This is strange to say.
The reason why Wu Ju came here today was originally for testing, but now it turned into asking for advice.
As a favorite of the King of Chu, Wu Ju, the King of Chu's trust in him was far greater than that of other officials.
As for Wu Ju, he was also grateful for King Chu's kindness to their Wu family, and he had been thinking about how to repay King Chu for his kindness.
Therefore, although Wu Ju was born in the army, he has always paid great attention to these principles of governing the country and ensuring peace.
Especially in the face of the current internal worries of Chu State, although Wu Ju was vaguely aware of it, he had no way to do anything about it.
Today I am fortunate enough to be able to talk to Li Ran and ask him for advice on how to avoid the disaster of Xiao Qiang.
However, what made him a little disappointed was that even the prescription given by someone as wise as Li Ran made Chu people a little acclimated to this problem.
"Self-denial and restoration of propriety" was too difficult for both the King of Chu himself and the people of Chu.
Moreover, this problem still has to be solved by the Chu people themselves. As a foreign minister, it is really difficult for him, Li Ran, to do this.
This is definitely not because Li Ran is unwilling to give everything he has, but in fact he is also powerless.
At this moment, a waiter outside the garden came in to report that Wu Yu, Wu Ju's grandson, came to visit.
When Li Ran heard this, Wu Ju actually came with his grandson. I thought that the whole Wu family was really working together. The grandfather hadn't finished his work, but his grandson came again.
But Wu Ju just smiled brightly, cupped his hands towards Li Ran and said:
"Haha, to be honest, my humble grandson has long heard that General Sun next to Mr. Sun is a man with strong martial arts. Recently, he heard that General Sun came to Chu State with Mr. Sun, so he wanted to compare with General Sun. , so I came uninvited today, don’t be surprised if I ask you sir.”
It turned out that this warrior came to visit because he came to compete with Sun Wu!
After Li Ran heard this, he immediately turned to look at Sun Wu:
"Haha, it seems that Chang Qing is also famous now."
Sun Wu was also confused at this time, and just stood there without saying a word.
Li Ran saw that Sun Wu was noncommittal, but he also knew that Sun Wu's competition was absolutely impossible to avoid even if he wanted to. So, Wu Ju returned the favor and said respectfully:
"Haha, it seems that the Wu family is really full of talents."
"In that case, please let Sun come in."
In fact, Li Ran knew in his heart that Wu Ju came to see Sun Wu to compete in martial arts, and it was probably Wu Ju's instruction.
As for why, I will tell you later.
After Li Ran finished speaking, the guard went to bring the soldiers in.
I saw that the soldier looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his appearance was quite immature. He was also very handsome, and he had a scholarly atmosphere unique to the southern nobles in his bones, even though he was holding a three-foot long sword in his hand. .
"Commander, come and see sir."
When Wu Ju saw his grandson coming in, he hurriedly introduced him.
"This is my humble grandson, Wu Yuan, Wu Zixu."
When Li Ran suddenly heard the word "Wu Zixu", he couldn't help but feel a "thump" in his heart.
"Oh my god, I almost forgot. It turns out that this person is the famous Wu Zixu!"
Wu Yuan, named Zixu, was the instigator of "digging up the grave and whipping the corpse" of King Ping of Chu decades later.
This is also a fierce man!
Even when Li Ran saw such a high-spirited young man Wu Zixu, his eyelids twitched, which showed how heroic this man was.
At this time, Wu Yuan certainly did not expect that he would turn against him in the future and become a nightmare for everyone in the Chu Kingdom.
Wu Zixu heard his grandfather's words and immediately bowed forward, raised his hands above his head, and bowed respectfully to Li Ran.
"Member Wu greets you sir."
Although Wu Zixu is now a few years younger than Li Ran, since his grandfather respectfully calls Li Ran "sir", Wu Zixu does not dare to presume on his superiority.
However, at this time, Li Ran was still deeply involved in the "big deeds" of the military member in the future. He suddenly woke up when he saw the military member coming forward to pay his respects.
"Zixu, no need to be polite, please come and take a seat."
Compared with Wu Ju, Wu Yuan in the future was actually the fierce man who truly made the entire Chu country fearful.
As for such a fierce man, Li Ran, as a future science student, had gone through twelve years of compulsory education. No matter how bad his Chinese history was, it was impossible that he had not heard of Wu Zixu.
But in his excitement, he forgot the rules of this era: Wu Ju is still sitting here, how dare he sit down? He could only stand at this moment.
The Wu member also mistakenly thought that Li Ran's words were just polite remarks, so he immediately bowed and saluted again, and said:
"I'm here today. I just want to compete with Sun Changqing, who is under your command, and I hope you can do it."
The taciturn Wu member directly explained his purpose of coming, without any intention of being polite.
When Li Ran heard this, he knew that if Sun Wu didn't show his hand today, Wu Ju and Wu Yuan would probably not agree, so he immediately turned around and gave Sun Wu a look.
Sun Wu understood, and immediately stepped forward from behind Li Ran:
"In that case, I would like to ask brother Zixu for advice."
So, the two came to the open space in the garden and stood facing each other. Li Ran and Wu Ju both walked out and waited intently.
There is not so much emphasis on practicing martial arts these days. For example, setting a date, or publicizing it in a big way to add a little bit of glory to yourself, these are non-existent.
After all, the warriors of this era were still at the level of "military martial arts", and there was no sect. Even a ranger organization like the Mo family would not appear until decades later.
Therefore, warriors with military background pay more attention to killing intent and are more decisive. Therefore, naturally there is no such thing as a few opening remarks before the fight.
Not long after, Sun Wu and Wu Yuan fought directly.
According to the age of the two of them, Sun Wu is actually only three years older than Wu Yuan, but Wu Yuan's body of fifteen or sixteen years old contains extremely powerful power, and his shots are also particularly fast. Even Sun Wu can't help but It was a surprise.
Fortunately, Sun Wu had experience on the battlefield after all, and his ability to adapt to circumstances was top-notch. With just two or three simple moves, he was able to parry the rather fierce attack from the general as soon as he came up.
Then the two of them exchanged a few tentative moves.
Li Ran saw very clearly from the sidelines that the martial arts of the soldiers clearly had the aura of the Chu Kingdom's military, they were strong and swift, and there was a strong aura in their bones.
But Sun Wu seemed a little...
It is not passive, it can only be said to be a mixture of virtual and real. Although the moves are very powerful, they do not directly hit the vital point.
What's more, it's about using changes in moves to create a sense of uncertainty for the opponent. This makes the opponent always have some scruples and dare not advance rashly.
This was actually not Sun Wu's usual style. I'm afraid it's also because he has slowly developed a habit after following Li Ran for many years.
Never advance rashly without clearly seeing your opponent's flaws and without being sure that you can defeat them in one blow.
As the saying goes, "Be invincible first, then wait for the enemy to be victorious." Obviously, even from Sun Wu's moves, we can already see a hint of becoming a successful military strategist in the future.
The two of them played several more rounds in the open space, but they were still tied.
I saw that the soldiers became more and more courageous as they fought. Gradually, the arrogance in their bones was aroused. However, what he didn't expect was that the more fiercely he attacked, the less advantage he would get from Sun Wu. He even fell into the traps set by Sun Wu one after another and was suppressed by him.
He was already young and energetic, but his blood couldn't help but surge up for a moment, and his moves became more fierce, directly attacking Sun Wu's vitals.
When Wu Ju saw this, he couldn't help but frown slightly, and became a little worried about his grandson's arrogant behavior.
But Li Ran still had a disapproving look on his face, still watching with leisurely expression, and from time to time he would cheer for the wonderful exchanges between the two.
As for Sun Wu who was among them, he had a calm face. No matter what moves the soldiers used to attack, or the direction in which the soldiers attacked, he always defended with his sword without revealing any flaws. The bronze sword in his hand was like a piece of steel. The copper wall and the iron wall, no matter how the soldiers hit them, they will always stand there.
