Xiao Xiao had already received the report in this regard, and snorted coldly: "You are really getting more and more capable. You went to Dingyang alone, what a skill you have!"
Seeing her pretty face as cold as ice, He Ran knew that she still resented this, so he smiled and said: "I wanted to send you a message before I went, but the situation was too urgent and it was too late, so I just
..., Hehe, I'm back safely now, don't be angry."
Xiao Xiao glanced at him coldly and said: "There is no reason to say this. You are willing to die to serve the country. Why am I angry?"
He Ran sighed and said: "Xiao'er, your bright smile was still in front of me when I visited Xuanding City last time. After we said goodbye, I miss you every day. It's so easy to see each other, but you are so cold again.
If I had known this, I would not have left you that time, no matter what goddamn military and state affairs it was."
Xiao Xiao was frightened and looked behind him. When he saw Xiaoling, Hongquan and the others standing far away, he felt relieved and said angrily: "You also said these words so loudly!"
He Ran said with an air of indifference and anger: "I'm not in the mood to care so much."
Xiao Xiao was afraid. She knew that He Ran would be lawless if he became willful. She said bitterly: "If you do this again, I will never ignore you again."
He Ran looked at her quietly and said: "You don't pay much attention to me now. It's better to ignore me if you talk so coldly."
Xiao Xiao turned around and left without saying a word.
"Last time outside Xuanding City..." He Ran shouted loudly.
Xiao Xiao was so frightened that he immediately stopped and turned around to look at him almost pleadingly.
"I won't shout when you come back." He Ran threatened.
Xiao Xiao wished she could kill him with her eyes and walked back silently.
He Ran's eyes showed infinite tenderness, and he spoke softly about the reason for going to Dingyang, and then said: "I know you must have been very angry after hearing the news. I really couldn't bear to report the news to you before going. When I was in Dingyang,
There was a moment when the situation was very critical. I really thought that I might not be able to come back. At that time, I didn’t think about you too much. I secretly prayed to God. If He Ran was really destined to be like this, then I didn’t dare to hope to escape this disaster. I only hoped that God would show mercy.
Let me see you again before I die, Xiao'er, I feel in my heart that I owe you the most."
Hearing him reveal his true feelings so unabashedly, Xiao Xiao felt ashamed and moved in her heart. Faced with this situation, she could not tolerate her escaping like before. She blushed and rebuked in a low voice: "You deserve to die in Dingyang."
, you asked for it!" Then he said with a dissatisfied look on his face, "Don't sister and Yin'er stop you? Sister Nuanyu should also stop you."
He Ran smiled and said: "Only Yin'er knows about this, how dare I tell my sister and the others."
"This damn sound!" Xiao Xiao cursed bitterly.
He Ran smiled and said: "Point at her and don't try to stop me, but if..." He looked at her with a meaningful smile in his eyes.
Of course Xiao Xiao understood what he was going to say. Naturally, he couldn't hide such a major military matter from himself, the Phoenix King. If he and Zhuyin stopped it together, he meant that he could stop it.
Her pretty face felt feverish again. Xiao Xiao turned his gaze to the distant mountains and changed the subject: "You just said that you want to open a road to the prairie. This is not difficult. The premise is that the remaining three passes must be quickly removed.
Shun Guo has no time to mobilize troops here, so your plan is indeed a good one."
There was a faint look of sadness on He Ran's face, and he whispered: "After hearing the report of Qian Shilang who was sent to Fan State, I felt very uneasy. I am afraid that there will be chaos in Fan State. King Fan's prestige is declining after successive defeats.
In particular, most of his subordinates were opposed to his idea of moving to the Central Plains. My initial idea was to open the passage and then join forces with Fan soldiers to clear out the cut-off southeastern half of the Shun Kingdom and separate most of the cities to satisfy King Fan's desire to move to the Central Plains. However,
Analysis of the news brought back by Qian Shilang shows that if that is the case, Fan State may fall apart. Before I left, I sent Qian Shilang on a secret mission. It is almost time for Zhao State to relax at the border. We cannot confirm King Fan’s
The situation makes it impossible to fight this battle. If we open the road but King Fan cannot arrive with his troops in time, then this battle will not only be in vain, but also expose our intentions. Zhao and Shun will not be able to spare us."
Xiao Xiao nodded, looking into the distance as if thinking about something.
"I've been feeling very confused these days. I really wish I could go see King Fan in person and see what the situation is like over there." He Ran said sadly.
"I almost lost my life in Dingyang, how dare you have such thoughts!" Xiao Xiao was so angry that she really wanted to push him off the cliff.
He Ran said with a bitter face: "I'm just saying it casually because I'm anxious."
Xiao Xiao glared at him fiercely, then turned his gaze to the distance, and said softly: "I thought of a strategy a few days ago to attack the pass below, and I have always wanted to tell you that it might reduce our dependence on Fan Bang."
"Oh? Zhan Feng's plan must be extremely brilliant. Come on, tell me." He Ran's eyes lit up.
Xiao Xiao rolled his eyes at him angrily, sorted out his thoughts, and said with a slight embarrassment: "You also know, if I talk about marching and fighting, I can barely do it, but I can't control the situation of all parties and plan the world's major events.
, you can’t laugh at me if what I said is wrong.”
He Ran smiled gently and said: "Why are you telling me these things? Even if I laugh at you, what are you afraid of?"
Xiao Xiao looked at him with disdain and said: "You are the most merciless person. If I make a mistake, you will definitely tease me about it in front of my sisters next time."
"Okay, okay, I swear, even if what you say is wrong, I will never mention it again. Just tell me."
Xiao Xiao pondered again, pointed forward and whispered: "Nearly half of the large territory of Shun State on the Gunlong River is the fiefdom of two dukes, one is Chen Jian, the Duke of Korea, and Chen Min, the Duke of Xiang State.
The area of their fiefdoms is the same, and there are iron ore deposits in both countries. Fanbang not only has little iron ore, but also has no iron smelting skills, so he spends a lot of money to buy refined iron in the transaction with the Central Plains. This is a very profitable business. The Korean company
The fiefdom of Xiangguo happened to be sandwiched between Fanjing and the fiefdom of Duke Xiang. If Duke Xiang wanted to trade with Fanbang, he had to go through the fiefdom of South Korea. If he wanted to take a detour, it would be hundreds of miles away. The cost of the journey was huge, and the price of transportation was naturally high.
It’s much higher than the Korean ones, and people from other countries won’t buy them at all.”
There was a smile on He Ran's face, "The Korean prince naturally wants to enjoy this huge wealth exclusively, and will never agree to the fact that the Duke of Xiangguo uses the road to transport fine iron."
"Exactly, the two of them have been fighting openly and secretly. In the past, it was better to have King Shun to mediate, but now that Shun has been weakened by us, the fighting between the two of them has become more and more intense, and it has reached the point where they are fighting each other.
situation."
"Hahahaha, God helps change the country. As long as we encourage one of the parties to rebel and establish a country on the condition of sending troops to help, it doesn't matter whether there is help from other countries. An additional vassal country was created out of thin air. This is better than I expected!" He Ran was excited!
He punched and slapped him repeatedly.
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