The king of Chu held a banquet to reward the three armies, and the whole Qianxi River suddenly became lively.
But not everyone enjoys the excitement.
In addition to Li Ran, there are actually two other people who are also worried about this.
One is Wu She.
The other one is Shen Wuyu.
Shortly after Li Ran returned to his camp, the two of them came to visit him one after another.
At this time, Shen Wuyu's official position in the Chu State was not high. He was said to be insignificant and understated. Compared with Wu Ju's son Wu She, there was a clear gap between his and Wu She's status. Therefore, Shen Wuyu followed Wu She.
This is not the first time Li Ran has seen these two people.
When discussing how to make the envoys of various countries hand over frontline combat command, Shen Wuyu came forward to analyze Li Ran's plan, and Li Ran also noticed this person at the time.
As for Wu She, that’s not unfamiliar.
As the son of Wu Ju, it is impossible for Li Ran not to have heard of it.
However, Li Ran didn't expect that the two of them would make a special trip to visit him.
"She came here rashly and caused a lot of disturbance. I hope you won't be surprised, sir."
Wu She greeted him first, with a calm tone and a sincere attitude.
"How dare you, how dare you, I wonder why you two are here?"
Li Ran didn't talk nonsense. After bowing his hands, he motioned for the two of them to come in and sit down.
The three of them sat down, Wu She and Shen Wuyu looked at each other again, and finally Shen Wuyu cupped his hands towards Li Ran and said:
"Ming Gong, today the king wants to reward the three armies, but we and I think it is inappropriate. I think our country of Chu is too humble, and the national strength may be unsustainable. Now is the year of war. If this drags down the people, our country of Chu will inevitably suffer. The danger of collapse..."
"Since Mr. Ming is an honored guest of the King of Chu, he didn't say anything at the banquet today. I think there must be a reason why he came, so Wu Yute came to ask for advice."
In fact, for Li Ran, there was nothing to say about what happened today.
He didn't need to answer to anyone.
But for keen people like Wu She and Shen Wuyu, the harm of King Chu's move was completely foreseeable.
If you win a battle, you will naturally be rewarded, but the method and amount of this reward have yet to be considered.
If the King of Chu were to be as arrogant as this time every time, how many families in Chu could withstand his squandering?
Li Ran is a wise man, so how could he not see through this?
However, Li Ran did not remind King Chu at today's banquet that this kind of inaction was actually not in line with Li Ran's usual personality.
What's more, the Chu State has used troops abroad several times, and Li Ran has participated in all of them. Therefore, Li Ran chose not to speak at this time. In the eyes of the two of them, it was inevitable that he deliberately wanted to harm the Chu State.
"Haha, what do I mean? You are here to offend me? It seems that you two are also interested people. However, this matter is thought to be serious and should not be taken too hastily. Now that the king is getting excited, at this time Talking too much will do no good.”
"Since you two can see this, it is enough to show that you are also knowledgeable people. In this case, you should know how difficult it is to 'admonish'? What's more, the person who needs to be admonished now is this person. King of the country?"
"You don't know, the dragon is a big insect, soft and can be ridden. However, there are reverse scales under its throat. If anyone disobeys it, he will kill someone. The human master is a dragon, so he also has reverse scales. Therefore, people It’s better to touch the master’s reverse scale less often. Haha, it’s better to touch less!”
Li Ran's answer was very thorough, and it also served as a reminder to them.
At this time, it is best not to anger King Chu.
"But...since we have taken advantage of the emperor's salary, we should take the Chu State's great plan as our top priority!"
"Now that the king is hesitating the people's power and spending money excessively, it will definitely bring disaster to the people in the future, so how can we turn a blind eye?"
Shen Wuyu behaved very stubbornly. In his opinion, this matter must be explained clearly to the King of Chu, and he should at least fulfill his duty as a minister.
This is actually true.
This idea of his is also worthy of praise.
Unfortunately, there was something he didn't understand.
"If a doctor insists on violating Yan Zhijian's advice, it will still be the doctor who will be punished in the end. How will the doctor be loyal to the country then?"
"If the doctor is really interested in the plan of the Chu State, wouldn't it be too late to wait for the peace and quiet for a while before making further plans?"
Li Ran knew the staunchness of the Chu people.
Therefore, he did not intend to stop Shen Wuyu from admonishing him, but just advised him to go later.
After all, admonishing the King of Chu at this time is tantamount to stepping on his back.
In the end, the King of Chu could only be very angry, and the consequences would be serious.
At this time, Wu She also nodded and said:
"What you said is absolutely true."
"The king loves martial arts and is warlike. He is a heroic leader who can expand territories."
"But what if..."
At this point, Wu She was very sensible and did not continue.
Shen Wuyu nodded when he heard the sound, his face also full of worry.
At this time, Li Ran looked at the two people and said:
"You two came here today for more than just this matter, right?"
After he finished speaking, Wu She and Shen Wuyu looked at each other again.
Wu She cupped her hands towards Li Ran and said:
"Ming Gong is unparalleled in his wisdom and scheming, and he is on good terms with the princes. Therefore, the two of us also ask Ming Gong to give words to advise the king and teach him as soon as possible."
It turned out that these two people came to ask Li Ran to come forward and persuade the King of Chu's squadron to return to Yingdu.
"The king personally marched and the army has been stationed in Qianxi for more than ten days. Now that the battle on the front line has been won and people are returning home, there is no need for these 50,000 troops to continue to be stationed here."
"and……"
At this point, Wu She suddenly stopped.
Shen Wuyu took over the conversation and said with a worried expression on his brows:
"Furthermore, the king is fond of war and has personally conquered this place. If he doesn't return, he will start another war. If our Chu soldiers are in trouble, people's hearts will be unstable, and something may happen!"
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"At that time, if there is civil strife caused by foreign wars, the country will not be able to survive!"
Shen Wuyu's staunchness is reflected in his courage to say anything.
This is the case here. If it were elsewhere, his head would fall off ten times.
But what he said was not wrong.
The warlike behavior of King Chu was nothing new.
Since he came to the throne, the wars in Chu State have almost never stopped. Although they have won all the wars, the consumption of Chu State's national power by successive battles can be said to the naked eye.
Shen Wuyu's worries are not unreasonable.
However, this kind of worry obviously cannot be expressed in front of King Chu.
And now the only one who can persuade the King of Chu in front of the King of Chu is Li Ran.
Therefore, the reason why Wu She and Shen Wuyu came together today was to let Li Ran persuade the King of Chu to end the war as soon as possible and give the people of Chu a chance to breathe.
"Actually... to tell you the truth, as early as at Zhang Huatai, I had already advised the King of Chu not to mobilize troops like this."
"It's just that both of you must have seen it. In the end, King Chu decided to lead his army to Qianxi."
Li Ran spread his hands, expressing his helplessness.
Then, he sighed slightly and said:
"Now that the King of Chu has arrived here in person, he suddenly heard of the great victory ahead. Although the king and his ministers are all happy, the credit of the King of Chu is missing after all."
"And if the King of Chu is really willing to teach the army immediately, I'm afraid he should have given the order at the banquet today, so why does Li Ran need to persuade him?"
"So, what you two want today may be in vain."
Li Ran knew very well what King Chu was like.
Don't look at it. Today, the King of Chu is holding a grand banquet and rewarding the three armies.
But in fact, King Chu couldn't tell how aggrieved he felt at this moment.
After taking the throne for more than a year, Chu State had three victories in three external battles, but he was never seen.
This time, I finally found an excuse to lead the troops to conquer in person. Unexpectedly, Wu Ju immediately won the battle as soon as he arrived at Qianxi.
But where does this put the face of King Chu?
My pants have all been taken off, is that all?
Is this a group tour?
Can this be tolerated?
Of course not
And the reason why he chose to station in Qianxi was because he saw that this place was a place for four battles?
Obviously, what King Chu wanted was the effect of "waiting for the rabbit".
As long as he can stay in Qianxi, sooner or later someone will bring his military achievements to his door.
