Although Fang Li's admiration for Wu Qi was like a surging river, he also knew that he couldn't show it too obviously.

Wu Qi is still just a nameless young man, and he is also a senior military general of Yu State, with Wu Qi's ingenuity, if he is too explicit, it will inevitably arouse his suspicion and lead to self-defeating.

"Huh...... Wu Zhuangshi has good courage and good will, and he will appreciate it very much and want to take you under his command. If the strong man can look down on us, I will worship you as a deputy when I arrive at Chiyang Pass...... At least let you be a centurion, I don't know what Wu Zhuangshi wants? ”

Fang Li put his hands behind his back, testing Wu Qi's meaning, and wanted to say that he would worship Wu Qi as a deputy general, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he changed it to a centurion.

Wu Qi showed an apologetic smile again, and defended: "The grace of dripping water should be repaid with a gushing spring, General Fang saved Wu Qi's life, and I should have repaid it with death." But Wu Qi has already agreed to the invitation of General Cao Di of Lu State, and is ready to go to Lu State, I am afraid that he will disappoint General Fang! ”

"Is that so?"

Fang Li couldn't hide his disappointment, he thought that he had bumped into great luck this time, but who knew that it was empty joy.

"Hey...... I see that your kid is toasting and not eating and drinking, and our general Fang has taken a fancy to you as your blessing, and you don't know how to lift? ”

Koji Yi next to him was furious, and he stepped forward and grabbed Wu Qi's shirt and was about to move, "I knew that this guy was an ungrateful person, so it was better to let the wolves eat him!" I think General Fang, you don't have to be polite with him, just catch Chi Yang and let him do a few days of hard labor and be honest! ”

"Don't be rude!"

Fang Li hurriedly stopped Lu Yi's reckless move, and his heart was full of Wu Qi's thoughts.

With Wu Qi's talent, he is naturally arrogant, he doesn't even want to assist in defending his motherland, how can he look down on the weak Yu country?

With Wu Qi's talent and ambition, he naturally wants to make contributions in this world and strive to go down in history. And Qi, Qin, Zhao, Chu, Jin and other superpowers are full of talents, and even if Wu Qi joins, he doesn't have much opportunity to perform.

But if you join small countries like Yu, Xue, Ju, and Shu, even the country is in danger, even if you make a name for yourself, how much impact can it have?

After such a comparison, Wu Qi's purpose is self-evident, second-tier countries such as Lu, Wu, Yan, and Yue are the best choices, which are not only useful, but also have a certain national strength for him to display his talents.

There were only 600,000 people and 30,000 troops in Yu, and the area was only 300 miles from south to north.

In contrast, the Lu State is much stronger, they have a population of 2.5 million people, 130,000 elite soldiers, and have repeatedly fought against the Eastern Overlord Qi State, and they can win and lose each other, and their strength cannot be underestimated.

In addition, there are great Confucians such as Confucius and Mencius in the Lu State to teach Confucianism and Taoism, which are deeply appreciated by the Zhou royal family, and many princes respect Confucianism. Compared like this, it is reasonable that Wu Qi does not look down on Yu Guo.

"It seems that I have nothing to do with Wu Zhuangshi, it's a pity!" Fang Li shook his head and sighed, with a look of regret.

Be a man and leave a line, and see each other in the future. Fang Li believed that if Wu Qi was forcibly left behind, he would definitely not let him convince himself to work for himself, it was better to be a favor and let him go to Lu State, or make a foreign aid, anyway, Wu Qi would not stay long in Lu State.

Although this world is different from the history before Fang Li's time travel, there are still many things in common, and Fang Li believes that according to Wu Qi's character, he will definitely repeat the mistakes of the past after spending a few years in the Lu Kingdom. If his strength becomes strong by then, recruiting Wu Qi again will become a matter of course.

"General Fang's life-saving grace is unforgettable, if I can't get along in Lu State, if General Fang doesn't dislike it, he will come to repay the general's kindness one day!" Wu Qi didn't say anything to death, leaving room for maneuver.

Fang Li showed a pleased smile: "As long as our party has military power in our hands, the door of the Yu Kingdom will be open to you at any time!" ”

Wu Qi added meaningfully: "Of course, if General Fang is unsuccessful in Yu State, and Wu Qi is lucky to get ahead in Lu State, I welcome General Fang to serve in Lu State at any time." I believe that with General Fang's excellent archery skills, he will definitely shine in Lu State, and the stage that Lu State can provide to the general is by no means comparable to Yu State! ”

In the troubled era of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the concept of the country and the nation is not very strong, so many famous generals will choose to serve other countries, in addition to the patriot Wu Qi successively served in Lu, Wei, and Chu, the famous "Soldier Saint" Sun Wu also served for Wu as a member of Qi.

The famous generals who played for other countries also included Le Yi, a descendant of Wei General Le Yang, who served for Yan State, and Meng Tian, a descendant of Qi State, who served for Qin State. As for Wu Zixu, who was persecuted and defected to Wu to counterattack his homeland of Chu, and dug up the tomb of King Chuping and whipped his body, everyone knows it.

This troubled world is a world of the jungle, loyalty is not of much value, even such as the famous general Lian Po of Zhao, it is not guaranteed in his later years, and he defected to Wei after suffering a cold reception in his later years, and then went to Chu and died in a foreign land.

Maybe Wu Qi doesn't care about the country and the nation, but someone does.

As soon as Wu Qi's voice fell, Baili Susu next to him scolded: "You patriots can have no father, no mother and no country, but we Yu people can't do it!" I believe that General Fang is a person of Yu Country in life, and death is the soul of Yu Country, and he will never take refuge in other countries! ”

Wu Qi smiled: "This girl, you are still young, and you don't understand the impermanence of the world. People in the rivers and lakes, sometimes they can't help themselves! ”

Fang Li said angrily: "Everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't be forced. Since Wu Zhuangshi has decided to go to Lu State, I will not force you to leave, and I hope that one day you and I will be able to fight side by side. ”

Wu Qi said meaningfully: "Maybe this day is not far away, if General Fang has nowhere to go in the future, please remember to come to Qufu to find me." ”

Fang Li shook his head and smiled bitterly, obviously Wu Qi already knew the news of the Jin State envoy's visit. With his talent, he can naturally penetrate at a glance No matter whether Yu Guo agrees to lend the way to the Jin State or not, it will be difficult to escape the doom of the country in the end, and I think this is one of the reasons why Wu Qi refused to agree to Fang Li to join the Yu State army.

The Jin State has 6 million people, 400,000 armor, and 5,000 chariots, if it is ruthless to destroy the Yu State, even if the Yu State comes to help, it will not change the result, not to mention that the Yu Alliance is now on the verge of breaking.

Fang Li instructed Lu Yi to collect dry firewood and come back to make a fire: "Let's not talk about this, I had a vicious battle with the wolves just now, and I was hungry." And I brought a jug of good wine in the saddle, let's have a drink together, and then we parted ways! ”

Although Lu Yi hated Wu Qi very much, he still collected a large amount of dry firewood according to Fang Li's instructions and came back to make a fire, Fang Li personally went to skin the head wolf, cut off a wolf leg and put it on the bonfire to smoke and roast, and drank a pot of wine with Wu Qi.

"Please forgive me for taking the liberty of asking, why did Brother Wu come from the West?" Although Fang Li didn't know who was older between himself and Wu Qi, since he was a general, he had to put on a general's shelf.

Wu Qi didn't care, and told him frankly: "I can't hide it, my mother passed away due to illness a month ago, and I am following my master to travel to the territory of Liang Kingdom. Because I did not return to my hometown to mourn, I angered the master and expelled me from the school, leaving me homeless. Fortunately, General Cao Di of the Lu State sent someone to summon him, so he hurried day and night so that he ran into wolves in this barren mountain and wilderness. ”

Fang Li suddenly had an epiphany: "I see, dare to ask who the Venerable Master is?" ”

"Sage Kong is my ancestor, and his apprentice Zengzi is my mentor." Wu Qi came from the truth.

Zengzi's real name was Zeng Shen, one of the seventy-two disciples of Confucius, and in history his son Zeng Shen was Wu Qi's master and expelled Wu Qi from the school. Now it seems that the situation has changed somewhat, Wu Qi has changed from Zeng Shen's disciple to Zeng Shen's disciple, but it has no impact on Fang Li.

The two of them drank wine in a big bowl, ate meat in large pieces, and talked happily from military training to governing the country, and had the meaning of seeing each other and hating each other.

Wu Qi got up with a smile and said, "There is no feast in the world that will not be dispersed, the sky is already bright, let's say goodbye?" ”

Fang Li proposed: "Let's see each other late, why don't we marry Jin Lan and worship as brothers with different surnames?" ”

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