After receiving Li Ran's letter, Shen Wuyu did not dare to neglect and immediately rushed back to Qianxi without stopping.
Now that the new capital of Qianxi is completed, the King of Chu's teacher will naturally not go all the way back to Yingdu, but choose to live directly in Qianxi.
The first thing Shen Wuyu did when he came to Qianxi was not to meet the King of Chu directly, but to go to Li Ran's official residence first.
The two of them got straight to the point, and there were no small talk.
"What evidence is there for what the gentleman said in his letter?"
Shen Wuyu asked directly.
In the letter, Li Ran mentioned the impact that Prince Qiji might have on Chu after becoming Cai Gong. He also hinted that Prince Qiji might one day completely overturn the rule of Chu King Xiong Wei.
As for Shen Wuyu, it was a coincidence that he had paid special attention to Prince Qiji before. Especially when he was building a new capital, he followed the clues all the way and found out that the person who had been running errands for the prince was Fei Wuji, the teacher of his eldest son Jian.
But he was not sure for a moment whether what Li Ran said was true or false.
After all, it is obviously inappropriate to arbitrarily accuse others of "possibly causing trouble" just because they arranged for someone to intervene in the construction of the new capital.
"Does the doctor think that with the fourth prince's caution, he would leave any evidence for you and me to notice?"
"Now that the fourth prince has taken over the entire Cai Kingdom, his reputation is growing. If he wants to imitate the King of Chu back then, why not? Besides, this person has the 'destiny of being on the wall'!"
"How can such outstanding people be willing to live under others for a long time?"
Li Ran tried his best to speak as thoroughly as possible so that Shen Wuyu could understand how serious the consequences of this matter were.
When Shen Wuyu heard this, he was not stupid. How could he not understand the meaning of Li Ran's words?
But he still couldn't figure out one thing, that is, since Li Ran had already submitted his resignation and was determined to leave the Chu Kingdom, why was he so worried about the affairs of the Chu Kingdom now?
Isn’t this contradictory?
"The king of Chu is arrogant, but the people of Chu are innocent. I really don't want to see the people of Chu suffer the consequences of the king's fault."
"The doctor is one of the few upright ministers in the Chu Kingdom. You should understand Li Ran's intention, right?"
After Li Ran finished speaking, Shen Wuyu nodded silently, but remained silent.
Just listen to Li Ran continue to say:
"Li Ran and the king have already had a rift regarding Chen Cai, so this matter must not come from my mouth."
"This matter is related to the great plan of the Chu State. I also ask the doctor to speak up and persuade the king."
As of now, he has no better way.
Apart from Shen Wuyu, he really couldn't think of anyone else who could convince King Chu.
Wu Ju?
Although Wu Ju was considered a sensible person, he also had many conflicts with Prince Qiji. However, this person was too wise to protect himself, and the prince abandoned his illness and became Cai Gong, so his power was not insignificant.
Therefore, just based on Wu Ju's character, Li Ran was sure that he would never want to take a trip into this muddy water.
Moreover, even if Wu Ju really talked about this matter, in the view of King Chu, it would most likely be nothing more than a farce of "Wu Ju was jealous of Prince Qiji" in the end.
At this time, the King of Chu would never listen to Wu Ju's advice on this.
Then besides the Wu family, who else can convince the King of Chu?
Obviously only Shen Wuyu can give it a try.
When Shen Wuyu saw that Li Ran was speaking with great solemnity, he immediately bowed his hand and said:
"Sir, you are kind to me, and you are helpful to the State of Chu. Wu Yuding should remember what you said!"
…
Qianxi Terrace, a building imitating Zhanghua Terrace.
Although it is not as grand and magnificent as Zhanghuatai, as a palace, it is considered extremely luxurious.
In the blink of an eye, Shen Wuyu has been working in Zhongli for a year. This time, not only did he receive a letter from Li Ran to advise the King of Chu, but he also reported his duties to the King of Chu in person.
When Shen Wuyu reported on his work, he said that although Zhongli was not prosperous under his management, it was still in good order and no rebellion had occurred. As for the remnants of Qingfeng's party, most of them were caught by him and escaped. Only some of them were completely useless, and they all fled to the state of Wu.
When the King of Chu heard about such achievements, he couldn't help but feel happy.
In fact, what he was most worried about was the Zhongli area.
After all, this territory connects the Central Plains to the north and Wu Chu to the south. The peace of this area was an important cornerstone for King Chu to destroy Wu in the future.
Fortunately, Shen Wuyu was very capable, and within a year, Zhongli was cured.
"Haha, I already know that Shen Qing is anything but ordinary. Now that I see it, it is indeed true!"
"Come, come, Shen Qing and I will have a drink together!"
When something happy happens, it’s natural to drink.
After two glasses of wine, the two gradually started chatting.
Of course, Shen Wuyu naturally talked about Chen and Cai, who had just been defeated recently.
"Your Majesty, Chen and Cai surrendered without a fight. This is the great fortune of our country, Chu!"
"I respect your Majesty, I wish you a long life, and I wish that Chu State can conquer the Central Plains in the north as soon as possible and drink from the Yellow River!"
If Shen Wuyu's character was in the past, he would definitely not be able to say such flattery.
Fortunately, after some "training" from Li Ran, Shen Wuyu has changed a lot to a certain extent on when to say what to say and how to say it.
Such a rare flattery from Shen Wuyu made King Chu feel happy physically and mentally. He stood up hurriedly, took Shen Wuyu's hand, and said with great affection:
"Shen Qing said it well!"
"Come, come, I'll give you a toast!"
Afterwards, after two more glasses of wine, King Chu took this opportunity to tentatively ask:
"Shen Qing, I am preparing to appoint Ji Di Qiji as the county magistrate in Cai State recently. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Shen Wuyu knew that the time was ripe, so he immediately took the opportunity to respond:
"As the saying goes, no one knows better than the father how to choose his son as his successor, and no one knows better than the king when choosing ministers. So what the minister says may not be right."
"But even so, since the king has asked this, I still have to say something."
Upon hearing this, King Chu suddenly became interested and hurriedly raised his hand to signal him to continue.
From this sentence, it is not difficult to see that Shen Wuyu has indeed learned too much from following Li Ran. Now Shen Wuyu, even the way he talks, is somewhat similar to Li Ran.
Shen Wuyu heard King Chu ask this, but he didn't say it directly, but just asked in a low voice:
"I don't know... Haha, I wonder if your Majesty has ever heard of the story of Duke Zheng Zhuang?"
Hearing the sound, King Chu couldn't help but frown again.
Because, in the historical impression of this era, Zheng Zhuanggong can also be regarded as a fierce man.
In that era when Chu State had not yet risen, and Qi State and Jin State were still developing in an insignificant way, Zheng Zhuanggong was the first monarch to take the lead in "coercing the emperor to order the princes".
In that era when the princes of various countries still had to sell some of the Zhou royal family's thin noodles, Zheng Zhuanggong was the first to use the name of the Zhou royal family to conquer the surrounding areas, and forcefully expanded the territory of Zheng State through the cracks, and even once dominated the Central Plains. .
And Duke Zhuang of Zheng directly pointed out to later generations Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin a "basic rule of the game" that was limited to the Spring and Autumn Period - respect the king and resist the barbarians.
From here, it is not difficult to see that Zheng Zhuanggong's own abilities are extremely impressive.
But what does his story have to do with the current plan to appoint Prince Qiji as Cai Gong?
(End of chapter)
