Li Ran saw this and continued:
"Sooner or later there will be a life-and-death fight between Prince Tu and Tian Qi, and if the state officials are working outside, even if they win, it will not help the future of the state!"
"For so many years, Tian Qi has been winning people's hearts at home and using external affairs, but he has always used the name of the monarch to let your country and the Gaoer family travel abroad. As a result, the people in the country only prefer their Tian family, but hate your country. The Gao family and the Gao family all know that it is you who are resorting to violence and bringing disaster to the people of Qi!"
"Now the situation has become increasingly serious. Government officials are by no means mediocre people. How can they be completely unaware of this?"
Guo Xia took a deep breath and said:
"Ziming, although I think what you said makes sense, but... since I am leading the troops outside, no matter what, if I withdraw my troops without any success, I will not be able to explain anything to the country or the king!" You can’t prevent others from making irresponsible remarks!”
"The last time Qi and Lu fought, they even took two places from the State of Lu as an excuse. This time, what benefits do you plan to give me so that I can withdraw my troops in a legitimate manner?"
Li Ran shook his head.
"Today is different from the past. In the past, those two places could be temporarily given to the state officials to appease people's hearts... But this time, I'm afraid it won't be possible. The Jin State is different from the Lu State, and the situation of Kong Zhongni and Zhao Zhifu is also the same. Very different.”
"At that time, Kong Zhongni could be regarded as an expert in the state of Lu, but Zhao Zhifu also had internal worries in the state of Jin."
Hearing this, Guo Xia couldn't help but snorted coldly:
"Hmph! Whose family has no difficulties? You want to ask me to withdraw my troops without giving up an inch of ground? It's simply a wishful thinking. If this is true, how will I explain it when I go back?!"
Li Ran smiled calmly:
"Haha, the official is worried about this, so why is it so difficult? The official only needs to go to see Prince Tu after class and explain the interests clearly. If Prince Tu takes the responsibility for you, I will be afraid. what?"
Guo Xia smiled bitterly and said:
"Since you know that the prince is in a difficult situation, how can I give him such difficult problems again? Li Ziming, do you think this is appropriate?"
Li Ran cupped his hands and said:
"The more difficult the prince's situation is, the more he must make a decision! If he can fight with Tian Qi, he may be able to gain the initiative for himself! Moreover, this is an act of killing troops. If the prince uses this to resolve the dispute between Qi and Jin , the prince will surely win the hearts of the people! Only in this way is it most beneficial to the prince!"
"In addition, there is a letter here. I also ask the state official to bring it to His Highness the Crown Prince. After he reads it, he will have some thoughts."
After Li Ran said this, he immediately handed over the letter to Guo Xia. Guo Xia held his hands and said:
"Li Ziming, Li Ziming! It's really embarrassing for you to be like this!"
Li Ran smiled and said:
"Now the failure of the Zhongxing family and the Fan family is a certainty! If you consider the country of Qi, you must not get caught up in it! I have made this matter clear and clear in my letter. Now my lord and the prince can only cooperate with Making good friends with Zhao is the only way out."
"What's more, the country of Qi is no longer what it used to be. The road to hegemony is so slim, but why do you need to go against the grain? Why did you need to ruin the life of Erlang of Qi for no reason for the sake of the Zhongxing family and the Fan family?"
Guo Xia's pupils shrank, and he acquiesced in Li Ran's words in his heart, but said:
"The prince has not yet inherited the throne. As for how he will get along with the Jin Kingdom in the future, it is too early to say. Moreover, I will not make any promises for the prince now! Otherwise, wouldn't I be suspected of overstepping my bounds? ?”
"But... I will think about your words. Let me think about the withdrawal of the troops for a while. In addition, I still need to discuss it with the generals, but I dare not just do it. This is what I promised you!"
When Li Ran heard this, he shrugged his shoulders again, raised his hands again and continued to admonish:
"No, sir! Not to mention that your Majesty's subordinates can see clearly and clearly. Since they are leading the troops, they can only go back if they want to perform meritorious service. Your Majesty will definitely be trapped by them if you discuss it with them! "Yi" There is a saying in the book: 'If three people act together, one person will lose; if one person acts, he will gain his friends.' When a doctor should make his own decision, he must not conspire with others! If everyone conspires, they will have different intentions, and the consequences will be endless!"
After hearing this, Guo Xia couldn't help but open his eyes, but then he replied angrily:
"Okay! I understand!"
Then, Li Ran stood up and bowed again.
"In that case, I'll take my leave for now! Doctor, please think twice about this matter!"
After Li Ran finished speaking, he retreated directly, and then, under the cover of Chu Dang and Fan Li, he left through the secret passage.
Guo Xia wiped the sweat from his forehead, but did not call the guards. Instead, he sat quietly for a while, then stood up and shouted:
"Someone is coming! Someone is coming!"
…
Li Ran also left Qi Camp according to the agreement with Yang Hu.
At this time, Yang Hu had been waiting outside for a long time, always anxious. After seeing Li Ran come out safely, I was overjoyed and hurriedly welcomed him out.
"I'm lucky that my husband is safe. It's better to leave here as soon as possible!"
Li Ran nodded, and then followed Yang Hu and hurriedly returned to Zhao's camp.
Zhao Yang also stayed up all night and was pacing back and forth. When he learned that Li Ran was back, he hurriedly came out and held Li Ran's arm with both hands.
"Ah! It's great that my husband can come back safe and sound. Yang Yang is really worried!"
Li Ran said calmly:
"General, don't worry! The Qi army will withdraw soon!"
Zhao Yang couldn't help being surprised when he heard this, and said with great joy:
"If that's the case, that would be great! But...why is sir so sure?"
Afterwards, Li Ran and Zhao Yang went into the tent to discuss matters, and told Zhao Yang that they had listened to all the previous conversations with Guo Xia.
After Zhao Yang heard this, he remained silent, while Yang Hu on the side said:
"Although the official did not say it clearly, Hu also feels that he will most likely choose to withdraw his troops."
Zhao Yang said:
"Having said that, you still need to be careful in everything. Hu, you have been paying close attention to the movements of the entire army in the past few days. If they are serious about returning to the court, order the three armies not to intrude, and just let them leave safely! If not If you want to withdraw, you must always be prepared!”
Yang Hu immediately took the order and left.
The next day, as Li Ran expected, Guoxia's side did not raise the account to discuss matters, so he resolutely decided to withdraw his troops overnight.
When Yang Hu discovered Qi's movements, he also specifically ordered everyone to retreat, allowing the Qi army to withdraw smoothly.
When Zhao Yang learned the news, he immediately came to Li Ran's camp and said with a smile to Li Ran:
"Haha! Just as you expected, Qi State withdrew its troops! And they withdrew so quickly! Your contribution is indeed not small!"
"Now, we only need to deal with the soldiers and horses of Weiguo!"
