Since Cai Guo was conquered, according to the consistent style of the King of Chu, it would naturally be "enfeoffed".
In the State of Chen, since the King of Chu granted Chuan Fengxu the title of county magistrate, what about the State of Cai?
At Guan Cong's suggestion, the King of Chu immediately appointed Prince Qiji as the county magistrate of Cai County.
On the one hand, this shows the King of Chu's trust in Prince Qiji.
On the other hand, for the King of Chu, he could not find a more suitable candidate than his younger brother. As his plate grew larger, it became apparent that he had fewer and fewer people he could trust.
After Li Ran learned the news, he felt something was wrong.
In the evening, he also talked about this matter with Ji Le and Sun Wu. Sun Wu felt that King Chu's approach was completely reasonable and there seemed to be no problem.
Li Ran said slightly worriedly:
"Prince Qiji is the best at fishing for fame, which is very different from the King of Chu. He has always been outstanding in the world for his virtues. In addition, he was named Cai Gong this time, and his reputation has already reached It’s the ultimate. The Chu State’s government and the public alike hold him in high esteem, so how can it not be worrisome if he has such an unstoppable trend?”
What he meant was that Prince Qiji now became Cai Gong, which was equivalent to having the sphere of influence of a country. If we take into account his extremely special status, his irresistible "mandate of destiny", and his reputation among the princes and people of various countries.
To a large extent, he actually already has all the conditions that far exceed those of a minister.
Therefore, once he has a different intention, it will be an extremely dangerous thing.
Hearing the sound, Sun Wu nodded thoughtfully without saying a word.
Ji Le, on the other hand, still asked very innocently:
"Even so, why do you think that your husband will definitely rebel against Prince Qiji?"
"The King of Chu treats his younger brother well, so what is there to gain by rebelling against the King of Chu?"
Although Ji Le has traveled around the world since he was a child, he is not as knowledgeable and knowledgeable as Li Ran.
After hearing this, Li Ran only answered her with a very simple sentence:
"Hey... Since ancient times, very few people can resist the temptation of the throne. What's more, it's the king of the Chu Kingdom."
Indeed, Li Ran certainly knew the rules of the game for the two thousand years of imperial rule in later generations.
Throughout the ages, the emperor's position of "I am the only one in heaven and on earth" has been the dream of everyone.
The reason why Ji Le didn't feel this way was precisely because she was used to seeing princes and kings with great power, doing nothing all day long, and without any actual power. Therefore, of course she didn't know what kind of existence this "king" of the Chu State, a king who was highly similar to the emperors of later generations, was.
Therefore, Ji Le only nodded in understanding.
Later, Sun Wu couldn't help but asked:
"Then...sir, should we stop him?"
Sun Wu asked a very critical question.
Now that he has noticed the crisis in the Chu State, should Li Ran, who has held the Chu State to such an extent, intervene?
This is indeed a very difficult problem.
Based on the current relationship between Li Ran and the King of Chu, it would actually make sense for Li Ran to choose to remain silent.
After all, Li Ran said so much before, but King Chu didn't listen to a word, so what reason did he have to continue to give earnest advice?
But after all, Li Ran is different from other counselors, or Quan Qing.
Whether it was his identity and knowledge from the future, or his so-called "righteousness" in this life, he had to develop an "innate" sense of justice.
"I am not in a position to negotiate with King Chu about this matter, so let Shen Wuyu do it."
After thinking again and again, Li Ran finally decided to hand over this task to Shen Wuyu.
So, he immediately got a letter and ordered Sun Wu to send it to Zhongli quickly.
At this moment, since Shen Wuyu's task of supervising the construction of the new capital in Qianxi has been completed, he is now serving as the county governor in Zhongli.
…
The words were divided into two parts. Just when Li Ran was writing to Shen Wuyu, Owl Yi was also planning to write to Li Ran in Zhengyi.
In the past few days, Owl Wing's informants in Zheng Yi came frequently to report. They discovered that Feng Duan's movements were now becoming more and more strange, and seemed to be related to Shu Niu Duo.
Owl Wing is worried that there may be some shocking conspiracy behind this.
But Owl Yi had already written to Li Ran about all these matters before, and Li Ran also replied in his letter, only saying that he wouldn't be able to go back for a while, and that if anyone was undecided, he could go find him. Sub-property discussion.
Therefore, on this day, Owl Wings boldly came to Zichan's house quietly to pay his respects.
Zichan ordered him to go directly to the side room to meet him, but Owl Wings, after greeting him, said in a short and long way:
"The shaman spoke in vague words, talking about starting a fire in the Four Kingdoms. Recently, Shu Niu has disappeared, and there seems to be a lot of movement over Dr. Boshi's side. I may not be sure to pay attention, so please give me some advice."
It's one thing to report the situation to Li Ran, but it's another thing to make the best preparations for Zheng Yi.
Before everything was clear, the only thing he could do was to be on guard.
As for how to take precautions, he obviously could only ask Yu Zichan now.
Of course, Zichan had already heard about what he said. After all, as a minister in power, he was always better informed.
However, after hearing what Owl Wings said, Zichan stood up and walked around, with his hands behind his back and a worried expression on his face:
"Hey...the storm is about to fall, who can stop it?"
"It's nothing more than the words of witches. I have never believed in these witches. They are very evil when I see them."
"However, Shu Niu and Feng Bo Stone are a serious concern for our country, Zheng..."
"Well……"
Zichan thought for a moment, looked at the owl wings and said:
"Since Ziming has entrusted you with the full authority to mobilize the people on the Ji family side, you should first arrange for people in plain clothes to be posted around the four gates to closely monitor the passers-by. Whenever you encounter anyone suspicious, report it immediately. I will take this matter to your Majesty. We will discuss it with the elder, just go ahead and do it."
It has to be said that Zichan's actions were still a bit conservative.
It's no wonder, after all, he is now the second-in-command of the Zheng Kingdom, and his every word, every move, and every move is clearly visible. Therefore, whenever you want to take action, you will inevitably be a little constrained.
Owlwing nodded and continued listening.
Zichan stroked his beard and continued:
"The power of the Chu Kingdom has suddenly risen, and the whole world has been disturbed by it. Now is a good time for these people to act secretly. Therefore, remember to be cautious and not expose your feet and let others notice."
Zichan is very experienced, how could he not know the principle of "fishing in troubled waters"?
Now the whole world is shocked by the overwhelming momentum of Chu State. As a neighbor of Chu State, he, Zheng State, is naturally the most touched.
Since the world is not peaceful now, then those people like Feng Duan who are lurking in the dark will do nothing?
It's obviously impossible.
"I will discuss this matter with Ziming again at that time. You can continue to make arrangements like this for now. If there are any changes, I will send someone to notify you."
After giving instructions to Owl Wing, Zichan raised his hand to indicate that Owl Wing could retreat.
After Owl Yi returned to Jishi's home, in addition to making arrangements according to Zichan's instructions, he also sent another letter to Li Ran, telling Li Ran all about Zichan's intentions.
(End of chapter)
