As the saying goes, the hand that takes someone is short, and the mouth that eats them is short.
Li Ran escorted these thousands of stones of grain this time. After all, for Weiguo, it was nothing more than providing help in a timely manner and relieving an urgent need.
Therefore, no matter what kind of relationship Li Ran has with Zheng Guo, and no matter what kind of relationship Li Ran has with Zheng Guo Ji, if Li Ran wants to take a step to speak at this moment, Qi E will still have to give him this face.
After entering the treasury, Qi E stepped back and then asked Li Ran:
"You came all the way, don't you think it's just to deliver these thousands of stones of food? Tell me, what's going on?"
Li Ran smiled brightly when he heard this, cupped his hands and said:
"The doctor has a sharp eye, I admire him."
"I'm here, firstly, for these thousands of stones of food, and secondly, to save the people of the Ji clan. I also ask the doctor to think that since I have replenished the food in full, I can give the people of the Ji clan a chance. "
When dealing with smart people, Li Ran doesn't need to beat around the bush, so he said this very clearly.
However, Qi E was startled when he heard the sound and said:
"You mean, someone is really plotting against the Ji clan?"
Li Ran nodded and didn't say much.
He will naturally say what needs to be said, and no one can expect to get a word from him about what should not be said.
A smart person can see through this at a glance. There must be a mole within the Ji family.
However, the intrigues within the Ji clan were the Ji clan's own business, and even Li Ran couldn't comment on it. If it weren't for Ji Le, he would probably just turn a blind eye to the internal fighting among the Ji clan.
After all, there are too many such facts these days. And whether it's setting up an ox or offering sacrifices, ask, who will sit on the throne of the sect leader, and what does it have to do with him?
Although it is not a good thing to stand up an ox, what about offering sacrifices to Zong and offering sacrifices to Xun? To say that they are gentlemen is probably not true.
Therefore, his mission here was only to save Ji Zeng and Ji Xun for the sake of Ji Le. As for their subsequent fight with Shu Niu, logically speaking, he should not be able to intervene.
When Qi E saw Li Ran smiling and saying nothing, he understood immediately.
So he looked at the people outside who were giving orders, and then said slowly:
"I'm afraid you can't convince me just by your words. This time Zheng Guo openly provoked our country to defend our country first. If we and our country don't respond, wouldn't we make other countries laugh?"
"Sir, you are here to deliver food. He is actually our benefactor to defend our country. However, you are not related to the Ji family, so why bother to wade through this muddy water? Sir, you can rest for a while, and I will come to receive you when I have made arrangements."
Although the country of Wei suffered a great disaster, it still needed this face.
Zheng Guo has done this for his own sake. If Wei Guo doesn't respond, won't he be at the mercy of others in the future?
Therefore, Weiguo still needs to be resolute in his attitude when dealing with sacrifices and inquiries, otherwise he will only be ridiculed by the world if he falls off the topic.
"doctor."
Qi E was about to leave, but Li Ran hurriedly spoke and stopped him.
"Sir, do you have anything else to say?"
Qi E turned around very quickly, as if he had already predicted that Li Ran would stop him.
Li Ran knew that everything was ready now, but there was just one step missing between the two parties. So, he immediately spoke:
"Please imagine this, doctor, if the Wei Kingdom detains Ji Zeng and Ji Xun this time, wouldn't the Zheng Kingdom and the Wei Kingdom be destined to become enemies in the future?"
"It is true that I am not related to Ji Shi, but I am still living in Zheng State. Now I am entrusted by Dr. Zichan to deliver grain, in order to resolve the conflict here and prevent Wei and Zheng from turning against each other. Today Ji Shi is transporting grain. , since the doctor knew that it was a traitor who deliberately framed Jishi, why did he have to detain Jishi's two sons?"
"This time Zheng State has given out thousands of stones of grain, and the priests have also given thousands of stones to help the Wei State. The desire of the two to make friends and neighbors of the Wei State can be seen from heaven and earth. If the two countries turn against each other just because of the mischief of a traitor, who will benefit? I'm afraid the doctor knows better than me."
After Li Ran finished speaking, he bowed again, which was enough to give Qi E some face.
You must know that this time, whether it was the food from the Zheng court or the food raised by the Ji family, in the final analysis, it was shipped and donated to Wei.
Now that these grain shipments have arrived, how can you, Weiguo, not accept them? If you, Weiguo, have collected grain, but you still want to detain the person who sent it, I'm afraid this is a bit unreasonable both emotionally and rationally.
Moreover, the meaning of Li Ran's words just now was also very clear. He was sent by Zichan, and Zichan gave him a platform behind him.
If you don't give me Li Ran face, you're not giving Zi Chan face.
Qi's heart turned, and he understood what Li Ran meant.
So, he looked Li Ran up and down again, and said with a trace of confusion in his eyebrows:
"Sir, can you take a high position in Zheng Guo now?"
Li Ran shook his head:
"No, I am just living in Zheng State and have no intention of becoming an official."
Qi E nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.
"Well, since the gentleman has spoken, I can let these two people go."
"But who did these firewood and stones? Sir, please give me an explanation. Can you?"
The meaning of this was that Li Ran wanted to find out who was behind the plot to frame the Ji clan, in order to sow discord between Wei and Zheng.
Li Ran immediately raised his hand and said:
"Doctor, please relax. Even if the doctor doesn't say anything, I will still do my best."
At this point, things are considered complete.
But Li Ran suddenly asked:
"By the way, Doctor Unknown, does he know when the Qi Guoliang team will arrive?"
"Oh? Why is sir also interested in Qi's affairs?"
Qi E asked back, with an invisible hint of fear hidden in his eagle eyes.
Li Ran immediately shook his head and smiled:
"I'm just a white-headed man, how dare you be so outrageous. What I mean is that this time when the Qi State came to transport grain, they stopped and stopped on the road. It was probably someone who did it deliberately. The doctor was collecting grain today, but he did this for no reason. If something like this happens when we receive food from Qi in the future, things will be very bad."
On the way to Diqiu, when he suddenly heard that the leading warrior spoke with a Qi accent, Li Ran suddenly realized that the matter was not as simple as he thought: this could not be just a simple internal fight among the clan members.
You must know that the reason for the sacrifice of the family to transport grain for disaster relief was probably because he assisted Doctor Yang Tongue and persuaded the Marquis of Qi to provide relief to the Weiguo. Only then did Shu Niu propose to go to Weiguo to sell grain.
Moreover, among the group of killers who broke out halfway, a figure from Qi State appeared again, which forced Li Ran to connect the two.
He had previously guessed that Shu Niu wanted to use this matter against him. If Shu Niu really colluded with the Qi family, and now the killer of the Ji family is from the Qi state, wouldn't this indirectly prove that Shu Niu and the Ji family do have an unusual relationship?
Shu Niu is not only colluding with the Ji family, but also there is an unknown force within the Qi State that is secretly competing with them.
Then, it is obvious that Qi State's grain trucks will most likely not be transported to Qi State smoothly.
After all, if something really happened to Qi's grain truck, then wouldn't Yang Tongue and Li Ran be targets of attack?
Therefore, Li Ran's last words were by no means groundless.
The only thing that can be done now is to take precautions before they happen. It would be good after all to give the guards a warning in advance.
