Chapter 15: The Struggle for the Throne

"If Gou Jian doesn't die, then the Yue people will not really surrender to the king, so Gou Jian must be killed!" Wu Zixu said with a firm expression.

Fu Cha said suspiciously: "The Yue Kingdom has been destroyed, what else do they have to cling to?" ”

Wu Zixu said solemnly: "Gou Jian is their persistence, those Yue people will feel that the king is still there, and there is hope for the restoration of the country, even if they surrender, it is only the surface, as long as Gou Jian ascends to the heights, they will immediately rise up and embrace him, turn against each other, and become a big trouble for my Wu country." ”

was said by Wu Zixu, and Fucha was also moved, and he finally captured Yue Guo to prepare for the future overlord; If the Yue Kingdom recovers, it will be a fatal blow to the Wu State, which he will never want to see, but kill Gou Jian......

Bo Yao quietly looked at the hesitation and hesitation of the husband, and arched his hand: "The king, the minister thinks that Xiangguo's words are wrong. ”

Fucha was surprised and said, "What is Dazai's opinion?" ”

"The king of Yue has been reduced to slavery, throughout the dynasties, there is an agreement not to kill prisoners of war, if the king kills him, the people of the world will think that you are cruel and unkind, hindering the king's reputation. On the other hand, keeping him will make the world think that the king is magnanimous and a benevolent king. ”

Bo Yao's words hit the husband's heart, and he immediately bowed his head and said: "What Dazai said is very reasonable. ”

Seeing that his husband agreed with Bo Yao's words, Wu Zixu was displeased in his heart, and said coldly: "In troubled times, all countries are trying to eliminate other countries and expand their territories; The king must not listen to the words of metrics, let alone the kindness of a woman; Gou Jian - must be killed! ”

Of course, Bo Yao knew that the "mediocrity" in Wu Zixu's mouth meant himself, so he raised his face and said: "Wu Zixu, don't deceive people too much!" ”

Wu Zixu glanced at him and said disdainfully: "The original appearance is just telling the truth, if you can't listen to it, you can leave, no one will stop you." ”

Bo Yao was so angry that he couldn't speak, and the husband was afraid that they would be stiff, so he hurriedly played a round, "Isn't this discussing, if you have something to say, speak slowly." ”

Wu Zixu arched his hand and said: "Please make an order immediately to behead Goujian!" ”

Not to be outdone, Bo Yao said: "Gou Jian can't be killed!" ”

Seeing Bo Yao going against himself three or four times, Wu Zixu couldn't help but feel angry, and said angrily: "You helped Gou Jian talk like this, how much benefit did you receive from Yue Guo?" ”

Bo Yao waited for this sentence, and immediately fell down in front of his husband's feet, and said with tears in his eyes: "The reason why the minister does not agree with killing Goujian is because he thinks about the hegemony of the king and my Wu country, and he does not have the slightest selfish distraction; I never thought that Wu Xiangguo would say that the minister had received the benefits of the Yue country, if this word spread, how could the minister be an official in the court, and ask the king to be the master of the minister. ”

Fucha also felt that Wu Zixu's words were a little too much, and comforted: "Father Xiang didn't mean that, Dazai don't take it to heart." ”

"Wu Xiangguo's words just now are clear, and the ministers can hear them clearly." As he spoke, Bo Yao raised his tearful face and choked up: "If the king also thinks that the minister is selfish, he will order the minister to be killed." ”

"Where did Dazai go, you and your father are both pillars of the imperial court, how can you kill them, hurry up." As he spoke, he lifted him up himself.

Bo Yao wiped his tears and said earnestly: "Although it is said that in troubled times, it is always the next policy to convince people by killing; The king wants to become the overlord, how can he leave such a stain. ”

Wu Zixu sneered: "Then according to your meaning, it has become the best policy to keep Goujian?" It's ridiculous! ”

Bo Yao Zhengse said: "I know that you are afraid of Goujian's restoration, but as long as he is imprisoned in my Wu country, such a thing will not happen, so why do you have to kill them all." Without waiting for Wu Zixu to refute, he said again: "It's easy to kill a Gou Jian, but what you are bad for is the reputation of the king, and it is the hegemony of my Wu State to unify the Central Plains, can you Wu Zixu afford this responsibility?" ”

Wu Zixu scoffed at his words, "Full of nonsense." ”

Fucha was aroused by Bo Yao's words, "Why did Dazai say that it would affect the hegemony of the Central Plains?" ”

"King, Bo Yao is alarmist, you don't need to pay attention to it." Wu Zixu's toughness made Fucha unhappy, but he didn't express it, and only said lightly: "It's okay to listen, Dazai." ”

Hearing the husband call himself, Bo Yao hurriedly said: "King Yue has become a prisoner, and he has no power to resist; Killing him at this time, just like what the minister just said, will make the countries think that you are cruel and unkind, and you are jealous, and even form an alliance to fight against the state of Wu; Although my Wu country is strong, it is difficult to resist all countries at the same time, once defeated, Gusu will become the next Huiji, and the hegemony of the thousand years will also become a dream of losing the country! ”

"Presumptuous!" Wu Zixu said with a blushing face: "How dare you curse your country like this!" ”

Bo Yao ignored him and continued: "The minister knows that what he said just now is unacceptable, and it can even be said to be a heart-wrenching sentence, but this is the truth. After a pause, he said again: "There is one more thing, the people of Yue are unstable at the moment, if Gou Jian is killed, it will inevitably provoke a civil uprising, and then there will be internal and external troubles, and the country will not be a country." As the saying goes, one wrong step and one wrong step, I hope the king will think twice."

The husband was silent, Wu Zixu was afraid that he would be moved, so he hurriedly said: "Vertical nonsense, don't take it to heart; As soon as Gou Jian dies, we can completely annex the Yue State and improve the national strength in one fell swoop. ”

Childe Yama was also there, and stood up and echoed: "Father Xiang's words are reasonable, Dazai is a little worried; If the real kingdoms attack, I am willing to personally lead the troops to fight, spill blood on the territory, and never let them set foot in Gusu, let alone let them hurt Brother Wang. ”

Bo Yao's eyelids raised slightly, and he arched his hand: "I'm afraid that in front of thousands of troops, the son is powerless." ”

"You ......" Gongzishan was about to retort, but Fucha interrupted: "Dazai's concerns are not unreasonable, Gou Jian has been imprisoned in the court, and he can't make any waves, so let's leave him alive." ”

Wu Zixu never expected that his husband, who had always been obedient to his words, would actually stand on Bo Yao's side this time, shocked and angry, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't kill Gou Jian, there will be endless troubles, please order the king to kill him immediately!" ”

Fucha reassured: "This king understands his father's worries, but keeping Gou Jian can indeed check and balance the countries, and it can also make those Yue people dare not act rashly." Besides, killing or not killing is just a matter of one sentence, so why rush for a while. ”

Wu Zixu shook his head and said: "The king is confused, and he has no benefit in keeping the hook and practice, so he must be killed immediately." ”

was reprimanded by him for being "confused" in person, the husband couldn't help but cold his face, and only after a while did he press the unhappiness in his heart, and said indifferently: "This king has his own plans for this matter, so don't worry about it." ”

Wu Zixu was unwilling to give up, took a few steps forward, and said unrelentingly: "Please give the king an order immediately!" ”

Looking at the figure that had become extremely oppressive because he was too close, Fucha said with a gloomy face: "Is Father Xiang persecuting this king?" ”

When he said this, Wu Zixu realized that his words were a little too much, so he quickly took a step back, bowed his head and said, "How dare the minister, it's just ......"

The husband didn't intend to give him a chance to continue, and said coldly: "Since it's not, then the father will go back." ”

Wu Zixu is in a hurry, "the king ......"

"Why, isn't it clear what this king said?" When saying this, the husband deliberately bit the word "this king" to remind Wu Zixu not to forget the way of the monarch and the minister.

Wu Zixu didn't expect that his husband would be so resolute in the matter of Gou Jian, and even did not hesitate to press himself as a king; Although he was not angry, he couldn't ignore the identity and face of his husband, and said helplessly: "The minister retired." ”

When passing by Bo Yao's side, Wu Zixu glared at him fiercely, and the latter didn't care, but deliberately shouted "King Yingming", making Wu Zixu so angry that he almost vomited blood, and left with hatred.

After Wu Zixu and Gongzishan left one after another, the husband turned his gaze and fell on Bo Yao's face, and said with a smile: "Are you satisfied?" ”

This seemingly casual sentence shocked Bo Yao, and he quickly knelt down and said, "The minister is afraid." ”

Fu Cha got up, stepped on the smooth ground with black and gold stripes, stopped in front of Bo Yao, and said lightly: "He is the army of this king, and he has made great achievements in the battle of Fujiao, and he can capture the Yue Kingdom, he is indispensable, you can't go too far." ”

Bo Yao raised his head and said with a face full of grievances: "How dare the minister, you heard it just now, it has always been him who is a villain and a vertical son scolding the minister." ”

"Father Xiang has always been upright, you have to be considerate of what to say." After a pause, the husband said again: "Besides, both of you are veterans of the two dynasties, and you are the widows of your father before his death, so you should work together to conspire for a great cause; Fighting over what to look like, you have to be laughed at when you spread it. ”

"The minister is guilty, please punish the king!" Bo Yao hurriedly bowed his head and pleaded guilty, in terms of marching formation, governing the country and the country, he was far inferior to Wu Zixu, but he was able to climb to the same position as him step by step, relying on judging the situation and speculating on the king's heart; So at this moment, when I heard the husband's reprimand, I quickly asked for sin, and I was very well-behaved.

His obedience satisfied the husband, and he said, "That's it, don't fight like this in the future, get up." ”

"King Xie." Bo Yao stood up cautiously and said softly: "The minister also knows Wu Xiang's temper, so over the years, he has been able to endure it, and let it go, but in the matter of Gou Jian, it is related to the reputation of the king and the survival of the Wu country, and the minister really does not dare to give in half a step." ”

Fucha sighed and said worriedly: "It's difficult for you, and it's even more difficult for Mingjun." ”

"Gou Jian is confined in the court, and what Wu Xiang said will never happen, the king can rest assured." Bo Yao swore solemnly.

"This king knows, so you should step aside." Faced with the husband's words, Bo Yao hesitated and said: "There is one more thing, the minister doesn't know whether to say it or not." ”

The husband brushed his robe and said in a cool voice: "If you want to say it, you can say it, if you don't want to say it, swallow it back, and this king can save some effort." ”

After he saw through his thoughts, Bo Yao couldn't help blushing a little, but he was thick-skinned, and in a blink of an eye, he seemed to be nothing, and arched his hand: "The minister sent people to collect more than 100 beauties from the Yue country, and I wanted to dedicate them to the king, and the king smiled, but someone made a hindrance on the way, so that only more than ten Yue girls arrived in Gusu, and all of them were mediocre, and they couldn't enter the palace to wait for the king." ”

"Go on." Fucha lowered his head and played with the swimming fish Peiyu on his waist, his face shrouded in shadows, making it difficult to see his joy and anger.

"According to the soldiers' report, most of those Yue women died of illness, and when they were outside the city of Gusu, they fled half of them, Wu Xiang was responsible for escorting these Yue women, he knew that those Yue women had dysentery, not only did not send military doctors to treat them, but also deliberately locked them together, allowing the epidemic to spread, and finally thanks to a Yue woman who knew how to use medicine, he escaped to collect medicine at the risk of death, so that the lives of the rest of the people were saved."

The husband's fingers trembled slightly, and he raised his head and said with a hint of eagerness: "What about the Yue girl?" ”

"It is also among the Yue women who escaped, and their whereabouts are still unknown." Hearing Bo Yao's words, the light in Fucha's eyes quickly dimmed like a candle blown out by the wind

"Chen really can't imagine how a group of weak women who are powerless can escape from the thousands of troops, and none of them can be recovered."

The husband supported his hand and stared at him and said, "Do you doubt your father? ”

Bo Yao said with a straight face: "The minister doesn't want to, but he has to be suspicious." ”

The husband looked at the half-open door of the temple without saying a word, and from time to time a wind blew in, blowing the corners of his thin clothes, like an eagle with wings ready to fly; After a while, he said lightly: "Father Xiang has always been above board, how could he do such a thing, you are suspicious." ”

Bo Yao said eagerly: "The minister knows that the king has always respected Wu Xiang and regarded him as a father, but he ......"

Fucha interrupted indifferently, "This king said that my father would not do such a thing, so Dazai will not say that in the future." ”

Bo Yao opened his mouth, as if he was unwilling, but finally lowered his head helplessly, "The minister obeys the order." ”

After signaling Bo Yao to go down, the husband took out a small porcelain vase from his arms, which was given to him by Yiguang when he was in Ramie Village that day, and the two Heart Protective Pills were still there.

"Is that you?" The husband muttered, his eyes were complicated, worried, worried, angry, and forbearing.

He didn't really trust Wu Zixu as much as he said just now; Indeed, the latter treats him like a father and a teacher, but because of this, he knows the latter's character very well.

Wu Zixu is loyal, but he is also domineering and dictatorial, and he will do everything possible to prevent or even destroy things that he does not agree with; In order to prevent the Yue Nu from entering the palace, so as to secretly kill the killer, this is a normal thing for Wu Zixu.

He believed what Bo Yao said, but it was just ...... Wu Zixu has always been Wu Zixu, and he and Wu Guodu still have many places to rely on. Therefore, even if he was not happy in his heart, he did not have a seizure, but secretly warned Bo Yao.

Wu Zixu is a tiger, and Bo Yao is not a wolf.

After a long time, the husband came back to his senses, lowered his head and rubbed the porcelain vase, and said softly: "I hope it's not you, otherwise it's ......" Otherwise, he didn't say anything, because even he didn't know.

Besides, after stepping out of the palace, he did not rush to board the carriage waiting outside the palace gate, but turned his head to look at the palace with curly eaves, and a sneer quietly climbed the corner of his mouth.

He knew that the matter of Yue Nu was not enough to make Fucha and Wu Zixu turn against each other, so what he had to do was to plant a seed in Fucha's heart.

Slowly, this seed will sprout, grow, and eventually grow into a towering tree......