At the beginning of May, when the weather was sunny and the wind was beautiful, Zhang Xun took the frost to wander around the lively market, the two of them selected wedding supplies and household goods, frolicked and laughed from time to time, and immersed in sweet love.

The two came to a woodware shop, only to see a huge pear blossom carved cabinet at the door of the store, this cabinet was more than one person high, and the two of them stretched their arms so wide.

"Do you like it?" Zhang Xun asked.

"Hmm......" Frost nodded.

Zhang Xun touched the texture of the cabinet and said, "The texture is high, the craftsmanship is exquisite, well, it's a good thing, good, buy." ”

Shuang Di hurriedly grabbed Zhang Xun and said, "You don't ask the price, just buy it when you come up, this will be very expensive, right?" ”

Zhang Xun sneered and laughed, and said, "My Xiaoshuang, your fiancé is also a general of Wu Guoda, can you still afford a cabinet?" ”

"Oh......" Shuang Di looked at Zhang Xun a little shyly, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

"Shop, is the store there?" Zhang Xun shouted at the store.

"It's coming! Here it comes! A carpenter hurried out of the shop, "What do you want to buy?" ”

Zhang Xun pointed to the cabinet and said, "What is the price of this pear flower cabinet?" ”

"Oops! The guest officer really has good eyesight! This cabinet is the best item in the shop! ”

"Hehe, that's good, I'll buy this."

"This cabinet is good, it's just ...... It's just a bit expensive...... Hey. ”

"Tell me, how much?"

"Two taels of gold," said the carpenter tentatively, .......

"No problem! That's it! ”

"Good! The guest officer is really happy! ”

Shuang Tu pulled Zhang Xun and whispered, "Two taels of gold?" It's so expensive! You don't bargain, I think the carpenter is asking for a higher price. ”

Zhang Xun smiled and waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just two taels of gold, it's not expensive, it's not expensive." What you like is more important than anything else. ”

"Guest officer, this cabinet has to be dried for a few days, and finally a piece of paint has to be processed, I'm afraid it will take a few days to be delivered to the house, I don't know where you live?"

"Send it to the General's Mansion."

"You're a general, huh? The villain has no eyes! The shopkeeper said in a panic.

"Hehe, can the general's words be cheaper?" Zhang Xun looked at the carpenter with a wicked smile.

"General, I'm all a small deal...... ...... who don't make money," the carpenter said anxiously.

"Okay, tease you." After saying that, Zhang Xun took out two taels of gold from his arms and handed them directly to the carpenter.

The carpenter was overjoyed, took the gold, and said excitedly: "Okay, we will step up our efforts to finish the cabinet in the past few days, and then send it to the general's mansion!" ”

"Don't worry, quality is the most important thing."

"Don't worry!" The carpenter patted his chest and promised.

Then the two of them went shopping for a while, and then returned to the general's mansion to rest, after the carriage was parked, Zhang Xun jumped out of the carriage first, and was about to help Shuang Tu get off the car, at this time, the housekeeper hurriedly ran over, whispered a few words to Zhang Xun, Zhang Xun listened, ordered the housekeeper to take Shuang Tu to the house to rest, and he hurried to the cabinet.

When I came to the cabinet, I saw that the prince was already waiting in it.

After the two saluted each other, the prince asked, "I wonder how the preparations for General Zhang's wedding are?" ”

Zhang Xundao: "His Royal Highness Prince Xie cares, and he has almost made preparations. ”

"What day is it set?"

"It's set on May 15, the day of the Lotus Lantern Festival, which is an auspicious day, which is very suitable for a wedding."

"Okay, okay, I'll come and congratulate you in person."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince!"

The two of them each picked up their cups and took a sip of tea, followed by the embarrassment after the greetings.

Zhang Xun took the lead in breaking the silence and went straight to the point: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here to admonish him?" ”

Prince You nodded.

Zhang Xun said: "Since the last time, I haven't received any news, and the county lieutenant hasn't looked for me, I don't know how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going?" ”

Prince You frowned, looking very nervous, he looked at Zhang Xun with some concern, wanted to speak and stopped, and finally asked, "What about the others?" Didn't you even look for a general? There really isn't any news from the general? ”

"Nope."

"Oh......"

After that, the two fell silent again.

"Your Highness......"

"I ......"

After a while, the two spoke at the same time, and the voices collided together, Zhang Xun saluted the prince friend and motioned for the prince friend to speak first.

Prince You nodded, his expression was nervous and depressed, and he lowered his voice and said, "Xiangguo, they plan to do something." ”

"Something?" Zhang Xun was taken aback.

"Hmmm......"

"Didn't you say a joint admonition?"

"I always thought it was a joint admonition, but it wasn't like that."

"What's going on? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may wish to say it clearly. ”

The prince looked left and right hesitantly and vigilantly, but he refused to speak.

Zhang Xun saw the prince's concern, so he saluted and said, "His Royal Highness the prince can rest assured. ”

"Hey......" Prince You took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to say, "Okay, for now, I can only discuss this matter with General Zhang." ”

"Your Highness, please speak."

"I always thought that Wu Xiangguo was just planning to jointly admonish my father, but now I realize how naïve I am......"

"Why does Your Highness say that?" Zhang Xun asked knowingly.

"Hey, where are they going to join forces! They're going to rebel! Prince Friend pounded a few cases and said excitedly.

"Rebellion!?"

"That's right! They want to raise an army to force their father to abdicate! Then make me king! ”

Zhang Xun gasped, he never expected Wu Zixu to be so bold, these days, Zhang Xun imagined countless possibilities, he could think of the most serious result was a blood admonition regardless of his life, who knew that Wu Zixu wanted to rebel!

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, are you sure of the matter?"

"Convinced! I planted eyeliner in Wu Xiangguo, that person accidentally learned the news that they were going to raise something a few days ago, and reported it to me, at first I couldn't believe it, even if they want to raise something, they have to have soldiers, although Lord Wu Zixu has a tiger head golden order, but that thing is not a soldier after all, and it is impossible to mobilize troops in peacetime. It wasn't until last night that Wu Xiangguo asked me something about whether I would like to ascend the throne as king, and I was convinced that they really wanted to rebel! ”

"When is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince estimated to be?"

"Tomorrow! It should be tomorrow! ”

"Tomorrow? Ah! How I didn't think of it! Zhang Xun suddenly slapped his thigh and said: "Today happens to be the day when the garrison of Gusu City changes its defense, and the original defense of the western front is changed to the Gusu garrison as usual, and the soldiers on the western front were originally brought out by the county lieutenant!" If Wu Xiangguo came up with the Tiger Head Golden Order, they would definitely obey the order without hesitation......"

"What can I do then?!" The prince was in a panic.

What to do? Zhang Xun's heart was also in chaos.

Inform against?

No! Since we are already a party and have the same philosophy, how can we do such an unrighteous thing?!

Collusion?

No! Since he has been appreciated and supported by the king, how can he do such a disloyal thing?!

What to do?

Zhang Xun is a general after all, and his attitude has a decisive impact on the subsequent progress of things, if the move is successful, Zhang Xun supports the crown prince as the king, then all the ministers will surrender; If Zhang Xun led his troops to suppress it, or supported other princes, the people of Wu would kill each other, which was also a sign of the country's demise.

What to do?

What to do?

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Zhang Xun's mind, looked at the crown prince, and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness...... Don't you really want to be Your Majesty? ”

The prince was silent for a long time before shaking his head and saying, "Who doesn't want to be a king?" It's just that I can't be a king in this way anyway! If I knew about this conspiracy, but still cooperated with them to force my father to abdicate, and even imprisoned and killed my father, wouldn't I be disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust? ”

Hearing these words, Zhang Xun was in awe of the prince's friend, he couldn't imagine that this dull, greedy, and naïve prince would have such a valuable character.

"Your Royal Highness's loyalty is admired, this world is full of people who bully the king and kill his father for the sake of power, but there are very few people with noble character like His Royal Highness the Prince, please rest assured, I will definitely find a way."

"Wu Xiangguo is also doing this out of loyalty, he is even willing to sacrifice his life's honor for the sake of Wu Guo, even if he bears the infamy of treason and rebellion, hey, so I can't bear to denounce him no matter what!"

"Your Highness is right, if you do that, the two of us will also become unrighteous people."

"However, if Wu Xiangguo is allowed to do anything, my father will be betrayed by his relatives and courtiers, and at that time, my father may be forced to abdicate, and in order to stabilize the situation, I will have to ascend the throne as king in a scold...... I don't want to see such a situation. ”

"Yes, maybe I can only persuade Wu Xiangguo to give up."

"However, the matter has come to this, will Wu Xianghui give up? He has always refused to stop until he achieves his goal! ”

Zhang Xun was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "I'm going to see Wu Xiangguo." ”

"Now?"

"Now!"

The two of them hurried to the Xiangguo Mansion, and after the report, they waited anxiously outside the door.

Soon, a guard came over and said to the two: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the general, Wu Xiangguo said, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to rest in the mansion for a while, he wants to talk to the general alone." ”

When the two of them heard this, they were very stunned, and the prince looked at Zhang Xun and nodded vigorously.

Zhang Xun saluted the prince's friend, and then followed the guards to the cabinet quickly.

When I came to the cabinet, I saw the silver-haired Wu Xiangguo wearing a white shirt and fiddling with a few potted plants in the garden.

"Here we are, hehe." Wu Zixu didn't look up at Zhang Xun, but just fiddled with the flowers and plants.

"I've seen Wu Xiangguo." Zhang Xun saluted.

"You know all about it, right?"

Zhang Xun was suddenly a little surprised, feeling like a chess piece, every move was under his control, but after thinking about it, the person in front of him was Wu Xiangguo who was playing with the storm after all, if he didn't know anything, it would be strange, so Zhang Xun also said calmly: "Yes, I know." ”

"Hehe, you have to let the prince know about this, after all, this matter is risky, not to mention, he also has to be prepared, after the matter is completed, he must immediately ascend the throne and preside over the government, otherwise the Wu Kingdom will be in chaos."

"But...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a benevolent, righteous, loyal and filial person, how could he do such a thing? ”

"Hehe, hehe." Wu Zixu said with a smile: "He's too timid to do big things, and he pays too much attention to appearances and cares too much about other people's opinions, to put it bluntly, he's afraid of being scolded." ”

Wu Zixu trimmed a potted plant, then bent down and wanted to move the potted plant aside.

Seeing this, Zhang Xun hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Zhang Xunyi bent down, revealing the blazing sword on his waist, Wu Zixu saw this sword, and smiled knowingly: "The sword you are wearing is a blazing sword?" ”

"Exactly." Zhang Xun put the potted plant and replied.

"This sword I asked for when I was young from a reclusive swordsmith. It followed me for years, and later I gave him to a friend. ”

Zhang Xun pulled out the blazing sword with a "swish", and said in surprise: "This sword originally belonged to you?" ”

"Hehe, yes, but it's also fate that you can hold this sword now."

"I ...... I got it from a friend. ”

"Hehe, the sword should be matched with a hero, not rotten in the old man's grave."

Wu Zixu took the blazing sword, rubbed the lines on it, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's well maintained!" It's as sharp as it was back then! ”

Wu Zixu grabbed the Flame Blazing Sword and swung it a few times in the garden, returning the Blazing Sword to Zhang Xun, "The sword can't carry history, but history can carry the sword, please make good use of this sword." ”

"The sword can't carry history, but history can carry the sword...... Zhang Xun took the blazing sword, savored the meaning of Wu Zixu's words, and asked: "Xiangguo, what you plan to do is not afraid of the world's condemnation, are you really not afraid of leaving a reputation in history?" ”

"I'm afraid! When people are old, what they are most afraid of is being scolded, their ears are soft, and they can't hear unpleasant words. If he is written into history after he dies, he may be infamous for 10,000 years, hehe. ”

"But...... However, even so, does Xiangguo still have to do it? ”

"yes. I'm afraid of being scolded, but I still have to do it. ”

"Why?"

"Huh." Wu Zixu did not answer Zhang Xun's question, but asked rhetorically: "Do you remember the question I said before?" ”

"What is the world?" Zhang Xun replied.

"Well, what is the world, have you thought about it?"

"I've thought about it for a long time since I heard you say it last time, but I'm afraid I can't understand it."

"Tell me about it."

"The world is that the princes can live in peace and support the Zhou room together."

"This is your ideal world? Hehe, in front of me, you better say something from your heart. Wu Zixu stroked his beard and smiled.

Zhang Xun was silent for a moment and said: "The world has long been not Zhou's, if today, the princes are strife, sooner or later a new son of heaven will appear, and at that time, it will be a new world." ”

"Yes, that's what you're thinking, but if you can only think of this layer, it's still too tender."

"What does Xiangguo mean is to make Wu the new co-ruler of the world? Want to make King Wu the new Son of Heaven? ”

Wu Zixu laughed and said, "Co-master? Emperor? Haha, how can you be so unenlightened? ”

"I don't understand."

Wu Zixu looked at Zhang Xun and said solemnly: "You have to think about it, after I die, Wu Guo, or the world, will have to be assisted by you!" ”