After the prince gathered around the manor and played ball all afternoon, he naturally stayed in Jishi's manor.
Of course, a group of his followers were stationed on the official road outside the manor at this time. Due to the large number of people, the entire manor had already been surrounded.
After playing for a day, he was naturally a little tired. After taking a bath, he saw the prince entering the inner room again, and the servant next to him was about to change his clothes.
At this moment, Wang Ziwei was heard saying to a personal guard beside him:
"Go and ask Guan Cong to come and see me immediately."
The guard left with a "promise", and then after he changed his clothes, he walked out of the wing alone.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in Chu clothes came to the door under the guidance of the guards.
"I am observing and paying homage to your Majesty."
I saw this man with a handsome face, elegant temperament, a short beard on his chin, and he looked very energetic.
"Oh, Ziyu, come in."
Hearing Wang Ziwei's voice coming from the door, the man opened the door and entered the lobby.
Guancong, whose courtesy name is Ziyu, is a history of the collection room of the Chu state, which seems to be of the same nature as the history of the collection room of the Zhou Dynasty that Li Ran served as before.
However, this Chu State's collection room is actually just a name on the surface. In fact, it is an intelligence agency unique to the Chu State.
Its main function is to collect information on other vassal states.
"Have you checked it out?"
The prince lay half-lying, half-snuggling, with two singers in increasingly loose clothes around him, holding a glass of wine in his hand, with a happy expression on his face.
"Return to Ling Yin, we have found out everything."
It had only been a few hours since Li Ran appeared on the official road to intercept them this morning.
But in just these few hours, Guan Cong had already investigated the details of Li Ran's origins.
"Li Ran, named Ziming, was born in Luoyi of the Zhou royal family. He was the son of Li Ji, the former keeper of the royal family of Luoyi. He entered the Zhou royal family at the age of fifteen and was very close to Ji Jin, the then crown prince of Zhou. The two had similar interests and often held candlelight talks at night.
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"But just a few years ago, there was civil strife in the Zhou royal family, and the whereabouts of Prince Jin of Zhou was unknown. Li Ran was also forced to get involved in the struggle to establish the crown prince, and fled to Qufu. Then in Qufu, he outsmarted Ji Sunsu. He made a plan,
At the Pingqiu meeting, he detained Ji Sunsu in the Jin Kingdom, which made him famous."
"Later, due to the pursuit of the Ji family, he had to flee into Zhengyi. He was appreciated by Dr. Zheng Guozichan. He made contributions to the illness in Zhengyi a few days ago. He was promoted by the chief minister, Hanhu, and became a traveler of Zhengguo."
Guan Cong slowly told Li Ran's origins and experiences word for word. Everything he said was true, and there was not a single mistake or omission.
The prince nodded and waved his hand slightly, and the two beauties beside him took the initiative to retreat.
"So, if this person intercepts us here, does Ziyu know what he wants to do?"
After the singer had completely retreated, Wang Ziwei looked at her and asked.
The purpose of coming to Zheng Yi was very clear to him. That was to cooperate with the inner ghosts inside and outside, and to bring the Zheng State, which had surrendered to the Jin State for a long time, back to the Chu State's camp again.
However, Li Ran's appearance now caught him by surprise. Therefore, he had to be cautious.
Because he doesn't know what kind of medicine is being sold in Zhengguo's gourd. He also doesn't know exactly what the situation is in Zhengyi City now. Moreover, the internal intelligence in the city has not made any contact with him at all until now.
And this is the real reason why he has to stay temporarily.
Playing ball? It's just a trick to get down the slope.
"I thought that this person was intercepted halfway, and maybe... I didn't have any other ideas. I just bumped into him blindly, and then I was thinking about how to buy time for Zichan in the city."
Kuan Cong didn’t say much, but he hit the nail on the head.
When Wang Ziwei heard the sound and thought about it, he suddenly realized.
"That's right! This person must have seen the clues of our trip at a glance, and deliberately intercepted us here to buy Zichan time to mobilize his troops and defend the city!"
"Haha, with one person's power, he managed to create a suspicious situation inexplicably, and blocked my 2,000-strong army from being here. This person is quite courageous, and he is indeed a talent."
It is true that Li Ran is courageous, but if we really talk about all this, it can only be said that Li Ran has no plans. Otherwise, if he is really unprepared, why would he dare to do such a reckless thing?
"Now that this matter has been revealed, Ziyu, what do you think?"
Wang Ziwei asked with a slight frown.
"I think it's better to be quiet at this time than to move."
Guan Cong didn't say much, but he hit the nail on the head.
Wang Ziwei nodded and said:
"Well, yes."
"We have no idea what is going on in Zhengyi now. Taking action hastily will only increase the risk."
"Now that you've come, let's settle down. I want to see what other tricks this Li Ran can do."
Facing the unknown Zheng Yi, even if he had two thousand warriors, he did not dare to attack rashly at this time.
After all, he has no communication with Fengduan now. If the plan really changes, won't his two thousand warriors be buried here in vain?
Yes, what he is worried about is the lives of the two thousand elite men under his command, not the "major event" of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In fact, this is not difficult to understand. After all, the Chu people have always been tough and powerful. Even a superpower like Jin State has never been looked down upon, let alone the small Zheng State?
However, no matter what the considerations are, for Wang Ziwei, Zheng Yi is probably not something that can be easily won.
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The next day, Wang Ziwei came to the golf course behind the manor.
Li Ran had been waiting here early in the morning. When he saw the prince coming, he immediately stepped forward to meet him and said:
"I have met Lord Ling Yin. It seems that you still have some fun. In that case, I would like to ask you to accompany me."
But who would have expected that when Wang Ziwei came today, he had no intention of playing ball. He just waved his hand and refused directly:
"No, I won't play ball today."
"oh?"
Li Ran was startled when he heard the sound.
Then, Wang Ziwei continued to speak:
"I heard that Ziming once served as the keeper of the Zhou royal family's history in Luoyi?"
"My lord, I am not very talented. I am just a small official, not worth mentioning."
In fact, this is not Li Ran's modest words. Whether he is a curator or a pedestrian, he is actually not a big official.
Just like in the Jin Kingdom, when Han Qi went to Yangyuji's house to see Li Ran, he should have met Li Ran before when he paid a visit to the Zhou royal family, but what happened after that?
How can a minister of a great country like Han Qi remember such a small official position as keeping the history of the Tibetan Chamber?
"Haha, you are too modest. The Luoyi Collection Room has more than a million classics, volumes, and ancient books in the world."
"Since you are the guardian of the history of the Tibetan Chamber, you must be knowledgeable about the past and the present. Now that you are just a small passerby in the state of Zheng, isn't it true that you are overqualified and underutilized?"
This is indeed true. Although the official position of the historian of the collection room is not great, anyone who can hold a position such as the history of the collection room will definitely not be able to do it without some talent in that era.
Because, as a symbol of Zhou rites, the decorative effect of this position is actually far greater than its essence.
As Wang Ziwei spoke, he cast a very different look at Li Ran.
"Haha, Ling Yin is joking, but today there are many heroes in the world, and the princes are like a forest. How can I get into the eyes of Lord Ling Yin with my meager skills?"