On this day, He Ran finished handling the military affairs sent from various places, the guards came to report, and Dazai sent someone to see him.
He Ran heard that someone had come in and saw that it was Su Li, the captain of Su Ge's bodyguard.
Su Li presented a small package wrapped in red silk and said: "Military advisor, this is sent by Dazai."
He Ran opened it and saw that inside was a white silk strip with a line of small words on it: Zhao Fan wants to marry, and the envoy has arrived at Sangge.
He Ran knew that this Sangge was where King Fan lived. He frowned slightly and asked Su Li, "Where did it come from?"
"Someone tied this silk strip to an arrow and shot it into the courtyard late at night." Su Li bowed and reported.
"Stop being so polite." He Ran smiled at him, "What did Dazai say?"
Su Li was also familiar with the military advisor, so he stopped being polite and said with a lowered hand: "Dazai guessed that Zhao people who were dissatisfied with King Zhao may have leaked the secret to us, so I asked the villain to ask the military advisor what he thought."
He Ran looked over the silk strip several times and said: "What Dazai said makes sense, well... there is another possibility that it was done by Shunren. They are most concerned about Fan Bang's movements. There must be many spies there.
They probably found out the identity of the Zhao State envoy, reported to us, and wanted to sow discord between us and Zhao State."
"Oh..., I have taken note of it. If the military advisor has no other instructions, I will go back and report it immediately." Su Li looked at the military advisor with admiration.
He Ran asked for a piece of silver from Hong An and threw it to him and said, "Go ahead."
Su Li smiled and thanked him, turned around and walked out. Before he reached the door, he heard the military advisor calling: "Come back." Su Li hurriedly walked back, but the military advisor held the silk strip and didn't say anything for a long time. He didn't dare
Duoguo waited quietly.
"Please remember what I say below." He Ran paused and then said: "Let Dazai send envoys to Dingyang with this silk strip to ask King Zhao if it is true. The number of envoys should not be too many, but
The official position should be high, and the envoys should not be publicized, but they should spread the news cleverly. Instruct the envoys to report to the King of Zhao secretly after they arrive in Zhao State, saying that the military advisor suspects that the silk strip is a ploy to sow discord in Shun State. Please invite the King of Zhao.
Show it to Shun Guo in conjunction with the scene, and then there is no need to say more, King Zhao will know what to do."
Although Su Li is a shrewd person, he was still a little dizzy after hearing it. He was afraid that he would miss the mark, so he grinned and said: "The military advisor should write a letter. If you miss or miss one or two words, it will delay things."
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How could He Ran dare to write in front of them? He smiled and said: "It is better for you to keep it in mind. You can repeat it again and I will correct it for you if there are any mistakes."
Su Li had no choice but to recall and retell, but forgot one item. He Ran nodded approvingly and said that item again. Su Li repeated it again. He Ran waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
Su Li couldn't help thinking silently in his mind and walked out. He didn't dare to be distracted on the way back. He really didn't understand why the military advisor refused to write a letter on such an important and complicated matter. The road was already peaceful and there was no need to worry about letters.
Being robbed.
Seeing Su Li leave, Hong An felt anxious. In the end, he couldn't hold it back. He leaned into the ear of the military advisor and said, "Commander, if Lord Jin is kind enough to inform you, wouldn't we do this..."
He Ran patted him on the shoulder and said: "I have made progress, and I have more things to think about than before. I have thought of this. First of all, Mr. Jin may not know such a confidential matter. Secondly, even if he knows it,
It will definitely not be leaked to us. Lord Jin can clearly distinguish between brotherhood and loyalty to the emperor and the country."
"Oh..., hey, I'm being smart again, the military advisor has thought of this a long time ago." Hong An felt a little embarrassed.
Seeing the other guards showing a mocking smile to Hong An, He Ran put away his smile and said: "It's a good thing that Hong An is doing this. A wise man will always make mistakes, and I can't possibly calculate everything. When I think about it, when you have doubts in your hearts,
Feel free to bring it up, maybe what you mentioned is exactly what I ignored."
Everyone agreed in unison, and their red faces were very bright.
Zhong Yan was encouraged and scratched his head and said: "Military advisor, I have something puzzled in my mind right now. On the way back from Su Li, the envoys will go to Dingyang, and then they will put on a show, and Shun Guo's spies will send the news back. This will take a lot of time."
Come on, aren't we about to start a war with Shunguo? When this news comes, I'm afraid the war will start, wouldn't it be meaningless?"
He Ran shook his head and said: "I have always thought you were the smartest, but you still forgot what I said before. However, the arrangements I made later made it easy for you to ignore what I said before. Think about what I said when I asked Dazai to send envoys?
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"Oh! At that time, some secret agents from Shunguo began to send news back." Zhong Zong came to his senses and immediately said with a smile: "The following arrangements are more like tricks. It's exactly what you said. I heard you
If I ask King Zhao to cooperate in the show later, I just think that the secret agent of Shunguo will go back to report the news. I really forgot about it before, haha, these words are really enough for Su Li to remember."
"Is there anything else you want to say?" He Ran saw Zhong Min frowning quickly again.
"Hmm... But if you calculate it like this, the war will almost start when the news reaches Shunguo. This seems to have an effect..."
"When fighting a war, let alone a day's work, every moment is extremely precious. Even if there is only one ten thousandth chance, we must work hard. Remember, the outcome of a battle is not determined by the battlefield but by the battlefield.
The decision was made before the war. We only suffered a little fatigue from doing this, but once it is effective, it can speed up the country's decision-making and deployment. The victory or defeat is often just between this few millimeters."
Having said this, he smiled happily, because Zhong Min's brows had just relaxed and then wrinkled again, "Still have doubts?"
Zhong Min was also a little embarrassed, waved his hand and said: "No... no more."
"Are you wondering which side of the country, Zhao or Shun, voted for this piece of silk?" He Ran looked at him with a smile in his eyes.
"Hehe, the military advisor really sees me through and through." Zhong Yan said with a silly smile.
He Ran stood up and said, "Then think about it slowly. If you can figure it out, tell me later." He walked towards the door. When he came to the door, he turned around and said to Zhong An, who was still thinking hard, "I forgot to ask you.
Well, what was the result last time I asked you to meet the girl who gave you love flowers?"
Zhong Tong said with a bitter face: "The military advisor is still mentioning it. I just said that my master can't come today, and she became anxious and asked me when she could come. I said that the master is not from Dingyang and something happened at home.
I rushed back in a hurry, but before I could continue to make up my story, she burst into tears. She ignored me no matter how hard I tried to persuade her. She just held me back and asked her over and over where her master lived. In the end, I had no choice but to run away.
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He Ran shook his head, turned to Hongwan and said, "When Xi Qun comes back, you should do whatever you want. The best thing is to get her back to the valley as soon as possible." He was naturally referring to Xi Yu's beloved daughter.
Hong An was grateful and embarrassed at the same time, her face turned red amidst the laughter of everyone.
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