The next morning, Li Ran opened his sleepy eyes.
Last night, he was tossing and turning and stayed up all night because of Gong Eryue's incident, so he was a little out of sorts.
After Li Ran got up, he first picked up a ladle of water, applied some cold water, and then straightened his clothes a little. As soon as they got out of the door, they found that Chu Dang and Fan Li were already waiting outside.
Fan Li saw Li Ran and immediately took a step forward.
"Sir, we have to go meet Lord Siko!"
Li Ran nodded. Liguang hadn't gotten up yet, and last night was actually a farewell.
Li Ran, Fan Li and Chu Dang walked out of the mansion together. When they got on the carriage, Li Ran found Gong Eryue looking at him at the gate.
Li Ran waved to her and got in the car. Fan Li followed while Chu Dang drove.
Li Ran lifted the car curtain and looked at Gong Eryue in a daze.
When Fan Li saw this, he couldn't help but smile and said:
"Sir, if that's the case, why don't you say a few words to Miss Yue?"
Hearing this, Li Ran slowly lowered the car curtain:
"I've already given you all the instructions that need to be given yesterday. It's useless to say more."
Fan Li covered his mouth and laughed. Li Ran couldn't help but wonder when he saw his appearance:
"Huh? Why are you making fun of me, young uncle?"
Fan Li stopped laughing and said:
"When Mr. Yue comes back this time, things will be going well for him and Miss Yue. That will be a great event for the entire Li family, and Guang'er will definitely be very happy."
At that moment, Li Ran suddenly remembered the painting Li Guang had graffitied last time.
And that painting depicts the scene when he and Gong Eryue went to the church to get married. He originally thought it was absurd, but he never thought that he would be poked by Guang'er's drawing.
As they spoke, the two of them arrived at Kong Mansion.
At this time, Confucius also had the edict issued by the monarch. Sanhuan's motorcade also gathered in front of the Confucius Mansion.
The group of people, surrounded by soldiers, came out of the city gate.
Seeing that the three armies of the Lu State were already lined up outside the city, ready to go, waiting for the arrival of Confucius and the adults.
Later, after Confucius took the stage and read out some oaths, he gave the order and the three armies officially set off, heading towards Chengyi in a mighty manner.
After traveling like this for five days, they arrived only fifty miles away from Chengyi. Confucius ordered to set up camp on the spot.
At this time, Meng Sunheji finally received a private message from Gong Lianyang.
In the letter, Gong Lianyang really showed his true intentions.
In his letter, he actually stated his opinion directly, explaining the reasons why Chengyi could not fall:
First, Chengyi was a border town in the north of the Lu State, which played a decisive role in preventing Qi's invasion. Therefore, if it is demolished, the people of Qi will have no barrier to defend when they invade Lu.
Secondly, Cheng Yi is the guarantee of the Meng family. Without Cheng Yi, the Meng family will cease to exist in the future.
Thirdly, it was Li Ran who was the instigator of the Three Capitals incident, and Li Ran openly expressed his dissatisfaction with Ji Pingzi and even Sanhuan after drinking at night not long ago. This person has suspicious intentions, so at this juncture, we have to be on guard against this person.
When Meng Sunheji saw this, he threw the brocade and silk secret book directly into the brazier. He watched the letter ignite a cluster of flames, but he was still hesitant...
Confucius and Li Ran didn't know yet, so they first sent people into the city to inform them of the monarch's edict.
Gong Lianyang, on the other hand, did not make things difficult and just replied calmly:
"Although it is the king's order, the act of being reduced to Chengyi is not in line with etiquette, let alone morality. Therefore, please forgive Yang for not being able to agree!"
After hearing what Gong Lianyang said, the envoy who came into the city seemed to be prepared, and immediately asked:
"The main city of Sanhuan has an organizational system that even exceeds that of the capital city. Is this in line with the etiquette system? What's more, this is the king's order. Why does Lord Gonglian want to imitate that marquis criminal? Gongshan is not ferocious?"
After Gong Lianyang heard this, he couldn't help but snorted coldly:
"Hmph! Your Majesty has been deceived by others. Fei Yi and Li Yi have already been forced to rebel. Are you going to make the same mistake again and again?! My Lord Lianyang will never demolish the city wall of Chengyi!"
When the messenger heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, and then said:
"My lord, please think again. Now the three armies of our Lu Kingdom are arrayed outside the city!"
When Gong Lianyang heard the sound, he couldn't help but laugh:
"You...are you threatening me?"
The messenger said:
"How dare a villain threaten you? But if you refuse to obey the order, even Dr. Meng Sun, I'm afraid... he won't be able to protect you!"
Gong Lianyang stood up angrily and waved his hand again:
"Come here! See off the guests!"
Then, when two soldiers came in, the messenger stood up directly with one hand and one hand.
Just listen to Gong Lianyang continue to say:
"Hmph! Everything I have done is for Chengyi, for my Meng family! No matter what, my father-in-law, Lian Chufu, will defend Chengyi for my lord! If you are brave, just come here!"
"I, Gong Lianyang, rebelled!"
The envoy was carried out of Chengyi and then returned to the military camp.
He told everything that happened in Chengyi in detail.
Confucius, Sanhuan, Li Ran, and Fan Li who were present all looked at each other.
Confucius was the first to speak:
"It seems... what we were worried about before has finally happened! Lord Meng Sun, I wonder if there is a reply to your letter to Gong Lianyang?"
Meng Sunheji was slightly panicked, but he shook his head resolutely:
"Didn't receive any reply!"
Li Ran saw that Meng Sunheji's eyebrows seemed to be trembling slightly, and felt that he seemed to be hiding something.
Confucius, on the other hand, just snorted:
"In that case, no wonder I waited and prepared to attack the city!"
As a "non-staff" member, Li Ran couldn't say much, but Meng Sunheji said:
"Master, please wait!"
When Confucius heard this, he looked at Meng Sun Heji strangely.
Meng Sunhe Ji sighed again:
"Chengyi is, after all, the main city of the Meng family. Although Gong Lianyang wants to seize the city and rebel against Lu, I still hope to have a talk with Gong Lianyang face to face."
When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help but narrowed his eyes:
"He Ji, the matter has reached this point, and there is no point in talking anymore. Why do you want to meet him?"
Seeing that Meng Sunhe Ji seemed to be delaying his response, Ji Sunsi couldn't help but slapped the case and stood up and said:
"Yes! This city is bound to fall, so what's the use of talking to it?"
Meng Sunheji sighed again and replied:
"Fei Yi and Li Yi brought such military calamity to our country of Lu, and Chengyi is like this now. I'm afraid that this military calamity together will be another disaster for our country of Lu... I, Meng Sun He Ji, although I am not talented, I am also If we want to resolve this matter peacefully, wouldn't it be better if we could luckily avoid the disaster of war?"
"As for the meeting, I will go alone and invite him to come down to meet me outside the city gate. I will not drag you down."
After Ji Sunsi heard this, he still curled his lips with disdain and said:
"Do you think Gong Lianyang can still listen to you? How did Yang Hu treat us back then? Have you forgotten everything?"
Shusun Zhouqiu also said from the side:
"Yes, it's better not to waste any more time here. Now that Mr. Ziming is in the camp, I guess he must have a clever plan. Mr. Ziming, I don't know if it is true or not?"
Shusun Zhouqiu changed the subject in time, and everyone looked at Li Ran.
Li Ran actually wanted to act according to the situation at this time.
Hearing Shusun Zhouchou suddenly mention himself, he said:
"We can first surround Chengyi without attacking, and let's see how Gong Lianyang responds. It's not too late to make further calculations!"
(End of chapter)
