Wu Zixu listened to King Wu's summons and was slightly surprised. It had been a long time since he had heard King Wu's summons.

The contradiction between him and King Wu could not be resolved. This is not just because Wu Zixu forced Yayu to serve the envoy of the Jin State and gave King Wu a green hat. More importantly, the two monarchs and ministers have different ideas about governing the country.

The specific node is that Wu Zixu always believes that Yue Guo is a big problem for Wu Guo, and he must use all means to suppress Yue Guo. However, King Wu and Bo Ya believed that the current situation of the Yue State did not pose any threat to the Wu State.

Wu Zixu lost the trust of King Wu. He went headlong into the army, focusing only on the training of the army and not participating in other affairs. When there was something in the country, King Wu and Bo Yao discussed it, and they didn't say hello to Wu Zixu.

But this time, King Wu summoned Wu Zixu. What could it be?

Wu Zixu stepped on the fast horse, and in a short time, he rushed to Lingyan Mountain. He was not familiar with Gusutai, and some soldiers brought him into Guanwa Palace. He looked at this complex of buildings that was even more magnificent and brilliant than the palace of Gusu City, and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

The construction of Gusutai took more than ten years and exhausted all the national strength, and the common people of Wu lived in dire straits, complained, and lost the last bit of cohesion.

Fortunately, under the protection of Wu Zixu's desperate life, the military food of the Wu army was still sufficient. Enough for a large-scale war.

Wu Zixu was secretly sad in his heart. Xianwang, I, Wu, tried my best. It's a pity that Wu's ability is limited, not only did he lose repeatedly in the contest with Fan Li, but he also lost the trust of the king. made the current situation, Wu is really ashamed of the previous king.

The soldier who led the way said, "My lord, the king is taking matters at the third gate on the left. Xiangguo, please. ”

Wu Zixu strode into this small conference hall, and when he saw that King Wu was still sitting next to Bo Yao and Fan Li, he was slightly stunned, and bowed down: "The old minister sees the king!" ”

King Wu bowed and said, "Xiangguo is exempt from courtesy, get up and speak." ”

Wu Zixu got up and greeted each other with Bo Yao Fan Li. He said, "What is the king's purpose in summoning his old ministers?" ”

Wu Guo said: "Xiangguo, there have been some incidents on the northern border recently, according to analysis, it may involve our Wu State, and I specially invite Xiangguo to come and discuss countermeasures." ”

Wu Zixu has his own information channels and knows a little about this. said: "Lao Chen heard that there was some coveting between the State of Yi and the State of Lu. But the specifics are less clear. ”

King Wu said, "Dazai, tell Xiangguo about the information we have obtained. ”

Bo Yao told the story of the three thousand defenders of the Lu State in Qicheng sent troops to annihilate the Lu State.

Wu Zixu said, "Did the king ever know the cause of this? ”

Wu Wang said: "What exactly caused this conflict, the widow has not been specifically reported. ”

Wu Zixu said: "The information that the old minister got was that the Yue State sent an envoy to the State of Yi and was captured by the defenders of Qicheng. Thinking that he had been slapped in the face, he sent troops to annihilate the defenders of Qicheng. ”

King Wu muttered: "Even if this is the case, it is the fault of the defenders of Qicheng first, and of course, the actions of the State of Yi are also very inappropriate. In this way, the contradictions between the two countries intensified. ”

Wu Zixu said: "The old minister is a little puzzled, why did the envoy of the Yue Kingdom appear in this matter? ”

Fan Li looked at Bo Yao, and Bo Yao said: "Yue is our subject country, but it also has the right to have some exchanges or exchanges with other countries. Moreover, the envoys of the Vietnamese country were innocently arrested, and they were also victims. This incident does not show that the country has any responsibility. ”

Wu Zixu said: "I'm afraid things are not so simple. ”

Bo Ya said: "Xiangguo suspects that Yue Guo sent envoys to provoke disputes? Is there any evidence? ”

Wu Zixu said: "There is no evidence, Wu is just an intuition. ”

Bo Yao looked at King Wu and smiled: "Xiangguo, the king summoned us to discuss the situation, how can we speak with intuition?" ”

King Wu said, "Don't argue about this. It has already happened, and there is little point in discussing the reasons for it. Young uncle, tell me what you think. ”

Fan Li said: "This matter depends on how Lu Guo handles it. If Lu Guo adopts a peaceful way, he should send an envoy to put pressure on Lu Guo, and finally force Lu Guo to pay compensation and apologize, and the matter will be settled. There is nothing to do with our Wu country. However, if the State of Lu adopts a drastic approach and asks the teacher to ask for the guilt, the State of Lu is not the opponent of the State of Lu at all, and may face the disaster of destroying the country,"

Wu Zixu said: "It's none of our business, we can leave it alone." ”

Fan Li said: "But if things continue to develop like this, it may have something to do with Wu Guo." The State of Yi and the State of Qi married, and the younger sister of Gong Yang was married to Mrs. Gongyang. Can the Qi State watch the State of Qi be destroyed? If the State of Qi raises troops to attack Lu, the State of Lu will definitely not be the opponent of the State of Qi, in this case, the State of Lu will definitely ask the State of Wu for help, what should we do? ”

Wu Zixu said: "It's still none of our business, let's not care about it." ”

Fan Li looked at Bo Yao, and his eyes used a little force. Bo Yao said: "Xiangguo's words are wrong! How can the State of Qi send troops to attack Lu and say that it is none of our business? What is our relationship with the country of Lu? Although Lu was not a vassal state of Wu, it was at least an ally of Wu. The discord between Wu and Qi has always been a long time, and the reason why a large-scale war has not broken out is that Lu has played a buffering role in the middle. This is a fact that everyone in the world knows. If the Lu State is conquered by the Qi State and completely becomes the sphere of influence of the Qi State, then the sphere of influence of our Wu State will have to retreat a few hundred miles to the south, you say this is none of our business?

King Wu nodded and said, "Xiangguo, tell me your opinion." ”

Wu Zixu said: "King, the old minister thinks that even if the north shrinks, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, and we can't wade through this flood!" ”

Fan Li said: "Xiangguo's words, Fan Li is a little incomprehensible, please tell me your reasons." ”

Wu Zixu glanced at Fan Li and turned to King Wu. He said: "King, the two major projects of Gusutai and Hangou built by Wu over the years have emptied the treasury, and the common people are starving. The state of Wu needs to recuperate. If it is involved in a war at this time, the state of Wu will be reduced to a second-rate country. At this time, the Yue State rose up, and the Wu State was in danger. ”

"I think Sangkook is telling a joke. You have always been afraid of the Yue Guo uprising, may I ask if the Yue Guo can't get a spear, how can the incident be started? ”

King Wu glared at Wu Zixu fiercely, and as soon as he heard that someone criticized the construction of Gusutai, he became angry. Fan Li said: "Wu Guo has no intention of getting involved in the war, which is right, but the war finds us, and there is no way to do it." I think Sangkook said that no matter if he is wrong, we should also do something. ”

King Wu said: "No one likes to hear this sentence. Young uncle, tell me what we should do? ”

Fan Li said: "We can send an envoy to Lu to persuade Lu to resolve this dispute by peaceful means." ”

He said, "This is a good idea. ”

King Wu said: "What does Xiangguo think? ”

Wu Zixu said: "It has to be like this. ”

King Wu said, "Then it will be decided." Who will you send? ”

Fan Li said: "This person not only has strong ability to do things, but also needs a certain status, Fan Li feels that Xiangguo has a hard trip is the most suitable." ”

Bo Ya said, "No! We don't know if we can avoid this war yet, but to prepare for war, Sangkook should reorganize the army at home and prepare for war. The best person to send an envoy to the country of Lu is Dr. Fan Li. ”