At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, wuyue competed for hegemony, and the State of Yue was defeated by the State of Wu and surrendered to make peace.

Gou Jian, King of Yue, appointed doctors Wen Zhong and Fan Li to rectify state affairs. After ten years of humiliation and hard work, the country turned from weak to strong, and finally defeated Wu and avenged the national humiliation. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, destroyed the State of Wu. When he and his ministers held a banquet in Wu Palace, he found that Fan Li had disappeared. The next day, he found Fan Li's coat in Taihu Lake. Everyone thinks that Fan Li committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake. But not long after, someone sent a letter to Wenzhong, which wrote: "When the birds are exhausted, the slingshot will be put away; When all the rabbits are caught, the hounds are killed, cooked and eaten; The enemy country was destroyed, the counselor was abandoned or killed. Yue Wang is a man, and he can only be bitter, not happy. The doctor has not left him so far, and it is inevitable that he will be killed soon. " At this time, Wen Zhong realized that Fan Li was not dead, but lived in seclusion. Although he didn't believe what he said in the letter, he often complained of illness and refused to go to court, which aroused Gou Jian's suspicion for a long time. One day, Gou Jian visited Wenzhong, leaving his sword for Wenzhong to commit suicide. Wenzhong understood Gou Jian's intention, regretted not listening to Fan Li's advice, and had to commit suicide with a sword.