Yayu said: "King, General Fan Li and Miss Zimei returned to Huiji yesterday, and are now waiting for the king in the post house. ”

King Yue said, "The young man came just in time. Xiangguo, let's go to the post house, we have to discuss some major issues. ”

Wen Chong said, "The king has just returned from his rounds. Why don't you take a break? I asked Jiang He to call Dr. Fan. ”

King Yue said: "Let's take a few steps, it's more convenient over there, and at least there is a bench to sit on." ”

Wen Chong said, "Okay, let's go to the post house." ”

The two of them got out of the stone house, walked down the street, and went straight to the post house. When the people in the street saw the king and the kingdom, they avoided it one after another, and retreated to the side of the street and stood with their heads bowed.

King Yue did not live in the palace, and often walked around the streets, the people of the capital knew him, and Wen persuaded the surrounding people not to go to the stone house if there was no important matter, which would affect the king's affairs and rest.

Although the common people in Huiji City worshiped King Yue, they all obeyed the persuasion of Wen and did not go to the stone house to harass the king.

Therefore, although the stone house is in the city, it still maintains a quiet atmosphere. King Yue waved to everyone from time to time. And the people by the roadside bowed deeply to the end.

There was not much time, so I came to the post house. Fan Li's greeting ceremony was over, the king sat down, someone offered tea, and quietly withdrew.

King Yue said, "Young uncle, tell me about the situation in Wu State. ”

Fan Li said: "Gusutai has been completed. In the past ten years, Wu has completed two major projects, one is to build Gusutai, and the other is to dig a ditch. These two major projects, especially the construction of Gusutai, have ruined the family foundation accumulated by Wu for many years. Now there is no money left in the treasury, and even the salaries of the courtiers cannot be paid. The common people are even more miserable, although there is a bumper harvest every year, but the grain is forcibly requisitioned by the imperial court, and they are so poor that they can't even eat it. ”

King Yue said: "Young uncle, it's good. ”

Fan Li said: "However, Wu Zixu controls the Wu army, and there is plenty of grain and grass. The state of Wu is also a powerful country. ”

Wen Chong continued: "No matter how poor Wu is, the army is not poor. This ensures that no one dares to bully him. There is another thing, that is, Wang Sunxiong still has 50,000 troops stationed in Yue. We will also provide them with food, grass, and military pay. ”

King Yue said, "This is the most heart-wrenching thing. This situation must be changed. ”

Fan Li said: "The Wu army has always been stationed in the state of Wu, and we will never be able to form our own army. If the Yue State does not have a strong army, it will always have to pay tribute to the Wu State, and it will never be a sovereign country. ”

Gou Jian said hatefully: "This is the shame of the widow, the shame of the Yue country, and the shame of the people of Baiyue." ”

Fan Li said: "It has been more than ten years since we were defeated, and the new generation of strong men in the Yue country has grown up, we have a new source of soldiers, and our national strength has been improved, and we have a large amount of grain stockpiles." Now the conditions are ripe for the formation of an army. Now as long as we drive out the Wu army, we can secretly form our own army. Moreover, the Wu army continued to harass the people in Yue, and the people also had a shadow in their hearts, weakening their confidence. ”

King Yue said: "Speaking of the Wu army harassing the people, the widow went out to inspect this time and found two strange things. Xiangguo, you tell the young uncle. ”

Wen Chong said: "We found a terrible thing in the area of Ramie Mountain. Within a radius of several hundred miles, almost every village has a woman missing or robbed. The robbers are all dressed in black, with black hats and black veils and masks. In the dead of night, I knocked open the door of someone's house, snatched someone and left, and disappeared without a trace in less than a bowl of rice. Local officials have done a survey, and there are no bandits in the area at all. The second thing is also very strange. A thousand-strong squad of the Wu army stationed there suddenly broke out in the barracks, and more than 1,000 people were burned to death. The dozens of people who escaped were also delirious and could not provide any information. We have done an analysis, is it that Wu Jun robbed the people's daughters and violated the rules of heaven, and God was angry and punished? ”

Fan Li smiled: "Xiangguo is right. Those women were indeed snatched by the thousand-strong team of Wu Jun, and they were killed after ruining them. But it wasn't God who punished them, it was me Fan Li. "I told the story of following Wu Bing to the Wu army camp, rescuing the robbed women and burning the barracks, and the subsequent investigation.

King Yue said: "Young uncle, you did a good job!" ”

Fan Li said: "In this matter, Zimei has made a great contribution. Without Zimei, Fan Li alone would not be able to do this. ”

Wen Chong sighed and said, "I have the help of immortals. Why worry that the restoration of the country will not succeed. ”

At this time, Zimei had already gone to the stone house and was talking to Yayu. King Yue said: "Young uncle, you ask Miss Mei what reward she wants, and the widow should not accept it." ”

Fan Li smiled and said: "Zimei is a person outside the world, and fame and fortune in the world have no meaning to her." He helped Baiyue to restore the country, completely out of a grateful mentality. Fan Li also saved Zimei's younger brother Zihua on the way to find Xi Shi, and later Zimei transformed Tucheng to train Xi Shi, and finally the gods were angry and punished Zimei's family with thunder, Fan Li saved their family again.

When King Yue heard this, he sighed and said, "Young uncle, this is really a legend." The widow finally understood why you had done all the things that seemed difficult to complete, and it turned out that there were immortals to help you. ”

Fan Li said: "Zi is a charming person, the Tao is very deep, there is no demonic spirit at all, and there is a lot of righteousness. and do not fight for fame and fortune. It's all about gratitude. Therefore, the minister is assured to contact. ”

King Yue said: "The immortals are grateful, and the Baiyue is lucky." Okay, let's get down to business. So far, our great cause of restoring the country has proceeded relatively smoothly. It's just that the process is slow. Now that we have brought down the economy of Wu, the next step is to bring down the army of Wu, and at the same time build up the army of the Yue State. We will take revenge on the country, and in the end we will rely on a decisive battle to solve the problem. ”

Fan Li said: "If you want to drive out the garrison of Wu, you have to create conditions for him to withdraw. You beg him to go, but he won't go, you drive him away, Yue Guo doesn't have the ability. The only thing that can make him withdraw is that Wu Guo has a big deal, and he must use this army before he can withdraw. ”

King Yue nodded: "The analysis makes sense. But what big deal can Wu Guo have? ”

Fan Li said: "They don't have a big deal, so we'll make a big deal for him." ”

King Yue looked at Fan Li: "Young Uncle said this, do you already have any plans in your heart?" ”

Fan Li shook his head and said, "No, I don't know how to do it for the time being, but as long as I use my brains on this, I will definitely think of a way to make a big deal for Wu Guo." ”

King Yue sighed: "The young uncle's brain is enough, and the widow has a young uncle, so why worry about not recovering the country." Okay, this matter is still bothered by Fan Li. Let's discuss how to weaken the army of Wu. Now we don't have a single soldier. What methods can be used to make the army of Wu State from strong to weak. ”。

Wen Chong said: "The best way to make Wu's army from strong to weak is to fight. It costs money to fight a war, and it costs death. ”

Fan Li said: "Speaking of war. I have one more important information to report to the king and the prime minister. ”