Bao Xi said: "King Wu asked Wu Zixu to send such a letter, which was actually a small conspiracy, the purpose was to provoke the prince and marquis, and then kill Wu Zixu under the pretense of the hand of the prince. ”

Qi Hou said: "Why did he do this? ”

Bao Xi said: "Everyone in the world knows that Wu Zixu is a great hero, and no one does not admire him. The reason why everyone admires him is not only because of his courage and strength, but also because of his loyalty. Everything he did was for the good of Wu Guo. It's a pity that his monarch is a greedy woman and a person who is obsessed with pleasure, and he does not distinguish between right and wrong, is stubborn and self-serving, and does not listen to contrary advice. has not listened to Wu Zixu's advice, Wu Zixu has advised a lot, which has aroused the disgust of the husband, until he resents it. gave birth to the heart of killing Wu Zixu. However, Wu Zixu's reputation was too high, and King Wu killed Wu Zixu, and everyone in the world was not convinced. Therefore, King Wu killed Wu Zixu by borrowing the hand of the prince. ”

Qi Hou said: "The analysis is correct, it makes some sense,"

Bao Xi continued: "If Your Majesty kills Wu Zixu, it will be equivalent to helping King Wu get rid of the enemy. It also gives His Majesty the infamy of killing the envoy in vain, and also gives Wu a reason to crusade against the Qi State, this ghost idea is actually a conspiracy to kill three birds with one stone. ”

Qi Hou said: "It makes sense, the widow almost fell for the husband's errand." So what should we do? ”

Bao Xi said: "We did the opposite, treated Wu Zixu well, let him return to Wu safely, and let them attack each other among their loyalists. ”

Qi Hou said: "Okay, let's do it." The adult brought Wu Zixu to see the widow. ”

So, Bao Xi returned home and said to Wu Zixu: "Brother, do you know what the letter you brought was written? ”

Wu Zixu said: "The king's letter was marked with a fire seal, and I didn't open it, so I don't know what it was written. ”

Bao Xi said: "There is no actual content in that letter, and it is full of insults to Qi Hou. ”

Wu Zixu said: "How can this be? Isn't that a joke? ”

"It's not a joke, it's a conspiracy," Bao said. Fucha wants to use this letter to provoke Qi Hou and kill you with Qi Hou's hand. After reading the letter, Qi Hou was furious and ordered his brother to be arrested. It was Bao Xi who saw through the conspiracy of the husband. The Marquis of Qi laughed at King Wu's shamelessness. Now, Qi Hou wants to see you. Please come with me into the palace. ”

When Wu Zixu heard this, a sense of sadness welled up in his heart, he couldn't imagine that King Wu would use such a despicable pickled idea against him. He already knew that King Wu would definitely not let him go. I couldn't imagine that the struggle for Wu Guo's life would end up like this.

At this time, Wu Feng came to see him off, kneeling on the ground, as if he was reluctant to give up. Wu Zixu pulled up his son and said: "It's good to be here, stay incognito, marry a wife and have children, continue the incense, and look blind for the death of your father." ”

Wu Feng cried. Wu Zixu said: "I have seen Qi Hou, so I will go back to Wu directly, son, forgive me for burdening you for my father." Say goodbye. "After that, the old tears are like rain.

Wu Zixu followed Bao Xi into the Hou Palace, and Qi Hou left his seat to greet him and give him the highest courtesy. Wu Zixu knelt down to pay respects.

Qi Hou pulled up Wu Zixu and said, "Xiangguo, please get up and take a seat for your guests." ”

Someone arranged a seat for Wu Zixu. Qi Hou said: "Mr. Zixu, the widow admires your loyalty and courage, but also because your foolish loyalty is not worthy. Please take a look at the letter from King Wu to the widow. ”

Wu Zixu took the letter, read it again, and felt ashamed and sweaty on his face. He got up and said, "Your Majesty, it's a shame that the old minister sent such a letter. The prince can punish the old minister at will, and Wu Zixu has no complaints. He bowed deeply.

Qi Hou said: "It's not your fault, it's King Wu who is embarrassing." You should be ashamed of King Wu. ”

Wu Zixu said: "The fault lies with Zixu alone, please don't belittle my king in front of me." His face was full of shame and shamelessness.

Qi Hou sighed: "If Mr. is loyal like this, it is moving, okay, the widow will not say anything to embarrass you." But the widow has a word of advice for the gentleman. ”

Wu Zixu said: "The prince and the prince, please speak, Zixu listens to the teachings." ”

Qi Hou said: "The widow heard that a good bird chooses a tree to perch on, and a good minister chooses the master to do things. The most important thing to be a courtier is loyalty, but it also depends on what kind of monarch he is. Has this been considered by sir? ”

Wu Zixu pondered and said: "Junhou Rongyu, when the ancestors of the ministers were framed by Fei Wuji, they were tragically destroyed, and only the ministers escaped and fled to Wu for thousands of miles. When I was desperate, the first king took me in, trusted me, and reused me. Since then, Wu Zixu has lived for four words, revenge, revenge. The first king gave me a platform to display my talents, so that I could take revenge, and I made the state of Wu strong. I can't watch the state of Wu fall and remain indifferent. The eldest husband is born and he is happy and dies without fear. Wu Zixu died and died, but he couldn't watch the destruction of Wu and be indifferent. I want to die for the kingdom of Wu, so that I can have the face to go to the first king. ”

Qi Hou said: "Mr. admonishes each other with death to achieve his perfect personality." At this point, the widow no longer said anything. It's just admiration. But I don't know how Mr. will save the building? ”

Wu Zixu said: "The threat of Wu is not in Qi State, all wars between Wu and Qi are wrong, and some small frictions between Wu and Qi can be resolved by diplomatic means." The mortal threat of Wu lies in the Yue State. Yue Wang Goujian villain Zhi, fake benevolence and false righteousness, but won the hearts of the people, the most terrible thing is that Goujian has two capable courtiers, Fan Li and Wen. Especially Fan Li, who has been undercover in Wu for 20 years, only Wu Zixu has seen through him, but Chen is not Fan Li's opponent, and he has never won him in countless battles. Now, the Yue State has built up a powerful army that can launch a fatal blow against the Wu State at any time. However, Wu State mistakenly regarded Qi State as an enemy, and wanted to start a war with Qi State. This hastened the demise of the state of Wu. In this case, Wu Zixu couldn't do anything. The situation of Qi and Wu going to war is irreversible, but Wu Zixu must do his best to stop this war. I know it's looking for death, but that's the only way I can die with peace of mind. ”

Qi Hou was greatly shocked by these words. In fact, he didn't want to fight, but the wealth that Fan Li said deeply attracted him, and in fact, he couldn't do the affairs of Qi State. He was supported by Chen Heng, and Chen Heng had the final say in the affairs of Qi State. But he didn't know that Chen Heng's real purpose in launching this war was to weaken the strength of the nobles of the Qi State.

Qi Hou said: "Sir said this, I can only wish you success, born in such a world, it is not easy for everyone." Please go back and tell King Wu, we must fight, let's fight, now that the valley rain has passed, and when the spring crops are planted, it will be summer, and then we will go to war. The widow knew that he couldn't keep Mr., so he didn't keep him, and Mr. did it himself. ”

Wu Zixu said goodbye to the Marquis of Qi, walked out of the Hou Palace, and walked on the streets of the Qi Kingdom, full of sadness.