Chapter 10 Chapter 10: Acting in an array and beheading Meiji

As soon as the sky turned white, men and women flocked to the Xumen Gate of Gusu City, and rushed to Wuwangtai inside the outer city walls.The five hundred beauties in the Wu Palace wanted to practice here, and this "myth" spread throughout the capital overnight.Who is willing to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see it all?On this late autumn morning, people breathed out their mouths, and hoar frost rotted under their feet. This pair of eyes and that pair of eyes, thousands of pairs of eyes, were all lit up with curiosity, and they gathered under the stage of King Wu.The soldiers and guards came earlier and built a fence with halberds to drive away the crowd of spectators.As a result, some people climbed onto the trees and roofs that were out of reach of the guards' halberds. There were also dense crowds of people on the top of the walls of the inner city and outer city, and the number of people gathered more and more.The soldiers guarding the Xu Gate had already received the order not to allow the people to leave the Xu Gate, and began to violently push and shout at the crowd who came.

Sun Wu came early. He waited on the empty training ground opened up by the soldiers, seeing wriggling people in all directions, he suddenly felt sad.What is this for?Are people here to watch Baixi?So, are you the juggler?A performer?Or is it a quack who swallows daggers and fire? Silk Girl and Yiluo took a good position early on the city wall.Their nerves have been tense since last night, and Yiluo has been shaking.The two of them leaned on each other to support each other so as not to fall if something unexpected happened. The team of 500 pink pretty ladies rushed out of Xumen like flowing water!The world seemed suddenly much brighter.The crowd couldn't help making noise, admiring and astonishing, tens of thousands of heads moved.The skirts of five hundred beauties stirred up an intoxicating fragrance.All of them have bright eyes and white teeth, and graceful waists and limbs.The tops are all armored, and heavy halberds are carried on the frail willow shoulders.The armor and soldiers were purely used to complement their beauty and femininity.Concubine Mei and Concubine San are walking in the forefront.The two pink noodles of the second concubine are the beauty of beauty, and there is indescribable charm and charm hidden in the eyes.Wearing clouds and misty temples, the hair is combed high, and dazzling gold ornaments are shining between the dark cloud-like temples.On the body, the precious rhinoceros armor is very thick and seems to be heavy, leaving the charming chest and waist to people's imagination.

When the beauties rolled over, Sun Wu subconsciously avoided. Why avoid it? He tried not to look at the two teams of beauties and turned his head to one side. Wu Wang Helu appeared on the stage with courtiers and guards, which is a completely different scene.One after another, "the king is here", blowing like a hurricane, no matter whether the beauties watching the excitement or participating in the performance, all fell to their knees in an instant, and He Lu immediately looked taller.He climbed onto the high platform, which was called the commanding heights of the capital at that time, which stretched for five miles.Looking around, you can see the vast and misty Taihu Lake. Looking back, you can see the Jiuqu Road outside Xumen, overlooking the streets and streets in the city of Suzhou.Now, almost everyone in the city is kneeling here.He looked down, and what flashed among the armors were all his favorite and familiar pink-faced eyes, and he couldn't help but feel gentle ripples in his heart.He sat down on the dais, surrounded by men except the queen.Wang's brother Fugai and Wang's son Fuchai sit on the left and right.

The doctors were standing on the stage below. Bo Pi didn't understand how to act as a court lady in Wuwangtai, and he felt shuddering at the king's decision.He took the opportunity to whisper to Sun Wu, "Mr. Changqing, this game is really scary. It has created a problem for Mr. Sir. Please take care of yourself." Wu Zixu has already won the post of supervisor: "Mr. Chang, don't hesitate to use your talents boldly. Wu Zixu, the supervisor, is here to protect you." At this time, there is only encouragement.You can be angry, but you can't let it out, Wu Zixu understands.

Fugai, who was beside the King of Wu, kept a disheveled smile all the time.He has been through the battlefield for a long time, and he knows that the sharp knife for killing is not the plaything of the women in the harem.He didn't know how He Lu planned to arrange Sun Wu, and asked tentatively: "Brother Wang, do you really want Sun Wu to be the male commander of the harem Fendai?" "Where, Sun Tzu's art of war can really be tested on women, and the widows should worship Sun Wu as a general." Fu Chai straightened his neck to look at Concubine Mei in the makeup team, that was his beloved.

"Father, it really looks like something for women to dress up." He Lu said: "Haha, I didn't expect this beauty to dress up, combining rigidity and softness. She is charming and charming, adding a bit of heroic spirit. Look at the two beautiful concubines of the widow! Oh, two female generals! Before, just smile in front of the wind, and the general will also get off his horse. Haha, call Sun Wu to speak." Does He Lu want to test the art of war, or to see the beauty?Seriously, or just kidding?Or both?He probably couldn't tell himself.What exactly does he want Sun Wu to do?Seriously calling the shots?Fake show for real?Or just want Sun Wu to play with his concubines?No one can guess.Some drunken talk led to a rehearsal that surprised the princes of the world. Who can tell the final result?Anyway, the king is in a very good mood today, and his happiness is all on the outside of his face. If his happiness is swept away, Sun Wu's fate will be unpredictable.

Sun Wu made a long bow, today he is a "general", he stood without kneeling: "Sun Wu pays homage to the king." "Sun Wu, today I want to see your skills. I have handed over all the women in the five hundred palaces to you. If you can command and make decisions, I will worship you as a general." "My lord, there is no joke in the army." Fu Chai interjected: "As soon as the father said a word, he cast bronze into a tripod, so don't talk about it." He Lu: "What else do you have to say?" Sun Wu: "Please also borrow the sword for the time being, as a treasure for the army."

He Lu gave Sun Wu the sword of Qingying to use, and he was very happy: "Let's start." Sun Wu came down holding the sword of Qingying. Wu Zixu gritted his teeth quietly at him: "Changqing, is he going to do it his own way? Do you want to abolish this prison army? Listen to Wu Zixu—" Sun Wuli ignored Wu Zixu and went straight to the podium. The chaotic women and audience fell silent. This is today's "protagonist"? Under Liely's five-color flags, hung a huge drum and bronze gong.Sun Wu stood still in front of the drum, but he was not in a hurry to give an order, he squinted his eyes and looked around.His face was blue and white, and his expression was very calm. Rather than being majestic, he was more gentle and elegant.People in Gusu, the capital city, saw this "general" for the first time, and felt that only such a gentle person, commanding the beauties in the harem, would be suitable, so that they would not be frightened by beards and ferocious faces. .People are looking forward to the opening of a wonderful Baixi as soon as possible.

Wu Zixu's heart was pounding because he was not sure about Sun Wu; Sinu and Yiluo knew that Sun Wu seemed calm, but he might suddenly do something shocking, and they were nervous. The two women held hands tightly and came out. sweat.Concubine Mei has long been impatient to perform on stage, she would rather regard today's practice as a show of strength and dance.Concubine San silently prayed for Sun Wu, and for her younger sister Yiluo, she made up her mind to follow Sun Wu's orders today, and would never be arrogant.The king, queen, brother, and son on the stage have already started to drink alcohol. Anyway, it's not a real fight, no one will die, and it doesn't even count as a review, and they calmly watch the rehearsal.

Sun Wu looked at the team that was able to give orders for the first time in his life, and a trace of melancholy flashed through his heart.An unheard of beauty trip, the women looked at him lazily one by one!He was a little uncertain about these delicate women.The formation of these women into an army is beyond the experience of Jiang Shang, Guan Zi and Sima Juju, and also beyond the scope of the debate in "Sun Tzu's Art of War". They are really unprecedented!He looked at this pink team, and would rather not admit that it was a pink team, but after all, it was a loose, weak, and spoiled team. He tried his best to calm himself down and use his calmness to influence the women. , so that the team can also be calm and follow orders.

"Suzaku and Xuanwu teams listen up!" Quietly, the women tilted their heads. "Do you know your left and right hands?" "Know--" He was startled.This voice is so sharp!Stimulate the ear drum and nerves. "Know your chest and back?" "Know--" Sharp still sharp, but he got used to it.He suddenly felt like coaxing a child, and he was ridiculous. "Pick up the halberd! Forward, look at the direction of the front heart; backward, look at the direction of the back; turn left, turn to the left hand side; turn right, turn to the right hand side... Listen to the sound of drums and purge forward, listen to the sound of gongs , sit on the ground. Start! Beat the drum—go forward!" The women swayed their waists gracefully, those carrying the halberd, those holding the halberd, and those dragging the halberd started to move.Someone went in the wrong direction and bumped into the woman behind, causing laughter and shouting.There were also those who lost their shoes and fell to the ground, and the sparrows clamored and became a mess. He Lu couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing. The king's brother, the king's son, and the queen also laughed, and so did the doctors. The wall-like audience laughed too. Smile.wry smile.giggle.laughing out loud.Smile.laugh happily.Laughed regretfully.laugh.laugh.laugh…… But Sun Tzu was crying in his heart, and he shouted loudly: "Silence! Silence! Listen to the sound of the drums, go forward, listen to the sound of the gongs, sit down, and beat the drums! —Sound the gongs!" There was a metallic sound, but this time the chaotic team understood it.The women all slumped on the ground, complaining incessantly.Concubine Mei asked people to beat her waist delicately, and at the same time raised her eyes to He Lu and Fu Chai on Wu Wangtai.Concubine San yelled at the people around her: This is practice, and the weapon is not a bamboo pole for driving ducks. Follow orders and don't run around. Sun Tzu tried again in the same way as before. It's still a mess like a mess that can't be figured out. Sun Wuchang sighed: "Listen, listen--listen!" He was forced to be quiet. "The Art of War says that if the general's order is not clear, he will be punished for the crime; if the order is not followed, he will be punished for the crime of the commander. Sun Wu is not coaxing you to play! I have repeated orders here and again. If the order cannot be stopped, I will punish the captain. I Just repeat it here again: look forward to the direction of the front heart, look back to the direction of the back, listen to the sound of the drum to move forward, listen to the sound of the gong and sit down. Beat the drum to move forward!" Some beauties in the harem feel tired, tired, have played enough, and it’s time to end; Twelve out of ten.Concubine Mei had long since left the queue, watching from the side for fun.Concubine San pushed the lazy woman beside her angrily: "Didn't you hear the order? Go! Where are you going! And you..." The drums beat like rain. The scene was not as fresh, lively, and interesting as it was at the beginning, and King Helu no longer smiled happily.Feeling that he had seen the final result of the training, Fugai said to Helu: "Brother Wang, I think we can withdraw our troops!" Sun Wu heard or felt Fugai's words, and felt that King Helu of Wu was tired.He knew that if this went on, the result of this drill would be a ridiculous juggling. "Stop knocking!" Sun Wu shouted angrily. The drums stopped, but the gong did not sound.There was a gap that made the team feel at a loss. Only this blankness can make the field quieter. Sun Tzu looks very calm: "Law enforcement officer, tie up the captains of the Suzaku and Xuanwu teams, and push them up." The law enforcement officer froze. Wu Zixu also felt the need to shake off the prestige of the women in the harem, and interjected: "Law enforcement officer, didn't you hear Mr. Sun's order? Have you lost your mind?" The law enforcement officer gritted his teeth and responded, "Yes! Push it up!" King Helu of Wu stood up suddenly and sat down again.He thought, it was just a matter of scaring and bluffing, so there was no need to lose your composure. Yiluo on the city wall yelled, "It's over!" When Concubine Mei and Concubine San were loosely bound by soldiers and gently pushed up, Fu Chai hit the sky with blood and wanted to rush down.He Lu waved his hand to stop him, and smiled slightly, indicating that there is no need to panic.Concubine Mei took the time to treat both He Lu and Fu Chai, and smiled charmingly, as if not only didn't care about the bondage, but found it very interesting.Concubine San made a serious and tragic face for Sun Wu to see, and she nodded slightly to show encouragement.She is willing to suffer some flesh and blood to help her sister's husband succeed, which is also her repayment to Sun Wu. Sun Tzu said: "Behead for public display." Unexpected!No one believed this to be true. Sun Tzu roared again like a lion: "Behead—to show the public!" It's true! The first one to collapse was Sun Wu's concubine on the city wall and Concubine San's younger sister Yiluo; It was King Helu who was in pain; the first one who rushed to meet Sun Wu was Fu Chai, and the five hundred women in the harem and thousands of people all made silent exclamations and were dumbfounded! For a moment, the air seemed to freeze. The autumn wind shook the five-colored banners, making a soul-stirring sound of tearing the cloth. Perhaps it was because of the high mental tension that the two concubines Mei and San did not faint.Their first reaction was the same. After being stunned for a moment, they struggled desperately to escape from the warrior's grasp and shouted: "Help, my lord! Help me, my lord!" The two concubines Mei and San burst into tears like rain.There is nothing more touching in the world than the call sign of a beautiful concubine who is about to lose her head. Sun Tzu kept his composure, and raised his eyes to look at the Hulala curled banner. He Lu stood up and shouted: "The widow's beloved concubine can't be killed! Fugai, Fuchai, let him go!" The warriors stopped moving. Wu Zixu tried his best to leave a step for Sun Wu: "Both captains, do you know about the death penalty? If Mr. Sun spares you, do you dare not practice with the death team?" The two concubines said repeatedly: "Little girl is guilty!" "Mr. Sun forgive me!" Sun Wu's face was expressionless, and he didn't give Wu Zixu any face. Bo Pi made a bow to Sun Wu: "Master, please calm down. Without these two concubines, Your Majesty will not be able to eat. Please show mercy." Fu Gai also saluted: "Mr. Sun still obeys Brother Wang's orders." Fu Chai rushed over with his sword half drawn: "Sun Wu, how dare you kill your father's concubine? Are you a bit bold?" Sun Wu sneered, and said: "There are no rules, nothing can be done. To be a general, the most important thing is to have prestige, prestige to everyone, and strict enforcement to officials. Only when you move the three armies can you move one person. Today, Sun Wu is ordered by the king, so he comes to execute orders. Forbidden." He Lu has hurried over and said as he walked, "Sun Aiqing, I already know that you are the best at using soldiers." Sun Wu held his sword and bowed to the king: "The general is in the army, and the king's order is not acceptable!" There was an instant stalemate. He Lu stopped halfway. After Sun Wu saluted, he refused to get up. Fucha's sword was out of its sheath: "Stop talking, let me go!" Sun Wu raised his sword: "Here is the sword of Qingying, the king, and Sun Wu is acting as the king's order." Wu Zixu stopped Fu Chai: "Mr. Sun, how about giving each of the two concubines 20 sticks?" He Lu looked at the two distraught concubines Mei and Concubine San with infinite pity.The two beautiful concubines were already covered in dust, their cloud clothes were scattered, their faces were full of tears, and they were eagerly waiting for his help.He raised his eyes to look at Sun Wu again. He never expected that some drunken words would lead to the current result. He also did not expect that this seemingly gentle and bookish white-faced Sun Wu was actually persistent, stubborn and courageous. Big, hard-hearted man.It is very difficult to ask him to immediately take back the right to execute military orders given to Sun Wu.Going back on your promises will become the laughing stock of the world, so why talk about the dignity of a king?Telling him to obey Sun Wu and kill the second concubine is also very difficult. There may never be another woman in the world who is as beautiful, lovely, and understands his joys, sorrows, sorrows, and warmth as Concubine Mei and Concubine Concubine.He once called these two concubines—the collar on the clothes, the belt on the robes, the shadows during the day, the mats at night, the shoes for going up the mountain, the rafts for crossing the river, and the fans for enjoying the shade. He had to make a difficult choice, he was caught between Sun Wu and the second concubine. He flicked his sleeves suddenly: "I don't want to watch it!" what does this mean?Does it mean that the lives of the two concubines Mei and San are left behind?It means that the heads of the two concubines will be let off by Sun Wu?This is exactly the cleverness and cunning of He Lu as the king of a country. He couldn't bear to watch it any longer.As soon as he left, he not only avoided the emotional entanglement that was difficult to let go, but also cruelly abandoned the second concubine and let them die.Wang Liao was his cousin, and Qingji was his nephew. He ordered people to assassinate these blood relatives without frowning.He won't behave like a son or daughter, he doesn't pity anyone's life, he made such a decision again. Everyone was stunned.Sun Tzu squeezed out a faint laugh from between his teeth. Concubine Mei and Concubine Concubine cried: "Your Majesty can't go!" "Your Majesty, don't leave the little girl behind!" Then, Concubine Mei went to hug Fu Chai's leg and cried, "Prince, you have the heart to look at me! Die in front of you?" Of course, I can't bear it. Fu Chai was still a bloody sixteen-year-old boy. Tears welled up in his eyes, and the veins on his forehead were protruding. Wu Zixu stopped Fucha.Fu Chai stomped his feet anxiously. Concubine Sian cried: "Changqing" "Changqing, Yiluo and I... both of our parents died, leaving our sister alone, how can we live alone! I have nothing to do to you, you heartless Sun Wu!..." Crying, begging, cursing, and finally fainting. In the extremely short time, Sun Wu's heart was trembling.But he knew that he had to tense his nerves and his face. He knew that as long as he was soft-hearted, Sun Wu would no longer be Sun Wu who wanted to command thousands of troops to practice Sun Tzu's art of war.He understands it very well, and it is also very difficult to make a choice: a concubine eyebrow, the woman whom the prince Fu Chai loves and has an affair with, will be cut off with a single knife, and he really does not know when the debt will be settled, and the relationship between him and the prince will forever be scarred by the knife. A concubine, who was his concubine Yiluo's first-milk sister, was chopped off with a single knife, not knowing how to heal the wound between him and Yiluo.He seems to have heard Yiluo crying for his sister, also crying and begging him to save her.Did he make Yiluo lose the last blood connection in this instant?Is he going to let the extraordinary and beautiful young concubine's soul return to the loess at this moment?But you have to, you have no choice.Your uncle Sima Rangju once said, "When you are in the army, you will not accept your orders." He gave birth to an army that gallops all over the world. How are you compared to him?You use your ax to teach the world how to govern an army; you use your impromptu decision to show the world the responsibility of the general; your strategy, your strategy, your formation map, and your bamboo slips, you abandon your hometown and run for Wu Guo, you plan and recommend to leave to die, you are not satisfied, you are irritable, you are worried, you are melancholy, you are crazy, you are delusional, you are imagining what you want, isn't it just a wave of hands, the three armies move like one person, the attack is like walking on the nine heavens, and the defense is like hiding in the sky Under Nine Earths?What are you waiting for? "Punishment!" His voice was hoarse, shrill, and terrifying. While the second concubine was being dragged down, Fu Chai was screaming: "Sun Wu, don't you know that your neck is also long!" While the second concubine was being dragged down, Sun Wu didn't allow the five hundred women to sigh, and immediately held up the sword of Qingying: "Listen to the sound of the drums, go forward, listen to the sound of the gongs, sit down, and beat the drums!" The sound of drums was loud. The sound of the drums covered the sound of the knocking off Concubine Mei Concubine San's head. Amidst the sound of the drums, the five hundred women were extremely nervous and concentrated. No one wanted to lose their heads in an instant, no one dared to be lazy anymore, and no one was a coddled weak woman anymore.The long halberd seemed to become lighter, the rhino armor seemed to be no longer redundant, and the footsteps became more powerful.The five hundred women automatically issued a neat call sign following the rhythm of the drums, and the call sign was no longer sharp and piercing, but became murderous.There are no women in the army, and there is no gender in the army. These words are absolutely true on the Wu Wangtai at this moment. ... Everything is a process. After the five hundred women returned to the palace, on the Wuwangtai, the hustle and bustle turned into silence again, and the dust gradually fell.Gone, all gone, Silk Girl had already left with the help of Yiluo who was distraught, Fu Chai left with lingering anger and tears, and Wu Zixu also left. Sun Wu wants to stay alone for a while. Sun Wu stood on the empty earthen platform. He heard the chatter of crows, and saw flocks of crows hovering low. Did he come to peck at the fallen heads of Concubine Mei and Concubine San? He grabbed a clod of dirt and threw it at the crows, but nothing hit them, and the crows flew away. The clods of earth fell heavily and fell beside him. He suddenly found something purple and black on his sleeve, is it blood clots?Where did the blood come from?He doesn't understand. He dared to speak, dare to be angry, dared to give orders, dared to cruelly kill the king's concubine in an instant, but at this moment, he was suddenly afraid of going back to his mansion at dusk, afraid of going back to face the sixteen-year-old... Concubine Yiluo!