平江,又名姑苏,古称吴,现在叫苏州。笔者过去对出生在西团黄浦张家墩的故乡名人、曾经与明太祖朱元璋等人分庭抗礼的“吴王”张士诚,以及他率领盐民起义军在苏州称王十余年,颇有探究之心,对这座神秘古城也早心向往之。2013年国庆期间,笔者应苏州市国家安全局战友之邀,赴古城平江对“吴王”张士诚展开了“寻根”之旅。 Pingjiang, also known as Gusu, the ancient name of Wu, now called Suzhou. In the past, I was quite intrigued by the “King of Wu” Zhang Shicheng who was born in the hometown of Zhangjiatun in the Western Corps and who was once the rival with the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and others, and the leader of the Salvation Army in Suzhou, , Is also longing for this mysterious ancient city. During the National Day of 2013, I was invited by a comrade in arms of the State Security Bureau of Suzhou City to Pingjiang, an ancient city, to embark on a tour of “Wang ” and Zhang Shicheng.