I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 60 Seeing Evil, Ten Times Better Than Evil

The story begins before Li Ran left Qufu.

In fact, before Li Ran left Qufu, he already knew about the drought in Weiguo.

Shu Sunbao told him the news that the Jin State was going to go to the disaster relief immediately.

According to the meaning of the sheep tongue, before the Pingqiu meeting, the Marquis of Qi disrespected the order of the Marquis of Jin at first and refused to come to the meeting.Although he finally came after being threatened by him later, this also made the state of Jin suspicious of the state of Qi.

Now, the state of Jin is confronting the Qin army in the west, and he naturally hopes that his east can live in peace.

Therefore, he planned to advise the Marquis of Jin that the Marquis of Qi could take the initiative to send food to help Weiguo.In this way, one can also try again what Qi State's attitude is.

If Qi State really agreed, on the other hand, it means that they can live in peace in the east.On the other hand, they can also deal with the crisis from the Qin State in the west with peace of mind.

The Marquis of Jin felt that there was really no major problem, so he sent Yang Tongue to the Qi State to lobby.

But therein lies the problem.

Before the Pingqiu meeting, you Yang Tongue had already threatened us once in the name of King Zhou and Marquis of Jin.Now that the Wei country is suffering from drought, you Jin country can't save it by itself, do you still want to repeat the old trick?Threat me again?
Do you really think that our country of Qi is a soft persimmon?
Qihou is also a tempered person anyway, so of course he knows that this matter is not as simple as it seems.After all, if he agreed to the state of Jin to send food to the state of Wei, he would actually recognize the status of the overlord of the state of Jin in practical actions.

Therefore, Qi Hou tried his best to prevaricate and perfunctory the goat's tongue.Anyway, let’s talk about it, just one sentence: Your Jin country is the hegemony country, you are the boss, and now the younger brothers are in trouble, so it’s naturally you, the boss, who is taking care of it, it’s none of my business?
This diplomatic setback has gradually turned into a diplomatic crisis.Yang Tongue was also very helpless, he did not expect Qi Hou to become so "arrogant and unreasonable" now.

Moreover, even half a point did not show the tendency to ease relations with Jin.

Yang Tongxue was deeply disturbed, and at the same time felt helpless, he also lamented that Qihou's intelligence was too shallow.This kind of opportunity to show your face to Qi Guo is so hypocritical with me?
"It's all for your own good! You come here with me? It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin! You don't know a good heart!"

This is probably the mental activity of Yang Tongue at that time.

But even so, this matter still needs to be resolved.After thinking about it, considering that Qi State and Lu State were not far away, Yang Tongue simply sent a letter to Li Ran, trying to ask Li Ran's opinion.

Li Ran thought that at the meeting in Pingqiu, Yang Tongxue and Han Qi had finally helped him, so he thought of an idea for him, teaching him how to persuade Qihou by insinuating.

Speaking of it, the method is also very simple.Li Ran only taught Shu Xiang not to pay attention to Marquis Qi, but to talk to Yan Zi, that is, Yan Ying.Entrust him to talk to Qi Hou about this matter, and it will definitely work out.

Yan Zi, Yan Shi, named Ying, styled Zhong.He is a generation of virtuous ministers of Qi who are praised by later generations.

Afterwards, Yang Tongue found Yan Ying, and after explaining his intentions, as Li Ran expected, Yan Ying persuaded the Marquis of Qi, and soon he could transport food to Weiguo for disaster relief.

If you want to talk about how Yan Ying persuaded him, the words are actually very simple.

Obviously, if Qi State can help Wei State this time, isn't it a good thing that can buy the hearts of the princes of the Central Plains?

Moreover, the state of Jin will definitely be even more uneven in the future.If the states of Xia and other states have other matters, they will entrust us to Qi State to handle them again, and again and again, won't the position of hegemony in people's minds be changed?
A true overlord is expressed through actions, not by force, let alone by a pledge of paper.

If you want to talk about these big principles, in fact, anyone who knows a little bit can understand them.And this is the fundamental reason why Yang Tongue is confident that this trip will be successful.

But the reason why this matter is stuck here is that in the final analysis it is only because he is Jinqing.

The words are all those words, but the speakers are different, the timing is different, and the effect is different.

And Li Ran's role in this matter is nothing more than that.

Later, Li Ran was already on his way to Zheng Guo.

Originally, this was nothing more than a trivial matter to him.But when he arrived in the state of Zheng, he heard that Ji Shi was actually planning to transport a batch of grain to the state of Wei.

So he immediately reacted, if the food from Qi country arrived in Wei country first, then the food from Jishi could still be sold?

But he didn't know Jishi would have this idea before, isn't this an oolong?

Li Ran's so-called "miscalculation" actually means that he didn't expect that the old suzerain would think about greed for this kind of money.

He also had a relationship with Jixian once in Jin Guojiang. Although he doesn't advocate judging people by their appearance, sometimes it can at least play a role in assisting judgment.

At that time, he felt that although Ji Xian was a businessman, he was at least a relatively upright and noble businessman.

So how could he have thought that Jixian would take advantage of the drought in Weiguo to make such a fortune?This is something he never thought of.

When he came to Zheng country this time, he also passed through Wei country, and he saw with his own eyes that Wei country is now starving and dying, which is terrible.If Jixian really has a broad heart, a sense of benevolence and righteousness, and is a person who talks about business and reason, then the food for the relief of the Wei country this time should never be transported and sold.

Wouldn't such behaviors abandon the life and death of the people of Weiguo?The people of Zheng State are human beings, and the people of Wei State are also human beings. Why is this so?
"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it! Suzerain Ji seems to be upright, but secretly he is such a person! He is really a hypocrite!"

After listening to Li Ran's words, Sun Wu understood what was going on, and immediately changed his attitude towards the sacrificial priest 180 degrees. It can be said that he had no good feelings at all.

Li Ran hastily waved his hand to signal him not to talk nonsense, and said:
"Whose idea was it that Jishi went to Weiguo to sell food this time, we still don't know, if it wasn't the old suzerain's intention, then wouldn't we blame the good people?"

But who knows Sun Wu said:
"No matter who came up with the idea, if he has already agreed to it, it is considered solid! Seeing the evil and not stopping it, and doing it the other way around, is ten times the evil!... Well, in the end, the one who suffers is not Hungry people in Weiguo?!"

After the words fell, his face was full of righteous indignation.

Li Ran was a little stunned when he heard this, and looked him up and down.

"Sir, this is..."

"I didn't expect Changqing to have such a heart for the world."

"Nowadays the feudal lords are against each other, and the people are comparing each other. It is really commendable for someone like Changqing to consider the life and death of the people of other countries.

Li Ran's admiration came from the bottom of his heart, and there was no falsehood.

It stands to reason that the world should be one family.Back then, King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed the feudal lords, wasn't it just so that all countries could watch over and help each other, so that the whole world could be a family?

But in this era, Jin people look down on Qi people, Chu people look down on Jin people, and Wu people look down on Chu people.This kind of thinking of comparing each other is really normal.

Therefore, when most people are faced with disasters similar to those of the Wei Kingdom, at the public level, most people watch jokes, and there are very few people who can really shout for the misfortune of the Wei Guo people.

Therefore, it is very surprising that this high-level statement is actually coming from the mouth of a commoner like Sun Wu.

"Changqing is elegant, Li Ran is ashamed of himself!"

Thinking of this, Li Ran couldn't help but feel ashamed. He got up and bowed deeply to Sun Wu, and at the same time, he was in awe of Sun Wudun.

"Sir! How can this be done!"

"Wu talked nonsense, I don't know the severity, and disturbed the gentleman, please don't blame the gentleman."

Sun Wu also followed him, bowing and saluting.

Unexpectedly, after Li Ran helped him up, he said earnestly:

"Today, Changqing's words awakened the dreamer, as if he was enlightened, so happy!"

"Yes, what Changqing said is very true! There is a saying in "Book of Business": "Evil is easy to change, like a fire that starts a prairie fire, and you can't go home"!" (Translation: The spread of evil is like a spark that starts a prairie fire. Be mobilized, and then you won't be able to face it again.)
Having said that, Li Ran suddenly realized another extremely serious problem!
"Oops! Not good!"

"gentlemen?"

Seeing Li Ran's sudden look of horror, Sun Wu couldn't help asking.

But seeing Li Ran propping his forehead with his hands, he said thoughtfully:
"If... we all think it's evil, the people with knowledge in the world will definitely think so too! If you let this matter go, and later, if Jishi realizes the bad influence of this matter after recovering from his senses, that's a shame. It's really too late!"

"So, regardless of whether it was Jixian's idea to transport grain to the Wei country for sale, even if it was for the lives of thousands of people in the Wei country, it was also for the help of the Ji family. We should also do this matter. Put your hand on it!"

Li Ran made up his mind, and an unquestionable expression appeared on his face.

Li Ran is best at conspiracies and tricks, but now, for such righteousness, he is absolutely obliged!
(End of this chapter)