What is the story of Gou Jian's efforts?

In 496 BC, the State of Wu conquered the State of Yue, and He Lv led an army to war. The armies of the two sides fought in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province today. Yue had long known that Wu would take action against their country, so it made preparations as soon as possible.

This battle is really cruel. The more soldiers fought in the last battle, the more they fought to the death. They sent their own death squads, one by one, until Captain Wu Jun. These death squads cut their own necks with knives. Wu Bing had never seen such a scene, and they were all stunned. The Vietnamese soldiers took advantage of this opportunity to suddenly attack Wu Jun. Wu Jun made a mess in front of the battle, trampling on himself, and Wu Jun was defeated and regressed. The prince of Wu fled hastily and was shot in the leg by a poisonous arrow. He died that day. In this way, Yue saved their country by such extreme means.

Before he died, he named Prince Fu Cha king. He grabbed Focha's hand and said, "You must not forget the revenge of killing your father!"

Fu Cha became the King of Wu, and appointed Ai Bo as Taizai, Premier of the State, and Wu Zixu as an important adviser to the country. His ears always echo his father's words before he died. In order to make himself firmly remember his father's instructions, he sent ten people to stand in front of his classroom and did nothing all day. As soon as Fu Cha entered and exited, he shouted Fu Cha's name and said, "Fu Cha, have you forgotten Gou Jian's revenge for killing his father?"

In this way, Fu Cha managed the country carefully, trained the army and recruited a large number of wise men. After three years of hard work, Wu's power has been greatly enhanced. Wu Zixu thought the time was ripe, so he persuaded the prince of Wu to attack Yue.

So Fu Cha chose a good soldier to conquer Yue, where he defeated the Vietnamese army. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, fled to Kuaiji Mountain with 5,000 beaten soldiers. Fu Cha led a large group of people to catch up, and Fu Cha personally drummed at the bow to cheer for the soldiers. Wu Bingshi was so angry that he quickly rushed to Vietnamese soldiers and surrounded Kuaiji Mountain.

At this time, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, felt that something was wrong, so he quickly consulted with his advisers Fan Li and Wen Zi. Gou Jian said to him, "I regret that I didn't listen to you and took Wu lightly, which led to today's disaster."

Fan Li said: "Now saying this will not save Yue. You have to take a gift to Wu to apologize and make peace. If they don't agree, you have to be a slave to get people's tolerance. "

Knowing that things had come to this, Gou Jian had nothing to say, so he had to send Wen Zi with many gifts to see Wu Jun for peace.

Wen Zhong came to Wu Jun, knelt in front of Fu Cha, repeatedly kowtowed to Fu Cha and paid tribute to the courtiers. He said, "I came to all hail the king on the orders of the king of national subjugation. I took the liberty of conveying Gou Jian's wish to you. He is willing to be your servant, and his wife is willing to be your servant and serve the king day and night. "

Focha twisted his beard and was very happy. He has been looking forward to this day for a long time. The King of Yue can bow to me. Am I not really the king of Jiangnan? I intend to agree to the request of the King of Yue.

Wu Zixu saw that Fu Cha was silent, knowing that he had agreed in his heart. Focha is a vain man and lacks foresight. Wu Zixu came up to him and whispered to him, "You can't keep the enemy, but you can't keep the enemy. Wu's influence is not very strong now. If you give up this opportunity, you will regret it in the future. Besides, Gou Jian is very insidious. On the surface, he is one thing, but in fact he is another. If we don't get rid of him now, he will be retaliated. " After hearing what he said, Fu Yun did not dare to agree.

Back in Yue, Gou Jian was as anxious as a cat on hot bricks. He summoned 5000 defeated soldiers and called on them to fight to the death. However, Fan Li and Wen Zi strongly disagree. They said, Fu Cha is lewd, and his big slaughter, Abel, is greedy for cheap. It's better to send something to Abel to intercede and give some beautiful women in Fu Cha to see if his attitude will change.

Gou Jian felt that there was no better way now, so he had to try. It was a dark night. Wenzhong went down the mountain with a special mission. He sneaked into Bobo's account and gave him a lot of things. Bo is really happy. Wen Zi explained his purpose and promised to introduce him.

Aibo took Wen Zi and many beautiful women to the residence of Fucha. Wen Zi first introduced many beautiful women to him. These beautiful women are all carefully selected, and Fucha smiles at the first sight. Wen Zi thought, this may be seven or eight points of success.

He knelt down and said, "Gou Jian listened to my report and said that you didn't fully understand his heart and that he really obeyed the king." If the king is merciful, all the wealth of our country will be yours from now on. " If the king cannot promise, he must destroy us. Gou Jian will order everyone to kill his wife and children, and gather 5,000 soldiers to fight to the death with the king. "

April also tried to convince him. He said: "I think Gou Jian is sincere this time. If we let him be our courtier, it will be very beneficial to our hegemony. "

As a matter of fact, Focha originally agreed to make peace. After Wen Zi left, he was still bitter about it. Now that they said so, Fu Cha naturally agreed, so he reached an agreement with Yue State and withdrew.

When Dr. Wu Zixu knew about it, it was too late. He looked at the retreating army and couldn't stop crying. "Wu will soon perish," he whispered.

Since he returned to China from Huiji, Gou Jian began to govern the country wholeheartedly. He was worried all day, worked hard for his country, didn't think about food and couldn't sleep, and devoted himself to the great cause of rejuvenating the country. He hung a big gallbladder next to his seat and watched it when he slept and when he was free. Before eating, he must taste the gallbladder. He often reminds himself: "Have you forgotten the humiliation you suffered in Huiji?"

His wife weaves and he cultivates the land herself. They don't eat meat. They only eat vegetables. They don't wear gorgeous clothes. Just like working people, they wear thick clothes and shirts. He put down the king's shelf, treated people with an open mind and warmly received guests from all over the world, so in just a few years, a large number of virtuous and resourceful people surrendered to the country.

He put Fan Li in charge of state power. Fan Li said, "I am not suitable. I may be stronger than Wen Zi militarily, but Wen Zi is much better than me in governing the country. I think it is best to let Wen Zi take this responsibility. " Therefore, Wen Zhong was allowed to be the prime minister of the country, while Fan Li had another important task. He and another doctor go to Wu as hostages, which can confuse each other and win development opportunities.

In this way, after seven years, Yue's strength increased greatly. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, felt that the time was ripe and was ready to retaliate against Wu. The doctor said, "I don't think it's time yet." Wu is one of the most powerful princes at present. We can't fight it easily. We can only win, not lose. Raptors must be good at hiding when attacking targets, so is Wu. Now many countries are dissatisfied with Wu. We can unite Chu, Jin and Qi. Wu has great ambitions. If these three countries don't listen, it will definitely start a war, let these three countries fight Wu first, and we will use its exhaustion to destroy it. "

Gou Jian thought the idea was good and adopted it.