I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 472
Deng Xi did not expect that at this juncture, Fan Li would come here late at night, he couldn't help being startled, and then said:

"Uncle? Why are you here?"

Fan Li said in a low voice:
"My lord, Li was entrusted by Mr. Ziming to rescue you from the state of Zheng..."

Deng Xi heard the words, but shook his head decisively and said:

"Oh, Xie is very grateful for Shaobo's intention. However, life and death are fateful, so there is no need for it. Xi died and died, and he has no intention of fleeing."

Hearing this, Fan Li couldn't help being taken aback:
"My lord, the state of Zheng is in chaos now, and I have bad intentions. I want to harm my husband and my lord... Now that Li has made a plan, I should take my lord away. If my lord doesn't leave at this time, I'm afraid there will be no good chance in the future!"

Deng Xi let out a long sigh.

"Hey... more than ten years ago, Xi was young and conceited, and he was self-confident. He often opposed Dr. Zichan. Speaking of which, Deng Xi should have been killed by Dr. Zichan at that time! Only Dr. Zichan was tolerant. In that amount, Deng Xi’s life was spared, and I was exiled to Ye Yi.”

"Later, thanks to Mr. Ziming's recommendation, Deng Xi was able to return to the state of Zheng alive, and he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility to serve the country. Therefore, Deng Xi has lived more than ten years longer. Now that the people of Zheng want to Kill me, where can I go?"

"Ah, why did your lord say that? No matter where you go, it's better than sitting here and waiting to die!"

Fan Li said so.

Deng Xi heard the words, but sat down on his own, and waved with Fan Li:

"If I just leave like this, I will definitely take my anger out on "Bamboo Punishment". If "Bamboo Punishment" is abolished, then the painstaking efforts of the past few decades will be in vain."

Fan Li's eyes widened.

"My lord...you...are you going to die for the law?"

I saw Deng Xi nodded slowly and resolutely, that's right, he really did have this idea.

"In the past, swordsmiths had to throw their bodies into the furnace every time they wanted to get a sharp edge. It is not a pity to die. I, Deng Xi, can be punished, so how can I not lead by example? , then no one in the state of Zheng can refute the "Bamboo Punishment". If I can't use "Bamboo Punishment" to judge me as guilty, and if I die unjustly, then "Bamboo Punishment" will also be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the future. If this is the case, then all this will be It's all worth it! I, Deng Xibucai, am willing to die for the law!"

Fan Li hastily said:

"My lord, why don't you keep a useful body? It's really wrong to do such a thing that is not beneficial to yourself..."

Deng Xi stretched out a hand and said calmly:

"Hehe, Deng Xi was originally from Zheng, and it is only natural that he died for Zheng. If he is alive, where will the "Bamboo Punishment" be placed? Shaobo, since you are not from Zheng, naturally you don't need to think about it , or quickly take your little master and leave quickly!"

Duanmuci was at the side, and he really couldn't listen to it now, so he persuaded from the side:

"Lord Si Kou, I am not talented, but my teacher once said: 'The wise know themselves, and the benevolent love themselves'. Since you have self-knowledge, why don't you love yourself? How can a person who kills himself be the way of a gentleman? "

Deng Xi glanced at Duanmu Ci, and said with a smile:
"This gentleman is unfamiliar, but what he said is very reasonable. Recently, I heard that some people in Zhengyi are deliberately disrupting the market, so that everyone in Zhengyi is in panic... I'm afraid it's what you two did?"

"Hehe, wow! Now Zhengyi can be said to be full of turbulent waves, and even though you two are in it, you still have fun! It's really amazing!"

"It's just, why are Zheng people so innocent? I know that although the two of you had no choice but to do it, after all, it concerns all sentient beings. I hope that you can raise your hand and don't hurt the innocent again."

Fan Li cupped his hands and said helplessly:
"The people of Zheng are ignorant, and they all regard merchants as evil. But they don't know the principle of 'naturally born with five talents, and the people use them together', so that now the Ji clan and the state of Zheng have long been separated from each other. To put it bluntly, the current situation is the Zheng people's own fault. , can’t blame others.”

After listening to Deng Xi, he couldn't help but smiled wryly again, and sighed:
"Hey... Shaobo, the people of Zheng did lose to the Ji clan, but the Ji clan is also a Zheng person after all. Even if we leave Zhengyi at this point, I still hope that the Ji clan can stabilize the state of Zheng, otherwise Well, if the Ji Clan bears the reputation of betraying their ancestors and forgetting their virtues, why bother?"

Fan Li said indignantly again:
"Now that Your Excellency is in prison, those Chinese people not only don't complain for Your Excellency, but they are all making trouble outside, shouting about Your Excellency, why should Your Excellency think about them now?"

Deng Xi sighed again:

"The people are ignorant and don't know chaos, which is the failure of governance! Analysis is also incompetent and cannot enlighten the people's wisdom. This is Deng Xi's fault. The people of the country are ignorant, and they are easily deceived by others. Before besieging and offering sacrifices, Xi was heartbroken. However, They are so ignorant, and they are regarded as the bandits, and they are also duty-bound."

"Uncle Shao, Xi has nothing else to ask for now, I just hope that you two can remember the virtues of all living beings, as for Xi's life and death, it is irrelevant!"

Fan Li looked at Duanmuci, and Duanmuci replied:
"My lord's words can be said to be loyal! My family teacher often says: 'A gentleman seeks from himself, and a villain seeks from others.' I couldn't understand the meaning of the gift before, but today I met Deng Gong, and it was called a sudden enlightenment! "

"Deng Gong is really a gentleman!"

Deng Xi smiled idiotically again, and laughed at himself:
"Hehe, where did I, Deng Xi, come from as a 'gentleman'? The little brother is really overrated."

But Fan Li still didn't care when he heard what the two of them said.It seems that his feelings for his family and country are not as deep as theirs.

It's no wonder, after all, he was originally from Chu, but the current king of Chu has always been unable to tolerate their Shen (Fan) family.How can this make him have the so-called family and country feelings?
"Hey...just like this kind of loyalty, what good is it for yourself except that it binds yourself in a cocoon?"

At this time, Duanmu Ci persuaded Fan Li instead:
"Shaobo's words are wrong, and my teacher also said: 'A gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, and a villain is a metaphor for profit.' Since we consider ourselves a gentleman, why should we talk about profit?"

After listening to Deng Xi, he could not help clapping his hands and laughing loudly:

"What the little brother said is true! It seems that the respected master is also a person with a deep heart! It's a pity that Xie has no chance to see him, it's a pity...it's a pity."

At this time, Deng Xi turned around again, and bowed to Fan Li:
"Uncle Shao, now I can only hope that Uncle Shao can understand this last appeal of the analysis! Please!"

But seeing Fan Li still hesitating, Duan Muci rushed to say:

"Tomorrow Ci will inform the family and ask them to open a warehouse to release salt and sell it all at a low price! After we leave, the rest of the hoard will be sold at a low price to the people of Zhengyi."

"Brother Shao, please forgive me for making such claims!"

Seeing this, Fan Li could only shake his head:
"Since that's the case, please don't worry, my lord. It's just... Your lord really doesn't want to leave with us tomorrow?"

Deng Xi nodded again with great certainty:

"I've made up my mind. Young uncle, you just leave on your own! Don't worry about me anymore."

When Fan Li saw Deng Xi's gaze, he had a resolute gaze.Knowing that this matter can no longer be changed, he can only say:
"I don't know if my lord has anything else to say to Mr. Ziming?"

Hearing this, Deng Xi couldn't help being stunned for a long time, then shook his head and said:

"No, it seems that there is no need for this..."

Deng Xi seemed a little disheartened.

In fact, he also knew that his words were meaningless to Li Ran.

After all, today's Zheng Guo has become Li Ran's "home" that he will never return to.And what he said now will only affect Li Ran's judgment, and if he cares about it, it will be chaotic.

So Deng Xi naturally had nothing to entrust.

When Fan Li heard this, he knew what Deng Xi was thinking, so he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

"My lord, take care, we will leave today, and we don't know when we will see each other again!"

Deng Xi waved his hand.

"You can't stay here any longer, you'd better go quickly."

……

Fan Li and Duan Muci then left the prison and remained silent all the way. When they were about to separate, Fan Li reminded:

"Tomorrow, we must rush to the outside of the city in time, there will be a caravan outside to support us. As for this game in the city, everything depends on Zigong!"

Duan Muci bowed his hand and said:

"Please rest assured, Shao Bo, I already know this matter well."

(End of this chapter)