Zhang Xun was taken aback, and at this time he understood why Wu Zixu would keep guiding him and teaching him, although he was flattered, he thought that he was powerless and could not take on this heavy responsibility, so he hurriedly saluted and said: "Xiangguo is wrong to love!" How can he be in the next place? ”

"Hehe, you can, the old man is still very accurate in seeing people, in fact, when the three of you brothers first arrived, I was already secretly observing, and now I dare to assert that you are the only one among the three of you who can take on this important responsibility."

"No, no, I'm not as good as my second brother Ji Zheng in terms of fighting, and I'm not as good as my eldest brother Gong Wanran in terms of politics, although Ji Zheng is no longer serving in Wu State, but my eldest brother Gong Wanran is a capable minister in governing the country! Why didn't Sangkook guide him? I'm the dumbest of all, I can't take on such a heavy responsibility! ”

Wu Zixu smiled and said: "Hehe, I don't want to evaluate Ji Zheng, but Gongyan can't take on such a heavy responsibility." Although Gong Wanran is kind-hearted and cares for the people, his way of living conflicts with his thoughts, and reality stifles his ideals, which determines that he can only be Meng Ze, but cannot benefit the world. And you, many times are indeed a little naïve, but you have the most precious heart, now you may not understand what I am talking about, but when you have experienced the world, until your hair is gray, I believe you will understand. ”

"I ...... I really don't understand......"

"You're still too young. Hey, forget it, time is pressing, and it's too late for you to slowly understand, and now I'm going to tell you the answer I gave in my life. What is the world? You must remember that the so-called world no longer needs a co-master, a son of heaven, and a so-called overlord, what the world really needs is a ruler, a real king who can dominate the world! ”

These words were like a huge sword, falling from the sky, suddenly piercing Zhang Xun's thinking, piercing the dome of his thinking, tearing open a huge hole, through the high hole, Zhang Xun seemed to see a wider world and stars that he had never seen before.

"Hehe, I have been in Wu for most of my life, and I have deep feelings for Wu Guo, and I naturally hope that Wu Guo can become the real king, but I definitely can't see it, so I hope you can use your life to help me realize this ideal."

Zhang Xun was speechless for a while, he was deeply shocked by this theory, but stared blankly ahead.

"So, now you should understand why I'd rather be infamous than do things that deceive and disobey."

"But......" Zhang Xunzhi said hesitantly: "But, wouldn't this leave all the morality of 'benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety' behind......"

"Haha!" Wu Zixu laughed and said: "Benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety? Morality? That's all bluffing, it's just a lie of domination, and there has always been only profit in this world. ”

"That's not right...... No, if morality is abandoned, what is the point of unifying the world? ”

"Because of the greater good!"

"The greater good?" Zhang Xun repeated this sentence, and his heart was in a mess.

"You may not be able to think clearly, keep it and think about it slowly, but now, you have to make a decision, although I don't need you to help me do something, but after the matter is completed, you need to support me and support the prince as the king, can you do this?"

"Well......" Zhang Xungang nodded, but immediately shook his head and said, "No!" Wu Xiangguo, do you have to do this?! Is there really no room for it? ”

"No, I've tried all the methods, I can't watch my husband bring the Wu Kingdom to destruction."

"No...... No...... I can't...... Can't let you do that......"

"Don't you know the consequences of going to war?"

"I know...... But...... How can it ...... We...... How can we do such a thing......"

"You're going to denounce me?"

"Nope! I know Sangkook is loyal, and I won't do that......"

"And what do you want? Stop me? The arrow is on the string and has to be sent. ”

"The arrow is on the string......" Zhang Xun grabbed the arrow that had been buckled on the bowstring in his chaotic thoughts, he looked in the direction of the arrow, there was the future of the Wu Kingdom, suddenly, a thought flashed in his mind, what if King Wu could change his mind!

"Wu Xiangguo! What if, if the king could change his mind! ”

"Husband?" Wu Zixu shook his head with a smile, "He is proud and complacent, and he is hopeless." ”

"But he's our king after all! I wanted to try it, maybe I could convince the king to give up attacking Qi and take the threat of Yue seriously. ”

Wu Zixu shook his head and said with a smile: "Hehe, okay, I'll let you try, but you only have one chance." ”

"Thank you Sangkook!" Zhang Xun saluted deeply and said, "I will definitely not betray Xiangguo!" ”

"I know, let's go."

"Hmm!"

Zhang Xun saluted Wu Zixu again, and then left Xiangguo's mansion quickly.

At this time, Juan Suming came from the back of the garden wearing armor and holding a sword in his hand, and saluted Wu Zixu and said, "Teacher, is he really not going to tell the truth?" ”

"No, don't worry."

"But...... The heart of defense is indispensable. ”

"It doesn't matter, if he informes, the death date of the husband will only be closer."

"Hmm...... And also...... Teacher, if Zhang Xun really convinces the king, will we really give up? ”

Wu Zixu raised his head, looked at the sky and said slowly: "I hope he can do it......"

Leaving Xiangguo's Mansion, Zhang Xun rushed straight to the palace, along the way, his heart was in chaos, although he wanted to clear his mind and think about how to convince the king, but there was only a mess in his mind.

Passing through the inner wall of the palace, Zhang Xun found that the palace was full of blades, and there were soldiers in heavy armor everywhere, and it seemed that King Wu was also prepared. After some briefing, Zhang Xun took off the blazing sword and strode into the palace.

"Meet the King!" Zhang Xun saluted.

"General, come to see me at this time, I don't know what your intentions are?" King Wu was wearing heavy armor, holding a sword in his hand, and looked at Zhang Xun coldly.

"The minister is here for the country of Wu!"

"Haha, what a good one is here for Wu Guo!" King Wu laughed, "If I'm not mistaken, the general is originally from the Shen Kingdom, right?" ”

"Exactly."

"Okay, then the king wants to ask the general, what country do you think you are from now?"

"King Hui, below is a native of Shen State, but first of all, below is Wu Chen."

"Hehe, Shen Guodu no longer exists, and it can't change your perception of your identity, it seems that there are some things that you really shouldn't know."

"But the minister still knows."

"Yes, this king has also hesitated for a long time on whether to win you over, but now it seems that you are on their side."

Zhang Xun shook his head and said, "The king, the minister thinks that the king's starting point is not right in this matter. ”

"Oh? How? ”

"Great King, as long as it is related to the government and politics, no matter what it is, it should not be decided whether it is a person from Wu or not."

"Hehe, you're not right, although many times I believe that foreign officials have the same loyalty, but when it comes to royal power, you will always fear that the world will not be chaotic!"

"Your Majesty, the minister came to you today to avoid chaos in the world!"

"Avoid chaos?" King Wu smiled: "Hehe, tell me, how do you plan to avoid this upcoming chaos?" ”

"My lord, I want to ask the king a question for everyone."

"You want to ask why this king is unwilling to destroy the Yue Kingdom, why he has to compete with the Qi Kingdom for hegemony, right?"

"Exactly!"

"Hehe, good! Then I'll tell you why today! ”

King Wu put his hands on the armrests of the throne and said slowly: "First, when Wu and Yue fought, the Yue Kingdom was broken, at that time, I told the world that as long as the King of Yue surrendered, I would definitely save his life and protect his temple. ”

"Second, although the Yue people do not sincerely surrender and have been plotting revenge in private, within seven or eight years, the Yue State still does not have the strength to compete with our Wu State, since this is the case, it is better to raise the Yue State and harvest it after five years."

"Third, the waterways of the Yue country are vertical and horizontal, the mountains and rivers are staggered, and it will be easy to break, but the Yue people cannot be eliminated, and how to manage the Yue land that has been beaten down? It's better to keep King Yue to manage it for me. ”

"Fourth, as for why we must compete with the Qi State as soon as possible, hehe, in recent years, the national strength of the Qi State has declined, and it is a good time to attack him."

King Wu looked at Zhang Xun condescendingly, "Okay, what I said is clear enough." ”

Hearing these four reasons, Zhang Xun immediately understood that King Wu was by no means a faint king, and this also strengthened Zhang Xun's determination to stop the turmoil.

"The king's understanding of the situation is very good, and the minister admires it, but for the fourth point, the minister cannot agree."

"Why?"

"Although the country of Qi is declining, it is still a big country, and although the state of Wu is prosperous, it is still a small country, and there is still a big gap between us and the country of Qi."

"Of course I know what you're saying."

"In this case, the king should understand that attacking the Qi State at this time will definitely be difficult to win, and it will even drag my Wu State into the quagmire of conquest."

King Wu retorted: "Then you are wrong! Although the national strength has a great impact on the war, it is by no means the only factor, there are countless examples of the weak defeating the strong, although the Qi State still has a fairly strong national strength, but the morale of the people is low, and the army is not able to fight; On the other hand, our Wu country, although the national strength is not as good as that of Qi country, the morale of the people is high, and the soldiers are becoming more and more courageous, and it is a battle at this time! In terms of military strength, our country is far superior to Qi country, so our country will win this battle! ”

"Since the king is talking about military strength, why don't you wait a few years, wait for the Qi country to be weaker, and we are stronger before competing with the Qi country for hegemony?"

"Nope! Today, Qi is still the recognized overlord of the world, and only by defeating him can we replace him and become the new overlord. If I don't attack the Qi State at this time, if the national strength of the Qi State is restored in a few years, then it is very likely that I will never be able to defeat him, or in other words, after a few years, if the national strength of the Qi State declines even more, no matter who can be easily bullied, then there will be no point in defeating him, you know? If you want to become the overlord of the world, you must be recognized by the people of the world! ”

But what does this recognition give us? The so-called overlord of the world is nothing more than a false name! ”

"False name? Haha, haha. King Wu laughed, shook his head, and said, "You are not a king, so you will never understand." ”

"Yes, I will never be able to become a king, but the king must think clearly, how much price and how many lives we have to pay for this false name!"

"Hmph." King Wu pursed his lips contemptuously and said, "That's what you want to say? Are you going to do this to avoid chaos in the world? Hmph, in my opinion, you came to see me or Wu Zixu's conspiracy! ”

"Nope! The king, the minister does not agree with Wu Xiangguo's approach, but the minister believes that everything Wu Xiangguo does is out of loyalty! ”

"Out of faith? Sling the bull! Don't you know that he will rebel tomorrow! King Wu got up suddenly, pointed at Zhang Xun and scolded loudly.

"The minister knows." Zhang Xun hurriedly saluted, "That's why the minister hopes to stop this chaos!" ”

"Then you should go to Wu Zixu, kill him, and then come to me with his head!"

"Even if the minister plans to do that, the king will not agree!"

"Jokes? A rebel and thief, I have nothing to disagree with. ”

Zhang Xun said: "There are four reasons. ”

"Huh." As soon as he heard this, King Wu smiled and said, "You also have four points, okay, then you can talk about it." ”

"First, the minister can see that the king and Wu Xiangguo have long known each other's plans, but the matter is critical, and both sides are silent, only planning in secret. Since the king has known it for a long time, but has not taken it down so far, it means that before Wu Xiangguo makes a move, the king will definitely not take the lead. After all, Wu Xiangguo is a famous man in the world, and if he is taken down for no reason, it will definitely attract the doubts and resentment of the world's people, especially the world's talents, so the king needs to implement Wu Xiangguo's crimes. ”

King Wu nodded with a smile and said, "Hehe, you go on." ”

"Second, the king understands Wu Xiangguo, he is careful and has always been confident, since he is still living in the city, it means that he has already arranged the current situation, if he takes it down at this time, not only will it be useless, but he will even lose morality, giving the rebels a reason to attack the king."

"Third, the king has been quiet and impatient, because he wants to test the reaction of the ministers and take the opportunity to purge the chaotic party in the Qing Dynasty."

"Fourth, the king, like Wu Xiangguo, doesn't want this turmoil to really happen, once there is chaos, it will be a sign of the country's demise, and in the hearts of the king and Wu Xiangguo, I am afraid they still remember the kindness of the year."

At this time, King Wu's expression was solemn, his brows were tightened, and he shook his head and said, "No...... No, the fourth point, no. ”

"Could it be that the king wants the kingdom of Wu to be in turmoil, the soldiers to kill each other, and the people to be killed innocently?"

"No, of course this king doesn't want the Wu Kingdom to be in turmoil."

"Then the king agrees with me."

"No, you just said that this king still misses the old love in his heart, which is not right!"

"What the minister said is that in the hearts of the king and Wu Xiangguo, they still remember the kindness of the year."

"That's not right!"

If the king thinks that this sentence is wrong, it means that in the king's heart, he has long forgotten the old love of Wu Xiangguo who overrode public opinion and risked his life to support the king's ascension to the throne!"

"Bold!" King Wu suddenly patted the throne angrily and scolded, "Good for you, Zhang Xun, you dare to show off your arguments in front of this king!" ”

"Don't dare! It's just these words, the minister must say! ”

"If Wu Zixu still misses the old love, why does he dare to do such a disobedient thing!"

In fact, Xiangguo he could have already hung the seal and returned to the field and enjoyed his old age, but he still worked tirelessly to advise the king, give advice to the king, and warn the king of the threat of Yueguo. If it weren't for loyalty, if it wasn't for kindness, why would Xiangguo do this! What's more, for Xiangguo, the price to be paid for tomorrow's move is his life's fame and loyalty! ”

King Wu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and sighed: "Xiangguo is to Wu Guo, it can be described as the most loyal......"

Zhang Xun knelt down and said, "King, why can't you put the matter of hegemony on hold for the time being?" After solving the threat of the Yue Kingdom, you will try to compete for hegemony, not to mention, you are in the prime of life, and you still have a lot of time to fight for the prestige of the overlord of the world! And the ministers are willing to devote their lives to serving the king! ”

King Wu was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Hey...... Forget it, Wu Zixu is unkind, but I can't be unjust, you go back and tell him, I agree to solve the Yue Kingdom first, and then try to fight for hegemony. ”

"King Shengming!"

"I won't pursue his plot of rebellion, I will allow him to enjoy his old age in peace, and this matter will not be recorded in history."

"King Xie!"

"But! Zhang Xun, listen well, I will only give you 20,000 soldiers and horses and a year to conquer the Yue Kingdom, and moreover, you can only kill the soldiers of the Yue Kingdom, not kill Gou Jian, and not destroy its temple. By this time next year, no matter what the situation is, I will definitely attack the Qi Kingdom! ”

"Whoa! Obey the order! ”