What basis does Li Ran have for asking this question? It can be said that there is no basis at all.
But for some reason, Li Ran always had a vague feeling of déjà vu, feeling that this plan to sell grain to the family was not as simple as it seemed.
So he was very interested in who came up with this idea. Even judging from Ji Xian's reaction just now, Ji Xian was completely aware of this decision. However, just relying on intuition, he still had some idea about it.
Doubtful.
Sure enough, his intuition was completely correct.
When Ji Xian heard what Li Ran said, he was obviously stunned for a moment. His eyes flashed, as if he was a little embarrassed, and he looked like he was hesitant to speak.
This scene made Zichan on the side immediately interested and asked in surprise:
"Sacrificing elders? Is this really not your own idea?"
Although the food that Jishi plans to transport to Weiguo this time is not too much compared to the disaster relief aid from various countries, it is still not a small amount. And this food can be regarded as a huge sum of money for the huge Jishi.
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If this idea is really not from Ji Xian, then who else within the Ji family can decide on such a large-scale grain trade?
"Sigh... To be honest, this is my son's intention... Seeing that this is a good thing, I didn't think about it in detail, so... I agreed... But I didn't expect... Sigh..."
At the end of the words, Ji Xian sighed again, depression and regret appeared on his face at the same time, and he lowered his head, feeling very guilty.
As he said, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this matter at first. But today, after listening to what Li Ran said, she realized that this matter might bring serious consequences to the Ji family and even Zheng Guoguo.
What a disaster.
If Li Ran hadn't woken him up today, I'm afraid he would have made another mistake again and again, and it would be difficult to recover. If he made another mistake, then Jishi and Zheng Guoke would really have made a big joke in front of the whole world.
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However, when Li Ran heard Ji Xian's words, the bad intuition in his heart did not fade away at all, but became increasingly clear.
Before he could speak, Zichan asked again:
"Erecting a cow? You mean, he proposed this?"
Ji Xian nodded slightly and sighed:
"Yes... He has been responsible for taking care of our clan's external business over the years. Now that he is old, it is inevitable that he is a little unable to do what he does. He has not asked about this trivial matter for a long time. If the doctor hadn't spoken this time
Please, I won't get involved in this matter."
Being entrusted by officials of the Zheng State to transport grain to the Wei State for disaster relief, and Ji Shi privately transporting grain to the Wei State for sale, are two completely different things. Even if Ji Xian was confident about raising the cow, he had to personally intervene.
After all, no matter how small the affairs of the Zheng Kingdom are, they still have a huge impact on the Ji family.
It is precisely because of this that both Li Ran and Zichan mistakenly believed that Ji's plan to transport grain and sell it was Ji Xian's own decision.
But in fact this is not the case.
When Li Ran heard this, he suddenly remembered that the uneasiness in his heart had appeared before when he was in the State of Lu.
That was before the death of Ji Ye, the former crown prince of Lu State, when he and his uncle Sunbao were thinking about why the Ji family opposed Prince Ye's move to the Chu Palace.
At that time, Li Ran felt that Ji's objection to the prince's wild move to the Chu Palace was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and there must be a bigger conspiracy hidden behind it.
Sure enough, it didn't take long before Prince Lu Ye was assassinated and died.
Now, when Li Ran heard that Ji's grain selling plan was planned by Shu Niu, he suddenly felt that this plan was definitely more than what it seemed on the surface.
Thinking back to that day, when he went to visit his family, he could still vividly remember the murderous intention of the standing bull next to him. The murderous intention was not only strong, but also extremely determined, just like him
He and Shu Niu have a sworn hatred.
He had been thinking about it for the past few days, but he still couldn't figure out why Shu Niu treated him like this, so he always suspected that Shu Niu had some kind of relationship with the Ji family of Lu State, so he specially asked Sun Wu to go and investigate. But Sun Wu is also new here, and he is not very familiar with everything around him, so what can he find?
"Ziming, what do you mean...?"
Zichan seemed to notice that Li Ran was worried, and immediately frowned and asked.
You must know that this plan for the sacrifice of the clan will not only affect the sacrifice of the clan, but also the entire Zheng State. Zi Chanzi is very concerned about it right now.
However, Li Ran was also unsure at this time, so he immediately replied casually after hearing the sound:
"Oh, what I mean is, now that the matter has come to this, we should ask clearly whose idea it is..."
He didn't say it clearly. After all, he doesn't know much about the matter at the moment. If he said something wrong, wouldn't it just make others more troubled?
Zichan nodded slightly when he heard the sound, and after thinking for a moment, he turned to look at Ji Xian and said:
"In this case, let's make arrangements for the memorial ceremony today to ensure that this matter is done properly and that no more trouble can occur."
After Zichan finished saying this, he looked outside the house again, but saw that the full moon was high and it was already late at night. He got up and wanted to say goodbye to Li Ran.
"It's getting late, let's say goodbye first and come back to visit another day."
With that said, he and Ji Xian stood up at the same time. After Li Ran bowed to them, they left in a hurry.
In fact, when Zichan saw Li Ran like this before leaving, he knew that he must have something to say, but since Jixian was also present, he didn't ask any more questions.
After spending more than ten years in Zheng Guochao, Zichan has already mastered the ability to observe words and emotions.
After the two of them left, Ji Le walked out from the backyard sadly, with the same guilty look on his face as Ji Xian did before.
A pair of bright and transparent eyes looked at Li Ran and kept rubbing the corners of his clothes.
She also heard what Li Ran said just now, and also knew how dangerous it was for the Ji clan to transport grain to the Wei Kingdom for sale. As a member of the Ji clan, she felt even more scared.
"Zi Mingjun...I..."
"This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't blame yourself too much for the sacrifice of the girl."
Li Ran couldn't help but comfort him.
But who would have thought that Ji Le shook his head and said, still a little sad:
"No, my father has always taught me that our clan has been doing business for generations, and everyone in the clan is one family, dependent on each other, and sharing weal and woe."
"Even if I did not participate in this matter, I am still responsible... If I had known this... If I had known this, I should have opposed Brother Meng earlier..."
Ji Le's brows were full of regret.
It turned out that when she first heard Shu Niu propose this idea, she only thought that this business was just an ordinary one. But she never thought of linking this business with the safety of the people of Weiguo.
She has traveled to many places over the years and has a deep understanding of the hardships of people's lives.
Now that Weiguo has suffered a major disaster, how can the people have any spare money to buy food? Isn’t it true that the food shipped to Weiguo by the Ji clan was resold to those high-ranking officials in the end? In the end, the people of Weiguo were starving to death everywhere.
I'm afraid no one cares about it either.
It's a pity that although she is the apple of Ji Xian's eye, she is a daughter who doesn't talk much about the internal affairs of the Ji family.
Moreover, she could not think as thoroughly as Li Ran, so when Shu Niu proposed this suggestion, she did not object.
Thinking about it at this time, I was really scared. If Li Ran hadn't dissuaded him, it would have been impossible to know that Ji Shi would have suffered a serious crime this time.
After thinking about it, Ji Le immediately raised his hands and raised his eyebrows towards Li Ran in a salute. He changed his usual playful demeanor and suddenly looked very respectful.