Since the agreement is to use troops against Wu, who should lead the troops?
The King of Chu has just ascended the throne. How many people can he trust now and have the authority to lead troops? Both the King of Chu himself and Wu Ju knew that there were really only a handful of them.
For example, if you order Yin Wei (wei), you will be replaced by Dazai Chuan Qijiang. These two people are the heads of the Xie family. Not only is he in charge of the Chu clan, but he also has a pivotal position within the Chu state.
As for this Chuan, perhaps everyone no longer remembers it. He was the one who tried his best to protect the face of King Jia Ao of Chu at the Guo League meeting.
Therefore, it is conceivable that Chu King Xiong Wei can trust the Chu clan?
Of course I can’t believe it, at least not now.
Not to mention the old nobles of the Chu State of the Dou family (Ruo Ao family), the ministers of these wealthy families are even more unreliable.
And what about those people who were promoted by King Xiong of Chu? These people often lack prestige in the Chu State, so they cannot be entrusted with important tasks as generals.
So what if the King of Chu personally led his troops to the expedition?
It's not impossible, but now that he has just ascended the throne, all the forces in the country actually need him to appease and settle things, so it is obviously unrealistic to go on an expedition in person.
King Chu glanced at him, and all the officials in the main hall passed under his eyes one by one.
Finally, he set his sights on Wu Ju and Wang Zi Qiji.
Prince Qiji, Xiong family, named Qiji, is the youngest son of the Chu Communist King who is said to have the "destiny to be on the wall".
Based on the fact that his two elder brothers have successively become kings of Chu, coupled with his own legend of being "destined to be on the wall", he is now extremely popular in Chu State.
As the most doting younger brother of King Chu Xiong Wei, he and Wu Ju are now the two people whom King Chu trusts most.
Therefore, the general who will lead the troops against Wu this time is nothing more than one of them.
"Chenwu..."
"My brother is willing to go!"
The moment before Wu Ju "recommended himself", Prince Qiji took the lead, stood up and knelt down to the King of Chu.
Wu Ju was startled when he heard the sound and quickly turned his head.
Of course he knew that only he and Prince Qiji could lead troops to the Wu Kingdom, but what he didn't expect was that Prince Qiji would actually request to lead troops to the expedition.
It was during this moment that King Chu's deep and deep voice came straight to him again.
"Hahaha, you are indeed my good brother! I finally know how to take care of my brother's worries. Good! Very good!"
King Chu was very happy, and it was not difficult to tell from his continuous cheers and the bright smile that appeared on his face as the gloom swept away.
"but……"
However, the King of Chu changed the topic again and suddenly seemed to be very embarrassed.
"This is the first time that I have ascended the throne. There are still many things in the country that require the help of my brother Wang. Therefore, it is better for me not to go to Qunshu this time."
"Wu Qing, I think it's better for you to handle this expedition on your behalf!"
The King of Chu did not give Prince Qiji any chance to fight again, and directly gave the position of general and commander to Wu Ju.
At this time, Wu Ju was startled again when he heard the sound, but he reacted instantly and immediately stepped forward to obey the order.
"I will give you 30,000 elite soldiers. You must take Shu Jiu back to me within a month!"
This can be regarded as a dead order. King Chu's attitude seemed very resolute, leaving no room for negotiation.
But thinking about it, Zhufan of Wu State took advantage of the new king of Chu State to take the throne this time, and actually slapped the King of Chu so hard in the face. It's strange that the King of Chu could bear it.
"promise!"
Wu Ju kowtowed in response, but after standing up, he did not retreat in a hurry. Instead, he slightly raised his head and looked at the feet of King Chu.
"Your Majesty, I have an unkind request for you to lead the troops on this expedition. I hope your Majesty will fulfill it."
"Oh? What's the request? But there's no harm in talking!"
King Chu looked at him without hesitation and said.
Wu Ju glanced at Li Ran beside him and said slowly:
"I sincerely request Mr. Ziming to accompany me on the expedition against Shu Jiu."
"I have long heard that Mr. Ziming has many plans and is extremely wise. He is the best in the world. This time I am going to conquer Shujiu. If I can get help from Mr. Ziming, I will definitely be able to come back with a great victory. Please help me, Your Majesty." !”
Yes, how could Wu Ju miss such a good opportunity?
Didn't you, Li Ran, say you don't want to serve the Chu State?
Don’t you agree with the king that your strategy must be aimed at the country named Ji?
Okay, now our Chu country is going to conquer Qunshu. As for these Qunshu states, they are all small states with the surname Yan, and they have nothing to do with the surname Ji. How can you, Li Ran, not contribute?
At this time, Wu Ju had Li Ran under control.
After hearing this, King Chu suddenly woke up. Knowing what Wu Ju meant, he immediately turned his attention to Li Ran.
"Oh? What do you think, sir?"
You still have to play polite tricks. After all, Li Ran is still a guest guest at the moment. The king of Chu, the master, now wants the guest guest to contribute, so he still has to do this to save face.
But for Li Ran, this is really a disaster coming from the sky when a person is sitting in the palace.
"This is really weird. Why do you have to fight with me?"
At this time, while Li Ran was thinking this, he had to resist the urge to give Wu Ju a roll of his eyes, and said unhappily:
"Reporting to your Majesty, recapturing Shu Jiu is a major matter concerning Chu State's strategy. However, as a guest, I am afraid it is inconvenient to interfere, right?"
Whether it was Shu Jiu or the subsequent war between Chu and Wu, Li Ran actually didn't want to get involved too much.
This actually has nothing to do with him, so why should he get involved?
Besides, if I help your Chu State grow stronger, wouldn’t our Zheng State be even more dangerous? Li Ran's family is all in Zheng State now, and he will never do such a costly business.
"Sir, this is wrong!"
As soon as Li Ran finished speaking, Wu Ju immediately appeared again to explain.
"My master's wisdom is unmatched in the world. Is there anyone in the world who doesn't know it?"
"Now that you are a guest in Chu, if you can make suggestions and suggestions for our country, it would be a great honor for our country! How can there be any inconvenience?"
"Please sir, please don't refuse!"
In addition to the skill of exploiting loopholes, Wu Ju is also good at the skill of bragging.
Didn’t you emphasize that you are an outsider?
That's fine, you say you are an outsider, but we don't treat you as an outsider, and instead we give you a slap in the face.
How about it? Can you still refuse now?
After listening to this, Li Ran really saw through Wu Ju's spleen, lungs, heart, liver and kidneys.
Knowing that Wu Ju was definitely going to involve him in this matter, the crows on his head suddenly passed over him one after another.
At this time, King Chu also echoed:
"Well, what Wu Qing said is true! Sir, do you still remember the agreement you made with me? As long as it is not targeted at the country with the surname Ji, sir, you should spare no effort to plan for me. Please also ask Mr. Ziming to do what he said. , Don’t you ever break your promise?”
The King of Chu simply said it clearly, which was regarded as giving Li Ran a step up, but at the same time, it also contained a hint of warning.
We are all sensible people, so we don’t need to do this roundabout trick anymore, right? Since what is happening now does not violate the agreement between us, then why do you have any hesitation?
bring it on! Do it!
Follow the others and I will ensure that you enjoy the hot food and drink spicy food from now on!
Having said this, Li Ran could only forcefully smile and replied:
"Well, since the king and Dr. Wu Ju have said this, how can we dare to be unreasonable?"
"I would like to go with Dr. Wu Ju."
Although he said this, Li Ran was really helpless to the extreme. This was something that he had nothing to do with, yet he still had to get him involved.
Prince Qiji, who had been sitting next to Wu Ju, had not said a word since his request to lead an army was declined by his brother.
When Li Ran sat down in response, he glanced at him from the corner of his eye.
I saw that Prince Qiji had a calm expression on his face, and there was an indescribable smell between his cold brows.
