While Li Ran and Kong Qiu were talking, they were escorted by Zhong You to Jiangcheng. Lift
As soon as he entered the city gate, Confucius said:
"If we go directly to look for Fan Yang now, I'm afraid we will alert the enemy. The Jin Kingdom is currently in a state of mourning. It is better to go directly to Lingtai Palace to express condolences to the late emperor, or to confront Fan Yang directly in the main hall and use this to coerce him. Preside over the overall situation of the Lu State. Is there still a glimmer of hope?"
When Li Ran heard this, he felt that this method was very good, so he couldn't help but nodded.
Therefore, Li Ran and Kong Qiu, one as the Taishi of the Zhou royal family, and the other as the envoy of the Marquis of Lu, came to the outside of Lingtai Palace and asked to enter the palace to express their condolences.
"Li Ran, the Taishi of Luoyi, and Kong Qiu, the envoy of the State of Lu, came to express their condolences."
The two of them announced their names outside the palace. Not long after, they saw several palace guards coming out to greet them and hurriedly welcomed them into the palace.
"Oh! It turns out to be Dr. Ziming, the Taishi of Luoyi! It has been many years since we last saw each other in Zhengyi! Today, Dr. Ziming took the trouble to come to our Jin country to express his condolences. I am really ashamed and grateful. Shame on you!"
After entering the main hall, the person presiding in the hall was none other than Fan Yang.
When Fan Yang saw that it was Li Ran who was coming, he couldn't help but immediately stepped forward and bowed to greet him.
Why did Fan Yang recognize Li Ran?
In fact, Li Ran and Fan Yang did have a relationship.
When Zheng Xiangong was established, Zichan was suppressed by Feng Duan and was once in dire straits. Just after the Fengduan Rebellion subsided, Fan Yang went to explore the reality of Zheng State in the name of congratulating the new king of Zheng State. He also had a debate with Zichan about whether ghosts can kill people.
Li Ran was at the scene at that time, and he could tell at a glance that Fan Yang was definitely not a kind person. However, since everything was still under the care of Dr. Zichan, the two of them did not communicate too much that time.
"Haha, Fan Zhongjun is too polite. Speaking of which, Li Ran also wants to thank Fan Zhongjun for his life-saving grace!"
When Fan Yang heard this, he couldn't help but wave his hands and said:
"Doctor Ziming said this, which is really embarrassing for me. In the past, Dr. Ming was trapped by the princes, and we were really ashamed that we could not come to rescue him in time!"
Obviously, the reason why Li Ran mentioned this matter in public and took the initiative to show weakness to him was to block Fan Yang's mouth first and make it inconvenient for him to mention this matter later.
After all, the conversation that will take place later is the most important thing they must do.
This is like a negotiation. If Fan Yang mentions this matter later, Li Ran will inevitably become passive.
Now that the goal has been achieved, Li Ran couldn't help but smile:
"Having said that, Li Ran still has to keep it in mind!" Sheng
Fan Yang smiled and said:
"Haha, there is no need to say any more polite words. Come on, Doctor Ziming, please come to the hall!"
As for Confucius, Fan Yang didn't know him, and he only heard that he was sent by the Marquis of Lu, so naturally he didn't pay much attention to him.
Confucius was used to this kind of encounter and didn't take it seriously. Zhong You was asked to wait outside the palace.
Fan Yang brought the two of them into the palace, with Li Ran in front and Confucius in the back. They kowtowed before the spirit of Duke Qing of Jin to show respect.
Afterwards, Li Ran stood up and looked around. He couldn't help but recall the scene when Jin Ping Gong was still alive and when he was sophistry about Lingtai Palace.
Thinking back to those days, the vivid faces of Duke Ping of Jin, Yang Yangui, Han Qi, and Nv Shuqi could not help but appear in the hall. Lift
Twenty years later, as these famous ministers and monarchs of the older generation passed away one after another, Li Ran couldn't help but feel sad for a moment.
And just after Li Ran stood up, and Fan Yang was about to return the gift, Li Ran got straight to the point:
"Fan Zhongjun, it has been more than a hundred years since Duke Wen of Jin became the hegemon, and it is still the country of Fang Bo! Now, with such a big thing happening in the Lu country, Jin should fulfill its responsibilities as Fang Bo, right?"
When Fan Yang heard this, he was obviously well prepared. He only looked around at the Jin ministers and couldn't help but smile:
"Haha, I have heard about the affairs of the Lu State for a long time. However, this matter is too complicated, and there are different opinions. I believe that this matter is the internal affairs of the Lu State. Although our Jin State is the master of the world, it is not convenient to directly deal with it. Intervene."
As the saying goes, when soldiers come, they will be blocked, and when water comes, the soil will cover them up. Li Ran was obviously fully prepared for Fan Yang's rhetoric:
"It's just that the Ji family is now arrogating the throne in the state of Lu. This is known to everyone! "Poetry" says: 'If you don't blaspheme, you won't be a thief, and if you don't do anything,'. Now, as a senior official, the Ji family is very beautiful. Dancing in the Ji family's court, such over-the-top behavior is tolerable, but who is intolerable?" Sheng
When Fan Yang heard this, he said very casually:
"Although the Ji family disrespected etiquette, did the Marquis of Lu ever accuse the Ji family of this matter? As the saying goes, 'Evil is easy, like fire igniting in the original place. It cannot be close to the countryside, but it can still be done.' Extinguish it?’ Therefore, if the minister refuses to obey, isn’t it the king’s responsibility?”
(The spread and growth of evil is like a prairie fire. If you don’t put it out as soon as possible, you will soon be unable to face it anymore. Will you be able to put it out again then?)
Faced with Fan Yang's sophistry, Li Ran couldn't help but said angrily:
"Fan Zhongjun's words are wrong! The Ji family has been Lu Zheng for a long time. How dare the Marquis of Lu dare to accuse the Ji family of this matter?"
When Fan Yang heard this, he couldn't help but sneered again:
"Isn't that enough? The Marquis of Lu neither asked about the crime nor reprimanded him, but instead directly led people to attack the Ji family. As we all know, at that time, the Ji family was just trying to save Gou's life. He invited himself to Yishui to plead guilty, or he Imprisoned in Feiyi, or exiled from Wucheng, but they were all rejected by the Marquis of Lu, is this the etiquette of a monarch?" Sheng
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"In the end, even the Meng family and the Shusun family of Lu State chose to help the Ji family and abandoned the Marquis of Lu. The Marquis of Lu knew that he was wrong and ran away. The Ji family had no intention of driving away the Marquis of Lu! Why are you now? Are you all accusing the Ji family?"
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
"Now that the king of Lu has gone abroad, and the Ji family takes over the throne on his behalf, what kind of behavior is this? Even if you, Fan Yang, don't blame the Ji family, you won't go so far as to speak for the Ji family, right? This The food appearance... is really ugly, I really don’t want to lose face.”
Fan Yang has been speaking for Ji Sun Yiru, and he is obviously well prepared to face all kinds of accusations at this moment. Seeing that he had the upper hand again, he couldn't help but continue to take advantage of the situation and said:
"The Marquis of Lu made a sudden attack, but the Ji family was lucky enough to escape. According to Yang Yang, this is probably because the Ji family has received the favor of heaven, right? If not, how could the Ji family survive to this day? Could it be that it was Marquis Lu? The soldiers took off their leather armor and were playing there with their quivers?"
"Both the Shusun family and the Meng family had conflicts with the Ji family, but at this moment, both of them are on the side of the Ji family. Now the common people also support him, and Huaiyi people are also attached to him. After getting help from Qi State, Marquis Lu has not succeeded even after so many years!"
"The Marquis of Lu didn't care about the people's livelihood, and just because he couldn't stand the Ji family, he launched an attack like this. On the contrary, the Ji family's power reached its peak. Now the Ji family of Lu has the same power as the princes. Even so, he is still It gave Marquis Lu enough face to keep him safe in Yunyi. Although the Ji family did not personally serve the monarch, imagine that the difference between Marquis Lu now and at home is not big, right? So, why should we let Jin do this kind of thing? What if the country intervenes again?"
Li Ran saw that Fan Yang's rhetoric was exactly the same as what Huang's father had said during the previous alliance.
Li Ran also knew that his remarks were indeed justified, and it would not be easy to refute them.
Although he had known the result for a long time, but now that he heard his sophistry with such "righteous words", Li Ran couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
This Fan Yang is indeed a seasoned veteran who has experienced many ups and downs in the officialdom, and he really deserves the word "shameless".
"I'm afraid that Fan Zhongjun's lofty remarks...are difficult to convince the public..."
Seeing that Li Ran seemed a little timid, Fan Yang said hypocritically:
"Since the world doesn't understand the details, it's normal for some people to be unable to pay attention to it. Doctor Ziming, now that the matter has come to this, in Martingale's humble opinion, it is better to let the Lu people solve it on their own. It would be a big mistake for outsiders to intervene rashly. It’s inappropriate!”
Li Ran shook his head helplessly:
"That being the case, how should we explain that Ji Sun Yiru seems to be intending to send troops to attack Yunyi?"
In fact, Ji Sun Yiru had already informed Fan Yang about his intention to attack Yunyi.
Therefore, he was already prepared for this:
"Yunyi was originally the territory of the Meng family of the Lu state, but now it has been occupied by the Qi state. Since he wants to take it back for the Meng family, isn't it only natural and right?"
"But... Fan Zhongjun was still saying just now that the Ji family still saved face for Marquis Lu. And Marquis Lu is now in Yunyi. How can Ji and Sun Yiru have the dignity to send troops to attack? Is it possible to serve the monarch? Just to make him cornered?"
At this time, Li Ran seemed to have caught Fan Yang's speech problem, but Fan Yang sneered slightly again, as if he was waiting for Li Ran to fall into the trap. Lift
"Haha... Ji Sunyi sent his retainers to Yunyi in this way. Firstly, he came to regain the lost land of the Lu Kingdom. Secondly, he probably also wanted to welcome the Marquis of Lu back, right? Why does Dr. Ziming need to be Are you in a hurry? As I know it, it’s better to just wait and see what happens!”
After hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help but take a deep breath!
Vicious! It’s so vicious!
The significance of Fan Yang's words is that if the Ji family really intends to return the favor to the Marquis of Lu, but the Yunyi side where the Marquis of Lu is located is still stubbornly resisting, then...can the Ji family directly say that the Marquis of Lu is being raped? What about what the rebels hijacked? Is it possible that the Ji family has become the "just" party?
After hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help but feel a chill on his spine.
At this time, after hearing Fan Yang speak in public, Kang said with emotion:
"As the saying goes, 'There is no beginning, and there is an end.' The suffering that Marquis Lu is suffering now is probably inevitable, right? If the Ji family can take the initiative to return to the country with Marquis Lu, this can be regarded as the most difficult thing Marquis Lu has experienced now. That's a good ending. In this case, how can outsiders like us dare to intervene? So, regarding the affairs of the Lu State, please forgive me that the Jin State is also powerless, and please forgive me, Dr. Ziming." Sheng
(Extreme...end: The king also has his original intention when he begins to receive his destiny, but it is rare that he can always maintain it and have a good ending)
