After several days, Jinon was not seen. Although Zheng Dan appeared in the horse farm this time, it highlighted the fact that he was favored in Wu Palace. But for Gou Jian, only Jinong's news is the most reliable, in case he misinterprets Zheng Dan's dumb riddle, wouldn't the consequences be very serious?

The days are silent, like the daily miscellaneous servants in the hands of the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom, rigidly reincarnated: getting up in the morning, washing all the clothes, chopping wood, cutting hay, cleaning the stables, cleaning the mausoleum environment, washing the horses and ......, except for a few military masters who monitor them occasionally appear, this place seems to be forgotten by people.

Seeing that the cold winter is coming, one day at noon, on the official road in front, a two-horse carriage galloped forward, and in front of the car was a general in armor, dressed in green wind, personally in front of the horse.

There was a man sitting cross-legged in the car, this man was in his early fifties, dressed in a chestnut robe, with thin lips, hanging eyebrows, and high cheekbones, but it was Dazai Boya.

When the soldiers of the sentry tower saw Dazai coming, they hurriedly came out to greet him, and everyone knew the general in front of him who was Dazai's imperial chariot, but he was Dazai's confidant, Baishu, who was newly promoted to the deputy general of the Dragon Banner Army.

And Dazai and General Hakushu came alone without a single soldier, and everyone was still very surprised.

The detachment that guarded the tomb of the Lu and monitored the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom was no more than 100 people, led by the centurion Ban Fu. From the day Gou Jian settled in the horse farm, Ban Fu was ordered by Wu Wangfu to lead the hundred forbidden troops to monitor the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom, and this place was on the cusp of the political wrestling of the Wu State.

Ban Fu stepped forward to give a salute and welcomed Bo Yao and Bai Zhou into the military tent set up on the side of the tomb of Helu. Yan Boyao took the main position.

Ban Fu arched his hand and said, "Dazai is here, I don't know what instructions there are?" ”

Bo Yao twisted the goat's whiskers under his forehead and nodded. hummed softly, and then said: "The king has a benevolent heart, mourns the lonely and poor, and wants to be gracious to Yue." The king ordered his official to come, and ordered you to wait: treat the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom well, and do not bully them without permission. The king has the heart of forgiveness, and has ordered Taishi to choose an auspicious day. King Xu Yue returned to China. ”

Ban Fu was stunned at first, and then was ordered. Bo Yao continued: "This official is here for official business. Proclaim the king's command. You must keep it confidential and not disclose it to others. ”

Ban Fu replied: "Since the young general has been stationed here, he has not moved half a step, a matter of state secrets. How dare you play child's play? Please rest assured! ”

Bo Yao smiled slightly. Turning sideways, he said to Bai Zhou: "This official won't go to see Gou Jian, you go to the horse farm to meet them, say a few words and leave?" ”

Bai Zhou got up and walked out of the military tent, and turned around the military field, which was the horse farm where Gou Jian lived.

Ban Fu sent a subordinate general to lead Bai Zhou to meet with Gou Jian's monarch and ministers, and said their names to each other, and the general retreated to the side in a funny way. Wait by the far stable, watching the horses play alone.

Bai Zhou saw that there was no one else. He stepped forward and congratulated: "Congratulations to King Yue!" Congratulations on your return to China! ”

Gou Jian and Fan Li saw that the words came suddenly, although they had just seen this unusual carriage visiting, but they were unprepared, seeing this general who had never met say such heavy news, Gou Jian's monarch and ministers were stunned and didn't dare to say a word.

If this person was sent by King Wu to probe his mouth, wouldn't it be miserable?

Seeing this situation, Bai Zhou naturally understood a little, and said with a slight smile: "Just now I drove for Dazai, and I came here to announce the king's parable: my king has approved Dazai's proposal, pardoned the sins of Yue Guo, and allowed the monarchs and ministers of Yue to return to the country. Now it has been ordered to Taishi, and the auspicious day is a good time to set off. ”

Fan Li asked, "It was Dazai who was in the same car with the general just now?" ”

Bai Zhou nodded, and said to the two: "Dazai has contributed a lot to this matter, and after I hope that Xianjun will return to China, I will not forget Dazai's grace today!" ”

Gou Jian was speechless, and thanked him again. Bai Zhou didn't say anything more, and greeted the general, and the two went back to the military tent.

Gou Jian and Fan Li turned back to the small hall in the wooden attic, and the two sat on the ground, speechless for a long time.

"Is this true, is it false? What does the general think? Gou Jian frowned and squeezed into several small hills.

Fan Li thought for a while and said: "The minister thinks that no matter whether it is true or not, he will treat it with a normal heart. The minister watched the sky yesterday night, the southern star was dim, and there was no sign of escape. ”

The joy that Gou Jian had just flashed turned dark in a blink of an eye. The two of them looked at each other speechlessly, and were groaning, only to see a person flash into the house, and when they looked at it, it was not Jinong, who was it?

Gou Jian was overjoyed, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual outside, he instructed Feng Yi to sit at the door and mend clothes, and look at the wind casually. The three of them asked carefully.

Gou Jian said: "Why haven't you seen you for many days, violating the meeting period?" ”

Jinong said: "The villain was ordered by the literary lord to return to China, and he just returned to Gusu and came to meet after doing some trivial things, so he violated the meeting period." With the efforts of the Wen Lord, Wu Dazai Boyao suggested to King Wu many times to pardon the king. The villain also returned to China for this matter. ”

"What is the outcome of this matter?"

"Bo Yao is working hard outside, and Zheng Dan will naturally dredge up in the inner bed. The villain got a secret report from Lord Bo Ya, saying that King Wu had promised to pardon the king and promised to return to China. ”

Gou Jian said: "Just now a general said that he came here in the same car with Bo Yao, he came alone, and his words are almost the same as yours, it seems that this matter is true." ”

Fan Li was puzzled: "Since this news is accurate, then it means that the king can get out of the cage and return to his homeland, which is the biggest auspicious event." But the celestial phenomena observed by the minister seem to be the image of 'four heavenly nets, all things are injured', and the hexagrams are unknown, what is the auspicious thing? ”

When Gou Jian heard Fan Li say this, he turned his joy into worry. As Fan Li's old servant, Jinong has followed Fan Li for many years, and he also knows Fan Li's ability, and he can look at astronomy and geography, so he is also very puzzled, and he is stunned for a long time.

After a while, Fan Li sighed: "If the minister's guess is right, there is still a big obstacle in this matter!" The minister thought that with the efforts of Bo Yao and Zheng Dan, King Wu might have the heart to pardon the king. But these were not decided by the court after a court discussion, but by King Wu in private. In this way, there is a problem, the Xiangguo soldiers still don't know anything about it, and this is difficult! ”

Gou Jian also understood, and continued: "The general's analysis is very reasonable. However, if the king of Wu did not hold a court meeting, it was simply impossible. Unless King Wu insists on going his own way, otherwise, can we return to China without the consent of the soldiers? ”

"Today, Bai Zhou said that King Wu has ordered Taishi to choose a date and allow King Da to return to China, which may be true. King Wu and Bo Yao must have decided on this matter after consultation, but they wanted to step past the soldiers and didn't want him to participate in this matter. Ay! Bo Ya is too naïve to think about it, right? Fan Li didn't understand, even if King Wu really had the heart to pardon King Yue, could he really ignore the soldiers?

Ji Nong said: "The villain's return to China this time is the ten carts of goods prepared by Lord Wen and sent to Dazai. This Dazai is not only a lover of money, but also extremely lustful. Every time the literary adults talk about this person, they are all elated: it is said that there is a Bo Yao in the Wu State, which is the blessing of the king and the blessing of the Yue country! ”

"Bo Yao is greedy, this person occupies the position of Dazai, and the sky is immortal! But the soldiers are in the court, but what can they do? Will the widow's return to his country be ruined at his hands? ”

Fan Li said: "Unless King Wu and the soldiers turn against each other, then King Wu can make a decision on his own regardless of the dissuasion of the soldiers." This trend has become more prominent, so let's wait slowly, wait for the opportunity, and think about it in the long run. ”

Although Gou Jian knew Fan Li's good hexagram, he was still not dead in his heart, and thought to himself: "This hexagram is like a thousand strange, mysterious, and difficult to believe." Since King Wu has the heart of forgiveness, he may not be able to be the king of a country alone. After all, the soldiers are courtiers, do you still want 'courtesy, righteousness, loyalty, and faith'? ”

When Jinong said goodbye, Gou Jian went out and sat alone on a crossbar in front of the room, looking at the lead clouds hanging low, the dark moon and the dark moon in the sky, he thought of Huiji, and the Yue Wang Palace that he never dared to think about after entering Wu. That vague palace once carried too much of its own past: there was complacent pride, there was the comfort of singing and dancing, and it was surrounded by beautiful women; But because he didn't know what it was like to be a young man, one day his frivolity and ambition swelled sharply, and he was punished by God, and the pain was like a thorn that he didn't dare to touch, buried deep in his heart

Fan Li looked at this man in his thirties from afar, sitting in the night, like a statue, overwhelmed by the darkness of the night. (To be continued......)