It is already the beginning of June, and the day set by Wu Wangfu is getting closer and closer. Wu envoy Wang Sun Luo urged many times, please Gou Jian set off into Wu.

In the Nanfeng Hall of the Yue Palace, Gou Jian had a gloomy face, sitting on the couch without saying a word. He threw the brocade silk in his hand to the ground. A servant knelt in front of him, trembling and silent. And the Wen Chong who was standing on the side also bowed his head and was silent. In this South Wind Palace, the air seems to be very suffocating.

"Urge! Urgent? You go and tell Wu Envoy that the widow has to wait for someone and do his own thing, but it can't be done? ”

Wen Chong saw that Gou Jian was a little out of shape, so he played softly: "The minister understands the king's mood at this time, Fan Li has not arrived, and the king is unwilling. The minister has sent a letter to General Fan Li, the king Ben Wu will pass through Orange State, and Orange State is not far from Guling, and General Fan Li will meet the king in Orange State. ”

Gou Jian raised his head, stared at Wen Chong and said, "You have already arranged it?" Well, tomorrow I will tell the ministers that the widows will sacrifice to the temple and worship the ancestors. ”

Wen Chong nodded and accepted the order, and said to the kneeling attendant: "You send someone to tell the envoy Wu, just say that the king is preparing to serve the gift of the king of Wu, and there are still some things that have not been fully arranged, please ask the envoy Wu for a day or two." ”

The servant was killed, and with a sigh of hope, he took his leave and went away.

Gou Jian sighed, couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, and said to Wen Chong: "Since the widow ascended the throne, he has been conscientious and conscientious, and he dare not slack off. Unexpectedly, in the battle of Jiaoshan, our army was defeated, resulting in the destruction of the country today, and the number of people who are thousands of miles away from being prisoners. Isn't it sad that the future of this trip is uncertain, and there is no return date? ”

Wen Chong persuaded: "In the past, Duke Qi Huan Benju and Jin Wengong Ben Zhai, they all experienced difficult tempering, and later through some hard work, they finally achieved a generation of hegemony. As long as the king has his family and country in his heart. Looking for opportunities to work hard, and on the day of rejuvenating the country, why should the king be too sad and fall into his own ambition? ”

Gou Jian stood up, rubbed his snort, and stopped his tears: "This is easy to say, since King Wu wants to take my wife as hostages, it will definitely be difficult to get out and return to China in the future." Even if a widow has the ambition to reach the sky, what can he do? ”

Wen Chong said: "The minister has already planned for the king, and the king and the monarch's wife will go to Wu first." Obeying the dispatch of King Wu, the ministers will do everything possible to let the king return to the country. As long as the king can return to China, after a period of taoguang and obscurity, he will repay today's shame. We are still very promising. ”

"Today, the widow will meet with Aiqing: Aiqing will preside over the overall situation of domestic political affairs. for a period of three years. I hope that Aiqing will use three years to get the widow out of the barrier. Return to your native country. I wonder if the doctor can do it? ”

"Ministers must do their best! As long as Bo Yao is in power in the state of Wu. Using Bo Ya can go directly to the heavens and influence King Wu's decision. As long as he plans carefully, he thinks that the king will be able to return to the country. ”

Gou Jian gritted his teeth and said: "The widow has only one requirement, that is, no matter how much the price is paid, the widow must be brought back, and the widow must return to the country!" ”

Wen Chong nodded and said, "The king will set off soon." I don't know what else to command? ”

"Aiqing controls the government as the secretary, and the widow is desperate, does not set up a prince, and does not divide the power of Aiqing. So that Aiqing can do his best to govern the country for the widow. Last time, Aiqing recommended Fan Li to enter Wu with the widow, and the widow allowed it. ”

"Dealing with government affairs and managing government affairs, Fan Li is not as good as my language; But he is clever and adaptable, and can deal with it calmly in danger, and he is not as good as Fan Li! But when Fan Li entered Wu, who was entrusted with the heavy responsibility of training the Guling army? ”

Gou Jian thought for a moment and said: "The army of Guling must continue to conduct secret drills and let the Yong Yong be the commander." The thousands of soldiers and horses left behind by the Huiji to guard the capital can be used as generals. And Sima Jiying, in charge of military affairs. ”

Wen Chong received the order, and the two monarchs and ministers talked about some trivial matters of worshiping the heavens and worshiping their ancestors, and Wen Chong left the palace.

On the second day, Gou Jian led the ministers to the Tiantai to worship the sky, and then to worship the ancestors and ancestors in the Taimiao. Then he sent an envoy to inform the Wu envoy Wang Sun Luo that he could leave for Wu.

When it was time to leave, Wang Sun Luo led the guards to go first, and Gou Jian and his wife then marched to Orange State. All the ministers of the court followed Gou Jian and his wife and sent them to the city of Orange State.

Fan Li was already waiting in Orange City, and when the two of them saw each other, they couldn't help but cry.

Fan Li knelt on the ground and cried: "The minister has the king's life!" Gucheng Mountain is defeated, and the crime of the ministers is unforgivable! ”

Gou Jian hurriedly took two steps forward, helped Fan Li with both hands, and also wept: "This defeat lies in the widow, what does it have to do with Aiqing?" The outnumbered people do not know the situation of the enemy and us, and act rashly, so that there is today's defeat! Aiqing, please get up quickly! ”

Gou Jian saw that Fan Li was wearing armor on the outside and plain clothes on the inside, and said in surprise: "What happened to the general's family, wearing plain clothes to see the widow?" ”

"Clumsy Jing was tired all the way because he followed the army with his ministers, and when he was in Gucheng Mountain, he occasionally died of a serious illness."

Gou Jian sighed and was silent for a long time. Fan Li met his colleagues again, and when he met Wen Chong, he looked at each other in two teams, and his two pairs of tears were silent.

After a while, Wang Sun Luo sent an envoy to urge, and Wen Chong had to lead the ministers to say goodbye to Gou Jian.

"Bring the wine!" Wen Chong shouted. A waiter had already brought wine, and poured it in front of everyone.

The ministers raised their heads, headed by the literary genre, and knelt in front of Gou Jian. Then the text shouted a eulogy: "The emperor is above, and my lord is blessed by heaven: first sink and then rise, disaster is the root of virtue, and worry is the blessing hall; Those who are mighty will perish, and those who obey will prosper; The monarch and the minister were separated and moved by the emperor; The husbands are sad and sad; Please recommend the preserved and the wine! ”

Gou Jian moved forward and helped everyone up one by one. I couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, tears raining down. He looked at his wife Fengyi beside him, full of shame.

Queen Fengyi just bit her lip stubbornly, avoiding Gou Jian's gaze, and turned her head sideways very stubbornly.

Gou Jian sorted out his emotions and said in a deep voice: "The widow went to Wu today and became a prisoner of the order. From then on, the government of the country was entrusted to the doctors. The secretaries defend the country for the widows, I don't know how the secretaries will comfort the widows? ”

At this time, Fan Li said: "As the saying goes, the lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the lord humiliates the ministers to death!" Today, the king is worried about breaking the country, and he is humiliated by entering Wu as a minister. I, a person from eastern Zhejiang, don't I have one or two heroes who share worries and solve problems with the Lord? ”

Then all the doctors shouted: "We are all the king's people, and we obey the king's orders!" ”

Gou Jian said: "Since you love the Qing and do not abandon the widow, today the emperor is above, and the Qing and others will say their own aspirations before the widow: who is willing to be difficult and who will defend the country?" ”

Wen Chongxin said: Although the king of Yue let himself control the political situation in the country, but did not give himself the position of prime minister, it seems that the king of Yue is worried that he is in the middle of the court, so he has some precautions, so it is not easy to come forward to answer.

Fan Li said: "The culture has the ability to govern the country, which can make the cultivation and war fully prepared, the people are harmonious, and the king can entrust it with state affairs." And from the difficulty of the king, into Wu Zhidou, the minister will let the king go and return, endure humiliation, assist the lord, and avenge today's enemy, I Fan Li dare not resign! ”

So the doctors gave their own account. Dazai said bitterly: "Execute the king's edict and implement the laws of the country; It is the duty of the minister to strictly implement the king's national policy of supporting and loving the people, so that the people can abide by the law. ”

The pedestrian said: "It is the duty of the minister to communicate with all countries, to be able to resolve doubts and doubts, and to be an envoy to live up to his mission." ”

Si Zhihao said: "The ministers in the court do not engage in favoritism, dare to give direct advice, do not flatter the aunt, make the government clear, and the official style is pure." Do not avoid hatred outside, do not avoid relatives inside, and the wish of the minister! ”

Sima Jiying said: "Look at the enemy and set up a formation without fear of the enemy; train the army to prepare for war, raise troops to defend the country, protect the country and the people's security; Horse leather shroud, take the enemy's head, all are divided into ministers! ”

Si Nong Gao said: "It is the business of the subordinates to bow down and care for the people, ask the people about their weal and woe, cultivate and breed, make the treasury abundant, and fill the granary." ”

Then Taishi, Gongzheng and others described their duties.

Gou Jian said to the ministers: "Although the widow enters Wu as a minister, the doctors keep their duties, hold their skills with virtue, and show their strengths, so that our country is worry-free, and the widow is very comforted!" ”

So Gou Jian ordered that the ministers should defend the country, and the regents of the Qing Dynasty would be the regents, and Dazai would be supplemented by bitterness. At this time, Jinong had already returned to Fan Li's side and entered Wu with Fan Li.

Gou Jian and Fan Li were about to board the boat, and as soon as Jinong clicked on the artemisia, the canopy boat swung through the green water and went up the river.

All the ministers wept bitterly and knelt on the bank of the river. Seeing that the canopy boat had gone far away, it slowly became a small dot, and the bay entered the green mountains and green waters, and the ministers reluctantly turned back and went ashore. (To be continued......)