Fan Li said: "Speaking of fighting, I still have important information to report to the king. Speaking of which, this should be considered good news. ”

King Yue said: "There is a lot of good news for the young uncle, tell me quickly, what other good news there is." ”

Fan Li said: "Recently, there is a possibility that a war will break out between Wu and Qi. ”

King Yue said: "This is really good news, tell me what is going on?" ”

Fan Li said: "Over the years, the border troops of Wu have a common task, that is, to constantly harass neighboring countries, intrude and expand, and encroach on the territory of neighboring countries. Expand your sphere of influence. During this period, several small-scale wars also broke out, defeating several small countries, and its momentum approached that of Qi. Qi is a big country in the north, so naturally it will not sit idly by. During this period, envoys were sent to Gusu many times to negotiate, but to no avail. Recently, he sent an envoy to Wu, but the envoy fell ill on the way, and was groggy and carried to Yue by the war horse. I happened to be met by the minister. ”

Then, I will tell you about saving Xiong Fei, the envoy of Qi on the way. Fan Li said: "Zimei and I saved Xiong Fei's life, and took care of him very meticulously and thoughtfully for a few days until he fully recovered. This made Xiong Fei very moved, and he treated me like a brother. Therefore, what I say should carry a lot of weight in his heart. During the conversation, I mentioned the fact that Wu's economy collapsed because of the construction of Gusutai, but I concealed the fact that Wu's army was still strong. This created the illusion that Wu was already very weak and could fight. ”

King Wu said excitedly: "Young uncle, you have done a very beautiful job. Xiangguo, tell me what you think. ”

Wen Chong was also very excited, and said: "From this incident, it can be seen that Qi Guo is still afraid of fighting with Wu State. First of all, the state of Wu is very powerful, and there is no certainty of victory in the war of the state of Wu. In addition, if the battle is won, the Qi State is also in a dangerous situation, because the Jin State in the west is the overlord of the Central Plains, and will not tolerate the Qi State becoming stronger, and will use troops against the Qi State at the first opportunity.

If Wu and Qi fight a battle, the strength of Qi will definitely decline, and at this time, when the Jin State comes to attack, the Qi State will be in danger. This is the reason why the interests of Qi have been violated by Wu many times over the years, and they have always been reluctant to use troops. ”

"Now that I know that Wu's economy is going to collapse, I must feel that it is a good time to be ashamed, at this time, there are two situations that may occur: First, Qi will send troops to attack Wu. But King Qi was suspicious and indecisive. It may not dare to start a large-scale war, but it will definitely take action, that is, second, to launch a limited war, for example, to send troops to drive the Wu army away and restore the original sphere of influence. ”

Fan Li said: "Xiangguo's analysis is very reasonable. They fight wars, and it is beneficial to us. We must find a way to provoke this war. If the State of Qi and the State of Wu start fighting, the territory of the State of Wu will be empty, and at this time, if the State of Chu in the west makes a move, the State of Wu will definitely be frightened. At this time, King Wu had no other troops to resist the Chu State, so he could only use the 50,000 horses stationed in the Yue State. In this way, we have achieved the goal of Wu's army withdrawing from the country. ”

King Yue said: "Xiangguo and Shaobo analyzed it very well. As long as the situation goes in the direction we envisioned. Wang Sunxiong will definitely withdraw from the country. ”

Wen Chong said excitedly: "At that time, we can reorganize our army. The pace of our great cause of national restoration has been accelerated. ”

Wu Wang said: "This is just our expectation, whether things are developing according to our ideas is not certain. At this critical juncture, we should not passively wait, we should also do something. ”

Fan Li said: "We have an important thing to do, and that is to provoke trouble. Find a way to provoke this war between the state of Qi and the state of Wu. ”

King Yue said, "Good idea! Tell me, what should we do? ”

Fan Li said: "Now the Qi State is very annoyed by the continuous invasion of the Wu State, and they also know that the economy of the Wu State is not good, and it is a good opportunity to fight." But their anger was not yet high enough to start a war, because they also sent envoys to Wu to lobby for peace. Now all we have to do is to burn the fire even further, to provoke them to anger them, to make them unbearable. I can't stand it without a fight. Whether it's a big fight or a small fight, it has to be a fight. ”

On the other hand, we must also work the state of Wu, and also arouse the hatred of the state of Wu against the state of Qi and expand the contradictions between the two countries. Let Wu Guo never fight a battle.

King Yue said, "What a perfect plan. So how do we implement this plan? ”

Fan Li said: "We should divide it into two fronts to carry it out. The first front was in Vietnam. We sent a sharp-tongued man to the border between Qi and Wu. Instigated a fight between the two sides and intensified the contradictions. On the side of the State of Wu, the strength of the State of Wu is exaggerated, and the weakness of the State of Wu is exaggerated on the side of the State of Qi. Contradictions will intensify and escalate, and eventually war will break out. The second front is in Gusu. King Wu has long had the ambition to dominate the world, and he has destroyed several small countries over the years, but for a strong country like Qi, there has not been a big war, and now, we have to take advantage of the border contradictions between Wu and Qi. prompted King Wu to make up his mind and start his road to hegemony, that is, to fight a battle against the Qi State. ”

When he said this, King Yue couldn't help but nod his head, and Wen Chong also said yes in a loud voice.

Fan Li continued: "I'll do the things over there in Gusu." I will look for opportunities to lobby King Wu to start this war. If the battle starts, the battlefield will definitely be on the border of Wuqi. Then the rear of the state of Wu will be empty. At this time, we have to use our brains on the Chu State. Wu and Chu were feuding, Wu Zixu paralyzed Chu and dug up the tomb of the king of Chu and whipped the corpse. The hatred of Chu for Wu can be said to be uncommon. At this time, when the rear of Wu was empty, it was possible to instigate Chu to use troops against Wu. At this time, Wu had no troops to deal with the stab in the back of Chu, and it was inevitable to mobilize Wang Sunxiong's 50,000 troops to deal with the turmoil of Chu. As soon as Wang Sunxiong withdrew, our plan to drive out the Wu army was completed! ”

King Yue was both happy and excited, and praised: "What a perfect plan. If this plan is realized, the young man should take credit! ”

Fan Li smiled: "King, a plan is just a plan, the current situation is changing rapidly, and unexpected changes may occur." ”

King Yue said: "Since this plan is feasible, we must work hard to do it. Xiangguo, when you go to the border of Qi, will you do it? ”

Wen Chong was just about to receive the order, Fan Li waved his hand: "King, this mission is carried out in a secret state, and Xiangguo's goal is too big. Not conducive to acting. Let's still think about the other ministers of the DPRK and China, who is suitable for this mission. ”。

While the monarch and ministers were discussing, Jiang He walked in and said, "King, the doctor is asking to see you." ”

Fan Li patted his thigh and said, "King, there is a candidate for Shi Chen, it is Ji Ni!" ”