I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 519 Chapter 614 Chapter 615 There must be Yuqing in the family of good deeds

Faced with Li Ran's statement, Yan Hui hesitated for a moment, and then couldn't help but say:

"Sir, even if this matter is indeed normal, as a gentleman, you should be ashamed of it after all, right? Can Yang Hu be forgiven for what he did?"

Li Ran smiled at him again:
"Hehe, what Yan Ziyuan said is correct. What I just said is indeed aimed at those courtiers without virtue. However, Ziyuan thinks that there are more courtiers without virtue in the world? Or are there more gentlemen with virtue? ?”

Yan Hui sighed, and clasped his hands and replied:

"There are as many immoral people as a cow's hair, but very few virtuous gentlemen."

Li Ran nodded approvingly, and continued to reply:
"That's right! Therefore, the villain's disaster is all tied to the king! The reason why the villain didn't make trouble is only because they don't have that condition!"

"All the ministers have the heart of Yanghu, and it is difficult to distinguish their masters. What's more, if some of these people deliberately flatter and flatter their superiors. In this way, it will be even more difficult for the master to identify them. As for Yanghu, because of his greed for the world Choosing to make trouble is just because the method is more clumsy."

"But now, instead of taking action against those officials in his own country, Marquis Qi wants to punish Yang Hu who is already at a loss in Lu State. Hehe, this is just Bao Guo deliberately saying the opposite. The Bao family is connected with each other, so what is the difference between what they do and Yang Hu?"

"The loyalty and deceit of a subject depends on the actions of the ruler. The ruler is clear and strict, and the villain is loyal; the ruler is cowardly and dark, and the villain is deceitful. Knowing the subtle is clear, and being strict without salvation is called strict. Now, Isn’t it presumptuous for the Marquis of Qi to punish Lu for chaos without knowing Qi’s skillful ministers?”

As soon as this remark came out, the students below whispered to each other and talked a lot.

After some speculation, I only heard Yan Hui say:

"Sir, this insight is really enlightening! The students have been taught!"

All the students worshiped Li Ran, but Li Ran continued to say:
"Okay, let's stop discussing the matter between Yang Hu and Qi State. Now let's continue to talk about Ji Wenzi."

"You know, back then Ji Wenzi assisted Xuangong and Chenggong. At that time, there were no concubines in Ji's family wearing silk clothes, and no horses eating grain. At that time, his colleagues persuaded him: You are already the Shangqing of Lu State Yes, and you are still in love with the second king, but your concubine does not wear silk, and the horse does not eat millet. Everyone says that you are too stingy, and this is not honorable for the country!"

After Li Ran finished speaking, he suddenly asked his disciples:
"Everyone thinks why Ji Wenzi acted like this back then?"

When the disciples heard this question, they had different opinions:
"That's needless to say? Ji Wenzi must have done this on purpose in order to win people's hearts!"

"That's right! Look at his great-grandson Ji Pingzi's 'Eight Dances in the Court', and then look at the current Ji family. It has only been 60 years, but how can it be so simple now?"

Hearing what the disciples said, Li Ran couldn't help but smile slightly, and continued:
"Hehe, at that time Ji Wenzi himself replied like this: I look at the people of the country, the fathers and villagers eat very rough food, and many people even have torn clothes, so I dare not! Others' fathers and brothers eat rough clothes and dirty clothes , but I love concubines and horses, this is not something I should do as a country! What's more, I only heard that the real honor for the country is to show glory by morality, but I have never heard of it. concubines and good horses."

"Hehe, didn't everyone expect it? These words are actually said by the ancestors of the Ji family! And his words, I think, may indeed come from his heart!"

"The Ji family has five generations since the beginning of Ji You. The former, Ji You and Ji Wenzi both have meritorious deeds in Lu, and this is why the Ji family is prosperous!"

"As the saying goes, 'A family with good deeds will have more celebrations, and a family with bad deeds will have more disasters'. Although Ji Pingzi had no virtue later, the virtues accumulated by Ji Wenzi back then have made the Ji family pass down to this day. defeat……"

Li Ran talked eloquently, and he had no taboos, so he attracted many disciples in the audience to listen carefully.

After Li Ran finished his lecture, he packed up the [Spring and Autumn] on the lecture notes, got up and prepared to leave the classroom, but saw Gong Eryue not far away on guard.

Seeing this, Li Ran walked over with a smile:

"Yue, in fact, in Xinglin, there is no need to be so careful."

In fact, Li Ran's words were not out of compassion.Because there are so many disciples of Confucius, the Xinglin is full of people every day.

Moreover, most of Ji Sun Yiru's best friends had been wiped out by Yang Hu before, and now Kong Qiu is in charge of the general, so Xinglin's safety is of course guaranteed.

Gong Eryue heard the words, but said with a smile:
"Hey, it's all right anyway, it's okay to wait here for Mr. to finish class!"

Li Ran knew that she was active by nature, so it was not easy to wait here quietly.

So, the two went back to Li's residence together.

Gong Eryue first waited for Li Ran to go to the study, poured a cup of clear water from the side, and put it beside the desk.Then he went out to play with Li Guang, Li Ran was reading in the study, occasionally hearing the laughter of Li Guang and Gong Eryue outside, couldn't help causing a ripple in his heart.

Li Ran put down the letter and opened the window, only to see Gong Eryue changed into casual clothes, chasing and laughing with Li Guang, having a great time, Li Ran gradually became obsessed with it...

It was night, Li Ran had another dream, this dream was very strange, it seemed to be connected with the previous dream.

Before that, Li Ran had a dream when Ji Le was seriously ill:

The three of them enjoyed themselves happily together, but Ji Le suddenly floated up, and Li Ran couldn't stop it even though he tried his best.I can only watch Ji Le float higher and higher until it disappears.

But tonight's dream turned out to be Jiyue falling from the sky again, slowly falling in front of Li Ran and Li Guang, Li Ran hurried forward to hug her, and cried:

"Le'er! You're back?!"

Ji Le caressed Li Ran's back and said softly:
"I am back."

"Aren't you going this time?"

Ji Le giggled.

"Husband, Le'er is not leaving!"

However, Li Ran woke up suddenly again at this moment, and sat up, wanting to hug something, but there was nothing in front of the bed.

Li Ran felt inexplicably regretful, why did he wake up at this time?

At this moment, he really wanted to sleep again, at least he could continue his dream, but after tossing and turning, how could he still fall asleep?

An inexplicable feeling of emptiness spread throughout his body, making Li Ran want to cry without tears.

At this moment, there was another knock on the door outside:

"Sir, sir! Are you resting?"

Li Ran recognized Fan Li's voice, but felt rather strange.

Now that the sky has not yet turned white, at most it is Yin's time, but what else can happen?

Li Ran replied with some anxiety:

"Is it Young Uncle? What happened outside?"

Fan Li was obviously relieved when he heard the words outside the house.

"Mr. is fine, as long as there is a murder case outside the mansion just now...the identity of the deceased is not yet known, Li is afraid that something is wrong with Mr., so I came here to inform Mr.!"

The reason why Fan Li came to report was mainly because he was worried about what would happen to Li Ran.

When Li Ran heard that the murder happened outside his mansion, he couldn't help but asked in doubt:

"Oh? How did that person die? Where did he die?"

"It was injured by the arrow feathers, and he died at the alley at the back door!"

Hearing this, Li Ran knew that he would not be able to sleep tonight, so he simply got up and changed, and said:

"Is that known to the officials?"

Fan Li replied:

"I have sent someone to inform Kong Zhongni, and I have also informed Yan Ziyou, Yan Ziyou should be here soon!"

Li Ran thought for a while, put on his clothes, adjusted his crown belt, and finally opened the door:

"Let's go and have a look together!"

So, Fan Li brought Li Ran to the back door.

At this time, Yan Yan had also arrived, but he saw that his face was full of grief and indignation.

Fan Li went forward to talk for a while, only then did he learn that the deceased was actually another disciple of Confucius named Leke.

Leke is also one of the more outstanding disciples of Kong Qiu, and he has been a teacher for some years. During this time, he also managed Xinglin with Yan Yan, but he didn't expect that he would die here unexpectedly.

Li Ran frowned when he learned that it was Kong Qiu's disciple who was killed.

At this time, Sun Wu asked Chu Dang to protect Li Ran and escort him back.

"Sir, I will deal with the matter here. When Kong Zhongni comes, Wu Ding will assist him in investigating this case together!"

Li Ran glanced at the corpse lying on the ground, feeling sad.

"Changqing...be sure to investigate this matter clearly so that I can give Zhongni an explanation!"

Chapter 615 _ Murder case!Gong Eryue's suspicion

When Li Ran returned to the house, Gong Eryue approached and asked curiously:

"Sir, what's going on outside?"

Li Ran explained the whole story, and finally asked:
"By the way, where's Guang'er?"

Gong Eryue suddenly looked surprised, and called out:

"Who is so bold? Actually... I also heard some movement just now. I didn't get up to check because Guang'er was still sleeping soundly, and I was afraid I might disturb her..."

Li Ran felt a little strange when he heard it, but he didn't take it seriously, he just waved his hand and said:
"Yue doesn't need to go see it...just let Changqing and Shaobo deal with it!"

Gong Eryue said:
"When did it happen?"

Li Ran shook his head again and said:
"We don't know yet, but the victim... was Kong Zhongni's disciple, Le Ke. Hey, so we must investigate this matter thoroughly!"

Gong Eryue was startled when she heard the words, and said thoughtfully:

"It's him?...how could he...appear there?"

Li Ran was also silent for a while, and of course he couldn't answer this.

At dawn, Confucius arrived.

Kong Qiu is now the chief commander of the Lu State, a murder occurred in the outskirts of the city, and the deceased was his favorite disciple, so naturally he was particularly concerned about this case.

After some inspections, Kong Qiu entered Li's residence again, and discussed the case with Li Ran.

Confucius was also quite indignant about Leke's death:

"Grandfather, Qiu's new position as Chief Sikou has led to such a big case. And the one who died was Zi Sheng (le cough word Zi Sheng), this... This is clearly aimed at me, Kong Qiu!"

"These days, Zisheng and Ziyou are taking care of Xinglin for me. He should have returned to his home in the city normally last night. Logically, he just passed by here..."

"Then, he was killed by that villain! According to the preliminary investigation, his body has never been touched, so that should be the place where he committed the crime!"

Li Ran also felt quite guilty about the comparison.

"Zisheng was murdered at the back door of our mansion, it is really regrettable! It is true that our Li manor was negligent, otherwise it would definitely not be like this!"

When Confucius heard this, he could not help but narrow his eyes:
"The murderer actually chose to commit the crime here, and he killed Qiu's disciple. I'm afraid, benefactor also needs to take more precautions..."

"Qiu is very lucky that this incident has not involved Mr. Engong today. Otherwise, Qiu's guilt would be great! Qiu will definitely investigate this case to the end! In addition, Qiu will also send some more people inside and outside the Xinglin Forest to help him Prevent any more accidents!"

Li Ran thought for a while and asked:
"Then what is the clue to this case now?"

When Confucius heard the words, he sighed and shook his head in a daze.

"I have no clue at the moment, and the murder weapon left behind is also self-made. Zisheng was killed by one of his arrows. The arrow penetrated extremely deep, and with such arm strength, it is obvious that he is a martial arts practitioner. Hey... ..."

As Kong Qiu spoke, he started to sob a little.

Seeing this, Li Ran comforted him from the side:

"Zhong Ni, please express my condolences... If there is a need, Zhong Ni just asks, and I will definitely help you!"

Confucius covered the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, and bowed down again as a gesture of thanks.

Afterwards, Kong Qiu bid farewell to Li Ran.

After all, after Kong Qiu was worshiped as the Great Sikou, he naturally had many things to deal with, so he couldn't stay here for too long.

When he left Li's residence, he ordered people to strengthen vigilance against Xinglin, and brought Leke's body back to arrange the funeral for him.

And Li Ran was also disturbed by this incident for a while.

The sudden rise of Confucius to a high position must have offended many people, and there were also many disobedients from various forces.

Therefore, if someone wants to give Confucius a warning, it is entirely possible.

Sun Tzu has been following up on this matter these days.After all, this matter is related to the safety of the Li family, so naturally he cannot just sit idly by.

"Changqing, what clues can you find out about the murder of Le Zisheng?"

Li Ran knew that Sun Wu had been thinking at the back door for the past few days, so he also came to the back door, and asked him about it with great concern.

Seeing that it was Li Ran who came, Sun Wu hurried forward and said:
"Sir, although the bunch of arrows is self-made, there are still traces of its trajectory. Wu made a deduction based on the wounds of the corpse, the direction of the fall, and the depth of the flesh. If it is true If someone moved it, that arrow should have been fired from the back door of this room!"

Li Ran's eyelids couldn't help but twitch:
"Oh? Are you sure?"

Sun Tzu replied quite confidently:

"It should be accurate. Wu Ye is quite good at bow and arrow skills, so it can be confirmed! However, there are still two doubts. One is that the body may have been moved later. Second, It is the big bow used by the murderer, but what is it made of? Just because it will directly involve whether the arrow is sent from the back door or outside the inner door!"

"According to common sense, if you shoot from the corner of the wall, you will definitely not penetrate so deep into the flesh, at least it is ten steps away from the back door! That's the way! But... if it is a special bow and arrow, it is not so deep. Hard to say……"

Chu Dang, who was on the side, said in a daze:

"If the arrow came from the Li Mansion, could it be... that it was done by someone inside our Li Manor?"

Hearing Chu Dang's question, Sun Wu replied:

"That's not necessarily true, but it's enough to show that Li's mansion is not safe now. Chu Dang, you will have to take good care of your husband's safety in the future! Don't be negligent!"

Hearing this, Chu Dang couldn't help scratching his head:

"That's natural, but...if it's the murderer inside the Li family, how should we guard against it?"

Sun Wu instructed:
"So, you must not let Mr. out of your sight! Even if it is late at night, you should stay awake in the cubicle!"

Li Ran said:

"Actually, it doesn't have to be like this. If this person really wanted to harm me, he wouldn't act like this..."

Hearing this, Sun Wu couldn't help but said eagerly:
"Nowadays there may be traitors in the mansion, even if you don't care about your own safety, Mister, you still have to think about Guanger!"

Li Ran nodded when he heard what Sun Wu said.

"Well... Changqing, then you should spend more time thinking about this matter and find out the truth as soon as possible!"

Sun Wu replied:

"promise!"

After Li Ran turned and left, Sun Wugong sent him away.

But at this time, Sun Wu actually had a suspect in his mind - that person was Gong Eryue.

Just because he himself felt that Gong Eryue's arrival was too strange.Moreover, I always feel that she must have ulterior motives for being close to Li Ran.

Therefore, during this period of time, he paid special attention to Gong Eryue.

Moreover, he also felt more and more wrong.

Although Gong Eryue is the same as usual these days, she patrols around Li's mansion as usual, and plays with Li Guang from time to time.In his spare time, he even took care of Li Ranyiying's daily life.It seemed that everything seemed very ordinary, but the more so, the more Sun Wu felt that there was something strange about Gong Eryue.

After all, isn't it suspicious that someone like her, who is so troublesome by nature, can be so peaceful these days?

On this day, Gong Eryue made lotus seed soup for Li Ran and his daughter, while Sun Wu went straight to the kitchen and stood behind Gong Eryue without saying a word.

Gong Eryue sensed someone rushing in, and seemed to have an inexplicable sense of oppression.

"Miss Moon! People... you killed them, right?"

Sun Wu's straightforwardness made Gong Eryue startled.

Gong Eryue turned around, and replied inexplicably:
"Why did Mr. Changqing make such a statement?"

Sun Tzu said in a deep voice:
"Miss Yue, I'm afraid you know some things well. You...should have come to Lu Country with a mission, right?"

Gong Eryue hesitated for a while, then got up and looked back at Sun Wu.

"Yue'er didn't understand the meaning of Mr. Changqing. Yue'er came from the country of Lu as a talented person from the country of Yue. When he was leaving, he was naturally told to serve the Marquis of Lu well, and he told us to do as we should. Yue country's interests are the most important, this...should be common sense, right?"

Sun Tzu sneered and said:

"It's just... from the moment you came to the Lu Kingdom, Miss, you have done everything you have done so that you don't want to enter the palace to serve Lu Hou! There are many talented people, but it is really rare for you to be so unconventional!  … ...Miss Yue, don't think that you are smart, but in fact...you have exposed flaws everywhere!"

Gong Eryue turned around and stared into Sun Wu's eyes.

"Yue'er traveled thousands of miles to come here, but she didn't come here to be framed by you!"

(End of this chapter)