After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 229 Greeting Sun Wu
Huai City of Han Dynasty.

Having just sent off the envoy from Wu, Meng Di said to Bai Gui with a pensive expression.

"Meeting Helu is both Wu Zixu's luck and misfortune. Although he has made a lot of achievements, it seems that Fuchai, the king of Wu, can no longer tolerate him. He has just finished his mission here, and the state of Wu sent another messenger."

"It's clear that Fu Chai, the king of Wu, deliberately made this for Wu Zixu to see. It's sad to say that Fu Chai would trust a villain, Bo Pi, and put the real loyal minister of Wu to death. It's really a pity."

Bai Gui also let out a long sigh, with a look of unbearable expression on his face, and said very helplessly.

"Wu Zixu's temperament is too strong. When encountering such a thing, he will definitely go to Fu Chai to ask for an explanation. Fu Chai has people like Bo Pi who are conspiring in private, and Wu Zixu disdains such actions."

"Speaking of this matter, my lord is thinking about it. Fucha may not know that Wu Zixu is a loyal minister of Wu, but now that he has become the king of Wu, naturally he doesn't want anyone to point fingers at his side."

"This is the source of the conflict between Fu Chai and Wu Zixu. After being instigated by Bo Pi, Fu Chai has been deceived. This kind of thing is not uncommon in various vassal states. The most important thing is that the monarch is full of ambition."

"I never want to hear voices against me. Not all princes can listen to advice. This is also the tragedy of those loyal ministers. I am afraid that it will not be long before we can hear the news of Wu Zixu's death."

While the two were discussing, a military officer came in a hurry and said after clasping his fists and saluting.

"To the Marquis of Han, there is news from Wu that Sun Wuzi has been successfully rescued and is now on his way to Huaicheng."

After hearing this, Mengdi's face suddenly showed joy, and he sat up from the chair suddenly, couldn't help rubbing his hands back and forth, and his expression was even more excited.

Because this is Sun Wu. Since he appeared, the "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has become a military book that a general must study. If a general has not read it, it can be said that he is not even qualified to be a general. No.

Although Sun Wu's reputation is not as great as that of later generations, it is mainly because the current information is not developed, and "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has not been spread, so people today do not know the value of Sun Wu.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, Mengdi felt that he couldn't sit still at all, so he immediately opened his mouth to give orders.

"Prepare the horse, this king will personally go to greet Sun Wuzi. If Sun Wuzi can be used by me, then we will have another pillar of the Han Kingdom!"

Bai Gui knows that Meng Di lacks handsome talents, and Ji Ran is already a bit old, and he has to guard Feiyi. If Sun Wu can join this time, then with the cooperation of Ji Ran and the two, the Han Kingdom will be helpless. worried.

However, seeing Mengdi's excited appearance, Bai Gui still felt a little strange, he had never seen such a reaction from Mengdi before, and at the same time he was full of curiosity about Sun Wu.

Above the official road, the road that has just been built is spacious, but there are too many caravans coming and going. It is better if you go straight, but once you reach the intersection, it will become quite crowded.

This also allowed Sun Wu to see the real scene of the Han Kingdom. The journey was very slow, because Sun Wu had to stop from time to time to ask about the local situation, especially the ordinary people who asked more carefully.

Although some policies of the Han State were mentioned in the bamboo slips that Chen He gave him, he still insisted on using his own way to understand everything about the Han State, which gradually surprised him.

The low land rent in the Han Kingdom can be said to be unique among the vassal states, and the government expropriated the people, not only responsible for three meals a day, but also paid monthly salaries, which surprised Sun Wu even more.

He naturally knew that Huaicheng was a commercial capital, and Mengdi had accumulated a lot of money through this place, but it was very rare to be able to give back the money to the people.

After all, people these days not only have to cultivate the land, but also take up weapons to fight when the country launches a war or defends against foreign enemies. This has formed a habit.

However, these behaviors in front of Meng Di have completely abandoned the Zhou rituals and paid more attention to the real feelings of the people. This alone made him admire in his heart.

Seventy miles away from Huai City, I saw a group of people rushing ahead. The leader was still a young general, but judging by the shape of his robes, it was obvious that he was the lord of the country.

Sun Wu didn't expect to see Mengdi so soon, and seeing that he came here specially to greet him made Sun Wu's heart a little moved, but thinking of He Lu slowly calmed down his excitement.

After stopping the carriage, Sun Wu got out of the carriage, came to Mengdi, saluted and said.

"The grass people have seen the Marquis of Han."

His attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, which gave Mengdi a sense of aloofness, so he said with a smile.

"This king is in Huai City, waiting for Sun Wuzi's arrival day and night. Seeing him today can be regarded as fulfilling my wish."

After hearing this, Sun Wu didn't have any excited expression on his face, but said lightly.

"Caomin had no choice but to come to Han to take refuge this time. At the same time, I also thank the Marquis of Han for helping me at a critical time. Caomin is very grateful, but now that Caomin is old, I want to find a place to write a book. I also ask the Marquis of Han for permission." .”

Now Sun Wu is almost over 50 years old, and he is considered an old man in this age, but his spirit is still quite good, and because of Wu Zixu's death, it is normal for Sun Wu to feel a little grudge.

So Meng Di just smiled, without any change in the expression on his face, and then said.

"Since Sun Wuzi has this wish, then I will try my best to meet your request, but I also ask Sun Wuzi to guide me on how to train troops if you have time."

Seeing that Meng Di didn't ask him to become an official, Sun Wu's expression softened a little, and he nodded.

"Since you are sheltering the Han State, you should do your best. The Marquis of Han has already used his troops superbly. He won two battles against Qi State with weak forces, and then he fought against Ju State. He even defeated Zhao Jianzi in the city of Baiquan. So I would like to ask you two Words, grassroots dare not be."

At this time, a person came up behind Meng Di, and saluted Sun Wu respectfully.

"My nephew has seen my uncle."

Sun Wu recognized him at a glance. It was Wu Zixu's only son Wu Ping. When he saw him, he thought of his old friend, and his eyes turned red for a moment.

(End of this chapter)