I Won’t Be King in the Spring and Autumn Period Chapter 281, 282 Request to Xu

Xiangxu has traveled all over the country in these years, and he has seen a lot of big scenes and big people.

As mentioned before, he gained some face in front of the Central Plains countries and the big bosses because he facilitated the meeting to eliminate the troops.

But I didn't expect that when I came back to the Chu Kingdom, I heard that the King of Chu, Xiong Wei, was going to give me a showdown as soon as I settled down. Is this making it clear that I don't want to buy his old face?!

Therefore, it would be strange to say that he is not resentful.

This is indeed Xiangxu.

Because Xiang Xu himself is a very face-conscious person, and he also thinks that he has a lot of face.

Li Ran also knew this. After all, the current King of Chu was not the same King of Chu before. The reason why Xiang Xu of the Song Dynasty was able to travel all over the country to form an alliance to eliminate soldiers was largely because of the previous King of Chu.

King Kang was relatively easy to talk to, and he had a good relationship with Xiang Xu, the magistrate of Chu State, Yin Zimu (Qu Jian), and the ruling minister of Jin State, Zhao Wu.

"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"

That's why his old face has become a bit thin.

But now? The world has long since changed. How can Xiong Wei, the King of Chu, be so easy to talk to now? He doesn't care who Xiang Xu was in the past. In his opinion, you are just a piece of dead wood.

"Well... about this matter... King Chu did go a little too far..."

After all, visitors from the Song Dynasty are always guests. As the host, the king of Chu did this as soon as he arrived. It was indeed not the way to treat guests.

Furthermore, the purpose of the King of Chu's convening of the Shendi Alliance was to seek the friendship of the Song Alliance.

The King of Chu is being rude to the Song State at this time. Doesn't this mean that you have broken the trust of the princes? And once you lose trust, the Song State will be forced to abandon the alliance and leave. How should the other Central Plains countries react?

Although the countries in the Central Plains have been fighting for years, since Duke Huan of Qi, they have been committed to working together to deal with Chu in terms of value orientation. On this matter, everyone can be said to have always been highly consistent.

Therefore, if the King of Chu really presses the Song State, and then the Central Plains countries unite to isolate the Chu State, what good can the Chu State gain?

Zichan, who was sitting quietly aside, couldn't help but say:

"All the countries in the Central Plains are united by the same spirit. If the King of Chu is so coercive and coercive, then this meeting will probably be counterproductive."

Wisdom is like the inheritance of a child, how can we not see the secret behind it?

After he said this, Xiang Xu immediately nodded in agreement.

Zichan looked at Li Ran and said:

"Yes, Zi Ming, now you can be regarded as a popular person in front of the King of Chu. You should give some advice on this matter."

Whether the King of Chu would listen to what others said, Zichan didn't know.

But Zichan knew that the King of Chu would definitely listen to what Li Ran said.

At this time, Xiang Xu also cupped his hands towards Li Ran and continued:

"By the way, Xu and Ziming have never had any contact with each other. I didn't expect that this meeting will directly cause trouble. I apologize for my lack of etiquette..."

"Come on, bring the things up."

After he finished speaking, several Song Dynasty guards walked in from outside the garden carrying a large box.

Xiang Xu pointed to the boxes and explained:

"It's just a small gift, not respectful. I hope Ziming can accept it with a smile."

How could the experienced Xiang Xu, who traveled all over the country and north, not know the truth that "the emperor never lacks hungry soldiers"?

So when he came to visit this time, he prepared generous gifts early in the morning and waited for the opportunity to become friends with Li Ran.

When Li Ran saw this, he immediately stood up and bowed to Xiang Xu:

"Wouldn't this act towards Master Zuo be a disgrace to this junior?"

"How dare you accept such a generous gift? Master Zuo, please take it back."

The matter has not been settled yet, so of course Li Ran cannot accept the gift.

In this era of sophistication, Li Ran understands this rule better than Zichan and Xiang Xu.

It is indeed the norm of this era to accept gifts and do things, but after all, he, Li Ran, is not a person of this era.

As the saying goes, no reward will be given without merit. If something is accomplished, you can give a gift as a thank you when the time comes. This is okay.

But now that the matter has not been settled, the gift was sent early, which is not in line with the morality of future generations.

"Hey, Zi Ming is confused! Since it is a little bit of kindness from Master Zuo, why should Zi Ming refuse?"

At this time, Zichan on the side also winked at Li Ran.

Li Ran was slightly startled when he saw this, and immediately sighed:

"But there is no reward for no merit..."

But who would have thought that Xiang Xu laughed and said:

"Haha, everyone in the world doesn't know Li Ziming's name. Anyone who wants to give Ziming a gift will probably be able to queue up from here to go to Zheng!"

"Today Zi Ming is willing to accept Xu's measly gift, which is enough to give Xu some thin noodles..."

See, this is Xiang Xu’s wisdom.

He can always say the most appropriate and considerate words at the right time to achieve what he wants to achieve.

"Well, if that's the case, then it would be disrespectful."

After Li Ran finished speaking, he slightly raised his hand towards Chu Tang who was behind him. Chu Tang immediately led the people down and carried the box containing the betrothal gift into the backyard.

After accepting the gift, Li Ran acquiesced to intercede with the King of Chu on behalf of the Song Dynasty.

"Haha, thanks to your hard work, Nexu will be waiting for good news."

After saying this, Xiangxu stood up and said goodbye.

After he left, Li Ran turned back to Zichan and asked:

"Why did the doctor accept the betrothal gift from Master Xiang Zuo? It seems that it is not the doctor's style to act like this?"

When Zichan heard this, an enigmatic smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Just listen to him:

"Haha, doesn't Ziming still have to deal with the Hua family of the Song Dynasty? If Xiang Xu can help you then, wouldn't this matter be much easier?"

It turned out that this was another secret move made by Zi Shan.

Li Ran was also stunned after hearing this, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Although Qing Feng is a breakthrough, even if Li Ran seizes this breakthrough and really digs out the gang hidden behind Qing Feng, how will he start?

If he really wants to attack the Hua family of the Song Dynasty, then it is obvious that Xiang Xu, the left master of the Song Dynasty, and even the Xiang family will play an extremely crucial role in the future.

Therefore, for Li Ran, being on good terms with Xiang Xu at this time would only make a profit but not a loss.

"According to what you said, Ziming, the Qingfeng family, the Ji family of the Lu state, the Hua family of the Song state, and Feng Duan of our Zheng state, as well as those who are still unknown in the Qi state, the power of these people is probably

It’s unimaginable. Could there even be more wealthy families and even some offices involved?”

"So, if Ziming wants to attack them, I'm afraid it won't be enough to rely on his own abilities. Therefore, it might not be a bad thing to make more friends with powerful people and more like-minded people!"

Zichan reminded him again.

After Li Ran heard this, he suddenly realized it and couldn't help but nodded and said:

"What the doctor said makes sense, but please remember it."

Regarding the use of "momentum", Li Ran should know better than anyone else in the world.

He naturally understood what Zichan meant, but there was always a hurdle in his heart.

That is that he is actually not good at "using force", in other words, he is not good at using others to achieve his goals.

Therefore, although he had already agreed, in fact, it would be very difficult for him to actually do it.

He actually prefers to rely solely on his own hard power to accomplish something.

However, it is still too early to say anything about this matter, and everything is still in his plan. Therefore, for Li Ran, he has no more ideas at the moment.

So, after the two of them chatted about other things, Zichan stood up and said goodbye.

After Zichan left, Ji Le walked out of the house. Seeing Li Ran's thoughtful expression, he immediately brewed a cup of scented tea and brought it to Li Ran.

"Is it possible that your husband doesn't want to help the people of Song Dynasty get out of trouble?"

Ji Le thought that Li Ran was worried about helping the Song Dynasty people.

Li Ran shook his head and said:

"It's not difficult to help them."

"Oh? What is the husband thinking about?"

At this moment, Li Ran held the tea cup in his hand, stopped it at his mouth, and replied thoughtfully:

"My husband is thinking about whether I can kill two birds with one stone..."

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To be continued...