In the palace, Fucha was painting, but no matter how he painted, he felt that it was not as good as the one that was "not much" wet by Wu Rong yesterday, and he couldn't paint one-ten-thousandth of the lovely child in his heart.

The more he painted, the more irritable he became, and he grabbed the silk silk that was spread out on the case and threw it on the ground in a ball.

A palace man trembled outside the door and said: "King Qiqi, Lord Xiangguo asks to see you." ”

Fucha frowned, and said to himself, "What is he doing here?" ”

Wang Shen said cautiously: "The slave heard that Miss Wu went out of the palace this morning, could it have anything to do with this?" ”

"What is she doing when she leaves the palace in a good manner?" The husband asked with a puzzled face, if Wu Rong heard this, he was afraid that he would have to be sad for a while, and he cried heartily for him, but he didn't even know why he was crying.

The husband didn't understand the thoughts of his daughter's family, but Wang Shen knew, but he didn't dare to say it explicitly, so he only said vaguely: "Maybe it's for last night." ”

The husband was stunned, then shook his head, and said to the palace man who was still waiting outside the door: "Let him come in." ”

"No." As the palace people retreated, Wu Zixu strode in, stood still and arched his hand: "I've seen the king." ”

"Father doesn't need to be polite, sit." After Wu Zixu sat down, the husband noticed that there was a person behind him, and said suspiciously: "This is ......"

"King Qiyu, he is the doorman of the old minister, called Fan Li, he is quite talented, and he has admired the king for a long time, so he brought him to meet the king."

The husband almost nodded, and turned his attention to Wu Zixu, "I don't know what happened when my father came over today?" ”

"Has the king heard about the rumors in the city recently?"

Fucha originally thought that he was coming for Wu Rong's matter, as Wang Shen said, but it didn't sound at the moment, so he thought for a moment and said: "Xiangfu refers to the rumor that 'the Yue country exiles kill the Wu people'?" ”

Seeing Wu Zixu nodding, he said disappreciably: "It's just a rumor, my father doesn't need to care." ”

Wu Zixu said in a deep voice: "If the old minister tells the king, is it not a rumor? ”

The husband was stunned, "It's not a rumor?" ”

"Yes, there are indeed Vietnamese refugees fleeing to Gusu and secretly murdering the people in the city, and several cases of injury have occurred in recent days, all of which are related to the more and more; This incident caused the hearts of the people in the city to fluctuate, and the people were in danger; The old minister was worried that if this situation continued for a long time, it would make the court situation turbulent, so he came to ask the king to decide. ”

The husband pondered for a moment and said, "Send an order to go down, strengthen the guards in the city, and search for the Yue people with bad intentions, and punish them severely." ”

Wu Zixu expected him to say this, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that the king's method will cure the symptoms but not the root cause." ”

was questioned by him in person, and the husband was slightly unhappy in his heart, "According to what my father sees, what is the way to cure the root cause?" ”

"The reason why the Yue people are reluctant to submit to my Dawu is because Gou Jian is still alive, so they have always had the idea of recovering the country in their hearts.

The husband said thoughtfully: "Father Xiang is saying that Gou Jian is the source of all these incidents? ”

Wu Zixu said solemnly: "Yes, if you don't kill Gou Jian, the Yue people will not be sincerely obedient!" ”

Hearing this, how could the husband not understand what Wu Zixu meant, going around in such a big circle, just to let himself order Gou Jian to be executed, and he really didn't give up.

The husband is refusing, and the words come to his mouth and hesitate, the reason why he keeps Gou Jian is that he wants to use this to restrain the countries, and the other is to win the name of a benevolent monarch, in this troubled world, there is nothing more than the word "benevolent" to win the hearts of the people.

But all this is based on the strength and prosperity of the Wu State, and if there is civil strife because of this, it will be more than worth the loss.

Seeing that his husband almost didn't speak, Wu Zixu knew that he was shaken, and stepped up and said: "The old minister knows that the king is kind-hearted, but if Gou Jian does not die, the country will not surrender, and the country of Wu will not be restless, and it will affect the king's hegemony for thousands of years. ”

The husband was still silent, but the wavering in his heart was a little greater than just now, and when he was hesitating, a clear voice suddenly sounded in the hall, "There are a few words below, I don't know if I can say it?" ”

It was Fan Li who spoke, and the husband glanced at Wu Zixu and said: "It's the first time that my father has brought a guest to see this king, and he can be so valued, he must have some real ability, and let's listen to it." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Fan Li bowed, bowed his head and said: "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are used as dogs; The people are hopeless, hoping that a benevolent monarch will appear and enjoy a peaceful and prosperous world; Only a benevolent monarch can win the hearts of the people, but killing is not necessarily unkind, and not killing is not necessarily benevolent. ”

Fucha originally just listened to it casually and didn't care, but with Fan Li's words, Fucha's expression gradually became solemn, and since he captured Goujian, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military have been arguing endlessly about killing or not killing.

Wu Zixu thought that he was a woman's benevolence, and Bo Yao thought that he wanted to gain a false reputation of benevolence, but no one knew what he really thought in his heart, but he was broken by this doorman who had just met, it was really ......

The husband didn't know what words to use to describe the turbulent mood at this time, and after a while, he said, "What's your name?" When Wu Zixu introduced it before, he didn't take it to heart at all, and he forgot about it after hearing it.

"Under the surname Fan Mingli, the word Shaobo."

"Fan Li." The husband read slowly, and said with his chin bowed: "Okay, this king remembers." ”

At that time, Wu Zixu waited anxiously, and couldn't help but say: "King, the matter of Gou Jian ......"

At this time, Fucha's heart was already biased towards Wu Zixu, but he didn't want the latter to be too proud, so he said: "Let King Ben think about this matter again, and decide it in a few days, and Father Xiang will go back first." ”

Wu Zixu was not satisfied with this answer, frowned, and was about to speak again, Fan Li saw his thoughts, and said first: "Retire below." ”

Being robbed by him like this, Wu Zixu was inconvenient to say anything, so he had to withdraw from the main hall and wait for the carriage waiting outside, Wu Zixu said with a gloomy face: "The king was about to agree just now, why don't you let the old man persuade him again?" ”

Fan Li knew that he couldn't hide this from Wu Zixu, so he had already thought of his words, "It's because I'm about to agree that I can't let Lord Xiangguo say it anymore." ”

Wu Zixu was surprised by him, "Why is this?" ”

"I know that you are working hard, but if you press forward like that, it will only make the king disgusted and even rebellious, and make the things that have been stable revital." Seeing that Wu Zixu's face was slightly softened, Fan Li said again: "The king has been close to Bo Yao for a while and has snubbed you, which is exactly the reason. ”

Wu Zixu listened silently, the carriage slowly drove on the uneven road, jolting from time to time, and when he was about to arrive at Xiangguo's mansion, he said in a deep voice: "The old man can afford to wait for a few days, I am afraid that some villains will take advantage of this effort to instigate the king to protect Goujian, and the old man's thoughts will be in vain." ”

"The king is wise, I believe that I will not disappoint Lord Xiangguo." Facing Fan Li's comfort, Wu Zixu sighed, "I hope so." ”

After getting out of the carriage, Fan Li suddenly saluted Wu Zixu, who said in surprise: "What is the young uncle doing?" ”

Fan Li said in a condensed voice: "I have always been upright and accustomed to my temperament, and it is difficult to offend Lord Xiangguo, just like I did in front of the king before; But please believe that no matter what you do, it is for the well-being of Sangkoku, and there is no half-selfish distraction. ”

These words were sincere, even Wu Zixu couldn't help but be moved, helped him up and said: "The old man understands, it's difficult to be a young uncle." After a pause, he said gently: "It's not early, the young uncle should go back to the house to rest, there are still things to discuss with you tomorrow." ”

After sending Wu Zixu into the house, Fan Li also returned to his mansion, and now he has moved into the house prepared for him by Wu Zixu, and only occasionally goes to Wenchong.

After Fan Li returned to the house, he sat quietly in the chair, taking a sip of sweet tea soup from time to time, as if he was waiting for someone.

The light and shadow turned quietly, and before I knew it, it was dusk, and Fan Li was still sitting quietly in the chair, like a statue.

"Sir." A subordinate walked in and said respectfully, "The piano you sent for repair is ready, but is it sent to the room?" ”

Fan Li's eyes flashed slightly, "Doesn't it mean that you have a talent?" ”

"I heard from the person who sent it, the shopkeeper of the piano hall knew that you were in a hurry, so he urged it to be repaired overnight." said, the subordinate said flatteringly: "The shopkeeper must know that you are a celebrity in front of Lord Xiangguo, so he came to please you." ”

Fan Li smiled and said, "Send it in, I'm interested in stroking a song at this moment." ”

"Whoa." The subordinate respectfully retreated, and after a while, an antique piano was picked up, and after the piano was put away, Fan Li waved his hand to signal the subordinate to go out.

When he was the only one left in the hall, Fan Li's fingers skillfully pressed on the body of the piano, and a small dark grid appeared, and inside was a rolled-up note.

After making sure that there was no one around, Fan Li unfolded the paper, and only four words were written on it: Before the time comes, you can't agree.

Fan Li recognized that this was Yiguang's handwriting, as early as when the next person said that the piano store sent the piano in advance, he knew that Yiguang had news to pass on to him, and sure enough.

The news that he entered the palace with Wu Zixu managed to reach the piano hall early in the morning, presumably Dongyun went to know Yiguang, and the latter gave her such a note.

If it was someone else, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to guess these eight words, but Fan Li understood at a glance that Yiguang asked him not to agree to his husband's solicitation.

When he saw him today, he made a deep impression on Fucha, and he concluded that Fucha would definitely see him again, and even recruit him.

He was waiting for the messenger just now, and Yiguang also thought of this, which can be said to be a good idea.

Before the time comes, he can't agree - Yiguang is reminding him not to agree to his husband's solicitation, now is not the time, this is also the thought in his heart.

At night, Fan Li was having dinner, and someone came to greet him, saying that someone asked to see him, Fan Li's eyes lit up slightly, "Let him come in." ”

Not long after Fan Li's words fell, a man wearing a hat walked in, and as the comer raised the brim of his hat, he revealed a face that he had just seen not long ago, which was actually Wang Shen.

Fan Li was startled, and was about to speak, Wang Shen glanced at him, lowered the brim of his hat again, and said, "My master asks Mr. to come over to the house." ”

"Okay." Fan Li responded happily, who can be called the master by Wang Shen, there will be no second person except for the husband.

Fish...... It's starting to take the bait.

Fan Li wiped his face, left with Wang Shen, walked through the streets and alleys all the way, and came to a magnificent house, with the light of the two red lanterns at the door, he could see the words on the plaque - Dazaifu.