Facing Wang Ziwei who had seen through his plot, Li Ran still tried to remain calm.
Because he knew that since Wang Ziwei could have the patience to talk nonsense with him for so long, it meant that Wang Ziwei did not want to do anything to him.
Sure enough, after Prince Wei exposed Li Ran's plan, he did not let his guards come in and capture Li Ran. Instead, he just smiled and said:
"Li Ran, if you have any ideas in the future, you can just come to Chu State to find me."
After saying this, the prince stood up and left.
Wang Ziwei's last words made it clear that he wanted to win over Li Ran. But how could Li Ran dare to respond at this time?
He couldn't help but lower his head and bow, and took two steps back. At the same time, Li Ran also knew that there was nothing he could say to stop Wang Ziwei.
However, thinking about it, the time should be enough. In one day and night, Zichan would have already guarded Zheng Yi tightly. Even if the prince surrounded Zheng Yi, he would not dare to act rashly again.
After Wang Ziwei left with his team, Ji Le happened to come from the city. Seeing that Li Ran was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What? Prince Chu actually saw through his husband's clever plan? Then he didn't do anything to you, right?"
Even Ji Le couldn't help but feel strange. After all, Li Ran really ruined Wang Ziwei's big event this time, so how could Wang Ziwei let him go so easily?
This is completely unlike Chu people's style.
"The prince looks arrogant on this person, but in reality he is rough and subtle, and has a careful mind. He is indeed a powerful enemy."
This was the first time that Li Ran had such a high opinion of another person.
After two days of getting along with each other, although Wang Ziwei figured out the real details of Li Ran, he also saw Wang Ziwei clearly.
"Oh? What does your husband mean by this?"
Ji Le asked.
Just listen to Li Ran continue to say:
"Feng Duan conspired with him in order to seize Zheng's political power, but I stopped him here. As soon as Dr. Zichan mobilized his troops, he and Feng Duan would have no chance."
"Feng Duan hates me to the core, but he is not angry or upset. He knows that the defeat is certain, but he still rushes to Zhengyi. Why? He does this so as not to break his promise to the world. And this calmness shows that he is
A ravine in the chest."
"Furthermore, if he touches me, it will be known to the officials of Zichan in the city. If a war breaks out outside Zheng Yi, it is still unclear whether these two thousand people can return to Chu safely. By then, he will not be able to gain anything, but will be killed by me.
If the country is captured, wouldn't it be a loss of face? Furthermore, even if Dr. Zichan does not move, the Ji family will probably form a rift with the Chu state. Zheng Yi will be in the world. At that time, Chu merchants will not be able to pass through Zheng Yi.
It’s also a huge loss.”
"Of course Wang Ziwei can understand the depth and significance of this, and he also knows the importance of it, and he also knows how to hold back. This kind of character is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary barbarians."
Although the reputation of Wang Ziwei in history was very poor, in Li Ran's eyes, this Wang Ziwei is quite good now.
And his comments truly came from the bottom of his heart and were by no means empty words.
"I didn't expect that my husband would value this person so much. It's no wonder that you want to personally design a way to stop him here."
Only then did Ji Le understand why Li Ran had to stay by himself that day.
"If not, how can we delay him for this time?"
"Now, let's see how the doctor Zichan in the city performs."
Li Ran has already done everything he needs to do. If this can't stop Fengduan's conspiracy, then he is really at his wits' end.
Zheng Yi and Wang Ziwei must have decided to go there. Even if it was just for a little face from the Chu people, they still had to fight for it.
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(The following plot is a literal translation from Zuo Zhuan, but the author has made slight adjustments based on respecting the original meaning of the original text)
The prince of Chu surrounded and hired Zheng.
Just as Wang Ziwei arrived outside the city of Zhengyi with more than two thousand people to "welcome the bride", Zichan immediately spread the news, asking Wang Ziwei to camp outside the city to rest and wait for Dr. Boshi to send his daughter out of the city. He also sent out another
He killed his trusted people, took charge of city defense, and sealed the four gates.
Ziyu, the official of the State of Zheng, came to the outside of the city as Zichan's spokesperson.
"I'm reporting to Lord Ling Yin. Dr. Zichan has specially ordered me to come here to inform you. As our Zhengyi area is small, I'm afraid I can't accommodate all of Ling Yin's followers. Please also allow us to clean up a place outside the city as a place to welcome the bride and offer sacrifices now."
place."
There were many customary wedding rituals in the Zhou Dynasty, and this sacrifice was one of them, which was absolutely indispensable.
However, in order to prevent the princes from entering the city, Zichan tried his best. He even re-divided a plot of land outside the city and gave it to the Feng family as a temporary sacrificial place so that the princes could come to the city.
Complete the reverse welcome ceremony.
Wang Ziwei didn't say anything when he heard the sound, but still sat in the carriage as if nothing had happened, with a proud look on his face.
At this time, Dazai Bozhouli on the side of the carriage stepped forward and retorted:
"I, Ling Yin of Chu, came here to welcome the bride on your orders. For this reason, I, the Chu State, specially arranged a banquet in the country, and offered sacrifices in the temples of King Zhuang and King Gong before coming to Zhengyi to welcome the bride.
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"If you grant us this marriage in the wild, it will be equivalent to making our Ling Yin and even the entire Chu country lose face. Then how can we, Ling Yin, gain a foothold in the Chu country in the future?"
"Not only that, but by doing this, you will also give Ling Yin the bad name of deceiving his ancestors, so that he will no longer be able to serve as the minister of Chu in the future. How can we return to our country and resume our lives in the future?"
In fact, what Bo Zhouli said couldn't be simpler. If you don't give us face, then we don't have to show any more kindness.
But who would have thought that Ziyu was not in a hurry when he heard the sound. He only thought for a moment and then said:
"Please calm down your anger. Our Zheng State is actually a small country. As a small country, we are not guilty originally, but relying on a big country without being prepared is its sin. Although our Zheng State is small, it is precisely because we need to rely on Chu
You want a big country like ours to stabilize you, but if you harbor evil intentions and come to plot against our Zheng State, then our Zheng State will be equivalent to losing its support."
"Besides, if you plot against our country of Zheng today, in the future, when other princely states see this, they will all disobey and reject your orders. At that time, your order will also be blocked and will not work. This pair of orders
As far as Yin is concerned, is it a win or a loss? Please make Master Yin think twice!"
When Ziyu finished speaking, he could not have said it more clearly: Don't do this, we already know your plans clearly.
Bo Zhouli had nothing to say for a moment, so he could only look at Wu Ju, the deputy envoy who was accompanying him, for help.
Wu Ju's name may not be known to many people, but his grandson's name is indeed very big.
This time, Wu Ju came with the prince to welcome the bride. When he was intercepted by Li Ran at the Jishi Manor, he knew that the matter had been exposed and could not proceed again.
Seeing the current situation, he could only turn to the prince on the carriage and say:
"Your Majesty, now that things have come to this, I'm afraid I have no choice but to step in."
At this time, Wang Ziwei also knew that his plan with Feng Duan had failed, but for the purpose of this trip and for his own face, he nodded slightly at the moment.
So Bozhouli received the instruction and asked all the guards to take off their weapons and carry empty bags with both hands, and followed the envoy Ziyu into the city of Zhengyi to show his sincerity.
In the end, Feng Duan's daughter was welcomed out of Zheng Yi just like this quietly.