Although Chen and Wu are thousands of miles apart, at this time, the land of China is mostly cloudy and rainy.

The old palace of Wanqiu looked even more decayed in the rain, the paint on the palace walls was peeling off from the rain, and the lonely high platform seemed to tremble in the rain and mist.

Xiao was covered in armor, braved the rain through the broken palace gate, and anxiously rushed to the cabinet.

Coming to the door of the cabinet, Xiao Shi shook his armor, shook off some of the rain, and then walked into the cabinet amid the summons of the eunuch, only then did he find that Jugu was also in the cabinet.

"Meet the King! The minister has something important to report! ”

"Say it."

"Whoa! Two months ago, Wu merchants came to our country to buy rattan grass, at that time the minister thought that there must be fraud in this, but could not be confirmed, now the minister finally figured out what was going on, but it was too late, disaster is coming, the country is in danger. ”

As soon as the words fell, Jugu interjected: "General Xiao is still struggling with this matter? Since the plan you proposed was implemented at that time, how can you say that the country is in danger? ”

Xiao Shi retorted: "At that time, the plan was just to make amends, although later forced spring ploughing, but did not order the killing of Wu merchants, these merchants left the town and went to the countryside to continue the purchase. As far as I know, in many villages, the government decree is not met, and the people still dig vine grass on a large scale, and in addition, the tenant farmers have no land, and these people have no intention of cultivating and try their best to dig vine and grass. Now that summer has begun, there is still a lot of fertile land that is idle, and a large number of hastily cultivated crops have died......"

"Hmph, according to what you said, we should have killed all the merchants of Wu at that time? Doesn't that just give Wu Guoren an excuse to send troops? ”

"Lord Taishi, haven't you seen it now? These merchants are the vanguard of Wu's attack on us! ”

"Haha, what a joke, I've never heard of a gang of businessmen who value their lives to fight a war! These businessmen are just here to do business. Can General Xiao know? According to my estimates, the merchants of Wu have invested more than 1,000 taels of gold! We have already earned back the money from last year's defeat compensation! ”

"Jugu! You're blind! There is only this thousand taels of gold in his eyes! ”

"You! Xiao photo! What right do you have to say such things! Who was to blame for last year's defeat?! ”

King Chen waved his hand, signaling the two to stop arguing, and then said, "General Xiao, what did you just say that the country is in danger?" ”

"Your Majesty! Now it has entered the flood season, it is rainy all day long, and the water level of all rivers in the country is high, and there is a trend of flooding. ”

Ju Gu interjected again: "General Xiao was originally from Wu State, maybe he still doesn't know anything about Chen Guo, every year at this time, the water level of the river will rise, and when these days pass, the water level will drop back." Although there have been floods, this year's rainfall, hehe, is not at all. ”

"Taishi-sama may have forgotten! This year's rainfall may not be heavy, but this year's vines and grass along the river have been dug up! ”

These words were like a thunderbolt, which made King Chen suddenly realize, he looked down at his lame leg, and finally understood the intentions of the people of Wu.

"General Xiao is saying that the prevention of floods depends on these vines and grasses? Joke ......"

Before Ju Gu finished speaking, King Chen suddenly hammered the ground with a cane, Ju Gu was taken aback, and raised his head to look at King Chen in confusion, but saw that the originally calm King Chen frowned tightly at this time, and his eyes were staring at Xiao Se.

Xiao Shi took half a step forward, knelt down and said, "King! The people of Wu have sinister intentions, and now the flood may be inevitable, and the fields are even out of harvest, and now the catastrophe is coming, and the country is in danger! ”

"The Flood...... Flood...... I, I actually ...... Huh! King Chen panted and said, "General Xiao! How to save the country now! ”

"King! The minister thought that it was time to immediately use all his money to buy food in neighboring countries to cope with the impending famine! ”

"Okay, okay, just do it right away!"

"Whoa!"

Within a few days, it was still raining in Chen, and the water level of the river rose sharply, because the vegetation on the embankment was devastated, the flood broke the embankment, and the farmland and houses were covered by floodwater, and the people of Chen were miserable.

The Panshui River to the north of Wanqiu City also flooded, and the flood water poured into Wanqiu City, washing away the streets and houses, and even the imperial palace was soaked in stagnant water.

However, God does not have the virtue of a good life, and the rain still keeps falling.

Xiao Shi was drenched in a shower, and the horse rushed to the palace, he waded through the palace gate and went straight to the cabinet. At this time, King Chen was anxiously waiting for him.

"My lord, the minister is back."

"How? Did you buy grain? ”

"Not yet, the minister sent people to the surrounding countries to buy grain, but when I arrived, I found that the people of Wu had begun to buy grain in our neighboring countries as early as a month ago, and the large-scale purchase of the people of Wu had caused the price of grain to soar wildly, and now the price of grain has risen to two or three times the original price, and at the current price, we can't even buy one-third of the plan."

"Huh! Now that the flood is breaking out and the famine is raging, what are we going to do if we don't have enough food?! That's right! So what? We buy bad grain! At this time, as long as you can eat a full stomach! ”

Xiao Shi shook his head helplessly, and said: "King, the people of Wu collected inferior grain at the beginning, most of those grains are the reserve grains of various countries, which have been placed for many years, and most of them have been deteriorated by moisture, so the price is very low. ”

After hearing this, King Chen slumped on the throne, shook his head and sighed: "Is this the day that is going to kill my Chen Kingdom?" ”

"The king, it's not that the sky is going to kill me, but that the people of Wu are going to kill me, and the minister dares to assert that after the famine, the Wu State Iron Cavalry will definitely attack!"

"You're right...... This king regrets not being at the beginning, hey, the widow is really blinded by money! ”

"This is not the fault of the king, at that time the treasury was empty, it was a time of lack of money, and it was inevitable that they would be deceived by those merchants."

"Hey, is there anything else you can do right now?"

"Yes!"

"What's the solution?!"

"Ask for help from the State of Chu!"

"Chu State? The state of Chu is greedy and unreasonable, and its heart is not dead, it has always been eyeing our country, and what is the difference between it and the state of Wu? ”

"There is a deep hatred between Chu and Wu, and at the time of crisis, we have no other way but to turn to Chu for help, perhaps, when the two tigers fight, we can still choose the opportunity to get out."

"Hey, it's okay, it's come to this, I can only ask Chu for help!"

"King, the minister is willing to go to the Chu State for help!"

"Go, go."

"Whoa!"

In Gusu City, Gong Wanran was looking at the drizzle outside in a daze.

At this time, Yu Xianyao came to ask for a meeting, Yu Xianyao was very excited, and when he entered the door, he reported the good news: "Lord Gonghui!" Now all countries have strictly forbidden people to sell food! ”

Gong Wanran's face was melancholy, "Hmm......"

"Before, you asked me to go to various countries to buy inferior grain, and I didn't understand what was going on, and I was still wondering, what is the use of buying these things? Why spend so much money on a bunch of things to feed the animals? Now I finally understand, including your intention to let us go to Chen Guo to buy rattan grass. The adults strategized and didn't spend a single soldier, but they really bought Chen Guo! Worship the old man! ”

Gong Wanran didn't speak, he knew that his plan had succeeded, and now Chen Guo was on the verge of collapse. However, this victory did not cause him any joy, and he even felt sadness. He could imagine what kind of suffering the people of Chen Kingdom were experiencing, hunger, disease, and countless pains were tormenting the living beings in the world, and the people were suffering the disasters he brought.

Perhaps, this is better than war, better than thousands of people fighting desperately.

Isn't war what he is trying to avoid?

However, the conquest in this world will never stop, the next battle will still come, and the next battle will still be bloody. Countless Chen people, Wu people, and all the people in this Chinese land will eventually fall into a chaotic conquest.

He can't stop all this, he can't change all this, although he hopes to use his ability to save lives and create an era of peace and happiness, but his strength is so weak, his life is so short, he is not a god, he has no divine power to change the world, he can only struggle forward on this dark and long road, and use his own way to save as many people as possible and resolve more pain.

This may be his mission, the way he practiced.

"Lord Gonghui?"

Yu Xianyao's words pulled Gong Wanran back to reality from his chaotic thoughts.

"My lord, can I invite you to the Drunken Willow Tower for a small gathering in the evening? We would like to celebrate your success in advance, and we hope that you will be able to appreciate your face. ”

Gong Wanran shook his head and said gloomily: "No, I'm not feeling well, please forgive me for ......."

"What about another day?"

"No need...... I can't celebrate...... Old Yu, please go back......"

"Okay then...... Adults, please take care of yourself. ”

Yu Xianyao didn't dare to insist any longer, so he saluted and left.

The rain outside stopped, and Gong Wan leaned on the damp pillar, looked up at the gloomy sky, and whispered to himself, "Don't rain anymore......"