I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 242 Chapter 275 Chapter 276 The End of an Era
Ji Sunsu, Meng Sunjie, and Shu Sunbao, the three elders of the Lu Kingdom, all passed away in just one month, which was never expected by Li Ran.

Obviously, with the sudden death of these three people, a new round of open and secret struggles will inevitably be set off within the State of Lu.

That being the case, what will happen to the situation of Lu State now?

Facing Li Ran's question, Yang Tongue looked very solemn, and only heard him speak slowly:
"Hey... not so good. It is said that due to the identity of Shu Niu's relatives disrupting the situation, civil strife broke out in the clan of uncles and grandchildren. In the end, although his concubine son Shusun Ruo succeeded as the suzerain, due to the previous civil strife, the Ji family borrowed The chance is that the Chinese army has been laid off. Luhou is also furious because of this, and seems to want to take big actions against the Ji clan. But the specific situation, I don't know."

It's no wonder that no matter how well-informed the news about the sheep's tongue is, I'm afraid it's hard to find out what Lu Hou wants to do.

However, even so, this notification from Yang Tong He was already very crucial to Li Ran.

Because he knew that what was supposed to come had finally come.

At the beginning, the Ji family killed Jun's father and elder brother, and now the Ji family directly laid off the Chinese army, son Ah Chou finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Li Ran frowned, his face full of thought.

"Zi Ming? What are you thinking?"

Seeing this, Yang Tongue asked immediately.

"Ji Sunsu, Meng Sunjie, and Uncle Sun have all passed away, but there are still many high officials in the court of Lu who are loyal to the Sanhuan forces. If Marquis Lu is so anxious to seek revenge from the Ji family, I am worried that it will only be a mantis' arm." , causing civil turmoil in Lu again..."

"The more you are at this juncture, the more you can't have these actions!"

Li Ran shook his head, and replied worriedly.

Indeed, whether it is Ji Sunsu, Meng Sunjie, or Uncle Sunbao, the power of Lu Guo Sanhuan has long been deeply rooted in Luhou. Their power has thus been weakened.

Lu Hou wants to liquidate the Ji family. With Ji Sun Yiru's personality, can he wait for you, Lu Hou, to make a move before he reacts?Just remembered how to fight back?
He obviously won't.

The enemy is dark and we are clear, Li Ran knows it well.Ji Sun Yiru is now assisted by Shu Niu, who is also extremely resourceful.I'm afraid that any of Lu Houchou's actions now may fall into Ji Sun Yiru's calculations.

Therefore, the more at this critical moment, the less anxious Lu Hou can be.If it is self-defeating, then his patience all these years will be completely in vain.

"Well, what Ziming said is reasonable. It's just..."

Yang Tongue nodded immediately, but also expressed a trace of helplessness.

Li Ran thought about it, and finally decided to send Lu Houxiu a letter.

There is nothing wrong with Lu Hou wanting to liquidate the Ji family, but it is definitely not at this time.

After all, great changes have also taken place in the Shusun family. Once Lu Hou takes revenge on the Ji family at this time, it will involve a lot of things, and it might cause another big fight between the monarch and his ministers.

However, with the strength of Luhou's current office, it would be too dangerous to wipe out the Ji family and even Sanhuan in one fell swoop.

"At this time, it is not appropriate to go to war. I also ask the doctor to forward this letter to Luhou. You must persuade Luhou instead, so that Luhou must be tolerant, and even more so, he must convince others with virtue."

After a while, Li Ran finished writing the letter, and handed the letter to Yang Tong Xi.Obviously, it is most appropriate for him to do this matter.

Yang Tongue immediately accepted the letter, and couldn't help praising:
"Ziming is devoted to Lu's affairs."

It is not difficult to hear that there is a faint sour taste in the words of sheep tongue gills.

In fact, Li Ran left the Lu country, but it has been some years.However, perhaps because of Uncle Sun Bao's kindness to him, or perhaps because of the in-law relationship between the Ji family and the Uncle Sun family, his concern for the State of Lu seems to have never diminished by more than half.

And what about the state of Lu?The help to Li Ran was very little.

On the contrary, Jin State, whether it is the Pingqiu meeting or the Guodi meeting, or the marriage between Jin and Chu, Jin State's support for Li Ran is obvious.

However, Li Ran did not pay such attention to the state of Jin, and obviously did not devote himself so much to the affairs of the state of Jin.

Although Yang Tong He didn't say it clearly, the subtext of what he said was undoubtedly this.

"However, after fleeing from Luoyi, he was taken care of by his uncle and grandson in Qufu, and also received the kindness of the former prince of Lu. Only then did he have a place to stay. It is human nature to know the kindness and repay it."

"What's more, Marquis Lu supported him with one hand, and pushed the former young master Chou to that position with the other. If something happened to him, he would be to blame after all."

Li Ran's answer is not insincere, after all, these are facts.

He personally supported the Marquis of Lu, and the stability of Lu State is also one of his masterpieces.

So, if Marquis Lu thought he was in control of the overall situation because of his strategy, which would eventually lead to internal chaos in the country of Lu, wouldn't that be what Li Ran would like to see?
Since he wanted to help Marquis Lu, he naturally wanted to help the State of Lu get through this critical moment safely and smoothly!
"This statement is not unreasonable."

"I think that when Zi Ming came to Qufu in the early Ming Dynasty, I also heard about it."

"It's just that these years are not forgiving, our generation... will soon come to an end..."

Yang Tongue sighed suddenly, deeply moved.

All the deaths of Lu Guo Sanhuan not only touched Li Ran a lot, but also Yang Tongguo?
After shaking his head slightly, his face was full of sighs.

"After Zhao Zhongjun's meeting in Guodi, his health is getting worse and worse, and the old man is getting more and more powerless. Thinking about it, he doesn't have much time to live."

"Old, everyone is old, the affairs of this world will eventually fall on the shoulders of you young people."

"Ziming, I really want to see you in the future..."

Zhao Wu's health was not very good at first, but after holding his breath and going through a lot of troubles at the Guodi meeting, he was already on the verge of collapse.

As for Yang Tongxue, who came to Chu State this time, he knew exactly what his own health was like.Returning to the dust, for him, is just a blink of an eye.

When the older generation of them all came to an end, the major events in the world would naturally fall on the shoulders of young people like Li Ran.

The reason why Yang Tongue had high hopes for Li Ran was because he vaguely saw in Li Ran the shadow of his youthful vigor.

Li Ran's wisdom and ambition are very much like him when he was young.

It is precisely because of this that he always treats Li Ran as the successor of the next era, and discusses everything with Li Ran.

It's a pity that time is not forgiving, and there is not much time left for him.

Li Ran understood what Yang Tong Li felt and said, and was about to comfort him, but was interrupted by Yang Tong Li's wave of his hand again.

He stood up and bowed to Li Ran solemnly and respectfully.

Li Ran hurriedly got up and immediately bowed back.

After the sheep tongue ceremony, he said with some emotion:
"This trip to Chu is probably the last time I travel far. Whether I can see Ziming again in the future depends entirely on God's will."

"Ziming, the road is long and long. The great road in this world will one day need to be defended by you. So, don't say 'you lose the big because of the small'."

The last four words were bitten extremely hard by the sheep's tongue.

Obviously, the subtext of what he said was that although Li Ran was in Chu State, what he did for Chu State was reasonable, but to the whole world, it was a trivial matter.

Pursuing the avenue of peace in the world should be what Li Ran is committed to.

Li Ran felt the same about what Yang Tongue said, and immediately responded:

"Be taught."

Followed by another salute...

After some emotion, Yang Tongue was about to bid farewell to Li Ran.

"Ziming... don't take it seriously..."

The moon has shadows, and people have joys and sorrows, who can avoid it.

At this moment of farewell, Yang Tongxue's words became fragile for a moment, and even his whole body became extremely sad.

It's as if a gust of wind blows by, and it will disappear at any time.

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Chapter 276_Guan Cong's spy information is too strong!
No matter how great a person is, he can't stop the erosion of time.

Li Ran is particularly aware of this point, after all, he has thousands of years of historical experience in his mind.Those big figures who have left a great reputation in history and made great achievements all over the world were finally defeated by the ruthless years.

As the song says:

"Dim the shadows of swords and swords, and go far away to contend with drums and horns.

There are vivid faces flying in front of my eyes..."

It will be a matter of time before the end of the generation of Shuxiang and Zichan.

But when Yang Tongue really said goodbye to him, he only felt a sense of emptiness.

It was as if he had lost something very important in a trance, the feeling of being lost in an instant, was like a turbulent tide, submerging him completely for a while.

He stood like this in the fragrant garden for a long time, until the spring sun finally set on the top of the mountain, and when the afterglow dyed the sky red, the wild geese returned from the south, soaring into the sky, and the fishing boats sang late, echoing melodiously.

Chu Dang walked in from outside the circle, looked at the motionless Li Ran, and couldn't help asking:

"What's the matter, sir? Why are you staying?"

"But what happened? Or was he angry with someone?"

"Leave it to me! I'll settle it for Mr.!"

Chu Dang thought that Li Ran had encountered some difficulties, so he immediately patted his chest and said proudly.

In his world, there is nothing in this world that cannot be solved with a pair of fists.

If so, just add another pair of legs.

As long as it can be solved with limbs, it is nothing to him.

Hearing this, Li Ran suddenly became envious of Chu Dang.

He doesn't understand conspiracy, his world seems so simple, but because of this, he can feel at ease all over.

There is no need to worry about the turmoil in this world.What you see and think is the most direct and simplest expression.

So, he was very happy instead.

"It's okay, I'm just a little sad for a while."

Li Ran smiled and sighed slightly.

Hearing the sound, Chu Dang immediately scratched his head, very puzzled and said:
"Sadness? What is it?"

"I don't understand."

He is like SpongeBob SquarePants, his happiness is everywhere, of course he does not know what is sad.

So, Li Ran spread out his hands in admiration, showing a helpless look.

"Cattle!"

Yeah, what the hell is sentimentality?

It was night, Li Ran cheered up again, and sent another letter to Sun Wu, and asked him to deliver the festival music on his behalf.

In the letter, he also gave a lot of advice, telling Ji Le to find ways to persuade Luhou Ah Chou, and not to act rashly at this moment.

Li Ran understands Chu Dang's happiness, but his Li Ran's happiness is not here.

Sadness is only temporary, and Li Ran is definitely not a sentimental person.Yang Tongue and other older generations passed away one after another. Looking at it from another perspective, didn't they also make a lot of room for Li Ran's generation?Also allow them to fully display their talents?
So, how can Li Ran get lost in sadness and cannot extricate himself?

……

The king of Chu got married.

Han Qi of the state of Jin had already sent the daughter of Marquis of Jin here, so the in-law relationship between Jin and Chu was confirmed.

Next, it was time to convene a meeting of princes in the name of crusade against Qingfeng.

The king of Chu believed in Li Ran's three-step strategy.

Therefore, on the occasion of his wedding, he announced in public that he would call on the princes of all countries to come to apply for the alliance!

Once the news came out, the world was once again in an uproar.

We must know that the Guodi meeting has only passed a year, and the king of Chu is going to call the princes again? !Although the reason is reasonable, this operation really caused headaches for all the countries in the Central Plains.

After all, they don't think about problems like Jin. In their eyes, Chu once again convened an alliance, obviously to completely compare Jin, or even replace it.

In this way, who are they listening to at that time?Listen to Jin?Still listen to Chu State?

Therefore, countries such as Song, Lu, Chen, Wei, etc., all seemed to be very resistant to this Shendi alliance.

However, the Jin and Qi states remained silent, neither agreeing nor refusing.

Just after the summoning of the alliance came out, the King of Chu asked Li Ran to play a few rounds of golf with him again in order to clear up the doubts in his heart.

"Sir, do you think that the Jin State will really allow other princes to come to the Chu State League Meeting?"

On the court, the King of Chu asked anxiously.

In fact, the king of Chu also knew that such frequent convening of alliances would make the countries in the Central Plains very uncomfortable, and this time, after all, it was about Zhongli. Countries like Song, Lu, etc. who were tied to him must not be willing. came to the meeting.

However, Li Ran nodded and said confidently:
"Will do."

"Oh? Why?"

After hearing this, the king of Chu immediately became interested, so he hurriedly asked.

Only to hear Li Ran continue to reply:
"Now Zhao Wu's health is getting worse and worse in the state of Jin, so the last Shangqing who has the ambition to save the world is about to fall, and the other high officials now only want to be safe, and their ambitions are not in the princes, so these people are not Can help the courtiers of the Marquis of Jin."

"But there must be someone in charge of the world. Therefore, as long as the king upholds the justice of the world, then the princes of the world will definitely come to Chu. What's more, the king is still seeking the friendship of the Song League. Even if Hou doesn't want to agree, what's the use?"

Upon hearing the sound, the king of Chu immediately nodded in agreement.

However, the next moment he had new doubts, and asked again:
"Then... will all the princes really come?"

Li Ran replied without hesitation:
"Don't worry, my lord, the princes will definitely come. As long as the king obeys the Song League, everyone will be happy, and the princes will not be afraid of Chu, so why don't they come?"

The Song Alliance is a treaty. As long as the king of Chu abides by the treaty, it is equivalent to obeying the rules of the Central Plains countries. Naturally, the Central Plains countries dare not not come.

However, at this time, Guan Cong, who had been serving by the side, suddenly raised objections.

Guan Cong said:
"From my point of view, it's unlikely that all of them will come. Judging from the current situation, Lu, Wei, Cao, Zhu and other countries should not come? As for Song, the king probably won't come either."

The King of Chu was startled when he heard the sound, and hurriedly asked:
"Oh? Why?"

Hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help but look at the audience.

Just listen to Guan Cong and further say:
"These countries all have their own reasons. The Song State is probably not coming because the monarch is too old to withstand such ups and downs. But the Song State is now eyeing the Cao State. If the Song State's monarch If you don't come to the League, Cao Guo will probably not come because he is afraid of Song Guo."

"As for the State of Lu, it is said that three senior ministers suddenly disappeared within a month. The situation in the country is turbulent, so they probably won't come. As for the State of Lu, because they are afraid of the State of Lu, there is a high probability that they will not come. He won’t come. As for Wei, since he is the closest ally of Jin and far away from Chu, he probably won’t come either.”

As the leader of Chu State's intelligence agency, Guan Cong's intelligence work can be said to be flawless.

And this analysis is well-founded and logical, even Li Ran cannot refute it.

But Li Ran still felt a trace of familiarity from his words.

After listening to the king of Chu, he also appreciated Guan Cong's analysis and judgment.

Then he asked Li Ran:

"Does the gentleman think that the big things we are going to do this time, will the princes attending the meeting agree?"

Li Ran thought for a while, and replied decisively:

"If the king just wants to show off, it will definitely not work. But if it is to eradicate disasters for the world, then there will be no problem."

　original:
　　The son of Chu asked Yu Zichan, "Will Jin allow me to be a prince?" Confrontation: "Xu Jun. Jin Jun Shaoan is not among the princes. His officials ask more, but don't try to change his king. In the alliance of Song Dynasty, it is said that it is the same. If If you don't allow the king, how can you use it?" The king said: "Will the princes come?" He said: "I will come. From the alliance of the Song Dynasty, inherit the joy of the king, and do not fear the big country, why don't you come? If you don't come, it will be like Lu Cao, Wei, Cao, and Zhu? Cao feared Song, Zhu feared Lu, Lu and Wei forced Qi to marry Jin, but they did not come. The rest are as far as the king can reach, who dare not come?" The king said: "But what I want is not impossible?" Confrontation said: "It is impossible to seek success from others. Share the same desire with others, and do everything you can."

　　—— "Zuo Zhuan Four Years of Duke Zhao"

　　
　
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