As we all know, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, was one of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period. Yue is an insignificant small country. Dayu traveled around the world, returned to Yue, boarded Maoshan, and appeared before the governors of all directions. He was awarded meritorious service, knighted and buried here after his death. He Xun said in Huiji: "Shao Kang's youngest son is named Yue." After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Vietnam was not closely connected with the Central Plains, and its living customs were relatively backward. The State of Yue remained relatively closed until the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, when there was a conflict between the State of Yue and the State of Wu. When the King of Yue allowed Chang to die, He Lv, the king of Wu, began to fight against the King of Yue. Gou Jian, the monarch of the State of Yue, shot He Lv before the battle, and soon He Lv died. After that, the State of Yue and the State of Wu became enemies, and a protracted Spring and Autumn War officially started.
According to Records of the Historian, "Zhu Jian, the King of Yue, is a descendant of Yu. When he allowed himself, he fought with the king of Wu and confronted him. I always let myself die, and my son Gou Jian became the king of Yue. " As we know, Gou Jian was the monarch of Yue State at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and a descendant of Dayu, so his surname was Si and his name was Gou Jian. The most memorable thing about Betty Wong is not that he achieved hegemony, but that he forbeared and tolerated before reaching the peak of power, which is why the story of lying on his salary and tasting his bitter fruit has been told for thousands of years. In the past, people lamented the happy and tragic ending, Gou Jian's forbearance, Wu Zixu's sophistication and shrewdness, and Fu Cha's heroic ending. Why should the King of Yue be humble? This should start with the feud between Chang and Wu.
Yue seldom touches the Central Plains. During the reign of Yun Chang, conflicts and struggles began with Wu, but the two sides were always in a state of equal strength. After the death of Longfu, Lu and Wu took the opportunity to clean up the state of Yue, so they launched an anti-Vietnamese struggle. Chang's son Gou Jian challenged Wu with death. The warriors lined up in three rows and rushed into Wu Jun's position, shouting suicide. Wu's army has never seen such a battle, and they are all scared silly. They watched the wonderful movements of the Vietnamese army. While Wu was not paying attention, the State of Yue shot He Lv, the king of Wu.
Wu and Lu were old and couldn't stand this arrow. They died soon after being injured. Before he died, he said to his son Fuxi, "Don't forget to take revenge." In 496 BC, Yue heard that her husband was training for revenge, and Gou Jian planned to take the initiative to take revenge. Although Fan Li, the minister, dissuaded him, Gou Jian took the initiative to attack and suffered a fiasco. As a result, as Fan Li expected, the King of Yue only assembled 5,000 defeated troops and retreated to Huiji. Wu pursued her victory and surrounded Huiji. Gou Jian was ashamed of Huiji.
The defeat was not the worst. The worst thing was that the King of Yue had to drag out an ignoble existence for Yue's sake. He followed the advice of the literary school, bribed Wu Taizai's thin skin, surrendered to the state of Wu, and let the king of Wu relax his vigilance. Gou Jian is a grateful slave in front of Fu Cha. He thanked the prince for his forgiveness, but Fu Cha tried to humiliate him. When Fu Cha was about to go out and get on the horse, Gou Jian lifted a horse for him and knelt down to let Fu Cha step on his back. Focha is ill. He personally served Forza, tasted dung and won Forza's trust. However, the prince didn't know. He wagged his tail and begged him to be modest.
That sounds easy. How many people can do it? Gou Jian tasted Fuxi's shit and was humiliated to the point where he had no self-esteem. How many people can do it? Without great perseverance and perseverance, can Gou Jian, the king of Yue, think of himself?