I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 231 Chapter 260 Chapter 261
In fact, Li Ran didn't need to worry about "Chu's century plan" at this time.

The king of Chu was ungrateful and stabbed a knife in the back. If he turned a blind eye to it and ignored it at this time, and allowed the king of Chu to ruin his own reputation and the state of Chu to perish, it would be perfectly reasonable for him .

However, Li Ran did not choose to remain silent.

Faced with the method proposed by Prince Qiji to garrison the Jianghuai area, and the trick that might tarnish King Chu's reputation, Li Ran immediately chose to persuade him.

So is he helping the king of Chu?
No, it's not.

The reason why he wants to do this is more to seek peace of mind.

To see evil and not stop is to be ten times evil.This kind of mind is exactly what Sun Wu told him at the beginning.

After hearing what he said, King Chu couldn't help frowning for a while, and seemed to agree with what Li Ran said.

Xu people were relocated to garrison Jianghuai, and the aborigines from Chengfu and Zhoulai were moved into Chu territory.This approach seems to be the best of both worlds.

It can not only make these foreigners have to gradually naturalize into Chu people, but also make the relatively obedient Xu people guard the most important strategic area for their Chu country.

But if the king of Chu really did this, what would the consequences be?I'm afraid he himself has no idea.

"What Mr. said is not without reason... This matter is really difficult."

He thought for a while, then sighed, and nodded helplessly.

Seeing this, Prince Qiji's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly said:
"Brother Wang, although Mr. Ziming's concerns are reasonable, but in my opinion, there is no other way to do this other than this."

"But I don't know what is the master's opinion?"

After the prince Qiji finished "admonishing" with the king of Chu, he suddenly turned sideways and compared with Li Ran who was beside him.

Aren't you going to object to the method I propose?
Okay, so tell me what else is there to do?

From what he said, it is not difficult to hear that at the moment he feels extremely displeased with Li Ran, even a little disgusted.

However, in front of his brother Wang, of course it is inconvenient for him to explain directly.

"Well, I don't know if the gentleman cares about it?"

After hearing this, King Chu immediately turned his head, looked at Li Ran and asked in response.

Seeing that Li Ran's expression was very flat, his eyes swept slightly over Prince Qiji's face, and he immediately understood.

So, after thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and replied:
"I heard that in the south of the state of Chu, there are still a variety of places in Baiyue, each with a surname, and the land they own is very barren. Why don't you consider moving these Baiyue people to the Jianghuai area, and give them good land and farm tools. Come on, isn’t it the best of both worlds?”

This method is quite in line with the current situation of Chu State.

In the beginning, most of the people in Chu State were gradually educated from barbarians, so in terms of enlightening barbarians, Chu State indeed has far more experience than other states.

The method proposed by Li Ran can not only increase the population of Chu State, but also solve the problem of stationing in the Jianghuai area. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately ridiculed by Prince Qiji.

"Hehe, sir, what you said is wrong!"

"Maybe you don't know, sir. There are indeed many uneducated barbarians in the southern border of our state of Chu, but most of these people do not do farming and animal husbandry, but hunt for a living. These people cannot be educated overnight. .If according to Mr.'s words, give the land farm tools and teach them to sow and cultivate, how many years will it take for them to learn these things?"

"What's more, I, Chu, is now in the midst of deploying troops, and my great achievements are imminent. How can I waste so much time on these barbarians?"

"Mister's move, hehe, I'm afraid it's just a plan to slow down the army."

After saying that, Prince Qiji glanced at Li Ran with disdain.

Replacing Xu people with barbarians seems to be a good idea, but this method obviously takes too long. Isn't this intentionally delaying the process of Chu's struggle for hegemony?
Who knows what plan you, Li Ran, have in mind?
When the King of Chu heard this, he felt that what his younger brother said was very reasonable, so he turned his attention to Li Ranlai again.

"gentlemen……"

But before he finished speaking, Li Ran immediately said:
"Hehe, what the prince said is not bad. This minister's words are indeed suspected of slowing down the army."

"So? What's wrong with that?"

"Prince Xu Buwen, the ancients used the virtuous, did not avoid their enemies outside, and did not lose their relatives inside?"

"However, I am a foreign minister, although what I said is selfish. But for Chu, isn't it a good strategy? Relocating some people will accumulate deep grievances between the two clans in one fell swoop. Does the king really want to wait until the Qunshu wars resurface before he can do it?" Do you know the fallacy of this move?"

Yes, Li Ran simply had a showdown.

He stopped pretending, and directly showed his cards:
It's true that I'm from Zhou, but what I said, isn't it for the overall interests of Chu State?What's wrong with this?

While Li Ran was speaking, a trace of disdain for the prince's abandonment appeared on his face.

In fact, he knew very well why Wang Ziqiji tried his best to ask Xu people to be transferred to station in the Jianghuai area?He didn't even need to think about it, just by looking into Wang Ziqi's eyes, he could see exactly what he was thinking.

At first glance, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the method of relocating Xu people to garrison Jianghuai.

However, if the king of Chu really did this, then the reputation of the king of Chu in the hearts of Chu people would really plummet.

After all, not all the common people can be fooled.

Today Xu people can be ruthlessly forced to move to the Jianghuai area by the king of Chu, what about the subjects in other places in the future?Such as Shen Ren, Shen Ren, Zeng Ren, and even Chu's own people?
Therefore, all Chu people must think in their hearts: Will one day, the end of Xu people will also fall on their own heads?

And once such an idea came into their minds, the king of Chu would inevitably be labeled as "tyrannical", and the king of Chu's mass base would naturally plummet.

In other words, it seems that Wang Ziqiu's method is to help his brother Wang stabilize the country, but in fact it is inevitably suspected of tarnishing the public image of the King of Chu.

The reason why Li Ran didn't tell Chu Wangming was because it was a matter between the two brothers. What right did Li Ran have to intervene in it?

If it wasn't for this innocent face, he wouldn't even bother to say a word of advice here.

As the saying goes, "there is no close relationship", brothers like them are calculating each other, of course, the king of Chu needs to think it through himself.If others tell the truth from the sidelines, it is inevitable that they are suspected of sowing discord!

What's more, these words can't be said on the premise that everyone is present.

After hearing this, King Chu nodded slightly again.

Chu Wang Xiongwei is not stupid, of course he knows what Li Ran is thinking, and his intentions are by no means as narrow as what his younger brother said.

Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the method proposed by Li Ran is obviously more appropriate than the method of Prince Qiji.

However, he still had some doubts, so he immediately turned his gaze to the audience who had never spoken.

"Ziyu, what do you think of this matter?"

On this matter, the observers on the side never expressed their opinions from the beginning to the end, which made King Chu a little puzzled.

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Chapter 261_ Qingfeng in Zhongli

In fact, Guan Cong, as a close minister of the King of Chu, was the main counselor who accompanied the King of Chu to advise him before he took the throne.

After King Chu came to the throne, he was appointed as Bu Yin, so he rarely showed his face in public.

Today he will come to meet with Prince Qiji, which actually surprised the King of Chu.

However, what made King Chu even more puzzled was that the prince Qiji had been arguing with Li Ran for a long time, but Guan Cong didn't see a word. What is in his gourd?

"Back to the king, I also think that it is inappropriate to relocate Xu people at this time."

"Oh? Ziyu thinks so too?"

King Chu was startled when he heard the sound, and immediately continued to ask.

Prince Qiji who was standing in front of Guan Cong was even more taken aback after hearing this, and turned his head to look at Guan Cong hastily.

Li Ran also frowned slightly.

They obviously didn't expect that Guan Cong would be on Li Ran's side.

Could it be said that this viewer is also a person with justice in his heart?

Or did he have other plans?
Just as he was thinking, Guan Cong's voice sounded again.

"My lord, there is another more important thing to do at this time than relocating Xu people."

"Oh? But what's the matter?"

The King of Chu frowned even tighter.

"Take Zhongli and kill Qingfeng!"

When Guan Cong said these eight words firmly, the hall fell into a moment of silence.

Who is Qing Feng?

Qingfeng, the former senior official of Qi State, once made great achievements in supporting the current Qihou Chujiu (Qi Jinggong).

Why is it said that he is "the former senior doctor of Qi State"?

This is a long story.

It turned out that after Qing Feng and Cui Zhu killed Duke Zhuang of Qi at that time, they jointly supported the current Marquis of Qi and took control of the state affairs of Qi State.Later, Qing Feng used treacherous tricks to get rid of Cui Zhu.In Qi State, he became the actual talker.

However, when his power was at its peak, he was suddenly attacked by the Qi Guotian clan, Bao clan, Luan clan, Gao clan and other clans. His son Qingyu was killed, and he had to flee to Wu alone. country.

Later, for some unknown reason, he was canonized in Zhongli by the former King of Wu, Zhu Fan, and became the king of Zhongli's country.This is the reason why Qing Feng is the "former doctor of the state of Qi".

But these seem to have no direct connection with Chu, and why does Guan Cong say that killing Qingfeng is more important than relocating Xu people?
Because it is obvious that Qing Feng is now sealed by Wu Guo in Zhongli, which is really not a good thing for Chu State.

"I learned that after Qingfeng went to Wu, the strength of Wu has been increasing day by day. The reason why the former Wu king Zhufan dared to lead troops to invade Shujiu is probably due to Qingfeng's contribution!"

"Oh? Then why did Qingfeng support Wu so much after he went to Wu?"

"Back to your Majesty, it's all because Qingfeng is in charge of the Zhongli area and also owns the great city of Zhufang. This city is sandwiched between Wu State and Song Lu. I think it is very likely that Wu State used This city serves as a springboard to supplement Wu's military supplies, so as to strengthen Wu's strength and make it a sharp edge to check and balance our Chu country!"

"So that's the case... This is really not a good thing for our Chu country."

Guan Cong, as the spy chief of the Chu State, naturally knew the news like the palm of his hand.

And these words were spoken so eloquently that no one else could find any flaws, even Li Ran couldn't help but nodded slightly.

However, Guan Cong obviously hasn't finished talking yet.After seeing the king of Chu, he didn't say anything, so he continued:
"I think that if our state of Chu wants to destroy Wu, we must first take down Zhongli!"

"Although we now occupy the favorable terrain in the Jianghuai area, we haven't hurt the foundation of Wu State at all. Once Wu State continues to grow through this, and continuously obtains the materials transported from the Central Plains countries, then In the future, Wu State will definitely become a confidant of our Chu State!"

"At that time, if we want to destroy Wu again, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reach the sky."

The reason why Guan Cong was able to become the confidant of the King of Chu shows that he has extraordinary foresight.

Moreover, he could always sniff out factors that were unfavorable to Chu State from all kinds of insignificant information.And the words just now are the best proof.

What he said was really eloquent and reasonable.

If the state of Chu wants to destroy the state of Wu, taking down Zhongli and killing Qingfeng is the first thing to do now.

Otherwise, if we waited for those Zhou people in the Central Plains to continuously replenish supplies for Wu State, after Wu State really grew up, there would be endless troubles.

Although what Ke Guan Cong said is reasonable, how difficult is it to do it?
Yes, taking down Zhongli is easier said than done?

The Kingdom of Zhongli is far to the northeast of Chu State, very far away from the hinterland of Chu State.Therefore, if Chu State wants to take it there, unless it uses thousands of miles to attack, otherwise, if Zhongli and Wu State react once, and make sufficient preparations.I'm afraid that taking down Zhongli will only become a joke.

Moreover, the previous battle of Shujiu alone was not easy for Chu State, let alone Zhufang City, which is farther away than Shujiu and easier to defend and harder to attack?
To say that the north of Zhongli State is directly connected to Song State and Xu State, and Qingfeng is far away in Zhufang City. This city relies on the natural danger of the Yangtze River and is extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack.

As I said before, if Chu State wants to take Zhongli down, with the current strength of Chu State, the only way to fight is to launch an attack of thousands of miles.And this also means that the number of troops that Chu can dispatch must not be too large.Because wherever you go, you can't count on the supplies you need.

However, when facing Zhufang City, if the Chu State cannot encircle the city with ten times the force, and just want to attack from one side and break through the city, it is undoubtedly a dream.

This becomes a dilemma.

Moreover, what is even more terrible is that at this time, Chu State had already forced Wu Wang Zhufan to death, which can be regarded as having married Liang Zishi with other princes.

Therefore, once the Jin State uses this as an excuse to hold a meeting and take advantage of the opportunity of the Chu State to send troops to Zhongli to send troops south, and stage a drama of "encircling Wei and saving Zhao" for Chu State, then Chu State will really go far .

Therefore, this matter sounds like nothing, but in practice, it is far from that simple.

"This matter... I'm afraid it will not be easy."

King Chu took a deep breath, looked at Guan Cong, then returned to the throne and sat down.

"Zhufang City is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and our soldiers have to rush thousands of miles to attack, and we have to guard against the north..."

At this point, the King of Chu did not continue to speak, but shook his head with frowning.

Zhongli, where Qingfeng is located, is indeed a great threat to Chu State now.

But if the king of Chu really made up his mind to attack Zhongli, he would probably have to spend a lot of money to do so.

"What the king said is true."

"However, this matter must be done now!"

"Because, now is the time when Wu's morale is at its lowest. If we don't take action at this time, once Wu's breath is relieved and we want to capture Zhongli again, it will be even more difficult."

Yes, now is indeed the best time to attack Zhongli, if you don't do it now, when will you wait?
　original:
　　Qing Feng sealed Wu Zhongli, why didn't he say anything about attacking Zhongli?Do not seal with Wu.Why did Qing Fengqi use Qi's family?Discuss for Qi also. —— "Guliang Biography Four Years of Duke Zhao"

　　
　
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