After leaving the gate of the government office, Mr. Tianhe waved his hands to the guards behind him and walked straight this way alone with his bare hands.
He Ran hesitated for a moment, then gave instructions to Hong Wan and others, and went forward alone.
This is not because he is reckless, but because this era is very honest. Since someone has made it clear that they want to talk secretly, bringing his attendants there not only seems cowardly, but also an insult to the other party's character. People like Tianhe Gong would rather die than do anything harmful. It's a matter of one's own reputation.
A few feet away from each other, the two men stopped. He Ran bravely gave him the courtesy of a junior and said, "My nephew pays homage to my uncle."
Mr. Tianhe looked very calm, nodded slightly, and said: "There is no need to be polite, military advisor, I am waiting for you." [
He Ran stood up and said: "It's difficult to take care of everything on the battlefield, which frightened my uncle. It's my nephew's fault. Now I will personally escort my uncle out of the confinement."
Lord Tianhe looked at him quietly and remained silent for a long time.
He Ran forced a smile and said, "Uncle, do you have any other advice?"
Tianhe publicly said: "Tell me the details of the attack on Dingyang until my son dies."
He Ran vaguely saw something in his eyes as he looked at him, so he recounted in detail the causes and consequences of the two armies surrounding Dingyang and the meeting with his brother and sister-in-law after the city was breached. It took him half an hour.
When Duke Tianhe heard that Jin Dian had committed suicide, his silver beard trembled and a few tears fell on his chest. When he heard the last words of Princess Qingyun, he couldn't help but sigh softly.
When He Ran finished speaking, he looked back at Jin Yun and said sadly: "Jin Yun is the same as what you said, Dian'er..."
Seeing that he pursed his lips and stopped talking, He Ran asked in a low voice: "We and Shun Guo successively surrounded Dingyang. My uncle should have received military reports long ago. Did he only find out after waiting for Jin Yun's reports?"
Duke Tianhe did not return to his question, but instead said: "You have fulfilled your brotherly duty to Dian'er, and you are even more grateful for the funeral. As a father, I want to say thank you."
He Ran said hurriedly: "I've ruined my nephew. Don't say that, uncle. I have always felt extremely guilty for failing to save the lives of my brother and sister-in-law."
Lord Tianhe's face turned solemn and said: "Now that we have finished talking about private matters, let's talk about official matters. When I first met the military advisor in Dingyang, I could tell that the military advisor was a virtuous person. But now why do you take advantage of the fire and lead the troops to attack?" What? The alliance between Yi and Zhao was concluded between the military advisor and our king himself."
Hearing his question, He Ran had that flashy smile on his face and replied: "Uncle Rong, first of all, the attack on Zhao was based on the emperor's order. In the face of great righteousness, the alliance between the two countries can only be thrown aside. My uncle is very righteous, so I don’t think my nephew needs to say anything more."
Duke Tianhe frowned and asked, "You really followed the emperor's edict?"
He Ran smiled lightly and said: "Fake edicts openly will be despised by the world. How dare we falsify such a big thing? Is this the truth, uncle?" Seeing him frowning and saying nothing, He Ran continued, "The emperor has called the princes to attack Zhao. , according to the etiquette, King Zhao will be punished, but King Zhao may not have time to inform my uncle."
Mr. Tianhe looked displeased and snorted.
He Ran didn't want to give up and continued: "The second thing is, why did our late king fail? I think uncle Lai should remember that Zhao and Yi had an sworn hatred. I think back then, when the Yi Kingdom was first established, the two countries Zhao and Shun Aren't you taking advantage of our country's mourning to raise unjust troops? Now we are attacking Zhao in retaliation."
Duke Tianhe said a little upset: "The treasonous minister founded the country privately and conquered it in a right way. It's okay not to mention this. The death of the Duke was indeed unjust, but..., alas." He didn't say any more.
He Ran said with a smile: "There are three and four, uncle, do you still want to listen?"
"Say it." Mr. Tianhe's eyes became sharp again.[
"Third, what we are attacking is Zhao Wangdao!" He Ran's tone suddenly turned cold, "Killing brothers to usurp the throne first, betraying allies and abandoning friends later, and then trying to retaliate..."
Duke Tianhe interrupted him, stared at him closely and said, "Do you have any evidence for the theory of brother-killing?"
He Ran blinked and said harshly: "Although the evidence obtained now is not enough to be called irrefutable evidence, I won't accuse him unjustly."
Mr. Tianhe had so much experience that he wanted to listen to the argument again and waved his hand to him.
He Ran saw that Duke Tianhe was already suspicious of the rumors about Zhao Min killing his brother and usurping the throne, otherwise he would not pay so much attention to this topic. He coughed dryly and said: "Then let's forget about this for now. We will betray the alliance and abandon the alliance." Tomo Ichijo was real and promised to join forces to defeat Shun, but when the war was in full swing, he pretended that Zhao Kun was causing trouble and withdrew his troops privately, which caught us off guard and almost harmed Shun's country."
Lord Tianhe glanced at him, then moved his eyes aside, obviously disapproving of his statement. Yi State supported Xiang and Qi in the battle of defeating Shun, and it can be said that they took advantage of it. He Ran now said that Zhao When a country betrays its allies and abandons its friends, it is somewhat suspected that it has taken advantage of it and acted like a good boy.
He Ran wisely stopped talking about this and instead said: "If this is tolerable, then under the guise of rescuing the imperial capital, he secretly lured and annihilated my expedition division, which can be described as extremely sinister and treacherous! My uncle has been in charge of troops in the army, so he doesn’t know the inside story, right?"
Lord Tianhe looked up to the sky and sighed. No need to ask, he must know the inside story.
A sneer appeared at the corner of He Ran's mouth, and he said: "Why should I be a king if he is so sinister? What's more, when the battle was unfavorable, he actually slaughtered his own people, thus slandering my righteous master and the people of this town!"
At this time, Lord Tianhe looked extremely tired, as if he had suddenly changed from a calm veteran to an old man. His sharp eyes became dull and scattered, and he whispered with difficulty: "This is really unwise. , how can such a thing be hidden for a long time? Alas..."
"So uncle is aware of this matter?"
Faced with He Ran's question, Mr. Tianhe remained silent, but his expression said everything.
"Isn't it just unwise? It's simply crazy and worse than a beast!" He Ran realized it now and his voice rose an octave.
"No more, no more." Mr. Tianhe's tone became pleading.
He Ran was just about to use the topic to publicize this scandal in public. Seeing Tianhe Gong's appearance, he suddenly couldn't bear it and gave up his previous idea. Originally, he was feeling resentful about the old man who forced his brother to death. There was an evil fire in him, but after a conversation, he vaguely realized that the old man was not blindly loyal, and he could see that he had been immersed in the pain of losing his son. From this, He Ran's attitude towards him Gradually a transformation occurred.
Putting away the flashy smile on his face, he whispered in a sincere tone: "Uncle, these are all noble words. The purpose of attacking nephew Zhao this time is to avenge his brother. In addition, my brother has a last wish, so that the people of Zhao Kingdom can be bathed in water." With the benefits of the New Deal, my nephew is originally a lazy person and has suffered from the hard work of conquest, but for the sake of his brother, he dare not slack off. Uncle, King Zhao is kind to his appearance but vicious to his heart. I sincerely ask my uncle not to be driven by him anymore. Sorry, my brother has been harmed by this. Please uncle, please follow me back to the country of Yi. If I can let my nephew fulfill his filial piety on behalf of his brother, it will not only help my nephew have the face to see his brother in the future, but also make his brother who is under the influence of Jiuquan feel at ease. Already."
"Good boy, Dian'er's fight with your brother is not in vain." Mr. Tianhe's voice was very low, and a trace of kindness appeared on his wrinkled face.