Chapter 14: The Covenant of Mourning
Wu Zixu hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army, only to see Wu Wangfu in the tent to deal with military affairs. The husband said: "Xiangguo has been fighting for days, it is very hard, and he does not rest in the tent, and he comes to see the widow, what advice do you have?" ”
Wu Zixu said: "The soldiers should share the king's worries for the king, and dare not slack off. Dare to ask the king, the more Fan Li is here? ”
King Wu said: "It has been agreed to accept the surrender of the Yue Kingdom, and the Xiangguo should not say anything more." ”
Wu Zixu groaned for a moment and played: "King Shengming! If you think about it carefully, the minister's opinion is also wrong, and the minister has fully agreed with the king's ruling. ”
King Wu was overjoyed. Xiangguo rarely admits mistakes. Today, Xiangguo took the initiative to admit his mistake, which made King Wu very relieved and said very happily: "Xiangguo was the first king and old minister, and the widow relied on him very much. You and I are the same king, and the profits are gold. Dazai is negotiating with the Vietnamese envoy Fan Li about the surrender. ”
Wu Zixu said: "This is a big deal, although the minister is stupid, I am willing to negotiate with Dazai to prevent omissions." ”
When King Wu saw Wu Zixu's attitude change, he was very happy and said, "This is very good. Tired of the country. ”
Wu Zixu said goodbye to King Wu and came to the side tent. Fan Li was taken aback, fearing that things would change, so he hurriedly visited. Bo Yao said: "What advice does Xiangguo have? ”
Wu Zixu said: "A certain person was ordered by the king to participate in the negotiation of matters. ”
Bo Ya's heart was happy, the surrender has been decided, he accepted Fan Li's heavy gifts, so that the king of Yue and his ministers were saved from death, this matter can be explained to Fan Li. As for whether the conditions for surrender were lenient or severe, he did not care. As long as the king of Yue and his ministers accept it, once this matter is over, he doesn't want to have anything to do with the king of Yue, and the matter is leaked, which is a matter of losing his head.
Now that Wu Zixu is involved in the negotiation, he can also be exempted from responsibility.
Fan Li secretly complained in his heart, he knew that Wu Zixu was not willing to let go of the king of Yue like this, and he didn't know what kind of conditions to put forward. Fortunately, I was prepared in my heart. As long as King Yue is kept from dying. I don't care about the rest.
Under negotiation. Wu Zixu had a hot temper and almost seized all the right to speak, Fan Li had a slight rebuttal, and he was about to pull out his knife, roaring like thunder: "I killed your kid, and asked Gou Jian to send someone to talk again!" ”
This is not just talking, he just killed Fan Li and asked King Yue to send someone to talk again, which is not considered disobedience to the king's order, so Fan Li is not wronged to die?
Bo Yao will end up idle, no matter what the negotiation is, he doesn't care.
Fan Li had no choice but to agree to Wu Zixu's harsh conditions.
After talking for most of the day, the following agreement was reached:
The Yue Guo Zong Temple is reserved for the Yue people to worship.
King Goujian and Queen Yayu entered Wu to serve as a slave for King Wu to send, and the return date was uncertain.
The Yue State paid 200,000 quintals of grain and 200,000 pieces of cloth to Wu every year. (List of other items attached)
Every year, Vietnam sends laborers to Wu to serve 200,000 man-days.
The Vietnamese army was disbanded and no longer formed an army. All the weapons of the Vietnamese country were confiscated. Those who possess weapons in the country of Vietnam shall be beheaded.
Wu sent 50,000 troops to enter the Yue State, and the soldiers' salaries were paid by the Yue State.
Yue Guo sent 300 palace maids to Wu State and sent them to Wu State.
All the treasures of the Yue Palace were returned to the Wu State.
Abolish the title of Goujian and be named the Marquis of Huiji.
Do not use the Yue King to date.
It was also agreed that the king of Yue led his ministers to formally surrender to the king of Wu on a certain day. The above articles are by:
Wu Zixu supervised the execution.
I have to say that this is the most demanding treaty, except for retaining the life of the king of Yue, Goujian, the national body of Yue is gone.
Although the disaster of the sword soldiers was exempted, on such a basis, how can the country be restored. Fan Li did not have the joy of completing the mission, and returned to Huiji with a very heavy heart.
At this time, it was getting late, and Goujian, the king of Yue, led his ministers, waited for a day and a night, and suddenly heard the report, and the general Fan Li came back. King Yue led his ministers out of the palace.
Fan Li cried on the ground: "The minister should die, the minister is incompetent, and this mourning treaty is made." ”
King Yue helped Fan Li up: "The general is hard, please tell me in detail." ”
Fan Li tearfully recounted the process of meeting Bo Yao, fighting with Wu Zixufu and later negotiating, and finally presented the treaty.
King Yue took the treaty and read it again, and unconsciously shed tears, and sighed to the sky: "Dayue has been established for more than 20 generations, passed to Gou Jian, lost power and humiliated the country, the country is no longer the body, only the temple remains, what face to see the ancestors and ancestors." What face to live in the world! As he spoke, he drew his sword and wiped his neck.
The ministers were shocked, hurriedly protected King Yue, and took down the sword. They all fell to the ground, crying incessantly.
Doctor Ji Ni said: "King Rongji, Xiangguo asked for surrender, but it was not allowed, and the general went to ask for surrender again, and finally won the permission of King Wu to surrender." Saving the lives of the king's ministers, protecting 5,000 soldiers from being slaughtered, and protecting the people of Huiji from bloodbathing is already a rare success. ”
Fan Li said: "The minister Fan Li was ordered to make such a treaty, so that the king and queen will be humiliated, and the minister deserves death, and I implore the king to allow the minister to apologize for his sin." With that, he drew his sword and wiped it off his neck.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his chest and abdomen, and he lost his strength in his hand, and the sword fell to the ground and fell to the ground. His face was pale and he was sweating profusely.
A thought arose: "It's really confused, to be a conspirator, to suffer what others can't endure, to suffer humiliation that others can't bear, so emotionally impulsive, wipe your neck at every turn, how can you do great things." ”
I thought again: "I don't want to be a bullshit conspirator, and I don't want to do anything big, my wife and children are dead, and the Yue Kingdom has been ruined, and the king has been humiliated, can't I live anymore?" "There was severe pain in my body, and my heart was desolate, and I didn't feel that I had passed out.
Everyone saw that Fan Li was just about to commit suicide, suddenly fell to the ground, stepped forward to see, even had no breath, hurriedly rescued, after a long time, Fan Li woke up leisurely.
King Yue said: "Young uncle, don't blame yourself, the Yue Kingdom has come to this day, and it is all the fault of the widow." Aiqing has done her best. ”
Wen Chong also said: "Wen Chong wants to do this step but can't, and it is not easy for the general to save the military and people of Vietnam from being destroyed." ”
Fan Li sighed, "The matter has come to this point, and it is irreparable." However, the crisis has not passed, Wu Xiangguo and Wu Zixu will not stop there, and we have to implement it according to the treaty. Tomorrow, we will go with the king to the camp of the Wu army and pay homage to the husband. ”
On the second day, Gou Jian led the ministers, went out of the Yue Palace, went down to the Ji Mountain, came to the Wu army camp, and met the husband.
The husband is on the seat, Wu Zixu Boyao and the large and small military captains are divided into left and right. The king of Yue stepped forward to pay homage and salute his courtiers. said in a trembling voice: "The East China Sea servant Gou Jian, who did not measure his own strength, raised troops to commit Wu." Thanking the king for forgiving the profound sins of the ministers, so that he held the broom, received great grace, and got the life of the ministers. ”
The husband said, "If the widow remembers the enmity of the ancestors, you will have no chance of life today." ”
Gou Jian kowtowed again and said, "The ministers deserve to die, but the king has mercy." ”
After that, I presented the national treasure and jade seal, and someone took it and presented the husband's book case. He also presented a geographical atlas of Vietnam and a list of national institutions.
The ceremony is complete.
Wu Zixu came out and said: "Abolish the king Goujian, you go back quickly to disband the army, collect weapons, and from now on, you are not allowed to build and buy weapons, and you are not allowed to recruit a soldier." ”
Gou Jian bowed down and said: "The photographic country directs it." ”
The husband said: "Mr. and Mrs. Er entered Wu to serve on the agreed date, and the expiration date did not stop, and they swept the land. ”
King Yue said: "If you lose your promise, the king will be punished!" ”