The situation is far from as optimistic as Xiaoling thought, because things are not as simple as He Ran said.
Three days later, Xiao Xiao allowed him to enter the house, but he called Xiao Ling and refused to let her go out. After another two days, Xiao Ling finally found a chance to hide out. Later, it was difficult for her to go in and report a message because she
Unexpectedly, she found that the door was bolted. After discovering the secret, she blushed. Her heart was pounding and she stood guard in front of the door, not daring to take a step further, for fear that the secret would be known to others.
Time flies, and the three-month cold winter is coming to an end. As the weather gets warmer, the snow that has accumulated all winter begins to melt slowly under the gentle breeze. He Ran's brows also slowly wrinkled. God gave
His peace has come to an end, and there should be an answer to what King Ban and Tokiro are like.
The first person to send back the news was King Fan. It turned out that there was not much snow this year thousands of miles away. Most of Xin Yantuliang's forces had been conquered. The rest was left to Adal, who had already returned with an army of 10,000.
It should arrive about ten days later than the courier.
This was good news. Geqiong City became lively and the celebration kicked off. The atmosphere became more and more lively day by day.
Almost immediately, Shi Lang's news also arrived. Zhao Guo really went to attack Shun Guo. He followed He Ran's plan to mediate the war between Zhao and Shun and withdrew his troops in time after the war between Zhao and Shun began.
, Zhao Guo suffered another dumb loss. In the battle against Shun, Zhao Guo not only did not get any advantage, but also suffered a big loss when Yedu's army suddenly came out. Now the two sides are still in a stalemate with occasional small battles.
After sending the messenger, He Ran excitedly hugged Xiao Xiao and spun her around several times, kissed her hard on her lips, and then said: "God help us!"
Xiao Xiao was in a very good mood. She reached out and grabbed his belt, lifted him up and swung him around a few times. She imitated his tone and said, "Help us innocently!"
He Ran was stunned by the blow and said dissatisfied: "You always bully me because of your good skills. What does this mean?"
Xiao Xiao pursed his lips and smiled: "Are you allowed to harm others with your own evil intentions?"
"What have I done to you? Tell me." He Ran asked with a smirk.
"Bah!" Xiao Xiao spat, her pretty face blushing slightly.
He Ran stopped pestering and said happily: "This is great, we can go back in about ten days."
Seeing Xiao Xiao not answering, he whispered softly: "Come back to Zangxian Valley with me, don't make things difficult for me."
Xiao Xiao pursed her lips and said, "Let's talk about it then."
"Stop talking, just agree." He Ran begged.
Xiao Xiao raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "I'll keep talking, don't stalk me, you go ahead, I want to be quiet for a while."
He Ran didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, he shook his head helplessly and walked out step by step.
Master Wang's return pushed the festive atmosphere in Geqiong City to the extreme.
He Ran and Xiao Xiao went out of the city with the officials from the foreign state to greet them. Not far away, Princess Jinglan came on horseback. She pointed at the maid holding Yun'er's hand and said to He Ran: "She should follow the military advisor. The situation is so chaotic. I'm afraid of Zhu'er."
Let’s do it again.”
He Ran was grateful and said: "Thank you princess."
Princess Jinglan glanced at him silently, smiled reluctantly, turned back on her horse and walked towards her two brothers.
After returning from the victory, King Fan was naturally in high spirits. When he saw He, he patted his shoulder excitedly, smiled at Xiao Xiao, and then said loudly: "To be able to put down the Xinyan Tuliang Rebellion so smoothly,
Most of the credit for this should be attributed to Wang Jia and the military advisor, and our grassland will always remember the kindness of the Yi State!"
Everyone responded with a roar. Yun Ye and others had already spotted Zhu Er in the crowd. Seeing that Xue Er was not around her, everyone felt relieved and started cheering and cheering.
Arriving at the main hall, King Fan briefly told the story of his trip. Next, Hongkonger reported the names of some tribal leaders who were waiting to be summoned. The small tribes that had been wavering before were eager to show their submission. Many people were walking on the road.
It came just as it was passable.
He Ran and Xiao Xiao stood up to leave. King Fan waved his hand and said, "Put everything aside. I will only accompany my brother to drink today. This drink has been scheduled for several months."
All the officials laughed and looked at He Ran with envy in their hearts, secretly sighing that only this magical strategist could deserve this honor.
During the break in arranging the banquet, King Fan invited Xiao Xiao and He Ran into the side hall. After waving away the attendants, he said with a smile: "I have something to discuss with you." Seeing He Ran smiling slightly, he said with a smile
He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Looking at you like this, have you guessed what I'm going to say?"
He Ran glanced at Xiao Xiao and said: "If it was related to He Yedu, then we would have expected it."
King Fan pushed him affectionately and said: "You are really powerful with your belly. You guessed it right. Your army happens to be here too. Let's kill Yadu by the way, and then I will help you kill Shun."
country!"
He Ran put away his smile and said: "I have discussed this matter with Wang Jia repeatedly, but I don't know how to tell you. We want to ask my brother to help Yi Guo, but we are afraid of making him unhappy."
King Fan said displeased: "You have helped me so much, why do you still say such things? If you need help from me as an elder brother, just say so."
He Ran smiled and said: "What we want to ask brother to do is not to attack for the time being."
King Fan frowned and said, "What's the truth?"
He Ran explained: "Zhao State has recently eliminated its internal troubles. Yi State and Shun State are about to be in trouble. They are now attacking Shun State. If we attack from behind again, Shun State will not be able to hold on for a month. Shun State will not be able to hold on for a month."
Once it is destroyed, Zhao State can easily deal with Yi State. The chaos in the grassland has been settled. Even if my brother wants to help us, it is difficult to mobilize a large number of troops. Therefore, the best strategy for Yi State at present is to unite and submit to resist Zhao. This is also the case.
This power is extremely important to Shun State, if my brother can delay the pace of unifying the grassland, it will be a great help to Yi State."
"Oh, that's it." King Fan pondered for a while, and said with a hearty smile: "It seems that all my thoughts these days have been in vain. I have been racking my brains to figure out how to destroy and defeat Shunguo.
, I don’t have to worry about it when I’m with you. It’s useless in the end anyway. It’s better to just calm down and drink a few more bowls of wine. Just do what you say. I also want to help you with both public and private matters.
Yes, okay, you have given up all my plans with just one sentence, so it saves me some time to worry, so let’s go drink."
He Ran stood up with him and said: "Shun Guo is not fighting, but brother wants to help me fight Zhao Guo. I think this battle is imminent. Please calm down the tribes as soon as possible. We will have to rely on him when the time comes.
Yes, my brother can fulfill his long-cherished wish and occupy a place in the Central Plains."
King Fan said happily: "This is a cheap thing, good! I will start my army as soon as your military order comes. Brother Yu is here at your disposal at any time."
He Ran chuckled and said: "I've broken my brother, so let's do this."
Xiao Xiao couldn't help covering her mouth and smiling sweetly.
King Fan pointed at him with his hand and said: "You, you, you, it's a pleasure to be a brother with a person like you, hahaha, who in the world dares to make false claims and order the king of the grassland? You are the only one who can make me willing to be driven around.
This magical strategist is my good brother!"
He Ran rolled his eyes ungratefully and said: "Don't be too sweet and nice. I'm helping you enter the Central Plains. But you have to say ugly things first. Once you enter the Central Plains, you have to restrain your subordinates. You can't do what you did before."
There is no need to kill without restraint, otherwise it will damage the reputation of our Yi country, you will also lose the support of the people, and you will be driven out sooner or later."
King Fan said seriously: "I have admired the teachings of the Central Plains for a long time. This time I will go to unite the army and make long-term plans. Then you can send more talented officials to help me manage the government. I will not treat you badly."
He Ran waved his hand and said: "Not to mention whether you should be treated unfairly or not, as long as you let me explain it to Yi Guoneng, I will arrange the relevant officials for you, but the number will not be too many, and we are also short of talents. This
That’s something to say later, but now I want to leave a capable general for my brother, that is, Dongfang Ao. Not only is Zhao’s military advisor Jing Hui very resourceful, but the warriors in the army are also very capable. My brother is not yet familiar with the Central Plains warfare methods, but
Let Dongfang Ao lend a helping hand."
King Fan already knew a little about Dongfang Ao's abilities, and said happily: "This is very good. Your willingness to leave such a capable subordinate to me shows that you still have some brotherhood. I will drink a few more bowls with you later."
"Without this excuse, you won't let me drink less. Look at how I got you drunk today. I won't be polite to anyone who dares to break the drinking rules. You'd better warn those people who want to drink and drink."
King Fan said contemptuously: "There are no drunkards on the grassland. They are all real men. No one cheated on you when I drank you down last time."
"Then let's go!" He Ran knew that there was no way to escape, so he simply put on a heroic expression and walked with his head held high.
Shortly after the banquet started, Xiao Xiao left the banquet. She could drink freely with her own soldiers, but she was not in the mood to do so in front of outsiders. After leaving the palace, she went to find Sang Qiong and was about to leave. She had to say goodbye to her sister.
Hearing that her sister was about to return to China, Sang Qiong couldn't hold back her tears. Xiao Xiao was greatly moved by the heartfelt feeling of dependence, and her own eye circles were red. The two sisters talked for a long time, and Xiao Xiaoli
After arriving at Sangqiong, we walked aimlessly for a while and climbed up to the tower. For a long time, we looked at the mottled grassland due to the melting snow.
Xiao Ling on the side saw her smiling from time to time and wondered what she was thinking. She was curious but did not dare to disturb her.
Just after dinner, I heard that He Ran had been carried back. Xiao Xiao hurriedly came over to visit. He saw that He Ran's face was red from drinking and he was sleeping like a child. Every time he looked at him, Xiao Xiao looked at him sleeping soundly.
I always want to laugh, it is a feeling that comes from the bottom of my heart. Seeing that there was not a drop of vegetable soup on his gown, Xiao Xiao felt relieved, expecting that he would not be too drunk.
Before going out, she suddenly remembered something, called Zhong An aside and whispered a few instructions before leaving. Soon Zhong An delivered a large package.
Opening the package alone in the house, Xiao Xiao looked at the rough-made small tent with a faint blush on her pretty face. After a long time, she tied up the package again and handed it to Xiaoling to put it away carefully.
ps: Additional updates, and a nine-stage reminder
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