I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 280 The truth of everything
When Li Ran heard what Qing Feng said, and heard that the purpose of the dark walkers was to limit the power of the governments of all countries in the world.

The results and reasons for the great achievements of the overlords of the Spring and Autumn Dynasties all eventually collapsed suddenly appeared in his mind.

Although he couldn't be sure whether the great achievements of these overlords were destroyed under the operation and manipulation of the dark walkers, there was one thing that Li Ran could really feel.

That is the current state of Jin.

Qing Feng also said that the leaders of the dark walkers are most likely from Jin.

As for Duke Wen, Duke Xiang, Duke Jing, Duke Mourning and even the current Marquis of Jin, the State of Jin has always moved forward under the operation of the Six Ministers.Although most of the overlords of the Jin Dynasty were also very talented, and most of them had created brilliant and eye-catching achievements for the Jin Dynasty.But up to now, the hegemony of Jin State is already on the verge of collapse under the "hijack" of Liuqing.

Doesn't this perfectly fit with the purpose of the dark walkers?

The purpose of the dark walkers is to limit the power of the public office, and the current situation of Jin, isn't it that the power of successive public offices is gradually restricted, so that the successors will inevitably continue to be weak?
Thinking of this, Li Ran suddenly felt creepy.

Who is Duke Huan of Qi?Who is Qin Mugong?Who is Duke Wen of Jin?
The great achievements they have made can actually dissipate like a cloud of smoke under the operation of the dark walkers!
What a terrifying force this is!
What an enormous force this is!
But this is just Li Ran's guess, because he has not yet been able to prove this with more conclusive evidence.

But just this speculation is already enough to make people feel scared.If all of this is true, wouldn't the so-called "Zhou Li rule the world" and the so-called righteousness of the monarch and ministers directly become a big conspiracy to finally help the tyrant?
Li Ran couldn't help taking a deep breath to ease his inner fear.He didn't dare to continue thinking about it at this time, because it was beyond his cognition.

However, from Qing Feng's words, it can be regarded as an indirect proof of his guess just now.

The reason why Wu State was supported by the dark walkers was precisely because the dark walkers needed Wu State to contain Chu State, a big country that became powerful through the centralization of power and could compete with Jin State.

Qing Feng didn't know that Li Ran's thoughts had drifted thousands of miles away. He saw Li Ran's expression was slightly weird, so he continued immediately:

"As long as Wu can rise, then in the east, Chu will have a very strong enemy."

"And as long as Wu State can hold Chu State in the east, the Central Plains countries will undoubtedly have a chance to breathe. And once the Central Plains countries no longer need the three-armed system, then any behavior of those public offices can be characterized as 'Military forces are not spared at the expense of the power of the people'. Then, the strategy of 'using the power of the ministers to control the power of the monarch' formulated by our secret actors in the whole world will be useful."

"Therefore, Wu Guo is actually very important in our entire plan."

The reason why Wu State can be used by the dark walkers is entirely because of its particularity.

According to Qing Feng's words, Wu Guo's role in the overall plan of the Dark Walkers may seem inconspicuous, but in fact it is the most important part.

Because the centralization of power in the state of Chu has already shocked the countries of the Central Plains, and Duke Xiang of Lu is the best example.

Therefore, if Chu State is allowed to develop like this, even compared to Jin State, then the system of centralized power in the public office is likely to be imitated by the Central Plains countries.

And once they reach that point, how can they use their power to take over the power of the monarch?

So they can't let the state of Chu continue to expand, they must cultivate the chess piece of the state of Wu, so that the state of Chu will gradually consume its strength and willpower in the battle with the state of Wu, so that it will no longer have time to look north.

"So in Chu, are there any people who walk in the dark?"

Li Ran asked another key question.

To put it bluntly, the dark walkers are cultivating the state of Chu, so since they want to build up the state of Chu, within the state of Chu, don’t the dark walkers have their eyes and ears, and they don’t have their own people?

Hearing the sound, Qing Feng shook his head and said:

"This old man really has no way of knowing."

"Issues involving the state of Chu are usually instructed by its leader himself, and very few principals are able to participate in it."

Obviously Chu State is not the same as other countries, and the secret policy towards Chu State is also more special.

It's no wonder, after all, Chu State was the first country to take the road of becoming king and hegemony from the centralization of power, and this is what the dark walkers hate the most, so naturally they have to be treated specially.

But even if he didn't hear the answer he wanted, Li Ran still couldn't help feeling suspicious.

After all, the spy lurking inside the Chu State seemed to have some kind of connection with the dark walkers no matter how they looked at it.

How did Zhufan get the information about the battle of Shujiu, so he came to support quickly?
How did Qingfeng last for half a year during the Zhufangcheng battle and even once took the initiative to attack, defeating Chu's advance troops in one fell swoop?
Whether it is Wu Guo or Qingfeng, since they are all pawns of the dark walkers, if the spies in Chu say that they have nothing to do with the dark walkers, Li Ran will not believe it anyway.

"So in your overall plan, it is consistent to weaken the power of the public office and replace the power of the monarch with the power of the ministers, so that the subordinates restrain the superiors, right?"

Li Ran confirmed it carefully.

Qing Feng nodded and said:

"Of course, only in this way can we complete our great cause!"

"Oh, that's right."

Li Ran suddenly became calm, with a rare smile on his face.

This made Sun Wu on the side and Qing Feng on the opposite side startled.

"Why are you laughing, sir?"

Sun Wu listened for a long time, but never interrupted, because he also understood the weight of what Qing Feng said today, and he didn't want to destroy Li Ran's thinking because of his curiosity.

But at this time, hearing Li Ran's unreasonable sentence, he still couldn't help asking.

Curiosity, the privilege of youth.

"Do you still remember the series of encounters we had in Lu and Zheng?"

"That's natural."

Sun Wu immediately nodded, how could he forget those dangerous experiences?
Afterwards, Li Ran continued to say:
"Starting from the township assembly in Lu State, all the difficulties and obstacles we have encountered are actually because we have touched the bottom line of these so-called dark walkers from the very beginning."

"What they want is to take over the power of the monarch, and what we do is to support the monarch, gather people's hearts, and revitalize the government. This will naturally damage their interests, so they will naturally join forces to fight back."

"Do you still remember the wave after wave of assassinations we encountered after we left Qufu?"

"At that time, I always felt that with Ji's strength alone, it was impossible to achieve this level of pursuit. Now that I think about it, how could they have done all this if there were no shadow walkers to provide support for Ji's behind the scenes? Chase us all the way to Zheng Guo?"

"Moreover, it's not just Ji's that we are fighting against, but the entire dark crowd including him. They are like an invisible hand, always hanging over our heads, no matter where we go, They can use local forces to hunt down us!"

That was all the truth back then.

(End of this chapter)