The King of Chu's calculations about recruiting Li Ran were clearly exposed.

Therefore, this time in the Zhanghua Palace, Li Ran was given enough face to allow Uncle Zheng, Zichan and others to enter and have a banquet.

Of course, he also made it clear that he deliberately disgusted the kings and ministers of Zheng in order to achieve his goal of "showing off his power".

However, what he didn't know was that as he acted like this, Li Ran's resistance to his solicitation became even stronger.

With the sound of bells and cauldrons falling, the banquet began. For a while, the monarchs and ministers in Zhanghua Palace were enjoying themselves, and the King of Chu and Zheng Bo were once again drinking and greeting each other.

Everyone also came and went with courtesy, and at the same time, it showed a very "harmonious" friendship between host and guest.

Li Ran was arranged to sit next to the King of Chu, and was repeatedly encouraged to drink by the King of Chu. This made Li Ran, who did not like drinking, even more uncomfortable.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was half drunk, and the King of Chu picked up the cup and came to Li Ran. He raised the cup while facing the ministers, and his face was filled with indescribable admiration.

and respect.

"Haha, I'm afraid you don't know something! In fact, I and Mr. Ziming have already met several times!"

"As early as when I went to Zhengyi to marry Zheng Ji, I had a drink and chat with Mr. Ziming. It was really late to meet each other at that time! Mr. Ziming is knowledgeable about the past and the present, and he has countless strategies, which is rare in the world.

Great talent! I am so lucky to have you here today, and it can be said that this place is full of brilliance!"

The King of Chu was not shy about praising Li Ran, and this "flattering" could be said to have reached an extreme.

If you don't know, after hearing these words, you might really think that he, Li Ran, is really a servant of the King of Chu.

As a result, Zheng Bo and Zichan became a little unhappy. But after all, in this great hall, the Chu ministers were full, so what could they say as guests?

But Li Ran knew very well in his heart that the more the King of Chu put a high hat on himself, the more he would be unable to step down.

The purpose of the King of Chu is also very simple and clear, it is nothing more than to make him finally accept the recruitment of his King of Chu.

But he is Li Ran after all. How can anyone in this world force him to do something he doesn't want to do?

Therefore, Li Ranyun smiled lightly and said:

"Oh, your Majesty is really complimenting you. That day in the outskirts of Zheng Yi, you were just doing your duty as a pedestrian, so the suburbs welcomed your Majesty to come to Zheng Xiapin, that's all. But today Li Ran was able to enter the Zhanghua Palace.

Inside, I was able to appreciate the great rivers and mountains of the Chu Kingdom, and that was just a benefit from the few princes."

Since you want to disgust me, then let’s stop hiding it and just show it off if you have any ability!

If you say that Uncle Zheng got into this chapter because of my reputation, then I just want to say that I took advantage of Uncle Zheng.

There is no way that I, Li Ran, would offend Uncle Zheng because of you, King Chu.

Offending Uncle Zheng is equivalent to offending Zi Chan. Although Zi Chan is a gentleman, he will not care about it.

However, at any rate, these attitudes and positions of his must be made clear. Otherwise, wouldn’t he, Li Ran, become an ungrateful villain?

But offending you, King Chu Xiong Wei, is different. Obviously, offending you, King Chu, is not a once or twice thing. If you really wanted to kill Li Ran, naturally you would not wait until now.

Otherwise, I, Li Ran, might have been stewed in the cauldron outside by now. Therefore, this also proves that you, King Xiong Wei of Chu, will not care about this one more time.

However, even though Li Ran said this, he knew it in his heart, but no one else knew how good the relationship between Li Ran and King Chu was!

Therefore, after hearing Li Ran's words, the noisy people in the hall fell silent in an instant.

After all, Li Ran's words clearly told Chu King Xiong Wei that all his courtesy was in vain in the end.

And who is Chu King Xiong Wei?! Can he still bear this? Are you not afraid that he will pull you down and cook you in a rage?

However, just as the atmosphere in the palace gradually condensed, both Zheng Ren and Chu Chen couldn't help but sweat for Li Ran. Unexpectedly, King Xiong Wei of Chu was not only not angry, but also laughed abnormally.

.

"Hahaha, Mr. Ziming is still as humble as ever!"

"But sir, you know that at this moment, everyone in this Zhanghuatai is my minister!"

The King of Chu stopped beating around the bush. After saying this, all the Chu ministers in the palace stood up and raised their glasses, bowed to the King of Chu, and drank it all in one gulp.

His meaning is very obvious: Those who are lucky enough to enter this chapter of Huatai today are all close followers of my King Chu, and you, Li Ran, are no exception! Even if you are not my minister today, you will always

One day, you will serve me just like them!

As soon as King Chu Xiongwei finished speaking, Zichan suddenly stood up, bowed forward, and said:

"Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely true! Overseas Chinese have long heard that Chu is full of talented people. For example, the sorcerer and minister Shen Gong will thrive in Chu, and will become Chu's enemy when he enters Wu. We can definitely see the advantages and disadvantages of Chu's talents!"

"Today I saw all my ministers, and they are truly worthy of their reputation. Your Majesty, you are truly blessed!"

On the road of disgusting others, how can we avoid having children from others?

Your Chu country has many talents, right? Then don’t forget your “Shen Gong Wu Chen”!

Hey, are you angry? People from your own country came to the enemy's country to deal with you, so you are asked if you are angry?!

As for the right to speak, Uncle Zheng didn't even say anything while sitting in this Zhanghua Terrace. How could he, Zi Chan, overstep his authority?

But the problem is that it is well known that Li Ran was promoted by his son, but now the King of Chu is clearly trying to poach him?

At this time, if he doesn't step forward, shift the conflict to himself, and smooth things over for Li Ran, who else can solve this crisis?

So, no matter where you are, no matter who you are, if I don’t say something disgusting to you, you don’t really think that there is no one in my country, do you?!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Sure enough, when Chu Chen heard what Zichan said, their faces changed slightly.

In fact, the matter of "Chu talents being promoted to Jin Dynasties" is nothing new. And the reason why Wu State can now become the number one threat to the east of Chu State is, to be honest, it was created by you Chu people yourself.

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This kind of thing spreads in various countries in the Central Plains, and everyone just laughs about it, but for the Chu people, it must be a huge insult.

Isn't it shameful for one of our own people to go to the Jin State, or even the Wu State, to help the Jin State turn its back on you?

Normally, the people of Chu would be very secretive about this kind of thing and would not dare to mention it. Now, an outsider actually exposed the scars in public.

And it seemed to be in admiration, but in fact it was said in a mocking tone. Can you imagine how big the shadow is in their hearts at this moment?

However, even so, King Xiong Wei of Chu still maintained an extremely calm attitude and did not even refute Zichan's remarks.

After all, he himself knew that in the face of the facts, any excuse could only be a way to cover up the haze in his heart.

Therefore, Chu King Xiong Wei only smiled slightly, without commenting, and then replied nonchalantly:

"Haha, that's natural! Thinking about the prosperity of Chu's talent, it is incomparable to other Xia... However, thinking about the reason why our Chu country is able to have such a large number of talents today... Haha, there is also another reason

It makes perfect sense!”

While King Chu Xiongwei was talking, he suddenly glanced sideways at Li Ran, not knowing what he was trying to sell?

"Today, among the many Chu ministers in this hall, one of them must be known to Dr. Zichan, right?"

After the King of Chu said this, he immediately came to the side of You Yin of Chu State, holding the cup in his hand, and raised his cup in respect.

"Come, Zige has been working diligently since he was appointed as the Right Yin of Chu, and I am very pleased. Come, this cup is dedicated to You Yin. I won't say much, so I will do it first out of respect!"

"How dare you, how dare you, Dan deserves it..."

Everyone took a closer look at this moment and found out that the right Yin of the Chu State was none other than Ran Dan, the traitor who fled to the Chu State during the Zheng Guo Gongzijia Rebellion.

Seeing this, Zichan was speechless for a moment.

The reason why King Chu Ling wanted to do this was obvious.

On the one hand, it was to retaliate against Zichan's "disgusting" remarks. On the other hand, it was also an opportunity to express his "employment strategy" of King Xiong Wei of Chu - meritocracy.

Regardless of whether you are an exile who committed a crime in another country and fled to my country of Chu, or like Wu Ju, who was just a person with no identity in terms of origin, as long as you are a talent, I, King Xiong Wei of Chu, will be yours.

Don’t take any of them, just take them all as ordered!

And Ran Dan (zi Ge) is the best proof now!

As we all know, King Xiong Wei of Chu is quite good at image-building projects.

In the past, he personally led two thousand guards to steal homes in Zhengyi. Later, he usurped the name of the king and held an alliance meeting in Guo.

No matter which one it is, as long as it is completed, it will definitely have a long face. Therefore, for King Xiong Wei of Chu, "face project" must be the top priority.

Therefore, even in matters such as "selecting talents and promoting talents", he must be unique.

When Chu King Xiong Wei paid homage to Randan, it was obvious that he was not satisfied with it. He immediately poured himself another bottle, raised the wine bottle, and shouted loudly in the palace:

"Come! All you ministers are our loyal ministers of the Chu Kingdom. Please drink this wine together!"

However, seeing all the Chu ministers in the hall respond immediately, they all bowed to worship again and raised their lamps in respect.

This situation can be said to be enough to shake people's hearts, but who knows, Li Ran and Zichan glanced at each other, and showed a rather strange smile.

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Chapter 217_Wei magpie has a nest, and Wei dove lives in it

After King Chu Xiongwei drank with everyone, he was satisfied. Then he couldn't help laughing three times and continued:

"Hahaha... As for the reason why I want to build this Zhanghua Palace, everyone just thinks that I am greedy for pleasure! Haha, in fact, it is really a big fallacy!"

As King Chu finished speaking, there was another murmur in the hall, but it immediately became quiet again, waiting for King Chu to continue speaking.

"There is a saying among the Zhou people, as the saying goes, 'Wei magpie has a nest, and Wei dove lives in it'! And the reason why I want to build this Zhanghua Palace is to attract the talented people from the world! So that the world can see me."

The country is strong and prosperous! Only in this way can we recruit many talented people to be used by our country of Chu!"
To be continued...