It is said that he left the Jishi Mansion, but Li Ran’s final destination in Zhengyi was actually the Jishi Villa in another place.
Ji Xian had already said that he would arrange a place for Li Ran to live, so it must be arranged properly. Not only that, Ji Xian also arranged for a dozen servants to be at Li Ran's command.
After everything was arranged, Li Ran dismissed the servants and called Sun Wudao:
"Tomorrow you go check out the ox that was used to sacrifice the family."
"Yes!"
"Oh? Chang Qing, are you aware of it too?"
Li Ran frowned and asked.
Just listen to Sun Wudao:
"This man showed his murderous intent when facing Mr. Wu. He is a martial arts practitioner. How could he not recognize this?"
"It's strange to say that we have never met this person. Why is this person so hostile to Mr.? It really should be investigated."
Even Sun Wu felt that there was something wrong with this erect bull, let alone Li Ran.
After hearing what Sun Wu said, Li Ran nodded slowly and said:
"Today this person is deliberately targeting me. If he is not instigated by others, it is because what I did in Lu State has touched this person's interests. You can investigate the relationship between him and the Ji family of Lu State. I guess the relationship between the two
Most likely there is some connection."
"In addition, judging from today's conversation, Dr. Shusun did not tell Shi Shi everything, so in the future, you must be aware of what you should say and what you should not say."
Li Ran thought about it for a moment, and based on Ji Xian's reaction today, it is obvious that their understanding of what happened in the Lu Kingdom was only superficial.
If people can be fooled into thinking that the Lu State's official office is still controlled by Quan Qing, this will be a good thing for Li Ran and the Lu State.
"Yes, Sun Wu remembers it!"
After answering, Sun Wu was about to kowtow, but unexpectedly Li Ran held it up with one hand.
"You don't have to be like this in the future, Chang Qing. Although Li Ran acted according to Zhou etiquette, he was absolutely aware of the shortcomings of Zhou etiquette. We are now friends of life and death, so why do we need such false etiquette."
"Thank you for never giving up, from now on you and I will treat each other as brothers!"
If he had not been protected by Sun Wu this time, Li Ran would have been torn into pieces. Therefore, for him, Sun Wu was no longer a guard, but had become his best friend, no ordinary friend.
But who would have thought that Sun Wu took a step back hastily when he heard the sound, and still bowed towards Li Ran:
"Sir, sir, how dare Wu dare to call him brother-in-law?"
"Before his death, my uncle told Wu repeatedly that he must protect his husband no matter what, and Wu would not dare to forget it until his death!"
In this era of the collapse of rituals and music, although many powerful officials have begun to trample on the ritual system with disdain, there are still many people who still uphold the highest respect for "Zhou Rites". And even more so.
The strange thing is that such people are often not the direct beneficiaries of Zhou Li.
Sun Wu promised Sun Su that he would be Li Ran's bodyguard for one day, and he would be Li Ran's bodyguard for the rest of his life, so he was determined not to call himself brother to Li Ran, which would mess up the relationship between master and servant.
Li Ran couldn't resist him and could only sigh:
"Hey, why are you doing this? You and I are similar in age and have our own strengths. Today, I recommend you to the ancestor of the ancestors because I want to use his mouth to make your talents known to the high minister of the state of Zheng.
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It turns out that Li Ran deliberately mentioned Sun Wu in the Jifu today just to spread Sun Wu's name to Zichan through Jixian's mouth.
He had actually thought about it on the way to Zhengyi. Zichan was currently undergoing land reform, and he must have offended many powerful people. Therefore, for Zichan, now is the time to employ people.<
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Although Sun Wu never said it explicitly, Li Ran also knew that he wanted to get ahead. If Zi Chan could take Sun Wu under his wing, wouldn't it be better than following his own path?
Sun Wu was determined to lead the army and was good at fighting. If he was only allowed to serve as his bodyguard, he would be overqualified and underused.
"Master Wu dare not forget his kindness. But now that Ji's revenge has not been avenged, how can Sun Wu abandon him in the middle of the road?"
Sun Wu had obviously understood the meaning of Li Ran's move a long time ago, so he gave all the credit for defeating Ji's army to Li Ran, raising Li Ran's reputation to a higher level in order to be able to stay by Li Ran's side. p>
Li Ran saw that Sun Wu was sincere in his words and had a strong intention, so he couldn't say any more, so he had to laugh it off.
"But Sir, are the changes in today's sacrifice to the old sect leader too much? Even though we know that Sir is the one who helped establish Luhou, his sudden change is really incredible. This is definitely not the intention of the leader of the sect.
Why."
Sun Wu hurriedly changed the topic, his face temporarily filled with confusion.
"Haha, do you know why the old patriarch seems so surprised?"
Li Ran was not surprised by this, and looked calm, as if he had already seen the clues.
Sun Wu shook his head when he heard the sound.
Just listen to Li Ran say:
"Actually, what really surprised the old patriarch was not that the Marquis of Lu was established by me and Dr. Shusun, but my age."
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On the other side, the family home of the Ji family.
Ji Le is still standing beside Ji Xian, and the vertical cow is sitting on the left side of Ji Xian. There are also several middle-aged men sitting behind him, all of whom are elders of the Ji Xian clan.
"Father, Li Ran is just a Guizhou leader and has no official position in the Lu State. Why should I, Jishi, treat him so politely? I have already sent people to investigate. After the new king of the Lu State was established, he issued three consecutive decrees to restrict
Merchants from other countries have entered the Lu trade, and now the business between my family, Ji, and the Ji family of Lu has plummeted. If it is true as my little sister said, then it must be inseparable from that Li Ran!"
Shu Niu's hostility towards Li Ran seems to be due to the obstruction of their business with the Ji family of Lu State.
The clan elders sitting below him all nodded in agreement when they heard this.
"Yes, Sect Master, this person has ruined a lot of our livelihood, and now he comes to our clan to seek refuge. It's really abominable!"
"Moreover, if this person is not driven out of Zheng State, I am worried that the situation in Zheng State will also change dramatically because of this person in the future!"
"Based on both emotion and reason, we should not take this person in, so please ask the sect leader for an order!"
The opinions of several clan elders were surprisingly unanimous, and they all wanted to drive Li Ran out of Zheng State. After all, Li Ran seemed to have seriously hindered his interests before.
After hearing what everyone said, Ji Le stood behind his father, his expression suddenly changed, and he said in great annoyance:
"Why do you target Zi Mingjun like this? Do you really know the inside story of everything he did in the State of Lu?"
"My lord, no matter what Li Ran did in Lu, what does it have to do with my family sacrifice?"
"Yes, little master, each family only cares about its own affairs. What he did in the Lu country is not of any benefit to us. Why should the little master speak for others?"
"Le'er, you are still too young, and your knowledge is too shallow after all. But don't be deceived by Li Ran's sweet words. This man is eloquent. Isn't it easy to deceive a little girl like you?" p>
Shu Niu sneered, his face full of disdain for Ji Le.
But at this time, Ji Xian lowered his eyebrows slightly, and his face suddenly darkened.
"Do you know why I am surprised today?"
Ji first glanced at Ji Le and motioned for her to sit down, then looked around and focused on Shu Niu.
"Father..."
Shu Niu felt the coldness in Ji Xian's eyes and was slightly startled.
Just listen to Ji Xian continue to speak:
"What surprised me was not that Li Ran and his uncle Sunbao helped establish Luhou, but that he was so young."
"Everyone has also met today. This man is only sixteen or seventeen years old, or at most eighteen, which is roughly the age of a weak man. According to Shusun Bao, this man is the former Luoyi keeper of the Tibetan Palace, who was killed by the Queen of Qi.
He was so afraid that he was driven out of Luoyi and fled to Qufu."