Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty Nine

Coming down from Gusu Terrace, not only did Yiluo's head bleed, but she also spun around every time she moved, unable to stand still, feeling sick and wanting to vomit.Sun Wu hurriedly ordered her to lie on the bed, and sat on the edge of the bed and talked with her for a while to comfort her loneliness.Silk girl washes her hands and picks her nails to make soup for Yiluo, and the old soldier is often busy grinding herbs with medicine grinders.The experience of life and death and the experience of "death" and "resurrection" filled the mansion with a never-before-seen warmth.

It was also the first time in Sun Wu's life that he experienced this kind of family happiness and the warmth of home. Years of hard work on the pommel horse, experience in war, coupled with this sudden incident, the return and return on the guillotine made the heart of this general Wu almost It is dry, cracked and bleeding, and now it can be said that it finally has a chance to recuperate. It can wash off the blood and dust on the armor, and let the exhausted body lie flat on the bed;Silk girl was thinking in private that she would move her family to Luofu Mountain, so that the family could enjoy a peaceful pastoral life. Sun Wu, can you let him sort out the eighty-two articles of war and draw the nine-volume formation map, without any mundane matters? Winding around, you can also roam the world like the great musician Gongsun Nizi.Anyway, this experience, even though she acted like death on the spot, from the bottom of her heart, this woman is still terrified when she thinks about it. When she thinks that the political world is so dangerous, the situation is changing, and there are traps everywhere, the prince said that he turned his face and pushed the general to the guillotine. I shudder.Thinking about the battlefield again, it is cruel and tragic, life and death are unpredictable, and there is no general who can always win, why not retreat bravely at the moment of success?

Silk Girl thought it was a wise choice, and she also believed that Sun Wu would make the same choice. She sent Tian Di to Luofu Mountain to repair the old house.She is still arranging the things that can be brought back to Luofu Mountain to live. Seeing Sun Wu, he was very surprised: "Where are you going?" "General, do you still remember the verses spoken by Uncle Sima Juju when he was dying? It was about the sun sinking, so I hurriedly withdrew my wings and flew away..." "Oh, Ming Yi is flying, hangs his wings, does not eat for three days... remember. Why, madam wants to escape to Wu country?"

"General, it's not that serious. However, although the general has made great contributions to the state of Wu and fought for ten years, he almost killed Gusutai in the end. The affairs in the court are too dangerous. In the end, the crown prince will not be able to recover from illness for a long time. Prince Fucha will meet sooner or later." Those who inherit the throne, when they are pushed to the Gusu Terrace again, I am afraid they will never be able to get down again." "Is Madam scared?" "It's worry." "Well, it's frightening."

"Even if it's for the general to be frightened, isn't it the duty of a silk girl? General, you have already achieved fame, and the world already knows that the general uses soldiers like a god, why don't you retreat bravely?" "Sun Wu is afraid that people in the world only know how to use soldiers like gods, but they don't know 'stop war' and 'cautious war'!" "But this is just the king's decision." "Sun Wu wants to influence the king." "General, since you have written a complete book on the art of war, even the silk girl knows that 'a soldier who wins without fighting is the one who is good'. The world should know the essence of the general's art of war. General, retreat to the countryside and go back to Luofu Mountain , A few days of peace and tranquility is what Silk Girl has been wishing for for a long time. Let Girl Rong say it again, now is a good opportunity to achieve success and retire bravely, and Girl Girl doesn't want to see the general tied up in Gusu Terrace again!"

Sun Wu's face darkened: "Silk girl, since you can also recite Sun Wu's art of war, why don't you know that Sun Wu said, 'Advance does not seek fame, retreat does not avoid crime, only the people are the protection'?" Silk Girl: "General!" Sun Wu sighed and stopped talking. Silk girl had no choice but to stop this idea, no longer mentioning about returning to hermitage and Luofu Mountain, and no longer talking about retreating bravely in the rapids.She obeyed her husband's will and never disobeyed. Sun Wu heard that the old soldier who was pedaling the medicine roller in the courtyard often said plausibly:

"People's hearts are really so unpredictable. Killing heroes, hehe, you dare to kill heroes! I have killed two sons for Wu. Hehe, two. The old soldier did not die on the battlefield, and was almost killed by you. Hehe, I am not afraid of death. But you want to kill the hero! Kill the hero! The general has a life, and the hero should not die. Hehe, the general is a general, and the life is big. But what are Fu Chai's men talking about? Nonsense, at least the young lady should be killed. They said that the young lady is a spy Whoever says that the young lady is a spy of the husband, that person is blind for eight generations, blind for generations, and a son of a mother donkey. Hum, kill the hero, and kill the young lady. I died for the state of Wu Two sons. The hero should not die. Those who are blind. How can the young lady be a spy? These bastards who are fucked by pigs! Hehe, kill the hero..."

The old soldier often babbled some vulgar truths in his mouth, and those words were talking to himself, asking and answering himself, but he kept kicking the medicine roller on his feet for a moment, and the medicine roller was heavy back and forth, making a sound. Booming sound. Sun Wu was upset when he heard it: "Achang, what are you talking about?" Old Junchang: "General, you have to be careful. This old man dares to say that Fu Chai dares to kill the hero, and his father is behind it. Hmph, they dare to kill the hero, and they still want to attack the young lady. Those... "

Sun Tzu: "Okay, okay, stop talking!" Lao Junchang's voice weakened, but his mouth didn't stop moving. It's not that Sun Wu was indifferent to the words of Silk Girl and A Chang. Silk Girl and A Chang are both parties and bystanders.The bondage and ax on the Gusu stage, and the murderous Fucha made him truly feel the impermanence of the world.The arrival of the god of death was not scheduled in advance, and he was suddenly allowed to step on the gate of hell with one foot and stay in the world with the other. All these feelings also cast a shadow on his heart, or in other words, left internal injuries.However, if Sun Wu escaped after this accident, would Sun Wu still be Sun Wu, and the general still be the general?

He also knew that ten years ago he demonstrated the art of war at Gusu Terrace and killed the second concubine. Among them, Concubine Mei was not only He Lu's beloved concubine, but also Fu Chai's favorite, especially the prince Fu Chai, who obviously had hatred in his heart. That hatred will germinate and grow leaves.This time, the husband was suspected of treason, almost costing the lives of more than ten members of the family, even the baby under one year old and the four-year-old adopted son.The safety of his whole family was at stake, and he finally survived, which was purely a fluke.

However, he knew that this kind of thing cannot be said to be innocent, the key lies in how the king Helu sees it.Then again, even if He Lu believed in him, protected him, and used him, he could only walk on thin ice.There is a folk saying that "accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger". This slang term is applicable to the kings and princes of the world and their subordinates, let alone he is suspected of treason?If Fucha becomes king, let alone, his life will be even more difficult.Then, retreating bravely in the rapids is naturally an appropriate choice for the general, but he refuses. The reason is also that on the Gusu stage in the realm of life and death, he looked back on his ten years of war experience.When he hung his ax above his head, looking back at the past, those battlefields with corpses, blood-splattered killings, crazy looting, expeditions to empty the country and labor the people... aroused his infinite sorrow.This has never happened in the course of the war. At that time, not only was there no time to look back and sigh, but also in the battlefield where the enemy and the enemy were fighting, everything about people was ruthlessly changed, and the psychology of survival and victory made every soldier in the army not care about bloodshed and death. During detours, sieges, feints, formations, charges, and hand-to-hand combat, everyone is ruthless, indifferent, and has a heart of stone.Naturally, Sun Tzu lived in the reality that princes were fighting for the leader. He knew the cruelty of war and the inevitability of war.He has vividly remembered nearly five hundred wars in the past two hundred years. Duke Huan of Qi annexed thirty-five small states, Chu State swallowed twenty-six weak states, and more than thirty kings died in the sword. How could he turn a blind eye to the shocking frequent wars?Liu Kanggong said that the great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military service.He said that war can "suppress violence, suppress soldiers, protect great powers, establish meritorious service, calm the people, harmonize the people, and enrich wealth."Therefore, in his thirteen articles on war theory, he also has amazing writing on tactics and tactics.His cunning method shocked the world and moved ghosts and gods.He commanded Wu's army to rush thousands of miles away, defeating the strong with the weak, and smashing through Chu like a bamboo.This is General Sun Tzu.Without these tricks and exploits, where would Sun Wu be?However, after some reflection at Gusu Taiwan, he lamented that the reality is still far from the highest state of the war theory he conceived. His ideal state of using soldiers is not bloodshed and killing, but complete victory; Pulling out a city of people is not an attack, and destroying a country is not a long time, and the whole world must be contested, so the army is not stopped, but the profit can be complete." He wrote in the first line of the first chapter of the thirteen chapters of the Art of War To: "Sun Tzu said: Soldiers, the major events of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, must be studied." After he wrote the more than 20 words full of emotion, he threw the pen and pondered for a long time, knowing that he could realize this goal. Admonitions to kings are not so easy.In a certain period of time, he can influence and persuade the king. For example, the battle against Chu was postponed for six years. When the time came when Wu Guobing had enough food and grain, he could raise troops again. It was considered a success.In local wars, he can strategize, direct the pattern and situation of the war, until he defeats Chu and wins nine battles.However, if we can persuade the king to fight cautiously, practice Taoism and protect the law, kill less or not kill, and achieve the state of being good at using troops and winning without fighting, it will take a lot of hard work. As the general of a country, Sun Wu was successful; as the realization of the highest state of Sun Tzu's military science, he was not yet successful.He must work hard for it and continue to work hard.Otherwise, why did he fly thousands of miles to Wu?Why did he kill his concubine and worship his general?After Gusutai suffered, he suddenly realized that the loss of his life was not necessarily due to military service, nor was it necessarily due to illness.Therefore, grasp the time of life, complete the eighty-two art of war, and realize the highest level of military use, so that you may have fewer regrets when you die.He also saw eighteen months—no, after several years of great wars, the people of the state of Wu must be allowed to recuperate, and must be used as a means to avoid bloody wars.He, Sun Wu, regards this as a great mission from heaven.He also saw that no matter what he said, the great king Helu could still accommodate Sun Wu, which was the most basic condition for him to display his talents.As for the future good and bad, let it go.His determination is certain, it is irreversible.Silk Girl dragged him back to Luofu Mountain and persuaded him to go back to seclusion. The plan failed; Wu Zixu's fear that he would no longer serve Wu because of Gusutai's setbacks was superfluous. Wu Zixu came to see Sun Wu on the second day of the Gusutai Incident. Wu Zixu: "General Sun, why, haven't you left yet?" Sun Tzu: "Where are you going?" Wu Zixu: "The world is so big, how can Wu Zixu know where you will go?" "Can't Gusu tolerate Sun Wu?" "Where! Your Majesty saved the life of the General at Gusu Terrace! Back then, the Majesty gave up his second concubine and asked for a general to help him. Now the General has made great contributions to breaking the Chu, and the Majesty highly praises him, even Wu Zixu jealous." "Well, it looks like Sun Wu is going to leave." "A joke." "Sun Tzu does not seek meritorious service." "Wu Guosheng and the people hope that the general will not be in vain." "Ah. This is going to hit home." "how do I say this?" "Zixu, Sun Wujin does not seek merit, retreat does not avoid crimes, and only lives for the people. Now Wu has been at war for years, and can no longer fight. How can Wu be called orphans and widows? Wu wants to recuperate. No more blood shall be shed." Wu Zixu was elated after hearing this: "Ah, Changqing, that means, Changqing is still concerned about state affairs. Yesterday's celebration feast, all the officials gathered in one hall, only Changqing was absent in the seat, and I felt that the sea of ​​wine and meat mountain They are all tasteless. I, Wu Zixu, are most worried that you will go away in a fit of anger and go back to the countryside. I am alone in the court, and the king is about to lose his arm." "I am flattered that Zixu values ​​Sun Wu so much." "The ones who value you the most, General Sun, are the soldiers of the enemy's country. The general will be frightened by the news, oh, haha, and that Fugai... Zixu admires the general. Douhou, he didn't hold a grudge, and he didn't just go away, this is really the luck of the Wu Kingdom, well, come with me to meet the king." "Sun Wu still needs to rest for a few days." "Forget it. Anyway, Wu Zixu is relieved, so let's leave." Wu Zixu left. Sun Wu was thinking about Yiluo. Never been so concerned.The injury was on Yiluo's head, and the pain was on Sun Wu's heart.Yiluo saved Sun Wu with her own life, and was greatly respected by the entire Sun family.Sun Wu felt guilty in his heart.Think about it, since Yiluo was connected with his fate, he has really suffered all the sufferings in the world, and it is not a one-time death.Coming down from Gusu Terrace, Sun Wu carried Yiluo into the car.On the way back home, he kept hugging the drowsy Yiluo. Sun Wu: "Yiluo, I made you suffer for me." Yiluo twitched the corners of her mouth as much as she could, smiled, and shook her head. "If you can't protect a weak woman, what kind of general is Sun Wu?" "General... Isn't it also... that you can't protect yourself?" "Yes, yes, this is also a helpless thing. Do you know the divine tortoise? A fortune teller, who doesn't respect the divine tortoise? It can predict disasters and fortunes, and it can predict good and bad luck, but it is still inevitable. The end of being culled." "So and so, General...what else can I say?" "I owe you a lot, and I'm afraid I won't be able to pay it off in this life." "The next...life, and the afterlife!" "Don't talk nonsense about the afterlife!" Yiluo smiled, so cutely. "Does it still hurt?" Yiluo nodded. "Nearly cost you your life." "Yiluo has...nine lives? The general has heard... cats, cats have nine lives, and Yiluo is a cat." Yiluo smiled again, very brightly. Yiluo struggled to sit up. "Don't move the cat." "As ordered." Yes, Yiluo can't move around, the world will spin when she moves, and she will vomit. Sun Wu said with emotion: "Sun Wu is lucky to have such a confidante like you!" Yiluo closed her eyes and lay down obediently, with hot tears flowing from the corners of her eyes. Really like a curled up weak kitten. ... In these two days, Sun Wu and Yi Luo talked a lot. "With the general talking here, Yiluo's pain will be relieved. The general's words are the medicine to heal Yiluo." Yiluo said, afraid that Sun Wu would leave. So Sun Wu came to talk to Yiluo again. "...When I left Qi, I said to my wife, 'The oriole stops at the thorn, the oriole stops at the mulberry, and the oriole stops at Chu'. Yiluo, just guess what it is. mean?" "Yiluo knows that this is a sentence in the Book of Songs. I'm afraid it's a hidden language." "Well, very smart." "But I don't know what charade the general is playing with his wife." "At that time, Uncle Sima Juju died of his arrow sores. There were sentries set up by King Qi and traitors everywhere outside the door. There were eyes and ears everywhere. How could he tell the time of his escape? So, the 'sorrel stops at the thorn' , which means that the situation is very urgent; 'stop in Sang' and 'stop in Chu' mean that, taking advantage of the funeral of his uncle Sima Juju, he endured the pain and ran away quickly." "Wonderful. Yiluo understands." "That's when I escaped to the country of Wu, and I came to meet the magnificent Yiluo." "The general lied to me, why did he come to meet me? He came to meet the king." "That's right. Your Majesty is thirsty for talents." "The king and the general hit it off right away." "In the blink of an eye, it's been ten years..." "General, now it can be said that 'the oriole stops at the nest', right? Yiluo has to lie down in the nest, you don't know how to lie in the nest all day, let the general and his wife take care of you, I feel so sad Urgent." "Retreat for a while, the injury is healed, the oriole is about to leave its nest. I want to send you and your wife to Luofu Mountain?" "General! Are you going to chase Yiluo away again?" Hearing this, Yiluo became anxious and struggled to sit up, feeling dizzy and nauseated.The silk girl who was coming with the soup hurriedly put down the soup and came to support Yiluo. "Oh, how can you get up? Lie down, come on, lie down." Yiluo: "Ma'am, please tell the general to let Yiluo serve you at your side, don't send me away." "Why would you be fired? No one will let you go." Only then did Yiluo lie down in peace. Silk girl: "General, since you have made up your mind, you still want to participate in the state affairs, so don't surround yourself with women's pomegranate skirts, why don't you go to see the king?" "Let's wait for work." "what?" "Your Majesty can come to the mansion in person within three days, just wait patiently." "..." The next day, King He Lu did not come.Sun Wu said to the silk girl: "Sweep the courtyard, and the next day will be your visit." On the third day, dusk came, and King Helu still did not move.Silk girl didn't say anything.Sun Wu's face was calm, but his heart was uneasy.Neither sitting nor standing. In the king's heart, is he weightless?Or, is he too self-respecting?Your Majesty has a grudge?Still brooding over his "connection" with Fugai?Or, the king has changed his original intention and no longer ask him for advice? Just as he was thinking about it, the great king He Lu came quietly in his humble clothes. "Master, the widow has come to see you in person." Sun Wu hurriedly saluted: "I don't know that the king is coming, please forgive me for being disrespectful." "Forget it." With the dignity of a king, I came to Sun Wu's mansion to "visit" in person, and I seemed to feel a little uneasy and unbalanced in my heart. "General Sun, I have a feast for all the ministers. The general said that the illness has not arrived yet. I am very concerned about your illness. Well, it seems that you are really seriously ill, huh? Haha." He Lu laughed. Sun Wu hurriedly said: "Please also forgive the crime of disrespect, Your Majesty." "Disrespect again? I'm afraid we should talk about the crime of deceiving the emperor?" Sun Tzu prostrated himself on the ground: "I deserve death for my crimes." "How can a person die ten thousand times? Aren't you still bullying the emperor? Okay, okay, who told you not to kneel down? General please get up." He Lu seemed to be joking with Sun Wu, but there was a majesty, sternness hidden in the joke, and there was something in the words. Sun Wu: "Sun Wu is indeed sick." "I'm afraid it's a heart attack." "Great Wang Mingjian." "Wang's husband is reckless, and the widow has already punished him. Why should the general hold grudges? Does the general also hold grudges?" "Sun Wu only knows that the king has kindness, and the kindness is as heavy as a mountain." "This is the general." "Sun Wu's heart disease is that the king has not yet joined the princes to rule the world." "The general's heart disease is exactly the widow's heart disease! Why doesn't the general want to find a good medicine for the widow, and refuses to enter the palace to see the widow?" "Your Majesty, do you still remember what Sun Wu said ten years ago when he played Gusutai?" "Ok?" "Your Majesty, if you listen to my strategy, Sun Wu will stay. If you don't listen, Sun Wu will leave immediately." "How can I let the general go away? That's why the widow came to pay a visit. Now, the three armies of the Wu Kingdom defeated the Chu army and returned in triumph. Although King Chu Zhao is here, he dare not establish a foothold in Ying City, move the capital to the city, and live on his last breath. Between Wu and Chu, the eighty years of war ended at the hands of you and me. Does the general know what the widow is thinking at this moment?" "I know that in the south of the state of Wu, there is the mausoleum of Xia Yu at the foot of Kuaiji Mountain. Yu's grandson has no name left, and he established the state of Yue. The people of the two countries have always been related by blood. When the minister followed the king to attack Chu, Yue was not only an ally of Chu, but also frequently attacked and harassed. Wu and Yue became an enemy country, and it did not happen overnight. The king’s thoughts should be in the south. It's in Vietnam." He Lu: "Well, not bad, not bad." "Qiang Chu has been defeated, the king is ambitious, of course he wants to conquer the country." He Lu: "According to the general's intelligence, let's talk about it again. If you want to fight against Yue, should you choose the boat division or the land division?" Sun Wu smiled: "The war between Wu and Yue is of course a fight for the benefits of the lotus in the rivers and lakes." "So, is it the boat master?" "Your Majesty, please listen to your ministers. The Wu Kingdom occupies the five lakes. The five lakes are rich and fertile, and the people of Yue have coveted them for a long time. The two countries of Wu and Yue are both on the edge of the East China Sea, and they share the water network of the Yangtze River. Zhejiang, Qiantang River, Puyang River, and the three rivers surround the capital of the Yue Kingdom, Kuaiji. If the king challenges with a boat division, the Yue people will fight back with a boat division from all over the country. The boat divisions of the two countries are well-trained, and the officials still dare not say which one is stronger. weak." "Well." "Your Majesty's Lu division is different. The battle between Wu and Chu tested the elite division, and they are naturally superior to the Yue people. Therefore, Your Majesty must be thinking about leading the Lu division to go out." "good!" "The battlefield chosen by your majesty should be Quli, which is on the border with the northern border of the Yue Kingdom." He Lu was so surprised that he almost jumped up: "Who knows the widow, who is better than Sun Wu? Come, come, ask the general to make a specific plan for the widow." "slow." Hearing the word "slow" from Sun Tzu, He Lu's face changed color in an uproar. After sweeping away the harmony, humility, self-restraint, patience and kindness just now, his face was dark, like a cloud in July. It became another look, and quickly put on the prestige, serious, cold, conceited, condescending and murderous. "General Sun is trying to dampen the interest of the widow, right? Then there is no need to say anything." "Your Majesty, if you can't listen at the same time, why are your ears sharp?" "Are you saying that few people don't understand?" "I dare not." "Sun Aiqing," He Lu tried his best to show patience and kindness, "Since you know all about the situation of Wu and Yue, as well as the thoughts and determination of others, according to your strategy, Wu Zixu's foresight, and his disciples' proficiency in fighting, it is the right time to conquer Yue. Nothing to lose." "Your Majesty, Sun Wu couldn't bear to see Wu's disciples go to bathe in blood just after washing their feet from the blood." "Are you scared?" "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Wu must rest and recuperate, and persuade the people to work hard. The soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous. If you do it by force, you will definitely lose." "Ok?" "The sad place must be Li Li!" Wu Wang wanted to leave angrily. Sun Wu followed closely and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Duke Huan of Qi reigned for forty-three years. He went through more than 20 battles in his life. Nine princes united with each other, and how many times did they use military chariots? Your Majesty has virtue and talent." His wisdom is above that of Duke Huan of Qi, doesn't the king only think about the victory of a moment and a place, and don't want to add power to the world?" While talking, Sun Wu fell to his knees with a groan.He Lu didn't say anything, just walked away.