Chapter 66 The ruler and ministers are like enemies
Wu Zixu was so angry that he almost cursed Bo Pi directly in the court.
Shen Baoxu was his good friend when he was in Chu State, but later they had different ambitions and parted ways, but Wu Zixu still respected this old friend.
But today Bo Pu wiped and splashed in the court, turning a loyal minister like Shen Baoxu into a traitor seeking glory, which almost made Wu Zixu unable to hold back.
However, after all, he was a person who had endured great storms and endured humiliation and hardship, so he would not be so blinded by anger.
Personal grudges are not as important as state affairs!
Wu Zixu clenched his fists, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice: "Qin will not do it, and the imperial court will definitely send troops! In the past, they did not interfere in the disputes between vassal states, but this time they are uncharacteristically different!"
"They knew that we might disobey their orders, so how could they come and beat us for no reason?"
Wu Zixu's meaning is already very clear. He must have some tricks up his sleeve!
Unexpectedly, Fu Chai, who was sitting on the throne, slapped the chair heavily!
"I just want to slap them in the face!"
The hatred on Fu Chai’s face was hard to suppress!
Dazai analyzed the situation so clearly that the imperial court could not do anything to them, the Wu Kingdom!
At a time like this, if someone doesn't hit you in the face even though you're trying to face him, wouldn't that be too cowardly!
Bo Pu was very happy when he saw Fu Cha express his attitude. He couldn't help but said: "What the king said is absolutely true!"
"Actually, in my humble opinion, the imperial court's move may be just a bluff, and there is no motive for sending troops at all!"
"I know that the envoy's name is Fan Li, and he is a pariah in the Chu State. He offended many generals in the Qian court, and escaped from the capital of the Qian court in embarrassment. How can such a person persuade the court to send troops?"
"oh?"
At this point, Fu Chai was suddenly startled: "Could it be that the little emperor accepted Xi Shi from Yue and wouldn't he send troops to help them?"
Bo Pi and many ministers were sweating, wondering who else besides you would pay such a high price for a woman?
Bo Pu hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, if the Yue Kingdom threatens to send troops, the imperial court will definitely not accept Xi Shi."
It's too cheap to exchange a woman for sending troops.
Not to mention going to the court, if you go to any vassal state and ask for this condition, you will be beaten.
Bo Po wiped his sweat and explained: "As far as I know, the State of Yue did not make any request, but only presented Xi Shi to the emperor."
"And in the imperial court, the words of the emperor don't count, only the words of those ministers with great power count."
"Then Yue also gave Xi Shi to the emperor?"
Fu Chai slammed the chair, and one Buddha was born in anger, and the two Buddhas ascended to heaven.
The beauty he wanted to exchange for the revenge of killing his father was unconditionally given to the emperor by Yue, and he was such a useless emperor!!
"Goujian!!"
Fu Chai shouted angrily: "I will kill you!"
Bo Po wiped the sweat from his forehead, as if he knew something hidden.
But now is not the time to think about this. The top priority is to quickly persuade the king to make up his mind.
"Your Majesty! Don't say that the imperial court won't send troops. Even if they do send troops, they can't do anything to me, Da Wu!"
Fu Chai stared at him, even though he was so angry, he still didn't lose his mind.
He needs to ensure that the Wu Kingdom is worry-free and that his position is safe and secure before he can take revenge without any scruples.
Being stared at by Fu Cha's wolf-like eyes, Bo Pu became more and more confident at this time: "Even if the imperial court sends troops, they will have to go through Zheng and Chen to reach Wu! As long as we lure Chen with heavy money and force troops to force him,
Chen, they don’t dare to let Gan Bing cross the border!”
"The Qian court had the right to attack Wu, but they had no right to attack Chen."
"If we forcefully attack Chen Qiu Dao, it will definitely cause the vassal states to rebound, and the Qian court does not dare to do this!"
Wu Zixu listened for a long time and finally found the opportunity to speak: "Absurd words! How could Chen Guo listen to us? With powerful neighbors by their side, they can't sleep at night. It's too late to get rid of us earlier!"
Fu Chai's hand squeezed the armrest a little tighter, and a flash of impatience flashed in his eyes.
Bo Pu smiled and shook his head: "Doctor Wu, you are too alarmist. Our country of Wu is a strong neighbor. Doesn't it mean that serving in the imperial court is not a strong neighbor? In these troubled times, who doesn't have a strong neighbor by his side? Small things can make a big difference. , is the way to survive!”
"The prestige of my great Wu has already conquered the four kingdoms, so why doesn't Chen Guo serve us sincerely?"
"With King Chen's favorite youngest son as hostage, how could they rebel against me, Da Wu?"
Wu Zixu had been furious for a long time. He felt that this uncle was as stupid as a pig and bad to the core.
But for the sake of state affairs, he still forced himself to calm down, took a deep breath, frowned and turned to Fucha: "Your Majesty, I still think that caution should be the first priority. Our country of Wu is stronger than the country of Yue, and we are not in a hurry to destroy Yue!"
"Now that the imperial court is watching with eager eyes, the best thing to do is to protect yourself!"
Fu Cha ignored him and just kept staring at Bo Pu.
After Bo Chu elaborated on all aspects of the issue, he finally gave a perfect summary: "We, the Wu Kingdom, have always had a feud with the Yue Kingdom. The imperial court has never intervened before. Naturally, we will not comply with this rash intervention!"
"Besides, the hatred of the late king is still echoing in our ears. What qualifications does the imperial court have to ask the king to give up the hatred of family and country and violate human ethics?"
"In terms of name, we have justice; in reality, we are not afraid of the imperial court! Why do we need to obey this imperial edict?"
boom!
Fu Chai slapped the chair and stood up abruptly. With a gloomy look on his face, he glanced at the ministers in the hall and said, "Just follow the Dazai's wishes!!"
In fact, he was still a little dissatisfied, because his original intention was to slap the court in the face, ignore the court, and even scold him back.
But Bo Pu meant to reply to the court with this reason.
How can this achieve the effect of a slap in the face? At most, it is just to argue with reason!
It's just that Fu Chai can't care about so much now.
Just now Jing Bo Pu said something like this, and part of his hatred towards the court and the emperor was transferred to the Yue Kingdom and Gou Jian.
The most he can do to the imperial court is to scold him a few times, and he may not even be able to scold him at all.
But for Gou Jian, he could peel off skin and cramps, crush bones and spread ashes!
Seeing that Fu Chai made the decision so easily, Wu Zixu became even more angry.
But he still suppressed his anger, took a step forward, cupped his hands and said: "Please put the overall situation first and withdraw your troops from Yue."
"Even if we attack Qi Chu instead, it would be better than continuing to attack!"
Fu Chai raised his eyebrows, and the anger in his chest almost burst out.
But he held it back as hard as he could, and walked out, leaving only a cold "I know".
All the ministers in the court looked at each other in disbelief and left one after another. Only Bo Pu followed Fu Chai's footsteps.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Bo Po took a step forward and soon followed Fu Chai in a magnificent hall.
"This Wu Zixu is really getting more and more arrogant!"
Fu Chai slammed his fist on the table, his face turned red: "Every time we discuss things, he goes against Gu's wishes! Gu has tolerated him several times, can't he see it?"