a walled city, lacking food, his army in disarray, liu sued for peace. Shi yung wanted to bring liu back to chu alive and force his former friend to acknowledge him as master. But by the time he gave the signal, liyu had sensed a trap and managed to escape. interpretation: This is the fate that faces all of us when we sympathize with our enemies.