I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 251 Chapter 290 Chapter 291 The Secret Covenant between Wu Ju and Prince Qiji
Li Ran's words made Prince Qiji stunned.

That's natural, for Li Ran's ambitions, for Prince Qiji, who has only seen power struggles, he can't understand them at all.

it's not surprising

Obviously, for Prince Qiji, and even the vast majority of princes and princes in this era, everyone in this world is just two types of people, one is the loser, and the other is the winner.

And in this bustling world, everyone is fighting for power and profit.The so-called "ambition" and "kingly way" are nothing more than the same.

Therefore, it is incomprehensible for a special case like Li Ran to hold a completely indescribable belief.

Coincidentally, Prince Qiji is not the only one who can't understand Li Ran.

Speaking of it, Li Ran actually couldn't understand at all, why did Prince Qiji suddenly extend an olive branch to him?
Li Ran was also dumbfounded by Wang Ziqiji's actions.

Indeed, the change of Wang Ziqiji's attitude is not without reason.

……

The time goes back to the time before Prince Qiji was hired as an envoy to the state of Jin.

Just before he left for Jin, Wu Ju brought Wu She to visit him. (Wu She: Son of Wu Ju)
As mentioned above, in fact, Wang Ziqiji has always been interested in soliciting the ministers around his brother Wang.Wu Ju's family is no exception.

In particular, after Wu Ju experienced the battle of Qunshu and Chaoyi, he achieved the great achievement of beating the king of Wu and Zhufan, and became the most popular figure around the king of Chu. Prominence, the glory of the lintel, can be said to have reached its peak.

So, how could the prince Qiji, who has always been ambitious, not know the importance of the Wu family?Therefore, when Wu Ju came to visit suddenly with his son, his joy was beyond words.

"Oh, Mr. Wu Ju came to the door in person, abandoning his illness is beyond frightening, frightening..."

At this time, Prince Qiji actually didn't know what kind of attitude Wu Ju had towards him?After all, King Xiongwei of Chu has just ascended the throne, and everyone is actually still in the process of testing each other.

Therefore, when dealing with Wu Ju and Wu She, he seemed to be extra cautious.

"The fourth prince is about to go on a mission, so it's a lot of trouble to come here. I hope the fourth prince won't be offended."

Wu Ju's attitude was also very respectful, and there was nothing unusual on the surface.

The two sat down and chatted and greeted like this.

After talking for a while, the topic suddenly turned to Li Ran intentionally or unintentionally.

"I wonder what the fourth prince thinks of Li Ziming?"

Wu Ju first asked tentatively.And Wang Ziqiji's answer was also very conservative, only to hear him smile slightly, and replied:
"This person is unparalleled in wisdom and scheming. In the current world, I am afraid that no one can compare."

This is almost nonsense, in fact, it is completely irrelevant.

And the reason why he said that was obviously perfunctory.Because he didn't know what was the purpose of Wu Ju's sudden question about Li Ran?
This is the difference between him and King Chu.

If the King of Chu was in front of Wu Ju at this moment, he must have asked Wu Ju directly, what does that mean?But he won't just use a very obvious nonsense to prevaricate and perfunctory like him.

It is not difficult to see from this that Prince Qiji is indeed more hypocritical and cunning than King Xiongwei of Chu.

"What the fourth prince said is true."

"The battle of Qunshu, the battle of Chaoyi, although Li Ziming didn't offer many ideas, they won everything!"

"This person's wisdom is close to that of a monster. If he can be used by our Chu country, it will be our Chu country's luck, but..."

Of course Wu Ju also understood that Wang Ziqiji didn't intend to tell the truth to himself, so he simply played tricks.

But he obviously wasn't done talking.

The current Li Ran is naturally the best if he can be used by Chu State.But what if Li Ran leaves Chu State one day?

"Oh? It turns out that the doctor is worried that if Li Ran leaves our country of Chu in the future, will he eventually become a disaster for our country of Chu?"

Prince Qiji took his words and asked with a pretended frown.

Wu Ju couldn't help but nodded, and continued:

"Exactly! If this person does not become a real minister of Chu for a day, he will most likely become a strong enemy of our Chu State in the future!"

"As for such an enemy, does the fourth prince think that our country of Chu is sure that we can deal with it in the future?"

Wu Ju had seen the ability to deal with Li Ran before, and he thought he couldn't deal with him.

So, he set his sights on Prince Qiji.

It seemed that he was pinning his hopes on the prince to give up his illness.

But Prince Qiji listened, but remained silent for a while, his brows were furrowed, and he couldn't help showing worry.

At this time, Wu She, who had been standing beside Wu Ju and had never spoken before, suddenly said:
"Fourth prince, what my father said is true!"

"Now Li Ran, although he can make some achievements for our Chu country, but in the future, he will be the enemy of our Chu country after all!"

At this point, Wu She paused slightly, and continued tentatively:

"I think, right now, it's time to clean up the hidden dangers for our Chu country..."

At the end of Wu She's words, his voice became deeper and deeper, and even the expression on his face looked extremely cold.

And what he meant, whether it was Wu Ju or Wang Ziqiji, they could understand it instantly.

In fact, when all this is over, Li Ran will become a dispensable existence for Chu State.

Therefore, in order to prevent Li Ran from becoming the root of the disaster of the Chu State in the future, while Li Ran is still in the Chu State, he should not do anything at all, and just get rid of him directly.

In fact, this is not the first time Wu Ju has raised such an opinion.

As early as the meeting in Guodi, Wu Ju mentioned it to Wang Ziwei who wanted to recruit Li Ran at that time.

And when Li Ran first came to Chu, Wu Ju mentioned it again.

However, the King of Chu seems to have no plans in this regard.At least judging from the current attitude of the King of Chu towards Li Ran, he obviously has no intention of this.

Although he expressed to the King of Chu that he was willing to take the blame for the Chu State, the King of Chu has never made any statement on this matter until now.

Didn't say agree, but didn't say disagree either.

This can't help but make him look a little anxious.

And this is the real reason why he agreed to "visit" Prince Qiji today.

Since the king of Chu is unwilling to do anything, let someone with a "clear mind" come.

After listening to the speeches of father and son Wu Ju and Wu She, Wang Ziji immediately understood what they meant.

He looked at Wu She, then at Wu Ju, and there was another silence.

After a while, he looked at Wu Ju and said:
"With only the strength of you and me, are you sure?"

What he meant was, without the explicit instruction of the King of Chu, could they really kill Li Ran with just the two of them?
But in fact, there is another subtext to this sentence.

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Chapter 291_ Within the cone of light is destiny

Faced with the proposal of Wu Ju and Wu She, the father and son, Wang Ziqi still seemed a little worried.

Worried that even if they join hands together, will they be able to save Li Ran's life in Chu?
Of course, there is actually another subtext in his words:

Are you, Wu Ju, really one hearted with me?

After all, Li Ran has made great contributions to the state of Chu, and now everyone in the state of Chu regards Li Ran as the number one celebrity around the king of Chu.

Moreover, Li Ran's reputation is well known to the world, if they killed Li Ran in Chu State, how would the King of Chu treat them?How will the world view them?

The most important thing is, although you Wu Ju speaks categorically and soundly, how do I know if you really have one heart with me?
After all, this drama of "mantis catching cicadas, and oriole behind" is really commonplace in this era of intrigue.

After all, in a sense, this incident is very likely to affect his future reputation and popularity.

As an idol who naturally likes to "sing, dance, rap, and play basketball" in front of everyone, he has a deep obsession with winning the favor of the world.

Therefore, if because of this incident, his reputation among the people collapses, or even arouses the disgust of the world, even if it removes a hidden danger for Chu, it is too much for his prince to abandon his illness. .

"Although this matter is difficult, it is ultimately related to the great cause of our Chu State, and it is incumbent on us!"

This time, when faced with Prince Qiji's question, Wu Ju gave a relatively positive answer.

Yes, on the surface, Wu Ju has indeed stated his position, and he is willing to form an alliance with Prince Qiji on this matter.

But in fact, he still has something to say.

He used "the great cause of the Chu State" as a shield. In other words, Wu Ju was only dedicated to the country.As long as you, Prince Qiji, are also loyal to the great cause of Chu, then we are a pair of pants!

Of course, the great cause of Chu State can be dominated by your prince Qiji.But at the same time, everything is for the king of Chu, and everything is for the state of Chu.

Prince Qiji obviously didn't notice this at this time, he thought that Wu Ju had agreed to be used by him and become his henchman.

So, he was naturally extremely happy and agreed to the matter.

In his view, as long as Wu Ju can stand on his side, there is no doubt that there will be basically no obstacles to his intention to usurp the throne in the future.

After all, compared to his own brother Chu Wang Xiongwei, his reputation and popularity in Chu State, his talent and ability, and even his "mandate of fate" are obviously better.

As long as the name is justified (supported by the officials), what obstacles are there?

……

Therefore, in today's main hall, the reason why Prince Qiji "doesn't deal" with Li Ran everywhere, and even slaps Li Ran in front of his elder brother all the time, is precisely because of the tacit understanding reached between him and Wu Ju .

That being the case, why is he now looking for Li Ran in private and intending to recruit him?
Because, this plan will never keep up with the changes.

Do you still remember that on the day of the Shendi meeting, Prince Qiji proposed to the king of Chu to detain Xu Zi?At that time, what was Wu Ju's answer when he faced the question of King Chu?
It's okay to hold it back, but it's better to 'restrain yourself and return to courtesy'.

At that time, Wu Ju made a fool of himself, he thought he could get away with it.

However, it was precisely because of his answer that Wang Ziqi suddenly came to his senses!

The detainment of Xu Zi is actually not a big deal for the Chu State, after all, the King of Chu has done so many outrageous things.Now it is only relying on the status of the leader to detain the monarch of a tiny country. For the prince to abandon his illness, it is nothing more than a small act of "helping the evildoers".

But even so, Wu Ju didn't even support him positively, instead he said some impartial words to prevaricate.

This made Prince Qiji feel dissatisfied immediately.

He is very clear that this Wu Ju is still the person next to his brother Wang after all!It's not his prince who abandoned his illness!
He Wuju was only thinking about the state of Chu, not for his prince's abandonment!

Hence, this is how he wanted to recruit Li Ran today.

Don't you, Wu Ju, want to kill Li Ran?
Aren't you Wu Ju being obedient to me?

Aren't you unwilling to betray my silly brother?

Row!
If Li Ran can become the assistant minister of my prince Qiji, who else can stop me in Chu Kingdom?

In terms of the speed of turning his face, Wang Ziqiji's reaction was not much slower than Wu Ju's.

……

After explaining the cause and effect clearly, I will draw my attention back to the present.

When Prince Qiji heard Li Ran's answer, he couldn't help frowning.Recruiting Li Ran meant a lot to him.

But Li Ran's reason for rejecting him was so novel that he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

What is "Chu's way is not the way of nature; the way of nature is not the way of Chu?"

I'm talking to you, but you're talking about it with me?
This is really too spoof, right?

"Oh? Dare to ask Mr. what is the way?"

He still asked patiently, even though he couldn't understand at all.

But Li Ran only thought that the prince Qiji was just like his brother Wang, and he humbly asked for advice here.

Therefore, Li Ran's eyes could not help but become awe-inspiring for a moment, and he thought about this question carefully.He hopes to be able to give an answer that satisfies everyone.

What is his way?

His way is Confucian benevolence?Legalist law?Mohist love?Conspiracy of military strategists?Logical reasoning?Psychological knowledge?
His way is constant?Or go around without dying?

His way is the way of everyone in this world?Or is it just Li Ran's way?
This is the tragedy of latecomers.

When you think you have understood all the "Taos" in this world, but those "Taos" will instead become your shackles one by one, and firmly bind your thinking.While making you pursue it hard, it doesn't get the point.

This is like a small circle, he walks back and forth in this circle, travels [-] miles into the sea, but he is still in this circle all the time.

It seems like a famous saying in quantum mechanics that he has learned:

"Within the cone of light is destiny."

It seems that everything is already predestined, and the pursuit of the ultimate truth seems to never end.

"gentlemen?"

Prince Qiji's voice woke Li Ran from his contemplation.

Li Ran came back to his senses, the awe-inspiring eyes on his face had become calm, he squeezed out a smile with great difficulty, and looked at Prince Qiji and said:
"Haha, to be honest, but in fact, I haven't been able to find this way yet."

"However, what is certain is that neither the way of the king of Chu nor the way of the fourth prince is what Li Ran wants."

"So... if the fourth prince wants to make a move, he can do it now."

(End of this chapter)