Qihou Chujiu looked Li Ran up and down. He had heard of Li Ran for a long time, but in the past two days, he found that Li Ran rarely spoke when he was by Luhou's side.
Qi Hou Chujiu saw that Li Ran was so impressive, and coupled with Li Ran's reputation, it was quite impressive:
"My husband has been in the business for many years, and I have never had a chance to meet him. When we meet today, he is truly worthy of his reputation! It is said that he has been hiding in the Lu country for these years, hiding from the world, but I don't know why he is here today?"
Qi Hou Chujiu's words were quite polite.
Although he heard Tian Qi once say that Li Ran was not worthy of his name, after all, Qi Hou Chujiu was not so stupid that he had no ideas of his own.
How could he not know what Li Ran did when he assisted Zichan, Shusunbao and others in Zheng and Lu?
Moreover, even the coalition forces of Qi and Lu could not capture a large city like Pyi for a long time.
But Li Ran and Confucius were able to enter Li Yi easily. Among them, Qi Hou Chujiu would inevitably associate it with how many strategies Li Ran had behind his back.
Therefore, whether it was out of awe of this person or practical considerations, Qi Hou Chujiu still hoped to have a few words with Li Ran as a test.
Li Ran smiled slightly, and Qi Hou asked this question in his mind:
"Before, I was in mourning, so I couldn't hide from the world. But now, I was invited by a friend, and secondly, I have admired the name of the Marquis of Qi for a long time, so I came here to have a glimpse of your true face!"
Li Ran's words were flawless, and he even flattered him invisibly.
This also made Qi Hou Chujiu feel quite satisfied:
"Haha, Mr. Ziming's tongue is really as powerful as the rumors say! What do you think of our country, Qi?"
Li Ran still smiled slightly and said slowly:
"Ran has never served in the State of Qi, and I don't know much about the State of Qi. However, I have something to say, and I would like to ask the Marquis of Qi to listen."
When Qi Hou Chujiu heard the words, he couldn't help but sit upright and listened respectfully.
Li Ran also stopped smiling and listened as he continued:
"In the past, Yan Pingzhong was a great sage of Qi State. Everything he said and did was focused on Qi State's thousand-year plan! Now, although he has passed away, his words still exist. I hope that the Marquis of Qi will obey Yan Zi's last words. Go ahead and don’t cause Qi to be in trouble in the future!'"
In fact, Li Ran's words were clearly referring to Yan Ying, but in fact they were alluding to Tian Qi.
Just because Yan Ying expressed his concerns about Tian's family many times when he was still alive.
For example, when he was on a mission to Jin, he told his former friend Shuxiang:
"The Tian family is virtuous to the people and loved by the people. The country of Qi will eventually return to the Tian family!" (Original text: Qi Zhengzhi returns to the Tian family. Although the Tian family has no great virtues, he uses public power for private purposes, but he is virtuous to the people and the people love him. .)
And he also remonstrated with Qi Hou Chujiu more than once:
"Tian's family has won the hearts of all the people in Qi, and the territory of his clan is getting bigger and bigger, and the people of Qi are grateful for Tian's kindness." (Original text: Tian's family has won the hearts of all, the clan is getting stronger, and the people are thinking Tian)
However, although Qi Hou Chujiu had been relatively listening to Yan Ying before this, only on the issue of dealing with Tian Qi, Qi Hou Chujiu had never been able to listen.
Just because Tian Qi's performance is indeed too good, and precisely because he applies it to the people, the things he does can always get twice the result with half the effort.
Coupled with the support of Tianqi's commercial territory, he often paid tribute to a lot of property to maintain Qi Hou Chujiu's luxurious life.
Therefore, all this made Qi Hou Chujiu unable to stop.
Moreover, Tian Qi once openly discussed this issue with Chujiu, Marquis of Qi, and Tian Qi’s reply was:
"Although I am kind to the people, I have no second intention. I just want to manage the country for you. I am a descendant of the orphans of the Chen State. Thanks to the Qi State, I can continue to this day!"
"If there was no Qi State, our Tian family would not be what it is today. If there were no Qi Marquis, the Tian family would no longer exist."
"So, please rest assured, Your Majesty, our Tian clan will be loyal to the Marquis of Qi from generation to generation, and we will not dare or forget it!"
As for Qi Hou Chujiu, because of his old age, he could only rely on Tian Qi to handle many things. Especially after the death of Yan Ying, he was even more powerless in the political affairs of the country.
Therefore, after hearing what Tian Qi said, he no longer took Yan Ying's words to heart, but began to trust and rely on Tian Qi even more.
However, at this moment, Li Ran brought up the old things again, which inevitably caused Qihou Chujiu's heart to be as turbulent as a river.
Of course Tian Qi knew that Li Ran's words were actually a backlash against him, but he also knew that it was inconvenient for him to come forward and argue at this time.
So, he winked at Li Hoe.
Seeing the look in his eyes, Li Ho immediately understood and said:
"Your Majesty, although most of what Yan Zi said is reasonable, I think it is not entirely true. Dr. Ping Zhong once said several times that Mr. Tian is a serious trouble to our Qi country. This statement is ridiculous!"
"Now, in our country of Qi, who doesn't know that Mr. Tian, when he implements benevolent governance for the emperor, loves the people like his own children? These are all the merits of the emperor! Now under the rule of our country of Qi, the people can be said to live and work in peace and contentment. Could it be that, Can this be considered Mr. Tian’s fault?”
"Just like Kong Sikou, the country of Lu has now been given a new look. It is peaceful and peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Is it possible that Kong Sikou also has ulterior motives?"
When Qi Hou Chujiu saw that the scene was getting into an argument, he immediately waved his hand, raised his wine cup and said:
"Haha, I already understand what Mr. Ziming said. Come on, I will give you a toast!"
Qihou Chujiu obviously didn't want to discuss the matter with Li Ran too much, so he only used the excuse of drinking to deliberately stall the matter.
When Li Ran saw this, he could only shake his head and sigh...
After the banquet, Lu Hou Song, escorted by Kong Qiu and Li Ran, returned to the camp to rest. Kong Qiu and Li Ran stood outside the camp, and Li Ran asked Chu Dang and Gong Eryue to patrol around to ensure the safety of Lu Hou.
Confucius said:
"My benefactor, today's banquet is truly thrilling!"
Li Ran couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Thankfully, Zhongni acted decisively and stopped it in time! Even the Marquis of Qi and Tian Qi were unable to find any faults!"
"However, it is not safe to say that it is safe now, and we cannot let down our guard at any time."
"This Tian Qi... I'm afraid there is still some backup plan. The peace talks seem to be going well now, but in fact there are undercurrents. Tomorrow is the time when the alliance will be formally sworn in, so we need to be careful in dealing with it!"
When Confucius heard this, he took a deep breath:
"Oh? What did your benefactor think... what would this Tian Qi do?"
Li Ran thought for a while and said:
"In my opinion, I am afraid that this oath will be deliberately broken and the oath will not end well!"
Confucius agreed, nodded and said:
"Well, what my benefactor said is absolutely true. It seems that Tomorrow Qiu will have to adapt to changes in the ceremony!"
original:
If there is no death, Wu Zikai and Lizi Qi will be born. Tian Lizi begged for service to Duke Jin of Qi, who was a great official. He collected taxes from the people and accepted them in small battles, but gave them to the people in big battles. As a result, the Tian family won the hearts of the people, the clan became stronger, and the people missed the Tian family. Yanzi remonstrated with Duke Jing several times, but Duke Jing did not listen.
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In the ninth year, Duke Jing sent Yan Ying to the Jin Dynasty and whispered to his uncle Xiang: "The Qi government died and returned to the Tian family. Although the Tian family has no great virtues, they use public power for private purposes. They are virtuous to the people and are loved by the people."
——"Historical Records"
(End of chapter)
