Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The Hotel to Leave

When it was raining in the afternoon, Sun Wu strolled into the small winemaking workshop in Yaoli, facing the intoxicating aroma of wine and steaming white mist.More than a dozen naked men are stepping on the fermented grain, like stepping on clouds.The protruding tendons of each man were gleaming with oil, and their mouths were whistling.Sun Tzu watched this dance with great interest, and felt intoxicated.For a while, he rolled up his trousers and went to step with those men, his whole body was soaked in sweat, dripping with joy. Yaoli ran over and shouted: "Oh Mr. Sun, why are you... Hurry up, someone from the court is visiting you."

"Wu Zixu is here?" Wu Zixu outside the door responded. The two greeted each other.Wu Zixu said: "Mr. Changqing, could it be that you can do the tricks? It's so strange. How did you know that it was Zixu who came to visit you?" "Where do I know how to make clever calculations? Sun Wu is just a farmer. Who doesn't know that Wu Zixu wants to wipe out all the people in the world, who would it be if it weren't you? Who would have such stubbornness? Besides, Wu Zixu Zhaoguan, your hair turned white overnight, and your white hair is famous all over the world, so that's even more true. Sun Wu has been waiting for you for a long time."

Wu Zixu laughed so hard that he exhausted the fatigue of the journey, and hurriedly introduced the doctor Bo Pi again.Sun Wu invited the two to sit on the ground in the wine cellar next to them and talk freely.Yaoli and his wife Sha Nu brought wine, Wu Zixu held up a horn full of wine, his eyes slid over the edge of the horn, and looked at Sun Wu: he was dressed in commoner clothes with the smell of sweat and wine, and a square blue and white The face, the facial features are prominent, with a lot of bookishness, not revealing the all-powerful situation at all.The more he drank, the whiter his face became. I don't know where the wine was digested.The tall and burly body sat there with his back straight, looking at him and Bo Pi quietly, listening and speaking peacefully, the peace seemed more and more unfathomable, and he didn't know what kind of hidden secrets were hidden in his chest.This person is so natural and elegant, he hangs around among wine workers, sweats when he sweats, pours wine, and drank it all in one gulp, without any affectation.

Yao Li's wife Sha said: "I really have to ask you to forgive me, a small wine shop in the countryside, how dare you think that you will come with Dr. Wu, and there is not even a pig's trotter for drinking." Yaoli said: "What's so difficult about this? It's rare for a famous person from the state of Wu to spend a while in the villain's wine shop. If you don't mind, wait until I cut off the flesh of my body and serve you wine!" After finishing speaking, he went to catch the knife. The three of them were too busy calling. Wu Zixu looked at the skinny and shriveled man who was about to leave, and said with a bright smile, "If you cut off the flesh of your body and drink it, I have more flesh than yours."

Sun Wu said: "I don't eat human flesh. If you want to leave, go to the market quickly and get some food and wine." To leave as ordered, he ran away in a hurry. Wu Zixu said: "Today, when I visited Mr. Sun, Mr. Sun was not at home. Mrs. Zun gave us some riddles to guess. I threw a lotus pod, but the lotus seeds are not familiar. I don't know what it means?" Sun Wu said: "The housewife dared to do some children's play in front of the two doctors-the lotus pod means 'the seed is inside'. I, Sun Wu, have not traveled far, and the lotus seeds are not yet ripe, which means that the time is not yet."

Bo Pi: "It still made us confused. But then we opened the door a crack. It took too long to guess. We have to ask Mr. Yu." Sun Wu smiled slightly: "You two are entrusted by the king to enlist wise men from all over the world, but in order to find a way to revive the Wu Kingdom?" Wu Zixu: "Of course." Sun Wu said: "Sun Wu is closed, but he has also heard and seen. Since King Helu of Wu became king, he has not spread double mats on the place to sit, and the boats and chariots he travels without decorations. Seeking delicious food, guarding against extravagance and frugality, great talent and general strategy. I also know that Dr. Wu built city walls, set up defenses, trained soldiers, and accumulated savings for the sake of Wu's hegemony. This is already a great strategy for revitalizing the atmosphere and rejuvenating the country. In order to relieve the king's urgent needs and worries."

Wu Zixu said: "Mr. Sun, please tell me quickly, what is the worry of the king's confidant?" "Zhuan Zhu has already killed Wang Liao. Wang Liao's son Qingji led the army and fled to Chu State. He was named a knight. Qingji bravely won the three armies. Sooner or later, he will return to revenge for killing his father. Isn't it the king's confidant? For this reason, Sun Wucai offered this sub-plan, which is nothing more than an anagram." Sun Wu got up and opened the door of the wine cellar: "Look—" The last rays of the setting sun broke in. Said it was an anagram, Wu Zixu and Bo Pi suddenly realized.

Wu Zixu dipped in the wine and wrote the word "Jian" on the palm of his hand. Bo Pi also dipped in wine and wrote a "room". Sun Wu held Wu Zixu in one hand and Bo Pi in the other, and laughed loudly: "Heroes always have the same views!" As he spoke, he suddenly talked about the art of war, and became excited, "A good general of Ming Jun, superhuman wisdom, can be called They are called prophets. Prophet is not praying to gods and ghosts, not inferring from experience, not copying past battles, and must be obtained from people who know the enemy's situation. This requires the use of spies. Using tricks, there are people in the countryside who die There are five types in life. The selection of spies is based on the closest relationship, the most generous rewards, and the most secret mission. The tricks of spies are all-purpose, this is the most delicate thing! Since Qingji is good at using soldiers and is brave, since The country of Wu is still recuperating at the beginning of its prosperity. The best way is to assign spies to infiltrate into Qingji's side to find out the most secret military information, so that we can act accordingly and wait for the opportunity to break it. Perhaps, the spies seized the opportunity to take Qingji's head , Once it’s settled, why bother?”

Wu Zixu and Bo Pi praised each other again and again. This time it was Wu Zixu who took Sun Wu's hand: "Please, Mr. Sun, come with me to the king, and I will entrust you with thousands of troops. The state of Wu will conquer Chu soon!" Sun Wu: "No. The lotus seeds are not yet ripe." Wu Zixu said: "Mr. Changqing, I have heard you talk about this small plan. I have suddenly realized that I will listen to your grand strategy for managing the army in the future. Your Majesty is waiting for you eagerly. How can such a great talent and general plan be absorbed?" Spending time in the water-irrigated garden? Didn’t you say, ‘If you make wine, you’ll only have bent tiller; A huge urn of wine, a cauldron of soup, are waiting for Mr.'s tricks!"

Bo Pi: "Mr. Sun, please get in the car!" Sun Wu calmed down and said: "No, no. Let's talk about brewing wine, or store it in autumn and ferment it in winter, or brew it in spring and make it into wine in summer. It doesn't matter if the time is not up. Sun Wu temporarily offered this small plan to sweep away the clouds for the king. , on the day I meet the king, it will not be too late when I finish writing the thirteen chapters on the Art of War." Wu Zixu: "Do you want Your Majesty to greet you in person?" Sun Tzu smiled but did not answer. Wu Zixu: "Forget it, Wu Zixu and Dr. Bo Pi will go back to play the Ming King, and the King will definitely respect the corporal."

Bo Pi: "Alright. Let's take our leave." Sun Tzu: "Wait a moment, please. I just talked about using time, and I have already found a candidate here." Wu Zixu: "Which one?" "Leave." want to leave?Is that the skinny guy with his head sticking out? Wu Zixu and Bo Pi looked at each other. The wife Shanu who was about to leave burst into tears: "Mr. Sun recommended my husband, and my husband will definitely die! My death is also coming!" Sun Wu was indifferent, said goodbye to Wu Zixu and Bo Pi, and drifted back to his hometown. He Lu was very annoyed when he saw that the dry monkey brought by Wu Zixu wanted to leave like a monkey. He cast a gloomy glance at Zixu, and sat on the rough mat patiently, reading the bamboo slips with his head bowed, making the bamboo slips sloppy. Loudly: "Doctor Wu, do you have anything else to say?" Wu Zixu: "The warrior recommended by the minister will wait to return to the king's words." He Lu: "No need." He Lu wanted to leave. You want to crawl forward and block Helu's way: "Your Majesty, go slowly!" "If you have something to say, go and talk to Dr. Wu." "Your Majesty makes the warrior prostrate on the ground all the time, isn't he afraid that the world will be chilled?" "Oh? - You just get up." He Lu was impatient. Yao Li stood up, with his chest out and his belly out, and he made a heroic appearance: "I moved thousands of miles from the east of the state of Wu to the vicinity of the capital to serve the king. Isn't the trouble of the king's confidantes the prince Qingji who fled in the state of Chu?" ? To kill those who celebrate the taboo, who else is better than me?" He Lu couldn't help laughing. "Your Majesty looks down on me and wants to leave?" Helu stopped laughing: "No. The widow said that Qingji can catch swallows flying in the sky with one hand, and strangle bears in the mountains with both hands. He has undeserved courage. You..." Yaoli: "Yeah, on the surface, it looks like Yaoli is thin and weak. If I face the wind, it will freeze me, and if I carry the wind, it will blow me down. However, if the king trusts me, what is the matter with Yaoli?" Can do it all!" He Lu: "Could it be that there is no one in Wu?" Yaoli's face turned red: "My lord, although Yaoli is thin and small, he never wants to be humiliated. Even the king can't insult me!" Wu Zixu hurried forward: "If you want to leave, don't want to be presumptuous! Your Majesty, please forgive me for the ignorance of the common people." He Lu suddenly laughed: "Well, I didn't expect you to be so staunch, haha, I want to see and see, you said you can end Qingji's life, and what do you have to do?" "The name of Ji is Yongjian. According to Sun Tzu's Art of War, sending spies into the enemy's army is the most subtle of all subtleties in the world." Wu Zixu: "Sun Tzu's Art of War was written by a hermit who was recommended by my minister to the king." "You tell Yaoli to talk!" Helu interrupted Wu Zixu, "That Qingji is a smart man, and besides, he has a lesson from Zhuan Zhu about assassinating his father. I'm afraid you will die immediately before you make a fuss." Yaoli has been "generalized" and almost jumps up: "Your Majesty, don't grow that man's ambition! I heard that a villain is obsessed with his wife's lust, and cannot do things for the king. It is disloyalty; he is attached to his comfort zone and cannot share the king's worries." , for injustice. Your Majesty, please chop off my right hand, kill my wife, and create the illusion that I want to have a blood feud with you, Your Majesty. Let’s see whether Qingji believes me or not, and see if I can get closer to Qingji’s side?" He Lu suddenly became friendly: "Doctor Wu, look, huh? Hehe, it's interesting." Wu Zixu nodded, "Your Majesty might as well give it a try." This time He Lu watched carefully and kindly as he was about to leave.He is very happy.I am happy to be away from this unremarkable market boy and say some crazy words, and I am also happy for the people around me to think of getting rid of their worries for him.Naturally, he couldn't believe that this little thing that swayed when the wind blew, could assassinate the invincible Qing Ji.But since this little man dared to donate his right hand and his wife, and was willing to destroy his family, this loyalty should definitely be commended.In the world, Zhuanzhu assassinated Wang Liao, and only then did Helu ascend to the palace.The world is about to leave, and it is impossible to see a doctor for his heart disease, except for Qingji!Of course, you might as well give it a try, just raise your hand.He has just gone through an emotional process of anger, irritability, contempt, high spirits, all the way to happiness. He is very satisfied with his effective provocation method, which is so provocative in an instant that he would be willing to kill his wife without hesitation. , even complacent.He thinks he read it right, this is available immediately, and of course it is for one-time use.And that Wu Zixu can also be used, of course it has to be used repeatedly.He tried his best to show generosity, kindness and trust to Wu Zixu, but the more he trusted, the more delicate he had to be.He knew that Wu Zixu was deliberately planning to send troops to attack Chu in order to avenge himself.Wu Zixu introduced Sun Wu and Yaoli, and at the same time he proposed this "use of time" strategy, he strongly advocated that he should lead an army to expedition to Chu State with the respect of a king.He secretly smiled at this, and he didn't pierce Wu Zixu's selfishness, nor would he accept it.What he adopted was just a plan to assassinate Qingji, and he gave up the insignificant things to leave without spending a single soldier. This is the best strategy for him, why not do it? Wu Zixu watched Yaoli's performance come to an end with great satisfaction. The eyes and tone of the king Helu just now made his palms sweat with sticky stains.If He Lu refuses to listen to the plan of leaving, then he will inevitably be accused of teasing the king with a rascal in the street, at least he will lose some of the trust of the king.He knows that accompanying the king is actually sleeping with the tiger, and he has to watch his words and wait carefully, so as not to make mistakes.To revive the state of Wu, the monarch and his ministers agree; however, whether to send troops to attack the state of Chu and avenge his shame depends on whether He Lu is happy, willing, and whether he finds it beneficial.He suddenly understood that Sun Wu's refusal to meet the king immediately was a deliberate act.Sun Wu had to be recommended by him, Wu Zixu. Dr. Bo Pi was secretly disappointed and not enthusiastic about the fact that there were more people in the court who were as strong as himself, and Wu Zixu understood this.Wu Zixu recommended Sun Wu, and the king had to feel that this Sun Wu had to be invited out of the mountains, so that the lotus seeds were ripe, the wine was fermented, the water would come when it was fermented, and people would give full play to their talents.Of course, it is a crucial pawn to get away from this dry wood-like thing.If you want to leave this move, you can only win but not lose. Sun Wu probably understands this better than Wu Zixu.He believed that Sun Wu would not be wrong to propose to leave.This is not intuitive.Those confusing and confusing enigmas on the way of searching for Sun Wu, those riddles that he took a lot of effort to guess, had already made him feel that this long-lost figure was extraordinary, mysterious and miraculous.When he saw him, the man's peace and tranquility made him eager to guess Sun Wu's inner secrets and city plans.When it came time to talk about the art of war, Sun Wu hurried to the wine cellar, eloquently and eloquently. He knew that this man would never be willing to be lonely, otherwise why did he come all the way from Qi?The ambitious Sun Tzu was a great strategist, and Wu Zixu was convinced.Sun Wu took a step back for the time being and proposed a divorce, how could it not be deliberate?Since it is Sun Wu's first arrow in Wu, the crossbow must be a loud arrow.He later learned that although Yao Li looked thin and weak, he was brave. It was said that an evil spirit wanted to kill him, so he deliberately opened the window and door, and lay on the bed at night to wait.When the evil spirit put the knife on his neck, he kept screaming to hurry up.Evil ghosts are also afraid of evil people, and let him scare them away.Yao Li really did not disappoint him, he really put his life and death at risk! The great king Helu took the hand that was about to leave, like holding a child: "Qing is really the most loyal and righteous warrior in the world. Come, come, I will host a banquet for you." Yao Li: "Thank you, Your Majesty, there is no need." He Lu: "After eating wine, I will definitely do as you want." Yao Li: "It's not too late." Wu Zixu: "Chop now?" Yaoli: "Chop. Cut it when you say it, don't be verbose." Wu Zixu: "After you infiltrate into Chu State and gain Qingji's trust, you should send the confidential military information quickly without any delay. Your Majesty will organize the troops here and be ready to break through the Chu army and eliminate Qingji at any time." He Lu: "No. I only want to celebrate my life." Wu Zixu's heart skipped a beat, and he took a quick look at He Lu. He Lu was expressionless. Yaoli: "What are you waiting for?" He Lu: "Doctor Wu, fulfill the warrior's wish." Wu Zixu replied: "Your servant obeys orders." With a slight smile, Xuan'er opened his eyes wide and shouted, "Come here! Pull out this villain who doesn't know who he is in front of the king, and chop off his right hand!" The ferocious warriors rushed in and easily cut off the arms that were about to leave.At the moment when Yaoli was pushed out, he took a last look at Helu, which meant farewell. He Lu nodded slightly to him. It doesn't take too much trouble to chop off the hand that is about to leave. As soon as the ax in the warrior's hand falls, it will be over with a "click". The execution took place at a cross street in Gusu City, and when his hand was about to be severed, the bleeding was not much, not to mention bloody and bloody, and he didn't have much storage.It's just that lonely and abandoned hand that lost support, pale and purple, covered with a lot of dust, and thrown on the cross street in a dirty state. Everything was done neatly and quickly.The hand that wants to leave is broken, and the hand that wants to leave is put back.Before he got home with his bloody severed arm, he saw Wu Zixu lead his troops to kill his wife.Sha Nu knew that she would not survive, so she had already hanged herself from a beam with a three-foot white cloth.Wu Zixu ordered the soldiers to burn Shanu's body in the street, and poured the ashes all over the street.He wanted to leave the falsehood and hide until the ashes disappeared. In the dead of night, he ran out and lay down on the street, crying bitterly. This is real crying, not pretending. At the same time, the sound of the piano lingered in Sun Wu's Pavilion. Sun Wu washes his hands and burns incense, sits facing north, puts the qin on the table, and discusses the art of qin with the great musician Gongsun Nizi.Sun Wu played the piano and played a piece of "Jinshi Cao". Gongsun Nizi said, "What happened to Changqing today?" "What's wrong? It's nothing." "Gongsun really dare not compliment Changqing's playing today." Sun Wu: "Why? Maybe Mr. Gongsun thinks that the qin should not be played like this. Am I a bit out of line? I don't know if Mr. has realized that the sound of my qin has the sound of bells and chimes, which are sonorous and majestic. The loyalty of the dead on the battlefield, the sound of silk and bamboo, makes people honest and upright. Sun Wu has gathered the great achievements of gold, stone, silk and bamboo on the seven strings..." Gongsun Nizi smiled: "Okay, okay, I heard an uncontrollable restlessness in your piano sound, full of murderous intent." Tian Di came back from Gusu. Tian Di said to Sun Wu: "Sir, Yaoli has already had his right hand cut off by the king, and his wife, Chanu, hanged herself! Dr. Wu led people to burn Chanu's body in the street, and the ashes were scattered all over the street. Ah! I don’t know how Yaoli offended the king.” Sun Wu said: "Understood, let's go down." After speaking, he smiled lightly, and then said to Gongsun Nizi, "Mr. Gongsun, please continue to teach me how to play the piano, Lingling seven strings, it really tempers people's temperament!"