Zixu Changqing

"Since Helu was established and achieved his goals, he summoned Wu Yuan as pedestrians to seek state affairs."

——"Historical Records Biography of Wu Zixu"

Dark clouds turned black, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and the torrential rain poured down, like the water of the Milky Way roaring towards the world.

"哗哗", this is the sound of rain hitting the eaves, "吹吹", this is the sound of wind blowing trees, "Boom!", there is a thunder in the sky, but no sound can affect the two people who are talking .

These two people are the new monarch and pedestrians of Wu Guoxin. The general idea of ​​their conversation is as follows:

He Lu: "If I want to dominate alone, how can Zixu teach me?"

Wu Zixu said: "I have heard that the way to govern the country is to ensure that the ruler manages the people."

He Lu asked, "Please explain in detail."

The answer said: "Amend the legal system to appoint talents, reward farmers and businessmen to build warehouses, and govern cities to build defenses."

He Lu: "Good. I will pay Zixu!"

And this kind of trust and power is exactly what Wu Zixu longs for. From his childhood to adulthood, he learned the way of being a minister.

So Wu Zixu thanked him: "I will do my best to not disgrace the king's order."

"Zixu doesn't need to be born." Helu helped him up, and said, "Due to the heavy rain, the downstream will definitely suffer. Among them, the envoy who goes to Yanling to condolences, who does Zixu think is suitable?"

Yanling is quite special, it is the fiefdom of Wang Shuji Zha, no matter who goes there, he will definitely not be welcomed, so he must send someone properly.

Wu Zixu: "I invite you to go."

He Lu's color temperature: "Goodness, just in line with loneliness."

Five days later, the rain stopped, and after the river was ready for boats, Wu Zixu and others rushed downstream by water and starry night.

When Wu Zixu led some of the workers to Jizha, Jizha hadn't expected the people from the court to come so soon, and asked, "Where's the south bank of the river? What about other places? Has the court sent anyone there?"

Wu Zixu respectfully said: "Ji Zi is relieved, Your Majesty is very concerned about the disaster, Nan'an Lake City was led by Mr. Xiangguo, Mr. Huyong is Mr. Gusu, Mr. Li is..."

Then Ji Zha asked one by one, Wu Zixu answered one by one, Ji Zi's face softened a lot: "What do you do in the court? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Wu Zixu sighed imperceptibly, and saluted again: "The next official, Wu Yuan, has met Ji Zi. The next official is a new pedestrian, so Ji Zi has never met."

"It's you?!"

Ji Zi had complicated emotions in his heart. Just now he thought that this person was pretty good and he did things safely, but now that good impression has disappeared. Yes, how bad is the talent of the second son who was trained by Wu's family in the state of Chu?But what did he do?Recommend an assassin to Ji Guang, and help Ji Guang kill Ji Liao!

In the state of Wu, when brothers fight against each other and brothers fight each other, the people in front of them are a big accomplice.

"If Ji Liao doesn't help you send troops to attack Chu, you will kill him. You are really unscrupulous."

Wu Zixu didn't answer directly, but showed respect and respect: "Ji Ziying still remembers that when King Wu Wu was in power, he had been weakening the military power in the hands of the king. In order to protect himself, both the subordinate officials and the king had no choice but to do so."

"Full of nonsense!" Ji Zi sneered in disbelief.He knew Ji Guang too well, he had methods, strategies, and ambitions, so he would never bow down to others.When Ji Liao ascended the throne earlier, he was also wary of Ji Guang, but after Ji Liao ascended the throne, one year, three years, five years, and ten years have passed without incident, and he really thought that Ji Guang had endured it.

Wu Zixu said seriously: "Your Majesty is the eldest grandson of the late King Shoumeng. He should inherit the throne according to the etiquette system. Now he is just taking back his own things. What's more, Your Majesty is magnificent, generous, and able to recognize and appoint talents. Ji Zi also knows that it is indeed a blessing for all the people of the Wu Kingdom that the King is now on the throne."

If it wasn't for the people of Wu, how could I tolerate Ji Guang so much?Ji Zi looked at Wu Zixu, and said coldly: "Since you are here, you seem to be here, but do you obey my orders?"

"Naturally, Wu Yuan is at Ji Zi's disposal."

"There are no envoys from other countries here to entertain you." Ji Zi didn't want to see him, so he waved him out: "You go to the West Courtyard to find a righteous man named Sun Wu, and you go to give porridge."

"promise."

Wu Zixu followed a small official to the West Courtyard. There were many warriors in the West Courtyard, but there were not many Ren Yingming in sight. In the open space, Wu Zixu saw a man in gray sitting in the shade of a tree from a distance, with his legs propped up, and his demeanor was languid. Laziness reminded him of a leopard he saw when he was hunting when he was young.

The man was 26 and seven years old. He was slowly wiping the dagger in his hand with a white cloth. He had a jug on the right side of his waist and a scabbard on the left side. He watched them walk forward with a sly smile.

This is the first time Wu Zixu saw Sun Changqing. In the years to come, they will become the closest comrades-in-arms, go to war together, bathe in the flames of war, fight together in iron and blood, and write their own battle songs of life with weapons in their hands .

At that time, their legends were circulating throughout the world.

Now, the little official shouted: "Brother Sun, this is Mr. Wu, so you can help out the porridge together."

Sun Changqing looked at Wu Zixu's eyes, stood up and said with a smile: "My name is Sun Wu, and my name is Changqing. You can just call me Changqing, brother. What do you call me, brother?"

Wu Zixu smiled softly: "Wu Yuan, my name is Zixu, Chang Qing can just call me Lao Wu."

According to Zhou etiquette, when they meet, they should first report to each other's clan, such as the Wu members of the Wu clan in Chu State.But Sun Changqing did not report to the clan for some reason, so Wu Zixu naturally let him say so.

The two saluted each other.The little official said to the two: "I have other things to do, so I will take my leave first."

After he left, Wu Zixu looked at the piece of cloth in Sun Changqing's hand, he was a little unsure, "Changqing, did you use the woman's hair oil to keep the knife?"

Sun Changqing was happy: "You can see this!"

Wu Zixu smiled softly: "I smell hair oil, but I can't confirm it yet."

Sun Changqing picked up the dagger, reflected it in the sun, and said, "How do you think I'm growing?"

The handle of the knife is round, the light of the knife is sharp, and the body of the knife is covered with a thin layer of grease. Wu Zixu has seen it a long time ago, and at this time he sincerely praised: "It's really good."

Sun Changqing smiled brightly: "It has been raining for more than half a month, and I haven't found any special military oil. Fortunately, this oil is quite useful."

While talking, Sun Changqing looked at Wu Zixu's saber: "Well—your scabbard looks a bit like Long Yuan's. Has anyone said that?"

Wu Zixu raised his eyebrows: "You can see that!"

"That's, I...huh?!" Sun Changqing stopped walking.

A hundred years ago, King Zhuang of Chu hired Ou Yezi, a master, to make swords. Ou Yezi chiseled Ci (ci) mountain, let out its stream, took Zhongtieying, and made three swords.One of the swords is named "Seven Stars" because the stream leads to the seven sword pools next to the sword casting furnace, where the Big Dipper is formed. And because after the sword is completed, looking down at the sword body, the sword's meaning is like climbing a mountain and looking down into the abyss, with deep texture. Piao Miao is like a giant dragon crouching in a pan, so it is named "Lyong Yuan", so the full name of the sword is—Seven Stars Long Yuan!

Today, there may be people in the world who don't know the name of Zhou Tianzi, but they do know that there is a sword in the world, named Qixing Longyuan.

When Sun Changqing met Qixing Longyuan, it was like a hungry wolf seeing a delicacy, or a pervert seeing a beauty.

Sun Changqing licked his lips, and said cautiously: "Brother Wu, can I have a look at Longyuan?"

"Please." Wu Zixu smiled and handed Long Yuan out with both hands.

"Thank you!"

Sun Changqing took it with both hands, stroking the scabbard lightly, and pulled out the sword inch by inch with his wrist, but seeing the cold light shining, he couldn't look directly at it, and with a flick of his fingers, the sword hummed like the sound of a dragon chant.

Sun Changqing was overjoyed, and immediately tried a few sword moves with the sword.Wu Zixu squinted his eyes to appreciate it.

With long hair, he is from the Central Plains; he speaks with a Qilu accent; his sword moves cannot be discerned, so he might want to hide his identity, but he can't hide his killing intent on the battlefield. He is a soldier.

Body shape, short sword, bearing, has long-term guidance from famous experts, and comes from a family;

Qilu, Shijia, Sun surname, Congjun.The surname Tian among the Four Ministers of the Qi State has a subsidiary Sun family—this is almost clear.

After trying the sword moves, Sun Changqing didn't know that his old background had been exposed, so he smiled back at Long Yuan and praised: "It's really a peerless magic weapon!"

Wu Zixu also praised: "Changqing is very skilled, it really makes my eyes full."

The two walked and chatted, Sun Changqing was obviously in a good mood, and said with a smile: "I can see Long Yuan, and I can drink today's white water as sweet wine. Brother Wu, have you offended Ji Zi?"

Although the words were a question, the tone was very certain.Wu Zixu sighed: "Yes, I did something and Ji Zi was very dissatisfied. How did Changqing know?"

"I also angered him." Sun Changqing felt like a brother in distress, and comforted him: "Don't worry, Ji Zi is kind, and I don't like many things. As long as it's not a big deal, you will be fined for two days."

Wu Zixu felt that this was unlikely, could this matter pass?I helped one of his nephews and killed another.

Wu Zixu chuckled: "It doesn't matter if I can't get by, I'll be happy with how Ji Zi punishes me."

Looking at his reasonable expression, Sun Changqing was not sure if this was irony, and said with a smile: "Ji Zi gets angry easily when he is busy. Besides, he is old after all. The old man is always stubborn and has a big temper. Let’s just listen to the words and let’s go, there’s no need to take it to heart.”

Wu Zixu added a little affection for him: "I know, I really admire Ji Zi, and I never met him in the past, but now I can do something for him, and I am happy to do so."

He thought, if Ji Zi wants to punish him, he only needs to say "I don't want to see you, you leave Yanling", one sentence can completely discredit him.

But Ji Zi was kind after all and didn't embarrass him.

So, what else is he dissatisfied with?