Early this morning, the carriages and horses were ready, and the group was ready to return to Zangxian Valley, and Lin Yan's carriage and horses also arrived.

When He Ran was about to get on the horse, the herald suddenly came, and Su Pingjiang summoned him to the palace to discuss matters.

Zhuyin was very strange, because he had just taken leave from the king yesterday, what urgent matter would he have?

"I hope it's not Fan Yuan who is making trouble." He Ran whispered a prayer,

Zhuyin said with certainty: "No, she knows that she can't be in a hurry, and she won't make trouble now." ”

He Ran originally wanted everyone to go first, and he caught up later, but everyone was not at ease and insisted on waiting for him to come back and go together.

Entered the palace hall, only Su Pingjiang and Su Ge were here, He Ran thought that Su Ge had sued him again, and he didn't want Su Pingjiang to call him because the secret envoy of the Son of Heaven came, spread the edict of the Son of Heaven, and ordered Yi Guo to send troops to attack Zhao,

The edict of the Son of Heaven has long been out of the world, and this sudden edict was much beyond Su Pingjiang's expectations, so after letting the envoy go down to rest, he immediately summoned Su Ge to discuss with He Ran.

After figuring out the reason, He Ran asked: "Is the Son of Heaven edicting the world to fight together or is there a choice." ”

Su Pingjiang said: "I asked, the meaning of the Son of Heaven is that the country and Zhao have been friends for generations, and the king will not send troops, Xiping's ambition has been demonstrated, and the Son of Heaven does not want him to take the opportunity to expand his power, so I hope that the three kingdoms of Qi, Kang, and Yi will be divided into Zhao." ”

He Ran groaned for a moment, then smiled,

"Why are you laughing?" Su Pingjiang looked at him and asked,

He Ran said: "I'm Xiao Moju, and I think really well. ”

"Mo Ju." Su Pingjiang was a little puzzled,

He Ran stood up and asked with a smile, "You don't really think that this is the intention of the Son of Heaven, do you?" ”

Su Pingjiang realized: "You mean that this edict of the Son of Heaven was instructed by Mo Ju. ”

He Ran said with a smile: "It shouldn't be wrong, the only one who can coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes is Kang Guo, in fact, Mo Ju wants to urge us to send troops, he expected that we lacked an excuse to tear up the alliance with Zhao State, so he specially sent this excuse, so I said that he thought it through." ”

Su Pingjiang looked at Su Ge, and Su Ge nodded and said, "Most of his analysis is right, it should be like this." ”

"Then see how you can reply to the messenger." Su Pingjiang said and made a gesture to He Ran to sit down, and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't be in a hurry to leave, this is related to our next national policy, we have to discuss it carefully." ”

He Ran didn't have the slightest intention of sitting down, and said: "What else is there to discuss, even if there is no Mo Ju urging, it is inevitable for us to attack Zhao, now is a golden good time, the news from the general said that there are not many Zhao soldiers in the depths of hundreds of miles, Zhao Min really has no soldiers available, and he can only hope that a paper covenant can stumble our footsteps, otherwise he really has no other way, at this moment to fight is to run a horse and occupy an area, there is no battle to fight at all." ”

"You mean you can send troops immediately." Su Pingjiang asked,

He Ran lowered his teeth and said: "The feast has been placed in front of us, the question is that we have eaten enough, I want to accommodate about half a year, and then send troops when the newly occupied places are settled down and officials can be transferred, now the situation is very clear, Kang Guo has contained a large number of Zhao troops, we will not send troops, once the troops are dispatched, we will make the plan to refer to Jingqu City, only in this way can Zhao Guo have to transfer troops to resist, otherwise people are fighting hard over there, and we will stop leisurely occupying some cities, Kang Guo must turn his face with us, This is indeed too unjust. ”

Su Ge opened his mouth and said: "Thanks to your new policy, in just a few years, we have increased dramatically from three cities to more than 100 cities, which no one dared to think of before. ”

Listening to Su Ge's sincere exaggeration of the new policy, He Ran felt a warmth in his heart, and smiled at him: "I'm just moving my mouth, and the new policy has such a good effect thanks to the hard work of my brother and all the adults." ”

Su Pingjiang was also very happy in his heart, the estrangement between the two of them was a serious illness in his heart, and now it seems that the two can be reconciled, he wants to strike while the iron is hot, and said with great interest: "You go back to the valley tomorrow, let's drink a few bottles of wine for the three of us, and discuss carefully when it is best to send troops." ”

He Ran hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no, we all got on the horse in the car, you called me, I have to go, all waiting for me, not to mention Lin Cainu." ”

Su Pingjiang sighed and said to Su Ge: "See, I, the king, can't keep a courtier to drink, what kind of king is this." ”

Su Ge smiled silently,

He Ran said with a smile: "The king treats me like a brother, I don't want to see the king, Fa Zhao is not in a hurry for a while, I am thinking carefully after I go back, as for how to reply, I only say that we are tired from fighting for a long time, and the soldiers will be resentful when they go out to fight continuously, and then tell them the truth, we don't have so many officials available, and it is difficult to go deep after fighting all the way, so we have to tolerate it for three or five months." ”

"Alright, let's go." Su Pingjiang waved his hand angrily,

He Ran saluted with a hippie smile, walked out step by step, turned back without reaching the door, and grinned: "I think it, although the crusade against Zhao Guo by the edict of the Son of Heaven is a high-sounding excuse, but I am really embarrassed to see Zhao Min, after all, he has always been affectionate and righteous to me, you can think about it again and see if you can find some more excuses, or I can resign temporarily." ”

"Don't think about resigning." Su Pingjiang immediately refused,

He Ran said with a sad face: "That...... Then you can make some excuses for me, otherwise I will always feel sorry for this. ”

After he left, Su Pingjiang said with emotion: "He is too affectionate, there is really no one with such a powerful position like him, you can see it, in fact, he is a very face-saving person, and he is afraid that he will be sorry for others, and he will be like this to the enemy." ”

Su Ge was also very emotional, and said: "Power does not change his nature, wealth does not change his heart, he is a true temperament, and it is precisely because of this that the king will not have the slightest suspicion of him, and we are happy to work with him." ”

"Don't be mad at him." Su Pingjiang raised his eyebrows and asked,

Su Ge's face was ashamed, and said: "Facts speak louder than words, a few months ago, the minister was still dissatisfied with him, and the minister was very touched by the annihilation, thinking that my country was only a land of three cities, and the country of Shun could make us wipe out, but now it is a small swallow of the big, so that we can not only protect ourselves, as if we have the strength to compete for the world, the minister has been haunted by whether the country is owned by the king, shocked by the destruction of Shun, and finally understood that we tried to protect ourselves before is the most important, this truth is simple, when there were dozens of cities, The minister was confused by victory and interests, and forgot that we are still just food in people's mouths, and did a stupid thing to fight for profit, confused, he repeatedly told me this truth, but at that time I was like a lost heart, just can't listen, in vain he praised me as a shrewd person, think about it is really ashamed, he is the most shrewd, the long-term vision is beyond the reach of the minister, the heart has always been clear about what should be done, there has been no slightest confusion, although the country is important, but compared to self-preservation and survival is still secondary, and the minister should not doubt him, as far as loyalty to the Su family is concerned, in fact, he is stronger than the minister. ”

Su Pingjiang breathed a sigh of relief, and said with relief: "You are really vain and shrewd, I have long understood this truth, but you have only understood that in a vicious battle at the beginning of the founding of the country, I did not listen to his good policy, so that the only little soldiers and horses were lost in half, to be honest, I was disheartened, thinking that this life was over, and I just wanted to save my mind in the last days with state affairs, and I didn't think that I could escape. At that time, I vaguely felt that God sent him to help me change the country, and then repeatedly defeated the Shunguo heroes with the weak soldiers, this is not what God helps, the heart of the army and the people are all towards it, it can be called a single pillar of the country, if he wants to oppose me, it is just a work of covering his hands, I want to cut him off because of fear as if he was dying in the country, especially valuable is that he only values love and righteousness and does not covet fame, what you just said is not right, he is not loyal to me, it is just love, brotherly love, in-law love, this is more solid than loyalty. ”

Su Ge bowed his head and smiled: "The king's words are insightful, think about it is really good, he is not loyal but affectionate, if he is just loyal he does not dare to be so unscrupulous in front of the king, no wonder he always says that the king is the most clear in life, the minister today knows that this is not sycophancy, the minister used to always secretly blame the king for being addicted, and now it seems that the king is wise to do this, it is precisely because of letting him let go and the country has the current good situation." ”

Su Pingjiang's face had a look of self-satisfaction, and he said: "I am more and more convinced that God sent him to help me, and now you should believe it." ”

"In any case, the exploits he has made are unparalleled, and the minister firmly believes that when he arrives at the time of Unai Qingping, he will definitely return to the mountains and forests, and this country will always belong to the king, and this is enough, and the minister will no longer be embarrassed by it."

Su Pingjiang was relieved and praised: "That's right, then don't hide and be idle, come out and manage the government." ”

Su Ge said ashamedly: "The minister is about to resign, I have recently thought clearly, since the reform of the official system, a large number of officials have been dismissed, in fact, the most important thing to remove is the minister, he is thinking about the past friendship to try his best to protect me, the funny thing is that I have repeatedly opposed it, it is not easy for him to tolerate me until now, I now know this feeling, and I no longer have the shame to occupy the position of Dazai." ”

Su Pingjiang said earnestly: "You can't resign from this official, but don't brush off his affection, you also know that the righteous sister has taken on most of the government affairs, in order to be able to justifiably open the government to reduce fatigue, he would rather add the Zhongshu Mansion than slightly damage your Dazai's position, to protect your power is what he repeatedly emphasized to me, when he was promoted to the Zhongshu Order, he told me more than once, when you are willing to govern, the Zhongshu Mansion will immediately return to the Dazaifu, to tell the truth, he is very touched by your affection, If you insist on resigning, he will not feel good in his heart, what he does is the first thing he cares about is affection, don't hurt his heart. ”

Su Ge's heart was rolling, tears appeared in his eyes, and he choked up slightly: "Thank you to the king and the military advisor for their success, the minister is extremely ashamed, and he will study the new policy immediately after he goes back, in order to repay it in the future." ”

Su Pingjiang said with a smile: "It's long overdue, okay, the matter is all over, you stay and drink a few bottles with me, when it comes to him, it's not happy not to drink a few bottles." Saying that, he sighed angrily, "This person is good at everything, but he is too heavy on sex and light friends, I really want to stay with him for a while, there is endless fun with him." ”