Shan Qi and Liu Di supported their eldest son Meng as King of Zhou, and took advantage of the situation to directly kill Bin Qi. But they were worried that this move would be unpopular. In order to avoid chaos, they gathered other princes together and swore an oath in the Shan family that they would not rebel in the future.
This move can be described as treasonous, but Shan Qi seems to be doing it confidently. There is obviously a "secret crowd" behind this to support him!
On the day when Zhou Wanggui was buried, Wang Zichao secretly gathered a group of old officials, those who had lost their jobs, and people from the old clan to start a rebellion. They also led the people from the suburbs, key points, and other places to the capital, and jointly drove away Liu Di and Dan Banner.
Shan Qi took away the newly established Zhou King Mengye and fled, while Liu Di fled to the Liu family's Feng Yiyang.
At this time, Wang Zichao’s younger brother Wang Zichao also said to Wang Zichao:
"If Shan Qi is not killed, the victory will not be stable. You can ask Shan Qi to come to join the alliance, and then you can kill him directly!"
Wang Zichao felt that this act of "breaking the alliance and killing people" was inappropriate. The prince also said:
"There are so many people who have broken their oaths these days, who would not do it again?"
After some ideological struggle, Wang Zichao finally agreed.
Therefore, the prince also led a group of princes and their soldiers to hunt down Shan Qi in the name of King Qin. Shan Qi, on the other hand, pretended to agree to return Zhou Wang Meng. Unexpectedly, the prince was ready to break his oath. After all, Shan Qi was not an easy person to deal with. He actually launched an attack in advance. In one night, he directly killed Huan, Gu, and Fa. There are many princes such as , weak, Wei, Yan, Ding, and Chou.
As members of the royal family, these princes were originally the ones who supported the establishment of the princely dynasty, but Shan Qi and Liu Di chose to kill another carbine and in turn recapture Chengzhou Luoyi.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Prince Chao had no choice but to run away. Shan Qi and Liu Di also returned to Chengzhou, accompanied by the king of Zhou.
After the defeat of the prince, there was no place to stay, so someone suggested that he come to Zheng to invite Li Ran to come out and help the royal family together. Wang Zichao then disguised himself and found this place.
After Wang Zichao explained his intention, he looked at Li Ran with sincerity in his eyes.
Li Ran glanced at Guan Cong. In fact, Guan Cong had already informed Li Ran of this information. This was the reason why the Zhou royal family was about to be in chaos.
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Wang Zichao said again:
"I have heard about Mr. Ziming's name for a long time. Now that the Zhou royal family is in danger, please come out and help the royal family together!"
Li Ran was silent for a while.
"The purpose of the prince's visit is already known, but this matter is of great importance after all, so I ask the prince to go back first and give you an answer after thinking about it."
But Wang Zichao seemed a little anxious:
"Mr. Ziming, Mr. Chaozhi was an old official of my Zhou Zong, and he had good relations with my uncle. I think that Shan was also the sinner who conspired with the queen and framed my uncle unjustly! Now he is doing the same thing again, trying to establish a puppet king. , and holding the royal family hostage, this person will never be tolerated!"
Li Ran's eyelids trembled slightly when he heard these words, but he recovered quickly and said kindly:
"Now, since the new king has entered Chengzhou, it is useless to be anxious. This matter is not urgent at this moment!"
When Wang Zichao heard this, he had no choice but to sigh:
"That being the case, then... I'll bother you again tomorrow."
After seeing off the prince, Li Ran turned around and asked everyone:
"What do you think of this?"
Sun Wu frowned:
"Wu thinks this matter is very inappropriate. Now that the new king has been established, if we continue to interfere in this matter and help the prince's court, it will be equivalent to committing a crime! I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of sir!"
But Fan Li has a different view:
"Li doesn't think so. Wang Zichao was highly regarded by the late king, and the death of King Zhou was so unclear. I think the Shan family and the Liu family must be related! Wang Zichao's move can be regarded as a famous one, even if we help each other , there is nothing wrong with it!"
Sun Wu sighed:
"It's just that the current situation of the Zhou royal family is so chaotic, why do we need to wade into this muddy water? What's more, the prince's previous attempts to destroy the alliance and kill enemies were not kind. As for whether the late king really wanted to establish him, Chu, there’s no way to know right now!”
"Brother Changqing, the late king doted on the princes, and it is known all over the world. This news must be unmistakable!"
Guan Congze, who had been silent all this time, said so.
"Actually, these are not the most important. We have already known that the royal family will be in chaos. It's just that the details are not as clear as what the prince just said. Now that the truth has been revealed, the death of the late king must have been that There is no doubt that Shan Qi encouraged Liu Di to do what he did!"
"Also, the reason why the princes swore an oath in the Shan family must be that the princes were held hostage by the secret gangs. Young Master, the actions of the secret gangs must be restrained! And the prince dynasty is An opportunity that can be used to contain them! It is also a good opportunity for the young master to return to the Zhou royal family!"
Li Ran sighed secretly in his heart after hearing Guan Cong's words.
"My lord, the actions of the secret gangs have become more and more excessive. The previous fires in the Four Kingdoms, the recent chaos in the Song Dynasty, and the current civil strife in the royal family are all behind them. If the young master does not want to take action, then the Zhou royal family will Then there will be no stability, and when the world is in chaos, there is no guarantee that it will not affect our neighbors again!"
"What's more, the young master is an old friend of the royal family. If this happens, not only can he directly defeat the secret gangs, but he can even coerce the emperor to order the princes. At that time, he will be able to stop the chaos in the world in the name of the emperor. How can we miss this great opportunity?!"
Guan Cong continued to persuade Li Ran.
Li Ran still seemed a little hesitant. He was not moved by Guan Cong's remarks. What he was hesitating about now was Ji Le's side after all.
Ji Le was in poor health, and his daughter suffered from a serious illness. He was more considering accompanying their mother and daughter. When Li Ran was in Yeyi, he had already begun to think about quitting, and even wanted to go to Shu with Ji Le to live in seclusion.
Later, it was the joint persuasion of everyone and Ji Le that allowed him to temporarily give up the idea of seclusion.
During this period, although he was always paying attention to the affairs of various countries and the Zhou royal family, his main thoughts were always on Ji Le and his daughter Liguang.
And he seems to have become accustomed to this kind of harmony and carefree feeling. It made him linger and find it hard to let go.
Therefore, as for the civil strife in the Zhou royal family, although he intended to help, he could not make an immediate decision.
Li Ran did not reply to Guan Cong, only said that he would think about it again, and then asked them to leave.
Li Ran returned to the backyard and saw his daughter sleeping soundly, while Ji Le was sitting beside her, looking a little lonely. Li Ran held Ji Le gently from behind.
"The child is asleep?"
When Ji Le saw that Li Ran was coming, he rested his head on Li Ran's chest.
"Well, you fell asleep after you left. In fact, I also heard your conversation in the lobby just now!"
Li Ran didn't want Ji Le to know about these messy things, but now that she knew about it, there was nothing she could do about it.
"Everything is in order, Le'er doesn't have to worry."
"Considering what I just said...could this 'Four Kingdoms Fire' really be the work of the Dark Walkers?"
"Well... Guan Cong's intelligence should be correct, and the fire in the Four Kingdoms was obviously premeditated. If it weren't for the secret gangs, how could the capitals of the Four Kingdoms be set on fire at the same time?"
When Ji Le heard the words, he was silent for a long time.
"So, the Dark Walkers are the enemies of our family!"
"..."
"In that case... Husband, if you can, go out and help that prince! The secret gangs are causing harm to the world. They are extremely evil. Husband, you must not let them do such evil again!"
Li Ran was silent for a long time and finally said:
"Le'er... you haven't recovered yet, and your child has a stubborn illness. My husband doesn't want to run around anymore. I just want to be by your side. I owed you too much before, and I really don't want to be separated from you again." , let alone regret it in the end..."
