I Won’t Be the King in the Spring and Autumn Period Chapter 273 Want to castrate Han Qi? What a boss
When Li Ran decided to do something without hesitation, even if the King of Heaven and the Jade Emperor joined forces, they would not be able to stop him, let alone Yang Tongue.
Therefore, Li Ran's attitude in replying to Yang Tongui's letter was very firm. After all, Zhongli State was hiding a big secret that affected the world. Therefore, capturing Qingfeng was a must-win for Li Ran.
What's more, after all, it concerns the Ji family of Lu State, a life-or-death enemy, and it is impossible for Li Ran to change his mind just because of a letter from Yang Tongue.
And just a few days after he replied to Yang Yanji, Prince Qiji's diplomatic mission also returned to Chu State as scheduled.
"Greetings to your Majesty, my dear brother, I am glad that I have fulfilled my destiny! I will return as if I were a member of the Jin Dynasty."
"The Marquis of Jin has agreed to this Chu-Jin marriage. Jin Zhengqing's general Han Qi will soon represent the State of Jin and send the daughter of the Marquis of Jin to the State of Chu to marry the king!"
The marriage between Chu and Jin was the first time in the history of both countries.
Such a marriage naturally shows that the Chu State has now become a superpower that all the countries in the Central Plains have to recognize.
And after the marriage between Chu and Jin, Chu's status as the world's hegemon will naturally be further improved.
The King of Chu was overjoyed. He had devoted his whole life to improving Chu's international influence, and now he could force Jin to marry him. Although for the Chu people, it was indeed a bit of a "submission of weakness". But no matter what
It can be said that being able to have everyone recognize him as the leader of the alliance is an honor that will shine through the ages!
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"Brother Ji has lived up to everyone's high expectations and deserves a heavy reward!"
So, in front of all the ministers, he gave his brother Prince Qiji the highest reward.
Now, no matter how much the King of Chu rewards Prince Qiji, Li Ran will no longer find it strange.
At this moment, he already understood the good intentions behind King Chu.
The more King Xiong Wei of Chu favors Prince Qiji, the more he will pave the way for Prince Qiji in the future. A hundred years later, Prince Qiji will be able to inherit the throne more naturally and become the next generation King of Chu.
In Zhanghuatai, all the ministers were encouraged by this marriage between Chu and Jin. Whether they were the radicals who were loyal to the King of Chu or the conservatives who had always been resentful of the King of Chu, everyone was happy at this moment.
After all, when it comes to dealing with the outside world in a unified manner, the entire Chu State appears to be particularly united.
Then, taking advantage of this joy, the King of Chu hosted a banquet for his ministers again.
And at this banquet, King Chu pretended to be drunk and deliberately tested Li Ran again.
I saw the King of Chu drinking all the wine in the cup, then holding the empty cup and saying to the ministers:
"Everyone! I have something to say. I hope you will listen carefully!"
"The Kingdom of Jin is our enemy!"
"It is said that the people they will come to see off at that time are Han Qi, the senior minister, and Shu Xiang, the senior official. These two people are known to have great names. What if we eunuch Han Qi and let him be a servant to serve the few?
Letting Shuxiang be the palace minister in this chapter of Huatai should be enough to humiliate the Jin country, right?"
Letting the ruling minister of the Jin State serve as a waiter, and letting the famous diplomat Yang Yangui serve as the palace minister, this was probably the most genius and craziest idea that King Xiong Wei of Chu had ever had in his life.
Even the officials at the banquet suddenly became speechless after hearing this. The originally playful banquet suddenly became silent. No one dared to come forward to answer.
It's not that they don't know how to answer, it's that they don't dare to answer at all.
After all, this idea is so crazy that it can be said to be too crazy.
What method can't be used to humiliate Jin?
You decided to attack these two people. Didn't you force the Jin State to turn against you?
Even if you meant this as a joke, it would be a bit too much.
Once these words spread and reached the ears of the Marquis of Jin, wouldn't they be someone deliberately making excuses not to come?
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The senior officials present at the banquet were all well aware of the danger of this idea. Therefore, it was extremely rare for them to unanimously remain silent.
Only Li Ran, as the only foreign minister present, was quite disapproving.
Li Ran smiled faintly, his face full of noncommittal expression.
"Of course. As long as the king is prepared, what's wrong? You can't humiliate an ordinary person without being prepared, let alone humiliate a country."
"It's just that? I heard that the Holy King only devoted himself to promoting etiquette, but never thought about how to humiliate others. And what about the country's collapse? It is because of the loss of this normal way that the country's disaster will occur."
"For example, in the Battle of Chengpu, the Jin State became arrogant because of its victory and did not defend the Chu State, so it was eventually defeated by the Chu State in Bi. However, the Chu State experienced the Battle of Bi, and the Chu State won the victory without guarding against the Jin State.
, so they suffered another defeat at Yanling. Since the Battle of Yanling, the Jin State has not lost its guard against the Chu State. It is still polite to the Chu State and regards peace as the most important thing. Therefore, it stands to reason that the Chu State cannot retaliate.
.Moreover, now that the other party is here to send the daughter of the Marquis of Jin into the country, and the king wants to humiliate them, he is looking for an enemy!"
"May I ask how the king wants to guard against them? If these kings have thought clearly, then it is not impossible to humiliate them. But if not, please think about it carefully. The Jin Kingdom now respects the king as the leader of the alliance.
The king proposed to the Kingdom of Jin, and the Marquis of Jin sent his daughter. Moreover, the Marquis of Jin personally sent her out of the city, and asked Shang Qing and Shang Dafu to personally deliver her to the Kingdom of Chu. If the King wants to humiliate them like this, the King needs to do it sooner.
Make plans!"
Li Ran knew that King Chu was deliberately testing him.
Test what?
Of course, it was to test whether he was on the side of the Chu State or the Jin State.
So Li Ran's answer can be said to be watertight.
He was neither obviously partial to Jin nor Chu, but presented facts and reasoned.
He is like a middleman, committed to maintaining the friendship between the two parties, being impartial, neither superior nor inferior.
However, his attitude still made King Chu dissatisfied.
The King of Chu smiled contemptuously under the influence of wine, and Yingwu's face was suddenly filled with a mocking expression.
"Han Qi and Yang Tongue are just ministers of Jin State. I am the king of a country. Isn't that enough for them to serve me?"
"Furthermore, Han Qi and Shu Xiang are both important ministers of the Jin State. If they can be kept in the Chu State, what will the Jin State have to contend with our Chu State in the future?"
From the King of Chu's point of view, it seemed that defeating Han Qi and Yang Tongue was equivalent to defeating the entire Jin Kingdom.
After hearing this, Li Ran immediately smiled again, shook his head slightly, and then said slowly:
"In the Jin Kingdom, in addition to Han Qi, there are also Zhao Cheng, Zhongxing Wu, Wei Shu, Fan Yang, and Zhiying; and in addition to Shu Xiang, the upper officials also include Qi Wu, Zhang Qi, Ji Tan, Nu Qi, and Liang
Bing, Zhang Jie, Fu Zhuo, Miao Benhuang, these people are all capable people who can be used by the princes."
"If Han Qi is trapped in the Chu State, then Han Xiang will succeed him as the official official of the Han family. Li Ran heard that the Han family has seven cities, and they are all large counties. And Yang
The Tou family is also a very prestigious family. If the Jin people lose Han Qi and Shu Xiang, the other five ministers and eight officials will assist the Han and Yang Tou families. They have ten families and nine counties, and nine hundred chariots.
There are more than 4,000 chariots left behind."
"When the time comes, it will be you, the king, who inspired their bravery and allowed their anger to be vented. The king will exchange his goodwill gestures for resentment, and wants to violate etiquette and attract enemies, but without proper precautions, let those who follow the king
All his ministers were taken prisoner to satisfy the king’s wishes, so what’s wrong with that?”
After Li Ran finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the huge Zhanghua Terrace.
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original:
As for Chu, Chuzi said to his official: "Jin is my enemy. I have no ambitions, and I have no sympathy for others. The one who comes now is a minister, and I am a senior official. If I use Han Qi as a wolf, and a sheep's tongue as a wolf,
The minister of palace is enough to humiliate the Jin Dynasty, and I can also achieve my ambition, okay?" The doctor can't be right.
The saintly king performs courtesies and does not ask for shame. He has a court official and a royal [illustration] to enjoy. He reports on his duties in small cases and patrols in large ones. He sets up opportunities but does not rely on them. He does not drink when the wine is full. There are good things at banquets and feasts.
Accompanying Ding, there are laborers in the suburbs, and there are gifts and bribes, and the etiquette is the best. If the country fails and loses the way, disaster will arise. In the battle of Chengpu, Jin had no Chu preparations, so it was defeated by Bi. In the battle of Bi, Chu had no preparations.
Jin was prepared, but was defeated by Yan. Since Yan, Jin has not failed to be prepared, but added courtesy and emphasized harmony. Therefore, Chu Fu was able to repay the favor and asked for marriage. Not only did he get an in-law, but he also wanted to humiliate him, so as to summon the enemy.
How are they prepared? Who cares about this? If there is such a person, it is shameful. If there is not such a person, you are also interested in it... (Unfinished, continue in the next chapter)