No one expected that Wu Xie would choose to ask questions about state affairs in public during his happy night banquet.

It's a bit out of the mood, and it's ...... It's also rude!

But no one dared to question Wu Xie - regardless of the strength of his immortals and the seniority of his predecessors, just by virtue of his status as a state envoy, he had the right to choose any time and place to raise this question.

In the face of national events, all etiquette must stand aside!

Wu Jie's sudden question obviously surprised the father and son of the Han Emperor, and they were suddenly stunned and looked at Wu Xie blankly. It took a while to make sure he wasn't joking, and he suddenly changed to a serious tone.

Liu Xing thought for a while, waved his hand, and ordered the middle and lower-level officials and palace maids and guards present to all leave, leaving only a few high-ranking officials and palace attendants. As a result, the originally lively banquet venue turned into a serious negotiation table in just a few moments, and the originally harmonious banquet parties became intriguing and cold-faced negotiators.

"Ji Shihou, when it comes to state affairs, please forgive the younger generations for not treating each other with private courtesy!" The first to speak was the crown prince Liu Yin, who had already discussed it with his father, his fingers lightly tapped on the table, and his eyes became extremely sharp, "With all due respect, with the current state situation of the Eastern Chu State, the death of the country is already a matter of waiting." ”

Wu Jie's deputy envoy Xiong Jiong's face suddenly became ugly, while Qiao Feng, Lin Xiao and Yao Tong couldn't help but sigh together.

This prince, who likes medical skills, really doesn't leave a face when he opens his mouth!

But they have to admit that Liu Yin is telling the truth and telling the truth is the most hurtful, you must know that there is such an Internet saying on the earth: life is so difficult, why do you bother to debunk it, referred to as "people are difficult to dismantle" - Liu Yin's current approach makes Wu Xie want to sigh "People are difficult to dismantle".

He sighed slightly in his heart, but his face was silent, and he said lightly: "All people are born to die, in my opinion, the mortals in this red dust, down to the beggars and homeless, to the sons of heaven of the nations, death is just a thing to be said." ”

Liu Yin's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but show a little helplessness.

It is indeed reasonable for Wu Xie to sigh like this as an immortal. If he also knew the allusion of "people are difficult to dismantle", he probably couldn't help but sigh like this.

But to be honest, Wu Jie's answer was quite a bit of a scoundrel. If you discuss the problem from the perspective of an immortal, then many things will not be discussed......

After all, Liu Yin, as the crown prince of a country, has received many years of imperial education, so he just came up with an answer with a wry smile, and asked rhetorically: "Then from the perspective of Ji Shihou, how long will the national fortune of this Eastern Chu State be?"

"Not much." Wu Xie did not mean to say good things to the motherland, "Just like a residual candle in the cold wind, the thin ice under the scorching wind, even if it is finished in a blink of an eye, there is nothing strange about it." ”

"Exactly!" Liu Yin suddenly became energetic, and his fingers lightly tapped the cup, making a crisp sound, "The situation in Dongchu is already dangerous: corruption is everywhere in the country, and the people are complaining; Surrounded by foreign enemies, the army is powerless to resist. The reason why it can barely be maintained is that there is a tax hanging from Zhaoyang County on the financial side, and an iron-walled Du family to guard the north on the military side, and that's it. ”

Wu Xie didn't say anything, waiting for him to continue.

"The wealth and prosperity of Zhaoyang County is the best in Kyushu, which is the Qinchuan of my Han Dynasty, although it has been known as a rich world since ancient times, but I can't find anything that can compare with it. A few years ago, the Northern Qi army pressed the border, with three times the superior force, and they did not dare to cross the border half a step by them. Liu Yin did not hesitate to praise the Eastern Chu State, "However, no matter how prosperous Zhaoyang County is, there is no way to supply a country with one county; No matter how brave the soldiers of Dongshan County are, they can only hold the north. ”

"We all know these things." Wu Xie said lightly, "Don't waste time." ”

Liu Yin smiled: "Since that's the case, I'll say it directly." The current situation in the eastern Chu State is either to be rebelled and destroyed by the extremely oppressed people, or it will be destroyed by the invasion of foreign enemies - both of which are already close at hand, and there is no room for maneuver to escape. ”

"That's right." Wu Xie replied calmly, "But what does this have to do with the question I asked you?"

"It's related!" Liu Yin said loudly, "In my opinion, if Eastern Chu is going to die, it is better to die in my Han Dynasty than to die in the People's Revolution or Northern Qi!"

"Everyone feels that good things should be eaten by themselves." Xiong Jiong sarcastically sneered coldly, "Why can you open your mouth?" Isn't it possible to see something delicious and take a bite? Beware of swallowing it in one gulp, it turns out to be the poison bait of the medicine rat!"

"The poison of medicine rats cannot defeat tigers, leopards, dragons and snakes."

"You can find a tiger, and I'll feed it a piece of medicine, and if it doesn't die, I'll cut off its head for you." Xiong Jiong's eyes became colder and colder, "What if I eat to death?"

"Don't talk about it!" Seeing that the two sides were faintly tense, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, who had been watching the play silently, spoke, "If Dongchu dies, whether it is in the civil rebellion or in the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is inevitable that the lives will be ruined, and the sorrow will be everywhere." But if it were my great man, it wouldn't be like that. ”

When he said this, Wu Xie remained silent, but Xiong Jiong, Qiao Feng, Lin Xiao and Yao Tong widened their eyes together.

"How sure are you?" Xiong Jiong couldn't be rude and asked loudly.

"This starts with the widow's plan." Liu Xing smiled, showing a look of hesitation, "With the national strength of the Han Dynasty, at this moment, you can take Dongchu in one breath by waving your army eastward, and you can believe it?"

"Faith." Wu Xie said lightly, "But why didn't you do this?"

"Because what the Han wants is a stable and prosperous Sixteen Eastern Counties, not a ruin that has been baptized by war, is in ruins, and needs to be developed slowly." Liu Xing's eyes showed a confident glow, "The surname of the Chu people is brave, and there is a kind of ruthlessness that comes out of the bones." Even if they can't defeat us on the battlefield, they can ruthlessly destroy all prosperity in blood and fire, so that the great Han will have nothing but barren land and hateful victims. ”

"Xie Lu Xie praises, we Chu people don't have anything else, but this blood surname is always there." Xiong Jiong snorted angrily, "Could it be that His Majesty the Han Emperor is sure that he can make our Chu people surrender obediently?"

"Of course." Liu Xing smiled, "It's courage to fight, but courage doesn't always exist, you can drum it up once, you can drum it up twice, and what about three or four times?" Over the years, I have ordered the Teng Snake Legion to constantly put pressure on the border, just to repeatedly strike at the courage of the Chu army. Judging from the last battle, the effect was not bad. ”

Xiong Jiong was silent, what Liu Xing said was an indisputable fact, in front of the facts, no matter how unwilling he was, he had nothing to say.

"If the Han army is brutal and tyrannical, then of course the Chu people will rise up and fight with the Han army to defeat both sides, or at least destroy everything and let us gain nothing. But the widow has already issued a strict order, requiring the sergeant to treat everything in Eastern Chu as a big man, what are the rules in the country, what are the rules in Eastern Chu, if there is a violation, the military law will deal with it!"

Liu Xing's eyes widened, and a sense of majesty arose: "Our Han army has cut off hundreds of heads before and after, which made the Teng Snake Legion remember this rule - judging from the situation of the last war, the effect is not bad, right?"

Xiong Jiong was silent, but Wu Xie nodded slightly: "That's true, the army of the Han Dynasty is not only amazingly powerful, but also strict in military discipline!" Even if my Chu army is in my own country, I may not be able to do better than you!"

"The reason why the widow did this is to show the Chu people the majesty and tolerance of my Han Dynasty, and to show the strength and civilization of my Han Dynasty! We are not jackals, tigers and leopards, we are teachers of the Tao who love the people like children! Ji Shihou thinks that what the widow is doing is right?"

Wu Xie smiled and nodded.

Receiving Wu Jie's praise, Liu Xing seemed very happy: "The best reason for war in the world is to hang the people, but the widow doesn't want to wait for the Chu State to fall to the point where it needs to hang the people." Therefore, the widow decided to spend some time and energy, on the one hand, to let the Chu people slowly adapt to the fact that 'they can't beat the Great Han', and on the other hand, let the Chu people slowly accept the fact that 'the Great Han is a generous and prosperous country' worthy of their attachment. The so-called most moist is only the spring rain, which is very fine and very soft, but it can also moisten the earth overnight. ”

Wu Xie had already seen through the intentions of the Han army, and he was not surprised to hear his explanation at this moment, so he smiled and asked: "But how much time do you plan to spend to complete this plan, Your Majesty?"

"There's no hurry." Liu Xing said with a smile, "According to the widow's estimate, the flowering and fruiting should be in the past ten years." Even if the widow is unlucky and can't see it, he should leave a big gift to his son, why not?"

Wu Xie nodded, and asked again: "At present, corruption is rampant in Eastern Chu, I don't know how His Majesty plans to deal with it?"

"What else can be done? Kill!" Liu Xing's eyes flashed with coldness, "The process of annexing Eastern Chu is their most difficult opportunity. If they can seize this last opportunity to confess their crimes and hand over their ill-gotten gains, the widow can allow them to leave some of their fortune as rich men. But if they think that the widow is as easy to deal with as the king of Chu...... Hmph, when a new dynasty is established, it always takes some people to sacrifice the sword!"

"I didn't do it before, because these corrupt officials themselves were capitulation factions, and they kept him 1|j to serve Shi Kaier. The temple to the stone rj er, the stable to j show the hunting and eating time. Wu Xie said with a smile, "The corrupt official fell, and the Han Emperor was full, so he was really calculating!"

"Don't dare to be, that's roughly the case, please ask your seniors to correct it."

Wu Xie didn't answer in a hurry, turned his head and looked at the people who were accompanying him.

"Did you hear that? What do you think?"

Everyone was silent for a long time, and Xiong Jiong sighed: "The general trend is overwhelming, and there is nothing to be done......

"For more than 300 years in Da Chu, there are always tough guys who refuse to surrender!" Yao Tong said viciously, "Emperor Han can't help but think about everything too simply!"

Wu Xie looked at the two apprentices again and motioned for them to speak.

"I don't have much to say." Qiao Feng shook his head, "To be honest, I don't know much about these things. But I just want the people to live well. ”

"My father is dedicated to the country, not only for the community, but also for the people." Lin Xiao stood up and bowed to the father and son of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, "Although Lin is outside the world, he can also see things in the red dust. If the plan said by the Han Emperor can really be implemented, Lin has nothing to say; But if anything happens...... Lin has been lonely since he was a child, and the person I want to kill can't be stopped by thunder and thunder!"

"If the Blood Sword Master is interested, he can stay in my Chang'an City and wait to see the result." Liu Xing smiled faintly, not caring at all, "Liu's head is here, but although the blood sword is sharp, it may not be able to find a reason to get out of the sheath!"

This night banquet ended here, Wu Xie and the others said goodbye and left, and went straight back to the state guesthouse of the Ministry of Rites, but the father and son of the Han Emperor did not rush to retreat, but slowly discussed.

In fact, what we are talking about today can only be regarded as a general strategy, and there are still some doubts about how to implement it.

This is like the word "fire" in medicine, which is very simple to say, but it is not so simple to do, you need to carefully consider the patient's situation, choose the appropriate medicinal materials and dosage, and constantly follow up and observe, grasp the condition at any time, and respond in time.

The gap between good doctors and quacks is often not in medical skills, but in caring for patients. The gap between famous generals and mediocre talents is mostly just a matter of intentions.

The next morning, a chamberlain from the Han court visited the state guesthouse and presented Wu Xie with a thick scroll.

Inside the book, there is an extremely detailed plan, which carefully introduces the entire process of annexing the Great Chu State, and also formulates responses for various possible situations.

Wu Xie looked at the scroll, sighed lightly, and in front of the attendant, his hands were closed, and the flames that rose out of thin air turned the scroll into ashes, "Hmph, leave no trace."

"What Emperor Han means, I have completely understood." He whispered, "I don't have a problem, but my apprentice Lin Xiao will stay in Chang'an City—just like I said last night." ”

The chamberlain was obviously very confident in his king's plan, smiled, saluted and left.

Watching the waiter go away, Wu Xie couldn't help but sigh again.

"You see, every chamberlain has this bearing...... The national strength of the Great Han Kingdom is really enviable!"

"Even so, we will not surrender!" Yao Tong said hatefully, "There are always people in the Great Chu State who will not surrender!"

"Well, the time is ,—— the end of the season. After thousands of years, although they will remember the wisdom and magnanimity of the Han Emperor, they will also remember the lonely and loyal people who accompanied the Great Chu State to the most rear. Wu Xie nodded, "If you can finally make such a decision, it will not be in vain that the Yao family will be deeply favored by the emperor." ”

Yao Tong didn't say anything, just took a deep breath and puffed up his chest.

Seeing that the matter here was over, Wu Xie was about to leave, but suddenly heard the sound of transmission.

He looked up and saw a faint flash of Buddha light above the distant clouds.

"Wait a minute." With a command, he stepped out, his whole body turned into fire, and in the blink of an eye, he flew up into the sky and stood in front of the old monk who was sitting among the white clouds.

"Junior Wu Jie, meet Master Mingkong!"

"You're welcome, although Master Wu is young, his cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, maybe it won't be long before he is a member of my generation, the old man was born hundreds of years earlier than you, and he took half a step more on the road to heaven, but he didn't dare to call himself a senior." Master Mingkong is an old monk with a solemn appearance and excellent demeanor, just looking at the appearance is much better than the three people in the Anshan Temple, no wonder he can be stationed in Chang'an City as a representative of Buddhism.

Facing the polite Wu Jie, he pronounced a Buddha horn and said with a smile: "The reason why Lao Qu invited the donor to come up is because there is something to persuade him. ”

"Master, please speak clearly."

"The battle between Dao and Demon is approaching the last moment. The Demon Gate side will definitely take out all the hole cards, and our side must also make enough preparations, does the donor think it's okay?"

"This is a matter of course, how can the younger generation oppose it."

"For a long time, we have been very worried about the Demon Gate Blood Sacrifice to the Outer Heavens, opening the way to the Demon Realm, and attracting countless Heavenly Demons to invade Kyushu. But since the donor has recovered the Chang'an Great Array, this worry has been much less-" A trace of worry flashed on Master Mingkong's kind face, "But the donor doesn't know that if this Chang'an Great Array is to be launched with all its might, it not only needs to rely on the power of the leylines of the Qinchuan Land, but also with the ......luck of the Chang'an Dynasty."

"I see! What the master means is that if the Han can annex Eastern Chu, the power of the Chang'an Great Array will be greater, and when it fights with the Demon Gate in the future, it will be more certain to guard against the invasion of the Heavenly Demon Army, right?"

"Alas! I'm really a little ashamed to open my mouth about this, but I can......'t help it," Master Mingkong smiled bitterly, "The old man thought about it, so he had to be cheeky and ask the donor to help with this." ”

Wu Xie was silent for a while, and sighed: "Da Chu's national fortune is really over!"

"The donor agreed?"

Wu Xie was about to answer, but suddenly thought of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up with fire: "Master Mingkong, I don't know what Lu Dao said, have you ever said it to the Eastern Chu Monarch?" Master Mingkong smiled bitterly and nodded. "I see!" Wu Xie sighed, shook his head, neither agreed nor refused, and the whole person turned into fire and disappeared without a trace.

The white clouds swayed, and the figure of the Sky Master appeared here: "Wu Daoyou, did he agree?" Still didn't say yes?"

"Of course I agreed." Master Mingkong sighed, "Tianlong, you have time to ponder this, why don't you practice hard?" It must be known that in the battle of the Dao Demons, the more strength we have, the less danger there will be in the world. ”

Master Tianlong touched his bald head, smiled, and returned to the ground in a retreat.

In the clouds, Master Mingkong sighed softly, stared at the east, and was silent for a long time.

At this time, Wu Xie had already come to the inner court of the imperial palace of the Great Chu State and stood in front of the Great Chu Emperor.

The young man who took the lamp of luck from him decades ago is now dying. He has white hair, his eyes have become cloudy, and his body has become long, and he doesn't look like a person in his fifties at all, even if he is over seventy years old, some people will believe him!

"Ji Shihou, you really came." Emperor Chu sighed, "Actually, you don't have to come......"

"I'd like to hear from you personally."

"Actually, I'm really not that noble, the world is born or something...... I really don't want to bother if it's not a last resort. But what can I do? The state of Chu is indeed exhausted, rather than letting the country destroy very miserably, it is better to end it steadily, so that at least the Xiong family can keep some incense and not break the sacrifice

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Emperor Chu said, tremblingly saluting Wu Jie: "It's just that I neglected my predecessors, and I hope to forgive my sins!"

"You just gave up?" Wu Xie asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, I gave up." The gray-haired old man was silent for a long time, and replied in a barely audible voice.

Before he finished speaking, there was no one in front of him.