King Wu looked very happy when he saw Fan Li returning. Haha laughed: "Some people say that Fan Li may go to a foreign country to be an official, but the widow said no, Wu Guo treats Fan Li well, and he will definitely come back." ”

Fan Li bowed down and replied, "Fan Li will not leave the king." ”

Xi Shi was very excited, she hadn't seen Fan Li for a long time, and said, "Brother Fan Li." Always good? ”

Fan Li said: "I'm fine, my sister is good?" ”

Shih Tzu said, "We're all good. Come in, king, and speak. ”

King Wu said, "Okay, let's all go in." ”

Everyone entered the palace room, and Luo Jiang brought tea. He and Zimei stood aside. Fan Li said: "King, Fan Li is very ashamed, just when the country has something to do, but I returned to my hometown to guard filial piety, and then the king sent Xiangguo thousands of miles away to visit the minister, which really moved the minister." ”

King Wu said: "Young uncle is filial piety, and returning to his hometown to keep filial piety is a major festival of life." The country cannot stand without loyalty, and people cannot stand without filial piety. ”

Fan Li said: "Thank you for understanding the minister's distress. What were the results of the Northern Expedition? ”

King Wu restrained his smile and said: "The widows fought a great victory in the Qi country, but our losses were also very heavy, we wiped out 100,000 troops of the Qi army, and we also lost tens of thousands of horses. ”

Fan Li sighed and said: "Don't be sad, the king, how can there be immortals in war, even if Sun Wu comes back, he will die in battle." Although we paid the price in this battle, it was peaceful, and the State of Qi did not dare to provoke the State of Wu again for at least several years. ”

King Wu said, "This is true. There is one more thing, which is also infuriating. Taking advantage of the northern expedition of the widows and the emptiness of the country, the state of Chu suddenly dispatched a large army, harassed the border, and conquered several of our cities one after another,"

Fan Li pretended to be stupid and said, "What about later? ”

King Wu said: "Later, Dazai hurriedly ordered Wang Sunxiong to lead an army of 50,000 to the Wu-Chu border, recapture several cities occupied, and drive the Chu army out of Wu. ”

Fan Li said: "Back then, Sun Wu and Wu Zixu defeated the Chu State. This hatred for the Chu State has not been forgotten. As long as the wind blows, they will still commit. The king must not be on guard! ”

King Wu said: "Yes, now we will let Wang Sunxiong be stationed on the border of Wu and Chu to prevent the Chu army from attacking again." ”

Fan Li gave a thumbs up and said, "King Shengming, beware of the Chu State, this is a very important decision. ”

While chatting, suddenly there was a report from the chamberlain, and the envoy of the Yue Kingdom asked to see him. Although Yue Guo is a vassal state of Wu State, it still has its own set of administrative institutions, but on some major issues, it can only be carried out with the consent of Wu State.

King Wu said: "Is the envoy of Yue Guo mistaken, he should go to Gusu City, where is there anyone to do business." ”

Fan Li smiled: "Since you're here, let's see you." It is not easy to do things on an envoy, so he can save him more errands. ”

King Wu said, "I won't see you, young uncle, you go and see the envoy of the Yue Kingdom to see what is going on with her." ”

Fan Li said: "King, the minister is an old man of the Yue Kingdom, is it appropriate for me to go to see him?" ”

King Wu said, "Young uncle, where did you come from such a messy idea? I will go and tell you to see the messenger, and you will see you, for you are a widow. ”

Fan Li said: "In this case, it is enough for the minister to meet this envoy." ”

With that, he got up and went out with the attendant. After a meal, it's back again. King Wu said: "What is the mission of the envoy of the Yue Kingdom?

Fan Li said: "The envoy said that this year's tribute from the Yue Kingdom has been prepared and is being prepared to be transported. ”

King Wu said, "Just ask them to transport it, and we have to talk about it." ”

Fan Li said: "That's the case, the envoy of the Yue State said that recently, suddenly there are thieves in the border area of Wu and Yue, and they are afraid that the tribute will not be safe on the way, so they send an envoy to ask the Wu State to send troops to escort it,"

King Wu said: "This is a trivial matter, young uncle, you go and arrange it, and ask Wu Xiangguo to send two hundred-person teams, accompanied by the envoys of the Yue Kingdom, to escort the tribute." ”

Fan Li said: "The minister will go to handle it later." The king, the minister, wants to dine with the king today. For the minister brings a good thing to the king, and the king is invited to taste it. I beg the King's permission. ”

King Wu was happy: "Young uncle, what good things have you brought?" According to his experience, Fan Li so solemnly offered to eat with him, he must have brought unexpected good things.

Fan Li smiled and said mysteriously? "The king will find out later." ”

As he spoke, he was informed that the meal had been packed and that the king and his wife could eat. So he guided King Wu and Fan Li Xishi into the dining hall.

Needless to say, King Wu's meals are very exquisite, rich, and more importantly, pompous. King Wu and Xi Shi Fan Li, one person has a low table, which is full of Wu Wang and Xi Shi's favorite food. Fan Li's table is because he doesn't know Fan Li's preferences, so he picks a good one.

Behind the low table was a mat on the floor, and on top of it was a square quilt-like thing, which was the seat.

Zimei and Luo Jiang and the other palace maids ate in another room.

After everyone sat down, the waiter was about to give King Wu wine, but Fan Li hurriedly stopped him and said, "Wait!" ”

King Wu said, "Young uncle, what good things did you bring, you should take them out this time, right?" ”

Fan Li said: "When the minister came back, he got a jar of good wine, and he didn't dare to enjoy it exclusively, so he specially brought it to worship the king. ”

As he spoke, he took out the small cloth bag and took out a small black jar from it. Open the seal. The strong fragrance of Quyang burning erupted and instantly filled the indoor space.

Before King Wu had drunk the wine, he smelled the fragrance first, and couldn't help but say loudly: "It's so fragrant!" ”

Xi Shi also inhaled vigorously: "Brother Fan Li, what kind of wine is this, it tastes so good." ”

Fan Li got up and poured wine for King Wu and Xi Shi, and also poured wine for himself. King Wu and Xi Shi's wine vessels were all cups hewn from white jade, which were their own exclusive use, not the kind of bronze cast wine bottles. It shows its luxury.

Fan Li raised his cup and said, "King, Sister Xi Shi, please taste it, how does it taste?" ”

King Wu picked up the wine glass, looked at the contents of the cup, and saw that it was as clear as a mountain spring, and the aroma was dense. It's very different from what you normally drink. Even the so-called fine wine they drink, although it is processed repeatedly, is always colored and less transparent. That's two completely different things from distilled spirits.

King Wu said: "You don't need to drink it, look at this wine is not ordinary, how can there be such a clear wine in the world?" ”

Fan Li smiled and said, "Sister Xi Shi, this wine is strong, you drink it slowly in small sips." King, please! ”

King Wu took a sip and swallowed it slowly, only to feel that his mouth was full of fragrant, and not only exclaimed loudly: "It's so beautiful!" ”

Shih Tzu giggled, "Oops! It's a great wine. ”

King Wu said: "A widow is a king of a country in vain, and only now do you know what kind of food is really good wine." ”。

Fan Li smiled secretly in his heart, he traveled through the afterlife of his previous life, and ordinary people drank such wine every day. Moreover, the process of making his wine is rough, and in later generations it can be regarded as a medium wine at most.

King Wu said: "It's really amazing, after drinking this wine, my stomach is warm, and my body is crispy, not to mention how comfortable." ”