Li Ran shook his head while staring outside and said:

"It's unknown, but these people will never give up right now! And there may be more enemies behind you!"

When the Duke of Lu heard this, Song couldn't help but feel frightened and said in a trembling voice:

"Then...what should I do?"

At this time, Confucius beside him said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty is at ease, I will definitely ensure that you are safe!"

Mr. Song of Lu looked at Confucius, and his tall and mighty body was also calm.

And at this moment, a noisy sound came again not far away.

When Mr. Song heard this, he couldn't help but make his legs soft and he almost kneel down again.

Li Ran hurriedly helped him up and comforted him:

"Your Majesty! It's the reinforcement! It's the reinforcement!"

When the Duke Song of Lu heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly looked over and found that there were indeed flags of Lu hanging.

It turned out that opposite was the Lu Army who was ambushing here along the way. They were not far from this place. When they learned that the Duke Song of Lu was in trouble, they hurried to help.

But when the ambushers rushed in, they instantly became easy to attack and defend, and they caught the "Lai people" off guard and were defeated one after another.

At this point, the siege of the Song of the Duke of Lu was lifted.

However, although the Lai people were defeated, Confucius did not dare to order people to chase after him. He directly ordered to clean up the remains, gather together quickly, and surrounded the Hou of Lu to leave quickly!

Amidst the bumps, the Queen Song of Lu was frightened by the previous shock and couldn't help but feel disgusted.

Confucius stepped forward, but he had to knock on his back and did not dare to stop the carriage.

In just half a day, I actually entered the boundary of Lu.

Until this moment, Lu Hou Song took a breath.

For him, everything that happened in the past few days was like losing half of his life.

And Li Ran's heart that had been hanging over was finally overwhelmed.

In this alliance, Qi State repeatedly attacked, but they were all resolved by Confucius and Li Ran one by one. In the end, Lu did not humiliate and even won the greatest benefit.

...

Tian Qi and Shu Niu failed to kill Confucius and Li Ran when they learned that the failure of preventing the governor of the Duke of Lu Song from returning to the country.

Tian Qi couldn't help but get angry, but he had no choice but to follow Qi Duke Ju to return to Linzi first.

The Duke of Qi was depressed all the way.

As soon as he returned to the palace, he summoned all civil and military officials to a court meeting. The Duke of Qi was obviously a little angry about this meeting in Jiagu. Not only did he not get any benefits, he even threw away his old face as the king of a country.

I saw that the Duke of Qi had a gloomy face and complained to the ministers such as Tian Qi and said:

"The ministers of Lu State assisted their monarchs with the way of gentlemen, but you just wanted to assist me with the way of barbarians, causing some rebellion among the Lai people! As a result, I lost face in front of the monarchs of Lu State. This alliance is simply terrible!"

Tian Qi knelt on the ground:

"I am guilty of my crime, please give me a punishment!"

The Duke of Qi squinted his eyes.

"It's not necessary to sue, but you really failed to get things done this time. For the sake of the past, you can leave it alone, but there is still a big thing now, but it's time to put it on the agenda!"

Tian Qi naturally understood:

"I wonder if you are the fields of Yunyi, Wenyang, and Turtle Yin?"

The Duke of Qi stood up in a serious mood and nodded:

“That’s right!”

Tian Qi said:

"Your Majesty, this matter is very important. You are tired and you should have a good rest. You can discuss it tomorrow!"

The Duke of Qi shook his head:

"This matter is now like a blade hanging above my head. If it is not solved, it will really make me feel restless!"

"So, it's better to make a decision early! I won't be thinking about it all the time!"

Of course, Tian Qi wanted to delay this matter for a while. He just heard that he was looking for another excuse and said:

"But... the ministers present still know nothing about this matter. They should let them understand the origin and the whole story first before discussing it!"

Chujiu, the Duke of Qi insisted:

"What's the difficulty? If you don't know about it, you can tell them now! Such a shameful thing should be said to everyone know it, so as to spur the ministers' shame-knowing intention!"

Tian Qi saw that the Duke of Qi Chujiu insisted on doing this, so it was not convenient to stop him too much. What's more, he had already told Duke of Qi Chujiu that he could make a decision with all the ministers during the court meeting.

Therefore, if he obstructs him at this time, he will inevitably be suspicious of going back on his word. Moreover, it is inevitable that people will not doubt his intentions.

At this time, Li Chu said again:

"Your Majesty, this is just a rude request from the State of Lu! Although these places were owned by Lu before, they have been owned by our State of Qi, how can they be returned to them for nothing?"

"I think the emperor can ignore this matter!"

The Duke of Qi sighed:

"Ignore it? Is it so easy? I have lost all my face in this alliance. If I don't do anything, wouldn't it mean I'm defeated?"

Tian Qi hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty does not need to blame yourself so much. This is the fault of our ministers..."

Chu Jujiu of Qi waved his hand and interrupted Tian Qi's words:

"I just said that I won't care about your mistakes this time. However, my face must be made up for anyway! Otherwise, how should people in future generations evaluate this meeting in Jiagu? How should I evaluate me?"

"I don't want to end up being disrespectful to the etiquette system and betrayal!"

Guoxia asked tentatively at this moment:

"I don't know what the emperor meant?"

Chujiu, the Duke of Qi, did not express his opinion, but just waved his hand and said:

"I want to listen to your opinions now!"

Guoxia and Gao Zhang looked at each other, and then Guoxia also left the list:

"Your Majesty! It would be a pity if these three places were returned here. After all, these places were also taken by the soldiers of Qi State with their lives... If they returned here, they might not be able to convince the public. But if they did not return, they would also be afraid that the people of Lu would say that we had no faith."

"It would be better to send people to temporarily manage these three places by the emperor, clearing the land and mu of Zhangzhou, and asking the State of Lu to redeem these three places with its ten-year tax. In this way, we can not only not lose trust, but also gain benefits..."

Guoxia's words actually have another meaning, that is, if Lu State refuses, then this matter can be abandoned. However, the three places of Yun and Yun can eventually become the direct territory of the king.

Obviously, Guoxia was deliberately trying to weaken the power of Tian’s family in this way.

And how could Tian Qi not hear the meaning of this?

I heard that he still replied without changing his expression:

"These places were originally owned by the king, so as to deal with them, it is naturally up to the king to decide. Tian's family has the final say in their favor, so how dare they be stingy if they get these lands?"

"But these three places are all important places in the Central Plains south of our Qi Kingdom. If we return it, we are afraid that the emperor will regret it in the future!"

The Duke of Qi sat upright on the throne, listening, and sighing:

"Hey... can no one understand what I mean?"

In fact, the meaning of Qi Duke Chujiu was very clear. He just wanted to return these lands to preserve his reputation.

However, Tian Qi, Li Chu and others were unwilling to talk about this.

Guoxia, Gao Zhang and others obviously only thought about how to internally fuck and weaken the Tian family. However, they were not concerned about returning to the land of Lu.

Therefore, everyone present never mentioned the true thoughts of the Duke of Qi Jujiu.

This inevitably made the Duke of Qi very dissatisfied.

At this time, the young master Tu spoke:

"Father, since this is what the alliance says, it is not impossible to return it to Lu. Anyway, if Qi uses troops in the future, they will have to pay 300 chariots. In this way, our Qi State will not suffer any loss!"

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Chapter 656_The young and energetic young boy Tu

The youngest son Tu is the youngest son of Qi Duke Chujiu, who is not as powerful as the youngest.

Since ancient times, ancient emperors often favored their young sons more. Therefore, the Duke of Qi really favored him more. Just like this alliance, the Duke of Qi only took him out to see the world, and now the court discussion is also for him to attend.

However, Shaozi Tu has always been listening and not speaking.

At this moment, I saw the embarrassment of my father, so I suddenly came out and spoke.

After hearing this, Chu Jujiu, the Duke of Qi couldn't help but smile and looked at the young boy Tu with great satisfaction.
To be continued...