Obviously Li Ran still highly recognized Sun Wu's ability.
Therefore, Li Ran was not worried about whether he could leave Chu and escape.
That night, after making thorough preparations, Li Ran wrote a letter in advance and sent it to Zheng Yi. He asked Owl Yi to send someone to Yecheng to meet him.
After all, Ji Le is pregnant at this moment, and has to go through such a long journey, but it is really a mistake.
The two compartments were properly arranged, and I couldn't help but feel tired, and I was about to go to bed.
But who knew that at this moment, another uninvited guest came to visit, which suddenly made Li Ran feel tired again.
Who is coming?
The person who came was none other than Guan Cong, who was once again used highly by the King of Chu these days.
As mentioned before, because Li Ran was no longer trusted in front of the King of Chu, Guan Cong at this time seemed to have once again become a popular person around the King of Chu.
In particular, Guan Cong offered advice and easily defeated the State of Cai on behalf of the King of Chu. Therefore, now the King of Chu has begun to seek Guan Cong's opinions on many major matters, and even Wu Ju cannot be compared with him.
Li Ran couldn't help but feel surprised when Guan Cong came to visit him rashly. After all, Guan Cong was a bit sensitive when he came to visit him at this time.
Why does this concubine come to visit me late at night?
With many doubts, Li Ran still ordered people to invite Guan Cong in, ordered people to light the lamp again, and arranged to sit down in the hall.
Guan Cong still looked as enigmatic as ever, with a slight smile on his face, which looked very insincere.
But during the exchange of greetings, his words seemed very polite, even with a hint of flattery and respect.
At this time, Li Ran wanted to prevent his absconding plan from being exposed. Therefore, he did not talk to him in vain. After some probing, he asked directly:
"The unknown doctor came here late at night, what is the reason?"
After hearing the sound, Guan Cong immediately bowed his hands towards Li Ran and said:
"Haha, since Sir is leaving Chu, Guan Cong should come to see him off."
What? Li Ran was just discussing with Sun Wu and Ji Le, and he already knew about it?
Could it be that there is some bugging device installed in his official residence?
It stands to reason that only Li Ran, Ji Le and Sun Wu knew about this matter, and Ji Le and Sun Wu would never disclose this to the outside world. How could Guan Cong possibly find out this information?
"Haha, sir, don't be nervous. I have been practicing star divination since I was a child. A few days ago, a general star left the Palace of Departures. This celestial phenomenon indicates that a great sage will leave the Chu Kingdom. Looking at this place, in fact, this phenomenon has already occurred.
It has come true. Therefore, Guan Cong has made the decision a long time ago, and this is definitely not a tip-off from someone close to Mr.
Guan Cong answered Li Ran's doubts, but Li Ran didn't quite believe his answer.
At least when it came to divination, Li Ran was always skeptical.
However, since Guan Cong said so, it seemed that he had nothing to pursue, and judging from Guan Cong's tone, it seemed that he had no intention of telling the King of Chu about this matter.
This made Li Ran feel confused again.
So, he asked bluntly:
"Since the doctor is well versed in divination, he should know that this matter is what he wants and cannot be stopped by the King of Chu and his ministers."
"Doctor, you are not just here to see Ran off tonight, right?"
Ming people don't tell secrets. Now that you are here, why don't you just say what you want to do?
Isn’t it disgusting to have twists and turns and twists and turns?
After Guan Cong listened, he immediately smiled and said:
"Sir, don't be impatient. Just listen and take your time."
After the words fell, Guan Cong stood up, placing one hand on his waist and the other behind his back. His expression instantly became stern, giving people a very fierce feeling.
"I have been doing divination in the Zhou royal family since I was a child. In the next ten years, I entered Chu. I served as a fortune teller of Chu for 20 years. Now at 30, I finally have a place."
"Compared with Sir's strategy, this humble trick is nothing to mention."
"However, sir, you may not know something, but in fact, sir and Cong are of the same mind. Now that the first half of Chu's game has been played by sir, what about the second half of the game, for Mr. Cong?"
In the first half of the game, Chu State prospered greatly and won every battle. Both its reputation and power reached its peak.
This is Li Ran's handiwork.
But Li Ran could also foresee the second half of Chu's game, which was why he chose to leave without saying goodbye.
However, the defeat in the second half of the game that he could foresee was entirely due to the almost perfect first half of the game that he personally created.
"What the doctor said is wrong. When did you and the doctor become like-minded? Why didn't Mr. Li not know?"
Li Ran asked calmly.
When Guan Cong heard this, he only smiled slightly and continued to look at Li Ran calmly and said:
"Didn't... the old master of the pavilion tell the young master?"
As soon as these words came out, there was a dead silence.
Even Li Ran was so shocked by this sentence that he could not speak for a long time, his face and eyes were full of disbelief.
It turns out that Guan Cong is also a "Taoist" person!
He was actually the spy arranged by his father in Chu State!
Back in the Jin Kingdom, what Yi He said was still fresh in my mind. Most of the people under his father were witch doctors and divination people. Because they traveled around the country all year round, they got a lot of information and interacted with each other.
After circulating among themselves, it became a handle that could check and balance the powerful.
Because they hold these handles, they can naturally prosper in all countries.
However, Li Ran always thought that the members of Daoji were limited to the Central Plains countries. After all, Chu State was a completely different country, a country with completely different national systems and governance methods.
However, when Guan Cong said these words, Li Ran suddenly understood how powerful the forces under his father were!
If Li Ran hadn't known in advance, the concepts and demands of "Taoism" and "Dark Walkers" were completely different.
Otherwise, Li Ran would really mistakenly believe that his father's "Tao discipline" has something to do with the "hidden followers".
Fortunately, Daoji and the Dark Walkers are not the same people. Otherwise, if such a huge and formidable underground intelligence organization relied on the "Dark Walkers" to come to the stage, its energy would have been enough to overturn the entire world.
It's royal.
"Oh? So you are lurking in the Chu Kingdom on my father's orders?"
After some shock, Li Ran calmed down slightly and continued to ask.
When Guan Cong heard this, he couldn't help but nodded and said:
"Cong Nai entered Chu on the orders of the old Pavilion Master and has been lurking for more than ten years in order to help Prince Qiji ascend to the throne!"
"What?"
Li Ran was startled when he heard the sound, and his expression suddenly changed drastically.
"It turns out that the person who has been advising Prince Qiji behind the scenes is you!"
Why was Prince Qiji able to gain the trust of the King of Chu many times, and why was he able to become Cai Gong smoothly?
It turns out that the person behind this is none other than Guan Cong, whom King Chu has always trusted!
Li Ran was also shocked at this moment, and suddenly remembered that time in Yingdu, when Prince Qiji held a Hongmen Banquet and prepared to kill himself.
"Haha, no wonder the confrontation in Yingdu happened back then. Li once thought, why did the fourth prince make such a bad move? I'm afraid this was also your handiwork, right?"
At the beginning, Wang Zi Qiji planned to kill Li Ran in his own mansion. From any aspect, this was definitely not a good idea for Wang Zi Qiji, but Wang Zi Qiji still did it.
In the end, Li Ran not only defeated Prince Qiji's army, but also succeeded in getting King Chu, who was sitting behind the scenes, to come and apologize in person, so that King Chu no longer dared to think about killing Li Ran.
Judging from the final result, Prince Qiji's move can be said to have cost him both his wife and his army.
Li Ran was still very curious at the time as to why he would make such a bad move. Looking at it today, the answer is obvious.