Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 956

Qingji knew that Ji Ran was indifferent to fame and wealth, and had the lofty integrity of an ancient sage.

However, Ji Ran is not necessary, but Qing Ji has to be rewarded.

As a monarch, you must know how to distinguish between rewards and punishments, otherwise who would want you to sacrifice your life in the future?
Just like Jiran, the hard work and achievements are high, the annual salary is tens of thousands of stones, thousands of households in the city, thousands of acres of fertile land in various places, thousands of mulberry trees, countless real estate such as houses, manors, shops, etc., as well as gold, jade, silk, cloth, etc. Wait, it's all deserved.

If this was in the past, Qingji should have given several counties to Ji Ran as fiefdoms, hereditary.

Fortunately, the treatment of Shiyi and annual salary can be recovered, which is understandable.

For example, the previous Dazai Ji Zha had a will after his death, asking his children and grandchildren to donate all their property to the country, but Qingji refused at that time.

However, Jizha's children and grandchildren are all people who abide by the precepts of their ancestors. They would rather die than accept Jizha's inheritance, so they went overseas to show their aspirations.

Under such circumstances, Qingji had no choice but to take back Jizha's inheritance so that he could take care of Jizha's children and grandchildren, promote them, and entrust them with important responsibilities...

Presumably Ji Ran will follow Ji Zha's example in the future.

Prince Heng is also happy to do things that Qingji doesn't want to do.

After all, after the death of a Dazai, his family property is really immeasurable.

"Your Majesty, I have another unfeeling request, please fulfill it, Your Majesty."

"But it doesn't matter."

"The minister intends to settle down in Yunmengze, and roam the mountains, seas and lakes."

"..."

Qingji was silent.

According to Qingji's idea, Ji Ran should stay in Xianyang, so that he could put his love among the mountains and rivers, and occasionally go to Jixia Academy to give lectures, preaching and resolving doubts for scholars.

However, Ji Ran didn't have this kind of thought, he only thought about "doing nothing at all".

Having said that, Ji Ran was upright and upright, and loved mountains and rivers. In his early years, he often went out on boats, but he refused to take the initiative to lobby and recommend himself to the princes.

Now, Ji Ran is old and over seventy years old, even if he wants to travel around the world, he must be powerless.

Even if this is the case, Ji Ran still wants to settle down in Yunmengze and take care of himself, instead of staying in Xianyang.

"Never mind."

Qingji sighed and said, "Ji Ran, everyone has their own ambitions, if you want to live the life of idle clouds and wild cranes, I will help you."

"Is there anything else you wish for?"

"Gone."

……

The next day, Ji Ran was ready to leave for Yunmeng Lake.

Qingji deliberately asked Prince Heng to lead the officials to the gate of the city to bid farewell to Jiran.

Why didn't Qingji send Ji Ran a special farewell?

Parting is always the saddest thing.

Ji Ran has served in Wu for more than 20 years. He and Qingji are monarchs, ministers, teachers and friends. This farewell may be a farewell forever.

It was really hard for Qingji to accept such a sad thing about Spring and Autumn.

"Your Majesty, are you really not going to give me a trick?"

The queen Ji Kui who was on the side asked rather puzzled.

"No more."

Qing Ji shook his head and said, "With Wu Heng and the others seeing him off, it's not considered a disgrace to Ji Ran."

"However, Heng'er is Heng'er after all, not as deep as the relationship between you, Your Majesty, and Ji Zi."

Queen Ji Pai sighed faintly and said, "My lord, you know and love Ji Zi and your ministers, and your love is stronger than gold. If you don't give it away, it may become Ji Zi's lifelong regret, and it may also become your lord. Regrets for the rest of my life..."

Hearing this, Qingji was stunned for a moment, then slowly stood up.

"Prepare the horse!"

……

"drive!"

Qing Ji rode a bloody BMW and galloped all the way. After leaving the palace, he crossed the gate of Xianyang City, but Ji Ran was still nowhere to be seen.

Crown Prince Heng, Fan Li, Bo Tong, Wen Zhong and other officials were shocked when they saw Qing Ji's appearance.

"Where is the plan?"

"Your Majesty, Ji Zi has already left. He can't go fast on a donkey, but your Majesty will be able to catch up as soon as possible if he rides a horse."

Hearing this, Qingji nodded, then tightened his grip on the horse's belly, and walked away all the way.

Qing Ji finally caught up with Ji Ran at the Ten Mile Chang Pavilion on the outskirts of the city.

Sure enough, as Fan Li said, Ji Ran was just riding a donkey.

As a retiring Dazai (Prime Minister), Ji Ran's outfit is too shabby.

When other people step down from office, even if it is a doctor, they are full of carts of gold, jade, silk, and cloth, and there are countless entourages around them, tall and powerful, very grand.

Ji Ran is just a donkey, accompanied by a little book boy, and carrying a simple burden...

Such a plan made Qingji very helpless and gratified.

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

"Call-"

Qing Ji reined in the sweat horse's reins, turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and took Ji Ran's hands, and said, "Ji Ran, I still decide to come see you off."

Hearing this, Ji Ran said with a bit of dumbfounding: "Your Majesty, you will have to say goodbye after sending you off for thousands of miles. Why does Your Majesty act like a daughter?"

"Ji Ran, you are humiliating the widow, aren't you afraid that the widow will punish you?"

"Haha, if the king wants to punish the crime, the minister will be willing to cut himself to pieces."

Ji Ran said with a very bachelor smile.

Qing Ji braved the cold wind to chase Ji Ran, which moved the latter very much.

This shows that Qingji is a nostalgic person.

Not the kind of mean and ungrateful king!
"Ji Ran, riding this donkey is too slow, you may not be able to reach Yunmengze in two months."

Qing Ji patted the bloody BMW next to him, and said, "This horse of the widow is a tribute from the Dawan Kingdom in the Western Region. The widow named it 'Black Wind'. It can travel thousands of miles a day and eight hundred nights."

"Ride on it, and you will be able to reach Yunmengze in a few days."

"At the time of parting, the widow has nothing else to give you. I will use this hard-earned horse as your mount."

Hearing this, Ji Ran shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm not good at riding a horse, and the cart is a bit bumpy, so I changed to a donkey instead."

"Going slowly is not necessarily a bad thing. You can take this opportunity to take a look at my Great Wu's thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and the scenery along the way, wouldn't it be beautiful?"

Qingji slightly nodded and said, "As you wish."

"Ji Ran, after this farewell, when will you and I, the monarch and my subjects, see each other again?"

"..."

Ji Ran was silent.

He is already at this age, an old man who is seventy years old, and may not live long.

Qingji is no longer young, he is a person who knows his destiny, don't look at him as a dragon and a tiger, and he is in his prime, any accident may make Qingji die before Jiran.

"Yes. Your Majesty, if you visit Nanjun in the future, please come to Yunmengze as a guest."

Ji Ran smiled relievedly, and said: "I'm already old, I won't travel too far, maybe I'll spend the rest of my life in Yunmengze."

Qing Ji said earnestly: "Ji Ran, you don't have to feel sorry for yourself. Like my uncle Ji Zi, he lived to be 92 years old. You are optimistic by nature like him. You must live to be more than 90 years old, and it is not impossible."

(End of this chapter)