I Won’t Be a King in the Spring and Autumn Period Chapter 357: The Meeting of Jue Xie
The Marquis of Jin wanted to ally with the princes and attack the Chu Kingdom. This news spread throughout the world with the edict of the Marquis of Jin.
Obviously, after all, in the Central Plains, Jin is still the big brother. Except for Qin, the other vassal states around them still have to listen to Jin to some extent.
Only Zheng Guo, after receiving the news, everyone in the government and the public was in trouble.
A head-on war with the Chu State was definitely not what Zichan wanted to see.
You must know that the power of Chu State is at its peak now. If there is a war with it, Zheng State will definitely become the first battlefield!
Why did Zheng Guo keep swinging back and forth between Jin and Chu? Isn't it because he wanted to avoid the flames of war burning his head?
How long has it been since it healed? Why did it happen again?
Zichan, who was already very busy with the affairs of Shu Niu Feng Duan and others because of the shaman's words, when he heard the news, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and kept spinning around for a while.
After much thought, he finally decided to ask Li Ran for his opinion first.
After all, Li Ran is in Chu State at the moment. How Chu State will respond, and whether Jin State and Chu State will really fight, these must be clarified before making a decision.
[To tell you the truth, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with more sounds.
On the Chu side, Li Ran still doesn't know the news.
On this day, Wu Ju came to visit, and the two chatted in the hall.
Since the last time he visited Li Ran, Wu Ju has rarely appeared in Li Ran's sight.
And when he came to visit Li Ran this time, to put it bluntly, he was acting as a lobbyist for the King of Chu.
I hope Li Ran can continue to stay in Chu State.
"Sir, you are so talented and intelligent. If you don't display your talents in our country of Chu, who in other countries can accommodate you?"
What Wu Ju said is very interesting.
With Li Ran's talent and IQ, he can actually survive in any country.
But if he wanted to truly display his talents, he would have to be in the Chu Kingdom.
Because other countries are indeed terrible.
It is said that the world is declining, etiquette is ruined, and music is falling apart. In such a time of great strife, Li Ran's set of things is obviously of no use to the countries in the Central Plains that have been ignored by ministers and officials at all levels.
Most of these ministers only consider their own interests, and indeed they rarely have a "public conscience".
Therefore, if you want to give full play to talents like Li Ran's, you must find a country with a "monarchy" system like Chu.
But now, looking at the world, apart from Chu State, who else has a true foundation of strength?
Of course, Qin may also be a good choice, not to mention that his father is also in Qin. However, since Qin Mugong, Qin has never had much contact with the Central Plains. Even if you, Li Ziming, can be used by Qin, how can you
What will it do to the world?
"Haha... The doctor may not know something. Now the king no longer trusts you."
Li Ran paused for a moment before saying this, and then sighed:
"Since Li Ran is useless now, what's the use of staying in Chu State?"
"Doctor Wu Ju doesn't want to..."
"Hey... Sir, you don't know something..."
Just before Li Ran finished speaking, Wu Ju also sighed.
This made Li Ran feel slightly confused.
Then he stopped talking and heard Wu Ju continue to speak:
"Recently, news came from the north that the Jin State has appointed Han Qi as its commander and personally led the three armies, preparing to ally with the princes to attack Chu to save Cai State."
"After the king learned about it, he felt deeply that something was wrong. He has been thinking hard about how to deal with it. He couldn't eat or sleep at night. He had been tossing and turning for several days."
"I think your Majesty should really regret it now. He regrets not listening to Sir's words in the first place."
Li Ran was shocked when he suddenly heard the news.
He knew very well that Wu Ju would not deceive him with false news, which meant that Jin was really preparing to send troops.
And isn't this an opportunity for him?
So, he thought about it again and asked calmly:
"Oh? The Jin State wants to make an alliance with the princes? But I don't know where the alliance will be held?"
Since the Jin State wanted to ally with the princes to attack the Chu State, the location of the alliance was very important.
Wu Ju replied:
"Jueyin."
"What? Jue Xun?"
When Li Ran heard the name of this place, his originally hopeful eyes instantly fell into extreme disappointment.
Li Ran knew this place because he had passed by it when he went to Weiguo to provide disaster relief.
It was a rural area on the border of Weiguo. The location was remote and it was difficult for vehicles and horses to travel.
Since the Jin State wanted to save the Cai State, why did it choose this place to meet the allied princes?
This place is far away from the territory of Wei State. Although Wei State is located in the middle of the world, it is indeed convenient for alliances. But after all, this place is one hundred and eight thousand miles away from Cai State. Moreover, it is only a small town and cannot accommodate thousands of people.
A master of vehicles, let alone a master of ten thousand vehicles, may not even be able to unfold a hundred vehicles.
So, if the people of Jin choose to form an alliance here, is it just going through the motions if they don’t make it clear?
"Wu Ju is right, these people are really rotten!"
Li Ran couldn't help but complain in his heart at this time.
He was fully aware of the arrangements made by Han Qi and others, and made it clear that he had no intention of actually rescuing Cai Guo.
There is no real intention to fight against the Chu State. This alliance is just a formality. It is a stage play initiated by the Jin State and the Central Plains countries perform each other for their last glimmer of glory.
This is probably a symptom of what I just said, that the countries in the Central Plains are in complete ruin.
This group of nobles who brag about themselves all day long and have a natural sense of superiority, when the entire etiquette system is about to collapse, they are still hypnotizing themselves in the stupid and self-destructive ways they are accustomed to.
terrible.
What kind of people are these? Why are they beaten to a pulp after a good hand of cards?
Li Ran couldn't believe this was true, because he really didn't expect that Jin Guo would end his last glory in this way.
That was the Jin State that had dominated the Central Plains for hundreds of years!
"What's wrong, sir?"
Seeing that Li Ran's expression was wrong, Wu Ju immediately asked.
Li Ran sighed, unable to hide the bitterness on his face any longer, and murmured:
"Hey... God's will is like this, what can humans do..."
In fact, Li Ran didn't believe this, but at this moment, he couldn't help but feel so emotional.
Because, Li Ran knew very well that this matter seemed to be destined for him, for Chu State, and for the entire world.
Since the Jin State has no real intention to save the Cai State, then of course the King of Chu will not really restrain himself because of this matter. I am afraid that on the contrary, he will become more aggressive, more arrogant and domineering.
In this case, how can there be a future for Chu State?
The glory and achievements that the King of Chu imagined in his heart would only gradually disappear with his pride.
This is how Heaven will abandon Cai and punish Chu!