Being in this extremely dark political whirlpool, all Li Ran can do is to plan as carefully as possible.
Naturally, he also wanted to use other methods to lure out the Ji clan spy, but after much deliberation, he finally handed over this "glorious and great" task to Ji Xian, who was still unaware of it.
After the last relief mission to defend the country, Li Ran already knew very well that if he wanted to touch this spy in the Ji family, before there was no conclusive evidence, if Ji didn't experience it firsthand, I'm afraid it would be extremely dangerous. difficult.
Only by involving Ji Xian and letting him be involved can he be able to make up his mind completely.
At dawn the next day, in front of the Guoshi Mansion. (Zichan Mansion)
"How's it going? Did you detect any movement last night?"
After getting on the carriage, Zichan asked immediately.
Regarding Li Ran's entire plan, Zichan was actually quite relieved. But at the same time, because what Li Ran wanted to deal with was the person who was worshiping the clan, Zichan had to worry about it.
"Please rest assured, doctor, everything is under control."
"The next step is to find out who that person is conspiring with."
Li Ran's words had a profound meaning, and Zichan understood it in his heart.
No matter who is behind all this, it is time to come to light at this point.
Today, Li Ran will also go to the temple to lobby the officials, which in fact means he is going to end all of this.
…
In front of the gate of Deming Palace.
When Li Ran followed Zichan into Deming Palace, all the officials who were already standing in the palace cast incredulous looks at Li Ran.
Of course they knew about Li Ran. Last time Li Ran married Ji Le, they were all invited by Ji Xian to attend Li Ran's wedding at Ji Mansion.
But according to common sense, don't say that Li Ran is just the son-in-law of the Ji family. Even if the head of the Ji family, Ji Xian, is not able to enter the Deming Palace casually without the title of minister.
"Hey? Zichan, why did you bring this person to the palace?"
Some people are confused. Logically speaking, Zichan can be regarded as a person who attaches great importance to etiquette. Where is this? Who is Li Ran? How could he come here? As the son of a ruling minister, how could he not know this?
"What kind of trick is he trying to bring this white-headed man here?"
Basically, all the officials have this doubt in their minds.
However, Zichan didn't waste any time talking to them, and actually ignored them and went straight to Han Hu, who was the chief.
"Dang Guo, the reason why Qiao Qiao brought Li Ran here today is because he has several important matters that he wants to discuss with the officials."
Zichan bowed his head in a respectful manner.
Although Han Hu didn't understand, after hearing what Zichan said, he immediately nodded slightly and then looked at Li Ran at the gate.
"My dear Li Ran, I have met all of you."
Li Ran walked forward slowly and met with all the doctors.
"Oh, I've long heard that Li Ziming, the son-in-law of Ji's family, is a man of great learning and wealth, and he used his own plan to severely injure Ji's family, which caused a storm in Qufu. Huh, what a great skill."
"Yes, yes, but he is loyal to the Ji clan. He ran thousands of miles to defend and rescued the Ji clan's two sons. If they had not had his help, I'm afraid they would still be locked up in Weiguo's prison right now. .”
"That's not necessarily the case. It is said that a lot of things have happened to the Ji clan recently. He is inseparable from all of this! It is probably not an exaggeration to say that the Ji clan was affected by him."
Li Ran only said one sentence in person, which caused everyone present to whisper for a while. However, generally speaking, there are far more negative words than positive words.
As the chief minister of the country, Han Hu saw Li Ran for the first time, although he had heard of Li Ran's name a long time ago.
"Zi Chan, why did you bring him here today?"
After a while of whispering and gradually falling into silence, Han Hu asked Yu Zichan this question.
Si Hei on the side heard what Han Hu said and immediately focused his attention on Li Ran.
Zichan heard the sound, looked around for a week, and said with emotion:
"Nowadays, malaria is rampant in our city of Zhengyi. Although I have ordered strict control, but such a ban for a long time will eventually cause heavy losses to Zhengyi."
"Yesterday, the old sect leader Ji and Li Ran came to my house and offered three strategies. I thought it made sense, so I brought Li Ran here so that the doctors can discuss it together."
"Li Ran, let me share your three suggestions with all the doctors."
The curtain has been raised, and naturally it’s time to watch Li Ran’s performance.
So, after Li Ran bowed to Han Hu and saluted, he repeated the three suggestions he made.
"Hey... I should have compiled a volume of slips if I had known earlier. This is a failure!"
As he spoke, Li Ran couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied with the "shortcomings" of his plan.
I said it once at the sacrifice house, again at the Zichan house, and I have to say it a third time here. If I had known this, wouldn't I have compiled it into a volume and shared it with everyone? Misstep, really a misstep.
Li Ran finally finished speaking, and as expected, Si Hei immediately stood up and stood up.
"Improper! This move is deeply inappropriate!"
"Since ancient times, businessmen have been most self-interested. If we let them participate in this matter, they will definitely enrich themselves!"
Yes, Si Heinai was the first to raise objections.
Li Ran's eyes immediately fell on him.
When Zichan looked at Sihei who spoke excitedly, he frowned slightly and said in confusion:
"Zixi! Have you forgotten? Since the founding of our country, the country of Zheng has relied on merchants to establish its foundation and continues to this day. And fortunately, we, the merchants of Zheng, have rescued us many times. All dangers were spared.”
"Therefore, if there are no merchants of Zheng, how can there be a 'Zheng State'? And how can I, Zheng Yi, become the hub of the world?"
"Moreover, when the Zheng State was founded, we swore an oath with the merchants: You will never betray me, I will not force the merchants, and you will not seize us. Since we are the orthodox members of the Zheng State, how can we forget our roots? And treat them with such contempt? ?”
"What's more, the situation of this epidemic is serious. If it weren't for the full help of the Ji clan, how could we, Zheng Yi, be as stable as we are?"
"That's not OK!"
"Businessmen have their own plans, but the government must follow the law after all. Since ancient times, I have never heard of a country that relies on businessmen to achieve success. This move must not set a precedent, so as not to leave bad habits for future generations!"
"Furthermore, it is already very difficult for our government to strictly control and treat the people this time. If the losses are only increased and the national treasury is empty, who can take the responsibility if another accident occurs? Is it possible for the ruling minister to do so? Can you afford it?!"
As he spoke, Sihei's opposition couldn't help but become more intense.
When the officials in the palace heard what Si Hei said, most of them nodded in agreement.
In their eyes, businessmen pursue profit and are "fraudulent" by nature.
Therefore, regardless of whether they can do things for the government, the government cannot place its hopes on them, because this in itself is an extremely dangerous behavior.
Li Ran's suggestions not only required them to sacrifice the clan, but also to actively participate in this matter as representatives of businessmen. Moreover, the government even had to allocate money to merchants so that merchants could purchase medicinal materials on their behalf.
Isn't this equivalent to giving them enough opportunities for these businessmen to make money and profit from it?
After all, government coins are not blown by strong winds, let alone grown in the ground. That is truly a blessing from the people.
The daily expenses of the office require careful consideration. Therefore, how can the government let these businessmen give away these hard-earned taxes to Tongtong Huohuo?
"Doctor Zixi's words are wrong."
Li Ran looked at the slightly funny Si Hei and almost couldn't help laughing.
"Oh? Really? Then what do you have in mind?"
Naturally, Si Hei didn't pay attention to the identityless Li Ran at all, and looked directly at him with his nostrils.
It's no wonder that Si Hei has always had such a temperament.
"Thinking about the original relief work for Weiguo, didn't the imperial court also use Ji's grain truck to transport food to Weiguo? This incident only happened more than a month ago. Could it be that Doctor Zixi forgot about it so quickly?"
You said that the imperial court cannot rely on businessmen to achieve success, but the imperial court has just done this. Are you not slapping yourself in the face?
You want to reap the benefits but don’t want to pay, so you take all the good things in the world by yourself?
"Zheng Yi has always been proud of doing business. Now faced with such a situation, Zheng Yi is at a loss both inside and outside. This is the time for everyone to work together. If Zheng Yi does not place hope like me, I will sacrifice my family." Who else can we place our hope on, the merchants and the like? Doctors, are any of you willing to organize your servants to go out of the city to supply supplies to the people in the city? Are you willing to send people to other cities to purchase medicinal materials?"
As Li Ran spoke, he glanced at all the officials present with extremely sharp eyes, and this move could be described as quite rude.
However, after everyone present heard this discussion, no one dared to speak, and everyone fell into silence for a while.
