To the west from Jishi Manor, there is a large field of fragrant flowers growing naturally. Now is the season when the fragrant flowers are blooming, a huge area, like a purple ocean, floating in the wind.
I heard that in order to prepare for the oath of the six princes, Li Ran specially ordered people to pick some smoked flowers to decorate it.
When Ji Le heard about this, he was the most willing to come forward.
So, regardless of Li Ran's previous arrangements, he forced Li Ran to pick without saying a word. Her cheerful look was exactly like the way Li Ran looked when he first saw her in Qufu.
"Wow! So beautiful!"
When you come to the flower field, you will be greeted by the sight of flowers. Although she had heard about this place for a long time, she still couldn't help but marvel when she saw it with her own eyes.
The purple ocean looks particularly moving under the afterglow of the setting sun. The layers of flowers are like layers of purple carpets, giving the earth the most warm decoration, making people involuntarily feel the relaxation and fun of being in it.
Ji Le rushes into the field of smoked flowers like a wild wind, and she is light and dexterous like a butterfly, dancing gracefully in the sea of countless flowers.
Even Li Ran was fascinated by it for a while.
"The flowers are indeed beautiful, but compared with her, they are overshadowed..."
This feeling was just like the feeling Li Ran had when he first saw the ritual music under the moonlight in a courtyard in Qufu.
My mind seemed to be pulled away in an instant, and I couldn't recover for a long time.
After being stunned for a while, Li Ran leaned over to pick the flowers, and first weaved a garland and brought it to Ji Le with his own hands.
"Husband, does Le'er look good?"
The sacrificial musician wore a garland on his head and turned twice more in front of Li Ran. The yellow skirt contrasted with the purple sea of flowers.
"Of course, Le'er is the most beautiful in the world!"
Li Ran was generous with his kind words, and the smile on his face blossomed.
As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, no matter how the sacrificial dress is dressed, it is always the most beautiful in Li Ran's eyes.
When Ji Le heard the sound, he immediately covered his mouth and snickered, then started dancing in the sea of flowers.
After the ritual music and dancing were over, he sat back next to Li Ran, rested his head on Li Ran's shoulder, and held a bouquet of flowers in his hand.
The quiet fragrance lingered on the tips of their noses, the slightly intoxicating mountain breeze came slowly from the distance, the setting sun set, the late crows returned to their nests, and everything was quiet.
"are you tired?"
Li Ran stroked her hair and asked softly.
"I'm not tired. I can go out with my husband today, so how can I be called tired? If I'm tired even if I go out with my husband, how can my husband dare to take Le'er out again in the future?"
As soon as Ji Le said this, his playful face suddenly turned crimson again.
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He gently hugged her shoulders, slowly rested her head on his lap, and whispered:
"It's just the two of us here, so there's no need to be so shy."
"My husband still expects my wife to give birth to two big fat boys."
The two had been married for more than a year, but Ji Le's stomach still didn't respond. Even Ji Xian was very confused and asked Li Ran in private if they didn't want children.
Li Ran's answer was very concise. He really had no plans at this time. Although the words are so perfunctory, what is the reality? Over the past year, Li Ran and Ji Le have been spending less time together and more separation.
After a while he went to Weiguo, then to Jinguo, and then to Guodi to participate in the alliance. Even during the period of stay in Zheng Guo, he couldn't take these things into consideration at all.
Ji Xian also knew that Li Ran was a busy man now, and saying this would only put more pressure on him, so he immediately stopped talking about it.
"Hmph, who said I want to have a fat boy? I want to have a daughter!"
Ji Le pouted, and her nose immediately turned up.
"Don't do that, don't give birth to a daughter."
"They say a son will follow his father and a daughter will follow her mother. If I really give birth to a daughter who will follow you, wouldn't I suffer a big loss? I can't do it, I absolutely can't do it."
Li Ran was so frightened that he waved his hands hurriedly, a look of panic suddenly appearing on his face.
After hearing this, Ji Le immediately became unhappy. He grabbed Li Ran's arm and asked:
"What's wrong with just following me? Isn't it good to just follow me?!"
Seeing that his wife was about to get angry, Li Ran ran away in a hurry, shouting as he ran:
"Ah! Madam, please forgive me! It was a minor slip of the tongue! It was a minor slip of the tongue!"
"Stop! You have to make it clear!"
In the sea of flowers, the two of them were chasing each other and playing...
What a happy scene.
…
Xunhua dressed up like this at the oath scene, which really added a bit of elegance.
After everything was ready, Li Ran specially gave this garden a very elegant name - Xuntun.
And this alliance, which was related to Zheng's domestic political structure, was naturally called the Xuntun Alliance.
A few more days passed, and the day of the oath finally arrived.
Hanhu, Zichan, Fengduan, Yinduan, Youji, and Si took the six Zheng Guozhengqing to the Xuntun Alliance one after another, and prepared to discuss the ranking order together, based on the dignity of the Zhengchao Hall. size.
As the host, Li Ran naturally had to warmly receive the six of them.
And when all six people arrived, Li Ran suddenly glanced at Owl Wing secretly.
Owl Wing understood and immediately slipped out.
Since it would still take some time to get from the manor here to Zhengyi, Li Ran used the excuse that it was getting late today and suggested that they could meet again tomorrow to swear an oath of alliance.
The six ministers also accepted the request as they pleased, so they naturally agreed. Accompanied by Li Ran, we went to the golf course together to observe and learn golf...
Owl Wings, who had slipped out, did not dare to stop for a moment, and rushed all the way back to Zhengyi under the starry night.
The next day, Dang Sihei suddenly learned that the six ministers were meeting in a tunnel outside the city! Suddenly he couldn't help but became furious:
"Yeah!"
"You are the only one who wants to hide this from me? This is obviously a deliberate attempt to isolate me!"
"Damn it! It's really abominable!"
Si Hei was not Zheng Guozhengqing at first. The reason why he was able to dictate to Zheng Guo's court was because of his seniority and modest merits.
And the appeasement attitude of Hanhu, Zichan and other Zhengqings towards this just gave him the illusion that he was the Zhengqing in the first place.
Therefore, this time the other six ministers wanted to leave him behind to determine their seats, because they obviously did not want to acknowledge his position as the chief minister! From that day on, there would naturally be no room for him to speak arrogantly in the court of Zheng Guo.
How could Si Hei, who was used to being domineering, tolerate this?
"I have been involved in government affairs for many years, and I have worked hard without any merit!"
"These six thieves are trying to kill the country! Bastards!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, he immediately stopped doing nothing and rushed out of the city, heading towards the Xuntunnel like a gust of wind.
Originally, it would have taken two hours to travel by carriage, but Si Hei actually arrived there in just half an hour of galloping!
It was already approaching dusk, and the meeting of the Six Ministers had come to an end.
However, Si Hei's sudden intrusion immediately cast another shadow over this alliance meeting.
"Eh? Uncle Shi? Why are you here?"
After all, he was not above the court at this time, so of course Han Hu's title to Si Hei still had to be based on seniority.
"snort!"
"You six, what do you mean by this today? Are you looking down on Si?"
"When Mr. Si put down the Bo You Rebellion, he had made great contributions after all! Besides, I am the elder of the Si family. You are secretly making an oath here, but you want to exclude me, the elder! What? Are you ready to turn your back on others?"
Si Hei was very angry, and his words were naturally quite unpleasant.
Among the six people present, whether they were Hanhu, Zichan, Youji, or Sidai, they were all Zheng Guozhengqing in the truest sense of the word. And even juniors like You Ji and Si Dai are still the masters of the same sect.
Hearing Si Hei's words, the six ministers felt angry and wanted to refute, but they didn't know how to speak. Therefore, my face was dark for a while.
"Why did Uncle Shi say this? Today we are six-->>
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"Stop talking! I can't control those many things. No matter what happens today, I must write my name into the alliance!"
Before Han Hu could finish what he said, Si Hei directly waved his hand to interrupt him. His tough attitude was evident.
Zichan never expected that Si Hei would suddenly break in at this time, and he was quite embarrassed for a while.
At this time, the one who was more anxious than him was Feng Duan, because he originally planned to exclude Sihei so that he could slowly clean up the family in the future.
Unexpectedly, Si Hei not only barged in suddenly, but also forced his name to be written into the oath.
Hearing this, Fengduan couldn't help but feel dizzy for a moment.
Chapter 185 Is this a good thing?
Si Hei's sudden intrusion immediately made the already somewhat inexplicable atmosphere of the Xuntunmen Association even more awkward.
Faced with Sihei's forced intervention, Rao Shihanhu and Zichan were helpless.
Of course they don't want Si Hei to be the prime minister again, but now faced with Si Hei's chaos, none of them are willing to step in and stop it themselves!
After all, if anyone steps forward to stop him now, it will be equivalent to touching his reverse scale. In the end, it would be equivalent to pushing him towards the enemy camp.
This kind of work is completely thankless, and may even cause embarrassment.
Taishi, who was writing a note on the side, was already sweating profusely and couldn't help but think to himself:
Who are you to give me an idea? You all keep silent, what should I do if you call me a history writer? !
Taishi's worries were not unreasonable. Indeed, how could he know whether Sihei's name should be written into the alliance book? Therefore, for a moment, he had no choice but to raise his eyes and look at Han Hu.
Han Hu naturally also had a headache and thought to himself:
This guy is really shameless!
Han Hu's face was also dark, but due to the current situation, he didn't dare to have an attack, so he had to keep silent.
Zichan and Fengduan on the side were speechless.
As a result, the original ranking of the Sixth Lord was inexplicably changed to the Seventh Lord.
According to the ranking, the first minister is the rare tiger of the country, and the second one is the ruler.
The following is in order:
Toyodan
Print section
Youji
Si belt
And the one who broke in by force - Sihei.
As soon as the alliance meeting ended, the other ministers couldn't help the awkward atmosphere, so they hurriedly said goodbye and left. Only Zichan was left alone.
Looking at Sihei's name on the alliance book, Zichan felt extremely angry.
"Hey! Zi Ming, what you're doing is really inappropriate!"
He had already guessed that the reason for Si Hei's sudden intrusion must be that Li Ran had tipped off in private.
"Originally, Feng Duan was already a headache for me when he was in the position of Zheng Qing. Now this Si Hei has been promoted to the position of Zheng Qing. If he colludes with Feng Duan again, wouldn't it mean that our previous All the good situations created have been ruined?"
"Not only that, if Si Hei is able to go as smoothly as he wants today, he will only become more domineering in the future. This thief always likes to please others by grandstanding. If he blatantly confronts me in the temple, I will be told that I should What should we do? Zi Ming, Zi Ming! Don’t you mean to cause big trouble for me?”
Zichan became more and more angry as he spoke, shaking his head for a while, obviously very dissatisfied with Li Ran's arrangement.
However, when Li Ran heard Zichan's complaint, he still greeted him with a smile and congratulated:
"Haha, congratulations to the doctor, congratulations to the doctor."
"In the future, the doctor will be able to fully implement the new policy without any obstacles!"
As Li Ran spoke, he bowed towards Zichan, his serious look did not look like he was acting.
"this……"
"Ziming, what do you mean by this? Is it possible that having an extra Sihei now is actually a good thing for us?"
Zichan didn't know what was going on and immediately asked in surprise.
Li Ran couldn't help but nodded when he heard the sound, and then said slowly:
"Doctor, please imagine this. Si Hei and You Chu were both Feng Duan's buddies, and the three of them were colluding together."
"However, this time Si Hei opposed Feng Duan in the court, but got the position of chief minister in vain, while You Chu opposed Si Hei, but was exiled to Wu State instead. This is obviously not good for the rest of Feng Duan's best friends. , but it’s all a warning, neither too big nor too small!”
"With a flag like Sihei standing there, Fengduan's best friends will only become more alienated from Fengduan."
"Then, of course, the doctor's new policy will naturally be implemented smoothly. As long as the new policy is implemented properly, everyone from the public officials to the common people can benefit. Then, by then, all the people will be able to benefit from it. All opposition voices were silenced.”
"As for Si Hei, this person has little foresight to begin with, and he is blind to the dangers he is currently in. Such arrogant behavior will only bring disaster to himself in the end. Doctor again Why should we be afraid of such people?"
"Furthermore, people like him had his share in the 'Boyou Rebellion' before, and he also had his share in this 'Wife Marriage Incident' and the 'Seven Sons Alliance'. People like this are not punished, but they are Instead, he got the position of 'Zhengqing' inexplicably. In Ran's eyes, this kind of person is just like a withered bone in a grave, and there is no need to worry about it at all!"
"As for the current stage, there is nothing to fear from him. Si Hei is very greedy for profit, so the doctor might as well just go with the flow and give Chu Master's position to his son. (Chu Master: the official in charge of market taxation) Try to make it as easy as possible He can get more benefits. If so, this person will not make any big noise now. When he brings about his own destruction in the future, just take advantage of the situation and deal with him. "
Before, when Li Ran was discussing the Xuntun Alliance with Zichan, he only told him one of the more superficial reasons.
What I am talking about now is the so-called second reason.
Si Hei opposed Feng Duan and got the position of Zhengqing instead. However, You Chu, who did not oppose Feng Duan, was exiled to the state of Wu.
Even a blind person can see the difference.
Isn't this a warning to other Toyodan accomplices?
Now that there is such a warning effect, if Zichan implements the New Deal in the future, even if Fengduan opposes it again, how many of the doctors who originally followed him will be of the same mind as him?
Hearing this, Zichan suddenly realized!
He didn't expect that Li Ran's wonderful move would actually directly give an army to General Feng Duan.
"What a plan! So that's it! I am indeed confused, I am confused!"
"Hmm... That makes sense, it really makes sense!"
"This time Si Hei came to power and You Chu ran away, it is enough to set an example for those who oppose my new policy! If they still oppose my new policy and intend to continue to collude with Feng Duan, then You Chu will Be their role model!”
When Zichan thought of this, his depression suddenly dissipated.
For him, this is indeed a great joy!
So, he hurriedly turned his head and continued to ask:
"By the way, Ziming, then... in your opinion, how should the current new policy be implemented?"
"To be honest, according to the information I have received, the governors of many cities now have insufficient confidence in the New Deal. They are afraid that if the people are allowed to reclaim wasteland, they will not be able to produce much. But even the current jobs of these people cannot be saved, and it is very likely to directly drag down the entire city’s harvest and even the entire city’s rations.”
"But now it's almost time to sow green crops. If the people are still so inactive, then this year will be wasted again."
At this point, Zichan's face was filled with sadness.
Yes, if the common people do not cultivate wasteland, at least they can become tenants of the nobles, and at least they can have an iron rice bowl.
But if you go to reclaim wasteland but cannot produce food, then you will have to starve to death, and there will be no other way out.
The New Deal has been implemented for some time, but its intensity is weak and resistance is strong, which are facts that Zichan cannot change.
The confidence of the people at the bottom in Zichan's New Deal is also beyond his control.
After all, the general public is not very optimistic about a new thing, which is also a very normal psychology.
Li Ran was naturally aware of this.
