I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 538 Yan Zi's Prophecy
Qihou Chujiu looked Li Ran up and down, he had heard Li Ran's name for a long time, but these two days, he found that Li Ran stayed by Luhou's side, but rarely spoke.

Qihou Chujiu saw that Li Ran was so imposing, coupled with Li Ran's reputation, it was impressive:

"Mr. has been around for many years, and the widow and Mr. have never been able to see each other. Seeing you today, it really lives up to your reputation! It is said that Mr. has been hiding in the country of Lu for many years, avoiding the world, but I don't know why he came here today?"

What Qihou Chujiu said was very polite.

Although, he heard Tian Qi once said that Li Ran was not worthy of his name, but after all, Qihou Chujiu was not so confused that he had no ideas of his own.

How could he not know what Li Ran did to assist Zi Chan, Shu Sun Bao and others in Zheng State and Lu State?
Moreover, for a big city like Liyi, even the coalition forces of Qi and Lu could not attack it for a long time.

But Li Ran and Kong Qiu were able to easily enter Liyi for the first time.Among them, how many schemes did Li Ran have behind his back, Qi Hou Chujiu would inevitably think of it.

Therefore, whether it was out of awe of this person or out of practical considerations, Qihou Chujiu still hoped to have a few words with Li Ran, thinking of it as a test.

Li Ran smiled slightly, Qi Hou also understood this question:
"Before, I was only hiding from the world because I was in mourning. But now I am here because I am invited by a friend, and because I have admired the name of Marquis Qi for a long time, so I also want to get a glimpse of the true face of the emperor!"

Li Ran's words were impeccable, and he even flattered the rainbow invisibly.

This also made Qihou Chujiu quite satisfied:

"Haha, Mr. Ziming's tongue is really as powerful as the rumors say! Regarding my state of Qi, what is your opinion?"

Li Ran still smiled slightly, and said slowly:

"Ran has never served in Qi State, so I don't know much about Qi State. However, Ran has a word, please listen to Qi Hou."

When Qihou Chujiu heard the words, he couldn't help but sit upright and listened respectfully.

And Li Ran also put away his smile, only listening to him continue to say:
"In the past, Yan Pingzhong was a great sage of the state of Qi. Everything he said and did was focused on the plan of the state for a thousand years! Now, although he is an ancient man, his words still exist. I also hope that the Marquis of Qi must abide by Yan Zi's last words Let’s go, don’t let Qi State fall into disaster in the future!’”

In fact, Li Ran's words were clearly referring to Yan Ying, but in fact he was alluding to Tian Qi.

Because when Yan Ying was alive, he had expressed his worries about Tian's many times.

For example, when he was an envoy to Jin, he said to his old friend Shu Xiang:
"The Tian clan is virtuous to the people and loved by the people, and the state of Qi will eventually belong to the Tian clan!" .)
And he also advised Qihou Chujiu more than once:

"The Tian family has won the hearts of the people in Qi, and the territory of his clan is getting bigger and bigger, and the people of Qi are grateful for Tian's kindness." Tian)
It's just that before that, Qihou Chujiu, although relatively speaking he listened to Yan Ying, but only when it came to dealing with Tian Qi, Qihou Chujiu had never been able to listen to him.

Just because Tian Qi's performance is indeed too good, and because he spreads the benefits to the common people, the things he does can always get twice the result with half the effort.

Coupled with Tianqi's commercial territory as a support, he often pays a lot of property to maintain Qihou Chujiu's luxurious life.

Therefore, all of this made Qi Hou Chujiu want to stop him.

Moreover, Tian Qi also talked about this issue with Qi Hou Chujiu without any shyness, and Tian Qi's reply was:
"Although I am kind to the people, I have no other intentions. I just want to manage the country well for the emperor. I was originally a descendant of the orphan of the Chen State, and I am grateful to the Qi State for taking it in. This has continued to this day!"

"If there is no Qi State, our Tian family would not be what it is today. If there is no Qihou, the Tian family will cease to exist."

"Therefore, please rest assured, your Majesty, my Tian clan will be loyal to the Marquis of Qi for generations, and I dare not or forget it!"

As for Qi Hou Chujiu, because of his advanced age, he could only rely on Tian Qi to do many things, especially after Yan Ying's death, he was even more powerless in Qi's political affairs.

Therefore, after hearing Tian Qi's words, he no longer took Yan Ying's words to heart, but trusted and relied on Tian Qi more and more.

However, at this moment, Li Ran brought up the old matter again, which inevitably caused Qi Hou Chujiu's heart to stir up such a turmoil as if the river was overwhelmed.

Of course Tian Qi knew that what Li Ran said was actually trying to trick him, but he also knew that it was inconvenient for him to come forward to argue at this time.

So, he winked at Li Hoe.

Seeing his wink, Li Ho immediately understood, and said:
"Your Majesty, although most of what Yan Zi said is reasonable, I think it is not entirely true. Dr. Ping Zhong once said that Mr. Tian is a great disaster for our country of Qi. This statement can be described as absurd!"

"Nowadays, in my country of Qi, who doesn't know that Mr. Tian is exercising benevolent government for the king, and he loves the people like a son? This is all the merit of the king! Now under the rule of Qi, the people can be said to live and work in peace and contentment. Could it be, Can this be considered Master Tian's fault?"

"Just like Kong Sikou, now the country of Lu has taken on a new look, the whole world is peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Could it be that Kong Sikou also has ulterior motives?"

Qi Hou Chujiu saw that the scene was gradually arguing, so he immediately waved his hands, raised his wine cup and said:

"Hehe, I already understand Mr. Ziming's words. Come, I will respect Mr. a cup!"

Qihou Chujiu obviously didn't want to discuss this matter with Li Ran too much, so the only reason he used drinking was to prevaricate it on purpose.

Seeing this, Li Ran could only shake his head and sigh...

After the banquet, Lu Hou Song returned to the tent to rest under the escort of Kong Qiu and Li Ran. Kong Qiu and Li Ran stood outside the tent, and Li Ran asked Chu Dang and Gong Eryue to patrol around to ensure the safety of Lu Hou.

Kong Qiu said:

"Grandpa, today's feast is a thrill!"

Li Ran couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief and said:
"Thanks to Zhongni's decisive action and stopped it in time! Even Qihou and Tianqi can't find any faults!"

"However, it is not safe to say that it is safe now, and we must not let our guard down at all times."

"This beggar... I'm afraid there are still people left behind. The peace talks seem to be going well now, but in fact there are undercurrents surging. Tomorrow is the time for the formal alliance, so we need to be careful!"

When Confucius heard this, he took a deep breath again:

"Oh? Then benefactor thought... what would this beggar do?"

Li Ran thought about it slightly, and said:
"In my opinion, I'm afraid they will deliberately break this oath, so that this oath will not end well!"

Confucius deeply agreed, nodded and said:

"Well, what Engong said is very true. It seems that tomorrow will be above the ceremony, and it needs to be adaptable!"

　original:
　　Wu Yu died, born Wu Zikai and Li Zi begging.Tian Lizi begged Qi Jinggong as a doctor. He collected taxes from the people and received them with small fights, and he gave them to the people with big fights.As a result, the Tian family gained the hearts of all the people, the clan became stronger, and the people thought of the Tian family.Yanzi remonstrated Jinggong several times, and Jinggong listened.

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　　In the ninth year, Duke Jing envoy Yan Yingzhi to the Jin Dynasty, and whispered to his uncle: "The Qi government died and returned to the Tian family. Although the Tian family has no great virtues, it uses public power for private purposes, has virtue for the people, and the people love it."

　　- "Historical Records"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)