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A few days later, the king of Yue, the princess of Yue and Fan Li and other civil and military ministers, with a series of gifts such as the most precious gold, silver and jewelry of the Yue country, came to meet the king of Wu, Wu Wangzhi sat proudly on the dragon chair, looking at Gou Jian who was kneeling in front of him and the accompanying civil and military officials, and the ministers of Wu all raised their heads, smiling disdainfully, and did not even look at them.

Gou Jian kowtowed three times in a row, and said loudly: "The criminal minister Gou Jian, who bears the emperor and the earth, does not measure himself, insults the king's soldiers, and creates evil on the border of Wu. Now the king has forgiven my sins, and has ruled me only as a servant, and the ministers are grateful, and I will serve the king all my life as a servant of the king, and ask the king's permission. ”

The husband pretended to pinch the beard on his chin, as if all this made him very embarrassed, he thought about it, and said with a smile: "Wu and Yue are feuds, you have fought for me for several lifetimes, I have to ask the courtiers for their opinions." ”

Gou Jian didn't wait for the courtiers to speak, he immediately kowtowed again, and lay on the ground, as undignified as a dog wagging his tail and begging for mercy, "Please have mercy on the king." ”

Seeing this scene, the ministers had already known the intentions of King Wu, and knew that they could not object, so they all nodded their heads in approval, and some ministers quietly exchanged their heads and ears, lest they say the wrong thing and asked the ministers around them, they all followed King Wu's heart, and took the opportunity to praise King Wu's benevolence and kindness, and the ministers of Yue Kingdom prayed for King Yue's intercession.

Wu Zixu, who was standing on the side, couldn't hold back this scene for a long time, and he interrupted the conversation between King Wu and King Yue with a thunderous voice and great impoliteness, King Wu couldn't help but be very annoyed, but he dared to let him continue. As soon as he spoke, the others fell silent, "Even if it is a bird flying in the sky, the hunters will shoot it with a bow and sword, let alone a wounded bird that can no longer spread its wings? The war between Wu and Yue has consumed a lot of our manpower, material and financial resources, and now we finally have a perfect result, why don't the king take this opportunity to kill Gou Jian, seize his land and attack his city, and let the Yue Kingdom completely disappear, so that the Wu State will be much stronger because of the land owned by the Yue State, and in the future, it will be a solid backing for the king to compete for the hegemony of the Central Plains? If the king lets him go with the kindness of a woman at this time, once he becomes stronger, he will definitely be the top confidant of the Wu State. ”

At this time, the husband had a silhouette heart for the king of Yue, and the heart of the silhouette came from his contempt for the king of Yue, a nest of waste, what is the use of killing him, it is better to keep it and enjoy it slowly, or to declare his benevolence and love to the people of the world, why not, in this way, those small countries that do not have the national strength to compete with the state of Wu will not look at the wind and surrender? Wu Zixu is only a martial artist after all, he knows what politics is, he has the courage of flesh and blood. Fu Cha thought, the kings of the Yue Kingdom have all become my slaves, and the Yue Kingdom is so strong that it will become a big trouble for the Wu State, how easy it is to talk about, isn't it a joke. And now Fucha has reveled in the compliments of the King of Yue and the ministers of the Yue Kingdom, and, as Bo Yao persuaded last night, he now only wants to be a virtuous monarch in the eyes of the world, and he wants to be praised by the people of the world, so he can't listen to Wu Zixu's words at all, and is very dissatisfied with his roaring and scolding without scruples in front of the hundred officials, but because he is a veteran of the two dynasties, it is inconvenient to reprimand him in court. Holding back his anger, he said lightly: "I have heard that the killing of those who submit will bring disaster to three generations. I don't want to disobey the principles of heaven, so I forgive him, it's not the kindness of a woman as you say. ”

Bo Yao also took the opportunity to speak for the king of Yue, "If the king wants to rule the world with benevolence, he must not kill the people who submit, and this matter is also bad for the reputation of the king. ”

The husband hurriedly got off the donkey down the slope, "Dazai is right, according to what Dazai said, accept the surrender of King Yue, and other matters will also be arranged by Dazai." After that, King Wu waved his hand with a straight face, announced his retirement from the dynasty, and ignored Wu Zixu who was red-faced on the side, and he even doubted that Wu Zixu would tell how his father was stabbed with a sword by the Yue general Ling Gufu and how he died of anger, and he didn't want to hear him say this again. The cause of his father's death was like a mountain that had suppressed him for many years, and today, he could finally let go of it in such a way, in his opinion, it was a great turning point in his life, and he could finally do it.

Fan Li stood in the hall, thinking without saying a word, calmly observing everything around him. He could imagine what the consequences would be if he came to Wu to be a slave, but he found that things were far more serious than he imagined. He had already heard of the world-famous Wu Zixu, he studied literature when he was a child, and practiced martial arts when he grew up. He has a reckless personality and is outspoken, but Fan Li still can't imagine that he is so reckless, which makes Fan Li feel happy in his heart, he knows that such a personality will eventually make him fall out of favor in front of King Wu, and what it means for a courtier to fall out of favor in front of the emperor is self-evident. Fan Li quietly looked at Wu Zixu, he was tall and mighty, with broad shoulders and round arms, and he looked like a standard warrior. His eyes were like torches, and although his beard and hair were pale, he did not look old. As soon as he spoke out, Fan Li couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, thinking: This person, undoubtedly, is now the biggest obstacle for him and King Yue in Wu State, and will definitely be the biggest natural enemy of Yue Country in the future. He secretly swore that in time, he would find a way to get rid of him.

At the same time that Fan Li was quietly looking at him, Wu Zixu was also looking at Fan Li, he looked him up and down generously, without concealing his hostility and anger, like a sharp sword, sweeping the King of Yue and the courtiers who were standing under the hall, making the King of Yue and the courtiers shudder. And Fan Li is the person he threatens with his gaze, if his gaze can kill, then Fan Li is only afraid that he has been killed thousands of times. It was their first time meeting and their first fight. When they looked at each other, Fan Li actually smiled slightly, what did this smile mean, Wu Zixu knew it, that is, as long as King Yue and Fan Li could live, then Yue Guo would have a strong hope. Wu Zixu and Fan Li still have a long way to go, what are you anxious about, the two countries are at war, and a large part of them are the courtiers of the two countries fighting on the battlefield, which is the most direct factor in determining victory or defeat.

Therefore, Fan Li has enough confidence to defeat Wu Zixu, that is, he is better than Wu Zixu's strategy. Not only that, but there is another point that Fan Li saw when he went to worship King Wu, that is, Wu Zixu is not valued by his husband, and the reason why his husband can let Wu Zixu continue to stay in such an important position is entirely because of Wu Zixu's past merits to Wu Guo, and he is afraid of being charged with "killing heroes".

Fan Li knew that with his current power, it was simply wishful thinking to get rid of Wu Zixu, and the person who could get rid of Wu Zixu now could only be King Wu. But how to kill Wu Zixu by the hand of King Wu, Fan Li fell into deep thought.

A few days later, Wu Zixu deliberately found Fan Li in the horse farm, and he greeted Fan Li condescendingly, "General Fan, I didn't expect us to meet again, and it was in the horse farm in Wu State." He deliberately wore official clothes, armor, and swords, looking majestic, in stark contrast to Fan Li, who was untidy and cleaning the horse farm. What he wants is exactly this result, he wants to make Fan Li feel humiliated and oppressed.

"Contrary to the general, we will meet in such a way at the horse farm in the country of Wu, I have long thought of it. Fan Litou didn't work hard, and answered him without feeling ashamed at all. Wu Zixu can even see his bearing from his calm work, he is still extraordinary, this is by no means a mortal, Wu Zixu thought, who can have such a bearing in such a situation?" "Yes, but you can't imagine that your ending after the defeat is so sad, you boast of being talented in helping the world, but since you arrived in Yue, Yueguo has not become a powerful country but let the monarch go to Wu as a slave, so it seems that yours is nothing more than that." ”

"The general has the talent to help the world, Kuang helped King Wu to defeat King Yue, but unfortunately, no matter how loud your voice is in the palace, you just let King Wu brush his sleeves and go. The most painful thing in this world is this, a sincere heart is treated as a donkey's liver and lungs. ”

Wu Zixu's face turned red and white for a while, "How long do you think you can be proud, but you are just a grasshopper after the autumn, what is there to be proud of, the proud soldiers will be defeated." ”

"General Wu is not righteous and proud now? It can be seen that this is the normal situation of human beings, so why do you make a big fuss? Besides, has General Wu thought carefully about the contention between you and me, no matter who wins or who loses, how can it really belong to us?"

His words were like a sharp sword, stabbing Wu Zixu's internal organs, and he lost his self-satisfaction and pride in an instant. However, he still dressed neatly to show his current status as a nobleman, as well as his superiority and advantage compared to Fan Li's current situation, "Yes, victory does not really belong only to you and me, we are all slaves, but you are the slave of slaves, and I am the slave of the king." ”

"Yes, all slaves. But one thing is different, I am from Chu, I am doing things for Chu, you are from Chu, but you have destroyed Chu by the hands of others. Fan Li said, and strode away without looking back, leaving Wu Zixu alone in place gritting his teeth and cursing something.

Fan Li didn't care about what he cursed, he already knew: Wu Zixu has a strong personality and is not humane, and he is still like this to the minister of Wu State, let alone him.