amaotonovel Chapter 729 Retelling the past events of Wu Chu
Chapter 729 Retelling the past events of Wu Chu
Shen Yinxu and Sun Wu each saluted Li Ran and said in unison:
"Meet sir!"
Sun Wu was the first to speak:
"These people were the vanguard of the Wu State's envoy. Because they arrived at Wangji earlier, Wu failed to catch up in time and almost had a conflict with the Chu State's envoy. I hope you will forgive me, sir!"
Shen Yinxu also said the same thing. Li Ran looked around and realized that it was quite embarrassing for the two of them to meet, so he said:
"Since you are all here to be employed by the Zhou Dynasty, under the Emperor's feet, you'd better put aside your entanglements for the time being and put stability first!"
"There are many princes, big and small, who are here to hire Zhou Dynasty this time, and the affairs are many and complicated, so I hope you can control your subordinates carefully!"
Shen Yinxu said:
"No! In that case, please ask General Sun to go ahead. We can wait outside!"
Sun Wu coughed dryly and hesitated to speak. Li Ran grabbed Sun Wu's wrist.
"Chang Qing, you and I have not seen each other for many years, and we have many things to say. Come on, let's go first! Ye Gong, you are neglecting me!"
Shen Yinxu shook his head and said:
"Mr. is serious."
Shen Yinxu watched Sun Wu and Li Ran riding horses side by side with mixed emotions.
This was another member of the Chu State's envoy. Seeing Shen Yinxu like this, he also let out a long sigh.
Shen Yinxu came to his senses.
"Oh? It's Dr. Shen!"
It turned out that this person was Shen Baoxu, the great hero of Chu's restoration.
"Mr. Ye, the Wu people have already entered the city. Let's enter the city quickly!"
Shen Yinxu nodded and ordered to enter the city.
King Zhen of Chu had experienced the disaster of destroying his country and did not dare to leave the country easily, but this time he expressed his intention to go north to the Central Plains.
He had no choice but to come, so he sent Shen Yinxu and Shen Baoxu.
As for King Wu Fucha, because he had first destroyed Chu and then fought with Yue, his morale was at a high level and he was quite ambitious about competing in the Central Plains. Therefore, sending Sun Wu here this time was also for the purpose of testing.
What's more, his current focus is still on the Yue Kingdom, so sending Sun Wu here is also an excuse.
Li Ran couldn't help but feel a little sad when he saw that Sun Wu's face had some traces of time after years of training.
When Sun Wu saw Li Ran's hair turning white, he choked with emotion and said:
"In these years...Wu Bu has never been by your side to serve me, and I am really ashamed of myself for not being able to help you solve your problems!"
Li Ran waved his hand and said:
"Chang Qing, you are talking like this! You have achieved great things now, and I can't even be happy for you! Your achievements are really amazing!"
Sun Wu smiled bitterly:
"Before the event was accomplished, Wu was really in high spirits. Unfortunately, after it was accomplished, he felt an indescribable sense of loss. Moreover, after the death of the previous king, the new king..."
Sun Wu was about to speak but stopped, and Li Ran asked:
"Oh? How is King Wu's husband?"
Sun Wu sighed and shook his head:
"Wu is in the Kingdom of Wu now, so he shouldn't have said bad things about him, but... Wu feels that this person is very happy with his achievements, and while he is greedy for pleasure, he also wants to achieve immortal achievements! He is exactly the same as the King of Chu Ling in the past!" Brother Xu feels the same way, so he has rebelled against him several times. Wu is worried about Brother Zixu in the future..."
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but be silent for a long time. After all, although he had never met King Wu Fu Chai, he was very familiar with King Chu Ling.
"If that fails, you and Zixu will have to retreat bravely and protect yourself wisely!"
Sun Wu nodded repeatedly:
"Wu has had this intention for a long time, but due to the fact that the war between Wu and Yue is imminent, he has no choice but to launch it. Wu has been leading troops for a long time, and he can't bear to sit back and watch his men die in vain... But please be patient, sir. I have made up my mind to fight with Yue. When the war is over, Wu will dispatch all his men and leave Wu. But as for Brother Zixu... eh..."
"Wu Yi once expressed his intention to retire to him. But he believed that the late king Helu was kind to him. When King Helu of Wu was dying, Wu Zixu also accepted his request. He could not bear to break his oath, even though he knew King Wu Fu Chai was by no means a kind person, but he couldn't bear to leave. Wu was worried that something bad might happen to him... in the future!" "Wu and brother Zixu are close friends, so how could we see such a thing happening? Wu doesn’t know what to do? There’s really nothing we can do!”
Li Ran said:
"Success will not give way, and it will be difficult to get off the tiger. There will be obstacles in the future. Chang Qing, you can only do your best in this matter now... As for whether he can see through it, it only depends on his own destiny!"
Sun Wu nodded and said:
"Thank you sir for your teachings, I will keep them in mind!"
At this time, Sun Wu couldn't help but glance at Fan Li beside him, and couldn't help but say:
"Huh, young uncle? You are much older too!"
Fan Li on the side smiled and said:
"Brother Changqing, what great things have you done in the Kingdom of Wu?! It's really admirable! It's fascinating!"
Sun Wu gave a rare smile.
"Haha, young uncle is joking! In terms of talent, young uncle is ten times better than me. I will definitely be able to do something great in the future!"
Fan Li glanced at Li Ran.
"Li doesn't have any lofty ambitions. I just want to follow Mr., and that's enough!"
After the two complimented each other, Li Ran ordered people to settle Sun Wu's mission. After bidding farewell to Sun Wu for a while, he went back to pick up the Chu State envoy.
When Shen Yinxu and Shen Baoxu saw Li Ran, they also made a big gift and expressed their apologies for what happened at the city gate.
Li Ran said calmly:
"It was a near miss, and both sides showed restraint. I understand the Chu people's feelings because of the hatred of the Chu country, but this time I came to Wang Ji for imperial appointment."
"You must not bring hatred to your own family because of the resentment in your heart!"
Shen Baoxu cupped his hands and said:
"Sir, what you said makes sense. I will definitely restrain my subordinates..."
In the middle of Shen Baoxu's words, Fan Li suddenly stepped forward and knelt on the ground:
"Brother, please come to me, my brother Fan Li!"
An eldest brother is like a father, so it is natural for Fan Li to give this great gift. Shen Baoxu helped Fan Li up, looked at her carefully for a while, and said with a smile:
"The third brother has grown up too! Okay, that's great! In the past, the third brother was the least worried person in our family, but I heard that you helped a lot with Mr. Ziming."
"Yeah!"
Shen Wuyu had three sons. The second son, Shen Baoxu, is currently serving as a prime minister or general in the state of Chu. He is famous all over the world for his meritorious service in restoring Chu. Fan Li was a young man who followed Li Ran and did many great things.
Only the eldest son Shen Hai originally studied in Nanyang. But after King Chu Ling lost power, he resolutely took the risk of being killed and collected the body of King Chu Ling. And this hiding lasted for several years.
It was not until the situation calmed down that Shen Hai returned the remains of King Chu Ling to the royal mausoleum.
And Shen Hai has now passed away, and Shen Baoxu has become Fan Li's eldest brother.
Just listen to Fan Li sighing:
"Li also heard about my brother's rescue of Chu. I didn't help my brother by his side, which is really wrong. I hope you won't blame me!"
Shen Baoxu shook his head and said:
"Back then, the Chu Kingdom was in dire straits, and my father loved you the most. He didn't want you to get too involved in the Chu Kingdom, so he changed your name back to the Fan family and followed Mr. Ziming."
"Facts have proved that what my brother and I did was indeed a narrow escape. But fortunately, the third brother is also striving for success and has gained a lot of experience in these years by Mr. Ziming's side."
"If my late father is still alive in heaven, I will be very happy!"