Things came together. The envoy of the state of Lu had just been taken to rest. The envoy of Qi is here again.

The states of Qi and Wu have always been at odds, and the two sides have been constantly in friction in the border areas. The state of Wu became stronger, and its sphere of influence continued to expand to the north, and in addition to the state of Yi, small states such as the state of Tan and the state of Xu were under the control of the state of Wu. Qi believed that Wu had violated his interests and often clashed with Wu.

Now, when the State of Qi sent troops to attack the State of Lu, it sent an envoy to the State of Wu, what message did it want to convey?

King Wu said, "Please let the messenger in." ”

The envoy of the State of Qi came in, fell to the ground and kowtowed, saying: "The minister Jiang Gan knocks to see the king of the kingdom, and the widow Marquis Qi greets the king Wan'an!" ”

King Wu said, "Envoy, please rise." Watch, offer tea. ”

Jiang Gan, the envoy of the Qi State, saw that in addition to King Wu, there was also an older and two young ministers here. So they met separately and knew that several heavyweights of the Wu Kingdom were here. It has already been guessed that the core of the state of Wu is also meeting to discuss the current situation.

King Wu said, "The envoy has come from afar, what can he teach the widow?" ”

Jiang Gan said: "The minister has submitted the documents and asked the king to look at them." Let's talk about the paperwork. ”

Bo Yao took it and presented it to King Wu, and King Wu took it and looked at it, only to see that it was written that the State of Lu was called the state of etiquette in vain, and did things that bullied the small with the big, just because of the small things of border friction, he raised the division of the whole country, broke through the capital of the country, ruled the country, and was imprisoned in the negative. Qi Hou is fair to the world and intends to greet Lu Hou. Wu is a big country, and it should be discussed together. If the king of Wu is inconvenient, he can also sit idly by, if the marquis of Qi wins by luck, the results of the battle dare not be specialized, and the south of the Yi River can be used to herd horses.

The meaning is very clear, if Wu does not send troops to help Lu this time, after the war, the area south of the Yi River will be assigned to Wu. In this way, without moving a single soldier, the state of Wu could expand its territory to the north for two or three hundred miles. The temptation of this proposal is still very great.

King Wu smiled slightly and handed the paperwork to Bo Yao. After Bo Yao looked at it, he handed it to Fan Li.

King Wu said: "The good intentions of the Marquis of Qi, the widow already knows, this is a big deal, the widow does not dare to give an answer immediately, after my monarch and ministers consult, immediately reply to the envoy, and return to the Marquis of Qi." ”

Jiang Gan said: "The Marquis of Qi greets the king, there is a way in the sky, there is a way in the earth, and there is a way in people. The opposite is the opposite, and people and gods are angry. Although the country is small, it has been established for hundreds of years and is widely respected by all countries. Qi Yi married, Lu Guo acted recklessly, bullying three Qi no one? The king can sit back and enjoy the success, and he can get the land of abundant water and grass in Yinan. Let the king see. ”

King Wu said: "Xie Qihou is good." Between giving, there is no way. The widow will repay Qi Hou. Please take a break and reply later. ”

The messenger bowed and departed. Fan Li muttered in his heart. He didn't expect that Qi Guo would come to this hand. In fact, this hand is still very powerful. As long as Wu does not send troops, after Qi defeats Lu, it can move the border a few hundred miles north. If Wu agreed to Qi's plan, then Fan Li's plan would be a complete failure. After running south and north for so long, it can be regarded as a waste of work.

Wu still maintains a strong army, and if the 50,000 troops stationed in Yue do not withdraw, Yue will not be able to build its own army, and the great cause of recovering the country will be far away.

Fan Li's mood became heavy. But he still maintained an indifferent look on his face. In the afterglow of his eyes, he saw that Wu Zixu was observing him. I couldn't help but sneer in my heart. Wu Zixu, you will never see what Fan Li is thinking.

King Wu's expression also relaxed, obviously, Qi Guo's proposal made him moved. Before, the love for Lu had long been left behind.

It can be seen how unreliable treaties and agreements between countries are. For comparison, after the Great War of Qilu, the Queen of Qi fulfilled his promise and really allocated a piece of land to Wu, which was also obtained at the expense of Lu.

For Wu Zixu, the envoy of Qi brought good news. He didn't want to meddle in the entanglement between Qilu in the first place. He knew very well that although Wu still had a strong army, the country was already poor. There is no longer a war that can be fought. Wu Guo needs to cultivate and recuperate, and if there can be three or five years, a few bumper harvests in a row, Wu Guo will be relieved.

Now Qi Guo's proposal is just an excuse to stop King Wu from raising troops.

Bo Yao didn't dare to offend Fan Li, Fan Li kept bribing him, and he always spoke and did things according to Fan Li's intentions. He's already sunk deep. It's impossible to go back. He didn't know why Fan Li actively advocated the mobilization of troops against the country, and what was Fan Li's purpose in doing this? Although he didn't understand, he had to follow Fan Li's words.

He is a smart man, and he already knows that he is on a path of no return. The sense of crisis that he was ruined haunted him all the time. The only thing he hoped for was that when the last moment came, Fan Li would let him go.

King Wu said: "The situation is changing so fast. The current situation is that the two countries will definitely fight. The outcome of this battle is not difficult to predict, the probability of Qi winning is more than sixty percent, and two percent are tied between the two sides, that is, the probability of Lu winning is less than two percent. Now, Lu sent an envoy to beg us to send troops to the rescue. The State of Qi sent an envoy and said, as long as our State of Wu does not move, the State of Qi will cede hundreds of miles of land. Now what do we do? Send troops to rescue the Lu State, or do you stand still and wait for the Qi State to give us land? ”

Wu Zixu said: "King, people are profit-seeking, and the country is also profit-seeking. What are we fighting for? And not for the good of the country? If we can gain benefits without fighting, why should we fight? The old minister thought that the conditions offered by the Qi State could still be considered. ”

King Wu nodded slightly, for so many years, this was the only Wu Zixu he listened to.

Fan Li looked at Bo Yao, and Bo Yao immediately counterattacked: "King, the conditions offered by the Qi State are indeed very tempting. It would be great if the State of Qi could really talk and count after the war and cede such a land to us. However, who can guarantee that Qi Guo is the talker? You must know that those lands were bought by the blood of the soldiers of the Qi State. That's the land that cost a lot of money and died and many people conquered, and in exchange for you, the king, are you willing to give it to others for nothing? ”

King Wu nodded again, this made sense. Who can guarantee that Qi will fulfill its promise?

Wu Zixu said: "If Qi Lu does not believe in his words, he will lose his trust in the world." All the countries in the world do not trust the Qi country, and this consequence is also very terrible. I still believe that Qi Guo will practice his words. ”

Bo Yao couldn't help laughing: "Xiang Guo is so old, how can he still be naïve like a child?" What is the point of losing faith in the world? In the hundreds of years since Zhou Tianzi moved the capital to Luoyang, have there been fewer examples of killing fathers and kings? Let's just say that the Marquis of Qi mourns the duke. He himself killed An Ruzi and ascended to the throne. How can we take such a person's words seriously? Let the king see. ”

King Wu said: "The widow's head has been fainted by you, and what you say is reasonable, and I don't know who to listen to." ”。

At this moment, the chamberlain ran to report in a panic: "King, go and see, what's wrong with Mrs. Changguo?" ”

King Wu panicked all of a sudden, turned his face and said, "This matter will be discussed later, don't go, just stay in Gusutai." With that, he hurried away with the attendant.