After hearing what Li Ran said, King Wu's husband suddenly stopped smiling, stood up and bowed, and asked seriously:
"But I don't know what the danger is? Please sir, please explain it to Gu Yi!"
Li Ran did not panic, he just collected the yarrow on the table, put it back into his sleeve, and said calmly:
"Those who are trapped in trouble are unlucky if they are not the master of others. Therefore, the hexagram says [If you say something but don't believe it]. Having no faith is not the way of a king, so it is unlucky." (If you say something but don't believe it: no one believes what you say, because the top leader has lost credibility)
After hearing this, King Wu Fu Chai thought for a moment and continued:
"I will follow my father's will, and the former king told me that I will avenge him. Now that the Yue Kingdom has surrendered, how can I not be trustworthy?" (The ancients regarded keeping promises to God as faith.)
Li Ran sneered and said:
“What’s the point of having little faith but not enough faith?”
King Wu Fu Chai still looked puzzled:
"May I ask, sir...what is great faith?"
Li Ran cupped his hands and replied:
"Li would like to ask the king, now that the Yue Kingdom has surrendered, how will the king establish a country in the future?"
When King Wu Fu Chai heard this, he looked around for a while and seemed to have no idea.
"This... now that the country of Yue has been undecided, I have never thought of being alone..."
"Perhaps we can inherit the ambition of our ancestors and attack Chu to clarify our ambition?"
It is indeed reasonable for King Wu Fu Chai to have such an idea. After all, Wu and Chu have been fighting each other for hundreds of years since the beginning of King Wu Shoumeng. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are a feud.
Unexpectedly, Li Ran shook his head to show his denial:
"The king of Chu restored the country and prospered, eliminated its shortcomings internally, and harmonized the world externally. Your Majesty's army has no name, and it is really unattainable!"
King Wu Fu Chai thought for a while and said:
"If this is the case... then after I conquer the Yue Kingdom, I will march north to the Central Plains to compete with the Jin Kingdom!"
Unexpectedly, Li Ran sneered again and said with a smile:
"Now that the Jin State is presided over by Zhao Yang, the Jin State is once again the master of the world. And if the king attacks the Central Plains and his troops are unknown, how can he be undefeated? Haha, it is really impossible!"
After hearing Li Ran's denial again, King Wu Fu Chai became a little confused.
"Then... even Gu doesn't know what to do... He can neither attack Chu nor compete with Jin for supremacy... How can Gu establish a country and not break his promise?" (The word "faith" here represents what the letter means.
It is an oath made to God and our ancestors.)
At this time, Li Ran handed over his hand again and replied:
"If your Majesty wants to prosper, there is only one way, and that is to attack Qi!"
At this time, Li Ran stood up and spoke generously:
"Qi Jinggong passed away, and the new king was weak. The big families in the house were fighting each other, which can be called chaos. Moreover, now Qi State is begging in the fields, fearing that the world will not be chaotic, and ignoring the justice of the king and his ministers, he actually assassinated the prince and deposed the new king! This is
Everyone in the world is angry! Therefore, if your Majesty holds high the banner of righteousness to appeal to Qi's disloyal subjects, why should you worry about not fulfilling your great ambitions?"
When King Wu's husband heard Li Ran's remarks, he felt as if he was enlightened. He immediately stood up, bowed to Li Ran, and said gratefully:
"Ah! Sir, what you said is exactly what you want!"
"If we look at the current situation in the world, Qi is the chief culprit, and Gu Ruo raises his troops to attack him. This is how he can bring justice to the world!"
While King Wu Fu Chai was still laughing excitedly, Li Ran suddenly changed his tone and said:
"It's just... there is one more thing, Li Ran thinks... the king needs to be more careful!"
King Wu Fu Chai immediately stopped his hearty laughter and said:
"Oh? But what else is wrong? Sir, please speak up for me!"
So, Li Ran continued:
"Although the hexagram "Kun" is good for a big wedding, its three lines are change lines, so the hexagram "Da Guo" is a change of the hexagram. The so-called 'big mistake' means that the big one is too big. Therefore, if the king just blindly advances forward, what will happen instead?
It’s a bad image! Therefore, this hexagram is a combination of good and evil!”
King Wu continued to ask:
"Then...is there a way to solve it?"
Li Ran replied:
"Yes! Now that the king has obtained a strange woman, the king can place her in the main palace. If there is such a girl waiting to guard the palace, the king will be strong and strong without any blame!"
"Trapped in the book Chapter 63, 'Trapped in stones, clinging to thorns; entering his palace and not seeing his wife, it is bad luck'."
"'Trapped in a stone', the stone is a hard object, and cannot reach it, which is a sign of inefficiency; 'Trapped in a thorn', it is also a hard person who is easily injured. 'If you enter his palace and do not see his wife, it is bad luck', but this is not possible.
Wherever you return."
"The husband is strong on the outside; the wife is soft on the inside. If there is hardness but no softness, it will be as if the outside is dead and has nowhere to go, and it will be broken. This is also the evil of the pillars of "Da Guo"."
"So, judging from this, if this woman can stay in the main palace, haha, within ten years, the king will be fine!"
When King Wu Fu Chai heard this, he believed Li Ran's nonsense even though he only had a partial understanding of it.
After he nodded for a while, he said happily again:
"It seems that this woman and Gu Yi are destined to have a destiny! No wonder Gu Yi fell in love with this girl when he saw her!"
Then, King Wu Fu Chai handed over his hand again and asked Li Ran:
"My husband knows things like a god. I am so lucky to have my husband's guidance today!"
"But I still don't know, since you came to our country of Wu, sir, do you intend to help me achieve great things?"
Finally, King Wu Fu Chai, like all kings, still couldn't avoid this topic.
But Li Ran seemed extremely calm about this and only said:
"I am now over fifty years old, and I am no longer interested in assisting the king. Moreover, what the king has done is overbearing, and what I have learned is of no benefit to the king. So I ask for your forgiveness."
As soon as Li Ran said this, King Wu Fu Chai did not try to stop him. This was because King Wu Fu Chai was an extremely conceited person, and he believed that his ability was the most transcendent.
Therefore, although he was curious about Li Ran's abilities, he did not worry about them.
And the reason why he said this was mostly just pretending to be a "courteous and virtuous corporal".
"Oh... since Mr. said this, it is inconvenient for me to try to persuade you to stay. Since Mr. Sir is lucky enough to be here today, I will treat you as a treat!"
Just when King Wu Fu Chai stood up and was about to give orders to his surroundings to host a banquet, Li Ran stood up, cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, you don't have to be polite. Li has been running around all these days and feels quite tired. He is afraid that he will not be polite at the banquet. Therefore, there is no need to rush the reception."
"In addition, I...I heard that there is a lake here, and the scenery is quite beautiful. I have been fascinated by it for a long time. I wonder if I can let you go boating in the lake with the others? It can be regarded as finding a secluded place to rest for a while."
When King Wu Fu Chai heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said:
"Haha, what's wrong with such a trivial matter? Since your husband is so elegant, I will arrange it for you now!"
Therefore, King Wu Fu Chai ordered people to arrange the arrangements.
Li Ran also said goodbye to King Wu Fu Chai, and together with Ji Le and Fan Li, under the guidance of Sun Wu, came to the lake.
When I arrived at the lakeside, I saw a cruise ship already moored on the shore, and there were more than a dozen sailors waiting on the boat.
