After a chaotic court meeting, Zichan, who had just come down from the court, informed Li Ran of the matter in detail, asked Li Ran to prepare in advance, and invited him to accompany him to the Kingdom of Jin.
As for Li Ran, he had actually expected before that Wang Ziwei would never secretly suffer the loss of being dumb.
Now it seems that it is indeed a prophecy.
Li Ran was also aware of this, so he immediately returned to the Jifu and made arrangements. This time, he asked Chu Dang to accompany him to the Kingdom of Jin.
Originally, he planned to ask Sun Wu to go with him, but considering that Sun Wu also had to train the newly recruited guards, and after all, he was accompanying Zichan on this trip, there was no danger in it, so he decided to just take Chu Dang with him.
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When Ji Le heard about it, she originally made a fuss and prepared to go together. After all, she enjoys this kind of work that allows her to go out and "gain experience" the most.
But his father Ji Xian was not at ease. Although he did not know exactly what was going on, his keen political sense reminded him time and again. The series of strange things that had happened in Zhengyi recently always made him feel uncomfortable.
Good premonition.
So, no matter what, he had to stop his daughter and not allow her to go with Li Ran. No matter how coquettishly Ji Le acted, it didn't work.
And Li Ran also meant the same thing. After all, he was going to Jin State this time and had to pass through Guodi. The number of people couldn't be too many. If there were women accompanying him, I'm afraid it would be more eye-catching.
"Don't worry, this isn't my husband's first time joining the Jin Dynasty. He'll be fine."
"Besides, we have Dr. Zichan as our guarantee, so no one would dare to do anything against us."
These days, Li Ran used the power of the Ji family to conduct a thorough investigation in Zheng Yi, and found that the Ji family of Lu State actually did not have many properties in Zheng Yi.
There are no more than a hundred people hiding in Zhengyi City. Although these people are scattered throughout the city, Li Ran can still investigate their origins clearly.
He originally planned to take advantage of this free time to deal with all these people. On the one hand, it was to retaliate, after all, the old accounts between him and Ji Sun Yiru had not yet been settled!
Of course, on the other hand, if the Ji family of Lu State can be cleaned up, it will also greatly reduce the degree of secret forces penetrating into Zheng State.
However, Wang Ziwei's operation was so fierce that it completely disrupted Li Ran's original plan. Therefore, he had to pause first.
"Hey, my husband finally got some free time, but now he has to travel far away..."
Ji Le knew that she could not go with Li Ran this time, and she would inevitably feel resentful in her heart. However, as a member of the Ji family, she still had a sense of the overall situation.
Therefore, she did not complain about the court, but was reluctant to leave Li Ran.
"Then you have to be more careful along the way to avoid any accidents."
Ji Le's eyes were full of concern and worry. Li Ran heard the sound and looked around. Seeing no one around, he kissed her on the forehead.
"Don't worry, there is good news waiting for your husband."
After saying this, Li Ran turned around and left the house, leaving with Chu Dang who was guarding the door.
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At the gate of Zhengyi City, with the arrival of Li Ran, a team of more than ten people set off.
Of course, these dozen people were just the number on the surface. If we include the secret sentries posted along the way and the arrangements made by Li Ran, there would probably be hundreds of people in total.
The motorcade gradually moved away, and the city wall of Zhengyi finally disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Ziming, don't you think it's a little strange that Wang Ziwei suddenly held an alliance meeting this time?"
In the carriage, Zichan looked at Li Ran and asked.
The alliance meeting was not surprising in this era of frequent wars, but it was very strange that Wang Ziwei held the alliance meeting as the magistrate of Chu State.
You must know that even the original Pingqiu meeting was initiated by Han Qi inciting the Marquis of Jin. Not only that, but the Marquis of Jin also went to Luoyi for a formality and paid a pilgrimage to the Emperor of Zhou.
Although the relationship between the Chu State and the Zhou royal family has always been bad, Prince Wei has never asked Chu King Jia Ao for instructions, and he has not called an alliance in the name of Chu King. Isn't his wolfish ambition obvious?
"Back to the doctor, that day, when Ran stopped the prince's convoy outside the city, he invited Chu Lingyin to stay for one night in my Jishi Manor."
"However, I thought that Prince Yin of Chu Ling was surrounded by a man who was unpredictable, good at forbearing, and ambitious. He was by no means an easy person to deal with."
Li Ran cupped his hands and responded seriously.
"Oh? Zi Ming means...?"
Zichan looked thoughtful. At this time, Li Ran continued to analyze:
"This time Wang Ziwei apparently came to Zhengyi to welcome his bride, but his true purpose is quite obvious."
"Fortunately, God blessed Zheng Yi and he was fine."
"But this matter is a blessing for us, but it is definitely not a good thing for him, Prince Wei."
"He personally led two thousand warriors here this time, but he failed to achieve any success. If he returns to Chu State, his reputation as the commander of Chu State will be greatly reduced, and his reputation will also be damaged."
"So, if he doesn't do something to make things right, I'm afraid because of his character, he will never let it go."
"The current attempt to hold an alliance meeting is obviously based on this consideration."
In fact, Li Ran immediately thought of this after hearing that Wang Ziwei planned to hold an alliance meeting in Guo.
Wang Ziwei has always been domineering and always wants to gain from everything. Not only did Zheng get nothing this time, but he was also made disgraced by Li Ran and Zichan.
If he returned to the Chu Kingdom like this, where would he put his face as a dignified commander of the Chu Kingdom?
However, if he can successfully convene an alliance meeting in Guo this time and shape the Chu State into a co-owner of the world with the Jin State, then the prestige of his prince Wei can be imagined.
Speaking of this, another purpose of Prince Chu's siege can be easily revealed. And this most important purpose is not only known to Li Ran, but also to Zichan.
Sure enough, after his words fell, Zichan only nodded slightly, then slowly smoothed his beard and said:
"Prince Wai governs the country with hegemony, and now the whole Chu Kingdom only knows Ling Yin and not the King of Chu. If Prince Wai can successfully override the monarch and call an alliance, the situation in the Chu Kingdom will be great..."
"When that time comes, won't Prince Wei be able to do whatever he wants?"
After he finished speaking, a sharp flash of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
Having been in power for many years, he is naturally very sensitive to this political situation. Coupled with the ambition revealed by Wang Ziwei's convening of the alliance, how could he not guess Wang Ziwei's true intention?
The call to convene an alliance is a lie, but the attempt to regicide and usurp the throne is true, right?
Li Ran heard this and immediately nodded without hesitation:
"The doctor is aware that this is probably what the prince is doing here!"