He Ran returned to the Western Front with concern, and Xu Tong told him that the Zhao army on the opposite side had been disbanding.
Three days later, the reconnaissance report revealed that almost all the Zhao troops that had gathered had been withdrawn, and only the original defenders were left in various places.
Xu Tong also became confused. Even if Zhao Min sincerely made peace with Yi State, Yi Jun was in large numbers here. Could he be so relieved? Could it be that he wanted to lure Yi Jun to go deeper?
He Ran couldn't figure out the secret. The two discussed the strategy of never moving forward no matter how the other side deployed troops. At the same time, they sent a message to Shi Lang to suspend the deployment of troops from the country.
After waiting for a few more days, there was no more action from Zhao's side. Since they had withdrawn their troops as promised, it would be inappropriate for his side to remain so tightly guarded. After discussion, Xu Tong asked He Ran to return to the court with a troop of soldiers and horses.
He then stationed down to exterminate the remaining mobs and bandits to safeguard and implement the New Deal.
He returned to Mingzhong City to report back to Su Pingjiang, and He Ran told the story about Dingyang City in detail.
Su Pingjiang praised: "You did the right thing. Not to mention your personal relationship, the Jin family and my Su family are family friends. I can't force Brother Jin to death just because of this." After speaking, he sighed, "Zhao
You really have sinister intentions, and this move is hard to praise."
He Ran curled his lips and said: "These people who have the world in mind can show their benevolence and righteousness when they are calm, and their true colors will be revealed in times of crisis. Afterwards, they will inevitably find a reason to excuse themselves and deceive the public. What is pitiful and sad are those who are fooled and loyal.
People who are blindfolded will take the initiative to defend Zhao Min without waiting for him to excuse himself."
"Loyalty is always commendable." Su Pingjiang said seriously.
He Ran laughed and said: "You are a king, so naturally you have this tone."
Su Pingjiang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "The world will be ruined because of you. In your opinion, loyalty to the emperor and righteousness should be spurned."
He Ran pretended to be frightened and said: "I don't dare, but my loyalty to the king can be judged by the sun."
Su Pingjiang did not laugh, but said thoughtfully: "I understand now that it doesn't matter whether the subjects are loyal to me or not. As long as the people can live and work in peace and contentment without rebelling, and the ministers only need to be loyal to their duties and not have any disloyal intentions, it is enough. I am happy
Life can go on forever. On the other hand, even if they are loyal to me, what's the use if they can't resist foreign humiliation? If the country is not protected, I will become a subjugated king. Your new policy will unite all the people and make the princes of the world
No one dared to face the Yi State. From this battle against Zhao, we can see that under the new policy, the enemy's city defenses melted away like the scorching sun and snow. This new policy can secure a victorious army abroad. Even with my shallow eyes, I can see it.
Can protect my country for eternity."
"Your Majesty, Shengming." He Ran said sincerely.
Su Pingjiang said with emotion: "I don't dare to take the word sage seriously. I still have this little self-awareness. What I care about is my own comfortable life. Of course, I will try my best to protect the people and things that can protect my comfortable life. You should
Why do I protect you so much? It’s not because you don’t force me to do things, and you can resist the enemy and open up borders.”
He Ran said in surprise: "I thought you really regarded me as your brother."
Su Pingjiang smiled heartily and said: "Of course I sincerely treat you as a brother, but if you are useless, what use do I have for you as a brother?"
He Ran said disdainfully: "It seems that you are no better than Zhao Min. It's really chilling to be so utilitarian."
Su Pingjiang said disapprovingly: "I'm already doing a good job, but don't you think there is any king in the world who treats his ministers as well as I treat you? I don't have enough heart. If I don't really treat you as a brother, how many heads do you have?"
If you don’t have enough to chop, go ahead if you have nothing else to do, and take the auxiliary minister back to Zangxian Valley to rest, there is no need to ask for leave.”
He Ran blinked and said: "You don't need to chase me away, I'm eager to go back to Zangxian Valley, but firstly, Zhao Min makes me feel uneasy, and secondly..., there is still something that makes you unhappy,
Zhao Min has brought up the matter of sending a concubine again, and I have agreed on your behalf."
Su Pingjiang frowned worriedly when he heard this and asked, "Is there any other way?"
He Ran shook his head and said: "If I can evade it, I will definitely help you evade it, but I really can't find a suitable excuse."
"What should we do?" Su Pingjiang glanced in the direction of the harem and looked troubled.
He Ran lowered his head and said nothing, and persuaded Su Pingjiang to accept it. He felt ashamed of Fan Yu, but if he did not accept it, it would affect the already fragile relationship between Yi and Zhao. He was very embarrassed.
"Hurry up and think of a solution to both problems." Su Pingjiang urged.
He Ran said with a grimace: "I really don't have a good solution."
Su Pingjiang threatened: "I don't care. If you still can't come up with a countermeasure by then, I will send her directly to Cangxian Valley. You will take over her love anyway."
He Ran was really scared and said anxiously: "You are just fooling around. Where will King Zhao's face go if you do this? Even if he doesn't want to go to war with us, he will be forced to raise troops to hold him accountable. Don't do this nonsense."
"Then you think of a way for me. All I want is today's happy life. If you dare to ruin it, don't blame me for not caring about it!" Su Pingjiang stared and left.
He Ran hurriedly grabbed him and said with a pitiful look: "Please understand me, I am not a god, how can I handle everything properly? I really don't have any good ideas for this."
Su Pingjiang sighed and looked at him with a sad face.
He Ran gestured with his eyes and asked: "What does the queen mean?"
"I haven't mentioned it to her yet."
"Ah?! Didn't you tell me a long time ago that you wanted to explore her feelings?" He Ran complained.
Su Pingjiang lowered his voice sadly and said, "I don't know how to speak."
He was deeply in love and deeply worried. He Ran could understand his mood and did not complain again. He pondered for a moment and said: "I have been thinking about this a lot these days. If it doesn't work, you can allocate a palace to her and take her in first."
Let’s talk about it next time. If the queen is dissatisfied, just never set foot on her side. King Zhao only sent her here to make things right, and he shouldn’t stand up for her because she was left out."
"This is a hopeless solution." Su Pingjiang frowned slightly, "I will raise her for you for the time being, and I will give her to you when you are no longer afraid of Zhao Guo."
He Ran did not object and said: "This is all for later. Don't rush to tell the queen that. Miss Fan may not be serious about me. I'll just let her do what she wants."
Su Pingjiang snorted disapprovingly.
He Ran warned uneasily: "You must not tell nonsense to the queen. It will be bad if it spreads to the Zhao State. If you don't favor her, the Zhao people will not be able to say anything. But if they knew you had already
If you have the intention of passing her on to others, that's another matter."
Su Pingjiang was a little unhappy and said: "You are still suspicious of She'er. It seems that you will never trust her again."
He Ran argued: "Don't get me wrong, the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better. I don't doubt that the queen also has to be careful about her accidentally spilling the beans in front of the maids. The competition for favor in the harem is no less than the battle between two armies. These
You should know better than me."
When Su Pingjiang heard what he said, a smile appeared on his face and he said: "Okay, I won't tell her, nothing else?"
"No, go and talk to her. You can't avoid it. It's better to tell her sooner rather than later."
Su Pingjiang clenched his teeth, "She should have heard about it a long time ago, but she never asked me about it. You said I..."
He Ran waved his hands before he could continue and said, "Stop talking, stop talking, I can't help you, this is all your own business." After saying that, he turned around and left.
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