In 493 BC, in order to avenge his father, he sent troops to attack Yue, and Yue was forced to surrender. The prince asked them to look at the tombstone to atone for their sins, and they wanted to raise horses and drive cars. After three years, the king of Wu asked the couple to go home. After the King of Yue returned, he exercised his will every day. After ten years of accumulating strength and training the people, Yue became stronger and stronger, and finally got revenge and defeated Wu.

Gou Jian, King of Yue, was a monarch of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period. Gou Jian is from Huiji, who is now from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Yue is also one of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, reigned from 497 to 464 BC, and he became the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.