When Zilu heard this, he was slightly startled at first, and then he giggled innocently:
"Since both Master and Sir trust Zhong Yu so much, how can Zhong Yu refuse? But... what is Zhong Yu going to do now?"
When Li Ran heard Zilu ask this, he said calmly:
"Haha, Zilu, you don't have to do anything now, just wait peacefully for the Ji family to ask you to be their family steward! After arriving at the Ji family, you can just take care of the trivial matters within the clan, and you don't have to have any I feel sorry for myself."
When Zilu heard this, he was surprised and said:
"Ah? Don't Zhong Yu have to do anything?"
Confucius also nodded:
"Well, today Ji Sunsi came to ask about Renyi. On the surface, he came to ask for advice, but in fact, he just wanted to choose a candidate for the family for himself! Now, deep down in his heart, he has probably made up his mind to be among the three of you. The choice has been made. And what I said to my teacher is actually a secret recommendation to you!"
"And judging by the look in his eyes today, I guess he will probably choose you! At that time, Zhong Yue will just have to pay attention to his affairs. There will always be a time for you to show off your talents!"
In fact, Zilu's martial arts skills are indeed not low, and although he is a loyal person, he is by no means stupid.
Otherwise, how could such an important task be entrusted to him?
Therefore, Zilu understood immediately after hearing it and said immediately:
"Disciple respects Master's orders!"
Then, Li Ran, Confucius and Zilu discussed the next thing. I saw Li Ran holding his chin with one hand and analyzing with Confucius:
"Although the strength of the main towns of these three families cannot be underestimated, it is necessary for one of them to start first. And after these days of analysis, I feel that Ji's Gongshan Buxuan and Meng's Gongliyang still need more You have to figure it out slowly!"
"On the contrary, Gong Ruomiao of the Shusun family is considered weak! Just because Shusun did not dare to die early, when he was dying, his retainer Gongnan proposed that his youngest son Shusunzhou Qiu succeed him as the head of the clan, but Gongnan Ruo Miao was strongly opposed to it at the time!"
"Gong Ruojiu believes that Shusun Zhouqiu is too young to take on such a big responsibility. He should choose an older person from among his peers whom Shusun does not dare to do. This is the long-term development plan for Shusun's family."
"This matter was quite a big fuss among the Shusun clan at that time. However, in the end, due to Yang Hu's intervention, he colluded with Sima Gongnan of the Shusun clan. Besides, Yang Hu also believed that the young master was naturally older than Nian. The longer ones are easier to control, so naturally I support Gongnan.”
"I remember that there was a big fight between the two sides because of this, and Gong Ruomiu was almost assassinated!"
When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help but nodded and said:
"Yes, and Gong Ruojiao didn't know where he got the news, but he escaped directly at the critical moment. Later, he fled to Liyi, and actually took the post of the governor of Liyi directly! On the surface, The emperor is still there to support the Shusun family and pay tribute to the Shusun family every year, but he himself has never stepped out of Liyi since then!"
"After that, after Shusun Zhouqiu succeeded to the throne of the clan leader, and because he was controlled by Yang Hu, the entire Shusun clan ignored and had no way to care about the affairs of Liyi. Now, Shusun Zhouqiu has become the governor. , and Yang Hu has lost power, Gong Ruomi must be dissatisfied with what happened back then! So, maybe we can make some use of this!"
Li Ran nodded, talking to smart people so smoothly, it can be said that he can understand everything at once.
"Now, the big tree Yanghu of Sima Gongnan of Shusun clan has fallen. As a result, both Shusun Zhouqiu and Gongnan are quite afraid of Li Yi!"
"This is the right way to start, so that the Shusun family can strike first at Pi Yi! By then, with a little cooperation from us, we can seize the city wall of Pi Yi!"
After Zilu heard this, he couldn't help but ask:
"It's just...even so, will the Shusun family really agree to the seizure of their own town? That is their main town! For decades, they have only been reinforced and raised, and its scale is no less than that of the capital. Qufu!"
Li Ran said:
"Haha, if they were in control of Li Yi normally, they would not agree so easily."
"However, if Feiyi is like now and allows its governor to grow bigger, then they have no reason not to be afraid. Besides, Uncle Sunsuo, after the failure of Yang Hu's conspiracy, first fled to Feiyi , and then entered Liyi, there is no doubt that this person is also a big threat to Shusun Zhouqiu!"
"Today, Gongnan serves as the Sima of the Shusun family, and he controls the private army of the Shusun family. Back then, he was actually the one who assassinated Gong Ruomiao, but he was unsuccessful. Now Gongnan is gone. Yang Hu’s protection also makes me worry all the time that I will be retaliated by Gong Ruo Miao.”
"He, I'm afraid he can't even sleep well now! Haha, so we just need to add fuel to the fire and we can make it happen!"
When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed:
"Then please let me know clearly how we should handle this matter now."
Li Ran smiled slightly and said to Confucius:
"Now, Zhongni only needs to go directly to Shusun's family, explain the pros and cons to Shusun's family in front of Gongnan, and then he can wait and see what happens!"
Zilu's eyes widened.
"Can it be so simple?"
Li Ran took a tactical step back, and said firmly:
"Haha, it's so simple! As the saying goes, 'Cure by doing nothing', in everything, if you just follow the trend, you can get twice the result with half the effort!"
"It's just that... Zhong Ni will have to go there personally. Remember, all you need to do is give them a handful of firewood."
Confucius lowered his head, thinking about it for a long time, and then made up his mind:
"Well, what my benefactor said is true. In that case, Qiu will go now!"
Li Ran stretched out his hand to stop Kong Qiu again:
"Although the matter of Kuansandu is urgent, we should not be too anxious. Zhongni still has to think of words, and we have to discuss it carefully. If Cuo Zhongni fails to resign at that time, Gongnan and Na Shusun Zhouqiu, who is already a governor, will not take the bait easily after all!"
Then, the three of them continued to discuss until the sky turned dark. Seeing that it was getting late, Gong Eryue called out from outside:
"Sir, it's getting late! The feeding time is almost over!"
Only then did Li Ran and the others come back to their senses. Because they had been so excited just now, time had flown by unknowingly, and it was already close to the hour.
Now, as soon as they were reminded like this, Li Ran and Kong Qiu looked out the window at the same time, but they saw that the sky was already getting dark, but they were not hungry at all.
Both of them couldn't help but smile, and Li Ran stood up and said:
"That's pretty much what needs to be said. Let's do it as it is. Again, let everything take its course."
"Let's go! It's getting late, you two can go back after feeding here!"
So the three of them had another meal together, and Confucius and Zilu said goodbye to Li Ran and returned to the city.
After seeing them off, Li Ran sat in the courtyard to rest.
Gong Eryue came over at this time and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, sir, you must be very busy today!"
Li Ran disagreed:
"It's just a day of talking, it's not hard at all! Compared to you, it's still a lot easier!"
Gong Eryue asked casually:
"What were you talking about just now? How could you have been talking all day?"
Li Ran smiled:
"They are all trivial government affairs, which are really indescribable."
Gong Eryue didn't ask in detail, but suddenly smiled:
"When I saw your husband sinking like this before, I really hoped that you could get out and walk around more. But now that you have done so, it makes you worry about your health. If you, sir, are so busy in the future, I am afraid that your health will be affected." I can’t stand it either!”
When Li Ran heard this, he smiled slightly and replied:
"Haha, it sounds like I can't do anything. I haven't reached the point of being so weak yet. By the way, where is Guang'er?"
Gong Eryue replied:
"Shao Bojun recently found a music and dance teacher for Guang'er from the palace, and he is learning "Shao Dance" there today! This child is really smart. I think she has already learned it well. I must have learned it before. You must have studied it, right?”
Li Ran couldn't help but look gloomy again when he heard what Gong Eryue said:
"Well, her mother... did teach her before..."
Gong Eryue hurriedly changed the subject:
"No wonder you can dance so well from the beginning! By the way, the musician hasn't left yet, let's go and have a look!"
Li Ran hesitated at this moment, but Gong Eryue took his hand and pulled him up forcefully.
When they arrived at the front hall, they saw Liguang dancing gracefully to the accompaniment of the musicians, while Fan Li watched from the side.
Liguang is becoming more and more beautiful now, but because of her heart disease, she looks extra thin, which makes people feel pity for her.
Suddenly, the music stopped, and the teacher called from the side:
"No, no, no! This girl's dance style is still too weak! As everyone knows, 'Dance' and 'Martial Arts' come from the same origin? "Shao Le" is king music, so it must have the aura of a king. ! Although the girl’s dance has its shape, it still lacks a bit of verve! It needs to strengthen its initial strength!”
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but suddenly looked at Gong Eryue.
He suddenly seemed to realize something?
He seemed to suddenly realize that Gong Eryue's sword moves seemed to be somewhat similar to the music and dance of Zhongyuan...
Among them, it is particularly similar to "Shao Music" - the dance music that the festival music was most good at at that time.
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Chapter 627_Gong Ruo Miao——The Shusun family’s inner trouble
But at this time, Fan Li said from the side:
"Okay, that's it for today! Today we also have a teacher coming to give us advice."
"Guang'er, please rest."
When the musician heard this, he bowed and retreated with his guqin. Fan Li took out a handkerchief and wiped the beads of sweat on Liguang's forehead.
Liguang smiled and said:
"It's still early, so it won't hurt to study for a while longer!"
Fan Li smiled, shook his head and said:
"Guang'er can't just care about himself and ignore others! The musician lives in the palace, and now he has to rush back to the palace while the weather is dark. What if the palace door is closed? Wouldn't it be a waste of time? Think more about others, This is also called ‘benevolence’!”
Liguang nodded, then turned around again, and saw her father and "Second Mother" standing at the back door, and greeted them as if they were there:
"Father, Er Niang, when did you come?"
Li Ran responded:
"Guang'er is good, you've just arrived as a father! You got lessons from the palace musicians today. How did you learn?"
Liguang said with a little pride:
"It's not too difficult. What I learned today is actually what my mother taught me back then, so it's not difficult at all..."
Li Ran couldn't help but feel sad when he heard her mention the ritual music.
Sacrifice music seems to be a thorn that will always remain in his heart. Every time he thinks about it, he will be stung.
When Gong Eryue saw this, she interrupted again:
"Guang'er can't be so proud! You should be as humble as your father!"
"By the way, I just heard that the musician said that Guang'er, your dancing skills are missing a little bit of strength. From now on, how about I teach you how to practice swordsmanship? Since dance and martial arts come from the same origin, Erniang saw that Guang'er's moves are indeed If there is any incongruity, why not let me guide you with my sword dance! How about it?"
When Guang'er heard this, he suddenly became excited and said:
"Okay! Guang'er likes to see Er Niang playing swords best! It's so good!"
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but pause...
…
As for Confucius, after he returned home, he was still thinking about the matter in Sandu. After all, this matter is related to the future national destiny of Lu State, which can't help but make Confucius a little excited.
It was Confucius' long-cherished wish that the State of Lu, through his own efforts, could become the hope for "reviving the Zhou rites".
Early the next morning, Confucius came to Shusun's residence and met Shusun Zhouchou.
At this time, Gongnan has been by his side. Although Shusun Zhouqiu is not as good as the weak crown, and his face is still a little immature, he is still much more mature than when he first took over as the sect leader. After all, he was only a few years old at that time.
After the three of them bowed to each other, Gongnan said on behalf of the family head:
"Master Sikou has so many things to do every day, how can he come to my mansion free of time?"
Confucius said straight to the point:
"Oh, it's nothing. Just because Qiu Qiu recently checked the files over the years. He found that Uncle Sun Chengzi unfortunately died of illness a few years ago. At that time, Doctor Uncle Sun was still young, so he might not remember some things. . But maybe Gongnan, you might know something about... the major assassination case that happened that year!"
Gongnan held the post of Ma Zheng in the Shusun family, and was in charge of the husbandry, training, use and purchase of horses. Since horses are the most important production and marching assets and are important assets of a family, their horse status is not low.
Gongnan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows:
"Oh? Why did Lord Siko bring up the old case again? Could it be that there are some new clues?"
Confucius waved his hand again:
"Haha, it's been too long, how can there be any clues? It's just... After Gong Ruomiao was assassinated, he went to Li Yi and took the post of Prime Minister of Li Yi. And he was in the lower office. I heard that since Dr. Shusun became the sect leader, he has never even gone to Liyi for routine inspections. This... is a bit strange? "
In fact, Confucius meant there was something in his words.
The implication is: Although there is no supporting evidence, according to the development of the situation, it seems that the inside story of assassinating Gong Ruowei is not simple.
Gongnan naturally understood this meaning, and Shusun Zhouqiu said:
"Gongruo Miao is now in charge of Li Yi, and tributes are collected every year. As for Zhou Qiu not going, it is entirely because of the inconvenience of going back and forth, so he can't go! Sikou said this, please forgive Zhou Qiu and don't understand... "
Confucius smiled and said:
"Haha, please forgive me for being presumptuous. According to what I've heard, the tribute in Liyi over the years seems to be less and less every year, right? I wonder if this is true? If so, is it because the harvest is not good? Or is it that? Gong Ruoji deliberately concealed it, did he do it on purpose?"
When Gongnan heard this, he cautiously replied:
"What do you want to say, Sir Sikou? You can speak frankly. My lord is still young and has little qualifications, so he cannot understand these many roundabout words."
Confucius was silent for a long time, and then finally spoke:
"This matter...is originally a family matter of my uncle and grandson, and I shouldn't have mentioned it to Qiu at first. But after all, this matter involves the safety of the Lu country, so I dare not not say it!...Qiu thought that Gong Ruoji was afraid that it would be... I already have the heart to betray my master!"
After all, Shusun Zhouqiu was young and could not hide anything on his face. Hearing this, his expression changed.
At this time, Confucius continued to add insult to injury:
"Back then, Gong Ruomiao was dissatisfied with Dr. Shusun's succession to the position of sect leader, and all his subsequent actions cannot be ruled out as a bitter plot staged by him! His intention was to go to Liyi for an excuse."
"The city wall of Liyi is strong, there are many private soldiers, and Dr. Shusun has not been there for a long time. The people of Liyi are only afraid of the public, but they don't know about the Shusun family! Moreover, there are still two criminals of the Shusun family. Escaped to Liyi, this... is really intriguing!"
"Think about the people like Nan Kuai and Yang Hu in recent years. They are all the people who stirred up troubles in the Lu country! Qiu is a Sikou, so he must keep an eye on it! So... will Gong Ruomiao become a Where is the Shusun family, and even our Lu country’s most dangerous enemy?”
Shusun Zhouqiu said in an urgent tone:
"Sikou's words are very reasonable! In fact..."
Suddenly, Gongnan hurriedly covered Shusun Zhouqiu's mouth with his cuffs, because he didn't want to reveal his hostility towards Gong Ruomiao in front of outsiders:
"Lord Sikou, after all, this matter is based on speculation, and Gong Ruoji has not openly betrayed his master. I'm afraid it is inappropriate to draw such a conclusion!"
When Confucius heard this, he pretended to sigh and said:
"Hey... Qiu Ye is just a kind reminder. After all, the chaos in Nankuai and Yanghu are all the misfortunes of our country of Lu! If Gong Ruo Miao can really keep his peace, it will be fine!"
So Confucius chatted with his uncle Sunzhou Choushi for a few words, and then left.
Shusun Zhouqiu and Gongnan also sent Confucius directly out of the gate, and then returned to the study.
After retreating, Shusun Zhouqiu spoke first and asked:
"Gongnan, you should have been the one to assassinate Gong Ruomiao back then, right? Kong Zhongni... actually suspected that it was Gong Ruomiao himself who staged a painful plot?..."
Gongnan smiled bitterly and said:
"At that time, Gong Ruoji did not support the establishment of the lord as the lord of the clan. Nan also made this move in order to allow the lord to successfully succeed to the throne. However, it was a pity that it failed at that time and actually allowed him to escape to Liyi, taking advantage of the opportunity. He is in charge of the power of Li Yi."
"Actually... what Lord Sikou said just now is quite right. Regardless of whether this matter was done by my Gongnan or whether it was a good show he performed by himself. Now that Gong Ruoji is in Liyi, he has indeed become my uncle. Sun’s tail is so strong that it can’t be lost!”
"However, this matter must not be known to others, otherwise...if Gong Ruomi is angered, it will only arouse his rebellious heart!"
After Shusun Zhouqiu heard this, he asked worriedly:
"Then what should we do? We can't just sit back and watch Gong Ruo Miao become a problem for Nan Kuai and Yang Hu step by step, right?"
Gongnan thought about it in his mind for a while, then showed a fierce look on his face:
"Don't worry, my lord... The general has a plan! I will raise another person... General Ruo Miao... kill him! As long as he dies, Li Yi will naturally fall into the hands of my uncle and grandson!"
Shusun Zhouqiu narrowed his eyes:
"Okay... then I'll leave this matter to you! You must hit it right away, otherwise you will fail!"
In fact, Gongnan has been thinking about how to deal with Gong Ruojie these years, so he has been prepared in advance.
At this moment, he said with confidence:
"My lord, please be patient. The person who will be used by the general is in Liyi right now. There will be nothing wrong by then!"
(End of chapter)
