Fan Li immediately bowed his head and agreed, and began to notify the entire Li family to prepare to move to Chengzhou as soon as possible.
Since Li Ran was usually humble and submissive, and he didn't treat his servants like a master, most of the servants felt that following Li Ran was the way out, so they all expressed their willingness to attach themselves and followed him to Luoyi, Chengzhou.
After Gong Eryue and Liguang heard the news, they also started to get busy.
In fact, it can be said that Liguang went through many hardships and obstacles before finally arriving in the State of Lu, and only lived a stable life for a short time.
But Liguang didn't cry or fuss, she just packed her bags with peace of mind.
And during these days, Li Ran was naturally not idle.
During this time, there was a lot of traffic in front of Xinglin Li Mansion, and there was an endless stream of people coming to say goodbye.
In addition to Sanhuan and other officials from Lu State, Li Ran also entertained Confucius's disciples one by one.
Three days later, Li Ran officially took his family with him and prepared to go to Chengzhou.
Confucius also came here specially to see her off, but he was still reluctant to part with Li Ran. So he and his disciples were sent all the way to a far distance, but they were not willing to turn back to the city.
After leaving the suburbs, Li Ran had no choice but to speak first:
"Come back, Zhongni. We will stay here and say goodbye."
Confucius was reluctant to leave:
"My benefactor, I have to say goodbye today, but I don't know when I will see you again! I think in this life, if Qiu had not met my benefactor, how could Qiu be where he is today? However, Qiu has not repaid his kindness. Instead, he has to give up everything. My benefactor took so much trouble... Qiu really feels guilty!"
After Confucius said this, he said solemnly:
“My benefactor’s journey must pass through Weiguo, and now I’m afraid that Weiguo is not safe either!”
What Confucius said is not bad.
In fact, the relationship between the Wei State and the Lu State was not bad at all. The two countries were truly brothers.
However, in recent years, since Nanzi, the wife of the monarch of Wei, has always been in control of government affairs, its uncertainty has greatly increased.
When Li Ran heard this, he smiled calmly and said:
"Haha, I am now the Taishi of the Zhou Dynasty. I can escape unscathed even if I go to the Qi Kingdom. What's the point of just defending the country? Besides, Lu and Wei are two countries that are brothers, but now there is a letter written by the Marquis of Lu himself. It doesn’t matter if we use the road to guide the disc!”
Confucius nodded, but he was noncommittal, and turned to his disciple Zi Gong and said:
"Gift!"
Zigong on the side responded:
"The disciple is here!"
Confucius said:
"Give me, when your husband passes through Weiguo, you still need to take care of everything. You must ensure your safety and make sure there are no mistakes!"
Duanmuci said:
"Master, be considerate, I will handle it properly!"
Duanmuci's father, Duanmuju, was a well-rounded businessman in Weiguo. He was already quite prestigious in Weiguo and was deeply trusted by Wei Houyuan. His mother, Zang, was born into a family of officials and was the daughter of Zang Boyu, a nobleman of the Wei Kingdom.
Even the origin of the name "Ci" comes from the fact that on the ninth day of his birth, Wei Houyuan sent someone to send a piece of Feng Lin Jade as a congratulatory gift, hence the name!
The status of Duanmuci's family in Weiguo can also be seen from this.
Therefore, when Confucius left this matter to Duanmu Ci, there should be no major mistakes.
After some explanations, Confucius finally felt relieved.
Before leaving, Li Ran got on the carriage, but was not in a hurry to sit down and opened the curtain.
The two of them kept bowing to each other, until both sides could no longer see each other, and then Li Ran slowly lowered the car curtain.
"Father……"
Li Ran came to his senses when he heard Liguang's shout and said with a smile:
"Guang'er, are you going to have to travel a lot in the next few days?!"
But Liguang obviously didn't care about this.
"It's not a big deal if my father and my second mother are with me. Anyway, wherever my father and my second mother are, it's home!"
Li Ran couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He glanced at Gong Eryue next to him, only to see that her face was red and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Gong Eryue was always absent-minded during this period. Li Ran thought he knew what she was thinking, but he couldn't say anything in front of Li Guang.
"Liguang is right. As long as there is family around, what's the point of having a family?"
…
Along the way, Li Ran was relatively safe in the territory of Lu State.
However, as soon as they entered the territory of Weiguo, the atmosphere became obviously tense.
Fan Li only felt that something was wrong, that was, Chu Dang was not leaving Li Ran.
When Li Ran saw this, he smiled slightly:
"Young uncle, you don't have to be like this. Just because of the relationship between the Wei State and the Lu State, there has not been such a gap! What's more, I am still the Taishi of the Zhou Dynasty. Although the Marquis of Wei is old, there is no need for him to harm me? !”
At this time, Li Ran actually didn't know Nanzi's identity as a "secret walker".
He only knew that Nanzi had been in control of Weiguo's national affairs for a long time under the guise of the monarch's favor.
Of course, this matter has been known to everyone for a long time, so it is not surprising.
However, from Li Ran's modern perspective, Nanzi controlled the government as a female streamer. Although in this era, he can be called the first person in history, but in the long history, he can be seen everywhere. .
In terms of Li Ran's open-mindedness, he believed that Nanzi could certainly become someone like Empress Lu, Cixi, or even Wu Zetian.
But it may not mean that she cannot become a figure like the Empress Dowager Feng, Empress Changsun, and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Alternatively, an institutional structure called “mom politics” can be established.
Therefore, Li Ran's "enlightened" consciousness makes him not disgusted with female heads like Nanzi.
…
On this day, Li Ran stayed in the official post. Duanmu Ci made arrangements for them, so Li Ran and his party were quite leisurely and contented.
Li Ran and Gong Eryue were practicing calligraphy with Liguang. Fan Li suddenly walked over.
When Li Ran saw this, he knew something was wrong, but he didn't want Li Guang to worry, so he stood up alone.
"Guang'er, you continue to practice calligraphy, Yue, you stay with her."
Gong Eryue and Liguang both nodded. Li Ran and Fan Li walked out. Fan Li whispered:
"Wang Sunjia, the official of the Wei Kingdom, is here..."
Wang Sun Jia Nai was a senior official of the Wei State. When Zhao Yang had peace talks with the Wei State, he was among them.
Previously, Shetuo and Chenghe had made great contributions to sabotaging the peace talks between Jin and Wei, and Wang Sunjia had added fuel to the fire.
But Li Ran didn't know this yet. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but frown:
"This person has such an identity, why is he here?"
When Li Ran passed through Wei State this time, Lu Hou and Kong Qiu had already sent letters and delivered them to Wei Houyuan in advance. It shows that Zhou Taishi Li Ran wanted to return to Zhou Dynasty and wanted to borrow a way from Weiguo.
In fact, in this case, Weiguo only needs to be received by ordinary local officials, which is more than enough.
Wang Sunjia, who was considered a very popular minister in the Wei Kingdom, came all the way from the capital city of Diqiu to greet him. This was really surprising.
Fan Li shook his head and said:
"I don't know. Maybe you've heard about your husband for a long time, so you came here specifically to visit?"
Li Ran shook his head and said:
"Not necessarily, right? I'm afraid this person has ulterior motives... Hey, I don't know everything, so let's talk about it after we meet him first!"
So Fan Li accompanied Li Ran to the living room. At this time, Wang Sunjia was already waiting in the hall. When he saw Li Ran coming in, he immediately stood up and saluted:
"Your Majesty, Wang Sunjia, has met Mr. Taishi of Luoyi!"
Li Ran hurriedly returned the gift:
"Your Majesty Wangsun is so polite. It's really scary. I'm just returning home with my family and passing through your place. I didn't want to disturb the Marquis of Wei and the officials, but I didn't expect that Your Majesty Wangsun would come all the way..."
Wang Sunjia bowed and said with a smile:
"Haha, I have heard of your name for a long time. Now that I have the honor to pass by our country, wouldn't it be a pity if I didn't come to meet you? I met you today. You are indeed as well-dressed as the rumors say. He is indeed well-deserved!"
Li Ran shook his head gently to show his courtesy:
"Doctor Wang Sun smiled. Come on, please sit down."
Li Ran invited him into the house, and they sat down while Fan Li waited at the door.
Wang Sunjia looked at Li Ran and suddenly laughed out loud:
"I am lucky to see my true appearance today. You are so handsome and graceful. You must have been quite popular among women when you were young, right?"
Wang Sunjia suddenly spoke frivolously, which made Li Ran frown slightly and said:
"Haha, sir, you are laughing."
Wang Sunjia stroked his beard again and continued:
"Actually, Mr. Suwen is not just a handsome man. Mr. Suwen also has talents that make him stand out from the crowd. Such a handsome man is truly remarkable!"
As Li Ran listened, he felt more and more uncomfortable. I also felt that there was something wrong with Wang Sunjia.
