I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 283 Chapter 330 Chapter 331

The city of Zhufang was destroyed, and the state of Zhongli was destroyed. The state of Chu once again demonstrated its extremely powerful military power to the world.

Just after Li Ran finished interrogating Qing Feng, the King of Chu, Xiongwei, held a banquet again in Qianxi to celebrate his achievements.Talk about entertaining the soldiers who returned in triumph, and the courtiers of Chu who followed him.

The banquet was grand and solemn, and the huge Qianxi River was once again filled with singing and dancing.

Before that, Li Ran had actually met the King of Chu and told him something about Qingfeng.Especially about Qingfeng's familiarity and understanding of Wuyue.Of course, Li Ran deliberately concealed the information about the Qi State and the shadow walkers, and did not tell the truth.

At the banquet, after drinking for three rounds, King Chu's heroic Chinese character face suddenly showed a look of arrogance through the influence of the wine.Holding his cup, he glanced at the audience and said:
"This battle depends entirely on all the ministers and workers here! Our country of Chu has finally cut off the passage between the country of Wu and the countries in the Central Plains. The territory of the country. Now! It is just around the corner to conquer the Wu Kingdom!"

"To all the soldiers who led the troops to fight against Qingfeng on the front line this time, I would like to offer you a toast!"

Apparently, King Chu had an orgasm again.

And his excitement is entirely due to the new round of war he is about to launch.

Now, without Zhongli as a hindrance, this will be extremely beneficial to the next war he will launch to destroy Wu.

No wonder, as the deadly enemy of Chu State, the rise of Wu State is like a tiger's neighbor to Chu State.

After King Xiongwei of Chu came to the throne, he won all three major wars with Wu.At this moment, the King of Chu will naturally not miss such a good opportunity.

"Thank you king!"

All the ministers raised their cups and drank them all in one gulp.

Li Ran was also in it, and when he heard the words of the King of Chu, his mood was quite complicated for a while.

Of course he knew the gully in King Chu's heart, and now his desire to overthrow the state of Wu was clearly revealed.

However, at this moment, he couldn't find a suitable excuse to persuade King Chu to give up this strategy.After all, the reason Chu State attacked Zhongli State was to isolate Wu State.

Now, everything is going on smoothly, and it seems logical that the king of Chu will raise troops to attack the state of Wu next.

At this time, Li Ran glanced at Shen Wuyu again, but seeing that Shen Wuyu's face was also full of hesitation, he also settled down a little in his heart.

There are dozens of ministers of the Chu Kingdom here, he is not sure about others, but he is sure that as long as the King of Chu proposes a strategy to attack the Wu Kingdom, Shen Wuyu will definitely be the first to stand up and oppose it.

After all, attacking Wu State is not attacking Zhongli, the two things are fundamentally different.

Moreover, Chu State looks very powerful now.However, once a war with Wu is to be waged, the mobilized force may be several times that of Zhongli.At that time, the entire Chu people will once again wear heavy shackles, and the resentment of the people at the bottom will eventually become a great help to overthrow the rule of the King of Chu.

Since Shen Wuyu is a person who is loyal to the emperor and the country, he will not stand by and watch such a situation happen.

But the king of Chu had learned his lesson at this time, and did not expressly propose a plan to attack Wu, but after drinking a few cups, he pretended to ask how to deal with Qingfeng.

"Qing Feng was a traitor of the Qi State, and now he is captured by our Chu State, what do you all think should be done?"

Regarding this matter, the King of Chu did not discuss with Li Ran privately, and this was the first time he had publicly raised the issue of how to deal with Qing Feng.

Hearing that the King of Chu mentioned this matter suddenly in front of all the civil and military officials of the Chu State, Li Ran's face suddenly became a little unsightly.

Because he knew that there were not a few Chu generals present, and most of these people participated in the battle of Zhufang City.There is no doubt about their attitude towards Qing Feng.

Therefore, the King of Chu directly discussed with this group of people how to deal with Qingfeng, what else could their answer be?
Only one word - kill!

Sure enough, when King Chu's words fell, the generals of Chu State spoke up one after another.

"My lord, Qing Feng should be killed!"

"My Master Chu suffered heavy losses in order to capture Zhufang City. If we don't kill this man, it won't be enough to appease the anger of the soldiers!"

"That's right! Qing Feng is cunning and treacherous, and we have suffered a lot. If we don't kill him, it won't be enough to boost our morale!"

"That's right! Now that Zhongli has been designated as our new county in Chu, if Qingfeng is not killed, how can we scare the barbarians like Zhongli?!"

Killing Qingfeng, in the eyes of these generals, has become a topic that does not need to be discussed.

No matter what the reason was, Qing Feng must be killed.

At this time, Wu Ju followed suit, bowed his hands to the King of Chu and said:
"Your Majesty, what the generals said is true."

"Qing Feng has committed many crimes, too many to list. This person deserves more than his death, and it is wrong to spare his life!"

"Now that the overall situation has been decided, this person must not be left behind, the only option is to kill him as a sacrifice to my teacher!"

As the general of the Chinese army in this battle, he certainly didn't want to see Qing Feng alive.

After all, when he attacked Zhu Fangcheng, he was once played around by Na Qingfeng.If Qing Feng was alive, it would be a humiliation to him.So in all fairness, how could he allow this person to continue to live?

Hearing the sound, King Chu nodded slightly, then slowly turned his gaze to Li Ran, and asked in a pretentious gesture:
"What do you think sir?"

On this matter, although he did not discuss it with Li Ran in advance.But when making a decision, Li Ran still needs to be consulted.

It's just that it was placed after the ministers expressed their views.

It can be seen from this that the current king of Chu knows Li Ran well.

He knew Li Ran's attitude, he also knew that Li Ran knew his attitude, Li Ran also knew that he knew Li Ran knew his attitude.

Therefore, this operation is obviously forcing Li Ran to give up his usual attitude on this matter.

Following King Chu's gaze, all the important ministers of Chu State present also locked their eyes on Li Ran.

Of course, they also wanted to know Li Ran's opinion on this.

Moreover, they all knew that Li Ran's right to speak in this matter was obviously heavier than theirs.

"I think Qing Feng shouldn't be killed..."

But Li Ran's answer was concise and firm.

He had promised Qing Feng that he would save his life, so at this moment he would not break his promise.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the sound, and frowned in silence.

They knew that Li Ran must have his own unique reasons for saying this.Because, every time this happens, it's basically the same.

When the King of Chu saw this, he was also taken aback for a moment, but then he immediately smiled and said:

"Oh? Why is that?"

Li Ran stood up, bowed to the King of Chu, and said eloquently:
"Back then, the ruler of the state of Tan was rude to Duke Huan of Qi. Duke Huan of Qi later attacked Tan. After a few days of fighting, Tan's army was defeated. Tan Zi, the ruler of the state of Tan, fled to the state of Ju, but Duke Huan of Qi did not drive him to death. "

"Afterwards, Tan Zi was able to multiply in Ju, and his veins still exist today."

"Since the king takes Duke Huan of Qi as an example, he should follow suit. Treat others with a gentle attitude. Only in this way can we leave a good example of benevolence, virtue and generosity for the future kings of Chu."

"This is the only way to let the world know that Chu people are not all barbarians and reckless people. In the future, the world's talented people will compete for each other, and then the great cause of Chu will be worry-free!"

It is indeed too easy to kill a Qing Feng, for the King of Chu, it is just a sentence.

But just this sentence of "kill" may have a very important and far-reaching impact on the huge state of Chu.

The so-called "don't do evil because of its smallness" probably refers to this principle.

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Chapter 331_The Prince Qiji's Advice
Li Ran is a promise that he will never forget.

Since he agreed to Qing Feng, he must try his best to prevent him from dying in Qianxi.

Therefore, when faced with the inquiry from the King of Chu, he once again used the method of storytelling to persuade him.

And when his words fell, the doubts on the faces of the officials of Chu State slightly dissipated, and many people even couldn't help but nodded slightly in agreement, among them, Shen Wuyu was naturally included.

Years of wars have weakened the strength of the people of Chu State, and now people's grievances are everywhere, and everyone in the territory is very uneasy.

At this juncture, if Qing Feng was killed, it seemed like a trivial matter.However, the consequences of killing Qing Feng are beyond the reach of Chu State.

After all, Qing Feng was a rebel from Qi State, and Chu State killed him without saying a word, what would Qi Guozuo think?What will the princes of the world think?
If the king of Chu committed suicide without authorization, it would be tantamount to completely overturning the oath of the previous Guodi meeting, which would inevitably lead to another dispute with the Central Plains countries, or even directly antagonize them.

At that time, Chu State will also directly face internal and external difficulties.

Shen Wuyu has always opposed the king of Chu being so aggressive, so at this time, Li Ran persuaded the king of Chu to learn from Duke Huan of Qi to treat others leniently, which immediately won his favor.

However, sensible people like him are only a minority after all.

The vast majority of Chu people still judge people by their nostrils.They didn't care about the consequences of killing Qing Feng.

In their eyes, since Qing Feng caused them to lose their soldiers and generals, and caused them to kill so many brothers.Then this person deserves death, and there is no room for negotiation.

And Wang Ziqiji also grasped this point, so what he said next can be described as extremely provocative.

Just when the King of Chu listened to Li Ran's words and thought that what Li Ran said was not bad, Prince Qiji stood up and walked slowly to the center of the banquet.

He bowed his hands and knelt down, and said loudly with his head bowed:
"My lord, my brother thinks what you said is wrong!"

"Oh? Brother Ji, what's your opinion?"

The king of Chu followed the words and asked in this way.

Afterwards, just listen to Prince Qiji say:

"As the generals said, killing Qingfeng has three benefits for me in Chu."

"First, it took a long time for us from Chu to capture Zhongli, and we lost soldiers and generals repeatedly. After this battle, although our Chu army's muscles and bones were not hurt, it still slightly dampened the spirit of our Chu people! So, don't kill Qing Feng. , It is indeed not enough to inspire the morale of the army! It is not enough to inspire the determination of our men from Chu to conquer Soochow!"

"Secondly, Qing Feng is a rebellious minister of Qi State. If he can be executed in front of the princes now, it can also serve as an example to scare chickens and monkeys, so that all the countries in the Central Plains will be under the prestige of Chu and dare not provoke me again. Chu State. This will be of great benefit to our great cause of destroying Wu in the future."

"The third and most important point."

"Qingfeng has been in Zhongli country for a long time. If he doesn't die, those remnants who stayed in Zhongli country may have the opportunity to stir up trouble. At that time, it will also disturb our peace. There may even be secret communication with the countries in the Central Plains This is a song to threaten our Chu State's control over Zhongli. And if we want to cut off those remaining delusions as soon as possible, Qing Feng will definitely die!"

At this point, these three reasons are already very detailed, and every word makes sense, without any meaning of far-fetched.

Hearing the sound, the ministers of Chu State nodded their heads again.

Compared with Li Ran's more long-term, or some "retreat" rhetoric, the prince's abandonment of illness is obviously more in line with their immediate interests, and it is easier for them to agree.

People are realistic.

What you talk about benevolence and reputation with them is not as convincing as telling them about immediate interests.

This is like the people of later generations, who can only feel at ease when they see the numbers on the passbook, and everything else can be called "retreat".

Although the years are long, everything seems to be constantly evolving, but only this "human nature" seems to have never undergone an essential change.

"In addition... there is one more thing, my brother is still a little confused."

Prince Qiji didn't finish his words, he deliberately made a pause when he said the last point, in order to let everyone have a space to imagine.

"Oh? What else?"

The king of Chu looked at him and asked.

Seeing that Prince Qiji suddenly turned his gaze to Li Ran, he said lightly:
"Your brother heard that Mr. had a long talk with Qing Feng before, and when Mr. talked with Qing Feng, the camp of the Left Army had been tightly sealed all the time."

"What I don't understand is what happened to make Mr. so caring about this person? In my humble opinion, the reason why Mr. today is pleading for Qing Feng's forgiveness is because Mr. Did you reach some consensus when talking with Qing Feng?"

"Please tell me, sir."

Prince Qiji's offensive round ended, and the right to act was handed over to Li Ran.

His attack method is also very direct, presenting established facts, but only sketching them out, leaving a lot of room for imagination.

This kind of "framing", but specious words, can be described as very insidious, and can often be hit with one blow.

But what he didn't know was that the fact that Li Ran went to talk to Qing Feng was approved by the King of Chu.

Therefore, after his words fell, not only did Li Ran not see any waves on his face, he even didn't want to respond directly.

Because Li Ran knew that in this case, silence is better than sound.

The King of Chu is also very respectable, and he immediately smoothed things over for Li Ran with a smile and said:

"Hehe, Brother Ji, you don't know something."

"Mr. went to talk to Qing Feng, this is the widow's idea."

"Qing Feng is a traitor of the Qi State, so if someone else asks some things, I'm afraid he won't tell the truth."

"The gentleman was born in Luoyi, and he was an official in the state of Zheng, so it is the most suitable person for him to talk to him."

At this time, the king of Chu made a smooth game for Li Ran, although it was meant to defend and favor Li Ran.However, this does not mean that he agrees with Li Ran's previous remarks.

However, compared with Qingfeng's life and death, it is obviously more important to prioritize the resolution of internal differences and misunderstandings.

When Prince Qiji heard this, he couldn't help being taken aback at first, but soon, a ghostly smile appeared on his face.

"Hehe, then I dare to ask Mr., what information did you get from Qing Feng?"

He asked simply and directly.

"Oh, it's nothing important, it's just something related to Wu."

"Oh? Since that's the case, take this opportunity, why don't you ask your husband to tell us something?"

Prince Qiji refused to give up, and insisted on telling Li Ran why.

Seeing this, the King of Chu frowned, obviously displeased.

I, the majestic king of Chu, is already speaking for Li Ran, why is your brother not so ignorant? !
Although the king of Chu felt this way, he also knew that if Li Ran was not allowed to explain why at this moment, he might not be able to step down today.

Therefore, he had no choice but to acquiesce to Prince Qiji's "nonsense".

(End of this chapter)