The author is Fan Li.
In the 24th year of King Jing of Zhou (496 BC), a war broke out in wuyue (now Jiaxing, Zhejiang), and He Lv, the king of Wu, was killed. Therefore, the two countries became enemies and the war lasted for many years. In the 26th year of King Jing of Zhou (494 BC), Fu Cha, the son of He Lv, fought a decisive battle with Yue in Fujiao (now Dongting Mountain in Taihu Lake, Jiangsu Province), and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was defeated, leaving only. After the negotiation, "people should bear the burden of humiliation and pursue the victory ..." "If they are full but don't overflow, they will be in the same boat, and God will bless them; The earth is omnipotent, and people have to save it, so that they can get the gift of the earth; If you help the crisis and be modest, you will be the same as others, and people can move. " He narrated to Gou Jian the assertion that "the stronger wuyue is, the more defeated it will be" and protested: "If you bow down and serve the king of Wu, you can turn the corner." . After becoming a doctor, he accompanied Gou Jian and his wife to be slaves in Wu for three years. "Be patient and determined, so be firm. Don't be sad after the monarch, I will encourage you together! "
After returning to China three years later, he worked out a plan for the rise and fall of Wu Jiushu with Wen Zi. He was the planner and organizer of "Ten Years of Reunion, Ten Years of Lessons" in Yue. In order to implement the strategy of destroying Wu, which is one of the nine "beauty tricks", I personally waded through mountains and rivers, and finally met the strange woman stone with both ability and political integrity in history, and wrote a legendary chapter in which Shi understands the righteousness deeply, is devoted to the king of Wu and prospers both at home and abroad. Fan Li worked for Gou Jian, the king of Yue, for more than twenty years, worked hard and died in the destruction of Wu, which made him a great general.
He thought it was difficult to live long after serving the King of Yue, and knowing that Ju Jian was a man who could share joys and sorrows with him, he went boating with his teacher to go to Yue.