In this famous idiom story, the hero is the monarch served by Fan Li, the king of Yue. Fan Li didn't leave Yue State when the national strength was the weakest. Instead, he helped the King of Yue to make suggestions, threw himself at the King of Wu, and kept sending gold, jewels and beautiful women to paralyze him, thus winning time for Yue State to secretly restore its national strength. Finally, under the planning of Fan Li, Wu was finally overthrown, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, successfully restored the country.
In the process of restoring Yue Guo, Fan Li played an important role. Without his plan, Yue could not recover smoothly. Therefore, in order to thank Fan Li for his help after the country was restored, the King of Yue made him a high official, but Fan Li quietly left. It's not that Fan Li doesn't want to be a big official, but that he has been with the King of Yue for many years, knowing his temperament, being very suspicious and jealous. As the saying goes, "A companion is like a tiger", and Fan Li thinks that he has achieved success. If he stays as an official, his contribution will be too great, and the King of Yue will not allow such a clever counselor around him, and he will definitely find an excuse to commit suicide in the future. On the contrary, he might as well find another way out Facts have proved that Fan Li's idea is correct. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, finally waved a butcher knife at his heroes, leaving almost none.
Fan Li first walked around the hall, but soon his pockets were empty. In order to make a living, he started to do business, which proves that he is really talented in business. According to historical records, Fan Li became a rich man three times during his business. The "three" in history are empty fingers, in fact, more than three times. But he is not greedy for money, and every time he earns money, he will give it to the poor, which is why the people call him the "God of Literature".