In those days, the reason why Yang Hu said such words as "having no mercy for the sake of wealth" was precisely because he saw that under the rule of the Ji family, the villagers were exploited and expropriated.
At that time, Yang Hu was also very young. Although he was in the Ji family, he couldn't stand it for a while, so he felt it.
Now that the old story of Confucius was brought up again, Yang Hu's long-lasting "original intention" was once again inspired.
Li Ran and Confucius stood up together and returned the salute at the same time.
"Brother Yang, I have yet to get a reply from you after asking twice before. I wonder if there will be an answer today?"
Yang Hu took a deep breath.
"If the master is wise, he will do his job with all his heart; if he is unworthy, he will pretend to be a traitor and try it!"
Confucius clapped his hands and laughed.
"Brother Yang abandoned the dark and turned to the light. It was indeed a wise move! The Marquis of Lu is very lucky, and the country of Lu is very lucky!"
Yang Hu bowed again and said:
"The tiger was able to find his way back today because of the two of you. Yang Hu is ashamed, ashamed!"
At this time, Li Ran ordered people to summon Sun Wu, Tian Ranju, Han Buxin and others to tell them the good news that Yang Hu had surrendered.
Everyone was very happy when they heard this.
Gongsun Qing nodded and said:
"This is very good. If Yang Hu can help, there is hope that the Marquis of Lu will return to his country!"
At this time, Yang Hu held his head in his hands and said to everyone:
"Yang Mou swears here today that he will serve the Lord of Lu in the future! If you can trust the tiger, the tiger is willing to return to the state of Lu alone as an internal response!"
When Han Buxin heard this, he couldn't help but squint his eyes and looked him up and down very vigilantly:
"Yang Hu, are you trying to escape again?"
Yang Hu held his head high.
"Hmph! Yang Hu is not afraid of death, so why do you need to cheat? If you can't trust Yang, you can kill Yang now!"
Yang Hu always goes his own way and speaks openly. This can be said to be his style. He seems careless, but he is as considerate as his hair.
Li Ran and Kong Qiu looked at each other, both considering the pros and cons of this matter.
Seeing that Li Ran was silent, Yang Hu added:
"Yang Hu's presence here will be of no use to you, sir, or to Marquis Lu. However, if Hu can return to Ji's side, he can accomplish a lot. If he is out like this, what's the use of Yang Hu alone?"
Li Ran couldn't help but nodded and said:
"But this time you went back and were captured and manipulated by us three times. I'm afraid you won't be able to defend yourself in front of Ji Sun Yiru. If he no longer believes in you, wouldn't it be dangerous?"
After Yang Hu heard this, he saw that he was very confident and grinned:
"Haha, Yang has been following the family master for many years and has joined the Ji family since he was a child. The family master may be very jealous of others, but he is the only one who will not doubt me. Besides, even if the family master is suspicious of Yang, if Yang only asks for Self-preservation is safe."
"As the saying goes, 'If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?' Now, I, Yang Hu, am only willing to do my best for our country of Lu. I hope you won't be suspicious!"
Li Ran looked at the carefree Yang Hu and knew that what he said was true from the bottom of his heart. However, Sanzong Yanghu is afraid that the officers and soldiers of the three armies will be quite dissatisfied with this.
And Yang Hu obviously noticed everyone’s worries:
"After Yang turns back, he will lead the army back to the State of Lu. However, if you are still worried and force Yang to stay here, then Yang will have nothing to say!"
After Yang Hu finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Li Ran.
After all, whether Yang Hu should stay or go is indeed a question. Obviously, everyone hopes that Li Ran can finally come up with an idea.
Li Ran also thought about it for a while, and finally raised his head and said very simply:
"In that case, then go ahead!"
Everyone looked at each other for a while, but Yang Hu bowed and bowed again, and praised:
"Mr. Ziming understands the great righteousness. Since he trusts me, Mr. Yang, then I, Mr. Yang, must serve me!"
Just like that, Yang Hu was let go again.
…
He rode out of the city on horseback and ran for dozens of miles before he met Gongshan Buxuan who came to greet him.
Gongshan Buxuan, as the governor of Feiyi, was also a man who knew how to fight. When Yang Hu was trapped, he stood still and waited until Yang Hu was captured and the opponent retreated. Then he gathered up the defeated army and re-secured the main camp.
When Yang Hu saw that Gongshan was not in good shape, he pretended to be dissatisfied:
"Zixie, since you are leading the troops outside, why don't you come to save me?"
Gongshan Buxi couldn't help but sigh and said:
"At that time, the enemy army was approaching fiercely, and the leader of the army was the famous Tian Rangju. Bu Xuan was also worried about being plotted by him, so he did not act rashly. What's more, Brother Yang also thought that Lu Marquis could not be killed. Who could argue at that time? Is it true or false? If we act rashly, I might ruin our plans..."
Yang Hu had no intention of asking for guilt, but it was just an excuse to cover up his failure.
"They claimed to be the masters of the Marquis of Lu, and they thought that killing one of my family chiefs would not hinder the war, so they simply let Yang go. Their intention was nothing more than to demoralize our army so that they could Yang led his troops to withdraw."
"But... speaking of it, Yang really has no face to lead the troops here. I intend to withdraw the troops right now! At that time, Yang will personally face the master and bear the thorns to plead guilty! Zi Xie, you have more than 10,000 Fei Yi. Master, will you leave with me? Or continue to be stationed here?"
Hearing this, Gongshan Buhuang seemed to be suspicious, but he didn't say much.
After all, now that even Yang Hu has said that he will withdraw, why is he staying here? Could it be that he was waiting for Li Ran and the others to make dumplings for him?
"Brother Yang, as a family leader, has chosen to withdraw his troops, so how can I, a despicable army, cope with it? It's better to withdraw together. At worst, I, Gongshan Buxuan, will go with you to plead guilty to the family leader. yes!"
As a result, Yang Hu and Gongshan Buxiu led their troops to withdraw directly, and the crisis in Yunyi was naturally lifted.
…
Li Ran finally got some free time and was with Ji Le again. But Jianji Le had a sad look on his face, and his coughs became more frequent.
Li Ran secretly asked Yihe, but Yihe just shook his head and said he was helpless.
From Yi He's point of view, Ji Le's illness seemed to be connected with that of Marquis Lu.
Luhou Chou is not good, and it is difficult to recover from Ji Le.
Just because the worries about Ji Le are so heavy, it is difficult to let go of the past.
Li Ran decided to tell Ji Le not to be so worried in the name of his daughter, and Ji Le's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard Li Ran talking about his daughter.
"Le'er, I have planned to ask my young uncle to take Guang'er to Yunyi. Now that the situation has turned to safety, Ah Chou's return to China will probably be finalized soon. You must take care of yourself, otherwise, wait until Guang'er arrives. You can’t hold her anymore..."
Ji Le couldn't help but smile:
"Oh, Guang'er can hardly be held anymore, and now she is one year older... I wonder if she still remembers us."
"I remember that the young uncle mentioned this in his letter. Our daughter has become more and more beautiful. In a few days, when you feel better, we can go to the market to pull some cloth, so you can give it to her. Make some nice clothes."
Ji Le imagined her daughter wearing new clothes, and felt sweet in her heart.
At this time, the servants brought some decoction, and Li Ran fed it himself, along with honey bait. Ji Le drank a few mouthfuls, and suddenly felt nauseated, and he vomited it out with a sound.
Li Ran suddenly panicked, and regardless of the mess, he supported Ji Le and shouted loudly:
"Yihe! Is Yihe here?"
But when the servant came to report, Yihe was not there, but went to Lu Houchou's place. Li Ran couldn't help but feel nervous.
Yihe went to Luhou's place at this time, and he was afraid that Luhou Chou's condition was also not good. However, at this moment, around Ji Le, he couldn't show it. So, immediately after comforting Ji Le and lying down, he cleaned up the house and returned to Ji Le's cave.
Ji Le lay on the bed, looked at Li Ran, and reached out to caress his cheek.
"Husband, Le'er is so useless. This soup... is too bitter... it's really hard to swallow..."
"It's okay...it's okay. I'll discuss it with my doctor and husband later to see if I can make it into a pill. It will be much easier to take it."
Li Ran replied softly.
