Kure Palace. The lights were bright, the imperial study was quiet, and the maid stood quietly in her place, ready to listen to the summons.

After several months of fighting, a lot of affairs were pressed, and the husband could not take a break, reviewing the recitals under the lamp, and dealing with the backlog of documents.

Fucha was a diligent king, young and energetic. was immersed in affairs, the chamberlain Shao Geng silently walked into the study and whispered: "King, Sima Zhe is here." ”

The husband raised his head and said, "Call him in." ”

Sima Zhe, who supervised the king of Yue, strode in and bowed down: "The minister Sima Zhe knocks on the king." ”

The husband raised his hand: "Stand up and speak." ”

Sima Zhe got up after thanking him: "King Qiyu, the minister came to report on the matter of the Marquis Goujian." ”

The husband said: "Let's say, Gou Jianjun just arrived in Gusu today, what did they say and do?" ”

Sima Zhe said: "The three of Gou Jian arrived at the stone house where the horses were raised at noon, rested for half an hour, and asked the ministers to send people to buy incense, candles, paper horses, and went to the tomb of the first king under the supervision of the ministers. ”

"What?" The husband stood up suddenly, "You mean, Gou Jian went to worship the tomb of the first king?" ”

Sima Zhe said: "Exactly? ”

This was unexpected. The husband paced slowly, this hook practice, which made people incomprehensible. As the monarch of a country, he surrenders when the army is defeated, and he is willing to be a prisoner, which is okay, after all, this is a last resort. But where did he have the heart to pay homage to the tombs of his enemies?

The husband stood down: "Did Gou Jian show a painful and hateful appearance?" ”

Sima Zhe said: "The minister didn't see that Gou Jian looked like he was in pain and hatred, and he didn't hear him say such things. ”

The husband said, "Okay, tell me about the situation. ”

Sima Zhe said: "Gou Jian prayed while worshipping, he said that he should not be an enemy of Wu State, regretted fighting with Wu State, and was very sad that the first king was injured and died. In the end, there were tears. ”

"What? Gou Jian cried? Very sad look? King Wu was shocked again.

Sima Zhe said: "Exactly. ”

The husband said, "What else is going on?" ”

Sima Zhe said, "No. ”

Fucha groaned: "You did a good job, continue to monitor." There you go. ”

"Yes."

Sima Zhe saluted and withdrew.

The husband has no intention of working anymore, he thinks that Gou Jian has become a cheap slave as a king, and he must be in great pain and unbearable.

Who knows......

The chamberlain came in: "King, Wu Xiangguo asks to see you." ”

The husband said, "Xuan." ”

Wu Zixu strode in: "The old minister sees the king!" ”

"Xiangguo is exempt. You've come just in time. The widow is having something to think about clearly, can Xiangguo help the widow solve his doubts? ”

Wu Zixu said: "What is the king worried about? ”

King Wu looked at Wu Zixu and said, "Dare to ask Xiangguo, what will you do in the face of your enemy?" ”

Wu Zixu looked at King Wu and didn't know what he meant, so he said: "The king knows the affairs of the old minister, and the king also knows the character of the minister. ”

King Wu said: "But there is such a person in the world, in the face of the enemy, not only not angry, not hateful, but to go to his mausoleum. How should the widow understand such a person? ”

Wu Zixu said: "The king should mean something, may I ask, are you talking about Gou Jian?" ”

King Wu said: "Yes, it is Gou Jian who is talking about it. Gou Jian's army was defeated and destroyed the country, and he became a slave in Wu, which was a great shame, and no one could stand it. But Gou Jian not only did not resent, but as soon as he arrived in Gusu, he went to pay tribute to the tomb of the first king. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Wu Zixu was also surprised, "He went to pay tribute to the tomb of the first king?" ”

King Wu said, "Yes." There was just a report. That Gou Jian was in front of the tomb of the former king, while worshipping, praying, tears and sincerity. ”

"You mean, the king, that he is still in tears?"

"Yes, Sima Zhe, who was guarding him, was on the scene."

Wu Zixu lowered his head and paced, muttering to himself: "It's terrible! It's horrible! Then he looked at King Wu and said, "What do you think of this, king?" ”

King Wu said: "The widow can't figure it out, so he asks Xiangguo." Isn't Gou Jian human? Don't know about hatred? ”

Wu Zixu said, "King, we have to be sure of the fact that Gou Jian is a human being, he knows hatred, and he hates it more than anyone else. ”

King Wu said, "Yes! The affairs of Wu and Vietnam are here. This hatred is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea. It's that people hate. ”

Wu Zixu said: "King, there are two possibilities for this matter. The first possibility is that Gou Jian is a fool, mentally incomplete, and has a problem with his brain. Just because the king did not kill him, he was grateful, so as soon as he arrived in Wu, he went to worship the tomb of the first king. The second possibility is that Gou Jian is a very deep person in the city, he buried his hatred deep in his heart, pretending to be obedient on the surface, to win the favor of the king, deceive the king's trust, and one day, return to Yueguo, and then take revenge. King, do you think that might be bigger? ”

King Wu said: "Gou Jian is not a fool, how can a fool govern the Yue Kingdom so strongly?" He will not be so stupid as to worship his enemies as benefactors. ”

Wu Zixu said: "That is the second possibility, Gou Jian all this is disguised." They are all deceiving the king, and once they gain power, our Wu Kingdom will be in danger. ”

King Wu laughed: "Xiangguo doesn't have to be too nervous, Yue Guo doesn't even have a spear now, Gou Jian is in our hands, and there is a cadre Fan Li is also in our hands, my Wu State tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Yue State, and I can see it to death, in this case, what can Gou Jian do?" ”

Wu Zixu said: "King, Gou Jian must be brewing a huge conspiracy. What this conspiracy looks like and what he will do, I don't know. But Lao Chen, with decades of experience in dealing with the enemy, sensed the existence of this conspiracy. The minister heard that the bird was above the clouds, and he would shoot him down with an arrow with silk thread, not to mention that the bird had already roosted between our palace and the corridors. Now that Gou Jian is imprisoned in the country of Wu, between my palms, isn't it just the food that is delivered to my mouth? ”

King Wu said: "Does Xiangguo want to kill Gou Jian?" ”

Wu Zixu said: "The sooner the better, kill Gou Jian and Fan Li." ”

King Wu said: "The country is different! If Gou Jian killed the first king because he went to worship him, how would the people of the world talk about the widow? ”

Wu Zixu said: "Keeping Gou Jian is a scourge after all." ”

King Wu said: "To attack other countries, you must be famous, and the crime must be conclusive to kill a sinner, and the widow cannot kill him because he suspects Gou Jian, and laugh for the people of the world." What Xiang Guo said is not entirely unreasonable. Xiangguo can design a test of Gou Jian, as long as he gets evidence of Gou Jian's bad intentions, the widow will not be forgiven. ”

Wu Zixu said: "The minister's decree." Proper design, let Gou Jian show his true face. ”

King Wu said: "What kind of strategy did Xiangguo use to test Goujian? ”

Wu Zixu said: "The minister can't think of it for a while, but he must live up to the king's expectations." ”

I don't know what kind of poisonous trick Wu Zixu designed to torture King Yue, please see the next chapter.