Which king is the story told in the allusion about sleeping on fuel and tasting courage in the history of our country?
The allusion of "sleeping on fuel and tasting gall" in Chinese history tells the story of King Gou Jian.
Gou Jian, the monarch of the Yue Kingdom in the late Spring and Autumn Period, reigned from 496 BC to 465 BC. After the Yue King Gou Jian was defeated in the battle, he slept on firewood and often tasted gall to remind himself not to forget the suffering he had suffered. Because of his allusion of "sleeping on fuel and tasting courage", Gou Jian has now become a model image of the Chinese nation who is not afraid of failure and humiliation and dares to fight hard.
Gou Jian was released from the Wu Kingdom and returned to the Yue Kingdom three years later. After returning to the country, he re-employed Fan Li and Wen Zhong, and "suffered hardships", which gradually restored the national strength of the Yue Kingdom. In the fifteenth year of the reign of King Goujian of Yue, King Fu Chai of Wu raised troops to participate in the Huangchi meeting, showing off his force and leading the elite. King Gou Jian of Yue seized the opportunity and led his troops to defeat the Wu division. In the twenty-fourth year of the reign of King Gou Jian of Yue, he destroyed the capital of Wu, forced Fu Chai to commit suicide, destroyed Wu and became hegemonic, crossed the Huaihe River with his troops, gathered Qi, Song, Jin, Lu and other princes in Xuzhou, moved the capital to Langya, and became the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Introduction to the King of Yue Goujian Sword
The King of Yue Goujian has a unique weapon: the King of Yue Goujian Sword. This sword is cold and extremely sharp. After more than 2,400 years, the decoration is still clear and exquisite. In addition, "things are named after people", this sword is praised by the people of the world as "the best sword in the world". The Goujian Sword of Yue King was unearthed in Tomb No. 1 of Wangshan, Jiangling, Hubei Province in 1965. It is well preserved. The sword is 55.7 centimeters long. It shone with cold light when it was unearthed, and the blade is still very sharp.
The sword body is covered with black diamond patterns, which are exquisitely decorated, and the smallest part of the carving is only 0.1 mm. There are two lines of bird seal inscriptions near the sword grid: "The King of Yue Jiu Qian used his sword for the first time". The hilt and grid of the sword are jet black, and the two sides of the sword grid are cast with patterns and inlaid with blue glass and turquoise respectively. The sword head is rolled outwards into a hoop shape, and 11 concentric circles with a width of less than 1 mm are cast inside. The sword of King Goujian of Yue is exquisitely crafted, showing the superb skills of the swordsmith, and can be called a national treasure of China.