Duke of Ye
Shen Zhuliang, Duke of Ye or Gao, Duke of Ye , was a general and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China.
Shen Zhuliang's father, Shen Yin Shu, was a great-grandson of King Zhuang of Chu and died in the historic Battle of Boju in 506 BCE. After his father's death, King Zhao of Chu enfeoffed Shen Zhuliang with the city of Ye at the northern frontier of the Chu kingdom. He was known as Ye Gong, and became the founding ancestor of the Ye surname, which is today the 42nd most common surname in China.
In 489 BCE, Confucius visited Shen Zhuliang in Ye, and their conversations were recorded in the Analects of Confucius.
In 478 BCE, during the reign of King Hui of Chu, Shen Zhuliang put down the rebellion of and restored the king's rule. Shen Zhuliang became the Prime Minister and Chief Military Commander, the top two government posts of Chu.
He did not keep both posts for long. At the same year, he appointed the grandsons of King Ping, and , as his successors as the Prime Minister and the Chief Military Commander respectively.
