I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Li Ran couldn't help but feel sad for Zichan's old-fashioned appearance.

When Zichan saw Li, he also sighed endlessly, looking at the young man who was so high-spirited back then, now his face was covered with a layer of vicissitudes.

At this time, the members of the Ji clan, the people of Zhengyi, and the businessmen also came one after another, expressing the most sincere and warm welcome to Li Ran and the others.

Li Ran also saluted with everyone.When Zichan saw this scene and saw these people who hadn't paraded through the streets for a long time, he couldn't help smiling:
"Hey... Ever since Zipi passed away suddenly, the people of Zhengyi haven't been so happy for a long time..."

Zipi, also known as Hanhu, was the head of Zheng Guoqimu during his lifetime, but he was actually Zichan's most capable assistant.In order to unite the various Muslim clans and support Zichan's reform cause, it can be said that he has worked hard.And the checks and balances played by it are also extremely important.

Therefore, after Hanhu's death, Zichan cried a lot.And said, "I am myself, doing nothing is good, only my master knows me." (Interpretation: I am finished, no one will do things for me anymore, only Zipi understands me!)

In fact, it was exactly what Zichan was worried about.Since then, Zichan's control over the government has become increasingly tense.

In addition, when the new king came to the throne later, he was extremely afraid of Zichan's power and prestige, so that Feng Duan, who was the actual second in command, finally found an opportunity and was brought down by him.

And so the New Deal stalled.Even the merchant power that Zheng people are most proud of was liquidated due to the involvement of property.

Hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help sighing:
"However, I have never considered Zheng Guo in these years, and I never thought that Dr. Zichan would suffer such injustice because of his subordinates. It is really a crime!"

Hearing this, Zichan gave a wry smile on his face, but still waved his hands and said:
"You first came to the state of Chu and made suggestions for the state of Chu. Qiao had indeed blamed you before. But now that you think about it, why didn't you use your conscience at that time? And the current situation seems to prove that only existence A strong Chu may be more beneficial to the world today."

"Hey, I think Zhou people and Chu people have fought for hundreds of years, but in the end, they have become such an interdependent relationship. Irony... really ironic!"

"What's more, this time, Ziming, you have solved such a dangerous situation for Qiao. Qiao is also sincerely grateful... However, Qiao is now old, and I am afraid that he will leave with Zipi soon... Zi Ming's kindness, I'm afraid I can't repay it..."

Suddenly hearing Zichan's remarks, Li Ran felt that it was inconvenient to speak in public.He immediately bid farewell to the crowd, and went to his mansion with Zichan.

The two sat opposite each other again, and Li Ran spoke first:

"Doctor, now that the state of Zheng is in ruins, Doctor Lai is in charge of everything. What the doctor said just now is really inappropriate. The doctor must not be disheartened just because of a small setback!"

Zichan shook his head lightly.

"Hey... how do you not know the current situation of Zheng Guo? However, after all, you have limited energy. You are now over sixty years old, and the sun is declining. You can last for a while! It's a pity that you are not for Zheng Guo. Qing, you don't have the identity of this family. Otherwise, you don't have to worry so much..."

As Zichan talked, he couldn't help but shed tears. Li Ran comforted him:

"You don't have to worry about the doctor. There are many capable people in the state of Zheng, but they are not useless. For example, Uncle Zi, who has always been on good terms with the doctor and is generous, thinks he can be of great use!"

Zichan also thought of You Ji, but seemed rather worried.

"Zi Taishu has always been kind to others, and he also shows lenient to others in politics. He is a good old man well known by everyone in the state of Zheng. But... how can a person in politics be too lenient? If Zi Taishu can't harden his heart, nothing will happen. How can some thunderous means be able to shock all the young people in the government and the opposition?"

"Hey... let's not talk about this for now. Regarding the deaths of Feng Duan and Si Dai, what is your opinion on Ziming?"

The topic changed, and Li Ran had already thought about it.

"However, I think that this matter requires two-handed preparations. On the one hand, the officials need to give an explanation in time so that the various Muslim clans in Zhengyi can stabilize. If the ghost talk continues, it will be bad for Zhengyi. There is no benefit at all!"

"On the other hand, it is necessary to investigate who is behind this scene? Although the person behind this scene does not seem to have any enmity with us, but this matter should be investigated clearly to appease everyone's anger. In addition, it can also prevent further Someone is taking advantage of this to stir up trouble!"

"After all, this matter is related to the people's confidence in the government, so I think it must be handled properly!"

Zichan couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words, and said:
"Well, since that's the case, then I'll leave this matter to you, Ziming. As for the clan, I've made a decision long ago, so Taishu Zi will come forward and ask the monarch to give Gongzi Jia's son Gongsun Xie and Bo You's son Liang Stop, the two of them will be reappointed as Doctors of the State of Zheng! And restore their identities of the public clan. This is to appease the hearts of everyone!"

In fact, everyone can understand the move of re-appointing Ci Boyou's descendant Liangzhi as Zheng Guodoctor.This is nothing more than to "calm" Bo You's ghost. (During the Spring and Autumn Period, offspring of sinners were usually stripped of their nobility.)
And the reason why Zichan wants to confer the title of Gongsun Xie, the descendant of Gong Zijia at the same time (Gong Zijia was also a rebel before this), this actually shows an official attitude:

That is to say, the official family did not entrust Boyou with descendants because they were afraid of ghosts.This is entirely due to the fact that the officials thought that the former sons Jia and Liang Xiao were both descendants of the public clan, and their ancestors all contributed to the country, so they restored the reputation of their descendants.

To put it simply, it is necessary to give an explanation to the people behind the scenes, but not just admit it!
Li Ran only thought about it for a while before he understood the significance of Zichan's move.Knowing that the overall situation is controlled by Zichan, it is not bad, so he just clasped his fists and replied:

"Since the doctor has made a decision, let's investigate the matter of Bo You's ghost! I hope the truth will come to light soon, so as to help the doctor succeed!"

After talking with each other, Li Ran went out of the mansion of Dr. Zichan and returned to the priest's mansion.

Jishi suffered such a change, Jixian, Jiwang, Jixun father and son died in the fire, and Shu Niu came back again. The current Jishi is not what it used to be.

Seeing the look of Xiao Suo in front of him, Li Ran couldn't help feeling sad.

He ordered Chu Dang to take people to Yeyi to pick up Jiyue's mother and daughter, while Li Ran took Sun Wu and Fan Li to continue investigating "Bo You's ghost".

Si Dai died first, and now he has been buried, but before Feng Duan could be buried, Li Ran immediately brought people directly to Feng's mansion to investigate the cause of Feng Duan's death.

Li Ran looked at Feng Duan's body all over, because it was the middle of winter, and only a few ice cubes were placed around the body to preserve it.

Li Ran found that Feng Duan's face was purple-blue, his eyes were slightly protruding, and there seemed to be some traces of bleeding, and there were fine skin flakes left on his nails.

At the throat of Feng Duan's corpse, there was a circle of black blood. After touching his throat, he even felt that the bones of his Adam's apple had broken.

Li Ran was sure that Feng Duan was strangled to death by someone pinching his throat with a soft object!
Moreover, when Feng Duan was about to die, he had obviously struggled fiercely, and even dug out some skin flakes from the back of the murderer's hand or other places.

Well, at least the theory of ghosts killing people is self-defeating.If it was really ghosts who killed people, how could they leave such a big gap?
Li Ran also knew that Shu Niu had brought people to the west of the city to hunt down "ghosts" on the night of the incident, and that Feng Duan died at home. According to the security at that time, the murderer was most likely hiding directly in Feng's mansion.

Therefore, Li Ran first asked the butcher for questioning.

The housekeeper answered the questions fluently, and he couldn't help but beam with joy when he talked about ghosts, as if he had experienced it himself.

Naturally, Li Ran couldn't find any valuable clues, so he decided to go to Si Mansion to investigate again.

Before leaving, Li Ran keenly discovered that the back of his housekeeper's hand was wrapped with a layer of white cloth.

Li Ran raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say anything, and then he took Sun Wu and Fan Li out of Feng Mansion and came directly to Si Mansion.

Seeing Li Ran's arrival, Zhuan Si went directly to the gate. The three of Li Ran came to the hall to pay homage to Si Dai's spiritual seat. Then, under Si Zhuan's arrangement, the four of them talked in the living room.

After Li Ran explained his purpose, Si Zhuan ordered someone to take the dagger that killed his father, and carefully handed it to Li Ran, adding:
"This short sword was carried by my late father. Sometimes I would eat meat and even draw it for use."

Li Ran took the dagger in his hand, took a closer look, and then returned the dagger.

"Doctor Ziran, I don't know if your father has the habit of getting up early? According to your previous investigation, is the gate the place where the crime happened? Or...was it placed at the gate after being stabbed?"

Si Zhuan said calmly:
"My late father did have the habit of getting up early, but he seldom went out so early. Usually, he stretched his muscles and bones first in the courtyard. As for whether it happened at the gate or not. According to the report of the servants, it was indeed my late father." The place where I was hit by the sword unfortunately! It seems that it was not placed at the gate of the house after being injured!"

Li Ran asked again:
"Is that... a fatal blow?"

"Yes, this sword went straight to the heart, and it was indeed a fatal blow. My late father was terrified, obviously not expecting such a sudden change..."

Si Zhuan's reply made Li Ran fall into deep thought.