Shusun Bao was so angry that everyone was confused.
"Who do you mean by what the doctor said?"
Li Ran was even more surprised when he heard this. After all, in these days, he has never seen anyone who dared to blatantly tamper with Zhou Li.
Although the royal family has declined, the Zhou rites have not ceased after all. What's more, no matter what status they are nobles, in the final analysis, isn't their current status determined by Zhou Li? Whose ancestor was not a son or a grandson?
Who would be so obsessed with thinking that they would shoot themselves in the foot?
At this time, Shu Sunbao seemed to realize that his question just now was very inexplicable. He immediately waved his hand and said angrily:
"You all don't know that there was a solar eclipse in the sky a few days ago. The king of the country was newly mourned, and the new king had to mourn in the temple. Therefore, Ji Sunsu used this as an excuse to hold a ceremony to worship the sky in advance. ! Tell me... is this really unreasonable?!"
It turns out that this is the problem.
After hearing this, Li Ran immediately looked towards Tai Ziye, and saw that Tai Ziye's handsome and handsome face was also filled with anger. However, due to Ji's power in the Lu State, he could only keep his anger in his heart, so he did this. I took the liberty to come to Shusun Bao to discuss countermeasures.
"It has never happened before in ancient times that a senior official offered sacrifices to heaven on behalf of the emperor. I wonder why the Ji family came here?"
Once this kind of brazen act against the world arouses people's disapproval in the country, what will happen to him?
"Perhaps it's because Ji Su feels that his time is running out. He has become increasingly arrogant in recent years, and now that the late emperor is mourning, he is even more ready to take action!"
"The purpose of his doing this is obvious. On the one hand, it is to usurp the monarch's power and establish a commanding authority for the new king... Secondly, it can also be used to appease the people on behalf of heaven and win the hearts of the people. If it succeeds, then today Not only will the Ji family’s reputation not be the target of public criticism, but it may also become a key step in overthrowing others!”
Li Ran didn't understand why someone who clearly violated Zhou's etiquette could still benefit from it.
Seeing that Li Ran was still confused, Uncle Sunbao further explained:
"Zi Ming first came to the State of Lu, so he may not know something. The new king of our State of Lu has always been unstable. In the past, Qing's father killed two kings in order to establish himself, and then Dongmen Xiangzhong abolished the elder and established the younger one. Therefore, the new king has always been Safety depends entirely on the doctor. By doing this, Ji wants to tell the world that the new emperor is not the one destined by fate. If he wants to abolish the establishment in the future, he will have an excuse. "
A discerning person like Shusun Bao would know at a glance what kind of medicine Ji Sunsu was selling in his gourd, but the problem was that although he knew it, due to his weak position, it would be difficult to stop him.
The Ji family controls the three Huan and three armies of the Lu State. It can be said that the wind gets wind and the rain gets rain. Although his uncle Sun Bao had been able to support himself in these years, it was only to protect himself. Once he had to completely break his face and compete with the Ji family and the Meng family, it would be difficult.
"I have only heard for a long time that Dr. Ji Sun is relying on his old age and selling himself off, and he is very arrogant and domineering. Now it seems that he is even worse."
"Sir, the sacrifices should be done personally by the people in the palace. The Ji family must not be allowed to interfere. If not, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Ji Le also looked filled with righteous indignation, with deep solemnity on his delicate and noble face.
This problem is so serious that everyone knows that if it comes to pass, it will most likely shake the foundation of the State of Lu.
When Li Ran was told this by everyone, he could also feel how powerful Ji Sunsu was this time. This is clearly aimed at the final prestige of the Lu State Palace. Once he succeeds, the Lu State Palace will really exist in name only. By then, I'm afraid it will be just like the Zhou royal family today...
However, when he looked back, he felt that something was wrong with this matter. Because of this matter, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ji Sunsu was indeed a little too hasty.
"Since the national mourning is already in progress, why is Ji Sunsu so anxious to hold a ceremony to worship the heaven?"
Li Ran looked at Shu Sunbao and asked. As soon as his words fell, Shusun Bao and Tai Ziye looked at each other. The old man and the young man seemed to have something to hide, and neither of them wanted to answer the question head-on.
At this time, Young Master Chou, who followed Li Ran and Ji Le, jumped up and down, clapped his hands inexplicably and shouted happily:
"He's anxious... he's anxious..."
Ji Le hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, but his words really reached the ears of everyone present.
Yes, Ji Sunsu was anxious.
But why is he so anxious?
"Ziming, do you still remember Ji Sun Yiru yesterday?"
Shu Sunbao asked in a deep voice with a dark face.
Li Ran nodded immediately.
I heard Uncle Sunbao say coldly again:
"Ji Sun Yiru is the future sect master of the Ji family. This person is narrow-minded, insidious and cunning. Seeing how Leo defended you yesterday, I am afraid that he has already developed hatred for you and me and wants to get rid of him."
"The words you said to humiliate him at the meeting yesterday will definitely make him aware of the danger. Thinking about it, it must be this reason, which made him faint. He thought that with this move, he could completely control the office in one fell swoop, and then he could go to court. With authority, we can justifiably cut off dissidents like you."
As his words fell, Li Ran couldn't help but feel shocked.
"What?...Is it coming at you?"
Just because she scolded Ji Sun Yiru yesterday at the rally without using a single curse word, Ji took immediate action?
Where to start with this...
But since this matter involves him, Li Ran can't help but say a word. After all, he has just been invited by Shusun Bao. It would be too immoral not to help him at this time.
At this time, Li Ran was seen crossing his chest with his hands (this was his habitual action, he had always done this when thinking about problems in the research room) and said thoughtfully:
"Since the Ji family dared to risk the disapproval of the world to do this, she must have communicated with the officials in private. Therefore, even if the uncle and the prince object, I am afraid it will have little effect... Ji Sunsu is so cunning, They must be fully prepared.”
At this time, Li Ran walked back and forth a few more steps, thinking deeply, and murmuring to himself:
"Since it is a sacrifice to heaven, there must be a sacrificial vessel..."
Li Ran took a quick step and suddenly said:
"Yes! In my humble opinion, why don't we just give him this opportunity! Hum, since we can't suppress the Jisun family, why not borrow the help of others!"
Everyone looked at each other, wondering what Li Ran meant:
"What do you mean by this statement?"
"Simple. If you discuss the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, you must first inform the royal family. According to Zhou rites, all ritual vessels for offering sacrifices to heaven are provided by the royal family. When the Zhou royal family learns about this, according to Zhou rites, they must give the sacrificial vessels to Lord Lu... Nowadays, the Zhou Dynasty is not rich enough to make ritual utensils, so for many years, people have been sent to Jin to ask for them. If the people of Jin knew that Ji Sun had this intention... Haha, then they would have nothing to worry about! But just agree to him. Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tai Ziye immediately showed an expression of sudden realization. His face changed involuntarily, and he said with great joy:
"wonderful!"
"The Zhou rites govern the world, how can we allow the Jisun family to do random things? No matter how arrogant and domineering the Jisun family is in the Lu State, they will never dare to offend the Jin State!"
"What a plan! What a good plan!"
"Thank you, Brother Ziming, for your advice!"
After the prince finished speaking, he bowed his head to Li Ran with great respect.
After listening to what Tai Ziye said, Shu Sunbao suddenly understood and looked at Li Ran immediately, his eyes full of expectation.
In fact, they all know in their hearts that Li Ran's motivation for this plan lies in:
No matter the king or the six ministers of the Jin Kingdom, they would never tolerate Ji's blatant theft of royal power.
Needless to say, the king, the six ministers also have their own evil intentions now, who dares to make such an opening? Whoever dares to agree to this will be stained with contempt for Zhou Li in the future.
So this matter seems to be just a matter of the Lu family, but in fact it involves a wide range of things.
"Ji Sun only knows the benefits of regency, but does not know the harm of regency. This move is tantamount to taking chestnuts from the fire. It seems easy to get, but in fact, we only need to work quietly to stop him from advancing or retreating!"
"Young Master, if the Ji Sun family really asks you this, I will just agree. Not only will you respond quickly, but you will also order people to set off immediately to the Zhou royal family to ask for a ritual vessel. I only threaten to use the Ji Sun family's In the name of offering sacrifices to heaven on behalf of the emperor. Grandson Ji didn’t know that all the Zhou Dynasty’s ritual utensils came from the hands of the Jin people, so he would be careless... Then he would just wait for the Jin people to come and hold him accountable. Haha... This is a plan to revive the soul through the corpse! "
In this "borrowing a corpse to return a soul", it is obvious that what was borrowed was the "corpse" of the Zhou royal family, but what was returned was the "soul" of the Lu family.
When he finished speaking, he felt that he was now a qualified politician.
Who says a useless scholar is a scholar? At this critical moment, it really doesn’t hurt to know more about the rules of the game.
But soon, he felt that this kind of conspiracy and intrigue was really unattractive to him.
He then turned towards the prince's house, bowed and said solemnly:
"However, when the prince comes to rule the Lu Kingdom in the future, he should still put benevolence and justice first, and put the people first. Such conspiratorial and deceitful methods are always only the last resort and should not be used more than once."
When he finished speaking again, he suddenly froze.
Because he saw Shusun Bao, Tai Ziye, and Ji Le looking at him with very strange eyes.
"What...what happened?"
After looking around and finding nothing wrong, he had no choice but to ask.
"Brother Ziming has a great integrity, which is really admirable."
"You should take today's teachings to heart!"
In the eyes of Tai Ziye, Li Ran's words went beyond the scope of ordinary people in power. Although he didn't know how to describe it, he could clearly feel the sincerity in Li Ran's words.
This really moved and inspired him.
