Li Ran was happy to hear that Zhao Yang was so confident, but also a little worried.
"But I don't know how sure the Marquis of Jin is that he can overcome all opinions and promote this matter?"
Zhao Yang was about to answer the question when the door to the inner room of the house where they were was suddenly pushed open with a creaking sound.
Li Ran couldn't help but look inside the room, and saw Dong Anyu walking out directly, and said quite firmly:
"Haha, it's nothing like that, but now that the new emperor has been established, how can the Fan family dare to make too many mistakes? Our country of Jin has always been the boss of the world, and it is natural to uphold justice for other countries. For this, and
How could Fan Yang withstand this? All he had to do was settle the affairs of the Marquis of Lu at the court, and before Fan Yang could react, the deal would be done and the Marquis of Lu would return directly to his country, and everything would be settled.
deal!"
While Li Ran listened, he took another closer look. He saw that Dong Anyu's clothes were actually covered with white dust.
It turns out that there is an inner passage in this house, which leads directly to the Zhao Mansion. And Dong An came here through this passage.
Dong Anyu dusted himself off, then stepped forward and bowed to Li Ran again.
"It turns out to be Mr. Yan Yu."
Yanyu: Dong Anyu, courtesy name Yanyu
While Li Ran returned the courtesy, he still replied with concern:
"It's just that Fan Yang is also a scheming person. Could it be that he really wouldn't be prepared for this?"
Just listen to Dong Anyu say again:
"Haha, to be honest, An Yu had already planned this matter before Mr. Ziming came to Jin. In fact, the head of the family has been waiting for Mr. Ziming to come to Jin to lobby, so he
It has been postponed to this day. After all, if the head of the family talks about this matter directly with the prince, and Fan Yang is there to interfere, the matter will definitely fail. But now that Mr. Ziming is with us, it will be completely different."
It turned out that since Zhao Yang and Dong An failed to meet Li Ran last time and they returned to Jin, Dong An had been looking for opportunities. Therefore, he paid special attention to Li Ran's movements.
When he learned that Li Ran had gone to Yunyi and brought his own private soldiers with him, he already guessed that Li Ran's next move would be to visit Jin.
Therefore, Dong Anyu began to plan and persuade Jinhou Wu, who was still the prince at the time.
Under Dong Anyu's instruction, Zhao Yang also mentioned this matter to Jinhou Wu many times, and said that if the matter was completed, it would be enough to establish some royal authority for the prince, and also allow Fan Yang and other officials to
I won’t dare to look down on myself too much in the future.
The young Marquis of Jin Wu already had the ambition to revitalize the palace, so they hit it off immediately and naturally took note of the matter.
As for how Dong Anyu guessed that Li Ran would come to Jin for help?
Actually it's not difficult
After all, everyone knows that the Marquis of Lu is now desperate, and the only way to lobby Jin is to have a glimmer of hope.
Most of the unknown envoys sent by the Marquis of Lu were directly intercepted and sent back by Fan Yang's men.
Obviously, Li Ran's current title as Taishi of Luoyi is the only one Luhou can count on.
In this case, will Li Ran not come?
Obviously not
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but feel that Dong Anyu, although he was not very young, was also a good man who knew how to assess the situation. Moreover, he had a far-reaching vision and was indeed quite strategic.
No wonder Zhao Wenzi cared so much about this person back then.
Therefore, Li Ran didn't say anything more and readily agreed.
Before leaving, Zhao Yang bowed deeply to Li Ran again:
"Mr. Ziming, after the return of Marquis Lu, will you really not consider helping Martingale?"
Li Ran returned the courtesy and said:
"I have made up my mind, but I am sorry that it is difficult for me to obey my order!"
Zhao Yang sighed in disappointment again, and then after Li Ran put on his clothes, the two said goodbye. Zhao Yang and Dong An then left through the secret passage again, while Li Ran came out of the house.
Then he saw Zilu waiting not far away.
Later, Zilu escorted Li Ran back to the post house. When Confucius saw them coming back, he hurriedly welcomed them into the house and asked:
"How's it going?"
"It has been decided that Zhao Shangjun will take me into the palace to meet the Marquis of Jin tomorrow. According to what they said, the Marquis of Jin has actually wanted to intervene in this matter for a long time, but he just suffered from the lack of a suitable opportunity before. And tomorrow, I will be waiting for you
If you mention this matter in the presence of the civil and military ministers, the Marquis of Jin will issue an edict on the spot!"
Li Ran explained the situation to Confucius in detail. When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Confucius never expected that this matter would take such a turn of events.
"If this is really the case, there is hope for the return of Marquis Lu!"
"Well, after entering the palace tomorrow, I will act according to the opportunity and try my best to facilitate this matter!"
Kong Qiu's face was also full of joy. He had actually been busy working on the matter of Marquis Lu for these years, and now he finally saw a glimmer of light.
…
Early the next morning, a carriage stopped directly at the door of the post house. It turned out to be sent by Zhao Yang.
Li Ran understood on the spot and got into the carriage alone. When he arrived outside the palace gate, he saw that Zhao Yang had been waiting for him for a long time.
Under the guidance of Gong Zheng again, Li Ran finally arrived at the side hall.
Fan Yang was present in the hall, and when he saw Li Ran arriving, his eyes narrowed involuntarily.
In the public debate between him and Li Ran yesterday, although he had taken the initiative, but now that he saw Li Ran again, and he was led by Zhao Yang, he felt somewhat guilty.
Not long after, the Marquis of Jin went to court in the afternoon. He was dressed in plain clothes. He and the ministers first bowed to each other, and then all the ministers returned the ceremony, and then sat down in rows.
Just because the previous monarch had not yet been buried, just like the prince before, although the prince was considered the new monarch, he still did not show himself to others with the clothes of a monarch.
Everyone performed the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers. After some complicated etiquette, they saw Fan Yang was about to step out of the queue, but Zhao Yang jumped in front of Fan Yang and stepped out of the queue:
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Jin Hou saw Zhao Yang at noon, he tacitly said in his childish voice:
"It's just because the Marquis of Lu is now away from home and is trapped in Yunyi. The State of Lu is a country with the same surname as our Jin State, so how can we turn a deaf ear to this matter? What's more, I, the State of Jin, are the uncle of the uncle.
country, if we ignore this matter, wouldn’t it mean that the world would laugh at me that Jin is no longer the uncle it once was?”
"Previously, it was only because of the chaos among the princes in the royal territory that it was delayed for a long time. Now that you have succeeded to the throne, it is time to put this matter on the agenda!"
Jin Houwu nodded slowly.
"What Zhao Qing said is true, but I don't know how to proceed with this matter?"
"Your Majesty! Today, Li Ziming, the Taishi of Luoyi, has also come to our country of Jin specifically to deal with the Marquis of Lu. He is currently in the court..."
"Oh? Where?"
The hall was wide, and Li Ran was standing at the end, so Jin Houwu didn't see it, so he asked this question.
Li Ran came out of the queue after hearing the words, put his hands in front of him, and stepped forward with his head in his mouth, came to Zhao Yang's side, knelt down on the ground, and said loudly:
"Li Ran, Taishi of Luoyi, pays homage to the Marquis of Jin!"
Although Jin Houwu had not seen Li Ran before, he had already heard of his name. When he saw him coming, he also smiled and said:
"I've heard Mr. Ziming's name for a long time, and when I saw him today, he is indeed very impressive. Please come up quickly!"
Li Ran stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, the king of Lu State is in exile in Yunyi. It is really a misfortune for the world to do something contrary to common sense. Today, I only hope that your Majesty can help the Marquis of Lu return to the State of Lu, so as to bring justice to the world!"
After hearing this at noon, the Marquis of Jin also solemnly said:
"Well, this matter has been known to everyone in the world. When the late emperor was still there, he often discussed this matter. Although Ji Sun Yiru did not mean it, he did not return to the country with the Marquis of Lu these days, which is really wrong. We, the Jin Kingdom,
As the master of the world, I should set the right path, and I am now planning to start this matter..."
At this time, Fan Yang couldn't wait to get out of the queue and said:
"Your Majesty! This matter is very inappropriate. Yang Yang thinks it's better not to act rashly!"
Jin Houwu was also prepared, and deliberately made a puzzled expression:
"Oh? Why did Fan Zhongjun say this? I wonder what's so tricky about this matter?"
"Just because Ji Sun Yiru was not at fault..."
Fan Yang used sophistry again, saying nothing more than "Ji's family is innocent, but Lu Houchou was the one who made the mistake first" and so on.
When Jin Hou heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head.
"What the Chinese army said is wrong! The former wise prime minister of the State of Qi, Guan Zhong, also once said, 'Being a king without being a king, and being a minister without being a minister is the root of chaos.' If there are rules and regulations between the emperor and his ministers, why should they have to go to such an extent?
?I think this matter must be done!"
Obviously, although the words of Jinhou Wu were talking about the affairs of the Lu State, how could the sentence "Be a king but not a king, be a minister not a minister" only refer to this one thing?
This sentence, uttered from the mouth of Jin Houwu at this time, is quite meant to refer to Sang and scold Huai.