I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 134 The Heart of the Marquis of Jin

Chapter 134 The Heart of the Marquis of Jin

After some discussions, the matter of lobbying the Marquis of Jin was settled.

On the way back to the official post, Zichan and Li Ran coincidentally chatted again about Wu Ju, the envoy of Chu State.

"Wu Ju is said to be a first-class talent in the Chu Kingdom. Now that this person wins the first place, it is extremely disadvantageous to us. Is Ziming really sure about lobbying the Marquis of Jin this time?"

Just now Li Ran asked Zichan and Yangtonu not to worry about Wu Ju, and Zichan and Yangtong also believed in Li Ran's ability, so they didn't ask more questions.

But after all, this matter involves a lot. If he can't successfully persuade the Marquis of Jin to reject the meeting in Guodi, then the situation of Zheng State will become quite dangerous.

Moreover, Wu Ju had already had an audience with the Marquis of Jin once, so he obviously had the upper hand.Therefore, Zichan still hopes that Li Ran can be absolutely sure, at least he can think more about his words.It would be the best if he could directly suppress Wu Ju verbally.

"Don't worry, doctor. After all, this matter is about the face of the Jin people, and the face of the Jin people is the hegemony of the world. Therefore, Chu State now wants to rule the world with Jin State, no matter what the reason is. Considering this kind of purpose, no matter which side it comes from, as long as you are still a Jin person who always cares about face, there is no reason to persuade the Marquis of Jin to send people to form an alliance. Therefore, this matter should not be difficult in fact. "

Since Li Ran is strategizing, he is naturally well versed in it.

The so-called overlord, in that era, was actually just a high-sounding title to a large extent.In fact, looking at the world, no one has ever had the opportunity and strength to sweep the world and dominate the world.Just like Qi Huan and Jin Wen, at most they can only command the heroes.

Now the strength of Chu State is not to be said to be inferior to Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin.Even compared with King Zhuang and King Cheng back then, it is already much inferior.

Therefore, if Jin State wants to reject Chu State’s alliance request, do not give Chu State this face, and does not recognize Chu State’s power to jointly dominate the world with Jin State, it will be too easy for Jin State to reach an agreement on this point up.

What's more, the kingdoms of Xia have always disliked Chu, and Chu people have always called themselves barbarians.The state of Jin has always been the sufferer of the state of Chu. There are too many things that don't give face, and it's not just this one?

"Furthermore, although the Marquis of Jin does not care about political affairs, everyone at the meeting in Pingqiu heard what the Marquis of Jin said. The Marquis of Jin is by no means a cowardly, cowardly, fearful person. Let the state of Chu behave like this?"

Based on Li Ran's guess, not only Yang Tonglu and Liu Qing would never agree to Chu's alliance request this time, even the Marquis of Jin himself would definitely not agree.

However, due to the fact that Chu State convened an alliance in Guodi, after all, it was at his own door.If you really don't go, you may be ridiculed.

And this is what really made them hesitate, so they never answered Wu Ju bluntly.

Of course, based on this, Li Ran naturally prepared his speech long ago.

Seeing that Li Ran is so full of ambition, I know that he has already prepared a draft in his chest.So Zichan felt relieved.

……

It was night, and Yang Tongue was not idle, and hurriedly brought the news that Zi Chan and Li Ran had entered Jin, and informed the Marquis of Jin to the palace.

Originally, tomorrow was the day when he would bring Zichan and Li Ran to pay homage to the Marquis of Jin, but he thought about it again at night, and felt that it would be better to inform the Marquis of Jin in advance, so that the Marquis of Jin could have a visit tomorrow. prepared.

"My lord, now that the Chu barbarians want to ally with the princes in Guo, they really deceived me too much. Why don't you just refuse, your lord, so as not to have long nights and dreams?"

"I think if my state of Jin categorically rejects this matter, who would dare to respond to the other princes?"

After all, Jin State is the recognized hegemon in the world. As long as Jin State takes the lead in refusing to participate in the alliance, the other vassal states in the hinterland of the Central Plains will most likely follow suit.

"Well, Xun's words make sense. It's just..."

Marquis Jin is not stupid, and of course knows the stakes of this matter.However, he was also afraid that Chu Guoshi would leave a mouthful at that time.It is said that he is the Marquis of Jin, a weak and incompetent person.

"By the way, my lord, Zheng Guozichan has also arrived in the city now. And it seems that Zichan strongly opposes this alliance! Why don't you ask him for advice, Your Majesty?"

Hearing this, the Marquis of Jin couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Oh? Zichan is here?!"

Where does this joy come from?Obviously, if Zheng Zhikou could be used to reject Chu Meng's request, wouldn't it be possible to protect Jin's dignity for him?

Originally, he was short of an opera singer, but now, the opera singer just made up for it, and he himself fell off the donkey.So, how is this not a good thing?

"Well, since Zichan is here, this matter will be much easier to handle. Let's bring him to the court to discuss matters together tomorrow morning."

The Marquis of Jin was not as good as Yang Tongue, so he naturally agreed to the matter very readily.Tomorrow, we will have to see how they perform.

"No! I understand."

Seeing that the Marquis of Jin had made up his mind, Yang Tongue was quite happy in his heart.Xindao only waited for Li Ran and Zichan to enter the palace to discuss matters tomorrow, then the matter would be completely settled.

And no matter how eloquent Wu Ju is, I am afraid that he will only return in vain if he meets Li Ran of Zheng Guo this time.

……

The next day, at the Lingtai Palace.

After Zhongjun Zuohanqi led all the civil and military personnel of the Jin Kingdom to meet with the monarch, the issue of the court meeting was also put on the agenda.

So, led by the guards of Jin's inner palace, Li Ran climbed the stone steps of Lingtai Palace for the first time.

Although the towering and majestic Lingtai Palace is not comparable to the Forbidden City that Li Ran saw with his own eyes in the later era, but only with today's labor force and construction skills, the ability to build such a large-scale and magnificent palace group is enough to show the strength of the Jin State back then Not bad.

Even if it was him, Li Ran, he couldn't help but marvel at the prosperity of Jin.

However, the torrent of history is always rolling forward, and those who sit back and enjoy their achievements without thinking about making progress will be eliminated sooner or later. This is also the iron law of history.

"Meet the Marquis of Jin."

Entering the palace, Zichan and Li Ran kowtowed and saluted under the watchful eyes of all civil and military personnel from the Jin Kingdom.

The Marquis of Jin sat firmly in the chief position, and only raised his hand when he heard the sound.

"Thank you two distinguished guests for coming all the way, it's been hard work."

"Come, give me a seat."

It is said to be a seat, but it is actually a cushion so that Zichan and Li Ran can kneel beside them.

But the position where the servants beside the Marquis of Jin took the cattail mats and fell into them is also quite interesting.

According to the usual reasoning, Zichan and Li Ran must not be ranked ahead of Doctor Jin Guoqing, after all, they are foreign ministers.How can there be any reason to overwhelm the host?

However, under the signal of the Marquis of Jin, Zichan and Li Ran were placed at the front, that is, the middle position between the Marquis of Jin and Zhongjun Zuohanqi, which meant to lead the officials.

Han Qi, Yang Tongxun and the others had no objections, but the other courtiers frowned, and their faces were a bit ugly for a while.

The two envoys from the state of Zheng are not considered distinguished guests, so why should they be able to sit in front of them in terms of seniority?

(End of this chapter)