After Wang Zichao removed Sun Wu's military power and put him and Li Ran under house arrest separately, he benefited from Sun Wu's previous military foundation and remained unstoppable.
Shan Qi and Liu Di were also defeated by Yin Yu again, and Liu Yi was in danger.
Hearing this news, Wang Zichao couldn't help but feel a little complacent. He believed that even without Li Ran, he could accomplish things now.
On this day, Wang Zichao led hundreds of civil and military officials to worship the river god in Hanshui, and sank a piece of Baogui from Luoyi into the river to pray for God's blessings on him.
However, not long after this incident, someone actually picked up this Baogui in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. When Yin Buyi learned the news, he immediately took people there.
After catching the person who found the Baogui, they took the Baogui back together. However, on their way back, the Baogui suddenly "turned" into stone.
Yin BuNi had no choice but to "return" the stone to Wang Zichao.
When Wang Zichao saw that the Baogui he threw into the river turned into an identical stone, he couldn't help but became furious:
"Baogui, who was in good condition, turned into stone! What is the sign of this?"
Wang Zichao was furious. When Yin Buyi heard this, he couldn't help but kneel to the ground:
"Your Majesty, Baogui has turned into a stone and has access to people's affairs, or God has sent a warning, but there is a traitor in the court who respects himself and replaces the authority of the king!"
Wang Zichao's eyes were sharp, his eyes shot sharply, and he asked fiercely:
"Traitor? Who are you referring to?!"
Yin Buyi could hear the murderous intent in Wang Zichao's words, and felt uneasy in his heart.
"Your Majesty, I dare not say..."
"What are you afraid of saying now? Just say it!"
Yin Buxie's forehead reaches the ground.
"Your Majesty, I don't need to explain this traitor to you. It's obvious that he is Li Ran and Li Ziming!"
Wang Zichao felt ashamed of Li Ran, but he didn't fully believe what he said.
"It's true that you are worried. But since he is under house arrest, there is nothing he can do! Why should you worry?"
Yin Buli quickly said:
"Your Majesty, this person is not favored by your Majesty, nor is he his subject. How can these invitations to win people's hearts be unquestionable? Besides, everyone knows that your majesty is the recipient of Li Ran's kindness. These remarks do not matter to your majesty.
It’s also extremely disadvantageous!”
Wang Zichao was silent when he heard this, but Yin Buxie continued:
"Your Majesty, there are rumors in the court that... His Highness has lost the fish! Isn't that just what he said? It seems that such traitorous and yet loyal people are the ones Your Majesty should be most careful about!"
The prince gave a long sigh.
"I already understand what you said, so please retreat first!"
Yin Bulin didn't say any more. He had already said everything that needed to be said. The next step was to see how Wang Zichao made his decision. After Yin Bulin stepped back, Wang Zichao took the crown and placed it on the eucalyptus table.
Wang Zichao looked at Mianqi in front of him. He knew that his Mianqi was hard-won, and Li Ran deserved the first credit, but now there were no ministers in the court who could not tolerate him.
Moreover, what Yin Buyi said was not completely unreasonable. He was already suspicious.
In Wang Zichao's eyes, there was an increasingly sinister look...
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Fan Yang has been mediating among various princes since the beginning of the Prince Dynasty Rebellion.
Now that he had this opportunity, he would not miss it. After getting the "approval" from the Marquis of Jin, he launched an alliance with Huang's father.
The official Yue Qili from the Song Dynasty, Bei Gongxi from the Wei State, You Ji from the Zheng State, Ji Sun Yiru from the Lu State, etc., as well as the officials from Cao, Zhu, and Teng, basically all came from different countries. Minister of power.
In this alliance, in addition to supporting the Zhou family and guarding the king of Zhou, there was another matter, which was the return of the Marquis of Lu.
As the king of a country, Lu Houchou has been living abroad since his failure in the battle with Ji Sun Yiru to this day, unable to return.
There was a sudden vacancy in the throne of the Lu State. As the saying goes, "A country cannot live without a king for a day." This matter is indeed extremely absurd. Le Qili of the Song State and Bei Gongxi of the Wei State really couldn't stand it, so they Raise this issue.
This request is nothing at all, but what the world doesn't know is that Fan Yang and Ji Sun Yiru are the same!
That night, Ji Sun Yiru came to Fan Yang's residence with five carriages that had been prepared.
When Fan Yang saw Ji Sun Yiru, he looked at each other with a meaningful smile.
Ji Sunyi said to Fan Yang politely:
"Fan Zhongjun, it's just a small gift, it's not respectful, but I hope you'll accept it with a smile!"
Fan Yang didn't know what to say and just waved his hand:
"Since you and I are both Seven Lords, why should we be so polite? As for the matter of Marquis Lu, don't worry, I have my own way of responding!"
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Ji Sun Yiru cupped his hands and said:
"Then thank you Fan Zhongjun!"
The Seven Lords of the Dark Side always communicate with each other. However, this alliance is also very weak. Just like Fan Yang and Shan Qi before, once the interests of their respective countries are involved, they will not recognize each other as relatives. .
Therefore, Ji Sunyiru was naturally worried that Fan Yang would support Lu Hou to return to the country for the benefit of Jin.
Now that Ji Sun Yiru is acting as the emperor, he can be said to be the one covering the sky in Lu State. Even so, he did such rebellious things after all, so Ji Sun Yiru had to be careful in everything.
Now, having received Fan Yang's promise, Ji Sun Yiru did not want to cause any further trouble, so he only exchanged a few words and left in a hurry.
When Fan Yang looked at the gifts from the five carriages, his eyes narrowed into a slit...
The formal alliance meeting was held the next day. Fan Yang personally came to the stage and read out the proclamation of the alliance. The general idea was that the princes were disrupting the Zhou Dynasty, wanted to attack the princes, support the king of Zhou, and defend the royal family.
No one has any objection to this. After all, in the eyes of most of them, there is not much difference in who is the king of Zhou.
Then, everyone took advantage of each other and made an alliance based on blood. Fan Yang looked at all this on the stage and couldn't help but feel proud.
After the blood was wiped out, Fan Yang continued to say loudly:
"Now the royal family and dynasty of our Zhou Dynasty are in chaos, with two kings standing side by side, dividing things from each other. In the future, I hope that you can work together with me, the Kingdom of Jin, to expel the princely dynasty! Support the king of Zhou! Restore me to Zhou!"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "What Fan Zhongjun said is true! Is the whole world not the land of the king! As human ministers, we will never tolerate this kind of thing happening. Yang Yang hereby guarantees it today, and so do all the officials.
As a testimony, within a few months, I, Zhao Yang, will definitely take the lead and be the first to attack Luoyi, and return my old capital to my king Zhou!"
Everyone looked up and saw that the person speaking was a young man. They saw that this man was handsome and had the spirit of a tiger or a wolf.
This person is none other than Zhao Yang, the patriarch of the Zhao family who came here with Fan Yang to attend the alliance meeting.
Zhao Yang is the grandson of Zhao Wu, and his current position in the Jin State is to serve as the lower arm of the army.
In the past few days, the Jin Kingdom has been experiencing frequent drastic changes, and the struggle for power among the six ministers has become increasingly fierce.
With the death of Zhao Wu, the Zhao family fell into depression again. And Zhao Wu's achievements were gradually forgotten by people.
His grandson Zhao Yang, due to the early death of his father Zhao Jingzi, actually should not have occupied this position at such a young age.
Fortunately, Han Qi promoted him to the lower army before he reported illness. You must know that the alliance between Han and Zhao has been maintained for hundreds of years.
Fan Yang also believed that the Zhao family had become weak after Zhao Wu and was not a cause for concern, so he did not take it seriously.
And what Zhao Yang said now made all the doctors present couldn't help but praise him.
The affairs of the Zhou Dynasty were settled, and Song Dynasty official Le Qili immediately brought up the old affairs again:
"Fan Zhongjun, can we discuss the return of Marquis Lu now?"
Fan Yang glanced sideways at Le Qili, with a smile on his lips:
"Doctor Le, your suggestion is reasonable and understandable! But the affairs of the Lu State are extremely complicated, and it cannot be solved by just welcoming back the Marquis of Lu!"
Le Qili also heard that Fan Yang was probably trying to protect Ji Sun Yiru, and he couldn't help but frown. At this time, Beigong Xi of Weiguo said loudly:
"But no matter what, the Marquis of Lu is the king of the Lu State after all. It may not be appropriate to remain in exile like this!"