I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 375 Chapter 439 Chapter 440
After Zichan's death, Li Ran began to cherish the people in front of him even more.

He involuntarily pulled Ji Le into his arms, and he even hoped that he could hold her like this until the end of time...

Fortunately, under You Ji's management, Zheng Guo was calm for a while.And Li Ran was able to continue to accompany Ji Le quietly.

Although there was a moment of tranquility, Li Ran still kept the hatred of the family in his heart.

In addition to Xiaoyi's search for Lu Houchou's whereabouts, there are actually two things that have been bothering Li Ran in Zheng Yi right now-the Great Fire of the Four Kingdoms, and the truth about Bo You's ghost!
According to Li Ran's speculation, the so-called "Four Kingdoms Fire" was most likely manipulated by the underworld crowd behind it, and its purpose was to create an atmosphere of terror and attack dissidents, just like Feng Duan attacked Zichan at that time.

And since they have already moved their hands, there is absolutely no reason to stop.

As for "Bo You Ghost", Li Ran thinks it might be the work of "Dao Ji".But to put it bluntly, Li Ran has no conclusive evidence to prove this, and can only continue to observe in secret.

In fact, Li Ran also knows that no matter it is the "Dark Walkers" or "Tao Ji", the forces behind them are extremely huge, and it can be said that he only has a half-knowledge about these two forces.

Although Li Ran knew some information about the "Dark Walkers" from Qing Feng, after all, Qing Feng was no longer one of the Seven Lords at that time, and he had already been excluded from some things, so many inside stories were unknown.

But Li Ran is also very clear about the energy behind the "Dark Walking Crowd".

They act meticulously and are best at deceiving in secret. Even now they don't know the identities of the other members, so Li Ran has no clue about them.

In comparison, although "Tao Ji" is also influential all over the world, it is relatively more low-key.

And this kind of "low-key" may be because of the "governance by doing nothing" that I believe in, or maybe these "intellectuals" seem to be more Buddhist.

In a horizontal comparison, the "Dark Walkers" is an alliance formed by ministers from various countries. Almost all of its participants are high-ranking and powerful people, and almost all of them are ruthless characters who turn their hands into clouds and rain their hands into rain.

The members of "Tao Ji" are mostly witches, doctors, divination, music, history and other positions in various countries. It can be called the oldest intelligence agency.It is often only through another channel to try to maintain the right to speak about "morality" and use the mandate of heaven to influence the will of decision makers in various countries.

And Li Ran sometimes couldn't help but feel lucky, thanks to the fact that the two of them hold completely different philosophies.Even to some extent, they have formed a rivalry.

Otherwise, if they joined forces, what would the world be like?
This is beyond Li Ran's imagination.

Of course Li Ran knew that the "Four Kingdoms Fire" was just the beginning, and bigger things would definitely happen later.

That night, Li Ran was walking with Ji Le in the manor to enjoy the moon. Although she still couldn't forget the revenge of killing her family, at least on the surface, she no longer had the deep obsession and hostility as before.

Perhaps it was because she believed that the man in front of her would definitely avenge her.

Li Ran looked at her and smiled slightly:
"The moon rises brightly. It's bright. It's quiet. It's easy. It's quiet."

This is a sentence from the "Book of Songs", which means "What a bright moonlight, it shines on your beautiful face, and your elegant and slender figure touches my affectionate heart!"

Jiyue heard the words, with red lips and bright teeth:
"Zhanbiqiao, green bamboos and yi. There are bandits and gentlemen, who are like cutting like learning, like cutting like grinding. They are stinging and squeaky, and he is squeaky."

What the festival music responds to is also a poem in the "Book of Songs", which means:
"Look at the curved bank of the Qi River, with green bamboo forests. There is an elegant gentleman, with superb knowledge and good moral character. He has a solemn demeanor, a broad mind, and a prominent position."

Li Ran was about to speak, but he heard a person not far away coming forward and saying:
"Sir, Li has something important to report."

Li Ran immediately beckoned.

"Okay, please come closer!"

Fan Li walked over, bowed and saluted:
"Meet Mr. and Mrs.!"

"Uncle Shao, you don't have to be so formal in your own home, just be like a family member."

Fan Li didn't take this seriously. He insisted that the order of respect and inferiority was orderly. Since he voluntarily followed Li Ran, he should naturally respect him as the master.

"Sir, another big event happened in Song Kingdom some time ago!"

Li Ran's heart sank. He asked Fan Li to pay attention to the movements of other countries. The battle between the monarch and Qing was becoming increasingly fierce. He needed to keep abreast of the situation of other countries.

When Li Ran first heard about the accident in the Song Dynasty, he instinctively thought that the "secret walkers" might make another move.

Could it be that something happened to the monarch of the Song Dynasty like Lu Houchou?

"Sir, I also know that the exchange of hostages between the monarch of the Song Kingdom and the Hua Xiang clan, and the exchange of hostages between the monarch and his ministers, is an anecdote in the world! Song Gong sent Prince Luan and his half-brother Chen Hedi to the Hua family as hostages. Hua Hai also sent his son Wuhuo, Xiang Ning's son Luo, and Hua Ding's son Qi to the palace as hostages."

"Song Gong loves his son very much, and he and his wife delivered meals to the prince every day, running back and forth, so that later Song Gongzuo couldn't bear it anymore, so he sent troops to attack the Huaxiang family regardless! Because Song Gongzuo has always shown his love for his son, this time It was beyond the expectation of Hua Xiang and his family, so they were defeated, Song Gong not only saved his son, but Hua Hai, Xiang Ning and others also fled to Wu country."

After listening, Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, did Duke Song win the rebellion?"

Fan Li shook his head.

"Originally, the matter has come to this point. It is true that Song Gongzuo won, but the matter is not over yet. Hua Fei, who conquered Hua Xiang's two families, had troubles here. Hua Fei then had three sons, namely Cuo, Duoliao and Deng. Hua Deng He was implicated and fled to the state of Wu together with Hua Hai. Hua Yu and Hua Duoliao took the positions of Young Sima and Qing Shi respectively. However, Hua Duoliao, the second son of Qing Shi, had some conflicts with his own boss. He said in front of Song Gongzuo that the boss Bad words, even implicating Hua Fei Sui."

"Song Gongzuo still relied heavily on and trusted Hua Feisui, so he handed it over to Hua Feisui. In order to avoid chaos, Hua Feisui finally decided to let Hua Yu go abroad to avoid the limelight and protect the Hua family. Unexpectedly, Hua Fei When I was about to say goodbye to my father, I happened to meet Hua Duoliao, and his subordinates suddenly killed Hua Duoliao."

"Hua Yu saw this situation, so he had to take advantage of the situation to hijack his father and start a rebellion, and also called the fleeing people to join the rebellion. In a few days, the Hua and Xiang families returned to the Song Dynasty and occupied the Lumen! The situation has become chaotic. A bunch."

"Empress Song sent Feng Yu, Hua Yu and others to resist the rebellion, while Hua Deng, who was in Wu, led a Wu army to support his brother's rebellion, and finally succeeded in a surprise attack on the Song army, causing the Song army to be defeated. Song Gong now Now I'm in a panic, I don't know what to do! It's unknown how the follow-up will develop!"

After listening to Fan Li's words, Li Ran thought about it for a while. This matter is really absurd, chaotic and weird. The development of various situations always develops in unexpected directions.

It's hard to say whether Hua Yu really has the intention of treason or not, but Hua and Xiang rushed back in time, and Hua Deng was able to lead the Wu army to fight in the Song Dynasty. The figure, Li Ran would not believe anything.

The "Dark Walking Crowd" has a huge influence in Wu, and it is obvious that they have always intended to support Wu to become their blade.Therefore, the stakes in this can be said to be clear at a glance.

Now that the state of Chu has been dragged down by the state of Wu, it is perfectly normal for the underworld to use the state of Wu to check and balance the monarch of the state of Song.

As for whether Song Gongzuo can safely survive this calamity now, it is hard to say whether it is true or not.

And no matter what the final direction of the Song Dynasty is, I am afraid that there will be major events in the future.

In this regard, Li Ran also felt powerless for a while.

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Chapter 440_ View from the past
Although the festival music was not very clear, seeing Li Ran's worried face, he interjected:

"In the final analysis, this matter is a matter of other countries. How can the distant water save the near fire? So even if the husband wants to, he is powerless. Le'er thinks that the husband should not be too sad."

After hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help but smile wryly:
"Hehe, what Madam said is that the only thing we can do now is to wait and see what happens, but... I hope it doesn't affect us... In fact, what I am worried about now is the Zhou royal family who is only a few feet away from us. there."

Fan Li was quite puzzled when he heard this:
"Oh? Sir, you mean... Will this matter affect the royal family of Zhou?"

"Well, it's really hard to say. Now that the Central Plains is in chaos, on the surface, it seems that there is no connection between the countries, but in fact they are intertwined!"

To put it bluntly, all the things here are the work of the "secret walkers".How could there be no connection behind these things?

After all, Fan Li was just a fledgling kid, so he still couldn't get the gist of what Li Ran said.

After saying this, he naturally didn't dare to bother him any more, so he retreated very wisely.

Li Ran and Ji Le saw that it was getting late, so they got up and went back to their room to rest.

It was night, and Ji Le slept soundly, but Li Ran looked sideways at the beautiful woman in front of him, his mind was full of thoughts, and he made up his mind.

"No matter how the world changes, I, Li Ran, will definitely protect you! Let you sleep peacefully like today..."

During the Song Dynasty Rebellion, the development of the situation was always unexpected.

It seems that the actions of the dark walkers this time are not going well. Perhaps it is because of the "Tao Ji" operating in it, and the two forces can be said to be evenly matched, which is why the current stalemate occurs.

Now that the general situation of the world has been quietly changing, what about him, Li Ran?Can you still stay out of it and keep this peace and tranquility?

Before he knew it, Li Ran also fell asleep.

……

In the early morning of the next day, Li Ran had just woken up, but he was notified by Fan Li that someone from outside the residence had come to see him, but he didn't give his name when asked, only that he and Li Ran were old acquaintances.

Li Ran was a little strange, so he summoned him immediately. When the person came, Li Ran's heart sank. The person who came was none other than Guan Cong!

Guan Cong greeted Li Ran with a smile, and made a big gift to Li Ran respectfully:
"Young master, stay safe and sound!"

Li Ran was angry with Guan Cong, let alone his friendship with Chu Lingwang.Let’s just talk about the general situation of the world, if this person hadn’t obstructed it and caused King Ling of Chu’s complete defeat, how could the situation of the world become so chaotic now?
To borrow an extremely correct sentence from King Ling of Chu in the past - this world will not become better because of the fall of Chu State!
On the contrary, it is precisely because of the weakness of the Chu state that the power ministers of various countries have more room to display their powers, which eventually led to chaos in the Central Plains.But today's Chu State, under the leadership of Chu King Qiji, is also declining more and more.

It is precisely because of this that Si Fengduan, Shu Niu and others have the opportunity to harm Zheng Guo!

And the Guan Cong who appeared in front of him now, if you want to say that he was the culprit who indirectly killed the Ji clan, it would not be an exaggeration.

Therefore, Li Ran actually didn't have a good impression of "Tao Ji".Even if the pavilion master of this "Tao Ji" is his father!

In fact, Li Ran really has no impression of his father in this life, let alone any father-son relationship.

Li Ran also couldn't imagine how he would react the moment he saw him.

Seeing Li Ranhan's expressionless face, Guan Cong also knew what he was thinking, so he smiled and said:

"Young master, although the current situation is chaotic, it can't be all blamed on Guan Cong, right? Besides, King Chu Ling's defeat was his own fault, so how can Guan Cong do it alone? What's more, I can't do it alone. It's just doing what the old pavilion master wanted. Even if you think it's a personal revenge here, how can this world's affairs be done by me alone?"

"Although my father has never met, I, Li Ran, have always known of his 'inaction'. You are doing this to harm the Chu country. Is it really the old Pavilion Master's intention?"

"My young master, although the old pavilion master didn't say it clearly, his intentions were very clear. Besides, that Xiongwei acted against him and resorted to military force. Even if he never took action, he would sooner or later bring about his own defeat. Young master at the time The reason why you choose to leave without saying goodbye, isn't it because you think so? Guan Cong is just following the trend, if there is really no momentum to create, Guan Cong will definitely not be able to accomplish anything!"

Li Ran also knew that some of Guan Cong's words had some truth, and the matter had come to this point, it was completely unnecessary if he persisted.

King Ling of Chu is dead, and Prince Qiji has ascended the throne step by step. The depression of Chu State is a foregone conclusion, and the chaos in the Central Plains has also emerged.

Li Ran remained silent, a little unwilling to talk to him anymore.After all, he didn't feel very good about this viewer from the beginning to the end, even if this viewer had shown his favor to Li Ran and intended to take refuge in him.And all of this is not because of Li Ran's identity as the young master?
There is a huge difference between the two in terms of personality and acting style.Guan Cong knew this very well, but Li Ran was the protagonist he now recognized, and he still thought very clearly about this.

What's more, all his actions can be borrowed from the mouth of the old pavilion master. No matter how dissatisfied Li Ran is, he won't be an enemy of his father, right?
"How much do you know about the Great Fire in the Four Kingdoms?"

Regarding the simultaneous fire in the four countries, and the "prophecy" in advance, this matter is not simple. Although Li Ran guessed that it was done secretly, it is only a guess after all, and there is no direct evidence.

Therefore, Li Ran still asked Guan Cong, thinking that as a "Tao Ji" person, it is not surprising that he can know some inside stories.

"About the Great Fire of the Four Kingdoms, in fact, Guancong not only knows some inside information. Moreover, Daoji has already known about it!"

"Since we already knew it, why didn't we stop it and wait for the tragedy to happen in the four countries at the same time? I think that even if you have no means to stop such a catastrophe, you can warn in time to reduce innocent casualties, right?"

Guan Cong couldn't help laughing.

"The young master doesn't know. In fact, people like Zishen from the state of Lu and Huanzao from the state of Zheng have issued warnings before. However, how can this kind of thing be put on the table?"

"What's more, the trend of the world, everything has its definite number. I also thought that everything is better to go with the trend! It's like a person's body. If you get sick, it's not a bad thing to be able to make a fortune. If you A person looks fine, but he doesn't know he's sick, and when he finds out, he's already very sick, wouldn't it be bad?"

"If people are still like this, young master, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Governing the world is like governing people. It is probably not wise to only treat the symptoms without thinking about how to solve the problem fundamentally!"

From the literal point of view, there is nothing wrong with these words, but the spearhead is directed at Li Ran, and more deliberately accused Li Ran of only knowing how to treat headaches and feet, and this, isn't Li Ran's biggest problem?
To put it more bluntly, Li Ran didn't know how to follow the trend, so every step was so hard!

Li Ran was already furious in his heart, but at this moment he was even more furious:
"In the great fire of the four kingdoms, how many people suffered innocently? How many people were directly buried in the sea of ​​fire? How many evil people took advantage of this to show off their power? Even if Li is unworthy, how can he tolerate such evil? You know it in advance, but you don't want to find ways to do it. Eliminate this disaster, but it is so easy to say! Observe! If Li does not deal with you today, it will be too much for heaven!"

Watching and hearing the words, but still showing no fear, he just laughed and said:
"Hehe, the young master Xu Buwen, 'Heaven and earth are not benevolent and treat all things as straw dogs, but sages are not benevolent and treat the people as straw dogs'?"

Guan Cong's words made Li Ran startled.

This sentence obviously came from his father Li Er, and Guan Cong was nothing more than a paraphrase.

For his father, Li Ran only felt chills at the moment.In order to conform to the general trend of the world, anyone can be sacrificed, even thousands of innocent people.

However, all those who have achieved great things since ancient times have been like this.

As the saying goes, "one will succeed and ten thousand will die", and such a concept is obviously not accepted by Li Ran now.

Li Ran sighed secretly in his heart, and he didn't want to entangle him in this matter any longer.

"Guan Cong, didn't you assist the new King of Chu in Chu State before? Why did you come here? Could it be that you were kicked out by the King of Chu?"

Li Ran's words also meant teasing, but Guan Cong said calmly:
"Hehe, I didn't get kicked out. I left on my own. If I don't leave soon, my life may be in danger!"

(End of this chapter)