Since the agreement was to use troops against Wu, who should lead the troops?
The King of Chu has not long since ascended the throne. How many people can he trust now and who can lead troops with prestige? Whether it is the King of Chu himself or Wu Ju, they both know that they are really very few.
For example, Ling Yin Chuan (wei) and Dazai Chuan Qijiang. As the heads of the Chu clan, these two men not only controlled the Chu clan, but also held a pivotal position within the Chu kingdom.
As for this Chuan, perhaps everyone doesn't remember it very well. 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 family?
Of course I can’t believe it, at least not now.
Not to mention the old aristocrats 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 did not have enough prestige in Chu State, so they could not be entrusted with the important task of general.
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, named Xiong, was the youngest son of the Chu Communist King who was said to be "destined to be on the wall".
Based on the fact that his two elder brothers became the kings of Chu one after another, 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 take the initiative to request to lead troops.
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 cleared 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 my brother 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 firm and there was no room for negotiation.
But thinking about it, Zhufan of the Wu Kingdom took advantage of the new king of the Chu Kingdom to take advantage of the throne 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 saying it!"
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 to Shujiu."
"I have long heard that Mr. Zi Ming has great plans and is extremely wise. He is the best in the world. This time I am going to conquer Shujiu. If I can get Mr. Zi Ming to help me, I will definitely be able to return with a great victory. Please help me, Your Majesty."
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Yes, with such a good opportunity, how could Wu Ju miss it?
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 State is going to conquer Qunshu. As for these Qunshu states, they are all small states with the surname Yan. 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, the King of Chu suddenly woke up. Knowing the meaning of what Wu Ju said, 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 needs to do this to save face.
But for Li Ran, this is really a disaster coming from heaven if 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 very unhappily:
"Reporting to your Majesty, recapturing Shu Jiu is a major matter concerning the 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 it put our Zheng State in even greater danger? My Li Ran’s family is all in Zheng State now, and he will definitely not do such a costly transaction.
"Sir, this is wrong!"
As soon as Li Ran finished speaking, Wu Ju immediately appeared again and gave his explanation.
"My master's wisdom is unparalleled 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 will be a great honor for our country! How can there be any inconvenience?"
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In addition to the skill of exploiting loopholes, Wu Ju is also good at the skill of flattery.
Didn’t you emphasize that you are an outsider?
Okay, 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 is it? Can you still refuse now?
After Li Ran listened, he 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. I also hope that Mr. Ziming can do what he said.
,Don’t ever break your promise?”
The King of Chu simply said it clearly, which could be regarded as giving Li Ran a step up, but at the same time, it also contained a hint of warning.
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We are all sensible people, so there is no need to play such roundabout tricks anymore, right? Since this matter does not violate the agreement between us, then why do you have any hesitation?
Come on! Do it!
Follow me and I will ensure that you are popular and drink spicy food in the future!
Having said this, Li Ran could only forcefully smile and replied:
"Well, since the king and Dr. Wu Ju have said this, how can you dare to be unreasonable?"
"I would like to go with Dr. Wu Ju."
Although he said that, 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 could see that Prince Qiji had a calm expression on his face, and there was an indescribable smell between his cold brows.