Ji Sunsi hurried to the guest room from the back hall and said, "Come with me to eat, eat, let's go into the palace together to meet the monarch." ”

Fan Li saw that Ji Sunsi's hair was also neatly combed, his clothes were also changed into neat clothes, and the scratches on his neck were also cleverly covered with clothes. I couldn't help but laugh secretly.

Fan Li said: "My lord, have you made up your mind this time? ”

Ji Sunsi said: "I have made up my mind to crusade against the country of Yi to relieve the hatred in my heart. Next, we need to convince Wai Gong to send troops together. ”

After the meal, Zimei said: "Female envoys are not rare yet, Fan Jun and the adults should go to the palace, I will talk to my wife in Shangqing Mansion." ”

Ji Sunsi was stunned for a moment and said, "It's okay, listen to it." ”

At this time, Mrs. Meng Shu also came from the back hall, and Fan Li gave a salute: "I've seen Mrs. Sister-in-law." ”

I saw that Meng Shu had an elegant temperament and a luxurious embrace, completely missing the wildness of last night, and it made people can't imagine the vigor of fighting Lord Shangqing this morning.

Meng Shu said: "Lord Fan, whether you can persuade the monarch to raise an army to avenge my brother this time depends on your lord." As he spoke, he gave a meaningful glance.

Fan Li said: "Fan Li will naturally show the attitude of King Wu to the Duke of Mourning, and ask Mrs. to wait for good news." As he spoke, he smiled and nodded, meaning to say, "Madame, don't worry, Fan Li will not let you down." ”

Zimei went over and took Meng Shu's arm and said, "Let the man do something, I'll talk to Madame." Meng Shu looked at Fan Li's back with a reluctant look.

Among the many states of the Zhou Dynasty, the Lu State is the surname of Ji "Zongbang", and the princes are "Wangguo", so "the closest Zhou is like Lu, and the one who wears the wings of Lu is not like Zhou". Lu has become the preserver and implementer of typical Zhou rites, and the world calls "Zhou rites are all in Lu".

The first monarch was Bo Yu, the son of Zhou Gongdan, the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou. Marquis. Later, it successively annexed the surrounding small countries such as Ji, Xiang, Xuju, and Genmu, and seized part of the land of Cao, Di, Ju, Song and other countries, and became a big country with "five people who are hundreds of miles". The state of Lu has been passed down to 25 generations, 34 monarchs, and lasted 790 years. At that time, the princess of Lu Ai reigned for 27 years from 494 BC to 468 BC.

Qufu is not very big, but it is much more prosperous than the capital of the country. Ji Sunsi led Fan Li and walked down the street, not much time, and he had arrived at the Chaomen. A newspaper officer trotted in to report, and there was not much time, and came out and said: "The monarch is waiting in the study, please come in." ”

The two entered the palace and went straight to the imperial study, Fan Li fell down and bowed: "Minister Wu made Fan Li meet the monarch!" ”

Lu Hou returned the salute: "Fan Bo, please get up." ”

Ji Sunsi also saw Duke Ai and said: "Honorable Envoy Fan Li, I went to the minister's mansion yesterday, because it was late, I didn't dare to disturb the monarch, so I only came to see you today." ”

Fan Li presented the gift list. He said, "King Wu greets the monarch." ”

Ji Sunsi took the gift list and dedicated it to Wai Gong, who glanced at it and said with a smile: "Please greet King Wu on behalf of the widow." ”

The two sides exchanged a few words. Seated. Wai Gong said: "King Wu sent an envoy to the country of Lu, why did he teach the widow? ”

Fan Li said: "Wu and Lu have been friendly for generations, Lu has something to do, King Wu is worried, and recently heard that Lu has been invaded by Yi, and King Wu sent Fan Li to come, on the one hand, to comfort the monarch, on the other hand, it is also to show the attitude of Wu. ”

Mourning's face became solemn and said, "This is indeed the case. The specific situation, presumably Lord Jisun has already made an introduction. I don't know what King Wu thinks about this matter. ”

Fan Li said: "That small country of the country dared to rashly send troops, captured Zou City of Lu State, slaughtered 2,500 soldiers on the border, kidnapped 500 people, and killed the guard general Yufu, which is unbearable. This is the wrath of man and God. King Wu thought that this matter must not be easily let go of the State of Lu, otherwise, how could the State of Lu gain a foothold in the world in the future? ”

After a pause, Fan Li said, "As for how to deal with this matter, Wu supports any choice of the monarch. Wu Guo said that if he chose diplomatic means to solve this matter, of course, it would be best, but if Lu Guo directly raised troops to attack Yi, Wu Guo also understood and resolutely supported it. After all, this move by Yi Guo is too outrageous. ”

Wai Gong said: "Just now the Lord conveyed the meaning of King Wu, and Lu Guo expressed his deep gratitude. The widow would like to hear the opinions of the adults personally. ”

Fan Li bowed down and said: "Fan Li's personal vision is shallow, and his vision is not necessarily accurate, for fear that it will delay the monarch's hearing and hearing." ”

Wai Gong said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Fan Li said: "The minister personally thinks that peaceful means cannot solve the incident. The reason is that when the State of Lu invaded, it already knew that the State of Lu was much stronger than the State of Lu, and when the two sides fought, the State of Lu was not the opponent of the State of Lu at all. But why did the State of Lu dare to provoke the State of Lu? It was because of Qi Yi's marriage, and Mourning Gongyang's sister married Mrs. Yi Ziyi. With Qi Guo as his backer, Di Ziyi dared to be so rampant. In this case, Lu Guo went to Lu Guo to reason with him through diplomatic means, and did Lu Guo take care of it? Even if Zhou Tianzi came forward and sentenced Yi Guo to pay compensation and apologize, Di Guo would not listen. Since the eastward migration of the Zhou Kingdom, the authority of the Son of Heaven has declined, the vassal states have been in constant disputes, and the Zhou Tianzi has been unable to protect himself, where is there anyone who listens to him? In this case, Lu Guo has two choices, one is to be willing to accept the humiliation, calm the matter, and eat a dumb loss. The consequence of this is that no one in the world can afford to look down on Lu Guo, and whoever wants to bully will come and bully. What's even more terrifying is that the State of Qi has always wanted to defeat the State of Jin and dominate the world, but the two sides are evenly matched, and the fight is a lose-lose situation. But if the Qi State destroys the Lu State, his strength will greatly exceed that of the Jin State, and he can defeat the Jin State and dominate the world. In the face of this powerful temptation, will Mourning Gongyangsheng send troops to attack Lu? The minister thought that there was no doubt about this, and in this way, the country of Lu would be in danger. The second option is to directly send troops to attack the country of Lu, play the prestige of the country of Lu, and let the world see that the country of Lu is not so easy to bully. ”

Lu Hou Aigong nodded and said, "That makes sense. We discussed this for many days, but to no avail. As the lord said, if the Lu State attacks the Lu State, it can be completely defeated, but the Qi State raises troops to attack the Lu State, and we will definitely lose. ”

Fan Li said: "This view is reasonable. But forget one thing, as long as the State of Qi raises troops to attack the State of Lu, then the State of Wu will never sit idly by, and the State of Wu will definitely send troops to rescue the State of Lu. ”

Wai Gong said: "The widow speaks straightforwardly, and the adult forgives the sin." Now Wu Guo promised to help Lu Guo, but once something happened, what should Wu Guo do if he didn't move? ”

Fan Li smiled and said: "The monarch is too worried, and the minister thinks that if Qilu starts a war, Wu will definitely send troops to save Lu, and he dare not save it!" ”。

This sentence made Lu Hou very interested, and said: "Why didn't Wu dare not send troops to save Lu? What is the rationale? ”

Fan Li said: "The monarch must know that the two countries of Qi and Wu have always been at odds, and in the areas north of the Huai River and south of the Yellow River, there are constant conflicts, so why didn't the Qi State send troops to attack Wu?" It is precisely because of the Lu State that the Wu State and the Lu State join forces, and the Qi State will undoubtedly be defeated. If the State of Qi attacks the State of Lu and the State of Wu sits idly by, the State of Lu will be defeated. After Qi defeated Lu, it will be looted by Lu, so that the strength of Qi will increase exponentially, at this time, Qi will look back to deal with Wu, Wu will be difficult to resist, that is, if it is not destroyed by Qi, Qi's power will advance south to the south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze River. The state of Wu will decline from a large country to a small third-rate state. If the state of Chu sends troops to seek revenge at this time, the state of Wu will face annihilation. Therefore, whether Wu can save Lu or not is directly related to his own life and death, the monarch thinks about it, in this case, does Wu dare not send troops to save Lu? ”