Wen Chong strode in, bowed down, and said loudly: "The minister and the country doctor Wen Chong see His Majesty the King!" ”

King Wu hugged his fists and bowed as a return salute, saying: "The doctor of literature is exempt, please calm down." ”

Wen Chong got up, clasped his fists and bowed down and said, "Everyone is well, Wen Chong is polite." ”

Wu Zixu, Fan Li, and Bo Yao each returned the salute: "Good doctor!" ”

King Wu said in a loud voice: "Look, offer tea." ”

A waiter came in to arrange a seat, offered tea, and left silently.

Wen Chong hugged his fists and said: "The widow king Yue earnestly misses the king, and orders the ministers to send special greetings. The king is healthy at four o'clock, and he looks forward to a hundred years. ”。

King Wu replied with a smile: "Greetings King Yue." The literary doctor traveled thousands of miles and came to Gusu, what can he teach the widow? ”

Wen Chong said: "Recently, the harvest in Vietnam has not been good, and there are many hungry people. Looting and theft happen from time to time. A bandit appeared in the Wu-Yue border area, harassing the people and looting the government. Although the king prepared tribute for the kingdom, he did not dare to pay tribute because of the troubles. Sent an envoy to ask Shangguo to send troops to escort him, and Shangguo sent General Tanecang to escort the tribute all the way to a place called Wuwangpo at the border of Yueguo, but he was still looted by a group of bandits. According to the description of the Vietnamese people who fled back, among the bandits, there was a female bandit who was very powerful, and most of the guards of the Shangguo Kingdom were slaughtered, and in the end, all the tribute was also plundered.

"I think the king and the doctors already know about this."

King Wu said, "You know, we are discussing this matter. ”

Wen Chong said: "This kind of thing happened, the widow deeply regrets. The Yue Kingdom was not well governed, and thieves swarmed, resulting in the robbery of tribute and the loss of trust in the king. The widow was deeply disturbed, and sent a special letter to Wu to apologize to the king and ask the king to forgive him for the crime of dishonesty. ”

King Wu nodded and said, "You can't blame King Yue for this, there are thieves, this is something that no one wants to see." But the governance of the Yue Kingdom is not good, and the king of Yue is still responsible. The widow will not blame the king of Yue for the robbery of the tribute, but he still hopes that the king of Yue can strengthen the governance of the Yue country, so that the country will be stable and peaceful, and the monarch and the people can live a peaceful life. ”

Wen said: "The king is the king of benevolence, and the kindness benefits the world, and the more people are grateful." The poor governance of the Yue Kingdom is not the fault of the widow, but the incompetence of the literature and a group of courtiers, who cannot share the worries of the king. On the other hand, it is also due to the lack of resources, and there is no tool to govern the country. As the saying goes, the people are also life. If the people are suffering, they will be gracious, and if the people are in turmoil, they will be threatened, and the people will be safe! Today, the court of Yue has no tools to govern the country, although the king is kind and benevolent, and he is benevolent, there are really those who are not caught. If kindness does not lead to chaos, if there is chaos, there is no authority, and if there is no authority, there will be no cure. Therefore, the robbery of tribute is not an isolated incident, but has its roots, and the king is aware of it! ”

King Wu smiled and nodded: "The analysis of the literary doctor is very reasonable. In fact, the king of Yue also has difficulties, this time the tribute was robbed by bandits, not the king of Yue deliberately, and sent Xiangguo to explain, which shows his sincerity, the widow understands the difficulty of the king of Yue, and this matter has passed. The widow will not be held accountable. ”

Wen Chong got up and bowed deeply, and said: "The king's kindness is high and the sea is deep, and the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom are inexhaustible. But out of sincerity, the widow still has to remedy the matter. ”

King Wu said: "In this matter, the widow doesn't care about the tribute, and the king of Yue will arrive at it." Turning to Wu Zixu, Bo Yao and Fan Li, "What do the three adults think?" ”

Bo Yao said: "The king is a great country, the monarch is like the sea, and he treats people generously, and the king of Yue will be appreciated." The minister agreed that this would be the end of the matter. ”

Wu Zixu said: "The old minister agrees with the king's opinion, but Wu Guo can not want it, and Yue Guo can't not give it." ”

Fan Li said: "The minister thinks that if the doctor didn't bring a gift this time, this matter will be forgotten, and there will be no need to send it in the future." If you bring a gift, you might as well take it out and look at it. ”

Wen Chong said: "For this matter, the widow specially convened the ministers and others to discuss, everyone thought that they would prepare tribute again, and they would have to send people to transport them, and they would also send troops to protect them, and if they encountered robbers again, it would be a trouble, and the harvest in the country of Yue was poor, and the food was very tight." But he couldn't lose his trust in the kingdom, and finally agreed to bring only a small gift. Let's talk about it. ”

King Wu smiled: "King Yue really has a heart. But I don't know what treasure the doctor brought, but the widow is curious. ”

Wu Zixu and Bo Yao were also curious, and they didn't know what novelties the genre had brought.

Wen Chong shouted outside: "Come on! ”

One of his attendants walked in, handed Wen Chong an object wrapped in cloth, and quietly withdrew.

The object was more than three feet long, wrapped in cloth. I saw Wen Chong open the cloth, and a sword appeared in front of everyone. The scabbard was black and decorated with moire, and the black light was shining. Just looking at the scabbard is not ordinary.

The kings and ministers of Wu were all soldiers and warlords, and they loved famous weapons more than jewelry. Wen Chong held the sword in front of King Wu with both hands. He said, "Little gadgets, not respectful, please laugh at the king!" ”

King Wu took the sword, played with it, and then slowly pulled the sword out of its sheath, and everyone invariably said "huh". I saw that the sword body was jet black and lackluster, and it seemed to look a little clumsy. And the blade of the sword does not appear sharp.

Whether the sword is forged in bronze or steel, it is cold and shining, and the air is cold, like this kind of sword with a black body, no one has ever seen it, and I don't know what material it is made of. There must be a lot of history.

King Wu stretched out his hand and wanted to test the blade with his thumb, but Wen Chong shouted, "The king can't! King Wu hurriedly took his hand away.

Wen Chong said: "This sword is so sharp that a king will cut his finger when he touches it." ”

King Wu held the sword, his intuition was heavy and weighty, and he said, "Is it so powerful? ”

Wen Chong said: "I'll know when the ministers try it for the king." ”

King Wu handed the meeting to Wu Zixu. said: "Xiangguo is an expert, look at it." ”

Wu Zixu took the sword and played with it carefully, couldn't help but let out an "ah", and said, "Doctor Wen, this sword is from the hand of the sword-casting master Ou Yezi?" ”

Wen Chong said: "Wu Xiangguo is really a person who knows treasures, Master Ou Yezi started to cast a sword in Nanshan, and made this sword in ten years." ”

Wu Zixu sighed: "Divine soldiers, God prefers the Yue country, the Yue country is famous for the sword, and it is famous all over the world!" "I hold it in my hand, play with it repeatedly, and I can't put it down.

Wu Zixu admired it for a while, and then handed the sword to Bo Yao. Before, in order to ask Bo Yao to help persuade King Wu and let King Yue return to China, Fan Li once gave him a Junchun sword, which was also from Ou Yezi. He is not as knowledgeable as Wu Zixu, and he doesn't know the benefits of this sword. Asked: "Doctor Wen, is this sword famous?" ”

Wen said: "Famous." The name of this sword is 'Belonging to the Wisp'"

Wu Zixu exclaimed: "It turns out that the wisp sword looks like this. This was the first sword cast by Ou Yezi, and Ou Yezi became famous all over the world for this sword. ”

Wen Chong said: "Your minister, please try the sword for the king!" He stooped down and picked up a cushion from the ground and rolled it into a roll. Place it on the desk.

Wu Zixu was secretly surprised, could Wen Chong cut the cloth pad? The hardness and toughness of the best sword are extremely high, and it can cut gold and jade and iron like clay, and I have never heard of being able to cut through such a soft thing as a cushion.

I saw Wen Chong raise the sword and slash it gently, and the cushion wrapped in cotton suddenly opened, and the incision was very neat.

Everyone has no change of color!