Facing some "teachings" from Li Ran, Li Ran compared himself to the famous faint king in history - King Zhou of Shang.
The King of Chu responded by laughing loudly. And the bursts of laughter were like the "Xingye movies" he had watched before, and the expressions could be described as artificial and slightly exaggerated.
This also surprised everyone present.
Because they really didn't know if this was because King Chu was angry because of shame? That led to such an abnormal behavior?
Zichan's palms were also sweating, and his face was stiff, filled with indescribable worry.
Li Ran, on the other hand, still looked calm, with no expression on his face. After finishing speaking, he sat back in his seat as if nothing had happened, as if he didn't take King Chu's abnormal behavior seriously at all.
Just like that, King Chu laughed for a while, but suddenly stopped.
His expression suddenly turned cold, he put down the wine bottle in his hand, and slowly stood up.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats in an instant.
Then King Chu came directly to Li Ran's seat.
When the ministers of Chu State saw this scene, they suddenly felt gloating.
"That's right! Let you talk nonsense here! Now your little life is waiting to be dealt with here!"
"Hey! There's a good show to watch!"
This was the first time they had seen someone dare to say such "treasonous and unethical" words in front of the King of Chu.
And for those who are already very disgusted with Li Ran, they hope that King Chu can "teach" Li Ran a good lesson at this moment.
The King of Chu stood in front of Li Ran like this. With his eight-foot height, the crown on his head, and the circles of jade hanging around his neck, there was a strong oppression for a while. Feeling coming.
It was like a mountain standing majestically there. Even if his psychological quality was as strong as Li Ran's, he couldn't help but be intimidated by the strong aura he generated.
King Chu narrowed his eyes, but looked directly at Li Ran, who did not dare to look at him at all.
The eyes of the King of Chu can be said to be calm and powerful. It's as if he possesses a kind of magical power that makes people involuntarily fear and fear him. As long as he glances at it, his heart will tremble, not to mention that there is still a trace of invisible anger hidden in his eyes at this moment.
Seeing such a scene, everyone felt that Li Ran might really be doomed this time.
After all, in front of so many people, even in front of foreign envoys, how could Xiong Wei, the King of Chu, be able to swallow his anger like this?
Just when almost everyone thought that King Chu was going to attack Li Ran, what happened next made everyone stunned again.
King Chu stood in front of Li Ran. After a while, he suddenly stretched out his hand and helped Li Ran up. Then he took Li Ran's right hand affectionately and brought him to the center of the hall.
"Everyone! I have heard the truth today, and I am very happy in my heart! From today on, everyone from me to the common people must remember the decree of the late King Wen, and those who dare to accept theft in the future will be punished with the same crime!"
In fact, the King of Chu was deliberately being clever here. He did not explain whether this "King Wen" referred to King Wen of Zhou or King Chu Wen of his Chu Kingdom.
In other words, what he wanted his subjects to abide by was not the decree of the Zhou royal family, but the decree of the Chu people themselves.
Because the people of Chu have always been the most "disobedient to Zhou", and every time they take some measures, they are often in the opposite direction to the "Chou people".
Therefore, if King Xiong Wei of Chu used King Wen of Zhou's tactics as an example, this would directly arouse resentment among his own people.
And what if it belongs to their own ancestor, King Wen? That's completely different.
And this is why Li Ran had to mention "King Chu Wen" when he was admonishing.
However, no one except Li Ran would notice these details at this time. Because at this moment, they were all looking at King Chu with disbelief.
"When I first ascended the throne, the size of the affairs of the country and the severity of the rulings are difficult to compare with those of the previous king. This is all my fault."
"I heard Mr. Ziming's words today, and I suddenly understood. From now on, Zhang Huatai will no longer accept the world's criminals, especially those who have committed crimes below, and will never take them in! If there are those below who have committed crimes and fled to our country of Chu People, if someone who has a secret conspiracy is known to a few people, he will be guilty of the same crime!"
"Do you all understand?"
After saying these words, King Chu's airs to recruit Li Ran rose to a higher level again.
Even though Li Ran compared him to King Zhou in front of everyone, he was still able to accept the advice humbly and immediately made a 180-degree change.
This kind of mind, this kind of tolerance, this kind of decisiveness, count how many monarchs in ancient and modern times, how many people can be compared with it?
As King Chu Xiong Wei finished speaking, everyone present was stunned.
They never expected that this matter would take such a big turn!
Not only did nothing happen to him, Li Ran, but the King of Chu also changed his political order directly because of this!
This Li Ran is really too fierce!
How did that happen?
Why would the king trust Li Ran, a foreign minister, so much?
This is the question that arises in the minds of all Chu Chen present at this moment.
They couldn't understand at all, what was going on?
Is it possible that Li Ran can really compare with all the Chu ministers and workers in this hall now?
For a time, the Chu ministers all had doubts in their hearts, and they were also very jealous of Li Ran's luck today.
When Zichan heard what King Chu said, a stone hanging in his heart fell to the ground.
However, even he was also very surprised. After all, the reversal of King Chu's situation was too great, and he couldn't adapt to it for a while.
After King Chu finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Li Ran again, and asked with a smile:
"Sir, do you think this is possible?"
Yes, my majestic King Chu not only tolerated your innuendo, Li Ran, but also accepted your advice and changed the existing system. Not only that, but now I have to humbly ask you for advice again and again.
How about it? Have you given me enough face?
At this point in the conversation, the arrogance of Corporal Chu Wang Lixian was clearly visible.
I would like to ask, throughout the ages, how many kings and princes of all dynasties can be so upright and respectful in seeking talents?
Therefore, even though it was Li Ran, he was a little unable to react in time and didn't know how to answer for a while.
You said the answer is feasible, as if you were really "teaching" the King of Chu and giving him advice.
But you said that the answer is not good, and you are a typical pushover. People have already given you such a big face, and you are still talking about it?
Li Ran was speechless for a moment. ???..coM
At this time, King Chu smiled when he saw this, let go of Li Ran's arm, and then said calmly:
"Sir Gao Yi, what you said today is actually a good way to govern our country of Chu! I have learned a lesson."
Yes, not only did he accept Li Ran's advice, but he also gave him a lot of credit. He expressed his gratitude to Li Ran in front of Zheng Bo and Zichan, who are now Li Ran's immediate bosses.
What is this called? This is what a truly disgusting person is.
Aren't you unwilling to serve me as an official? It doesn't matter. Anyway, you just need to give me advice. It doesn't matter whether you are my subordinate, King Chu. What does it matter?
As a result, it was obvious that Uncle Zheng and Zichan's faces suddenly became a little confused.
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Chapter 219_Perseverance in Recruitment
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sp;A verbal battle between Li Ran and King Chu in Zhanghua Palace ended with King Chu being "generous and gentle".
Not only that, King Xiong Wei of Chu really disgusted the people of Zheng in the end.
Look, isn’t Li Ran a traveler from your country of Zheng? Now, aren't you still making suggestions for our country of Chu?
Haha, this is the effect I want!
Before I knew it, it was already dusk. And the feast of the day ended in a subtle atmosphere.
…
Zheng Bo, Zichan and others were all arranged to live in the side hall.
Li Ran, on the other hand, was arranged to live alone in a wing room close to the King of Chu's palace.
That night, the King of Chu called Wu Ju and Guan Cong again in his chamber and asked about today's events.
"From what you can see, what I did today, can Li Ran be used by me?"
His airs today were considered well enough. It stands to reason that even an experienced old man would be moved to tears, right?
He had already done everything a "virtuous king" should do at the banquet. Could it be that this didn't make Li Ran serve him?
At this time, Wu Ju and Guan Cong looked at each other, and both shook their heads slightly.
Wu Ju first said:
"Li Ran never acts according to common sense. I don't think we can treat this person according to common sense."
"The king's intention to recruit Li Ran is already known to everyone on the road, and his behavior towards the virtuous corporal is even more obvious. But Li Ran has rejected the king's kindness over and over again, which shows that he has other ambitions at first glance."
"Although the king is so humble today and accepts advice humbly. But in Li Ran's eyes, this is probably done deliberately by the king in order to recruit him. With Li Ran's character, it may be difficult for him to appreciate the king's kindness."
The sophisticated Wu Ju not only has a keen sense of smell, but his eyesight is also very precise.
Will Li Ran shed tears of gratitude to King Chu because of today's incident?
Obviously not.
In Li Ran's eyes, today's incident was just a show. A drama staged deliberately to recruit him.
Moreover, this scene is more or less coercive and has the intention of making things difficult.
At this time, Guan Cong also replied from the side:
"I think what Dr. Wu Ju said is absolutely true."
"Li Ran is currently serving as an official in the State of Zheng and has frequent contacts with the State of Jin. He has close contacts with Zhao Wu, Yang Shigui and others."
"If the king just wants to win over such a person by ordinary means, it will be very difficult."
As the spy chief of Chu State, Guan Cong obviously knew much more than Wu Ju.
Since Li Ran is leaning against such a big tree in Jin State, and has close contacts with Jin State's ministers, how can he change his banner and join another court just because of a small favor from you, the King of Chu?
When the King of Chu heard this, he fell into deep thought for a moment.
It is undeniable that what he did today did have elements of performance in it, and it was indeed performed deliberately to win over Li Ran.
But in the face of Wu Ju and Guan Cong's answers, he was still a little unwilling after all.
After all, Li Ran's ability to strategize and manipulate all the princes is what the Chu country needs most at the moment.
Whether it is his familiarity with the rules of the game "Zhou Li" or his style of acting that does not adhere to "Zhou Li".
They are all very attractive to King Xiong Wei of Chu. If he doesn't get it, it will only make him toss and turn and have trouble sleeping and eating.
"Then according to your opinion, what should I do?"
Since today's events still cannot make Li Ran switch to his side, is there any other way?
Wu Ju didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Facing Li Ran, even though he was as experienced as Wu Ju, he still couldn't see through it. Li Ran seemed to be born with a layer of fog that made it impossible for people to guess what he was thinking.
At the same time, such an unpredictable person also gave Wu Ju a strong sense of oppression.
Therefore, from the first moment he met Li Ran, he didn't like Li Ran very much. However, due to his duty as a minister, he only made suggestions for the King of Chu several times and tried to recruit him.
But after being frustrated again and again, when faced with the problem of King Chu, he now just chose to remain silent.
However, when Guan Cong heard King Chu asking this question, he said coldly:
"Your Majesty, if you really want to get this person, Sasuke, you shouldn't be in a hurry."
"As the saying goes, a thousand years of ice and cold cannot be accomplished in a day. Since Li Ran is a great talent who can plan the world, the king cannot judge it with ordinary people's reasoning. He needs to be slowly influenced day by day before the best strategy can be achieved!"
"I have heard that Dr. Boshi and Dr. Zixi of Zheng State are very critical of Li Ran. Maybe your Majesty can start from here?"
Guan Cong would never say a word of nonsense, because his duty was to advise the King of Chu.
And his last sentence went straight to the point and focused on reality.
That's right, since Li Ran is now a pedestrian of Zheng Guo, what if Zheng Guo directly terminates his official position?
When the King of Chu heard this, he understood what Guan Cong said, and his eyes suddenly lit up:
"Well... Guan Qing's plan is very clever!"
So, when the order came to fetch the bamboo slips with pen and ink, he wrote a letter to Feng Duan.
Feng Duan is his father-in-law in name only. With this level of relationship, some things will naturally be much easier to handle.
When Wu Ju and Guan Cong saw that King Chu was about to write, they immediately prepared to retreat.
But who would have thought that while the King of Chu was holding a pen, he spoke to the two of them without raising his head:
"Well, after you go out, send all the concubines in the palace to Li Ran."
"Thinking about it, he should still be staying at Uncle Zheng's place, right?"
Although Li Ran's stay was arranged in a wing not far from King Chu. But after what happened during the day, Uncle Zheng must have summoned Li Ran, and at this moment he was probably still talking in the side hall where Uncle Zheng was.
"promise!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Ju and Guan Cong immediately agreed in unison, and then slowly exited the palace gate.
Sure enough, when Wu Ju sent the concubine from the Chu Palace to Li Ran's wing, Li Ran was indeed still at Uncle Zheng's place and had not yet returned.
Wu Ju looked at these beautiful concubines of the King of Chu and said to them casually:
"The person the king wants you to serve tonight is the guest whom the king values the most. Do you know what to do?"
Several concubines looked at each other, not knowing why.
After all, they had only entered the palace a few days ago, and before they were selected to Zhanghua Palace, they were all serving the King of Chu.
"you……"
Wu Ju whispered in their ears for a while, and then asked them again and again if they understood.
After the concubines all nodded shyly in agreement, Wu Ju hurriedly went to arrange other affairs.
Shortly after Wu Ju left, Li Ran resigned from Zheng Bo and Zichan, and prepared to go back to bed alone.
Uncle Zheng and Zichan were somewhat worried and doubtful about what happened today, so he had to explain it to him.
By the time he returned to the wing from Uncle Zheng's place, the night was already deep. But the huge Zhanghua Terrace is now completely silent.
So, he entered the compartment where he was staying without any precautions.
