Although the Northern Expedition was victorious, and in the following peace talks, Wu also gained great benefits, but Wu Zixu still felt that this was the most serious blow that Wu had suffered since the Battle of Huiji.

20,000 sailors and all ships were gone, and 50,000 army forces were also wiped out. Wu Zixu's army of Wu Guo, which he had worked hard for more than ten years, was almost finished.

Wu Zixu doesn't need to mention the sadness in his heart.

What made him even more unacceptable was that Wang Sunxiong's 50,000-strong army withdrew from the Yue Kingdom. Since then, the country has lost its supervision. At that time, King Wu and Wu Zixu were fighting with the Qi State, Fan Li went back to his hometown to keep filial piety to his father, and only Bo Yao was in charge of the court.

What Bo Yao did was not wrong, if he did not transfer Wang Sunxiong to block it, it was trivial for the Chu army to invade hundreds of miles. The territory was occupied by others, and if you want to take it back, you have to fight another war, and the Wu army has already lost most of it at that time, can you still fight?

Now, if it is proposed to station troops in Vietnam, if you don't want to do it, the country will not agree, even Wu Wang Boyao will not agree. In this case, isn't it nonsense to go to Vietnam to garrison troops? Even if he said this, it was in vain, but Wu Zixu didn't say it.

It was supposed to be a war that could have been avoided, but inexplicably it began. And suffered such a big loss. In a few years, the state of Wu will not be able to recover.

Wu Zixu felt that there was a ghost here, but he didn't know where the ghost was. Of course, Wu Zixu suspected that Fan Li was the ghost, and in fact it was Fan Li who planned it. But what about the evidence? Without evidence, Fan Li can't be defeated.

He expressed his suspicions to King Wu. King Wu is good this time, he directly sent Wu Zixu to investigate, if you find the evidence, I will bring Fan Li to justice, if you can't find the evidence, you will naturally have nothing to say.

Wu Zixu investigated secretly for several months, but did not find any useful facts. He even went to Sanhu to verify whether Fan Li was honest in his hometown and kept filial piety for his father.

He met Fan Li, and the two talked heartily all night. Fan Li made him feel the major crisis facing the state of Wu, the king was mediocre, the traitorous ministers were in charge, the monarchs and ministers were not in harmony, and many injustices were committed. How can such a country not perish?

Fan Li also made him feel the dangerous situation he was facing. Losing the trust of the king, the contradiction between the monarch and the minister has become irreconcilable, and if something unexpected happens, King Wu will take him under the knife.

Worry, sadness, sadness, all kinds of negative emotions lingered in his heart, lingered, and in a very short time, his hair and beard turned white.

The end of the road! He often thought sadly.

Wu Zixu didn't care about his life and death, but he cared too much about Wu State, he was in Chu State, he was framed by Fei Wuji and suffered a catastrophe. ran to the country of Wu alone, and had to be reused by the king first, and laid down this piece of the country, which was the support point of his life.

He could have abolished his husband and made a new king. As long as 3,000 troops are dispatched to surround Gusutai, the problem will be solved within one day. But this is not Wu Zixu's doing.

He can also listen to Fan Li's words, leave Wu Kingdom, and find a quiet place to spend his life. This is a very good suggestion. But he couldn't give up. The building will lean him to help, knowing that it is useless to help, but he must help. Even if it is a catastrophe because of this!

This is Wu Zixu!

Although Wu Zixu's fate is very sad, in the hundreds of years of turmoil in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, among the many heroes and heroes, Wu Zixu should be the first person who can be called a loyal minister and a good general!

The top priority at the moment is to recruit soldiers and restore the size of the Wu army, and then it is necessary to pay close attention to training and form combat effectiveness, so that the Wu state is still invincible.

According to Wu Zixu's prediction, once the Wu army stationed in Yue Guo withdrew, Yue Guo would no longer abide by the agreement not to build an army, and would immediately form an army of its own. Wu Zixu immediately sent a large number of spies to visit Yueguo, and even bribed Jianghu masters like the eight ghosts of the Minjiang River to enter Yueguo for a visit. If it is found that the Yue State has torn up the agreement and formed an army privately, then Wu Zixu will lead a large army and destroy the Wu State again.

But after such a long time, no clues have been found.

Wu Zixu was confused. Did you make a mistake in your judgment? Did the king of Yue really surrender to the state of Wu completely from the heart?

How is this possible? But what about the evidence?

Therefore, Wu Zixu doesn't seem to care about state affairs, hiding in the military camp and concentrating on training, but he pays close attention to the development and changes of the current situation.

On this day, it was reported that Ruyi Bo Fan Li asked to see him outside the gate. Wu Zixu hurriedly greeted the camp, only to see Fan Li carrying a sword and leading a horse, standing outside the camp gate. He hugged his fists and said, "It's an honor for Dr. Fan to come!" ”

Fan Li replied: "Xiangguo has always been good? You're not going to say a few words at the camp gate today and want to send me away, are you? ”

Wu Zixu laughed and said: "Wu doesn't dare, you and I are friends now, and I should serve Fan Li as a guest." ”

Fan Li said: "Does Xiangguo really regard Fan Li as a friend? ”

Wu Zixu said: "Wu Mou is not a fight, he has been fighting for so many years, and finally he has become a friend, how unfortunate is it!" ”

Fan Li also smiled: "Don't forget Xiangguo, Wu still has a relationship, that is, the enemy." ”

Wu Zixu said: "Thank you for the reminder! You and I are enemies, and we dare not forget this. Please go in and sit on the floor. The two of them were half-truths and half-truths, talking and laughing, and came to the big tent of the Chinese army, sat down, and watched tea.

Wu Zixu said: "Dr. Fan is visiting today, why did he teach me? ”

Fan Li said: "Fan Li came to see Xiangguo today, one is for official business, to convey the will of the king, and the other is to chat as a friend. ”

Wu Zixu said with a restrained smile and said, "What is the king's will?" ”

Fan Li said: "The envoy from the Yue State said that their tribute for this year had been prepared, but they found that bandits in the border area were frequent, so they asked Wu to send troops to escort them to ensure that the tribute arrived safely." ”

Wu Zixu said: "What does the king say? ”

Wu Zixu said: "The king asked you to send two hundred-man teams to escort them. Fan Li came to convey the king's will. ”

Wu Zixu said: "This is to do it." Dr. Fan, what do you think about this? ”

Fan Li said: "It's just general affairs, I don't have any ideas." ”

Wu Zixu sneered: "This is Gou Jian putting on a show." ”

Fan Li also sneered: "Xiangguo's brain is enough." What if the tribute was really robbed? ”

Wu Zixu said: "Don't talk about this, brother, didn't you say to come and chat with me?" Now let's chat. ”

Fan Li said: "Actually, as a friend, I came to give my brother a suggestion. ”

Wu Zixu said: "Okay. What advice do you give me? ”

Fan Li said: "I think my brother should go!" ”

Wu Zixu said: "Let's go? Where to go? ”

Fan Li said: "You can go anywhere, just don't stay in Wuguo." ”。

Wu Zixu said: "What do you mean by this? You want me to go, you are so smooth to destroy the Wu Kingdom, right? ”

Fan Li shook his head and sighed, "You are unreasonable! If what you say can be counted as an important reason, then there is an even more important reason, and that is for your own good. Get a good death for you. You have always regarded the prosperity of Wu as your lifelong pursuit and your own career, but you are wrong. That's not your business, that's King Wu's business. You are a tailor at most, making clothes for others, do you remember Sun Wu? In terms of knowledge and talent, he is much better than you and me, but Sun Wu left suddenly when his career was at its most prosperous. Giving up is a kind of great wisdom. What else can you do in your current situation? My words are a little unpleasant, but Wu Zixu is my best friend, I have to say. Okay, I'm done talking, farewell! ”