Dong Anyu acted very indifferently, looking quite confident.
"Now that the new king has just been established, he intends to inherit the legacy of our ancestor Ping Gong of the Jin Kingdom and accomplish a great cause!"
When Li Ran heard this, he immediately understood what was going on.
Although Dong Anyu's words are concise and concise, the meaning is actually quite obscure.
The new king of Jin, Jin Houwu, is the great-grandson of Jin Pinggong. Although he is only a teenager now, he has already determined to clear away the haze of the Jin State Quan Qing's regency and revitalize the Jin State Office.
In fact, during the Jin Pinggong period, although with the assistance of Zhao Wenzi, Han Xuanzi and others, Jin barely maintained its dominance.
However, in the late Jin Dynasty, Duke Ping gradually fell into internal strife with Quan Qing and became increasingly depressed.
Extensive construction work and a focus on beauty were the basic state of Jin Ping Gong in his later years.
The reason why he wanted to carry out large-scale construction projects and not engage in political affairs in his later years was not so much a sign of sinking as a silent resistance.
Throughout the ages, the reason why "faint kings" in the past dynasties wanted to build large palaces and attract beautiful women seemed to be extremely arrogant and extravagant things, but in fact, most of them had another meaning.
That is, in order to weaken the power of Dr. Qing or the nobles!
The king wants to recruit concubines, where will the women come from? It definitely can't be a commoner's daughter. All major families have to send daughters of their own kin. Then I won’t be polite and accept everything as ordered. Isn’t that too much?
That woman is married, where will she live? There must not be enough room, right? Then a palace must be built. Where will the money come from? Definitely not from the public family. My daughter cares for herself, so do all your families have to chip in? This is not for me, Duke Ping of Jin, but for your daughter to live a good life.
Naturally, I will favor whoever pays more. Will my actions cause involution among your own clan?
The answer is obvious.
Well, we have become in-laws with the king, and have contributed money and effort to build the palace for the official. The cake will become bigger and bigger. Everyone can only think about how to desire Duke Ping of Jin, so how can these people dare to have second thoughts? Woolen cloth?
And Duke Ping of Jin relied on this method to skillfully maintain the power among the various clans.
However, the only drawback is that with this kind of gameplay, it is inevitable that the body will be exhausted.
Therefore, from ancient times to the present, if you want to be a qualified, "dissolute and immoral" king, you really need to have a good body.
Most people really can't do this job.
Let’s get back to the present.
Now, after three generations of the Fan family, especially Fan Yang himself, he has become more prominent through Ping Gong, Zhao Gong, and Qing Gong, and his power has reached its peak.
And how can such a Fan family prevent other Qing clans who are not very good at dealing with him, overtly or covertly, from trembling in the corner?
Among them, the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei are the most suppressed.
But of course, these three companies will not sit still and wait for death.
For example, the Han family, the current head of the Han family, Han Xu, took the initiative to move his main town to Pingyang. He looked like he was harmless to humans and animals, and he was just trying to run his own business.
But actually? This is nothing more than a way to show weakness to Fan Yang in an attempt to avoid disaster.
But in the same situation, Zhao seemed to have chosen a completely different path from Han.
"Zhao Shangjun...are you really willing to mediate this matter for Marquis Lu?"
Li Ran obviously still doesn't understand Zhao Yang. Therefore, there is still a sense of caution and testing in the words.
"Haha, sir, don't doubt it. My lord is only in his academic years and is not good at strategy. How dare he have other thoughts? It's just because the Fan family has joined forces with the Zhongxing family to plot against my Zhao family for a long time. And I, the Zhao family, It’s just for self-protection!”
Dong An's words seemed to be wrong, but he and Li Ran knew each other well.
Who is standing in front of Li Ran now?
It's Fan Yang
And who is Zhao's threat?
Also Fan Yang
Therefore, although these words may not convey what they mean, everyone's thinking is surprisingly clear.
However, Li Ran was still wary and couldn't help but squinted his eyes:
"Oh? Is that really true?"
Li Ran's question can be said to be concise and concise, and following the above statement, he is clearly asking whether the situation is true. But in fact, the subtext is: Will your Zhao family really not deal with the Fan family for the sake of our Lu country?
Dong An naturally heard the underlying meaning of Li Ran's words, so he said without hesitation:
"Exactly! After all, for Zhao, this is the only way to protect yourself!"
Li Ran thought for a moment, and he actually understood what Dong Anyu said. In fact, the Zhao family regarded supporting Jin Houwu as a means to check and balance the Fan family.
Speaking of the current young head of the Zhao family, Zhao Yang, he was actually established as the sect leader under almost suffocating high-pressure conditions.
At such a young age, he was able to rank among the six ministers mostly thanks to the support of Han Xuanzi and Wei Shu.
However, after Han Xuanzi became an official and Fan Yang took charge of the Central Army, Zhao Yang's life naturally became increasingly difficult.
But now, Fan Yang has directly surpassed the Zhao family in terms of status. In fact, he had already worked hard to split the Zhao family.
The Fan family was already on good terms with the Zhonghang family, and not long ago, the Zhonghang family became in-laws with the Handan Zhao family, a small sect who also came from the Zhao family.
His intention is not obvious. Fan Yang obviously wants to use Handan as a lever to stir up the division of the entire Zhao family.
Of course, young Zhao Yang was deeply worried about this, but he was helpless.
Zhao Yang's sense of crisis is increasing day by day, and he believes that he cannot sit still and wait for death.
Therefore, under Dong Anyu's planning, they also wanted to use Luhou's incident to stand on the same side as the new king, so as to better check and balance Fan Yang.
Li Ran also figured out the key.
"Then...what are you going to do?"
"I forgive you for being bold, but I also ask Master Ziming to move over and meet my lord!"
"Well... where to go? Li wants to go!"
Seeing that Li Ran agreed, Dong An came forward and whispered:
"This matter must be carried out secretly, so that Fan Shi cannot be aware of it. Therefore, I hope that Dr. Ziming will condescend and pretend to be a watchman before meeting the head of the family."
When Li Ran heard this, he said without hesitation:
"Haha, what's so difficult about this? Li just needs to clean up now!"
In fact, Dong Anyu was already prepared. He immediately took out a set of watchman's clothes. Li Ran immediately stood up and wanted to go into the inner room to change clothes. Confucius stepped forward and whispered without hesitation. road:
"Zhao's move is just for self-protection. Is this move really feasible?"
"Well, we don't care about many of these now. It is a good thing for us that the Zhao family has such thoughts! We can take the opportunity to return to the country with the help of the Marquis of Lu, and they can also use the hands of the new king to check and balance Fan, everyone gets what they need, so there’s no need to worry!”
Confucius thought about it, and it was indeed the case. As for whether the current Zhao Yang will become the next Fan Yang in the future, anyway, this is what happened to the Jin Dynasty later. Thinking too much at this time will not help!
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Chapter 510_Zhao Wenzi’s tolerance
Soon, Li Ran changed into the clothes of a watchman and asked Confucius and Zhong You to stay in the post house to wait for the news.
Dong Anyu left first, and not long after, two more watchmen entered the post house. One of them arrived at the room, took off his clothes, and left quietly as the night fell, while Li Ran followed the other watchman out to watch the night watch.
But Confucius was still worried about this.
"Zhong Yu! You go with me secretly to prevent any unexpected events!"
After Zilu said "Promise", he followed Li Ran from a distance. The two of them were seen walking normally in the night for a while, then suddenly entered a corner and then entered a house.
This house is located in a deep alley, but it is not eye-catching at all. In order to prevent his whereabouts from being exposed, Zilu had to watch from a distance and did not dare to get close.
Li Ran followed the watchman into the house. The watchman lit a lamp, and the room suddenly became brighter. Li Ran squinted his eyes, but saw no one else.
But the watchman took off his clothes and hat, bowed deeply to Li Ran, and said:
"Zuo Zhao Yang, the commander of the Jin Kingdom, has met Mr. Ziming!"
This scene was beyond Li Ran's expectation. He did not expect that Zhao Yang, one of the top six ministers from the upper army Zuo of the Jin Kingdom, would come to see him dressed as a watchman!
This was obviously what Dong Anyu asked him to do.
First of all, it was just to deceive others. Secondly, it is also to reflect the Zhao family’s character of being “pragmatic rather than pragmatic” and willing to “lower their status” for the sake of great cause.
When Li Ran saw this, he didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly returned the courtesy.
"I never thought it was Zhao Shangjun! Li Ran is rude!"
After the two greeted each other, they looked at each other.
Although the two of them had met before, this was actually the first time they met.
After the two of them sat down together, Zhao Yang was the first to speak:
"Mr. Ziming Xianming Broadcasting, Yang Yang has long wanted to meet him, but he has never been able to meet him. It is really a pleasure to meet him today. However, it is a bit aggrieved to invite him to meet in this way. gentlemen!"
Li Ran couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
"Zhao Shangjun said something serious. It is true that Li Ran was rude first when we were in Luoyi last time. At that time, Li Ran turned Zhao Shangjun away just because he was in a bad mood. Looking back now, Li Ran is extremely ashamed. Later. I also heard what others said, and it turns out that the reason why Li Ran has been able to survive until now is because of the kindness of the Lord! Li Ran is here to thank Zhao Shangjun."
After Li Ran said this, he bowed his hands again to show his gratitude. When Zhao Yang heard this, he waved his hands and said:
"Sir, you don't have to be like this. After Yang Yang entered Luoyi before, the reason why he wanted to see him was not to ask for credit. Instead, he hoped that he could come to our country of Jin to help Yang Yang!"
"When my grandfather was still alive, he often mentioned Mr. Ziming to Yang Yang, telling him that if he got the chance in the future, he would definitely hire Mr. Ziming. He said that Yang only knew martial arts and was not good at strategy, but Mr. Ziming was an expert in strategy. People, so if I, the Zhao family, want to revive, we must have Mr. Ziming."
Li Ran knew that the grandfather Zhao Yang was talking about at this time was none other than Zhao Wu and Zhao Wenzi, the leader of the ZTE generation of the Zhao family. Li Ran had previously shined in the Guo Di League meeting of King Chu Ling, so Zhao Wu would treat him. It has a good reputation.
However, when Li Ran heard the sound, he couldn't help but sigh, shook his head and said:
"Zhao Shangjun is ridiculously complimentary, and Li Ran is really unworthy of it. Li Ran served as an official several times, but in the end most of them were unsatisfactory. He even almost lost his own life, but now he is just a lost dog, and he is not worthy of Zhao Shangjun's attention. !”
After Zhao Yang heard this, he still replied nonchalantly:
"Alas! Sir, what you said is wrong. Although Yang Yang is not talented, he also knows that Jiang Taigong was not used by King Zhou in the past. He met King Wen of Ming Dynasty only when he was seventy-two years old. And Baili Xi also did nothing in the Yu Kingdom. However, Duke Mu of Qin exchanged it for five sheepskins, which led to the great rule of the Western Qin Dynasty and the domination of Xirong! In this case, why should you care too much about the gains and losses of this moment?"
"What's more, Yang Yang doesn't know anything else. He only knows that his grandfather is indeed capable of discerning people. When his grandfather was still alive, he asked Yang Yang to invite two people to assist him. One of them was the queen of Dong Hu, and Dong Anyu . And the other person is you, sir. Now that Martingale has Dong Anyu from the side to assist the left, the only thing missing is sir."
"Although Yang Yang is not talented, if Mr. Yang will not give up, I would like to work with Mr. Yang to plan big things!"
Li Ran couldn't help being shocked when he heard it.
What surprised Li Ran was not that he actually received such attention from Zhao Yang.
After all, facing Zhao Yang's current solicitation, Li Ran had already been like Jiang Ziya fighting monsters, so he was not surprised.
What surprised him was the tolerance of his grandfather Zhao Wu and Zhao Wenzi!
Because he knew very well that Dong Hu, Dong Anyu's ancestor, was the historian who once wrote "Zhao Dun killed his king"!
And it is because of Dong Hu's "Zhao Dun killed his king" that shines in the annals of history. This stain on the family directly paved the way for the "difficulties in the palace" of the Zhao family in the future!
Then why do we say that Zhao Wu and Zhao Wenzi are really tolerant?
Because, if we talk about their "difficulty in leaving the palace", it can be said that the Zhao family has experienced a catastrophe, and the entire clan was almost wiped out.
Only one single seedling was left, which was later Zhao Wu.
Zhao Wu is the grandson of Zhao Dun. And when he faced his enemy Dong family again in the future, and when the Zhao family was revitalized in his hands, what he had in mind was not to liquidate the Dong family. On the contrary, he allowed his sons and heirs to assist his family.
And this kind of tolerance of "selecting talents without avoiding their enemies" may be the reason why Zhao Wu was able to revitalize the Zhao family by himself.
However, what Zhao Yang didn't expect was that when Li Ran faced his sincere invitation, Li Ran didn't feel any waves in his heart.
As the saying goes, there is no greater sorrow than death. After he assisted the two bastards King Chu Ling and Wang Zichao, especially after his father Li Er told him the principle of "inaction", in fact, Li Ran at this moment He has also begun to think about quitting.
"Please forgive me for not obeying my order! However, I came to the Kingdom of Jin this time just because I wanted to serve as the Marquis of Lu and return to the country. Once this matter is over, I will retire with my wife and daughter and no longer be involved in worldly affairs. The world will also be in dispute. It has nothing to do with Ran. Zhao Shangjun, let’s talk about Marquis Lu first!”
When Zhao Yang heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, and his disappointment could be seen at a glance.
"Sir...really don't think about it anymore?"
Li Ran said firmly:
"Zhao Shangjun sincerely invites you, but Li Ran has no intention of participating in the world's disputes. I forgive you for not obeying your orders..."
Zhao Yang let out a long sigh.
"It's really such a pity that such a talented gentleman has the intention of quitting. Sigh... It's such a pity. I wonder when will the strife in the world end?"
"Li Ran's abilities are limited and he is really beyond his capabilities. Zhao Shangjun, let's talk about the return of Marquis Lu!"
Zhao Yang saw that Li Ran repeatedly wanted to bring the topic back to the matter of Marquis Lu, which obviously showed that he had made up his mind, and Zhao Yang had nothing to do about it.
So, he had no choice but to get back to business. After sorting out his thoughts for a while, he said to Li Ran:
"Actually, before Sir came to the Jin Kingdom, Dong An had already asked Yang Yang to question Yu Jun about the affairs of the Lu Kingdom, and Yang Yang now also knows the Jun's intention. Tomorrow, Yang Yang will take Mr. We will meet with you together, and you and I will initiate this matter together, and you will agree to it. By then, even Fan Yang will be unable to stop this!"
