In 494 BC, amid the chaos of the Spring and Autumn period, Wu and Yue contended for supremacy.
At the Battle of Fujiao, Yue's elite troops were annihilated. King Goujian of Yue submitted with his entire kingdom and entered Wu with his ministers as a slave for three years.
He tended horses and cleaned latrines, enduring humiliation to stay alive. In the end, he won the trust of King Fuchai of Wu through a cruelty without equal in history: tasting his stool to diagnose his illness. He was on the verge of escaping back to his kingdom, where he could sleep on brushwood, taste gall, and make a comeback.
Then a struggling history student from the twenty-first century transmigrated into Ji You, the least conspicuous and most overlooked crown prince of King Fuchai of Wu.
Knowing the full course of history, he understood the fatal trap lurking beneath Wu's prosperous age:
Fuchai was arrogant and obsessed with glory, always reaching beyond his grasp.
Bo Pi was corrupt and treasonous, conspiring with enemies at home and abroad.
Wu Zixu was loyal but spurned, a lone pillar unable to hold everything up.
And Goujian was patient, devious, and a master actor. With just a few years to build his strength, he would swallow Wu, conquer its lands, and turn the tables.
To save his life, protect Wu, and defy fate, Ji You began to play the pig to eat the tiger.
After years of enduring humiliation, Goujian was full of plans: Once I return to my kingdom, I'll sleep on brushwood and taste gall. Ten years to grow our people, ten years to train them, and then I'll raze Gusu!
Ji You coolly cut him off: Sorry, but starting today, your plan to sleep on brushwood and taste gall is canceled...
The main plot outline is okay, but the writing style is just okay. There are too many adjectives. Instead of writing the plot, I write about the action scenes. What is the use of the action? What plot points can it highlight? It is a novel that can be spent time reading.
It's quite interesting, but I don't know when the protagonist will take the throne. And that uncle or something. He tried to kill the protagonist twice but let him go. .