Xun Shu couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Lu Houchou's curse.
He just stayed where he was, and passed for a while. In a panic, he hurriedly covered his ears with his hands, and ran out of the house shouting loudly:
"No, no, no, this is definitely not the intention of the Jin State to stir up trouble here! This is definitely not the intention of the prince. We have no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Lu State. We should go back to Jiangcheng to report to the prince of Ming Dynasty first."
Xun Shuo's words were ambiguous and noncommittal, and he was obviously trying to find a new step for himself.
If you go crazy, I won't play with you anymore.
This is probably Xun Shu's true inner monologue.
However, he couldn't say it openly. Therefore, he could only "pretend to be deaf and dumb" in this way and keep himself out of the matter.
When Li Ran saw Xun Shu running out covering his ears and muttering something in his mouth, he knew that Lu Houchou must have caused another big disaster this time, so he hurried in.
He saw Lu Houchou smashing things in the house. Li Ran hugged him regardless of being accidentally injured by Lu Houchou.
Lu Houchou noticed that someone was hugging him and instinctively broke away. Li Ran didn't hold him. Lu Houchou fell to the ground, curled up and coughed. The coughing became worse and worse. He couldn't take a breath and he fainted. past.
Seeing that he was so angry that he fell into coma, Li Ran quickly called the doctor to check. When the doctor came in, Zi Jiaji and Kong Qiu also came in anxiously, and said that Xun Shu had already gone to Ji Sun Yiru.
Seeing that this matter could not be done, Xun Shu had no choice but to let Ji Sun Yiru go back first.
After all, the conflicts between their monarchs and ministers have not been eliminated. If a bloody incident occurs in Qianhou, it will be extremely embarrassing for both Luhou and Jisun Yiru, and even for him, the peacemaker.
Lu Houchou was not seriously injured. The doctor woke up after using a meteorite to smoothen his Qi. When I saw Li Ran looking at me with concern at this moment, I couldn't help but feel regret when I recalled my impulsive behavior just now.
At this time, Zi Lu, who had been outside, rushed in again and shouted:
"It's bad! Ji Sun Yiru has already set up his carriage and ran towards Lu State!"
Li Ran made a prompt decision and helped Lu Houchou up.
"Your Majesty! Hurry up and chase Ji Sun Yiru. As long as you catch up with him, you will still have a chance to return home!"
Lu Houchou swayed, smiled bitterly, and gently pushed Li Ran away.
"I was instigated by others and said such words. I'm afraid the State of Jin will no longer care about me, right? Why should I seek humiliation for myself? If I return to the State of Lu like this, I won't still have to be suppressed by the Ji family. ? Hey...that's all..."
Li Ran was disheartened when he saw Lu Houchou and his current frail body. It wasn't enough to support his carriage running to catch up, so Li Ran had no choice but to give up. It was just a lot of hard work but in the end, it fell short, and he just stamped his feet and walked out.
He couldn't bear to blame Lu Houchou, but with such a commotion now, his return to the country might be far away.
Unexpectedly, Lu Houchou has not changed much after so many years. He was still so impulsive, and it was this fatal flaw that Ji Sun Yiru and Fan Yang finally took advantage of.
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After Xun Shu asked Ji Sun Yiru to go back, he was also preparing to say goodbye and return to the Kingdom of Jin. After saying goodbye to the Marquis of Lu, he met Li Ran again.
Xun Shu couldn't help but let out a long sigh:
"Suo has tried his best, but Marquis Lu's words were too shocking, saying that he would die if he saw Ji Sun's wishes. How can Suo afford this? After all, Suo is here on the order of the emperor. Marquis Lu By acting like this, wouldn’t it be unfair to the emperor?”
Li Ran cupped his hands and said:
"Xunxiajun has tried his best, and Li Ran knows it. It's a pity that some people don't want this to happen, but Xunxiajun's efforts have been in vain."
Hearing this, Xun Shu couldn't help but look around. Seeing no one around him, he looked sideways and said:
"Oh? Why did Mr. Ziming say this?"
Li Ran also shook his head:
"Someone said in front of Marquis Lu that after Ji Sun Yiru took him back to his country, he would be punished. Even if it didn't hurt Marquis Lu's life, it would definitely hurt all the people around him, making him a A true loner. The Marquis of Lu could not tell the truth from the false, so he was provoked and deceived."
"Hey... I'm afraid there is someone else behind this matter."
Li Ran didn't say it explicitly, but it alluded to Fan Yang's intention. Xun Shu could understand it.
"What a pity, what a pity!"
"It is indeed a pity that this matter was self-defeating and caused Xunxiajun's trip to be in vain, but he did not know where the Marquis of Jin was..."
Xun Shu was silent for a while, and then said:
"Taishi can rest assured that Taishi will be able to persuade you kindly in front of me."
Li Ran sighed:
"In this way, Xun will be able to join the army."
Xun Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he looked at Li Ran in front of him.
However, it is strange to say that why can Xun Shu talk to Li Ran so calmly at this time?
Moreover, regarding the return of Marquis Lu, at least he was "impartial" on the surface.
You must know that the Xun family has been a "vassal" of the Zhongxing family for a long time, so it is obvious that they should be closer to the Fan family.
And all of this has to start from that night.
…
That is to say, on the night when they set out to Qianhou, when he and Li Ran were drinking in the tent, he suddenly criticized Li Ran.
However, Li Ran was not panicked at that time, and his words were sharp and moral.
Therefore, he now has a little more admiration for the famous Li Ran in his heart.
At that time, Li Ran faced Xun Shu's questioning and mentioned the old affairs of King Chu Ling and the prince's dynasty. He stopped his cup and threw chopsticks for a moment, and then said calmly:
"Haha, it's just because the King of Chu Ling and the Prince Dynasty who were assisted by Li Ran before did not have people as sensible as Xun Xiajun. But this time when the Marquis of Lu returns to the country, he will have to rely on Xun Xiajun for everything. Li Ran is just an outsider and can be said to be insignificant here. But I wonder if Xun Xiajun is sure about this matter?"
Xun Shu felt a little embarrassed when Li Ran said this. He was stunned for a while, and then he smiled unnaturally.
"Haha, Li Taishi is too modest. Since this matter started from Mr., and Mr. Wang is so busy, I feel that Mr. is very hardworking. If this matter can be accomplished, Mr. should be the biggest contributor. But... If it doesn’t work... Li Taishi must also be to blame!"
The so-called "obey the words and listen to the voice", Li Ran understood that Xun Shu's words were not without shirk.
The strange thing is that this matter has not yet been settled, so why should Xun Shu shirk responsibility at this time?
Obviously, Xun Shu must have accepted Fan Yang's wishes before setting off.
And the key to this was not unclear to Li Ran.
So, Li Ran said calmly:
"I dare to ask Xun Xiajun... Qinggong, the former king of the Jin Kingdom, treated Xun Xiajun quite well, right?"
In fact, as mentioned before, the reason why he, Xun Shu, is able to achieve his current status is entirely due to the support of Wu of Bank of China back then.
While Zhongxing Wu was supporting the Xun family, some of them had the intention of using the same sect leader to take over the Xun family.
Therefore, after Zhongxing Wu died of illness and Xun Shuye had grown up, he naturally did not want to be controlled by others anymore, so he turned to actively serve Jin Qinggong.
What they did was to prevent their Xun clan from being controlled by the Zhongxing clan.
Later, when Fan Yang began to gradually gain control of power, considering that the Fan family had formed an alliance with the Zhongxing family, the Xun family began to play both sides again and actively moved closer to the Fan family.
Xun Shu smiled slightly.
"My ancestor treated me very well, I have no doubt about this. But... what does this matter have to do with my ancestor?"
"Xiajun Mingjian, I think that the reason why the Xun clan, your lord, is what it is today, is because Zhongxing Muzi took pity on his fellow clan members and intended to support them. However, since the death of Zhongxing Muzi, especially since Xunxiajun is After winning Tu Shui Yi in vain, the relationship between your Xun family and Zhonghang family... I am afraid that the lower army is also well aware of it, right?"
When Xun Shu heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.
He knew that the "Tushui County" Li Ran mentioned was another dispute between the Six Ministers that their Xun family had fallen into not long ago.
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And the focus of their conflict lies in Tushui County!
It is said that after the Qi family and the Yangyu family were destroyed, the land of the Qi family was divided into seven counties, and the land of the Yangyu family was divided into three counties.
Wei Shu, relying on his status as a general, deliberately played tricks on him. These ten fiefdoms were only allocated to the four families of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Xun, as well as six close ministers around Jin Qinggong, but the Fan family and the Zhongxing family were not included.
Although Fan Yang and Zhong Xingyin were extremely dissatisfied with this, they were helpless.
It's just because the fiefdoms of their two families are concentrated in the east of Shanxi, while the four families of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Xun are all in the west of Shanxi. The ten counties that were assigned were all in western Shanxi.
Therefore, it is reasonable and reasonable for each of the four neighboring families to be allocated one town.
The rest were granted to the favored ministers of Jin Qinggong - Jia Xin, Sima Mimo, Sima Du, Meng Bing, Le Xiao, and Liao An.
In other words, the people around the Marquis of Jin will get six cities, and Han, Zhao, Wei, and Xun will each get one.
And what the Xun family got was this Tushui County.
Obviously, the reason why Wei Shu made such a distribution has two meanings:
First, his method of division obviously retains the official's control over these private properties as much as possible. This enabled this plan to gain support from the Marquis of Jin.
After all, the people around Jin Hou still got most of it. This is appropriate both emotionally and rationally.
The second thing is that it actually means to win over the Xun family.
After all, in the final analysis, this matter was caused by his Xun Shu, so it was natural for him to get a share of the land.
But as the saying goes, "Don't worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality." After all, Zhongxing and Xun came from the same school. As a follower of Fan, Mr.
And now that Wei Shu is so "partial" to the Xun family, it is inevitable that the Fan family and the Zhongxing family will be betrayed.
Perhaps the Xun family began to drift away from them from this time on.
Therefore, when Xun Shu heard Li Ran's words, his face remained expressionless for a moment.
