mtl008 Chapter 593 Chapter 715 Chapter 716 The 2 Difficulties of Gong Lianyang
Chapter 593 Chapter 715 Chapter 716 The 2 Difficulties of Gong Lianyang
Fan Li couldn't help but laugh when he saw that Gong Lianyang was still struggling pointlessly.
"My lord, if you want to pay attention to faith with Qi, I'm afraid... you will pay by mistake. In the past, Kong Sikou and Qihou made an oath in Jiagu, but now it's only a hundred days, and now Qihou wants to take advantage of it." There is a domestic turmoil in Lu, and when there is a gap, we can directly turn back and send troops to attack the Lu State. So...Your Excellency thinks that even if Chengyi is protected by the State of Qi, how much weight can it have?"
""Poetry" says: The banquet of the chief horn, laughing at Yan Yan. Swear firmly, don't think about it. If you don't think about it, it's too late! Now that the Qihou is not clear, Li Zhi is confused. I'm afraid that the act of treachery will be returned later. It will come one after another. If you still can’t comprehend it, you will suffer a big loss in the future!”
(Note: I look back on my childhood with more joy, and my tenderness when talking and laughing. The oath of each other is still in my ears, but I never expected that you would violate your oath.)
When Gong Lianyang heard this, he couldn't help but think deeply.
That's right, Qi's behavior is just like what Fan Li said, it is too capricious.
It's just that, in such an era, it is too common to break the promise and abandon the alliance.Between countries, there was an alliance and peace talks at one moment, but in the next, it is still necessary to fight as it should.
It has already become an established fact that the rituals are broken and music is broken, and people's hearts are not old.
Gong Lianyang's eyeballs rolled, his brain turned sharply, and his tone softened a lot:
"Could it be that... you want to persuade me to hold my troops here while you deal with the Qi army? After you win the victory, you can then turn around and deal with me, Chengyi? By then, how can I still be there? A chance to turn over?"
"What's more, how can you defeat the Qi army at all? Lu is small but powerful. Even if you fight hard, you may not be Qi's opponent!"
After hearing this, Fan Li replied slowly:
"Although your words are reasonable, there are three things that are unclear about it."
"First, the move to seize the three capitals is a national policy. Moreover, the Ji family and the Shusun family have both lost their cities, and now only Chengyi is left. They must be determined to fight against this matter. In the past, the weakness of the Lu country was due to the three Huan. You cannot respect the emperor and seek common ground. But now that Sanhuan has his heart set on one thing, his momentum is unstoppable!"
Fan Li's words made Gong Lianyang hesitate for a moment, and then he ordered:
"Come on, prepare a lamp!"
Afterwards, I saw that someone immediately brought a case of food and drink, and served clear fruits.
And Fan Li happened to be talking a little dry at this time, so he was not polite to him at the moment, and just drank it up.
Fan Li wiped his mouth with his cuff, and continued:
"Secondly, I'm afraid my lord doesn't know something! The Qi State has actually only sent 3 troops this time! Your lord thought that there are only [-] people in this area, but how can they shake the Lu State?"
When Gong Lianyang heard the words, he couldn't help being shocked again, and hurriedly asked:
"Oh? Marquis Qi... really only sent 3 horses?"
Just because Fan Li did not lie about this matter, he responded confidently:
"3 horses, [-] rides, absolutely true! So, what chance do you think my master has?"
Hearing this, Gong Lianyang still pretended to be calm and composed, but in fact Fan Li could see a hint of panic on his face.
At this time, Fan Li was only listening to continue to say:
"And the third is the most critical point!"
"Since your Excellency is a minister of Lu, if you rebel against Lu and help Qi, this would be a great injustice! As the saying goes, 'Brothers who are jealous of each other will not be insulted by others.' The dispute between your Excellency and the State of Lu is a dispute between your own family. But if your Excellency helps Qi, it is a great injustice!" Qi, no matter whether you succeed or fail, you will not be tolerated by the people of the world!"
"Therefore, if there are these three evils, how should you deal with them?"
When Gong Lianyang heard the words, he suddenly got up!
Obviously, he was moved by Fan Li's words.
After he stood up, he suddenly realized that he had lost his composure.In order to hide his inner feelings, he couldn't help but look to the side.
Immediately, he took the jug from the servants beside him, and filled it up for Fan Li himself, and then laughed again, and ordered:
"Come here! Prepare a banquet. I want to give this distinguished guest... a cleansing of the wind and dust!"
The sudden change in Gong Lianyang's attitude made Fan Li smile.
Fan Li also tactfully drank the clear water in the cup again, and returned the cup to Gong Lianyang.
So, the two entered the official residence in Decheng, and saw that the inner room of the official residence had already prepared a banquet.
And the reason why Gong Lianyang wanted to entertain him was simply to get more words out of it, even though he didn't believe it all.
After the banquet and some drinks, Gong Lianyang also got straight to the point and said directly:
"My father-in-law is not a man of low intelligence. I know that although your words are just rhetoric, they are not unreasonable."
Fan Li heard the words and knew what they meant, so he couldn't help but smile and said:
"Hehe, it's the Lu Kingdom's fortune that your lord can understand this truth! In fact, whether Chengyi will fall or not is an internal matter of the Lu Kingdom, and it is not unnegotiable."
"It's just because both Yiyi and Feiyi have brought disaster to our country of Lu. So no matter who it is, they will be afraid of Chengyi!"
After hearing this, Gong Lianyang couldn't help sighing:
"So...according to the master's wishes...after you have dealt with Master Qi, then you should liquidate me, Chengyi, right?"
After hearing this, Fan Li knew that this matter was ultimately a knot in Gong Lianyang's heart, but he couldn't avoid it.Therefore, he simply replied frankly rather indifferently:
"Haha, sir, you don't have to worry. As the saying goes, 'a house that accumulates good deeds will always be happy'! As long as you act with justice and propriety, are you still afraid that this matter will not be rectified in the end?"
Hearing this, Gong Lianyang snorted coldly:
"Hmph, this matter... I'm afraid there's no reason for it! Even if Kong Zhongni is willing, I'm afraid the Ji family and the uncle Sun family will not let it go easily!"
Fan Li only waved his hand and continued:
"Hehe, although what your lord said is reasonable, even if this matter can't end in the end, your lord will leave it at once. However, if your lord helps Qi, then your lord will inevitably be suspected of injustice." It's gone!"
"Your Excellency, you are not a stupid person. Can't you decide what is more important or less important?"
Gong Lianyang was thoughtful, and after a long time, he finally nodded:
"Hehe, since that's the case, then I'll just sit on the sidelines and wait for you to decide the outcome with Qi, and it won't be too late for me to make a decision!"
After the banquet, Fan Li was sent directly to the city gate by Gong Lianyang before he stopped. Gong Lianyang excitedly held Fan Li's hand and said:
"Sir, please give me a few kind words for me when you return this time. In fact, my Lord Lianyang has no objection. I just hope to preserve the cities of Lu and Meng."
"This time, Master Qi's strategy shows how important it is for me to become a town, so I ask you to explain the advantages and disadvantages to everyone after you go back, and don't lose the big because of the small, so that we have no stronghold to defend the northern border of the Lu Kingdom! "
Gong Lianyang's words seemed quite sincere thanks to the strength of his wine.
However, even he himself may not be able to tell how many sentences are true and how many are false.
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Chapter 716_ Ran Seeking Gao Zhang
As for Fan Li, he would not take his words seriously, and only replied quite earnestly:
"Please rest assured, sir! Fan Li will definitely bring all your words to me."
Afterwards, Gong Lianyang ordered someone to open the gate of the city, and let Fan Li's carriage drive away...
Gong Lianyang waited until Fan Li came out of the city gate, and immediately sent scouts to find out how many people had come to Master Qi.
Afterwards, he boarded the city tower again, looked at the carriage leaving in Juechen, and said involuntarily:
"If the Qi State really only sent 3 horses, it shows that the Marquis Qi doesn't value me! If that's the case...why does my father-in-law, Lianyang, have to work for him?"
"Hey... God is so unkind to me! How unkind to me!"
Gong Lianyang shook his head while thinking about how he should deal with it next.
……
But he said that Fan Li returned to the barracks to return to his command, and recounted the conversation between himself and Gong Lianyang in detail.
After hearing this, Li Ran and Kong Qiu looked at each other and nodded involuntarily.
Confucius was obviously relieved:
"Hehe, from this point of view, this Gong Lianyang should not act rashly when we are dealing with Master Qi!"
After thinking for a while, Li Ran made a further analysis and said:
"Right now, Gong Lianyang's side has been appeased for the time being, and then we can deal with Master Qi."
"Now the Qi Division has sent [-] people to confront our army. Obviously, their intention is not to embarrass our country of Lu!"
Afterwards, Li Ran made another plan:
"Let's withdraw all the soldiers and horses in Chengyi, and the whole army will go north to meet the enemy! Since the Qi division is not ready to fight, it is up to us to take the initiative to deal with the enemy!"
Li Ran's intention was to remove all the siege from Chengyi, pretending to fight Qi Shi to the death, and with such momentum, he could give Qi Shi a head start!
On the other hand, it can be regarded as fulfilling the promise to Gong Lianyang.
Confucius was also convinced of this, so he immediately acted according to the plan and passed the order to the three armies.
And when Sanhuan learned of this plan, he learned that the enemy in front of him had turned into Qi State.Although they have doubts in their hearts, they can only do so.
Of course, among them, the happiest person is none other than Meng Sun Heji.
After he learned the news, he secretly ordered someone to send a letter to Gong Lianyang, telling him to wait and see first and not to act rashly.
After Gong Lianyang received Meng Sun Heji's letter, he read it over and over again for a long time. When he learned that all the Lu troops had withdrawn as promised, he couldn't help but feel determined.
Immediately afterwards, Gong Lianyang was a little bit more embarrassing, and decided to write another letter to go to Qi State.
It can be said that it is not a big deal to watch the excitement. On the one hand, he certainly wanted Qi to send more troops, and on the other hand, he also found a step for himself to show that Chengyi now had few soldiers and food. If you dare to move lightly, you can only wait for Qi State to come to the rescue.
Of course, if you say that Gong Lianyang is indeed a chicken thief.
In fact, he has already determined that Qi State will never come to increase troops again.
And the reason why he did this was to leave a way out for himself.
A way to escape to Qi State even if he fails in the future.
……
Not long after, the Lu division and the Qi division led by Gao Zhang began to confront each other. The distance between the two armies was no more than fifty miles, and the front battalion was even less than ten miles apart.
The war is about to break out.
Confucius wrote a letter in the camp, and used his disciple Ran Qiu as his envoy to go to the Qi Division camp to meet Gao Zhang.
Ran Qiu had followed Confucius for many years. When Confucius went to Qi and entered the Gao family, the young Ran Qiu was among them.
Therefore, Gao Zhang naturally recognized Ran Qiu.
To say that this Ran Qiu is actually a person with great talent.
When Ji Sunsi was looking for talents, he also asked Confucius how he was.But Confucius replied at the time, Ran Qiu, if he had a family of one thousand houses and one hundred divisions, he would be enough to be the head of the family!
Therefore, Ji Sunsi has actually been secretly paying attention to this person.In addition to appointing Zilu as the housekeeper, Ran Qiu has always been there to take good care of him.
It is said that Ran Qiu followed his master's orders and went to Qi Division's camp with documents, but was directly held back by several soldiers with spears.
It's just that the two armies don't fight each other, so they didn't do anything wrong with Ran Qiu.
Just listen to Ran Qiushi's rather indifferent words:
"I'm Ran Qiu. My master is a military commander of the Lu State. I'm here to see General Gao on my orders!"
Not long after, after Ran Qiu was searched, he only found that he was carrying a tube of slips with him, and there was nothing else.
So, he was masked and brought into a large tent.
He lifted the cloth, but saw that there was nothing inside the tent.
Ran Qiu felt strange and heard someone walking straight in and saying with a smile:
"Hey, isn't this Ran Qiu Ran Zi? We haven't seen each other for so many years, but you and your master have done great things!"
When Ran Qiu saw Gao Zhang, he bowed respectfully and said:
"Ran Qiu has met the general. Today, Qiu was entrusted by his master to come to say hello to the general!"
Gao Zhang took the main seat and sat down, still smiling:
"Back then, I followed my respected master Kong Zhongni and entered the Gao family. At that time, I was in a state of desolation. But I never thought that now my respected master Kong Zhongni has become the great military commander of the Lu State! You are an extremely human minister! This is really unexpected, unexpected!"
Ran Qiuzhi said it as a compliment, so he lowered his posture and said:
"Haha, it was thanks to the general who took care of me back then, otherwise my master would never have been able to meet the Marquis of Qi. Therefore, my master also asks me to thank you in person!"
Gao Zhang was silent for a long time and did not speak again. Ran Qiu felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he said again:
"General, today my teacher leads Lu's army to face off with your lord's Qi army. In fact, it is a last resort. Therefore, my teacher hopes that I can meet with the general alone and have a detailed discussion!"
While talking, Ran Qiu handed over Confucius' letter.Gao Zhang took the short book and unfolded it to read.
It turned out that Confucius also wanted to avoid a military encounter with Gao Zhang, so he hoped to have a detailed face-to-face discussion to resolve the military conflict.
Gao Zhang looked at the letter and immediately made calculations in his mind.
After all, before he set off, Prince Tu had told him that this battle should try to avoid large-scale friction with Lu.
Even though Tian Qi also came to Gao Zhang and asked him to do something, but their Gao family has long disliked Tian's eyes, so how can they really listen to him?
However, if you really don't fight, you will lose the face of Qi and yourself after all.
This inevitably put him in a dilemma.
Gao Zhang put down the letter slowly, and said with a frown:
"Now that the two armies are confronting each other, and you respect your teacher and you are the chief commander, why invite me to take the risk to meet you?"
When Ran Qiu heard this, he bowed his hands and said respectfully:
"This disciple is unknown. When the general meets the master, everything will become clear!"
After Gao Zhang heard this, he couldn't help laughing out loud three times:
"Hahaha! The Master's mouth can be said to be eloquent, so how can I be his opponent? If we meet him in person, I'm afraid he will be speechless again!"
After hearing this, Ran Qiu smiled slightly, and said disapprovingly:
"Hehe, the general's words are wrong! Those who can convince others are reasoned. If they are reasonable words, how can they be spoken between lips and tongues? If the general really thinks that what the teacher said is unreasonable, then it's fine if he doesn't listen."
"However, if the general feels that what the teacher said is somewhat reasonable, then according to the general's wisdom, how can he not understand the pros and cons of it?"
After hearing these words, Gao Zhang was speechless and only sighed secretly:
"In this case, I don't know how your respected master is going to invite me to meet?"