After the morning of the Shenwu trial, Fan Luo returned to his dormitory, and at this time, Yu Suming was sitting under the lilac veil and pouring himself a drink.

Fen Luo came to Juan Suming, snatched the wine jug from Juan Suming's hand, poured himself a full glass of wine, and then stretched out his hand and touched Juan Suming's wine glass, and before Juan Suming raised his glass, Fen Luo drank it all.

"Why didn't you go and see it?" Fenluo poured himself another glass of wine.

"Huh." Juan Suming shook the elixir in the cup, smiled at the corners of his mouth, and his cheeks were drunken red, "What is there to see?" Isn't the result the same anyway? ”

"What if they win?" Fan Luo smiled and raised his wine glass, gently embracing Su Ming, tender and charming.

Su Ming's eyes were blurred, and he clinked glasses with Fan Luo and drank together, and said with a smile: "That's the same." ”

"How?"

"These are all predestined, there is no point in forcing them, if they are destined to lose, then lose, if they are destined to win, then win, why force it?"

"You weren't like that back then."

"Oh? Really? Hehe, what was I like back then? ”

"Back then, you had the whole world in your heart, and when I met you, I realized that this day is actually more than just a circle above your head; This land is not just a lonely mountain closed on all sides; The world of flowers outside is so wonderful, the world is so big, we have so many things to do. ”

Su Ming tilted his head and laughed at himself: "I was so stupid back then. ”

Fenluo smiled and shook his head, "yes, you were so stupid back then. ”

"Well, let's not mention the year." Yan Suming waved his hand, then fell backwards and lay on the mat, "How did they lose?" Tell me about it. ”

"No, they didn't lose, they were drawn." After saying that, Fan Luo stood up, walked in front of Yan Suming, and then lay down beside Yan Su Ming.

"Oh? Unexpectedly, I really can't imagine that they can actually draw, such a thing should have never happened in the more than 200 years of history of the Yue Nu people, right? ”

"Well, it never happened."

"So, there will be a third?"

"Well, there will be, in five days."

"Hehe, it doesn't matter."

"If Heyu marries Jianyue, will you be happy?"

Yu Suming turned around, hugged Fenluo, and pressed against Fenluo's face, "I think, if I stayed in Yuenu Mountain back then, maybe my life would be very happy." ”

"That's what you think now, you didn't think that back then." Fan Luo smiled and put his hand on Yu Suming's chest.

"Fanluo, I really don't know how long these days can last."

"Don't go......" Fenluo whispered.

After being silent for a long time, Su Ming hugged Fan Luo tightly into his arms, and finally said, "Good ......"

The grand trial of Yuenu Mountain had just ended, and at the same time, at noon, in the eastern suburbs of Gusu City, a departure ceremony had kicked off.

Wu Wangfu was dressed in military uniform and stood on a high platform. At his feet, 30,000 infantrymen, 5,000 sailors, and 50 ships were ready to go.

This time, King Wu allied with Chen, Lu, and Yue to march into Qi together, and the Wu army and the combined forces of Chen and Lu attacked Qi by land. The Wu Shui Army and the Yue State allied forces to attack the Qi State by water. The two routes of soldiers and horses plan to converge at the mouth of the Qi River - Chai Bay, as long as Chai Bay is captured, they can advance by land and water to capture Qi State.

At this time, the warships lined up neatly on the surface of the lake, like rolling hills. On and off the warship, the naval and land armies were heroic, the armor of the soldiers shone in the sun, the sharp weapons were lined up one after another, and the bright flags fluttered in the wind in the neat queue.

King Wu preached to the people, and then personally ordered the general to confer the seal, and ordered the land and water army to march in the direction of Qi at the same time. For a time, the army was majestic, all the way to the north, raising a hundred feet of dust; The navy is mighty, sailing to the east, rolling up the white waves.

After the ceremony, Gong Wanran still looked out, and only when the army disappeared into the invisible distance did he turn back and prepare to leave. At this time, he saw Cai Kuo not far away, and the two looked at each other, but Cai Kuo hurriedly lowered his head and fled.

Gong Wan's body trembled, he wanted to catch up and say something, but he didn't know how to speak, so he had to freeze his body and stop in place.

"Lord Gonghui!" A shrill voice came from behind him.

Gong Wan turned around and saw a fat figure walking over, and it was Qi Liu.

"Ruler Childe." The public bowed.

"Lord Gonghui, why be polite, you and I don't need to be so polite, hehe." Holding his stomach with one hand, he said with the other hand swaying.

"What's the matter with Childe?"

"It's nothing, hehe, I just saw Lord Gonghui, so I came over to say hello. Oh, by the way, I hope the adults don't take it to heart about the last time, those subordinates are not sensible, smashed the tea set of the princess, I have punished them, and I hope the adults will not blame, hehe, in two days, I will let someone send you a good tea set. ”

"No, no, Childe is out."

"Hehe, Lord Gonghui, I only found out when I took over that running an incense factory is really a chore, hehe, those workers are all bastards, and they don't work hard to give them so much money, it's really angry to me."

"There is Lao Gongzi to discipline me."

"No, they had a fight the day before yesterday, and after I knew it, I got angry and pulled a few people to beat them up, haha! You don't know, this fight is honest, they each kneel on the ground and beg for mercy, that's ridiculous. ”

Gong Huiran frowned slightly, but pretended to smile, nodded and said, "Childe bothered." ”

The ruler raised his eyebrows slightly, and pushed down Gong Hui Ran with his fat shoulders, "Hey, Lord Gong Hui, I contacted a few more buyers, this time the bid is higher, as long as we sell this formula, we don't have to worry about anything, a lot of gold will be in hand, how about it?" Earn a handful with your brothers? ”

Gong Wanran shook his head and saluted: "Childe, I really don't know the recipe below." ”

"Hmph, don't be ashamed!" The ruler's face changed abruptly, and after throwing down a cruel word, he left angrily.

Half an hour later, in the prison of Gusu City, the angle of sunlight slanted downward, and through the narrow window, the light in the prison was expanded.

Wu Zixu was surrounded by a pile of books, at this time, he was nibbling on chicken legs in one hand and holding a volume of "Book of Songs" in the other, he squinted his eyes and read with a smile on his face, as if he was enjoying it very much.

The cell boss walked over and said respectfully: "Xiangguo, Lord Gonghui asks to see you." ”

"Oh, let him come."

"Whoa."

After a while, Gong Wanran came to the prison and bowed deeply to Wu Zixu: "The lower official has seen Lord Xiangguo. ”

"Hehe, sit down, sit down, let's sit down and talk."

Gong Wan nodded, then knelt down on the stone slab.

"Hey, do you hurt like that, you should be like me, you see, your legs are crossed, your butt is on the ground, hehe, it's much more comfortable."

Gong Wanran shook his head and said, "I'll do it this way." ”

"So be it." Wu Zixu said with a smile.

"Xiangguo ......" Gong Wanran seemed to be a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment and said: "Your crime of treason has been condemned to death, and there is no possibility of overturning it." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, I've known the result for a long time."

"Lord Cai has been trying hard to help you overturn the case, but ...... He didn't succeed. ”

"Well, I know, I know everything outside, hey, it's not a pity for me to die, it's a pity, it's a pity to ruin a good seedling...... Still, it doesn't matter, hehe. ”

"I have settled all of Xiangguo's family, and I hope Xiangguo doesn't have to worry."

"Well, I want to thank you so much." Wu Zixu said and saluted to Gong Wanran.

"I'm ashamed!" Gong Wanran hurriedly returned the salute.

"Hehe, you have the shadow of your grandfather in you."

"You know him?"

"Well, I know, Gonghui Xuanjian, he and Huan Che, Yan Lingyu, the three of them are also senior brothers, hehe, just like the three of you. But it's a pity, God is jealous of the talent, his life span is too short. ”

"I have been away from home since I was a child, and I have not been able to fulfill my filial piety for a long time, but the teachings of my family are firmly in my heart......"

Wu Zixu raised his head and looked out the window, as if he was flipping through those old memories, for a long time, he shook his head, and said in a low tone: "Forget it, it's all old things, I don't want to think about it anymore, you go back......"

"Sangkook." Gong Wanran wanted to say something, but he had nothing to say, he saluted Wu Zixu deeply again, got up and said, "Take care ......"

Gong Wan turned around and walked outside.

"After I die, I gouge out my eyes and hang them on the city gate, I want to see how Gou Jian destroyed the state of Wu."

Gong Hui stopped in his tracks, he didn't look back, he didn't nod in agreement, he just exhaled softly, and then left the gloomy dungeon and walked into the hot sun.

On the other side, the stench of animal feces always wafts through the depressed streets of Huiji City, and just after a light rain, the ground is even more muddy, and the sparse pedestrians are busy wearing shabby and dirty clothes and stepping on the sludge.

Ji Zheng and King Yue were riding horses to the martial arts exercise ground to inspect the soldiers' drills.

King Yue said: "General Ji, today the State of Wu has set out for the State of Qi, what do you think?" ”

"From the perspective of national strength, Wu is not as good as Qi. Although the state of Qi is declining, it is a big country after all, and although the state of Wu is prosperous, it is a small country after all, and the national strength of the two countries is far apart, and it is by no means a year or two to catch up. In terms of military strength, Qi is inferior to Wu. Recently, the state of Wu has been fighting for several years, all of which have won great victories, the people's hearts are at their peak, and the army is at their peak, while the Qi country is disheartened and its military strength is declining. Therefore, Wu will inevitably pursue a quick victory. ”

"Hmm...... Well...... "King Yue fell into deep thought.

"King Wu was carried away by the victory, and thought that he had the qualifications to dominate the world, but in fact, in terms of the true national strength of Wu, he was still far from the real overlord. However, in this battle, if Wu was powerless and returned defeated, it was possible for King Wu to recognize the reality, dispel the idea of fighting for hegemony, and get out of the quagmire of fighting against Qi State. In that case, the state of Wu will recuperate, develop its national strength, and consolidate its control over the surrounding princes, which will be a great disaster for us. ”

"The general's analysis is very reasonable! So what should we do? ”

"We must not allow Wu to win, but we must not let Wu be defeated. If the initial stage of the war is going well, we will sabotage it covertly, and if it does not go well, we will do everything we can to help. In any case, we must push the state of Wu into the quagmire of war, so that it will not be able to win and retreat. ”

"Haha, what a person who wants to win but can't, who wants to retreat but doesn't give up! Haha, I have General Ji, better than thousands of troops! King Yue praised.

Ji Zheng was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "King, we are going to go on an expedition at the end of the month. In the past two years, I have trained the troops with the new method, and the organization and cooperation of the soldiers are far better than before, but the tempering of the army must not only stay on the battlefield of martial arts, but must also be tested and polished in actual combat, and this time in the face of a real war, it is also a rare opportunity for us to fight in real combat. ”

"Good! Walk! Let's go see the new recruits this time! ”

"Whoa!"

The two of them came to a martial arts arena, where two hundred newly recruited soldiers, most of whom were under twenty years old, and their immature faces were still full of ignorance and confusion.

King Yue and Ji Zheng walked up to the parade platform, looked at the soldiers below, and asked, "General, are these soldiers available?" ”

"Not available yet."

"Why? Is it because they are not physically fit enough? ”

Ji Zheng shook his head.

"Is that because they have no experience and are not good at martial arts?"

"Not really."

"Why is that?"

"Because they don't have enough courage yet, the king needs to guide them so that they know what they are fighting for and for whom."

"Well, you're right." King Yue nodded.

So King Yue jumped off the parade platform, walked to the soldiers, watched the soldiers train up close, and helped individual soldiers correct their movements from time to time.

Seeing that the king was so attentive, the soldiers also trained desperately, and after a while, the king of Yue beckoned everyone to rest and motioned for everyone to sit in front of him.

After everyone sat down quietly, the king of Yue leaned his back against the parade platform and said to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, ten years ago, the Wu State invaded the rivers and mountains of our Yue country, slaughtered our soldiers and people, and trampled on the dignity of our society. Like you, I have experienced a tragic past, however, we have all survived, and since we are all alive, we must avenge our dead relatives and avenge the bullied Yue country! ”

"Revenge! Avenge! The soldiers in the audience were excited and shouted in unison.

"Soldiers, you are all warriors of the Yue country, you are the pride of the Yue country, you are conscripted into the army, in order to protect the family and defend the country, in order to avenge the hatred!"

"Defend the country! Settle an old score! The soldiers shouted.

King Yue pulled out his sword violently, raised it to the right side of his body, and was about to speak, but a frog suddenly jumped from the parade platform to King Yue's sword.

Everyone was stunned by this scene, and some of the little soldiers couldn't hold back and giggled.

At this time, King Yue gently put the sword on the parade platform with a serious expression, and then respectfully saluted the frog with a bulging belly, and said to everyone: "This frog is very courageous, but it is not afraid in the face of the sword, and its courage is worthy of respect!" ”

Ji Zheng on the side hurriedly saluted the frog and said, "This is an angry frog!" ”

Everyone nodded, and they all stood up and saluted the frog.

"Angry frogs are still like this, how much more do we wait?!" King Yue said and turned to salute everyone, "Your courage is more worthy of respect!" I believe that as long as we have courage and faith, we will definitely be able to defeat the state of Wu! Settle an old score! ”

"Revenge! Settle an old score! ”

For a time, the crowd was excited and morale was high.