Wu is located in the southeast, east of the East China Sea, north of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains. It is not far from Chu in the west, and it borders Yue in the south across Taihu Lake, both of which are sworn enemies of Wu.

After the hard work of the first two generations of monarchs, the state of Wu was prosperous, with 80,000 elite armor and a premier naval army - unlike the newly built naval army of the Tang Kingdom, this naval army fought against the ferocious Nanban pirates all year round, and was a real elite of a hundred battles.

The new Marquis of Wu inherited the legacy of his father and brother, and was unwilling to live in a corner to be his southern barbarian overlord, but repeatedly stimulated the Chu State, trying to wait for an opportunity to go west to the Central Plains.

The king of Chu was unbearable, so he adopted Zhaoyang's suggestion to win over the Yue Kingdom, and used the Yue Kingdom to contain the Yue Dynasty, so that he did not dare to rashly violate the border.

"Wu Guo doesn't know that I'm good about the Tang Dynasty and the Chu National Alliance? What does it mean to send a messenger at this time? Fang Li rubbed his forehead, and the joy of the past few days was diluted a lot, "He is not in the south to fight with Gou Jian, what is the intention of sending a messenger to my Datang?" ”

This happened too suddenly, and the ministers of the Tang State couldn't figure out anything for a moment, in fact, because the two countries were too far apart and had never interacted, if it weren't for this sudden mission, Fang Li would almost have forgotten this Spring and Autumn Hegemon who had destroyed the Chu State in history.

Now Wu Guoqiang is strong, and he really doesn't have much sense of existence.

Liu Feng looked left and right and saw that everyone was not talking, his heart moved slightly, and he laughed loudly: "Lord, I heard that Na Lu has not taken any advantage in fighting with Yue Guo recently, and his life is not very easy, could it be that he came to my Tang Kingdom to ask for reinforcements?" ”

", looking for help from Tang Guo, why don't you let the widowed warriors fly over to help him?" Fang Li laughed and scolded angrily, "Hugh has to be smart, your guess is too naïve!" ”

Liu Feng scratched his head and said with a smile: "Isn't it that the ministers don't talk when they see the princes, and ease the atmosphere, hehe......"

The crowd burst into laughter, and the condensed air dissipated a lot.

It's no wonder that everyone is making a lot of noise, it's really that the recent Tang Kingdom can't withstand too much tossing, and Wu Guo intervened sideways at this time, which makes people have to think about it.

None of these kings who have grown up from troubled times are easy to get along with.

Xun Yu, who was ranked first among the Wenchens, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Lord, what General Liu Xiao said may be true. ”

Xun Yuzhi's words shocked the audience, Liu Feng's eyes widened in disbelief, and the hall suddenly became noisy.

Some people say that Xun Yu must be joking, and some persuade them not to care about Liu Feng's face, they can say whatever they want, and the generals have different opinions, only Jia Xu, Fa Zheng and Gongsun Yan have a smile on the corner of their mouths.

"What?" Fang Li's eyes widened, "Wen Ruo, you're not joking with the widow, are you?" Datang is 108,000 miles away from Wu Kingdom! ”

"Yes, Xun Shangshu, this is not the time to joke." Lu Bu also interjected, "If you really want to ask for help, why don't you go to Chen and Song, even if you go to Qin and Qi, it's more reliable than us!" ”

"The general is not in a hurry, and listen to Xun Yu's words." Xun Yu smiled gently, "Diplomatic relations in troubled times are nothing more than the way to unite vertically and horizontally, after the alliance between the Chu State and my Tang State, there is no threat to the north, and He Lu feels uneasy, and it is not a strange thing to want to break up the Tang-Chu Alliance." ”

"Is my Tangchu Alliance so easy to break?" Fang Li sneered, "There is no more war in the north of the Chu State, but at the same time, it has also kept the peace of my southern border, with such a friend of interests, how can he break up?" ”

"What the lord said is very true." Xun Yu arched his hand and said, "But the way of diplomatic relations is false and real, and what kind of idea you have to fight, the lord will know when he sees the envoys of Wu State." ”

Fang Li nodded: "That's right, it's not interesting to guess." Do you know who is the surname of this envoy of Wu and who he is? ”

"The lord of the courtesy, the name of the envoy is Wu Zixu, and he is the doctor of Wu Guo." Gongsun Yan came out and said, "In addition to being a good military hand, this person is also very good at diplomatic relations, and he must not be just congratulating the Lord and Gong when he sent him here!" ”

"Wu Zixu?" Fang Li frowned, this is also a famous figure in history, "I heard that this person's father and brother died at the hands of the King of Chu, and he hated the Chu State to the core, so he sent him here, aren't you afraid that the widow will directly sacrifice it to the Chu State?" ”

These words are just angry words, the two countries are not at war yet, although Tang and Chu have formed an alliance, but what they have made is an equal covenant, Fang Li will really hand over people because Wu Zixu and the king of Chu have a grudge, and if it is passed out, it will be laughed to death by the nations, and the majesty that Tang has fought down after repeated conquests will disappear in an instant.

But if Tang Guo doesn't give it, it doesn't mean that Chu State won't send someone to ask for it, what kind of character Xiong Lu is this "big brother", Fang Li couldn't be clearer.

Thinking of this, Fang Li slapped the table and said angrily: "This Lu will really make trouble for the widow!" You say, "What should we do with the widow?" ”

Gongsun Yan thought that Wu Zixu hated Chu State to the bone marrow, and it was really a trouble, so he should not listen to any remarks from the other party, and ordered him to leave Xingyang immediately after a short meeting, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the King of Chu.

Jia Xu had a different opinion on this: "Lord, Tang and Chu are inseparable, it is impossible for Lu Lu not to know, at this time, there must be other purposes for sending Wu Zixu to Tang, the lord might as well listen to what he has to say, and then make a decision." ”

Xun Yu also agreed: "My Tang Dynasty stands in the forest of nations, you can't just rely on swords, the lord should not worry about the Chu State, if the King of Chu really has a mustard, the minister has his own way to resolve it." ”

Fang Li thought about it for a while, and decided to follow Xun Yu and Jia Xu's suggestion, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to receive the Wu delegation with Zhou courtesy.

Seeing that the monarch had already made a decision, Gongsun Yan didn't say much, but there was a slight darkness in his lowered eyes.

Three days later, Wu Zixu and his entourage arrived in Xingyang, and as soon as they arrived at the post house, they couldn't wait to see Tang Gong, and Fang Li readily agreed.

Early the next morning, the civil and military ministers of the Tang State gathered in the main hall to meet with the Wu envoys.

Fang Li was born in a modern special forces, and he pays attention to practicality in everything, compared to the gorgeous palace of gold carvings and silver ornaments in the Chu State, it is still the simple atmosphere of the Qin style that is more in line with Fang Li's appetite.

Under Fang Li's instructions, the entire Tang Palace City was modeled on the architecture of the Qin Kingdom, supplemented by the architectural style of the Western Han Dynasty in later generations, which looked more and more magnificent and heavy, but it was as vibrant as the new Tang Kingdom.

Wu Zixu had a "pragmatic and not pragmatic" evaluation in his heart, and when he arrived outside the main hall, he had already overturned all the words prepared by Wu Guo and re-typed the draft.

Seeing Fang Li, Wu Zixu saluted respectfully and said: "Wu Zixu, the envoy of the State of Wu, on my lord's order, congratulate Tang Gong on his happy son!" ”

"Envoy Wu, please get up." Fang Li happily snorted, "It's too early to say that you are happy with your son, maybe it's a girl!" ”

Wu Zixu also smiled: "Whether it is a prince or a princess, it is a thing worth celebrating. ”

The topic of son or daughter ends here, Fang Li and Wu Zixu both know that this is just a cover.

Fang Li was still very curious about what this ruthless man who had gone through ups and downs in history, and finally single-handedly helped to destroy the Chu State, and by the way, avenged the blood feud of the whole family, could say.

So he got straight to the point and said: "Mr. and Chu have a big enmity, Tang Chu League is known to the world, Wu Bo sent Mr. here, don't you worry about Mr.'s safety?" ”

Although Wu is an earldom, and Yue is only a viscount country, but the two difficult brothers and sisters in the southern barbarians rely on the high mountain emperor Yuan, and they have each called themselves kings a few generations ago, but after all, the name is not right, and the Central Plains countries still call Wu Bo.

Fang Li also called Uncle Wu in front of Wu Zixu, which also showed the same attitude as the Central Plains countries - the widows and others have not been kings, why are you a southern barbarian?

Wu Zixu didn't care, and he didn't shy away from his life experience, and when he heard this, he arched his hand and said: "Wu Zixu is envoy to the Tang State instead of the Chu State, why should my king worry?" Could it be that Tang was a vassal of Chu? ”

Tang Gong was called "Uncle Wu", and Wu Zixu insisted on being "my king".

It seems that this Wu Zixu is preparing to go to the sharp faction.

Fang Li touched his nose and felt that the other party's white hair was getting more and more dazzling.

This cannot be refuted, but it cannot be refuted by the monarch of the country.

"Ahem, the doctor's words are wrong." Fa Zheng said, "The Tang State and the Chu State have long had an alliance, even if you hand over the doctor to the King of Chu, it is out of faith in the allies, how did you become a vassal of the Chu State?" The doctor is too cautious. ”

Wu Zixu smiled: "In this way, Duke Tang is determined to sacrifice his ministers to the King of Chu?" ”

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There was silence in the main hall, and Fang Li responded like a fly.

This is Cheng Xin not to give him this Tang Gong step down!

Xun Yu and Jia Xu were also speechless, at this time, it was clear that as long as they took a little bit of sycophancy, and praised the benevolence and wisdom of Tang Gong, the topic would pass, is this Wu Zixu like this?

Xun Yu sighed secretly, and came out resignedly: "The doctor is serious, my lord is just out of concern, let's get down to business." ”

In the first round of the tongue battle, Tang Guo was defeated.

Wu Zixu seemed to be very easy to speak, and when he heard this, he really changed the topic, and said: "My king sent foreign ministers this time, in addition to congratulating Tang Gong on his noble son, he also wanted to sign a friendly alliance with Tang and become a brotherly country. ”

After speaking, Wu Zixu took out a silk book from his sleeve and motioned to the waiter waiting on the side to hand it over.

Since Tang Guo issued a clear paper, the Central Plains countries have followed suit, this kind of diplomatic relations rarely use silk books, and now when I see it again, everyone feels a little strange.

Backward...

Fang Li thought while spreading out the silk book.

He Lu sprinkled a lot of nonsense on the national book, and it was summed up that he Wu Wang had long admired the name of Tang Gong, and he had no relationship before just because he was not available, but now that he is free, he will immediately send a messenger to repair it.

In the end, He Lu also wrote that if Fang Li was willing, he was willing to invite Tang Guo to be the king together!

Xiang Wang, that is, the kings of several countries get together and recognize each other as kings, and generally Zhou Tianzi sends envoys to symbolically give a piece of meat to show that the king obeys the etiquette law.

Now in the Spring and Autumn Continent, except for the two stunned greens in the south, only Xiong Lu was recognized by Zhou Tianzi as the title of "king".

The corners of Fang Li's mouth twitched: "Sir, there is nothing wrong with the widow's eyes, right?" Uncle Wu wants to invite the widow to be king together? ”

If he wants to call Wang Ji Zheng dare to disagree? Do you still need him to come all the way to invite him?