I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 298 Forced to offer advice
Seeing that Li Ran was unwilling to advise him any more, the King of Chu immediately resorted to aggressive methods.

You don't want to help, do you?
Okay, the widow will directly lead the division to crush!
And when the king of Chu said this, all the generals present immediately knelt down on one knee with their fists clasped together (worship), and after a unanimous response, they were ready to step back and make arrangements.

Sure enough, Li Ran hurriedly stood up to stop him.

He knew very well that the king of Chu could do what he said, and if he really sent troops to raise troops to inquire about crimes, it would be the people of Chen State who would suffer in the end.

Although Chen Guojun and his subjects are stupid, the people are so innocent.

Even for the sake of the people of the two countries, he could not let the king of Chu raise his troops to question his crimes.

"Your Majesty, I think that to attack the Chen Kingdom, there is no need to mobilize the troops like this."

Li Ran made a bow, and bowed to speak.

When the King of Chu heard the sound, he suddenly knew that Li Ran was up to the trick, so he pretended to ask casually:

"Oh? I don't know what good plan Mister has?"

Just listen to Li Ran said:
"I believe that the new ruler of the Chen Kingdom is mourning, and Mr. Chen remains to be regarded as the new monarch. However, the two of you are not easy to get along with. Your Majesty only needs to send an envoy to Chen to denounce the mistakes of the two of them. , and threatened to ask them for an explanation, these two people must be afraid. In order not to offend the Chu State, the two will have internal strife, and when they kill each other, there will be no one in the court of Chen State, and they will fall into confusion."

"This is one of them."

"Secondly, Your Majesty can send envoys to Song State on the grounds of 'Young Master Sheng defected to Chu State', and ask Song State to also send people to Chu State to discuss this matter."

"This action can show that Chu State is the leader of the Central Plains, and it is to judge the affairs of the other countries. It is definitely not with ulterior motives. It can block the mouths of the people in this world. When the internal strife between Mr. Chen and Mr. Chen is established, the king can send a general. , to serve as the grandson Wu of the Chen Kingdom, and then sent his troops to the Chen Kingdom to beg for disobedience."

"Thirdly, your Majesty's crusade against Chen State can be surrounded but not attacked. With the power of Chen State alone, it is bound to be helpless against the mighty master of Chu State. Why did Your Majesty waste the lives of the men of Chu State in vain?"

The relationship between Chen State and Chu State is actually very similar to the relationship between Zheng State and Chu State.

Since the death of Zheng Zhuanggong, King Wu of Chu has risen, and the strength of Chu State has improved by leaps and bounds in a short period of time. Coupled with the hard work of successive Chu State monarchs, Chu State has gradually become a big country that can compete for world hegemony.

And Chen Guo, after King Zhuang of Chu, just like Zheng Guo, began to swing between Chu State and Jin State from time to time.

In addition, because Chen State is located in the northeast of Chu State, Chu State was out of reach for a while. Although Chen State was walking around on the fence, Chu State had no time to look east at that time, so Chen State was able to survive until now.

It's just that it's here in Xiongwei, King of Chu, and now even the capital has been moved to Qianxi, which is very close to Chen Guo.Therefore, since you have encountered such a good opportunity, how long will it take to deal with it directly for you?

Here it is worth mentioning again about the domestic turmoil in Chen.

The monarch of Chen Guoxin's death was Chen Aigong. From this posthumous title, it is not difficult to see how bad this boss is.

It's true

In his later years, Chen Aigong doted on his son Liu, who was born to his concubine, who was the newly established monarch, and left him to his younger brother, Gongzi Zhao, to take care of him.

Gongzi Zhao is a smart man, he can tell at a glance that Chen Aigong likes Gongziliu, not Prince Yanshi.

Therefore, when Chen Aigong was dying, he directly killed the prince Yanshi.

In this way, Gong Ziliu must be the future monarch.

According to Young Master Zhao's plan, as long as Young Master Liu ascends the throne, he can become Young Master Liu's sub-father, and with his own influence in Chen Guo, he can act as sub-father as regent.

Seeing this, is this story very similar to the story of Lu Buwei, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, who lived with rare goods?

In fact, this is indeed the case, if it proceeds according to Young Master Zhao's idea.

However, the world is impermanent, so how can this son's move compare with Lu Buwei, who is shrewd and capable, astute and wise, and has extraordinary business wisdom?

He originally thought that by virtue of his support, he could become Chen Guo's regent secretary in one fell swoop and monopolize the power.

But when Chen Aigong learned that the prince Yanshi had been killed by him, Chen Aigong decided to bet his own life in the end, and fought back. Unexpectedly, he hung himself and hanged himself as a dying body!
This sudden change caught Young Master Zhao off guard.At this time, not to mention the will, even the last words did not leave a single word.

This also allowed the son to recruit and support the superior son to stay, and his position as the monarch seemed very embarrassing.

Although he is also the son of Chen Aigong, when Chen Aigong died, he was not designated as the throne, and the former prince Yanshi also had a son, who is now the grandson Wu.

No, the deceased prince's best friend, son Sheng, fled to Chu State with his grandson Wu.

Everyone knew that if the state of Chu wanted to take the opportunity to intervene in this matter, no matter how hard Taisun Wu went about, at least he could return to the state of Chen as the king.

Attacking Chen State in the name of "conquering non-officials", Chu State can completely stand on the moral high ground.

It's just that Li Ran naturally didn't want Chu State to send troops to attack Chen State, just like Song State back then.

Although these small countries are insignificant in terms of the whole world.But after all, they both belong to Huaxia, and Li Ran's damned Madonna complex once again haunted his heart.

Therefore, he proposed a relatively softer method, and in the process, he also made side-effects by introducing Song, a power that could represent the countries of the Central Plains, in order to balance Chu.

When the king of Chu heard it, he didn't know what was wrong, but felt that the plan was very clever.So he agreed immediately, and asked someone to do it quickly.

After the show ended, the king of Chu left Li Ran alone, and finally mentioned the resignation letter that Li Ran handed him.

"Hey, sir is determined to leave now, and I will never force myself to stay."

"It's just that... Sir, I have an appointment with the widow, so please don't forget, sir."

King Chu's words were very clear.

you want to go?Can.

But you have to complete the agreement first, right?

I, the King of Chu, keep my promises, you just leave, do I want to lose face?
"Your Majesty's words are very true. I must keep my promise and never do such things that go back on my word."

Li Ran was unhappy, and he bit down the word "returning on his word" very hard. Obviously, this was used to choke the King of Chu.

When the king of Chu heard it, he knew it well, so he replied with a little displeasure:
"Sir, there is no need to be like this. Everything I do is for the Chu State. Even if it is a promise, so what? Hehe, you are a loyal and trustworthy person."

"However, in the eyes of the few, this is nothing more than the small letter of a courtier. If it is a king, it will be very different. A king should turn his hand into clouds, cover his hands with rain, and preserve the opportunity of the universe. Swallow the will of heaven and earth!"

"How can these things be compared to mere little letters?"

As domineering as the king of Chu, just this one sentence really looks a bit like Cao Cao of later generations.

It's a pity that Cao Cao at least still has the pride and righteousness to let Guan Yu go back, but the current King of Chu really lacks such courage.

Li Ran just nodded blindly when he heard the sound, and didn't say any more.

He knew in his heart that the king of Chu was so self-willed, he had made up his mind to go all the way to the dark.Therefore, no matter how much he persuaded him, it would be useless, so it would be better to just turn a blind eye and close one eye.

"Besides, there is something else I need to ask sir."

"Your Majesty doesn't need to be so polite, just ask."

Li Ran bowed.

The King of Chu raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked casually:

"Sir, you really don't plan to tell the widow about your private discussion with Shen Qing?"

As soon as this remark came out, Li Ran was shocked and raised his head hastily.

I saw that King Chu's face was calm, but there was a trace of hostility in the corner of his eyes.

(End of this chapter)