I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Seeing that Li Ran didn't reply, Kong Qiu spoke again:
"It should be reasonable to use the way and not abandon the person. As it is said in "Poetry": "Cover Fu Gantang, don't cut down, don't cut down, call the uncle." The world misses the call of loving the people like a son Uncle, even the tree he slept in, he still has a special liking for it after many years. If so, what's more, he uses his way and doesn't show respect to his people?"

"So, all kinds of actions of Si Si are really incomprehensible! Could it be... just because of Mr.?"

Li Ran once told Kong Qiu that there was a grievance between him and Sima, so it is only natural for Kong Qiu to think so.

Hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help being indifferent:
"Well... maybe..."

Li Ran couldn't help thinking of those years when he was in Zheng Guo, and now it seems like a lifetime in retrospect.There was a ripple in my heart...

……

In the following days, Li Ran devoted himself to accompanying his daughter Li Guang, and together with Kong Qiu compiled the magnificent work "Spring and Autumn".

Li Ran can also be said to have spent the most rare and pleasant time since time travel, although he did not have the company of Ji Le by his side.

March passed by in a hurry, and Kong Qiu finally took office.

As for Xinglin, it was entrusted to Li Ran and several of his accomplished disciples.

Yang Hu appointed Kong Qiu as the governor of Zhongdu according to his previous promise.

Kong Qiu was always cautious, while doing things respectfully, but at the same time kept a distance from Yang Hu.

Although Yang Hu is already in Lu State at this time, it can be said that he is calling the wind and calling the rain, and everyone is eager to join him as soon as possible.

However, only he and Li Ran knew that Yang Hu would get into big trouble sooner or later, so Kong Qiu didn't want to get too close to him.

When Confucius was busy with government affairs, he would often find time to come to Xinglin to teach the students another class in person, and by the way, talk about the anecdotes of the court with Li Ran.

Compared with Kong Qiu's busyness, Li Ran seemed more leisurely.

In the past three or four months, Li Ran has been thinking about the sacrificial music in his heart, but there is no news about it, which makes Li Ran feel very anxious.

Li Ran knew that Ji Le's condition was extremely pessimistic. If there was an accident on the way, he might just die...

Li Ran didn't dare to think about it any more.

Jiyue is his only spiritual home now, he really can't imagine, in this vast sea of ​​people, how would he live without Jiyue?
"Father, how is the situation on the mother's side?"

Li Guang, who was beside him, was practicing the piano, and asked about it.

Hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help being slightly taken aback, and then said with a smile:

"She should have arrived at the place of treatment now, and it is most likely that she is in the process of treatment."

Hearing this, Li Guang nodded and felt a little relieved.After all, for Li Guang, the absence of a mother seems to have become a habitual thing.

Moreover, Li Guang was young after all, so she naively thought that her mother just went to get medical treatment, and she would definitely come back.

Therefore, it was Li Ran himself who was really disturbed.

"Mr. Yihe... I will leave everything to you..."

Li Ran couldn't help but secretly said in his heart.

……

One day, Yang Hu came to Xinglin again and found Li Ran.

Yang Hu came here for nothing else, it was just a rehash of the past, and he still wanted to persuade Li Ran to become an official.

After Li Ran heard Yang Hu's intentions, he still declined him politely:

"My lord, I have already made this matter clear to my lord before, how can Li be appointed by the Lu State since he is an official of the Zhou family? I hope your lord can understand the inconvenience here."

Yang Hu grinned and said:

"Understand, understand, of course I understand. In fact, Yang just thinks that the husband is in Qufu now, and he has such a great talent. It's a waste of money to just condescend in Xinglin like this! Now, since Mrs. Zun is no longer here, it makes you Love is always by my side again, why don't you, sir..."

Li Ran smiled slightly, and waved his hands:
"Government affairs are complicated. Once Mr. Li becomes an official, he will be burdened by him and will no longer be able to take care of others. Mr. Li already owes too much to his wife and children, and he really doesn't want to mess up his mind with other things. What's more, his wife is far away. Being involved in Qinchuan, life and death are uncertain, and Li will inevitably be troubled in his heart. If he becomes an official, he may be distracted, and it will be easy to make mistakes!"

When Yang Hu heard this, he felt unhappy again.

"Hmph! Sir, I'm so ignorant. Even though Kong Zhongni can understand the practical affairs, why does the master keep rejecting me, Yang Hu, thousands of miles away? Dare I ask if Yang Hu has ever been disrespectful to the office? Or Am I, Yang Hu, respecting the state of Jin as the uncle of the world, and am I doing something wrong?"

When Li Ran heard Yang Hu speak, he also said unceremoniously:
"Your Excellency's move is indeed absurd! Jin Fan Yang and Ji Sun Yiru had a very deep connection back then, presumably Your Excellency knows this all too well! But now that Ji Sun Yiru has been destroyed by Your Excellency, why do Your Excellency think of Fan Yang?" Will Yang be kind to you? Don’t tell me, aren’t you afraid that Fan Yang will take revenge on you in the future?”

When Yang Hu heard the words, he burst into laughter suddenly, and waved his hands:

"Hahaha, what are you afraid of? Fan Yang and the Patriarch had a very good relationship back then, but in the final analysis, was it because of their respective identities and status? Since Yang intended to replace the Ji family, Fan Yang took the initiative to show me Well, what do I have to worry about? Mister... Hehe, you must have thought too much about it!"

As soon as Yang Hu said these words, Li Ran immediately woke up, and he heard Yang Hu's inner voice.

Yang Hu's ambition is actually to become the second Ji Pingzi.It's just that unlike Ji Pingzi's suppression of the office, Yang Hu did the opposite.In the final analysis, his advocacy of the office is nothing more than his means, and his real purpose is actually the same as that of Ji Pingzi.

"My lord is so determined, but it's useless to talk too much. Li and your lord don't agree with each other, and you can't conspire with me. Please forgive me!"

"Besides, Mr. Li has been working hard to maintain the world's Taoism for a long time. It has been a long time since the king's way has been weak. Li is indeed a little tired and has no intention of getting involved in the chaos of the world."

"The Xinglin here has an elegant environment. If adults allow, I still hope that I can bring my beloved daughter here and enjoy the feeling of licking the calf!"

When Yang Hu faced Kong Qiu, he could still use his identity to suppress others.However, for Li Ran, it was completely ineffective.

After all, to Li Ran, the State of Lu was nothing more than a sojourn.Li Ran may leave Lu State at any time, or return to the royal family of Zhou, or go elsewhere.

Therefore, Yang Hu really had no choice but to let it go.

After Li Ran sent Yang Hu away, Kong Qiu's disciple Yan Yan suddenly came to him.

Yan Yan, a disciple of Confucius, one of the 72 sages, came all the way from Wu to study.

Li Ran felt a little strange when he saw Yan Yan, so he asked:

"Ziyou (Yan Yanzi Ziyou), what happened?"

Yan Yan replied:
"Sir, it was the Yue Kingdom who sent a batch of tribute to congratulate the new king on his ascension to the throne. Among them were a group of talented people. The Yue Kingdom is a remote and barbaric land. The person was sent to me by the professor who asked me to give him Zhouli."

The so-called talented people are actually the women who paid tribute to Lu Hou Song. These women were carefully selected by the Yue Kingdom.

However, after all, Yue State does not pay attention to etiquette, and Lu State is a state of etiquette. If these talented people are not allowed to learn some Zhou etiquette, it will not be convenient to send them directly to the palace.

Li Ran said:

"Since it is the master of ceremonies, and you are also proficient in Zhou etiquette, then let them learn. When the time comes, they will be sent to the palace after they have completed their studies. As for those who are not qualified, let them Just go back."

Yan Yan was hesitant to speak but stopped, and sighed:

"It's... just... Yan is worried that after all, men and women are great defenses. If they are allowed to enter Xinglin, there are many disciples under the respected master, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient."