I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 18 The True and False Prince Ye

There is nothing wrong with Young Master Chou's original thoughts, after all, there is nothing wrong with cherishing life, being greedy for life and fearing death.

And pretending to be crazy is his method to make himself less serious.Play as a prince of Lu who can't pose a threat to anyone.

Before that, he was very good at handling this role, quite in place.He always thought that he could spend this life in peace and stability.

So he never insisted on anything, even the position of Lu Guojun, he never took a second look.

But now, when his elder brother also died in front of him, when Li Ran broke through his disguise, he knew that he had nothing to hide.

Li Ran did not answer his question directly, but instead answered Li Ran in the form of a rhetorical question.

"What's the point now?"

Li Ran had a gloomy face, and looked at him with a tone of hatred.

"Heh...and how am I doing now?"

Young Master Chou had a bored expression on his face, and his tone was very sad.His face was full of sorrow, sorrow for reality, sorrow for his own powerlessness.

On the contrary, this made Li Ran a little relieved. Since he could use Li Ran's thoughts as a basis, it meant that this person had a certain understanding of the current situation and had some thoughts in his heart.

Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief, what he was worried about did not continue to happen.

"Be a king."

Prince Ye is dead, according to the rules of etiquette, it is his responsibility that Prince Chou should ascend the throne smoothly.

After hearing this, Young Master Chou raised his head slightly, but saw that the corners of his eyes were already covered with tears.

"Do you want me to die?! Do you know that this young master has been pretending to be crazy and foolish until now in order to help my brother! But even so, my brother still has not been spared. If my brother is like this, what can I do? !"

Li Ran was shocked again when he heard the words, it turned out that this young master Chou had such foresight.He knew that his cowardice would make him a substitute for his brother, and he was the best substitute.

In order not to let this happen, he pretended to be crazy until today.This is the method he uses to protect himself, and it is also the method he uses to protect his brother!
I saw a strange look appearing on Young Master Chou's face, he stared at Li Ran intently and said:
"Father Jun, my elder brother has died in that position now! It's all right for the Ji family to let me be this puppet, why do you want me to go? Doesn't this mean that I will die in vain?"

"They won't stop. As long as someone dares to stop them, they will kill and silence them, no matter who they are. I cherish my life, if I don't go, I won't go, and I won't go if I'm killed!"

After the words were finished, Young Master Chou suddenly stood up, walking back and forth on the spot, whimpering continuously, and his face was full of impatience.

"Now that you have seen it through, they must have discovered it too, and they will definitely harm me!"

"What should you call my son? What should you do!"

As the voice became louder, the impatience and anxiety on his face became more and more intense, and the whole person was immersed in a state of panic, and his originally pale face suddenly turned pale.

The Ji clan had already killed Prince Ye, and if he was a little careless, it would definitely be his turn next.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Li Ran was furious, grabbed his skirt and shouted:

"You are the son! You are the only hope of the Lu country! How can you be so weak and cowardly to fulfill your father and elder brother's last wish? Who should inherit the Duke of Lu!"

"Listen to me! Since you are a son, you have decided that you must take this path!"

"I don't...I don't want...Please don't force me...I really can't do it! Huh...Junfu and elder brother are dead...They just died in front of me...I can't do anything...I really can't do anything... can't do it..."

The collapse of adults is only a moment.

He watched his father and elder brother die at the hands of the enemy, but he couldn't do anything, he couldn't even cry for them, and he had to pretend to be crazy to hide the truth.

No one can empathize with such pain and sorrow.

He has lost all hope now, he just wants to live, this request cannot be simpler.

But born in such an era, such a family, the time wheel of fate is destined to be unable to meet his trivial request.

People in the arena involuntarily.But who would have known that when a person is in the public house, he can't help himself.

Ji Le heard the sound of crying from a distance, and seeing the young master's face was full of tears, he couldn't help crying too.

Since she was a child, she has regarded Young Master Chou as her own younger brother, no matter what others think of him.In her heart, Gongzi Chou is just a naive child, nothing more.

But now, this once lonely child is finally going to grow up, to become the focus of attention, and to become another person.Even changing into another appearance, the grief and loneliness in his heart will turn into distant memories and be submerged in the long river of time.

Ji Le hugged Young Master Chou into his arms, stroked his back pillow and said affectionately:
"Ah Chou... believe Brother Ziming, he will help you..."

The two cried for a while, and after a long time, Ji Le stopped crying and looked at Young Master Chou with pity.

Although she couldn't empathize with Mr. Chou's experience, she could understand, understand the sadness and pain in this little brother's heart, and understand the torture these experiences brought him.

So far, the only way to save the state of Lu is to have Young Master Chou ascend the throne.Ji Le knew Li Ran's thoughts clearly, so he had no choice but to persuade him with kind words.

Hearing the sound, Young Master Chou wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, looked at Li Ran, choked up and said:
"I don't have the ability to fight against them... What can you do?"

"They" refers to Ji and Meng.In fact, everyone also understands in their hearts that their two big families are now like two insurmountable mountains and two insurmountable gaps. Anyone who tries to challenge them will die.

He would not doubt Ji Le's concern for him, but he doubted Li Ran's ability and determination to deal with Ji and Meng.

Hearing this, Li Ran suddenly knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists in both hands, saluted Young Master Chou and said:
"Young Master, don't panic, as long as you are willing to follow my plan, the great cause will surely come true!"

On the other hand, the news of Prince Ye's assassination quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Qufu City that day, and everyone was discussing what happened.

After the people of the country learned that it was Shu Sunbao who had assassinated the prince, the rumors in the city suddenly became one-sided, and they gathered outside the palace gate to demand that Shu Sunbao be dealt with.

After all, things like gossip are never about logic or illogicality.

Although this method of controlling public opinion to influence politics is not clever, it is extremely practical.

Originally, those Lu Guo doctors who insisted on interceding for Uncle Sun Bao and wanted to investigate the assassination of Prince Ye in detail also fell silent in an instant.

Even though they had friendship with Uncle Sun Bao, this kind of official friendship has always been very plastic.

The grass on the wall falls with the wind, but it lives long enough.

But on the streets of Qufu, where everyone was condemning the Uncle Sun, another person suddenly appeared!

"Huh? Don't you think that person...?!"

"It looks a bit like a prince"

"What?! The prince is not dead?!"

I saw Prince Ye walking on the streets of Qufu City swaggeringly with a group of followers. After many people saw it, the news spread instantly.

Prince Ye is not dead!
How can it be? !
……

Ji's house, in the meeting hall.

Ji Sunsu got the news immediately, and was struck by lightning immediately, his face was completely drained of blood, and his eyes were full of astonishment.

"What's going on? What's going on?!"

The assassination of Prince Ye was personally arranged by him, the person was also selected by him, and the process and method of planting the blame on Uncle Sun Bao was also carried out by him. Prince Ye's body was lying in Lu Palace, how could he Maybe not dead?

"grandfather!…"

When Ji Sunyi was like this, he also ran in from the outside with a look of horror on his face, and immediately said tremblingly as soon as he entered the door: "Grandson... grandson saw the prince!"

"What nonsense!"

"I personally collected Prince Ye's body! How could he not be dead!"

Ji Sunsu didn't believe it, how could he believe in seeing ghosts in broad daylight, but the snow-white beard at the corner of his mouth kept shaking, as if to refute his unbelief.

Yes, he personally collected the prince's corpse and put the prince in the coffin himself. How could he walk on the street alive?Did I really see a ghost?

"Grandfather, that man... is indeed the prince..."

Unable to believe Ji Sunsu, Ji Sun Ruyi believed his own eyes, and subconsciously swallowed when he spoke, obviously extremely shocked.

Hearing this, Ji Sunsu's body shook suddenly, and he almost collapsed to the ground, the fear in his eyes filled instantly!
"Could it be that it really missed? Could it be that the dead one is a substitute?!"

The only thing that can explain this now is that the assassin who assassinated Prince Ye missed.

Otherwise, it is impossible for Prince Ye to still be alive.

But if this is the case, the corpse in Nalu Palace
"Report! Report to the lord! According to the news from Palace Lu, the prince's body is gone!"

The person who came to report was Ji Sunsu's confidant placed in Lu Palace.

Hearing this news, Ji Sunsu's face no longer had any color, and his eyes could no longer contain the fear that filled his limbs and bones in an instant.

Ji Sun Yiru on the side also felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly waved his hand to screen everyone in the room, and then helped Ji Sunsu to sit down and asked:
"Grandfather, what should we do now? If the crown prince is not dead, Uncle Sunbao is innocent. Together, the two of them will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. When the time comes, what we did in the palace... By the way, and, And that Li Ran! He's not dead either!"

"This person is very scheming. Once Uncle Sun Bao let him participate in the investigation of this matter, there is no guarantee that they will not find out the clues, and we will not be able to tell if we have something to say!"

What Ji Sun Ruyi was most worried about was not Uncle Sun Bao or Prince Ye, but Li Ran.

"Enter the palace!"

"Help me into the palace!"

When Ji Sunsu came back to his senses, a sophistication flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, if you continue to sit at home, you are undoubtedly waiting to die. Only by taking the initiative to attack can you win a chance.

"Go and kill that assassin"

When he reached the door, Ji Sunsu suddenly turned his head again, and gestured with his hand on his neck.

All clues must not be left behind, and anyone who may reveal the assassination must be eliminated, even if it is one of our own people!
Ji Sun Yiru understood, and immediately nodded heavily.

But for some reason, he seemed to have a very bad premonition.

(End of this chapter)