It is precisely because Guan Cong is also a Taoist person that he deliberately instigated Prince Qiji to make such a bad move. Now it seems that his intention was to protect Li Ran who was in Chu State.
"Haha, the Young Pavilion Master is ridiculous. It's just a small plan, so what's the big deal? Compared with the Young Pavilion Master's wisdom, it's nothing to mention. But the Fourth Prince has always wanted to get rid of Mr. His thoughts are not based on observing and following his actions.”
As the young master of the Taoist Pavilion, Li Ran needs no introduction to the importance of Guan Cong. Therefore, Guan Cong would not go against Li Ran.
The reason why Wang Zi Qiji was aggressive several times may be that, in a sense, Li Ran was not respected by his brother. I am also worried that one day in the future, with the help of Li Ran, his brother will really secure the throne.
Now, with Li Ran losing power in front of the King of Chu, Li Ran is no longer a threat to Prince Qiji. Therefore, it was natural to follow Li Ran.
"Prince Qiji, this man's heart is not right, and he does not look like a king. Why do you insist on making him the king of Chu?"
Now that he knew Guan Cong's true identity, Li Ran no longer hid it, but asked straight to the point.
"Haha, the fourth prince is truly destined to be the king. This is definitely not comparable to the current king of Chu. Guan Cong has been planning this for a long time, so I only hope that the young master will not hinder the old master's plan."
He was ordered by Laozi to come to the Chu Kingdom to lurk and support Prince Qiji. That means that this task was assigned by me, and I wanted the prince to abandon his illness and ascend to the throne.
However, Li Ran really didn't like Wang Zi Qiji, so he couldn't help but say:
"Although Prince Qiji has a strategy, this person is very deep in the city, hypocritical, cunning, and insidious. Judging from this, this person is definitely not a master. What if he is destined to be on the wall?"
In this regard, Guan Cong did not express any refutation, but just smiled.
Seeing this, Li Ran's eyes fell on Guan Cong's face, slightly confused.
Just listen to him:
"According to Li's knowledge, you must be from Chu, right? Even if the king of Chu has bad morals, you should take pains to persuade him to change, so why should you support a new king? How can you correct Chu with such unjust actions? Country? What's more, do you really not know what kind of virtue the fourth prince is? This move is tantamount to bringing disaster to the Chu country. Since you are a Chu people, why do you do this? "
This made Li Ran very confused. After all, the sense of national belonging is still very strong these days, at least stronger than during the Warring States Period.
And Gu Cong, a native of Chu, was reused by the current King of Chu. He did not want to repay his favor, but instead deliberately provoked civil strife in Chu. How could anyone understand this?
After watching and listening, his sharp eyes instantly became colder.
He looked at Li Ran and said word by word:
"I dare not deceive the Young Pavilion Master. Although I am from Chu, I have a sworn feud with the royal family of the King of Chu!"
"oh?"
Li Ran was startled when he heard the sound and didn't understand its meaning.
Guan Cong turned his back again and said slowly:
"At that time, my late father, Guan Qi, was a favorite of Prince Chuishu of Chu Lingyin. Because my late father was a commoner and had no title, he often rode in and out in carriages. This offended the people around King Kang at that time. The powerful people. They have been instigating and slandering King Kang in his ears, and they have said all the bad things about my late father."
"Later, when the prince pursued Shu Quan, King Chu Kang was afraid that his throne would be taken away, so he used a trick to kill him. And my late father also lost his life in vain because he was implicated!"
"And...and!"
At this point, Guan Cong suddenly turned around, his face full of anger and hatred.
"Moreover, King Kang not only killed my late father, he also ordered his late father to be quartered on five horses! He even spread the body parts of his late father around the world to warn others!"
"I have never harbored such hatred for killing my father, and I am sworn in with the Chu royal family!"
"The reason why I have endured humiliation and endured heavy burdens and lived to this day is to stir up chaos in Chu and make the brothers of the Chu royal family kill each other. Only in this way can I relieve the hatred in my heart!"
It turns out that there is such a past grudge between Guan Cong and the Chu royal family.
Even Li Ran didn't expect it, so after he listened, he was silent for a while.
The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable.
How much bitterness, hatred, and sorrow and torture were contained in these eight words. He could not empathize with them, so he could only try to understand them as much as possible.
From this perspective, it is not unreasonable for Guan Cong to bring disaster to Chu State.
"But this will involve the lives of countless Chu people. How can they be innocent?"
Li Ran sighed, looking very helpless.
"snort!"
"Those damn Chu people! They should have died long ago!"
"Over the years, Guan Cong has long been used to seeing them bully others. Are they innocent? Then when they destroyed countless small countries and brought disaster to one side, why did they ever think about being innocent?"
Obviously, Guan Cong at this time had already been blinded by hatred, and even threw the blame of the Chu royal family directly on the people of Chu.
Li Ran frowned and looked at him, shook his head and said:
"These remarks are not what a wise man should say."
Watching Congwen laugh, it looks like both self-deprecation and ridicule.
Just listen to him:
"I've never been a wise man, I've only been a person who was willing to give advice to my enemy for the sake of revenge!"
At this point, his ability to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens is somewhat similar to that of Gou Jian, the later king of Yue, but it is only similar.
Just listen to him continue:
"And Cong is not the only one who plans to disrupt the Chu Kingdom. Although the old Pavilion Master did not say it clearly, is this not what the Old Pavilion Master meant? Since Cong is a person of Taoism, he should obey it. As for revenge, it is also It’s just by the way.”
"What's more, now that the King of Chu is acting rebelliously, being militaristic and tyrannical, sooner or later he will bring down the entire Chu State. Even if he never takes action, he will eventually bring disaster upon himself. Isn't it because of this that the Young Pavilion Master plans to leave without saying goodbye? ?”
"Since even the Young Pavilion Master feels that the current Chu King is not worthy of the throne, why not let the fourth prince take the throne? At least the fourth prince should be much better than the current Chu King Xiong Wei, right?"
Li Ran didn't say anything after hearing this.
Of course he knew the character of the current King of Chu, and he also knew that it was only a matter of time before such a King of Chu would bring down the entire Chu Kingdom.
But what role can it play in achieving the goal through such conspiracy and supporting another similar monarch? Can Prince Qiji really turn the tide and help the building from falling?
He is obviously not such a character.
Li Ran looked at Guan Cong who was full of hatred, thought for a moment, and finally asked:
"You came here Yinye just to tell Ran this?"
"Although you plan to leave the Chu Kingdom, you haven't left yet. Aren't you afraid to turn around and tell the King of Chu about this?"
Guan Cong smiled when he heard the sound and said disapprovingly:
"Haha, the Young Pavilion Master is not such a person. The Young Pavilion Master has a kind heart, a great heart, and great faith. Otherwise, the Young Pavilion Master would have left without saying goodbye, so why wait until now?"
After saying this, Guan Cong's expression became serious, he cupped his hands towards Li Ran and said:
"And... haha, how can the Young Pavilion Master be such a self-inflicted person? Even if the Young Pavilion Master really reports this matter to the King of Chu, given the current attitude of the King of Chu towards the Young Pavilion Master, I am afraid that he can only It’s just to increase King Chu’s distrust of the Young Pavilion Master.”
"This is the fate of the people of Chu. Even the Young Pavilion Master may be helpless."
