This time he was able to achieve such great achievements when he first came to the throne. How could it have been so smooth without the blessing of destiny?

Since he has a destiny, he should be able to silence these people!

Following the announcement from the King of Chu, everyone in the Chu State also knew that King Wu Zhufan was dead, so they were full of praise for Li Ran, Wu Ju, and Sun Wu. They all thought that the Chu State had these three people, and they, the Chu State,

It will be easy to dominate the world.

But what they didn't know was that Li Ran, who was on his way back to Yingdu, was in an extremely depressed mood at this moment.

With Zhufan's death, all his plans came to nothing. He had never felt such a sense of frustration.

In the past, his calculations were always accurate and his plans were always right.

But this time, his strategy fell short, and even directly affected the situation of the entire world.

This traumatized him, who had always insisted on maintaining stability in the world, and made him unable to sleep or eat well for a long time.

"Chang Qing, now that the matter has come to this, am I still too smart for my brother? Or am I too smart for my brother's sake? Or have I underestimated the others?"

Li Ran can now understand why Zhu Fan committed suicide and why the Wu soldiers followed their master to death together. After all, in this ancient era, human dignity was their focus, as for their own lives

, but it seems so insignificant.

But what Li Ran couldn't understand was why Wu Ju had to force Zhu Fan to death?

At that critical moment, if Wu Ju could bend down and stay consistent with him and Sun Wu, Zhufan would never commit suicide because of this.

At that time, if Zhufan stops his troops and makes peace with Chu, wouldn't that be much better than the current situation?

Why did Wu Ju drive Zhufan to death so recklessly?

Just for military exploits?

Li Ran couldn't believe that Wu Ju was familiar with "Zhou etiquette" after all. Could it be that he really didn't understand the wonderful effects of these "self-denials and restoration of etiquette"?

However, it didn't matter whether he believed it or not at this moment. What mattered was that Wu Ju might really think so.

Because the life and death of Wu King Zhufan is the biggest bargaining chip for the Wu family to establish their clan!

As mentioned before, Wu Ju volunteered to fight in order to gain military exploits and improve the status of the Wu family in the Chu State, thereby consolidating the power of the Wu family, and even becoming a super family like the Chun family. In order to

His children and grandchildren paved the way.

Therefore, when faced with Zhu Fan's head on his neck and such unparalleled achievements, Wu Ju, who had always been scheming and well versed in Zhou rites, would become so eager for quick success and become more reckless.

From this, it is not difficult to see what is the culprit for the "corruption of etiquette and the collapse of music"? When the vested interests in front of you are powerful enough to drive people crazy, those "invisible and intangible" people are often

The real "foresight" will seem to be in vain and people will no longer pay attention to it.

This was the case with Wu Ju. He did not consider at all what kind of disaster Zhufan's death would bring to Wu and Chu, and what kind of hidden dangers it would bring to his Wu family.

Just because Zhufan's head is too important to him now.

However, at this point, Li Ran's plan was completely in vain, and the storm he had to face next was obviously more serious than the military disaster between Wu and Chu.

Sun Wu obviously knew this, so he also understood the question Li Ran asked very clearly.

"Why did you say this, sir? Your plan is perfect. If Wu Ju hadn't been reckless and interfered, the matter would never have developed to this point!"

"If you want to blame it, you can only blame Wu Ju for being too ignorant. He turned Wu State into Chu State's old enemy. From now on, the world may not be stable."

As a direct participant in the whole thing, Sun Wu saw it most clearly.

However, Li Ran smiled self-deprecatingly.

Just listen to Sun Wu continue:

"At this moment, if you continue to think about blaming yourself, I'm afraid it will be useless."

"From a military point of view, sir, you should think about how to respond to the accusations from Dr. Zichan and the other countries in the Central Plains."

"The death of King Wu will definitely implicate Sir, and become the basis for those people to criticize Sir!"

Sun Wu frowned, obviously thinking about this issue as well.

After all, Zhufan's death was irreversible. How to face the verbal and written attacks from the monarchs and ministers of the Central Plains countries was what Li Ran needed to consider most at this time.

But who would have expected that Li Ran let out a long sigh, opened the car curtain and looked outside.

The cold and rain-drenched Chu Land was filled with smoke, and the surroundings were gloomy and silent. There was no rooster crow, no dog barking, and few people.

Looking at this world, Li Ran remained silent.

He originally thought that with his thousands of years of historical experience and modern people's logical thinking, he would be able to deal with anything in such a world with ease.

So when he first attended the township school assembly in Qufu, he regarded everyone as "stupid students".

In short, in Li Ran's opinion, no one in this era can be his opponent.

But now, he realizes how stupid and arrogant he was back then.

In any era, there are characteristics that cannot be changed. Even if Li Ran is a latecomer and the first person to gather five thousand years of historical experience, he cannot change the characteristics of this era.

Moreover, in such an era, there are still many things that he cannot do and cannot accomplish through the channels he wants.

As the saying goes, only by never forgetting your original intention can you achieve success.

But now, Li Ran was very doubtful about the correctness of this sentence.

He is always just one person.

A person who is also made of flesh and blood is not a saint who does not eat the fireworks of the world.

What is ordinary to him is what is ordinary to all living beings.

…

After half a month of turbulence, Li Ran and Sun Wu finally returned to Yingdu together.

What awaited them was the King of Chu's servants.

Under Zhang Hua's stage, the King of Chu came down from hundreds of stairs for a rare occasion, and led a group of civil servants and generals of the Chu State to personally greet Li Ran and Sun Wu.

This scene is truly spectacular.

Thousands of King Chu's bodyguards surrounded Zhang Huatai, and all the ministers and officials from the Chu Kingdom stood in two rows behind King Chu. The King of Chu wore a crown on his head, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and had a majestic face.

There is an excitement that has not faded yet.

"We sincerely welcome Mr. Ziming back after his victory. Your Majesty and your ministers are respectful, and I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Ziming for his merits in Chu!"

As Prince Qiji's voice sounded, in front of Zhang Hua's stage, the kings and ministers of Chu State simultaneously bowed to Li Ran.

Even Prince Qiji was envious of such honor, his gloomy eyes full of inexplicable expressions.

When Li Ran faced the courtesy of the King of Chu, he naturally wanted to return the courtesy. He quickly came to the King of Chu and knelt on the ground.

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original:

In the twelfth month of the twelfth month, all the Fans of Wu Zi attacked Chu in retaliation for the battle of the boat master. The gate was in Chao. Chao Niuchen said: "The king of Wu is brave and light. If you open it, you will marry him. If I catch him, I will die. This is your king."
Chapter completed!