RNP Chapter 597 Chapter 721 Chapter 722 Li Ran's Envoy to Qi State
Chapter 597 Chapter 721 Chapter 722 Li Ran's Envoy to Qi State
Chapter 597 Chapter 721 Chapter 722 Li Ran's Envoy to Qi State
Li Ran shook his head resolutely:
"Going to Qi State, the situation is extremely complicated, and I'm afraid there are too many situations. Therefore, it is necessary for Li to make this trip."
"Besides, I, Li Ran, are the ones who are feared by everyone in Qi State, so only when I go to Qi State can I achieve twice the result with half the effort!"
Confucius sighed:
"It's just... to Engong, Qi is the dragon's pond and tiger's den. Once something unexpected happens, no matter how powerful Engong is, I'm afraid it will be doomed!"
Li Ran smiled again, and said with a sneer:
"Hehe, in the past, Li was conspiring with King Ling of Chu. That is the real 'dragon pond and tiger's lair'. Today's Qi State is not as dangerous as the Chu State back then?"
"Zhongni, don't worry. This trip to the Qi Kingdom may seem dangerous, but in fact, for me, Li Ran, it is as safe as Mount Tai! Moreover, Li has made an agreement with Zhongni here that I will definitely call him the Marquis of Qi. I will personally return these two lands to the State of Lu!"
Confucius heard the words, but he was still a little embarrassed.From his point of view, it is a bit embarrassing for Li Ran to risk his life for the Lu country.
"Gong En went to Qi this time, could it be that he still has a backup?"
Li Ran nodded and said:
"Hehe, that's natural. I have contacted Guan Ziyu before and asked him to represent the emperor on his behalf. I said that I, Li Ran, will go to Qi to collect folk songs, edit and compile poetry collections, and let Qi Hou take care of me. In this way, it is more or less possible Save yourself the trouble of not taking a shower."
"Zhongni, you are not as relaxed as I am Li Ran now! You have to be careful with Gonglianyang, as well as Guan and Chan!"
"Although they have their own ghosts and are watching each other there, it should be difficult to make a move for a while. But in everything, it's better to be careful!"
The governor of Kongqiu had come to this point, and it was difficult to persuade Li Ran, so he could only say:
"Benevolent, don't worry, Qiu Zi will take care of it!"
Later, Li Ran asked again:
"Also, on Sanhuan's side... Zhongni also needs to be comforted. They also have their own needs now, especially Mengsun Heji, his attitude...is probably the most unpredictable, I'm afraid...he just I don’t even know how to do it myself.”
"So, Zhongni, don't let your guard down until I come back!"
Confucius cupped his hands again and replied:
"promise."
Then, Kong Qiu said to Li Ran without doubt:
"Also...Qiu intends to send a hundred soldiers to go to Qi with Duke En, how about it?"
Li Ran waved his hand and said with a slight smile:
"There is no need for so many, only 20 people are enough! There are too many... Hehe, it will be a waste of time."
When Confucius heard the words, he directly bowed and agreed.
In fact, he also knew that no matter if there were 100 people or 20 people, once something happened in Qi State, no matter how many people there were, it would be useless.
Before leaving, Confucius found Fan Li again, and said to him:
"Uncle...Qiu knows that you have always been quick-witted, so this time, Uncle joined the party with Mr. If you find that the situation is critical, please write the book immediately and send someone to let me know!"
I only heard Fan Li reply:
"Please don't worry Si Kou, Li Zi will do his best!"
……
In other words, just when Li Ran was about to set off for Qi.
Gong Lianyang on Chengyi's side also first learned that Master Qi had taken Guan and Chan and returned it.After that, they went back and forth again, and continued to increase their troops to garrison there.
It's just that during this period, the Qilu Second Army has been living in peace.There was no fight at all, so let alone any casualties!
Gong Lianyang was well aware of this, he couldn't help but sneered, and wrote a letter to Qi Guoxiu, expressing that he was really unable to send troops at the moment, and only hoped that the Qi division could enter Chengyi as soon as possible.
Of course, this was never his intention.
After all, he just wanted to see what kind of medicine this Master Qi was selling in the gourd.If Qi Shi wants to enter Chengyi, he must fight Lu State.
Therefore, today's Gong Lianyang wished that both of them would suffer, so that he could reap the benefits of being a fisherman!
And it takes time for these letters to come and go, and it will take several days to come and go twice...
However, Marquis Qi never gave any reply to Gong Lianyang's request.
In this way, Qi Shi, Lu Shi, and Cheng Yi, these three forces, under the condition of mutual checks and balances, seem to have reached a certain delicate balance!
And Li Ran, under such circumstances, went to Qi State as an envoy.
……
At the same time, Qihou Chujiu also received Zhou Zong's edict, as well as the Lu Kingdom document written by Kong Qiu himself.
He also knew about Li Ran's upcoming arrival.
Of course Qihou Chujiu understood the purpose of Li Ran's visit, but he didn't know how Li Ran would deal with it.
Therefore, Qi Hou asked all the ministers in the court hall:
"This Li Ziming, at the Jiagu meeting last time, was eloquent and eloquent. Moreover, Kong Zhongni got very close to this person! I'm afraid that behind Kong Qiu, Li Ziming was there to give him advice. !"
Qihou Chujiu was also unusually sober at this moment.
And his current state is like this, sometimes confused, sometimes sober, but he doesn't know whether it is true or not.
Therefore, Tian Qi naturally did not dare to make too much of a fuss about such a Qihou.
Seeing this Tian beg, he suddenly said:
"Your Majesty's words are true. This Li Ziming... chooses to go to Qi State at this time. I am afraid that the person who came is not good. In my opinion..."
Tian Qi faltered at this moment. After all, he always showed kindness to others, but now he was about to kill someone, and it was the famous Li Ziming. After all, these words were not in line with his "personality".
At this time, Tian Qi's party member Bao Mu said:
"Your Majesty, Li Ziming is very wise and close to a monster, and he is extremely harmful. If he is allowed to stir up trouble in the Lu country again, it will really make people feel uneasy. Why don't you take this opportunity to kill him directly to avoid future troubles!"
Qihou Chujiu sighed and said:
"This man is a virtuous person in the world. Wouldn't it be a pity to kill him like this?"
Bao Mu replied:
"Your Majesty, don't think like this. This person is currently in the State of Lu, but he is the enemy of our State of Qi! Don't stop, you will be subject to chaos, Your Majesty!"
When Qihou Chujiu heard this, he felt a little embarrassed about it.
"It's just that Zhou Zong sent an imperial edict just now, asking us to take care of Li Ran who came to Qi to gather folk tales. If we kill him... I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain to Ji Zhou..."
Bao Mu didn't take it seriously, and took a step forward, whispering:
"Your Majesty, collecting winds is an act of entering the countryside, and there must be many accidents..."
At this time, only Tian Qi echoed and said:
"Your Majesty, I also think that Bao Mu's words are justified! Please, Your Majesty, make a decision as soon as possible!"
Qihou Chujiu heard this, and of course he understood what Bao Mu and Tian Qi meant. While thinking, he stroked his own beard:
"Well... let's wait until the widow sees this person first... and then worry about it."
Afterwards, Qihou Chujiu turned around again and glanced at Prince Tu who was sitting under him.
Seeing that today's Crown Prince Tu was always silent, he couldn't help but feel a little strange, so he asked:
"Tu'er, why are you silent today?"
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Chapter 722_The housekeeping skills of Qihou Chujiu
At this time, Prince Tu was actually lost in thought.
At this moment, when he heard Jun's father calling him, he came back to his senses and replied:
"Father, my son was actually thinking just now, what is Li Ziming's intention to do when he comes to our country of Qi at this time?"
When Tian Qi heard the words, he said with disdain:
"He currently holds the position of Taishi of the Zhou family, but these years, he has been living in Lu State as a guest, and he often advises Kong Zhongni! This time he came here, I think it must be to get back Guan and explain the two places! "Prince Tu also nodded when he heard the words:
"Master Tian's words are reasonable. However, since the two lands of Guan and Chan are in my hands, how can our country of Qi give them back easily? If he really has such abilities, if he just kills him, it will be a bit unavoidable." pity!"
"Why don't you find out the real purpose of his trip, and then look at his talent. If he is really talented, why didn't your father trap him in Qi State? My son heard that the former King Ling of Chu left Li Ziming in the State of Chu. With his help, he can still dominate for a while!"
"As for our state of Qi, since it is a big state with the surname Jiang, why is it inferior to the state of Chu? Why doesn't your father treat him as a high-ranking official? If you can keep him in Qi, is your father still worried about his great success?"
After hearing this, Qihou Chujiu couldn't help but nodded:
"Hmm... What Tu'er said makes sense!"
Seeing this, Tian Qi knew that now was not the time to talk about things, so he knocked on the sidelines and asked:
"Then... When Li Ran comes to Linzi, arrange to stay in the official post first, and then test him out?"
Qihou Chujiu was silent for a while, nodded and said:
"Well, Tian Qing, I'll leave it to you to entertain Li Ziming! Tu'er, you'll go and try this Li Ran's talent! I hope you two can work together to get this done!"
This is the first time that Qi Hou Chujiu asked Tian Qi and Prince Tu to handle something together.
Obviously, Qihou Chujiu also had good intentions.Because, he also knew that he was already an octogenarian.Think about it, time is running out!
So, of course he wanted Prince Tu to gain a firm foothold as soon as possible.
Tian Qi is also a treacherous and cunning man. After hearing what Qihou said, his face was filled with joy:
"The minister will live up to the entrustment of the king!"
As for Prince Tu, perhaps he was really young and vigorous.In fact, he more or less looked down on Tian Qi.
Therefore, he answered with great reluctance:
"No! My son takes orders..."
After retiring from the imperial court, Prince Tu still served beside Qihou Chujiu.
Qihou Chujiu glanced at Prince Tu, and sighed:
"Tu'er, are you... still dissatisfied with Tian Qing?"
Hearing the words, Prince Tu hesitated for a while.But in front of Jun Father, he was unwilling to hide anything:
"Yes... I really don't like this person!"
But when he saw Qihou Chujiu, he stretched out his hand to support his forehead:
"Hey... Tu'er is confused! You are young and impatient, and you can't tolerate others. If you continue like this, you will suffer a big loss! Tian Qi has many faults, but if he can make good use of it, this person It is also the strength of Sasuke!"
Prince Tu said angrily:
"The reason why Tian Qi's work is so smooth is because he buys people's hearts everywhere in our Qi country. The big ones are loaned out, and the small ones are paid for. He is stealing the kindness of the king's father and bestowing favor on the people of the country!"
"Father, my son still thinks that only tools and people can't be fake! Tian Qi's private virtue seems to be a grand duke, and the people of the country are very happy. But what he did should be to show the kindness of the father. Now Tian Qi is borrowing the kindness of Junfu, if things go on like this, I'm afraid there will be disasters!"
When Qihou Chujiu heard the words, he sighed helplessly:
"Hey...Tu'er, things are far from as simple as you think. Up to now, the widow has not achieved dominance, and now the only way to keep the people of the country is to rely on Tian Qi! If Tian Qi is not allowed to act like this , then it should be the widow who the people of the country will resent in the future! Then who can the widow rely on to restore my Duke Huan's hegemony?"
"So, what you have to do now, Tu'er, is to maintain a good relationship with Tian Qing. After a hundred years from me, when you succeed to the throne, you must first seek stability and secure your throne before you can talk anymore. Others!”
Prince Tu couldn't help saying:
"Is father Jun really planning to let Tian beg alone?"
Qihou Chujiu waved his hand lightly:
"That's all! Now it's time for employing people, and the widow is getting old, and everything must be done with the country! Appropriate tolerance of humiliation is also necessary for a king!"
"Tu'er, do you know that when you were a father, you were not a legitimate son. Thanks to the support of all the ministers, you became the king of the country."
"When I was a father, after Cui Zhu and Qingfeng's turmoil, Tu'er thought that the reason why he was able to secure the position of the king as a father, and he can still do something today is all due to luck?"
"Tu'er, you are the same now as you were when you became a father. You were born as a concubine. Therefore, all the ministers are dissatisfied with you as the crown prince. At this moment, Tu'er should be closer to all the ministers, especially when things happen. You must discuss it with the Guo and Gao Er clans, and you must not accrue grievances with all the ministers!"
Prince Tu knew that Junfu's words were all from the bottom of his heart, and naturally they were all for his own good.So he got up immediately, knelt down on the ground, and said sincerely:
"Father Jun's teachings, sons and ministers will keep in mind, dare not or forget!"
Qihou Chujiu also got up and helped Prince Tu up:
"Okay! That's good! Tu'er, I'm tired today as a father, please help me back to the palace, Tu'er!"
Thus, Prince Tu supported Qihou Chujiu all the way back to Qihou's bedroom, and waited for him to sleep before leaving.
However, when he left, he still had some complaints in his heart:
"Father Jun is old and can't do anything. This beggar has such sinister intentions, how can I tolerate him?"
"Hmph! But right now, since father-jun said so... just look at father-jun and don't care about him!"
So Prince Tu left the palace and immediately came to Tian Qi's mansion.
As soon as the two met, it was a lot of officialdom, and they greeted each other warmly.
After some polite remarks, the matter of Li Ran's visit was agreed upon, and Prince Tu didn't waste any time, and immediately stood up and left.
At this time, Shu Niu came out from behind the screen, only to see that Tian Qi had a sad expression on his face.
Seeing this, Shu Niu couldn't help being surprised:
"Why is this so, my lord?"
Tian Qi snorted coldly:
"This son...isn't easy! When you come here today, you actually become a lot more humble, and you know how to be humble when you are in the top position! This makes me... a little uneasy!"
After hearing this, Shu Niu said disapprovingly:
"Isn't everything in the state of Qi still under the control of my lord? No matter how capable this son is, he has no foundation among the people of the country. So why should your lord be afraid of him?"
After Shu Niu finished his sentence, he returned to the topic and said:
"My lord, recently I heard that Li Ran and Li Ziming are coming to Qi State?"
After hearing this, Tian Qi couldn't help but glanced at Shu Niu:
"How do you want to do it?"
Shu Niu couldn't wait to reply:
"My lord, this son has ruined my affairs many times. To my lord, he is also a great threat! If I can kill this person, it would be great!"
Who knows, Tian Qi immediately shook his head when he heard the words and replied:
"No! Don't act rashly right now! If you touch this person, I will inevitably be guilty of dereliction of duty, and you will inevitably be criticized by others!"
"Hehe, but... I also understand the meaning of Shuniu very well, so you can rest assured that this time, I will definitely call this son back and forth!"
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It is said that Li Ran and his party went straight to the border of Qi State and arrived in Linzi smoothly.
Unexpectedly, Li Ran has lived in the post house for several days, but Qi Hou Chujiu has not sent anyone to summon him for a long time.
Li Ran was prepared for this situation, so he was not in a hurry, but just silently waited for the news in the official post.
Sure enough, a few days later, Prince Tu came to visit the posthouse.
In fact, Li Ran and Fan Li met this Prince Tu at the meeting in Jiagu.
It's just that Prince Tu hardly said a word at that time, so he didn't attract their attention.
Prince Tu entered the post house and met Li Ran. After the two met and took their seats, Prince Tu smiled and said:
"I've heard of Mr. Ziming's name for a long time. I didn't get to know him at the Jiagu League in the past. It's my luck to see you again today!"
(End of this chapter)