Two days later, King Wu ordered a banquet to be set up outside the Snake Gate to see off King Yue. The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty came. Bo Yao whispered to King Wu, "King. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty came, but only Xiangguo did not come. ”

King Wu said: "Is only Xiangguo alone who didn't come?" ”

"He was the only one who didn't come. ”

King Wu said with a smile: "The widow thought that at least twenty or thirty people would not come, but he didn't expect that he was the only one who would not come, it seems that the widow's face is not small." ”

Bo Yao said: "Although those people usually follow Wu Zixu very closely, but in this case, is it the king who is important, or the Xiangguo who is important? As a result, they all chose kings. ”

King Wu said, "Let's take a seat." ”

Fan Li crossed over, he had only participated in such a large-scale banquet once or twice, but every time he participated, he was still shocked in his heart.

Hundreds of people drank and ate, and they all whispered. Eating and drinking are also silent. Everyone is sitting upright and polite. I don't want to be like in later generations, a group of people fight wine and food, donkeys shout and horses bark, make a lot of noise, and make a lot of noise.

In a sense, the level of civilization of people 2,500 years ago has surpassed that of later generations.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Bo Yao, as the host, stood up with a wine glass and said: "Your Majesty the Respected King, Your Majesty the King of Yue, Brothers, today the King of Yue returns to the Land of Yue, and the monarchs and ministers of the State of Wu are here to say goodbye." This illustrates one thing, and the grievances between Wu and Vietnam have since been written off. Now, Bo Yao proposes that Wu and Yue will no longer make a big fight, and they will be reconciled forever and have a toast. ”

Everyone agreed in unison and drank the wine in the glass together.

King Wu stood up and said, "Brother Goujian, the widow believes that like the widow, you also have a heart to live in harmony. Wu and Vietnam are neighbors, with grievances and grievances for decades, many battles, and many deaths. The widow doesn't want to fight, he just wants to be a good neighbor. Today, the widow has pardoned you and sent you back to Vietnam in person. I hope that Brother Wang will always think about the benefits of Wu Guo, and don't hold grudges about Wu Guo's bad things for you. ”

The king of Yue left his seat, and with the most respectful etiquette, bowed his head, knocked his forehead to the ground, and said: "If you offend the king, you should be punished for your crimes!" The king remembered that Gou Jian was lonely, so that Gou Jian left Wu alive and was able to return to his hometown. The king's kindness will never be forgotten. The country of Yue will be repaired forever and strive to repay. The sky is above, you can see that Gou Jian is sincere, if there is a place where the Yue Kingdom is sorry for King Wu in the future, the heavens will not bless it. ”

King Wu was overjoyed, left his seat, pulled up King Yue, and said, "Okay, we will make a decision, and the gentleman will do it." Reluctantly, reluctantly! ”

King Yue knelt down again, knelt on the ground, burst into tears, and looked reluctant. When the ministers saw this scene, they couldn't help but be greatly moved.

King Wu personally sent Gou Jian out of the door, and the chariot was already ready and waiting. King Wu helped King Yue to board the car, and then helped Queen Yayu to get into the car.

Fan Li held a horsewhip in his hand and said to King Wu: "King, Fan Li has gone, the king should pay attention to the warmth and coldness, please be kind to Xi Shi." ”

King Wu said: "Young uncle, please greet the Xi Shi family on behalf of the widow." The widow gave Zheng Dan's family a pension and a gift from Xi Shi's family, please bother to hand it over. ”

Fan Li said: "The king can rest assured, some small things will be done well." ”

King Wu said: "Young uncle, we said okay, after you send King Yue back to Huiji, you will return to Gusu, and the widow will miss you." ”

Fan Li bowed again and said: "Don't worry about the king, Fan Li always remembers the king's goodness." When I send Jiajun back to Huiji, I will immediately return to Gusu and serve the king. Come back, king. ”

With that, with a flick of the reins, the horse moved forward, the hooves "clang", and the chariot went all the way south, and after a while, it disappeared into the green mountains and green waters.

This happened in the twenty-ninth year of King Jing of Zhou, that is, in 490 BC.

Fan Li's historical knowledge told him that this was an important historical node in the Wu-Yue dispute. The king of Yue was defeated, and he held Wu hostage and served for three years with a broom, and his life was in danger at every moment.

I exhausted my mental strength and tried every means to fight wits and courage with King Wu, Wu Zixu, and Bo Yao. finally saved the lives of King Yue and his wife, and also won the trust of King Wu. left Wu alive and returned to Vietnam.

This is a major victory.

When the king of Yue returns to his homeland, the Yue country will have a centripetal force, the hearts of the people will gather, and there will be hope for the restoration of the country.

Things have taken a turn for the better, and from then on, they can switch from passive defense to active attack.

Of course, this is not a military offensive, then it is too early. This kind of offensive is mainly in two aspects, one is to develop production and strengthen its own country, and the other is to find ways and do everything possible to toss Wu and consume Wu's national strength.

At present, the Yue State is still a vassal state of the Wu State, and it has no right to stand on its own politically, militarily, diplomatically, etc. This is a huge obstacle to the development of Vietnam.

To eliminate these obstacles, the most fundamental thing is to make ourselves strong, and the most fundamental thing in the relationship between countries is to rely on strength to speak. This is an iron law that cannot be broken through the ages.

It's the era before Fan Li traveled, and it's still like this. It's just that he was just an iron-blooded soldier at the time, and he couldn't think about these things.

Now, he is the protagonist of the Wu-Yue dispute, and he must think about military affairs. In this historical period, if he does a good job, he will achieve the historical goal as scheduled, and if he does not do it well, there will be major twists and turns, and he will suffer unexpected pain and disaster. The worst result is that he hangs up, and there is another Fan Li to complete this historical mission.

Things forced me to do a good job. Fan Li sighed in his heart.

But so far, it's not bad, things are basically running according to the established track.

Fan Li was rushing to the car, thinking wildly, and he didn't realize that the red sun was sinking in the west, and it was late. The carriage stopped in a small town.

Fan Li said: "King, queen, it's getting late, let's stay here." ”

King Wu said, "Okay, let's rest for a while and then leave." ”

The carriage stopped at the door of an inn, and Fan Li opened the curtain of the canopy: "King, please get off." ”

helped King Yue get out of the car, and helped Yayu get out of the car. The shopkeeper came out and saw the two of them carrying swords and carrying an involution, knowing that this was a big man. Busy said: "Does the guest officer stay in the hotel?" ”

Fan Li said: "Two guest rooms, dinner for three people, the car is parked in the backyard, and the tank is immediately troughed, water, grass, and materials. The store money will be settled tomorrow morning. ”

The shopkeeper said, "Everything is done according to the objective meaning, please come into the store and sit on the ground, eat tea with clean noodles, and wait for dinner." ”

After dinner, Fan Li arranged for the Yue Wang couple to rest. Came to the yard by himself. There was silence and no one around. So he went up to the roof and looked around. Then I learned the chirping of a night owl (owl).

After a while, I saw a black figure in the night, shooting like a sharp arrow.

The black shadow came to Fan Li's side and bowed: "Uncle has often been a general." ”

Fan Li made a gesture, and the two flew into the courtyard.

Fan Li said: "Brother, how many people do you have?" ”

Uncle Chang said: "Together with his subordinates, there are four people in total." ”

Fan Li said: "How is the kung fu of the three of them? ”

Uncle often said: "It's no worse than his subordinates." ”

Fan Li said: "Did you find anything? ”

Uncle used to say, "There was a man who followed the king's chariot for a mile and walked thirty miles. Also stayed in this town tonight. ”

Fan Li said: "Can you see that he knows martial arts?" ”

Uncle often said: "I know martial arts, and my martial arts are very high." ”

Fan Li said: "He found that you didn't? ”

"Nope."

Fan Li said: "I must promise not to let him find you." Spying on him. ”

Uncle often said, "Yes! ”

Suddenly, a figure on the ridge of the roof disappeared.

Fan Li pointed with his hand and whispered, "Quick, keep up!" ”