The Kingdoms of Wu and Yue, a story of brushwood and bile 臥薪嘗膽 The story of King Goujian 勾踐 dates from the Warring States period (722–481BCE). Goujian of Yue (located in the area of modern Guiji outside Shaoxing, Zhejiang) invaded the neighbouring Kingdom of Wu (the area around modern Nanking) in 494 BCE.… Read