Since Cai Guo was defeated, according to the consistent style of the King of Chu, it would naturally be "enfeoffed".
Since the King of Chen and Chu granted Chuan Fengxu the title of county magistrate, what about Cai?
Following Guan Cong's suggestion, the King of Chu immediately appointed Prince Qiji as the county magistrate of Cai County.
On the one hand, this shows the King of Chu's trust in Prince Qiji.
On the other hand, for the King of Chu, he actually could not find a more suitable candidate than his younger brother. As his plate became bigger and bigger, it was obvious that the number of people he could trust became fewer and fewer.
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After Li Ran learned the news, he felt something was wrong.
In the evening, he also talked about this matter with Ji Le and Sun Wu. Sun Wu felt that King Chu's approach was completely reasonable and there seemed to be no problem.
Li Ran said slightly worriedly:
"Prince Qiji is the best at fishing for fame, which is very different from the King of Chu. He has always been outstanding in the world for his virtues. In addition, he was named Cai Gong this time, and his reputation is still strong.
It has reached the extreme. The Chu State’s government and the public alike highly respect it. How can it not be worrying if it has such an unstoppable trend?”
What he means by this is that Prince Qiji has now become Cai Gong, which is equivalent to having the sphere of influence of a country. If his extremely special status is taken into account, plus his "mandate of destiny" that is undeniable,
and his reputation among the princes and people of various countries.
To a large extent, he actually already has all the conditions that far exceed those of a minister.
Therefore, once he has a different intention, it will be an extremely dangerous thing.
Hearing the sound, Sun Wu nodded thoughtfully but said nothing.
Ji Le, on the other hand, still asked very innocently:
"That being said, why do you think that your husband will definitely rebel against the prince's abandonment?"
"The King of Chu treats his younger brother well, so what is there to gain by rebelling against the King of Chu?"
Although Ji Le has traveled around the world since he was a child, he is not as knowledgeable and knowledgeable as Li Ran.
After listening to this, Li Ran only answered her with a very simple sentence:
"Hey... Since ancient times, very few people can resist the temptation of the throne. What's more, it's the king of Chu State."
Indeed, Li Ran certainly knew the rules of the game for the two thousand years of imperial rule in later generations.
Throughout the ages, the emperor's position of "I am the only one in heaven and on earth" has been the dream of everyone.
The reason why Ji Le did not feel this way was precisely because what she was used to seeing were princes and kings who had great power and were doing nothing all day long without any actual power. So, of course she didn't know.
, what kind of existence is this "king" of Chu State, a king who is highly similar to the emperors of later generations?
Therefore, Ji Le only nodded in understanding.
Later, Sun Wu couldn't help asking again:
"Then...sir, should we stop him?"
Sun Wu asked a very critical question.
Now that he is aware of the crisis in Chu State, should Li Ran, who has supported Chu State to such an extent, intervene?
This is indeed a very difficult problem.
Based on the current relationship between Li Ran and the King of Chu, it would actually make sense for Li Ran to choose to remain silent.
After all, Li Ran said so much before, but King Chu didn't listen to a word, so what reason did he have to continue to give earnest advice?
But after all, Li Ran is different from other counselors, or Quan Qing.
Whether it is his identity and knowledge from the future, or his so-called "righteousness" in this life, he has to have an "innate" sense of justice.
"I am not in a position to negotiate with King Chu about this matter, so I'd better let Shen Wuyu do it."
After much thought, Li Ran finally decided to hand over this task to Shen Wuyu.
So, he immediately obtained a letter and ordered Sun Wu to send it to Zhongli as quickly as possible.
At this moment, since Shen Wuyu's task of supervising the construction of the new capital in Qianxi has been completed, he is now serving as the county governor in Zhongli.
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The words were divided into two parts. Just when Li Ran was writing to Shen Wuyu, Owl Yi was also planning to write to Li Ran in Zhengyi.
In the past few days, Owl Wing's informants in Zheng Yi have been reporting frequently. They discovered that Feng Duan's actions are now becoming more and more strange, and it seems to be related to Shu Niu Duo.
Owl Wing was worried that there might be some shocking conspiracy behind this.
But Owl Yi had already written to Li Ran about all these matters before, and Li Ran also replied in his letter, only saying that he wouldn't be able to go back for a while, and that if anyone was undecided, he could go find him.
Sub-property negotiation.
Therefore, on this day, Owl Wings boldly came to Zichan's house quietly to pay his respects.
Zichan ordered him to go directly to the side room to meet him, but Owl Wings, after greeting him, said in a short and long way:
"The shaman spoke in a vague way, talking about starting a fire in the four countries. Recently, Shu Niu has disappeared, and there seems to be a lot of movement over Dr. Boshi's side. I am not sure whether to pay attention, so I would like to ask the doctor for advice."
It's one thing to report the situation to Li Ran, but it's another thing to make the best preparations for him in Zhengyi.
Before everything was clear, the only thing he could do was to be on guard.
As for how to take precautions, he obviously could only ask Yu Zichan now.
Of course, Zichan had already heard about what he said. After all, as a minister in power, he was always better informed.
However, after hearing what Owl Wings said, Zichan stood up and walked around, with his hands behind his back and a worried expression on his face:
"Hey...the storm is about to fall, who can stop it?"
"It's nothing more than the words of witches. I never believe in these witches. I see them as very evil."
"However, Shu Niu and Feng Bo Stone are a serious concern for our country, Zheng..."
"Well……"
Zichan thought for a moment, looked at the owl wings and said:
"Since Ziming has entrusted you with the full authority to mobilize the people on the Ji family side, you should first arrange for people in plain clothes to be posted around the four gates to closely monitor the passers-by. If you encounter anyone suspicious, report it immediately.
We will discuss it with the elder, just go ahead and do it."
It has to be said that Zichan's actions were a bit conservative.
It's no wonder, after all, he is now the second-in-command of the Zheng Kingdom, and his words, deeds, and actions are all in the open. Therefore, whenever he wants to take action, he will inevitably be a little constrained.
Owl Wing nodded and continued listening.
Zichan stroked his beard and continued:
"The power of the Chu Kingdom has suddenly risen, and the whole world has been disturbed by it. Now is a good time for these people to act secretly. Therefore, remember to be cautious and not to reveal your flaws and let others notice."
Zichan is very experienced, how could he not know the principle of "fishing in troubled waters"?
Now the whole world is shocked by the overwhelming momentum of Chu State. As a neighbor of Chu State, he, Zheng State, is naturally the most affected.
Since the world is not peaceful now, then those people like Feng Duan who are lurking in the dark will do nothing?
Obviously it's impossible.
"I will discuss this matter with Ziming again at that time. Please continue with this arrangement for now. If there are any changes, I will send someone to notify you."
After giving instructions to Owl Wing, Zichan raised his hand to indicate that Owl Wing could retreat.
After Owl Yi returned to Jishi's home, in addition to making arrangements according to Zichan's instructions, he also sent another letter to Li Ran, telling Li Ran all about Zichan's intentions.
