Facing Wang Ziwei who had seen through his plot, Li Ran still forced himself to remain calm.
Because he knew that since Wang Ziwei could have the patience to talk nonsense with him for so long, it meant that Wang Ziwei didn't want to do anything to him.
Sure enough, after Prince Wei exposed Li Ran's plan, he did not let his guards come in and capture Li Ran. But he just smiled and said:
"Li Ran, if you have any ideas in the future, just come to Chu State to find me."
After saying this, the prince stood up and left.
Wang Ziwei's last words made it clear that he wanted to win over Li Ran. But how could Li Ran dare to respond at this time?
He couldn't help but lower his head and bow, and took two steps back. At the same time, Li Ran also knew that there was nothing he could say to stop Wang Ziwei now.
However, I think it should be enough time. In one day and night, Zichan probably already had Zheng Yi tightly guarded. Even if the prince surrounded Zheng Yi, he would not dare to act rashly again.
After Wang Ziwei left with his team, Ji Le happened to come from the city. Seeing that Li Ran was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What? Prince Chu actually saw through his husband's clever plan? Then he didn't do anything to you, right?"
Even Ji Le couldn't help but feel strange. After all, Li Ran really ruined Wang Ziwei's big event this time, so how could Wang Ziwei let him go so easily?
This is completely unlike Chu people’s style.
"The prince looks arrogant on this person, but in reality he is rough and subtle, and has a careful mind. He is indeed a powerful enemy."
This was the first time that Li Ran had such a high opinion of another person.
After two days of getting along with each other, although Wang Ziwei figured out the details of Li Ran, he also saw Wang Ziwei clearly.
"Oh? What does your husband mean by this?"
Ji Le asked.
Just listen to Li Ran continue to say:
"Feng Duan conspired with him to seize Zheng's political power, but I stopped him here. As soon as Dr. Zichan mobilized his troops, he and Feng Duan would have no chance."
"Feng Duan hates me to the core, but he is not angry or upset. He knows that the defeat is certain, but he still rushes to Zhengyi. Why? He does this so as not to break his promise to the world. And this calmness shows that he is A ravine in the chest.”
"Moreover, if he touches me, it will be known to the officials of Zichan in the city. If a war breaks out outside Zheng Yi, it is still unclear whether these two thousand people can return to Chu safely. By then, he will not be able to gain anything, but I will be killed by Zheng. If the country is captured, wouldn't it be a loss of face? Moreover, even if Dr. Zichan does not move, the Ji family will probably form a rift with the Chu state. Zheng Yi will be among the world, and Chu merchants will not be able to pass through Zheng Yi. It’s also a huge loss.”
"Of course Wang Ziwei can understand the depth and significance of this, and he also knows how to hold back. This kind of character is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary barbarians."
Although the reputation of Wang Ziwei in history was very poor, in Li Ran's eyes, this Wang Ziwei is quite good now.
And his comments truly came from the bottom of his heart and were by no means empty words.
"I didn't expect that my husband would value this person so much. It's no wonder that you want to personally design a way to stop him here."
Only then did Ji Le understand why Li Ran had to stay by himself that day.
"If not, how can we delay him for this time?"
"Now, let's see how the doctor Zichan in the city performs."
Li Ran has already done everything he needs to do. If this can't stop Feng Duan's conspiracy, then he is really at his wits' end.
This Zhengyi, Wang Ziwei must have booked it. -->>
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Even if it's just for a bit of face from the Chu people, they still have to fight for it.
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The prince of Chu surrounded and hired Zheng.
Just as Prince Wei arrived outside the city of Zhengyi with more than 2,000 people "welcoming the bride", Zichan immediately spread the news, asking Prince Wei to camp outside the city to rest and wait for Dr. Boshi to send his daughter out of the city. He also sent his trusted people to take charge of the city defense and secure the four gates.
Ziyu, the official of the State of Zheng, came to the outside of the city as the spokesperson of Zichan.
"Master Ling Yin, Dr. Zichan has specially ordered me to come here to inform you. Since our place in Zhengyi is small, I'm afraid I can't accommodate all of Ling Yin's followers. Please also allow us to clean up a place outside the city as a place to welcome the bride and offer sacrifices now." Place."
There were many customary wedding rituals in the Zhou Dynasty, and this sacrifice was one of them, absolutely indispensable.
However, in order to prevent the prince from entering the city, Zichan tried his best. They even did not hesitate to re-draw a plot of land outside the city and give it to the Feng family as a temporary sacrificial place so that the princes could come around to complete the welcome ceremony.
Wang Ziwei didn't say anything when he heard the sound, but still sat on the carriage as if nothing had happened, with a proud look on his face.
At this time, Dazai Bozhouli on the side of the carriage stepped forward and retorted:
"I, Chu Ling Yin, came here to welcome the bride on your orders. For this reason, I, the Chu State, specially arranged a banquet in the country, and offered sacrifices in the temples of King Zhuang and King Gong before coming to Zhengyi to welcome the bride. .”
"If you grant us this marriage in the wild, it will be equivalent to making our Ling Yin and even the entire Chu country lose face. Then how can we, Ling Yin, gain a foothold in the Chu country in the future?"
"Not only that, but what you do will also make Ling Yin bear the bad reputation of deceiving our ancestors, so that he will no longer be able to serve as the minister of our Chu country in the future. How can we return to our country and resume our lives in such a way?"
In fact, what Bo Zhouli said couldn't be simpler. If you don't give us face, then we don't have to show any kindness.
But who knows, Ziyu was not in a hurry when he heard the sound. He only thought for a moment and then said:
"Please calm down your anger. Our Zheng State is actually a small country. As a small country, we are not guilty originally, but relying on a big country without being prepared is its sin. Although our Zheng State is small, it is precisely because we need to rely on Chu. You want a big country like ours to stabilize you, but if you harbor evil intentions and come to plot against our Zheng State, then our Zheng State will be equivalent to losing its support."
"Besides, if you plot against our country, Zheng, in the future, when other princely states see this, they will all disobey and reject your orders. At that time, your order will also be blocked and will not work. This pair of orders Yin Li, is it a win or a loss? Please make Master Yin think twice!"
When Ziyu finished speaking, he could not have said it more clearly: Don't do this, we already know your plans clearly.
Bo Zhouli had nothing to say for a moment, so he could only look at Wu Ju, the deputy envoy who was accompanying him, for help.
Wu Ju's name may not be known to many people, but his grandson's reputation is indeed very big.
This time Wu Ju came with the prince to welcome the bride. When he was intercepted by Li Ran at the Jishi Manor, he knew that the matter had been exposed and could no longer proceed.
Seeing the current situation, he could only turn to the prince on the carriage and say:
"Your Majesty, now that things have come to this, I'm afraid I have no choice but to step in."
At this time, Wang Ziwei also knew that what he planned with Feng Duan had failed, but for the purpose of this trip and for his own face, he nodded slightly at the moment.
So, Bozhouli received the instruction and asked all the guards to take off their weapons, carrying only empty bags with both hands, and then followed the messenger Ziyu into the city of Zhengyi to show his sincerity.
In the end, Feng Duan's daughter was welcomed out of Zheng Yi quietly.
