It was under Shoumeng's reign that Wu first began to interact with the other Spring and Autumn states.
Information about the history of Wu prior to Shoumeng is scarce: the Records of the Grand Historian lists the names of 18 rulers before him, but provides no exact regnal dates or biographical information.
As such the only known fact about Shoumeng's father and predecessor is that his name was Quqi.
Thus, Shoumeng devised a succession model where his sons would become kings one after the other, hoping that by the time the turn came to Jizha, he would have changed his mind.
However, after Shoumeng's death, Jizha stuck to his refusal for the remainder of his life, with the next king instead being the third brother's son.