King Wu convened a meeting of several important figures of Wu State such as Wu Zixu, Bo Yao, and Fan Li in Gusutai. Discuss the current situation and make decisions on how to respond to the state of Wu.

Although King Wu is indulged in pleasure and obsessed with beauty, his ambition is still there. This ambition to dominate the world was also shared by the monarchs of all countries in the Spring and Autumn Period, especially the monarchs of major countries.

Zhou's status as the political and cultural center of the Chinese region has long ceased to exist, and Zhou Tianzi, as the supreme commander, is also in name only, and no one listens to him anymore.

Driven by desires and interests, the vassal states began a brutal war of annexation, and those who could not be annexed sat down for a meeting, the so-called alliance. Then the hegemon is elected. The so-called election is also fake. It is actually the most powerful country that forces other countries to recognize his supremacy.

The benefits of being a hegemon are endless, he can command the mobilization of the armies of other countries, fight whoever he likes, and fight whoever is disobedient, and the allies also have to pay protection money, and a lot of wealth and beauty are concentrated in his hands, and he can't enjoy it.

This is a great temptation, and the monarchs of the vassal states cannot resist this temptation, so they all want to develop themselves, destroy others, and enjoy the wealth of the world alone. As a result, the 400-year-long war of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period broke out.

It is the common people who suffer the most.

Therefore, posterity concluded: there was no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period. None of these countless wars were just!

Wu Wangfu is naturally not exempt from vulgarity. A major war is about to break out in Qilu in the north, which is a major strategic opportunity for Wu. King Wu's ambitions began to swell. So when he heard Wu Zixu say: Wu Guo does not have the conditions for war now, he made sarcastic remarks: "Where is the heroism of Xiangguo?" ”

Wu Zixu did have the heroism of Megatron back then. Wu has developed from a small and weak country in a remote area to a large and powerful country that can be proud of the others, and it can be said that Wu Zixu played a decisive role.

But at this time, at that time, Wu is already a big country, the first important thing is to maintain the status and strength of a big country, and then we can seize the opportunity and go all out to complete the hegemony, at this point, Wu Zixu is always sober.

It can be said that all of Wu Zixu's views and opinions are correct from Wu Guo's point of view.

It's a pity that King Wu didn't listen to him. The contradiction between him and King Wu is getting deeper and deeper.

Things in the world are very paradoxical, looking at a person who is pleasing to the eye, his opinion is not right, and it is pleasing to the ear, looking at a person who is not pleasing to the eye, even if his opinion is very correct, it is not comfortable to listen. This is exactly the case with King Wu to Wu Zixu.

Of course, Wu Zixu could hear the irony in King Wu's words. He sighed secretly in his heart, bowed his head and said, "What the old minister means is that we are not completely sure that Qi and Lu are really going to fight, and we are not sure what to do." Let's wait a little longer, Lao Chen estimates that in just one or two days, the information from the north will be delivered, and at that time, we will discuss how to deal with it. ”

Fan Li said: "What Xiangguo means is that we will take a break and discuss what to do later. However, Fan Li feels that we should still discuss how we deal with them if they don't fight, and how we deal with them when they fight, so as to unify our thinking, which is very important. ”

King Wu nodded: "What the young uncle said is reasonable. Go on. ”

Fan Li said: "Let's assume that the State of Qi and the State of Lu are fighting, what should the State of Wu do? I would like to hear Sangkook's opinion. ”

King Wu looked at Wu Zixu and said, "Over the years, the army of Wu has been managed by the state, and you basically don't care about other things in the country. So now when the army is needed, your opinion is very important. Not only Xiangguo, but also Dazai and Shaobo, you all show your thoughts. ”

Bo Yao said: "The minister's idea is very simple, since the state of Lu is very important to the state of Wu, and the state of Qi attacks the state of Lu, we can't ignore it. ”

Fan Li said: "Dazai and I have the same opinion. Qi attacked Lu, and even if Lu was not destroyed by Qi, it would completely control Lu, so Lu would become Qi's sphere of influence. This is a very terrible situation. Because although the State of Lu is not a big country, it is also a country second only to the State of Qi, and his strength cannot be underestimated. If the State of Qi completely controls the State of Lu, let alone the State of Wu, it will never be able to claim hegemony, and even self-protection will become very difficult. ”

King Wu sighed and turned to Wu Zixu: "Xiangguo, it's your turn, tell me your opinion." ”

Wu Zixu was about to open his mouth to speak, when he suddenly heard a voice outside: "Report-" A small army in civilian clothes ran in crookedly, knelt down in front of King Wu, and gasped and said, "The minister has a report." ”

The man could see that he was tired from a long journey. King Wu said, "Don't worry, speak slowly." ”

The spy said, "Report to the king, the state of Qi has mobilized an army of 100,000 to march towards the state of Lu, and it seems that it is going to attack the state of Lu." ”

Wu's face became grim and said, "Has the Lu army been dispatched?" ”

The spy said: "When I came, the vanguard of the Qi State had already moved in the direction of the Lu State. Follow-up information will be sent shortly. ”

King Wu said: "Your intelligence is very important, it is very timely, go down and rest for the reward." ”

The spy kowtowed and went out.

King Wu said: "Qi Guokai is fighting, we are still talking nonsense here!" ”

Suddenly, an attendant came in and reported: "King Qiyu, there is an envoy from the Lu Kingdom who asks to see you." ”

King Wu said: "Things have come together. Pass him in. ”

A man dressed in northern clothes staggered in, knelt on the ground, and said in a loud voice: "The envoy of the state of Chenlu is gradually leaving to greet the king, and the widow of the prince Lu Hou mourns the prince to greet the king Wan'an." The document is hereby submitted to the king for the king's royal inspection. With that, he took out a piece of silk cloth and raised it above his head.

In the spring and autumn period, there was no paper, and it was inconvenient to engrave emergency documents on bamboo slips, and most of them were written on cloth. Bo Yao stepped forward, took the paperwork, skimmed it, and presented it to King Wu.

King Wu said, "Envoy, please rise." Then he looked at the paperwork. He said: Qi Shi attacked me, Lu was in danger, and I hope that the king will read Wu Lu Shijiao and send troops to rescue Yun.

King Wu said, "Please rest and eat, and we will immediately agree on this matter and give an answer." ”

The envoy of the state of Lu went. King Wu handed the document to Wu Zixu, Wu Zixu read it, and handed it to Fan Li, Fan Li said: "The matter is completely expected, Lu Guo really asked Wu Guo to send troops to rescue." ”

"There is nothing to hesitate about. A decision must be made and the answer to Lu Guo is over. ”

Wu Wang said: "Today we have to come up with a decision. ”

As he was talking, suddenly an inner servant came to report, and the envoy of Qi came to ask for a meeting!

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned, didn't the State of Qi send troops to attack the State of Lu? At this time, send an envoy to Wu State, what do you want to say??

Seeing that King Wu was stunned, Bo Yao said, "King, if you come to see the envoy, let him in." ”

King Wu nodded: "Spread the envoy of the Qi State to see you!" ”