When King Wu returned to the palace, he had his own palace maids to serve properly. Lie down and rest there. But the brain is not idle.

The shadow of Queen Yue Yayu is always dangling in front of her eyes. As the king of a country, there are not many women with experience. But he had never seen such a beautiful woman as Yayu.

Gou Jian, this kid is really blessed, and he actually found such a princess of the Song Kingdom to be the queen. Although his martial arts are much stronger than that of King Yue, he did not get such a beautiful queen as Yayu. It's not that I don't have the ability to get it, it's that I don't know that there is such a beautiful woman in the world.

At this point, Yue Wang Goujian is much stronger than himself.

Thinking of this, King Wu felt a little sullen. At this time, someone reported that Xiangguo Wu Zixu asked to see him.

This Wu Zixu is really annoying! I just can't let the widow be idle, and I always like to have nothing to do. I can never clean my ears.

However, after all, state affairs are important, and the country must not be seen. So he said, "Please." ”

When Wu Zixu came in, the first thing was to salute and pay respects. Then the king of Wu gave the throne, and the monarch sat down to speak.

King Wu said: "Xiangguo, don't rest at home, is there anything wrong with entering the palace?" ”

Wu Zixu said: "Thanks to the previous king for entrusting state affairs, the old minister did not dare to slack off for a day. The king must have been very tired when he returned from his tour, and it was really inappropriate for the old minister to come to talk about things at this time, and he asked the king to forgive his sins. ”

King Wu said: "Xiangguo works hard for state affairs, and the widow sees it in his eyes." What is the sin? Something, but it doesn't hurt to say. ”

Wu Zixu said: "This time, the king went out on patrol and took the king of Yue with him. Can you test the true mind of King Yue? ”

King Wu said: "Letting the king of Yue drive the horse for the widow is already a great humiliation to him. But King Yue didn't complain, and he was happy. The widow tried to scold him for a few words, but couldn't find a reason. All in all, Yue Wang performed well. ”

Wu Zixu said: "This is just what the king sees. There must be a side of him that the king will not see. ”

King Wu said: "Xiangguo's words may be reasonable, and King Yue may have a side that is not seen by the widows." But what he really thinks in his heart, since the widow has not seen it, it is not easy to judge. You say that he has bad intentions, but he has not said anything wrong, nor has he done anything wrong. How do you let the widow blame him? ”

Wu Zixu said: "Does the king really believe that King Yue will sincerely return to the state of Wu? Will he really be willing to be a horse breeder and die in the country of Wu? ”

King Wu said: "The king of Yue is grateful that the widow did not kill him, which can be seen from his actions. As for whether he is willing to die in the state of Wu, it is up to him, the widow can kill him at any time, and he can be released at any time. Isn't he serving in the state of Wu now? ”

Wu Zixu said: "What the king said is very true. King Yue is now in our hands, and we can kill him at any time, and we can release him at any time. Then why don't we kill him, it's a scourge to keep this man after all. ”

King Wu said: "Whether we kill Gou Jian or not, it depends on whether it is advantageous for us to kill him or to keep him." We were right that we didn't kill the king of Yue at the beginning, if we didn't accept the surrender, the king of Yue would come and burn all the jade stones, and the fish would die and the net would be broken, and I would get nothing, and I would lose 20,000 troops. We accept the surrender, all the wealth of the Yue country is ours, and our Wu country is so powerful, it has a lot to do with this. Now we still can't kill the king of Yue. Now that the king of Yue is obediently enslaved in the country of Wu, if we still want to kill him, we will be despised by the people of the world, even if it is a small country, it will fight with us to the end, so how can our big Wu dominate the world? There is no need to say more about this matter, so there is no need for Xiangguo to say more. ”

Wu Zixu sighed deeply and said, "Since the king is like this, the old minister has nothing to say. However, the old minister still did not believe that King Yue would surrender sincerely. ”

King Wu said: "Xiangguo's words, the widow still has to listen." The widow believed Xiangguo's words before, took King Yue out on patrol, and humiliated him, but there was no doubt about it. If Sangkook is still skeptical, he can continue to test. As long as you find the suspicion of King Yue, the widow will immediately kill King Yue. ”

Wu Zixu said: "The ministers will continue to test the king of Yue." ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a report that an envoy from the Jin Kingdom had come to visit and had already stayed in the post house.

King Wu said: "The widow wants to take a rest, and the envoy of the Jin State will be received by the Xiangguo." ”

Wu Zixu said: "The minister's decree." ”

Wu Zixu walked out of the palace and walked towards the post house. As he walked, he pondered what the Jin envoy had in mind.

At that time, the disputes between the princes of the world have lasted for more than a hundred years, and in recent decades, the position of the overlord of the Central Plains has been under the ass of the Jin State, although the Qi State in the east and the Qin State in the west are strong, but they are not enough to compete with the Jin State, but the Chu State in the south has the strength to compete with the Jin State.

In order to contain the state of Chu, the state of Jin supported the state of Wu, which was still very weak, and the state of Chu supported the state of Yue in order to contain the state of Wu. With the support of the two great powers, the two small remote states of Wu and Yue rose rapidly.

After the state of Wu became strong, it quickly expanded northward and captured the state of Tan. The state of Tan was the sphere of influence of the state of Jin. As the overlord of the Central Plains, he naturally came to ask Wu for an explanation.

When he came to the post house, Wu Zixu already knew the purpose of the Jin envoy. A mocking sneer appeared in the corner of his eyes.

Sure enough, when they saw the messenger, they scolded each other in a few words. Xia Chen, the envoy of the Jin State, said menacingly: "Wu Xiangguo, the Jin State and the Wu State are allies. The state of Wu became strong with the help of the Jin state, but now it is encroaching on the territory of the Jin state, is there such a person in the world who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge? ”

Wu Zixu said: "Doctor Xia Chen, what is the purpose of coming to Wu State?" ”

Xia Chen said: "If Wu withdraws from the area of Tan and Xu, Jin and Wu will still be good friends. Xiangguo knew that although Wu was strong now, it was not enough to compete with Jin. This is clear to Sangkook. ”

Wu Zixu smiled and said: "Doctor Xia Chen, the Jin State has indeed been of great help to the Wu State, and the Wu State was sent by Dr. Wuchen to help train the Wu State army and make the Wu State strong. But this is not without benefits, the purpose of the Jin State in doing this is to ask the Wu State to contain the Chu State and reduce its own pressure. The state of Wu is also worthy of the state of Jin, and we attacked the capital of the state of Chu in one fell swoop, Yingdu, and paralyzed the state of Chu. In this way, the Jin State can concentrate on dealing with the Qi State and the Qin State, from this point of view. Should the Jin State be grateful to the Wu State? In addition, we have also destroyed the Yue Kingdom, so the Jin Kingdom will not have to worry about the affairs of the south at all. ”

Xia Chen said: "The old thing is over, there is no need to mention it again." But now that Wu has captured Tan, Wu must give an explanation. Maybe Xiangguo can't make a final answer on this matter, so Xia Chen asked to meet King Wu and explain this matter in person. ”

Wu Zixu said: "Since I talked with Dr. Xia Chen, I have the right to decide everything, just as Dr. Xia Chen has the right to decide everything. ”

Xia Chen said: "So, does Wu Guo agree to our request?" ”

Wu Zixu said: "Otherwise, I will tell the king of my family about the matter, and the envoy will also think about it again, and we will talk about it again tomorrow?" ”

Xia Chen said, "Okay then. ”

When leaving the post house, a poisonous plan to kill two birds with one stone was formed in Wu Zixu's heart.