On the land thousands of years ago, there was a monarch of the Yue Kingdom, and his name was Gou Jian. Born in 496 BC, he left a legendary story in ancient Chinese history. This is a magnificent journey, Gou Jian has the ambition to serve the country, with perseverance and perseverance, cast into an outstanding monarch in China's feudal history. However, it was not all smooth sailing, and he experienced the twists and turns of strategic struggles, military conflicts, and the rise and fall of the country, and achieved a thrilling legend.
In 496 BC, Goujian, the king of Yue, ascended the throne and embarked on a journey to rule the Yue Kingdom. However, when the Yue Kingdom was in turmoil, King Wu Lu took the opportunity to raise troops to attack Vietnam. The flames of this war were ignited, and the young King Yue stepped forward and led the Yue ** team to fight fiercely with the Wu army in Xieli (now Jiaxing City, Zhejiang). Wu's army was defeated, and He Lu unfortunately died on the way home. Wu Wangfucha, who succeeded to the throne, was deeply affected by his father's hatred, and was determined to take revenge and work hard.
Gou Jian learned that Wu Wangfu had spared no effort to train and prepare for war, and he decided to take advantage of the early strike. In the 26th year of King Jing of Zhou (494 BC), he led an army to attack the state of Wu. Fu Chaqin led the elite troops, and the two sides fought fiercely in Fujiao (now Wu County, Jiangsu), resulting in the defeat of the Vietnamese army. Gou Jian fled with the remaining 5,000 men to Huiji Mountain (present-day Shaoxingnan, Zhejiang), but fell into the encirclement of the Wu army.
At this moment, Fan Li, with his strategic ingenuity, proposed to ask for reconciliation by bribing Wu Dazai Boxi. The husband agreed in confusion, but asked Gou Jian and his wife to become his slaves. The country fell into a catastrophe, the land was barren, the population was sharply reduced, and production was greatly damaged. In order to revive the country as soon as possible, Gou Jian accepted Fan Li and Wenzhong's strategy of "ten years of life and gathering, ten years of lessons". Fan Li is responsible for military training, and Wen Chong manages state affairs and implements policies to allow the people to recuperate.
In terms of foreign policy, Gou Jian adopted a variety of means to paralyze the state of Wu. He continued to bribe Wu Dazai Boxi, sent spies to spy on Wu's intelligence, spread rumors to divide the relationship between the monarch and the minister, and caused the husband to fall into internal and external troubles. In addition, he borrowed grain from Wu under the pretext of gradually depleting Wu's reserves and enriching his own treasury at the same time. Gou Jian even sent people to provide extra-large timber to Fucha as construction materials for Gusutai. When the husband learned that it was a "sacred tree", he was overjoyed, which led to more labor and loss of money and unrest in the country.
In order to further weaken the military spirit of Wu State, Gou Jian skillfully used the beauty trick. He selected many beauties to send to the state of Wu, among which was a woman named Xi Shi, who was not only beautiful in appearance, but also outstanding in talent. After the husband got Xi Shi, he was deeply overwhelmed by her and obeyed her words.
In 482 BC, Gou Jianqin led an army of 50,000 to attack Wu again, and the prince was killed and the Wu army was defeated. After Fucha defeated the Qi state, the Jin, Wei, Lu and other states met in Huangchi (now Fengqiu, Henan) and became the overlord. At this moment of victory, Goujian's national strength rose rapidly, and all countries congratulated him, and his hegemony began to appear.
However, the success of hegemony is not the end, but a new beginning. Gou Jian killed the heroes, causing internal and external criticism. Fan Li recognized that Gou Jian was a monarch who shared hardships and could not share happiness, and after returning to China, he did not say goodbye to avoid being punished. While successfully eliminating the state of Wu, Gou Jian paid a huge price for it.
A thousand years later, when we look back at history, Gou Jian's life is like a magnificent picture, recording his unremitting efforts to endure humiliation and bear the burden of humiliation for the country. In the midst of twists and turns, he successfully eliminated the state of Wu and achieved hegemony. However, his methods and decisions also caused controversy, especially the killing of heroes. In the long history, his efforts for the country and the glory of hegemony have become a good story in China's feudal history.