Of course, the seating arrangement arranged by the Marquis of Jin for Zichan and Li Ran was not random, and its profound meaning is self-evident.
As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. Of course, the Marquis of Jin knew that if he wanted to use others as the key to deciding this matter, his status must be raised to a considerable level first.
The court meeting officially began.
The biggest question in today's court discussion: whether Jin State should participate in this Guo Di Conference.
Participants: the Marquis of Jin and a group of his civil and military courtiers, and of course Zichan and Li Ran of Zheng.
The initiator of the issue was Zhongjun Zuo Hanqi:
"Chu wants to form an alliance with Guo. It is a matter of great importance. It has been three days since the Chu envoy arrived. I would like to ask you to tell me how to make a decision."
Han Qi had a typical mentality of not taking offense from both sides. What he said was concise and concise, and his meaning could not be clearer. That is: What should we do about this matter? You are the boss, so you can give me accurate information yourself.
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Naturally, the Marquis of Jin did not like this kind of work attitude.
But this is also the helplessness of Jin Hou. He is obviously unhappy, but he still can't speak out to criticize him, let alone change people when he wants. He can only endure it all silently.
So, he turned his attention to Yang Yangui, who had always been in charge of diplomacy. This was what they had discussed last night.
"Your Majesty, I feel that the people of Chu have bullied me too much! They actually threatened to form an alliance in Guo. This move can be said to be treating our Jin country as nothing!"
"Your Majesty, I think this is absolutely impossible!"
"On that day, the Chu envoy Wu Ju said something very arrogant and domineering when he was enjoying the gift. If we follow what he said, wouldn't it mean that if we go to Jin, we will directly become the foil of Chu?"
Wu Ju's shameless speech is still deeply engraved in the minds of all the officials. At this time, hearing Yang Tongui's impassioned words, everyone was excited for a while.
Don't think about it, just reject it.
It doesn’t matter whether you are a Xiong Chu or a Barbarian Chu, and it doesn’t matter whether your prince Wei is Ling Yin or the King of Chu. If you want us from Jin State to serve as your foil, there is no way!
Of course, the Marquis of Jin agreed with this.
But in order to show the appearance of unity among all the Jin people, he naturally had to ask the opinions of all the ministers and officials on this matter.
On the one hand, this also shows the wisdom of the king, and on the other hand, it is also necessary to share responsibilities.
"What do you think, sir?"
As his gaze swept across, a mighty wind swept through the heart of the Marquis of Jin.
Even if he sees through it without saying it, he still hopes that these ministers can still think of it as "fellow roommates" and work together to maintain the last remaining glory of the Hegemony and Jin Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, I think what Uncle Xiang said is very true. The Chu State has always been unruly and has many conflicts with our Jin State. This time in the Guohui Alliance, it is obvious that we do not take our Jin State seriously and are actually bullying us.
Jin."
"Yes, if I go to join the alliance, I'm afraid I will make a fool of myself and become the laughing stock of the world from now on! I think I am determined not to go!"
"I second the proposal!"
There were indeed many ministers who opposed going, and most of them were ministers of the Jin State who had the same ambition as Yang Tongue.
"I object!"
"The alliance between Chu and Guo was named after the Song Alliance. The time and place are favorable. It would be ridiculous if we, the Jin Kingdom, hesitate to move forward!"
"I second the proposal!"
There are quite a few people who agree to go to the meeting, and their reasons for going to the meeting are also very good:
A hegemon should have the spirit of a hegemon. Since it was agreed during the Song Alliance that Jin and Chu would both be the leaders of the alliance, how could there be any reason to go back on it? If so, wouldn't it make our Jin country too petty and petty?
As a result, both sides held their own opinions and argued fiercely.
This was not the first time that Li Ran had seen this famous scene. After all, this scene was very similar to the scenes in his time where small town councils would quarrel over trivial matters.
It's just that this is the first time he has seen such a battle.
There were many officials in the Jin State, and they all had their own families. After the two sides took sides, they started to quarrel with each other.
But noisy is noisy, but in words, it is still several levels higher than the keyboard warriors of later generations.
Moreover, each of them quoted from other sources and quoted from classics. At this moment, his knowledge and knowledge were fully revealed.
But here's the problem.
Everyone has similar knowledge and abilities, and they all share the same principles. To put it bluntly or inversely, there are truths to be said. So, in the final analysis, no one can convince anyone.
Therefore, this "thorny" issue eventually fell back into the hands of the Marquis of Jin.
The decision-making power is still his.
The Marquis of Jin saw that the quarrel between the two parties was almost over, so he naturally turned his attention to Zichan and Li Ran, and said:
"Although I have lived in a deep palace for a long time, I have often heard of Li Ziming's reputation as a genius. It can be said that no one in the world can match him."
"Since I am here today as Zheng's envoy, I think I must have some high-level discussions."
According to the script that has been discussed long ago, it should be Li Ran's turn to perform and speak.
Li Ran stood up after hearing the sound, bowed to the Marquis of Jin, and then bowed to the officials of the Jin Kingdom. His face was calm. He straightened his clothes and said loudly in public:
"I heard that the alliance between Guo and Prince Yin of Chu was directed by Pingqiu! Years ago, the Jin State convened the princes for an alliance in Pingqiu, and the whole world also recommended the Jin State as the leader of the alliance, and informed heaven and earth
Let’s use our propaganda to punish Chu’s crimes together! This is a fact known to everyone in the world.”
"Now, the state of Chu convenes an alliance in Guo. If Jin participates in the meeting, how will it face the various princes who have "jointly prosecuted the crimes of Chu"? Not long after the meeting in Pingqiu, the state of Jin repeated this. Wouldn't it be a broken promise then?
To the princes, and to break the trust of heaven and earth? Let me ask, how can the princes of the world dare to trust the Jin State again in the future? How can they dare to follow the leader of the Jin State again? This is one of them."
"Since King Wen, King Cheng, and King Zhuang of Chu, the desire to strengthen Chu in the north has been clearly revealed. The alliance of Annihilation was even promoted to be the leader of the alliance with Jin. The Song alliance has said that in addition to Qi and Qin
, all the vassal states must pay tribute to the Chu State. I thought that the Chu State was a barbarian generation, but now they dare to touch the Central Plains. How can they be as ambitious as he wants? If Jin attends the meeting this time, it will definitely encourage its tyranny.
At that time, the war will really start again and the war will start again in the Central Plains. The war will be fierce. The smoke will be like clouds and the people will be devastated. In this way, the world will be in danger! This is the second part."
"The third one is the prince's siege."
"The prince surrounds this man, who is domineering and arrogant, and has always been hated by the people of the world. Now he wants to hold a meeting and invite all the princes of the world to come. If Jin goes, it will be indulged in his evil. At that time,
Why should we, a small country like us, not leave? If we, a small country like us, also go, wouldn’t it be in vain to encourage this person’s arrogance? There is a saying in "Shang Shu": "Evil is easy, just like the burning of fire."
In the original, the country cannot be far away, how can it be extinguished?'. If the evil encirclement of the Prince of Chu cannot be extinguished this time, then this person will really bring disaster to the countries in the middle of the country in the future. I wonder if the current Jin State has anything to do with helping Zhou to commit abuses.
What are the similarities and differences?”
"Besides, if the prince surrounds this person, he will cause great trouble to the Jin Dynasty in the future! I ask your Majesty and all your ministers to think twice about the relationship here."