Sun Tzu resigned and hidden, but Yue Guo joined forces with his husband behind his back and secretly cast cold arrows at Wu Guo, which made He Lu very angry. In order to teach the Yue people a lesson, He Lu deliberately sent troops to attack Vietnam.

Because he is getting older, and seeing that Prince Bo is old, and the last time he defended the country with the Li, he didn't make a big contribution. He Lu intended to let the prince participate in state affairs, do exercises early, and also communicate more with important ministers such as military officers.

On this day, He Lu summoned Prince Bo, Taishi was left, Wu Yuan, and Bo Yao to discuss how to punish Yue Guo.

He Lu said: "This time the husband mutinied, the Yue country wanted to do wrong, and the intentions were extremely sinister, and the widow was very angry. Yue Wang Yunchang, since then he has not shared the sky with the widow, I don't know what your Aiqing thinks? ”

The soldiers knew that King Wu had the intention of cutting Yue, and admonished: "The king has just broken through Chu, and he has already worked hard, and besides, our army has been fighting for several years, and the taxes and labor of the people are quite heavy. The minister thought that he should rest for a period of time first, so that the people could recuperate, and the important thing was to support and reassure the people. ”

was separated and said: "The words of the soldiers are also! There were frequent floods in Gusu City this year, and the king said that he would build a high platform in the palace, which cost a lot. If troops are sent to attack Vietnam, the minister thinks that the national strength will be unsustainable. If you blindly use soldiers, it will hurt the people! ”

He Lu pondered for a long time, glanced at the prince beside him who was speechless, and asked, "As the prince, what do you have to say?" ”

The prince raised his eyes and saw that his father's eyes were sharp and his face was angry, so he stepped forward and said, "Your predecessors are here, and the children dare not trespass. Since the father and the king asked, the son thought of a plan and asked the father to decide. ”

Listening to the words of the prince, he seemed to be confident. He nodded and motioned for the prince to speak.

The prince said: "If you use the people, you must first show compassion to the people." Our country has been conquering for several years, and the people are tired, so they must be raised first. Now the situation in our country. According to Erchen, there are many hidden worries. ”

He Lu was surprised and said: "We have broken through Qiangchu, is it possible that the situation in our country is more severe?" ”

"Although the state of Chu was defeated, it must have remembered the humiliation of this defeat. Once the state of Chu is revived, it will inevitably seek revenge. Therefore, the sons advised their father to support the people and strengthen the country, as long as our country is strong, the state of Chu will not dare to act rashly. ”

Suddenly, he replied: "How is the matter of Yue Guo?" ”

The prince returned: "To the east of the kingdom of Wu is the vast sea, and there is no danger. The country of Viet Nam to the south has grown stronger in recent years and has not been damaged by the war. Although it is only a medium-sized country, its national strength cannot be underestimated, and it is really a problem in my heart. We can build a big city on the border of Wu and Yue, and garrison the army. In case of transgression. ”

Seeing that the prince's idea was not bad, a slight smile appeared on his face. Looking at being departed. said with a smile: "The prince can have today's learning, and the master is indispensable, and the widow thinks that this strategy is very useful." ”

He smiled slightly and said, "The prince is smart and benevolent, and he will be a benevolent monarch the day after tomorrow!" ”

At this time, Bo Yao came out of class. He congratulated King Wu and said: "The prince has extraordinary insight and is gifted and intelligent. King Shenwu, there are successors. The minister is the king, congratulations! ”

He Lu said with a smile: "I still need to have more experience, my country's foundation is weak." The territory is small, and it needs to be hard to govern the country so that it will not be destroyed by others. Everyone, Aiqing, will add more funds in the future, so that the prince will become a great weapon as soon as possible. ”

The ministers received the order. The prince continued: "The sons still have important things to play, and since the break of Chu this time, the father wants to reward his merits, but because of his grandson's resignation, it has been temporarily shelved. Erchen thought that this matter should not be put on hold for a long time, so as not to hurt the hearts of the soldiers! ”

He Lu nodded yes, and praised the prince even more.

Seeing that the prince talked about the strategic issue of the Yue State, the Wu Yuan was deeply touched: Regarding the last time he dealt with the question of "what to do after the attack on the Chu State", the monarchs and ministers of the Wu State did not hand over a satisfactory answer sheet, and they made frequent strategic mistakes. Later, after some careful consideration, the Wu soldiers believed that the main reason was that Wu had not formulated a complete and comprehensive strategic plan in advance before launching the war attack.

With this lesson, the soldier said to King Wu:

"After the battle of Chu, Qin sent troops to help Chu, and Qin and Chu formed a strategic alliance; Moreover, the Tang State was destroyed, and the Cai State was forced by the prestige of Qin and Chu to claim to be neutral, so that all the allies of our country were disintegrated by Qin and Chu. Moreover, the Yue Kingdom in the south is even more treacherous, and sometimes covets us, and it is a jackal! Today, there is not a single strategic alliance in our country, and I think that the current situation is extremely unfavorable to our country's living environment. ”

King Wu listened to the words of the soldiers, and it was like thunder. He stood up, put his hands on a few cases, leaned forward slightly, and asked: "Zixu's words are enlightening, Wu Guo has three heads and six arms, if there is no strategic alliance, isolation and helplessness is the way to defeat!" What is Zixu's strategy? ”

"The Yue State is our opponent, and it will naturally form an alliance with the Chu State, and the south and west of our country are in danger, if there is a slight mistake, or once the strategy is mistaken, the alliance between the Chu State and the Yue State will easily defeat our country. Therefore, the minister believes that taking advantage of the great setback of the Chu State, our country should seize the time to form an alliance with other princes as soon as possible, so as to be safe. ”

He Lu nodded and said, "Yes!" At this time, our country is in full swing, and the other princes are naturally willing to form an alliance with us. ”

Wu Yuan also said: "Our country is Yue in the south and Qiangchu in the west, both of which are hostile countries, and they cannot form alliances, so they can only be temporarily peaceful; Among the princely powers, only the two great powers of Jin and Qi are left, which can be selected as allies. ”

He Lu said: "The monarch of the Jin State is weak and the ministers are strong, and the state affairs are controlled by the strong ministers. Jin Dinggong is too busy to take care of himself, how can he have the ability to control such military affairs? If you form an alliance with it, the widows think that the usefulness is extremely limited, and it is better to communicate with the Qi country. ”

Wu Yuan said: "The minister also has this intention. The state of Qi was the first of the princes to dominate, and its national strength was strong. Good communication with Qi can ensure the strategic security of our north. ”

King Wu said: "I heard that the Marquis of Qi entangled Wei, Zheng and other small countries and claimed to be the leader of the alliance. ”

Wu Yuan said: "The Marquis of Qi saw that the Jin Kingdom had lost the hearts of the people in the world, and he could not uphold justice and protect the weak, and the princes all rebelled against him. If Qi Hou wants to be the leader of this alliance, he also urgently needs the support of our country, and he can just communicate with him. ”

King Wu was a little unhappy: "The widow originally wanted to dominate the southern frontier, but Qi Jinggong claimed to be the leader of the alliance. The country of Qi is already what it used to be, and the Marquis of Qi is also old, but he wants to call himself the leader of the alliance? ”

Wu Yuan persuaded: "Don't let the alliance leader's name be in vain, now is the period when the princes are in their own ways. The Jin Kingdom has lost its position as overlord, and a new overlord has not yet been produced. This is exactly the time when our Wu country is making great efforts, the king intends to seek hegemony, not to rush for quick success, but to take it step by step, and it is the right thing to first enrich the country and strengthen the army. ”

He rubbed his beard and said for a moment: "The widow is according to Mr. 's words, but my country wants to be hegemonic, should we attack the Yue Kingdom first or send troops to settle the Central Plains first?" ”

"When the national strength is prosperous, the country will be subdued by military might. Yue is only a small country, and there is no need to send troops to attack, according to Sun Tzu's words: 'a soldier who surrenders without a fight'. And the princes of the Central Plains, choose a country without a way to cut it down, according to the story of Qi Huan, our country can try to dominate. ”

King Wu played a quasi-performance, and ordered the soldiers to formulate national policies and slowly strive for hegemony.

He Lu ordered the other three to retreat, leaving the soldiers to ask: "The widow's heart is concerned about three things. One is a husband's business; The second is the matter of Sun Wu, and the third is the matter of the Chu State. I wonder what kind of message does Mr. have? ”

The soldier replied: "The matter of the husband has been sent to the Song State to deal with the Longwei camp, and he may be on the way at this time, if there is any news, the minister will report to the king." The second is that the king was worried that Sun Wu would be used by other countries, and according to the king's order, the minister also sent the eyes and ears of the Long Wei camp to follow Sun Wu's hermitage, and learned that Sun Tzu did not go to other countries, and had stayed in the Dongting area to live in seclusion. ”

The soldier paused for a moment, and then said, "There is no detailed information on the matter of the Chu State for the time being. It's just that King Chu Zhao began to rush from Suiguo to Yingdu after our army withdrew from Yingdu. ”

King Wu said: "Mr. from the time when the widow was the son, he went to the widow's door, sixteen years ago!" Today, the widow has avenged Mr., but the country's plan depends on Mr. Diligence. Although Prince Bo is not young, he is quite affectionate, kind-hearted, soft-faced, and lacks courage, and hopes that Mr. will do his best to assist. ”

He Lu entrusted the prince with him, and the soldiers knelt down to accept the order, and the two monarchs and ministers talked about some private words before they dispersed.

On the second day of the dynasty, He Lu announced the edict to appoint the military members as the prime minister, emulating the story of Qi Guoguan Zhong and Chu Guoziwen, and always leading the military and political affairs, calling the military members 'Zixu' to show their favor. He also appointed Bo Yao as Dazai, and prepared the national government with the soldiers. The other soldiers were rewarded according to their merits. King Wu also ordered Gongzi Mountain to build a stone pass on the southern border of Wu Yue, called Shimen Pass, and garrison the army to hold the southern frontier; He also sent the Taishi to be sent out to envoy Qi and make peace with Qi.

Wu Wang Lu temporarily stopped asking the sin of Yue, according to the policy of the soldiers, let the people recuperate first, at this time for the tenth year of Lu Lu, and the fifteenth year of King Zhou Jing! (505 BCE) (To be continued......