The reason why Wang Ziwei threatened Li Ran was actually very simple, that is, to make Li Ran surrender and then do things for him.
As Wu Ju said, with Li Ranjin's reputation, if he could spread the word for him, it would have the effect of intimidating the heroes.
But it is obviously not an easy thing to make people like Li Ran surrender.
And the words about killing Li Ran just now were indeed said to Li Ran on purpose.
The purpose is to let Li Ran understand the situation and let him know that even though he is now a famous person all over the world. But as the dignified Prince Yin of the Chu Kingdom, if he really wanted to kill him, it would only be a matter of one sentence at most.
"Be good, listen to me, and then we can still conspire in the world from now on!"
This was probably what Wang Ziwei was thinking.
"Hmph! Since this alliance was initiated by our country of Chu, if the ministers of the various countries still insist on refusing to respect my order Yin as the leader of the alliance, my order Yin will never tolerate such humiliation!"
"I am going to arrest them all now and take them to our country of Chu!"
"Ziming, write a message to your Majesty Yin right now! How did the speech at the Pingqiu meeting belittle our country of Chu? You just follow the gourd and change 'Chu' to 'Jin'. !...By the way, and more importantly, you must respect our country of Chu as the leader of the alliance!"
"If not, when I return to Chu, all the countries in the Central Plains will be shed with blood!"
Wang Ziwei didn't hide it, he had already said it, and all the methods that needed to be revealed were revealed one by one.
First arrest this group of people, then use forceful writings to raise Chu's status, and then use force to intimidate, so that Chu can truly take the position of leader of the alliance.
And he, Wang Ziwei, was naturally able to achieve his true purpose. That is to gain the common admiration of the entire Chu State, so as to pave the way for so-called great events in the future.
Kill two birds with one stone, what a clever plan!
What's more, Li Ran is now well-known and was once the keeper of Luoyi's treasure house. The memorandum drafted by him must be impeccable.
It's just that Wang Ziwei had calculated everything correctly, but he underestimated Li Ran's talk.
"Your Majesty's words are wrong!"
At this critical moment, Li Ran was not in a hurry, and still bowed his hands and said:
"I think that among the princes of the Central Plains, they generally do not submit to anything else but those who are polite. Now that Ling Yin has just been recognized by the princes, he naturally has to be more cautious about etiquette and justice."
"Lord Ling Yin, whether the Chu Kingdom's hegemony will succeed or not will all depend on this alliance."
A message?
What is that?
Do you think threatening me with a few words will make me afraid?
It’s not like I was scared!
Although Li Ran thought so, he was in the Chu camp after all, so he had to speak more politely, lest he touch the already volatile psychological bottom line of Wang Ziwei.
"oh?"
"Then according to Ziming's opinion, what kind of cautious approach should be taken?"
Although Li Ran's words were tantamount to rejecting Wang Ziwei's invitation, Li Ran's words just now were extremely useful to him.
"Your Majesty has just been recognized by the princes."
This sentence can be said to directly clarify the real purpose of Wang Ziwei's meeting in Guodi, and it also makes Wang Ziwei very proud of his cleverness.
And Li Ran saw that the King of Chu calmed down or recovered just because of his words. He struck while the iron was hot and continued:
"Since ancient times, there have been many alliances. I heard that Xia Qi had a banquet at Juntai, Shang Tang had an order from Jingbo, King Wu of Zhou had an oath from Mengjin, King Cheng had a field hunt in Qiyang, and King Kang had an oath from Qiyang. During the pilgrimage to the palace, King Mu had a meeting with Tushan, Duke Huan of Qi had a meeting with Zhaoling, and Duke Wen of Jin had a meeting with Jiantu."
"But I don't know which one Ling Yin is planning to adopt?"
There are always some tricks to make alliances in ancient times.
Generation after generation, in order to achieve alliances with their predecessors in different ways and with different effects, they always like to come up with new and original tricks. As a result, there have been so many different ways of forming alliances in history.
Listening to Li Ran's eloquent account of these alliances, every word and every word was historical fact. Even Wu Ju, who was well-read in history books, couldn't help but marvel at Li Ran's talent.
As for Wang Ziwei, he was stunned by what Li Ran said and immediately chose a sentence at random:
"Then...then your Majesty should adopt Duke Huan of Qi's method!"
Li Ran couldn't help but nodded after hearing the sound, and said calmly:
"Okay, let's wait for Li Ran to talk about Duke Huan of Qi."
"I think back then, when the Di people in the north attacked the Xing State, Duke Huan of Qi built a city in Yiyi and asked the Xing State to move there, so that the people of the Xing State could avoid the Di people's rape and plunder. The Di people attacked the Wei State again, and the Wei State The people of the state were forced to flee to Cao Yi for refuge. Duke Huan of Qi built a city in Chuqiu for them to rebuild their homes. All their horses were lost in the war and could not be bred and restored, so Duke Huan of Qi gave them 300 good horses. As a stud.”
"Qi Huangong did so many things that all the princes in the world praised Duke Huan for his benevolence. From this, all the princes in the world knew that these measures taken by Duke Huan were not for Qi's own selfish interests. So in the end, The princes all joined him."
After the prince gathered around to listen, he replied rather disdainfully:
"Besides, it's just two cities built, so why is this so strange?"
Li Ran smiled and said disapprovingly:
"It's not over yet."
"Qi Huangong knew that all the princes in the world had joined him and wanted to pay him a visit. However, he only asked the princes to bring meager gifts to the court, but instead gave them heavy gifts in return. Therefore, when all the princes in the world came to court, they only used bad horses as gifts. , using coarse linen cloth as a cushion to support the jade, and the deer skins sent were not whole. Almost all the envoys from the princes came with empty pockets, but they were often able to return with a full load. Because Qi State used interests to win over They made friends with them with faith and intimidated them with force. Therefore, once the princes of small countries in the world made an alliance with Duke Huan, no one dared to break it. This was because they coveted his benefits, believed in his benevolence and righteousness, and were intimidated by his force."
Wang Ziwei sneered, and then sneered rather disdainfully:
"It's just a small favor. There's nothing strange about it. I can do the same to Yin!"
Chu State is indeed very wealthy now, so of course it won't care about such a small amount of money.
But who knew that Li Ran hadn't finished speaking yet.
"anything else."
"Gong Huan also took a series of actions. He took action if he could help the princes, and he made plans if he could plan for the princes. Duke Huan led the Qi army to destroy Tan who disobeyed him, and thus created two small countries, but he did not take possession of them. In these places, the land was distributed to the princes, so the princes praised his magnanimity."
"He lifted the embargo on fish and salt in the Cheyi area and ordered Guanshi to only inspect the passing fish and salt without collecting taxes. This method enabled the princes to gain substantial benefits, and the princes all praised him for his widespread kindness. "
"He also ordered the construction of several passes such as Wulu, Zhongmou, Gaiyu, and Muqiu to defend the important places of Zhuxia and show his authority to the countries in the Central Plains."
"Thus, Duke Huan of Qi's hegemony finally achieved great results, and even the armor in the treasury can be sealed away. Even if you only wear court clothes, you don't have to be afraid to cross the Yellow River west to join the Jin alliance. This is the rule of Wenzhi Gong. Therefore, the big countries are ashamed of themselves, and the small countries are all following him one after another."
Duke Huan of Qi's ability, if you count it in detail, even three days and three nights would be indescribable.
Li Ran actually picked some achievements that Wang Ziwei would never be able to achieve in his life. He just said them casually, and Wang Ziwei suddenly became pale.
After all, when Duke Huan of Qi dominated the Central Plains, his state of Chu was still struggling in the mud! Now, if the State of Chu wants to regain Duke Huan of Qi's style, even if his prince Wei convenes ten more alliance meetings, I'm afraid he can only fall behind.
Duke Huan of Qi, who respected the king and fought against the barbarians, and united the nine princes, was really a fierce man who is deeply engraved in the minds of today's people!
