On the hillside not far from the Gusutai construction site, there is a larger house. This is the general headquarters of the Gusutai project. As the two commanders of the project, Bo Yao and Fan Li often come to the construction site to inspect, and when they are finished, they rest in this big house and assemble for meetings.

Of course, Lu Hai is still active here. He has a large number of engineers and technicians, each of whom is responsible for a different construction section. Every day, they had to come to the big house to receive Lu Hai's instructions. Report on the progress of the project.

After that, Lu Hai went down to the construction site to inspect a circle, and then returned to the headquarters, because at this time, the people below would come to ask for instructions.

Luhai, eat here during the day, take a nap when tired, and have all the living facilities here.

Around him, there was a large group of soldiers sent by Wu Zixu to protect his safety. Except for engineering and technical personnel, ordinary people are not allowed to get close to Luhai. Wu Zixu did this, of course, following the will of King Wu. In fact, he knew that this was a show, besides him, who would deal with Lu Hai?

Bo Yao said to Lu Hai: "Doctor Lu, what is the new situation in the project? ”

Lu Hai said: "The most important thing now is that the supply of wood is not available. ”

Bo Yao said: "Isn't there a wooden discharge on the river every day? ”

Lu Hai said: "Those are all ordinary wood, and none of the 3,000 sacred trees in the key parts have come. Especially the big wood that is Optimus Prime. Not a single one. ”

"What's the matter? Didn't you send thousands of people into the mountains to collect wood? Why didn't you pick a single one? Who's in charge of this? ”

Someone told Bo Yao that the matter of going into the mountains to collect wood was handled by a man named Kong Chen.

Bo Yao said, "Go and call Kong Chen." ”

Not much time. Kong Chen came. Bow down, "I've seen Dazai-sama, I've seen Dr. Fan and Dr. Lu." ”

Bo Yao said with a straight face: "Get up and speak." "Bo Yao flattered and flattered in front of King Wu, but he was very majestic in front of his subordinates." Are you in charge of going into the mountains to gather wood? ”

Kong Chen said: "It is under the control of the lowly position. ”

"It's been two or three years. None of the sacred trees used in the project have been transported, so you are taking people to enjoy the mountains and rivers? ”

Kong Chen hurriedly knelt down and said, "Lord Hui, in the past two years, I have led people to search in the mountains and forests, and I have searched every mountain in Wu Kingdom, and I have not found a single divine tree that meets the requirements. ”

"Are you lazy or not?" ”

Kong Chen said: "I don't dare to slack off in the slightest, I really didn't find the Divine Tree." ”

Bo Yao said: "Wu is a vast country with thousands of miles in circumference, how can there be no such tree." I see you're getting impatient, aren't you? ”

Kong Chen was frightened, and hurriedly kowtowed: "My lord forgive me, I really did my best, there is really no Shenmu that meets the requirements in Wu Kingdom." ”

Fan Li sighed and said, "Lord Dazai, if there is really no such tree, it is difficult to blame him, after all, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice." ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a report: "The king has arrived!" ”

Bo Yao, Fan Li and Lu Hai hurriedly greeted the door. Bow together and salute: "See the king." ”

King Wu smiled and said, "Everyone, please get up." ”

Everyone got up, hugged the king into the house and sat down, and the king of Wu said, "The widow looks like a big scene all the way." That's what it looks like to do great things. The widow is a layman, and he can't see how the project is going. Dazai, tell me about the widow. ”

"The project has been going well since the start of construction, but I have encountered a little trouble recently. The ministers did not dare to hide from the king. ”

Fan Li said: "That's the case, the three thousand sacred trees that Gusutai needs, so far, not a single one has been found. Without timber of this specification, the work would have to be stopped. ”

King Wu's face turned cold: "Didn't you send someone to look for it?" ”

Bo Yao said: "The minister sent 2,000 men to search for two years in the territory of Wu, but they did not find it, according to Kong Chen, the official who searched for the sacred wood, they searched every mountain in Wu and found no such tree. ”

King Wu looked at Fan Li: "Young uncle, tell me, what will happen if you can't find the Divine Tree?" ”

Fan Li bowed down and said, "If you can't find the Divine Tree." Gusutai is a half-finished project. ”

"That's not going to work!" King Wu shouted, "If a half-pull project is built, the face of the entire Wu country will be lost, and now the Wu country is building Gusutai, who in the world doesn't know?" Don't be laughed at yet! In fact, the deep worries in his heart have not yet been spoken, if Gusutai cannot be built, Mrs. Changguo Xi Shi will become depressed, which is the most fatal thing.

Fan Li and Bo Yao both lowered their heads and did not squeak, Kong Chen trembled, and almost peed his pants.

King Wu said, "Doctor Lu, can't you replace it with other wood?" ”

Lu Hai said: "Back to the king, Gusutai is a major event for thousands of generations. If it is replaced by other wood, the minister can also build it, but it cannot be prolonged, after thirty or twenty years, it may collapse and skew, and can no longer be used. If the king really wants to lower his standards, and the ministers can't obey their orders, King Wu can ask for another master. ”

"Don't!" King Wu waved his hand and said: "That's what the widow said, Gusutai is also a work passed down by the widow to future generations, how can the standard be lowered." ”

King Wu turned to Fan Li: "Young uncle, you are a capable person, and many of the problems of the widow have been solved by you, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Fan Li said: "Thank you for saying this, I don't know if there is such a sacred tree in the world, as long as there is, you can find it,"

Fan Li didn't have a bottom in his heart, in fact, he was more anxious than King Wu. The Gusutai project had just begun, and he gave up halfway like this, and it didn't hurt Wu Guo's muscles and bones at all, so his plan failed. If this drags on year by year, when will the country of Vietnam be restored?

Kong Chen led people to search in the mountains for two or three years, and as long as there was this thing in the territory of Wu State, he would definitely find it.

Fan Li asked Kong Chen: "You have been looking in the mountains for two or three years, but you have not found the sacred tree, haven't you heard a little news?" ”

Kong Chen said: "Xiaochen also asked the old man in the mountain, and the old man said that when the king of Dayu controlled the water, he had collected Shenmu Mountain Shenmu and dredged the river. So Xiao Chen asked everywhere where Shenmu Mountain was. But no one could say exactly where it was. Only one old man said that Shenmu Mountain is 3,500 miles away from Gusu, in a large mountain with no people. There are sacred trees all over the mountains, and there are all kinds of specifications. So the minister led people to look for it, but after walking in the mountains for several months, he got lost, and more than 200 people were missing. The minister had no choice but to return to Gusu to report. ”

King Wu said: "In this way, since there is a Shenmu Mountain, then there is a Shenmu, let's send someone to find it." ”

Bo Yao said: "This thing can't be done by others, I'm afraid I have to ask Dr. Fan to go out in person." ”

King Wu said: "Young uncle, you will be used at a critical moment, are you willing to work hard for the widow?" ”

Fan Li said: "The king sent to dare to disobey his orders. However, when he found Shenmu Mountain, the minister did not dare to say. ”

King Wu said: "No one can be sure of this. You can find it whenever you want. ”。

Fan Li said: "If the minister is lucky to really find the sacred tree, come back and take someone to cut the wood, I don't know how many days to go back and forth, the minister plans to find someone nearby to cut down and transport it back, which will require expenses." ”

King Wu said: "This is easy to do, is it enough for you to bring a hundred catties of gold?" ”