The prince surrounded and gave instructions to his troops, and all of them came in with their eyes open to show that they had no intention of overstepping their bounds. And he formally welcomed the daughter of Feng Duan with the courtesy of a great official of a country.
Feng Duan, of course, became the father-in-law of Prince Lingyin of Chu.
However, Feng Duan's original conspiracy to end it once and for all failed to succeed due to Li Ran's interference. And Li Ran, as far as the entire Zheng State is concerned, naturally takes the greatest credit.
After Wang Ziwei officially left the city, Zichan invited Li Ran to the mansion to thank him face to face.
"Haha, Zi Ming, Zi Ming, it's thanks to you again this time. If you hadn't bought these time and informed me of the news in advance, I, the State of Zheng, would be as stable as we are today."
Speaking of this time, if Wang Ziwei is really allowed to secretly lead troops into the city, and Feng Duan and Si Hei think they are inside, then Zheng Yi will be in danger of overthrowing in an instant.
However, Li Ran was able to act wisely this time, and with a little plan, he defeated Feng Duan's conspiracy. It is not an exaggeration to say that he had the kindness to rebuild Zheng Yi.
"The doctor's words are serious, but as a traveler of the Zheng State, you should take the safety of the Zheng State as your top priority."
Li Ran still spoke very humbly, with a look of respect on his face.
Hearing the sound, Zichan raised his hand to stroke his beard, feeling very pleased.
"However, I think that Prince Yin, the Prince of Chu, returned without success this time. I'm afraid he is unwilling to do so."
Li Ran changed the topic and suddenly became worried again.
This time the prince surrounded Zheng and brought two thousand elite soldiers from Chu. Whether it was in the Chu State or the Zheng State, this movement was not small.
But this time he returned without success. According to Wang Ziwei's character, his face must not be worried.
Therefore, what Li Ran is worried about now is that since Wang Ziwei can no longer covet Zheng Guoqin Chu, there will definitely be some tricks left in the future. Therefore, it is still inevitable for Zheng Guo.
"Well, Zi Ming's words make sense."
"I think that Prince Wei has always been domineering. Although his name is Ling Yin, he really has the power of the Lord of Chu! Now that he has suffered such a big loss in our country of Zheng, his desire for revenge is really unavoidable."
"In that case, what kind of advice does Zi Mingke have? Why don't you tell me about it?"
Since Li Ran mentioned this matter, Zichan wanted to ask Li Ran's opinion first.
"Doctor, the Chu State is now very powerful, so we can only use our strength to fight."
Li Ran's view is also very simple. Faced with the huge gap in absolute strength, he can only use the power of other countries to contain Chu.
His idea was immediately approved by Zichan. Just listen to him echo:
"Well, the dispute between Jin and Chu has been going on for a long time. I don't think Jin will just sit back and let the Chu family dominate."
"If the prince insists on revenge this time, then we can go to Jin to ask for help. However, the internal affairs of Jin are also complicated now. Ever since Zhao Zhongjun suffered a serious illness, the six ministers of Jin have been in disarray. I'm afraid it will be inevitable. It still requires some verbal debate. So, Zi Ming will have to work hard at that time."
The dignified minister of the state of Zheng didn't want to settle the state of Jin, but why did Li Ran have to worry about it as a pedestrian?
Don't you think this logic is a bit strange? It stands to reason that identity determines the right to speak. In terms of status, it is probably not an exaggeration to say that Li Ran's position as a pedestrian is vastly different from that of Zichan's minister in power.
Does that mean that one sentence from you, Zichan, can actually contradict me, Li Ran, ten times?
That being the case, why should Li Ran worry so much? Can't Zichan go directly to Jin?
Not to mention, this really doesn’t work.
This has to start with the relationship between Jin and Zheng.
When it comes to the relationship between Zheng and Jin, it can be regarded as another history of blood and tears.
From the 13th year of Jin Linggong to the 12th year of Jin Daogong, in one hundred years, the state of Zheng obeyed the state of Chu six times, and rebelled against Chu and returned to Jin six times. During this period, there were countless wars and wars. number. This also made Zheng Guoji's already weak foundation even worse.
It was not until after the Annihilation Alliance that the co-hegemony of Jin and Chu was formed, and the two parties negotiated a peace, which allowed the relationship between Zheng State, Jin State, and Chu State to ease slightly, and Zheng State took this opportunity to completely agree. Jin State.
Therefore, if there is any movement on the Chu side, the only one Zheng can rely on is Jin.
However, because Zheng Guo had repeatedly jumped ahead of Jin and Chu in the previous hundred years. Therefore, Zheng Guo looked like a disobedient younger brother to Jin State.
Therefore, it is not easy for Zheng Guo to talk to Jin at his critical moment.
And this is exactly why this "important task" is entrusted to Li Ran.
On the one hand, although Li Ran became an official in Zheng, he was not actually deeply involved with Zheng. Secondly, Li Ran himself was already well known to the people of Jin.
Therefore, at this time, Li Ran's voice had indeed surpassed that of Zi Chan, who was in charge of Zheng Guo.
"How dare I bear the word 'trouble'? I will do it with justice. Besides, since I am a traveler of Zheng State, if the doctor has any assignment, I should do my best."
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On the other side, outside Zhengyi City.
Prince Wei married a bride, which was supposed to be a happy event. But how could his mind be on such a thing now?
This time he failed to achieve any success and lost face in front of his own tribe. Even if he didn't want to, he knew that once the news got back to Chu State, the whole Chu State would inevitably ridicule him secretly.
On weekdays, Wang Ziwei was used to being arrogant and domineering, and he had offended many people in the past. What if this group of people gave us such an opportunity?
Therefore, after several days passed in a row, Wang Ziwei was not in a hurry to break out of the camp and return the favor. Instead, he spent the whole day indulging in wine and sex in the camp, singing, singing, and fluting to cover up his inner grievances.
But this kind of cover-up can deceive ordinary people's eyes, but it cannot deceive Wu Ju.
Wu Ju's name may not be well-known to future generations, but his grandson is definitely a household name. His great grandson was none other than the famous Wu Zixu in the future!
Wu Ju's father, Wu Shen, was originally a junior officer. Later, because he opposed Sun Shuao's intention to withdraw his troops, he tried his best to provide advice to King Zhuang of Chu, and fought a decisive battle with the Jin State in Bi, and won a complete victory! From this, King Zhuang of Chu was able to drink from the Yellow River, which shocked the Central Plains.
Wu Shen also achieved military merit because of this. However, the Wu family was still unknown at that time. As for his son Wu Ju, he almost ran away from Jin because he was almost involved in a civil strife in Chu.
But now, such a minister of Chu who once had a humble status and had the intention of defecting was so highly appreciated by Prince Wei that he was actually allowed to accompany him as a deputy envoy.
On the one hand, this is enough to show that Wu Ju is indeed outstanding in ability. On the other hand, it is also clear that the prince around this person has always been eclectic in selecting talents.
And now, Wu Ju is not bad as a good talent of Chu. Those eyes that were as penetrating as fire had clearly understood the prince's thoughts.
Seeing that Wang Ziwei had been "drinking his sorrows" these past few days, Wu Ju thought of a trick early on. So during the banquet, he took the opportunity to get up and get out of the crowd.
"Lord Lingyin, there is a good thing happening right now. I wonder if Lord Lingyin is interested in it?"
Wu Ju was not polite and went straight to the point. Even in the face of such a fierce person as Wang Ziwei, his words were neither humble nor arrogant, and seemed very sonorous.
"Oh? What's so good about it?"
Knowing that Wu Ju had an idea, Wang Ziwei immediately sobered up and asked with great interest.
"I heard that not long ago, the State of Jin used the name of our Chu State as the 'Prince Bi Beng Jin' to call on all the princes to hold an alliance meeting in Pingqiu. The army ruled thousands of vehicles and showed off its power. The proclamation read at the alliance meeting was also correct. There are so many disadvantages to the Chu State!"
"Now that we have come out, why not also call the princes of the world to come to the alliance meeting in the name of the Jin people not abiding by the Song Alliance? By then our country of Chu will regain control of the Central Plains, and we will order the Central Plains in the name of the leader of the world alliance. Isn't this the case? Be happy!"
"Furthermore, if this alliance meeting can be used to demonstrate the strength of Chu Xiong, how can the princes from all walks of life dare to show disrespect again in the future?"
At the Pingqiu meeting, Jin's dying performance can still be vividly remembered. But what Wu Ju is proposing now, another alliance initiated by the Chu State, is completely different from the Pingqiu Alliance.
The Jin Kingdom used 200,000 soldiers and armor to show off its power, but our Chu army only had 2,000 soldiers. Jin is taking advantage of the enemy's danger, while Chu is getting stronger when it encounters a strong enemy!
Of course, Wu Ju's words deliberately concealed one of the most important purposes. That is, if Wang Ziwei can initiate this alliance, then in the future, he, Wang Ziwei, will be as dazzling as the sun that cannot be concealed in Chu State.
"Hahaha, what you said is exactly what I meant!"
As soon as Wang Ziwei, who had been feeling aggrieved for several days, heard this suggestion, he immediately left the singer in his arms, and excitedly stood up and stepped forward, lifting Wu up.
"That's great! If we use the name of Song Alliance, no prince in the world would dare not to obey! If we can use this to promote the power of our great Chu, who in the world would dare to look down on me, Chu? And who would still dare to look down on me?" Are you looking down on me again?"
Wang Ziwei suffered a setback in Zhengyi this time, but how could he, who had always been conceited, suffer such a big loss without any reaction?
Well, since your Jin country can organize an alliance to show off its power, can't I, Prince Wei, do the same?
good! Such a happy decision!
