Gowjian, "20 years. Vengeance is not late."

The story of Gou Jian is considered to be a Chinese classic lesson in "tolerance for the great goal," an event during the Chun Chiu era.

The incident began when the Yue Kingdom of Gowjian was at war against the Kingdom of Ou led by Fu Shai. Gowjian was surrounded by Khao Kai Ji until he had no choice. He had to surrender on the most humiliating terms:

Must be captive and go as servants in the enemy palace.

And the kingdom of Yue must become a tribute state.

During his stay in Wu, Gowjian was not kept in a prison, but was heavily used and despised by goodies.

The noble king must come and draw the stables and lead the horses for the enemy.

There is a legend that when Fu Shai, the king of Wujian, fell ill, Go Jian decided to "taste Fu Shai's excrement" to analyze his illness and predict that Fu Shai would recover soon. This act convinced Fu Shai that Go Jian was completely "succumbed," and then released him back to Yew.

Returning to Yue, instead of returning to his palace, Gowjian chose to live well and torture himself so as not to forget his resentment. He ordered a solid firewood to lie in place of a soft bed so that his body would feel pain and stay awake.

He also hung a bag of "good animals" (with bitter taste) on the door or ceiling before eating or doing anything. He would lick it to make it bitter on his tongue and always ask himself, "Gowjian, have you forgotten the shame of Wu?"

Gowjian spent 20 years ambushing and reforming the city house, using key strategies.

For example, send "Circe," one of China's four most beautiful women, to intoxicate Fu Shai, so that Fu Shai is not obsessed with running the city and is suspicious of his own skilled aristocrats.

A tribute was paid to the boiled seeds, which prevented the planting of the city of Wu, causing the following year the famine of the city of Wu. The people starved.

As the city of Wu weakened to the extreme, and Fu Chai was careless, Gou Jian led an army of raids into Wu to the brink of defeat, Fu Chai decided to end his life in shame, and Gou Jian became one of the "five great leaders" in the Chun Chiu era.

Thinking anecdote: Gowjian's fighting spirit is not just about "physical force," but "resentment that turns into discipline." He proves that the great victory may not come from a single day of emotional struggle, but from a decade-long wait.

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