When King Yue returned to Yue, he sent envoys to Wu almost every month to greet King Wu, which moved King Wu very much.

The queen was happy, bringing great joy to the court, and King Wu, under the proposal of Bo Yao, granted amnesty to the world and benefited every ordinary person.

At this time, Fan Li came back and brought a lot of gifts to King Wu. This made King Wu even more happy. Fan Li had saved King Wu's life twice, and King Wu had high trust in him.

At this time, Bo Yao proposed that Yue Guo was a vassal state of King Wu, and the amnesty of the world should also benefit Yue Guo. King Wu took advantage of the joy and agreed, saying: "The widow remembers the loyalty of the king of Yue and decides to increase the fief of the Yue country, what do the secretaries think?" ”

This was somewhat unexpected, and before the crowd could figure out how to answer, one man shouted, "No king!" ”

Everyone saw that it was Xiangguo Wu Zixu who spoke. In the entire Wu Kingdom, only Wu Zixu dared to talk against the king.

Wu Zixu said: "King, after King Yue returned to Yue, he often sent people to greet the king. This time, Dr. Fan Li brought a heavy gift. It is difficult to distinguish whether King Yue is true or false, but since he sent a gift, we will also return his gift. It doesn't matter if the gift is heavier than theirs. However, the king could not give him additional land. ”

King Wu had a deep prejudice against Wu Zixu. If other ministers say this, King Wu may not be too disgusted, but when it comes out of Wu Zixu's mouth, King Wu doesn't like to hear it.

King Wu said: "What does Xiangguo mean, is it that we have increased the fiefdom of Yueguo, and the value is far more than the gifts they sent, and we have suffered a little?" When did Xiangguo become like this? ”

Of course, Wu Zixu heard that King Wu was hurting him. But he didn't dare to repay the king, so he just bowed down and said, "King, the land is the foundation of the country." Most of the land of Wu was left by the ancestors, and some of it was taken by the soldiers who threw their heads and spilled their blood, which is the foundation of our Wu country, and it cannot be given to outsiders casually. ”

Bo Yao came out and said: "Xiangguo's words, why can't I understand them? Did the king give the land to outsiders? Yue is a vassal state of Wu, how did it become an outsider? If the country of Yue is an outsider, why are our 50,000 troops stationed in the country of Vietnam? Bo Yao heard that the meat was still in the pot after it was boiled. The king wants to add a little fief to the Yue Kingdom, and the land is actually still Wu State. ”

King Wu said, "The widow thinks Dazai's words make sense. What else does Sangkook have to say? ”

Wu Zixu said: "King, Dazai regards the Yue Kingdom as a part of the Wu Kingdom, and the minister thinks that this is wishful thinking. At the beginning, if we killed the king of Yue, we would destroy their temple. It's okay to say that the country is ours. However, we not only left the king of Yue, but also let him go back to Yuedi. In the heart of King Yue, will he admit that Yue belongs to Wu? ”

Fan Li saluted King Wu and said, "King, Fan Li's identity is very embarrassing, and he shouldn't have interjected. But the minister thinks that Xiangguo's words are somewhat debatable, can he say it? ”

King Wu said: "The widow has never regarded the young man as an outsider, and if he has anything to say, just say it." ”

Fan Li said, "Thank you, King." Fan Li is the former minister of King Yue, and his heart is naturally towards King Yue. But the ministers are towards the king of Yue and do not favor the king of Yue. The minister only wants Wu and Vietnam to turn hostility into friendship, friendship from generation to generation, and never fight again. This is also a great blessing for the people of Wu and Vietnam. But this requires the high-level leaders of the two countries to trust each other and move in the same direction. If one of these countries loses trust and is suspicious, it will inevitably lead to war. We've all been through war and we all know what war means. That's going to cost a lot of money and kill a lot of people. Xiangguo has never believed that King Yue is sincerely obedient. He always thought that King Yue was a deception and had ulterior motives, and it would be detrimental to the Wu State in the future, and even destroy the Wu State. But is there evidence? Xiang Guo can't come up with a little evidence, just relies on his own analysis, relies on his own reasoning, can the conclusions drawn in this way be convincing? If a friend is analyzed as an enemy, that friend will eventually become an enemy for all. A friend has a drink to share with you, but what about an enemy? Even if you're stronger than him, if you punch him three times, it's always okay for him to punch you once, right? King Yue has been in Wu for three years, and how he is doing, everyone can see it clearly, and the king can see it very clearly. Otherwise, how could the king let the king go? If King Yue wants to be friends with Wu State, Xiang Guo must regard King Yue as an enemy, and provoke another war in the future, killing and wounding thousands of people, is Xiang Guo worthy of the king and the people of Wu State? ”

Wu Zixu gritted his teeth and said: "Fan Li, I know, playing yin, playing tricks, I am not your opponent." But with my decades of experience, I'm confident that I'm not mistaken. King Yue is not the kind of person who is willing to live under others for a long time. Let's not talk about that. If the fiefdom of the king of Yue is increased, he must be given land and people. If there is another conflict or even war between Wu and Yue in the future, these lands and people will become the capital of the Yue attack. The king and the ministers did not agree to increase the fiefdom of the Yue Kingdom. No matter how many gifts the king gives back to the king of Yue, the ministers agree, but they don't agree to increase the fiefdom of the Yue country! ”

Fan Li said: "King, Xiangguo has always spoken from the perspective of seeing Yue Guo as an enemy. Is Yue really an enemy of Wu? Please don't forget that the Yue State not only had to pay tribute to the Wu State every year, but also feed the 50,000 troops of the Wu State. Wu now has not a single soldier, not a single knife or a gun, if other countries come to invade, it will have to rely on the protection of Wu State. It can be said that without the protection of Wu now, Yue Guo will not be able to live. Is there such an enemy in the world? ”

King Wu is a little undecided, if, as Wu Zixu said, one day Wu Yue turns his face, it is wrong to give him land today, and it is too late to regret it. But Fan Li's words are all facts, according to the current situation, Yue Guo will not be able to fight a war with Wu State in another ten years of development.

King Wu looked at Bo Ya, which meant that Bo Ya had an idea. Fan Li also looked at Bo Yao, the meaning was very clear, King Wu took the initiative to increase the fiefdom of Yueguo, what a good thing this is, you must not let Wu Zixu stir up the yellow. You have received so many benefits from me, you have to speak for me and contribute to me.

Bo Yao came out of the queue and bowed to Wu Zixu: "I said Lord Xiangguo, can't we be courtiers to obey the king once?" Today is the king's day of great joy, why do you want to make the king unhappy? The king's heart is happy, and what can you do if you let him be willful for once? Stop being alarmist, okay? ”

Fan Li said secretly, he is still very good, jumping away from the topic of controversy and speaking from a different angle, which can touch King Wu's heart even more, and he said it very beautifully.

Sure enough, Bo Yao's words hit King Wu's heart, and he finally made up his mind, waved his hand and said: "Don't argue, the widow has made up his mind, and he has decided to increase and cross the fief." Dazai listened to the order, and the widow enlarged the east to Juyong, the west to Li, the south to Gu, the north to the plain, more than 800 miles longitudinal and horizontal, all of which were crossed. Then immediately inform the king of Yue and choose a day to handle the handover. ”

Wu Zixu shouted: "Don't be a king! Leaving the hall with tears, he went out of the Wu Palace, and shouted to the sky: "Loser-"