Wu Zixu didn't sleep all night. These people and things he encountered in the past few days when he entered the Chu State, and the scenes and things he saw, made him feel a lot of emotion and his heart was uneasy.

Especially when he came to the small place of Sanhe, the old man with a cane, the two women carrying mulberries, and the child herding sheep, the kind of contempt and ridicule for him made him feel ashamed.

He Wu Zixu is a big man, in the entire Spring and Autumn Period, he can be regarded as a generation of famous ministers, and the achievements he created are also shining, but they make his hometown parents sneer.

Yes, the state of Chu once hurt him deeply, and he also hurt the state of Chu even more seriously. So is he doing it right?

Back then, he led the army to attack Yingdu, which seemed to be a bad breath. But since then, he has embarked on a road of no return. He became a hero, and at the same time a traitor to the Motherland.

This night, he tossed and turned, thinking about the same question, is it worth it for him Wu Zixu to do this?

When he quietly stepped on this land for the first time after the Wu Chu War, he suddenly found that he loved this land deeply.

But at the same time, he is sad to find that everything here, every grass and every stone here, is his enemy.

He felt the urge to cry.

When he got up in the morning, Wu Zixu's face was pale, his eyes were blank, and there seemed to be more gray hair on his head. The attendant asked with concern, "My lord, what's wrong with you?" Are you feeling unwell? ”

Wu Zixu shook his head and said lightly: "It's nothing, I'm fine, don't worry." ”

After a while, the girl came up and said, "My lord, please have breakfast." ”

There was no one else here, the girl spoke softly, everything was quiet. The morning sun is rising, and the sun is bright and gentle.

Wu Zixu washed his face in the stream in front of the door, and then returned to the hut for breakfast. He ate rice in Eastern Wu for decades, and now he has returned to the far northwest of the Chu State, and his diet is very different from that of Jiangnan.

These rough and simple meals evoked many memories of his youth. He ate a little, then put down his chopsticks and walked out the door.

Fan Li said that he came back today. At this time, Wu Zixu suddenly felt that he was sniffing Fan Li's traces like an old dog, what a funny thing.

Now, he has no intention of exploring Fan Li's secret, and he doesn't want to know if Fan Li instigated the King of Chu to send troops. He was eager to see Fan Li now, he just wanted to talk to Fan Li, and he felt that he had a lot to say to Fan Li.

Suddenly, I heard a singing sound in the distance, and someone came to sing a song, and the singing voice sang:

The mountain wind blows,

The water ripples.

Youlanju empty valley is full of Fufu,

The beauty smiled sweetly......

Before the song was over, the girl said in surprise: "My lord, Mr. is back!" ”

I saw a slender figure in the jungle on the opposite hillside, wearing a moon-white robe, with a sword behind his back, and a whisk in his hand, like a white cloud, floating over. It was Fan Li.

Fairy wind bones, chic and elegant. Wu Zixu suddenly felt filthy, and he was unspeakably vulgar and obscene.

Fan Li laughed from afar: "Lord Xiangguo is here, what a blessing!" ”

When he came closer, Fan Li bowed and saluted, saying, "It's really a sin to make your lord wait for a long time." ”

Wu Zixu returned the salute and said: "I don't know if I should call you Doctor Fan or call you Fan Shenxian." ”

Fan Li laughed and said: "Get out of the red dust, stay away from disputes, wander between mountains and rivers, but feel clean in my heart, infinitely relaxed in my body, living in a thatched hut, and wandering into the wilderness." Wouldn't it be a pleasure! ”

Wu Zixu also smiled: "There is no Jiazi in the mountains, and I don't know how many years I have to endure when it is cold." Get rid of the red dust and return to the truth, this is the fairy sun and moon, right? ”

The girl said, "As soon as the old man came yesterday, he went to the grave of the old man to pay respects. ”

Fan Li restrained his smile and said: "My father is the husband of the mountain village, how can I be worshiped by the adults, Fan Li failed to return the salute in person, it is really a sin, the adults please accept Fan Li's worship." "Get down on your knees.

Wu Zixu took a step forward, supported Fan Li, and said, "You and I colleagues, worship Ling Zun, of course." ”

Fan Li said: "Thank you again. Please sit down and talk in the room. ”

The two entered the house. Sitting down, the girl offered tea and gently withdrew.

Fan Li said: "Adults are thousands of miles away, won't they just give their ancestors a stick of incense, right?" I don't know what Fan Li can do for adults? ”

Wu Zixu sighed and said: "The purpose of Wu Mou's visit to Sanhu turned out to be to investigate what Fan Li was doing, whether you instigated the King of Chu to send troops to Eastern Wu. After spending the night in your mountain hut, I have changed my mind, and I don't care what you do, I just want to talk to you and gossip. ”

Fan Li looked at Wu Zixu's old face and gray hair with some emotion, and said, "This is Wu Zixu's style of speaking!" What would you do if you found out that Fan Li instigated the King of Chu to send troops to attack Wu? ”

Wu Zixu said? "Then you will never want to return to the Kingdom of Wu." You will no longer be able to confuse King Wu, and your plan for the restoration of the Yue Kingdom will be much more difficult. ”

Fan Li said: "What are the results of your investigation? Is there any evidence? ”

Wu Zixu shook his head and said, "No, I have investigated at least hundreds of people who may have seen you, and none of them can say anything about you." ”

Fan Li said: "Do you want to hear the truth? ”

Wu Zixu said: "I am very grateful that you can tell me the truth. ”

Fan Li said: "It was really me who encouraged the King of Chu to send troops to the State of Wu. However, I did not encourage him to attack Wu on a large scale. If I agitate, the state of Chu can send an army of 150,000. After the total annihilation of Wang Sun Xiong's department, he fought all the way to Gusu, and no one could stop him. ”

Wu Zixu said: "This is a good opportunity to destroy the state of Wu, why didn't you do it?" ”

Fan Li said: "I'm afraid that the state of Chu will destroy the state of Wu. If the state of Chu destroys the state of Wu, I still have to destroy the state of Chu, and it is more difficult to destroy the state of Chu than to destroy the state of Wu. Because Wu and Chu are contained, and the destruction of Wu by Chu is equivalent to combining the forces of Wu and Chu, and there is no force to contain it. In this way, it will be very difficult to destroy the state of Chu. ”

Wu Zixu said: "I understand what you mean. I'll admit, you've gone the extra mile than I did. If it were me, I would not miss this opportunity, and I would definitely use the hands of the Chu State to destroy the Wu State. In retrospect, it was a foolish thing to do. ”

Fan Li smiled slightly: "Xiangguo, you are wrong again." I didn't use the power of Chu to destroy Wu, not because I was afraid that it would be more difficult for Yue to restore the country, but because I didn't plan to be an enemy of Chu at all. ”

Wu Zixu waved his hand: "Okay, brother, don't talk about this." Let's chat! ”

Fan Li smiled and said, "Just listen to my brother, let's chat." ”

Wu Zixu said: "Brother, the first thing I want to tell you is that I already regard you as a friend, and a close friend. ”

Fan Li said: "Really? When did this happen? ”

Wu Zixu said: "It was last night, I lived in your filial piety hut, I almost didn't close my eyes all night, I found that we are friends, and the most intimate kind." ”

Fan Li said: "I believe that my brother is telling me the truth. Actually, you are one step behind me, and when I concentrated on training Wu Jun after you failed to stop King Wu from building Gusutai, I found that I knew you thoroughly. And since then, I have always felt sorry for you and felt sorry for you. ”。

Wu Zixu said: "Why are you sad for me? ”

Fan Li said: "I am sad that fate is unfair to you, and I am sad that you have nowhere to put your soul!" ”