Fan Li and Zimei, bid farewell to the king of Yue, raised the whip and urged the horse, day and night, and returned to Gusu, the capital of Wu, in less than a day, and met the king of Wu to hand over the decree.

"Minister, Fan Li, see the king!"

King Wu said: "The young uncle is back, the young uncle is hard, have you ever moved Xi Shi's parents to Wu?" ”

Fan Li said: "Back to the king, the two old men were very relieved to learn that Xi Shi Xiaomei had received the king's favor. But it is difficult to leave the homeland, and the two old people are not far from the hometown and come to live in Gusu. I miss my daughter, and I specially asked Fan Li to bring some of Xi Shi's clothes when she was at home to comfort the pain of missing. ”

King Wu sighed and said: "Separation of flesh and blood, earnest thoughts, this is also human nature. Now, then, you will give these items to your lady yourself, and explain the condition of the two old men. ”

So Fan Li saw Xi Shi Luo Jiang in the Gusu Taiguan Palace, Fan Li said: "The old people of the two families are still healthy, and they have no worries about food and clothing, so they miss you." It's hard to let go. Ask Fan Li to bring the clothes you wore and the items you used when you were at home, so as to relieve the pain of longing. ”

With that, take out the items you brought back. Xi Shi and Luo Jiang couldn't help but burst into tears when they saw Fan Li bring the clothes and items they wore when they were at home before. The sobbing continued.

King Wu said, "Madame and Luo Jiang should not be too sad. The health and safety of the elderly at home is good news. ”

Xi Shi held back his tears, inquired in detail about the situation at home, and also asked about the female companion who was together with Huansha back then. Fan Li answered one by one, those girls are already wives and mothers now. Ramie Mountain is still green, and Huansha Creek is still flowing, but things are not people, and the old people in the village are old. The newcomer has grown up, and the new class of raccoon girls has already grown into big girls, all of them beautiful and beautiful. They are still playing by the stream, laughing, singing, and still very happy.

Xi Shi and Luo Jiang were full of emotion, and the tears couldn't stop flowing.

King Wu accompanied Xi Shi to slowly walk in the beautiful scenery of Gusu Tai, and comforted Xi Shi softly. Fan Lizi Mei Luo Jiang attendant beside him. After some persuasion, Xi Shi finally broke into a smile, like pear blossoms with rain, elegant and charming.

King Wu was very happy when he saw that Xi Shi was in a good mood, and said to Fan Li: "Young uncle, Mrs. is happy, you have made a great contribution." ”

Fan Li bowed down and said, "I am also glad that the minister can do something for the king." ”

The group was playing, and suddenly heard a report: "Dazai Boyao asked to see him, and he is waiting for orders in the garden." ”

King Wu said: "This Bo Yao, I don't know why, I came to play the report. ”

Fan Li said: "Dazai takes care of the government, and the small matters are handled by themselves, and they will not disturb the king, so it must be a big deal." ”

King Wu said, "Call Dazai to see the widow." ”

I saw Dazai Boyao walking quickly, meeting King Wu, the worship was finished, and he stood aside. King Wu said, "Dazai, come to see the widow in a hurry, what can you teach me?" ”

Bo Yao bowed down and said, "Some things happened thousands of miles away, but they were related to the state of Wu, and I had to ask the king to know. ”

King Wu said, "Is there something happening in the north again?" ”

"Exactly," he said. The state of Qi in the north, since the succession of Gong Yangsheng to the throne, has suddenly hardened its position externally, especially against our state of Wu, and has repeatedly provoked and provoked trouble in the border areas. There were several frictions between the two sides, and although the conflict was not large, it was indignant to mourn the public. ”

King Wu tore a leaf in his hand, gritted his teeth and said: "Yangsheng is hateful, one day, the widow will go north and destroy Sanqi!" ”

"There was another incident in the north recently, although it was also a small thing, but this incident could be brewing into a big thing. ”

King Wu was slightly startled and said, "What else is going on?" Dazai played. ”

Dazai said: "Recently, for some reason, the Duke of Yi suddenly sent troops to Qicheng, wiped out 3,000 defenders of Lu State, and killed the garrison general Yufu. ”

King Wu was taken aback: "There is such a thing? Although the country is a small country, it is also a viscount of Zhou Tianzi, ranked among the princes, and has been established for a long time, nearly a thousand years. The successive monarchs of the State of Yi were keen to balance the relations between countries and resolve the contradictions between countries. When countries have problems, they are also willing to find a country to mediate. Therefore, the country has been respected by all countries for generations. Why do you rashly send troops to invade the country of Lu now? ”

Bo Yao said: "The original cause is not very clear, and I have already ordered someone to investigate again." ”

King Wu said, "Young uncle, what do you think about this? ”

Fan Li bowed and replied, "As Dazai said, this may seem like a big deal, but it can also become a big deal. First of all, there must be a reason why the State of Yi suddenly sent troops to Qicheng. Although I don't know what the reason is, it is certain that it is a conflict of interests. The minister heard that the monarch of the country of Yi concealed the public welfare, was a promiscuous person, and was arrogant and arrogant, and did things recklessly. This is probably one of the reasons for this incident. If you change someone else, maybe this is not the case. ”

King Wu nodded and said, "It makes sense, go on." ”

Fan Li said: "When this kind of thing happens, although it does not hurt Lu Guo very much, it makes Lu Guo very faceless." Lu Guo will definitely retaliate and get back this face. Therefore, it is very likely that a large-scale armed conflict will break out between Lu and Lu, and it may also escalate into a major war. It depends on how Lu Aigong handles this matter. ”

King Wu said: "Yes, how this matter develops is all in the thought of Lu Aigong. Dazai, what do you think? ”

Bo Yao said: "Lu is a country in the north second only to Qi and Jin, if you talk about comprehensive national strength, Di is not at the same level at all. If Lu Guo moves his fingers, he may destroy the State of Lu. But wouldn't the Mourning Guild do that? It was hard to determine. ”

King Wu said, "Is there anything else in the world that Dazai can't determine? Well, you say, why is it so hard to determine? ”

Bo Yao said: "If other factors are put aside, Lu Aigong will definitely raise the teacher to ask for guilt and send troops to attack the country, and there will be no suspense in this battle, and the country will definitely lose." But there are reasons why the vassal states can stand in the world. If Lu Aigong had calmed down, considering the consequences of this matter, he would not have solved this matter by force. ”

Wu Wang was very interested and said, "What is the deep reason for this? ”

Fan Li said: "The minister also knows a little bit about this. Back then, the State of Qi tried his best to resolve a contradiction between the State of Qi and the State of Jin, and avoided a major war, and in order to express his gratitude, Duke Qi Jinggong married his daughter Qi Jiang, who is the half-sister of Yangsheng, to Ziyi. Yangsheng and Qi Jiang have the deepest relationship. If the State of Lu sends troops to the State of Lu, how can the Duke of Mourning sit idly by? If the Qi State intervened, the matter would be a different result, because although the Lu State was stronger than the Yi State, it was much weaker than the Qi State. If Lu Aigong took into account this powerful relationship, it would be impossible to solve this matter by force. ”

King Wu said, "Thorough! Dazai, which one do you think is more likely to lead this matter? ”。

"Many details are not yet known, and it is difficult for us to judge how Lu Guo will deal with this matter. However, as long as the Lu State uses force, it will involve our Wu State. ”

King Wu was shocked: "What does this have to do with our Wu Kingdom?" ”