The ideal is very plump, but the reality is very skinny.

Qingji certainly wants to destroy the Chu State in one fell swoop and replace it!

However, Qing Ji can rationally realize that now is not the time to destroy Chu.

"The king still wants to encroach on the state of Chu?"

"Yes, yes."

Qingji patted Wu Zixu on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Zixu, few people know that you are vengeful. However, everything should be done in the first place of national affairs! ”

"One day, the widow will let you raise troops into Ying, and see the moment when the Chu State is destroyed!"

"No."

Wu Zixu sighed at this time: "The king, it's the minister Meng Lang, please ask the king to surrender." ”

"It doesn't matter."

Qingji smiled slightly, and then looked at Fan Li on the side.

"Young uncle."

"The minister is here!"

"Then you will send the envoy to Yingdu."

Qingji said solemnly: "The state of Chu is already in danger of survival. You should warn the Chu people and urge Wu and Chu to destroy the army, and the bottom line of the widow is the six cities of the poor, Yangcheng, Qian, Liu, Ying, and Chengfu, as well as more than 10,000 Chu troops including Shen Baoxu. ”

Hearing this, Fan Li and Wu Zixu were surprised.

Wu Zixu said in disbelief: "King, is the price of this soldier too great?" ”

At this time, the situation of the Chu State was so critical, and he was eager to fight with the Wu State, and it was really surprising that Qingji gave such generous conditions.

Qingji just shook his head and said: "This is the bottom line of the widow, and the young man should try his best to seek the greatest benefit for my Wu country." In ordinary times, the people of Chu may not be united, however, at such a time of life and death, the feudal monarchs and the king of Chu are both prosperous and lossy, how can everyone not be in danger? ”

"No!"

Qingji is to consider that when the country is on the verge of death, the feudal monarchs of all parts of the Chu State will inevitably unite and resist foreign humiliation.

If Wu asked the Chu people to kill troops unconditionally, it might not be possible.

Moreover, Qingji also needed the state of Chu to recognize the sovereignty of the state of Wu over Tong, Shu, Chao, Zhongli and other places, and to make a letter of state, which should not be interfered with.

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Chu State, Yingdu.

Since the Jin State will summon the princes of the eighteen countries of the alliance and join forces to attack Chu, the government and the opposition of the Chu State have been in a gloomy and miserable situation.

The only thing that can make Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, feel relieved is that the feudal monarchs from all over the country who have a sense of crisis have finally opened their minds, and some people have contributed money, and they have temporarily formed an army of 50,000 people.

However, the mere 50,000 people, facing the coalition army of the princes of the eighteen countries, is too small, even if there is a square city to garrison, it will not last long.

At this time, in the court of the Chu State, two different voices had already appeared.

The main battle faction advocated adding 50,000 troops to Jifu to defeat the Wu army with an absolute superiority of troops, but to get rid of this worry, and then go north to deal with the alliance of princes.

The main and faction advocated fighting with Wu State, and then joining forces with Jifu's 50,000 Chu troops to go north together to resist the invading princes' coalition army.

The two voices quarreled in the court, and Xiong Zhen was unable to make a decision for a while.

It just so happened that at this moment, the news that Fan Li, the envoy of Wu State, asked to see him, which made Xiong Zhen's eyes light up.

It seems that Wu Wang Qingji also intends to kill soldiers!

In this way, the Wu State Council, which first proposed peace, temporarily fell behind, and the initiative was in the hands of the Chu State.

"Xuan! Fan Li, the envoy of the State of Wu, met with——"

With the screaming call of an attendant, not long after, Fan Li, who was wearing a court robe and a distant crown on his head, looked personable, and entered the hall step by step in the rather complicated eyes of the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State.

"Foreign minister, Wu Guozhi Su Neishi Fan Li, see King Chu! See Kokutai! ”

Fan Li was neither humble nor arrogant and saluted to Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu and his wife Meng Huan on the throne.

"Fan Zi doesn't have to be polite."

Xiong Zhen waved his hand and asked Fan Li to be free.

Then, Xiong Zhen frowned again and asked, "Fanzi, the widow has heard, you are originally from Chu?" ”

Fan Li replied: "King of Chu, I really don't hide it, I was born in the three households of Wandi in Chu State, I was born in a lowly family, and I am a member of Chu State!" ”

"Since they are Chu people, how can they serve the enemy country and harm the mother country?"

Xiong Zhen said coldly: "The crow still has the grace to feed, and the lamb still has the righteousness of kneeling." The state of Chu gave birth to Fanzi, why did Fanzi turn his back on his homeland? Isn't it better than a raven or a lamb or a beast? ”

Fan Li, who was scolded by Xiong Zhen as inferior to a beast, was not angry at all, but smiled lightly: "The King of Chu is wrong. Don't you hear that good birds choose trees to perch on, and virtuous ministers choose their masters? ”

"Fan Li was born from a humble background, although he is talented and learned, he also wanted to serve the Chu State in his early years, when will I not wait, the sky will not be fake."

"In the court and field of Chu State, there is a tradition that non-nobles are not allowed to enter the office, although Fan Li's ancestor is Fan Wuzi, but his family is in the middle of the road, poor, and has no property or fame, so he can only linger among the rivers and lakes, and he cannot show his strengths in Chu State!"

After a pause, Fan Li said slowly: "Now, thanks to my king's refusal to give up, Li is highly valued in Wu State, so he is allowed to drive." ”

"As the so-called food king's lu, bear the king's worries! Although Fan Li was born in Chu and grew up in Chu, he is now serving under my king, and he is a Wu person and a Wu minister! ”

"Don't the King of Chu know that there was an allusion to Chu Caijin in the past? Now it is for Chu Cai Wu Yongye. ”

Hearing this, Xiong Zhen, who was sitting on the platform, gritted his teeth with hatred, but it was not easy to argue.

After all, the state of Chu does have a tradition that non-nobles are not allowed to enter the office.

Moreover, even if they are real nobles, who are not the children of the clan of the Chu State, they will not be reused!

The order of the Chu State, Yin Nangwa, and the Zuo disciple Zixi, are all the ministers of the Chu State.

People such as Ziji, Zilu, Shen Zhuliang and others are also descendants of a certain Chu king and belong to the princes of Chu!

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In this case, it is already a fluke that the foreign nobles, and the local nobles of the Chu State, can become a doctor, let alone Ling Yin and Zuo disciples, who are in power?

Xiong Zhen immediately stabilized his mind, coughed lightly and said: "Fanzi, for the allusion of Chu Caijin, the widow should know it, if the widow compares Fan Zi to the former Wu Ju and treats Yu Qing well, I don't know if Qing can be like Wu Ju and belong to my Chu State?" ”

Upon hearing this, Fan Li was quite surprised.

Even the ministers of the Chu State under His Majesty's platform couldn't help but talk to each other and whisper.

Xiong Zhen is so thirsty for talent, he can be regarded as a generation of wise men.

In fact, Xiong Zhen (King Zhao of Chu) is indeed a generation of Zhongxing monarchs in the history of Chu State.

However, Xiong Zhen was born at the wrong time, and the Chu State that he took over was still a mess!

Now, he knows that Fan Li has great talents, but he was suffering from being unable to enter the state of Chu and could not show his strengths, so he defected to the state of Wu and worked for Wu Wang Qingji.

Xiong Zhen threw an olive branch to Fan Li, only hoping to get Fan Li's great talent, so that Qingji could lose a good minister!

But, can Fan Li agree?

In the past, Chu Guo ignored him, but now, Fan Li also made Chu Guo unclimbable!

I saw Fan Li bowed and said with a smile: "Thank you King Chu for your appreciation." The foreign minister is only shallow in learning, and he does not dare to compare with Wu Zi (Wu Ju), and moreover, Fan Li, as a Wu minister, died as a Wu ghost, and he did not dare to turn his back on my king! ”