I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 240 Want to castrate Han Qi?really big guy
When Li Ran wants to do something without hesitation, let alone a sheep's tongue, even the heavenly king Lao Tzu and the Jade Emperor join forces, I'm afraid they can't stop him.

Therefore, when Li Ran replied to Yang Tongue's letter, he was also very firm. After all, Zhong Liguo was hiding a big secret that was of great importance to the world. Therefore, for Li Ran, capturing Qingfeng was a must.

What's more, after all, it was about the Ji family of Lu State, the enemy of life and death, and it was impossible for Li Ran to change his mind just because of a letter from Yang Tongue.

And just a few days after he replied to Yang Tongue, the diplomatic mission of Prince Qiji also returned to Chu State as scheduled.

"I pay homage to the king, my brother, fortunately I did not disgrace my life! Return like Jin."

"The Marquis of Jin has already agreed to the marriage between Chu and Jin. Jin Zhengqing Han Qi will act as a general in the army. Soon, he will represent the state of Jin and send the daughter of the Marquis of Jin to the state of Chu to marry the king!"

The marriage between Chu and Jin is the first time in the history of both countries.

This kind of marriage naturally shows that Chu State has now become a superpower that all countries in the Central Plains have to recognize.

Moreover, after the marriage between Chu and Jin, Chu's status as the overlord of the world will naturally be further improved.

The king of Chu was overjoyed. He had devoted his whole life to improving Chu's international influence, and now he was able to force Jin to marry him, although for the Chu people, it was indeed suspected of being "submissive".But in any case, being able to make everyone recognize him as the leader, this honor can be said to be glorious through the ages!
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"Brother Ji lived up to everyone's high expectations and should be rewarded heavily!"

So, in front of the officials, he gave his brother Prince Qiji the highest standard reward.

Now, no matter how much the King of Chu bestows rewards on Prince Qiji, Li Ran will no longer find it strange.

At this moment, he already understood the good intentions behind King Chu.

The more King Xiongwei of Chu praised Prince Qiji, the more he could pave the way for Prince Qiji to succeed in the future. After a hundred years, Prince Qiji would be able to inherit the throne logically and become the next generation of King of Chu.

In Zhang Huatai, all the officials were encouraged by the marriage between Chu and Jin. Whether it was the radicals who were loyal to the King of Chu or the conservatives who had always harbored resentment towards the King of Chu, everyone was happy at this moment.

After all, in the matter of unanimity, Chu State is particularly united.

Then, taking advantage of this joy, the king of Chu once again hosted a feast for his ministers.

And just before the banquet, the King of Chu pretended to be drunk, and tried to test Li Ran again.

After the king of Chu drank the wine in the cup, he held the empty cup and said to the officials:
"Everyone! I have something to say, I hope you will listen!"

"Jin is our enemy!"

"It is said that the people who will come to see off their relatives at that time are Shangqing Han Qi and Shang Dafu Shuxiang. These two are well-known, so if we eunuch Han Qi! Let him be a servant to serve the widow, and Letting Uncle Xiang be the palace official in Zhang Huatai, this should be enough to humiliate the state of Jin, right?"

Let the ruling minister of Jin be a servant, and let the famous diplomat Yang Tongue be the secretary. This is probably the most genius and craziest idea he has ever had in his life, King Xiongwei of Chu.

Even the senior officials at the banquet suddenly lost their voices after listening to it.The originally frolicking banquet suddenly became silent.No one dared to step forward to answer.

It's not that they don't know how to answer, but they don't dare to answer at all.

After all, this idea is too crazy, it can be said that it is crazy to the point of nowhere.

What method can't be used to humiliate Jin?
You just want to attack these two people. Isn't this forcing Jin to turn against you?
Even if this is a joke, then the joke is too much.

Once these words were spread to the ears of the Marquis of Jin, wouldn't they be deliberately excused by others?

All the senior officials present at the banquet are well aware of the danger of this idea.So it is extremely rare for them to keep silent at the same time.

Only Li Ran, as the only foreign minister present, did not take it seriously.

Li Ran smiled faintly, his face full of noncommittal.

"Of course you can. As long as your majesty is on guard, why not? You can't be unprepared to humiliate an ordinary person, let alone humiliate a country?"

"It's just that? However, I heard that the sage king only devotes himself to promoting etiquette, but he never thinks about how to humiliate others. And what about the country's ruin? It is because of the loss of this common way that the country's disasters will happen."

"For example, in the battle of Chengpu, Jin became arrogant because of its victory, and did not guard against Chu, so it was finally defeated by Chu in Bi. However, Chu experienced the battle of Bi, and Chu won without guarding against Jin. , so suffered another defeat in Yanling. Since the Battle of Yanling, Jin State has not lost its defenses, and it still has etiquette towards Chu State, and peace is the most important. Therefore, it stands to reason that Chu State cannot retaliate Moreover, now that the other party is here to send the daughter of the Marquis of Jin into the country, and the king wants to humiliate them, this is looking for an enemy!"

"May I ask how your majesty wants to guard against them? If these majesty have thought about it clearly, then it is not impossible to humiliate them. But if not, please think about it carefully. The state of Jin now respects the majesty as the leader, The king proposed to the State of Jin, and the Marquis of Jin sent her daughter. Moreover, the Marquis of Jin personally sent her out of the city, and asked Shangqing and Shang Dafu to send her to the State of Chu in person. If the king wants to humiliate them like this, the king will have to wait soon Make a plan!"

Li Ran knew that the king of Chu was deliberately testing him.

Test what?
Of course, it was to test whether he was on the side of Chu State or Jin State.

So Li Ran's answer can be said to be watertight.

He neither obviously favored the Jin State nor the Chu State, but presented the facts and reasoned.

He is like a middleman, dedicated to maintaining the friendship between the two sides, impartial, neither up nor down.

However, his attitude made Chu Wang still not very satisfied.

King Chu smiled contemptuously through Jiu Jin, and Yingwu's face was immediately full of mockery.

"Han Qi, Yang Tongue is just a senior official of the state of Jin, and the widow is the king of a country. Isn't it enough for them to serve the widow?"

"Furthermore, Han Qi and Shu Xiang are both important ministers of the Jin State. If we can keep them in the Chu State, what will the Jin State have to contend with our Chu State in the future?"

From the King of Chu's point of view, it seems that taking care of Han Qi and Yang Tongue is equivalent to taking care of the entire Jin country.

Li Ran who heard this immediately smiled again, shook his head slightly, and then said slowly:
"In Jin, apart from Han Qi, there are Zhao Cheng, Zhong Xing Wu, Wei Shu, Fan Yang, and Zhi Ying; and besides Shu Xiang, there are also Qi Wu, Zhang Yi, Ji Tan, Nv Qi, and Liang Zhi. Bing, Zhang Gu, Fu Ji, Miao Benhuang, these people are capable people that the feudal lords can use."

"If Han Qi is trapped in the state of Chu, then Han Xiang will succeed him as the official official of the Han family. Li Ran heard that the taxation of the Han family has seven cities, and they are all big counties. The Tong family is also a very prestigious family. If the people of Jin lose Han Qi and Shu Xiang, then the other five ministers and eight officials will assist Han and Yang Tong. They have ten families and nine counties with nine hundred chariots There are more than [-] chariots left behind."

"At that time, it will be your majesty who inspired their bravery and let their anger vent. The majesty will replace the act of goodwill with resentment, want to violate the etiquette and invite enemies, and have no due precautions. All of your subjects are taken as captives to satisfy the king's wishes, so why not?"

Li Ran's voice fell, and there was a sudden silence in the big Zhanghua stage.

　original:
　　As for Chu, the son of Chu said to his doctor: "Jin, I am an enemy. If you want to be ambitious, you have no sympathy for others. The ones who come now are Shangqing and Shangdafu. If I use Han Qi as a scorpion, and sheep tongue gills as my Sigong is enough to humiliate the Jin Dynasty, and I have achieved my ambition, okay?" The doctor is not right.Xie Qiqiang said: "Yes. If you are prepared, why not? You can't be unprepared if you are ashamed of an ordinary man, how can you be ashamed of the country? It is a sage and king's service, not seeking shame. Zhang, small ones report on their duties, big ones patrol meritorious deeds, setting up opportunities without relying on them, jubilees full but not drinking, banquets with good goods, feasts with accompanying tripods, entry with suburban labor, and exits with no bribes. Defeat is the way to lose, and disaster will prosper. In the battle of Chengpu, Jin did not have Chu's preparations, so it was defeated by Bi. In the battle of Bi, Chu did not have Jin's preparations, so it was defeated by Yan. Since Yan, Jin did not fail to prepare, but added The most important thing about etiquette is harmony, and it is because Chu Fu can repay and ask for relatives. You have obtained in-laws, but you also want to be ashamed of them, so how can you prepare for them? Who cares about this? It's not there, and you also want it... (unfinished, continue in the next chapter)
　　
　
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