I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 81 Appeasement
Zheng Yi, a restaurant.

The more crowded the place, the more often it can confuse others' sight.Therefore, this kind of place is also the most capable of hiding evil people and practices.

"Hehe, it seems that you still miscalculated this time."

The warrior who held his sword on his chest before still looked like this, standing beside Shu Niu, without the slightest wave on his face.There was a hint of teasing and sarcasm in the tone, without even taking into account that the other party was the eldest son of the dignified Ji family.

"Jisun Yiru is right. This person is extremely cunning, and he can often find clues from clues. It is not wrong to lose to him this time."

Shu Niu put away his underestimation of Li Ran, but at this moment he frankly admitted that he had lost.

This was a bit beyond the warrior's expectation, and after hearing the sound, his cold face that had not changed for thousands of years suddenly showed a hint of surprise.

"I didn't expect that Mencius, a dignified priest, would admit that he lost. It's strange, hehe, it's really strange..."

Obviously, he has known Shu Niu for many years.And Shu Niu had always given him the impression of being stubborn and resolute.It is extremely rare to admit defeat so frankly like now.

"The facts are right in front of our eyes. If we don't admit it, what can we do?"

"However, even if he loses this time, it doesn't mean that Li Ran will be able to leave Zheng Yi alive!"

As soon as the topic changed, Shu Niu's face immediately returned to the previous fierce and decisive.

"Is everything cleaned up?"

He picked up the cup and was about to put it into his mouth, but asked suddenly.

The warrior nodded at him and said:
"Don't worry, it's all cleaned up, and no one will be able to see the clue."

Those laborers who went out of the city with him to transfer and package the grain carts for the sacrifices that night naturally couldn't keep a single one alive.

The priests have been investigating the matter secretly, and have already locked their targets on the group of merchants from the Qi Kingdom.

And those merchants from Qi State were not vegetarians either, they left Zheng Yi early after hearing the news.

"As long as the old man doesn't see the clue, then this Li Ran will never enter my family's house!"

"I heard that this matter was arranged by the old suzerain. You are only a bastard, so how can you stop it?"

The warrior is obviously not very optimistic about Shu Niu, at least when it comes to Li Ran's marriage to Ji Le, he feels that Shu Niu can play very little role.

Although Jixian had handed over the business affairs of the Ji clan to the three brothers, Jixian was still his father at home, and he was still the head of the clan.It is absolutely impossible to be shaken by what he said.

Therefore, to prevent Li Ran from marrying Ji Le now is not as simple as talking casually.

"The news from Weiguo should come soon, just wait and see."

"I want to see how capable this Li Ran is."

Shu Niu drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, with a sneer smile on his face.

Hearing this, the warrior nodded thoughtfully.

However, after a while, the martial artist exhorted again:
"Li Ran is resourceful and eloquent. This time, he convinced Qi E of the Wei Kingdom with just one word. If you join your family in the future, your position in the family will probably be lost."

"Although I don't know what your specific arrangements are, I still hope that you will not lose the big because of small things, and remember your mission."

"Speak up!"

Shu Niu glanced back, his eyes were full of sternness.

"Hehe, I am talking too much because you miscalculated first."

"I don't hope that one day the fate talisman I receive will have your name written on it, and we will meet each other once, isn't it fate?"

It was rare for the warrior to see him smile, but it was only a superficial smile, giving people a very fake feeling.

As soon as the voice fell, his figure flashed in place, and then disappeared, leaving only the swaying curtain on the door frame.

The vertical bull looked up at the crowd in the street below, and a fast horse galloped by.

……

Li Ran is preparing for his wedding with Ji Le.

In fact, he doesn't like doing these things, mainly because he thinks these etiquettes are too cumbersome and troublesome.

Furthermore, in this era when material life is not very rich, a wealthy family like the Ji family does not know how much it will cost to hold a wedding.

This also made Li Ran, who had always acted according to Zhou etiquette, very uncomfortable.

"Book of Changes" has a saying: A gentleman uses the system to count and discuss virtue. (A gentleman should use etiquette to regulate his use and use it as a code of conduct.)
Therefore, in Li Ran's view, this extravagant behavior itself is not in line with the spirit of Zhou Lizhi.

Besides, if it is said that the wedding in future generations is the man's respect for the woman, he uses a very representative ceremony to replace the vow of "holding the hand of the son and growing old together"?Then the wedding at this time, could it be better to say that the two families are just trying to save their respective faces.

What's more, in this era when women are inferior to men, if it is said that this is out of respect for women, it would be a bit deceitful.

However, what Li Ran didn't know was that these thoughts of his were actually only half right.

Because, although he is proficient in Zhou etiquette, he also understands some postmodern marriage concepts between men and women.However, he still doesn't know much about some special situations in various vassal states today.

For example, Zheng Guo, although it is still in such an environment where men are superior to women.However, since the commercial elements of Zheng State itself are extremely developed, the "marriage concept" born with it also vaguely reveals some shadows of post-modern society.

Wherever a business element is extremely strong, there will always be a more inclusive mind.And this is the fundamental reason why Li Ran was able to become a son-in-law in this era.

What Li Ran doesn't know is that if you want to put things like "marriage into a wealthy family" in Lu State, in a vassal state like Jin State, or in any of the Central Plains vassal states except Zheng State , or even go to a barbarian country, I am afraid it will not be easy to achieve.

Only in this country of Zheng, there is such a possibility.As for Li Ran, he just picked up a super wallet without knowing it.

Of course, hypocrisy belongs to hypocrisy.The dowry is naturally indispensable.Although it is from the priest's house and then back to the priest's house, this form is naturally unavoidable.

Fortunately, Ji Xian had already thought about it, and gave him several Zheng Yi's properties as a gift a few days ago.So now, he can be regarded as a petty bourgeoisie.

And he, Li Ran, didn't care about taking care of it, so he just left it to Xiaoyi to take care of it for him first.And now that he finally started to have a little money in his hands, it is naturally much more convenient to exchange gifts.

This cutscene is like the monarch of a vassal state going to the ancestral temple to offer sacrifices. Although he may not really get much blessing from the ancestors, the form must not be less, and it must be solemn.Otherwise, it is inevitable that others will gossip behind their backs.

So, after a series of tedious rituals such as Nacai, asking names, Najib, and Nazheng, the date of his marriage with Ji Le was finally fixed. According to the date obtained by the official divination, the wedding date was fixed. It will be the third day of the next month.

On this day, after Li Ran came back from the priest's house, he sat in the courtyard and rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache.

He thought that getting married would be troublesome, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome that he almost didn't have time to start investigating the matter of Shu Niu.

However, fortunately, there is Sun Wu who can help him share his worries, so he doesn't have to go personally.

"All the merchants from Qi State have evacuated, and all the laborers who went out of the city with Shu Niu that night were also killed, and the scene was even pretended to be out of water."

"According to the news from inside the Ji family, the old suzerain tried to test Shu Niu, but Shu Niu denied it. He also said that those people committed suicide in fear of sin. It seems that he should have made complete preparations long ago. !"

Sun Wu has been busy investigating and visiting these days, but in the end he still couldn't find the person hiding behind Shu Niu, so he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged for a while.

At the beginning, if Li Ran hadn't discovered the clues of the grain truck, Zheng Guo and Wei Guo might have turned against each other by now. Ji Xian didn't go into this matter deeply, and it was obvious that he intended to cover up Shu Niu.

Such a rebellious person, but Jixian has to cover up like this, in his opinion, this is simply unbelievable.

"Actually, it's nothing. After all, to the old suzerain, it doesn't matter whether Zheng Guo and Wei Guo are on bad terms. In the end, even if Zheng Guo's officials pursue it, they will pay more food at most."

"But as long as the Ji family can continue to control the world's business routes, compared with the money, it is a trivial matter after all. Instead, it is a vertical bull. Now the Ji family has already grown a tree with deep roots. If he is moved, the Ji family must be very strong Injury? Therefore, it is reasonable for the old suzerain to adopt a strategy of appeasement."

"A strategy of appeasement?"

Sun Wu didn't understand it for a while.

Li Ran smiled, waved his hands and said:
"It means temporary appeasement."

"Speaking of this family, they really have the same spirit as Zheng Guo. Even the internal policies they adopt are so similar. After all, for them, internal stability is the number one priority. As long as Shu Niu can retreat in the future and stop, then as for who is behind Shu Niu, in their opinion, it may not be that important."

As soon as his voice fell, Owl Wing hurried in from the outside all the way.

(End of this chapter)