First, he was born around 520 BC and was captured in 492, so he is about 28 years old.
The second question: it should be two years.
Thirdly, it was1year when Wu was captured in 492 and defeated in 482, but it was 2 1 year when Fu Cha, the king of Wu, was killed in 473.
Gou Jian (about 520-465 BC) is a descendant of Dayu. Yu's Miao and Xia Shaokang's illegitimate children were sealed in Huiji to commemorate Yu's sacrifice. After more than twenty lifetimes, as for the permission. Sentence Jian allows Chang Zi also. In the 23rd year of Zhou Dynasty (497 BC), Yun Chang died and succeeded to the throne of Yue Wang. Ming Zhi, Gou Jian and Yu Qian are simultaneous. (1965, the sword of Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was unearthed from the Chu tomb at No.1 Wangshan, Jiangling, Hubei Province, with the inscription:' The king of Yue is shallow and self-sufficient. )
In the 23rd year of the Zhou Dynasty (497 BC), the sentence "Gou" ascended the throne. At this time, Chu joined forces to control Wu, and the wuyue conflict began, but the strength of Yue was still very weak. In the first year of Ju Jian (496 BC), He Lv, the king of Wu, attacked Yue. Wu Li (between Jiaxing and Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, south of Jiaxing County) was ambushed by Zhu Jian's army, "making the deceased challenge Zhen Wu in three ways and commit suicide", which made the lawless elements in the army frighten Wu Jun, take chances, defeat Wu Jun in one fell swoop and shoot the prince. He Lv, the king of Wu, was injured and died (see the Battle of Toli), which led to the intensification of conflicts in wuyue.
He Lv, the King of Wu, warned his son Fu Cha before he died: "Don't forget to cross over". After his appointment, Fu Cha-cha worked diligently day and night according to his teachings, aiming at repaying the Vietnamese. In 494 BC, in the 26th year of the week (the first year), Gou Jian heard that Fu Cha, the king of Wu, was training day and night to attack Yue. He planned to attack Wu first and advocated "not sending Wu to attack it first" Fan Li protested: "No way. I heard the soldier's weapon, the soldier betrayed morality, and the dispute was the end of the matter. Plot against morality, use a murder weapon, and try to be at the end. Heaven forbids it, and the walker is not good. " (Historical Records: Goujian Family, King of Yue),
Gou Jian did not listen, did not listen to the doctor's dissuasion, and sent troops to attack Wu. Fu Cha, the king of Wu, heard of it, and led his elite troops to defeat Yue. The two armies fought at Fujiao (now Jiao Shan, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province). He was finally defeated by Fu Jiao (now Dongting Mountain in the middle and west of Taihu Lake, now north of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province), and Jian Jian led 5,000 disabled soldiers to retreat to Huiji Mountain (now southeast of Shaoxing). Focha went after him and surrounded him. Gou Jian regretted it very much and said to Fan Li, "What's the point of not listening?" ("Historical Records of the King of Yue Gou Jian's Family")
In times of crisis, Li compromised for perfection, retreated for progress, made peace with humility, and sent a letter to Wu Wanhe.
At first, Fu Cha refused to accept Wu Zixu's suggestion. Sentenced to the sword, "If you want to kill your wife, you will burn a treasure and die in contact with war." Wen Zi remonstrated, put forward the policy of "paying tribute to Wu Taizai with Meibao", and invited Fu Cha to pay tribute. Finally, Fu Cha agreed to forgive Yue and went home with the army. Fu Cha did not listen to Prime Minister Wu Zixu's suggestion that he resolutely destroy Vietnam, and agreed to Gou Jian's request, but asked Gou Jian and his wife to work for him in the State of Wu. Gou Jian entrusted domestic affairs to Wen Zhong and other ministers, and took his wife and son to see Wu. Ministers saw that the monarch was willing to be humiliated in order to avenge his country and defend his country, and they all cried and assured him that they would manage the country well, and the people all cried and saw him off.
In May of the fifth year of Gou Jian (492 BC), he took his wife and minister Fan to Wu, and arrived in Wudu with Fucha as collateral. Focha deliberately humiliated him and imprisoned him in a stone room. He was asked to live in a small stone house in front of a closed grave and feed the horses. Sometimes he rode out and deliberately let him lead the horse in front of China people. Gou Jian endured humiliation, called himself a humble minister, and was extremely respectful to the prince of Wu. He ate coarse grains, slept in stables and served hard labor. The lady's clothes are out, and Shi Zuoguan is in chains. "Be careful to serve Focha, be obedient, raise horses, let the lady supply water, remove dung and sweep the floor. Three years without anger and hatred. Better than the servant of Fucha. When Fu Cha was ill, Gou Jian went to greet him. Also open the toilet lid to observe the stool just pulled by Fucha and understand Fucha's condition. " Ask the sick and taste the dung "won the prince Fu Cha's favor. In the past three years, due to Gou Jian's conscientious service and Aibo's acceptance of gifts from Wen Zi from time to time, he put in a good word for Gou Jian in front of Fu Cha, which made Fu Cha think that Gou Jian really surrendered and decided to let Gou Jian and Fan Li return to China.
Gou Jian returned to Vietnam in the seventh year (the first 490 years). After he returned to China, in order to motivate himself not to forget revenge, he used firewood instead of mattress to sleep. There is a gallbladder hanging in the room. Try it before every meal. This is the origin of the allusion of "paid service". He and his wife have been living a poor life, eating without fish and wearing unadorned clothes. I often work in the fields with ordinary people, and my wife raises silkworms and weaves by herself.
Vietnam has suffered from war wounds, barren fields, declining population and great damage to production. In order to make the country rich and strong, Gou Jian adopted the policy of "ten years of cohabitation and ten years of study" proposed by Fan Li and Wen Zi. Fan Li should be responsible for training soldiers, managing state affairs and carrying out the policy of letting the people recuperate. The state rewards agriculture, sericulture and textiles. In particular, encourage fertility and increase the number of people. It is stipulated that male 20 and female 17 must get married, otherwise their parents will be punished; Older people are not allowed to marry younger girls; Women should report to the official before giving birth, and the state will send medical officers to check and take care of them; Boys 1 pot of wine, dogs 1, girls 1 pot of wine, pigs1; If a family has two sons, the state is responsible for raising one; if there are three sons, the state is responsible for raising two.
Since then, I have tried my best to enrich the people and rejuvenate the country. Cultivate one's morality and have fun with the people; Self-interest is minimal, not extravagant, not extravagant; Self-cultivation of virtue and external cultivation of morality; Enrich the national treasury and cultivate the fields; Probation and light punishment to save their collection; Reward childbirth and train soldiers. Fan Li, the country of Guo Xiang, suggested choosing the land of Xida to build a city and build an outline to dominate the business. Build small towns first, then big cities. So the people were rich and the society was stable, and scholars wanted to repay Wu's shame. With the deep meaning of destroying Wu, he worked hard to develop his own strength through "ten years of reunion and ten years of lessons" with the help of Harmony.
While the country was recovering rapidly, Gou Jian took various measures to paralyze Wu, respectfully served Wu, and entertained Fu Cha with beautiful women, skillful performers, and skillful craftsmen, thus eliminating his vigilance against Vietnam. In order to cater to Fu Cha's ambition of hegemony, he led Wu Bei into the Central Plains, wasting national strength and military power. Cause internal friction of Wu. Gou Jian paid tribute to Wu on time year after year, which made Fu Cha always believe that he was sincerely obedient. Continue to bribe Wu Taizai Bolai. Send spies to spy on Wu, spread rumors to alienate the relationship between the monarch and the minister, and make Fu examine and kill Zhongliang. Gou Jian borrowed grain from Fu Cha from time to time on the grounds of the disaster in Vietnam, which reduced the grain storage of the State of Wu, while the State of Yue had sufficient reserves. Knowing that Fu Cha was going to build Gusutai, Gou Jian sent someone to transport extra-large timber, saying it was "Shenmu". Fu Cha was very happy and expanded the design of Gusutai, which made Wu more expensive. Gou Jian also used a honey trap to send beautiful women to Gusutai in Fucha. One of them is a girl named, who is not only beautiful, but also very talented. He was selected and trained by Fan Li in Luoyushan. I loved her so much that she obeyed.
Wu Zixu had already noticed that Gou Jian's actions were intended to retaliate, and he remonstrated many times. Not only was it not accepted by Forcha, but it aroused Forcha's disgust and suspicion. In 485 BC, Fu Cha went north to cut Qi for hegemony, but Wu Zixu disagreed, pointing out that Yue was the threat. Fu Cha didn't listen, continue to cut qi. He defeated the Qi army in the battle of Aileen and returned home in triumph. Focha is very proud. Soon, he listened to Abreu's slanderers and gave Wu Zixu a sword to commit suicide. Before he died, Wu Zixu said, "I want to take my eyes, cover Wudongmen and watch the Vietnamese soldiers enter!" After Wu Zixu's death, the King of Wu handed over power to Eber. When Gou Jian learned that Wu Zixu was dead, he planned to attack Wu, but he thought that the time had not come and he had to wait.
In the thirty-eighth year of the Spring and Zhou Dynasties in 482 BC (the fifteenth year of the criminal construction), Fu Cha, the prince of Wu, led the elite troops of the whole country to the north and joined forces with the princes of Huang Chi League, leaving only Wang You and the old and weak soldiers guarding the country. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, wanted to take advantage of the emptiness of the State of Wu to send troops to attack it. Fan Li believes that the time has not yet come. He analyzed and said: "The prince of Wu led the elite soldiers to the North Alliance, and the country was empty, and the prince stayed behind. However, Wu Dajun is not far from the country, and Wen Yue will attack me quickly. " So he advised Gou Jian to postpone sending troops. A few months later, it was estimated that Wu Jun had reached Huangchi, so he urged Gou Jian to send troops to attack Wu. Gou Jian led 50,000 troops (40,000 gentlemen, 6,000 men) to attack Wu, and ordered a division to intercept Fu Cha's return journey along the coast. He led the main force northward by land, annihilated Wu Shoujun and attacked Wudu. Wu Jun was defeated, the prince's friend was killed, and his aunt was burned to death. At this time, Fu Cha defeated Qi and formed an alliance with Jin, Wei, Lu and other countries in Huangchi (now west of fengqiu county, Henan) to become the overlord. When he received the news, he was so depressed that he had to send Ai Bo to make peace with Vietnam (see the Battle of Gusu). Gou Jianhe thought that Wu still had strength, which could not be destroyed for a while, so he promised to make peace and retreat to China.
Forty-two years ago, in the week of 478 (sentenced to 19 years), Gou Jian was once again advised to take advantage of the drought in the state of Wu, the granary was empty and the people were hungry, so he took advantage of the opportunity of eating on the coast of the East China Sea to attack the state of Wu. In the battle against Dabanze, the Vietnamese army broke through Wu Jun's defensive works by feinting the two wings, breaking through the central government and continuously attacking, and seized a large area of Wu's land (see the Battle of Dabanze), and defeated Wu Jun in Dabanze (now the south of Suzhou), which fundamentally changed the balance of power between wuyue.
In twenty-one years, the great sword attacked Wu again. From the first year of Zhou Yuanwang (475 BC), Wu Duwu (now Suzhou, Jiangsu) was besieged for three years. Fu Cha, the prince of Wu, was besieged by the Vietnamese army for a long time. So he sent Wang Sunluo to make peace with Gou Jian. Gou Jian couldn't bear it any longer and was about to say yes. Fan Li stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you have endured humiliation for more than twenty years. For what? Can you abandon your previous job now? " Turning his head to rebuke Wang Sunluo, he said, "In the past, God gave Yue to the State of Wu, but you didn't accept it; Today is a gift from God to Wu Ciyue, and we dare not disobey your request. " Wang Sunluo also begged, and Fan Li resolutely beat the drums to invade. Fu Cha, the prince of Wu, saw that the tide was running out and committed suicide without making peace. When he died, he said, "I have no face to see my son!" " Gou Jian buried the king of Wu and slaughtered Ai Bo. Finally, in the twenty-fourth year of the sentence construction (473 BC), Wu Xuezhi was wiped out in one fell swoop.
Later, he led his troops north to Huai River, and in Xuzhou (now south of Tengzhou, Shandong Province), he joined Qi Jin and other Central Plains governors to pay tribute to Zhou Yuanwang. Zhou Yuanwang ordered his envoys to give him a piece of meat and named Gou Jian "Hou Bo" and Jin Bo. Since then, the Vietnamese army has overrun the Jianghuai area, and governors have come to congratulate him, and Gou Jian's hegemony has been completed. So he moved the capital to Langya and dominated the Central Plains. As the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.
After Gou Jian's death, Zijun stood firm. ("Historical Records of the King of Yue Gou Jian's Family")