"The king, what the pawn said is very true, and the minister seconded it!"

"The minister is willing to ask for war!"

"Please send reinforcements to attack Chu!"

Bo Yan took the lead, and the ministers and doctors above the court immediately responded, and asked Qingji to increase his troops and attack Chu with the country's troops to avenge the last attack on Wu by Chu State.

Seeing this, Zixi can't say that he is bitter!

Regarding the matter of cutting down Wu last year, Chu State did not do it kindly.

After all, Wu and Chu had just signed a non-aggression pact, and then the state of Chu turned around and mobilized the people to attack Wu on a large scale.

However, the Chu army that attacked Wu was completely wiped out, and 80,000 soldiers were lost!

Zuo Sima, Shen and Yin Shu had already drawn their swords and killed themselves.

It was the Chu State that suffered, how could Bo Biao have the face to say such a thing as "shame before the snow"?

It's just faceless and skinless, and brazen!

What surprised Zixi even more was that the top and bottom of the Wu State court were actually the main battle faction!

Even Ji Zha, who has always adhered to the principle of valuing peace, kept silent at this time, as if he acquiesced to the fact that Wu State would increase his troops to attack Chu again.

"King Wu, please listen to the minister!"

Zixi had to bite the bullet and said to Qingji on the throne: "It is indeed not advisable for the Chu State to attack Wu before, and this is the fault of my Chu State." ”

"However, the two armies of Chu and Wu are facing each other in Shu today, and neither of them can advance an inch, Wu can increase its troops, could it be that Chu cannot increase its troops?"

"The population of the State of Chu has already exceeded three million, and the population of the State of Wu is less than one million, if it falls into a long war, how can the State of Wu be the enemy of the State of Chu?"

"Besides, since King Wu inherited the throne, the country of Wu has not fought every day, so that the people's livelihood has withered, the youth and strength have decreased sharply, and Li Shu has suffered unspeakably!"

"If King Wu insists on fighting again, he is afraid that Wu will not be a country, and he will fall into a dire situation!"

I have to say that Zixi's arguments are quite successful.

Although Qingji deliberately wanted to hide the problems existing in all aspects of Wu State, Zixi could still detect it and lobbied Qingji in the way of persuasion.

Therefore, Qingji might as well get off the donkey down the slope, with a gentle look, and asked: "Shen Gongzi is really good at speaking, which is rare in the world. ”

"Since the state of Chu intends to make an alliance to kill soldiers, can it be sincere?"

Sincerity is only talking about the negotiation of the state of Chu, or the conditions for peace.

Zixi naturally knew this, so he immediately said: "King Wu, according to my king's wishes, Chu and Wu should each take a step back. ”

"The state of Chu recognized the three riverside cities that the state of Wu now occupies: Que, Yongpu, and An. But Wu must release the nine cities of Shudi, as well as the tens of thousands of Chu army soldiers who were captured before! ”

“……”

Qingji was speechless.

In the huge court of Wu State, the ministers couldn't help but be silent, and they were silent!

Subsequently, Bo Yi, who had already recovered from his stunned state, immediately pointed at Zixi and shouted: "This is the sincerity of the Chu State? It's ridiculous! Ridiculous! ”

"The three cities along the river, including the nine cities of Shudi, are already in the pocket of my Wu State, so why do you need the Chu State to recognize the ownership?"

"You still dare to ask my Wu State to release tens of thousands of prisoners of war and cede Shudi, it's a big joke in the world!"

"I've never seen such brazen behavior at such an old age!"

Bo Yan's words can be said to be the words in the hearts of all the monarchs and ministers of Wu State, including Qingji.

If the Wu army of Chu is in danger and Wu is unable to fight again, it may be possible to give in and return all the Shu land that has been conquered and the three riverside cities along the river of Que, Yongpu and Shore to Chu State.

What's more, Qingji may also release some Chu prisoners of war.

However, the current situation is that the state of Chu has fallen into civil strife, and wolf smoke is everywhere!

Zixi came to Wu to negotiate peace on behalf of the Chu State, which can be described as the kind of peace requested.

In this way, how dare Zixi unashamedly let Wu return the nine cities of Shudi, and let go of more than 50,000 captured Chu army soldiers?

No way!

Therefore, after Zixi put forward such conditions, the ministers and doctors of Wu Guo who were present were excited and stood up to anger Zixi.

"The king, the Chu people have no sincerity to discuss and kill the soldiers, please ask the king to immediately increase the troops and teach the Chu country, which does not know the height of the sky!"

"If the Chu people are not convinced, they will be convinced!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

The ministers all asked for war, claiming to teach Chu a lesson.

In fact, their hearts are biased towards Wu and Chu to stop fighting and fighting each other.

It's just that a group of ministers and doctors had to sing a duet with Qingji in front of Zixi, one with a white face and the other with a red face.

Zixi knew that he was at a loss, so he had to swallow his anger and said: "If King Wu thinks that it is impossible, my Chu State can also cede Chang'an to Wu." ”

"Hmph, don't say it's a long shore, even if it's another Zhaoguan, it's impossible!"

Bo Yan glared at Zixi and said hatefully.

Qingji, who was on the throne, smiled slightly and said: "Shen Gongzi, according to the opinion of the widows, the Chu State has no sincerity in discussing and killing soldiers. ”

"In this way, Shen Gongzi might as well go back and inform the King of Chu that the nine cities of Shudi, as well as the three cities along the river of Que, Yongpu and An, are the cities and lands that I have captured by the soldiers of my Wu army who have paid great blood and sacrifice, and they must not be easily handed over!"

"As for the soldiers of the Chu army who were captured before, the widow can exchange prisoners of war with the Chu State, or they can open the net and release them to the generals and generals, and then let the widow return all the soldiers to the Chu State, it is absolutely impossible!"

As soon as he heard this, Zixi finally understood Qingji's mind more or less.

Qingji is a lord who does not see rabbits and does not scatter eagles!

If you have already taken advantage of it, you don't want him to spit it out again.

As a last resort, Zixi can only retire for the time being, and write what he has seen and heard today into a recital, so that people can send it to Yingdu as soon as possible!

……

Jail.

At this moment, Wu Zixu was sitting on a pile of hay, closing his eyes and contemplating, his clothes were ragged, his spirit was depressed, and his lonely look could not be concealed no matter what!

Wu Zixu was imprisoned for more than a month, during which Qingji only came to visit him once, and he was unwilling.

Wu Zixu wrote a few more strategies for governing the country and the army, proving his talent and foresight to Qingji, but they were all like sinking into the sea and did not get any response!

Qingji seemed to have forgotten Wu Zixu's existence, and neither issued an edict to execute him, nor entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.

This more or less made Wu Zixu feel uneasy and tormented!

With a "squeak", the cell door suddenly opened.

Wu Zixu opened his eyes and saw that the visitor was an unfamiliar face, but his face was white and beardless, dressed as a temple person, and he was obviously a chamberlain (eunuch) in the palace.

It was a temple man sent by Keiji to convey the message.

Was Wu Zixu executed, or was he entrusted with a heavy responsibility?

At this moment, his heart couldn't help but clench.

"Soldier, the king's edict, let you hunt with the king tomorrow!"

Field hunting?

Wu Zixu was completely stunned.