Wang Zichao was hesitant there, but Yin Buyi and Wu Ge came back again and again, coming to see him. Wang Zichao also happened to have no master, so he had no choice but to summon the two of them into the palace.
As soon as Yin Buyi came in, Jishou said anxiously:
"Your Highness, this is a God-given opportunity. You must not miss it! Your Highness, please make a decision early. If this is successful, you can achieve success in one battle!"
The prince gave a long sigh.
"No, I know that you are thinking about me, but what Mr. Ziming said is not unreasonable. If we really fall into Dan Qi's scheme, we will be in a dilemma, and we will be completely defeated."
Yin Buxie said disdainfully:
"Your Highness is overthinking. Then Li Ran made this judgment only after hearing Gong Jian's words. Who is Gong Jian? How can he trust his words?"
The man on the side immediately asked for orders:
"Your Highness, please allocate your troops to attack the imperial city. I am willing to guarantee with my life that I will win this place for Your Highness!"
Wang Zichao hesitated and said:
"It's just...this move is indeed too aggressive..."
"Your Highness, Li Ran's plans were extremely radical before. But at this time, he suddenly focused on stability. There must be a reason for this! Do you think he is hesitant to wait and see? If His Highness's move is successful, what should he do? How to deal with Prince Meng? After all, he is now the king of Zhou in name only. If we capture him, what should we do with him? Li Ziming must also be worried that we will be disadvantageous to him, so he asked us to delay the attack! From this point of view, this person is obviously not of the same mind as His Highness!"
When Wang Zichao heard this, he couldn't help but feel shocked.
"No sycophancy! Don't talk nonsense here! I and Mr. Ziming are working together, how can I tolerate your level of suspicion!"
Wang Zichao is now acting in the name of Qingjun and supporting the Zhou family, and Wang Zichao is also his brother after all. Since he was established as the King of Zhou, even though Wang Zichao was unwilling to do so, he had to cover it up a little bit.
However, his original intention was to replace it after all. As for Li Ran and him, they either avoided it intentionally or had no time to spare, and indeed they never talked about this matter.
So deep down in his heart, is Li Ran willing to help him finally ascend to the throne? Or was it just to quell the civil strife in the Zhou royal family and to avenge his own personal revenge?
Wang Zichao felt a little unsure.
"Your Highness, after all, Li Ran has been working abroad for more than ten years. It is not yet known how he treats Zhou's family."
"Moreover, there has been no movement in his plan to achieve success. If we remain indifferent and miss such a good opportunity, we will definitely regret it in the future!"
Yin BuNi's words caused Wang Zichao to waver for the first time. Coupled with the sworn assurances from the sidelines, he finally made up his mind: he decided to send troops to the imperial city!
When Li Ran learned the news, he immediately hurriedly met with Wang Zichao. Wang Zichao withdrew and met Li Ran alone. Li Ran's words seemed extremely concerned:
"Your Highness! This must not be done! If General Wei goes, it will be very bad. Our army's morale is booming. If it suffers a setback, all the previous achievements will be wasted! Your Highness, please think twice!"
The prince focused his eyes on the eucalyptus table and did not look at Li Ran.
"Mr. Ziming, please rest assured. If we win this battle by chance, the court will not do anything to my brother Wang!"
Li Ran couldn't help but be slightly startled when he heard this. I know that Wang Zichao still doesn’t understand his own character well enough:
"Your Highness, I know what your Highness is thinking. After the chaos in the Zhou Dynasty, many princes were killed or injured. It would be best for Your Highness to think of the brotherhood. However, it is still too early to discuss the matter of abdication. We will wait for It will not be too late for Your Highness to say anything until the important matter is decided."
Although Li Ran didn't say it explicitly, it was obvious that he actually supported Wang Zichao's plan to accept Zen and become king in the future.
When Wang Zichao heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed:
"Sir, I'm very grateful to Chao Ming that you have such a heart! Don't worry, sir, this time it's Wu Ge who volunteered to ask for orders. Wu Ge has always been brave, and I think he will be able to win for me!"
Li Ran knew that Wang Zichao had made up his mind, and he was afraid it would be difficult to change it. After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't help but ask:
"Then how many troops did His Highness send to him?"
"He said he only needed 10,000, but since the imperial city had 10,000 soldiers, the court was worried, so it allocated an extra 5,000 to him."
Li Ran calculated the existing troops in his mind.
"I still hope that His Highness will send him 10,000, and the remaining 5,000 can be handed over to the leadership of Sun Wu as a follow-up response!"
Wang Zichao shook his head.
"Sir, you are over-concerned. Since we strive for a quick victory in this battle, it is better not to disperse our troops. Besides, General Sun has other uses, so let's let him lead these 15,000 men to attack the imperial city!"
Li Ran wanted to say something more, but Wang Zichao said again:
"Sir, Chao knows the doubts in your heart. This move is actually a test. Chao has warned Wu Zhi that if he senses that something is wrong, he should not hesitate and just withdraw immediately. You must not fight with the other party! This matter is over. It’s settled, the court has already made a promise, and since it’s hard to change it, let’s just leave it like this!”
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Li Ran knew that Wang Zichao still failed to withstand the temptation of King Zhou to leave Chengzhou, and Li Ran was helpless about it. He originally wanted Sun Wu to follow him in the hope of reducing some losses, but even this was rejected by Wang Zichao.
But at this time, the prince really had another important matter assigned to Sun Wu to handle. That is to ask him to lead five thousand people to attack Dongyu. Now that the Zhou and Jin coalition forces have not completely converged, Wang Zichao thinks this is an opportunity.
The opponent's military strength is now distributed in Chengzhou, Puche, and Huangyi. Dongyu is a small city with not many troops, and it is not far from Chengzhou. If they can capture Dongyu, it will be beneficial for them to advance into Chengzhou in the future.
Li Ran didn't have any objections to this. He was only worried about Wu Ge. He led nearly half of the troops. If he failed, his vitality would be seriously damaged!
Just as Li Ran was anxiously waiting for news about the war in Huangyi, Owl Yi suddenly appeared again. He had been sent by Li Ran to Yunyi to search for news about Lu Hou Chou, but he could not find it, so Li Ran asked Owl Yi to stay. The next few people continued to investigate, but Owlwing came back first.
When Owl Wing returned to Zhengyi, he learned that Li Ran had come to help the princes. He was concerned about the safety of his master, and Ji Le also saw it, so he asked him to come and serve Li Ran.
Although Owl Yi did not directly find out Lu Houchou's whereabouts, he also knew that Lu Houchou must be near Yunyi. He was just worried that Ji Sun Yiru would kill him, so he deliberately hid his whereabouts.
Just listen to Owl Wings say:
"My lord, the people from the State of Lu are still visiting. Once there is news, they will come. As for Ji Sun Yiru, after he drove the Marquis of Lu out of the capital, he took over the government of Lu on his behalf and took over the government. In the name of 'Qingjunzi', we have not relaxed at all in our pursuit of Luhou!"
When Li Ran heard "Qing Jun Side", he couldn't help but be a little stunned.
Yes, such a name can be used by Wang Zichao, so why can't Ji Sun Yiru use it? Speaking of which, it's quite ironic.
"Ji Sunyiru treated the minister as a tyrant! After all, Marquis Lu is the king, and he is the minister after all! He has gone too far to force Marquis Lu to this point!"
"My Lord, I don't know what the situation is here now?"
Although Owl Yi is well-informed, he has already placed most of his informants near Yunyi.
Moreover, since Wang Ji Nei has been temporarily reduced to a battlefield and the trade routes are impassable, he now has no way of understanding the situation on the Zhou royal family's side.
When Li Ran heard this question, he seemed quite helpless:
"The prince did not listen to good advice. He could not keep his composure this time and rushed into the army rashly. The situation of the war is not yet clear, but I hope nothing serious will happen!"
"My lord, don't worry too much. The king, king, and ministers all have their own ideas. It's hard to say which one is right and which one is wrong. And it is really difficult for the king and his ministers to be completely united. Now, lord, just try your best." Just for the sake of it.”
Li Ran sighed and shook his head secretly:
"Owl Yi, you came with me to the Zhou royal family. Others may not understand, but you must know me best. Today's prince's appearance, appearance, words and deeds are really the same as those of the Crown Prince Jinshi back then. Exactly the same. And you know the relationship between me and Prince Jin best."
"So, I, Li Ran, really want to help him! Let's do something great together... Hey, Naihe, Naihe!"
Wang Zichao indeed made Li Ran see a bit of the former Prince Jin in him.
However, he is so sincere, but he doesn't know what kind of feedback he will get?
