Duanmu Ci nodded, he was already aware of Zhao's predicament. Moreover, he also became more interested in the big game played by Fan Yang.
"Haha, Mr. Ziming said the same thing before, so if the matter of defending the country can be settled early, then the general can withdraw from it. And once the general can lead his troops to station in Lu State, then Qi State will also Be restrained."
Duanmu Ci's words couldn't help but make Dong An's eyes light up.
"Oh? So...you came here this time, but Mr. Ziming already has a good plan?"
Duanmu Ci smiled slightly and said confidently:
"Haha, the Wei State is only a hundred miles away from the Zhao family's Handan. The gentleman knows that although the Zhao family in Handan is a small sect of the Zhao family, they are secretly allied to Fan Yang. He advised the general, why not use the name of Fan Yang Zhengqing , to force corvee service from Handan, our own people? Fan Yang will definitely refuse at that time. At that time, the general can make peace with the Wei State again, and sign an alliance oath with the Wei State on behalf of the Jin State. Fan Yang will definitely not dare to stop it!"
In fact, the reason why Fan Yang sent Zhao Yang to attack Wei State was obviously so that Lu State could concentrate on dealing with Qi State. But in fact, to put it bluntly, this is his plan to kill two birds with one stone.
And this other purpose is to target their Zhao family and ruin their reputation among the princes in the world.
This was Fan Yang's wishful thinking.
However, Li Ran found another flaw in him.
That is the Handan Zhao family!
As the saying goes, you have your plan, and I have my ladder. Li Ran had already known that the Zhao family was in cahoots with Fan Yanghang before this. Then, the Handan Zhao family became Fan Yang's weakness at this time!
After all, Zhao Yang now came to attack the Wei State on behalf of the Zhao family of Jin. And Weiguo is only a stone's throw away from Handan. Therefore, it is completely reasonable for Zhao Yang to forcibly conscript Handan in the name of the great clan.
As for the Handan Zhao family, as a member of the Jindong Group, Fan Yang had always tried his best to win over him. Therefore, Fan Yang was bound to refuse to submit.
Once Fan Yang has this level of concern, he will definitely take action. There will be no further interference in the peace proposal proposed by Zhao Yang.
At least, that's how it appears on the surface.
Otherwise, on the one hand, not allowing the Handan clan to contribute, on the other hand, obstructing the peace talks between Zhao Yang and Wei Guo, it would be tantamount to going back on one's word.
In the end, it ended up destroying his own prestige.
Dong Anyu and Zhao Yang were still troubled by this, but Duanmu Ci pointed out the key point directly.
This made both of them take a deep breath.
Dong An looked up and down at the young man in front of him. He and Zhao Yang were both considered young heroes. Especially Duanmu Ci, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, was able to make a name for himself here.
Now I can even hear his lofty remarks, even though these lofty remarks were actually written by Li Ran. But being able to explain all the stakes in this situation in just a few words makes me admire the young man in front of me very much.
"Haha, little brother, what you said is exactly right!"
"But...I'm afraid that old fox Fan Yang...if he directly agrees to the request for forced labor, then...what should we do?"
When Duanmuci heard this, he couldn't help but smile:
"Haha, sir, I have already predicted that Fan Yang will definitely not agree!"
When Zhao Yang heard this, he couldn't help but asked in surprise:
"Oh? But why?"
At this time, Duanmuci bowed his hands again and replied:
"Haha, although sir lives in Xinglin, it seems that he has not been involved in worldly affairs for a long time. But in fact, he is very familiar with the affairs of the Central Plains. May I ask you two adults, is Kuai Kuai, the crown prince of Wei, currently in the Zhao family?"
Dong An was shocked when he heard this:
"This is the secret of my Zhao family, you...how did you know about it!"
Duanmu Ci couldn't help but laugh and said:
"Hahaha, Crown Prince Wei had a disagreement with his aunt Nanzi, and wanted to harm her, but she was framed by her instead. Prince Wei Kuai Kai was desperate and came here to ask for advice from my husband. My husband then said that the Zhao family of Jin could be a temporary A place to live. After that, Prince Wei should have come to surrender to the Zhao family."
Hearing what Duanmu Ci said, they both had no choice but to believe it.
Zhao Yang was even more surprised and confused, and couldn't help but continue to ask:
"If that's the case, how does that relate to this matter?"
Duanmu Ci smiled slightly and said to them:
"General, don't be impatient. Just think about it. If...if the general releases the news that 'Kuai Chi is now in the Zhao camp,' then...how will Fan Yang feel?"
When Dong Anyu heard this, he immediately understood the truth:
"That's right! This old thief will definitely be afraid that we have collusion with the Wei State. If our Zhao army wins and successfully sends Kuai Chi back, then our Zhao family will definitely have good relations with the Wei State in the future. Then wouldn't their Fan family be the same? So you’re shooting yourself in the foot?!”
Duanmu Ci couldn't help but nodded in agreement:
"Of course! Of course! Therefore, as long as the general makes this news public, Fan Yang will not dare to ask Handan to help! At that time, the general will make a peace alliance with Wei Guo, so how can Fan Yang dare to deny it?"
Yes, if what Duanmu Ci said is true, then it will be an extremely disadvantageous situation for Fan.
And if Fan Yang still openly obstructs the alliance, on the one hand, it will undoubtedly give Zhao Yang an excuse to forcefully conquer the Handan clan. On the other hand, if the Zhao family was victorious, they would also send Prince Wei back to Wei State. On that day, Wei Guo would definitely be closer to the Zhao family.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Fan Yang.
When Zhao Yang heard this, he couldn't help but feel excited and started to slap the case!
"Okay! Okay! This is a great plan! Just follow Mr. Ziming's plan!"
Therefore, Zhao Yang immediately went to Handan to get an edict, requiring him to immediately recruit five thousand soldiers and come to Zhao camp. At the same time, Dong Anyu was instructed to secretly release the news about Prince Wei Kuai Chi.
After Zhao Yang and Dong An made plans together, Duanmu Ci then raised his hands and said:
"I also ask the general to make peace with Weiguo as soon as possible, so that the general can come to rescue Lu as soon as possible!..."
Before Duanmu Ci finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone shouting outside:
"Fan Zhongjun is here!"
In order to avoid having ears across the tent, Zhao Yang did not place sentries around the perimeter, but he still set up his own personal guards on the perimeter. If he saw someone coming, he would announce it loudly in advance so that he could know in advance.
Previously, because Duanmu Ci was wearing night clothes and was alone, the guards did not notice him.
But when Fan Yang came and went, he was naturally followed by many people.
When Duanmu Ci heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked, thinking that his whereabouts had been exposed.
Zhao Yang, however, seemed very calm. He immediately went behind the scenes of the camp, opened a secret door with him, and made a gesture.
Duanmu Ci was also alert. Without saying a word, he immediately ran out and Zhao Yang hung up the curtain again.
At this time, Fan Yang had already entered quickly, and when he saw Zhao Yang fidgeting behind him, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
The Shuniu beside Fan Yang also followed in at this time, and when he saw this situation, he immediately retreated.
However, he only saw a dark figure quickly moving away from behind. He frowned, but it was obvious that he could no longer catch up, so he had to give up and return to the tent.
When Fan Yang saw Zhao Yang, he couldn't help but laugh:
"Father Zhi, why haven't you rested at such a late hour?"
Zhao Yang let out a long sigh.
"Hey... Now that the army is about to be launched, how can we sleep? We came from afar, and Yang Yang thought it would be better to fight quickly! So since Yang Yang came here, he has been thinking about when to send troops!"
Fan Yang waved his hand sharply again:
"Well, Zhifu is tired. Just because the Wei Kingdom has been dissatisfied with our Jin Kingdom for a long time, since we are sending troops this time, we must make them completely surrender to us. Otherwise, it will be a trouble in the future!"
Zhao Yang bowed and said:
"Your Majesty is absolutely right!"
Since he failed to catch the person on the spot, Fan Yang couldn't say much. After a few words of instruction with Zhao Yang, he left directly.
Dong Anyu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead:
"so close!"
Zhao Yang put a hand on his chin.
"Lanyu (Dong Anyu's word Lanyu), it seems that we have to deal with this matter quickly, otherwise we are afraid that things will change later, and this old fox Fan Yang will interfere with it!"
Dong Anyu nodded and said:
"Don't worry, my lord, An Yu will start this matter early tomorrow morning! The Crown Prince of Wei, Kuai Chi, is at the Zhao camp right now. An Yu thinks that he can be asked to inspect each camp on behalf of the lord, which will be equivalent to making this matter public!"
Zhao Yang nodded:
"Well, that's it! Go to Kuai Kuai now and explain this matter to him!"
Dong An immediately bowed his hands and said:
"promise!"
Afterwards, Zhao Yang looked at the sand table in front of him and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
…
But when Fan Yang and Shu Niu left Zhao Yang's military tent, Shu Niu immediately said:
"It seemed like a dark shadow came out of Zhao Yang's tent just now. I couldn't see it clearly, but I suspect it must be Duanmu Ci's Zhu Zi!"
Fan Yang narrowed his eyes.
"Is it him? I'm afraid this kid doesn't have the courage, right?"
Shuniu said:
"Whether he has the courage or not, we have to find out first! Don't be careless!"
Fan Yang responded:
"Well, let's go take a look now!"
So Fan Yang and Shu Niu immediately led their people to Duanmu Ci's tent, only to find that he was still sleeping there.
The vertical ox went aside and lit the candlestick.
Duanmu Ci, on the other hand, heard a commotion outside and the candlestick came back to light. Although he was lying with his back to the outside, he knew that the person coming must be Fan Yang!
So, he was not angry, and still shouted there with his back on his back:
"Ouch! I asked you, do you have any sense of ethics? It's so noisy and noisy in the middle of the night, and you can't let anyone sleep?! We have to be on the road tomorrow!"
After he turned around on the cave, he rubbed his sleepy eyes again and pretended to glance outside.
Seeing that it was Fan Yang, he immediately pretended to be distracted and immediately stood up and knelt down and said:
"Ah?! It turns out to be Fan Zhongjun! I'm so rude! I'm so rude!"
(End of chapter)
