"What do you think, sir?"

King Chu still looked at Li Ran with a bright smile and asked expectantly.

And all the ministers and officials present here were filled with envy and jealousy when they saw that the King of Chu was so generous!

After all, this reward is unprecedented! Even Wu Ju, as the most favored minister around King Chu Xiong Wei, would never dare to think of it!

But now the King of Chu has directly sealed Li Ran, a foreign minister in their eyes, how can they not be jealous?

Although this group of people are all at the level of old foxes, seeing King Chu rewarding him so highly, envy could not help but appear on their faces.

But what they didn't know was that at this moment, after Li Ran calmed down a little, he immediately woke up.

On his forehead, a burst of black crows could not help but pass by.

"I've told you a thousand times, I don't want to stay in Chu State, let alone be an official in Chu State!"

"Deaf, right? Just rush the duck and put it on the shelf, right?!"

"What kind of kindness is this! This is clearly forcing me to go to Liangshan? This guy thinks that I am Lu Junyi!"

Li Ran has seen shameless people, but never seen such shameless people. If you want to put it aside, Song Jiang acted like a gangster to Lu Junyi, but that is just family talk, how can such behavior be played in reality?!

And Li Ran really asked his grandfather to eat coptis at this time - what a hardship!

In fact, how could he not know these wishful thinking of King Chu?

Once he receives this gift, it will be difficult even if he doesn't want to admit it.

Not only that, his political career as a Zhou native has come to an end.

Because once he became the county official of Chu State, it meant that he, Li Ran, was directly under the orders of the King of Chu.

If this is the case, then he still talks about peace between the north and the south and peace in the world?

The countries in the Central Plains in the north just want to crush him to pieces and scatter them into ashes!

But what if he doesn't accept it? You can rest assured that the King of Chu has already left a backup plan. If Li Ran insists on refusing to award the reward, the King of Chu will only need to publicize the news.

This can be turned into another drama immediately to promote the example of "the King of Chu treats the wise with courtesy". When the time comes, not only will the Central Plains countries hold grudges, but even the entire Chu Kingdom will not look upon him in a good light.

As the saying goes, "Blocking people's way of making money will kill their parents." You, Li Ran, suddenly acted like this. Aren't you just embarrassing those who come after you?

Do you still remember Jie Zitui back then? How was Jie Zitui framed by gangsters and burned alive on the mountain?

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Cruel!

It’s really cruel!

"When you become the king of a country, instead of studying state affairs, you actually study the art of war!"

"Sun Wu hasn't written "The Art of War" yet. Who did you learn this trick from?"

Li Ran felt depressed in his heart, and at this moment he seemed to be pushed to the edge of a cliff.

There are crematoriums on both sides, how to choose?

Just when he was in a dilemma, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he inadvertently thought of another famous figure in Chinese history.

That's right, isn't his current situation of "being in the Chu camp and caring about Zhou" very similar to Guan Yunchang who was trapped in Xiapi back then?

"Hey, it doesn't matter. Since Mr. Guan can seal it with gold and seal in the future, why can't I, Li Ran?"

"The worst thing is, from now on, just hang the seal in the county government office, slap your butt and leave."

After thinking about it, Li Ran felt that this was a solution. After all, he really had no other solution at the moment.

So, half pushing and half winning, he had no choice but to step forward and thank the King of Chu for the reward.

When the King of Chu saw that Li Ran had actually accepted his reward, he was very happy. He stepped forward and grabbed Li Ran's hand, led Li Ran to the center of the hall, looked at his highnesses and officials solemnly, and shouted:

"Everyone, from today on, Mr. Ziming is the county magistrate of Yedi, Chu State!"

"Very good! Very good! Let's play music and then dance! Today I will definitely have a good drink with all my ministers!"

Making Li Ran the county magistrate of Chu was obviously the second step for the King of Chu to recruit Li Ran.

As long as Li Ran becomes a senior executive of Chu State, is it still far away that Li Ran will be willing to serve Chu State?

When the King of Chu thought that he would be able to conquer Li Ran in the near future, he was so excited that he felt a hundred times more comfortable than having ten concubines.

But what he didn't know was that this second step he took would also be his last step in recruiting Li Ran.

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The next day, Li Ran woke up from being drunk and felt a dull pain in his head. It wasn't until he drank a lot of tea that he slowly came back to his senses.

At this time, the county official's clothes and seals sent by the king of Chu were already prepared in the house, as well as Ye Yi's corresponding slips.

"Since Sir, you have picked up the Lord of Yeyi County, you must send someone there immediately."

The King of Chu only sent one eunuch and urged Li Ran to send someone to take over Ye Yi as soon as possible.

Of course Li Ran also knew that he had to send someone to take over Ye Yi, so he had no choice but to call Sun Wu.

At this moment, besides Sun Wu, who else can take over Ye Yi on his behalf?

When Sun Wu heard that Li Ran wanted to take over Ye Yi himself, he was immediately shocked. At first he thought Li Ran was joking.

But after listening to what Li Ran said, I realized that what Li Ran said was true.

"If Brother Wei takes office in person, there will be no room for maneuver with the Central Plains countries in the future. Brother Wei will be completely opposite to Zheng Guo and Dr. Zichan."

"Since Chang Qing has been with me for many days and knows the inside story of the Zheng State, asking you to take over Ye Yi will not only maintain harmony with the Zheng State, but also stabilize the Chu King's intention to advance northward."

"Well, sir, you are right. This may be the reason why the King of Chu granted Ye Yi a reward! In fact, it was also to show that he had no intention of going north, so that sir, he could stay in the Chu Kingdom with peace of mind."

"Not only that, but if the situation becomes more variable in the future, you and I will be able to leave without any hindrance."

It turns out that the reason why Li Ran was rewarded, and the reason why the king of Chu was sure that Li Ran would be rewarded, was because of the geographical location of Ye Yi.

Yeyi was the most important city between Zheng and Chu. Li Ran was granted the title here, which was equivalent to getting a ticket to return to Zheng at any time.

On the other hand, it also expressed that the King of Chu had no intention of marching north to fight for supremacy. At least, that was the case as long as Li Ran was in the Chu Kingdom.

Therefore, it is obviously appropriate for Sun Wu to take over Ye Yi for him.

"But sir, Wu has never..."

"Haha, sir, you don't need to worry too much. To be in charge of a party, you only need to remember four words, that is - to govern for the people."

Sun Wu was originally a Li leader and had no experience in running a party.

But what is very different from later generations in this era is that whoever is in charge of a party can develop different strategic characteristics based on different regional conditions.

Just like the Zheng State emphasized commerce and trade, the Lu State emphasized ethics and education, the Jin State emphasized integration, the Song State emphasized ghosts and gods, and so on.

As the saying goes, "The same rice feeds hundreds of people." In fact, every place has its own unique style.

Therefore, it is obvious that if you want to govern a people well, the most inescapable fundamental prerequisite is to put people first.

Obviously, Li Ran believes that as long as the government of a party can be "people-oriented", comply with local folk customs and develop appropriately according to local conditions, it can find a way to achieve long-term peace and stability.

This can be considered a "great governance".

Therefore, although Sun Wu has no experience in ruling a party, it is precisely because of his "inexperience" that if he can only rely on his heart of "governing for the people", Li Ran is convinced that Sun Wu is completely competent.
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