Chapter 274 A shocking thing comes from the State of Lu
Among the six ministers of the Jin Kingdom, besides Han Qi, is there no one else who can be qualified to serve as the ruling minister?
Among the high officials of the Jin State, except for sheep tongue gizzards, are there no good officials?
of course not
This is obviously just wishful thinking of King Chu.
The State of Jin is full of talented people. Today you kidnap one of them in the State of Chu, and tomorrow in the State of Jin, a new one will appear.
On the contrary, it is you, King of Chu. These violations of etiquette will make the originally loose group of the Six Ministers of Jin become more united. If the Six Ministers of Jin are angered, who will suffer?
Could it be him, Li Ran?
This is the meaning of Li Ran's answer.
After hearing this, the King of Chu realized that Li Ran was telling the truth. He was not only protecting the state of Jin, but also trying to smooth things over for himself.
Therefore, King Chu Xiongwei sneered again and immediately changed his words:
"Well... what you said makes sense, but this is Bu Gu's drunken gaffe, haha, drunken gaffe!"
It is obviously not a good method to humiliate Jin State by humiliating Han Qi and Sheep Tongue.
And using this method to test Li Ran is even more self-defeating.
After all, Li Ran is completely different from the other officials in Zhanghuatai.
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A few days later, Han Qi and Yang Tongue arrived as promised, and the daughter of the Marquis of Jin was also sent to Zhanghuatai, and the King of Chu treated them with great gifts.
Needless to say, when it comes to showing off, King Chu has already achieved the ultimate.
When such an important person as Han Qi and Yang Tongue came to the Chu Kingdom, the King of Chu was going to throw a big banquet.
And at this banquet, the King of Chu's attitude toward the two of them could be described as extremely courteous.
Those who didn't know better thought that these two people were the same as Li Ran, and they were the humerus ministers that the King of Chu wanted to recruit.
Li Ran once again acted as a spectator, silently watching the performance of King Chu without saying a word, enjoying the drama of peace between the north and the south that he had single-handedly facilitated.
After the banquet was over, Yang Tongue went to find Li Ran in private.
"Good nephew!"
"Uncle Xiang, doctor!"
The two, who were both teachers and friends, finally met again after several years of separation.
Even Yang Tongu couldn't help but feel excited. He held Li Ran's hand tightly and came to sit down in the courtyard of Xiangyuan.
During Li Ran's ups and downs, there were many people he could call friends.
Perhaps the only person who could make him feel respected and willing to become his disciple was Shu Xiang.
After experiencing the Pingqiu meeting in the Jin state, the Guodi meeting, and the relief work for the country, the friendship between Li Ran and Yang Shige has become unbreakable.
That's why Yang Tongue still believed in Li Ran even though he accidentally injured the life of Wu King Zhufan.
And Li Ran would feel ashamed every time he thought about this matter.
The two of them sat down, and Yang Tongue was so excited that his eyes turned red unconsciously. Fortunately, Li Ran said hurriedly:
"What are you doing, doctor? It is a happy event to meet you..."
Li Ran helped Yang Tongue and felt relieved.
"By the way, Li Ran still has to apologize to the doctor. If he hadn't been smart, Wu Wang Zhufan wouldn't have died in Chaoyi..."
Li Ran's apology made Xiangyuan calm down for a while. After hearing this, Yang Tonizhi shook his head and sighed.
"Hey...success or failure depends on people. Zi Ming actually doesn't need to apologize. How can I not know Zi Ming's difficulties?"
"Trapped here, it is impossible to survive, and it is difficult to die. If it is not a way to achieve both ends, Ziming will definitely not take this risk and design a way to lure Zhu Fan into the cave."
"It's a pity that Zhu Fan, a strong man, didn't understand the twists and turns, so he left Chu State with such a good opportunity, alas..."
At this point, Yang Tongue sighed again, his face full of helplessness.
He had actually looked away from this matter for a long time. So now Li Ran suddenly said that he could no longer blame Li Ran.
After all, in the final analysis of this matter, Li Ran's plan originally gave Wu the opportunity. Wu Ju abandoned the Jianghuai area and retreated hundreds of miles, which is the best proof.
It's a pity that Zhufan didn't know how to be modest. Not only did he "excessive efforts", but he actually killed himself in Chaoyi in the end. Although it was heroic, it also gave Chu an opportunity to take advantage of.
He admired such behavior, but at the same time he was also very disdainful.
After all, if Zhufan could understand Li Ran's intentions, Wu State would definitely not be led by the Chu State like this.
"The doctor is very righteous, but I am very ashamed..."
This is why Li Ran is willing to admit that Yang Yangui is his master.
Because Sheeptongue can always see through his strategies and find out the reasons for his failure.
"Hey, let's not talk about this anymore."
"This time I came to Chu State, I have two pieces of news, good and bad, to tell you."
Yang Yanji changed the subject and his tone suddenly became serious.
Li Ran immediately sat up straight and listened attentively.
"The good news is that just last month, Ji Sunsu and Meng Sunjie of Lu State both passed away."
"What?"
Even Li Ran couldn't help being shocked when he heard the sound.
Ji Sunsu and Meng Sunjie, the two "oligarchs" who had controlled the government of Lu for decades, actually died like this?!
Among the three states of Lu, isn't it possible that Shusunbao's family is the only one left?
But who would have thought that what Yang Tongue said next would make Li Ran feel like a bolt from the blue.
"The bad news is that Shu Sunbao also passed away a few days ago."
"What?!"
Li Ran jumped up, his face full of disbelief.
Yes, in just one month, all three Huan of Lu State passed away!
"Even Dr. Shusun..."
Li Ran really couldn't believe this was true.
He still remembers when he was in Qufu, the Shusunbao who put the country's justice first and always spurred him on what he did. He can still remember the reluctant but helpless Shusunbao when he left Qufu.
eyes.
He could even remember Uncle Sunbao's innocent smile as happy as a child when Lu Hou ascended the throne.
In Qufu, he benefited a lot from Shusun Bao.
"How could it be...doctor Shusun...isn't he always good?"
"Well, birth, old age, illness and death are never up to anyone..."
Yang Yangui gave Li Ran the answer in an extremely concise "eight words".
Yes, things in the world are so unpredictable and no one can stop it.
Li Ran was immersed in the news of Shu Sunbao's death and couldn't help himself for a while.
His mind was filled with images of working with Shusun Bao in Qufu.
If it weren't for Uncle Sunbao, how could he, Li Ran, be where he is today?
Without Shusun Bao's protection, how could Lu Houchou be able to sit comfortably as king today?
It's a pity that such a great and upright leader of the Lu State could not survive the end of his life span.
After a while, Li Ran took a deep breath to wake himself up a little.
After all, people cannot be resurrected after death. What he can do now is not to be sad, but to complete Shusun Bao's unfinished business. This is the greatest reward for Shusun Bao.
"Then... now that Dr. Shusun has passed away, what is the situation in the State of Lu?"
Back to the topic, all the three emperors of the Lu Kingdom passed away at once. This was naturally an opportunity for the Marquis of Lu, an excellent opportunity to revitalize the office!
How could Li Ran not know that Marquis Lu was also a man with great ambitions?