I Won’t Be King in the Spring and Autumn Period Chapter 346: Chen’s Civil War
Li Ran's current idea is to leave Chu State as soon as possible. No matter what reason he finds, as long as he can leave Chu State.
However, what Li Ran didn't expect was that just when he was about to argue with the King of Chu in person, the King of Chu actually took the lead and sent a servant to summon him to discuss the matter.
At first, Li Ran thought that the King of Chu was going to discuss with him about when he would leave Chu State, so he didn't think much more about it and got into the chariot waiting outside the official residence.
But when he came to the palace of King Chu, he felt that something was wrong.
The palace of the King of Chu was naturally located in the former palace of Lai State. There was a long horse path in front of Lai State's palace, and the two sides of the horse path were already filled with guards, each with serious expressions and halberds shining.
Looking from a distance, I saw that at the end of the horse path was a high platform, which was originally a place used for sacrifice by King Laiguo.
But at this time, there was a corpse hanging high on the high platform.
A corpse with only a body but no head.
This was the first time Li Ran saw such a tragic situation on such an occasion, and he couldn't help but feel horrified for a moment.
He didn't know what happened. Why did King Chu kill people suddenly?
As he hurriedly entered the palace, he saw on both sides that a group of civil and military ministers who had come from afar following King Chu's summons seemed to be waiting for him.
"Haha, sir, he's here, come on, come on, hurry up and take a seat."
When King Chu saw Li Ran's arrival, a happy smile suddenly appeared on Yingwu's face.
He originally thought that Li Ran would not come, after all, he had many disagreements with him before, and Li Ran had already submitted his resignation to him before.
This shows that Li Ran is determined to leave Chu.
However, since Li Ran appeared here again at this time, in his opinion, there might be a turn for the better in this matter.
Thinking of this, King Chu felt relieved for a moment.
"I don't know why the king called me?"
Li Ran didn't waste any time and asked directly after sitting down with his hands in hand.
We are all sensible people, so say whatever you want, being coy will only make people sick.
But when King Chu heard this, he smiled, his eyes filled with indescribable excitement that could not be concealed.
Just listen to him:
"Sir, what you don't know is that the Chen Dynasty is in civil strife. The Prince of Chen, Yanshi, and the King of Chen State have passed away one after another. The envoy of the State of Chen, Qian Zhengshi, came to announce the funeral to me, saying that a new king, Prince Chen Liu, has been appointed."
Regarding Chen Guo, Li Ran really couldn't find any decent historical data in his memory.
The main reason is that the Chen State's sense of existence has been too low since history, even worse than that of the Song State.
The territory of Chen State is also very small. Let alone causing any disturbance, it would be difficult for Chen State to make a fuss.
Among the several alliances that Li Ran had experienced, Chen Guo was more like a small boat, just going with the wind and waves.
Suddenly hearing King Chu mentioning the affairs of Chen State, and seeing the excitement on King Chu's face, Li Ran immediately guessed it.
It seems that King Chu is planning to take advantage of the situation and rob him?
Oh, the majestic king of a country, the leader of the eight-party alliance, clean up these dirty things, it is really yours!
"This matter... this is the first time I have heard of it."
Li Ran replied in a pretense of confusion.
At this time, I heard King Chu continue to speak:
"To be honest, sir, I have actually known about this for a long time."
"The young master of the Chen State, Sheng, secretly brought Wu, the grandson of Prince Yanshi, to the Chu State a few days ago, and handed him a letter, telling me about the affairs of the Chen State. Talking about Chen
The young master is here to usurp the throne and seize power, hoping that I can help my grandson Wu Kuang to establish his position as the king."
"I didn't believe it at first. After all, the state of Chen was very changeable, with the Jin Dynasty and Chu Dynasty. However, this time Chen was in civil strife, Mr. Chen suddenly chose to escape to our country of Chu. I said there was nothing fishy here, but I didn't believe it.
of."
"However, today Master Qian Zheng suddenly came to report his funeral. The news is unmistakable. It seems that there is indeed trouble in Chen State. Speaking of which, this is indeed an opportunity for our Chu State!"
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After saying this, the excitement on King Chu's face suddenly became even more exciting!
Killing you while you are sick, who has not understood this truth since ancient times?
And this time the King of Chu personally went on an expedition because he wanted to show off his troops and make achievements. He had finally sent out troops to destroy Lai before, but Lai's country surrendered without a fight, which was really frustrating for him.
Now that he has encountered such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, given his nature, why would he, the King of Chu, not step in?
Seeing this, Li Ran knew that it was a foregone conclusion that the King of Chu would send his troops to "punish" Chen Guo. Even if he tried to persuade him, it would be in vain.
So, he had no choice but to nod in agreement with the King of Chu, but did not express any opinions.
When Wu Ju, who was sitting next to him, saw this, he couldn't help but glance at him and whispered:
"The thing hanging outside the palace is Master Qian Zheng..."
Hearing the sound, Li Ran was suddenly startled and hurriedly looked back.
That is actually the body of Chen Zhengshi, the envoy of Chen State?!
Li Ran couldn't help but be shocked, and suddenly thought of
This King of Chu is really "unruly"! He's just here to report his funeral, why would you show his head to the public?
Even if you plan to attack Chen State, you won't kill their envoys before the war starts, right?
Since ancient times, the two countries have been at war without killing each other, not to mention that you are still the dignified leader of the world?
Can you do such a shameful thing?
No matter how good Li Ran was, he couldn't help but feel inexplicably angry at King Chu's rude behavior.
However, now that the matter has come to this, what can he say?
As the saying goes, you can cure the disease but not the life. Just win. If you win in the future, you will have to suffer sooner or later.
What's more, what you are ruining now is, after all, your Chu people's own reputation.
"Sir, why didn't you say anything? Why did you just listen and not answer?"
"I think that now that Chen State is in such trouble, it is a great opportunity for Chu State. Wouldn't it be great if we could take advantage of this opportunity to capture Chen State?"
Even Xianyu has the dream of turning over, let alone the always ambitious King of Chu?
After he finished what he said, his meaning couldn't be more obvious. He came to Li Ran today in order to let Li Ran make suggestions for him and capture Chen Guo.
But when Li Ran heard this, did he feel comfortable?
You, the King of Chu, are so shameless that you can directly kill the envoys sent to announce the funeral. You also intend to use your attitude as a dignified leader to crush and bully the weak neighboring countries, and you also take advantage of the civil strife in others.
Can this kind of behavior be described as "shameless"?
But I, Li Ran, still want to lose face after all, okay?
Although the Chen State is not a country with the surname Ji, it is still a descendant of Emperor Shun, and it can be regarded as a state of China. You want me to help the evildoer and find a way to deal with the Chen State for you?
Then will I, Li Ran, continue to hang out in the Central Plains countries?
"Your Majesty, with your foresight and foresight, the great cause of Chu State will surely be accomplished. I congratulate you, Your Majesty!"
At this stall, Li Ran could only flatter him and deal with it for a while.
When King Chu heard what Li Ran said, his expression suddenly changed slightly.
How could he not know what Li Ran was thinking?
But since he invited Li Ran, how could he let Li Ran treat him like this?
If this is true, unless his surname is no longer Xiong.
Therefore, King Chu couldn't help but sneered again and said with a gloomy face:
"The rebellious son of Chen Guo usurped power and seized the throne, which is really hateful!"
"Since no one in the Chen Kingdom can conquer him, let me, the leader of the alliance, conquer him!"
"Sir, since I have no objections, that's very good. Come on! Give orders to the three armies. They will send troops to Chen Guo soon, and raise troops to investigate the crime! This time, Chen Guo will definitely be attacked, and the chickens and dogs will be restless!"
