Fan Li and Tian Ji wanted to persuade Gongsun Shengmo to dissuade King Wu's Northern Expedition, but to encourage King Wu's Northern Expedition. However, Gongsun Sheng said that he was a citizen of the Kingdom of Wu, and although he knew that King Wu's Northern Expedition was the trend of the times, from the perspective of the State of Wu, this war was wrong and a move to destroy the country. Therefore, I would rather go against the sky and dissuade King Wu.

This is also an expression of loyalty. Gongsun Sheng said that his dissuasion was ineffective, and the eventual demise of the state of Wu was inevitable. In other words, he knew he couldn't do it.

He had a hunch that this would not end well, and even lose his life. But still don't hesitate to do it. What's even more unexpected is that he was afraid that he would die and his wife would suffer, so he opened his mouth to ask Fan Li to fund some money to supplement his future life.

Fan Li immediately gave him a large handful of silver horns. This money is enough for a woman to live without food and clothing for many years. Gongsun Sheng did not say words of thanks.

Fan Li and Tian Ji said goodbye. did not follow the original road to the avenue, but led the horse and walked to the depths of Yang Mountain.

Tian Ji said: "Sir, this Gongsun Sheng is really unkind, not only rejected our request, but also opened his mouth to ask you for money. And you even gave him back a lot of money. I think both of you are a bit unbelievable. ”

Fan Li said: "This is a place where your immortal family can't see through us. ”

Tian Ji said: "What is the meaning here? ”

Fan Li said: "There is no deep meaning, it is all a matter in front of you." ”

Tian Ji said: "But I can't understand it." Tell me about it. ”

Fan Li said: "It's very simple, although Gongsun Sheng rejected our request, he and I have figured it out in our hearts, because we are the same kind of people and do the same thing. So he didn't treat me like an outsider. Just ask for money. He didn't say to borrow, but just said to ask for it, because the money would not be returned.

Tian Ji said: "You are doing the same thing? What's up? ”

Fan Li sighed and said, "It's just one word: loyalty!" ”

The two chatted and slowly entered the mountain without mentioning it.

Let's say that King Wu led a large army and marched to the vicinity of Yangshan and stopped for lunch. After the meal, King Wu took a nap in the tent alone and fell asleep. This sleep led to a strange dream. When I woke up, I felt that my heart was in a trance and I couldn't be at peace.

He went into the tent and said, "King." Will the Great Army move on? ”

King Wu said, "Wait a minute, the widow had just taken a nap, and suddenly had a strange dream, those upside-down things in the dream. It made the widow uneasy. ”

"Dreams, king, are often an omen, and the gods tell you in advance what is to come, either as a warning or as an encouragement. The goal is to make fewer mistakes. And the king shall tell me what he dreamed of, and let his ministers analyze it for you. ”

King Wu said, "The widow dreams of many and chaotic. The widow dreamed that he walked into Zhang Ming's Palace, and saw two big cauldrons cooking rice there, but no matter how they cooked, they couldn't cook the rice, and they felt strange, and suddenly saw two big black dogs, barking wildly, all the time barking towards the south, and one barking towards the north. It looked very fierce, and the widow was frightened in his heart, and hurriedly walked away. Then I saw two shovels stuck in the palace wall. I wondered who had put the shovel here? I tried to pull out the shovel, but I couldn't pull it out. When I was helpless, I suddenly felt a big water flowing under my feet. When I looked again, I saw a huge stream of water, flowing over the palace. It was terrifying. The widow ran to a high place to take refuge, and at this time he heard a sound from the harem, which was neither like the sound of a bell nor a drum, but like the clanging of a blacksmith striking iron. The widow wanted to go and see what was going on, but he unconsciously walked to the front yard of the palace, and it was strange to say that there were no flowers or plants in the court, and there were no other trees, all of which were plane trees. Strange, you say, isn't it? Dazai, you have a good brain, analyze it for the widow, is this dream a bad omen or a good omen? ”

After hearing this, Bo Yao smiled, hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, you had such a good dream on the way out, it is really good luck." ”

King Wu was also happy and said, "Is this a good dream? ”

Bo Yao's face was full of excitement: "It's definitely a good dream, it's really happy." ”

King Wu said, "Okay, you analyze it for the widow." ”

Bo Yao said: "Your Majesty's dream was made on the way to the expedition, so it should be a foreshadowing of this expedition." The king dreamed of entering Zhang Ming's palace, but he didn't know that the word Zhang Ming had a deep meaning. The minister heard that Zhang Ming, Zhang Ming, also indicates that Xingshi will be a great success, and the triumphant song will be played, and the future is bright. If the two cauldrons of cooking rice are not cooked, the fire will continue to burn, which shows that the king has made virtue manifest, majestic and prosperous. That's a good sign. Two big black dogs, one barking south and the other barking north, which means that through this war, the king shook the whole sea, and the princes of all sizes surrendered. Hegemony can also be achieved. Two steel shovels are inserted on the palace wall, the wall is soil, for agriculture, the spade is iron, for the worker, the peasants and workers work together, the world is governed, the world is under the rule of the king, all industries are prosperous, the common people are rich, and the joy is endless. This omen is also to come. When the great water flows into the temple, it means that the tributes of all the nations of the world will be gathered like the great water, and the king's wealth will be greatly abundant at that time. There is no one in the world who is unbeatable. The sound of tinkling in the backyard, it is not the sound of striking iron, but the sound of music and laughter of the palace maids, countless beauties gathered around the king, the king can enjoy it as much as he likes, he really envy the dead, as for the vestibule is a sycamore, what can the sycamore do? You can make pianos, make musical instruments, harmonious music, harmony in the world, and harmony in the world. Your Majesty will be the supreme son of the world and the pride of the sky. It's good luck. The king's dream is wonderful! ”

King Wu laughed when he heard this: "According to what you say: "This is a good dream? ”

"Congratulations to the king, an absolutely good dream." ”

King Wu was overjoyed in his heart. Secretly thought: "Bo Ya, this handful of people who are really good at talking, makes him feel very comfortable in his heart." ”

But he was afraid that Bo Yao would fool himself, because this birdman had a sweet mouth. Bo Yao went out, and King Wu still couldn't let go of this dream in his heart. (The ancients regarded dreaming as a way to communicate with the gods, and when they had a dream, they were suspicious for many days.) ）

Just as the deputy general Wang Sun Luo walked in front of the tent, King Wu shouted: "General Wang Sun! ”

Wang Sun Luo ran in and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is here." ”

King Wu said: "Just now the widow had a dream, and Dazai solved it, but the widow still couldn't let go, so please ask the general to analyze and analyze the widow again." So he told the dream.

Wang Sun Luo pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is stupid and has a slow brain, and he can't explain the mystery. The minister heard that there is a Yangshan not far from here, and there is a strange person living under the mountain, called Gongsun Sheng. This man is highly learned and well-informed, and the king has doubts in his heart, so why not summon this man to solve the king's doubts? ”

King Wu said, "Okay, the general is called by the widow." ”