I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 62 The Way of Benevolence and Righteousness
Zhengyi, in the other courtyard of Jishi.

After Li Ran's self-explanation, Zichan didn't doubt him anymore.

It's no wonder, after all, during the meeting in Pingqiu, he had already seen how much Yang Tongue attached to this person in Jiangcheng.

He even cooperated with him and imprisoned Ji Sunsu in the state of Jin.Forcibly, the Ji family lost all face in front of the Lu State and the vassal states.

Therefore, if Yang Tongue really wanted Li Ran, it was only natural for Li Ran to advise him.

But he thought this way because he understood the twists and turns, but Jixian obviously didn't think the same way.

He squinted at Li Ran, with a trace of fear and vigilance hidden between his brows.

"But...Ziming, now our country Zheng's food is ready to go. If Qi country arrives before us, I'm afraid that if it spreads in the future, people in the world will laugh at me as a hypocrite."

Qi State's grain caravan has already entered Lu State, and it will reach Wei State in at most ten days.And Zheng Guoyun's grain caravan was just about to be ready to go, and it was actually a bit late in terms of time.

What Zichan was worried about was that Zheng State and Wei State were close to each other, while Qi State and Wei State were separated by thousands of miles.The food from the Qi State can be transported to the Wei State, and you from the Zheng State have just arrived, so what is it if you are not hypocritical?
You must know that the drought in Weiguo has been going on for some time, and it is by no means sudden.Now Zheng Guo's actions are really too slow.

After Zichan finished speaking, he and Jixian looked at Li Ran together.However, Li Ran showed a confident face instead, and smiled without saying a word.

"Mr. Ziming why are you laughing?"

Hearing Zichan's question, Li Ran opened his mouth and said:
"Hehe, I do not agree with what the doctor said."

I saw that Li Ran's expression turned straight, shaking his head while bowing and admonishing him.

"Oh? But why?"

When Zichan heard the words, he couldn't help but look puzzled, and asked suspiciously.

I only heard that Li Ran was quite confident, and continued to talk eloquently:

"The doctor can know that there is a saying in the "Bi Gua" in "Book of Changes": If there is Fu, there is no blame. If there is Fu Ying Fou, there will be it in the end, auspicious.' Can you explain the meaning?"

After hearing this, Zichan looked at Jixian in blank dismay, but he was completely puzzled.I just heard Li Ran continue to say:
"The meaning of this line means that as long as you have a sincere heart and stick to the right way, then there will be no mistakes in making friends from all walks of life. A person with sincerity is like a wine tank full of wine. Your sincerity will naturally end up in the end. It is auspicious to attract more people to associate with you."

Li Ran is worthy of being the history of Luoyi's collection room, and "Book of Changes" can be said to be at his fingertips.Casually citing scriptures and allusions is convincing.

Just listen to Li Ran continue to explain:
"Nowadays, there is a severe drought in the Wei country, and everyone in the country is suffering. The country has no power to provide relief. Therefore, it asks for help from the princes. Therefore, no matter it is Jin, Qi or Zheng, as long as the food relief is sincere, then They are all acts of benevolence and righteousness. How can you sing for the first and say shameless for the latter?"

"Furthermore, the food raised by the doctor was by no means the work of one person. It was raised by Zheng Guo with one mind, and it was definitely not delayed by the doctor on purpose. The state of Wei is in great trouble, how can it be endured?" On the contrary, Zheng Guoenhui still wants to ridicule Zheng Guo? A villain whispers, a gentleman walks alone, Zheng Guo acts openly, why worry about being laughed at by others?"

Li Ran corrected Zi Chan on one point here, that is, the relief of the drought in Weiguo was not just for gaining a false name, let alone flaunting his great achievements.But to really help ordinary people in Weiguo.

If it's just for fame, or if there are other plans.Then, his heart can be said to be unrighteous, and if the heart is not right, things will be difficult to accomplish.

"Huh! So, the old man is not acting openly and aboveboard, and he is throwing stones at the people of Weiguo?"

At this time, Ji Xian, who had never spoken, sneered suddenly and said.

What Li Ran said about the transportation of food and disaster relief by Qi State and Zheng State were all acts of benevolence and righteousness.Therefore, don't worry about being ridiculed by others.

But what the sacrificial family planned was to transport food to Weiguo and sell it to make money. Compared with it, wouldn't it be unrighteous?
Isn't such an act exactly what a villain does?
Unexpectedly, Zichan Ji would say this in front of Li Ran, and when he heard the sound, he immediately smiled and said thoughtfully:
"Zi Ming certainly didn't mean that, why did Ji Lao make such a statement?"

"Ziming's words are indeed reasonable. Although the Wei people are not from Zheng, they are also under the rule of the king. It doesn't matter if the grain trucks from Zheng arrive later. The wish of Zheng is for all to see. Since you are upright, why should you be afraid of the villain's words?"

Zichan naturally knew about Jishi's plan to transport grain to Weiguo for sale, so he entrusted Jishi to transport the grain prepared by Zheng Guo's court to Weiguo.

In his view, Jishi is the family of merchants after all, and everything should be taken care of, and profit comes first.This time, he transported grain to the Zheng country to sell it. Although he was suspected of being greedy for money, he also had the reality of helping the victims of the disaster in the Wei country.

What kind of people do what kind of things, the so-called no benefit, if only let Jishi send food to Weiguo for free, it is really too demanding.

In fact, although Zichan said that Zheng and Wei belonged to the same king, the people of Wei were also the people of Zheng.But in fact, in Zichan's heart, or in his subconscious mind, he still distinguishes him as a foreign country.

This concept, under the continuous strengthening of the past hundred years, has long been deeply rooted.

That's why he felt that it was all right for Jishi to go to Weiguo to sell food.

"The old man was born in a merchant, and everything is based on the word profit. Everyone knows it. Now that there is a severe drought in Weiguo, the old man transports grain and sells it to solve his urgent needs. Compared with the princes and princes who send grain to rescue the disaster, the old man feels ashamed. But the old man did not I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this.”

"I just heard what you said, and it seems that you object to my Jishi going to Weiguo to sell grain this time, but you are talking about what is wrong with my Jishi's trip?"

Ji Xian already suspected that Li Ran's purpose in coming to Zheng was impure, and he didn't quite believe what Li Ran said just now, so his doubts about Li Ran became even more serious at this moment.

He always felt that what Li Ran said just now was clearly a hidden needle in the cotton, and he deliberately sarcastically satirized him in front of Zichan.

"Since the old suzerain has mentioned this matter, then it is pardonable to speak out boldly."

Zichan thought that Li Ran would follow the steps he gave just now and descend the donkey, but who knew that instead of going down the steps, Li Ran took the initiative to tear down the steps.Hearing the sound, he couldn't help being startled, and his eyebrows immediately gathered.

What he didn't expect was that Li Ran was really dissatisfied with Jishi's grain sales plan.

"Humph!"

"Then I want to see what you can come up with today!"

Ji Xian didn't take it seriously, he had planned for a long time and he was not afraid at all. At this moment, his face was full of disdain, and the anger between his eyebrows and eyes gradually welled up.

When Li Ran saw this, his face was calm and calm.

Just listen to him:

"Dare to ask the old suzerain, what is the benefit?"

"What are you talking about? I've been in business all my life, how could I not know profit?"

"Ah, yes, the younger generation is indeed being abrupt. However, I think that this 'benefit' has to be divided into visible and invisible benefits. Visible benefits are real objects. For people, fields, houses, That’s true. As far as the country is concerned, territory, wealth, and Tibet are the same for the people.”

"And this invisible benefit is only righteousness. Losing the intangible righteousness and gaining tangible benefits, for priests, the gains outweigh the losses."

"The state of Wei is in a catastrophe right now, and starvation is everywhere. It's horrible. In many places, there are even children who have to eat. The people of the state of Wei hope day and night that the princes of all countries can give a helping hand to help them tide over the difficulties."

"Please think about it, the old suzerain, regardless of whether the state of Qi will send grain to the state of Wei, even if the batch of grain from the doctor Zichan arrives in the state of Wei, then how will the state of Wei treat the grain of the family of the sacrifices? What's your attitude?"

"The name of 'taking advantage of the fire to rob' is bound to come true. At that time, although the sale of grain will benefit, it will ruin the righteousness of the sacrifice family and even Zheng Guo. Such harm must be guarded against!"

"Besides, please take a step back and think about the old suzerain, if..."

When Li Ran said this, there was a sudden pause.

(End of this chapter)