Li Ran never expected that what he and Shen Wuyu discussed would be known to the King of Chu!
Moreover, it is obvious that it is not difficult to hear from King Chu's tone that it seems that Shen Wuyu directly complained to King Chu.
Li Ran couldn't help but be slightly startled and hesitated for a moment. But then he thought that Shen Wuyu was a very loyal person. The investigation of the traitor in Chu was of great importance, so he informed the king of Chu about the matter so that the king of Chu could be careful. It is reasonable to say so. It's just that the method is not clever.
But when the King of Chu suddenly asked about this matter, it was obvious that he did not ask this question just to catch the traitor.
"Your Majesty already knows, but I don't know what the purpose is? Please clarify it."
Li Ran bowed and saluted, which was a reply to King Chu.
However, King Chu sneered and said casually:
"Sir, you are plotting against me and the country of Chu. I will certainly be aware of this."
"But there are some things. Sir, please don't lie to me in private. I don't tolerate people in the court doing these little things."
Yes, King Chu suddenly mentioned this matter simply because he wanted to give Li Ran a warning.
He had already known what Li Ran had done in Lu State.
And as the king of Chu, how could he let what happened in Lu happen to Chu again?
For the King of Chu, he naturally had to weigh this matter.
In fact, after listening to Shen Wuyu's story about the traitor, he certainly knew something about it. But even so, Li Ran couldn't let Li Ran find out the traitor directly, especially at this juncture.
The reason is actually simple.
Just because the Chu State is currently in a critical period of destroying Wu and dominating the world, the King of Chu knows very well that since this traitor can even know top-secret matters, it can be seen that his power must be considerable and his involvement must be extensive.
Therefore, if the carrot is pulled out and everyone is involved, the Chu State Court will definitely be in a state of unrest!
Then I'm afraid he won't even have time to quell the chaos, so how can he talk about his grand plans? And how to realize his vision of Chu State regaining hegemony?
Of course the traitor must be caught, but when? This is very particular.
The difference is not insignificant.
Therefore, he certainly does not want Li Ran to delve too deeply into this matter. What he hopes now is that Li Ran can serve him conscientiously and make suggestions for his hegemony during the last period of his stay in Chu State. Just make suggestions.
Back to the topic, when Li Ran heard the warning from the King of Chu, he was very aware of it, so he just said "promise", stopped talking, bowed and then retreated.
Yeah, what else is there to say?
Since you, King Chu, have already spoken up to this point, what else can I, an outsider, say?
…
Let’s talk about the civil strife in Chen.
The King of Chu took decisive action according to Li Ran's words, and the effect was immediate. Just after he sent someone to rebuke Young Master Zhao and Young Master Guo, the feud between the two suddenly broke out!
As mentioned earlier, the two of them originally wanted to create a story about "a rare thing that can be lived in", but how could they have imagined that Taisun Wu would be able to escape to Chu?
Now that it is known that Chu State is going to intervene in this matter, the situation has naturally become extremely terrifying.
In the end, it was Mr. Chen who made a quick move and actually sent someone to pretend to be a Chinese, planned a riot among the Chinese, and then killed the young master directly in the chaos!
In fact, the young master said that he was killed by the riots of the countrymen, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is the young master preparing to take the blame.
So, naturally, after the death of the young master, the young master Zhao quickly put all the blame for the rebellion on his head. But the connection between himself and this matter was completely removed.
However, Gongzi Zhao may not have expected that his self-righteous operation would directly lead to the destruction of the entire Chen Kingdom!
At the same time, the Song Dynasty also sent envoys.
However, the person they sent was not Zuo Shi Xiangxu, but a little-known doctor Dai E.
In fact, to say that he was sent to discuss the affairs of Chen State with Chu State, it is better to say that he was just here to decorate the appearance.
First of all, does this matter have anything to do with the Song Dynasty?
No
Secondly, did the Chu State really come to ask for their opinion from the Song State?
impossible
What's more, now that the Song Dynasty itself is a mud bodhisattva and cannot protect itself when crossing the river, how can it find the free time to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries?
Therefore, although Li Ran's intention was good, he wanted to use the prestige of Song Xiangxu and their status as a powerful vassal country in the Central Plains to contain the behavior of the King of Chu. After all, people in the Song Dynasty should also understand the principle of lips dying and teeth cold.
But what Li Ran didn't expect was that just because Xiang Xu was seriously ill, there was no such "human sobriety" as Xiang Xu to make plans. Most of the princes and officials in this world are just short-sighted people who only understand involution.
However, it is not difficult to see from this that there is really no one in the Song Kingdom now.
Only one Zuo Shi, Xiang Rong, still had some feelings for the world. However, after all, he is now in his twilight years, and many things are no longer feasible.
Of course, Song State's failure was beyond Li Ran's expectation. However, for King Xiong Wei of Chu, it has to be said that it is a God-given opportunity!
The Song State sent Dai E, a person with no weight at all, which clearly showed that they were ignoring the decision of the Chu State!
Now that all the countries in the Central Plains are in ruins, what else does he have to worry about?
Don’t say anything, just do it!
So he sent Prince Qiji to lead the army, accompanied by Li Ran and Song Dafu Dai E. On the surface, he was serving Wu, the grandson of Chen State, and sent troops to attack Chen State.
There is no need to elaborate on what happens next. How can Chen State be Chu State’s opponent?
The civil war in Chen Dynasty was not over yet, and the Chu army was still under the guidance of Taisun Wu, and was accompanied by Dai E, a senior official of the Song Dynasty. So wherever they went, all the cities and towns were waiting for the wind to fall, and Prince Qiji's army did not encounter any obstruction at all.
Prince Qiji led the army to march unimpeded throughout the territory of Chen State, and within a few days, they reached Wanqiu, the capital of Chen State.
Young Master Zhao looked up from the tower, but when he saw Master Chu's formation, he knew that the situation was over, so how could he dare to resist?
He also heard that General Chu was shouting outside the city. The young master had no choice but to open the gate of Wanqiu City and surrender.
As a result, the King of Chu took down the entire Chen Kingdom without any bloodshed.
When Young Master Zhao was leaving the city to surrender, he suddenly saw Li Ran and couldn't help but cursed:
"Li Ziming, you are an immoral person who forgets his ancestors, Shuzi... you will not die a good death!"
Why did this Young Master Zhao know Li Ran? This is mainly because he and Li Ran had a chance encounter at the Guodi meeting.
But at this moment, seeing Li Ran actually in the Chu camp, he immediately understood all this. It must be him who was behind the scenes making suggestions for the Chu country!
He didn't dare to offend Chu State, but he was still very confident in scolding Li Ran.
But Li Ran, at this moment, only looked at him with a very sad look and said nothing.
There is nothing much to say. When it comes to "disloyalty and forgetfulness of ancestors", Gongzi Zhao is simply not qualified to criticize others.
And how can a person like him understand a "great benevolence" like Li Ran?
Whatever. We are all not from the same place, so let’s just settle for our own destiny.
Look at me not being the king in the Spring and Autumn Period.8.2...m. :
