King Wu went out on patrol for half a month and returned to Duchenggusu.

In front of the stone house where the horses were raised, the convoy stopped, and the king of Yue, who led the horse for King Wu, trotted over, knelt beside the car, and King Wu stepped on his back and got out of the car. Bo Yao also dismounted.

Probably everything went smoothly on this inspection, and King Wu was in a good mood, and said happily: "Dazai, after you return to your home, write down the situation of the widow's trip this time and report it to the ministers." ”

Bo Yao said, "The minister's decree." There is one more thing, today under the Taiping, the Great Wu West Ke Qiang Chu, the east to destroy the Great Yue, the north to shock Qi, Jin, the hegemony will be completed. This is all the favor of God, the blessing of the ancestors, and the meritorious deeds of the king, which must be recorded in history. The minister wanted to write an article, summon a stoneworkman, and engrave it on the stone for future generations to admire. I beg the king to allow him to play. ”

King Wu laughed and said, "Dazai's performance is very unpopular. Quasi-play. ”

Bo Yao said: "King Xie, the minister will handle this matter when he returns to the house, and when the inscription is written, it will be presented to the eye, and then the site will be engraved." ”

Bo Yao is the world's first horse master, and he is comfortable in King Wu's heart, in addition, he is also a capable minister, capable and decisive, and he is deeply relied on by King Wu. Wu Wangwu has Wu Zixu, Wen has Bo Yao, the country is flourishing, and the neighbors are shocked.

King Yue went out on patrol with King Wu, leading horses and making stepping stones for King Wu every day, and pretending to be happy, feeling exhausted.

King Yue knelt on the ground and said, "The king has been tired all the way, please go back to the palace to rest."

King Wu looked at King Yue and said, "King Yue served the widow along the way, did his best, and the widow was also very satisfied. The widow rewards you for not having to do the rough work of raising horses for three months, so that you can rest and rest. ”

He said, "The king is indeed the king of benevolence, and all the people support him." King Yue is still not grateful?

King Yue kowtowed and thanked him, and said loudly: "Minister Goujian, King Xie is on vacation, may God bless the king." ”

Yayu and Fan Li also stepped forward, knelt down to see King Wu, performed courtiers, and said something to thank the king for his kindness.

When King Wu saw Yayu, his eyes lit up. Although Yayu is without makeup and clothes, she is still as beautiful as a heavenly person, and she doesn't feel that her heart is moving. Secretly said: "Gou Jian is so blessed to marry such a beautiful woman." ”

Wu Zixu heard that King Wu had returned to Ducheng, and he also rushed to greet him, and when he saw King Wu looking at Yayu intently, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Men in the world are lustful." Thinking that the beauties in the palace of King Wu are like clouds, and they still have to pay attention to Yayu, it is really a hero who is sad and beautiful. If King Wu is fascinated by Yayu and comes up with any story, it will be even more difficult to kill Gou Jian. ”

Fan Li was very alert, and when he saw that Wu Wang and Wu Zixu were staring at Yayu, he knew that he had bad intentions. If they choose to attack, it will be a fatal blow to the king. I don't know if King Yue can hold on, if King Yue collapses because of this and makes trouble, all conspiracies and calculations will be in vain. I don't feel my heart heavy.

Everyone dispersed with their own hearts. Fan Li and Yayu helped King Yue into the stone house. Helped to sit down on the bed, Fan Li ran to fetch warm water, asked him to wash his face and feet, and brought him hot tea to drink.

Yayu saw that the king had been out for half a month, exposed to the wind and sun, working hard every day, black and thin, his face was haggard, and he shed tears in distress.

Fan Li comforted King Yue while comforting the queen. After being busy for a long time, he arranged for King Yue to sleep.

King Yue had a cold face, did not speak, and his eyes were blank. As soon as you lie down, close your eyes. Fan Li quietly withdrew from the door and stood by the door, waiting for the summons at any time. Yayu stayed by the bedside. Nor do they speak. She knew that the king was uncomfortable, but she didn't know how to comfort him.

These ten days are the most difficult days in King Yue's life. He led the horse for King Yue and King Yue, and everywhere he went, he had to let King Wu step on his back and get off the car.

Walking on the road, there are always many people pointing at the roadside, they are not looking at King Wu, but looking at this King Yue who has been reduced to a miscellaneous servant. Everywhere he went, there was a large group of people watching, and they were also watching King Yue.

When those discussions reached his ears, he heard the most heart-wrenching sentence, which was, what is a king doing if he does not die?

yes, why don't you die? If only it were better to die, there would not be so much ridicule and insults. Let's die. At such times, his heart felt infinite sadness.

But since he entered Wu, his psychological endurance has been much stronger. He remembered the great cause of restoration that Fan Li described for him, and longed for the day when he took revenge and vented his hatred. The blood boiled again.

He was a ninja like this, gritting his teeth and enduring day after day.

These ten days are equivalent to drying the king of Yue in the entire Wu country, and the entire Wu country and even the world know that the once invincible king of Yue Goujian has become the miscellaneous servant of the king of Wu!

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Wu Zixu returned home, but his heart was not at peace. Before King Wu went on patrol, he asked King Wu to take King Yue with him, let King Yue do the most lowly work, and take the opportunity to observe King Yue's performance. If King Yue can't stand such abuse, he must show something, or show dissatisfaction, anger or even resistance in words, or actions, then there will be a reason to kill King Yue.

Wu Zixu thought that King Yue couldn't stand such abuse, would collapse, and would explode. But things were unexpected, King Yue actually endured all this, and his performance made King Wu very satisfied. That is, this trick of his failed .

Wu Zixu and King Yue had no personal enmity, on the contrary, he admired King Yue very much, and also admired King Yue's two ministers, Fan Li and Wen Chong. It was the wisdom of the King of Yue and the loyalty and ability of Fan Liwen that made him afraid, and he was afraid that one day, the state of Wu would be destroyed by the kingdom of Yue.

He was an old minister of the previous king. His father and elder brother were brave and loyal to the state of Chu, but the mediocre king of Chu listened to Fei Wuji's slander and killed his entire family. He came to the state of Wu after all the hardships, but it was the king who took him in, gave him a high degree of trust, cooperated with Sun Wu to destroy the state of Chu in one fell swoop, pulled the enemy out of the grave, and beat him with three hundred lashes. avenged the blood and the sea of revenge.

In the first battle of Li Li, He Lu was seriously injured and returned to heaven, and the successor was poor. The husband is eloquent and strategic, shrewd and capable, but he has the kindness of a woman and loses the bottom line on major issues of principle. How could a smart and powerful person like Gou Jian keep him alive? If this man does not remove the kingdom of Wu, he will surely perish at his hand.

Wu Guo is everything to Wu Zixu, and it is the whole meaning of his life!

Fortunately, now that Gou Jian is still in the hands of King Wu, it is a good time to kill him, and one day, when King Yue returns to Yue, there will be no chance to get rid of this person.

The more Wu Zixu thought about it, the more frightened he felt. couldn't stay any longer, so he hurried into the palace and met King Wu.

"Lao Xiangguo is not resting at home, and he came to see the widow in a panic, is there something wrong?" King Wu had just returned from his tour, and before he had time to catch his breath, Xiangguo came running, are you annoyed?

Wu Zixu said: "The old minister knows that the king is out on patrol, the saddle horse is tired, and the journey is hard, so he shouldn't come to disturb." But the old minister felt that this matter was important, and had to hurry up to inform the king. If the old minister eats the king's fortune, he should share the king's worries. ”

King Wu said: "Since it is an important matter, Xiangguo will say it." ”