Everyone followed Li Ran to pay homage to Chang Hong. Li Ran knelt in front of his tomb and burst into tears for a while.
He felt guilty about Chang Hong's death. If it weren't for him, respected teacher Chang Hong might not have ended up like this.
When others saw him crying sadly, they were also exaggerated by him, and they all burst into tears.
Gong Eryue squatted beside him, and after he cried for a while, she comforted him:
"This man has passed away, sir, please express my condolences!"
Li Ran wiped his tears and looked at Gong Eryue with tearful eyes.
Over the years, some people close to him have left him one after another. Some people died of old age, while others were due to various accidents.
This made Li Ran feel more and more that he should cherish the people in front of him more.
Just as the two of them were looking at each other lovingly, Liguang also said from the side:
"Father, don't be too sad. Aren't we still by your side?!"
Li Ran turned his head and forced a smile with his daughter.
"Guang'er, come on, kowtow to our master too!"
Liguang didn't hesitate. After coming over, she immediately knelt down, kowtowed several times in succession, and prayed:
"Master, please protect my father from having to work like this anymore. Please protect the world from peace and allow him to live a peaceful life. I, Liguang, will also be filial to my father in the future and will come with him often.
Visiting you!"
Li Ran heard Liguang's words and knew what she was thinking. She certainly didn't want to let herself leave her side again.
Therefore, he immediately said:
"Master, my disciple, I swear here in front of you today. In the days to come, I will never travel far away, but will spend more time with Guang'er!"
When Liguang heard this, she turned around in surprise and laughed:
"Father, are you serious about what you said? You can't go back on your word!"
Li Ran smiled slightly, gave her a positive nod, and forced out a smile and said:
"Haha, in the future, even if my father goes somewhere, he will definitely take Guang'er with him!"
Liguang kowtowed to Chang Hong's mausoleum a few more times and joked:
"Please also ask Master Chang Hong to be a witness! Here! This is what my father said himself!"
After Guang'er said this, the dark clouds on everyone's faces finally dispersed a lot.
After the worship ceremony was over, Li Ran and his group walked back.
When leaving, Li Ran kept looking back. Seeing Chang Hong's lonely grave and thinking about the cause of his death, he couldn't help but feel a wave of sadness and anger in his heart.
Gong Eryue also silently handed him a handkerchief. Li Ran took it in his hand and wiped his tears. He only felt a faint fragrance. After taking a closer look, he found that it was actually embroidered with a rose. He couldn't help but feel that it was one of them.
Startled.
Although roses existed at this time, they were just an ordinary flower and did not represent love.
Li Ran had only talked about it occasionally when chatting with Ji Le before.
Li Ran looked at the square kerchief in a daze, and then realized that he had lost etiquette, and immediately wanted to return the kerchief to Gong Eryue.
Gong Eryue also smiled slightly and pushed the scarf back to Li Ran:
"Mr., just keep this scarf! It was originally embroidered for me."
Li Ran was slightly surprised and couldn't help but look sideways and said:
"Yue, do you know what the meaning of roses is?"
Gong Eryue's face turned slightly red and she said:
"No...I don't know!"
Seeing her like this, Li Ran felt that it was impossible for her not to know, so he asked again:
"How do you know the meaning of this rose?"
Gong Eryue didn't dare to look at Li Ran and looked away.
"This is just a custom among our Yue people. The name of this flower is 'Seven Sisters', which means beautiful things! So... don't think too much about it."
Li Ran couldn't help but feel a little strange. He remembered that Gong Eryue didn't remember much about their Yue tribe, but how could she remember such things so clearly?
Moreover, what she embroidered is clearly a "rose". Is this really just a coincidence?
Li Ran was even more doubtful and couldn't help but touch the "Huan Shao Dan" that he had been carrying in his arms.
Despite Fan Li's insistence, he never took this medicine.
Back at the mansion, Li Ran handed the "Huan Shao Dan" to Guan Cong.
"Ziyu, this is the 'Huan Shao Dan' that I bought from the private sector before. Can you find someone to find out if this 'Huan Shao Dan' is real? Or... is it just a trick?"
Guan Cong only felt a little strange, but still accepted the "Huan Shao Dan".
"No! Guan Cong understands!"
Li Ran watched Guan Cong leave and thought to himself:
"Why do I always think that Gong'er Yue is a sacrifice for Le'er? Hey, is it because I miss Le'er too much that I have such strange thoughts? Le'er was seriously ill at that time, and even the doctor couldn't cure her, and the doctor
There is no news from her again, how can she survive?"
"Although Yue is a little strange, maybe it's just related to her own condition. Maybe the reason why she went to Qin to seek medical treatment is really just a coincidence?"
Li Ran shook his head, feeling that he was still a little too whimsical.
…
It is said that Li Ran has become the eldest uncle now, but actually he doesn't have much to do on weekdays.
Moreover, most of the things can be left to the people under his command. However, from now on, he will no longer be able to go out easily.
Not long after, because all the edicts from King Zhou had been issued to all the vassal states, Zhao Yang was the first to arrive at Chengzhou along with the Marquis of Jin.
Li Ran was also fully prepared for this grand event. After all, the Zhou royal family had not had the gift of imperial betrothal for many years, and all etiquette regulations were almost blank.
Accompanied by Kong Kui, Weihou Zhuang came to Chengzhou. Weihou Zhuang was the son of Kuai Kuai.
After the death of Weihou Yuan, because your wife Nanzi had no children, the only choice was to make the grandson of Weihou Yuan, the son of Kuai Kuai, the heir.
However, Nanzi is still firmly controlling everything in Weiguo at the moment.
In the state of Zheng, Handa protected Zheng Bohui, and the Marquis of Lu and Song also came to the Zhou royal family accompanied by Confucius and his disciples.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Qi State, because Qi Hou Chujiu passed away suddenly, and used this excuse to be unable to come.
As for other princes, such as Chen, Cai, Cao, Song, etc., they all arrived.
Chengzhou has indeed not been so lively for a long time, and King Zhou was very happy about it.
He even received and entertained Zhao Yang, who was the minister of the state of Jin, alone, and showed his courtesy.
Li Ran also put a lot of thought into the placement of various countries.
He knew that the Wei State had attacked the Jin State not long ago, and that Wei Hou's biological father Kuai Chi also followed Zhao Yang to Chengzhou, so Li Ran arranged for him to stay far away for fear of something unexpected happening.
In addition, he also knew that the Lu State and the Zheng State had formed many conflicts since the regency of Yang Hu.
Therefore, he also deliberately separated the camps of Lu and Zheng.
After Li Ran finished taking care of everything, he first went to Guanyi to meet Zhao Yang. Zhao Yang bowed his hands and said:
"Zhao Yang, Qing of Jin, has met the eldest uncle! Now Mr. Ziming is also inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. This honor is well deserved!"
Li Ran returned the courtesy and said humbly:
"If it weren't for the general's divine power, how could I have accomplished such a great thing? In this appointment, the general is actually the protagonist!"
Zhao Yang also knew that many princes had already settled in Chengzhou. After hearing what Li Ran said, he was secretly happy.
"Haha, without sir, it would be really difficult for Martingale to succeed! Now that sir has become the eldest uncle, I don't know what his plans will be in the future?"
When Li Ran heard this, he smiled and waved his hand:
"Haha, to be fair to the general, I, the eldest uncle, am more of a fictitious official. Just because of the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, there are not many external affairs to deal with. But... all this is exactly what Ran has in mind.
beg."
"Li Ran has owed a lot to his family in these years in order to achieve great stability in the world. Therefore, I would like to ask the general to forgive me. Since the general is the lord of the world, he has nothing major to do. Please allow Li Ran to retire and no longer interfere.
That’s the end of the world!”
After Zhao Yang heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a long time. He really didn't expect that what Li Ran was thinking about now was to retreat bravely.
But after all, everyone has his own ambitions. Although Zhao Yang did not understand this, he would never impose his will on Li Ran.
"Well... Yang Yang already understands what the gentleman is thinking. Although it is a pity that the gentleman has retreated so quickly, since the gentleman insists on doing so, Yang Yang will never dare to go against the sir's wishes!"