Immediately afterwards, Li Ran wrote two letters and submitted them to Fan Li.
"Young Master, send two people to take these two volumes of letters to Guandi and Chandi respectively. They must be handed over to the hands of Lord Guoxia and Lord Gao Zhang!"
Fan Li also guessed at this time how Li Ran would protect Prince Tu's safety after leaving Qijing. However, the danger for them has not been eliminated yet. If they rashly send out their own personnel, it will undoubtedly increase the risks on their side.
Therefore, Fan Li was a little hesitant about this matter.
Li Ran saw this and understood Fan Li's worries, so he smiled and comforted:
"Don't worry, young uncle. It's just two or three people. It doesn't matter. On the contrary, this matter needs to be done quickly!"
Fan Li heard this and responded:
"No, Li understands! Then please be more careful, sir. Tomorrow we will approach the Zi River. Here we face mountains and water, and Zhou Dao seems to have artificially smoothed the ruts! I'm afraid it's the field beggar. I did it on purpose because I was planning to cause some trouble there!"
Li Ran frowned.
"Oh? That section of road... we have walked through it when we came here, and there is nothing strange about it. Moreover, the terrain on the side facing the mountain is not very dangerous. I'm afraid it will not be easy to use some means to get there, right?"
Fan Li replied:
"Sir, what you said is absolutely true. According to the report from Tanma Lai, there is indeed no movement on the other side of the mountain. However, someone is deliberately taking water from Zishui River and pretending to be diverting water from the mountains and rivers. The area near Zhoudao is now trapped. There is a large pool of water, which makes walking on Zhou Dao even more difficult."
Li Ran narrowed his eyes.
"Oh, okay! What other situations are there?"
Fan Li thought for a while.
"It's not like I found anything else."
Li Ran nodded:
"Well, if there is nothing else, young uncle, please step aside first."
After Fan Li saluted, he packed up a number of letters and left directly.
Li Ran thought about it, but couldn't fall asleep.
Although he had spent the past two days safely, he also knew that Tian Qi would only get worse as time went on.
Moreover, according to Tian Qi's methods, even recklessness is not completely impossible.
This field beggar looks harmless to humans and animals on the surface, but in fact he is very deep in the city and extremely harmful. How many times better than those like Feng Duan, Ji Sun Yiru and others back then!
…
After a night of silence, Li Ran got up early the next day. After washing, he opened the door and saw that Tian Qi was already stretching his muscles in the courtyard, but Prince Tu's door was still closed.
Li Ran stepped forward to say hello:
"Good morning, Mr. Tian!"
Tian Qi stopped what he was doing and smiled.
"Oh, Mr. Taishi! I never thought that my husband would wake up so early?"
Li Ran stretched again:
"I slept quite peacefully last night. I was protected by Mr. Tian, so I feel very at ease! By the way, I wonder how Mr. Tian has prepared for today's trip?"
Tian Qi said in advance:
"Hey... today, we just need to discuss with your lord. In my opinion, we should ride separately today..."
"It's just that I, too, am old, and I can't stand the trouble again and again. It will be really inconvenient if I am squeezed together with the prince again! I hope that Mr. Taishi can be accommodating and forgive me."
When Li Ran heard this, he smiled half-heartedly:
"It's a tiring journey, and I shouldn't let Lord Tian work so hard. In that case... Lord Tian, it's better to stop here. It's the same with the prince accompanying me. What's more, Lord Tian has sent me more than a hundred people along the way. Li! Li Ran has already understood Mr. Tian’s sincerity."
When Tian Qi heard this, he felt embarrassed:
"Ah?! What did Mr. Taishi say? It's too outrageous to say that! Besides, I have already promised in front of the prince that I will send Mr. Taishi out of Qi State together with the prince. What can I do? Could it be giving up halfway?"
Not long after, Prince Tu also got up. When Tian Qi saw this, he didn't waste any time and immediately ordered someone to arrange breakfast.
After the three of them had used it together, the three of them boarded the carriage.
When Prince Tu saw that Tian Qi was not prepared to sit with them today, Prince Tu was quite puzzled for a moment.
However, seeing Tian Qi being so "informed", he was extremely happy deep down in his heart.
As a precaution, Li Ran still let Chu Dang drive, while he sat side by side with Prince Tu.
He leaned forward again and whispered a few words in Chu Dan's ear, and Chu Dan nodded to show his promise.
Prince Tu knew that Chu Dang was Li Ran's confidant, so he spoke:
"Sir, in fact, yesterday Tian Qi wanted to go separate ways. Why did you insist on dragging him along?"
Li Ran couldn't help but sigh when he heard this question:
"Yesterday we passed through a canyon. If a huge boulder fell from above...what would the prince think?"
Upon hearing this, Prince Tu couldn't help but widen his eyes, looking extremely frightened.
"What?! Is this Tian Qi... really so bold?"
As Prince Tu said this, he was about to lift the curtain of the car to go find Tian Qi.
At this time, Li Ran grabbed his wrist:
"What does His Highness want to do? Do you want to confront him now? In the final analysis, it was just an accident that he planned. There is no evidence, and he himself is still involved in it. How can His Highness say it?"
After hearing this, Prince Tu calmed down a little.
Later, Li Ran said seriously again:
"The most important thing for His Highness to do right now is to find ways to comfort him, just like King Chuzhuang did in those days, 'If you don't sing, you will be a blockbuster, if you don't fly, you will be soaring into the sky'!"
"The King of Chuzhuang came to power for three years without issuing any orders or doing anything. However, when he took control of the overall situation, he was able to suddenly abolish ten decrees, activate nine decrees, kill the Ruo'ao family, and promote six hermits. Therefore, Chu The country was finally able to achieve great governance!"
"Your Highness has great ambitions, why not follow his example?!"
Prince Tu was thoughtful.
“Sir’s words are like enlightenment, so refreshing!”
Li Ran said:
"Your Highness, you must remember that if you are impatient, your plans will be ruined!"
When Prince Tu heard Li Ran's heartfelt words, he couldn't help but feel sad.
"Hey... Tu had thought about the difficulties and obstacles involved, but he didn't expect... that it would be so difficult!"
Li Ran sighed:
"Also, after His Highness returns to China, you must remember to discuss everything with Gao Zhang and Guo Xia, and do not make any arbitrary decisions!"
"Your Highness is very young and has little experience in the world, so he is easily provoked by others. This is exactly what Tian Qi is best at. The battle between His Highness and the Tian family is protracted and only depends on the length of life, not the length of time. Therefore, Your Highness must not rush in!"
Prince Tu said:
"Sir's mottos are so true that I dare not forget even half of them!"
Prince Tu vowed to Li Ran once again, but Li Ran still sighed secretly in his heart.
Because he knew that Li Ran had no control over whether Prince Tu could listen to him or not, and what the future of Prince Tu would be.
(End of chapter)
