I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 503 Chapter 592 Chapter 593

However, Chu Dang was more nervous after all, he didn't see Gong Eryue's emotional ups and downs for a while, and continued to say with emotion:

"It's really... It's been a long time since I saw Mr. care about a person so much..."

Gong Eryue remained silent.And it so happened that Li Ran appeared at this time, and when Chu Dang saw it, he quietly left again in a very sensible way.

"Yue! Why did you come out? Don't you know that this serious injury is just recovering, and you should avoid the wind?"

Li Ran came up to greet with concern, but Gong Eryue smiled sweetly:
"It's just a flesh wound. How can a martial arts practitioner be so delicate? It's not disabled anymore. Don't be so careful!"

"Having said that, it's better to be careful after all!"

Gong Eryue looked at Li Ran with a pair of watery eyes full of agility.

Li Ran didn't dare to look at her again, and just walked into the courtyard with her.After Gong Eryue reluctantly sat down, Li Ran brought another clear water and handed it to Gong Eryue.

When Gong Eryue saw Li Ran serving tea and water for her, she was also moved...

……

In this way, under the careful care of everyone, Gong Eryue's injury is also getting better day by day.

By the beginning of spring, Gong Eryue had completely recovered.Not only is it back to normal, but it is also doing its best for the safety of Li's residence.

Even in the matter of accompanying Li Guang, Gong Eryue seemed to be more compatible.

Li Ran faintly felt that it seemed inappropriate to go on like this, but whenever he saw his daughter and Gong Eryue happily together, he couldn't bear to break his hard-won tranquility.

On this day, Li Ran was playing with Li Guang in the courtyard, and Gong Eryue was also there.In that scene, it was as if the three of them were like a family.

Chu Dang looked smirking from a distance, and wanted to turn around to talk to Sun Wu beside him, but found that Sun Wu had suddenly disappeared.

Sun Wu has always had doubts about Gong Eryue's motives, and it seems that Sun Wu has always been unable to overcome the hurdle in his heart.Therefore, he couldn't see Li Ran and Gong Eryue getting close, so he could only walk around to relax at this time.

And Chu Dang didn't get his worries, he just said to himself there:
"This Changqing is really... This is clearly the madam's return, but what's suspicious? It's really inexplicable..."

"Chu Dang! What are you talking about?"

At this time, Kong Qiu's voice suddenly came from behind, which startled Chu Dang.Seeing the man in front of him who was as tall as himself but with a gentle appearance, Chu Dang couldn't help but smile honestly:
"Oh, it's nothing. Mr. Zhongni, you came just in time. Come and see their family, isn't it particularly harmonious at the moment?"

I don't know what Gong Eryue said there, but the three of them laughed together.

Seeing this situation, Kong Qiu couldn't bear to step forward for a while.

However, Kong Qiu obviously had something important to tell Li Ranyan.Therefore, after waiting silently for a while, he still walked forward.

Seeing Kong Qiu approaching, Li Ran saw his solemn expression, and knew that something must have happened again.

So, he winked at Gong Eryue.Gong'er Yuexin understood, took Li Guang, greeted Kong Qiu, and left there.

Only then did Confucius cup his hands and say:

"Hello Engong!"

"Ann! Zhong Ni, as the governor of the Central Capital, you have a lot of things to do every day. How do you have time to come here today?"

Kong Qiu smiled wryly, shook his head again, and sighed:
"Hey... I'm in danger! I'm in danger! Sir, you don't know something! That Yang Hu has made another big move recently!"

Li Ran didn't find it strange anymore, but asked rather indifferently:

"Oh? What is he going to do again?"

"During the court meeting yesterday, Yang Hu encouraged Jun Shang in public, and wanted to raise troops to attack Qi, thinking of taking revenge! And Jun Shang, who had no opinion at all, after hesitating for a moment, actually agreed!"

Hearing this, Li Ran also stood up suddenly.Not long ago, Xia Guo of Qi State led his troops to attack Lu State.Yang Hu was still at a loss what to do with him, and in the end he had to rely on Li Ran to come forward to finally withdraw from Guoxia.

But he didn't want to, but in just a few months, Yang Hu actually thought about seeking revenge from Qi Guo?

"Is he crazy?! Why are you going to provoke Qi again?"

Kong Qiu shook his head and said:
"It is said that this time it is because Jin has backed him. The people of Jin have already made a promise to form an alliance with Lu in Wadi to avenge the previous kingdom Xia Falu! But Yang Hu said clearly that Ju Nai is standing up for us Lu people, so this grudge must be avenged."

"This Fan Yang... is obviously deliberately provoking conflicts between our Lu State and Qi State! In the end, it is impossible for Jin State to fight to the death with Qi State. Aren't we the Lu people who suffer?!"

"Hey... Confused! Really confused!"

Li Ran naturally understood the reason, and he was going to see Yang Hu immediately.

And Kong Qiu couldn't care less about avoiding suspicion at this time, and went to Jifu together with Li Ran.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the gate, they were told that Yang Hu was not at the residence, but was sitting on the battlefield to command troops.

Hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help but tremble all over with anger.

At this moment, Zi Lu, a disciple of Confucius, came to report again, saying that this time Lu Hou Song was going to attack Qi himself, and he would send troops immediately!
Both Li Ran and Kong Qiu yelled that it was not good, and when they rushed to the battlefield, they were stopped again.

The guard at the gate only said that it was because Marquis Lu would personally enlist the royal family soon, so no one else could come near him, even though Kong Qiu had revealed his identity, he still couldn't see Yang Hu.

Obviously, Yang Hu knew he was wrong, so he deliberately avoided them.

Li Ran had no choice but to go back to Xinglin first.

In a rage, Li Ran locked himself in the house.

Indeed, Yang Hu's behavior was really out of character.Even Yang Hu's style is more harmful to the whole country than Ji Sun Yiru back then.

After all, although Ji Sun Yiru was a disaster for the Lu State government, but externally speaking, his family's interests were tied to the overall interests of the Lu State.

Therefore, even if it was not to protect the interests of the people of Lu, at least to preserve his own strength, he would not behave like this.

However, Yang Hu is now, in order to be able to leverage the situation of the Lu State, he even betrayed the overall interests of the Lu State.

And the "prince's office" has instead become a sharp weapon in his hands.

This can't help but make Li Ran fall into deep thought and self-doubt.Back then he persuaded Yang Hu to resign from the Ji family with the advantage of "respecting the official family". Was this move correct?

Only now did Li Ran realize that people's desires are really endless sometimes.

And if you don't know self-restraint, then no matter who you are or what your status is, you will only kill yourself in the end.

At this time, Sun Wu also got the news.He also knew why Li Ran was like this, so he knocked on the door outside.There was no sound in the back room, and Sun Wu didn't care about it, so he changed his voice directly:

"Sir, Sun Wu is here now."

Afterwards, Sun Wu saw Li Ran sitting there obsessively, sulking alone, and stepped forward to reply:
"Sir, Yang Hu's actions are tantamount to playing with fire and self-immolation. It's just that his self-immolation is nothing, but he wants to implicate the whole Lu country to suffer together with him!"

Li Ran stretched out his hand to support his forehead, and shook his head helplessly:

"Hey...Yang Hu is really confused! He has been counting on relying on Fan Yang of the Jin State to fulfill his unreasonable desire! This is simply wishful thinking! Yang Hu is so reckless, the disaster of the State of Lu may never end. Absolutely!"

Suddenly, Sun Tzu cupped his fists and knelt down on one knee:

"Sir! As the saying goes, do not enter a dangerous state, and do not live in a chaotic state. If this is the case, why don't we leave Lu State right now!"

Li Ran suddenly raised his head and looked at Sun Wu. After a while of contemplation, he shook his head again:
"When Lu Zhaogong was about to die, he also entrusted the country of Lu to me. How could I just leave? Besides, the whole family of the Ji family moved here, and it has just gained a firm foothold. , if we relocate again, it may be inappropriate. After all, the Ji family is based on business, and they need stability the most!"

However, Sun Tzu continued worryingly:

"It's just that if you stay in the second place, I'm afraid the situation will become more difficult to control in the future. If it really comes to a catastrophe, it will be too late!"

Li Ran sighed:
"Right now, there is actually no absolutely safe place, so let's wait and see!"

Seeing Li Ran's firm attitude, Sun Wu had no choice but to say:

"Now, this Yang Hu is completely out of control. Is it because the husband is not in office?"

Li Ran said sadly:
"Yang Hu has his own ideas, and what he believes is extremely difficult to change. Although he intended to invite me out of the mountain before, it was not for my way, but for my fame. , secondly, it’s just my plan. And now that he has already determined that Fan Yang can help him achieve success, he will never wake up before he himself is beaten to death!”

"Could it be... just let him act like this?"

Li Ran was silent for a moment, and finally said helplessly:

"Hey... If the sky wants to take it, it must be given first! This is not the way of heaven..."

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Chapter 593

In just three months, he became an enemy of Qi State twice.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is undoubtedly the rhythm of death.

Of course, Yang Hu is not so stupid as to be unaware of this.How could he be totally ignorant of the pros and cons?
Therefore, the reason why he wanted to be conscripted by the Marquis of Lu this time.What he did, you want to say that he is "coercing the king to make his ministers" so that he can play off his prestige?

In fact, that's just one side of him.In fact, it was more for "show" to Fan Yang of Jin.

On the one hand, of course, it is to show his current prestige in the state of Lu and reflect his own value.

On the other hand, it is more to find a reason not to provoke Qi State.After all, as a subject, how could he put the monarch in danger?

Therefore, it was a coincidence for Yang Hu to go back to the country of Lu honestly after wandering around the border.

But even so, this matter still angered Qi Hou Chujiu after all.

After all, it is a piece of cake for Tian Qi, who wants to add fuel to this kind of matter.

Therefore, under Tian Qi's instigation, Qihou Chujiu could no longer bear it.Order Guoxia and Gao Zhang to lead [-] troops to conquer Lu again!

The state of Lu is in jeopardy.

After Yang Hu heard the news, he was really frightened. He knew that it would be hard to resist with the strength of Lu alone.

So he hurriedly asked Fan Yang of Jin for help, and Fan Yang immediately sent a letter to appease him, saying that he would bring Zhao Yang and Xun Yin to help.

Yang Hu was convinced, and couldn't help but turn his worries into joy.After all, in his opinion, if the state of Jin could become the backing of the state of Lu, then he, Yang Hu, would have nothing to fear.

What's more, what Fan Yang promised this time was that the three armies of the Jin Kingdom would come out together, which naturally reassured Yang Hu a lot.At the same time, he became even more convinced that in Fan Yang's eyes, he really had a pivotal position and could not be lost.

However, a more ridiculous scene followed.

Although Fan Yang apparently agreed to military assistance, he was still reluctant to send troops.And Guo Xia and Gao Zhang of Qi State also heard the news, and they didn't dare to act rashly for a while, fearing that they would be attacked by Jin State and Lu State.

Therefore, for a while, there was a stalemate with Lu Guo.

Seeing that the state of Lu is in dire straits, Li Ran is also very anxious about it.He invited Yang Hu many times, but he still couldn't meet him.

At this moment, Jin State actually instructed Yang Hu again, and agreed with Yang Hu to go to Wadi for a meeting, and after the meeting, they will deal with Qi State together.

When Li Ran heard the news, he couldn't sit still anymore.

Just when Luhou Song and Yang Hu were about to leave, Li Ran and Kong Qiu finally saw Yang Hu.

Yang Hu also looked quite embarrassed, he just touched his nose there, looked at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, not daring to look directly at Li Ran.

"Mr. Ziming... Hu must go to this alliance. Fan Zhongjun has already promised Yang Hu that after the three armies are joined together, they will come to help our country of Lu and resist Qi's [-] troops together!"

Li Ran shook his head, and firmly denied him:
"My lord, if you don't provoke the Qi State easily, why are you in the current disaster? Now that you have angered the Qi State, you should consider how to appease Qi Hou's anger instead of adding fuel to the fire!"

Yang Hu smiled mischievously:
"Tiger...knows his mistake. However, if he surrenders to Qi now, I'm afraid it will make Qi worse. The people of Qi have been bullying Lu for a long time. And which one is not Qi Guo who is behind the scenes?"

"Now that the Duke of Lu has been revived, he will no longer suffer such annoyance! Thanks to the help of Jin today, only by defeating the people of Qi on the battlefield can our Lu Kingdom be stable for a hundred years !"

Li Ran was dissatisfied and said:
"At the beginning, Guoxia led [-] troops to fight against Lu, but Lu was still invincible! Now Qi has [-] troops, and the situation is even worse! If Jin loses, what will Lu do?! Lu has been suffering from military disasters over the years. Unceasingly, since you hold a lot of power, Yang Hu, you should work for the well-being of the people of Lu, instead of causing trouble everywhere like you are doing now!"

"Recently, I heard that Fan Yang asked you and Junshang to meet in Wadi. This matter is extremely rude. Could it be that you also agreed?"

"Yes... Sir, I don't know. Fan Zhongjun has promised that once the alliance is over, the three armies will come together to help us deal with Qi."

Li Ran clenched his fist, couldn't help but burst into anger, and said fiercely there:
"Ignorant! Really ignorant! Both Jin and Lu are big countries with equal status. How can there be a reason for a country's official minister to form an alliance with a country's monarch? Fan Yang's move is clearly to demolish Lu! Cun, what will you, Yang Hu, look like when you lead the country of Lu again?"

"Furthermore, if he really wants to come to help, why wait until now? This alliance must come from unkind people, and there is no guarantee that he will do something out of the ordinary again! You...how did you Trust him so much?"

Yang Hu was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, but he just said:
"Sir, worry too much. The state of Jin is the country of the uncle. Now that he has made a promise to attack Qi for our state of Lu, how can our state of Lu not follow suit? In the past, the Duke of Qi attacked Lu, and Lu also It was the alliance with the Jin State in Chithorn that led to the subsequent defeat of the Qi army in the Battle of the Saddle. But now, the situation is similar to the past, so why not?"

Hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help taking a deep breath, and forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, he continued:
"Following the uncle's country, this is understandable. But it is definitely not like a vassal state! In the past, Jin was strong and prosperous, but it was the remaining prestige of Pu, Duke Wen of Jin, to check and balance Qi. Now, Fan Yang has no way. , to bring disaster to the world, how can we be with him again?!"

"My lord, what you are doing now will not only fail to revitalize the country of Lu, but will instead plunge the country into endless military disasters!"

Obviously, Yang Hu still didn't feel any guilt about his own affairs, and those words before were just to get Li Ran's approval.

"Sir, it's useless to talk too much. In Hu's view, a country is like a person. If you want to gain respect, you have to fight hard on your own! I'm afraid it won't help if you blindly seek perfection!"

Seeing that Yang Hu was so obsessed with obsession, Li Ran was helpless.It can be said that his speech skills are superb, but in front of people like Yang Hu, it seems that he has completely lost its effect.

In front of Yang Hu, it was as if he had punched cotton with a fist, and he did nothing.

Li Ran returned without success. On the way back, he said to Kong Qiu beside him:

"Zhong Ni, Yang Hu's actions may cause disaster. As a minister of Lu, you can only try your best!"

Kong Qiu nodded and said:
"Don't worry, benefactor, Qiu Zi will do his best. It's just..."

Kong Qiu hesitated to speak, but Li Ran also understood his meaning deeply. He couldn't help but looked into the distance and murmured:
"Hey...but do your best, there is no other way!"

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Yang Hu turned a deaf ear to Li Ran's warning.All he was thinking about now was to please Fan Yang.

He still believes that only Fan Yang is the noble person who can help him realize his ambition.

Therefore, he took Lu Housong to Wadi for an alliance.

When he arrived at Wadi, he entered the Jin camp in person.Fan Yang didn't arrange Jiao Ying either, but arranged to meet Yang Hu alone.

"Tiger! You are finally here! Ben Qing is here, but I have been waiting for a long time!"

After entering the account, Yang Hu quickly stepped forward, bowed his head and said:
"The villain has seen Fan Zhongjun! This time, I am honoring Lord Lu to make an alliance with the Jin Dynasty!"

Seeing this, Fan Yang replied very lightly:
"Well... Since the tiger knows the general situation so well, I am very relieved! As soon as the matter here is over, I will immediately report to the emperor and let the emperor decide. At that time, you will replace the Meng family of Lu State, so it will be the same. It's a matter of course!"

Yang Hu was overjoyed when he heard that, obviously, Fan Yang was also very clear about what Yang Hu wanted.

Because Yang Hu has been in charge of Lu State as Ji's retainer from the beginning to the end.And the title of "Ji's Retainer" is like a magic spell to him, and he doesn't want to pry it off completely all the time.

Therefore, replacing the Meng family can be said to be the ultimate goal that Yang Hu has been pursuing all along.

"Thank you for being perfect!"

Fan Yang couldn't help laughing when he heard this:

"Don't worry, as long as you are willing to listen to Ben Qing, everything will be fine! Naturally, Ben Qing will not let down your sincerity!"

Yang Hu excitedly said:
"I will never forget the help of Lord Zhongjun, and I will definitely lead Lu State in the future, and respect Jin State even more! Never dare to be rebellious! Please rest assured, Lord Zhongjun!"

Fan Yang nodded.

"Hu, Benqing naturally trusts you, otherwise I wouldn't let you do so many things for me!"

Hearing these words, Yang Hu thought that Fan Yang had integrated himself into his power circle, just like Ji Sun Yiru back then.

And this conversation really made him very excited, and it also strengthened his determination to follow in Fan Yang's footsteps.

"If Fan Zhongjun has any other requests? Hu will definitely comply!"

Fan Yang pretended to be profound, and remained silent for a while, until Yang Hu became impatient, and then he opened his mouth and said:

"Tiger! Speaking of which...tomorrow when the official alliance will be held, I do have one thing to do, and I hope you can take my place...to be comprehensive!"

"Oh? I don't know what orders the Chinese military lord has?"

At this moment, Fan Yang smiled evilly with him:
"Hehe, there's nothing wrong with it, I just want you to do it for me, and then I'll give you my ear!"

Yang Hu couldn't help being shocked when he heard this!
Although he is not very proficient in Zhou rituals, he also knows that this is definitely against rituals and music.He couldn't help but said:
"This...isn't it in line with the etiquette system? According to the ancient system, the solitary holds the skin, the prince holds the lamb, the doctor holds the geese, the scholar holds the pheasant, the common people hold the duck, and the businessman holds the chicken. Although the Chinese army is the official of Jin , but... After all, it does not match the identity of the widow. If the widow holds the lamb, if the Chinese army also holds the lamb, then..."

Fan Yang said calmly:
"Hehe, it's because this matter is so difficult, so it's the best thing for you to do it! If you were someone else, I wouldn't believe it!"

Yang Hu was stunned for a moment, and didn't know how to answer.

(End of this chapter)