The history is changing, and the king of Yue, Goujian, has tried his courage and endured humiliation, and finally succeeded in destroying Wu, and his revenge was avenged. However, there are two heroes behind this matter, Fan Li and Wen Chong, who have contributed a lot. They worked silently, suffered with the king of Yue for more than 20 years, and finally ushered in the moment of victory. However, after the destruction of Wu, Fan Li chose to leave, and Wen Chong committed suicide, why is this?
Fan Li and Wen are both from the Chu State and originally served in the Chu State. Wen Chong served as the Wandi Order, while Fan Li was an ordinary person. Due to the political darkness of the Chu State, it was difficult for non-nobles to enter the government, so the two hit it off and defected to the Yue State, assisting Gou Jian to help him achieve national rejuvenation. However, as soon as the Yue country was unified, the country was at its peak, but Fan Li chose to leave. Why?
According to historical records, Fan Li believed that it was not suitable to live in a high position for a long time, and Goujian, the king of Yue, performed well when he was in trouble, but he could not be trusted when he was rich and noble. He said to the literature: "Gou Jian is a long-necked bird beak, you can share hardships and hardships, not joys." It means that Gou Jian is reliable in times of crisis, but he is not trustworthy when he enjoys wealth. Therefore, Fan Li chose to leave so as not to fall into trouble in the future.
Before leaving, Fan Li told Wen Chong in private: "I decided to leave, do you want to go with me?"Wen Chong was puzzled, believing that the heroes should share the fruits of victory and not have to leave lightly. Fan Li responded: "You don't understand, although Gou Jian can share weal and woe, he can't share wealth. If we don't leave, I'm afraid we won't end well in the future. Fan Li left quietly alone, leaving Wen Chong hesitant.
After arriving in the Qi Kingdom, Fan Li was still not at ease with the literature, and wrote to tell him: "The birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden;."The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. The king of Yue is a long-necked bird beak, and he can share hardships and hardships, but not joys. Why don't you go?This passage became the ** of the later idiom "The bird hides the good bow, and the cunning rabbit dies and the lackey cooks". After reading the text, I was skeptical, but I still felt that I could wait and see.
Unexpectedly, Wenzhong's illness became his bad luck. Some villains said to Gou Jian that Wen was not satisfied with him and was about to rebel. Gou Jian believed it to be true, gave the sword to Wen Chong, and said: "Back then, you formulated nine strategies to destroy Wu, and this king used your three strategies to destroy Wu Guo, and you still have six strategies to use, try it for me to go to Wu State." Faced with such a situation, Wen Chong reluctantly chose to commit suicide.
Wenzhong's suicide proves the accuracy of Fan Li's evaluation of King Yue. In times of common suffering, the monarch and ministers are deeply affectionate, but when they share wealth and wealth, the end of high merit is often a tragedy. Goujian, the king of Yue, although he can endure the sharing of victory, but the tolerance of heroes is limited to the limit, and great grace is like great hatred. This also reflects a reality of human nature: Shengmien fights Mi hatred.