We may find it very strange that the Wu kingdom has sun wu and Wu Zixu, two super military experts, why will the wu state be destroyed by the Yue kingdom in the end?
(Statue of Sun Wu)
It is not false to say that Sun Wu and Wu Zixu are super military experts. Sun Wu's military level was not only one of the best at that time, but also among the best in the entire history of China and even in the history of the world. Wu Zixu was also a great military genius who once led the Wu state to destroy the powerful Chu state. The destruction of the Chu state is also unique in the history of the Chu state.
Since Sun Wu and Wu Zixu were both phenomenal figures, why was it that the State of Wu, who possessed these two super military masters, was ultimately defeated by the State of Yue and destroyed by the State of Yue?
In fact, initially, under the leadership of Sun Wu and Wu Zixu, Wu Guo defeated the State of Yue and captured Gou Jian. That is to say, in fighting against the Vietnamese country, Sun Wu and Wu Zixu were proved to be capable and experienced. But why was the State of Wu finally destroyed by the State of Yue?
In fact, when Wu Guo had just defeated the Yue Kingdom, Wu Wang Fuchai had a conflict with Wu Zixu.
At that time, Wu Zixu begged Fu Cha to kill Gou Jian and attacked the Yue Kingdom with a single blow. However, Fu Cha did not listen to Wu Zixu's words.
There were three reasons why Fu Cha did not listen to Wu Zixu's words: First, the curse of another minister, Bo Zhao. The second is Fu Cha's suspicion of Wu Zixu. The third is Fu Cha's jealousy of Wu Zixu.
The chancellor Bo Zhao's trap of Wu Zixu was well understood. Because he wanted to be in power, he didn't want Wu Zixu to be in power. So we must trap Wu Zixu. Fu Cha's suspicion of Wu Zixu was also justified. After all, Wu Zixu was not a Wu guo, he came to Wu because he avoided revenge. After he arrived in the State of Wu, he led the army of the State of Wu to defeat his motherland and kill his own people.
(Wu Zixu)
Fu Cha felt that it was not easy for such a person to make him loyal to himself. Moreover, Wu Zixu later put his son in the State of Qi. In doing so, he was obviously wary of Fu Cha, so Fu Cha would not believe Wu Zixu very much.
However, neither consternation nor jealousy is the main thing. The most important thing is that the husband is jealous of Wu Zixu.
Wu Zixu's ability was too strong, he was able to destroy the Chu state and easily defeat the Yue state. Although the defeat of the Yue and Chu states made Fu Cha happy, it also made Fu Cha worried. What if Wu Zixu took away his own country?
Such worries are not our imagination. At the beginning, he once told Wu Zixu that he would divide the country and mountains equally with Wu Zixu. Why would Fu Cha say that he and Wu Zixu should divide the country equally? This statement is very unreasonable, Fu Cha said this, there can only be one explanation, that is, Fu Cha wants to test Wu Zixu. If Wu Zixu hesitated, or readily agreed, Fu Cha would very simply kill Wu Zixu.
Such things were often done by ancient kings. For example, when Qin Xiaogong died, he told Shang Martin that he wanted to pass on Jiangshan to him. Duke Xiao of Qin originally had a son, King Hui of Qin, so how could he pass jiangshan to Shang Martin? He did this only to test the martingale.
Fu Cha was very jealous of Wu Zixu, which doomed him not to listen to Wu Zixu's words. At the same time, Wu Zixu was alive, and for him, he was always a threat. Therefore, although Wu Zixu was so important to Fu Cha, he still couldn't wait to kill Wu Zixu.
(Fu cha stills)
As soon as Wu Zixu died, naturally no one reminded fu cha what he should do and what he should not do. No one told Fu Cha how to plan his own hegemonic route. No one reminded Fu Cha how to guard against the Vietnamese country and prevent the resurgence of the Vietnamese country and its re-emergence.
Some people may say that even if Wu Zixu dies, there is still Sun Wu. Wasn't Sun Wu still an outstanding military man? He led the Wu army to fight with the Yue kingdom, and he could still defeat the Yue kingdom and dominate the world.
Sun Wu was indeed a very good military man. He not only commanded the war, but also knew how to use strategy on the battlefield. More critically, he also understands tactical discipline. At that time, King Wu gave him his concubines and put him in charge of training. In the end, he did not hesitate to kill two concubines, and the fact that he had to maintain discipline already showed our courage. When Wu Guo first fought against the Yue Kingdom, it was precisely because of the combination of Sun Wu and Wu Zixu that the Yue Kingdom was beaten so badly.
However, after Wu Zixu was killed by Fu Cha, Sun Wu was discouraged and quickly resigned his official post and returned to his hometown to avoid disasters.
It is precisely because Sun Wu resigned and returned to his hometown and went into hiding that he left for us the "Art of War of Sun Tzu", which is the most classic military teaching material for our future generations. However, after writing "Sun Tzu's Art of War", Sun Wu was still depressed, and finally depressed.
The deaths of Wu Zixu and Sun Wu were, for Fu Cha, completely self-severed arms. In the end, the state of Wu was destroyed by the re-emerging State of Yue, and it was also Fu Cha who blamed himself.
(References: "History", "Sun Tzu's Art of War", etc.)