Gou Jian is the same age as his husband, he is a strong man in his early thirties, but he is not as handsome as his husband, with a long-necked beak, except for Zhao Wuxian, who knew the results in advance, and Sun Wu, who spies all over the country, I am afraid that not many people know the name of the prince of the Yue Kingdom.

Although the people of the Central Plains call them the Yue Kingdom, the Yue people have their own name: "Yu Yue", just as the Wu State also has its own name "Ju Wu". Because Wu Yue's language is not a system with Huaxia, the Vietnamese phonetics are sticky and continuous and inverted, and it is written as a word, often reading two syllables, and the adverbials of later generations, Thai is more similar. And the Yue people have no surname, even if the other party is the monarch, they often call by their names.

In this era, there is no legend that "the Yue country is the descendant of Dayu", and the Yue people themselves have no historians, they only know that they are the indigenous people of the south, and they have lived in the place surrounded by the three rivers for generations. The first contact with the Central Plains was at the Chengzhou meeting in the 25th year of King Cheng of Zhou. After that alliance, Zhou Tianzi parachuted a group of descendants of Zongji to the Yue people as monarchs, and they were the ancestors of Wu.

The confrontation between Wu and Yue began at that time, and after hundreds of years of evolution, the Wu people are actually the Yue people who are more deeply Chinese, and the culture of the Yue people is more backward.

At first, the two countries could not talk about who was strong and who was weak, anyway, they were both subordinates of the Chu State, but eighty or ninety years ago, the Wu State began to rise under the rule of King Shoumeng and with the support of the Jin people. The Wu army not only repeatedly defeated the state of Chu and expanded its territory in Jianghuai, but also constantly attacked the state of Yue. After all, the distance between the two countries is too close, forced by the rivers and seas, between the five lakes, there is no Wu, there is no Yue, there is no Wu, and the contradictions between the two countries cannot be reconciled. Coupled with the instigation of Jin and Chu, it became a country of hatred and war. There are wins and losses between the attacks.

A few years ago, Gou Jian was still young. His father, Yue Wang Yunchang, rode Wu Shi into Ying, sent troops to attack the capital of Wu State, and forced Wu State to return to the army, which was also the excuse for Wu Wang Lu to attack Yue this time.

Wu Shi was violent, Yue Wang Yun was often seriously ill, and the prince Gou Jian could only be ordered to go on the expedition on behalf of his father.

Before leaving Huiji, Yun Chang, who had been on the sickbed for a long time, said to him: "This time, Wu Guo has entered the army in a big way, and the strength of the army is unprecedented. In the past, Wu only attacked with partial divisions. Yue can use the main force to cooperate with the Chu army to attack Wu. But now that the Chu State is crippled, the Yue State can only face the Wu army alone, I think He Lu wants to destroy the Yue in a war! ”

The difference in national strength between Wu and Vietnam is too great, the territory of Yue is less than one-third of Wu, and the population is less than half of Wu's, only three or four hundred thousand people. In the face of the 30,000-strong army of King Wu, Gou Jian requisitioned the people of the city and the people of the tribe, but he only made up more than 10,000 people, and was at a disadvantage. Not to mention that the Wu army was trained by Sun Wu and killed the old soldiers of the Chu people who fled in a hurry.

Therefore, King Yue was even prepared for defeat, and Yun Chang planned to resist once he could not resist. He took the people of the capital to retreat to Huiji Mountain, and even fled by boat to the remote "Waiyue".

"Yongjudong is a large overseas island, dozens of miles long. The area of the Ouyue people in the south is full of hills and forests. All the people of Wu want is the flat land north of Huiji, as long as we are willing to retreat. The south is so big, there is always a place for the Yue people......"

But Gou Jian was unwilling, he felt that once he was driven into the sea by the Wu people, or escaped into the mountains and forests, the Yue Kingdom would definitely be divided and scattered, and the Yue people would probably never be able to return to Huiji Mountain and Zhejiang, and they would never be able to worship the ancestral spirits!

So he went with the determination to die, Zhu Jiying was the general, Linggu was the vanguard, there was no surplus, Xu Qian was the left and right general, and more than 10,000 sharp soldiers were not afraid of death, this is the habit of the Yue people, and the soft temperament of the Jiangnan scholars in later generations could not be seen in them at all!

Whoever wants to fight Li in a battle, they miraculously won! After that, the people of Wu retreated in disgrace, and I heard that it was King Wu who died in the army! Gou Jian was worried about being ambushed, so he didn't chase deeply, and after leaving Zhu Jiying to guard the border, he went back to Huiji.

Until he passed through the estuary of Zhejiang, Gou Jian still felt that it was a dream.

"I actually defeated the Wu army that was rampant in Jianghuai, and I also killed the king of Wu......"

This time, Gou Jian can be regarded as experiencing what it means to be "not a hit, a hit".

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At the beginning of December in the middle of winter, the northern country is already covered in silver, but Yuyue in the south is still green.

This is the estuary of Zhejiang, known as the place of "Huiyi Sea", which is also the northern danger of the Yue people to defend the national capital. If you come here in August and autumn, you can see the wonders of the tide rising day and night, rushing and impacting, and shaking the earth's axis.

Gou Jian took the Yue people north along the coastline and returned along the coastline. The generals wore leather armor, while the ordinary soldiers wore "hui clothes", that is, clothes woven from grass to cover their bodies. It is rainy and humid, the sun is hot in summer, and it is not very cold in winter, so I wear bamboo strips woven into a hat all year round, and my feet are stomping, but I walk faster than wearing shoes.

As soon as they crossed Zhejiang, they were given a grand welcome, and when they learned that Gou Jian had defeated the Wu people who had entered the Kou, the Yue people on both sides of Zhejiang and the people of the tribes came here invariably, and their eyes were full of reverence when they looked at Gou Jian.

However, this was only the beginning, and the next morning, they finally returned to Huiji City, which had also become a sea of joy, the city gate opened, and the Yue people in the city walked out one after another.

Gou Jian and the Yue soldiers were surrounded by them, and the naked boys ran after the horses, cheering and jumping. There is no arch of the Central Plains here, and the people of Yuyue from all over the world shout in all kinds of strange tribal dialects. Wu Zhu wore animal skins, wore pheasant tail feathers, beat copper drums, and danced around Goujian. Countless beautiful Yue girls knelt down and begged him to hang the curtain so that they could give birth to the hero's heir.

Gou Jian looked left and right, smiled at the crowd, touched the raised hand, and allowed the kneeling man to touch his captured horses, chariots, and wheels.

Yue Wang Yunchang also stood at the head of the city, smiling and watching his son enjoy this honor, he defeated the powerful Wu State, so that Yu Yue avoided the disaster of destroying the country and extinction, which was the reward that Gou Jian deserved.

It wasn't until a strange call sounded that Yunchang's smile froze on his face.

"King!" A tan-skinned Yu Yue shouted at Gou Jian, who seemed to be a fisherman, with a child on his shoulder. A little boy, he is at the age of hero worship. He also learned from his father, chanting the same word in a thin voice.

"King!"

It's like being infected. The other Yue people also followed suit. "King!" They shouted, prostrate to Gou Jian, and bow down to him, as if he were the king of Yu Yue.

The chanting grew stronger, spread, and swelled. The loud chorus frightened the mounts, as well as the Yue nobles who went out of the city to greet them.

Before they could understand what was happening, Linggufu, who had made great contributions in the battle of carrying Li, also raised Jin Ge and chanted Gou Jian's name.

"Yu Yuexing, King Goujian!"

There is no surplus, and there is no more. And the thousands of Yue armor brought back by Gou Jian drew their weapons, knocked on the vine shield and shouted in unison, they surrounded Gou Jian in the middle, and called him king!

Gou Jian's heart was agitated, looking at the armor soldiers and countrymen who supported him, and then raised his head to meet the gaze of Yue Wang Yunchang, he had never dared to look directly into his father's eyes like this in the past.

King is the title of the leader of the Yue people, and there can only be one king in a state. Just as there can only be one owner in a home.

And the Yue people, only the strong are kings! A hero who has defeated a strong enemy, a hero in the prime of life, and a long-term illness in bed. The old man, who could not raise troops to defend the tribes of the state, quickly made a choice.

Everything seems to have happened suddenly, and it seems like it has been planned for a long time. That night, King Yunchang of Yue suddenly announced his abdication. He took several wives and cronies to climb Huiji Mountain to guard the ancestral spirits. He didn't come down until he died a year later.

And the crown prince Goujian, with the support of the whole country, successfully ascended the throne in Huiji City. Since then, the name of Goujian, the king of Yue, together with his deeds of defeating the Wu army and beheading the king of Wu, began to spread all over the world......

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"Yu Yue defeated Wu Yu Li, Wu Ziguang died!"

When the news reached the state of Chu, it was already the spring of the second year. It is said that Yin Zixi and Sima Ziqi, who were in Zaiying, openly congratulated Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, on the main hall, saying that Chu finally lost a big trouble. Xiong Zhen burst into tears and went to the ancestral tomb to worship and tell the ancestors the good news.

At the same time, they also heard about the person "Goujian, the king of Yue" for the first time, and many Chu people had a good impression of Yu Yuezhijun, who went out to fight for him, because they had suffered from the state of Wu. Zixi even proposed that he should send an envoy to join Yue to control Wu, just like the Jin people joined Wu to attack Chu back then.

The news was transmitted north along with the spring breeze, and in addition to Zaiying, the other capitals of the Chu State were also celebrating this matter, and Yexian County north of Fangcheng was no exception.

A dusty carriage stopped outside the market, and after listening to the news reported by his entourage in his ears, Duanmu Ci frowned slightly.

"The state of Wu was defeated, and the king of Wu died!?"

Soon after entering the Chu State, he learned the news, Duanmu Ci was not surprised, nor was he happy, but his heart was full of doubts.

When formulating the strategy of cutting diplomatic relations, Duanmu Ci once reminded Zhao Wuxian that Wu Guo must not be guarded. On the one hand, the Marquis of Jin and Wu are still allies, and Zhibo may turn to Wu for help. On the other hand, Wu had become hostile to the Zhao clan because of the Song, Lu, and Si Shang, and if they took this opportunity to move north, the Zhao clan would be completely encircled.

"Before the destruction of the Yue Kingdom, King Wu did not dare to go north easily." At that time, Zhao Wuxian said firmly.

"With Wu's national strength and strong soldiers, it shouldn't be difficult to destroy Yue, right?" After all, Zigong had never been to Wuyue, and he made a judgment just by the reputation of the two countries.

Zhao Wuxian didn't think so: "When Wu Guo thought that his main opponent was Chu State, and it was the Central Plains that went north, maybe it was the Yue State that could really make them make a big mistake, and Zigong should not underestimate the courage and resilience of the Yue people." ”

"Of course, there are no absolutes in everything, and there must be caution. Therefore, after persuading Zheng Guo to go west, you still have to go to Chu State, if Wu State really quickly destroys Yue and plots to go north, we will have the need to join Chu. If Wu is defeated by the Yue State, or even dies the monarch, then their threat to Song Lu will disappear for the time being, and you will act when the opportunity comes. ”

At the end, Zhao Wuxian also whispered: "I just hope that this time, Gou Jian will not let me down......" Zigong was at a loss, and hurriedly asked who Gou Jian was, but Zhao Wuxian didn't answer, and when he came down to check, he knew that he was the prince of Yueguo, his reputation was not obvious, and he seemed to be a small character.

As a result, this "small role" did not disappoint Zhao Wuxian, and what he did made the world look sideways, and Zigong became more and more unable to figure it out.

With his extraordinary ability to make a price when he was a businessman, he could predict some things through the "temple calculation" of analyzing the favorable time and place and the situation of the state, which is already very remarkable. What makes Zigong astonished is that his own lord has reached the level of being like a god, which is too incredible!

However, Zigong didn't have time to think about this matter, he also had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders when he came to Chu this time, in order to lobby Ye Gongzi Gao and instigate him to embarrass Zheng Guo.

At the same time, Zhao Wuxian also told mysteriously: "Chu has talents, Jin uses them, there are many reclusive scholars and nobles in Chu, if you meet talented, remember to bring me a few back, especially the name Fan Li, a scholar!" Don't let it go! ”

PS: "Yu Yue defeated Wu Yu Li, Wu Ziguang died" - "Zuo Chuan. The Fourteenth Year of the Emperor", Chapter 2 in the evening (to be continued. )