Shen Yin Shu

Shen Yin Shu
Native name	沈尹戍 or 沈尹戌
Died	506 BC Yongshi (in present-day Jingshan County)
Nationality	State of Chu, Ancient China
Other names	Shen Yin Xu
Known for	Battle of Boju
Title	Sima (Chief commander of army)
Children	Shen Zhuliang (Duke of Ye), Shen Houzang

Shen Yin Shu (Chinese: 沈尹戍; pinyin: Shěn Yǐn Shù) or Shen Yin Xu (Chinese: 沈尹戌; pinyin: Shěn Yǐn Xū) (? - 506 BC) was a general of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. A great-grandson of King Zhuang of Chu, he was appointed yin (尹, governor) of Shen (in present-day Linquan County of Anhui Province), and became known as Shen Yin Shu (literally "Shu, Governor of Shen"). He is one of the original ancestors of the surnames Shen and Ye.

Lüshi Chunqiu, a Chinese classic text compiled around 239 BC, credits Shen Yin Shu with getting rid of the corrupt official Fei Wuji. During the reign of King Ping of Chu, Fei Wuji induced the king to marry the bride of the crown prince Jian. Fearing the revenge of the prince when he became king, Fei persuaded King Ping to kill Prince Jian, his tutor Wu She, and Wu She's sons. Prince Jian managed to escape abroad, and Wu She's second son Wu Zixu also escaped to the state of Wu, but Wu She and his first son Wu Shang were executed. Fei Wuji then framed another official Xi Wan (郤宛) and tricked the prime minister Nang Wa (also known as Zichang) into killing him. Shen Yin Shu, who had risen to the position of Sima (chief commander of the army), pointed out Nang's mistake and persuaded him to execute the hated Fei Wuji.

Zuo Zhuan, one of the earliest Chinese works of narrative history compiled in the 4th century BC, gives a detailed account of Shen Yin Shu's words and deeds in the historic Battle of Boju.

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