庄王的父亲楚穆王在位晚年时,令尹斗越椒独揽大权,无视楚王,专横跋扈,宠信奸臣,压抑忠良,弄得朝纲不振。穆王死后,庄王继位,斗越椒仍不把他放在眼里。庄王羽翼未丰,无可奈何,装痴作聋沉溺于鼓、乐、酒、色之中,似乎庄王确实是一个昏君,至少是一个庸王。其实不然,期间庄王在不声不响地考察臣僚的忠奸和优劣。到了危急关头,那些忠贞贤能的臣僚挺身而出,冒死进谏。经过三年的细心观察,他发现了一批良将,也看清了一伙奸臣的嘴脸,认为重振朝纲、复兴楚国的时机已到,便停止玩乐,亲理政事。庄王上朝以后,首先封赏忠臣,罢免奸臣。此后,实行改革,修明政治,发展生产,扩充军队。几年的功夫,楚国实力逐渐强大,陆续向周围用 King Chu’s father, King of Chu, reigned in his later years, so that Yin Dou Jiaojiao monopoly power, ignoring the king of Chu, domineering domineering, petty traitors, repressed loyalty, confused Minxingzong. Mu king died, Zhuang Wang succession, bucket of pepper still do not put him in the eyes. Chuang Wang fledgling, helpless, pretend to deaf to indulge in drums, music, wine, color, it seems Zhuang Wang is indeed a faint king, at least a Yong king. In actual fact, Zhuang Wang quietly inspected the bureaucratic loyalty and good and bad. At the critical juncture, those loyal and honest bureaucrats came forward and risked their lives to remonstrance. After three years of careful observation, he found a group of good generals and also saw the faces of a group of traitors. He thought that the time had come to revive the Gang Gang and rejuvenate the Chu Kingdom and stop playing and acting pro-politically. After Zhuang Wang dynasty, first loyalty reward minister, removal of traitors. Since then, the reform, political clarification, development of production, expansion of the army. Years of effort, gradually strengthening the strength of Chu, one after another to use around