Before Wu Zixu could figure out Zigong's intentions, Zigong had already waved his hand and said, "The king, listen to the minister's explanation." ”

Fucha frowned, waved his hand and said, "If you can't give a reasonable explanation, the widow will let you cook it!" ”

(Cooking: It is a cruel punishment, simply put, it is to cook the living people in a large ding.) When Zigong heard this, he didn't show any panic, and still said calmly: "King, the man doesn't have three flavors for each meal, but the king of these three flavors doesn't know its luxury!" The morning food is a bear's paw, and this bear's paw must be a one-foot-long bear's paw! The second is abalone! This abalone is a shellfish in the sea, living at the bottom of the sea at the bottom of 100 feet! In the past, it was said that Uncle Bao loved it, so it was named abalone, but Uncle Bao was only two words and one food! The three flavors are Oujiang carp. This fish is said to be exceptionally sweet! But the Oujiang River is nearly 400 miles away from Huiji City, and the king wants to transport it back from 400 miles away, but how much manpower and material resources are needed! Feeding (dinner) is ......"

Next, Zigong talked about extravagant food. After that, Zigong concluded: "Although Yang Zilu has only three flavors in one meal, his luxury is probably better than that of the king's meal, and with the financial resources of the Han Kingdom, I am afraid it is enough to support Yang Zilu for such a meal but three flavors!" ”

The husband nodded his head when he heard this, and said with disdain: "Such a person is really not to be worried, but he is just a proud and arrogant person!" ”

Wu Zixu interjected: "Then Yang Zilu is just an ordinary person's clothes, this is reconciliation?" ”

Zigong said unhurriedly: "There are some differences in Xiangguo's words, Yang Zilu is wearing the clothes of ordinary rich and noble families!" But for this reason, it's really a bit ridiculous to say! ”

"Oh? I wonder what's interesting here? When the husband heard this, his body couldn't help but lean forward a little in the direction of Zigong with curiosity.

Zigong said with a smile: "The people under Yang Zilu are all brave generals on the battlefield, but in the end, they are born barbarians, but Yang Zilu is from a down-and-out aristocracy. Although he said that he traveled around the world, to put it bluntly, he was just begging along the way like a beggar! I have seen real aristocratic scenes there, and it turns out that the clothes of ordinary rich and noble people are the best! Silk satin is just an ordinary fabric! ”

The husband was stunned for a moment, and then he looked up and hugged his belly and laughed. "Ahh Ha! Ha! Ha! Yang Zilu is this person...... This person is really interesting! Ha! Ha! Ha! ”

Wu Zixu did not laugh, but was deeply worried.

Zigong took the opportunity to say: "Yang Zilu is very respectful to the king, I'm afraid that within five days, the messenger will come!" ”

Fucha nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, just as Zigong said, within five days, on the fourth day of Zigong's return to Gusu City, the envoy of the Han State had already come to ask for a meeting.

The envoy is still an old acquaintance, the former secretary of the state of Vietnam, the current secretary of the Han state, and the right minister of the country. Wen Chong went to the main hall, bowed to his husband, knelt down on his knees, touched his head to the ground, and said: "Wen Chong, the envoy of the East China Sea ministers, asks to see the king!" My lord has privately heard that the king will rise to the righteous and crusade against the tyrannical country that bullies the weak, and save the weak country from the cruel Qi country. And appease Zhou Tianzi and support the Zhou royal family. Please allow the king to dispatch all the troops in the Han Kingdom, 3,000 soldiers and horses! My lord, please be steadfast, charge ahead, and bear the blows of rolling stone arrows! In addition, the minister also presented my lord's collection of sharp weapons, leather armor twenty collars! Ten each for the spear of Qulu and the sword of the light. As a congratulatory gift to the army of Wu State! ”

When the husband heard this, he was in a happy mood. But he didn't say anything, but waved his hand and let the literature continue. Immediately afterwards, the husband summoned Zigong, first said the words of the literary species, and asked Zigong: "The man wants to follow the widow to attack the Qi country, do you think it's okay, doctor?" ”

Zigong immediately said, "No! If the king agrees, it will make the country empty, mobilize all the people of the country, and ask the king of the country to follow you on the expedition, which is immoral. The king could accept his gift and allow him to send an army, but he would need to leave his king with him. ”

The husband thought so, and summoned Wen Chong the next day, but only accepted a gift from Wen Chong. After appeasing the literature, he ordered the mobilization of troops and horses. Twenty-one cities were fully mobilized, with 50,000 troops and more than 1,000 chariots marching north.

The husband asked Bo Yao and Wu Zixu to accompany him, leaving the prince to guard the country. But Wu Zixu saw that it was useless to persuade his husband, and the Han army was on his side, so he was afraid that the Han State would send troops to attack, so he couldn't go down. The husband didn't take it seriously, after all, Wu Zixu was not young, he was already sixty and three, in this era, people who were over fifty were already considered to have stepped into the ghost gate with one foot. And after sixty, it can basically be said that even if he dies that day, it is not strange.

The husband also asked the prince to treat Wu Zixu kindly, and sent a court doctor to treat Wu Zixu.

After Zigong was ready to go on the expedition, he immediately went north, where did he go north? Lu Guo? Qi country? It's all wrong, it's the Jin Kingdom. And this time, the identity of the Zigong envoy was changed again. At the beginning, Zigong was the envoy of the Lu State, and when he arrived in the Han State, he was the envoy of the Wu State, and this time he was the envoy of the Han State, and as the envoy of the Han State, he asked to see the King of the Jin State, Jin Dinggong.

Jin Dinggong couldn't help but wonder, Han was a vassal state of Wu, this is something everyone knows, and it is located at the southern end, how did he come to find Jin? And Jin Dinggong was the most unassertive, so he asked the ruling Zhao Ying to inquire.

After Zhao Ying listened, he stroked his beard and thought for a while, and said: "Although he is the envoy of the Han Kingdom, the envoy is Zigong, and Zigong is more distinctive. Since he came all the way to envoy the Jin Kingdom, there must be something important! Whatever it is, we should see it too! ”

When Jin Dinggong heard this, he nodded and said, "Since the doctor said so, the widow will see it!" ”

Because Zigong came to the court to see Jin Dinggong, Zhao Ying was not good to be on the side, so he retired. Jin Dinggong was frightened in his heart, and asked Zhao Ying: "As soon as the doctor retreats, the envoy of the Han Kingdom will come after a while, how can the widow answer?" ”

Zhao Ying smiled: "How difficult is this? As long as the answer of the Lord is vague, neither agrees nor refuses! What is the matter, you can talk about it afterwards! ”

When Jin Dinggong heard this, he settled down. Not long after Zhao Ying retreated, the chamberlain came up with Zigong, Zigong calmly gave a salute to Jin Dinggong, and as soon as Jin Dinggong met, he couldn't help but be overwhelmed by Zigong's demeanor, and his heart had a good impression of three points out of thin air. In a gentle tone, he said, "Messenger, please be wrong!" ”

"Xie Jin Gong!" As soon as Zigong bowed his hand to Jin Dinggong, he sat aside.

The Duke of Jin Ding waited for the palace maids to serve snacks and sweet wine, and then asked: "I don't know why the envoy came to the Jin Kingdom thousands of miles away?" ”

"Come for the country of Wu!" Zigong said.

"Oh!" Jin Dinggong strictly followed Zhao Ying's teachings and responded noncommittally.

Seeing this, Zigong couldn't help but flash a smile in his eyes, he knew that Jin Dinggong must have been taught to do this, but Zigong was not embarrassed. He said calmly: "The foreign minister heard that if you don't plan in advance, you can't cope with sudden changes. You can't defeat the enemy without managing the army in advance. Now that Qi and Wu are about to go to war, if Wu can't win that war, that's it, if Wu wins a big victory, King Wu will definitely lead his army north and compete with Jin for supremacy! Even if you don't lead, it's just waiting for the next time. I don't know how Jin Gong responds? ”

When Jin Dinggong heard this, he couldn't help but panic, and he didn't care about Zhao Ying's teaching to him, and asked Zigong: "How should this be good?" ”

Zigong said: "This is naturally to rectify the weapons, rest the soldiers, and wait for the arrival of the Wu army." ”

When Jin Dinggong heard this, he felt that it made sense, and immediately said: "Good! ……”

But speaking of this, Jin Dinggong remembered Zhao Ying's words, and hurriedly changed his words and said: "Not bad! Not bad! ”

When Zigong heard this, he couldn't help but feel funny, a dignified monarch was so unassertive, Zigong didn't say much, and announced his resignation to Jinding. Jin Dinggong also wanted to discuss with Zhao Ying, and Jin Dinggong naturally readily agreed.

After Jin Dinggong and other Zigong left, he immediately summoned Zhao Ying, who was waiting in the side hall, and told Zhao Ying, the conversation between him and Zigong before, and told Zhao Ying, at the end, Jin Dinggong asked with a worried face: "Doctor, did you say that the widow's performance just now was not very good?" Will Zigong catch the widow and make the Jin Kingdom suffer? ”

Zhao Ying soothed: "What are these words, Lord! It was Na Zigong, although he didn't know what he was here for, but he also felt that what he said made sense. Please order the Lord to order the weapons to be rectified! Rest the soldiers! ”

Jin Dinggong couldn't help but be very happy when he saw that he didn't seem to have made a mistake, and immediately ordered Zhao Ying to be fully responsible for this matter.

Back to Yang Zilu, after receiving the news that Wu sent troops, he did not reorganize his army for war. The doctors couldn't help but be anxious, and recommended the imperial guide to find Yang Zilu, the imperial master entered the palace after retreating from the court, and after looking for Yang Zilu in the back garden, the royal master reminded Yang Zilu: "Lord, Wu has sent troops!" ”

"Hmm!" When Yang Zilu heard this, he just responded noncommittally.

Yu Yu couldn't help it, and said to Yang Zilu straight to the point: "Lord, should you order the whole army to fight?" ”

"How many months is it now?" Yang Zilu walked out of the gazebo, looked up at the sky, and asked with a confused look.

When Yu Yu saw this Yang Zilu, he almost mistakenly thought that Yang Zilu had lost his soul, but he still endured the dissatisfaction in his heart and answered honestly: "Lord, today is the fourth day of the ninth month!" ”

"Harvesting soon, huh?" Yang Zilu muttered.

"Well, in Jian'an County and Ouyi in the south, it is estimated that the harvest has begun!" The Imperial Gaze seems to have an enlightened response.

Yang Zilu continued: "It's still early! ”

Yu Yu suddenly realized: "The minister understands! Retire! ”

"Hmm!" Yang Zilu replied noncommittally.

After returning home, the emperor told the doctors that the lord had already known it in his heart, but now that the autumn harvest was approaching, how could he send troops?

But Yang Zilu soon made people anxious, after September, in October, the autumn harvest was over, and Yang Zilu had not yet sent troops.

(To be continued)