I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 122
The arrogance engraved in the bones of the Chu people is unmatched by other Xia states that uphold Zhou etiquette and humility.This characteristic has been handed down since Chu Wu King Xiong Tong established the country, and it has never stopped.

The prince looked Li Ran up and down, his eyes were full of disdain, and he didn't hide it at all.

Li Ran is now logically regarded as a celebrity in the world, but even Li Ran like this is just as insignificant in his eyes.

"The humble name is insulting, so Yin Zun listens, and please forgive me, Lord Chu Ling Yin."

And in order to match the Chu people's defiantness, Li Ran also made fun of himself "tactfully".

Wang Ziwei laughed and said disapprovingly:
"Did Zichan send you here?"

Li Ran immediately bowed and said without any hesitation:
"Exactly."

"Doctor Zichan learned that Master Ling Yin is coming to our country of Zheng, so he specially ordered his subordinates to come to welcome Lord Ling Yin, and also asked him to rest outside the city for a while, and then enter the city to meet Zheng Ji."

Li Ran's intuition told himself that Feng Duan chose to marry Wang Ziwei of Chu State this time, there must be other shocking conspiracy behind it, but he couldn't figure out what the truth was behind it.

Of course, he is only suspicious right now, so he can only follow Wang Ziwei's words and continue to answer.

Since Wang Ziwei believes that Zichan is still in power in Zhengyi City, it means that he has a clear understanding of the previous situation.So he would not deliberately try to avoid arousing Wang Ziwei's vigilance.

"Hmph! You Zheng people are so arrogant that I let Ling Yin of Dachu wait outside the city!"

Before the prince could speak to himself, the guards beside him roared angrily.

Li Ran hastily responded:
"How dare the lower officials be rude? This is the courtesy of a scholar! Please don't blame me, my lord."

Li Ran's so-called "ceremony of fainting scholars" is indeed true.According to the rules of Zhou etiquette, if a senior official wants to welcome a woman through the door, he must first wait outside the city gate to show his solemnity.Then after everything is done for the woman, the woman's father will send her out, or the man will enter the city to meet her.

But now, Li Ran could just use such an excuse to prevaricate the Chu people.If you people from Chu sincerely come here to hire a woman, then what's the point of abiding by the rules?If not, does it mean that you have some ulterior secret?

So no matter what, the city must not be surrounded by princes today.

After all, the Chu people brought 2000 elite warriors this time. If there is really some conspiracy, once he is allowed to enter the city, who can stop these [-] Chu warriors?

At that time, wouldn't the people in Zhengyi have suffered misfortune? !
Li Ran's heart was awe-inspiring, he stood with his body bowed, and his tone was neither humble nor overbearing, which made these guards speechless for a while.

Since you have come to the State of Zheng, since you have come to our kingdom of Xia, you must abide by the etiquette of my Duke of Zhou!Even your Chu people who are as tough as a tiger can't just break the rules.

"Forget it, since the master has already spoken, how can we, the guests who came to hire, refuse to obey?"

"Pass down the order, and today we will be stationed outside the city to rest."

Wang Ziwei scanned Li Ran's body up and down, with some cunning in the corners of his eyes, and then he spoke.

After his words fell, more than 2000 guards from Chu people all sat on the ground, their movements were uniform, and the scene was spectacular.

Even Li Ran couldn't help but secretly nodded and praised Chu Wu and Zhuang Zhigong when he saw it.

"Master Ling Yin, please."

Afterwards, Li Ran raised his hand again, and wanted to lead Wang Ziwei into his manor.

That Wang Ziwei was also daring, he was not afraid of being ambushed, and followed Li Ran into it on foot.

When he came to sit down in the manor, Li Ran ordered his servants to serve scented tea with Wang Ziwei. Wang Ziwei took a drink and was surprised.

"What is this? It's so fragrant?"

"Master Huiling Yin, this thing is called tea, and it's not sweet wine."

"This product is mainly made of flowers and broken leaves. It is dried and stir-fried. It is gradually soaked in boiling water. One cup is boiled and the other is warmed. It will leave the fragrance of flowers on the lips and teeth, and keep the coolness in the heart."

"There is a poem praising it: once you drink it, you will be sleepy and sleepy, and your feelings will be bright and refreshing. Drink it again to clear your mind, and it will suddenly be like a flying rain that sprinkles light dust. Drink it three times and you will get the Tao, so why bother to break the troubles."

With the help of this scented tea that was born out of nowhere, Li Ran can be regarded as popularizing the tea ceremony in China in advance.

However, it is not beautiful to pick up people's teeth, so Li Ran stopped talking here.

The Chinese Tea Ceremony has been passed down for thousands of years, and countless life quotes are all related to tea. If you come up with them one by one, I am afraid that Wang Ziwei will not be able to sleep for three days and three nights.

"Well, it's quite new. I didn't expect you Zheng Guo to have such a wonderful thing."

Wang Ziwei listened to Li Ran's chanting, and the disdain on his brows eased, but he unconsciously put down the teacup in his hand.

The people of Chu are heroic by nature, even if they drink wine, they pour it from jar to jar, so how can they drink in such a romantic way?

Therefore, Li Ran's so-called "Three drinks will lead to enlightenment, so why bother to eliminate troubles" is probably of little use to them Chu people.

"Benling Yinlai has also come, and the tea has been drunk. Now you should tell me what kind of medicine you sell in this gourd, right?"

When the topic changed, Wang Ziwei asked nonchalantly.

He originally thought that Feng Duan had already made arrangements in Zhengyi, and that Li Ran's arrival was at best a secret confrontation between Zi Chan and Feng Duan, so Li Ran had to have a purpose to stop him halfway.

But who knew that Li Ran was deliberately taken aback when he heard the sound, pretending to be puzzled and saying:
"Could it be that the official didn't make it clear?"

"Since Mr. Ling Yin wants to marry a bride in reverse, according to Zhou etiquette, it is not appropriate for Ling Yin to enter the city at this time. This is Zhou Gong's etiquette."

"When everything is ready at Dr. Boshi's residence, I will come to invite Mr. Yin into the city to marry him."

"And the reason why the lower officials invited Mr. Ling Yin here is because they don't want you to think that I, Mr. Zheng, are too rude, and let you camp out and sleep in the open. Wouldn't this be a joke for the world?"

Since this excuse is used, it is necessary to carry out this reason to the end.

Li Ran had served as King Ji of the Zhou Dynasty to guard the history of the Tibetan house, so he naturally knew the so-called Zhou rituals well, and these words can be said to be watertight.

He didn't believe it, Wang Ziwei really dared to attack outside Zhengyi City?

Sure enough, when Wang Ziwei heard the sound, he was speechless to refute for a while, so he could only sneer perfunctorily.

Seeing this, Li Ran hurriedly ordered his servants to bring up good food and wine.

"Master Ling Yin came to Zheng from thousands of miles away, and he was exhausted from traveling, and the next official is to clean up the dust for Lord Ling Yin."

Since he wants to hold back Wang Ziwei, how can he lose wine and meat?
And Wang Ziwei also knew that he must not act rashly at this time, so he immediately agreed very readily.

So in the lobby, Li Ran asked the servants to fill the whole table with delicious food in an instant.

As a traveler from the state of Zheng, he wanted to show his friendship as a landlord, so he toasted to Wang Ziwei and his accompanying guests again and again.

It just so happened that Wang Ziwei was born with the best wine, otherwise, how could future generations compare him with Shang Wang Di Xin?
Seeing the delicious food and wine on this table, although he had doubts in his heart, he seemed to forget all of them in an instant after toasting his glass.

"Come, come!"

"I would like to thank Master Ling Yin for his hard work and coming from afar!"

"Don't you see how heroic the madman of Chu Jun is, and the wine cups are intertwined with spears and halberds. When I saw you today, he really lived up to his reputation!"

Li Ran also took the opportunity to "flatter" and gave a rainbow fart shot that was fresh and refined, even Wang Ziwei couldn't help laughing out loud "haha", pouring cups into his throat again and again.

But even so, after drinking three altars of wine in a row, Wang Ziwei still didn't change his expression. During the dinner, he even talked and laughed with Li Ran, showing no signs of getting drunk, so naturally don't expect him to be drunk and slip up.

(End of this chapter)