After destroying the 100,000 army of the Qi State, whether to continue to capture Linzi in one go, destroy the Qi court, or retain the Qi court, King Wu hesitated for this matter.

At this moment, Zigong arrived. The state of Lu was a participating country in the Great War of Ailing, and it was normal for Zigong to care about the war.

King Wu hurriedly asked Zigong for advice on what to do next.

Zigong said, "What the king does next depends on what the king sets for himself in the end." The goals of the war are nothing more than two, the first is to destroy the Qi country and destroy his national body. Since then, the state of Qi has ceased to exist. The land of Qi is all owned by Wu. If the king had done so. At that time, all countries in the world had no hope, no way to live, and when they were fighting with Wu, they would fight desperately, and they would die anyway. In addition, they will also form a multinational alliance to fight with Wu, for example, the king is now attacking Jin, and Jin is not an opponent at all, but if Jin and Qin form an alliance, can Wu win? ”

King Wu said: "This is very difficult. ”

This said: "It's not very difficult, it's simply impossible, Wu Guo is fighting with Qin alone." It doesn't necessarily win. At that time, Wu Zixu was also preparing to destroy the Chu State, but as soon as the Qin State sent troops, the Wu army had to withdraw. Now, if the Jin State and the Qin State join forces, the Wu State will not even have a chance of winning. Therefore, destroying the Qi State will bring disaster to the Wu State. ”

King Wu said, "That makes sense. According to him, what should the widow do? ”

Zigong said: "If the king retains the state of Qi, he will only let him exist as a vassal state of the state of Wu. Then other countries will not despair, and they will not be desperate. The king marched westward, adopting a policy of only threatening but not fighting, and the countries could not withstand the pressure. The king demanded that the nations come to the alliance, and if they did not participate in the alliance, they would destroy the Jin kingdom. Under the threat of the Wu army, the Jin State must come to the alliance, and the Jin State is here, and more than a dozen small countries around it are also here. It's okay if Qin doesn't come. In this alliance, the king controlled the four big countries of Qi, Jin, Yue, and Lu, plus the Wu state itself, combined with the strength of five large countries and more than a dozen small countries, and no one in the world could compete with it. The king became the overlord, and then reconciled with the Qin state, and only the Chu state remained in the southwest. Chu State will definitely not take the initiative with you. Then the king's hegemony will be successful, and the world will be able to maintain peace for decades. ”

After hearing this, King Wu hurriedly got up and bowed deeply: "What Mr. said is too right, and the widow will do what Mr. said." ”

Zigong returned the salute with a smile: "It's still Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

King Wu said to Bo Yao: "Dazai, you go and inform the envoy of the Qi State, and the widow accepts the peace." You have full authority to negotiate on behalf of the widows and the envoys of the Qi Kingdom. ”

Bo Yao said, "The minister obeys." ”

So, King Wu and Bo Ya agreed on the terms of the negotiation, and then Bo Yao negotiated with the envoys of Qi. Needless to say, no matter how harsh the conditions are, Qi Guo will also accept them. It is nothing more than land reparations, annual tribute and so on. You don't have to go into details.

Soon after, Wu and Qi successfully negotiated and signed a treaty. King Wu also mediated Chen Heng and Zigong to meet, and the prime ministers of Qi and Lu under the auspices of King Wu jointly agreed that Qi and Lu would restore the good of brothers, and each would not infringe, and the two countries would obey the orders of the alliance and respect King Wu as the leader of the alliance. That's a great thing. Everything is taken care of. King Wu led a large army and marched towards the Jin Kingdom. Tolerance after the table.

Let's say that Fan Li saw that he stayed at the Zhou Gong Ancestral Hall at night, and when he woke up, Tian Ji had already disappeared. After waiting for a long time, I didn't see Tian Ji come back. I know that this fairy has left, and I am afraid that I will never see this beautiful girl again.

Tian Ji said that she was a fox fairy. Fan Li couldn't verify the truth of this matter, anyway, Tian Ji spoke and acted differently from ordinary people, smart and wise, different from ordinary people.

His previous close friend Zimei was also an immortal, and he helped him a lot over the years, but he followed Fan Li all day long, neglected to cultivate, and had to go back to the mountain to practice until his work was exhausted. I don't know if this is true or not, anyway, at this time, Fan Li should not miss Zimei.

Fan Li was full of melancholy, left the Zhou Gong Ancestral Hall, and came all the way to the east.

At this time, King Wu led his troops to the Northern Expedition, and the things here were already busy. Fan Li left Wu and hurriedly returned to Yue. Meet the King of Yue.

King Yue was discussing with Xiangguo in the palace of King Yue, and when he saw Fan Li returning, he was overjoyed and said: "The young uncle is back, and he has worked hard all the way, is it not to go to rest first, and then we will have a meeting?" ”

Fan Li said: "Where can I still take care of rest." Let's talk about things first. ”

King Yue said: "It's okay, young uncle, let's talk about the situation." ”

Fan Li said: "This time, under the persuasion of Zigong, King Wu and the Yue State sent 10,000 troops to help the Northern Expedition, which completely eliminated the doubts about the Yue State and strengthened the determination of the Northern Expedition. Wu Zixu admonished each other with death, and King Wu was angry, gave him a carved sword, and killed Wu Zixu. ”

King Yue sighed and said: "Wu Zixu I was loyal and good, a hero of the world, and finally died at the hands of Xiaoxiao, which is really sad and sad. ”

Wen also said: "It is forgivable to do sins in heaven, but you cannot live for your own sins." Husband, this is the rhythm of looking for death. ”

Fan Li said: "King Wu eliminated all interference, personally led an army of 100,000, and saved Lu. At present, there are only a small number of troops left in Gusu to guard, and the defender will be Wang Sun Miyong, the general of Wu State. ”

Wen Chong said: "I have also heard of this person, he has obtained the true biography of Wu Zixu, his martial arts are extremely high, he is proficient in Sun Wu's art of war, and he is a fierce general with both wisdom and bravery." ”

Fan Li said: "The general trend of Wu has gone, and it is not one or two good generals who can save the defeat." ”

Wen Chong said: "There is another person in Gusu, that is, Prince You, the son of Fucha, although this person is young, he has been studying and practicing martial arts, and he is very diligent. It's a talent. King Wu is not here, he is the backbone of Wu State. ”

King Yue smiled: "How much power a child can have, don't take it to heart. ”

Fan Li said: "I have been in Wu for a long time, and I often see the prince's friend, this child, mellow and gentle, is very different from the husband, and there is no evil trace. When our army arrives, we will not necessarily kill him. ”

King Yue said: "The details are not discussed for the time being. King Yue didn't trust anyone in his heart, and he saw that Fan Li was too promising, so he avoided this topic. In fact, the first thing King Yue had to do this time was to kill the prince's friend, and the second thing was to burn Gusutai, both of which were King Wu's most beloved things. Destroying these two would be a great blow to King Wu's spirit. The odds of winning are even greater. But he didn't show it at all. Asked: "So, can we send troops now?" ”

Fan Li said: "We are particular about the time of sending troops, and we can't do it early or late. King Wu's army will walk for twenty days on the road, and then fight with the state of Qi, and after the battle, he will lead his troops westward and ally with the Jin state. We chose him and Qi Guo to fight the army, and the timing was the best. In this way, we should send troops in half a month. But now is the time to reorganize the army and prepare food and grass. When everything is ready, it's almost time to send troops. ”

King Yue said: "Okay, we have decided to send troops in half a month." ”