Zilu made a wry smile in front of Gongshan Buxuan and said:
"The matter has come to an end, so I won't say anything more. I only hope Lord Gongshan can return the favor with success!"
Gongshan Buxuan laughed, winked at the two confidants, and left the place.
Zilu turned around and entered the house, calling loudly:
"Oh, when I was in Qufu, I was entangled with the complicated things every day, which was very hard. Now that I have come to Feiyi, I can have a good rest, which is not bad, which is not bad!"
The two arrogant confidants were about to close the door for Zilu when they heard Zilu suddenly say again:
"By the way, Mr. Gongshan asked you two to entertain me well. Today... go and prepare some charcoal and raw meat... By the way, I have a big appetite, so I need to prepare more food and wine. If you two If you don’t like it, you can have a meal with Zhong Mou!”
The two people looked at each other, then agreed and went to prepare the oven and some ingredients.
Zilu looked around the house. Although the decoration was simple, it was also refreshing.
Zilu sat down and thought to himself:
"When Gongshan Buhuang and Shusun Zou leave Feiyi, I can't just sit here and wait for death! Otherwise, when Gongshan Buhuang comes to his senses, I'm afraid he will be the first to take action on me!"
…
Now that Gongshan Buxuan had made up his mind, he naturally had to act as quickly as possible.
After a final discussion with his uncle Sunzo, he led the army and headed straight for Qufu.
He naturally wanted to rush into Qufu with speed and speed to achieve his goal.
However, Qufu has been secretly paying attention to the news about Fei Yi.
Regarding Gongshan Buxi's move of sending troops, Qufu had already received information.
After Luhou Song learned that Gongshan Buhan had raised troops, he thought he was going to do something treacherous, and he couldn't help being frightened.
The civil and military ministers at the court meeting all accused Gongshan of being unruly. What's more, they pointed the finger directly at the Ji family.
However, Ji Sunsi had already expressed his views on this and was not panicked:
"Your Majesty, although Gongshan Buxuan is a retainer of my Ji family, he has actually had his second intention for a long time. I have been urging him to break down the Feiyi city wall before, but he has been delaying it till now. I then sent a retainer to supervise the matter. Who would have thought that this matter would actually provoke this son to actually risk the disapproval of the world, collude with rebel ministers, and intend to plot rebellion!"
"Since this son is the governor of the Ji family, he has committed such a treasonous act. It is true that I, the Ji family, cannot escape the responsibility. However, this matter is definitely not what I, the Ji family, want. The Ji family is willing to protect you. To show your loyalty! I hope your Majesty will investigate clearly!"
At this time, Uncle Sunzhou Qiu Ze also said from the side:
"Your Majesty, my uncle Sun is also willing to work with you to defeat the traitors of the country! Although this traitor occupies Feiyi and has a huge military force, if he wants to fight against the entire Lu Kingdom with the power of one city, That’s also wishful thinking!”
This was also the time to express their loyalty. Both the Ji family and the Shusun family had spoken, and Meng Sun He Ji naturally would not remain silent and immediately said:
"Please be at ease, Your Majesty. We are still here, and we will definitely not be able to teach that thief to succeed!"
Seeing that the three Huans all spoke at the same time, Marquis Song of Lu felt a little relieved and looked at Confucius.
When Confucius saw it, he also said:
"Gongshan Buhao's move just proves that it is a wise move to drop the three capitals! However, sir, there is no need to worry. Now that the monarchs and ministers of the State of Lu are so united, and you have the support of the people of the country, he Gongshan Buhao It’s bound to be impossible!”
Lu Housong couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. At this time, Zuo Sima of Lu State spoke out:
"Your Majesty, there are currently less than 10,000 defenders inside and outside Qufu. And Feiyi is only a hundred miles away from Qufu. It only takes a few days to kill them. Now the water far away cannot save the fire near, and there is a shortage of guards in the city. , these days... I’m afraid it’s not going to be easy!”
When Confucius heard this, he turned to Sanhuan and asked:
"I wonder how many private soldiers the three adults can have in the city now?"
Ji Sunsi looked embarrassed when he heard this.
"My Ji family has very few troops deployed around Qufu. We still need to dispatch troops and horses from outside cities. I'm afraid it will be difficult to mobilize them for a while..."
Because of Ji Sun Yiru's experience, both Yang Hu and Kong Qiu intended to stop Sanhuan from stationing troops around Qufu.
So now, it is also difficult for them to quickly gather large-scale soldiers and horses to defend the capital.
When Confucius heard this, he turned to the left and right Sima:
Seeing this, the commanders on the left and right quickly stood up and took a step forward, and bowed to listen to the call.
Just listen to Confucius say:
"Please two of you immediately lead your troops and station them outside Qufu!"
"promise!"
Confucius gave the orders on his behalf, but the commanders on the left and right didn't think there was anything wrong, and immediately asked for orders to do as they were ordered.
Confucius said again:
"I also ask you to issue an edict to mobilize the people in the city to fight against the enemy together!"
Therefore, Luhou Song followed Confucius's instructions and immediately issued an edict. Let all the people in the city prepare for war and actively resist the rebellion from Feiyi!
Confucius held the edict in his hand and said loudly:
"This matter is related to your Majesty and the safety of the country and the country. I ask you all to share the same hatred with the enemy. Don't just protect yourself, let alone take chances! That Gongshan Buxiang was born a barbarian. With their way of doing things, wherever they go, There will definitely be burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. So...if Qufu is lost, I am afraid that all of you will die without a burial place!"
"So, please everyone work together to defeat the national traitors!"
Most of the civil and military officials present were infected by the righteous indignation Confucius said, and their morale was high for a while.
After retreating from the court, Confucius hurried to Xinglin and saw Li Ran.
Li Ran saw that Confucius was walking in a hurry, and even his palms were sweating, and he couldn't help but feel enlightened.
"But Gongshan Buxuan sent troops?"
Confucius nodded and said:
"Exactly, my benefactor, it has been a day since Gongshan Buhuang sent out troops, and now he is heading straight for Qufu. And I never thought that he had secretly built a lot of chariots. The number of them is unexpected!"
When Li Ran heard this, he smiled calmly:
"Actually, it's not unexpected at all. This Gongshan Buxuan has always had a disobedient heart. Moreover, when Yang Hu was there, there were many Fei Yi soldiers who relied on him! Therefore, to this day, no matter how he It’s normal to get bigger.”
"It's just that the Marquis of Lu does not have any military power in his hands now, and Sanhuan has deployed the main military power in the border towns and the main towns. Based on this calculation, there are indeed too few combatable troops inside and outside Qufu. A little more."
"However, as long as we can sustain it for a period of time, the other side of Gongshan Buxiu will definitely become chaotic without a fight!"
When Confucius heard what Li Ran said, he couldn't help but nodded and said:
"Qiu doesn't panic, but this place is definitely not safe. Please ask your benefactor to enter the city to take shelter temporarily!"
In fact, Li Ran had already anticipated today's situation, so he seemed to be calm in the face of danger.
I saw that Li Ran called his servants and asked them to make preparations quickly.
Later, after the servants left, he and Confucius continued to ask:
"I wonder...how is the situation over there, Your Majesty?"
Confucius sighed:
"Your Majesty was a little panicked at first, but now he has settled down. But... I'm afraid it won't be long before Gongshan Buxiu's army arrives, and he will be frightened again."
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Chapter 677_Ji’s Terrace
When Li Ran heard this, he indeed sneered. It was obvious that he had been prepared for the current situation.
He stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, and said:
"Haha, if we don't really have the opportunity to take advantage of it, how can we really lure him here? Since Gongshan Buxuan wants to enter Qufu so much, then he might as well just let him in!"
When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help being shocked and said incredulously:
"Ah? Let him enter the city?"
Li Ran smiled and said:
"Haha, if we don't let Gongshan Buxuan taste some sweetness, how can we lure him into the urn? So, before this, we can only be defeated, not win!"
After hearing what Li Ran said, Confucius couldn't help but said inexplicably:
"Is it difficult... are you asking your Majesty to abandon the city?"
Li Ran shook his head again and said:
"That's not necessary!"
Confucius was even more puzzled by this. He didn't know what kind of medicine Li Ran was selling in this gourd.
Seeing that he still didn't understand why, Li Ran continued without waiting for Confucius to ask questions:
"Isn't the high platform that Ji Sun Yiru climbed on in order to avoid Lu Zhaogong's attack still there today?"
When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Huh? Is this move... too risky?"
Li Ran suddenly had a sharp look in his eyes, couldn't help but stretched out his hand to hold Kong Qiu's wrist and said:
"Zhongni, you and I can go up to Ji's Tower together to protect you. Zhongni must also know how dangerous that high platform is! That Ji's Tower is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if it is No matter how many soldiers and horses he has on the mountain, there is nothing he can do!"
Confucius thought about it, nodded firmly and said:
"Okay! Let's follow my benefactor's plan! Qiu will go and take care of it now, and also ask our benefactor to enter the city as soon as possible and move to the high platform first!"
Li Ran said:
"Well, Zhong Ni, don't worry, we will enter the city now!"
Li Ran immediately told Fan Li about the matter.
At this time, Fan Li had already heard the report from his servants, saying that he would deal with it as soon as possible.
As a result, Gong Eryue, Chu Dang, Guang'er and others began to pack up their own things.
Confucius then went to inform Yan Yan, asking him to inform the disciples in Xinglin to rush into the city to avoid the chaos.
In just half a day, Li Ran dragged his family to the high platform built by Ji Sun Yiru.
I saw that this high platform was built against the mountain. It can be said to be extremely strong and the passage is narrow. One man can block it and ten thousand people can't open it.
Moreover, most of the buildings are made of rocks, and there are springs on the mountain that can be introduced. It was precisely because of this place that Lu Zhaogong's fire attack was of no avail!
Li Ran climbed to the highest point, and some of Ji Sun Yiru's items from that year were still preserved on the stage.
And since Ji Sun Yiru built this platform in accordance with the specifications of "Eight Yi", it is indeed an insult to him to let Marquis Lu come here to avoid chaos on this Ji family's platform.
Guang'er and Gong'er climbed up to the moon and looked down into the distance. Guang'er couldn't help but excitedly said:
"Wow! So high!"
Gong Eryue was worried about Guang'er, so she held her little hand tightly and said with a smile:
"It's just that when you look down from here, it's really scary!"
At this time, Li Ran was also accompanying them. Seeing this majestic scene, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought:
"In the beginning, two generations, Ji Wuzi and Ji Pingzi, spent huge sums of money to build such a place, just to prevent it in the future, so that one day they could use this place to fight against the monarchy. But now... they never thought that their own governor You are rebelling, but you still have to rely on this place to defend the king! It’s really a trick of fate!”
Talking about this Ji family's tower, it turns out that when Lu Zhaogong attacked Ji Sun Yiru, Ji Sun Yiru relied on the geographical advantage of this platform to forcibly block the monarch's power under the high platform.
Therefore, this high platform is naturally of great significance to the Ji family.
After all, it was then that the Ji family began their ten-year-long campaign to take over the throne.
As time passed, when Yang Hu came to be the regent, Yang Hu also deliberately left this place as a warning to the people in order to highlight Ji's "disobedient" behavior.
Then, after Yang Hu declined, Ji Sunsi deliberately downplayed the existence here. Therefore, from then on, the Ji family's platform gradually became far away from everyone's sight.
At this time, Ji's disciples who came to repair the place were also seen arriving one after another.
It turned out that Confucius asked Ji to make such arrangements.
Just because this high platform has been in disrepair for a long time, moss even grows in some places. But after all, the original appearance is still there and has not been abandoned, so it only needs a little repair before it can be used.
"Father, why do we come here?"
Li Guang's words pulled Li Ran away from his thoughts.
Li Ran and Li Guang smiled:
"What do Guang'er think?"
Liguang tilted her head.
"I think there may be an enemy coming! This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is an excellent place to avoid chaos! Father, is Guang'er right?"
Li Ran was very happy. Although Liguang was only ten years old, Li Ran's cultivation of her was not only limited to etiquette, talents and literacy, but also included some daydreams about future generations.
Therefore, compared to his contemporaries, Liguang's brain is indeed much brighter.
When Sun Wu was still alive, he often told Liguang some stories about his military campaigns in the past, so when Liguang was three or four years old, he would take pleasure in arranging troops.
In addition, Fan Li is good at business, so Liguang's knowledge and resources are definitely not what other girls of this era can possess.
Gong Eryue didn't wait for Li Ran to answer, and answered quickly:
"Yes, yes! Guang'er is so smart!"
Liguang was very proud of her second mother's approval. She looked around again and expressed that she wanted to go to the back mountain. Gong Eryue wanted to come, so she took her there. Li Ran said:
"Don't go too far, be careful."
Gong Eryue and Liguang responded and left.
Fan Li came behind Li Ran again at this time:
"Sir, there are almost no obstacles along the way to Gongshan Buxuan. If nothing unexpected happens, we will reach Qufu in the next two days!"
Li Ran murmured:
"It's no secret that the troops surrounding Qufu are weak, but I didn't expect that they would be so weak!"
Fan Li sighed:
"Since Ji Sun Yiru withdrew the central army, most of the troops were in the hands of San Huan, and San Huan always had his own agenda. None of his soldiers had any cohesion, so they were always defeated in battle."
"This was the case when we attacked Liyi before, and it is also the same now when Gongshan Buxuan attacks Liyi in turn. Moreover, after Yang Hu's efforts over the years, most of the main forces of the three Huan were placed in their respective main cities, and these three A main town..."
Li Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this:
"Hey... The State of Lu really has too many things that Zhongni needs to do right now. Although he has many disciples, if he really wants to pull the State of Lu out of its decline, it is really a long way to go! "
At this time, Fan Li couldn't help but ask:
"By the way, sir, there is some news from Brother Changqing..."
When Li Ran heard this, his eyes narrowed. In fact, he was still very concerned about the situation on Sun Wu's side.
"Oh? How is he doing in Wu Kingdom?"
Fan Li replied:
"Brother Changqing has been worshiped as a general by King Helu of Wu. Wu Zixu has also been promoted from a pedestrian to a grand master. It seems that he is preparing to assemble the army and prepare for war to attack the Chu Kingdom!"
Li Ran sighed:
"Well, with Chang Qing's talent, the rise of the Wu Kingdom is inevitable. Now I only hope that everything goes well for Chang Qing!"
With the abilities of Sun Wu and Wu Yuan, it is an inevitable trend for the Kingdom of Wu to take advantage of the situation and rise. However, it is still unclear how long the rise of Wu State can last and what impact it will have on the current world structure.
Especially Li Ran, he knew very well that the current King Wu Helu was like the second King Ling of Chu.
As for the future rise of King Wu Helu, Li Ran obviously sees the pros and cons more thoroughly than others.
Fan Li thought for a moment that Sun Wu would achieve unparalleled achievements in the near future, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited:
"What Brother Changqing has done is something that will go down in history in the future! This is really enviable!"
Li Ran glanced at Fan Li very indifferently, smiled slightly, and replied:
"Haha, there are many immortals in ancient times, and they are not just generals. Although the young uncle is not a general, his achievements in the future will probably not be inferior to those of the elder..."
Fan Li couldn't help but touch his head, but he didn't take it seriously at all, just taking it as a few words of relief from Li Ran.
