Duanmu Ci nodded seriously, put away his smile, and bowed deeply.
"Please rest assured, respected master, I will act with caution! Without further delay, I will set off now!"
Confucius did not comment, looked at Li Ran again, and asked:
"I wonder if I have anything else to give you, my dear friend?"
Li Ran nodded slightly and said:
"Zigong has a heavy responsibility on this trip, but he doesn't know how to meet Zhao Yang?"
But Duanmu Ci smiled slightly and shook his head:
"What's so difficult about this? Ci just needs to bring some sacrifices and find General Zhao on the pretext of rewarding the Jin army. Once Ci enters the Jin camp, he will find him!"
Li Ran heard that Duanmu Ci seemed to have a good idea, and he also knew that although this person was young, he was very thoughtful.
Moreover, Duanmu Ci went to reward the Jin army as a disciple of Confucius of Lu State, which was justifiable.
So Li Ran nodded with satisfaction.
Then, Li Ran suddenly picked up the pen again, took out a piece of silk, and started writing by himself.
Everyone was confused for a while, and they didn't know what Li Ran was writing.
I saw Li Ran writing densely on the silk cloth, and then putting it into a brocade bag.
And it was handed over to Duanmu Ci:
"When Zigong is on the road, he can take this bag of tips apart and take a look at it. He must consider it again and again, and be careful when doing it!"
Duanmuci took the kit and responded:
"No! Don't worry, sir!"
The candidates were agreed on, and Duanmu Ci did not dare to delay any more. He immediately prepared several carriages and prepared to leave the next day.
The next day, everyone saw Duanmu Ci off, and Duanmu Ci waved to everyone and said:
"Honored Master and everyone, please come back. I will definitely live up to your great trust!"
As a result, everyone no longer saw each other off, but instead bowed their hands together, watching Duanmu Ci drift away...
On the way home, Li Ran always looked a little worried and remained silent.
This made Gong Eryue feel a little embarrassed. In order to liven up the atmosphere, she couldn't help but say:
"Sir, in fact, although I don't understand many things very well, this current situation is, after all, the result of checks and balances between all parties. And Duanmu Ci, who seems to be very smart, needs guidance from your husband, so I want him to We will definitely be able to complete this important task!”
Li Ran looked at Gong Eryue in surprise. He didn't expect that although she was a prostitute, she actually understood the truth behind this.
Li Ran sighed suddenly and replied worriedly:
"Actually, I'm not very worried about Zigong's ability. It's just that... Fan Yang has been in trouble all his life. If he sees even the slightest clue, I'm afraid he will lose everything!"
Gong Eryue sighed:
"Sir, there is no need to worry unfoundedly. Now that things have happened, even if it doesn't work out, it won't be worse than it is now. In that case, why do you need to worry so much about gains and losses, sir?"
Li Ran couldn't help but smile when he heard what Gong Eryue said.
Yes, since the situation is out of control now, it is better to wait and see what happens. Anyway, just as Gong Eryue said, the disaster that Yang Hu caused could not be worse.
At this time, Liguang heard the two voices and ran out involuntarily. She hugged Gong Eryue and shouted:
"Er Niang! Come and see, the lotus outside smells so good!"
Liguang called Gong Eryue Erniang for a while, but Gong Eryue accepted it calmly. And Li Ran couldn't bear to let Liguang down, so he didn't correct it.
Hearing this, Gong Eryue bent down to pick up Liguang and said with a smile:
"Okay! Let's go see it now!"
Li Ran wanted to follow him, but after thinking about it, he held back.
He didn't want to take his relationship with Gong Eryue any further. What he couldn't let go of was actually Ji Le.
"Let Guang'er just think that mother is still there. There's nothing wrong with that, but I can't join in the fun anymore!"
Li Ran thought of this, picked up the slip beside him and read it. But he couldn't calm down for a while.
…
Duanmuci rushed to the Jin camp and entered the Jin camp carrying supplies in the name of reward. When Fan Yang heard the news, he narrowed his eyes and decided to entertain him himself.
Duanmu Ci was nominally a disciple of Confucius. Although Fan Yang knew Confucius, he didn't pay much attention to him.
I just think that he is just a Confucian who is overly literary and paranoid about Zhou etiquette.
Even though his disciples are now all over the world, and he himself was recommended by Yang Hu to serve as the capital of the Lu Kingdom. However, he still didn't think Confucius was the kind of person who could make waves.
However, Confucius held an important position in the Lu State after all, and he was also on good terms with Li Ran. Therefore, since it was the person he sent now, he had to be wary.
As cautious as Fan Yang was, he still had to figure out the true intention of Duanmu Ci's trip.
When Fan Yang saw that Duanmu Ci was just a child with a yellow mouth, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. It was also natural that he felt a hint of contempt, and secretly thought in his heart:
"Is the Lu State really depleted? Why did you send such a fool here?! Haha, Yang Hu, Yang Hu, then you can't blame Fan for being ruthless. If you do, you can only blame the Lu State for being ruthless. People!"
Fan Yang thought so in his heart, but on the surface he laughed and greeted him warmly:
"Your Majesty, you are so polite! Our Jin State is attacking Wei State this time so that our Jin army can have no worries in the future! After all, Wei State and Qi State have a close relationship now. If Wei State is not solved, it will inevitably We will not be restrained by the two countries!"
Duanmuci, on the other hand, cupped his hands and said:
"What Fan Zhongjun said is true. In fact, the emperor and his master also said so. It's just... I came here this time because I took the initiative to request to reward the Jin army. I only hope that Lord Zhongjun can study in Jin." Since the two countries of Wei and Wei are both countries with the surname Ji, we should try our best to be considerate and consider peace as the most important thing. If we can swear an oath with them again and get back on good terms, that would be the best!"
Fan Yang pretended to be puzzled:
"Oh? Why is this?"
"To be honest with the Central Army, Ci is from the Wei Kingdom. Although he left the Wei Kingdom a few years ago, he is still from the Xiang clan of Ci. Although Ci is now studying in the State of Lu and serving as an official, there are still some problems for the Xiang clan. I can't let go, so I hope Fan Zhongjun can be considerate."
When Fan Yang heard this, he couldn't help but laugh heartily again:
"Hahaha, that's it! This is human nature. Your Majesty, you can rest assured. Although the Wei Kingdom is dissatisfied with our Jin Kingdom, we Jin Kingdom have no intention to grudge against it. We can retreat as soon as the Marquis of Wei speaks. And go!”
In fact, the reason why Duanmu Ci directly revealed his identity as a guard at this time was because he wanted Fan Yang to further relax his vigilance.
At this time, Duanmu Ci whispered mysteriously:
"Fan Zhongjun, in addition to this, Wan Sheng has also prepared another generous gift. The master took special care of his disciples and dedicated it to Fan Zhongjun alone! I hope Fan Zhongjun will accept it."
Fan Yang smiled again:
"Haha, actually there is really no need to do this..."
Duanmuci said calmly:
"I hope Zhongjun will not refuse. After all, Zhongjun has come to help us, Lu State. Who in the Lu State dares not to accept the kindness of Jin? Therefore, Zhongjun deserves all this!"
Duanmu Ci then continued to instruct everyone to quickly take off the military gifts. However, these gifts are too many. It was actually busy until dusk.
Duanmuci saw that it was getting late, so he paid homage to Fan Yang again. Fan Yang didn't think so, he just wanted it to be recorded in his account.
Duanmu Ci stepped forward and said:
"Greetings to Mr. Zhongjun. I have nothing else to do with you. I just have a small favor to ask for."
When Fan Yang heard this, he couldn't help but become more vigilant, and looked sideways and said:
"Oh? What's the request?"
At this time, Duanmu Ci raised his hands and said:
"Just because it's getting late today, I would like to ask the Chinese army to temporarily allow me to rest in the camp for one night. I will wait until early tomorrow morning and then leave on my own."
(End of chapter)
