I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 248 Chapter 286 Chapter 287 Detention of Xu Zi
Wu Ju is a smart person, so smart that he himself thought that his words could basically be fooled, not only to please the king of Chu, but also not to make the scene too embarrassing.

But what he didn't know was that the ambiguous words he said today would be enough to bring great disaster to his Wu family in the future.

Of course, these are things to follow.

The Shendi meeting was held here, and the King of Chu would naturally start his performance again.

He stood on the stage, looking at the envoys of various countries below the stage, he should have been extremely happy, but for some reason, and he didn't know whether it was true or false, his face was full of displeasure at this moment .

"My lords! Qing Feng is a traitor of Qi, but now he is enfeoffed by Wu and sits in Zhongli!"

"Since all of you are gentlemen who talk about etiquette, you should know that such arrogance is unacceptable! Therefore, such traitors of Qi should be the traitors of the whole world! Qing Feng betrayed Qi. The country was first, and now it is even more about severing itself from the whole world."

"The widow is promoting the king's teacher this time to win over the ministers! Unexpectedly, some of you have colluded with him again and again, aiding us with sharp weapons, providing them with food and grass, and using them as teachers of the widow!"

"I would like to ask all of you here, since you have such a good relationship with Qing Feng, is it possible that you also instigated his rebellion against Qi and Jiang?"

There must be a reason for everything, and after Li Ran's reminder, the reason for the king of Chu can be described as very "magnificent and righteous".

And his last rhetorical question pierced the hearts of all the monarchs here.

To instigate Qingfeng to kill the king and rebel against Qi, no one can carry this cauldron.Therefore, when the kings and envoys of the various countries present heard this, they immediately shook their heads in the audience, saying no, and kept trying to get rid of Qing Feng. The scene was once very funny.

"That's right! I heard that Xu Zi is here too, right?"

After intimidating the princes attending the meeting, the king of Chu immediately got to the point.

When Xu Zi heard the sound, he immediately stood up, stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute.

I saw that Xu Zi was only in his thirties, his face was pale and haggard, and he could tell that he had been ill for a long time.

"Xu Zi is here."

Xu Guo, a small country that has never been taken seriously, is not even as strong as Ju, Zhu and other countries because it is too remote.

Except for King Xu Yan in the Western Zhou Dynasty, there is no other monarch in Xu State who can leave a strong mark in the history books.

And the current Xu Zi obviously doesn't have the confidence that Xu Yan had when he was King Xu Yan. Although he is not angry with King Chu's roll call, he even doesn't care about it.But the rather gloomy expression on this face was enough to show the cowardice in his heart to the fullest.

"I have heard that when we launched an army against Zhongli in Xiongchu, your country Xu invested a lot in him. I take advantage of the opportunity of today's alliance to know what is the relationship between your son Xu and Na Qingfeng? Why do you want to do this? To help him, against my country of Chu?!"

The King of Chu didn't hide any more. After saying a word, the atmosphere of the whole venue changed suddenly.

"Chu Wang Mingjian! This is pure nonsense! There is absolutely no such thing!"

"I, Xu Guo, only want to live in peace, so how can I make trouble out of nothing and help a rebellious minister and traitor?!"

Qing Feng has long been identified, at least in this meeting, Qing Feng's label can only be "rebellious officials and thieves".

Of course Xu Zi understood this, so he immediately denied it.

But the King of Chu couldn't believe his one-sided words, so he sneered and said:
"Hmph! If it wasn't for your Xu Guo's secret help, how could Li Zhibang be my opponent of Chu State?!"

"No more words! Come on, take Xu Zi down!"

The moment his words fell, dozens of guards from the Chu State rushed in from outside the venue, tied Xu Zi up without any explanation, and there was a shocking sound in the venue.

"King Chu! King Chu!"

"Your Majesty can't!"

The former sentence was said by several small countries close to Jin, and the latter sentence was said by several subordinate countries close to Chu State.

"Hmph! If you do it, you should admit it! Why don't you dare to punish such a repeated villain?"

"Xu Zi broke the alliance agreement and regarded the Song alliance as nothing. After attending the meeting, he still went his own way and showed no intention of restraining himself! As the leader of the alliance, I have the right to dispose of it myself!"

The foreshadowing made by the Guodi meeting before is extremely useful at this time.

After all, Chu State is the leader of the alliance, and since you, Xu State, are helping Zhong Liguo, you are betraying the Song League. Chu State, as the master of the country, naturally has the right to deal with it.

Thus, amidst Xu Zi's feeble struggle, the climax of the meeting came.

The King of Chu looked at Xu Zi who had been tied up, with a smoldering look in the corner of his eyes, and said in a deep voice:
"The widow invites the gentlemen to come, that is to give you face. So, please also give the widow some face."

"If there are still people who dare to help Qing Feng in the future, Xu Zi will end up today!"

Humiliation, naked humiliation.

As the king of the same country, he, the king of the Chu country, is obviously higher than them.

The attitude of asking you to say sorry after hitting you in the face is exactly the same as that of a certain second generation who hit someone with a car in later generations.

This time, not only Xu Zi, but also King Chu severely humiliated everyone present.

Zichan and Xiang Xu looked at each other and shook their heads.

Zichan said in a low voice:
"The king of Chu's move is afraid that it will bring disaster."

Xiang Xu also nodded slightly at this time, and replied in a low voice:

"It's nothing to do with us, what we say is useless."

Xiang Xu seemed quite smart at this time.He knew very well that if he was still as brave as he was a long time ago when he facilitated the elimination of troops from the north and the south, then he might have to stay in Chu country for the rest of his life.

And the monarchs of the various countries are also filled with righteous indignation, but at the moment they are on other people's territory, the anger in their hearts can only be suppressed in their hearts, and they can only secretly curse the king of Chu, Xiongwei, for his death.

After all, whether it is Xu Zi or them, they all abide by the agreement of the Song League, so they came to participate in the meeting.

But now the king of Chu has blatantly detained the king of the country Xu!And want to use this to scare the chickens and monkeys!
If God doesn't deal with him, is there any reason?Is there Wang Fa?

In this way, the Shen Zhihui ended in an extremely embarrassing atmosphere.

As soon as the meeting ended, Zichan and Xiang Xu found Li Ran immediately.

They felt that only Li Ran could solve this matter now.

"Xu Zi was invited to come here, and he should be treated generously, but now the king of Chu is doing the opposite and detaining Xu Zi here, this is definitely not kingly."

"Ziming should find a way to persuade the King of Chu."

"Yes, although the world is in chaos, the way of heaven still exists. The king of Chu is so desolate and has no way, it will eventually become a catastrophe in the future!"

The starting point of Zichan and Xiangxu is actually not complicated.After all, the country they are in is actually not too different from the Xu country.

Therefore, if Chu State can treat Xu State in this way today, will Chu State be able to treat Song State and Zheng State in the same way in the future?
From his point of view, the king of Chu was obviously shaking the mountain and shaking the tiger by doing so.

In fact, Li Ran didn't attend the meeting today. After all, this Shen Zhimeng meeting, with his current status, was not justified, and it was a bit too sensitive.

But how could he have imagined that the king of Chu could do such a trick when he was on the bridal sedan chair and the meeting was a matter of course!Therefore, Li Ran was also taken aback when he heard the news:
"What? Is Xu Zi still safe now?"

He asked hastily.

Unexpectedly, Zichan and Xiang Xu shook their heads, expressing their ignorance.

Seeing this, Li Ran said angrily:
"Huimenghuimeng, it was supposed to be an amicable thing, why did it become like this again?!"

His original intention was to let the king of Chu unite the states and take this opportunity to isolate Zhong Li.

Unexpectedly, in the end, the king of Chu came directly to force, and directly took the sword against Xu Guo, forcing all the countries to isolate Zhong Liguo!
Such a well-rounded hand of cards was beaten to pieces by him, what kind of trouble is this!

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Chapter 287

Li Ran really couldn't understand what the King of Chu was going to do.

It was originally a friendly and smooth alliance, but he was forced to make it like this!

You directly detained Xu Zi in front of so many kings of the Shang Kingdom, isn't that the same as slapping them in the face?
How can you tell people to live with you in the future?Isn't it just looking for something?

Hearing this, Rao even Li Ran couldn't help but get worried.

What kind of situation Chu will face in the future is secondary to Li Ran.

The most important thing is that if Chu State detains Xu Zi, Chu State will not be able to conquer Zhongli, and eventually he will not be able to capture Qingfeng smoothly.Wouldn't it be a waste of all his busy work all this time?

Moreover, this alliance was facilitated by himself!For him, it is safe to say that the old wounds have not healed, and new wounds are added!
"Ziming, I'm afraid you have to talk about this matter."

"Xu Zi is also the king of a country, and now he is detained in the Chu country, what's the matter?"

Zichan frowned and looked at Li Randao.

It is true, not to mention that it is the Spring and Autumn Period, even if it is placed later in the Warring States Period, this kind of behavior can also be called immoral.

Just like when "Zhang Yi deceived Chu", when King Zhaoxiang of Qin detained King Huai of Chu in Qin State, how could he ever have thought that his domineering and domineering behavior not only made Qu Yuan's famous name throughout his life, but also made all Chu State Everyone woke up with a start, and thus planted the root of disaster for themselves.

However, in less than 100 years, Qin State was finally destroyed by Chu State.It's hard for you to say, isn't it because of King Qin's "flying and domineering" back then that he was to blame?

So, is it advisable to act like this?In the eyes of future generations, it is obviously not advisable.

Of course, these are things to follow.

Speaking of which, at the time, everyone knew that only Li Ran's intervention could make this matter turn around.

Li Ran nodded upon hearing the sound, and immediately turned around to meet the King of Chu.

After he left, Xiang Xu looked at Zichan thoughtfully and said:
"If the king of Chu insists on going his own way, wouldn't Xu Zi be in danger?"

Li Ran's suggestion is indeed very important to King Chu.

However, Xu Zi was detained by the King of Chu in front of the envoys of the Central Plains countries. At this moment, it would be difficult for Li Ran to persuade the King of Chu and release him with just his own words.

It would be fine if he could be persuaded.

But if Li Ran's persuasion is useless?

"Hey... If that's the case, then I can only resign myself to fate."

Zichan's answer is quite negative, which is also the helplessness of Xiaoguo.

After all, as the saying goes, a small country has no diplomacy.

If the Jin Kingdom were here today, the situation might be different. After all, the influence of a big country is definitely much better than that of a small country like them.

But in the current situation, I am afraid that the state of Jin can't count on it.

The conversation was divided into two parts. Li Ran paid a visit to the King of Chu, and the King of Chu at this moment was also celebrating the detainment of Xu Zi today.

After all, this was the first time that Chu State had exercised the power of the leader in an open manner, and it was so unscrupulous that no one objected.

And now above the main hall, King Chu is discussing with his ministers how to march to Zhongli.

This time, the purpose of the Shendi meeting was to coerce these small countries to attack Zhongli together. Since they all came, they would naturally have to wait for Chu to defeat Zhongli before they could go back.

But then comes a very serious question.

Chu State marched together with other countries, how should this military power be exercised?

If the Chu family monopolizes the military power, then these small countries will definitely not agree.

After all, at the Shendi meeting, King Chu's behavior had already caused him a lot of dissatisfaction.

But if other countries are allowed to disperse and command their own teams, then the king of Chu, who has always been domineering, must be 1 unhappy.

When the King of Chu saw Li Ran coming to see him, he hurriedly greeted him from the stage, grabbed Li Ran's hand and asked:
"Oh, sir, it's time to come! Hurry up and think of a way for the widow, how can I make the countries take the initiative to hand over their military power?"

Yes, the king of Chu is so straightforward, he didn't consider the second solution at all, he only thinks about one thing now, let the envoys of all countries hand over their military power, and let Chu become the real leader of this battle!

Li Ran originally came to persuade the King of Chu to let Xu Zi go, but seeing that the King of Chu was so enthusiastic about him in front of the officials, he was speechless for a while.

"Since it is a coalition of princes, there can only be one person exercising military power. And this attack on Zhongli was presided over by our Chu State, so the military power should naturally be owned by our generals of Chu State!"

"That's right! The total number of teams brought by these countries is no more than [-], and our country of Chu has [-] people. How can it be their turn to be the commander of the coalition army!"

"After two days, Brother Wang announced it directly, so why discuss with them?"

The opinions of the ministers of the Chu Kingdom were surprisingly unanimous, but Prince Qiji was even more "dominant". When he finished speaking, his dismissive eyes still swept Li Ran twice.

Obviously, Wang Ziqiji didn't want Li Ran to intervene in this matter.

Seeing this, Li Ran knew it well.

At the Shendi meeting, the king of Chu has lost his "name of benevolence and virtue". If the countries are forced to hand over the command of the army, it will only make the countries hate Chu even more.

At that time, even if Zhongli's country is destroyed, these small countries that were willing to attach themselves to Chu State will no longer have any good feelings.In the future, if the state of Chu wants to do the alliance and seek hegemony again, it will be nothing but a dream.

Of course, King Chu's "tyranny and innocence" can also reflect the "respect and observance" shown by his prince before he abandoned his illness.

Therefore, of course, this will also make the character design of Prince Qiji more favored by other countries.

In terms of ruining his elder brother's reputation, Wang Ziqiji can be said to be deliberate and do everything he can.

Li Ran smiled, disapprovingly said:
"Hehe, why is this so difficult? If the king wants to obtain the military power of the various countries, why should he be so distressed? There is a plan, which will not only allow the various countries to voluntarily surrender their military power, but also convince them!"

The king of Chu and all the ministers of Chu cast surprised eyes upon hearing the sound, while Prince Qiji frowned immediately.

"Oh? What's your plan, sir?"

Undoubtedly, the King of Chu hurriedly asked.

At this time, Li Ran continued to reply:

"When the army is marching, the king can keep silent about this matter. After arriving at the front line, when the troops are deployed, the king can order someone to ask which country is willing to be the vanguard."

"In fact, everyone knows that the vanguard is always the most dangerous, and Zhufang City is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, when this question is asked, all countries will definitely retreat and not want to be the vanguard. Watching from the sidelines, preserving strength, and even taking the opportunity to take advantage of it."

Although the countries in the Central Plains have the same views on the issue of Chu, they are also extremely selfish when facing the interests of their respective countries.

To put it bluntly, the vanguard is cannon fodder, and which country's monarch is willing to send his army forward to serve as cannon fodder?What's more, they still use Chu as cannon fodder.

"Haha! Sir, it's really a good idea!"

After Li Ran's words fell, some of the doctors Chu Guoqing in the hall suddenly came to their senses.

But seeing one of them, he immediately cupped his hands to King Chu and said:
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Ziming said is absolutely true."

"If you want them all to hand over their military power, it will definitely cause them to fight among themselves. Once this question is asked, the monarchs of all countries may not be afraid to avoid it, and then our country of Chu can use this as an excuse. Collect all the military power of the countries, and let our Chu State unify and dispatch it!"

After all, not all the nobles under the King of Chu are rich families who only know about corruption and seeking personal gain, and there are still some smart people among them.

And the person who spoke, named Shen Wuyu, was the smartest among these people.

Shen Wuyu, originally named Fan, is also called "Fan Wuyu". (This "Fan family" has nothing to do with the Fan family of Jin State)
After hearing this, the ministers were suddenly stunned, and they all nodded in agreement.

The king of Chu was even more delighted and shouted:
"Colorful! Colorful! Colorful!"

"Okay! Just do as Mr. said!"

　original:
　　Xia, Chu Zi, Cai Hou, Chen Hou, Zheng Bo, Xu Nan, Xu Zi, Teng Zi, Dun Zi, Hu Zi, Shen Zi, Xiao Zhu Zi, Song Shi Zizuo, and Huai Yi met in Shen.Chu Zi holds Xu Zi. ——"Spring and Autumn: The Fourth Year of Duke Zhao"

　　
　
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