Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 98
"Your Majesty, what Dian Ke said is very true, and I agree with you!"

"The minister is willing to ask for a fight!"

"Please, Your Majesty, send reinforcements to attack Chu!"

When Bo Tong took the lead, the ministers and officials in the court immediately responded, asking Qingji to increase troops and ease the land, and pour all the country's troops to attack Chu, in order to avenge Chu's last attack on Wu.

Seeing this, Zixi was suffering and couldn't tell!
Regarding the attack on Wu last year, the state of Chu was indeed not kind.

After all, Wu and Chu had just signed a covenant of non-aggression, and then Chu turned around and mobilized a large number of troops to attack Wu land.

However, the Chu army that defeated Wu was completely wiped out, losing [-] troops!

Zuo Sima and Shen Yinshu have already drawn their swords and killed themselves.

It was the state of Chu that was at a disadvantage. How could Bo Tong have the face to say "a shameful shame"?

It's shameless and shameless!
What surprised Zixi even more was that all the members of Wu Guochao Hall were the main fighters!
Even Ji Zha, who has always been based on the principle that peace is the most important, remained silent at this time, as if acquiescing to the fact that Wu State would increase its troops to attack Chu again.

"King Wu, please listen to the minister!"

Zixi had no choice but to bite the bullet, bowed to Qingji on the majesty's platform, and said, "It's really not advisable for Chu to attack Wu in the past. This is the fault of Chu."

"However, the two armies of Chu and Wu are now facing each other in Shudi, and neither of them can advance an inch. If Wu can increase its troops, is it possible that Chu can't increase its troops?"

"The population of Chu State has already exceeded three million, while the population of Wu State is less than one million. If it falls into a protracted war, how can Wu State be against Chu State?"

"Furthermore, since King Wu succeeded to the throne, the state of Wu has been fighting every day, so that the people's livelihood has declined, the young and old have declined sharply, and the people of Li have suffered unspeakably!"

"If the king of Wu insists on fighting again, he fears that the country of Wu will fail and fall into dire straits!"

It has to be said that Zixi's eloquence is quite remarkable.

Although Qingji deliberately wanted to hide the problems existing in various aspects of Wu, Zixi could still detect them, and lobbied Qingji in a persuasive way.

Therefore, Qingji might as well go down the donkey, with a gentle look on his face, and asked: "Mr. Shen is really eloquent, which is rare in the world."

"Now that Chu State intends to form an alliance to eliminate soldiers, is it sincere?"

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

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

"Chu State recognizes the three cities along the river, Que, Yongpu, and An that Wu State now occupies. But Wu State must release the nine cities of Shudi, as well as the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Chu army who were captured before!"

"..."

Qingji was speechless.

In the huge court hall of Wu Kingdom, all the ministers couldn't help but fell silent, and there was a complete silence!

Afterwards, Bo Tong, who had recovered from his astonishment, immediately pointed at Zixi and shouted loudly, "Is this the sincerity of the Chu State? It's simply ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!"

"The three cities along the river, Que, Yongpu, and An, including the nine cities of Shudi, are already in the possession of Wu State. Why does Chu State recognize ownership?"

"You actually dare to ask my country of Wu to release tens of thousands of prisoners of war and cede Shu land. It's a ridiculous joke!"

"I am so old, I have never seen such a brazen act!"

Bo Tong's words can be said to have expressed the innermost feelings of all the kings and ministers of the state of Wu, including Qingji.

If the Wu army who attacked Chu was in danger, and Wu was unable to fight any more, he might give in and return all the captured Shudi, Que, Yongpu, and An along the river to Chu.

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

However, the current situation is that the state of Chu is in civil strife, and the flames are everywhere!

Zixi was the one who came to Wudu to discuss peace on behalf of the state of Chu, so to speak.

In this way, how dare Zixi dare to let the Wu Kingdom return the nine cities of Shudi without shame, and even let go of more than [-] captured Chu soldiers?

Impossible!

Therefore, after Zixi put forward such a condition, the doctor Wu Guogongqing who was present was very excited, and they all stood up and angered Zixi.

"Your Majesty, the people of Chu have no sincerity in discussing peace and eliminating troops. Please increase your troops immediately and teach the Chu State a lesson!"

"The people of Chu are not convinced, so let's beat them!"

"My minister agrees!"

All the ministers asked for a fight, claiming to teach Chu State a lesson.

In fact, their hearts are biased towards Wu and Chu's stop fighting and eliminating soldiers.

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

Zixi knew he was in the wrong, so he had to swallow his anger and said, "If the King of Wu thinks it's impossible, we, the Chu Kingdom, can still cede Chang'an to Wu."

"Hmph, not to mention Chang'an, even adding another Zhaoguan, it's impossible!"

Bo Tong glared at Zixi and said bitterly.

Qing Ji on the majesty's platform smiled slightly and said, "Young Master Shen, according to my opinion, the Chu State has no sincerity to negotiate peace and eliminate the soldiers."

"In that case, Mr. Shen might as well go back and tell the king of Chu that the nine cities of Shudi and the three cities along the river, Que, Yongpu, and An, were captured by our Wu army officers and soldiers with great bloodshed and sacrifice. Don't give in easily!"

"As for the soldiers of the Chu army who were captured before, I can exchange prisoners with the state of Chu, or I can make an exception and release them to the generals. However, it is absolutely impossible for me to return all the soldiers to the state of Chu!"

Hearing this, Zixi finally understood Qingji's thoughts more or less.

Qingji is a master who does not scatter eagles when he sees rabbits!

Don't let him spit out any benefits that have already been taken.

As a last resort, Zixi could only leave for the time being, write down what he saw and heard today into a memorial, and send it to Yingdu as soon as possible!

……

prison.

At this moment, Wu Zixu was sitting on a pile of hay, closing his eyes and meditating. He was dressed in rags and his spirit was sluggish, his desolate expression could not be concealed no matter what!
It has been more than a month since Wu Zixu was imprisoned, during which Qingji only visited him once, but he was not satisfied.

Wu Zixu wrote several more policy theories on governing the country and the army, proving to Qingji his talents and foresight, but they all seemed to have disappeared without any response!
Qingji seemed to have forgotten Wu Zixu's existence, neither issued an order to execute him, nor entrusted him with important tasks.

This more or less made Wu Zixu uneasy and tormented!

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

Wu Zixu opened his eyes and saw that the person who came was an unfamiliar face, but his face was white and beardless, and he was dressed like an eunuch, obviously a servant (eunuch) in the palace.

It was the eunuch sent by Qingji to convey oral instructions.

Was Wu Zixu executed or entrusted with important tasks?
At this moment, his heart couldn't help but clenched tightly.

"Wu Yuan, Your Majesty ordered you to go hunting with Wang Jia tomorrow!"

field hunting?

Wu Zixu was completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)