Guan Cong heard what Li Ran said and knew that Li Ran looked displeased, so he quickly bowed and responded:
"promise!"
Over the years, Guan Cong has concentrated on running the collection room in Chengzhou. Although this is also his interest, deep down in his heart, he still prefers to figure out people's hearts and regards it as his personal hobby.
At this moment, he couldn't help but think about Li Ran.
Li Ran actually knew this very well. Although he was a little dissatisfied, he was not angry.
However, Li Ran's behavior showed that he had indeed guessed everything.
This actually made Guan Cong even more excited.
After Li Ran finished speaking, he stretched again.
There has been another burst of tension in the past few days, but now that the situation has been settled, his tight string has naturally relaxed:
"Now that the Jin State has sent troops and the Lu State has also taken action, the chaos in the Zhou Dynasty will surely settle down soon."
So, after everyone's discussion ended, Li Ran walked out of the room and went directly to find Gong Eryue and Liguang.
I saw them practicing calligraphy, Liguang sitting with a pen, and Gong Eryue sitting aside and watching.
Liguang looked back at Gong Eryue from time to time and smiled sweetly.
Gong Eryue also gently scratched Liguang's little nose.
Because the distance was a bit far away, Li Ran couldn't hear what they said, but this harmonious scene made Li Ran reluctant to destroy it.
Liguang is now closer to Cardamom, becoming more and more beautiful, and more and more similar to Jile.
Even Gong Eryue was very surprised and once said sincerely to Chu Dang:
"Originally you all said that I look like Madam, but I really can't imagine how similar I am. But when I saw Guang'er, I realized how similar they are."
At that time, Chu Dang replied carelessly:
"Of course it does. Sometimes I wonder if you are the madam after all!"
Facing this problem, Gong Eryue was also at a loss. She smiled bitterly and stopped talking.
Li Ran retreated quietly, thinking at the same time:
"Why are she and Ji Le so similar? And why does her memory have such a bad memory? She can't even remember her parents? Is there really no relationship between her and Ji Le?"
Although Li Ran was puzzled by this, he could only put the matter aside for the time being.
On the same day, Guan Cong brought another news: Yan Mei of Jin State had recaptured Chengzhou, and Zheng State, under the attack of Lu State, had chosen to withdraw from Wang Ji.
After Zheng Guo chose to retreat, Lu's army quickly renewed their alliance with Zheng Guo and chose to retreat without any conditions attached.
Li Ran couldn't help but nodded after hearing the news.
"Well, this is quite in line with Zhongni's behavior. King Qin did it for justice, but he would not take advantage of the danger of the enemy country. This move was just to tell Zheng Guo that they, the Lu State, only came for King Qin and had no other intentions. . He also told Yan Mei that Lu has no intention of competing with Jin for credit!"
Guan Cong replied:
"What my lord said is true. Now that the situation has been stabilized, Danqi will probably return to the royal territory with the King of Zhou soon. Dan Pian has now withdrawn from Chengzhou. It won't take long for the situation to be completely peaceful!"
Fan Li said:
"Sir, this chaos in the princely dynasty should be finally concluded, right?"
Li Ran also nodded and said:
"Well, the master has passed away, and Dan Pian is just making a final resistance... Hey, the prince... it's a pity... it's a pity!"
This was the first time that Li Ran expressed his regret for Wang Zichao.
In fact, in Li Ran's heart, Wang Zichao was indeed a pity.
It is a pity that as the heir of the royal family, he is well-read in poetry and books, and has lofty aspirations, but he cannot conquer the world in the right way.
But at the same time, it was not a pity for him, because Li Ran knew very well that although Wang Zichao was not an emperor, he still had a common problem with emperors of all generations.
Suspicion, checks and balances, and the art of controlling others will always be the daily routine of these people.
And according to his character, even if it really succeeds in the future, how can he have the mind to stabilize the world?
What's more, the current Zhou Dynasty is no longer something that anyone can revitalize.
…
A few days later, after Yan Wei settled Luoyi, he sent someone to greet King Zhou.
After discussing with Shan Qi, Liu Di and others, King Zhou of Zhou decided to return to Chengzhou immediately.
Anyway, it's safe now. Dan Pian has retreated to Gucheng, and there will be no more trouble.
Liu Di is now the head of the Liu clan of Zhou Zong and an ally of Shan Banner. He is now married to the Zhongxing clan of the Jin State, so he feels a little unhappy about Yan Mei leading the Wei clan's army to save King Qin.
And this share of credit was taken away by the Wei family of Jin State in vain. For the Zhongxing family and Fan family of Jin state, this was what they did not want to see.
However, Liu Di did not dare to openly express his dissatisfaction. Facing Yan Mei's arrival, he could only look sideways and look on coldly, showing no enthusiasm.
As for Shan Qi, he knew how to protect himself wisely. Of course he knew what Yan Mei's arrival meant.
Therefore, Danqi seemed particularly enthusiastic.
Li Ran, on the other hand, ordered his people to make preparations early and set off early, returning to Chengzhou from Guchen.
As soon as he entered Luoyi, the person he was most worried about was naturally his respected teacher Chang Hong.
Although Li Ran asked Guan Cong to ensure that his subordinates should be as thorough as possible in respecting their master. But after all, it was a chaotic war. In the end, the respected master still lost information in the war and did not know whether he was alive or dead.
This made Li Ran anxious. As soon as he entered Chengzhou, he asked Fan Li and Guan Cong to settle Gonger Yue and Liguang, while he took Chu Dang to Chang Hong's residence.
But the front door of Chang's Mansion was deserted, and there didn't seem to be anyone in the mansion.
Li Ran was worried and cautiously knocked on the door, but there was no response.
He asked Chu Dang to quickly open the door, and led Chu Dang all the way in.
After walking for a while, I suddenly heard a faint and desolate sound.
Li Ran couldn't help but feel happy and called out:
"Honored Master!"
When Li Ran looked for the voice, he finally saw Chang Hong sitting alone in the inner courtyard.
Li Ran was excited, rushed over, and knelt in front of Chang Hong:
"Your Majesty, my disciple is late, please forgive me!"
Chang Hong glanced at Li Ran and said calmly:
"My teacher has already said that it will be fine if you stay here, so there is no need to worry."
Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
"There is nothing wrong with respecting your teacher, there is nothing better..."
Next, Li Ran asked Guan Cong to send people around to find Chang Hong's family.
Fortunately, most of the Chang family members were dispersed just because of the war, and in fact, most of them were harmless.
Li Ran was relieved when he heard the news at Chang Hong's residence. Only then did he return to Li Mansion, and happened to meet Yan Mei coming into the city to pay him a visit.
Obviously, Yan was not entrusted by others. As soon as he entered Luoyi, he made a special trip to visit Li Ran:
"Mr. Ziming, Zhao Zhongjun asked me to come and say hello to Mr. Taishi!"
Li Ran shook his head and said politely:
"Li Ran is not worthy of it. This time, it's thanks to Doctor Yan who led the Jin army to come to King Qin to rescue him. Otherwise... my Zhou family would be in danger!"
Yan Mo said calmly:
"Sir, you are very polite. In fact, I came here this time on the orders of Zhao Zhongjun and the head of the family. By the way, Zhongjun once clearly stated in the letter that he has the talent of Qilin. Zhao Zhongjun is now looking forward to meeting Mr. The meeting!”
Li Ran saw that he mentioned Zhao Yang repeatedly and knew that he came to see him this time to act as a lobbyist for Zhao Yang, so he smiled and said:
"After Doctor Yan returns, I would like to ask you to report back to the Chinese Army on my behalf. Thank you very much for your help. I will bear in mind the kindness of the Chinese Army and I will not dare or forget it!"
Yan Mei grinned and said:
"Master Taishi is really too polite..."
Then, Li Ran took Yan Mei to the inner hall, and they sat down. Yan Mei then said:
"I will leave Chengzhou and return to Jin in the near future, but I wonder if Mr. Taishi has a letter to deliver to Zhao Zhongjun?"
Li Ran shook his head slightly:
"No, please tell Dr. Yan to tell Zhao Zhongjun that Cheng Zhou has been decided, and I will probably get married soon, so I probably have no time to take care of anything else."
Although Yan Mei didn't know Li Ran, he had already heard of Li Ziming's name.
Everyone knew that Li Ran mourned his wife, so he had been alone since his wife's death. Why does the wedding suddenly have to be completed?
This made Yan Meushi puzzled.
(End of chapter)
