That night, Li Ran and Zichan discussed in detail the possible civil strife in Zheng after Zhu Fang's city was broken and Qingfeng was captured alive, and what preventive measures should be taken.
In fact, Zichan has a lot of experience in this area. After all, he has seen too many tricks that are used to cause harm behind the scenes during his years in Zheng.
However, the reason why he paid so much attention this time was because he knew that the forces that Feng Duan was linking behind this time were by no means simple. Among them, the most crucial person is undoubtedly:
"Stand up the bull!"
"How to solve the problem of vertical bull?"
Zichan knew very well that once Feng Duan rebelled, Shu Niu would be his pawn.
Since Ji Xian was able to find out in Zheng Yi that Shu Niu was planning to collude with Feng Duan again and was taking action, could it be that Zi Chan, as the ruling minister, had not heard anything at all?
This is obviously unreasonable.
Of course, Zichan also learned from other channels that Shu Niu was connected with the Ji family and Zheng Yifeng Duan of Lu State.
"Doctor, please rest assured. If things don't go as expected this time, Shu Niu will definitely come to seek revenge on me."
"At that time, it will be taken care of naturally without the doctor's intervention."
Whether it was Ji Sun Yiru or Shu Niu, Li Ran knew them all well.
In his opinion, these two people and he both have "immortal hatred". Therefore, if they want to take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, their primary target must be him.
If Shu Niu came directly to seek revenge on him, then Li Ran would not be able to get it.
After all, Li Ran is no longer what he used to be. Back then, when I had no money and no power, I could still fight with them. Nowadays, Li Ran also wants money and people, so how can he still be afraid of being bullied?
"Yi Ziming's ability is no problem. Just be afraid..."
In the past, Zichan would feel extremely at ease whenever he heard Li Ranyou's confident remarks.
But this time, for some reason, he felt that Li Ran seemed to be a little blindly confident.
However, since it is known that Li Ran has made such an arrangement, it is not known that he may have some reasons.
What's more, after all, Shu Niu is a member of the Ji family, so it is obviously appropriate for Li Ran, the family chief of the Ji family, to take charge of cleaning up the family.
"Well, since Ziming said this, Qiao is relieved."
"However, Qiao still has a saying that Ziming must remember: When you see evil people, you must remove weeds like a farmer, cutting off their roots to prevent them from reproducing! Therefore, cut them off when they are needed, but never do it when the time comes. Hesitate!”
Zichan naturally knew Li Ran very well and was also very aware of his weaknesses. That's why he was somewhat worried that Li Ran's "benevolent heart" would cause him to miss the opportunity again.
After all, Shu Niu is a person who sacrifices his family. Once Li Ran thinks of the kindness of offering sacrifices to his ancestors, he will probably let Shu Niu live again. Therefore, just in case, he has to give such a reminder.
But who would have thought that Li Ran smiled when he heard the sound and said disapprovingly:
"Haha, the doctor is overly worried. There is a sense of propriety when it comes to setting up a cow."
Li Ran actually knew very well that the reason why Shu Niu was given a way out in Zhengyi was on the one hand because of the sacrifice to the ancestor, but on the other hand, it was also because Shu Niu could not die at that time.
At that time, it was for the sake of taking a long-term view that the affair between the Ji family of Lu State and the Zheng Guofeng family was confirmed.
But today's situation is already different, so there is no need to think about the next thing.
After hearing this, Zichan felt a little relieved, with a look of relief on his face.
"By the way, are there people from Song Kingdom?"
Li Ran suddenly asked.
The State of Lu is no longer sure to come to this meeting to apply for land, so the only one left who has close ties with Qingfeng is the State of Song.
"Song Kingdom? It seems there is no news yet."
Zichan shook his head, not sure.
After listening, Li Ran fell into thinking again.
Qingfeng was a key breakthrough for the forces behind the Ji family of Lu, the Hua family of Song, and even the Zheng Guofeng family. The absence of the Ji family of Lu was enough to show that they were indeed ulterior.
And if Song Guo didn't come, it would mean that his previous guess was completely correct.
But once this happens, it is obvious that Marquis Lu's situation will become very difficult.
Of course, Li Ran did not inform Zichan of these troublesome matters. After all, these were matters of the Lu State and had no direct connection with Zichan.
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The next day, Li Ran received news again that Song State had decided to send people to attend the alliance meeting.
Moreover, three important figures from the Song Dynasty came this time, namely Prince Zuo, Xiang Xu and Hua Feisui.
The prince of the Song Dynasty, whose surname is Zi, is the son of the current king of the Song Dynasty (Gong Ping of Song Dynasty).
The Song Dynasty may not be outstanding in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period, and many people may have only heard of this country. Even if he knew something about it, it was probably limited to the battle of Hongshui. The only people who are well-known to people are probably Song Xianggong, who was full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and was one of the "Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period" in name only.
But actually? The Song Dynasty was relatively active during this era. Especially the two "Annihilation Alliances", it seems that it was the Song State that single-handedly promoted it.
As a mediator between Jin and Chu, he has won decades of peace for the entire Central Plains region.
And the prince Zuo in front of him, who later became Duke Yuan of Song Dynasty, is actually worth mentioning.
It is said that the important official positions in the Song Dynasty at that time, just like those in the Central Plains countries, were all held by Shiqing.
But as time goes by, the conflict between Jun and Qing becomes increasingly intensified. Even though everyone is apparently a relative, this kind of already weak family affection has very little effect in such a situation.
As a result, there was the later "Huaxiang Rebellion".
The so-called "Hua Xiang Rebellion", to put it simply, is a series of struggles for supreme power between Duke Yuan of Song Dynasty and the Hua and Xiang clans.
The most noteworthy thing is that it ended with the overall victory of Duke Yuan of Song Dynasty, the current Duke Zuo.
The most talked-about thing among them is that although Song Yuan Gong was a monarch, he actually exchanged hostages with Hua Hai, Xiang Ning, and Hua Ding, who were ministers, and the monarch and ministers vowed not to attack each other.
If we say that in this era of broken etiquette and music, it is quite common for countries to exchange protons with each other.
But do you dare to believe that the monarch and his ministers are cheating on each other?
Even the screenwriters of the later era would not dare to write this kind of script, but Song Yuan Gong relied on this coquettish operation, and finally saved all his children through hard work and humiliation.
Moreover, in the end, he turned his back and directly killed the hostages of the Hua and Xiang families. And drove Hua Hai, Hua Ding and others out of the Song Dynasty. (For the convenience of everyone’s understanding, these two people are called Hua a)
And it was this incident that made Prince Zuo (Dong Yuan of Song) bear the infamy of betraying his oath.
But at the same time, what is more worth mentioning is that Song Yuan Gong relied on this method to complete the only case in the late Spring and Autumn Period in which a monarch successfully killed Quan Qing.
And this "feat" also successfully explained what the wise saying "a gentleman never shows anger" means.
As for Xiang Xu and Hua Feisui, as mentioned before, the alliance to eliminate soldiers was promoted by the Song Dynasty. The initiator of this oath was Xiang Xu in front of him.
So in short, Xiang Xu had a very good reputation. Although he was just the chief minister of the Song Dynasty, as the two superpowers at the time, both sides wanted to sell him some face.
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Chapter 280_Two or three events in the Song Dynasty
At the Shen Di Meeting, three important figures from the Song Kingdom came, namely Prince Zuo (the future Duke of Song and Yuan Dynasty), the Zuo Shi Xiangxu of the Song Kingdom, and Sima Hua Feisui.
I have finished talking about Prince Zuo and Xiang Xu before, and finally I will focus on Hua Feisui.
Hua Feisui also came from the Hua family of the Song Dynasty, and as a Sima of the Song Dynasty, he was the third most powerful figure after Xiang Xu, the left master, and Hua Hai, the right master.
But the difference between Hua Fei Sui and Xiang Ning and Hua Hai who later rebelled was that Hua Fei Sui was always loyal to the emperor and the country, and was highly virtuous and respected (please keep this character in mind to facilitate memory, call it Hua B).
It was this person who later helped Duke Yuan of Song Dynasty attack the Hua and Xiang families, causing Hua Hai, Hua Ding and Xiang Ning to flee Chen State. (Hua b helps the monarch defeat Hua a)
But the problem is that in the Spring and Autumn Period, all powerful people must have many descendants, and the Song Dynasty was a country where aristocratic families were in power, so the generations of descendants of the aristocratic families reproduced innumerable generations.
Hua Feisui had three sons in total, namely, the eldest son, Shaosima Huayu, the second son, Yushihua Duoliao, and the third son, Huadeng.
Among his three sons, the third one fled to the Kingdom of Wu. The eldest and second son did not like each other, and they all wanted to kill each other. In the end, there was a drama in which Hua Duoliao framed Hua Ao and the brothers fell in love with each other. (Hua B internal strife, Hua Ao b1, Hua Duoliao b2)
Hua Yao, who was forced to do anything, did not stop, hijacked Hua Feisui, summoned the exiled Hua and Xiang tribesmen, and launched a rebellion. (Hua b1 instigated Hua to rebel against a)
The next story is very exciting.
The rebel parties of the Hua and Xiang ethnic groups advanced with great success, and the Duke of Song and Yuan Dynasty cowered in the capital and did not dare to come out, but Hua Xiang judged that they could not get in. At this time, Walden, who was in exile in the Kingdom of Wu, persuaded the King of Wu and sent out a large army to support him. (Hua ab1 united with Wu to attack Song Dynasty)
Immediately afterwards, the Qi State was also involved, and from this, a civil strife in the Song State gradually evolved into a war between the Qi and Song Allied Forces and the Wu State. (Hua b2 unites Qi Guo)
The war took several turns, and the Wu army invaded Shangqiu, the capital of the Song Dynasty. Duke Yuan of Song Dynasty completely collapsed and was about to run away. (Hua ab1 wins)
Then, a cook (Pu) appeared on the scene. He wrapped a severed head in his skirt and pretended to be Walden's head. He ran and shouted. When Wu Jun heard the news, he in turn collapsed on the spot and became a mess. , and then were counterattacked by the Qi and Song coalition forces, and were defeated in the end. (Hua b2 wins)
As a result, Duke Yuan of Song Dynasty saved his last face and was not driven out of the country by the rebels. (Hua b2 Qin Wang Yougong)
And the name of this cook Pu was engraved in history, which can be compared with the soldier surnamed Zhang during the Mongolian attack on Song Dynasty and the battle of Diaoyu City in later generations.
But does the story end there?
No, no, obviously not yet.
Although the Hua and Xiang rebels were defeated, Walden was not stupid. He packed up the remaining defeated soldiers and quickly regrouped, planning to make a comeback.
At this time, the Jin State forced its younger brothers Cao Guo and Wei Guo to participate. (Hua b2 attracted Jin)
At this time, the five major countries were involved in the civil strife in Song Dynasty.
Then, the climax stage came.
Hua Ao sent people to Chu State to bring reinforcements. When Chu State heard that there was a bargain, which was in line with the wishes of their previous kings to drink from the Yellow River and dominate the Central Plains, they immediately sent troops to support Hua Xiang's rebellion. (Hua ab1 invited Chu State to help)
The most interesting scene also happened.
The two countries Wu and Chu originally had sworn hatred, but they stood on a united front because they supported the Fahrenheit of Song.
In addition, the two kingdoms of Qi and Jin, which were originally seemingly inseparable, actually came together again on this matter.
The entire Central Plains can be said to have been turned into a pot of porridge by Fahrenheit's internal strife.
And because of the participation of Jin and Chu, the war fell into a stalemate. In the end, it was only at the expense of Duke Yuan of Song that he bowed his head and allowed Hua Xiang and others to flee to Chu. This civil war, which lasted for three years and affected the entire world, came to an end. (Hua ab1 escaped unscathed, and Hua b2 protected him with merit)
Seeing this, I wonder if anyone will find a problem.
In other words, Hua Feisui, who was kidnapped by Hua Yao, seems to have never appeared again since the beginning of the civil war!
Do you still remember his character?
Now think about it again, is this civil war in Song Dynasty, which can attract the participation of all countries in the world, not as simple as it seems on the surface?
On the surface, it looks like it's just an internal strife in Fahrenheit. But actually? In the end, the Xiang family was squeezed out, and the Hua family dominated the Song Dynasty. Moreover, another "rebellious party" was able to escape unscathed.
This is the end result.
Okay, we’ve almost finished eating the next melon, so let’s get back to business.
In fact, Song State was not far from Shendi, but because Hua Feisui made some mistakes along the way and deliberately slowed down the progress of the Song State mission, Song State actually became the last one to arrive.
As a result, the King of Chu was very angry, and the consequences were serious.
Your little Song Kingdom helped Qing Feng of Zhongli Kingdom to deal with our Chu Kingdom from the beginning, and now you are deliberately procrastinating when you come to participate in the alliance. What's wrong? Isn’t it a bit untidy?
King Xiong Wei of Chu was already domineering and domineering. How could he bear it when he saw that the Song Dynasty was making trouble for him again and again?
Therefore, on the second day after the Song Dynasty's envoy arrived in Shendi, the King of Chu immediately summoned his ministers to discuss how to give the Song Dynasty a disincentive.
"Everyone, the Song people are really bullying others! If we don't show them some color, how can we, the Chu State, be the leader of the world?"
The meaning of the King of Chu is actually very simple. The Song State is not worth mentioning at all. If Chu State cannot even "educate" such a small country, how can it be decent?
Then wouldn’t the “domination of the world” boasted by Chu State become a joke?
No, we have to deal with him, we have to deal with him severely!
Now that the people from the Song Kingdom have arrived, no one can escape!
However, where in the world is there a wall that is airtight? Such a serious situation finally reached the ears of Zichan and Xiangxu.
When Zichan heard that the King of Chu was going to attack the three people from Song, he couldn't help being frightened, and hurriedly led Xiang Xu to find Li Ran.
As a result, Li Ran also met Xiang Xu, the left master of the Song Dynasty who played a decisive role in the history of the Song Dynasty and even in the entire Spring and Autumn Period history.
In fact, this is not the first time Li Ran has met Xiang Xu. The first time they met was at the Guo Alliance meeting a few years ago.
It's just that Xiang Xu, who we haven't seen for a few years and is now in his late fifties, looks older. His face is full of wrinkles, his beard and hair are gray, and his eyes are thin and his lips are thick.
And his old face may be related to the fact that he has been traveling all year round.
After all, these days we are constantly running around, exposed to wind and sun, and have no sunscreen. It would be strange not to look older.
"Li Ran, a traveler from Zheng, has met Master Xiang Zuo."
"No gifts, no gifts! Xu has heard of Zi Ming's name for a long time, but when he saw it today, he really is a talented person!"
Xiang Xu is actually Li Ran's grandfather, but he still calls himself "Xu" in front of Li Ran, which shows that he really admires Li Ran from the bottom of his heart.
The three of them chatted for a while, sat down, and then went straight to the topic.
"Ziming, have you ever heard that the King of Chu wants to embarrass the people of Song?"
Zichan asked first, and Li Ran nodded immediately.
"But I have heard about it. Do you think this is why the doctor and Master Zuo came here today?"
Li Ran naturally guessed the purpose of the two people's visit.
I saw Xiang Xu stroking his beard with one hand and said rather angrily:
"The King of Chu is arrogant, domineering and unprincipled. He wants to make things difficult for us, the Song Dynasty, in order to show off his prestige as the King of Chu. Isn't it the behavior of a great country to treat guests like this?"
As a native of the Song Dynasty, Xiang Xu was obviously very resentful about this matter.
