I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 29 The meaning of auspiciousness

Lu Hou knew that there was no way out at this time. If he wanted to secure his position, he had to rely on his uncle Sun Bao and Li Ran.

On the second day, Lu Hou put forward the idea of ​​entering Jin in the court hall, and immediately sent someone to Jin to report the news.

For Ji Sunsu, the Marquis of Lu's mission to the state of Jin to pay homage to the Marquis of Jin was in their favor, and they wished that Marquis Lu could leave the court.After all, although a puppet is a puppet, there are some things that can be done in front of Lu Hou, a puppet, which is always a bit embarrassing.

And Luhou himself is willing to go on an envoy to other countries, so it's just that he can let him go freely?
However, after Lu Hou ascended the throne, he went to Jin Dynasty for pilgrimage. This is a major diplomatic event, so it must be properly arranged.Especially choose a good day, in this age when everything is done by divination, for such a big event as an envoy to the Jin Kingdom, it is natural to ask the Taibu to do a good calculation.

Then, under the arrangement of Shu Sunbao, the time of the mission was set on the third day of the next month, and the result of the divination was: Zhen.

Li Ran still lives in the other courtyard of the Jishi. This place in Qufu can be said to be quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, and it is relatively safer.

But these few days have nothing to do, Li Ran sorted out the entire plan of going to the Jin Kingdom several times, and after making sure that there was nothing missing, he was relieved.

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

Shu Sunbao was still a little worried. Li Ran's plan seemed to fit perfectly, but once it was actually implemented, it would inevitably be frightening.

"At present, weakening the prestige of the Ji family among the common people is the most important thing. We first spread the news that the Ji family opposes the reduction of taxes, and every city must do so, so as to fundamentally weaken the Ji family's influence in the state of Lu. reputation."

"In addition, the auspicious things must also be made seamlessly, and the Ji family and the Meng family must not let the flaws be seen."

Before going to Jin as an envoy, Li Ran didn't intend to just leave like this. Although Marquis Lu can leave, he can't lose the hearts of the people.

After all, he has just ascended the throne not long ago, and at this time he is going to be an envoy to the state of Jin. If the Ji family and the Meng family do some tricks secretly, I am afraid that when he comes back, there will not be much royal prestige left, and it will be taken seriously by then. A veritable puppet.

Spreading the news of Ji's opposition to the reduction of taxes can suppress Ji's prestige on the one hand, and on the other hand can gain a wave of popular support for Marquis Lu, and these bad things are enough for Ji to drink a pot in a short time.

As for the auspicious things, this will naturally be of great benefit to Luhou's prestige among the people.

This kind of trick is not uncommon in all dynasties.Even in the distant future, there is still a market.

"Brother Ziming is really a good plan. In this way, even if we leave temporarily, the Ji family and the Meng family must be very busy!"

Sun Wu leaned against the door frame, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his eyes, his already heroic face looked even more glorious for a moment.

Seeing his nephew talking nonsense here, Sun Su was about to tell him to shut up, but unexpectedly Li Ran said with a smile:
"To deal with the treacherous and cunning people, it is natural to use this cunning and scheming. The so-called varies from time to time and from person to person, this is the golden mean."

This can be regarded as mentioning Sun Wu. Li Ran has always had great expectations for this future military sage.

"Well...'According to the current situation, different from person to person, the golden mean', there is indeed some truth...Wu has been taught."

As he spoke, Sun Wu bowed to Li Ran with a respectful expression on his face.

Seeing this, Li Ran hurriedly asked him to stand up, and then said:
"Brother Changqing is free of courtesy. Brother Changqing has saved me several times, but I am very grateful. Since Changqing called me 'Brother Ziming', there is no need for such a big ceremony between you and me."

When the voice fell, several people laughed out loud.

Only Shu Sun Bao was there, but he just sighed:
"After the matter of the wine shop, the Ji family has probably lost their desire to recruit. At this moment, they must be planning how to kill Ziming. In the future, you need to be careful when you do things. You must be careful, and you must not be taken advantage of by that Ji family. and enter."

Naturally, these words were addressed to Sun Ju and Sun Wu. They were currently Li Ran's bodyguards in name, so they were naturally responsible for Li Ran's safety in the future.

After Shu Sunbao told the two of them, he turned around and discussed with Li Ran again:

"With regard to the matter of Lu Hou's reduction of Fu and the matter of heaven's auspiciousness, once the news spreads, the Ji family will know that we did it secretly. With the style of Ji Sun's old man, I think it will not be left to us too much. For a long time, he will deal with it with his thunderous means."

"Doctor Uncle Sun is right. Brother Ziming's plan is good, but we are far away in a foreign country after all. How can we intervene in domestic affairs? Even if we are extremely cautious, there is always an eventuality."

After all, Sun Wu here is only Sun Ju's nephew and has no other identity, so as soon as he said these words, Sun Ju immediately shouted:

"The doctor is discussing with the lord, what are you talking about!"

"Hey, Sun Su, what Chang Qing said is not without reason."

Li Ran waved his hand to stop Sun Su.

I saw his expression was indifferent, a trace of cunning flashed in his eyes, and then said:
"Soldiers never tire of cheating. I didn't intend to hide it from the Ji clan this time. What I want is to keep the Ji clan busy and busy with the domestic affairs of the Lu state, so that we have no time to take care of us who are in the Jin state asking for help."

"But... what if, as Dr. Uncle Sun said, the Ji family sent people to chase us to Jin because of this incident?"

"Hehe, that really couldn't be better."

If the Ji clan really dared to attack him in the state of Jin, it would be a great opportunity.Although the Marquis of Jin hadn't asked about political affairs for many years, Han Qi was quite "responsible". If a guest of honor was attacked on his own territory, how could he just sit idly by?How can we not investigate thoroughly?

At that time, what the Ji family will face is not just his small fights. Once Han Qi makes a move, the power of Jin will be destroyed.

After hearing the words, several people understood why Li Ran chose to spread auspicious public opinion at this time.Finally realized that this is Li Ran's plan to kill two birds with one stone.Everyone was stunned, and they all nodded in agreement.

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In the past few days, Shu Sunbao spread the news very quickly in the cities of Lu State. In less than five days, the whole Lu State knew that Marquis Lu wanted to reduce or exempt the people from taxes, but it was met by Ji and Meng. something strongly opposed to.

For a time, both the Ji family and the Meng family's fiefs were full of complaints.

If these common people rise up against the Ji family and the Meng family, they dare not, but if they are allowed to curse in private, they will definitely spare no effort.

The Ji family and the Meng family soon became aware of the complaints from the people in their fief, so they had to send people to deal with it in a hurry.Those who appease the speech, and those who sound the alarm to the governor, anyway, how can they temporarily suppress this public grievance, they will act in whatever way they can.

But it just doesn't consider giving some benefits to the people, and doesn't mention tax reduction or exemption at all.It seems that in their view, it is only natural for the people to pay taxes and grains according to the regulations, and they cannot change it even when the king of heaven comes.

And the common people are not fools, seeing that the Ji family and the Meng family only competed to win over the governors and staff in various cities, but ignored their "reasonable demands" at all, and even turned a deaf ear to their grievances.

Immediately, anger rose from the heart, and evil grew to the gallbladder.Not only did the topic that was only dared to discuss in private be brought up on the table, but also some fearless people came to the capital directly to ask for an explanation.Therefore, there was a lot of public opinion in the capital for a while, and there were endless discussions.

On the other side, on the south bank of the Xialiu River, thirty miles away from Qufu.When a peasant woman was washing clothes in the river, she found a piece of jade, which was so ingenious and miraculous.The farmer was horrified when he saw it, and hurriedly sent him into the city.

As a matter of course, Shu Sunbao received this person, and then got this "natural" jade from this person.

"The prince ascends the throne, auspiciousness descends from the sky, and the purple star moves eastward. This residence will make Lu's prosperity!"

"Come here, hurry up and send this jade to the Lu Palace and present it to the king!"

Therefore, this artificially processed "natural" jade was sent to the Lu Palace, and received countless compliments from the officials of the Lu Kingdom.

"Prospered by the Duke... Lu Sheng will come out... Could this be the newly enthroned prince?!"

"It's really a heaven-fallen thing. This jade is natural and exquisite. This line of distorted small characters is blurred, but it can be seen clearly. God bless our country of Lu!"

"Yes, yes, the king is virtuous, and God has feelings, so he bestows auspiciousness to show God's will!"

"Your Majesty is wise, you will prosper!"

The courtiers of the Lu Kingdom who were still disapproving of Lu Hou all of a sudden went to pay their respects. Their respectful appearance was completely different from before. Those who didn't know thought that Lu Hou had added officials to them.

Having said that, the symbolic meaning of this jade is very important, because this is a key node in the state of Lu. The former prince died suddenly (in name), and the new king has just ascended the throne. Everything is a new beginning.And at such a new beginning, God bestowed jade with the words "prosper in the public, and Lu Sheng will come out". Doesn't it also show the authority of the new king?
The monarchy is granted by heaven, and obey the destiny!
On that day, after Uncle Sunbao came out from the court, he didn't even bother to go back to the mansion, so he went straight to the other courtyard of Jishi to look for Li Ran.When I met Li Ran when I opened the door, I greeted him with a burst of laughter:
"Hahahaha!"

"Ziming, you didn't see the faces of old Ji Sun and Meng Sun Jie in the court today, it was quite ugly!"

"They walked back and forth on the side of the jade stone several times, but they couldn't figure out why. When they thought that the new king they supported would actually be the 'mandate of heaven', they might regret it right now. !"

"I heard that inside and outside of Qufu, many people spontaneously prayed for Marquis Lu, the prestige of the Marquis is gradually rising!"

The Ji family and the Meng family supported the son Chou to ascend the throne, in order to control the Lu state and continue to grow their power.But who would have thought that just after Lu Hou came to the throne, the heavens would give such a sign, as if they had slapped them in the face.

Now whether it is in the Lu Kingdom or in the people, the name of Marquis Lu has become synonymous with the heavens and is highly respected. No one underestimates or disrespects him like before.

And so, the Ji family and the Meng family are really shooting themselves in the foot, and they can't shout out, because they were Lu Hou's staunch supporters at the beginning, but now that Lu Hou's momentum is gradually rising, they can only hold back even if they are complaining. caught.

"Hehe, don't worry, Doctor Uncle Sun, this is just the beginning, and there will be a lot of fun waiting for them in the future."

Li Ran didn't feel much about this.Because he knew from the very beginning how much influence things like "auspiciousness from heaven" can bring to the common people.

After all, the moves that even the first emperor could not escape the vulgarity and needed to use, the results can be imagined.

(End of this chapter)