Chapter 540

Chapter 540

Chapter 540
The implication of Kong Qiu's words is also quite obvious.

In the final analysis, it is in PUA Qihou: You are far behind your ancestor Duke Huan of Qi, so it is better to do it yourself.

And for Qihou Chujiu, who has always regarded Duke Huan of Qi as his goal in life, being PUAed by him like this is simply unbearable.

Therefore, Kong Qiu also knew that Qihou Chujiu was really angry at this moment by observing his words and expressions.

Although it is said that Qi Hou is getting older now and relies heavily on Tian Qi, he is not as domineering as before, but he is the king of Qi after all.

Even if it is Tian Qi, he still has to act according to his wink, and he still needs to make a decision before he can carry out any big or small matters.

At least, it seems so on the surface.

So, if you want to say, how has this Marquis of Qi ever received such a bird's temper?

Therefore, his anger was extraordinary.

At this time, Confucius had even prepared for the worst.

That is, if Qi Hou Chujiu wanted to get mad on the spot, he would simply break up with them, and if the alliance failed, they would go back and prepare the army according to their own abilities!
Li Ran, on the other hand, seemed extremely calm at the moment, and said:

"Hehe, please think carefully about the Marquis of Qi. It has been a long time since Jin abandoned the Lu Kingdom. In the past, Duke Lu Zhaogong was in exile and could not be tolerated by the Jin Kingdom. In the end, only Marquis Qi and Duke Song were willing to uphold justice for him. Therefore, The people of Lu are still grateful for the great kindness of Marquis Qi."

"Afterwards, Yang Hu was in charge of state affairs, and Jin State instigated Yang Hu to become an enemy of Qi State. It was also the Marquis of Qi who upheld the righteousness in the end and did not pursue it with Lu State. Is Qi State not doing enough favor to Lu State?"

"The State of Qi has shown great kindness to the State of Lu in the past, so why would it ruin the old friendship between the two countries because of these trivial matters?"

"So, if Marquis Qi really has ambitions for the world, he must not be so short-sighted!"

Hearing this, Qihou Chujiu really calmed down.He knew that Li Ran's words, although they were only a few words, contained profound meanings.

Qilu is connected, and disputes have always been constant.As the weaker side from beginning to end, the Lu State is like a barometer between them in the face of the Jin-Qi struggle for hegemony.

Therefore, the State of Lu became the object of struggle, and even competition, between Jin and Qi.

And because the state of Lu is relatively weak, although the stability of the world is in the fundamental interests of the state of Lu, if there is a dispute, the state of Lu will definitely favor the side that is beneficial to itself.

Therefore, if Qi State wants to compete with Jin State for hegemony again, it is definitely not a good thing for Qi State to push Lu Guoqiang to the opponent's camp now.

In fact, Qihou Chujiu had the intention of dominating in his early years.Now that he is older, his ambition has been aroused by Tian Qi again.

As for Kong Qiu, he even took Duke Huan of Qi as an example just now, making Qi Hou Chujiu seem to have been beaten with chicken blood.

Therefore, no matter how old and confused Qihou Chujiu was, he could still hear the implication of Li Ran's words.

Qi Hou Chujiu knew very well that if the State of Lu voted for the State of Jin, it would definitely not be in line with the core interests of the State of Qi.

Therefore, Qihou Chujiu's eyes became a little calmer.

But this is obviously not the result Tian Qi wanted.So Tian Qi laughed when he heard the words, and continued to mock:
"Hehe, I compare the widowed monarch to Duke Huan, but...does Zhongni think that he is Cao GUI?"

Obviously, what Tian Qi said was a double crown.On the one hand, it belittled Confucius.On the other hand, he was also there to remind Qihou Chujiu, so that he would not forget the humiliation that Duke Huan of Qi was hijacked by Cao GUI back then.

Li Ran narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but reply:

"Hehe, Zhong Ni is certainly not as good as Cao GUI, but I'm afraid Mr. Tian is not Guan Zhong either?!"

Tian begs for a while.

Li Ran's words were in direct opposition to him, and he directly accused Tian Qi of being a shit-stirring stick doing things everywhere nowadays, and he was not at all the Guan Zhong who was beside Duke Huan of Qi in the past.

In other words, Qihou Chujiu was indeed paid to someone by mistake.

I only heard Li Ran further say:
"What's more, I have heard a little about the background of Tian's family. From the perspective of me, I'm afraid it's nothing more than prescribing people!"

Kai Fang was one of the three villains who killed Duke Huan of Qi back then.He is the son of Wei Guo, and he is also the most noble of the three villains. He has won the favor of Duke Huan of Qi, and has been on the rise ever since.

And his identity as the son of the Wei State corresponds exactly to Tian Qinai's identity as a descendant of the Chen State.

After all, both of them can be regarded as nobles cast from outside, and now they are both highly valued by Qi State.

Li Hearing this, he couldn't help scolding angrily:
"Zhuzi uttered such wild words that he compared us, Mr. Tian, ​​to a man who killed the king and caused chaos! Why is Zhuzi spitting blood on people here?"

Qi Hou Chujiu heard the smell of gunpowder rising, he couldn't help but waved his hands again, and said with a gloomy face:
"The affairs of the previous dynasty are different from the current dynasty, so you don't need to say more. As for the things contained in the oath of the State of Lu, I still need to think about it!"

When Confucius heard the words, he added without losing the opportunity:
"Since that's the case, then I will look up to the Marquis of Qi for the three hundred times of Lu Kingdom!"

Qihou Chujiu was displeased, but since both parties had already talked about this point, it was inconvenient to continue entanglement.He only said a haha, and then said to Lu Housong beside him:

"Lu Hou, wait until today's covenant is sworn, and the rest can be discussed separately after the two parties return home. What does Lu Hou think?"

At this time, Luhou Song was already frightened out of his wits. Hearing what Qihou said, he had no choice but to promise:
"Yes... Marquis Qi said very well..."

Afterwards, the two countries continued to hold the oath of alliance. After the completion of some trivial matters of the oath, the sky was about to darken, and Qihou Chujiu said:
"Marquis Lu, this alliance between you and me is only for the sake of our two countries' reconciliation. Please don't forget today's friendship after Marquis Lu returns home!"

Lu Housong smiled awkwardly:
"Yes, please rest assured, Marquis Qi."

Afterwards, Qihou Chujiu stretched again, and asked casually:
"By the way, Marquis Lu is going to return to Lu Kingdom tomorrow morning, right?"

Lu Hou Song Ying said:
"Yes, as the king of a country, he shouldn't have left the country for too long."

Qihou Chujiu nodded, and said approvingly:
"Well, what Lu Hou said is not bad. After all, this country cannot be without a king for a day. When Lu Zhaogong was away for so many years, although he was helpless, he was also rude!"

When Lu Hou Song saw that Qi Hou was bringing up the old matter again, he was undoubtedly sarcastic and sarcasm at him.

After all, Lu Housong was not deeply involved in the world, so he didn't know how to refute.

At this time, it had to be Kong Qiu, only to hear Kong Qiu said:

"Back to the Marquis of Qi, Duke Zhao of Lu never left the territory of Lu back then, so why did he say that the country of Lu has no ruler? Does the Marquis of Qi still think that Yunyi is the land of Qi?"

Qihou Chujiu was choked, but he had nothing to say. He knew the reasoning, he was absolutely no match for Kong Qiu and Li Ran.

He couldn't help but glared at Tian Qi, as if saying: Useless trash!

Then, he looked at Kong Qiu again, and said in a rather "magnanimous" way:

"Hehe, whatever! I won't mention the past."

After the oath was completed, Qi Hou Chu Jiu Lu Hou Song returned to their camps.

Tian Qi waited until the matter was over, and hurried to see Shu Niu. Because of his status, Shu Niu was not known to Qi Hou Chujiu, and this covenant was always behind the scenes and never showed up.

However, Shu Niu is still well aware of the situation of this covenant.

"Master Tian, ​​isn't Marquis Qi confused? How could he so easily agree to the request of the State of Lu?"

Tian Qi sneered, then shook his head slowly and said:

"These are not important anymore. Anyway, the place is now under our possession. We will have the final say on whether to return it or not! At that time, we only need to use various excuses to shirk!"

Shu Niu put one hand on his chin, thoughtfully:
"It's just... this is indeed an extra problem. But it doesn't matter. I only need to win the last round, and I can achieve all the achievements!"

"But... now that the oath is over, they will go back tomorrow, so there is not much time left for us!"

Tian Qi thought for a long time and said:
"Well, Ben Qing has secretly sent someone to send a message, and quickly send troops to move closer here, but it still takes a little time, and it is best to delay their return!"

While talking, Tian Qi showed a fierce look on his face.

Shu Niu rolled his eyes and suddenly replied:

"Although the oath has come to an end, it may be possible to set up another ceremony and let them stay here for the time being!"

When Tian Qi heard this, he couldn't help but turn from gloom to joy, and after a while, he laughed again, and clapped his hands and said:
"Hahaha! Good! This is a good idea! Since the Lu people are so polite, there must be no reason to refuse! Ben Qing will go to report to the king!"

So, without further ado, Tian Qi couldn't wait to visit Qihou again.

But Shu Niu went out. He had been staying in the tent for the past few days, and he was a little bored.

Shu Niu walked towards the direction of Lu State's tent, and stopped not far away, thinking:
"Li Ran, Li Ran, I have been thwarted by you many times in my plans. This time, I can't let you run away no matter what!"

Shu Niu and Li Ran fought endlessly back then, but in the end Shu Niu was defeated and had to run away.

If it wasn't for Feng Duan and Zichan fighting back then, deliberately saving his life, I'm afraid he is about to grow up now...

 original:
  After a while, the music in the palace was played in unison, and comedians and dwarfs played in front of them.Confucius moved forward, went up through the ranks, and exhausted the ranks. He said: "Anyone who insults the princes should be punished. Please punish him quickly by the right Sima!"Qi Hou was afraid and ashamed.

  The people of Qi loaded the book and said: "Qi's division goes out of the country, but does not follow me with three hundred soldiers, there is such an alliance!" The same is true for those who give life!"

  ——"Confucius' Family Language"

  (The matter of Confucius beheading the dwarf is not found in "Zuo Zhuan", but it is recorded in "Gu Liang Zhuan". "Confucius' Family Language" combines the two, which still has a certain degree of credibility.)
  
 
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