I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 206 Chapter 222 Chapter 223
Facing King Chu's request to become a servant, Li Ran knew that he could no longer refuse, so he only proposed two conditions in exchange.

And his two conditions, by the way, temporarily prevented Chu's plan to go north and aspire to the Central Plains.

In fact, this discerning person knew at a glance that this was clearly a tactic to delay the attack.

However, the king of Chu also knew it was a trick, but he still reluctantly agreed.

"Okay! As long as Mr. Ziming is willing to work for the widow, what are these conditions worth?"

On the surface, it was because Li Ran valued Li Ran that he agreed to Li Ran's conditions, but in fact, this was not a plan by King Xiongwei of Chu to delay the attack?

The reason why he agreed is also because he also knows that once you, Li Ran, agree, then you will definitely not leave again in this short period of time.

The future will be long, as long as you, Li Ran, stay in Chu State for a while, the days to come will still be long, so why rush for this moment?

Therefore, regarding Li Ran's appointment as a servant, it can be regarded as temporarily settled.And the King of Chu was also very happy, and was about to pass on the order to hold another feast for this matter as a show of respect, but was resolutely refused by Li Ran.

After all, although it was said that he made this bad policy for the long-term stability of Zheng State, Li Ran was still suspected of treason after all.

Therefore, this is not something to boast about at all, and it is absolutely impossible to hold a big banquet.

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After the matter here, Li Ran hurriedly found Zichan, and told him the ins and outs of the matter.

"I'm really ashamed, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Zheng Guo in a short time."

Li Ran had a look of shame on his face, he only felt that this time he had failed Zichan's entrustment.

Li Ran helped Zichan out of sincerity.Because, from Zichan's New Deal, he indeed saw a pattern that was completely different from this era, as well as an ideal blueprint full of harmony.

He is naturally willing to continue to help Zichan, willing to continue to contribute to Zichan's New Deal and the future of the world.

It's a pity that the sky fails to fulfill people's wishes after all.Faced with the aggressiveness of the King of Chu, Li Ran had to make a little sacrifice in order to let the Chu State cut off its desire to go north and fight for hegemony.

On the other hand, since Li Ran would definitely not be able to return to Zheng State in a short time, it was obvious that Zichan had to fight alone in Zheng State for the time being.

"Hey... what is Ziming talking about? How can Benqing not know the deep meaning of Ziming's actions?"

Hearing the sound, Zichan hurriedly helped Li Ran up, showing shame, and sighed slightly.

"Hey, if it weren't for the lack of strength of Zheng State, how would Chu State dare to look down on us so much? Ziming came to Chu State to prevent Chu State from advancing northward. Everything here is out of necessity. How can I blame you for this?"

"It's just... In this way, I'm afraid Ziming will be wronged again."

As smart as Zichan, he will not fail to guess Li Ran's intentions, so these words can be said to be sincere, without any hypocrisy.

Why was Li Ran, who was a member of the Zheng Kingdom, forcibly poached by the King of Chu?Isn't the most critical reason for this still because of Zheng Guo's weakness?

If the state of Zheng can be as powerful as the state of Jin, how can the state of Chu be so presumptuous?

"Thank you, doctor, for your understanding..."

"Li Ran is here, thank you doctor!"

Zichan can be said to be Li Ran's most like-minded and year-end friend among the people he has met since time travel.

Whether it is his governance philosophy of "serving the people wholeheartedly" or his principle of "nothing is necessary", it can be said that it coincides with Li Ran's disposition.

Born in this troubled world, it is not easy to get a friend, let alone get a close friend?
"Ziming don't worry, you and An Xin are living in the Chu country, and the Ji clan will take care of you."

Zichan also understood that during the period when Li Ran was not in Zhengyi, sacrificial music would be the fetter that Li Ran was most concerned about.

Hearing this, Li Ran thanked him again, his gratitude was beyond words.

And just as the two of them were talking, at this moment, suddenly a guard came in from outside the hall, and said that it was Zheng Yi who came to ask for an audience.

Speaking of the fact that there are quite a few merchants from the State of Zheng doing business in the State of Chu, it is also true that those merchants from the State of Zheng asked to pay a visit to the State of Chu when Uncle Zheng and Zichan came to the State of Chu. Of course.

However, what neither Zichan nor Li Ran expected was that the person who came to visit was not a merchant from Zheng State, but a messenger sent by Owl Yi from Zheng Yi.

"Sent by Owlwing?"

"Could it be that something happened to Zheng Yi?"

Of course Zichan also knew that Xiaoyi was Li Ran's servant.He also knew that when Li Ran came to Chu State this time, Xiao Yi was the one who guarded Li Ran's backyard in Zhengyi.

This time Xiaoyi suddenly sent someone from Zhengyi to report, apart from an accident in Zhengyi, what else could it be?

Naturally, Li Ran was a little uncertain, after all, he had made it very clear before he left.

He explained everything clearly to whom to tell and who to discuss with.

Therefore, it will definitely not be a trivial matter to make Xiaoyi send people to Chu State to report the news in a hurry!
So, the two looked at each other, and immediately asked the guards to bring the messenger in.

"Meet the doctor, and the lord!"

The messenger is the person who often follows Owl Yi, and when he saw the two of them, he hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

"Get up and talk, what happened to Zheng Yi?"

Li Ran didn't have time to think about it, so he asked directly.

And Zichan on the side also looked at the messenger with a worried face.

At this time, only the messenger continued to report:
"Returning to my lord, Lord Xiaoyi got information a few days ago that Dr. Zibai is planning to take advantage of the emptiness in the country of Zheng to launch a rebellion!"

It turned out that Owl Yi had obtained such important information, so he sent someone to inform Li Ran immediately.

When Li Ran heard about this, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback, and hurriedly turned his attention to Zichan.

However, Zichan was silent when he heard the sound, his face was full of thoughts.

"The principal also received reliable information that the first target of Dr. Zixi's rebellion this time is the Suzerain of the You Clan—You Ji!"

After the second sentence of the messenger finished, Rao Shi Zichan couldn't help being surprised, and his face became quite ugly for a while.

You Ji is Zichan's best friend and Zichan's most reliable ally in court.

Si Hei's rebellion this time takes You Ji as the primary target. It seems that it is to avenge You for taking his wife, but in reality?What enmity can You Ji have with him?This is clearly aimed at Zichan!

"anything else?"

On the contrary, Li Ran, after hearing this, still looked very calm and composed, and immediately asked the same question.

But the messenger didn't have any more information, so he could only shake his head, and looked at the two of them with trepidation.

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Chapter 223
It's really a wave of ups and downs!

Li Ran had just finished dealing with Chu's side, but unexpectedly the backyard caught fire again.

Si Hei is so bold and reckless that he wants to launch a rebellion!
Even with Li Ran's easy-going disposition, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

I only thought that this old man really couldn't stop day by day!The net is to make trouble for yourself everywhere.

Fortunately, as far as Zheng Yi is concerned, Owl Wing is as reliable as ever, and was able to get the information in advance, which is really crucial to them!

"Ziming, what do you think?"

Zichan's brows were frowned, and his face was also full of anger, but now that they were in Chu State, they were out of reach, and increasing their anger was useless.

"I'm afraid this matter is not as simple as it seems."

Li Ran thought about it, but felt that this matter was also quite strange.

"Actually... If Si Hei just wants to deal with the doctor, he thinks that there is no need to go through such a lot of trouble."

"If it was really aimed at the doctor, then he should have set up an ambush on the way. Why did he choose to attack in Zhengyi instead of near and far?"

"After all, the doctor is not in Zhengyi now, not to mention that there is Doctor Zipi guarding him. How dare Si Hei start a rebellion under Doctor Zipi's nose now? This is too far-fetched."

In fact, apart from this strange point, Li Ran still had some doubts that he didn't express.

But he didn't say it, it doesn't mean that Zichan couldn't think of it.

When Zichan heard the sound, he couldn't help but look awe-inspiring for a moment, and looked at Li Ran with his eyes like torches and said:
"Well, Ziming, you have just accepted the appointment of the King of Chu here, and suddenly the news of Si Hei Yiyu came from the country. Could it be that there is some connection between the two?"

"After all... the current king of Chu is the father-in-law of that old fellow Feng Duan!"

That's right, here is the strange thing that Li Ran didn't mention.

To say that with Si Hei's intelligence, he really couldn't think of any good ideas to launch a rebellion.

After all, with his ability, what he can think of is limited to what he can see in front of his eyes.If it is more profound, he can only open his eyes and go blind.

Even so, the matter is rather puzzling.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if Si Hei's brain is not enough, he wouldn't be actively courting death, right?After all, the rare tiger is still there.Could it be that Si Hei only thinks that his country is just a decoration?

Therefore, this matter itself seems to be full of contradictions.If it was only dealing with Zichan, it would definitely not be arranged in Zhengyi.

Unless, the protagonist of this incident must not be Zichan.In other words, it wasn't entirely aimed at Zichan's side.

"If there is no Feng Duan to push the flames behind, forgive that Si Hei old man, even if you give him ten courages, he will definitely not dare to act like this...so..."

"I see!"

When Zichan came to this point, he had a flash of inspiration, and he immediately figured out all the connections.

"It seems... this Si Hei is now an outcast!"

And as soon as Zichan's words came out, Li Ran was like being enlightened:
"That's right! Sure enough, this drunkard's intention is not to drink! Feng Duan instigated Si Hei to launch a rebellion, but it was not aimed at the doctor secretly. His real intention was to make a big commotion in Zhengyi Come!"

"Dr. You Ji has a good reputation, but Si Hei has a bad reputation. Therefore, to punish the good with the evil is to take the 'way of rebellion'!"

At this time, Zichan went on to say:

"So, in the chaos here, no matter how Sihei wins or loses, the chaos in Zheng State has been established, and Chu State has a reason to interfere. And Chu King Xiongwei can even go to Zheng State to inquire about crimes in the name of Ziming. .At that time...the government and the people of Zheng Guo, how can they tolerate you all at once?"

"Obviously, King Xiongwei of Chu wants to keep you completely in his Chu country, and also wants our Zheng country to take the initiative to expel you!"

Of course, there is another layer of meaning, in fact, everyone knows it.If Si Hei really killed You Ji, there is no doubt that Feng Duan and Si Hei would once again have the upper hand in Zheng Guochaotang.

Therefore, Chu Wang Xiongwei's plan is to get the best of both worlds with Feng Duan.

Both Zichan and Li Ran were sharp, and they saw through all the conspiracies and tricks contained in it almost instantly.

Si Hei would choose to launch a rebellion in Zhengyi, is it really his idea?
With his mind, how dare he launch a rebellion while Hanhu is still in power?

There must be Feng Duan's instigation behind him!
The reason why Feng Duan acted in this way was, on the one hand, to use Si Hei's hand to cut off Zichan's wings, and on the other hand, to help the king of Chu and keep Li Ran completely in Chu.

It seems that this is indeed a very good chain meter.

"Since that's the case, it seems that Ben Qing has to go back first. If you can arrive before Si Hei's rebellion, then the matter will be safe."

"But if it's too late, there may be a huge change!"

As I said just now, with the strength of Si Hei alone, it is absolutely impossible to make things happen.

But what if Si Hei still has Feng Duan's support behind him?
Zichan was terrified after thinking about it, so for this matter, he had to return as soon as possible.

Li Ran also thought so deeply, and at this time he couldn't find a better way to stop this matter.

However, before Zichan left overnight, Li Ran offered him a few strategies.

"However, I ordered Owl Wing to delay Si Hei as long as possible, and secretly collect evidence of his rebellion. After the doctor returns, he can be caught quickly. As long as Si Hei is in hand, everything will be fine. No worries!"

While Li Ran was talking, he tore off a piece of silk from his side, quickly filled it up, took the token, and handed it to the messenger.

"Leave it to the master, he knows how to do it..."

This is the only thing Li Ran can do now.

When Zichan saw this, he didn't hesitate any longer, and after bidding farewell to Bo Zheng, he immediately rode to Zheng Yi by himself.

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And the messenger also moved extremely fast, this round trip was entrusted by the master, so he was fully prepared.The courier himself didn't dare to delay even a moment, he ran away and killed five good horses along the way, and within two days, he quickly returned to Zhengyi.

Seeing him returning so quickly, Xiaoyi knew that there must be new instructions, so he hurriedly asked the envoy.

The messenger took out the silk cloth that Li Ran asked him to bring back with him.

"The old wound has not healed, and it needs to be invigorated. Uncles and nephews fight against the wall, and they will fall down if they don't push it down."

Xiao Yi took a look, thought for a while, and immediately understood Li Ran's intentions.

Immediately, he ordered people to go to the medical clinic where the servants of Sihei's mansion often went to get medicine, and sent people to secretly mix a large amount of medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Immediately afterwards, another person was sent to spread rumors in the market, saying that what Si Hei was most worried about was still the position of suzerain of the Si Clan, and all these disturbances now, there is no doubt that it must be for the purpose of killing his nephew. The suzerain position to replace it!
Therefore, after hearing these gossip, Si Dai, the patriarch of the Si family, couldn't help but be wary of his uncle.

In this way, another two days passed, but Zichan still hadn't rushed back yet.

But fortunately, Si Hei has been surprisingly peaceful for the past two days, and suddenly there is no sound.

Why?
It turned out that Si Hei's shoulder blade was seriously injured in the battle with You Chu, so he has been applying medicine to treat the trauma.

But this time Owl Wing, according to the prescription Li Ran suggested, did something wrong with Si Hei's prescription.

People who have been injured by gold, the most taboo is those medicines for promoting blood circulation.But now Li Ran instructed him to prescribe a large number of blood-activating drugs mixed with it.Then it's strange that his trauma didn't recur.

And as long as Si Hei's trauma occurs, the time for his deliberate rebellion will be postponed, and this will buy enough time for Zichan to return to Zheng.

On the other hand, now Si Dai is what Feng Duan has always wanted to win over, and if Feng Duan instigates Si Hei to rebel behind his back, it is inconvenient to make this matter public, so once Si Dai reports this matter to Feng Duan, How could Feng Duan not have any scruples?

Si Hei was instigated by me, and now Si Dai feels that this matter is deliberately aimed at him, the most important thing is that he can't tell Si Dai clearly about this matter!
Therefore, as long as Fengduan, Sihei, and Sidai have internal suspicions, the Sihei rebellion will naturally be delayed.

(End of this chapter)