Li Ran's words made Prince Qiji stunned.
That was natural. For Li Ran's ambitions, Wang Zi Qiji, who had only seen power struggles, could not understand them at all.
it's not surprising
Obviously, for Prince Qiji, and even for the vast majority of princes, princes and ministers of this era, all people in the world are just two types of people, one is the loser and the other is the winner.
And in this bustling world, everyone is fighting for power and profit. The so-called "ambition" and "royal way" are nothing more than this.
Therefore, it is impossible for Wang Ziqiji to understand a special case like Li Ran, who holds a completely indescribable belief.
Coincidentally, Prince Qiji was not the only one who couldn't understand Li Ran.
Speaking of which, Li Ran actually couldn't understand why Wang Zi Qiji suddenly extended an olive branch to him.
Li Ran was actually confused by Wang Zi Qiji's actions.
Indeed, Wang Ziqiji's change of attitude was not without reason.
…
The time goes back to before Prince Qiji went to the Jin Kingdom as an envoy to hire.
Just before he left for Jin, Wu Ju brought Wu She to visit him. (Wu She: Son of Wu Ju)
As mentioned before, in fact, Prince Qiji had always been interested in recruiting the ministers around his brother. The entire Wuju clan is no exception.
Especially after Wu Ju experienced the Battle of Qunshu and the Battle of Chaoyi, he achieved the great success of killing Wu King Zhufan, and became the most popular big shot around the King of Chu. Prominence, the glory of the lintel can be said to have reached its peak.
Therefore, how could the always ambitious prince Qiji not know the importance of the Wu family? Therefore, when Wu Ju and his son came for a sudden visit, his joy was beyond words.
"Oh, Mr. Wu Ju personally came to the door. I'm so scared, I'm so scared..."
At this time, Prince Qiji actually didn't know what kind of attitude Wu Ju had towards him. After all, King Xiong Wei of Chu had just ascended the throne, and everyone was actually still in the process of testing each other.
Therefore, he seemed to be extremely cautious when dealing with Wu Ju and Wu She.
"The fourth prince is about to go on an envoy. There will be a lot of trouble for coming here. I hope the fourth prince won't take it personally."
Wu Ju's attitude was also very respectful, and there was nothing unusual about it on the surface.
The two sat down and had a chat.
After talking for a while, the topic suddenly turned to Li Ran, intentionally or unintentionally.
"I wonder what the Fourth Prince thinks of Li Ziming?"
Wu Ju asked tentatively at first. Prince Qiji's answer also seemed very conservative. He only smiled slightly and replied:
"This man is unparalleled in his intelligence and scheming. There is probably no one in this world who can match him."
This is almost nonsense. In fact, it is completely answering the wrong question.
And the reason why he said this was obviously because he was perfunctory. Because he didn't know what purpose Wu Ju had for suddenly asking Li Ran like this?
This is the difference between him and King Chu.
If it were the King of Chu who was in front of Wu Ju at this moment, he would definitely ask Wu Ju directly, what does this mean? But he won't be like him, just using a very obvious nonsense to prevaricate.
It is not difficult to see from this that compared to King Xiong Wei of Chu, Prince Qiji is indeed more hypocritical and cunning.
"What the fourth prince said is true."
"In the battle of Qunshu and the battle of Chaoyi, although Li Ziming didn't offer many suggestions, they were all successful!"
"This man's intelligence is close to that of a demon. If he can be used by our Chu country, it will be our Chu country's fortune, but..."
Of course Wu Ju also understood that Wang Zi Qiji had no intention of telling the truth to him, so he simply kept it secret.
But he obviously hasn't finished speaking yet.
It would be best if Li Ran could be used by Chu State now. But what if Li Ran leaves Chu State one day?
"Oh? It turns out that the doctor is worried that if Li Ran leaves our Chu country in the future, will he eventually become a disaster for our Chu country?"
Prince Qiji took over his words and asked with a fake frown.
Wu Ju couldn't help but nodded and continued:
"Exactly! If this person does not become a real Chu minister one day, he will most likely become a powerful enemy of our Chu country in the future!"
"And the fourth prince thinks that our country of Chu will be able to deal with such an enemy in the future?"
Wu Ju had already seen Li Ran's ability before, and he thought he couldn't deal with him.
So, he set his sights on Prince Qiji.
It seemed that he was placing his hope on the prince to abandon his illness.
But after Prince Qiji listened, he remained silent for a long time, his eyebrows furrowed, and he couldn't help but look worried.
At this time, Wu She, who had been standing beside Wu Ju and had never spoken a word, suddenly said:
"Fourth Prince, what my father said is true!"
"Although Li Ran can make some achievements for our Chu country now, he will eventually be our Chu country's biggest enemy in the future!"
At this point, Wu She paused slightly and continued tentatively:
"I think it's time to clear away the hidden dangers for our country of Chu..."
At the end of Wu She's words, his voice became deeper and deeper, and even the expression on his face looked extremely cold.
And both Wu Ju and Wang Zi Qiji understood what he meant instantly.
In fact, when all this is over, Li Ran will become dispensable to the Chu State.
Therefore, in order to prevent Li Ran from becoming the bane of Chu State in the future, while Li Ran is still in Chu State, we should do nothing but kill him directly.
In fact, this is not the first time Wu Ju has raised such an opinion.
As early as the meeting in Guodi, Wu Ju had mentioned it to the prince who wanted to recruit Li Ran.
When Li Ran first came to Chu State, Wu Ju also mentioned it again.
However, King Chu seemed to have no plans in this regard. At least judging from King Chu's current attitude towards Li Ran, he obviously has no intention in this regard.
Although he expressed to the King of Chu that he was willing to take the blame for Chu, the King of Chu has never made any statement on this matter.
I didn’t say I agreed, but I didn’t say I disagreed either.
This couldn't help but make him look a little anxious.
And this was the real reason why he agreed to "visit" Prince Qiji today.
Since the King of Chu is unwilling to take action, let's find someone with a clearer mind.
After listening to the speeches of father and son Wu Ju and Wu She, Prince Qiji immediately understood what they meant.
He looked at Wu She, then at Wu Ju, and there was silence again.
After a while, he looked at Wu Ju and said:
"With just the strength of you and me, are you really sure?"
What he meant was that without the explicit instruction of the King of Chu, could they really kill Li Ran with just the two of them?
But in fact, this sentence has another subtext.
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Chapter 291_Within the light cone, there is destiny
Faced with the proposal of Wu Ju and Wu She, the father and son, Wang Zi Qiji still looked a little worried.
I'm worried that even if they join forces, will they be able to save Li Ran's life in the Chu Kingdom in the end?
Of course, there is actually another subtext in his words:
Do you, Wu Ju, really have the same heart as me?
After all, Li Ran made great contributions to the Chu State. Now everyone in the Chu State regards Li Ran as the most popular person around the King of Chu.
Moreover, Li Ran was well-known throughout the world. If they killed Li Ran in Chu State, how would the King of Chu treat them? How will the world view them?
The most important thing is that although you, Wu Ju, are absolutely right in what you say, how do I know if you are really of the same mind as me?
After all, this drama of "the mantis stalking the cicada, followed by the oriole behind" is actually as commonplace in this age of intrigue and intrigue.
After all, in a sense, this incident is very likely to affect his future reputation and popularity.
As an idol who naturally likes to "sing, dance, rap and play basketball" in front of everyone, Wang Zi Qiji has a deep obsession with winning the favor of the world.
Therefore, if because of this incident, his reputation among the people collapses, or even arouses the resentment of the world, even if it removes a hidden danger for Chu State, it will not be worth the gain for his prince Qiji. .
"Although this matter is difficult, after all, it is related to the great cause of our country, Chu, and it is our duty to do so!"
This time, when faced with Wang Zi Qiji's question, Wu Ju gave a relatively positive answer.
Yes, on the surface, Wu Ju did take a stand and he was willing to form an alliance with Prince Qiji on this matter.
But in fact, he still meant what he said.
He used "the great cause of Chu State" as a shield. In other words, Wu Ju was only dedicated to the country. As long as you, Prince Qiji, are loyal to the great cause of the Chu State, then we are the same pair of pants!
Of course, the great cause of Chu State can be led by your prince Qiji. But at the same time, everything is for the King of Chu, and everything is for the country of Chu.
At this time, Prince Qiji obviously did not notice this. He thought that Wu Ju had agreed to be used by him and become his party member.
So, he was naturally extremely happy and agreed to the matter.
In his opinion, as long as Wu Ju can be on his side, there is no doubt that there will be basically no obstacles to his intention to usurp the throne in the future.
After all, compared to his brother Xiong Wei, King of Chu, his reputation and popularity in Chu State, his talents and abilities, and even the "instruction of destiny" are obviously better.
As long as the name is justified (supported by the ministers), what obstacles are there?
…
Therefore, in the main hall today, the reason why Prince Qiji "doesn't deal with" Li Ran at all times, and even insults Li Ran in front of his brother, is precisely because of this tacit understanding between him and Wu Ju .
That being the case, he now secretly seeks out Li Ran and intends to recruit him, but why?
Because this plan can never keep up with changes.
Do you still remember that on the day of the Shen Di Meeting, Prince Qiji proposed to the King of Chu that he should detain Xu Zi? At that time, what was Wu Ju's answer when he faced the King of Chu's inquiry?
It's okay to hold it back, but it's better to 'deny yourself and return to etiquette'.
At that time, Wu Ju was fooled, and he thought he could get through.
But little did he know that it was precisely because of his answer that Wang Zi Qiji suddenly came to his senses!
The detention of Xu Zi was not actually a big deal for the Chu State. After all, the King of Chu had done a lot of extraordinary things. Now, just relying on his status as the leader of the alliance to detain the king of a small country, for Prince Qiji, this is at best a small "helping the evil".
But even so, Wu Ju didn't support him directly. Instead, he said some impartial words to excuse him.
This made Wang Zi Qiji feel dissatisfied for the first time.
He knew very well that this Wu Ju was still someone close to his brother Wang after all! Not his prince Qiji's!
He Wu Ju was only for the consideration of Chu State, not for his prince Qi Ji!
Thus, this was his intention to recruit Li Ran today.
Aren’t you, Wu Ju, going to kill Li Ran?
Aren’t you, Wu Ju, working against me here? new
Aren't you unwilling to betray my stupid brother?
OK!
If Li Ran can become my prince Qiji's assistant, then who else in the Chu Kingdom can stop me?
In terms of the speed of falling out, Wang Zi Qiji's reaction was not much slower than Wu Ju's.
…
After explaining the cause and effect clearly, his eyes returned to the present.
When Wang Zi Qiji heard Li Ran's answer, he couldn't help but frowned. Recruiting Li Ran was of great significance to him.
But Li Ran's reason for rejecting him seemed so novel that he didn't know how to respond for a moment.
What does it mean that "the way of Chu is not the way of Ran; the way of Ran is not the way of Chu?"
I'm talking to you, but you're talking about it with me?
Isn't this really a joke?
"Oh? May I ask, sir, what is the way?"
He still asked patiently, even though he couldn't understand it at all.
But Li Ran only thought that Prince Qiji was just like his brother, and he was here to ask for advice humbly.
Therefore, Li Ran's eyes couldn't help but become awe-inspiring for a moment, and he thought about this issue carefully. He hopes to be able to give an answer that satisfies everyone.
What is his way?
Is his Tao the Confucian benevolence? Legalist law? The love of the Mo family? A military strategist's plan? The rationale of Neo-Confucianism? Knowledge learned from the heart?
Are His ways constant? Or does it go on without peril?
His way is the way for everyone in the world? Or is it just him, Li Ran?
This is the tragedy of latecomers.
When you think you have understood all the "Taos" in this world, those "Taos" will instead become your shackles one by one and firmly bind your thinking. While it makes you search hard, you can't get the point.
This is like a circle that is not too big or too small. He walks back and forth in this circle, 80,000 miles from heaven to sea, but he is still in this circle.
It seems like a famous saying in quantum mechanics that he has learned:
"Within the cone of light lies destiny."
It seems that everything is already destined, and the pursuit of the ultimate truth seems to never end.
"gentlemen?"
Prince Qiji's voice woke Li Ran out of his thoughts.
Li Ran came back to his senses, and the stern eyes on his face had turned calm. He forced out a smile with great difficulty, looked at Wang Zi Qiji and said:
"Haha, I'll tell you the truth, but I haven't found this way yet."
"But what is certain is that neither King Chu's way nor the fourth prince's way is what Li Ran wants."
"So...if the fourth prince wants to take action, he can do it now."
