I Won’t Be King in the Spring and Autumn Period Chapter 416 Sui Guo Guards the South
Immediately afterwards, Li Ran noticed that Fan Li in front of him actually called Shen Wuyu "father", so he casually asked:
"How is your father's condition now?"
"After my father and the King of Chu got separated in the Xu Kingdom, due to the turmoil, the King of Chu hanged himself at Brother Zhong's place. When my father learned of the situation, he gave up his post as Yin of Zhongli County and is now living in seclusion with Brother Zhong.
Guard the body of the King of Chu in the hope that he can be buried with the ceremonial honors of a king one day!"
"And now only our Shen family knows about this news! My father was afraid that my husband didn't know about the incident and it might affect his long-term plans, so he asked Fan Li to come to report the funeral!"
Li Ran was startled for a moment, then smiled bitterly. He originally asked Shen Wuyu to give King Chu a good death, but he didn't expect that he actually did it.
"Yes, how is your brother Shen Baoxu doing now?"
"My uncle disguised himself as a Yue and was captured by the Wu people. He reported the Chu State's top-secret information and waited for an opportunity to get close to Wu King Yuji. Now he has successfully stabbed him to death! He also took advantage of the chaos to escape and is now talking to my father, Zhong
Brother, let’s keep vigil for King Chu together.”
"Ah? It actually succeeded?...and...and escaped unscathed?"
Li Ran was somewhat surprised by this. If stabbing Wu Wang Yuji to death was already difficult, then being able to escape unscathed would be truly shocking.
"Before the assassination, Brother Bo incited the other prisoners of the Yue State to revolt and prepared a retreat. Therefore, as soon as he succeeded, the prisoners of the Yue State immediately fled together, so the Wu people were in chaos.
There was a bunch of them. Brother-in-law also took this as a lucky break!"
"It's really wonderful...Shen Baoxu, you really deserve to be Shen Baoxu!"
Li Ran admired secretly in his heart and said:
"My brother is wise and brave. If this happens, Wu will have no time to invade Chu again for the time being. However, Chu now..."
The Chu State is now under the control of Prince Qiji, and his brother Xiong Bi has ascended the throne, so it can be said to be in chaos.
There is no way of knowing what the future of Chu will be.
But precisely because of this, Ye Yi's side is temporarily safe.
"Mr. Ziming, no one can predict the situation in Chu State now, and my father is powerless to do anything about it."
The prince's intention to abandon his illness has long been obvious, so now he must be busy killing the king and usurping the throne.
And with his character, as long as he no longer challenges his bottom line, he will eventually show his attitude of "pacifying the situation", so he will not be aggressive towards Ye Yi anymore.
Therefore, Li Ran decided to put aside the situation of Chu State for the time being.
Li Ran glanced at Fan Li again, but couldn't help but feel a little confused, and asked:
"By the way, why is my uncle not named Shen, but Fan?"
Li Ran directly said Fan Li's name, and his "name" was given by his father not long ago. He was a little puzzled for a moment. But then he thought that maybe his father had mentioned it to Mr. Ziming before, so at this moment
He was just a little startled and didn't care too much:
"Mr. Hui, our Shen clan is originally from the Shen Kingdom, so we take 'Shen' as our surname. However, we can also take the surname of our ancestor 'Fan Shan', so we take the surname as 'Fan'. Now my father wants to avoid
To avoid misfortune, I deliberately concealed my identity as 'Shen' and took 'Fan' as my surname. My father now calls himself 'Queen of Fanshan' and requires us to call ourselves Fan when we appear in public."
"In Mandarin, "Shen Wuyu" is indeed also called "Fan Wuyu", but there is no test whether Fan Li is after Fan Wuyu. This is a fabrication.
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but nodded and said:
"I see!"
"Actually, not only that, there are some members of our Shen family who change our surname to 'Wen'. Just because we are all the queens of King Wen, our clan members take the 'posthumous title' of our ancestor as our surname. Therefore, 'Shen'
,'Fan' and 'Wen' are all my surname!"
After Li Ran listened, although he didn't say anything, he had a strange feeling in his heart. If Fan Li really followed what Fan Li said, would the "wen" of the future literary genres also be changed from the Shen family? If so, then in the future, would the "wen" be changed from Shen's?
The two politicians whom King Gou Jian of Yue relied on became really from the same school.
Fan Li and Wenzhong are actually both Chu people, and their ancestral places are also similar. This is correct. However, it is unclear whether they came from the same school. This is a fabrication.
However, Li Ran would not say these words. He only heard Li Ran respond quite politely:
"Young uncle has been working hard all the way, so please retire first to rest. There will be an extended banquet to entertain you soon."
Fan Li had no intention of retreating. Li Ran was feeling strange. Fan Li bowed deeply to Li Ran:
"Just now, when Fan Li was waiting outside, he heard the conversation between Mr. and everyone. In fact, Fan Li has a solution for the copper shortage."
Li Ran couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask:
"Oh? What can I do? Uncle, tell me quickly!"
Fan Li replied:
"Not far to the south of Yeyi, there used to be a country named Ji, which was rich in copper and stone. Although its land has been merged into the Chu State, its owner still exists, so you can ask them if they are willing to help!"
"Oh? There is such a country in the hinterland of Chu State?"
Li Ran didn't know this, which was a bit strange.
"This country is Suiguo. Suiguo was a large state that was entrusted by Emperor Zhou to guard the south. At the beginning of the founding of the country, it was an important stronghold of the Zhou people in the Jianghan area. At that time, the copper and stone in Suiguo were exposed.
Therefore, when Sui Guo established his country here, he controlled the copper and stone here, and used this force to curb the expansion of Jingchu..."
When Fan Li said this, Li Ran thought of this country. Yes, Sui State was once a lord that dominated the south and was rich in mineral deposits. However, in the past hundred years, it has completely disappeared.
Everyone thought that Sui State had been destroyed by Chu State long ago, but unexpectedly, it was still alive to this day.
"The country of Sui, which had copper and stone in those days, relied on its military strength to prosper, and was a strong enemy of the Chu State. Later, the surrounding small countries were gradually wiped out, and the Zhou royal family was weak, so the country of Sui had no choice but to rely on its wise officials.
With the help of Ji Liang, they made an oath with the Chu State: "Eternal alliance and non-aggression." As a result, Sui State has been basically preserved to this day!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Off-topic: The previously unearthed bell of Zeng Hou Yi has been proven to be the funerary object that King Zhao of Chu later gave to the king of Sui. According to current research, Zeng Guo
He Suiguo is actually the same country.
"Since the king of Sui's country is named Ji, and he is also from Zhou, and the person he seeks is not on bad terms with the Chu State, so if he goes to ask for help, he is promised a heavy reward afterwards, so just because he is in the Chu State
With his reputation and his status as a ancestral sacrifice in Zheng State, the king of Sui will definitely help!"
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but nodded in approval and said:
"What the young uncle said is absolutely true! If it is true, there will be no need to worry!"
Fan Li only heard a few words outside and knew their difficulties, so he came up with the strategy of "asking for help from Sui Guo".
Not only that, but this plan also took into account the relationship between Sui and Chu, and even Li Ran's reputation in Chu, and a series of other interests.
And based on this, they can directly judge that Sui Guo is a force that they can win over now.
Li Ran admired this thoughtfulness very much. No wonder this person can enjoy a high reputation in history.
Fan Li then volunteered again:
"Sir, Fan Li is willing to go and complete this matter. All he needs is a brief copy of the official document."
"This trip is of great importance. Xu is willing to go with this little friend and help me from the side!"
At this time, Ye Xu also stepped forward and clasped his fists in greeting.
Li Ran pondered for a moment, and decided that the two of them should go to Sui Guo for help, just to see what little Fan Li was capable of. He also sent twenty people as guards, and revised a scroll and handed it over to Fan Li.
"The territory of Chu is not stable at the moment, and the dangers on your journey are not small. Remember to pay attention to safety, do not stay in dangerous areas for a long time, and avoid unnecessary trouble. Although this trip has nothing to do with the Chu Kingdom, the current political chaos in the Chu Kingdom also
There’s no telling what will happen next!”
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Fan Li received the official document and responded with clasped fists:
"Sir, don't worry, Li has already planned a route in his heart, and he will rush to Suiguo as soon as possible. Without further ado, Li will set off now!"
After the discussion was over, Fan Li and Ye Xu took the twenty people and set off. Li Ran and Sun Wu sent them to the city gate.
Sun Wu watched the two of them go away, feeling uneasy in his heart:
"Is this person really worthy of such a big responsibility at such a young age?"
After Li Ran heard this, he smiled slightly and replied firmly:
"Haha, Changqing, you are worrying too much! Think about it, brother Changqing was not like this back then?"