Fu Chai was still angry and cursed angrily: "On the basis of his little achievements in assisting the late king, he is acting domineering! Does he still think of the solitary King of Wu?"
"Put the overall situation first! Only he has the overall situation in his eyes. The King of Wu is just a villain for his own selfish interests. He is a saint..."
When he got angry, he even swept away pens, inks, paper, inkstones and other messy things on the table.
Only then did Bo Chu raise his head and return: "Your Majesty, when we attacked Qi before, Wu Zixu used various reasons to avoid hesitation. Otherwise, how could I, Da Wu, return without success when I went to sea to attack Qi?"
Fu Chai breathed heavily, frowning and staring at Bo Pu in front of him: "What do you want to say?"
Bo Pu lowered his head and slowly returned: "Your Majesty's use of Wu Zixu and Sun Wu is just to annex the surrounding enemy countries. But on the other hand, if the surrounding countries are pacified, Your Majesty will not need them anymore."
"In order to gain a foothold in the government, they will naturally not go all out."
Fu Chai was a little surprised and doubtful: "You mean, these two are trying to encourage the bandits to respect themselves? No matter how arrogant Wu Zixu is, he wouldn't dare to do this, right?"
Bo Pu lowered his head respectfully: "Your Majesty, I dare not speak falsely, but I can't comment on my heart in this matter..."
Fu Chai was pacing back and forth in the hall, his face becoming more and more gloomy.
"Discuss the deeds but not the heart... Discuss the deeds but not the heart..."
While pacing, he suddenly raised his head and stared at Bo Pi in front of him: "Tell me, if I were to remove this man from his position as a high official and expel him from the court, would Sun Wu go with him?"
Even in his rage, he still has reason.
Wu's hegemony was inseparable from Sun Wu, who was like a god in his military skills. He was sure to win every battle and conquer every attack.
However, how did Sun Wu enter Wu?
At the beginning, Wu Zixu overcame all opinions and "seven recommendations of Sun Wu" to the late king Helu, and Wu was able to obtain such a powerful general. The friendship between Wu Zixu and Sun Wu was well known throughout the court.
Bo Pi chuckled and said, "There is no need to worry, Your Majesty. Have you forgotten that I was recommended to Wu by Wu Zixu?"
"It's just that Wu Zixu was a violent man, showed little kindness, suspected thieves, and was against the affairs of the country. This minister was disdainful. In fact, not only ministers, but anyone who came into contact with Wu Zixu could tell that this person was not a good friend. I'm afraid the same is true for Sun Wu.
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"is that so?"
Fu Chai thought about the pros and cons of the matter, but in the end he slowly shook his head.
Wu Zixu was a veteran of the late king, and many people in the court respected him.
We can't just abolish him, or rather, we can't abolish him without any reason.
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Wu Du, Sun Mansion.
"Chang Qing, why didn't you try to persuade me later?"
Wu Zixu leaned forward, his face full of confusion: "If you and I advise together, the king may be able to change his mind!"
Sun Wu was wearing a cool and simple blue trousers and a brown square scarf on his head. He shook his head helplessly: "I can't persuade you."
"Just now, when we were in court, we tried to persuade you based on the overall situation of the country, but Bo Pu catered to the king's selfish desires."
"As for who the king is and how he will choose, you should also know..."
Fu Chai, a top-notch person, would definitely not abandon his private life for the sake of public service.
Wu Zixu gritted his teeth and stood up bitterly, pacing back and forth. The anger in his chest could not be relieved: "Bo Pu! Traitor!"
"This is not the first time that he has bewitched the king with his evil words! I deeply regret that I was so ignorant that I persuaded the late king to take this person in!"
Sun Wu was silent, with his head lowered as if thinking about something.
Wu Zixu suddenly stopped and turned his head: "Chang Qing, you and I cannot just sit back and watch the country of Wu sink like this."
"Of course not."
Sun Wu raised his head and looked directly into his eyes and replied: "The Yue Kingdom cannot be completely destroyed for a while, so since I got the news a few days ago, I have sent military orders to the front line to mobilize the army to slow down the war."
"As soon as the news of the imperial court's dispatch of troops arrives, let them withdraw their troops and return to the capital to wait for work and stick to the capital."
Wu Zixu paused, and his expression turned to astonishment: "Using troops? Don't you often say that the first step is to attack the enemy with troops, then the second is to attack the enemy, and the second is to attack the army?"
"Wouldn't it be better if we could avoid war disaster?"
Sun Wu shook his head: "It is inevitable. Strategy and diplomacy have lost their effect at the same time, so the victory can only be determined by fighting."
Wu Zixu was silent. He did not expect that Sun Wu would make up his mind so early this time: "Changqing, when it comes to using troops, I am not as good as you. But I will continue to advise the king. Soldiers are cruel, use them as little as possible... "
Sun Wu hesitated to speak, but finally nodded and sighed softly.
The King of Wu could not be persuaded, so how could he, a good friend of his, be easily persuaded?
Just when the two of them were speechless, Sun Wu's servant suddenly ran in: "Sir, Master Liu of Chen State has come to visit again with generous gifts."
Sun Wu was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Invite him in."
Gongziliu was the most favored youngest son of the contemporary King Chen.
The Wu State was powerful and powerful, and weak countries like Chen State could only tremble in front of its troops.
They paid tribute to Wu one after another, and King Chen sent his youngest son as a hostage. Only then did Chen avoid being attacked by Wu.
After coming to Chen State, Gongziliu often came to Sun Wu's house to ask for an audience.
Seek an audience in the name of a descendant.
This is not a random fabrication by Gongziliu, but the two of them can really have some kind of relationship.
Sun Wu was originally from the Qi State. His grandfather's name was Tian Shu, who was given the surname Sun because of his military exploits. Going back five generations from Tian Shu, there was a man named Chen Wan, also known as Gongzi Wan.
This man was originally the son of Chen Ligong of Chen State. He could not succeed to the throne due to civil strife and fled to Qi State. Chen Ligong's younger brother inherited the throne and has passed it down to this day.
Therefore, strictly speaking, Sun Wu is still a royal descendant of the Chen Kingdom.
But two hundred years have passed since these sesame seeds and rotten millet things happened, so it is absolutely okay to say that the two parties are strangers. Young Master Liu kept coming to visit and had some trouble with him, so Sun Wu had never seen him before.
We meet today under some special circumstances.
Sun Wu and Wu Zixu were sitting across from each other. After a while, a servant led a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old in. This man was dressed in white clothes and had a white jade belt on his waist. He was handsome and handsome. After entering, he bowed and saluted.
"Junior Chen Liu, please pay homage to the general, Doctor Wu."
Wu Zixu looked at Sun Wu in confusion, not knowing what he was going to do.
Sun Wu looked at the young master for a moment, but did not let him get up. Instead, he said quietly: "You can stay at my house these days."
Young Master Liu stiffened and raised his head in astonishment.
Sun Wu waved his hand and said nothing more.
The servant came forward to lead Young Master Liu away.
The young master in white clothes opened and closed his lips, feeling extremely confused, but in the end he lowered his head and said respectfully: "Thank you, General."
Wu Zixu frowned: "What do you mean?"
Sun Wu sighed quietly: "Even if there is a hostage here, King Chen will definitely lend a way to Qian's court, and then the king will definitely kill him to vent his anger."
"When the time comes, I will intercede for him. If the king wants to use me to lead the army to resist the enemy, he will agree to my request."
Wu Zixu frowned: "He would definitely agree at the time, but he would definitely regret it later."
This time Sun Wu did not answer, seeming to acquiesce to Wu Zixu's words.