Three years have passed. The saddest thing in the past two years is King Wu. He had to report to Xi Shi almost every day on the construction of Gusutai. Because he heard that there was a new development in Gusutai, Xi Shi would be happy and would be good to King Wu.

Xi Shi entered the Wu Palace at the age of sixteen, and now he is twenty years away. Her beauty is a little less youthful and a little more mature. The femininity is getting heavier and stronger, and the charm is getting stronger and stronger.

Because he learned Zimei's fox charm, and Zimei is by his side, he can give guidance at any time, Xi Shi can show a new look to King Wu almost every day, and King Wu can discover a new Xi Shi almost every day. That freshness has always been maintained. King Wu never got tired of it. His infatuation with Xi Shi became stronger and stronger, and at this time, in order to please Xi Shi, he could already give up everything.

But Xi Shi's kind of sluggish and godless problem is still often committed, but as long as King Wu chats with her about Gusutai and how much joy Gusu will bring them, Xi Shi will be excited. King Wu will be satisfied to the maximum.

King Wu didn't have the ability to make up the situation, so he had to report it every day. He was annoyed, but there was no way, and the king demanded it, and he had to do it.

King Wu became the de facto overseer. So the project is very tight. Progress is also evident.

This is a project that has been built with the strength of the whole country, and in the past two years, the financial pressure has been felt, and tens of thousands of migrant workers have been requisitioned to work, so they will not be able to grow crops and will have to consume a lot of food. All kinds of materials needed for the project will be used as long as Wu Guo has them, and Wu Guo will purchase them from various countries if they do not have them. This costs a lot of gold and silver.

When the money is insufficient, they increase taxes and ask the people for money, but the people have no room for resistance, so they have to obediently take out their own money and grain and hand them over to the state, and the people's own lives have been affected.

Gone are the days of abundance and peace of the previous years. The lives of the common people are worse day by day, and resentment is born.

When the king plunges the people into hunger and misery for his own pleasure, how can you expect the people to be grateful to you?

Wu's economy is declining, withering, and public resentment is boiling. But no one reported these situations to King Wu, and it can be said that they deliberately concealed them from King Wu. King Wu listened to the troubles, and when King Wu was troubled, everyone was not happy, and no one wanted to feel uncomfortable.

Fan Li meets Zimei almost every day, because Zimei is an immortal and knows spells, and it is too convenient to meet him. When the two met, Zimei reported the latest developments of King Wu, and Fan Li issued instructions to convey them to Xi Shi through Zimei. Xi Shi will do what Zimei instructs.

Fan Li has to see Xi Shi every once in a while. This is not only to better control King Wu, but also Fan Li's own emotional needs. A girl like Xi Shi is not only liked by King Wu, but also by others, including Fan Li.

King Wu likes the beauty of Xi Shi, but it is not excluded that he also has feelings. And it's deep. Fan Li is mainly in love with Xi Shi, this kind of relationship is as beautiful as his first love, strictly speaking, Xi Shi is his first love. He hadn't been in a relationship before he crossed over.

His first love was hugged by other men to sleep every day, and the pain in his heart can be imagined. As time passed, the pain intensified. So he had to meet Shih Tzu face to face, which was somewhat of a comfort to himself.

Admittedly, he is also obsessed with Shih Tzu's body. So beautiful, who wouldn't be obsessed?

But more importantly, he wants to comfort and stabilize Xi Shi, because Xi Shi is a human being, and his thoughts and emotions will change from time to time. If Shih Tzu changes, things will get out of hand.

In this way, Fan Li has the intention of using his beauty and emotions to control Xi Shi, which seems a bit despicable, but is there any other way?

Fan Li also has to talk to Luo Jiang often, he knows that Luo Jiang likes him, and Luo Jiang is an important person in his plan to restore the country, and he has the responsibility to comfort Luo Jiang.

Queen Gou was ten months pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful and healthy boy. This is the little prince of Wu, if things develop normally, he will be the future king of Wu.

But Fan Li knew that this lovely boy, before he reached adulthood, was brutally killed by Goujian, the king of Yue. Fan Li didn't know how sad he felt in his heart.

Ordinary people yearn for the life of the emperor, but being really born in the family of the emperor is to a large extent a tragedy of life. Before those princes and grandchildren reached adulthood, they were caught up in cruel palace fights, and finally ended up in a tragic death. The list goes on.

With such a mood, Fan Li often went to Zhengyang Palace, chatted with Gou Yu, and played with the little prince for a while. Although this does not compensate for anything, it is also a salvation and comfort to oneself.

Fan Li will often see Gou Yu in private. As a well-known politician, thinker and conspirator in history, he should not have been so sentimental, but Fan Li was so sad and pitiful. He felt that Gou Yu was innocent, and Gou Yu's suffering was caused by himself. She couldn't compensate for anything. He knew that Gou Yu was in a miserable situation and liked himself for no reason, so he could only use this to give Gou Hao a little comfort.

Her own married husband was taken up by other women in this way, which is also the common fate of all queens. Fan Li knew Gou's pain. They talk and make out.

Gou Yu has Xiao Xia, but that can only solve physiological needs. And women seem to need more emotional care. Xiao Xia is not at the same level as Gou Yu in terms of knowledge and quality, he can satisfy Gou Hui's body, but he can't satisfy Gou Hui's emotions.

In this case, the appearance of Fan Li is particularly precious.

Every once in a while, Fan Li also has to meet Zheng Dan to learn about Bo Yao's dynamics. Bo Ya was an important figure in the great cause of restoring the country. Only he can lead King Wu to the dunghill. Firmly controlling Bo Ya is the key to the restoration of the country.

The most pitiful is Zheng Dan. In order to keep it secret, she was locked up in a mysterious courtyard, where she could only see an old woman doing chores every day, and she welcomed Bo Ya's arrival every night. Fortunately, Bo Yao was very kind to her, which was a great comfort to her.

Like Xi Shi, she loves Fan Li deeply and is involved in this dispute with the belief that she will appear for Fan Li. But the current state of affairs is seriously contrary to his life creed. First King Wu, then Bo Ya. She felt that she was very dirty and unworthy of Fan Li.

She has a loyal and strong temperament, and does not have the loyalty and open-mindedness of Xi Shi. This was the deciding factor in her later suicide.

Although her fate was caused by Fan Li, she never resented Fan Li. only blames God for being unfair to herself, which adds to her tragedy.

The women who committed suicide in this story are Yayu, Gou Yu and Zheng Dan. Fan Li knew this ending in advance, he wanted to change history and save these women, but he failed, and he was sad. This is also an important reason why he chose to retreat bravely from the rapids when he successfully restored the country, and retreated into the mountains and rivers with a deep despair of the world.

At the behest of Fan Li, Lu Hai secretly accepted an apprentice. Under the witness of Fan Li. A simple apprenticeship ceremony was held. Only three people, including Fan Li, knew about this. This carpenter, who is one year older than Lu Hai, learned all the skills of Lu Hai in three years, and after Lu Hai was secretly killed by Wu Zixu, he took over Lu Hai's burden and completed the construction of Gusutai. This is an afterword.

One day, Bo Yao reported to King Wu: "King, something has happened? ”

King Wu was taken aback: "What's wrong?" ”