Facing Ji Le's bouts of coughing, Li Ran's heart was as sharp as a knife.
"Le'er, my husband is really worried about you going to Qin this time. How about... my husband goes with you?!"
At this moment, Li Ran felt guilty. He also wanted to leave everything behind and go to Qin with Ji Le.
When Ji Le heard this proposal, he was quite moved.
However, after careful consideration, she still rejected him:
"Ahem...husband, no, you are a saint in this world. Your husband has the world in mind and cares about the common people. How can you miss important events just because of Le'er?"
"Ahem... Although Le'er is a prostitute, she has also heard the story of Chong'er, a young master of Jin State. At that time, young master Chong'er fled to Qi State and married the daughter of Duke Huan of Qi. Qi Jiang wanted to prevent young master Chong'er from sleeping in a gentle place.
Xiang, actually conspired with his men to get Chong'er drunk and smuggled him out of Qi State. In the end, the young master Chong'er went through many hardships and became the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period."
"So, if your husband really follows Le'er to the Qin Kingdom, how will the people of that country view your husband? How will they view Le'er?"
"Although Le'er is not as good as Qi Jiang, she is not willing to let her husband tarnish his reputation..."
Indeed, even though Li Ran didn't care, he didn't want to do so due to emotion, reason, and Ji Le.
What's more, during this period, she had to use the "Stop Technique". It was extremely dangerous, and her life was only a matter of seconds, so why would she let Li Ran worry more?
Although Li Ran was reluctant to give up, he did not persist anymore after Ji Le's kind words and advice.
The next day, Li Ran asked Fan Li to find some maids and old women, and asked them to accompany Ji Le to the State of Qin.
By coincidence, Yang Hu was also returning triumphantly with his troops at this time, and he also heard that Mrs. Li Ran was about to travel to Qin to seek medical treatment.
In order to express his feelings, he specially sent a hundred people to follow him.
In this way, Li Ran could feel relieved a little.
Then, he compiled another letter and gave it to Yihe, hoping that he would take it to his father who was far away in Qin.
In addition to writing about some major events in recent years, I also did not forget to ask my father to take good care of his daughter-in-law at the end.
…
On this day, Li Ran, Li Guang, and a group of officials solemnly sent the sacrificial music to the outskirts of the city.
Ji Le hugged Liguang and kept kissing her daughter's rosy face.
"Guang'er, mother may have to leave for a while. During this time, mother will not be with you. You must be obedient and wait for mother to come back..."
"Don't worry, mother, and please take good care of yourself. My father and I are waiting for mother to come back!"
Ji Le listened while holding back tears.
"Husband...take care of yourself, don't overwork yourself...and...take good care of Guang'er."
Li Ran held Ji Le's hand tightly, full of reluctance. After parting this time, he didn't know when we would see each other again.
Ji Le and Li Ran looked at each other and were silent. Ji Le saw the Wei leaves on the roadside and smiled indifferently. He went over to pick a handful and handed it to Li Ran.
"Picking weeds, the weeds are soft and soft. When I say home, my heart is still worried. Husband, let's say goodbye... Le'er believes that God will not be so cruel and let us part from each other for life and death!"
Li Ran took Weiye and felt excited.
"Le'er, you often ask people to send you some news. You are well and recovering. My husband and Guang'er are waiting for you to come back..."
Ji Le nodded and got on the carriage. Li Ran gave the doctor a few more words, and then the motorcade left. Li Ran picked up Liguang and watched Ji Le's carriage go away.
Everyone has returned, but only Li Ran and Li Guang are still reluctant to leave.
Ji Le also raised the car curtains and looked outside, waving to Li Ran and Li Guang.
Liguang's big eyes were full of tears, and the dried tear stains were faintly shining.
Li Ran was even more saddened by this, and tears couldn't help but fall like rain. However, in order to prevent his daughter from finding out, he had to cover his face and wipe it secretly.
The daughter sees all this in her eyes. Although she is young, she has always been smart. She has been separated from her parents for a long time before, so she is very clear about this.
Li Guang wiped Li Ran's tears with her little hands, but she laughed instead.
"Father, my mother is not in good health. Once she is cured, we can be together again!"
Li Ran looked at the innocent Liguang and felt tenderness in his heart.
"Guang'er, you are right! We will be reunited soon."
Ji Le set off at this point, and they just watched like this until the carriage disappeared at the end of the road...
…
Li Ran returned to the city with Liguang.
Just after returning to the mansion, Fan Li came to look for him with a letter:
"Sir, someone from Weiguo has sent a letter!"
Li Ran took the slip, read it, and found that it was a letter from the wise uncle of Weiguo.
It turned out that Wei Houyuan, under the persuasion of his uncle Fa, did not accuse Yang Hu of what he had done, and the matter was settled.
The reason why Gongshufa did this was not only to prevent Wei Guo and Lu State from fighting each other, but also to repay Li Ran for his kindness in providing food aid.
After all, when it comes to the relationship between Li Ran and Yang Hu, although it has never been made public, outsiders can still guess a thing or two.
Li Ran's reputation as "Advocating the Gongfu School" is the most distinctive "Gongfu Faction" today, and his ideas are so consistent with what Yang Hu is doing today.
Yang Hu has been labeled by the outside world as the vanguard of "advocating for the office." Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to say that Yang Hu has not been influenced by Li Ran.
Gongshufa first expressed his gratitude to Li Ran in the letter, and then stated some of his judgments about Yang Hu, and hoped that Li Ran would take care of himself and try not to get too involved with Yang Hu, which would cause him to get angry.
After Li Ran finished reading the letter, he sighed deeply and asked Fan Li to take Liguang to play first. Then he found Confucius, who had just sent someone away.
The man left not long ago, but there was still a silhouette behind him. When Confucius saw Li Ran coming, he said calmly:
"This person belongs to Yang Hu. When Yang Hu comes back this time, it seems that he intends to invite Qiu to serve as an official."
Li Ran glanced at the man's retreating figure.
"Then...Brother Zhongni...has agreed?"
Confucius shook his head and said:
"Not yet, but... Qiu wanted to serve the country in his early years. At that time, because the Ji family was in power, Qiu also suffered from having no connections. Now that Yang Hu is interested in recruiting, and Yang Hu advocates for a public office, Qiu wants to follow him.
"
After hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"If Brother Zhongni does this, I'm afraid he will drag me into the water! ... If this happens, wouldn't Yang Hu send someone to find me right away?"
Confucius couldn't help but be stunned, and he held his hands apologetically and said:
"My benefactor, this is Qiu's poor consideration. I hope my benefactor will forgive me."
Li Ran waved his hand and said:
"It's not necessary. In fact... Yang Hu will come to me, Li Ran, no matter what. However, he sent troops to Zheng this time, and he has enmity with both Zheng and Wei. Yang Hu doesn't listen to good advice.
, although he won a small victory, he didn’t know that a big defeat was coming! If he offends his neighboring countries like this, the future of Lu will be very worrying!”
Afterwards, Li Ran continued speaking seriously:
"Although the Ji family is in great decline now, Yang Hu is becoming more and more arrogant. Moreover, Yang Hu is unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals. I am afraid that he will definitely try his best to establish prestige for himself in the future. If things go on like this, maybe in the future
It will be another disaster for the Lu State!"
"As the saying goes, 'If a country has the rules, then you will be an official; if the country is without the rules, you will hide'. Yang Hu acted like this. If Brother Zhongni wants to become an official, he should be careful!"
While listening to what Li Ran said, Kong Qiu nodded and said:
"What you said is indeed reasonable... Thanks to your guidance, Qiu originally thought that he could advocate for a public office, which would be a good thing for our country of Lu, but he didn't realize the hidden worries in it."
While listening, Confucius nodded thoughtfully:
"What my benefactor said makes sense. When Qiu heard it, he was enlightened! My benefactor, please relax. Qiu will be able to deal with this matter when the time comes. Just try not to meet him and wait and see what happens!"