On the third day after Wang Jin set out, He Ran was anxiously waiting for news from all sides in his tent. Kong Lin worried him, He Gong worried him, Wang Jin worried him, and Xu Tong worried him.
Make him worried.
This is a seemingly fragmented game of chess. If you play well, everything will be over. If you play poorly, you will be doomed. Fortunately, there are sufficient preparations in advance. Xu Tong doesn’t have to worry about food and grass for the time being, but he can’t hold on for too long.
If he is not rescued within a month, something serious will happen.
At this time, Hong Quan came in and reported: "The king of Zhao has sent an envoy."
He Ran raised his eyebrows and said, "Please."
Soon, a person was brought in. When He Ran saw him, he smiled and said, "It turns out we are an old friend. Mr. Lu is always kind." The person who came was actually one of Zhao Min's courtiers, Lu Kang, and He Ran recognized this person.
Lu Kang bowed and exerted his strength, saying: "Lu Kang pays homage to the military advisor."
"Without any etiquette, let's sit down and talk." He Ran seemed very cordial. After he sat down, he asked: "The king of Zhao sent an adult here to give me some advice."
Lu Kang looked bitter and said: "My king is deeply troubled by the current situation and would like to invite the military advisor to have a drink in front of the formation to eliminate the misunderstanding."
He Ran then smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest, sir, I am also worried. Since King Zhao has this idea, it is perfect. I don't know when it will be decided? My military advisor will obey the king's order."
"Since the military advisor has no objection, it will be done in half an hour. My king will be alone."
"Okay, I'll go alone in half an hour."
Lu Kang said no more, stood up and left.
The incident happened suddenly. After hearing the news, all the generals came to discuss it. Everyone speculated about King Zhao's intentions. Some thought King Zhao wanted to reconcile, others suspected that he wanted to stabilize the army, and some worried that the meeting was fraudulent.
Be careful.
He Ran just ordered them to guard the camp. No matter what King Zhao's idea was, since he proposed a meeting, things would turn around. He really didn't want to fight to the death with Zhao Jun. In that case, even if he defeated the army, the losses would be staggering.
It is of no benefit to the Yi State. If the Zhao State is beaten and unable to fight anymore, it will only allow Shun State to wait and reap the benefits.
Without waiting for instructions, Hong Gan took all his guards to investigate in front of the battle. After a while, he came back to report that the Zhao people had set up several cases in the most open area, and the distances from both sides were roughly the same. Unexpectedly, they would set up an ambush.
He Ran shook his head and said: "King Zhao is not going to use this as a means, so you don't have to worry about it."
Having said that, Hong Gan and others did not dare to neglect. All the guards were on horseback at the forefront of the camp, holding bows and arrows, ready to rush out to rescue the military advisor.
When the time was approaching, He Ran rode on Taofeng and came to the front of the camp. He saw King Zhao coming slowly towards this side from a distance, so he also dismounted and walked slowly towards the tables set up at the two arrows.
When he was about to arrive, he stepped up his pace and rushed to the table before King Zhao and bowed down, observing the etiquette.
King Zhao held each other's hands and said with a smile on his face: "The military advisor is too polite."
After sitting at the table, King Zhao took the wine flask and poured himself a bottle, drank it all to show that it was not poisonous, and then said: "The military advisor should not be suspicious of me, right?"
He Ran waved his hands repeatedly, took the wine pot, filled two wine bottles with wine, raised the bottles and said, "My foreign minister wishes the king long life."
After the drink, King Zhao put down his wine bottle, with a look of blame and confusion on his face, and said: "Military Advisor, you and I have known each other for a long time. I won't say any polite words. Please ask the Military Advisor for advice. Why is this? I am sincere.
Inviting you to defend the Emperor together, why...why did the general suddenly attack us? I never expected that, the covenant is still there, shouldn't this have been planned by the military adviser?"
He Ran secretly smiled in his heart, but his face was full of annoyance, and said: "Where did the king come from? I was caught off guard. I was stunned when I received the urgent report from the general. He said there was news that the siege of the capital had been lifted.
, Xiping had already withdrawn his troops, believing that the king was using a trick to trick him into going deep alone. Although I didn’t believe it, the war had already begun, so I had to rush to rescue him. I have been very anxious these past few days, and I have long wanted to ask the king, what is this?
What's going on? I have verified the information told by the general in many ways. Xiping has indeed withdrawn its troops a long time ago. Thinking of the previous closure of the border, I can't help but suspect that someone is deliberately preventing us from knowing the truth. It is not the case that I am suspicious.
, it’s just that this thing is too strange.”
Zhao Min was annoyed and said: "No wonder you are suspicious. When I sent the envoys, the news I got here was that Xiping was attacking the capital day and night. Military advisors should know that the land is thousands of miles away, so there will inevitably be some mistakes in delivering the news.
During the delay, there was also a lazy messenger who thought that Xiping had withdrawn its troops and everything was fine. It took a long time to send the news back. I have severely punished these people who caused trouble, but even if I learned that Xiping had withdrawn its troops,
I expected that they would definitely go and come back. Since your army is already on the road, it is still necessary to go for reinforcements. Because of this consideration, I did not rush to inform King Yi. Who would have known that I was negligent... Alas! It was true that the frontier was closed earlier.
This is to prevent the chaos from escaping to your country to cause trouble. I didn’t expect these things to come together to cause such a big disaster. It’s only a few people’s fault!”
He Ran pretended to be surprised and said: "It's all a misunderstanding?!"
Zhao Min smiled bitterly and said: "When the war started, all the ministers said that Yi Yi was untrustworthy. This was done deliberately. Although I didn't doubt King Yi and the military advisor, the emergency at all the borders made me feel as cold as ice, and I couldn't care less in a hurry.
There were so many that we had to quickly mobilize troops and horses from all over to come to the rescue. Military advisors, even the Shun army came to attack together. This... haha, it's too much of a coincidence, isn't it?"
He Ran sighed and said: "It's God's will to trick people. Shunguo has sent envoys several times to invite us to attack Zhao. Our king is unwilling to do such an unjust act, so I secretly dispatched troops to Shenniu City.
Nearby, I thought that once I mobilized my troops, I could help the king if needed. Who knew that there was a sudden trouble here? In desperation, I had to mobilize troops to rescue the general while ordering the soldiers and horses stationed there to send out pressure.
, Shun Guo must have thought that this was a golden opportunity, so he took action without hesitation. To be honest, I was secretly grateful after learning about Shun's army's movement. Your Majesty, don't blame me. In the situation at that time, I could only
Please protect yourself first."
Zhao Min nodded and said seriously: "No wonder you, this is really God's will."
He Ran enjoyed this serious atmosphere of telling lies, and it was even more rare to meet a master like Zhao Min. The two of them actually explained a war that both parties had planned for a long time into a misunderstanding, and they also seemed to be so precise.
Everything is reasonable and reasonable, which really requires some ability and shame.
At this point, He Ran knew that Zhao Min really wanted to resolve the current dangerous situation, and said worriedly: "The fight has reached this stage..., alas! I don't know how to explain it to the king, no matter what, it is best to stop the war first.
, I will send an order to all parties to stop their actions." He said this but had no intention of getting up.
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