I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 20 No one cares about the truth

As the saying goes, there are no roads in this world, if there are many people walking, the road will become a road.

Now Li Ran, who was forced into a desperate situation, wanted to find his own path.

Hantai Palace.

Standing at the gate of Hantai Palace, he looked up at the two seal characters of Hantai, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

A Luoyi who was dismissed from his post as a custodian, a young man who was hunted down by the Zhou royal family, and a somewhat downcast traveler.Now standing at the center of the political vortex of Lu State.

He didn't know what would happen when he entered it, and he couldn't predict it.But he didn't have the slightest thought of backing down, and his steps were unwavering.

"Grassman Li Ran, pay homage to the prince."

Li Ran shouted outside the hall, then bent down and kowtowed.Even at this time, the prince was pretended by someone he arranged, but the scenes on the scene still had to be a full set.

"Stand up and enter the palace."

Li Ran heard the sound, bent down and stepped into the hall.But he felt that everyone present was looking at him.An inexplicable sense of oppression struck.

"Li Ran, this time the widow announced you to come, do you know why?"

The person pretending to be the prince was recruited by Li Ran from the prince's attendants at the instigation of Sun Wu. This person really knows the prince's habits very well, and his acting skills can be said to be quite good.Rao Li Ran was almost fooled, for he really had such a trace of regal authority.

It seems that Junwei Junwei, in fact, as long as it is in that position, everyone will show it a little bit.

He glanced at Sun Wu, who was standing behind the fake prince and acted as the commander of the guards, with a strange look on his face and said:
"The grass people don't know."

"Then do you know that someone came to assassinate the widow in this hall yesterday?"

"what?"

Li Ran pretended to be very surprised.But the fake prince continued:

"This time, an assassin sneaked in to assassinate you! However, your life is in the sky, and you are lucky to escape this disaster. Even so, this matter is of great importance after all! Doctor Uncle Sun said just now, saying that he has been waiting for you for the past few days. At home, I never go out. I don’t know anything about this place, I heard that you are on good terms with Dr. Uncle Sun, and now you are his guest, do you know anything?”

Shu Sunbao came to Li Ran to prove his innocence, so the topic came to this right away.

Ji Sunsu on the side was obviously a little dissatisfied with the prince's questioning. After all, Li Ran was just a commoner, and he was also a disciple of Uncle Sunbao. Even if he could prove something, would his testimony be convincing?
However, since the assassination case of Lu Gong had shocked the government and the public, it was not easy for them to forcibly judge Shu Sunbao's crime in front of the fake prince, so this gave Li Ran a chance to speak.

Li Ran frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said:

"Doctor Uncle Sun really hasn't gone out at home for the past few days... Since there are assassins who intend to plot evil, dare to ask His Royal Highness, has the murderer been caught?"

Li Ran's control over micro-expressions is very good. He said these three sentences with a very puzzled expression on his face.

But at the same time, it gave people a feeling that they seemed to have a plan in their chest, which made Ji Sunsu feel a chill down his spine for a while.

In fact, Li Ran's words are also very simple, the focus is on the murderer!Yes, the murderer!

After all, apprehending the murderer who assassinated the prince is the key to the whole matter!
But since Jisun Su entered the palace and Uncle Sun Bao was released, the fake prince asked about this matter, but no one mentioned the murderer!

Was the murderer ever caught?Where is it after capture?If not captured, any clues?No one mentioned these things, and it seemed that everyone had selectively forgotten this key point.

And Li Ran will not forget, because this is the only clue to reveal the truth about the assassination of the prince.

The expression on Ji Sunsu's face suddenly changed.

Although he arranged for Ji Sun Yiru to silence him, when Li Ran asked about the murderer and saw the confident look in Li Ran's eyes, he still couldn't help but feel worried.

He had heard about Li Ran, and also heard from his grandson that Li Ran was talking nonsense at the rally, and he also knew that Li Ran was behind the event that he was planning to sacrifice the king to the heaven, so he had no choice but to deal with this "enemy". He didn't dare to take it lightly.

"Huh! I called you here to prove that Shusun Bao didn't know anything about Lu Gong's affairs, not for you to solve the case! You don't even look at your identity. There are some nonsense words here. portion?"

Li Ran's speech at the rally had already spread throughout Qufu. Therefore, there were definitely not a few Lu ministers who dismissed his remarks, and the one who spoke at this time was one of them.

"Okay! Since you have proved that Shusun Bao doesn't know anything about Lu Palace, that's enough, step down!"

Ji Sunsu waved his hand, indicating that Li Ran could step back.

But at the same time, he also made up his mind.After this incident, Li Ran must be eliminated, and no more troubles will be left behind.

But right now, he was thinking about how to continue accusing Uncle Sun Bao, but unexpectedly the false prince suddenly said again:

"Wait a minute!"

"Li Ran's words are a reminder to the widows, since the assassin missed by mistake, has he ever been caught?"

The fake prince knew Li Ran's purpose clearly, how could he let him go so quickly?Today is a bureau specially set up for Jisun Su, and Li Ran is the one who arranges it, so he has to be there to direct it himself.

Uncle Sun Bao heard the sound and said hurriedly:
"The assassin did accidentally injure a few people in the hall and fled away. Because I couldn't pursue him in time, I was confined at home, so I couldn't arrange guards to track him down. I'm guilty!"

Shusunbao kept yelling that he was guilty, but in fact he kicked the responsibility back on Jisunsu.

The assassin assassinated the prince and fled outside.When the truth is unknown, but you first arrested Doctor Qing, the chief guard of the Lu Palace, how could he catch the murderer?

The fake prince frowned and looked at Ji Sunsu and asked:
"Doctor Ji Sun, what do you have to say?"

Ji Sunsu also knew that he was a little too hasty, but it was only because he was extremely confident in his plan. After all, if the crown prince was really killed, who would care about the truth about such details?

After all, above the court, the truth is always the least important thing.

But at this moment, Ji Sunsu, who was forced into a dead end by this "truth", had to bow hastily, and said with a little panic:
"Prince Mingjian, even if Uncle Sunbao doesn't know about this, he still has the crime of improperly defending Lu Palace! It's only natural that he should be grounded!"

"As for the murderer, I have already asked several commanders in the palace. Once the portrait of this person is posted, there will always be clues. Please rest assured, Prince..."

Just as Ji Sunsu was trying to defend himself, Li Ran sneered from the side:
"Oh! Doctor Ji Sun, I have a question, and I want to ask it."

Everyone turned their eyes, and saw that Li Ran was still standing there, with long sleeves and body, green and deep, dignified and elegant, and his temperament became mysterious because of the words just now.

"Oh? What else do you want to ask? Just ask."

Before Ji Sunsu objected, the fake prince gave him a chance to continue asking in due course.

When Ji Sunsu heard this, he couldn't get angry on the spot, so he had to hold back his breath and wait quietly for Li Ran's question.

Li Ran asked nonchalantly:
"It's a coincidence that the grassroots were also assassinated in Qufu City yesterday. I don't know... Is there any connection between the two?"

"what?!"

"You were assassinated too?"

As soon as his words fell, there was a sound of surprise in the hall.

Ji Sunsu's face was quite ugly for a while, the assassination of the prince was missed, and the assassination of Li Ran was also missed, a failure!What a failure!
Now being asked by Li Ran about the relationship between the two, even though he was full of confidence, he suddenly didn't know how to answer. After all, the timing of the two events happened so coincidentally that they happened almost at the same time. It doesn't matter, no one in this hall will believe it.

"Oh? There is such a thing? Hehe, I think you are just a commoner, who would think of assassinating you?"

"Oh... that's right! I heard that Li Ran fled here since Cheng Zhou, so he came to Qufu to seek refuge? Then... Could it be that people from the royal family of Zhou sneaked into Qufu and did something to you?"

After all, Ji Sunsu was also scheming, so he calmed down for a while, and soon thought of a countermeasure.This made all the courtiers present involuntarily nod their heads in agreement.

As for Li Ran's origin, everything that needs to be clarified is basically clarified.Since he was hunted down by the royal family of Zhou, it seems reasonable to be assassinated in Qufu city.

But at this time, the fake prince didn't seem to know that Li Ran still had this experience, and suddenly heard about it, he didn't know how to express his position.Just thinking about how to transfer this topic to Ji Sunsu, unexpectedly, Li Ran spoke first again:

"What Dr. Ji Sun said is very true. It is precisely because of the changes of the Zhou royal family that the grass people were driven out of Luoyi."

"But it's strange to say that. The grass people were hunted down all the way because they were close friends with Prince Zhou Jin. But His Royal Highness and Prince Zhou Jin have never heard of any dealings. But why are they also assassinated? Woolen cloth?"

When Li Ran asked this question, he obviously turned the blame back.But this is not enough, just listen to him continue to say:
"The prince is about to become the king, and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is ready. At this moment, when the whole world is celebrating, who would choose to assassinate the prince so madly at this time? Could it be...someone doesn't want the prince Can't succeed?"

As Li Ran spoke, his face was full of calmness, showing no joy or anger.But from what he said, it is not hard to hear that he connected the assassination of the Lu Palace with the Ji clan's intention to sacrifice to heaven on behalf of the crown prince.It is to give others an illusion.

Didn't the Ji family want to sacrifice to the heavens just to completely control the Duke of Lu?However, the Marquis of Jin was furious and gave up on this matter. Ji's heart was unwilling to assassinate the prince. Wouldn't it be more justifiable?
Ji Sunsu was furious when he heard this.He was about to ask Li Ran what he wanted to say, and when he accused Li Ran of slandering Shangqing, he suddenly thought that this was a trap.

As old as he is, how can he not see that this is Li Ran's trap?
Once he was eager to deny that Lu Gong's assassination incident was not a follow-up to sacrifice to heaven, once he denied it too excitedly, then in the eyes of others, it would be equivalent to being convinced.

At that time, although he can still use his power to forcibly suppress this matter, it will eventually become a stain that may detonate in the future.

After all, if something happened out of nothing, wouldn't it be a sign of guilty conscience that he, as a high minister of a country, would disrespectfully argue with a commoner in such a way?
So he didn't show any signs of expression, and only said coldly:
"Hehe, it seems that this matter is really a bit strange...Since that's the case, now we can only see if we can catch the assassin!"

Obviously, Ji Sunsu no longer wanted to confront Li Ran head-on in the court.It's disgraceful to win, and it's even more shameful to lose.Why bother?

At this time, Ji Sun Yiru had already been arranged by him to silence her.Ji Sunsu knew that as long as Li Ran couldn't catch the murderer, there would be nothing against him.

Don't you want to find out the truth?All right, I'll show you what Li Ran can do!
"This Li Ran...hehe, I really have some skills, and I almost let the old man fall for you. Well, come on, a prince, a uncle Sun Bao, plus you, the three of you, and let the old man look down on you Heck!"

At this time, although Ji Sunsu stood by the side calmly, boundless hatred was already aroused in his heart.

But Li Ran definitely has no way of knowing all this, he only knows that his first stage plan has been successful.

The fake prince didn't continue to say anything after hearing the sound, after all, his task today was to let Li Ran finish his sentence.

As for Shu Sunbao, he was even more sensible. He knew that if he didn't know all of Li Ran's plans, he would lose his words if he said too much, so he kept silent from the beginning to the end.

"Come here! I give you an order to search the entire city for assassins immediately!"

Therefore, the false prince issued his second order as the prince.

(End of this chapter)