The ninety-fourth chapter: Li Nong's heart was falsely tested, and the ministers persuaded him to finally ascend to the throne
Li Nong had something in mind and was unprepared. He was caught off guard by Ran Min's words and was forced to drag Li Nong into the main hall.
In front of all the ministers, Ran Min fussed his back and said to the ministers: "Li Nong, has been serving as the general of Fujun since the previous dynasty. He conquered Mianhan in the south, guarded Liaoxi in the east, and was granted the title of Sikong. During the Yecheng Rebellion,
He raised the first righteous soldiers to attack Zhang Jack. Who can match this frightening achievement?"
The ministers were speechless for a while, but Ran Min's generals, such as Wang Tai, Dong Run, Zhang Wen, Zhou Cheng, etc. all looked directly at Li Nong and looked at him coldly.
Li Nong has been in government for a long time, and his mind is of course very careful, and he will not be confused by a momentary generous words. At this time, Li Nong was coldly spoken to by his subordinates, and when he wanted to look around, he suddenly found that all the generals in the palace were Ran Min's partisans, and they were holding swords.
Under the cold light, Wang Mo only glanced at Li Nong, and quickly looked back when his eyes met, for fear of being noticed by others.
"That's true." Li Nong thought to himself.
Although Li Nong has been in the position of Sikong for many years, after the rebellions of Shi Shi, Shi Zun, and Shi Jian, he realized that all the military power of the Qihuo Army has been transferred to Ran Min. As expected, as Wang Mo said the day before, the Qihuo Army is now
They all relied on Ran Min, and Li Nong felt a chill down his spine.
Li Nong suddenly woke up and turned around to greet him: "The general is highly respected by people. I am a soldier of the general and serve in front of the army."
"Well, if Li Sikong hadn't joined the Bai Yijun and led the army to fight against Zhang Jack's tyranny, who would the Zhao Kingdom be?" Ran Min still smiled at Li Nong.
Li Nong suddenly knelt down and said: "I have little talent and little virtue, and it is not my original intention to serve as an official. Fortunately, I have been able to survive to this day with the help of the general. No one can match the hope of the general, and I am willing to respect the general and ascend the throne."
Ran Min leaned over to help Li Nong up. Li Nong took the opportunity and said secretly: "General, please don't put me on the fire. After the defeat of Liang Du, the reputation in the army belongs to the general. Today is different from the past. God
The position is vacant, so why pretend to be humble? General, please do not refuse."
Ran Min smiled understandingly and gently helped him up. He said to the ministers: "When it comes to this throne, my opinion is that neither I nor Li Sikong can occupy it."
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers and soldiers in the palace were shocked.
In the suspicious eyes of everyone, Ran Min said: All the people in our Zhao Kingdom are from the Jin Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty still exists today. Please divide the states and counties with the princes, and call them pastors, guards, dukes, and lords to welcome the Jin Dynasty.
What if the emperor returns his capital to Luoyang?"
At this time, one of the ministers jumped out, and the attendant Wang Yan said: "I second the proposal, I think..."
"No, General, you must not do it." Someone among the ministers shouted loudly. When everyone looked, it turned out to be Shangshu Hu Mu. He said: "Your Majesty's saintly virtues are worthy of heaven. He should be on the throne. The Jin family is declining.
How can you control the heroes who travel far away from the rivers and rivers and wander all over the world?"
Hu Mu still felt that his intention was not finished, so he said to the ministers and soldiers: "How can we, the able men of the army and the ministers of the court, be ordered around by that kid from the Jin Dynasty? The general is a real hero, and I am willing to follow him."
Everyone was stunned for a while, and they all said: "We are all willing to follow the general."
Wang Yan suddenly felt that he had made a mistake. At this time, Wang Mo cast a stern look. Wang Yan panicked and knelt down suddenly and said: "I have sinned extremely. I sincerely ask the general to inherit the throne and be respected by people."
Ran Min slowly walked into the center of the group of ministers, smiled and said to Hu Shangshu: "Hu Shangshu's words can be said to know the destiny."
On a good and auspicious day in the next few days, Ran Min became the emperor at Gaotai in the southern suburbs. He granted amnesty and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Yongxing. The country was called the Wei Dynasty. He took Ran as his surname and wiped out the traces of the Shi family. He respected his mother Wang as the empress dowager and married her.
The Dong family was the queen, Zizhi was the crown prince, Yin and other princes were all kings. Li Nong was appointed as the grand prime minister, leading the Taiwei, recording ministerial affairs, and was granted the title of King of Qi. All his sons were granted the title of county magistrate.
Ran Min, Han Chinese, Emperor of the Wei Dynasty, Yecheng finally changed its owner.
Xiangguo, the capital of Zhao State
At this time, in Xiangguo City, there was Shi Zhi of the Shi clan who was originally stationed here. During the chaos in Yecheng, Shi Kun, the king of Ruyin, was among the Shi clan who fled here.
It turned out that most of the generals and ministers of the Zhao army who were unwilling to cooperate with Ran Min in the DPRK also rushed to Xiangguo. This small Xiangguo city was crowded with people from all parties.
Ever since the news of Shi Jian's murder of Ran Min was revealed and people from all parties fled to Xiangguo, Xiangguo has always been Ran Min's next target. If it weren't for the constraints in Yecheng, Ran Min would have exhausted Yecheng's troops.
, came to kill menacingly. This Shi Zhi also lived a restless life in Xiangguo every day, always paying attention to the trends in Yecheng.
On this day, Shi Zhi, Shi Kun and the former Zhao Kingdom Taiwei Zhang Ju were gathering in the Xingxing Palace to discuss countermeasures. During the conversation, a member of the palace hurriedly reported to everyone: "Report, report from Yecheng. My lords, we have come out of Yecheng."
It’s a big deal.”
King Xinxing took the report and read it in a hurry. He stood up suddenly and fell to the ground again.
Shi Kun and Zhang Ju hurriedly helped him forward. Shi Zhi opened his eyes after a long time and said: "All thirty-eight of my Shi family's descendants died in Shi Min's hands. Bah, it was at the hands of the old Han Ran Min. My Shi family and his Ran Min
Even if we are irreconcilable, eating meat and eating skin can't relieve the hatred in my heart, my dear brother..."
Shi Kun, who was standing next to him, quietly threw the report to the ground with a solemn expression, and then circulated the report to Zhang Ju who was standing aside.
Seeing that Shi Zhi was slightly awake, Shi Kun said from the side: "Brother Wang, now that Ran Min has stolen the artifact, the sacrifices of our Kingdom of Zhao are still ongoing, and my brother has taken refuge in the Kingdom of Xiang. The top priority is to ascend the throne as early as possible to extend the sacrifices of our Kingdom of Zhao."
Ran Min has suddenly ascended to the throne, and his foundation is bound to be unstable. We must quickly gather all the princes and feudal lords to form a rebel army and advance to Ye City to kill the traitor Ran Min and restore the state of Zhao to our country."
"That's right." Shi Zhi stood up slowly, forced himself to be calm, and murmured, "Don't mess up your position."
Turning around, he lamented to Shi Kun: "Now that all the soldiers of our Jie tribe have withered away, and Ran Min's thieves are so powerful, what can the general do?"
Zhang Ju put away the report, thought for a while, respectfully invited the two of them to take a seat, and said only: "King Xingxing, King Ruyin, I think there is still a solution to this matter."
Shi Kun asked hurriedly: "Oh, Taiwei Zhang is a veteran of the country. He must have a solution. Let's talk about it."
Zhang Ju raised his thick eyebrows and said: "I think that now that the princes are in chaos, the world is in chaos, and heroes from all sides have risen together, Ran Min will be the target of public criticism when he proclaims himself emperor."
Shi Kun just pondered for a while, but gradually showed joy, and said: "Yes, what the Taiwei said is true. I thought that although Ran Min occupied Ye City, the area he occupied was only a few counties, but he was so vain of his self-esteem.
Great, he proclaimed himself emperor. It seems that he is extremely arrogant."
"What King Ruyin said is true. Although Ran Min is now powerful, he only relies on a living army, the Han army. In our Zhao country, Jie, Di, Qiang, Xiongnu and other barbarians coexist, and Ran Min "kills"
"As soon as Hu Ling comes out, the Hu people will not be able to help each other. In this way, our country of Xiang can benefit from the tribes of Zhao country, but Ran Min will lose it."
Shi Kun nodded, and Shi Zhi gradually regained his composure. He motioned for tea to be served and asked Zhang Ju to speak slowly.
"Now the Jin Dynasty has fled far away from the Yangtze River, leaving orphans and widowers, and the country is in decline. However, the Han family and Zhengshuo are all in the Jin Dynasty. The destiny has not changed. Ran Min suddenly steals the emperor's title. In the land of Sanwu, the people of Jingyang cannot use it.
The Han people are also in confusion, and they don’t know who is Zhengshuo, so these two things are wrong.”
"Ran Min was originally ungrateful and loved chaos and misfortune. The late emperor strengthened his bravery and recruited him to serve in the army before joining the army. However, he ignored his old kindness and killed the emperor and slaughtered the clan. It was outraged by both humans and gods. It can be said that it is difficult to describe. It is so cruel that our country Zhao
Everyone in the territory can challenge it, and these are three losses."
When Shi Zhi heard Zhang Ju's words, he felt at peace in his heart and said with a smile: "If Zhang Taiwei is insightful, his lonely heart will be at peace."
Shi Kun said from the side: "Brother Wang, the so-called master is famous, brother Wang should ascend the throne immediately to show the world that our Shi family has not yet extinct heirs, and the throne of Zhao Kingdom has not yet been passed away. After that, we should reward the soldiers, issue summons, and lead
The princes from all walks of life gathered their troops to attack Ran Min."
Shi Zhi was a little hesitant at this time, "Now that we are in Xiangguo, we have a small army and few generals. What should we rely on? Why don't we let the city go..."
"Brother Wang!" Shi Kun said anxiously, "Today, all the descendants of my Shi family have withered away, and now only you and me are left. If we don't work hard, will we just watch the achievements of our ancestors be destroyed in one day?"
Zhang Ju also said: "King Xingxing, what King Ruyin said makes sense. If the king is just an idle villager, he can still live for a while. However, Ran Min, the grandson of the previous dynasty, will definitely eradicate the roots. The righteousness of this move is to die, and he will be killed if he leads the neck."
It is death, we should die together, we should die for justice. Besides, it depends on human beings. I think that the king will return to Yecheng soon and restore the country."
"Will you return soon?" Shi Zhi was filled with doubts after hearing this.
"Although Ran Min has ascended the throne now, there are still many people who coerce him. I have an old relationship with Li Nong. If I hadn't reported the news back then, Li Nong would have been dead long ago. I am willing to send lobbyists to persuade him to change his mind anyway.
Chasing after one's faults is an internal response."
"This person is so powerful and powerful that he rebelled for the first time and turned against my Shi family. How can he be used?" Shi Kun was very doubtful.
"There are many who start well, but few who end well. I have planned this matter carefully, and we will have an idea soon." When Zhang Ju said this, he did not say much. Shi Zhi and Shi Kun knew very well that such things cannot be known by outsiders.
smell.
Shi Zhi suddenly asked again: "Oh, Zhang Taiwei is planning Zhou Xiang, do you think there is any foreign help?"
"Yes, Yao Yizhong from the Qiang people is wise and resolute, good at winning people's hearts, and he is loyal to us; Pu Hong from the Di people is brave and resolute, and his soldiers are obedient. The two of them should be given high officials and generous salaries, and they can form a good alliance forever.
If you don't give up, such a big thing can still turn around."
When talking about Pu Hong, Shi Kun's expression changed and he said to Shi Zhi: "But my younger brother heard that Pu Hong changed his surname to Fu Hong after listening to the prophecy that Cao Fu should be king."
The people of our clan want to go west to the land of Guanzhong, and their disobedience is becoming increasingly clear."
Shi Zhi had no time to think about anything else at this time, and only said: "Whether it is Pu Hong or Fu Hong, the most urgent task now is to kill Ran Min quickly. If we don't do it early, I'm afraid he won't have the chance to become powerful again." Then he went to Zhang.
Ju said, "Captain Zhang, I have entrusted the state of Zhao to your authority."
At this time, the disciples came to report in a hurry, "Report, urgent report, Your Majesty, the chariot general Fu Hong was poisoned to death by Ma Qiu, and his son led his tribe to wander in Fangtou."
"Alas" all three of them sighed.
Shi Zhi sighed: "All the loyal ministers of our Zhao Kingdom have fallen. The thieves are powerful. We must quickly gather the soldiers and conquer them."
"Hu" bang, winter turns to spring, the southeast wind blows, and only enters the house. "Chi Chi" In the courtyard, the wintering migratory birds gradually return to the north.
"yes."
Shi Zhi only left the main hall and walked into the court. He said happily: "We, the Zhao State, will definitely gather together, and everything will revive and regain their vitality just like the wind coming from the southeast." He turned to Zhang Ju and said, "It's so helpful to Lieutenant Zhang."
, and it turned around."
"I will fulfill my mission."
Zhang Ju left the palace gate and went to his residence. He was just walking on the street. Suddenly, snowflakes began to fall from the sky, and pedestrians on the street were very surprised.
"The weather is really weird. I thought it was spring a few days ago, but I didn't expect it to be cold." Pedestrians were walking in a hurry on the street.
Zhang Ju walked faster. Near the city gate, the wind direction suddenly changed, and the flag of Zhao State blew down in front of him.
"Master Zhang, someone is coming from Yecheng." Zhang Ju was about to enter the mansion when he saw the gatekeepers coming out to greet him and said secretly.
"Quick, quick, lead me over." Zhang Ju followed his disciples to the inner room of the mansion.
"I risk my life to pay homage to Captain Zhang." Only one person in the inner room knelt down and worshiped Zhang Ju.
"Master Wang narrowly escaped death and left Yecheng. He will not forget me, the old master of the Shi family. Please get up quickly." Zhang Ju only helped Wang Tie to his feet.
"General, I am here to pay homage to the general." After saying this, Wang Zhuo handed Zhang Ju his personal letter.
Zhang Ju glanced at it in a hurry and held it tightly, and said happily: "As expected, as expected, there is indeed a gap between Li Nong and Ran Min. We will take advantage of this opportunity."
"After the letter has been delivered, my wife and daughter have also left Yecheng. I am willing to hold ink and inkstones in the west of your residence, and ride on the horse for your Majesty."
Zhang Ju calmed down, patted his shoulder and said, "Wang Zhuo, I am not willing to take you in, but you know it."
Wang Zhuo remained silent and listened carefully to Zhang Ju's continued words, "Today, the situation in Xiang State is in crisis. The army of Yan State has defeated Jicheng in the north of our country. The guard is still alive and dead. There are rumors in the world that he has the heart to be self-reliant.
The country can no longer take care of it. The biggest worry now lies in Yecheng."
Wang Zhuo sighed helplessly and said, "I know what Mr. Zhang means..."
Zhang Ju continued: "Now Li Nong intends to go south and return to the Jin Dynasty. Wang Mo, Wang Yan and others are all our elders in the three dynasties of Shi and Zhao Dynasties. Although they are Han people, like me, they have been favored by the Shi family in life, so they have no choice but to commit themselves to Ran.
Under Min's command, his heart is towards Xiangguo. Although Wang Mo pretends to agree to Li Nong's wish to go south, he still wants to return to the Shi family in his heart. Now that he is going south, the contacts are dangerous, and Wang Zhuo..."
Wang Zhuo only looked at Zhang Ju and continued what he said: "I know that now, who else is responsible for liaison between Xiangguo and Yecheng than me."
Zhang Ju just bowed and said in greeting: "Thank you, General Wang Zhonglang. I will take care of your wife, daughter, and heirs. I hope that General Zhonglang can restore the state of Zhao to me."
Wang Zhuoyi said goodbye and turned around to exit Zhang Ju's mansion.
Zhang Ju only shouted: "Wait a minute, we share hardships and joys, and we still don't know if Li Nong also wants to replace him. I predict that great things will happen, so you can relax."
Wang Zhuo was a little puzzled and just said goodbye here.
