Chapter 652 Gentlemen are harmonious but different
Shu Niu hates Li Ran, it can be said that he hates Li Ran with all his heart.
He looked at the Lu camp and thought of the past years. It seemed that God had intentionally made them enemies of life and death.
You know, for all people who do evil things, they will have a last resort reason.
Obviously, from Shu Niu's point of view, everything he is doing now is all thanks to Li Ran.
If it weren't for Li Ran, he would have become the head of the Ji clan long ago and would have been rich and powerful in Zheng State.
If it weren't for Li Ran, how could his stupid sister be able to fight him?
He clenched his fists, thinking in his mind how he could get revenge if he caught Li Ran to relieve his hatred!
After thinking about it for a long time, I was about to go back to camp.
Turning around, he saw a woman. Although she was covered with a gauze, Shu Niu could still recognize this person at a glance - isn't this a sacrificial music?!
However, the "Ji Le" in front of him actually seemed to be even younger.
But Shu Niu also knows that no matter how well-nurtured a person is, it is impossible for a person to rejuvenate.
What's more, isn't Ji Le already dead long ago?
Shu Niu's heart trembled, but "Ji Le" walked past him without even recognizing him.
Naturally, this person is not Ji Le, but Gong Eryue.
Shu Niu rubbed his eyes, and Gong Eryue suddenly turned around.
"Who are you? Why are you so surprised?"
Zhu Niu looked at Gong Eryue, his tone trembling.
"Little sister...don't you recognize me?"
Gong Eryue frowned, looked at it for a while, and then just shook her head:
"Little sister? Did you admit the wrong person?"
Upon seeing this, Zhu Niu quickly covered his face with his sleeves and said:
"Oh, it was a mistake, a mistake."
Then, Gong Eryue also left inexplicably.
As for Shu Niu, after Gong Eryue left, he hurried back and did not dare to stay there for a moment longer.
He knew that if the heinous crime he had committed was really Ji Le, it would be impossible to let him go. Many thoughts flashed through his mind:
Is Ji Le not dead?
But why doesn't she recognize me?
Is there really a way to bring the dead back to life in this world?
Shu Niu returned to his tent, and now he did not dare to go out.
But how did Gong Eryue know this? She only asked Shu Niu because she looked very surprised when she saw her. Since there was no result, she naturally wouldn't think too much about it.
As soon as he approached Li Ran's tent, he heard Li Ran talking to Confucius, so he stopped and waited outside the tent.
Just listen to Li Ran say:
"Arrange for the return of Marquis Lu as soon as possible without delay. Early tomorrow morning, Zhongni will send someone to say hello to Marquis Qi. We need to return home as soon as possible!"
Confucius also believed deeply in this regard and replied:
"Well, Qiu thinks so too. Let Qiu make arrangements to leave tomorrow! Notify the ambushes along the way in advance to come to meet him! And the soldiers within the territory are fully prepared."
Li Ran said "Hmm", and Kong Qiu left in a hurry. Li Ran sent him to the tent, only to find Gong Eryue standing outside uneasily.
Confucius glanced at Gong Eryue, bowed and said nothing, just smiled and left in a hurry.
Li Ran said goodbye to Confucius, turned around, and asked:
"Yue, what's wrong?"
Gong Eryue tilted her head.
"I just saw a person. He stared at me blankly for a long time. His eyes were very surprised. It seemed that he had mistaken me again?"
Li Ran didn't take it seriously at first and just said casually:
"Oh? What does that person look like?"
Gong Eryue described the appearance of Shuniu and finally said:
"This man seems to be older than sir, and that man seemed to have gone directly to Qi camp in the end... I think he must be from Qi, right?"
Shu Niu was the eldest son of Ji Xian's concubine. He was nearly twenty years older than Ji Le, so he was indeed older than Li Ran.
After Li Ran heard Gong Eryue's description, his heart didn't move, and he said to himself:
"Could it be... that it's a bull?"
Gong Eryue asked:
"Standing up a cow? It sounds familiar...has your husband mentioned it to me before?"
After a slight hesitation, Li Ran mentioned Ji Shi and Shu Niu again, as well as the grudges between him and him.
After Li Ran finished speaking, Gong Eryue couldn't help but stare:
"This man has such a human face and an animal heart! He doesn't even spare his own father, brothers and sisters! He is really worse than an animal!"
Li Ran also rarely showed a fierce look:
"Yes, my wife... the reason why she died so early was because I was the enemy of the bull!"
Seeing Li Ran like this, Gong Eryue said angrily:
"Then... don't worry, sir, I will sneak to Qiying to kill this man and avenge him!"
When Li Ran heard this, he hurriedly stopped Gong Eryue.
"How can it be so easy for him to be protected by Tian Qi when he is in Qi State? Yue please don't get yourself involved!"
Gong Eryue said:
"This man is so bad, we must make him pay the price no matter what!"
Li Ran looked at Gong Eryue as if he were looking at Ji Le. He nodded firmly and said:
"This is natural! But... not yet!"
Gong Eryue was startled when she saw Li Ran's serious and sharp eyes.
She didn't even dare to look at him anymore, so she had to take a step back, bowed her hands and said:
"promise!"
In fact, Gong Eryue herself didn't know why she was so concerned about this matter.
Especially after hearing what Li Ran said, I actually hated this person so much.
However, she didn't think much about it, she just thought it might be because she cared too much about Li Ran.
In fact, Li Ran had already known that Shu Niu had gone to Qi State and surrendered to Tian Qi.
And behind this alliance meeting, it can be seen that he must be there to make suggestions for Tian Qi.
Moreover, according to Li Ran's understanding of Shu Niu, he knew very well that Shu Niu had a character that would never give up until the goal was achieved.
Therefore, I am afraid that there will be some changes in this meeting in the valley.
"Yue, we will leave here early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid there will be some dangers along the way. You and Chu Dang must be more careful!"
Gong Eryue said firmly:
"Don't worry, sir. Chu Dang and I will definitely keep you safe."
Li Ran wanted to tell him that Marquis Lu's safety should be the top priority.
But then I thought about it, if I said this, Gong Eryue and Chu Dang would not listen.
After all, to them, Li Ran was everything to them. Therefore, Li Ran could only say nothing when he spoke.
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When Tian Qi saw Chujiu, the Marquis of Qi, he expressed his sincerity by saying that after today's oath, another ceremony would be held to entertain the Marquis of Lu.
Qi Hou Chujiu heard this and said:
"Is it necessary to enjoy the gift? Now that the oath has been completed, there seems to be no precedent for enjoying the gift again..."
Tian Qi replied:
"Your Majesty, during this alliance, the State of Lu has taken advantage of all the courtesy. If they are allowed to go back just like this, the world will laugh at them. It is better to set up another ceremony to show the generosity of the Marquis of Qi."
After hearing Tian Qi's words, Qi Hou Chujiu couldn't help but nodded:
"Well, what Tian Qing said does make some sense. Someone, let Liangqiu come over here!"
Liang Qiuju, a senior official of Qi State, was another favorite of Chujiu, Marquis of Qi.
According to his people, Liangqiu is best able to welcome the emperor's wishes.
To directly use Yan Ying's words to comment on this person, it is: "When you say yes, the basis is also said to be yes; when you say no, the basis is also said to be no."
Therefore, in Yan Ying's view, in addition to being able to follow the wishes of his superiors, this person also has no bottom line in his behavior.
Naturally, Yan Ying has always had a negative attitude towards this person. He thinks that this person is just a snob.
Unfortunately, just like Tian Qi, with the death of Yan Ying, the Marquis of Qi became more and more favored towards Liangqiu Ju.
After all, as a human being, who can refuse others to do what they want?
Liangqiu rushed there after hearing the news, and Qi Hou Chujiu said to him:
"It is understood that you will go to Lu Camp on my behalf and tell me that I will be treated to a gift tomorrow to express my apology for the past few days."
Liang Qiuju knelt on the ground. After hearing this, he raised his head and looked at Tian Qi, who was kneeling next to Qi Hou Chujiu. He seemed to be hesitant.
After all, according to the etiquette system, once the oath is completed, there is no reason to enjoy the gifts again.
However, as a favorite of the Marquis of Qi, Liang Qiuju was of course only thinking about how to deliberately cater to him, so how could he raise any objections?
So, he immediately agreed with great ease:
"No! I will go to Lu Camp to discuss this matter!"
After Liangqiu left, Qi Hou Chujiu said again:
"Tian Qing, how should we deal with the return of the land of Lu State? Those places belong to your Tian family, how dare you think about it?"
Tian Qi had already made up his mind deep in his heart and said at this moment:
"Your Majesty, this matter can wait until you return to the country and discuss it with your ministers. It will not be too late to discuss it again."
Qihou Chujiu tilted his head.
"Oh? Why is this?"
In fact, Tian Qi obviously couldn't say he would repay it at this moment, but it was not convenient for him to say directly that he would not repay it.
Therefore, he planned to push the matter to the ministers in the court. Anyway, Tian Qi thought that he had control of the court, so he could speak more nicely.
I saw him standing up and kneeling on the ground, and replied very sincerely:
"Although the Tian family's fields are named Tian's, they are actually all given by the Marquis of Qi. As the saying goes, 'The whole world is the land of the king, and the shores of the land are the king's ministers.' The four seas in Qi's territory are all owned by the Marquis of Qi.
How can you dare to beg for private reasons and to abolish public service?"
"I also ask your Majesty to discuss with all the ministers and officials before making a decision!"