Before Sibu Tailang Xinggua left, He Ran held him back. He whispered, "Your name is too long. Can I just call you Sibu from now on?"
Sibu Tailang Xinggua said with a smile: "Military advisor, you can call me whatever you want."
After Sibu also left, the little princess asked: "We are going to fight soon, why did you send Dagan away?"
"He will miss his mother even more when he gets to the prairie. The most taboo thing for a leader is to be distracted. Once confused, it is easy to make mistakes, so I can't use him now. Do you understand?"
The little princess smiled and said: "Why do I feel like you have changed as a different person? This is so different from the usual you that I can't even adapt to it."
He Ran laughed and said: "You haven't seen the true style of my military advisor. Apart from Shi Lang, there is no other military advisor in the world who is as free, elegant, smart and steady as me."
"Bah! I just wanted to praise you a few times but you have returned to your former virtues." The little princess laughed and went back to her room to rest with her two maids.
In the next few days, He Ran went to preside over court meetings every day and made various arrangements related to the dispatch of troops.
When the envoys sent by Duke Xiang to invite the monarchs and ministers of Yi State to attend the founding ceremony arrived, He Ran was bidding farewell to Su Pingjiang in the palace.
The envoy brought rich gifts and a letter from Duke Xiang. Su Pingjiang was filled with emotion after reading the letter of credence written by Chen Min in the tone of a vassal monarch. After sending the envoy away, he said to He Ran:
"Yi Guo's success today is entirely due to you..."
He Ran interrupted with a smile before he could finish his words: "Tell me something else. You always say these things and it scares me. Your great achievements will shock the Lord."
Su Pingjiang laughed and said: "You can do whatever you want, I don't care. Life like this is too comfortable. As long as you can keep me living like this, you can do whatever you want, and when will you take the throne of King Yi?"
Take it whenever you go."
He Ran glanced at him jealously, sighed helplessly and said, "I'm leaving."
Su Pingjiang couldn't bear it and said: "How about letting Xu Tong go? He has been guarding the border and has rich experience in fighting the Fan people."
He Ran lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said: "It's better for me to go. This time we won't just fight against the Fan people. Zhao and Shun will probably also send troops. I have been thinking about these things these days. Xu Tong's paragraph with
You just have to have fun, and I'm afraid he's not prepared enough."
"But you..." Su Pingjiang stopped talking and shook his head worriedly.
"Just live your life of ease. Don't worry about these things. I just have to work hard, but there is something I want to discuss with you."
"speak."
He Ran came close to him and whispered: "What I worry about most when leading troops outside is civil strife in the country. I went to the Forbidden Valley a few days ago and thought about the Three Marquis Rebellion and the earlier Qisong brothers.
I don’t want to cause trouble again when the fighting is fierce at the front. I have made careful arrangements for the defense inside and outside the royal city, and the generals are trustworthy. What I can’t worry about now is the palace.”
Su Pingjiang smiled bitterly and said, "Are you still worried about her?"
"I don't know how long I'll be leaving now. If it's just a few months, it's okay, but no matter how long it takes... I want you to promise me something, so that I can feel at ease outside."
"Just tell me, I will agree to anything, as long as you don't embarrass her."
"It's the same as my last expedition. You will come to court every ten days. If you fail to come to court after the expiration date, you will not be punished if you break into the palace to inquire about government affairs."
"no problem."
"The most important thing is to take good care of the seal. During my absence, the appointment and removal of officials of third grade and above must be approved by Su Ge, Xu Tong, and Shi Lang. I have already told them about this. If there is an abnormal appointment or removal of officials,
And it was not announced by you at the time, I asked them to disobey."
"Even though I said at the time that they could disobey if they felt it was inappropriate, in fact I would not care about these things at all."
"That's not necessary. The country is yours. You can do whatever you want. You are not a foolish king. What I'm worried about is that others are falsely passing on the king's orders."
Su Pingjiang defended Nanqi: "You don't have to worry about her anymore. She has told me everything about the past and vowed not to do anything for Shun Guo anymore. Besides, she also knows how powerful you are.
Don’t dare to mess around anymore.”
He Ran smiled noncommittally, "Then I will lead the army early tomorrow morning. I will attend Xiangguo's founding ceremony to confuse the eyes and ears of all parties. After that, I will return with you. After passing the Axe's Gorge, I will sneak in secretly.
Going back, the 10,000 troops and 10,000 troops have already gone to the Axuduan Gorge in batches these days. The enemy's eyes and ears should not notice. There are still 4,000 troops on standby near Muhu City. I will bring a few officials with me tomorrow.
I went to Xiangguo in the name of participating in the celebration."
"Be careful in everything. It is better to lose some troops than take risks." Su Pingjiang sincerely warned.
When Zhuyin came back from the morning, he entered the room and saw He Ran staring blankly at the two paintings on the desk. He was obviously a little flustered when he suddenly saw her coming in. He stood up and came to greet her.
"I walked around the garden in the afternoon and saw a place suitable for planting bamboo. Come on, I'll take you to see it."
Zhuyin gave him a cold look and said, "Isn't it inappropriate to talk about planting bamboo in late autumn? If you want to coax me out, why don't you say something else?"
He Ran chuckled and said: "It's a bad excuse to be flustered for a moment, and it made Madam laugh."
Zhuyin snorted disdainfully, "If you want to hide it, go and hide it. I don't want to look at shady things." He turned around and was about to go out.
He Ran grabbed her and smiled and said: "I have nothing to hide from you. Come on, I'm going to let you appreciate my masterpiece and see if it's better than before." As he said,
She pulled several cases in front of Zhuyin and picked up two paintings to look at. The first painting was of him on the prairie, protected by his guards, smiling as he watched the Yi army chasing the Fan soldiers. The military advisor's banner was painted on the grassland.
It was extremely detailed and eye-catching. Without asking, I knew it was painted for Lin Yan. Zhuyin couldn't help laughing because of the exaggerated and funny characters and expressions on the painting.
The second painting shows a handsome old man lying on the grass with his legs crossed, holding a piece of grass in his mouth and looking very comfortable. The reason why he is called a "handsome" old man is actually because he painted his old appearance too much.
It's perfect. If it weren't for the two shallow wrinkles painted on his forehead, he would look like a beautiful boy. A series of small circles are drawn on the old man's head. The last large circle is painted with a man and a woman standing on the city head, battlements, soldiers, etc.
Very small, the bodies of the man and woman are also very small. The focus of the painting is on the heads of the two. They are both looking at the city. The woman is surprised, while the man slightly raises his head and looks down at the city in a nonchalant manner.
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The meaning of the whole picture is very clear. When he gets old, he will always remember the time in Bafu City and the voice and smile with Lin Yan.
Zhuyin curled his lips and said: "The paintings are good, especially the old one. It will probably move Lin Yan to tears."
He Ran laughed and said: "Are you scolding me? If you cry when looking at this kind of painting, it must be a bad painting. You just don't believe it. Lin Yan really has no feelings for me."
"Okay, don't be guilty. Do you want to send one of the thousand paintings to me, or do you want to send them along with the paintings?" Zhuyin said, handing him two paintings and looking at him with a smile.
"Do you think I really painted a thousand paintings for her? She was just joking." He Ran put the two paintings into a brocade box and sealed them. He went to the outer room and ordered someone to give Lin Yan the last painting.
The messenger came to deliver the message.
ps: jinly reminds me, I will update another chapter tonight. Remember to throw out the flowers in your hands when reading ^_^
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