The meaning of Li Ran's words is very obvious, that is, if Jishi still puts his own interests first at this time, he will even risk the lives of the people in the city to lobby Zichan not to close the four gates. In Zichan's mind, Jishi was no longer the Jishi who always maintained a tacit agreement with him.
Zheng Yi is facing a great disaster, but Jishi is still thinking about this. Let alone the childbirth, other officials with a slight sense of justice would probably feel ashamed of Ji Clan.
"You idiot! Why are you talking! Do you think that by letting me ignore the interests of the clan, you can take care of the overall situation?!"
"If you are really an outsider, your elbows are still pointing outwards after all."
"What's the use of a white-eyed wolf that can't be fed enough?"
As Li Ran finished speaking, many sarcastic voices suddenly sounded in the hall. The groom, who was originally praised to the heavens by them, now became a street rat that everyone yelled at.
Shu Niu also came to his senses, looked at Li Ran with a gloomy look and said:
"Hmph, you are indeed not of my race, so you must have different intentions!"
"Dad! This is absolutely necessary..."
"enough!"
Before Shu Niu could finish his words, Ji Xian slammed the table and interrupted his words with a shout.
For a moment, everyone subconsciously kept silent and bowed in fear.
Ji Xian's sharp eyes instantly glanced at Shu Niu. Shu Niu felt his face burning hot and was about to speak, but unexpectedly Ji Xian looked away without hesitation.
"Ziming, please continue talking."
"promise!"
In the end, Ji Xian chose to trust Li Ran's intuition.
What those clan elders just said is actually understandable. Li Ran is indeed not a real person who sacrifices his family, he can only be regarded as half of it.
Therefore, as an outsider, he can see many things more clearly.
So, they were indeed wrong about one thing. What Li Ran said just now, the reason why he agreed with Zichan's policy of closing the city was not just because it was beneficial to Zichan.
Ji Xian knew clearly that sealing the city of Zheng Yi at this time would indeed bring huge losses to the Ji family, and would even anger the powerful officials in various vassal states.
This is almost a foregone conclusion.
But the problem is that once the Ji clan expressly opposes Zichan's decree, the relationship between the Ji clan and the official family will no longer be as close as it is now.
Among these official families, there is no doubt that Jishi was the closest to Zichan. Therefore, childbirth is the most important part.
If Jishi no longer maintains a tacit understanding with Zichan on this matter, will Zichan continue to fully support Jishi in the future?
Even a fool can see this.
Ji Xian's business has been ups and downs for decades. Naturally, he knows these truths better than anyone else, so how can he make such a confusing account?
Therefore, what everyone said just now was all for their own selfish reasons, not to mention that they did not consider the interests of Zheng Guogong at all. Even the interests of his clan can be ignored. How can this make Ji Xian not angry?
Among this group of people, the only one who could keep pace with him was Li Ran, who had just married into his wife. How could this make him not angry?
After forming a sharp contrast with Li Ran, the door-to-door son-in-law, he was naturally even more disappointed with Shu Niu's short-sightedness.
"If the order is passed, if the four gates of Zhengyi are closed by then, the disease will only spread in the city. By then, the people I sacrifice will not be allowed to move around at will. Do you understand me clearly?"
"In addition, since we are from Zheng, we are at the forefront of this national crisis, so we should serve ourselves. If there are medicinal stones in the warehouse in the city, as long as the government needs them, I will not postpone them. No matter how much they are worth, they will be sold at half the market price."
At this point, Ji Xian's attitude couldn't be more obvious. When everyone saw this, they knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter. So, Zheng was about to retire. Unexpectedly, Li Ran suddenly turned to look at Ji Xian and said:
"Wait!"
"Oh? What else does Ziming have to say?"
Li Ran stood up and bowed, and said sincerely:
"My son-in-law has been observing the city for half a day. Now there are many people infected with the disease in the city. If we only rely on medical clinics for treatment, I'm afraid it won't be possible. My son-in-law suggested that I call on all the businesses in the family to voluntarily change them into temporary shelters. He then set up a large pot in front of the door to boil medicine and give it to the patient. He then sent healthy people to Dr. Zichan's house to ask for city orders, ordering him to go to other cities to find doctors to help me, Zhengyi."
"In addition, when my son-in-law was working for the Zhou royal family, he also read some medical books and tried to see patients. This time, my son-in-law also volunteered to go and treat the patients in the city, and asked his father-in-law to do it."
"No, no!"
"All the medicinal materials in my warehouse are to be sent to the Qin State. That has been decided by the Qin people a long time ago! If they are all used by those untouchables, how do you want me to explain to the Qin people? Huh?"
A clan elder immediately stood up and objected, looking as if the Qin people would eat him after learning of this.
"The people of Qin are not all arrogant and unreasonable people. As long as the clan elders explain the reasons, how can they deny it?"
Li Ran asked immediately.
Unexpectedly, the elder just sneered and then said:
"Hmph! What the heck do you guys know? The people of Qin are all old people of Shang and Zhou, and heirs of Wu Geng. They also belong to Xirong, and they are a well-known nation of tigers and wolves among other countries. You want to reason with them? Haha, then What a big joke.”
"Yes, yes, the people of Qin are so brutally tight!"
"Li Ran, at your young age, you should stop talking about these things and go down."
All the clan elders selling medicinal materials booed and sneered at Li Ran.
"I…"
Li Ran almost couldn't help but "go crazy" at that time.
Qin deserves to be the last to dominate the world. Are your brains worthy of being compared with the people of Qin?
They are now dominating Xirong, and their national power is booming. In the end, the whole world will belong to their Qin people. You guys are the only ones sitting here watching the sky and looking down on others?
Are the people of Qin called barbaric? That's obviously a strong folk custom, okay?
"shut up!"
At this moment, Ji Xian shouted sharply again, his sharp eyes swept over everyone present, and the hall suddenly became silent.
"Everything will be done as Ziming said. If anyone dares to make me unhappy at this time, I will be the first to spare him!"
When Ji Xian's words fell, the clan elders who opposed Li Ran suddenly lost their temper. Even Zhu Niu had to take a deep breath, and then moved his eyes to his feet, not daring to look directly at Ji Xian again.
Everyone knows that once something is decided in advance, there is no possibility of changing it. Moreover, Ji Xian had already made his words so clear that no one dared to touch him again, so everyone was dumbfounded.
"Go down and get ready."
After everyone agreed in unison, they had no choice but to retreat full of slander.
"Ziming, please stay here for a while."
Ji first stopped Li Ran alone.
After everyone left, he looked at Li Ran with a frown and said:
"Ziming, you said you also know medical skills?"
"Back to my father-in-law, my son-in-law knows some basic medical skills. Although I can't say that he can definitely cure this disease, he can still be of some help."
Li Ranqian's expression was also extremely calm.
