Chapter 323: I Won’t Be the King in the Spring and Autumn Period It Can’t Be a Coincidence
If Qingfeng could have thought more at that time, perhaps he would not have ended up running away to Lu.
He has been in power for many years, and the military and political power of Qi is in his hands. Therefore, as long as he wants to stabilize the situation through normal means, no matter how much Lu Pukui and Wang He make trouble, the government and the public will not agree.
After all, neither the Marquis of Qi nor the court officials wanted to be liquidated by Qingfeng in the future because of Lu Pukui and Wang He.
Therefore, as long as Qingfeng can wait for some time and not be so anxious to rebel, and even put the label of "committing rebellion" on the opponent's head, the final outcome will definitely be different.
However, the reality is such a twist.
Qingfeng was not only eager to rebel, but he hadn't even fought yet.
He failed even before he could use all the power he could muster.
Isn't this questionable?
"If you rebel, you are pushing yourself into a dead end."
Li Ran summarized his original wrong behavior in one sentence.
After Qingfeng heard this, he suddenly looked shocked and looked at Li Ran and said:
"You mean, Lu Pu'ao reminded me of the rebellion, but they did it deliberately?"
Unexpectedly, Li Ran said:
"To be precise, the reason why you chose to commit rebellion is because someone arranged for Lu Pu'ao to induce you to do so."
"Because, only if you rebel and completely secede yourself from the Qi court, will the power in your hands become ineffective. Only then will the people hiding behind you have the opportunity to defeat you in one fell swoop."
"But if you didn't rebel, then even though Lu Pukui and Wang He killed the son, their behavior was a naked rebellion. There should be many ways you can respond, after all, you are Qi Xiang!
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Therefore, forcing Qingfeng to stand on the opposite side of the Qi court is the key to this plan.
Unfortunately, Qingfeng did not see this clearly at the time.
"Lu Pu'ao...why did he do this?"
"He and I were on the same boat at the time. If he did this, wouldn't it be tantamount to putting himself to death?"
Qingfeng still couldn't understand.
Regarding this issue, Li Ran actually had no idea at the moment. After all, for the Lu family, there was something wrong with this matter from beginning to end.
But one thing is certain. At this time, Li Ran continued to speak:
"Judging from their final fate of being exiled from the Kingdom of Yan, they didn't know at the time why the people behind the scenes wanted them to do this. Therefore, whether it was Lu Pukui or Lu Pua, they should have been taken advantage of."
"And the real purpose of these people is to drive you out of Qi State."
"As for that so-called surprise army, have you ever thought about it? Qi Houben seemed very quiet during this whole thing, as quiet as if he had never appeared at all. Don't you think this is strange?
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Indeed, the Marquis of Qi and the courtiers of Qi State seemed very quiet during the Qingfeng Rebellion, which is indeed strange.
Especially the Marquis of Qi. As the king of a country, Qingfeng is his prime minister. The prime minister rebelled, but the monarch did nothing. Does this make sense?
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"You mean, that surprise army was probably arranged by the Marquis of Qi?"
Qingfeng asked tentatively.
Li Ran shook his head and did not give a clear answer. He only said:
"Even if it is not the Marquis of Qi, it must be the tacit approval of the Marquis of Qi, and it is destined to be inseparable from him."
"So, the conspiracy to expel you from Qi was a conspiracy from the beginning, and it was not just the personal behavior of Lu Pukui and Wang He."
"And those who are able to plan such a large plan and participate in it will expel all the key figures without exception. Apart from the Dark Walkers, who else do you think has this ability?"
The topic finally returned to the "hidden crowd".
From the beginning to the end of the Qingfeng Rebellion, everyone involved was either dead or expelled, and the entire Qi Kingdom was so quiet that it didn't look like a court at all, but more like a spectator.
And who can make the entire Qi court act as spectators, besides the secret crowd, who else can it be?
The only possibility behind this matter is that the underworld is manipulating it!
"But why do they do this?"
After hearing Li Ran's guess, Qingfeng became even more puzzled.
After all, he was still one of the leaders of the Underworld at that time. Even if he wanted to be replaced, there was no need to use such a method, right?
The method adopted by the Dark Walkers seemed more like they wanted to change the power of Qi State, rather than just to expel him.
"Then why did you choose to flee Lu?"
Li Ran did not answer him, but asked rhetorically.
Qingfeng was stunned when he heard the sound, and it took him a while to react:
"Besides the State of Lu, did I have any other choice at that time?"
Yes, except for the State of Lu, he really had no other choice at that time.
It is impossible for him to go to the Yan Kingdom. There is no possibility for him to rise again in that place.
The Jin State has always been at odds with the Qi State. A rebellious minister from the Qi State ran to the Jin State. Although he may not be expelled by the Jin State, according to the character of the then ruling minister Zhao Wu, there is a high probability that he will not be expelled.
Jin's hospitality.
Therefore, the only place he could go to was the State of Lu, and Ji Sunsu, who dominated the State of Lu at that time, was one of the secret masters he knew.
So he has no other choice at all.
"Then why did you go to Wu State again in the end?"
Li Ran continued to ask.
Qingfeng heard the sound and recalled again:
"It was really just a coincidence that he fled to the state of Wu. At that time, Ji Sunsu was fighting openly and secretly with Duke Xiang of Lu. After Duke Xiang of Lu returned to the State of Chu, he insisted on building the Chu Palace. Ji Sunsu was quite disgusted with this. Both sides were at court.
There were many arguments in the hall. After Duke Xiang of Lu was completely angered, he issued an order to build the palace, regardless of Ji Sunsu's objections."
"And we, the secret army, have always regarded the Chu State as a formidable enemy. Whether it is because of its monopoly of monarchy or the threat it poses to us in the Central Plains. After all, a powerful and unified Chu State, like ours,
For officials who rely on the separation of powers, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a ferocious beast."
"Ji Sunsu felt in danger because of this. At this time, the State of Wu happened to send an envoy to visit the State of Lu. That's why I followed the envoy of the State of Wu to the State of Wu to negotiate, hoping to use Wu to control Chu."
In fact, even Qingfeng himself could feel that someone was behind this matter, but he didn't know who this person was.
Therefore, he could only call it a coincidence for the time being.
Because everything happened so suddenly, especially the envoy from Wu, it was as if he appeared out of thin air without any warning at all.
Ji Sunsu's arrangement was also very abrupt. He directly asked Qingfeng to follow Wu's envoy to Wu without saying a word at that time.
"In other words, if someone arranged this matter, then whether it is Ji Sunsu or Wu Guo, they are actually under their control, right?"