The two sat facing each other, and Li Ran joked with Si Chi:
"Haha, I'm really leisurely now that I'm working here!"
Si Chi also smiled slightly at him, cupped his hands and replied:
"Haha, just because two years ago, Chi and Gong Ruojiao had different ambitions, so they had no choice but to leave Liyi and live in seclusion here. If it is said that it is leisurely, it is indeed a steal."
Afterwards, Si Chi cast his eyes on Gong Eryue outside the house, and then said with a smile:
"But compared to Mr. Ziming, Chi is still inferior!"
Li Ran raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but say:
"Oh? Why did Si Gongshi say this?"
Si Chi said calmly:
"I have heard of Mr. Ziming's name for a long time, but he enjoys the purity alone in that apricot forest. He is no more than a mere engineer. After building the city, he became famous, and those who deserved to go into seclusion also went into seclusion. But Mr. Ziming is like this
, it is impossible for ordinary people to retreat bravely from such a rapid current!"
Li Ran couldn't help but laugh when he heard this:
"Haha, is Si Gongzheng just blaming me?"
Si Chi shook his head:
"That's not true. Everyone has his own ambitions. Since your husband has made such a choice, how can I, a mere engineer, dare to judge him?"
After the two of them chatted like this for a while, the conversation changed. Li Ran suddenly sat up and said:
"Does the engineer know about the current situation in Lu?"
Si Chi heard this, but he didn't comment on it and only said:
"I don't know, Chi has just lived here in seclusion, farming and raising vegetables these past few years, which is quite leisurely. He has no intention of letting those things disturb his mind again?"
Although Li Ran was introduced by Guan Cong, he knew that there was such a famous figure in Liyi before.
Guan Cong also strongly recommended this person in his letter. He said that this person was very righteous, and his relationship with Hou Fei was also very close, so he should be of great use.
But Li Ran didn't know this person well, so it was not convenient for him to confide in him for a while, so he only said:
"Since ancient times, there have been many poor people who can achieve great things. Haven't engineers heard the story of Doctor Wu and Zheng Shang and Xian Gao?"
Li Ran's so-called "Five-Bo" doctor was Baili Xi. He was originally a senior official of the Yu State. Later, the Jin State took advantage of the Yu State to attack the Guo State, and conveniently destroyed the Yu State. Baili Xi became a slave, and all countries suffered misfortune.
suffering.
Later, Duke Mu of Qin redeemed Baili Xi's body from the Chu State with five sheepskins and worshiped him as a senior doctor. Therefore, he was called the Wuxi doctor, and Baili Xi also lived up to expectations, repaired the state affairs internally, educated the world, and benefited the people.
This enabled Qin Mugong to finally "dominate Xirong"!
The high reputation of Zheng and Shang is actually related to Duke Mu of Qin. In order to be able to compete in the Central Plains, Duke Mu of Qin planned to take the Xiaohan Road to surprise Zheng.
However, his whereabouts were known to Zheng Shang Xian Gao in advance, and Xian Gao paid the price of four cowhide and a dozen cows, pretending to reward the Qin army in the name of Zheng Guo.
Duke Mu of Qin originally wanted to attack by surprise, but when he found that Zheng Guo had been prepared, he simply gave up the attack.
It can be said that these two people were originally from so-called humble families, but in the end they both made immortal achievements, so that they were able to shine in the annals of history.
Obviously, when Li Ran said this, he was comparing Si Chi with them.
When Si Chi heard this, he smiled, shook his head and said:
"Baili Xi is a talented scholar in the country, how can he compare with Chi? And Xian Gao has a huge wealth, which is not comparable to Chi. Chi only served as an engineer in Li Yi, and when it comes to building a city, Chi Shang can do it.
, When it comes to other talents, how dare Chi compare with the two of them!?"
Li Ran smiled again and said:
"What Si Gongshi said was too modest. It is said that Si Gongshi was the engineer of the city back then and was responsible for the construction of the city. It can be said that he devoted his whole life to it. What he did was to repay his uncle and grandson Muzi.
The kindness of knowing someone and the great justice of the country!"
"It's just that... unfortunately, the city was eventually stolen by Gong Ruomiao, so Si Gongshi left in anger! This kind of loyalty is really admirable!"
Si Chi looked at Li Ran while listening, with a smile on his lips.
"Although Mr. Ziming lives deep in the apricot forest, it turns out that he is not really retiring here! It is really shameful that Mr. Ziming can understand such trivial matters so clearly!"
At this time, Gong Eryue knocked on the door from outside the house and poured a glass of water for each of Li Ran and Si Chi.
I heard Si Chi looking at Shuiti and asking Li Ran:
"I wonder why Mr. Chi is looking for him today?"
Li Ran picked up the cup of water and couldn't help but asked:
"Oh? Didn't Ziyu mention it to Your Excellency?"
Si Chi was silent for a while, and then said:
"Ziyu has already sent a letter before, saying that Li Yi is now under the control of the marquis, but Sanhuan and Qi Shi have been unable to attack it for a long time."
"Ziyu is an old friend of Chi, and besides, this matter is beneficial to the world, so we should help each other. However, Chi and Hou Feng have been colleagues for many years, and they are close friends. Therefore... this matter is against the meaning of friends after all!"
When Li Ran heard this, he smiled slightly and said:
"Haha, although your Excellency understands the small righteousness, you are afraid of losing the big one!"
When Si Chi heard this, he couldn't help but be startled:
"Oh? Why did Mr. Ziming say this? I am all ears!"
Then, Li Ran said again:
"Since the engineer said this, he should have said it clearly. In fact, the troubles in Liyi are not just the Shusun family's troubles, but the troubles of the whole world!"
"The city of Li is now a big city, built with all your efforts by your Excellency. This city is really unbreakable. If the criminals seize the city and rebel with the authority of Ma Zheng, if they succeed, I'm afraid that all the young people in the world will be killed."
Will follow suit."
"At that time, the world will be in chaos. Isn't it the fault of the engineers? By then, the state of Lu will face another disaster. How can the engineers be able to live in seclusion here?"
Si Chi was stunned for a long time after hearing Li Ran's words, and then said:
"What Mr. Chi said is clear... Chi's thoughts are all in the last four sentences of 'Yang Zhi Shui'!"
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but smile happily, because he knew that Si Chi had agreed to this matter.
The four sentences at the end of the so-called "Yang Zhi Shui" are: "The Yang Zhi Shui is like a sparkling white stone. I heard that there is a fate, but I dare not tell anyone."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This means: In fact, I know everything and am ready to do it, but I dare not tell others.
Afterwards, Li Ran bowed deeply again and said:
"In this case, everything about Li Yi depends on you!"
Si Chi also bowed in return...
Suddenly, Si Chi stood up suddenly and pulled out a blunt weapon from the room.
Seeing this, Gong Eryue suddenly drew her sword and stepped forward to protect Li Ran.
Seeing this, Si Chi snorted and smiled.
Then, I saw him shouting again! He actually hit his knee with a blunt instrument!
Then suddenly he fell to the ground again, and his entire left leg was completely destroyed!
This scene immediately shocked Gong Eryue:
"Sir!...He...Why did he harm himself?!"
Li Ran also stood blankly on the spot and couldn't help but sigh:
"The man of "Ming Yi", who is on the left butt, uses it to save the horse and strengthen it!... He is truly a righteous man!" (Translation: The world is in chaos. Although he injured his left leg, he is still determined to save the world.)
At this time, Si Chi, who had fallen to the ground, stumbled up on one leg and said:
"Chi... was trying to build the city of Li, but was not tolerated by the people of Lu, so he was injured on his left hip. Today, Chi took refuge with his family in Li. When the criminals see me like this, and they come with their families, there will be no suspicion!"
Li Ran was greatly moved when he heard this, and bowed to Si Chi again.
In this era, a scholar would not hesitate to die for his confidant, or to serve his country, even if it cost the lives of his whole family.
Although Li Ran couldn't understand it at first, because he asked himself, he couldn't do it himself.
However, when he actually lived in this era, he had to feel in awe of such a "righteous act".
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Chapter 635_Si Chi enters Yiyi
After a conversation, Li Ran stood up and said goodbye to Si Chi.
Before leaving, Li Ran took out three tips from his sleeves that he had prepared long ago and handed them to Si Chi:
"Master Si can follow this plan after entering the city of Li. When he gets to the city of Li, he will open the first one. When he arrives in the state of Qi, he will open the second one. When he returns to the city of Qi, he will open the third one."
Si Chi bowed and took the brocade bag, and said:
"No! Si Chi, remember this."
Afterwards, Li Ran resigned from Si Chi along with Gong Eryue and left.
The two of them had not walked a few steps when Gong Eryue suddenly said:
"Sir, people like him... are really intimidating!"
Li Ran was startled:
"Is it because he has the courage to break his own ranks?"
Gong Eryue said:
"Not really. This move is admirable, but not intimidating. However, now he is actually dragging the whole family to go to Liyi. If he is found out, won't the whole family suffer directly?"
"If it were me... I wouldn't let my relatives take such a big risk!"
Li Ran nodded and said calmly:
"Well, I won't do that either! But I can understand that there are always some people in this world who are different. And there are not a few such things!"
For example, when Zhuan Zhu assassinated King Liao of Wu, his mother chose to hang herself to death in order to let Zhuan Zhu concentrate on completing the task. This kind of thing that is difficult to understand in later generations was regarded as a great righteousness in the current world.
Gong Eryue smacked her lips and said disdainfully:
"No matter what, you can't let your relatives get involved!"
While Li Ran and Gong Eryue were talking, they took a detour through the city and went to consult with Confucius.
…
That night, Si Chi took his wife and children in a chariot and headed straight for Li Yi.
At this time, Liyi was resting and recuperating after successive attacks by Sanhuan and Qi.
Originally, it might not be that easy for other people to enter the city rashly. But Si Chi is considered an old face in Li Yi. He has held the position of Gong Zheng in Li Yi for more than 20 years.
The guard recognized him at a glance, and when he saw Gong Zheng coming back, he couldn't help but be startled.
I was still a little hesitant, but seeing that he came with his family, I didn't think much and just put him into the city.
Si Chi followed Li Ran's instructions and opened the first bag of tips. After taking a look, he couldn't help but feel convinced.
Afterwards, Si Chi's family came to Yifu to visit the prisoner.
At this time, the prisoner had already received the news that Si Chi and his family had returned to Yi. He was overjoyed and immediately received him in person.
These days for the prisoners were indeed very hard. In order to resist the invasion of the city by several large armies, I could hardly sleep.
But no one could tell about this hard work. He and Li Luo couldn't express their feelings to each other, and they only used each other with Shusun Yu.
But now, seeing his old friend coming to vote, he was of course overjoyed.
But seeing Si Chi limping in, the prisoner rushed forward, held Si Chi's arm with both hands, led him into the house and said:
"Brother Si! I haven't seen you for many years! How did you become like this?"
Si Chi let out a long sigh:
"Hey... just because Si Chi built the city of Pei, it cannot be tolerated by the Lu people. The gangsters suddenly broke into my house the night before and broke one of my legs in an unreasonable way... Chi had no choice but to surrender with his whole family!
"
When the prisoner heard this, he couldn't help but be filled with indignation:
"Hmph! It's too much for the people of Lu to treat my brother like this! Brother Chi, don't worry, now that I have come to Liyi, I will protect you as my brother!"
Si Chi accepted his feelings and couldn't help but smile.
Later, Si Chi ordered his wife and son to meet Hou Fu one after another, and Hou Fu also ordered his wife to live in a separate courtyard in Yifu.
Afterwards, the prisoner showed some courtesy to the landlord, set a table of wine and food, and the two of them sat across from each other.
But because Si Chi had just broken a leg, so it was inconvenient for him to kneel down, the prisoner Hou asked him not to restrain himself and just sit cross-legged.
After drinking for three rounds, Si Chi finally spoke:
"Although the city of Liyi is said to be impregnable, Brother Guo actually used the soldiers and civilians of Liyi to resist the tens of thousands of Lu Qi's troops! It can be said that he is good at defending it!"
When the prisoner heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Haha, I'm just trying my best to support it. Hey, let's not hide it from Brother Chi. The forces in the city are limited after all. In fact, we still don't know how long we can support it!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As Hou Fei spoke, he drank the wine in one gulp, with a sad look on his face.
Si Chi paused for a moment, then asked directly:
"Then... Brother Feng, have you ever thought of a way out?"
Hou Feng raised his head and replied:
"The way out?... I have thought about it. I have tried to connect with Feiyi and Feiyi, hoping that Gongshan Buxuan can join forces with Liyi and raise troops together, so that he can share some of the pressure on Liyi.
"
"However, that Gongshan Buxiu is so cunning and cunning that he categorically rejected me. Now... I am really helpless!"
After Si Chi heard this, he pretended to hesitate for a moment, and then said:
"I'm new here, so I don't know some things yet, but along the way, I've thought of a way, I don't know if it's possible!"
The prisoner Hou heard that Si Chi seemed to have a good idea, so he couldn't help asking hurriedly:
"Oh? What's your plan, brother Si? Come on and tell me, brother Yu Wei! Don't be too pretentious here, brother Wei is very anxious right now!"
Si Chi nodded, stroked his goatee again, and then said:
"Since Liyi has become an isolated city, it is time to find another supporter. Now the only country Qi is very close to Liyi, so why don't you go to Qi for help?"
When the prisoner heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly, feeling quite disappointed:
"Qi State? Oops, Brother Chi doesn't know something! Now the Qi State is helping the Shusun family to deal with our Li Yi. They just retreated. If you go to Qi State for help, wouldn't it be like throwing yourself into a trap?"
"Besides... who dares to go? I'm afraid if someone goes, he will never come back!"
Si Chi smiled slightly when he heard this, but he didn't agree with it:
"Haha, Brother Fu only knows one thing but not the other. Do you know why Qi State agreed to Shusun's coming to attack Liyi?"
The prisoner Hou said without hesitation:
"It's useless to start early. They have other motives!"
Si Chi couldn't help but nodded and said:
"Of course! What they are planning to do is undoubtedly Pi Yi! Qi and Lu were at odds with each other, and some time ago they attacked there many times because of Yang Hu. Now Pi Yi is next to Qi, and Qi
It’s only natural that the country covets this!”
"If...brother Fou sends someone to the State of Qi and expresses his intention to donate the city of Qi, do you think the Marquis of Qi will agree to it?"
When the prisoner heard this, he couldn't help but slap his thigh:
"That's right! In this way, the Qi State can occupy the city without raising a war. Isn't it better than taking it by force? Brother Chi, your words really woke me up from my dream.
!”
Si Chi saw that the prisoner had been persuaded, so he continued:
"Brother Feng, if we can't defend Li Yi for a long time, I'm afraid it's better to do this sooner rather than later!"
At this time, Prisoner Hou was in trouble again and said rather helplessly:
"But...who should be sent there?"
At this time, the prisoner Hou thought of Li Nao immediately, but he was still a little worried about this person. Si Chi said at this time:
"Thanks to Brother Fu for not abandoning me, I, Si Chi, have come to seek refuge with me. If I can't take care of my brother's worries, I won't be able to stay here any longer. Brother Fu, please take good care of my wife and children. I will go to Qi this time!"
I will definitely be able to convince the Qi State on behalf of my brother!"