Fan Li and Zimei escorted Gongsun Zhi and Wu Ban to Huiji, and found Ji Guo and Xiaoer's mother and son in the post house.

Seeing that Wu Ban had arrived smoothly, Ji Guo was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly came over to salute and speak.

Fan Li said: "Sister-in-law, are you still used to living here?" ”

Ji Guo said: "It's very good here, thank you for the arrangement." ”

In addition to dealing with state affairs, King Yue led his ministers to personally cultivate the wasteland, from top to bottom, there was no extravagance. There is only one place in the whole meeting that still operates according to the rules, and that is the post house, because the post house is the window of foreign affairs activities, and foreign envoys often come and go. So the specifications of the normal country are also preserved here.

Ji Guo and Xiao Er live in such a place, of course, they have never enjoyed the treatment.

Fan Li said: "Mr. Gongsun and eldest brother, you can rest here for a while, and Fan Li will go to meet the king and make the best arrangements for you." Come! ”

A man who looked like a post house attendant ran in: "General, please command." ”

Fan Li said: "You find a good room, arrange for this Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Wu Ban to rest, and receive them according to the highest specifications." ”

"Yes! The small ones will do it. This receptionist, raised his eyes, secretly glanced at Fan Li, turned around and ran away.

This sneaky glance immediately attracted Fan Li's attention. It's a kind of pickpocket's gaze when they're looking for someone to pickpocket. How can a hostess have such a gaze?

"Come back!"

The hostess ran back again: "My lord! ”

Fan Li said, "What's your name?" ”

The receptionist said: "Villain Moyang." ”

Fan Li said, "How long have you been here?" ”

Mo Yang said: "The villain has been coming to the post house for half a year. ”

Fan Li paused for a moment and said, "It's okay, you go and do something." ”

Fan Li walked out of the post house, and a person came over from the corner of the street, and this person pulled the cloak very low. It's Shu Chang.

Zimei said: "Fan Jun, Uncle Chang is here." ”

Fan Li said: "Go over and have a look." ”

Fan Li greeted him: "Brother, what's the situation?" ”

Uncle often said: "Please pay attention to the reception called Moyang." ”

Zimei said: "What abnormal behavior did he have? ”

Uncle Chang said: "In the past few days, he has paid special attention to Ji Guo's mother and son. Ji Guo is the costume of a country woman, and he seems to be very interested in the country women living in such a high-class place, and his subordinates also found that he eavesdropped outside Ji Guo's door in the middle of the night. ”

Fan Li said: "This situation is very important. The brother continued to monitor this Mo Yang. I will now go to the king. ”

Uncle often said: "Subordinates obey orders." ”

Fan Li and Zimei came to the stone house where the king of Yue lived, and the queen Yayu was weaving. The queen's coarse cloth clothes were patched, but clean, and her hair was tied in a delicate bun and coiled at the back of her head, like that of a peasant woman. Although she does not apply fat powder, she still has a noble temperament revealed, and she is naturally very beautiful, this kind of outfit shows a different charm.

Fan Li's heart swelled with a complex feeling of respect, love, and pity. I couldn't help but feel sad.

"Chancellor Fan Li meets the queen!"

Zimei also stepped forward to salute.

When Yayu saw Fan Li and Zimei, she was overjoyed: "Oh, hurry up and excuse me." You may be seated. ”

The maid Meng Ji hurriedly took the stool: "Lord Fan, please take a seat." Sister Zimei, please take a seat."

Fan Li said, "Queen, what about the king? ”

Yayu said, "The king and Jiang He go to clear the land every day, and they want to clear the land before the sowing season comes. ”

Zimei said: "The life of a king is more bitter than that of ordinary people. ”

The house was still a straw bunk made of straw, with a mat on top and a cover on top, and the king and queen of Yue slept on the grass all the time. Above the straw shop, hangs a pig gall.

Fan Li said: "Queen, does the king still taste bitter gall every day? ”

Yayu's eyes dimmed: "Yes, I taste bitter gall every day, how many times have I persuaded the ministers, everyone knelt on the ground and cried and begged him, don't torture yourself like this." But he just wouldn't listen. ”

Fan Li felt a chill in his heart, there was such a strong person in the world. In the past, I really underestimated Goujian.

King Yue has a habit of cleanliness, and when he encounters a little unclean thing, his physiological reaction is very strong. Taste the fishy, smelly, and bitter pig gall every day, how much pain you have to endure!

While talking, King Yue and Jiang He came back. Yayu and Meng Ji hurriedly went out, took the tools, brought water, and washed their hands and faces.

Fan Li and Zimei stepped forward to pay respects.

When King Yue saw Fan Li coming back, he was also happy in his heart, and said, "Young Uncle is here, and I saw magpies chirping in the treetops this morning. ”

The sun was shining, the wild wind was blowing, King Yue's face was dark, and the heavy work made his hands and feet rough. At first glance, it looks like a farmer.

Fan Li said: "King, you open up the wasteland every day, and you have to deal with state affairs, it's too hard, why don't you help you work for a few days?" ”

The king of Yue said, "Don't do it." The widow must carve out five acres of land for himself. Jiang He, did that person catch it? ”

Jiang He said: "The minister went for two nights, but he didn't catch anyone. ”

Fan Li was taken aback: "Jiang He, what happened?" ”

Jiang He said: "That's the case, the people of Huiji City see that the king is clearing the wasteland every day, and there are always people who secretly go to help the king turn over the land at night. The king told me to find this man and prevent him from turning the ground for the king again. ”

Fan Li knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "King, you should obey the wishes of the people." ”

King Yue said, "No! Young uncle, don't persuade me, the country has become like this, the fault of the widow alone, otherwise, the widow is not enough to redeem his sins! ”

Yayu wept silently on the side. Zimei went over, took Yayu's hand, and stroked it gently. Yayu looked up and nodded gratefully.

Fan Li saw that Yayu's eyebrows were full of resentment and sorrow, and he couldn't help but think of the heroic spirit of this young queen, who led hundreds of palace maids to commit suicide and martyrdom when the Yue Kingdom was about to be destroyed.

In the past few years in the state of Wu, she was not only forcibly summoned into the palace to serve the king of Wu, but also had to endure the humiliation of the envoys of the Jin state, but for the sake of the restoration of the country, she endured it.

But such a virtuous queen was disliked by the king. This is not only caused by Gou Jian's cleanliness habits, but also reveals the violence, arrogance and domineering in Gou Jian's character.

Fan Li felt a heart-wrenching pain. He didn't know how to save the suffering woman.

King Yue said, "Okay, don't talk about this. Young uncle, what good news have you brought to the widow? ”

Fan Li said: "The minister did not bring any good news, but brought two people to the king. ”

King Yue said, "Oh? Two what's the person? ”

Fan Li said: "Has the king heard of the name of the public loss class? ”

King Yue said: "Are you talking about the powerful man in Lu State?" ”

Fan Li said: "Exactly. There were two apprentices in the public loss class, one was called Gongsun Zhi and the other was called Wu Ban, both of whom served in the state of Wu, and they changed the weapons and agricultural tools of the state of Wu from bronze to iron, which not only increased the combat effectiveness of the Wu army, but also increased the efficiency of the peasants by three to five times. ”

King Yue said: "These two people are really treasured. ”

Fan Li said: "The minister originally planned to learn their iron-making technology, but then he thought about it, so he just got Gongsun Zhi and Wu Ban over." ”

King Yue said, "The two people you brought are Gongsun Zhi and Wu Ban?" ”

Fan Li said: "Yes, it's them." ”

The king of Yue said, "Where are they now?" ”

Fan Li said: "I am resting in the post house,"

The king of Yue said, "Take the widow to see them!" ”