Chapter 407,408 The truth behind the Great Fire in the Four Kingdoms
I Won’t Be a King in the Spring and Autumn Period Chapter 407, 408 The Truth about the Great Fire in the Four Kingdoms
The affairs of Chu State have come to an end, let’s return to Li Ran.
On that day, I bid farewell to King Xiong Wei of Chu, and rushed to the State of Zheng with Sun Wu. Halfway through, I suddenly received news that it was the capital of the four kingdoms of Zheng, Song, Chen, and Wei, as before.
As predicted, on the day of Renwu, a fire broke out at the same time!
When Sun Wu heard the news, he couldn't help but be shocked. He originally didn't believe what these "witch men" said. But now that facts speak louder than words, it seems that he can't believe it anymore.
But now, not only Sun Wu was shocked, but also Li Ran was quite surprised.
"Sir! Do those 'witch men' really have such extraordinary abilities? How could they predict so accurately?"
Li Ran snorted coldly:
"I'm afraid...this is not a natural disaster, but a **!"
Sun Wu was so smart that he immediately understood the key to this.
"Who did it? He has such great power that he can set the cities of the four countries on fire at the same time!"
Li Ran sighed for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"With the decline of Chu State, the Central Plains will be in chaos. I expected this, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly!"
"Hey... forget it, let's go back to Zheng and discuss it later!"
The two hurriedly hurried, but they received an urgent report from Owl Yi. He told Li Ran not to come to Zheng Yi again, but to go to Ye Yi first. Now Ji Le has also settled in Ye Yi.
So, Li Ran and Sun Wu took another route and headed to Ye Yi immediately.
Just when Li Ran and his party arrived at Ye Yi, but before entering the city gate, Owl Wings had already been waiting there for a long time.
Li Ran was eager to know what happened to Zheng State and how the Ji family was defeated, so he asked questions one after another.
Owl Wings did not mince words, but stated directly:
"My lord, just because Zheng Jiangong and Dr. Zipi passed away not long ago, the current situation in Zheng State is only supported by Mr. Zichan. It can be said that it is difficult to stand alone!"
Li Ran was also quite surprised when he heard this:
"What? Even Dr. Zipi... If Dr. Zipi dies, it will be extremely difficult for Dr. Zichan!"
Owl Wing only nodded slightly, and then continued to add:
"Fortunately, the people of Zheng State also supported Dr. Zichan before, so Dr. Zichan was still able to barely stabilize the situation..."
"By the way...where is Madam now?"
Owl Yi was talking about Zheng Guo's situation, but Li Ran suddenly asked about his wife.
His eyes were a little wandering, and he glanced left and right before answering:
"My lord, the Ji clan has also undergone drastic changes. Ji Xian, Ji Zeng, Ji Xun and his son... were all killed in the fire that broke out in the city! Now, the Ji clan has no leader, and Shu Niu is the ancestor of Ji Xun.
The only eldest son of a concubine has returned to Zheng in a grand manner!"
Li Ran narrowed his eyes, feeling vaguely uneasy in his heart. Owl Wing didn't say what was going on for a while, so I'm afraid the situation was not good.
Li Ranan endured his anxiety and continued to ask:
"Then what?"
"That Shu Niu...with the support of Doctor Boshi, he took the position of the leader of the Ji Clan in a majestic manner. Moreover, Shu Niu also planned to hold his wife hostage, because Owl Wings had been with the Ji Clan for many years, so he had some spies, so
Being able to know in advance and inform Chu Dang in time, Chu Dang sent his wife to Ye Yi in advance!"
After hearing this, Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief:
"In that case, why have you been reluctant to tell me?"
Owl Wing hesitated for a while, and finally said hesitantly:
"Madam... Madam was about to give birth. She was tired from traveling and traveling, and was frightened, so she had dystocia...and she fainted immediately..."
Before Owl Yi finished speaking, Li Ran got excited and grabbed Owl Yi's shoulder.
"She...she..."
Li Ran's lips trembled and he was speechless.
Owl Wing helped Li Ran, who was about to collapse.
"My lord, please listen to Owl Yi. At this critical moment, I happened to meet a Qin doctor who was traveling in Yeyi. This Qin doctor had superb medical skills and the ability to bring the dead back to life. He finally saved his wife and little one.
The life of the Lord…”
Li Ran felt calm after hearing this.
"Then... where are their mother and daughter now?"
"My lord, please come this way. Owl Wing will take my lord there right now."
Owl Wing led the way, followed by Li Ran, who turned into a courtyard and went straight into a room. He saw Ji Le lying peacefully on the bed, but his face was very pale.
Li Ran stepped forward and held her little hand tightly, but he only felt a cold feeling.
Li Ran was startled and turned back to look at Owl Wings.
"Sir, the Qin doctor said that Madam's vitality was severely injured, and she was frightened, causing her soul to lose control. She is currently unconscious and there is nothing she can do. As for whether she can wake up, it depends on Madam.
On my own..."
While listening, Li Ran put Ji Le's hand on his face and couldn't help but shed tears.
"Le'er...it's Li Ran...it's Li Ran, I'm sorry for you..."
Li Ran was originally with Ji Le, but because King Chu Xiong was in trouble, he asked Chu Dang to protect Ji Le and go back first. Unexpectedly, he had only been back and forth for more than a month, and something like this happened.
Li Ran regretted his mistake and burst into tears.
Owl Wing said cautiously from the side:
"My lord, the situation is actually not that bad. The miracle doctor has already prescribed the medicine. After the lady drank it, her complexion has improved a lot. Madam, she is blessed by God, and it will be a matter of time before she wakes up."
Li Ran nodded, put Ji Le's little hand into the quilt, tucked it in, and stood up.
"Where's the child?"
Li Ran's daughter is being taken care of by servants at the moment. The child is white and tender, and is sleeping soundly.
After hearing Li Ran's question, Owl Yi immediately asked his servants to carry Qian Jin out.
When Li Ran saw his biological daughter, he felt tenderness in his heart and wanted to kiss her, but he was worried about waking her up.
After staring blankly for a while, Li Ran quietly left, while Owl Wing was still standing by the door waiting.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Li Ran came to the backyard, he suddenly thought that he was concerned about chaos just now, but he had not had time to ask about the situation in Zheng Guo in detail.
But at this moment, he was so uneasy that he suddenly remembered this incident again.
Therefore, he continued to ask:
"By the way... what's the situation now at Dr. Zichan's place?"
When Owl Wing heard his master's question, he continued what he had just said:
"At that time, when the new king is about to be established, it is easy to say, but...but..."
Li Ran saw that he was worried and said:
"If you have anything to say, just say it directly without any scruples."
"Because of the fact that my lord helped Chu to attack Wu, the new king brought up the old matter not long ago, saying that he did not know people well back then, thus implicating Dr. Zichan."
"Then, Doctor Zichan had previously refused to agree to the monarch's prayers to help eliminate the fire. Therefore, when the fire broke out, Doctor Zichan's fault became even worse!"
"Now in this court, Dr. Zichan can hardly speak. Moreover, the new emperor is also quite afraid of Dr. Zichan's prestige among the people, so he deliberately lets Feng Duan go and suppresses him all the time.
doctor!"
After hearing this, Li Ran was very angry and said:
"Uncle Zheng...how can he be so confused? It is obvious that those people who are doing astrologers are in harmony with this troubled person! According to Dr. Zichan's character, he naturally refuses to give in. Uncle Zheng...how can he still be so confused?
Can you believe such nonsense?!...How is the condition of the obstetrician doctor now?"
“The old illness has recurred and I can’t afford to get sick again!”
"What?...How can it be such a mess!"
Li Ran never expected that in just a few years, the Zheng Kingdom would undergo such a drastic change. And now that the Ji clan was about to fall, it was not just Owl Wings who was making alarmist remarks.
"Lord, actually...it's not just Zheng Guo, the entire Central Plains seems to be in chaos right now!"
"Oh? But how?"
Li Ran's news in Chu State was blocked, unlike Owl Wing's, so he had no way of knowing many things.
"With the deaths of Zhao Wu, Jin Pinggong and Shu Xiang, Han Qi became the ruling minister. However, except for the Zhao family, the other four ministers are now independent and no longer united. As a result, the six ministers have become increasingly
Get up and become disloyal!"
"Moreover, in the Jin Kingdom today, there seems to be a confrontation between the east and the west. With the Five Elements Mountain as the boundary, the Fan family is in the east and the Zhongxing family is in charge. The Han family, the Zhao family, the Wei family, and the Zhi family are in charge of the west.
Hold on."
"In addition, there is the Ji family of Lu State..."
Owl Yi paused for a moment when he said this. He knew very well that the news he mentioned actually made Li Ran the leader of the two.
The affairs of Zheng Guo are enough to bother him, so why should he talk about it as a matter of the whole world?
What's more, Li Ran knew very well that the reason why the Jin Kingdom and even the entire Central Plains could still be so united was entirely because of the existence of King Ling of Chu.
However, now that the Chu State has declined, a situation like this will only make the entire Central Plains more chaotic! What's more, there is also the "secret group" who has been dormant in the dark for a long time and is ready to make a move!
Obviously, this "Four Kingdoms Fire" is their masterpiece!
"Keep talking!"
Li Ran waved his hand, signaling for Owl Wing to continue speaking.
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Chapter 408 The Central Plains turned into a pot of porridge
Then, Owl Wings continued:
"There has been a lot of commotion over the Ji family of the Lu State recently. Not long after my lord entered Chu, Dr. Shusun suddenly passed away mysteriously. And the Shu Niu actually cooperated with Jisun Ruyi as a relative of the Shusun family.
It’s made my uncle and grandson’s family very restless!”
Li Ran raised his eyebrows.
"When Dr. Shusun dies, Ji Sun Ruyi will definitely not be content. If Shu Niu is in the Lu State, he will definitely get involved!"
"Exactly, fortunately, the Shusun family gave birth to a concubine, the son born to Jiji, named Shusunruo. He established this son as the leader of the Shusun clan, while Shusunnuo showed weakness and
He pretended to be crazy and fooled Jisun Ruyi and Shuniu. When the situation calmed down, he immediately drove Shuniu out of the Shusun clan. However, the Shusun family was also seriously injured because of this, and many retainers attached themselves to the Ji family.
!”
Li Ran felt sad when he recalled the past with his uncle Sunbao.
He never thought that so many changes would happen in the Central Plains many years after he entered Chu.
"Not long ago, the Marquis of Lu was in a hurry and wanted to get rid of the Ji family in one fell swoop, but due to lack of strength, he failed to succeed. Now the Marquis of Lu is in exile, and it seems that he is near Yunyi, and the situation is not very clear!"
"In addition, Song Guohua challenged the two clans with the monarch. Qi Guotian, Bao Er's family attacked Luan, Gao Er's family, Tian family is now the dominant family in Qi!..."
After Owl Yi finished speaking, he looked at Li Ran, wanting to know what Li Ran could do to deal with it.
Li Ran was silent for a while, seeing that all the countries in the Central Plains were now in chaos, and except for Zheng and Lu, which seemed to be related to the raising of oxen, there seemed to be nothing in common with the other countries. It seemed that the turmoil in these countries was all due to their own
That's why.
But Li Ran knew very well that these things must be inseparable from the "hidden crowd"!
As mentioned before, the Dark Walkers are an alliance of powerful officials, and these countries are without exception. Almost all of them are those powerful officials who are doing things. Of course, the purpose of all they do is to enable each of them to do so.
Successfully evacuated the monarchy of various countries.
Afterwards, Li Ran couldn't help but sigh:
"If the King of Chu is still alive, why is this happening... This is what I have always been worried about. If the Chu Kingdom does not exist, then the princes' official offices will also exist in name only!"
Hearing this, Owl Wing seemed a little puzzled and couldn't help but ask:
"Why did my lord say this?"
Li Ran said calmly:
"Everything in the world depends on each other for blessings and misfortunes! The strength of the Chu State can certainly be regarded as a threat to the Central Plains, but it is precisely because of the existence of a strong Chu that the princes of these Central Plains can unite as one, and
Those powerful ministers naturally dare not act rashly."
"At the Pingqiu meeting, I designed Ji Sunsu to be trapped in the Jin Kingdom. It was also a time when Jin and Chu were competing for hegemony."
"But now, with the fall of the King of Chu, the glory of the Chu Kingdom will no longer exist, and this external worry will naturally cease to exist. How can the powerful officials of those countries not be in chaos?..."
Owl Wing suddenly realized what he said, but then he replied with regret:
"It's a pity... even the lord is powerless... King Xiong Wei of Chu has humiliated himself in Qianxi. It's really disappointing!"
King Chu Xiong Wei was not completely without merit, and Li Ran knew it very well. In the beginning, he was reluctant to help King Chu. However, when the focus of inducing King Chu gradually shifted eastward to Wu
After entering the country, Li Ran had already figured out the logic.
Li Ran once believed that the King of Chu, Xiong Wei, could achieve true hegemony with his support. However, due to Xiong Wei's own character flaws, he inevitably and gradually led to destruction.
And this is not something that Li Ran can change.
The defeat of Xiong Wei and the overthrow of the Ji clan also made Li Ran's heart filled with guilt for a moment.
After going around in circles for more than ten years, Li Ran seemed to have had a big dream.
Li Ran couldn't help but wonder, if he could have stayed in Zheng safely at that time, wouldn't many tragedies have happened?
If he had not helped Chu King Xiong Wei successfully defeat Zhufan and capture Zhongli, and if Wu and Chu were still confronting each other, would King Chu not have been defeated at Qianxi?
And will the countries in the Central Plains just stop there?
Obviously, once this balance is broken, the whole world will inevitably fall into greater turmoil again.
If this is the case, then obviously the Ji family will not suffer the disaster of annihilation. So, if you want to put it this way, is Ji Le also dragged down by himself?
Li Ran ordered Owl Yi to retreat first, while Owl Yi went to see Sun Wu. After all, the two had not seen each other for many years and they had something to say.
Li Ran went to see Hui Ji Le and his daughter again, then ordered his servants to order some food and wine, and then started to drink by himself.
After listening to Owl Yi's words, Li Ran gradually became depressed.
He also became more and more convinced that it was because of himself that the current Central Plains was in chaos.
But now, with his own strength alone, he is simply unable to compete with the Dark Walkers.
The hands and eyes of the secret agents are all over the world. Before, Li Ran could vaguely guess that there was such a mysterious organization when he didn't know it at all.
It wasn't until Qingfeng directly said that the annihilation of King Zhou You was closely related to this organization that Li Ran realized how huge this organization was.
According to what Qingfeng said, there were seven kings in the secret army. Ji Sunyiru of Lu and Feng Duan of Zheng were two of them. The other five are still unknown. Li Ran was very shocked by this at the time.
After defeating the Chu State, this secret army is now more like a wild horse that has escaped the reins, galloping and wreaking havoc across the entire land of China.
The most critical thing is that, except for Ji Sun Yiru and Feng Duan, he has almost no other information about the Dark Walkers.
Such a powerful organization is still dormant in the dark. Just thinking about it is enough to make people shudder!
Moreover, the corruption of etiquette and the collapse of music and music in the world has gradually become a prairie fire and is unstoppable.
And the ideal politics deep in Li Ran's heart, which could satisfy everyone in the world, is unlikely to be realized at all.
Li Ran couldn't help but feel disheartened by this, not to mention Ji Le's current situation also made Li Ran even more upset.
His daughter was innocently involved when she was born, and even almost lost her life because of it. This is what Li Ran owes his daughter!
On this day, after taking care of Ji Le and teasing his daughter, Li Ran drank alone again.
During this period, Owl Yi wanted to see Li Ran many times, but Li Ran either disappeared or pretended to be drunk and avoided him.
Owl Yi knew that it would not be a problem if things continued like this, so he found Sun Wu. When Sun Wu heard this, he became a little anxious.
"Sir, it's impossible to be so decadent now!"
Sun Wu rushed in blankly with a long sword in his hand. If Li Ran hadn't trusted Sun Wu so much, he might have thought that Sun Wu was coming to kill his lord.
"Sir, why do you always just drink here?!"
Sun Wu's tone was extremely dissatisfied, but Li Ran was still playing with the wine cup in his hand, with a smile on his lips, and expressed his thoughts:
"Changqing, I want to take Le'er and the children away from the land of right and wrong, leave Hangu in the west, and return to the Western Qin Dynasty as a hermit."
"Sir, you must not do this! The situation is critical now, how can you even think of retreating?!"
Sun Wu also hurriedly spoke to stop him, but Li Ran put down the wine cup and shook his head:
"The forces of the Dark Walkers are too powerful, and Li Ran is no match for them! Besides... To say that the world is in chaos, I, Li Ran, am also guilty of an unforgivable sin! In that case... why bother asking for trouble here?
Woolen cloth?"
"Sir! Mr. Wu once taught Wu that even though the world is difficult, he should not give up easily! As the saying goes, 'If you peel off the extreme, you will recover, or you will be able to recover.' Although the world is in chaos now, it is far from falling apart. Please
Sir, think again!"
"Hey...it's unsustainable..."
Li Ran was still heartbroken.
When Sun Wu saw Li Ran being so negative, he couldn't help but said angrily:
"Sir! Let's not worry about other places, but Dr. Zichan should think of a solution, right? Could it be that Sir just sat back and watched, watching Dr. Zichan get into trouble, and all the hard work that Mr. Zichan had done before was wasted?
Yet?"
Li Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.
"You are happy with your destiny. Where is Zheng Guo going? How can manpower do it? Didn't Changqing see the ending of King Chu? In the end, it was just like an illusion and nothing. Changqing, there is no need to say more. It is useless to talk more. It is useless.