I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 539 Chapter 649 Chapter 650 This country of Qi is too dishonest

After listening to Kong Qiu's words, Li Ran's face became more serious.

"Tomorrow is the top priority, Tian Qi will definitely not let it go!"

"This alliance, Tian Qi must have been planning it for a long time, and now his intentions have been thwarted by Zhong Ni one after another. If he goes back right now, wouldn't all this trouble be in vain?"

"Furthermore, if Qilu and Lu really make an alliance like this, it will be of no benefit to Tian Qi. Tomorrow's oath of alliance must be prepared and not slack off."

"In my opinion, this Tian Qi may have made some fuss in the affidavit. Maybe there will be some unreasonable remarks in it, I don't know!"

When Confucius heard Li Ran say this, he also took it seriously:
"What Engong said is very true, but... Engong thinks, what will this beggar do then?"

I saw Li Ran was thinking, while shaking his head slightly, and sighed:
"I'm afraid we won't know this, but we also need to discuss it in advance, so we can prevent it before it happens!"

Kong Qiu also nodded and replied:

"Well, since that's the case, please benevolent, please discuss with Qiu again, so that Qiu can be prepared."

Li Ran readily agreed, and then they had a long chat in Kong Qiu's tent, and they talked until late at night before returning to the camp to rest.

At this time, Gong Eryue had already laid out the bedding for him, and was waiting for Li Ran there.But waiting and waiting, he couldn't resist the drowsiness, and fell asleep directly leaning on the table.

As soon as Li Ran entered the big tent, seeing Gong Eryue like this, he also shook his head and put the cloak on Gong Eryue's body directly.

But at this moment, Gong Eryue woke up with a start.Seeing that Li Ran was back, he immediately got up and said to Li Ran:
"Sir, you've just come back, so you've worked hard? Since there's nothing wrong, sir, let's take a rest. I'm on the right side of the tent, and Chu Dang is on the left side. If there's anything, just call out."

Li Ran smiled slightly with her and nodded.

"Then you go to rest too, these few days have been hard work."

Gong Eryue shook his head with a smile, but did not speak, and silently backed out.

Li Ran was lying on the quilt, still thinking about this meeting, and before he knew it, Li Ran fell asleep in such a daze...

In the early morning of the next day, Gong Eryue first called outside the account:
"Are you awake, sir?"

In fact, Li Ran had already woken up, but seeing that it was not very bright outside, he was still lying there thinking.

Hearing Gong Eryue's words, Li Ran echoed:

"Wake up! What happened outside?"

When Gong Eryue heard this, she didn't shy away from it, and went directly into the tent, but seeing that Li Ran was getting up and getting dressed at the moment, Gong Eryue's recklessness made Li Ran very embarrassed.

Gong Eryue continued as if nothing had happened:

"Sir, Confucius has already woken up and is waiting outside!"

As Gong Eryue spoke, she came to Li Ran's side and dressed him up.

Seeing this, Li Ran had no choice but to suppress the throbbing in his heart and force himself to calm down.

He could have been in front of the landslide without changing his face.However, when facing Gong Eryue, he was always restless.

This is mainly because deep in his heart, he has been deliberately avoiding staying away from Gong Eryue.

After all, Gongeryue is so much like Jiyue, sometimes Li Ran can't even tell the reality from the past.I was also afraid that I would do something wrong.

After Li Ran put on his clothes, Li Ran stepped out of the camp, only to see Kong Qiu outside.

"Gong Gong, Qi's oath has arrived, they asked me to take a look first. Qiu has already read it, but he didn't find any problems!"

Li Ran nodded, then took the slip of oath from Kong Qiu, read it carefully, and then said:
"From this point of view, there is indeed no problem. Since that is the case, our oath can also be written according to this, and we will show it to the people of Qi when the time comes."

So, Confucius immediately ordered someone to write an oath as well.

But at this time, Li Ran was still looking through Qi Guo's oath.

Suddenly, he suddenly found a clue!

Just listen to Li Ran saying:
"Wait a minute, Zhongni! There is something wrong with Zhong's oath of Qi! They left some gaps at the end!"

While speaking, Li Ran unfolded the oath and pointed it out to Kong Qiu.

When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help being surprised:
"Oh? Benefactor thinks... there is a fraud here?!"

Li Ran nodded first, and then asked:

"This affidavit looks fine at first glance, but there are as many as three columns left empty at the last seal! What does Zhongni think is the reason for this?"

After some careful thinking, Kong Qiu couldn't help but understand:
"I'm afraid... this is deliberately done by Tian Qi's order! Probably he wants to write some oaths that are not good for our Lu country at the end, so that we can force us to submit on the spot!"

After hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help but nodded slightly with him.

Speaking of this oath, it is actually not a contract signed by both parties as in later generations, but a proclamation similar to offering sacrifices to heaven.

Both parties wrote their own papers first, and when they both felt that the other party's writing was okay, they read the affidavits in person, and each took their own affidavits and threw them into the river to sue the gods!
In other words, the so-called oath is not only written for both parties to read, but also for the gods to read.

As for Kong Qiu, he quickly understood what Li Ran meant.

Obviously, Qi Guo's oath left such a large blank at the end, it must be for some other purpose.

Therefore, Kong Qiu immediately ordered people to do the same, and left a blank in the oath of his own country of Lu.

Not long after, the affidavit of the State of Lu was also drawn up. After looking at it, everyone thought there was nothing wrong with it, so they made a copy of the same and sent it to the State of Qi...

汶河
Just within the Jiagu.

Qi State, as the main alliance, specially set up an oath platform by the river.

Qi Hou Chujiu and Lu Hou Song made an appointment to meet again on this platform.

Qihou Chujiu saw that the Wenhe River was not too fast, but it was not peaceful, and there were many undercurrents in it.

Just like this alliance, on the bright side it seems to be going smoothly, but in fact there are continuous small episodes, and there is a big undercurrent behind it, surging there.

Qihou Chujiu, perhaps because of some previous "unreasonable actions" made him lose face.

Therefore, he naturally wanted to take advantage of the Lu State in this meeting, so as to take care of his dignity as the king of a country.

On the other hand, Luhou Song also rushed to Wenshui under the support of everyone.

And Chu Dang was among them.Seeing that everyone seemed to be worried, he couldn't help but said in a daze:
"Everyone doesn't seem to be very happy? Isn't everything discussed well? Don't worry, even if something goes wrong, I will definitely protect you all!"

When everyone heard the words, they all laughed at Chu Dang's innocence.But it was this burst of laughter that instantly eased the originally dignified atmosphere.

At noon, Lu Housong and Qi Hou Chujiu met at the oath stage as scheduled.

I saw that Qihou Chujiu was quite grand, as soon as Lu Housong got out of the car, he took Lu Housong's hand and directly led him to the high platform.

The monarchs of the two countries, the old and the young, were really like two brothers for a while.

At this time, only Tian Qishi said from the side:

"My lords, the time has come!"

Qihou Chujiu was chatting happily with Luhou Song at this time, and only then came to his senses after hearing the words, and nodded and said:

"Okay, let's get started!"

I saw that Li Ho was holding an affidavit and walking up to the platform step by step.In front of everyone, he read out the agreement of the Qi State.

Kong Qiu listened intently, but just as the end was drawing to a close, he really heard:

"When Qi Shi goes out of the country, if you don't follow me with three hundred armored chariots, there is such an alliance!"

The meaning of this passage is that if the army of the State of Qi goes abroad for an expedition, the State of Lu must send [-] military vehicles to follow, and there is an oath to testify!

And this one is obviously not in the affidavit they saw before!

Confucius frowned when he heard this.

This is no wonder, after all, this request is a bit too much.

In fact, this is equivalent to making Lu State directly a vassal of Qi State in disguise.

However, before he had time to react, Li Hoe had finished reading.And directly closed the oath and threw it directly into the Wen River.

In this regard, this oath has become a foregone conclusion, which cannot be changed.

Obviously, this move by Li Ho was undoubtedly intended to arouse rebuttals from the state of Lu, and thereby disturb the Huangmenghui.

Seeing this, Kong Qiu knew that the deal was done. If he raised any objections at this time, then the alliance would fall by the wayside.

He looked at Li Ran, as if asking for help, and Li Ran made a look that told him not to panic.

Seeing this, Confucius suddenly recalled the situation early this morning.

So, he made a decisive decision and ordered someone to fetch a pen and ink for him immediately.

Afterwards, Kong Qiu was also seen holding the oath, step by step on the stage.

And Tian Qi, who was standing by the side, had a hint of sinisterness in his eyes, applauding and laughing at the moment:
"Okay! Then... let the Lu country also read the alliance letter!"

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Chapter 650

Confucius looked sideways at Tian Qi and said:
"Lord Tian, ​​since you are the lord of the alliance, are you not afraid of being ridiculed by the people of the world if you go against your promise like this?"

Tian Qi also sneered, and raised his head and replied:

"Master Kong, what is the meaning of this? Could it be that there is something wrong with our country Qi?"

Hearing that he was pretending to be stupid, Kong Qiu couldn't help feeling even more angry:

"Lord Tian, ​​three hundred armored chariots is not a small sum! Although Qi and Lu have different surnames, they are both states of our Zhou family. Why should Qi make things difficult for Lu? Besides, the three hundred armored chariots It was unheard of during the peace talks before, how did it join the oath for no reason? Could it be that you want to deceive us Lu people?"

Tian Qi saw that Kong Qiu's anger was rising, but he was secretly happy there.

However, on the surface, he still looked calm and calm, and said:
"Hehe, Mr. Kong is worrying too much. This one is harmless, isn't it? The country of Lu is a country of thousands of chariots, so don't you care about the mere three hundred armored chariots? What's more, since this covenant has been cast on the Wenhe River, tell it God, how can it be changed? Is the Lu State trying to embarrass our Qi State?"

Seeing such a situation, Kong Qiu knew that what Tian Qi did was to force the Lu people to submit.He wouldn't let him get what he wanted.

Therefore, although he was very indignant, it was inconvenient to pursue this matter further.

Qi Hou Chujiu actually knew nothing about the whole matter, but seeing Kong Qiu was so indignant, he thought Tian Qi would be successful, so he couldn't help but smiled and said:

"Qi and Lu will have a good relationship in the future. If there is a war, there is nothing wrong with asking Lu to send some soldiers, right? Marquis Lu, do you think so?"

Lu Housong naturally felt that something was wrong, but it was difficult to say it in front of Qihou Chujiu.

Moreover, he is a person who has no claims, so he can only smile in embarrassment, thinking that he should deal with it.

I only heard that Kong Qiu continued to help and said:
"Qihou, the cost of three hundred chariots is quite high for our country of Lu. If the country of Qi has frequent wars in the future, how can our country of Lu afford it?"

But Qihou Chujiu pretended to be confused at this time:
"What Confucius said is too much, but it's only three hundred times! Besides, now that the alliance book has entered the river, it can't be changed at will, right? If not, why don't you be abandoned by the gods?"

"Or... your country of Lu doesn't have the sincerity to negotiate peace with our country of Qi at all?"

When Lu Hou Song heard the words, he said quickly:
"The Marquis of Qi speaks seriously, speaks seriously...how can we, the State of Lu, be insincere in peace talks?"

Qihou Chujiu replied with disdain:

"Since you are sincere, why don't you even agree to three hundred chariots? Could it be that Lu people still look down on us Qi?"

Obviously, Qihou Chujiu is actually not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Although this incident was done by Tian Qi, it can be said that it directly touched his heart.

Hearing what Qi Hou said, Lu Housong couldn't help but feel pressured, and he was sweating coldly all the time.

After all, Qihou Chujiu has his arrogance as the leader of the world, but because Kong Qiu's performance these days is too perfect, they have no reason to be able to hold the Lu country.

But now Tian Qi finally thought of something that would be in line with Qi's interests, so naturally he would not let it go.

At this time, Li Ran, who hadn't spoken for a long time, stepped forward and said:
"Hehe, I also ask the Marquis of Qi to appease his anger, because the state of Lu is sandwiched between Qi and Jin. Although the state of Jin is in decline, it still has power. If Qi wants to win the Central Plains in the future, it must fight Jin struggle. Since the state of Lu is a country with the surname of Ji, how can you bear to fight with it?"

"What's more, Qi State is a big state. If you want to do the king's work, how can you not win the trust of the world? Although Qi State can gain the benefits of military strategists of three hundred times this time, they don't know it. I'm afraid it will lose the trust of the world. Heart!"

"The interests here are not beneficial to the Lu State, but I am afraid that the Qi State will suffer even more! It can be said that both of them will lose, so why bother?"

"As the saying goes, 'The crooked will be complete, the crooked will be straight, the hollow will be full, the hollow will be new, the less will gain, and the more will confuse.' I also hope that Qihou can think about it and be careful!"

This sentence originally came from Li Er, Li Ran's father. It means that bending can be preserved, but being compressed can be straightened;

What Qi Guo should do now is how to make himself appear more humble, more modest, and more virtuous.

When Qihou Chujiu heard these words, he couldn't help but hesitated for a long time, but Tian Qi opened his mouth and said:

"Anyway, now that we have fulfilled our oath, will your country of Lu follow or not?"

At this time, under the cover of Li Ran's gags, Kong Qiu had already figured out how to retaliate.

And in this gap, the oath in Kong Qiu's hand had already been revised secretly by him.

I saw that Kong Qiu also stepped forward quickly, and immediately began to read aloud.

At the end of the reading, Kong Qiu suddenly suffered another setback. He stared at Tian Qi with burning eyes, and finally swore:

"You don't turn against our Wenyang field, and those who share our fate will do the same!"

The meaning of this last sentence is: ask Qi State to return the three places of Yun, Ju, and Guiyin in the Wenyang area of ​​Lu State that were occupied by Yanghu when the two countries were at war before, so that Lu State can be able to serve Qi State. To provide military vehicles, otherwise, with the current financial resources of Lu State, it is really unable to afford it.

Seeing such a situation, Tian Qi couldn't help but change his expression!
"How can you make a decision on such an important matter without discussing it?"

On the contrary, Kong Qiu replied indifferently:

"Hehe, Mr. Tian. This is your first request! And your request is obviously beyond the range that our country of Lu can bear at present."

"And if your country can return these places, then our country of Lu can still consider accepting the order of the Marquis of Qi. Otherwise, please forgive us for not being able to obey orders!"

Alright, now the question is back to Qi State.

Confucius' move of "returning the other's way with the other's way" is really not unwise.

Qihou Chujiu was obviously very displeased with this.

But at this time, Kong Qiu also threw the alliance letter of Lu into the Wen River, and said:

"The Qilu alliance, the sun and the moon can be used as a lesson, and the sky and the earth are the witnesses! If the two parties violate it, they will be abandoned by the heavens!"

After hearing this, Tian Qi couldn't help taking a deep breath:
"This... such an oath is to be enshrined to the gods, how can it be changed at will?"

At this time, Confucius bowed deeply to Tian Qishi again:
"It's precisely because it must be worshiped by the gods, so it should not be treated as a trifling matter! What's more, those places are originally the territory of our Lu State, and now we implore Qi State to return them. These requests are not too much, right?"

Tian Qi's complexion became more and more gloomy, because the places mentioned by Lu State now belong to his Tian clan!

So, how could this not annoy Tian Qi?

However, this beggar is not an idler after all.Although he was extremely annoyed in his heart, he still said with a smile on his face:
"These places have belonged to my country of Qi for many years, so how can we just give them back? Master Kong, isn't this a little too much?"

Confucius said calmly:
"The land of Wenshui is the inherent territory of Lu State. Although Qi State has occupied it for many years, it has not been obtained rightly. Now it is time to rectify the chaos and correct the righteousness of the world! How can the Marquis of Qi cherish the land and lose the land?" Abandoning the righteousness of the world?"

"What's more, if these land boundaries can be returned to our Lu State, then our Lu State can better serve Qi State! If Qi State wants Lu State to accompany Lu State with three hundred soldiers, we Lu State will not dare No!"

"In the past, Duke Huan of Qi helped the Kingdom of Yan defeat the Shanrong, and allocated land to Yan to achieve Duke Huan's hegemony! Why should the Marquis of Qi cherish the land today and lose the hearts of the people of the world?"

Kong Qiu's words can be said to have left Qi Hou speechless.

And Qi Hou Chujiu could only look at Kong Qiu eagerly, and his complexion gradually became gloomy.

(End of this chapter)