1. Eat your bread and taste your courage
In 496 BC, He Lv, the king of Wu, sent troops to attack the state of Yue, and was badly defeated by Gou Jian, the king of Yue. He Lv was also seriously injured. Before he died, he told his son Fu Cha to avenge him. Fu Cha kept in mind his father's words and stepped up training day and night, preparing to attack Yue. ?
after two years, Fu Cha led his troops to defeat Gou Jian, who was surrounded and had no choice but to commit suicide. At this time, Wen Zi, the adviser, persuaded him and said, "The minister of Wu, Bo Ai, is greedy for money and lustful, so he can send someone to bribe him."
Gou Jian listened to Wen Zi's suggestion, and sent him to bribe Bo Bo with treasures. Bo Bo promised Wen Zi to meet the king of Wu.
Wen Zi met the King of Wu, presented a treasure and said, "The King of Yue is willing to surrender and serve you as your servant. Please forgive him." Bo Ai also stood by to help Wen Zi speak.
Wu Zixu stood up and protested loudly: "People often say that' curing diseases should be rooted out', Gou Jian is far-sighted, Wen Zi and Fan Li are smart and capable. If they are released this time, they will find ways to get revenge when they go back!"
At this time, Fu Cha thought that the State of Yue was no longer enough, so he ignored Wu Zixu's advice, agreed to the surrender of the State of Yue, and withdrew his troops to the State of Wu.
After the withdrawal of troops from Wu, Gou Jian took his wife and doctor Fan Li to Wu to wait on the king of Wu, herding cattle and herding sheep, and finally won the king's favor and trust. Three years later, they were released and returned to China.
after returning to China, Gou Jian was determined to make a fortune and prepare for revenge. He was afraid that he would covet a comfortable life and kill his ambition for revenge. At night, he slept on a straw pile with weapons on his pillow. He also hung a gall bladder in the house and tasted it every morning. The soldiers outside asked him, "Have you forgotten the shame of three years?"
He sent Wen Zi to manage state affairs and Fan Li to manage military affairs. He personally went to the fields to work with farmers, and his wife also spun yarn and woven cloth. Gou Jian's actions touched the officials and people of the State of Yue. After ten years of hard struggle, the State of Yue was finally well-armed and turned from weak to strong.
Fu Cha, the king of Wu, blindly strives for hegemony, without considering the sufferings of people's livelihood. He also listened to the bad words of Bo Ai and killed Wu Zixu, a loyal minister. In the end, Fu Cha won the hegemony and dominated the princes. But at this time, Wu, seemingly powerful, has actually gone downhill.
in 482 BC, Fu Cha personally led a large army to the north to compete with the state of Jin for the leader of the vassal state. Gou Jian, the king of Yue, took advantage of the elite soldiers of the state of Wu to attack suddenly, defeated Wu Bing at one fell swoop and killed the prince's friend. Fu Cha, after hearing the news, rushed out to return home and sent someone to make peace with Gou Jian.
Gou Jian, estimating that Wu could not be destroyed at once, agreed. In 478 BC, Gou Jian personally led troops to attack Wu for the second time. At this time, the state of Wu was already a spent force, and it could not resist the strong onslaught of the Vietnamese army, and it was defeated repeatedly.
Finally, Fu Cha sent someone to make peace with Gou Jian, and Fan Li insisted on destroying the State of Wu. When Fu Cha saw that peace could not be reached, he regretted not listening to Wu Zixu's advice. He was very ashamed and drew his sword and committed suicide.
2. Guan Bao's Friendship
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Guan Zhong, a politician of Qi State, had a good friend Bao Shuya, and the two had a deep friendship. They do business together. When he made money in business, Guan Zhong always gave more to himself and less to Bao Shuya. Bao Shuya never disputes with Guan Zhong about this.
People talk behind my back that Guan Zhong is greedy for money and doesn't care about friendship. When Bao Shuya knew this, he explained it for Guan Zhong, saying that Guan Zhong was not indifferent to friendship, but only greedy for money. He did this because his family was poor and I was willing to give him more money.
Guan Zhong took part in the battle three times, but he escaped from the battle all three times. Therefore, people laughed at him, saying that Guan Zhong was afraid of death and had no spirit of brave sacrifice. After hearing this sneer, Bao Shuya knew that this was not in line with the actual situation of Guan Zhong, and explained to people that Guan Zhong was not afraid of death, because his family had an elderly mother and he had to support him all by himself, so he had to do that.
Guan Zhong's friendship with Bao Shuya is very sincere. He also tried to do something good for Bao Shuya many times, but none of them succeeded. Not only did it fail, but it caused many new difficulties to Bao Shuya. It was better not to do it well. Therefore, people think that Guan Zhong has no ability to do things, but Bao Shuya doesn't think so. He knows in his heart that his friend Guan Zhong is a very capable person.
things didn't work out because the opportunity was not mature. During their long-term contacts, the two of them formed a deep friendship. Guan Zhong told people many times that my parents gave birth to me and Bao Shuya knew me.
3. Cut down the enemy by false means
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin wanted to annex two neighboring small countries: Yu and Guo, and the relationship between these two countries was good. If Jin is in danger, Guo will send troops to rescue him; If Jin attacks Guo, Yu will send troops to help. Minister Xun Xi presented a plan to Jin Xiangong.
He said that if we want to capture these two countries, we must alienate them and make them not support each other. The monarch of the state of Yu is insatiable, and we can do whatever he wants. He suggested that Jin Xiangong take out his beloved two treasures and give them to Yu Gong.
where is the dedication? Xun Xi said, Your Majesty, don't worry, just let him keep it for the time being. When Yu Guo is destroyed, won't everything be back in your hands? Dedicate the public and follow the plan. Yu Gong was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut when he got a good horse and beautiful jade.
the state of Jin deliberately created troubles on the border between Jin and Guo, and found an excuse to cut Guo. The State of Jin asked the State of Yu to let the State of Jin cut Guo through the road, but Yu Gong got the benefits of the State of Jin and had to agree. Gong Zhiqi, Minister of the State of Yu, repeatedly persuaded Yu Gong that it was impossible.
The two countries, Yu Guo, are as close as lips and teeth. When Guo Guo dies, his lips are dead and his teeth are cold. The State of Jin will never let Yu Guo go. Yu Gong said that it would be a fool to make a weak friend to offend a strong friend!
the Jin army attacked the state of Guo through the road of Yuguo, and won in four months. When Banshi returned to China, he gave a lot of looted property to Yu Gong. Yu Gong was overjoyed.
Rick, the general of the Jin army, pretended to be ill at this moment, saying that he could not take his troops back to China, and temporarily stationed his troops near the capital of Yu State. Yu Gong has no doubt. A few days later, Jin Xiangong was advancing, and Yu Gong greeted him out of the city. Go hunting when you are in danger.
after a while, I saw a fire in the capital. When Yu Gong arrived outside the city, the capital had been occupied by the Jin army from outside. In this way, the state of Jin easily destroyed the state of Yu.
4. It was a blockbuster
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu Zhuangwang Xionglv ruled the state affairs for three years, and did not issue decrees or govern the state affairs. Sima Wuju, the right-hand man, came to the king's car and told Chu Zhuangwang a subtle riddle. He said, "What kind of bird is it that has stopped on Fushan Mountain in the south for three years without spreading its wings, flying or singing?" ?
Chu Zhuangwang said, "We don't spread our wings for three years to grow our wings; Don't fly, don't sing, is to observe the attitude of the people. Although it has not yet flown, it will soar into the sky when it flies; Although it hasn't sounded yet, it will be amazing. Don't worry, I know. "
After half a year, Chu Zhuangwang personally listened to the state affairs. Ten decrees were abolished, and nine were activated, killing five treacherous court officials and promoting six hermits. Therefore, the country can be vigorously rectified. He led troops to crusade against Qi, defeated the Qi army in Xuzhou, defeated the Jin army in Heyong, and joined the princes in Song, finally making Chu dominate the world.
5. Winning the Central Plains
Chu Zhuangwang's Northern Expedition in the Spring and Autumn Period, and asking the envoy of the Zhou Dynasty about the weight of Jiuding, was likely to capture the Zhou Dynasty. In 67 BC, Chu Zhuangwang Xionglv took the opportunity of conquering Lu Hun's Rong (now the northeast of Songxian County, Henan Province) to drive the Chu army to the southern suburbs of Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and held a grand military parade.
Zhou Dingwang, who had just ascended the throne, was uneasy and sent Wang Sunman, who was good at coping, to comfort him. When King Zhuang saw Wang Sunman, he really asked, "How big is the tripod of the Emperor of Zhou? How heavy is it? " The implication is that we should compare our power with that of Zhou Tianzi.
Wang Sunman said euphemistically, "The rise and fall of a country depends on the existence of morality and justice, regardless of the size of the tripod." When King Zhuang saw that Wang Sunman was holding back his words, he said directly, "Don't hold Jiuding for yourself. The State of Chu broke the blade of the halberd hook, which was enough to cast Jiuding."
Facing the Zhuangwang who looked down on the north, the eloquent Wang Sunman first bypassed Zhuangwang's words and talked about the production date and the process of Jiuding's inheritance. Finally, he said, "Although Zhoushi has declined, the fate has not changed, and the weight of Baoding cannot be questioned."
the king of Zhuang stopped demanding and sent his troops to attack Zheng, in order to ask Zheng for the crime of betraying Chu and taking refuge in Jin. This is how the allusion of "Winning the Central Plains" came from.
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