I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 21

After the court meeting ended, Li Ran and Uncle Sun Bao came out of Lu Palace together, and it was already evening.

The setting sun is slanting, the swans are flying together, the high and lonely sky seems to be the heart between the two at this time, thoroughly peaceful.

The boulder that was pressing on the hearts of the two of them was already a little loose.With a little more effort, perhaps the boulder would tumble and shatter.

But they also know that at this moment, it is far from the time to breathe a sigh of relief.

Back at Shusun's mansion, Shusunbao immediately learned about the whole plan from Li Ran, and also knew that Prince Ye in the Lu Palace was pretended by Li Ran.

Hearing this for the first time, Shu Sunbao was very worried.But I also saw that today's fake Prince Ye seemed to be doing very well, and he really fooled Ji Sunsu for a while.So, I was a little more relieved.

But what is false is always false, and this matter will eventually come to an end.After a long time, once the Ji family and the Meng family discover the clues, it will not be as easy to be fooled as they are today.

"Jisunsu, an old man, has always been meticulous, Ziming, are you really sure that you can hit it with one blow?"

If Li Ran's plan can't be hit with one blow this time, it may be too late when Ji Sunsu comes to his senses.

"Doctor, rest assured, everything is going according to plan right now, Prince Ye will never die in vain!"

Li Ran's face looked calm, and he neither gave him a positive answer, nor gave him a negative answer.It's just that his eyes were still extremely firm when he mentioned Prince Ye.

At this time, Shu Sunbao had no other choice but to believe him, so he nodded immediately when he heard the sound.After a while, Shusun Bao sighed again:

"Young Master Chou Shao doesn't care about anything. Once you become the king, I'm afraid you will still become the puppet of the Ji family and the Meng family. You care about this, Zi Ming, do you know?"

"The old man helped Prince Ye because he has great ambitions. If given time, he will be able to fulfill the legacy of the late king, but son Chou..."

At this point, Shusun Bao's face was full of helplessness.He still doesn't know the truth about Young Master Chou pretending to be stupid, so it is understandable to worry that Young Master Chou will be used by the Ji family.

However, Li Ran didn't tell him the truth about Young Master Chou. He looked at the helpless Uncle Sun Bao and said calmly:
"But right now...we have no choice but him."

Shu Sunbao was startled when he heard the sound, but stopped talking.

He knew what Li Ran meant, and also knew Li Ran's purpose for doing this, but this approach was no different from Ji's.However, the current crisis situation, apart from Gongzi Chou, he couldn't find a more suitable candidate.

In fact, there are still quite a few sons in the Duke of Lu. Although the succession to the throne is not necessarily higher than the sons, at least their IQ is stable at the level of ordinary people.

Uncle Sunbao thought that Li Ran's way of helping son Chou to the top was the Ji family's way, because son Chou was easy to control.

As long as you have mastered the son Chou, you will have mastered the king of Lu, and it is also a way to counterattack the Ji family and the Meng family.

"Hehe, Doctor Uncle Sun, it's getting late today, and there's still a big show to be played tomorrow, we must not miss this opportunity!"

After Li Ran finished speaking, he got up and was about to leave.

But who would have thought that Shusun Bao stopped him, looked at his slightly gloomy face and said:
"Zi Ming!"

"The old man knows that you are on good terms with the crown prince, and also that you and the crown prince are both people with deep pockets. They are absolutely extraordinary. But in this world, there are some things we should do, and some things we must never do. Do you understand?"

A gentleman can do something and not do something.If Confucius were here, he would definitely agree with this sentence.

Shusun Bao seemed to be worried that Li Ran would make some radical actions and plans because of Prince Ye's death, so that he would go astray and become the next Ji Sunsu.

Hearing the sound, Li Ran was suddenly relieved.

He finally knew why Prince Ye believed that Shusun Bao was really helping him, and he finally understood why Shusun Bao held the Xialiuhe rally.

So, he smiled generously and said:

"What the doctor said is true, but I have been taught."

In the early morning of the next day, Li Ran was still asleep, but was awakened by a rush of calls.

Ji Le was standing beside his bed, looking at him eagerly.

"what happened?"

"Li Ran! Li Ran! Prince!... No, the fake prince has been assassinated again!"

Ji Le didn't know Li Ran's plan for the second phase, so she seemed very nervous at this time.

Hearing the sound, Li Ran jumped up immediately, and then, with his head crossed and his clothes straightened, he led Sun Ju out the door, to the previously agreed place.

This place is a residence close to the Lu Palace, the only way for Prince Ye to go out of the palace this time, so it is the most suitable place to ambush Prince Ye.

Obviously, the second attempt to assassinate Prince Ye also failed, and the murderer was "caught" by Li Ran and Sun Ju.

After the fake prince returned to the palace, the guard commander pretended to be Sun Wu looked around, and after confirming that there was no one, he said:
"So sure it's feasible?"

It turned out that this assassination was arranged by Li Ran!

Now the stolen goods were stolen together, and Prince Ye saw it with his own eyes!Of course, Li Ran wanted to point the finger at Ji Sunsu.

However, Sun Wu said suspiciously:
"Such a trifling trick is just an ordinary trick of thieves shouting to catch a thief. Can it really make that old fox Ji Sunsu submit?"

After all, this matter seems very strange, if you think about it, it will only become more strange.He was already a suspect all over himself, so it would be too unreasonable to go against the wind and commit crimes now.But first, the second truth, how could Ji Sunsu not understand?Those ministers in the Lu Dynasty, who would not have thought of this?

"Hehe, I didn't intend to make them believe it!"

Li Ran's expression was indifferent.

This dead man was selected from the rest of the disciples who Shusun Bao chose the guard for Li Ran that day, and his loyalty must be beyond doubt.Let them testify against Ji Sunsu. For them, it is their mission to die.

So, Li Ran came to the palace for the second time.

This time, Shusun Bao was still entering the palace, while he was waiting outside the palace to be called into the palace.

As a matter of course, the fake prince was very angry when he returned to the palace. After he lost his temper, he immediately sent someone to call in all the civil and military ministers in the court.

Ji Sunsu didn't expect such a thing to happen today, he didn't receive any news before he came, and he didn't know that the prince was assassinated again until he entered the palace.Moreover, it is said that he was arrested this time, so Ji Sunsu was naturally even more confused!
"It's so strange! Didn't the grandson silence him? Where did this assassin come from?"

At such a critical juncture, any disturbance may affect the whole situation. Of course Ji Sunsu doesn't want anyone to disrupt his plan at this time.

Entering the hall, looking at the captured assassin, Ji Sunsu didn't feel angry, because he knew that in the huge city of Qufu, the only one who had the guts to assassinate Prince Ye was Ji Sunsu. Shi and Monteggia.

And Meng Sunjie has always been prudent, if he didn't get his own instruction, he would definitely not act hastily.

But he obviously didn't send anyone to assassinate Prince Ye, so where did this assassin come from? !

"Could it be Uncle Sun Bao?"

Ji Sunsu suddenly remembered what Li Ran said yesterday, now someone wants to prevent Prince Ye from ascending the throne?Isn't that implying yourself?

"Ah! Not good!"

Ji Sunsu reacted abruptly, and his expression changed suddenly.

At this time, the fake prince in high position had already spoken:

"My lords, this matter is really strange. Is the widow's head so valuable? Is it worth these assassins coming to ask for it?"

"It's so daring! Why do these assassins still appear outside the palace walls! Why do you repeatedly assassinate the widow! The widow has been assassinated one after another before he ascended the throne. If he ascended the throne, will he still have it?!"

Looking at the angry Prince Ye, Ji Sunsu's heart suddenly turned cold. He was about to speak, but unexpectedly, his uncle Sunbao took the lead.

"Your Highness, please calm down. I have captured the assassin, and I ask His Highness to personally examine it."

After saying that, Uncle Sun Bao waved slightly, and Li Ran and Sun Ju walked into the Hantai Palace with the captured assassin.

"It's him again? How could it be him again?"

"What is he doing again? Could it be that he caught the assassin?"

"Li Ran! This fellow is really haunted!"

At most, the other courtiers were puzzled by Li Ran's reappearance, but when Ji Sunsu saw Li Ran, he understood it completely, and the hatred in his eyes suddenly burst out, and it overflowed all over his face.

He understood that the bureau Li Ran set up today was just to deal with him!
"Grassman Li Ran, pay homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"What are you doing here again? What can you do here?"

Before the fake Prince Ye could speak, Ji Sun's followers scolded him from the side.

Hearing the sound, the fake prince glared at the man immediately, and then said:
"The widow was assassinated today, thanks to Li Ran who sent someone to rescue him, the widow was able to escape! Moreover, the assassin was also captured under his leadership, so what's wrong with appearing here?"

After hearing this, Ji's cronies were immediately speechless.

"Tell me, who sent you to assassinate the widow."

The main event begins.

The assassin was kneeling on the ground, under the watchful eye of Sun Ju, unable to move for a moment.Hearing the questioning of the fake Prince Ye, he also remained silent, as if planning to act as a dead soldier.

The fake prince looked at Li Ran, saw the expression on his face, and immediately flew into a rage and said:

"Bastard! The widow is the king of a country! He is so rampant! Come here! Let the widow drag him out and cook him!"

"Prince!"

Just when the prince was about to cook the assassin, Li Ran stood up.

And following his utterance, Ji Sunsu, who was restless at the side, was shocked suddenly, and his eyelids twitched.

Hearing the sound, the fake prince waved his hand immediately, signaling that all the guards who had surrounded him all retreated.

Seeing this, Li Ran walked up to the assassin, but said in a very puzzled manner:
"Now that you have been arrested, it is inevitable that you will live and die. You can ignore your life and death alone, but have you ever thought about your wife and children? Do you think the mastermind behind the scenes will let them go so easily?"

(End of this chapter)