Although Fan Li's words were not much, but the firepower was full, Wu Zixu was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, Fan Li had already left the camp and whipped his horse away.

Wu Zixu called a partial general with good martial arts and a clever name named Chongcang: "General Chongcang, now send you on a business trip, you lead two hundred-person teams, go to the post house to find the envoy of Yueguo, go to Yueguo with him, and escort the tribute of Yueguo back." ”

Tanegura said, "Yes! ”

Wu Zixu said: "I'm afraid there will be robbers on the road. Always be careful. ”

Tanecang said: "Where did the robber come from, he really ate the gall of the leopard, and dared to come and rob the officials and soldiers?" ”

Wu Zixu said: "Be careful to make the 10,000-year-old ship." Don't be careless, if something goes wrong, I'll ask you! ”

Tanegura said, "Yes! The end will be saved. ”

The seed warehouse had to be ordered to go. Wu Zixu was tumbling in his heart and couldn't be quiet.

Fan Li's words are very persuasive. What he said made sense. Wu Zixu is now in Wu State, except for training the army, he really can't talk about other things. The contradiction between him and King Wu has not eased at all, but has become deeper and deeper.

After he came back from the state of Chu, King Wu once asked him, did he find out what problems Fan Li had? He said that Fan Li was indeed filial piety at home, and he didn't find any problems. King Wu ridiculed him for chasing after the wind and shadows, and scared himself.

He couldn't argue with King Wu. However, just because you don't find a problem doesn't mean you don't have a problem. Although there is no evidence to convince others, he firmly believes that this war was provoked by Fan Li, which is more powerful than directly fighting with Yue Guo. Fan Li didn't need a single soldier to wipe out the tens of thousands of troops of Wu State. And it was done seamlessly, leaving no evidence.

Fan Li was undoubtedly right to persuade her to leave Wu Guo, which should be the best choice for Wu Zixu. He is old, and it is the best place to live the rest of his life safely. But he couldn't do that, he wasn't greedy for glory and riches. The wealth he has accumulated over the decades is enough for him to live for several lifetimes.

He left like this, feeling sorry for the first king, back then, he Wu Zixu as an exiled youth, drifted to the country of Wu, it was the first king who took him in, he helped the first king to ascend the throne, squandered his blood, played this piece of the country, now the country of Wu is facing a major crisis, as soon as he leaves, how to repay the son Ji Guang, that is, the first king of Lulu's kindness?

One more point, he is still not convinced. Fan Li is his strong opponent, in the face of Fan Li's attack, he has no room to fight back? Although the defeat is decided, he still has to fight and fight, even if he gambles his life. In order to save the state of Wu, he died with peace of mind.

Wu Zixu concluded that now the Yue Kingdom had formed its own army, but no one knew where this army was hiding. If accurate information can be obtained, the Vietnamese army has not yet formed combat effectiveness, and it may be eliminated, and if the Vietnamese army once it has formed combat effectiveness, it is only a matter of time before Wu will perish.

The state of Wu lost in the monarch and the ministers, each with his own heart. King Wu, Wu Zixu, Bo Yao, and the three important figures of Wu have their own thoughts, which makes Fan Li take advantage of the loophole.

On the contrary, the king of Yue, Fan Li, the literary species, the monarch and the minister are united, all of them are united, and they work hard, how can they not win?

Wu Zixu lamented that he couldn't be as free and easy as Sun Wu, and with a wave of his hand, he could give up all fame and fortune and float away.

Wu Zixu is in this cold state of mind and is busy every day.

Suddenly, one day, Xiaojun reported to duty, and King Wu sent someone to pass the word, asking Wu Zixu to go to Gusutai to discuss matters. Wu Zixu was shocked, could something have happened?

He didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly left Beidaying, hurried up, passed through the city from Gusu City, and went straight to Gusutai.

In the time of a meal, Wu Zixu had already come to Gusutai, and a small army had tied the reins and led him to sit on a horse, and another small army led the way, saying, "My lord, please come with me." ”

Xiao Jun led Wu Zixu all the way up the winding tree-lined path, and finally came to a small pavilion by the water, Xiao Jun said, "My lord, please come in, the king is waiting inside." ”

Wu Zixu pushed the door in, only to see King Wu and Bo Yao Fan Li talking, Wu Zixu stepped forward and knelt down: "The old minister sees the king!" ”

King Wu said: "Xiangguo, please get up." ”

Wu Zixu got up, met with Bo Yao Fan Li again, and then sat down, and said, "What is the king's purpose in summoning the old ministers?" ”

King Wu said, "Dazai told Xiangguo about the situation. ”

Bo Yao said: "Here's the thing, a month ago, the Yue envoy came to say that there were bandits on the Wu-Yue border, and their tributes were probably not safe on the way to be transported, and asked Wu to send troops to protect them. This matter is handled by Xiangguo, and Xiangguo naturally already knows. The problem came later. ”

Wu Zixu said: "I know everything before, what happened later?" ”

Bo Yao said: "Chongcang led the army to escort the tribute, and when he walked twenty miles from the border of Wu, he encountered thieves. There's still a kind of warehouse to talk about this. With a wave of his hand, two soldiers walked in with the seed barn.

Tanegura had a sallow, painful look on his face, a lame leg, and blood stains on his body, which seemed to be very badly injured. Wu Zixu pulled over a seat and cushion and said, "General Tanecang, sit down and say." ”

Tanecang sat down, and then said, "Lord Xiangguo, the last general is incompetent and has failed to complete the task. ”

Wu Zixu said: "Let's talk about the situation. ”

Tanecang said: "My subordinates led 200 troops to a mountain forest on the border of Wu and Yue, and suddenly more than a dozen men rushed out, and without saying a word, they attacked us. I immediately shouted that we were the army of the State of Wu, and that we had been ordered to carry out military affairs and that they should go away. But those people didn't answer, and rushed up and cut down a dozen of us. I immediately ordered the army to surround them, thinking to myself that there were a dozen of them, and that we had more than two hundred. Will definitely take them down. Who knows-"

Wu Zixu said: "Talking about it, what happened next? ”

Tanecang lowered his head and said, "It's really a shame to say that our two hundred people are no match for others at all, but I saw them raise and fall with knives in their hands, one at a time, just like cutting radishes and vegetables." The most terrible of all was a woman, with a blue dress, a slender figure, and a short sword in her hand. I rushed up, and before I even had a rendezvous, she kicked me away, and a man came up and stabbed me in the thigh. I fell to the ground and fainted. By the time I woke up, the battle had been fought, there was not a single sound of people around, and the dozen or so wagons carrying the tribute were gone. Bring the corpses of our soldiers everywhere. I counted with my sword, and there were one hundred and seventy-five corpses lying on the ground, that is to say, out of two hundred of us, only twenty-five escaped, and I don't know if they were dead or alive. ”。

Wu Zixu asked the soldier to help the seed warehouse out. Then he sat down with a solemn face. Don't say a word.

King Wu said: "The situation is clear to everyone, let's discuss what is going on." ”