Chapter 198
Chapter 198
Chapter 198
For Hanhu and Zichan, if Li Ran could hold such an important position, it would be a good thing for them.
But for Feng Duan, that was a disaster.
Now Li Ran is just a pedestrian, only relying on Jishi and Zichan's support, he can call the wind and rain in Zheng's country.
If he was really allowed to hold the real financial power of Zheng Guo at that time, wouldn't Li Ran want to ride directly on his head?
Seeing that Han Hu had brought this matter up, and Zheng Bo had already agreed, Feng Duan couldn't help being anxious for a while, as if ants were crawling in his heart.
But there is no room for him to speak now. Tonight's celebration banquet was originally prepared for Zichan and Li Ran.
Moreover, if he obstructs his promotion at this time, the monarch will surely be very unhappy.
Of course he is not afraid of offending other people, but he is more or less taboo to offend his own lord.
Although, the monarch of Zheng State has always been the master who doesn't care.However, in name, he is still the supreme ruler of the Zheng country, and if he turns his face directly in Mingde Palace, Zichan may not be able to wear small shoes for himself in the future.
Of course, at this time in Deming Palace, apart from Feng Duan, there was actually one person who was extremely unhappy.
That's right, that's Si Hei.
Ever since he had a falling out with Feng Duan, although he forced Han Hu and the others to list him as one of the Qizhengqing, but since then, he has become unreliable in matters above the court. up.
Moreover, there is no way to rely on it at all.
Whether it is Fengduan or Zichan, the attitude towards him is actually the same now.After all, who would dare to be with a person who is thorny, unguarded, and extremely domineering?
And everyone has fully experienced Si Hei's "nonsense".So, how could someone take the initiative to get close to this kind of person?It is too late for anyone to "keep a respectful distance" from him.
This caused his voice in the court to become smaller and smaller, so that he, the Shangqing, seemed to be dispensable, and no one would pay attention to him at all.
Now, hearing that Li Ran is directly going to be promoted to the rank of doctor because of Zichan's New Deal and Ziqian's contribution, and that he will be appointed as a high official, this makes Si Hei, who is already very greedy and vain, feel even more ashamed and indignant.
Therefore, he was also extremely dissatisfied with Hanhu and Zichan.At this point, he and Feng Duan are on the contrary fighting against each other again.
However, the current situation he and Feng Duan are in is exactly the same, no matter how unreasonable he is, he will never dare to touch the monarch's eyebrows in public.
Therefore, although the two of them felt 1 upsets in their hearts, they couldn't express it clearly, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
After hearing Han Hu's request, Zheng Bo thought about it for a while, and was about to agree.
However, at this moment, a servant outside the hall hurried in and told:
"My lord, the state of Chu has sent an envoy to see me!"
An envoy from Chu State?
And don't come early, don't come late, why come at this time!
As soon as they heard the envoy from the state of Chu asking for an audience, the expressions of Zheng Bo and the others immediately became gloomy.
In fact, the entire Zheng State's monarchs and ministers are very indifferent to Chu State.
After all, they are a country with the surname of Ji, but they have been bullied by the barbarian Chu State for hundreds of years.During this period of time, they could be said to have seen enough of Chu's colors.
Therefore, when he heard that the envoy from the state of Chu came to ask for an audience, Uncle Zheng immediately became unhappy.
Because he knew that the state of Chu would never send envoys here for no reason.And once they send people, there must be something big going on.
It's as if they were directly notified to send people to the Guodi League.
"Hmph! It's really time!"
On the other side, Feng Duan and Si Hei seemed to have pulled out a life-saving straw, and they were directly happy.
If you want to choose an ally, you really have to keep your eyes open!Originally, the two of them were still worried that Li Ran's important official position would be unfavorable to them in the future, but their good allies Chu Ren suddenly appeared in Zhengyi and directly blocked the process.
"Emissary of Chu? What are the people of Chu trying to do?"
"Back to your majesty, the person who came here only said... that he came to report a funeral..."
When the guard's words fell, the Deming Palace was shocked!
give obituary notice? !
Who is dead?Still need to send envoys to the countries to report the funeral?
Who else, it must be the king!
Chu Jun is dead? !
Yes, the King of Chu, Xiong Yuan, suddenly died for no reason.
Whether it was Feng Duan, Si Hei, Han Hu, Zi Chan, Zheng Bo, or even Li Ran who were still secretly happy, they were all extremely shocked when they heard the sound, and the astonishment on their faces was beyond words.
The king of Chu is dead, this is really a big deal!
But he was surprised for a moment, and immediately everyone reacted in unison.
yes!It's the prince who killed the king!
As everyone expected, Wang Ziwei finally embarked on the road of killing the king and seizing power!
Although from Wang Ziwei's previous actions, it is not difficult to see his wolf ambition.But when it really happened, Li Ran still felt a little unbelievable.
"Okay, let Chu envoy come in."
After thinking for a moment, Zheng Bo agreed to meet him.
As for Li Ran's promotion, it was put on hold for the time being.
Not long after, the guard led a person into the palace.
Li Ran turned his head and looked, the person who came was none other than Wu Ju whom he had met a few times before!
"Your Majesty Zheng, the envoy of Chu, Wu Ju, will see you."
"Your envoy is exempt from courtesy. It is said that the monarch of your country has passed away unfortunately? Is this true?"
"Yes, my lord is virtuous and righteous, the most virtuous and respectful, a courteous scholar, was ordered by heaven, and has been on the throne for four years, but now he passed away unfortunately... Alas!"
This is not the case for formal funeral reports, but Wu Ju, as a native of Chu, is good enough to be able to learn how to be inseparable.
First sing praises to the first king, then tell the king that he has passed away, and then weep again.
Anyway, the process is like this, but in Chu State, it seems a little vulgar.
And of course Zheng Bo also said some scene words to comfort him...
Li Ran didn't have much feeling for this cutscene. What he cared about was that he felt that Wu Ju's visit this time was not just a simple funeral report.
Sure enough, after some courtesies, Wu Ju finally revealed his real intention for coming here.
"It is my misfortune in Chu that the widowed gentleman passed away. Today, I specially invite you to condescend to come to Chu to express condolences. If so, the widowed gentleman has a spirit in heaven, and I must be deeply gratified."
"What?! This... this is too rude!"
Hearing what Wu Ju said, all the officials present were excited.
Ordinarily, it was just asking Uncle Zheng to go to express his condolences. Why did everyone have such a big reaction?
It turns out that according to Zhou etiquette, if the monarch of a country dies, other princes only need to send a doctor to offer condolences.As the saying goes:
"The emperor died, the doctor died, and the Qing shared the burial."
And Chu State openly asked Zheng Bo to enter Chu to express his condolences. What is this?
This is why Chu people really regard themselves as kings!Now not only want the name of the king, but even the clothes of the king.
This also shows in disguise that the prince's scheming around this person is really incredible.Even if it's just a "dead person", he can play tricks for you in different ways.
But the problem is, the state of Chu is not Ji's surname?
Your country of Chu is originally a country of barbarians with foreign surnames, and your "king" is ugly, but it was also named by you yourself. We call you King of Chu on weekdays, which is considered to be giving you face.Why did you push your nose on your face?
Therefore, this made Uncle Zheng unable to make up his mind for a while.
It's that question again: Reject it, lest the Chu people will be angry.Agree, for fear of being reprimanded by other vassal states, especially Jin.
So, he hastily winked at Zichan.
Zichan immediately understood, and after thinking for a moment, he immediately replied:
"The Guodi meeting has just ended, and the new leader of the Chu State has only been appointed for half a year, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen...Since this is the case, the widow is indeed right to go to express condolences, in order to imitate the alliance."
"Fortunately, the distance between me, Zhengyi, and Yingdu of Chu State is not too far, and it's only a few days' journey. It's okay to go to express my condolences."
Obviously, Zichan was not disgusted with the fact that Zheng Guo went to Chu State to express his condolences.
"How to make it happen? At that time, the state of Jin will be held accountable, but how should I answer?"
When everyone heard that Zichan would directly speak for Chu people, they couldn't help being dumbfounded for a while.Therefore, recruiting gangsters is inevitable.
But Zichan was not in a panic either, obviously he already had a plan in his stomach:
"It doesn't matter, now Jin and Chu have sworn an oath at the Guo Zhi League meeting, and they are the lords of the world. Now that the Chu king is newly mourned, shouldn't it be okay to be buried with the rites of the lord?"
"If the state of Jin really sent someone to ask for responsibility, I would ask the envoy, 'What if it is a funeral for Jin?' Hehe, I think the envoy would not dare to speak up!"
There is nothing wrong with Zichan's words.
Although the state of Chu is not a country with the surname Ji, the hard power of the family is clearly there!
What's more, the state of Chu is now the same as the state of Jin, and it is the master of the world's co-hegemony.
Rao is this point, and it is impossible for people in the world to turn a blind eye.
So, since the state of Chu has invited him so much, so what if I, the state of Zheng, sell him some thin noodles?
Moreover, it is obviously completely unnecessary to offend Chu State just for such a trivial matter at this time.
So, if you have to go, you have to go.
Don't keep admitting to death, don't always use rules to frame yourself to death.As long as people do things, as long as they do not violate the major principles, they can deal with various problems and contradictions relatively flexibly. This is actually the so-called "golden mean" way.
In this regard, Li Ran also nodded slightly in agreement.
After all, Zheng Guo's New Deal has just made some progress, and it needs a relatively peaceful space for development.
Therefore, as the king of the state of Zheng, in order to ensure the long-term stability of the state of Zheng.It is reasonable and reasonable to condescend to go to Chu State to express condolences.
(End of this chapter)
For Hanhu and Zichan, if Li Ran could hold such an important position, it would be a good thing for them.
But for Feng Duan, that was a disaster.
Now Li Ran is just a pedestrian, only relying on Jishi and Zichan's support, he can call the wind and rain in Zheng's country.
If he was really allowed to hold the real financial power of Zheng Guo at that time, wouldn't Li Ran want to ride directly on his head?
Seeing that Han Hu had brought this matter up, and Zheng Bo had already agreed, Feng Duan couldn't help being anxious for a while, as if ants were crawling in his heart.
But there is no room for him to speak now. Tonight's celebration banquet was originally prepared for Zichan and Li Ran.
Moreover, if he obstructs his promotion at this time, the monarch will surely be very unhappy.
Of course he is not afraid of offending other people, but he is more or less taboo to offend his own lord.
Although, the monarch of Zheng State has always been the master who doesn't care.However, in name, he is still the supreme ruler of the Zheng country, and if he turns his face directly in Mingde Palace, Zichan may not be able to wear small shoes for himself in the future.
Of course, at this time in Deming Palace, apart from Feng Duan, there was actually one person who was extremely unhappy.
That's right, that's Si Hei.
Ever since he had a falling out with Feng Duan, although he forced Han Hu and the others to list him as one of the Qizhengqing, but since then, he has become unreliable in matters above the court. up.
Moreover, there is no way to rely on it at all.
Whether it is Fengduan or Zichan, the attitude towards him is actually the same now.After all, who would dare to be with a person who is thorny, unguarded, and extremely domineering?
And everyone has fully experienced Si Hei's "nonsense".So, how could someone take the initiative to get close to this kind of person?It is too late for anyone to "keep a respectful distance" from him.
This caused his voice in the court to become smaller and smaller, so that he, the Shangqing, seemed to be dispensable, and no one would pay attention to him at all.
Now, hearing that Li Ran is directly going to be promoted to the rank of doctor because of Zichan's New Deal and Ziqian's contribution, and that he will be appointed as a high official, this makes Si Hei, who is already very greedy and vain, feel even more ashamed and indignant.
Therefore, he was also extremely dissatisfied with Hanhu and Zichan.At this point, he and Feng Duan are on the contrary fighting against each other again.
However, the current situation he and Feng Duan are in is exactly the same, no matter how unreasonable he is, he will never dare to touch the monarch's eyebrows in public.
Therefore, although the two of them felt 1 upsets in their hearts, they couldn't express it clearly, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
After hearing Han Hu's request, Zheng Bo thought about it for a while, and was about to agree.
However, at this moment, a servant outside the hall hurried in and told:
"My lord, the state of Chu has sent an envoy to see me!"
An envoy from Chu State?
And don't come early, don't come late, why come at this time!
As soon as they heard the envoy from the state of Chu asking for an audience, the expressions of Zheng Bo and the others immediately became gloomy.
In fact, the entire Zheng State's monarchs and ministers are very indifferent to Chu State.
After all, they are a country with the surname of Ji, but they have been bullied by the barbarian Chu State for hundreds of years.During this period of time, they could be said to have seen enough of Chu's colors.
Therefore, when he heard that the envoy from the state of Chu came to ask for an audience, Uncle Zheng immediately became unhappy.
Because he knew that the state of Chu would never send envoys here for no reason.And once they send people, there must be something big going on.
It's as if they were directly notified to send people to the Guodi League.
"Hmph! It's really time!"
On the other side, Feng Duan and Si Hei seemed to have pulled out a life-saving straw, and they were directly happy.
If you want to choose an ally, you really have to keep your eyes open!Originally, the two of them were still worried that Li Ran's important official position would be unfavorable to them in the future, but their good allies Chu Ren suddenly appeared in Zhengyi and directly blocked the process.
"Emissary of Chu? What are the people of Chu trying to do?"
"Back to your majesty, the person who came here only said... that he came to report a funeral..."
When the guard's words fell, the Deming Palace was shocked!
give obituary notice? !
Who is dead?Still need to send envoys to the countries to report the funeral?
Who else, it must be the king!
Chu Jun is dead? !
Yes, the King of Chu, Xiong Yuan, suddenly died for no reason.
Whether it was Feng Duan, Si Hei, Han Hu, Zi Chan, Zheng Bo, or even Li Ran who were still secretly happy, they were all extremely shocked when they heard the sound, and the astonishment on their faces was beyond words.
The king of Chu is dead, this is really a big deal!
But he was surprised for a moment, and immediately everyone reacted in unison.
yes!It's the prince who killed the king!
As everyone expected, Wang Ziwei finally embarked on the road of killing the king and seizing power!
Although from Wang Ziwei's previous actions, it is not difficult to see his wolf ambition.But when it really happened, Li Ran still felt a little unbelievable.
"Okay, let Chu envoy come in."
After thinking for a moment, Zheng Bo agreed to meet him.
As for Li Ran's promotion, it was put on hold for the time being.
Not long after, the guard led a person into the palace.
Li Ran turned his head and looked, the person who came was none other than Wu Ju whom he had met a few times before!
"Your Majesty Zheng, the envoy of Chu, Wu Ju, will see you."
"Your envoy is exempt from courtesy. It is said that the monarch of your country has passed away unfortunately? Is this true?"
"Yes, my lord is virtuous and righteous, the most virtuous and respectful, a courteous scholar, was ordered by heaven, and has been on the throne for four years, but now he passed away unfortunately... Alas!"
This is not the case for formal funeral reports, but Wu Ju, as a native of Chu, is good enough to be able to learn how to be inseparable.
First sing praises to the first king, then tell the king that he has passed away, and then weep again.
Anyway, the process is like this, but in Chu State, it seems a little vulgar.
And of course Zheng Bo also said some scene words to comfort him...
Li Ran didn't have much feeling for this cutscene. What he cared about was that he felt that Wu Ju's visit this time was not just a simple funeral report.
Sure enough, after some courtesies, Wu Ju finally revealed his real intention for coming here.
"It is my misfortune in Chu that the widowed gentleman passed away. Today, I specially invite you to condescend to come to Chu to express condolences. If so, the widowed gentleman has a spirit in heaven, and I must be deeply gratified."
"What?! This... this is too rude!"
Hearing what Wu Ju said, all the officials present were excited.
Ordinarily, it was just asking Uncle Zheng to go to express his condolences. Why did everyone have such a big reaction?
It turns out that according to Zhou etiquette, if the monarch of a country dies, other princes only need to send a doctor to offer condolences.As the saying goes:
"The emperor died, the doctor died, and the Qing shared the burial."
And Chu State openly asked Zheng Bo to enter Chu to express his condolences. What is this?
This is why Chu people really regard themselves as kings!Now not only want the name of the king, but even the clothes of the king.
This also shows in disguise that the prince's scheming around this person is really incredible.Even if it's just a "dead person", he can play tricks for you in different ways.
But the problem is, the state of Chu is not Ji's surname?
Your country of Chu is originally a country of barbarians with foreign surnames, and your "king" is ugly, but it was also named by you yourself. We call you King of Chu on weekdays, which is considered to be giving you face.Why did you push your nose on your face?
Therefore, this made Uncle Zheng unable to make up his mind for a while.
It's that question again: Reject it, lest the Chu people will be angry.Agree, for fear of being reprimanded by other vassal states, especially Jin.
So, he hastily winked at Zichan.
Zichan immediately understood, and after thinking for a moment, he immediately replied:
"The Guodi meeting has just ended, and the new leader of the Chu State has only been appointed for half a year, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen...Since this is the case, the widow is indeed right to go to express condolences, in order to imitate the alliance."
"Fortunately, the distance between me, Zhengyi, and Yingdu of Chu State is not too far, and it's only a few days' journey. It's okay to go to express my condolences."
Obviously, Zichan was not disgusted with the fact that Zheng Guo went to Chu State to express his condolences.
"How to make it happen? At that time, the state of Jin will be held accountable, but how should I answer?"
When everyone heard that Zichan would directly speak for Chu people, they couldn't help being dumbfounded for a while.Therefore, recruiting gangsters is inevitable.
But Zichan was not in a panic either, obviously he already had a plan in his stomach:
"It doesn't matter, now Jin and Chu have sworn an oath at the Guo Zhi League meeting, and they are the lords of the world. Now that the Chu king is newly mourned, shouldn't it be okay to be buried with the rites of the lord?"
"If the state of Jin really sent someone to ask for responsibility, I would ask the envoy, 'What if it is a funeral for Jin?' Hehe, I think the envoy would not dare to speak up!"
There is nothing wrong with Zichan's words.
Although the state of Chu is not a country with the surname Ji, the hard power of the family is clearly there!
What's more, the state of Chu is now the same as the state of Jin, and it is the master of the world's co-hegemony.
Rao is this point, and it is impossible for people in the world to turn a blind eye.
So, since the state of Chu has invited him so much, so what if I, the state of Zheng, sell him some thin noodles?
Moreover, it is obviously completely unnecessary to offend Chu State just for such a trivial matter at this time.
So, if you have to go, you have to go.
Don't keep admitting to death, don't always use rules to frame yourself to death.As long as people do things, as long as they do not violate the major principles, they can deal with various problems and contradictions relatively flexibly. This is actually the so-called "golden mean" way.
In this regard, Li Ran also nodded slightly in agreement.
After all, Zheng Guo's New Deal has just made some progress, and it needs a relatively peaceful space for development.
Therefore, as the king of the state of Zheng, in order to ensure the long-term stability of the state of Zheng.It is reasonable and reasonable to condescend to go to Chu State to express condolences.
(End of this chapter)