Xun Shu couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Lu Houchou's curse.
He just stayed where he was, and passed for a while. In a panic, he hurriedly covered his ears with his hands, and ran out of the house shouting loudly:
"No, no, no, this is definitely not the intention of Jin State to stir up trouble here! This is definitely not the intention of the emperor. We have no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Lu State. We should go back to Jiangcheng to report to the emperor Ming later."
Xun Shuo's words were ambiguous and non-committal, and he was obviously trying to find a new step for himself.
If you go crazy, I won't play with you anymore.
This is probably Xun Shu's true inner monologue.
However, he couldn't say it clearly. Therefore, he could only "pretend to be deaf and dumb" in this way and keep himself out of the matter.
When Li Ran saw Xun Shu running out covering his ears and muttering something in his mouth, he knew that Lu Houchou must have caused another big disaster this time, so he hurried in.
He saw Lu Houchou smashing things in the house. Li Ran hugged him regardless of being accidentally injured by Lu Houchou.
Lu Houchou noticed that someone was hugging him and instinctively broke away. Li Ran didn't hold him. Lu Houchou fell to the ground, curled up and coughed. The coughing became worse and worse. He couldn't take a breath and he fainted.
past.
Li Ran saw that he was so angry that he fell into coma, so he quickly called the doctor to check. When the doctor came in, Zijiaji and Kongqiu also came in anxiously, and said that Xunshu had already gone to find Ji Sun Yiru.
Seeing that this matter could not be done, Xun Shu had no choice but to let Ji Sun Yiru go back first.
After all, the conflicts between their monarchs and ministers have not been eliminated. If a bloody incident occurs in Qianhou, it will be extremely embarrassing for both Luhou and Jisun Yiru, and even for him, the peacemaker.
Lu Houchou was not seriously injured, and he woke up after the doctor used a meteorite to calm his Qi. When he saw Li Ran looking at him with concern at this moment, he couldn't help but feel regretful when he recalled his impulsive behavior just now.
At this time, Zi Lu, who had been outside, rushed in again and shouted:
"It's bad! Ji Sun Yiru has already set up his carriage and ran towards Lu State!"
Li Ran made a prompt decision and helped Lu Houchou up.
"Your Majesty! Hurry up and chase Ji Sun Yiru. As long as you catch up with him, you will still have a chance to return home!"
Lu Houchou swayed, smiled bitterly, and gently pushed Li Ran away.
"I was instigated by others and said such words, I'm afraid the State of Jin will no longer care about me? Why should I seek humiliation for myself? If I return to the State of Lu like this, I will still be suppressed by the Ji family.
?Hey...that's all..."
Li Ran was disheartened when he saw Lu Houchou, and his current frail body was not strong enough to support him in chasing the carriage, so Li Ran had no choice but to give up. After all his hard work, he failed in the end and stomped his feet.
Went out.
He couldn't bear to blame Lu Houchou, but with such a commotion now, his return to the country might be far away.
Unexpectedly, Lu Houchou has not changed much after so many years. He is still so impulsive, and it is this fatal flaw of his that Ji Sun Yiru and Fan Yang finally seized the opportunity.
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After Xun Shu asked Ji Sun Yiru to go back, he was also preparing to say goodbye and return to the Kingdom of Jin. After saying goodbye to the Marquis of Lu, he met Li Ran again.
Xun Shu couldn't help but let out a long sigh:
"Suo has tried his best, but Marquis Lu's words are really shocking, saying that he will die if he sees Ji Sun's wishes. How can Suo afford this? After all, Suo is here on the order of the prince. Marquis Lu
By acting like this, wouldn’t it be unfair to the emperor?”
Li Ran cupped his hands and said:
"Xunxiajun has done his best, and Li Ran knows it. It's a pity that some people don't want this to happen, but Xunxiajun's efforts have been in vain."
Hearing this, Xun Shu couldn't help but look around. Seeing no one around him, he looked sideways and said:
"Oh? Why did Mr. Ziming say this?"
Li Ran also shook his head:
"Someone said in front of Marquis Lu that after Ji Sun Yiru took him back to his country, he would be punished. Even if it did not hurt Marquis Lu's life, it would definitely hurt all the people around him, making him a
A true loner. Marquis Lu could not tell the truth from the false, so he was provoked and deceived."
"Hey...I'm afraid there is someone else behind this."
Li Ran didn't say it explicitly, but he alluded to Fan Yang's meaning. Xun Shu could understand it.
"What a pity, what a pity!"
"It's a pity that this matter was so self-defeating that Xun Xiajun's trip was in vain, but he didn't know where the Marquis of Jin was..."
Xun Shu was silent for a while, and then said:
"Taishi can rest assured that Taishi will be able to persuade you with kind words in front of me."
Li Ran sighed:
"In this way, Xun will be able to join the army."
Xun Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he looked at Li Ran in front of him.
However, it is strange to say that why can Xun Shu talk to Li Ran so calmly at this time?
Moreover, regarding the return of Marquis Lu, at least he was "impartial" on the surface.
You must know that the Xun family has been a "vassal" of the Zhongxing family for a long time, so it is obvious that they should be closer to the Fan family.
And all of this has to start from that night.
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That is to say, on the night when they set out to Qianhou, when he and Li Ran were drinking in the tent, he suddenly criticized Li Ran.
However, Li Ran was not panicked at that time, and his words were sharp and moral.
Therefore, he now has a little more admiration for the famous Li Ran in his heart.
At that time, Li Ran faced Xun Shu's cross-examination about the old affairs of King Chu Ling and the prince's dynasty. He stopped his cup and threw chopsticks for a moment, and then said calmly:
"Haha, it's just that the King of Chu Ling and the prince dynasty who were assisted by Li Ran didn't have anyone as sensible as Xun Xiajun around him. But this time when the Marquis of Lu returns to the country, he has to rely on Xun Xiajun for everything.
Okay. Li Ran is just an outsider and can be said to be insignificant here. But I wonder if Xun Xiajun is sure about this matter?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xun Shu was slightly embarrassed when Li Ran said this. He was stunned for a while, and then he smiled unnaturally.
"Haha, Li Taishi is too modest. Since this matter started from Mr., and he is so busy, I feel that Mr. is very hardworking. If this matter can be accomplished, Mr. should be the biggest contributor. But...
If it doesn’t work... Li Taishi must also be to blame!"
The so-called "obey the words and listen to the voice", Xun Shu's words, Li Ran understood that there was some shirk in them.
The strange thing is that this matter has not yet been settled, so why should Xun Shu shirk responsibility at this time?
Obviously, Xun Shu must have accepted Fan Yang's wishes before setting off.
And the key to this was not unclear to Li Ran.
So, Li Ran said calmly:
"May I ask Xun Xiajun... Qinggong, the former king of the Jin Kingdom, treated Xun Xiajun quite well, right?"
In fact, as mentioned before, the reason why he, Xun Shu, is able to achieve his current status is entirely due to the support of Wu of Bank of China back then.
While Zhongxing Wu was supporting the Xun family, some of them also had the intention of replacing the Xun family with the head of the same clan.
Therefore, after Zhongxing Wu died of illness and Xun Shuye had grown up, he naturally did not want to be controlled by others anymore, so he turned to actively serve Jin Qinggong.
What they did was to prevent the Xun clan from being controlled by the Zhongxing clan.
Later, when Fan Yang began to gradually gain control of power, considering that the Fan family had formed an alliance with the Zhongxing family, the Xun family began to play both sides again and actively moved closer to the Fan family.
Xun Shu smiled slightly.
"My ancestors treated me very well. There is no doubt about this. But... what does this matter have to do with my ancestors?"
"Xiajun Mingjian, I think the reason why the Xun clan is what it is today is because Zhongxing Muzi took pity on his fellow clan members and intended to support them. However, since the death of Zhongxing Muzi, especially since Xunxiajun became
After winning Tu Shui Yi for nothing, the relationship between your Xun family and the Zhonghang family... I'm afraid the army is well aware of it, right?"
When Xun Shu heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.
He knew that the "Tushui County" Li Ran mentioned was another dispute between the Six Ministers that the Xun family had fallen into not long ago.
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And the focus of their conflict lies in Tushui County!
It is said that after the Qi family and the Yangyu family were destroyed, the land of the two families was divided into seven counties, and the land of the Yangyu family was divided into three counties.
However, Wei Shu relied on his status as a general in the army and deliberately played a trick. He only allocated these ten fiefdoms to the four families of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Xun, as well as six close ministers around Jin Qinggong.
, but it just doesn’t belong to the Fan family and the Zhongxing family.
Although Fan Yang and Zhong Xingyin were extremely dissatisfied with this, they had nothing to do.
This is just because the fiefdoms of their two families are concentrated in the east of Shanxi, while the four families of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Xun are all in the west of Shanxi. And the ten counties that were assigned are all in the west of Shanxi.
Therefore, it is reasonable and reasonable for each of the four neighboring families to be allocated one town.
The rest were granted to the favored ministers of Jin Qinggong - Jia Xin, Sima Mimo, Sima Du, Meng Bing, Le Xiao and Liao An.
In other words, the people around the Marquis of Jin will get six cities, and Han, Zhao, Wei, and Xun will each get one.
And what the Xun family got was this Tushui County.
Obviously, the reason why Wei Shu made such a distribution has two meanings:
First, his method of division obviously preserved the public office's control over these private towns as much as possible, thus enabling this plan to gain the support of the Marquis of Jin.
After all, the people around the Marquis of Jin still got most of it. This is what should be done both emotionally and rationally.
Secondly, this is actually an attempt to win over the Xun family.
After all, in the final analysis, this matter was caused by Xun Shu, so it was natural for him to get a share of the land.
But as the saying goes, "Don't worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality." After all, the Zhonghang family and the Xun family came from the same family. As a follower of the Fan family, Xun family even claimed that he also received favors from the Zhonghang family in his early years.
And now that Wei Shu is so "partial" to the Xun family, it is inevitable that the Fan family and the Zhongxing family are being betrayed.
Perhaps the Xun family began to drift away from them from this time on.
Therefore, when Xun Shu heard Li Ran's words, his face remained expressionless for a moment.