King Wu said: "The most hateful thing is that Wu Zixu, he actually scolded me to my face as the king of the dead country." It's infuriating! ”

Xi Shi's face turned red, and he shouted angrily: "Wu Zixu is too much. "King Wu lives with Xi Shi, and I have never seen her angry. I saw her beautiful eyes wide open, fierce light, gritted her teeth and said: "He insults the king like this, it is really unbearable." At the beginning, he killed Zheng Dan's sister with an arrow, and the king did not punish him, I think he is less and less interested in the king. King, are you afraid of Wu Zixu? ”

King Wu said, "I will be afraid of him? Although the widow did not deal with those bits and pieces, there was no one in the Wu State who could overstep his responsibilities. I won't bypass Wu Zixu. ”

Shih Tzu said, "Punish him to apologize to the king, and if he does not apologize, he cannot be spared." ”

King Wu said: "It's not as simple as apologizing, this time I want him to disappear completely, I'm fed up with him." ”

Xi Shi looked a little scared: "What do you mean, king?" You're not going to kill Wu Xiangguo, are you? ”

King Wu said hatefully: "The widow wants to kill this old thief." He bullied me not for a day or two. ”

Xi Shi said: "Can you punish him and leave him a chance to change?" Let him learn to respect the king in the future. ”

King Wu said: "No, I can't let him go this time." He deserved to die years ago. "This time, King Wu really moved to kill. An important purpose of fighting for supremacy is to gain everyone's respect, whether you are really respecting or fake respect, you must be respectful on the surface. The authority of the king is unchallengeable. Saying to your face that the king will ruin the country is a taboo for kings.

Poor Wu Zixu acted like a businessman and straightforward manner, and directly cut off his life.

Xi Shi felt that the fire was almost burning, and said softly: "The king is no longer angry. What to do, just do it tomorrow according to the rules. Let's rest early. ”

said that he showed a charming look, and immediately became charming. King Wu lost his soul all of a sudden, hugged Xi Shi, and made an intimate move.

Meng Yuan, who was standing on the side, panicked, and immediately made the bed for King Wu and prepared tea for the night. After everything is done, he hurriedly quits. If King Wu and Xi Shi did something embarrassing in front of her, it would be really embarrassing.

The next day, Bo Yao came to Gusutai early to see King Wu. After the monarch and the ministers finished saluting, Bo Yao said: "King, are you still angry with the country? ”

King Wu said, "The widow is no longer angry. However, the fate of the widow and Wu Zixu's monarch and minister has ended. ”

Bo Yao was shocked, but he still pretended to be confused on the surface, and said, "Please make it clear what the king means." ”

King Wu said: "Wu Zixu is not worthy of being a minister, he can only be a ghost." He humiliated the widow many times, and this time he insulted the widow to his face, which is unbearable! ”

Bo Yao pretended to be frightened and said, "The king wants to execute Xiangguo? ”

King Wu said: "Wu Zixu is not dead, and it is difficult to solve the hatred in the hearts of widows. ”

He said, "King, please listen to your ministers. Wu Xiangguo is an old minister of the former dynasty and has a lot of credit. Although he offended the king many times, his sins were unforgivable. But the king punished him, and his reputation was still a little unpleasant. ”

King Wu said, "Then what should I do with you?" ”

Bo Yao said: "If the king wants Wu Zixu to die, he doesn't have to order it himself, he can completely borrow the hands of others. can get rid of Wu Zixu, but also don't have to bear the reputation of killing heroes. ”

Wu said, "Dazai is very thoughtful. How do you say? ”

Bo Yao said: "The State of Qi is now dispatching a large army, with the intention of destroying Lu, and it does not take the State of Wu in its eyes at all. The king can write a letter of resignation, and all the mistakes of the Marquis of Qi and the slow Wu are counted. The words were fierce, sweeping his face, and he could also be ashamed of his defeat in the battle of the border, and then sent Wu Zixu to send the letter to the Qi State. This letter will inevitably arouse the anger of Qi Hou, and in a fit of anger, he will kill Wu Zixu. ”

King Wu was overjoyed and said, "Dazai's idea is good. Write a letter for the widow now. Then summoned Wu Zixu. Let him send an envoy to the country of Qi. ”

Bo Yao said, "The minister will do it now." ”

Bo Ya wrote a letter, in which he laughed and scolded angrily, and did his best to humiliate him. When he handed it over to King Wu to read, King Wu said, "It's well written, anyone who reads this letter will be angry." ”

So he sealed the envelope and marked it with fire. Then he passed down the order and summoned Wu Zixu to rush to Gusutai to see the driver.

There was not much time, and Wu Zixu came on horseback. I have seen King Wu, and the visit has been completed. remembered that he talked too much about Meng Lang yesterday, which provoked King Wu to be angry, and he was about to explain and confess his guilt to King Wu. Unexpectedly, King Wu raised his hand to stop him from speaking.

King Wu said coldly: "Wu Xiangguo, now Chen Bingwen of Qi State has bad intentions. Xiangguo made a hard trip and sent an envoy to Qi State. ”

Wu Zixu was stunned, why did he want to send an envoy to Qi at this time? Then he said, "Do things for the king, and don't talk about hard work." What is the mission of this mission? Please show it to the king. ”

King Wu said: "First, the tribute grain of the Qi State has not been sent so far, this is the practice of tearing up the treaty, and it should be asked, and second, what is the Chen Bingwen of the Qi State going to do?" You tell Qi Hou and Chen Heng not to act rashly, if you dare to invade Great Wu, the widow will definitely go north and set foot on the Qi country. ”

Wu Zixu said suspiciously: "Is it appropriate to speak like this diplomatically?" ”

Bo Yao said: "Xiangguo, Chen Heng's wolf ambition is well known to passers-by, you are going to give him a warning and tell him not to act rashly." That might stop the war. When major powers compete, they still have to rely on strength to speak. ”

Wu Zixu said: "The minister knows. When to leave? ”

King Wu said: "Let's go now, the widow has already repaired a book here, and you will hand it over to King Qi then." ”

Wu Zixu took the letter, hid it in his arms, and said, "The old minister is ready to leave." King Wu said lightly: "Xiangguo take care all the way, go now." ”

Wu Zixu bowed and withdrew, got on his horse, and went straight to Gusu City.

He didn't know what King Wu's real intention was in sending him as an envoy. But his intuition told him that it wouldn't be a good thing. According to what King Wu said, there was no reason to send an envoy at all. Could it be that if the two countries want to go to war, can they be stopped by threats and warnings?

He knew that he had completely offended King Wu. There was no room for reconciliation between the two sides, and even if King Wu no longer killed him, he would no longer trust him. Now that the Yue Kingdom has quietly risen, the decisive battle between Wu and Vietnam is imminent. At this critical juncture of life and death, King Wu didn't even feel the approach of danger, is there any hope for Wu State?

The state of Wu was strong in its own hands, and now it has to watch it go to extinction and be powerless.

Wu Zixu returned to the house with a heavy heart, and his family didn't dare to squeak when they saw that his face was not good. Wu Zixu dismounted and returned to the study and said, "Someone! ”

A member of the family came in, and Shi Li said, "Xiangye, please command." ”

Wu Zixu said: "Go and call Gongzi." ”

The family member quits. After a while, Gongzi Wu Feng came in and said, "Feng'er has seen my father." ”

Wu Zixu sighed deeply and said, "Feng'er, you go and pack up now, bring enough clothes and daily necessities, and go to Qi Country with me." ”

Wu Feng was taken aback: "Father, what happened?" ”

Wu Zixu said: "Let's go clean up first, and I'll tell you the specific situation after we get on the road." ”