I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 293 Li Ran's Kindness

What kind of person is Li Ran?

In the past few years, people who have interacted with Li Ran, such as Yang Tong Gai, Shu Sun Bao, Zi Chan, etc., have given Li Ran a high evaluation.

Wisdom is contemporary, faithfulness and sincerity, and the world can be at peace with it.

Even the king of Chu has always been generous with his compliments.

And this is why he must keep Li Ran in Chu.

However, what they don't know is that Li Ran actually has a more distinctive feature, that is "benevolence".

However, his benevolence is different from the Confucianism of later generations.

Speaking of Confucianism in later generations, it can be roughly divided into two stages:
The first stage is the most traditional Confucianism, which is the so-called Confucianism.Confucianism, born out of the feudalism of the Western Zhou Dynasty, paid attention to the monarch and ministers, and its purpose was to reconcile the contradictions between the upper and lower.In other words, Confucianism exists only among rulers.Confucianism at this stage did not pay much attention to ordinary people, and naturally it could not be said to be "benevolent" to the people.

The second stage is the ethics of empire.In general, since the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Confucianism in all dynasties has been like this.Although Confucianism at this time still has the shape and bones of Confucianism, it has evolved into a "moral code" that people all over the world follow.At this stage, although there is also the idea of ​​"people-oriented".But at its root, it has deviated from its original intention and has become the cornerstone of the emperor's orthodoxy.

And what about the benevolence advocated by Li Ran?Obviously neither.

Although the "benevolence" in Li Ran's mind was born out of "Zhou Li", it is actually closer to the concept of "people first", almost a utopian ideal.

Whether it was in the township school assembly in Qufu or in Zheng Guo's Zichan New Deal, what drove Li Ran step by step to today is largely the same benevolence that he upholds in his heart.

After knowing this point, it is not difficult to understand when we go back and think about the question raised by the King of Chu just now.

What the king of Chu didn't understand was Li Ran's "benevolence".

He couldn't imagine that in this era, there would be people who would uphold such a ridiculous idea in his opinion.

After all, in an era when social hierarchy is so strict, Li Ran's benevolence is like a shooting star, piercing through the darkness of deep space brilliantly.

Under the guidance of this faint starlight, Li Ran gradually found the path he wanted to take.

Closer to home, when the King of Chu heard Li Ran's answer, he didn't know how to answer for a while.Everyone has the heart of holiness, and he did not doubt Li Ran's intentions in saying these words.

But only for this matter, he really can't gamble with Li Ran because of this.

He only smiled slightly, waved his hands and shook his head, looked at Li Ran very solemnly and said:
"I'm afraid, the widow can't bet on this game with my husband."

"It's not that few people are afraid of losing, but that the matter has come to this point and we have to do it."

On the issue of the matter of Lai Guo, the attitude of the King of Chu is still extremely firm.

"Why?"

"Could it be that Your Majesty really doesn't know the harm of this move? If this move is successful, how can Your Majesty comfort the people in the future? This is a move that has caused resentment among the people, so we must investigate it."

"My lord, if the people complain, the country will be in danger. This is an ancient principle!"

Li Ran frowned, this time it was his turn to be puzzled.

He was very sure that the king of Chu must know the disadvantages of this move, but he acted arbitrarily, which was obviously not the style of the king of Chu.

At least, it's not the style of the former king of Chu, Xiongwei.

"What Mr. said is for the widow's plan, for the sake of the state of Chu, how can the widow not know?"

"However, the king's words are gold and stone, how can I not trust my ministers? If the widow changes the order today, will the ministers obey the widow tomorrow?"

"Besides, at the time when we are revitalizing Chu, the countries in the Central Plains must be greatly shocked if Lai Kingdom surrenders without a fight. And the migration of the widows to Lai Ren can also serve as a warning to these countries. Those who follow our Chu Kingdom will prosper. Those who oppose our country of Chu perish!"

It turned out that the king of Chu's move had such a meaning besides wanting to show off his achievements.

Use strong means to make the subjects of other countries submit, and at the same time give the Central Plains countries a blow.

In other words, although he, King Chu, did not slaughter the city, he also gave the people of Lai a way to survive.However, for a defeated country, it is clear that the king of Chu did not intend to give them the least respect.

And Lai Guo will eventually become the target of the King of Chu to show off his might.

"Your Majesty really thinks so?"

Li Ran heard the sound, thought for a while, and continued to ask.

King Chu nodded without hesitation.

"I know very well that if my country of Chu can't do my best in this life, I'm afraid... I'm afraid I won't have such an opportunity in the future! Therefore, I can't wait, and the country of Chu can't wait! The ancestors of the widow are now Looking at the widow, how can the widow be afraid to move forward?"

That's right, time doesn't wait, this answer is indeed Chu Wang.

Even Li Ran was startled when he heard this.

But looking back, he felt depressed for a while.

"I have been in the Chu Kingdom for so long, and I have offered many strategies to the King, but I never thought that the King is still as eager for quick success as before."

"Your Majesty is like this, it will only harm Chu State in the future, why doesn't Your Majesty understand?!"

Li Ran has been using his best words and deeds to persuade the king of Chu to know restraint and patience.

Unfortunately, to this day, the impatience shown by the King of Chu in the end is still the same as that of Wang Ziwei back then.Not only that, but today's King of Chu, Xiongwei, actually lacks the good habit of "following admonitions like flowing" compared to before.

"Sir, you don't need to persuade me any more, and you don't need to tell others the truth here."

"What I want now is only the prosperity of our Chu country. As for the future generations, I will only wait for the future generations to comment! By then, the widow will have already been buried deep in the underground palace, so why worry?"

"Since we are playing golf today, I would like to ask you to put other things aside for the time being. I don't want to ruin my mood for this."

Although the king of Chu said this solemnly, there was a faint sense of cherishing talent that was hard to let go in his eyes.

His subtext is almost a plea.

"Excuse me, I really dare not agree with the words of the king."

"Since I was born, I have not sought merit or fame in the past. I just look at the chaos in the world today, the people are suffering, and the people are suffering. I really can't bear it."

"What I do is not for others, but for the peace of the people and the peace of the world."

"However, listening to the king's words today is far from what I want. The way of Chu is not the way of the minister!...Since this is the case, I would like to resign, and I hope the king will fulfill it!"

Li Ran finished speaking, and after performing a big ceremony of Jishou, he stopped talking, got up, turned around and left.

His back was stretched long under the setting sun, and the jackdaws and clouds in the sky were on their respective sides.

As for the King of Chu, he just watched Li Ran leave here, leaving behind the last unresolved hole that has not yet been completed.

The King of Chu didn't say anything to persuade him to stay, he just looked at Li Ran's back very flatly, as if seeing off an old friend, or saying goodbye to the summer heat in the autumn wind, that kind of contradictory mood suddenly rose in his heart .

He finally chose silence.

Turning his head, it is still the turbulent autumn scenery of the great rivers and mountains.

Under the sun, there are still many places that have not been conquered.The current him is not yet at the time of mourning the spring and autumn. He hopes that one day he can restore the glory of his ancestors, but at the same time he also hopes that such a state of Chu can become the real co-lord of the world.

He wants to create unprecedented heights for the Chu Kingdom, to prove that his generation of Chu kings is not inferior to any previous generation, even if what he took over is such an unbearable mess.

This is the ideal of his life.

(End of this chapter)