I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 19 A Stud Gamble
In the evening, when the sunset was red, Li Ran was sitting on the steps behind the courtyard.In front of me is an empty vegetable garden. The summer sunshine has given full vitality to the green shoots, and they are now thriving.

At this time, Young Master Chou had been taken down by Ji Le to rest.Starting today, his life will change drastically.He himself also needs to learn to accept all this slowly, which is necessary for future struggles.

The news of Prince Ye's "resurrection" spread in the streets and alleys of Qufu that day.

After all, Jishi is also a master of business in Qufu.So it didn't take long for Ji Le to hear the news that Prince Ye was still alive from his servant.This made her, who was already convinced that the prince was dead, see a glimmer of hope again.

After all, as far as she is concerned, she would rather believe that the prince is still alive, even though she knows that this is probably Li Ran's arrangement.

So, she hurriedly told Li Ran the news with some anxiety, and asked about her next plan.

When he came to the eaves, he found that Li Ran's expression was even more gloomy than before, as if a layer of black clouds were covering his face, and the storm was gathering on his face.

"Brother Ziming."

Just as Ji Le's words came out of his mouth, he suddenly stopped.Because she was afraid of getting confirmation from Li Ran that the living Prince Ye was a fake.

"That's right... I asked someone to pretend to be the prince. The real prince is dead."

Obviously, Li Ran's answer was not what she expected, but fortunately, she was somewhat prepared.

It turned out that Prince Ye who suddenly appeared in the city during the day was Li Ran who asked Sun Wu to find someone to pretend to be.

But pretending to be Prince Ye is obviously not the whole plan of Li Ran, the next thing is the key.

"That's right... he's still dead after all..."

"Then...then if the Ji family knew that Prince Ye was pretended by someone else, wouldn't uncle..."

Ji Le suddenly realized that this might be a dangerous move.If it fails, the uncles and grandchildren's clan will be doomed forever!

Once Ji Sunsu finds out the flaws of the fake prince, he will definitely be accused of pretending to be the prince, and then there is no reason for Shu Sunbao to die?

"Now we can only take a gamble."

"Now it's only three hours since the incident happened, and Ji's situation is unknown! If we take advantage of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters, maybe we can rescue Dr. Shusun! Not only that, but we can even turn him back Ji's army!"

This was Li Ran's idea and his plan.

If the prince is not dead, this is the most unacceptable to the Ji family.Therefore, it is also where they are most likely to take the bait.

In this way, they can follow the clues and find out the truth about the assassination of the prince.At that time, Uncle Sun's innocence can be completely restored, and at the same time, Ji's family will be dealt a heavy blow.

Of course, this is the most ideal state. At this time, the fake prince has not returned to Lu Palace.What Ji's next move will be, Li Ran is not completely clear, and he can only wait and see what happens.

Li Ran is clearly aware of the great risk of this matter.He can appear confident and resolute in front of Mr. Chou.However, when he calmed down, when he recalled the people and things he encountered from Luoyi to Qufu, and when he remembered Prince Jin before him, that feeling of powerlessness would suddenly come to his mind.

"My lord! Good news!"

Sun Su hurried in from outside.

Li Ran stood up, narrowed his eyes and looked at him seriously, saying:

"How's it going?"

"Ji Sunsu just left his house and went to Lu Palace. Now the people in the city have heard that it is the Ji family who intends to assassinate the prince. The news we spread is very effective!"

After Sun Su finished speaking, his face was full of excitement.

But Li Ran shook his head slightly and said:

"Now is not the time to be happy, suddenly, go and find someone to monitor Ji's mansion, especially Ji Sun Yiru, I want to know his every move now."

"Also, Miss Ji. I need your help with something."

He didn't want to involve Ji Le, but now it seems that Ji Le is the only one who can help him complete this plan.

When Ji Le heard the word "help", he was instantly unhappy, and muttered with a small mouth:
"What, anyway, I'm also a friend of the prince, okay! His affairs are my affairs, how can this count as helping?"

After finishing speaking, she glanced at Li Ran cautiously, as if worried that Li Ran would get angry because of her naughtiness.

"I'm sorry, I did worry too much..."

"Now we are on the same boat, helping out and so on, I won't talk about it in the future."

Li Ran also knew that he used the wrong words, so he immediately changed his words:

"Since Ji Sunsu has already gone to the Lu Palace, the fake prince has probably been taken back. At that time, Dr. Shu Sun will definitely be released temporarily to ask for a confrontation, so I need..."

He said a few words in Ji Le's ear, Ji Le's expression changed drastically when he heard the sound, and he looked at Li Ran in disbelief and said:
"Ah? Do you really want to do this?"

She didn't expect Li Ran's plan to be so aggressive.

Unexpectedly, Li Ran replied very firmly:
"Other than that, there is no other way!"

Although this plan is dangerous, if it succeeds, it can completely reverse the situation.What's more, now that there is no way to retreat, Li Ran has to give it a try no matter what.

Of course Ji Le knew this too, after listening to it, he showed a thoughtful look, and immediately nodded slightly.

So she and Sun Ju went out at the same time to carry out Li Ran's plan, and seeing their leaving backs, a sharp light flashed in Li Ran's eyes.

The real battle is coming soon, he dismisses Ji Le and Sun Su, because he wants to keep them away and avoid a fatal disaster.

As Ji Le said just now, once this plan is successful, it will be the best.But once they failed, they would no longer be able to stay in Lu State.

No one can find out the death of the prince, and no one can wash away the grievances on Uncle Sunbao.

This is a gamble, a desperate gamble!
He stood up, and the sky in the distance was completely dyed with clouds, as if it was on fire.

Hantai Palace, the place where the monarch of Lu State handled daily government affairs and also received courtiers, is equivalent to the Zhangtai Palace of Qin State later.

It’s just that the strength of the Lu State was not as powerful as the later Qin State, so the Hantai Palace is naturally not as large as the Zhangtai Palace. The entire palace only has two front and back entrances. There are six pitch-black stone pillars erected in the hall, symbolizing the supreme royal power of the Lu State, but those who know the real situation of the Lu State will definitely find that these six pillars are divided into three parts, and they also stand at the same time. The door of the house symbolizes that the power of the public office has already been divided among the three Huan.

Prince Ye was sitting at the very front of the conference hall, Shusun Bao had been released and was standing on the left, Ji Sunsu and Mengsun Jie were on the right.

And behind them stood courtiers who were loyal to them.From the number, it is not difficult to see that Shu Sunbao is alone in the court of Lu State, because there are very few courtiers who support him.

"What's going on, gentlemen, let's talk about it. Why didn't the widow just swim in the back pool for a day, and the palace is so uneven?"

I could only hear the fake prince questioning all the courtiers in the palace through a curtain.

Obviously, the fake prince listened to Li Ran's arrangement and fabricated some "facts" at will.But since the crown prince said so, who would question the authenticity of it?
Behind him, the two chief guards of Lu Palace stood side by side, staring at the courtiers in the palace at this moment.

"Report to the prince, the old man caught a cold a few days ago and was sick at home. He didn't know anything about it. Someone must have corrupted the old minister. Please also ask the prince to look into it."

Ji Sunsu was severely scolded by the Marquis of Jin for offering sacrifices to heaven on his behalf, and he simply claimed that he was sick at home and did not go to court.

Shu Sunbao on the left didn't speak, but his eyes kept sweeping over Prince Ye. He always felt that something was wrong, but as for what was wrong, he still couldn't tell why.

But he knew that it was probably because Li Ran made arrangements behind his back that he was still standing here.

"Oh? That's weird."

"The widow only left the Lu Palace for half a moment, and the palace was attacked by assassins. Moreover, you also arrested Dr. Uncle Sun. Why is this? How did you convict the murderer before he was arrested?  … What's more, if he wants to assassinate the widow, why wait until now? Why do he need to do it in the palace?"

This line is indeed very particular. Although it does not clearly indicate that the assassination is related to the Ji family, the words have secretly shifted all the blame to the Ji family.

You must know that if Shu Sunbao wanted to assassinate the prince, he would have too many opportunities. After Li Ran arrived in Qufu, Prince Ye visited Shu Sunbao's mansion several times.If Shu Sunbao wanted to assassinate the prince, why would he take the risk of "missing"?
Furthermore, Shu Sunbao was in charge of the security of Lu Palace, which was well known.Therefore, the dereliction of duty of the security guards in the Lu Palace was inseparably related to Shu Sunbao.

In other words, no matter how stupid Shu Sunbao is, he would not assassinate the prince on his own territory and recruit himself.

Since Shu Sunbao was identified as not the murderer by the prince, wouldn't those people who arrested Shu Sunbao as a murderer be the most likely murderers?

Ji Sunsu was slightly taken aback when he heard the sound, he was well aware of the implication in the prince's words at this time.

Just listen to Ji Sunsu said:

"Report to the prince, the Lu Palace is the one responsible for the defense arranged by Uncle Sunbao. If such a major incident happened in the palace, Uncle Sunbao should be held accountable!"

"The widow asked who committed the murder in the palace! He didn't ask who was responsible for it!"

Prince Ye's face became angry all of a sudden, his eyes were like torches, and he stared at Ji Sunsu.

Answering irrelevant questions is a taboo for a courtier.

At this time, Shusun Bao, who had been thinking for a long time, finally raised his head, turned to Prince Gong and said:
"Prince, the old minister was at home yesterday and today. Since Ji Sunsu found the minister guilty, I beg you to find someone to prove his innocence."

"Oh? Who is it?"

Prince Ye responded without thinking.

"Li Ran, Li Ziming."

Shu Sunbao finally realized that since this matter was Li Ran's plan, how to proceed would naturally depend on Li Ran's performance.

If not, how could he be able to deal with the two old foxes Ji Sunsu and Meng Sunjie just by himself in the Lu Palace?
"Okay, then call Li Ran into the palace!"

(End of this chapter)