But then, Xun Shu laughed as if he didn't care at all:
"Haha, although what Mr. Xun said is true, I think the Xun family and the Zhongxing family are in the same spirit and work together. How can any teacher say something so unbearable?
"However, when it comes to the return of Marquis Lu, since he has given me the will of the widow, I should do my best!"
Li Ran knew that Xun Shu was just pretending, and his heart had actually changed. Otherwise, he would not have said these words.
So, he only nodded slightly and said:
"Well, if Xun Xia's army can do this, it will really be a blessing for the Marquis of Lu and the whole world!"
Xun Shu waved his hand carelessly again, and responded with a gesture:
"Haha, Zhuo Nai acted according to orders, as it should be, as it should be!"
At that time, Li Ran was not afraid of big things, and simply added another fire to it:
"Hey... When I, Li Ran, was studying in the Zhou royal family in my early years, I heard my respected teacher Hong said that our ancestor Xun Xi, who was in the army at that time, persuaded Duke Xian of Jin to give up the construction of a nine-story high platform and said that he was in danger.
He proposed the plan of 'destroying Guo by false means' and became the first prime minister of the Jin state! Come to think of it, how respected was the Xun family at that time?"
"Afterwards, Li Ji was in chaos, and the two of them killed their young master. However, Xun Xi was unmoved, and he was able to fulfill his last wish when Xian Gong died, and finally died from his young master, and left this legacy for eternity.
His heroic name and his arrogance are so fascinating!"
"Later, the Xun family was divided into three families. The Xun family and the Zhongxing family were both ranked among the six ministers. However, the Xun family was always not as good as Zhongxing. They were the same ancestors, but their fates were different. Today, Li Ran dared to make a bold statement. Is it true that he went to the army?
Don’t you have the intention to inherit the legacy of your ancestors? Besides, has Xia Jun forgotten the past events of the Cheng family?”
The Xun family is divided into the Zhonghang family, the Cheng family, and the Zhi family of Xun Shu. Among the six ministers, the Zhonghang family and the Zhi family have almost always occupied the second place in the past hundred years.
As for the Cheng family, when the Xun family was in a period of decline, relying on the favor of Duke Ping of Jin, they almost directly replaced their Xun family as the Sixth Minister.
Fortunately, on the one hand, Zhongxing Muzi preserved their Xun family lineage, and on the other hand, thanks to the early death of Cheng Zheng, the leader of the Cheng family, the position of the Six Ministers was finally returned to the Xun family. Later, the Cheng family also
Under the continuous suppression of the Zhongxing family, everyone was finally wiped out.
Similarly, Xun Shu's father, including Xun Shu himself, succeeded to the position of clan leader as a young boy, so the Zhongxing family was able to be the Xun family that controlled them for a long time.
Therefore, with the lessons learned from the Cheng family, it is natural that the Xun family also has this sense of family crisis.
And Li Ran took advantage of this to add a new bargaining chip to the already tense relationship between the Xun family and the Zhonghang family.
The Zhonghang family is currently colluding with the Fan family and marrying the Zhao family in Handan. It can be said that they are in the prime of life. And Xun Shu has long been increasingly aware that if things continue like this, sooner or later the Xun family will be like the Cheng family and will be eliminated.
Suppressed by the Zhongxing clan.
Just like him, Xun Shu, who was almost kicked out of the ranks of the Six Ministers for two consecutive generations, how could he not become more alert?
Even if the Zhongxing family is nominally kind to the Xun family, how many of them can withstand such a "favor of reconstruction"?
"The return of the State of Lu was the first thing that the Marquis of Jin did after he succeeded to the throne. If Xun Xiajun can handle it properly, the Marquis of Jin will be prominent among the princes and in front of the civil and military officials. Then Xun Xun
Why do you need to look at the faces of Fan and Zhongxing in the future? I hope Xunxiajun will think carefully about it!"
Xun Shu actually had a certain grudge in his heart during this conversation. Otherwise, he would not have said what he said to Li Ran at the beginning. However, Li Ran only said a few words, which made him change his mind temporarily.
Originally, Xun Shu had always behaved very obediently. But after Fan Yang recommended him, he actually told him that he must act expeditiously.
Although these words are not stated explicitly, the meaning is obvious.
In the final analysis, he, Xun Shu, is just a scapegoat.
This was the case with Qi Ying back then, and the same is true with the return of Marquis Lu today.
So Xun Shu has actually been thinking about how to put the responsibility for the final failure entirely on Li Ran from the beginning. But now after Li Ran's reminder, he actually thinks that this move will have a great impact on their Xun family.
benefit.
The two clinked glasses and smiled tacitly at each other.
"Haha, Xun Shu understands what you mean, sir. Please rest assured, sir, Xun Shu will take this matter to heart."
…
Xun Shu recalled his conversation with Li Ran, and he actually wanted to try his best to promote this matter. After all, it was related to the interests of their Xun family, but Lu Hou Chou was eventually taken advantage of, which led to
Today's situation.
However, they all actually knew very well who was behind this incident.
That's right, it's Fan Yang.
And even if Xun Shu wants to help now, the most he can do is "not do bad things." If he is asked to confront Fan Yang directly, he still doesn't have the courage after all.
What's more, after this incident, everyone can predict Fan Yang's next move.
He would definitely exaggerate words such as "It's the Marquis of Lu who doesn't want to return home, and he can't blame Ji Sun Yiru for that."
By then, no one in the Jin court would dare to mention this matter again. And it is already obvious what the Jin Hou will make in the end.
Since the Marquis of Lu himself failed to live up to his expectations, how could the Marquis of Jin dare to mention this matter again? What's more, Fan Yang was still here, so even if he wanted to cause trouble again, it would probably be impossible.
Xun Shu decided to return to the capital first to resume his life. Li Ran and others also escorted Lu Hou Chou back to Yunyi. Lu Hou Chou was in an extremely low mood and was silent all the way.
The failure to return to the country this time was indeed a huge blow to Lu Houchou. But after all, he still has to blame himself. If he had not listened to what others said, he still imagined that the Jin State would "do justice" for him.
", liquidating Ji Sun Yiru. He may be on his way back home now.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Ran couldn't bear to blame him anymore, and it was meaningless to blame him again at this time.
Confucius had always "hidden evil" for Lu Houchou, so naturally he would not choose to remonstrate at this time.
However, Zijiaji couldn't care about this:
"Hey... Your Majesty, you are too impatient! If you can distinguish between one and two, why would you do this?!"
When Lu Houchou heard this, he remained silent.
Seeing this, Zijiaji said again:
"Hey...it's useless to say more now that the matter has come to this point. But your Majesty's character really needs to be reformed. You really shouldn't have acted rashly against the Ji family back then and acted so rashly this time.
!”
After hearing this, Lu Houchou felt ashamed beyond words. He suppressed his grief and anger and whispered:
"I...know my mistake..."
Seeing Lu Houchou like this, Zijiaji just sighed sadly to himself and could not say more, so the group hurried back to Yunyi.
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And not long after they returned to Yunyi, the Ji family's prime minister Yang Hu was also very fast. After leaving the Jingjin Kingdom, he immediately rushed back to the Ji family camp stationed near Yunyi without saying a word.
, issued orders directly, encircling Yunyi on three sides.
Fortunately, Meng Sun He Ji had already chosen to lead Meng's army to evacuate, so Yang Hu still did not dare to attack directly.
In other words, why did Meng Sunheji choose to withdraw his troops?
This is really thanks to the letter left by Confucius.
In other words, not long after Li Ran and Confucius went to Jin, Meng Sun He Ji also led Meng's army and stationed near Yunyi.
Sun Wu presented Confucius' letter. After that, Meng Sun Heji decided to withdraw his troops directly and not waste time here. Yang Hu wanted to stop him, but after all, he was just the head of the Ji family, so how could he stop him?
The leader of the Meng clan?
Although Meng Sun He Ji still had some feelings for him, when Yang Hu kidnapped him onto the city wall and chopped off Li Xi's head in front of him, Meng Sun He Ji was still young at that time and he was really frightened.
However, Meng Sunhe Ji was now an adult and would no longer be intimidated by a family leader. So he resolutely decided to withdraw his troops, and Yang Hu had no choice but to do so.
At this time, it happened that Ji Sun Yiru had received an order to suspend the attack on Yunyi and asked Yang Hu to go to Qianhou to join him. Therefore, Yang Hu could not take care of the matter and had to settle Ji's army first.
After coming down, we rushed to Qianhou.
But now, Yang Hu has left and returned, and after sending troops to surround Yunyi, he sees that Yunyi is now alone.
After all, the garrison strength in Yunyi was too empty. Although Sun Wu recruited a certain number of people to join the army after Li Ran and Confucius left, it was still insufficient even with the original Qi troops.
Thousands of people.
As for Yang Hu, Meng Sun Heji and Meng Sun Heji originally brought a total of 30,000 people. Even though Meng Sun Heji left with 10,000 of his own people, Ji's side still had 20,000 people!
It can be said that he is determined to win Yunyi.
Yunyi was originally a small town, but now the Marquis of Qi doesn't care about it, and the Marquis of Jin doesn't care about it. And Yang Hu also formulated a strategy of wheel warfare, and surrounded Yunyi, and sent people to invade from all over the place from time to time. The purpose was to make Yunyi's
The defenders were in disarray and even forced Qi's garrison to abandon the city and leave.
He knew that the main force of the defenders was Qi's soldiers and horses. Once they evacuated, Yunyi would almost become an empty city.
In addition, Yang Hu was indeed very methodical in fighting, and his use of troops was both weak and real, real and weak, which actually made Sun Wu unbearable for a while.
As for Ji Le, after learning that Lu Hou Chou failed to return home, he knew that Lu Hou Chou was in a low mood, so he stayed by his side to comfort him.
Lu Houchou's mood was a little more stable. When Li Ran and Ji Le met, they were also lingering without mentioning it.
However, even though they hadn't seen her for a month, Li Ran felt that her body seemed to be even weaker. And the worry in his heart became even worse.