I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 32

Facts have proved that whether it is Ji Sunsu or Uncle Sun Bao, the attitude of Jin State is particularly critical in their mutual struggle.

Similarly, if Ji Sunsu wins Han Qi, it can also help them win more chips.

Han Qi naturally became the focus of contention between the two sides.

Li Ran is also well aware of this.

Li Ran didn't know what Uncle Sun Bao said to Han Qi and Yang Tongu in the letter, and he didn't ask much.

Because in his opinion, no matter how Shusun Bao was moved with emotion, reasoned with reason, or even gave them benefits, in the end it was the Marquis of Jin who ultimately played a decisive role.

Li Ran always felt that Marquis Jin was the fulcrum of the real rocker.

You know, although the attitude of the Marquis of Jin seems to be insignificant, it is still a weather vane for the Jin country.

As far as foreign affairs are concerned, especially foreign affairs that are insignificant to the country, who would blatantly oppose the monarch?
So after all the preparations were completed, Marquis Lu led the mission and set off officially. A group of more than a thousand people went to Jiangcheng in a mighty way.

This time Li Ran was arranged by Uncle Sun Bao to follow Lu Hou as a guest Qing.

Of course Ji Sunsu was not afraid of Li Ran, after all, more than half of the entire mission was his staff.Besides, after leaving the country of Lu, can Li Ran find flowers?But at the same time, he didn't intend to touch Li Ran again. After all, at this juncture, one more thing is worse than one less thing.

Moreover, he heard that the little girl who sacrificed her family had already gone to Jin State in advance.

What is the relationship between Li Ran and the Ji family? Ji Sunsu really can't figure it out at the moment.

However, it can be seen from Li Ran's living in the Jishi's other courtyard that Ji Le cared about Li Ran so much that he vacated his own family's other courtyard to accommodate Li Ran.

This relationship is obviously unusual.

It was not the time to offend Zheng Guoji's clan, so he had arranged for Ji Sun Yiru to recruit Li Ran. Although he was rejected, he still didn't dare to go too far, so he treated Li Ran as a guest minister and followed Lu Hou.

And this also gave Li Ran a good chance to "teach" Lu Hou.

"The widow visited the city before and didn't make any achievements. Why did you think that this trip was very rewarding?"

Lu Hou still didn't realize how valuable his inspection tour before leaving was.Just hearing Li Ran talk about it, I found it quite strange.

Hearing the sound, Li Ran immediately looked at him seriously and said:

"Emperors don't know something, but in today's world, people's hearts are the most important. If you want to revive the government and rejuvenate the Lu Kingdom, winning the hearts of the people is the only way to go."

"I'm stupid, please enlighten me, sir."

Marquis Lu bowed his hands cautiously, showing great respect.

Just listen to Li Ran said:
"Shang Zhou had no way, and King Wu defeated him. You Li was stupid, and all the ministers turned against him. But where did King Wu come from to defeat Zhou? Why did You Li lose? It's all in the hearts of the people!" If you want, the sky will follow it', whoever wins the hearts of the people can win the world!"

"Now that the lord has just ascended the throne, everything is a new beginning. As long as the lord treats the people kindly in the future, and the people of Lu will focus on the lord, what else can the lord not do? Just a Ji family, think To bring them down, why bother? Even if you don’t take action, the common people will do it for you.”

After hearing these words, although Lu Hou was noncommittal, he immediately nodded again and again, full of approval.

Li Ran continued:
"This inspection of the city, the richness that the Junhou has gained is beyond the reach of the Ji family. In addition to this meeting in Pingqiu, if the Junhou can handle it properly, how can the Ji family dare to treat the Junhou as a puppet?"

The hearts of the people are the most important, followed by the hearts of princes.This is Li Ran's general strategic policy for Marquis Lu.

In fact, Li Ran is not good at "teaching" others. Most of what he said is just some rough opinions of his own. Compared with the countless students in history, his words are not brilliant.

For example, in the upcoming Warring States Period, when a hundred schools of thought contend, if Li Ran's words are placed in this era, I am afraid that they will not cause any disturbance.

But one thing is for sure, no matter what era it is in, people's hearts are the most critical point.Obviously, Li Ran has grasped this point, which is equivalent to grasping the lifeblood of politics.

However, these remarks are extremely new to the current era.Because, the privileges of the nobles have always been innate, and the so-called political struggles are nothing more than a game between the rich and powerful, with the left hand over the right.Therefore, the role of popular opinion seems to be greatly restricted on the surface.

And this extremely critical force has actually become a vacuum in this era.

So on the way to the state of Jin, Li Ran had a few conversations with Marquis Lu, which was regarded as "teaching" Marquis Lu well. From the political actions of a person in power to the political ambition of a monarch, Li Ran said everything he could say .

After half a month of staggering, the mission finally arrived in Jiangcheng.

The customs and features of the state of Jin suddenly rushed to the face.

The towering mountain city wall in front is terrifying and majestic.There are also the bustling city gates, and the barracks at the city gates that suddenly appeared cold, all of which demonstrate the status of the hegemony of the Jin Kingdom.In front of the giant city of Jiangcheng, no one can object to saying that Qufu is a small market.

A majestic overlord should have the courage of an overlord!A majestic city is a symbol of strength.

Entering the gate of the city, the postman of the state of Jin who came to greet him had already made arrangements. He led the mission to the posthouse as soon as possible.

We must know that the first emperor of Luhou came to the state of Jin for a pilgrimage, but when he was halfway there, he heard that Jinhou did not want to meet him.After the first gentleman learned about it, he could only turn around and turn back, not daring to fart.

But now that the Marquis of Lu came to make a pilgrimage, the people of Jin State even personally arranged a place to stay. The treatment has been improved many times.

As soon as they stayed in the post, Ji Le appeared in front of Li Ran bouncing around.

First of all, Li Ran set off from Qufu for half a month, and she has always been impatient, urging the carriage to run wildly all the way, but arrived in Jiangcheng in a few days, and now she has almost visited Jiangcheng (with a bamboo hat, of course) .

After finally waiting for Li Ran and his party to arrive, they immediately looked for them impatiently.

"Hey, it's not fun here at all. Every day, some sons invite me to eat and drink. It's so boring."

Ji Le grumbled and complained as soon as she entered the door.

She seemed to have gotten used to the feeling of being "calculated" and "being calculated" by Li Ran's side, and she always had the preconceived idea of ​​being in the midst of schemes and putting herself in the place to feel the excitement.So much so that I feel bored about this simplest entertainment.

She is not a girl who likes to be quiet, if so, she would not have to travel long distances to Qufu, and would not have known Li Ran.

So for her, perhaps the tension and excitement of staying with Li Ran is what she likes and desires the most.

"Look at what you said, how good it is to eat and drink, and you don't need to pay for it. You can travel around Jiangcheng for free. How many people would like your life like this? You really don't know how to be blessed when you are in the blessing."

Li Ran has to sigh, this is the difference in background.

She was born in the Ji family of Zheng State. As a generation of super little rich women, the family is so powerful, so she has lived under the halo of the protagonist since she was a child.Wherever you go, you will be surrounded by stars, and the stars will support the moon.And she can still despise such a boring life.

But Li Ran couldn't do it. Although both the current self and the future self were born in aristocratic families, that has already become a thing of the past.Right now, we still have to work hard to change this kind of life.

For no reason, just to ensure that I can live on my own ability, which is not a wish.

"Oh, it's really boring. Those young masters know how to eat and drink every day, and they don't do anything serious. I have been in Jiangcheng for almost a month. I have never seen them discuss the Pingqiu meeting. I know it all day long. Pulling me to eat here and there, it's really just a bunch of idiots."

Ji Le murmured, and Xiu's face was full of "grievances".

But this is no wonder to her, because the sons she met were basically the sons of the rich and powerful in Jiangcheng, that is, the sons of the public office and the Liuqing clan.

The state of Jin has dominated the Central Plains for many years, and today's rich and powerful are inferior to each other. Apart from eating and drinking, they don't know anything else.

In the future, maybe this can be called "Children of the Eight Banners".

Of course, not all the sons of the Liuqing clan are like this.It's just that those who are ambitious have entered the court, and those who have not entered the court have nothing to do on weekdays, so can they just eat, drink, drink and chat to get by?

But if she met Fan Yang, the son of Fan Gai, Han Buxin, the grandson of Han Qi, and Zhao Yang, the grandson of Zhao Wu, then she probably wouldn't feel bored.

Because these three people will be the three people who will lead the direction of Jin in the future.

It's just that these three juniors are all young, or are about to enter the court sequence, and she naturally has little chance to see them.

"Okay, okay, today I will take you to meet an interesting person."

As he spoke, a mysterious smile appeared on Li Ran's face.

When Ji Le heard that Li Ran was going to take her to meet guests, her little head immediately pecked at the rice.

When Lu Hou heard that Li Ran was going out, he immediately asked Li Ran who he was going to meet and whether he could go with him.

"Jun Hou has just arrived in Jiangcheng, so he should wait for Han Zhongjun's arrangement with peace of mind. At this time, Jun Hou's every move is attracting attention, so don't give anyone a chance."

After all, in the state of Jin, how Han Qi arranges it is the matter of the state of Jin, and Li Ran can't talk too much.

In addition, Marquis Lu has just ascended the throne, and it is his first time to be on such a stage, so everything should be cautious.

Hearing the sound, Marquis Lu could only nod his head and said:
"That being the case, then there is Mr. Lao."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Ji Le laughed and said:

"Hey! Our little Ah Chou has finally grown up!"

Ah Chou, who used to be ignorant and stupid, has now become such a sensible and polite Luhou, how can Ji Le be unhappy?
Lu Hou heard the sound and smiled, only shook his head, but did not respond.

On the contrary, Li Ran looked at Luhou, and then said to Jiyue:
"You can no longer call the prince by his nickname, the monarch and his ministers are polite, and you can't break the rules."

Ji Le also knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, and immediately stuck out her tongue and made a grimace.

Li Ran had no choice but to shake his head, and hurriedly led her out to go to the appointment.

What he didn't know was that after he left, Lu Hou looked at their leaving backs, his eyes suddenly became sad, but there was a faint coldness in his eyes.

Yes, he has indeed become a monarch, but sometimes he just wants to be the former son Chou.

(End of this chapter)