After the court meeting was over, Li Ran and Shusun Bao came out of Lu Palace together. It was already evening.
The setting sun hangs slantingly, the swans fly together, the high and lonely sky is like the tranquility in the hearts of the two people at this time.
The boulder weighing on their hearts has become somewhat loose. As long as you push harder, maybe the boulder will roll down and shatter into pieces.
But they also know that at this moment, it is far from time to breathe a sigh of relief.
Back at Shusun's mansion, Shusunbao immediately learned about the entire plan from Li Ran, and also learned that Li Ran had found someone to pretend that Prince Ye was the one in Lu Palace.
When he first heard this, Shusun Bao was very worried. But I saw that today's fake prince Ye seemed to be performing quite well, and he actually fooled Ji Sunsu for a moment. So, I felt a little more relieved.
But what is fake will always be fake, and this matter will eventually come to an end. As time goes by, once the Ji family and the Meng family discover the clues, it will no longer be as easy to fool as it is today.
"Ji Sunsu, an old man, has always been very precise. Ziming, are you really sure that you can hit the mark with one hit?"
If Li Ran's plan fails to hit the mark this time, it will be too late by the time Ji Sunsu comes to his senses.
"Doctor, please relax, everything is going according to plan, Tai Ziye will not die in vain!"
Li Ran's face looked very calm, and he neither gave him a positive answer nor a negative answer. But his eyes were still extremely firm when he mentioned Tai Ziye.
At this time, Shusun Bao had no better choice but to believe him, so he nodded immediately after hearing this. After a while, Shu Sunbao sighed again:
"Young Master Chou is still in trouble. Once he becomes the king, I'm afraid he will still become the puppet of the Ji family and the Meng family. Do you know about the disputes here, Ziming?"
"I support Prince Ye because he has great ambitions. If given time, he will definitely be able to fulfill his legacy, but Prince Chu..."
At this point, Shusun Bao's face was filled with helplessness. He didn't know the truth about Gongzi Chou's pretending to be stupid, so it was understandable that he was worried that Gongzi Chou would be taken advantage of by the Ji family.
However, Li Ran did not tell him the truth about Gongzi Chou. He looked at Shusun Bao who looked helpless and said calmly:
"But right now...we have no choice but him."
Uncle Sunbao was startled when he heard the sound and stopped talking.
He knew what Li Ran meant and his purpose for doing this, but his approach was no different from Ji's. However, due to the current crisis, he could not find a more suitable candidate besides Gongzi Chou.
In fact, there are many young masters in the Lu family. Although the succession to the throne may not necessarily be higher than that of the young masters, at least their IQs are stable at the level of ordinary people.
Uncle Sunbao thought that Li Ran was following the Ji family's path in helping Gongzi Chou rise to power, because Gongzi Chou was easy to control.
As long as you control Gongzi Chou, you will control the king of Lu. From this, it is a way to counterattack the Ji family and the Meng family.
"Haha, Doctor Shusun, it's already late today. There is still a big show to be played tomorrow. We must not miss this opportunity!"
After Li Ran said that, he stood up and was about to leave.
But who would have thought that Shu Sunbao stopped him, looked at his slightly depressed face and said:
"Ziming!"
"I know that you have a good relationship with the Crown Prince, and I also know that you and the Crown Prince are both humble people, and they are absolutely extraordinary. But in this world, there are some things we should do, and some things we must not do. Do you understand?"
A gentleman has something to do and something not to do. If Confucius were here, he would definitely agree with this statement.
Shusunbao seemed to be worried that Li Ran would do something drastic or make some drastic plan because of the death of Prince Ye, so that he would go astray and become the next Ji Sunsu.
Hearing the sound, Li Ran suddenly felt relieved.
He finally understood why Tai Ziye believed that Shusunbao was sincerely helping him, and he finally understood why Shusunbao held the Xialiuhe rally.
So, he smiled and said:
"What the doctor said is true, but I have learned the lesson."
.......
The next morning, while Li Ran was still sleeping, he was awakened by a rapid cry.
Ji Le stood beside his bed, looking at him eagerly.
"What's wrong?"
"Li Ran! Li Ran! Prince!... No, the fake prince was assassinated again!"
Ji Le didn't know Li Ran's second phase plan yet, so he seemed very nervous at this time.
When Li Ran heard the sound, he immediately stood up. Then, while he was twisting his head and adjusting his clothes, he led Sun Su out of the door and arrived at the previously agreed upon location.
This is a residential house close to Lu Palace. It is the only way for Tai Ziye to leave the palace, so it is most suitable to ambush Tai Ziye here.
Obviously, the second assassination attempt on Tai Ziye also failed, and the murderer was "caught" by Li Ran and Sun Su.
When the fake prince returned to the palace, the bodyguards pretending to be Sun Wu looked around and made sure there was no one around before saying:
"Are you sure this is possible?"
It turns out that this assassination operation was arranged by Li Ran!
Now everyone has obtained the stolen goods, and Tai Ziye has even seen it with his own eyes! Of course, Li Ran wanted to point the finger directly at Ji Sunsu.
However, Sun Wu said with suspicion:
"Such a childish trick, just a common thief-catch-the-thief trick. Can it really make that old fox Ji Sunsu submit?"
After all, this thing seems very strange. If you think about it more, it will only become more strange. He is already a suspect, and now he commits crimes against the wind, which is too unreasonable. However, how could Ji Sunsu not understand the truth that one cannot do the other? Among the ministers in the Lu Dynasty, who would have thought of this?
"Haha, I didn't intend to let them believe it in the first place!"
Li Ran's expression was very indifferent.
This dead man was selected from the remaining retainers who were selected by Shu Sunbao for Li Ran's bodyguard competition that day, and his loyalty is unquestionable. Let them testify against Ji Sunsu. For them, it is their mission to risk their lives.
So, Li Ran came to the palace for the second time.
This time, Shu Sunbao still went to the palace first, while he waited outside the palace for the summons to enter the palace.
Of course, the false prince was very angry when he returned to the palace. After getting angry, he immediately sent people to call in all the civil and military ministers in the court.
Ji Sunsu never expected that something like this would happen today. He didn't receive any news before coming. It wasn't until he entered the palace that he learned that the prince had been assassinated again today. Moreover, it is said that he was caught in the act this time, so Ji Sunsu was naturally even more confused!
"What a strange thing! Didn't my grandson kill him already? Where did this assassin come from?"
At this critical moment, any disturbance may affect the entire situation. Ji Sunsu certainly does not want anyone to ruin his plan at this time.
Entering the palace and looking at the captured assassin, Ji Sunsu couldn't help but feel angry, because he himself knew that in the huge city of Qufu, the only one who had the courage and the possibility to assassinate Tai Ziye was Ji Sunsu. and Meng's.
And Meng Sunjie has always been prudent. If he didn't get his own permission, he would definitely not take action rashly.
But he clearly didn't send anyone to assassinate Tai Ziye, so where did this assassin come from? !
"Is it Shu Sunbao?"
Ji Sunsu suddenly remembered what Li Ran said yesterday. Now someone wants to prevent Prince Ye from ascending the throne? Isn't that a hint to myself?
"Oh! Not good!"
Ji Sunsu reacted suddenly, and his expression suddenly changed.
At this time, the high-ranking false prince had already spoken:
"My lords, this matter is really strange. Is my head so valuable? Is it worth these assassins coming to ask for it?"
"How audacious! Why do these assassins still appear outside the palace wall! Why have they assassinated me repeatedly! I have been assassinated one after another before I even ascended the throne. If I ascend the throne, is it okay?!"
Looking at the angry Tai Ziye, Ji Sunsu suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He was about to speak, but unexpectedly, Shusun Bao beat him to it.
"Your Highness, please calm down. I have captured the assassin. I would like to ask Your Highness to examine it personally."
After saying this, Uncle Sunbao waved slightly, and Li Ran and Sun Su walked into the Hantai Palace with the captured assassin.
"It's him again? How could it be him again?"
"What's he doing here again? Could it be that he caught the assassin?"
"Li Ran! This guy is really haunted!"
The other courtiers were at best puzzled by Li Ran's reappearance, but when Ji Sunsu saw Li Ran, he understood it completely. The hatred in his eyes suddenly filled his eyes and filled his face.
He understood that the game Li Ran set up today was specifically to deal with him!
"Li Ran, a common man, pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"What are you doing here again? What do you have to do here?"
Before the pretended prince Ye could say anything, someone from Ji Sun's party shouted from the side.
When the false prince heard the sound, he immediately glared at the man and then said:
"I was assassinated today. Thanks to Li Ran who sent people to rescue me, I was able to escape! And he also led his people to capture the assassin. What's wrong with appearing here?"
Ji's cronies were speechless after hearing this.
"Tell me, who sent you to assassinate me."
The main event begins.
The assassin was kneeling on the ground, being guarded by Sun Su, unable to move even an inch. Hearing the question from the fake prince Ye, he remained silent as if he was planning to act as a dead soldier.
The pretended prince looked at Li Ran, saw the expression on his face, and immediately said angrily:
"You bastard! I am the king of a country! You are so arrogant! Come on! Drag me out and cook him!"
"Prince!"
Just when the prince was about to cook the assassin, Li Ran stood up.
And as he spoke out, Ji Sunsu, who was feeling uneasy next to him, was suddenly shaken and his eyelids were twitching.
Upon hearing this, the false prince immediately waved his hand, signaling all the guards who had gathered around him to retreat.
Seeing this, Li Ran walked up to the assassin and said with great confusion:
"Now that you have been arrested, you cannot escape the crime. You can put your life and death aside, but have you ever thought about your wife, children, and children? Do you think the mastermind behind the scenes will let them go so easily?"
