(forty one)
To deal with the stubborn little old man, you can only defeat him in a more stubborn way.
Wu Zixu surrendered.
Sunge submitted the remonstrance to Wu Zixu. Before King Wu Fu Chai could get angry, Sunge resigned on behalf of Wu Zixu.
King Wu Fu Chai was stunned and tried to persuade him to stay with half-truths and half-falsehoods.
"Your Majesty, my father is already in his twilight years. Recently, he has been suffering from many illnesses."
"My father has worked hard all his life, and I beg the king to grant his request."
Sunge also tried his best to persuade King Wu Fucha.
"how about you?"
Fu Chai asked.
In the past two years, although his love for Wu Feng was not as good as before, he still thought about him in his heart.
During the first two years when he first ascended to the throne, the one who liked him the most was Wu Feng.
He originally thought that he and Wu Feng would become kings and ministers.
But no matter how eloquent Wu Feng was, he still had the same perseverance as Wu Zixu in his bones.
He must be loyal and even more obedient.
Even so, he still couldn't let Wu Zixu and his son escape his control.
Sunge raised his eyes, his doubts revealed, "What does the king mean by this? I'm tired of you, do you want me to resign with my father?"
Fu Cha stared at Sun Ge with burning eyes and suddenly smiled, "No."
"In the early years, I have placed high hopes on you."
"You are already a high official in the Kingdom of Wu. If you accumulate more qualifications, you may be able to succeed your father as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Wu."
"As for your father's resignation, I will allow you to think about it again."
King Wu Fu Chai tried to use the big cake of the position of prime minister to consolidate Sun Ge's loyalty.
After Sunge left, Fucha hurriedly summoned Bo Pi.
Bo Pu, who understood the ins and outs of the incident, just felt that the joy came from heaven, and it was simply God helping him.
Without Wu Zixu, no one can block his spotlight in the court.
We have finally reached the point where we can become a supreme minister.
Bo Pu saw the hesitation of King Wu Fu Chai.
This hesitation was not due to reluctance to part with Wu Zixu, but because of Wu Zixu's status as a hero in the previous dynasty.
Up and down the Wu State, whenever anyone talks about the power of the Wu State, Wu Zixu is mentioned.
Wu Zixu's achievements are well known to all his subjects.
"Your Majesty, Wu Zixu's remonstrances were outrageous and rebellious. The king only wanted to rebuild Gusu Terrace and build the Guanwa Palace. He compared the heroic king with Xia Jie and his like, King Zhou, and his disobedience was clearly revealed. "
"Now that our country of Wu is strong and prosperous, and the country of Yue pays tribute every year, the reconstruction of Gusu Terrace is clearly an act of displaying the majesty of the king."
Bo Pu paid close attention to the emotional changes of King Wu Fu Chai with his peripheral vision.
Sure enough, when the memorial was mentioned, Fu Chai's face turned green and white.
Bo Pi smiled silently and continued, "However, Wu Zixu was the late king's entrusted minister. The people of Wu State all admired his hard work and meritorious service. Even if he disrespects the king, the king cannot deal with him in a big way."
"So, it's better to go with the flow and satisfy Wu Zixu's wishes."
Bo Pu's words are not so much persuasion as they are eye drops every word.
Hard work is rewarded, or to put it mildly, merit is greater than master.
Fu Chai smiled half-heartedly, "Is Dazai excluding dissidents?"
"As soon as Wu Zixu left, everyone in the court was the only one who followed him. It was a good plan."
"When the time comes, everyone will have to act based on Dazai's eyes."
Bo Pu pretended to be panicked and hurriedly knelt on the ground, "The king knows it clearly, I will never disobey. I will take the king's joy as my joy and my king's worries as my worry."
"I don't have Wu Zixu's ambition. I just want to serve the king as my master."
"Even if Wu Zixu resigns, Wu Feng will inherit his will."
Wu Feng is just a clown.
Just because he had nothing to do with Wu Zixu didn't mean that he couldn't deal with Wu Feng.
Over the years, he has never relaxed his management of the court.
There was a hint on the fingertips of King Wu Fu Chai
He kept tapping on the table, feeling confused and speechless for a long time.
It's a good deal to get rid of Wu Zixu, who has an uncontrolled temper, is stinky, tough, and hardworking, and has great achievements, and to keep Wu Feng, who is young, has no merit, but is loyal.
Being young and without merit means easy control.
Wu Feng was here, and the string of the paper kite was still clutched in his hand.
As for Bo Pu, he has desires but is not as capable as Wu Zixu, so he is indeed more suitable to be a favorite.
"Taking the joy of the few as a joy and worrying about the worries of the few is not something a wise minister would say."
Without thinking, Bo Pu said, "Your Majesty, I believe, is the most powerful and wise king in this world."
"The direction of your Majesty is the direction of the Kingdom of Wu."
King Wu Fu Cha chuckled, "Then just grant what the old guy asked for."
Resign.
Very good!
To prevent him from being unable to bear it any longer, he would personally order his death.
When people leave, the tea will cool down, and one day, the people of Wu will only have him in their hearts.
It was rare that Wu Zixu, a stubborn old guy who didn't know how to adapt, realized something interesting.
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Dazaifu.
"Father, you know very well that Wu Xiangguo's advice was not to accuse the king of being stupid and immoral, but to persuade the king to care about people's livelihood. Why did you misinterpret it like this?"
Bo Pu's youngest son, who had returned home from duty, asked angrily.
"To rebuild Gusu Terrace, which is 300 miles high and can accommodate 6,000 people, with carved beams and painted pillars, golden pillars and jade railings, exotic flowers, plants, rare birds and monsters, it will take several years of the Wu Kingdom's wealth."
"My son always likes to have fun, but he also knows that this will waste people and money, and the country has ulterior motives."
"In the past, my son only thought that you and Wu Xiangguo just had different temperaments and different opinions. Even if you spared no effort to protect the king of Yue Gou Jian, my son still believed that you were doing it for the good of the country of Wu and the good of the king."
"Wu Xiangguo's blunt advice was regarded as ambition in his father's mind, and he was judged to be disloyal to the king."
Bo Pu was startled and stared at his young and energetic son for a long time. "My son has grown up, but he is still too immature."
"People who are black and white should not have a foothold in the court."
"With people like that, too many people will die."
"Including being a father!"
"And the waste of money and people you mentioned is not unaffordable for Wu State. Since it is harmless, what if it goes along with the king's wishes?"
"Our country of Wu is like a liger and a tiger in the mountains. The country of Yue is like a leopard. How have you ever seen a leopard shake a liger?"
"You should be glad that you are your father's son and can live a happy life with ease and fine clothes."
"Look, Wu Feng is no longer so lucky. His good days are over."
"Now, my father won't force you to show your face in front of the king. The guards will just do it if they don't want to. My father will explain it to the king for you."
Bo Pu's younger son took two steps back and said, "Father, what if something happens?"
"What if the jackal really tore apart the liger because of all the past mistakes?"
"Will father regret it?"
"Will your Majesty regret it?"
Bo Pu shook his head indifferently.
The Yue State, which had only a few thousand soldiers, was destined to be a vassal of the Wu State for decades or hundreds of years.
"My father is very kind to the King of Yue. He must always remember his father's kindness at all times."
Different from the father-son dispute in Dazaifu, Sunge was packing Wu Zixu's luggage in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Father, learn how to grow rice from Uncle Sun Wu."
