After the court meeting ended, Li Ran and Shusun Bao came out of Lu Palace together. It was already evening.
The setting sun hangs slantingly, the swans fly together, the high and lonely sky is like the peace and tranquility in the hearts of the two people at this time.
The boulder pressing on their hearts is already a little loose. As long as you apply more force, maybe the boulder will roll down and shatter into pieces.
But they also know that at this moment, it is far from time to breathe a sigh of relief.
Returning to Shusun's mansion, Shusunbao immediately learned about the entire plan from Li Ran, and also learned that the prince Ye Nai in the Lu Palace was someone Li Ran found to pretend to be.
When he first heard this, Shusunbao was very worried. But then he saw that today's fake prince Ye seemed to be doing quite well and actually fooled Jisunsu for a moment. So he felt a little relieved.
Some.
But what is fake is always fake, and this matter will eventually end. As time goes by, once Ji and Meng discover the clues, it will no longer be as easy to fool as it is today.
"Ji Sunsu, an old man, has always been very precise. Ziming, are you really sure that you can hit the target with one hit?"
If Li Ran's plan fails to hit the mark this time, it will be too late by the time Ji Sunsu comes to his senses.
"Doctor, please relax, everything is going according to plan, Tai Ziye will not die in vain!"
Li Ran's face looked very calm, and he neither gave him a positive answer nor a negative response. But his eyes were still very firm when he mentioned Tai Ziye.
At this time, Shusunbao had no better choice but to believe him. He nodded immediately after hearing the voice. After a moment, Shusunbao sighed again:
"Young Master Chou is still in trouble. Once he becomes the king, I'm afraid he will still become the puppet of the Ji family and the Meng family. Do you know, Ziming, about the disputes here?"
"I support Prince Ye because he has great ambitions. If given time, he will definitely be able to fulfill his legacy, but Prince Chu..."
At this point, Shusun Bao's face was full of helplessness. He still didn't know the truth about Gongzi Chou pretending to be stupid, so it was understandable to worry that Gongzi Chou would be taken advantage of by the Ji family.
However, Li Ran did not tell him the truth about Gongzi Chou. He looked at the helpless Shusun Bao and said calmly:
"But right now...we have no choice but to him."
Uncle Sunbao was startled when he heard the sound and stopped talking.
He knew what Li Ran meant and his purpose for doing this, but his approach was no different from Ji's. However, the current situation was critical, and besides Gongzi Chou, he could not find a more suitable candidate.
In fact, there are many young masters in the royal family of the State of Lu. Although the succession to the throne may not necessarily be higher than that of the young masters, at least their IQs are stable at the level of ordinary people.
Uncle Sunbao thought that Li Ran was following the Ji family's path in helping Gongzi Chou rise to power, because Gongzi Chou was easy to control.
As long as you control Gongzi Chou, you will control the king of Lu. From this, it is a way to counterattack the Ji family and the Meng family.
"Haha, Doctor Shusun, it's already late today. There is still a big show to be performed tomorrow. We must not miss this opportunity!"
After Li Ran said that, he stood up and prepared to leave.
But who would have thought that Shu Sunbao stopped him, looked at his slightly depressed face and said:
"Ziming!"
"I know that you have a good relationship with the Crown Prince, and I also know that you and the Crown Prince are both humble people, and they are absolutely extraordinary. But in this world, there are some things we should do, and some things we must not do. Do you understand?" A gentleman has something to do and something not to do. If Confucius were here, he would definitely agree with this sentence.
Shusunbao seemed to be worried that Li Ran would do something drastic or plan something radical because of the death of Prince Ye, leading him to go astray and become the next Ji Sunsu.
Hearing the sound, Li Ran suddenly felt relieved.
He finally understood why Tai Ziye believed that Shusunbao was sincerely helping him, and he finally understood why Shusunbao held the Xialiuhe rally.
So, he smiled and said:
"What the doctor said is true, but I have learned from it."
.......
The next morning, while Li Ran was still sleeping, he was awakened by a rapid cry.
Ji Le stood beside his bed, looking at him eagerly.
"What's wrong?"
"Li Ran! Li Ran! Prince!... No, the fake prince was assassinated again!"
Ji Le didn't know Li Ran's second phase plan yet, so he seemed very nervous at this time.
When Li Ran heard the sound, he immediately stood up. Then, while he was twisting his head and adjusting his clothes, he led Sun Su out of the door and arrived at the previously agreed upon location.
This is a residential house close to Lu Palace. It is the only way for Tai Ziye to leave the palace, so it is most suitable to ambush Tai Ziye here.
Obviously, the second assassination attempt on Tai Ziye also failed, and the murderer was "caught" by Li Ran and Sun Su.
When the fake prince returned to the palace, the bodyguards pretending to be Sun Wu looked around and made sure there was no one around before saying:
"Is this really feasible?"
It turns out that this assassination operation was arranged by Li Ran!
Now people have gained both stolen goods, and Prince Ye has seen it with his own eyes! Of course, Li Ran wants to point the finger directly at Ji Sunsu.
However, Sun Wu said with suspicion:
"Such a childish trick is just a common thief-catch-the-thief trick. Can it really make that old fox Ji Sunsu submit?"
After all, this thing seems very strange. If you think about it more, it will only become more strange. You are already a suspect, and now you commit crimes against others, it is too unreasonable. But there is one reason, and there is no other reason.
, how could Ji Sunsu not understand? Who among the ministers in the Lu Kingdom would not have thought of this?
"Haha, I didn't intend to let them believe it in the first place!"
Li Ran's expression was very indifferent.
This dead man was selected from the remaining disciples who were selected by Shusun Bao for Li Ran's bodyguard competition that day. There is no doubt about his loyalty. Let them testify against Ji Sunsu. For them, they are the ones who dare to die for Li Ran.
mission.
So, Li Ran came to the palace for the second time.
This time, Shu Sunbao still went to the palace first, while he was waiting outside the palace to be summoned to enter the palace.
Of course, the fake prince was very angry when he returned to the palace. After getting furious, he immediately sent people to call in all the civil and military ministers in the court.
How could Ji Sunsu have imagined that something like this would happen today? He didn't receive any news before he came. It wasn't until he entered the palace that he found out that the prince had been assassinated again today. Moreover, it is said that this time a real person was arrested, Ji Sunsu
Su Ziran is even more confused!
"What a strange thing! Didn't my grandson kill him already? Where did this assassin come from?"
At this critical moment, any disturbance may affect the entire situation. Ji Sunsu certainly does not want anyone to ruin his plan at this time.
Entering the palace and looking at the captured assassin, Ji Sunsu couldn't help but feel angry, because he himself knew that in the huge city of Qufu, the only one who had the courage and the possibility to assassinate Tai Ziye was Ji Sunsu.
Shi and Mengshi.
And Meng Sunjie has always been prudent. If he didn't get his permission, he would definitely not take action rashly.
But he clearly didn’t send anyone to assassinate Tai Ziye, so where did this assassin come from?!
"Is it Shu Sunbao?"
Ji Sunsu suddenly remembered what Li Ran said yesterday. Now someone wants to prevent Prince Ye from ascending the throne? Isn't that a hint to himself?
"Oh! Not good!"
Ji Sunsu reacted suddenly, and his expression suddenly changed.
At this time, the false prince in the upper position had already spoken:
"My lords, this matter is really strange. Is my head so valuable? Is it worth it for these assassins to come and ask for it?"
"How audacious! Why do these assassins still appear outside the palace wall? Why do they assassinate me so many times! I have been assassinated one after another before I even ascended the throne. If I ascend the throne, is it okay?!"
Looking at the angry Tai Ziye, Ji Sunsu suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He was about to speak, but unexpectedly, Shusun Bao beat him to it.
"Your Highness, please calm down. I have captured the assassin. I would like to ask Your Highness to examine it personally."
After saying this, Uncle Sunbao waved his hand slightly, and Li Ran and Sun Su walked into the Hantai Palace with the captured assassin.
"It's him again? How could it be him again?"
"What's he doing here again? Could it be that he caught the assassin?"
"Li Ran! This guy is really haunted!"
The other courtiers were at best puzzled by Li Ran's reappearance, but when Ji Sunsu saw Li Ran, he understood it completely, and the hatred in his eyes suddenly burst out, filling his face.
He understood that the game Li Ran set up today was specifically to deal with him!
"Li Ran, a common man, pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"What are you doing here again? What business do you have here?"
Before the fake prince Ye could say anything, someone from Ji Sun's party shouted from the side.
The false prince Ye heard the sound and immediately glared at the man, then said:
"I was assassinated today. Thanks to Li Ran who sent people to rescue me, I was able to escape! And he also led his people to capture the assassin, so what's wrong with appearing here?"
Ji's cronies were speechless after hearing this.
"Tell me, who sent you to assassinate me."
The main event begins.
The assassin was kneeling on the ground, guarded by Sun Su, unable to move even a moment. Hearing the fake prince Ye's questions, he remained silent, as if he was planning to act as a dead man.
The fake prince looked at Li Ran, saw the expression on his face, and immediately said angrily:
"You bastard! I am the king of a country! You are so arrogant! Come on! Drag me out and cook you!"
"Prince!"
Just when the prince was about to cook the assassin in oil, Li Ran stood up.
And as he spoke, Ji Sunsu, who was feeling uneasy next to him, was suddenly shaken and his eyelids were twitching.
When the false prince heard this, he immediately waved his hand, signaling all the guards who had gathered around him to retreat.
Seeing this, Li Ran walked up to the assassin and looked extremely confused and said:
"Now that you have been arrested, you cannot escape the crime. You can put your life and death aside, but have you ever thought about your wife, children and children? Do you think the mastermind behind the scenes will let them go so easily?"<