"Does this old guy have some kind of Longyang habit?"
Li Ran also became more and more outrageous as he thought about it, and his heart felt frightened.
Wang Sunjia continued to smile and said:
"Haha, you are majestic and elegant at the same time. It's rare, it's rare!"
Li Ran coughed dryly:
"My goshawk is setting in the sun, and its wings are gradually breaking off. Your Excellency describes me in this way, which really makes me feel ashamed... Your Excellency, you are here specifically to compliment me on your appearance, right?"
When Wang Sunjia heard this, he paused, and then burst into laughter:
"Haha! Of course not! In fact... I was the one who specially asked me to come to visit Mr. Taishi!"
Li Ran frowned.
"Oh? Is it Mrs. Nanzi?"
Wang Sunjia nodded and said:
"Exactly, I have heard about Mr.'s name for a long time, and I wanted to see him, so I asked you to allow me to come to visit. It's just... Madam's schedule is slow, so I came first!"
Li Ran felt quite strange about this. As the wife of Wei Houyuan, Nanzi should not go out alone.
But Nanzi was able to come and go so freely and so casually, which inevitably reminded Li Ran of some past events about Prince Wei Kuai Kuai.
Nanzi was originally a princess of the Song Dynasty, but before she followed the order of her father to marry to the Wei Kingdom, she had a relationship with her elder brother Gongzi Chaoshi.
And this love story continued even after she married Weiguo.
Soon after, this love story was actually learned by Wei Houyuan. But outrageous things followed.
In order to please the new wife, Wei Houyuan actually willingly put on that green hat.
Just because Wei Houyuan always saw that Nanzi was depressed and unhappy, he sent someone to take Song Dynasty's son Chao to Taodi, so that Nanzi could have a tryst with him.
But what a coincidence that this scene happened to be broken by Kuai Kuai, the Crown Prince of Wei who didn't know what was going on. The prince Kuai Chi wanted to kill his new aunt Nanzi because he felt that Wei Guo had been greatly humiliated.
But in the end, Nanzi was able to directly see through Crown Prince Kuai Chi's assassination plan against her, so that in the end it was Prince Wei Kuai Chi who ran away instead.
As for the Crown Prince of Wei, Kuai Chi, he came to the State of Lu to look for Li Ran after he ran away. At that time, Li Ran immediately persuaded him with the story of "Chong'er was safe in exile" and found a way out for him to take temporary refuge with Zhao Yang of Jin State.
As a result, Prince Wei Kuai Chi fled to Jin.
When Li Ran thought of this, he knew that Weiguo was a place of right and wrong and must not stay there, so he couldn't help but sigh:
"How can I be so virtuous and talented as to be able to be summoned by the king's wife? I'm just passing through to defend the country, and I shouldn't bother you..."
When Wang Sunjia heard this, he suddenly waved his hand and interrupted Li Ran:
"I just want to meet Mr. Taishi. It's a private meeting and there won't be much fanfare, so it's not a nuisance!"
Li Ran also knew that it would be hard to refuse such kindness now that things had come to this, so he could only smile bitterly:
"But I don't know...when will the monarch and his wife arrive?"
Wang Sunjia raised his hands again and said:
"Early tomorrow morning!"
Li Ran sighed again, cupped his hands and said:
"In that case... then I can wait here for the arrival of the monarch and his wife!"
Wang Sunjia was overjoyed when he heard this and couldn't help but stand up immediately:
"Since I have brought you the message, I will take my leave and meet you again tomorrow morning!"
Wang Sunjia said goodbye to Li Ran, then turned around and left the official post.
When Wang Sunjia walked away, Fan Li reminded him from the side:
"Sir, this...Mrs. Wei Nanzi...doesn't have a very good reputation. Sir, agreeing to meet with her...is there anything wrong with that?"
Unexpectedly, Li Ran changed his color and smiled calmly:
"Haha, I am magnanimous in my heart, so why should I be afraid of villains? Besides, Nanzi is now the actual controller of Weiguo, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to meet him?"
Fan Li said again:
"Speaking of which, Mrs. Weiguo is really a strange woman! Controlling the government as a wife is unprecedented in ancient times... However, this is not in line with etiquette after all!"
Li Ran didn't agree with this and just said:
"As long as it can benefit the people, it doesn't matter..."
Fan Li said anxiously:
"But what she did is really unbelievable! As the saying goes, 'if the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly, and if the words are not right, the things will not be accomplished'. How can a woman benefit the people? What you said... I’m afraid it’s a little too shocking!”
"What's more, in Li's view, Mrs. Wei is just a little girl spoiled by the Marquis of Wei. Apart from being arrogant and spoiled, how can she govern the country?"
Li Ran took a few steps, put his hands behind his back, and sneered:
"Haha, young uncle. You said... if there is a woman who can uphold Kunde, stabilize the court and benefit the people, do you think we should support her?"
Fan Li raised his eyebrows, but said unceremoniously:
"Sir, I'm afraid this is just a myth. Such a bizarre thing is absolutely impossible. However... if that day comes, Li doesn't know how to do it!"
While he was talking, Duanmu Ci ran straight in from outside, saluted Li Ran and said:
"Sir, my grandpa heard that Mr. Xiang arrived in Weiguo, so he came here to see him!"
I saw Duanmu Ci beaming with joy.
But Li Ran was slightly startled and said:
"Oh? Is Doctor Boyu here? Hurry! I'm here to invite you!"
The Zang family was quite prestigious in the Wei State, and Zang Yuan was a senior official in the Wei State, with a far-reaching reputation.
And he is Duanmuci's grandfather. Qu Yuan had no heirs, so he paid special attention to his grandson.
Speaking of Qu Yuan’s virtuous reputation, there is also a story about his wife Nanzi.
It is said that one night in Qu Yuan, a chariot passed by the gate of the palace.
According to etiquette, when ministers pass by the palace, they need to pray before leaving.
However, since it was evening and the palace gate was closed, there was no need to stop and salute.
However, Zang Yuan, who was already in a high position at that time, still stopped his vehicle and bowed respectfully towards the palace gate.
It happened that at this time, Wei Houyuan and his newly married wife Nanzi were watching the scenery from the tower.
While the two were talking, they heard the sound of carriages coming to a sudden stop under the tower, and Marquis Wei asked casually:
"Who do you think this is, madam?"
Nanzi replied:
"Does that need to be said? It must be Master Boyu (Zangyuan's courtesy name is Boyu)!"
Wei Houyuan asked curiously:
"Oh? How did you meet Madam?"
Nanzi smiled slightly.
"Master Boyu is a well-known virtuous minister. He is upright and consistent on the outside. He will not deliberately behave in public to gain fame, nor will he do things he shouldn't do without anyone knowing. Observe etiquette and do not cheat in the dark room. He is a true gentleman, he must have stopped to salute just now, that’s why the cars and horses suddenly stopped!"
Wei Houyuan didn't believe it at all, so he sent people to investigate, and it turned out that it was really Qu Yuan.
Wei Houyuan couldn't help but admire his new wife's sharp eyesight.
However, at that time, Wei Houyuan joked with Nanzi:
"Haha, madam said that person was Lord Boyu. Unfortunately, madam guessed wrong, that person was not Qu Yuan Qu Boyu!"
After hearing this, Nanzi saw through Wei Hou's funny words, and immediately pretended to be overjoyed, and poured a full bottle of wine for Wei Hou Yuanshi.
"Haha, congratulations to you for taking this concubine!"
Wei Houyuan was puzzled:
"Oh? Why are you so happy?"
At that time, Nanzi smiled sweetly and said:
"Originally, I thought that there was only one good doctor in the Wei Kingdom, Mr. Boyu, but now I know that there is more than just Mr. Boyu in the Wei Kingdom. Isn't this worthy of congratulations?"
After Nanzi said this, Wei Houyuan was very happy. Therefore, he loved Nanzi even more, thinking that Nanzi was so smart that he would definitely become his good wife in the future, and he trusted her even more.
And Nanzi gradually took control of the government of Weiguo.
…
It is said that Duanmu Ci invited his grandfather Zang Yuan in, but he saw that Zang Yuan was an old man with white hair and beard.
Duanmuci helped him into the official post, and Li Ran hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, saluted him, and said respectfully:
"Junior Li Ran has met Dr. Boyu!"
But Qu Yuan waved his hand and said in his old and hoarse voice:
"Mr. Ziming, you are so polite! You are so polite!"
Fan Li and Duanmu Ci helped Zang Yuan sit down and brought water.
Li Ran and Qu Yuan sat across from each other. Qu Yuan looked at Li Ran but said nothing. Then he sighed again:
"Hey...Mr. Ziming, I heard that I want to meet you. I wonder if this is the case?"
