I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 54

After everyone was seated in the main hall, Ji Le didn't appear to be particularly intimate with Li Ran because of Ji Xian's presence. Instead, he knelt down beside Ji Xian quite dignifiedly.

Seeing that Li Ran behaved well and politely, like everyone else, Ji Xian nodded, stroked his goatee, and asked:
"Well, I don't know if Mr. Zheng came to Zheng this time, but because of the Ji family's affairs?"

Although the words were not clear, both Li Ran and Sun Wu could tell that Ji Xian was testing.

The Ji family sent people to chase and kill Li Ran along the way, and there is no need to prove that the Ji family sent people to protect Li Ran. As the suzerain of the Ji family, how could Ji Xian not know about this?

He knew this, but still asked this question, which shows that he has not completely let go of his guard against Li Ran.

"My lord, I have learned that the Ji family has failed recently, so I have a deep-rooted hatred for Li Ran. Ran is a person who cherishes his life, so he came to the country of Zheng to avoid disaster. And earlier, Ran also promised to sacrifice to the girl. If you have time , will come to visit Zheng Guo. Please forgive me if I bother you."

As Li Ran said, he bowed his hands.

As for his purpose of coming to Zheng this time, he didn't want to hide it, and he also knew that he couldn't hide it.Since Ji wanted to test his mind first, he naturally couldn't let him down.

A gentleman is magnanimous, and Li Ran thinks that although he is not a gentleman, he is definitely not a villain in terms of his mind.

Hearing the sound, Jixian nodded slightly, a faint smile flashed across his face, he stroked his beard with his hand and said:

"The old man has heard a little about what you did in Qufu. You used one person's plan to shake the Ji family. The courage of the old man is extremely brilliant, and the old man respects him very much."

"However, my family has not asked about government affairs for many years, and I don't have much acquaintance with the dignitaries of various countries. I am afraid that I will disappoint you when you come here."

It is their characteristic that merchants weigh the pros and cons, a characteristic that is deeply rooted in their bones, and cannot be changed, Li Ran understands this.

The meaning of Jixian's words is also very obvious: if you, Li Ran, came to Zheng this time to seek asylum from my Ji family, then you probably made the wrong idea.

Although the Ji family suffered a great loss for a while, it is still one of the three Huan Huan of the state of Lu. In the future, if the priests want to do business with the state of Lu, they will probably not be able to avoid the Ji family.

If the Sacrificial Clan took too much care of Li Ran in this matter, wouldn't it be an enemy of the Ji Clan?At that time, how will his family continue to operate business in Qufu?
This point can be seen when Ji Shi sent people to protect Li Ran to come to Zheng State this time.

Regardless of whether it was Jiyue or Jixian, the warriors sent to protect Li Ran never revealed their identities from the beginning to the end.In this way, even if Ji Sun Yiru knew that someone was helping Li Ran, he didn't know whether it was Jishi or Zichan, or someone from the Jin Kingdom.

Anyway, the priests helped Li Ran this time, but they didn't get caught.In this way, the priests protected Li Ran, but did not offend the Ji family, so it can be said that they handled it properly.

Why didn't Li Ran understand this?
Hearing this, he immediately got up and bowed, bowed heavily, and then said:
"However, when I came to Zheng this time, if there was no suzerain's help, I'm afraid Li Ran's head would have moved. I came here today to thank the suzerain."

After finishing speaking, it was another salute, very respectful and humble.

And the meaning of his words can be regarded as a positive response to Ji Xian's previous words.

I didn't come here today to seek shelter from the priest, I just wanted to thank the priest in person for saving his life.

These words fell into Ji Le's ears, Ji Le's face changed slightly, he hesitated to speak.

On the other hand, the middle-aged man standing on the other side of Jixian remained silent, his eagle eyes only flicked back and forth on Li Ran's body, and his expression was indifferent.

Hearing Li Ran's direct answer, Ji Xian's mind turned, and he smiled immediately:
"Sir, you don't have to care so much, it's just a matter of raising your hands. That day in Jiangcheng, the husband and the old man had met once. Dr. Zichan was full of praise for the husband. The old man knows that the husband is in trouble, and there is absolutely no reason to sit idly by. "

"but…"

At this point, Ji Xian suddenly turned around, leaned forward a little, narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked cautiously:
"Since Mr. has come to Zheng, I don't know what's the plan?"

Li Ran came all the way to Zheng Guo, if he had no plans, he would not believe what he said.

It's just that what he said is still quite level.

He first said that he was shown by Zichan, so he protected Li Ran more, and then asked Li Ran's purpose for coming this time and what plans he had.

Then this means that Zichan is asking, not his ancestors, let alone his family.

Li Ran knew it in his heart, but he only made a wry smile when he heard the sound:
"Thanks to Dr. Zichan's high hopes for Li Ran, but right now, he is in such a mess, like a bereaved dog. Most likely, he will disappoint Dr. Zichan."

"As for the plan, since I'm new here and I haven't settled down yet, I really don't know what to do. Please show me, sir."

When he was in Jiang before, Zichan had invited Li Ran. As long as he was willing, it would not be difficult for Zichan to find an official position for him in Zheng Guo, but Li Ran declined.

Although Li Ran came to Zheng State now, even though he was fleeing from disaster.It's so embarrassing, but I still don't have the slightest thought of being an official.

Therefore, it is said that Zichan will be disappointed.

And when he asked Ji Xian to show it, he was actually asking Zi Chan what he meant.After all, since Ji Xian was entrusted by Zichan, and Li Ran had a lot of protection for him, then Zichan should have made arrangements early in the morning.

It's just that what he said, when he heard it on the first day of junior high school, seemed to give people a very contradictory feeling.

Since you don't want to accept Zichan's offer of solicitation, why bother to ask Zichan about his arrangements?
Even Sun Wu, who was at the side, couldn't help being slightly startled after hearing this, wondering whether Li Ran's mind was confused, and his words didn't match up like this.

However, what is unexpected is that instead of being surprised by this, Jixian seemed very natural.

Seeing him thinking for a while, he said:
"Well, sir has been in Qufu for a year, and I'm sure I'm tired of the intrigues in the officialdom. If you want to be clean, I can find a place for you in the city, and you can live there yourself until later. How about making another plan?"

After hearing this, Li Ran hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed:

"That's why I would like to thank you sir."

Jixian waved his hands and smiled:

"Hehe, you don't need to worry about trivial matters. Wait a moment, sir, and I will arrange it now..."

"Wait a minute!"

Jixian was about to order his servants to find a place for Li Ran, but unexpectedly, the middle-aged man who had been standing by his side without speaking suddenly called out to him.

"Father, the Ji clan of the Lu Kingdom has a lot of business dealings with our clan. We are afraid that we will offend the Ji clan by treating him like this this time!"

The middle-aged man bowed towards Ji Xian.

Ji Xian was startled when he heard the sound, then waved his hands slightly and smiled:

"Shu Niu, you don't have to worry about this matter, I have made arrangements for my father."

Vertical cattle, offering sacrifices to the eldest son of the concubine.

Li Ran didn't know much about this person. He only knew that this person had a higher prestige within the Ji clan than the other two sons of Ji Xian.

But Shu Niu obviously didn't like Li Ran very much. Li Ran passed by him just now, and even vaguely felt his killing intent.

This made Li Ran very inexplicable.

Because he and Shu Niu had never met before, why did this person want to kill him?

Right now, the riddle between himself and Jixian has actually settled the matter.And this person suddenly jumped out to object, so deliberately, what is the purpose?
Just now, Li Ran and Jixian answered correctly, but Li Ran was implying that although he came to Zheng State, he would not be an official under Zichan's family, and he would not be involved in the political vortex like he was in Lu State.

After listening to the sacrifice first, it was just a matter of pushing the boat along with the flow, and arranged for Li Ran to stay first.In fact, he didn't treat Li Ran too warmly, so naturally he couldn't offend Ji Shi.On the other hand, it can be regarded as an explanation to Zichan.There is something to be said on both sides.

But the vertical cow jumped out to object at this time, it seemed that he didn't understand the riddle between Jixian and Li Ran at all, and really thought how Jishi wanted to entertain and help Li Ran.

"Father, you don't know something. The boy has already sent someone to Qufu to find out the news."

"When this person was in Qufu, he had evil intentions and ulterior motives. He provoked the Ji family to chase him for thousands of miles. He was a disaster. He came to Zheng this time, talking about being in a mess, but look at his clothes, but what is that? Like a fleeing person? He clearly came prepared!"

"This kind of person cannot be kept!"

At the end of Shu Niu's words, he was extremely cold, and his pair of eagle eyes shot out two frightening gazes.

Rao Jixian and Jiyue who were on the side couldn't help being stunned when they heard the sound, apparently they didn't expect Shu Niu to have such a big reaction to this.

Li Ran was also puzzled by himself, and immediately became even more puzzled when he heard Shu Niu's words.

He thought in his heart that what he did in Qufu is no secret now, even if this person was worried that he would implicate Jishi, it would be too serious to say, not to mention that these words were said in front of his face, It's so ruthless. .

You must know that he was able to fight against a behemoth like the Ji family in Qufu, and he was able to severely injure him and retreat unscathed. This achievement has already attracted the attention of the world.

How did it get into his mouth, and he turned into a scourge instead?
After thinking for a while, Li Ran was about to speak, but unexpectedly, Ji Le at the side was one step ahead of him.

"Brother's words are wrong!"

"Brother Ziming fought against the Ji family in Qufu, helped the Marquis of Lu, and at the Pingqiu meeting designed to detain Ji's grandson in Jin, and the prestige of the Ji family has plummeted since then. Now the Lu Kingdom is in court, my uncle is in power, and Lu Hou is in charge of politics. Yu Qing, how can the harmony between the monarch and his subjects be compared to that of his predecessors?"

"Even if Brother Ziming came to Zheng Nai with some preparations, it was also agreed with Le'er earlier. Why did Brother Ziming speak with ulterior motives? Do you have evil intentions?"

As soon as Li Ran's question was mentioned, Ji Le's little head became extremely shrewd in an instant, and every word of his words made sense, even if Ji Le heard it first, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

"What? Today's Marquis Lu was supported by Uncle Sun Bao?"

Ji Xian looked at Ji Le in surprise, and then turned to Li Ran.

He only knew from Zichan that Li Ran was fighting with the Ji family.But how did he know that Lu Hou, who was known to be supported by the Ji family, was actually supported by Uncle Sun Bao.

Li Ran just nodded slightly when he heard the sound, and didn't say much.

However, Jixian was shocked when he saw this.

Even the vertical cow on the side showed a look of horror, full of disbelief.

(End of this chapter)