Chapter 30 The more poisonous the plan, the more the state of Wu is in danger
When the king of Yue re-ascended to the throne, he reused the literary Fan Li and other virtuous ministers, made great efforts to govern the country, streamlined the government, and gradually recovered the economic and population of the Yue country. The king of Yue also vigorously advocated the style of diligence and thrift, and cut down all unnecessary uses, so the treasury was becoming more and more abundant, and it was needless for everyone to live and work in peace and contentment.
Let's say that since King Wu got Xi Shi, he has been favored and favored. In the end, he used the excuse to abolish the queen and set up Xi Shi as the queen, which caused dissatisfaction among the ministers of Wu, especially the Xuan family, the queen's mother's family. In addition, since Wu surrendered to the Yue State, he felt that he no longer had any trouble, and then he felt that he had the support of the slippery country, so he changed the pacification policy of the Southern Barbarian tribes in the past, and changed it to conquest and annexation. However, at this time, the king of Wu was immersed in the gentle countryside and could not extricate himself, deaf to the outside situation, the state politics of Wu had been abandoned for a long time, the loyal ministers were all hung up and left, and the court was full of people who had to meet them.
This year, there was a great drought in Wu and there was no harvest in the whole country, so Wu asked Yue to borrow grain. King Yue had a secret discussion with Fan Li that night, and then made a plan. The grain needed by the Wu State was given, and the seeds needed were exposed to the sun and then soaked in water to restore them, so that the Wu people could not see that the seeds were dead, and if they were sown at that time, they would rot in the fields, and it would be too late when they were discovered.
The grain transport team soon arrived in Wu State, and the officials of Wu State saw that the millet sent by Yue Guo was full of grains and 100 carts were full, which was enough for Wu State to survive this year's famine, and they felt relieved, so they warmly welcomed the Yue envoys, and both the host and the guest drank to their heart's content.
When King Wu learned that the rice and grain of the Yue Kingdom had arrived, he was overjoyed, and Xi Shi said beside him: "The King of Yue Province has been frugal to raise this 10,000 quintals of millet to solve the danger of my Wu Kingdom. King Wu smiled and said: "The queen is right, the king of Yue has sincerely surrendered, and this king will never doubt him again." After speaking, he drank all the wine in the cup, Xi Shi hurriedly handed over the wine, and King Wu couldn't stop laughing.
"Kill, kill, kill......" At this time, there was an abrupt shout of killing in a deserted valley in Yue Kingdom. I saw that the king of Yue was dressed in military uniform, standing on a high platform with a sword, majestic and majestic. This is the death squad secretly formed by the king of Yue, the members of which are all warriors carefully selected by the king of Yue, all brave and strong, plus day and night diligent practice, although there are only more than 3,000 people, but they can be one as ten, and they are unstoppable. Looking at this mighty army, King Yue couldn't help but feel agitated, his body continued to twist, and his face gradually became hideous and fierce, extremely terrifying.
In the summer of the following year, the rice fields should have been full of greenery and the fragrance of rice was overflowing, but the fields of Wu were dead and silent. Wu people wondered, so they dug up the rice field to check what was going on, and they were dumbfounded, the rice seeds that had been sown had already rotted in the mud had already been sown, and there was really no harvest this year.
When the report reached the Bliss Palace in Gusu City, King Wu and all the ministers were in a hurry, and the hall immediately became noisy and arguing. Some suggested blocking the news quickly so as not to cause riots; Some suggested asking for help from the Central Plains countries; Some advocated immediately raising troops to crusade against the Yue Kingdom, punishing them for their misdeeds, and grabbing food to get by. King Wu was extremely angry, scolded Gou Jian shamelessly, and immediately decided to send troops to crusade against the Yue country, but the elite of the Wu country had already been lost in the years of war, at this time there were only the old and weak soldiers left in the country, and even worse was that due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, the treasury of Wu State had already been empty, how could the army with insufficient food and grass make the trip, thinking of this, the king of Wu was secretly sad, sighed, and the matter of cutting down Yue could only be pressed for the time being.
Just when the monarchs and ministers of Wu State had a headache, the Yue Kingdom Langya City had already hunted with flags, and the swords intersected. On the stage, the king of Yue personally took command, majestic and sounded the war drums in person; Above the city tower, the literary type holds a silk book in his hand, impassionedly, stating the crimes of King Wu; In the ranks of the army, Fan Li wore armor and fought with a sword, full of spirit, and the blade of the sword pointed to Wu Realm.