Wu Zixu dressed up as an old man from the countryside, led an entourage, and set out on the road. They rode their horses through the territory of Wu, and no matter whether anyone recognized him or not, there would be no trouble.

After running around for a few days, they had come to the Wu-Chu border area, and he found Wang Sunxiong's barracks.

From a distance, the camp was in order, majestic and neat, and it was still like that, Wu Zixu nodded, and said in his heart, Wang Sunxiong is okay.

Two guards at the gate of the camp stopped them: "What are you doing?" Hold it. ”

Wu Zixu smiled and said, "Little brother, please inform your general, just say that his old friend came to visit him." ”

I heard that it was an old friend of the general, so Xiao Bing naturally didn't dare to slack off, and trotted all the way to the big tent to report to Wang Sunxiong, and an old friend came to see him.

Wang Sunxiong wondered: "This is neither hometown nor Gusu, I have just come here, and I don't have any acquaintances, where are my old friends?" ”

But since the other party is here, there must be a reason why you should go out and have a look. So, out of the big tent, strode to the gate of the camp, only to see an old man from the countryside and a young student standing at the gate of the camp, clasping his fists and saying: "It's Wang Sunxiong below, who is looking for me?" ”

Wu Zixu said in a deep voice: "The general doesn't know the old man? ”

The voice was so familiar, Wang Sunxiong was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered, my God, isn't this Wu Xiangguo? Hurriedly said: "It turned out to be Xiang-"

Before the word "country" could be spoken, Wu Zixu waved his hand, interrupted Wang Sunxiong's words, and said, "You're welcome, take me in to talk." ”

Wu Xiangguo must be dressed like this, there must be a reason, Wang Sunxiong is not dead-eyed, and hurriedly said: "Old friends haven't seen you for a long time, fortunately, I will be lucky!" Hurry up and please come in! ”

took Wu Zixu into the big tent, and then met again. Wang Sunxiong said: "Why is Lord Xiangguo dressed like this? What are the instructions for going to the barracks? ”

Wu Zixu said: "Don't ask me anything. Now bring us food to eat. Also prepare us dry food and water for a few days. Go for it. ”

In the Wu army, Wu Zixu is the absolute authority, Wang Sunxiong agreed, and immediately went out to handle the account. There was not much time, and there were already small soldiers who brought food, followed by a bag of dry food and water.

Wu Zixu is a veteran, and he has eaten in a blink of an eye. Say, "Tell me about the situation here." ”

Of course, Wang Sunxiong will not tell the truth about the situation, he said that he received an order from Bo Ya and led a large army to rush here, and the two border cities of Zhongli Juchao have been occupied by the Chu army. He commanded the Wu army and the Chu army to fight fiercely, and finally drove the Chu army back to the Chu state. In the end, Chu Jun sued for peace, and he felt that since there was no big loss, he agreed to make peace. Now the Chu army is stationed not far from the border with Li, and the two sides maintain a state of confrontation without fighting or discord.

Wu Zixu thought for a while and said, "You did the right thing. Be careful not to take the initiative to stir up trouble in the future. But when the Chu army came to attack, it would never back down. ”

Wang Sunxiong said: "The subordinates obey the order. ”

Wu Zixu said: "Now I will ask a top-secret question, and don't mention it to anyone after that." ”

Wang Sunxiong said: "The subordinates are absolutely confidential. ”

Wang Sunxiong said: "When you were fighting against the Chu army, did you find any familiar people in the Chu army's ranks? ”

This was an unexpected question, Wang Sunxiong thought about it for a while and said, "No, I didn't find anyone my subordinates knew. ”

Wu Zixu said: "To be specific, is there anyone familiar with the handsome banner of the Chu army? ”

Wang Sunxiong said: "Chu Junshuai Qi is the closest place to our attention, and we have not found anyone familiar with each other. ”

In the era of cold weapons, the two armies faced each other, and the distance was generally outside the range of the bow and arrow, and the distance was a hundred paces, and if there were acquaintances, they could be recognized.

Wu Zixu paused for a moment and said, "To be more specific, have you found anyone in the ranks of the Chu army who looks similar to Lord Fan Lifan?" ”

Wang Sunxiong was shocked in his heart, isn't this a secret investigation of Fan Li? Fan Li is King Wu's celebrity, and Wu Zixu and King Wu have contradictions, he knows all these situations, is it now Wu Zixu who is investigating Fan Li privately, or is King Wu ordering the investigation of Fan Li? He didn't know any of these things. It is very troublesome to stand on the wrong side in a political struggle, and it is better to have more than one thing. So he said: "Fan Daren is as beautiful as a woman, this is very conspicuous, if there is someone like Fan on the other side, his subordinates will definitely recognize it." However, the subordinates did not find such a person in the ranks of the Chu army. ”

Wu Zixu said: "Okay, that's it. Don't talk about it to anyone. Let our horses feed you, and we will ride away when we return. ”

Wu Zixu led his entourage and left Wang Sunxiong's camp. It's still twenty or thirty miles from the border. Two hours later, the two of them set foot on the land of Chu.

Wu Zixu walked on the land of his homeland, and his heart was like knocking over a five-flavor bottle, and he couldn't tell what it was like. His ancestors thrived on this land, and they were officials for generations, and finally they were framed by Fei Wuji and suffered a catastrophe. He fled from the state of Wu, assisted the king of Wu to strengthen the state of Wu, and finally fought back to the state of Chu, took revenge, and vented his hatred. But he was forever cut off from his way back to his hometown.

He suddenly felt how much he loved the land. But not even a single leaf here belongs to you. Tears welled up in his eyes. A question arises in my heart: Am I doing the right thing? Or is it not right? What will the world think of me, Wu Zixu?

Since the Great War of Huiji, he has not had a good time, especially the contradiction with King Wu cannot be eliminated. With his Wu Zixu's ability, he can do something in that vassal country casually. But he will never be able to have two hearts, even if King Wu cuts him one day, he will not have two hearts. He has already lost his hometown once, and he can't afford to lose his second home again!

Ten days later, in a small restaurant in Yingdu, Wu Zixu and his entourage sat behind a table, and across from him sat a minister of the state of Chu.

Wu Zixu took out a cloth bag belt, pushed it in front of the official, and said, "These are all yours." ”

The official opened the cloth bag, and inside it was half a bag of shiny gold, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "This ...... Old man, what are you? ”

Wu Zixu said coldly: "I don't want you to do anything for me, and you don't want to ask who I am?" Don't ask me what I'm doing? All I ask is for you to answer me truthfully and say a few words. ”

The official said, "Old man, I don't know what you want to ask, as long as I know, I will tell the truth." ”

Wu Zixu said: "I still have to ask others, if I find out that you have lied, I will take your life." As he spoke, a short knife stabbed into the table, trembling and shaking.

The man said, "Ask, old man." ”

Wu Zixu said: "Please think about it carefully, in the period of time before and after the King of Chu sent troops, was there a person named Fan Li in the capital of Yingdu?" ”