I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 425 Chapter 504 Chapter 505 still has to be Jin

After bidding farewell to Lu Houchou, Li Ran and Ji Le reluctantly returned to the official post, still escorted by Zhong You all the way.When he arrived at the post house, Li Ran hurriedly let Zi Lushi escort the doctor again, and went to Lu Houchou's hiding place while it was still dark, and made a diagnosis inside and out for Lu Houchou.

Zilu is also physically strong, running back and forth without ever getting tired.

Yihe didn't stay there, Dang even followed Zilu.

Afterwards, Li Ran immediately called Sun Wu, Kong Qiu and others to discuss how to plan next.Because Ji Le is also very concerned about Lu Hou Chou's safety, so he also discussed with them...

After discussing for a while, Yihe also rushed back.

Li Ran immediately asked:

"How is Lu Hou?"

Yihe hesitated for a moment, seeing that there were a lot of people talking in this area, so he seemed to be hiding something and replied:
"Fortunately, there is no serious problem. I have already prescribed a prescription for Lu Hou. You just need to remember to take it on time and you will be safe..."

Li Ran always felt that Yihe didn't seem to explain what he said, but since Ji Le was by his side, it didn't mean that the question was too detailed.

"Okay, then there is Mr. Law."

Yihe bowed and bowed in return:
"This is a matter of medicine and medicine, as it should be, as it should be."

At this moment, Sun Wu spoke again:
"Since Marquis Lu is fine, the only thing that needs to be solved now is that Jisun Yiru! Sir, Ziyu once told Wu that the root of the current calamity of the Lu country is concentrated in Jisun Yiru. As long as Jisun Yiru dies, everything will be destroyed." The calamity should be solved easily!"

In fact, Guan Cong had already proposed this proposal to Li Ran at that time, but he had already rejected the proposal at that time.

What's more, after talking freely with Yihe, how could he not know the real root of the disaster of Lu State?How could Ji Sun Yiru be as simple as that?

And Confucius is also quite disapproving of this:
"Qiu thinks that this matter is not so simple. The Ji family has now controlled the government of the Lu state for three generations. As early as when Ji Wenzi and Ji Wuzi were in the past, the Ji family has become deeply rooted in the Lu state, and it is hard to give up. point!"

"But now, the Ji family has already tied themselves to the fate of the Lu State, which is why the Uncle Sun and the Meng family had to support him at the beginning. If Ji Sun Yiru was moved rashly, even if It's the Ji family that has never recovered from the fall, but I'm afraid that the Lu country will also suffer even greater disasters at that time!"

Kong Qiu was born in the state of Lu and worked under the Ji family. Although he could not get used to the Ji family, he had to admit the fact that the Ji family and the Lu country had long since become one. damaged state.

Therefore, if you want to properly deal with Jisun Yiru, you must first properly deal with the state affairs of Lu State!

Li Ran quite agrees with what Confucius said:
"What Zhong Ni said is true! Although Ji Sun Yiru needs to be resolved, it needs to be settled after the government is stabilized before it can be solved slowly!"

After Li Ran finished speaking, he couldn't help but glance at Ji Le sitting next to him, and continued:
"Although Ji Sun Yiru is not easy to solve right now, the matter of sending Marquis Lu back to the country is something that cannot be delayed."

According to Li Ran's idea, first use external force to let Marquis Lu return home.After his name is justified, he will contact the various forces that are not against the Ji family, and come together to check and balance Ji Sun Yiru.

Hearing the words, Ji Le also nodded:
"Your husband has considered everything thoroughly, and it is according to your wishes!"

Then Li Ran lowered his head and thought for a while, and rubbed his index finger and thumb repeatedly in a symbolic way:

"Hmm... this matter, I'm afraid we have to start with the state of Jin! Marquis Lu fled, and the state of Jin, as the leader of the world, did nothing before, which is really inappropriate. I recently heard that Duke Qing of Jin passed away not long ago. However, the Marquis of Lu has not sent anyone to Jin to express his condolences because he is away from home.”

"Since that's the case, I might as well go to pay homage to the funeral in the name of Marquis Lu, and wait for the opportunity when I arrive in the state of Jin."

As Li Ran said this, Zhong You, who was waiting outside the door, couldn't help saying loudly:
"Respect Master, Brother Bo Niu has sent a secret report!"

Kong Qiu hurriedly said:

"Oh? Ran Geng is here? If that's the case, invite him in quickly."

The door opened with a creak, and a young man less than twenty years old came in. When he saw Kong Qiu, he knelt down and bowed to the ground.

"Disciple Ran Geng, I have met Master!"

Kong Qiu asked him to stand up, and gave a brief introduction to the people present.It turned out that this Ran Geng was a newly recruited disciple of Confucius not long ago, named Bo Niu.

This person's words and deeds are gentle and elegant, and he is quite decent and generous in his dealings with others.Give people a feeling of spring breeze.

I saw him saluting to everyone, while Li Ran and the others returned the salute for a while.

Afterwards, Ran Geng said to the crowd:
"Master, there seems to be a military situation on the Ji family's side!"

"Oh? What is the military situation? There are no outsiders here, but it doesn't matter."

Kong Qiu saw that he was a little suspicious, obviously because he didn't know whether he should talk about it in front of so many people.

So, Kong Qiu just let him talk.

"Jisun Yiru learned that Marquis Lu was now hiding in Yunyi, so he invited the Meng family together, thinking that the Meng family had regained the lost land, and sent his family's governor, Yang Hu, and Mengsun Heji, to prepare troops to attack Yunyi! However, Ji Sun Yiru In order to become famous as a teacher, we also sent documents to Jin, Qi and other countries. Therefore, it may take some time!"

Yunyi was originally the territory of the Meng family of the state of Lu, but it was only because the state of Qi forcibly took it over to help Marquis Lu at that time.Now that Ji Sun Yiru came to attack on the grounds of claiming lost land for the Meng family, it could be said to be justified.

Li Ran is very clear that the chaos of the Prince's Dynasty has just been settled, and the Chu State in the south is weak, and the power of the dark walkers scattered all over the world can be said to have reached its peak.

Ji Sun Yiru must take this opportunity to think about how to get rid of Lu Houchou so as to avoid future troubles.

The situation is urgent, and there are not many guards in Yunyi, no more than three or four thousand soldiers, and most of them belong to Qi State.Even including Luhou's relatives and Li Ran's private soldiers, it would be over five thousand.

Li Ran made a decisive decision because he had made two-handed preparations.

On the one hand, it must be strictly guarded against Yunyi to protect Lu Houchou.On the other hand, it is necessary to go to Jin State to act as a lobbyist, let Jin State come forward as soon as possible, and Feng Lu Hou returns to the country.

As for going to the state of Jin, Li Ran decided to go there in person.Before Li Ran left, he had to persuade Gongsun Qing, the general guard in Yunyi, to fulfill his duty of protecting Lu Houchou.

Gongsun Qing, the son of Duke Sheng of the Qi State, whose style name is Zishi, is the grandson of Duke Qing of Qi.Speaking of which, he is of the same generation as the current Qihou Chujiu.

It also happened that Ran Geng was quite close to Gongsun Qing when he was in Qi State.Therefore, Ran Geng recommended himself, and together with Li Ran and Sun Wu, came to see Gongsun Qing.

Gongsun Qing was also very enthusiastic when he saw his friend Ran Geng, and he had already heard about the reputation of Li Ran and Sun Wu.

So, a banquet was held immediately, and after drinking for three rounds, Gongsun Qing kept playing with the wine cup in his hand.

"Mr. Ziming, when you first arrived in Yunyi, Qing already knew about it. To be honest, although Qing was ordered by the widow to stay here to protect the safety of Marquis Lu, but after the widow Order me to withdraw again and again. Now it has grown from nearly 4000 people to only [-] now. I am afraid that the widow has already lost the intention of protecting Luhou."

"Before, Marquis Lu was assassinated many times, and we also sent people to help guard it. However, it was too weak, so we simply ignored where Marquis Lu lived. And this move, in fact, Maybe it's a kind of protection, at least it won't be so easy for those assassins to find Luhou!"

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Chapter 505_ The past of Gongsun Qing and Weiguo

Hearing the words of Gongsun Qing, the guard general of the Qi State, Ran Geng, who was standing aside, replied respectfully:

"Master Zishi, there is no need to blame yourself, we all know that what you did was really helpless."

Gongsun Qing waved his hands and sighed:
"Hey... Lu Hou suffered such a calamity, Qing should treat him with courtesy, but it's a pity that Qing can't do more, it's really embarrassing!"

Ran Geng heard the words, but said leisurely:
"Master Zishi really has a heart, but compared to how he treated Marquis Wei in the past, I'm afraid it's still not as good as it was. Master Zishi, it's inevitable that he's treating one more than another!"

Ran Geng's words made Gongsun Qing startled.

It turned out that what Ran Geng mentioned was another incident between Gongsun Qing and Wei Guo.

At that time, Qi and Wei were planning to marry each other, and Gongsun Qing was hired by the king's order.However, when he arrived in the state of Wei, he found that there was civil strife in the state of Wei. Qi Bao, a senior official of the state of Wei, and others conspired to murder the elder brother of the Marquis of Wei, Gong Mengzhen.

Weihou Yuan at that time had no choice but to escape from the capital just like the current Luhou, and came to the dead bird.

And Gongsun Qing, who heard the news, rushed all the way to the dead bird, and asked Wei Houyuan for a dowry.

Wei Houyuan, also known as Wei Linggong in later generations, was only a young man less than twenty years old at this time.

At that time, Wei Houyuan, because he was still in exile in the grass, refused on the grounds that there was no place for the dowry. (Wei Linggong said: The dead are not sycophants. If you lose your country, you will be more reckless. My son has nothing to disgrace the king's life)
But Gongsun Qing insisted again and again, so the young and energetic Wei Houyuan never got tired of talking to him:

"If the envoy of Qi insists on hiring, then please send me back to Diqiu!" (Wei Linggong said: "If you take good care of your predecessors, visit our city, and take care of his community, then there will be Zongxi. ")
When Wei Houyuan said this, he actually felt that Gongsun Qing was a little too stupid, a little too ignorant.

Don't you see that the widow is in trouble now?This stunned head is green, but which pot is not open and which pot to lift!

Since you want to "follow the mission" so much, that's fine, then you should help the widow go back to the country first!
The implication of Wei Houyuan's words is to ask Qi State to help him reset.But Gongsun Qing didn't get the emperor's order, and he didn't dare to answer, so he had no choice but to give up the dowry.

However, he also presented his good horse as a gift to Wei Houyuan as his driver when he was in trouble.

Although Gongsun Qing didn't dare to agree to help Wei Houyuan restore the country without authorization, he also ordered people to protect Wei Houyuan's safety at all times, and he himself did not dare to neglect day and night.

Seeing him like this, Wei Houyuan couldn't help but feel a little bit moved, which means that you don't have to guard here anymore, he is living here now, and life and death are up to God.

At that time, Gongsun Qing thought that since he was hired by the order of Marquis Qi, and since Marquis Wei Yuan is still in Weiguo, he is still the king of Weiguo, so he also has the responsibility to protect The safety of Wei Houyuan.

So Gongsun Qing held the Duo himself and never closed his eyes all night.

Gongsun Qing's move was indeed righteous, and Wei Houyuan returned to the capital smoothly in the end, so he was naturally grateful to Gongsun Qing.

……

Gongsun Qing couldn't help sighing when he saw Ran Geng bringing up his past again:
"Hey...it's just an old story, so don't mention it..."

"Master Zishi still has concerns?"

"To be honest, I don't care much about Marquis Lu now. If one day Ji Sun Yiru really sends troops to attack, I'm afraid I won't send troops to help..."

At this moment, Gongsun Qing has not received the news that Ji Sun Yiru wants to crusade against Yunyi, so he said this.

After hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help but smile:
"At the beginning, Master Shi upholds the righteousness, but as he grows older, he becomes more and more ignorant of the righteousness?"

Gongsun Qing couldn't help squinting his eyes again when he heard the words:
"If Feiqing doesn't do anything, there is really nothing he can do. Today is different from the past, not to mention that Marquis Lu is not Marquis Wei!"

Li Ran said lightly again:
"Since that's the case, I would like to ask Lord Zishi to make it clear. I wonder if Sir intends to protect Marquis Lu comprehensively?"

Gongsun Qing thought for a while and responded:

"That's natural. Even if the widow doesn't care about him, as long as Qing is still stationed in this Yunyi, he will naturally try his best to protect Marquis Lu from any accidents!"

Hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help but nodded.

"Your Master Zi Shi's words, so you can rest assured. If Master Zi Shi really has this intention, can you let the soldiers of the Qi State under your command all be under the command of this General Sun beside me?"

Gongsun Qing was obviously taken aback when he heard the words.

"I'm afraid... how inconvenient it is?"

"Since that's the case, then Li Ran should have an affair with Master Zishi. Now that the Ji family of Lu State is already planning to crusade against Yunyi, Lu Hou can be said to be in danger! Lu Hou's life depends on Zishi. It's just a thought of an adult!"

Gongsun Qing hesitated for a long time, did not answer, and drank a glass of wine in one gulp.

"If Master Zishi is worried that he will be punished by the Marquis of Qi in the future, he has no choice but to ask him to send the body of Marquis Lu back to the Qi State in person at that time. Alas, it is a pity that the king of a country is actually It is really sad to be reduced to such a point!"

Obviously, Li Ran said this on purpose.In fact, from Gongsunqing's words, coupled with his past experience, it is enough to show his respect for the office.

Sure enough, when Gongsun Qing heard what Li Ran said, he simply gritted his teeth and said fiercely:
"Forget it! Since that's the case, Qing is willing to hand over the military power, under the full command of Sun Changqing, and Qing is willing to assist Luhou from the sidelines!"

Li Ran couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing after hearing this:

"Good! Master Zishi is indeed a person with great righteousness in his heart, and Li Ran also admires him from the bottom of his heart!"

These words of Li Ran are not polite. In this world, it is really rare to have such a person.

In this way, Sun Wu took over the defense of Yunyi, and took Lu Houchou out of the deserted post station, and settled it properly. Ji Le would also stay in Yunyi, so he could spend more time with Lu Houchou.

Yunyi now has nearly five thousand soldiers and horses, and Lu Hou is accompanied by Zi Jiaji, Sun Wu, Chu Dang and others, so his safety is guaranteed.Lu Houchou's mood also improved a lot.

On the other side, Li Ran and Ji Le were about to be separated again, and they were reluctant to part.

It was night, and Ji Le hugged Li Ran, reluctant to let go for a long time.

Li Ran took advantage of this opportunity and told Ji Le not without exception:

"Le'er, the decoction must be taken on time every day, and there must be no omissions. In addition, you must listen to the doctor's advice. If you go to Jin Kingdom this time for your husband, you will be fine. Le'er just rest assured."

In fact, Ji Le didn't quite understand the grievances and grievances between Li Ran and Jin Guo. Now that he heard what Li Ran said, he no longer worried, just nodded slightly, and said softly:
"Le'er understands, my husband will go early and come back early. By the way, do you want to take Chu Dang with you on this trip? It's good to have someone to take care of you along the way."

"No need, Ji's army will attack in a few days. It's better for Chu Dang to stay and assist Changqing! It's the same with Zhong You, a disciple of Zhong Ni! On the contrary, it's you and Ah Chou, remember to be good." Pay attention to your body! Do you know?"

Ji Le also knew that Zhong You was very brave, so he felt relieved:

"Le'er understands!"

……

The next day, everyone saw Li Ran off together.

On the way, Li Ran found Yihe again. After asking him to take care of Ji Le and Luhou, he finally asked him in a low voice:

"How is Lu Hou's illness?"

Yihe was stunned for a moment, then he just sighed, shook his head and said:
"The key to Luhou's illness lies in the knot in his heart. If he can solve this knot in his heart, it will be fine, but if he can't solve it..."

The doctor and the words were not finished, but Li Ran already understood that Lu Houchou's condition was actually a knot in his heart in the final analysis.

He was originally the king of a country, but now he has abandoned his ancestral land and lived in exile.Even in a despicable place, hiding in this way, this kind of gap is probably unbearable to anyone.

And just when Li Ran was talking with Yi He in private.Kong Qiu also deliberately took out a letter from his cuff, and handed it to Sun Wu himself:

"Changqing, this is a letter that Qiu left for Mengsun Heji, the patriarch of the Meng family. If you have the opportunity, you can hand it to him before the battle. If he still has a bit of a pure heart, he will know what to do. !"

Sun Wu took the letter, nodded and said:

"Brother Zhongni, don't worry, Sun Wu will definitely bring it!"

I haven't seen him for a few years, Meng Sun Heji is now an adult, but he is still a disciple of Confucius in name after all.

Although there has never been any contact in these days, Confucius was after all the teacher he worshiped when he was young.And Confucius also knew Mengsun Heji's character. Although Mengsun Heji was a little timid and cowardly, under his influence, he still understood the righteousness of the monarch and ministers.

So Confucius thought that maybe his letter could make a difference when it came to the critical moment.

(End of this chapter)