After Gong sent Zi Jiaji away, Li Ran went to accompany Ji Le again.
Ji Le knew that Ah Chou's body was already on the way back home, and he was very excited and couldn't help but choked up and said:
"It's fine that we can't go to his funeral, but Ah Chou's two children..."
Li Ran hugged Ji Le who was sitting on the bed.
"Le'er, don't worry. Given the current situation, it's safer for Ayan and Awei to stay in Yunyi. When the situation in the Lu Kingdom stabilizes, it won't be too late to go back and pay homage."
Ji Le nodded and said fiercely:
"That old thief Ji Sun caused Ah Chou to do this, it's really abominable! Moreover, the death of his father and brother must be inseparable from him. Le'er really wishes he could crush him to ashes and get rid of the pain in his heart. hatred!"
Ji Le hated Ji Sun Yiru deeply, and Li Ran also understood:
"Le'er, don't worry. I think Ji Sun, the old thief, will die soon..."
In fact, before Li Ran came to Yunyi, Guan Cong had remonstrated with Li Ran, but he was rejected by Li Ran at that time.
Just because Lu Houchou was away from home at that time, if he acted rashly, it would probably be detrimental to Lu Hou.
But this time, after experiencing many things, and Lu Houchou was no longer around, Li Ran had no worries, so Li Ran decided to take the risk and let Guan Cong give it a go and completely fight with Ji Sunyi. The Tathagata comes to an end.
Perhaps only in this way can the hatred in Ji Le's heart be alleviated a little.
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Let’s talk about the funeral procession.
He and his uncle did not dare to escort Lu Houchou's hearse and headed all the way to Qufu.
Along the way, Guan Cong secretly taught two things to those who supported the spirits:
The first thing is that Ji Sun Yiru has spoken, letting bygones be bygones, and letting everyone return home with peace of mind.
The second thing is that even if Ji Sun Yiru really turns his back and refuses to recognize anyone, everyone can choose to run away again.
At first glance, it sounds like it's all about comforting people.
But in fact, this second thing is Guan Cong's killer move.
It turned out that these people were worried that Ji Sun Yiru would liquidate them in the future, so Guan Cong seemed to be trying to comfort them, but in fact, he planted a seed of instability in everyone's hearts:
This ugly thing has to be said in front of others. No one can guarantee whether Ji Sun Yiru will turn his back on him or not. Therefore, you should always be prepared to escape!
On the other side, although Uncle Sundaang also heard these words, he only knew that his words were nothing more than comforting words, and he could not find any fault with him.
Bad Kun (tui) is a township adjacent to Qufu in the State of Lu.
When the funeral procession was about to arrive, an envoy sent by Ji Sun Yiru suddenly arrived.
I heard that Ji Sun Yiru and his son Song were preparing to greet the team coming to escort the coffin of Marquis Lu in Badong City.
In fact, this means standing up. The original intention was, on the one hand, to appease everyone as soon as possible, and on the other hand, to avoid the long journey and unnecessary complications.
And Ji Sun Yiru came to greet him in person, which indeed seemed more solemn.
However, when these people heard about Ji Sun Yiru, they couldn't help but be shocked.
Thinking back to what Guan Cong said before, their hearts couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
Yes, they are all desperadoes, so how can they be received by the ministers of their country? What's more, this is the one they wanted to get rid of back then!
As a result, some rumors spread like wildfire:
"The reason why old thief Ji Sun came out of Qufu to greet the coffin of Marquis Lu was simply to liquidate those who had opposed him in the past in such a poor and remote place!"
When everyone thought about it, it seemed to be reasonable, so this matter became more and more spread among them.
Yes, logically speaking, shouldn't Ji Sun Yiru be prepared in Qufu and come to greet him in a more grand and grand manner?
Even if we go out to the outskirts of the city to welcome him, we shouldn't choose a place so far away from Qufu, right?
What's more, someone actually directly encouraged the disciples: Since Ji Sun Yiru is not prepared to leave a way for them to survive, then they should simply do nothing and strike preemptively! Since we can get close to Ji Sun Yiru, why not kill him on the spot so as to avenge your Majesty!
After all, there were hundreds of people on their way. Therefore, how could uncle and grandson not hear these rumors if they dare not?
Therefore, he couldn't help but worry that this group of desperadoes might be harmful to him. But for the time being, they could only pretend not to know, and at the same time, they sent someone to inform Badong in advance.
Ji Sun Yiru brought Shu Niu, Yang Hu, and two thousand soldiers to Badong. After getting the news, Yang Hu stared and said angrily:
"Hmph! These people are really ungrateful! Since the Lord sincerely wants them to return home, they actually plot to murder the Lord! It seems that such a crazy and rebellious people, Hu is willing to lead his troops and kill them all!"
At this time, Shu Niu held a different view:
"This must not be done! If you kill these people, wouldn't it confirm the Ji family's bad reputation of purging dissidents? This will not only be detrimental to the Ji family's reputation, but even those ministers and officials living in the country will probably do it in the future. People are in panic. Now that the new king has not been established, we are urgently waiting for the situation to stabilize. If such a change happens at this moment, it will be really disadvantageous for me. I hope Lord Jisun will think twice!"
When Yang Hu heard this, he still replied disdainfully:
"They are just a group of rebellious officials and traitors. My lord can tolerate it, but Tiger cannot! My lord, Tiger is one step ahead and kills these people. At worst, if these people are used to punish Tiger in the future, Tiger will have no complaints!"
Yang Hu said that he was about to lead his troops, but Ji Sun Yiru stopped and said:
"Tiger!"
When Yang Hu heard this, he had no choice but to kneel down in front of Ji Sun Yiru.
"Tiger! Don't be reckless. Although these people have opposed my Ji family, they are irrelevant now. It is better to keep them than to kill them! In this situation, you must not act out of anger and mess up my plan!"
When Yang Hu heard this, he had no choice but to lie on the ground and reply:
"Yang Hu only conspired for the Ji family and never thought of anything else. I hope that my lord will forgive the sin of the villain..."
I saw Ji Sun Yiru also lifting him up with a smile on his face, and said comfortingly:
"I am well aware of Hu's loyalty. However, this matter is of great importance, so we must not come arbitrarily. Hu can go and arrange the defense in the city, and then add the people he brings, how can he still be afraid of them? A few hundred people?"
Yang Hu lowered his head and said:
"No, Tiger understands!"
Yang Hu's "reckless" behavior may seem mindless, but in fact it expresses Yang Hu's loyalty to the Ji family in subtle ways, making it clear that he has the interests of the Ji family in mind in everything he does.
And Ji Sunyiru also knew Yang Hu's style of acting, which was to act vigorously and resolutely, and he also enforced and prohibited his orders.
And this is why Ji Sun Yiru trusts Yang Hu so much.
However, in Ji Sun Yiru's eyes, the most important thing is that these people who helped the coffin of Marquis Lu return home can now allow them to live in peace and stability. Otherwise, how could he earn enough money to get Li Ran and others to return home?
And this is exactly the art of gentleness that the Ji family has always upheld.
Just like his ancestor Ji You, although he executed Qingfu and Shuya, the culprits of the "rebellion", he still treated these two descendants of Duke Huan with the same origin as him leniently. And let his descendants continue to inherit, that is, the Meng family and the Shusun family who later became Sanhuan.
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When Marquis Lu's coffin arrived outside Badun City, Ji Sun Yiru also greeted him personally. This time, he was fully prepared, and even deliberately squeezed out a few tears. Seeing the coffin of Marquis Lu, he couldn't help but go forward and kneel on the ground, crying loudly to show that he was guilty and failed to serve the king.
What's even more interesting is that while he was crying, he was still holding Young Master Song beside him, as if he was deliberately using him as a shield.
Those people saw Ji Sun Yiru and Young Master Song coming to the coffin together. After just one glance at each other, they immediately drew out the sharp blade hidden in their sleeves and rushed forward to kill Ji Sun Yiru!
When Ji Sun Yiru saw this, he subconsciously pushed Young Master Song forward.
Young Master Song was standing in front of Ji Sun Yiru. These people were obviously trying to avoid the enemy!
At this moment, Yang Hu rushed over with two teams of troops to protect Ji Sun Yiru. It was obviously prepared by Ji Sun Yiru in advance.
In an instant, Yang Hu subdued these madmen and asked them to quickly put down their weapons and surrender.
It's just that since these people have the courage to commit crimes here, they are determined to die! Now that the assassination failed, Ji Sun Yiru secretly deployed many troops.
Seeing such a situation, in despair, many people chose to commit suicide. However, blood flowed all over the ground for a while, flowing from outside the city to the river that protected the city, dyeing the river red. The scene was called Bloody and horrific.
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Chapter 541_Guancong enters Qufu
Even Ji Sun Yiru was shocked when he saw this situation.
He never expected that his ancestral art of "Huairou" would be completely defeated at this moment!
In the chaos, those who were a little timid and did not choose to commit suicide also took advantage of the chaos and chose to flee.
Just because Ji Sun Yiru's initial order to these soldiers was not to kill indiscriminately, many of them were able to escape successfully.
Ji Sun Yiru let out a long sigh. Although he was a little regretful, he didn't take the impact of this matter too seriously for a while.
At this time, Shu Niu trotted up to him again and said:
"Lord Jisun! These people must not stay! If this matter is spread by these people, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to us!"
Ji Sunyiru saw that those people had run away, but he only waved his hand:
"That's all, they are just desperadoes. Even if we kill them all, what can we do? We still need to protect the coffin and protect the prince! Otherwise, if word gets out that I, the Ji family, do not care about the late emperor's coffin or the prince's safety, The reputation will only get worse!"
Li Niu was unwilling to do so, but seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, he had no choice but to give up. The young master Song on the side was obviously frightened. Ji Sun Yiru accompanied him and ordered people to welcome Lu Houchou's coffin into the city while quickly cleaning the scene.
The "rebels" who escaped from Badong immediately spread the "truth" about Ji Sun Yiru's liquidation.
Even in Qufu, it also caused an uproar.
Guan Cong saw that his goal had been achieved, but he did not take the opportunity to escape. Instead, he continued to sneak around Ji Sun Yiru and escort Lu Hou in the name of Li Ran and Zi Jiaji.
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When Ji Sun Yiru saw Guan Cong, he couldn't help but narrowed his eyes. Just because Guan Cong always acted in secret, he didn't know who this person was. But when he saw that he was actually wearing Zhou Shi's token, he had to "treat him with courtesy."
At this moment, Guan Cong showed an extremely frightened look, as if he was worried that Ji Sun Yiru would blame him for this matter.
When Ji Sun Yiru saw this, he just consoled him:
"Don't worry, envoys. You can accompany me to escort the monarch's coffin back to Qufu for burial. These people did not know Ji's intentions and did such a thing. In fact, Ji was treating each other sincerely and did not want to Investigate the right and wrong of the past! Hey, I will have to say some fair words for Ji in the future!"
Guan Cong deliberately pretended to be trembling:
"Yes, Lord Jisun is magnanimous, but the world doesn't understand him. When the villain completes the escort mission and returns home, he will definitely tell the truth!"
Zhu Niu looked at Guan Cong from the side, but he couldn't help but frowned, and he had doubts in his heart.
However, because too many people have died today, it would be unfavorable to touch this person again, so we have to give up for now.
…
After the bad bloodshed subsided, Ji Sun Yiru didn't stay there too long. After only taking a short rest, they rushed back to Qufu with Lu Houchou's coffin.
Guan Cong was carefully observing Yang Hu's every move during the journey. Because Yang Hu was tall and conspicuous, Guan Cong knew a lot about Yang Hu from Li Ran even though he had never seen him before.
Yang Hu had been captured and manipulated three times by Li Ran and others before, and he clearly expressed his willingness to surrender as an internal response.
However, it was difficult to determine what kind of thoughts Yang Hu had.
Therefore, Guan Cong has been observing there just to get some clues from it.
After all, apart from the intention of Guan's trip to incite those who had rebelled against the Ji family to revolt, the other most crucial thing was to secretly contact Yang Hu.
Yang Hu also looked at Guan Cong at this time. Seeing that Guan Cong had Li Ran's token tied around his waist, he seemed to have some thoughts in his mind.
Arriving in Qufu, Lu Houchou's coffin was placed in the already built mourning hall. According to the usual practice, Ji Sunyiru sent laborers to Kan Gongshi to build a mausoleum for Lu Houchou.
The so-called "Kan Gong's" is not a surname, but the location of the tombs of successive kings of the state of Lu.
Guan Cong stayed at Lu Houchou's mourning hall and never left.
On this day, Yang Hu walked in carelessly again. He first saluted Lu Hou Chou's coffin, then burned a piece of silk cloth himself, and then came to Guan Cong.
Yang Hu spoke first:
"Sir, the master of the house sent me here to test the token!"
After Guan Cong heard this, he handed the jade pendant to Yang Hu. Yang Hu observed carefully and confirmed that it was indeed Li Ran's thing. Yang Hu returned the jade pendant to Guan Cong, but Guan Cong took the opportunity to hold Yang Hu's hand and whispered:
"Sir, let me say hello to you."
Yang Hu couldn't help but be startled, and looked around. There were many people in the mourning hall, and it was really inconvenient to speak.
"Come with me, the master of the house really wants to ask you a few words in person!"
Guan Cong stood up immediately and followed Yang Hu out of the mourning hall and to the small house next to him. There were two of Yang Hu's cronies guarding the outside of the house in case there were ears in the wall.
Guan Cong clasped his hands into fists and looked up at Yang Hu.
"My lord previously sent a letter to my lord, informing my uncle and grandson in advance of his intention to leave, and bluntly stating that this was a conspiracy of the Ji family. My lord is very grateful for your thoughts!"
When Guan Cong said this, it was actually not an act of letting go.
On the one hand, it directly reveals his true identity.
On the other hand, it also reminds Yang Hu that I am aware of everything between you and Li Ran. Therefore, no matter what your purpose is, or whether you really surrender to me or not. But right now, I am capable enough to pull you down directly, so you'd better not act rashly.
Obviously, although Guan Cong likes to take risks, he will never put himself in absolute danger, let alone fight an unprepared battle.
A trace of anger flashed in Yang Hu's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it, and then smiled:
"Haha, Mrs. Li is being polite. Since Yang Hu surrendered in the first place, now it is just a small favor, so why should he thank you again? However... Your Excellency, I am not coming to Qufu just to escort the king's coffin, right? "
Guan Cong nodded calmly and continued to test:
"My lord, you are aware that this is indeed the case. There is something happening today, whether it is successful or not, it will bring notoriety to the Ji family! I wonder if your lord is willing?"
When Yang Hu heard this, he realized that the person in front of him had indeed come prepared, and his tone became much more sincere:
"Now that Hu has abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, it will be of no benefit to the country if the Ji family does not follow the order of honor and inferiority. Hu has done this voluntarily. Please make it clear, sir."
So, Guan Cong whispered a few words into Yang Hu's ear. Yang Hu was a little doubtful at first, but quickly nodded with a happy face:
"Sir, you really have a plan! Okay, Tiger will do it now!"
After a few words, Yang Hu directly found his lord Ji Sun Yiru.
When Yang Hu went to look for Guan Cong to question him, he actually received instructions from Ji Sun Yiru, so Ji Sun Yiru had no doubts about it.
"My lord, it seems that Guan Cong was indeed sent by Li Ran, and the jade pendant was indeed given by the King of Zhou. It represents his status as Taishi of the Zhou Dynasty, which is consistent with Li Ran's position."
"Guan Cong is also eloquent. He said that Li Ran did not dare to come to Qufu in person, so he left the matter of escorting Marquis Lu's coffin back to his country entirely to him."
"Haha, Hu once thought that Li Ran was very capable, but he never thought that it was just because he had Tian Sima, Sun Changqing and others around him. Now that he has seen Zhenzhang, he doesn't even have such courage! Hu had not done so before. It is really a great shame that such a person would be captured and raped three times, what a shame!"
Yang Hu admitted that he had been captured and manipulated by Li Ran three times, which made Ji Sun Yiru even more suspicious.
It can be seen that Yang Hu's words are really rough and subtle, and he has a deep scheming mind.
"Haha, you don't know the grudges between me and Li Ran. In fact, it's normal that he, Li Ran, doesn't dare to come to Lu country."
