Although these are Li Ran's private matters, Yan Mei can't say more. However, after all, he was responsible for Zhao Yang's entrustment, so he couldn't help but mention one more sentence:
"Then... I have to congratulate Mr. Taishi in advance! This is really a great thing! By then, Zhao Zhongjun will probably come to congratulate you in person!"
When Li Ran heard this, he smiled slightly, waved his hand and said:
"Alas! I don't bother the Central Army to come in person. This matter... is a continuation after all. I don't want to make it extravagant. It is really unnecessary for the Central Army to come in person."
Yan did not remain silent for a moment, and then said:
"Master Taishi has such a good thing, but he doesn't know when it will be decided? I can be prepared when the time comes!"
Li Ran said calmly:
"It's just because there are a lot of things going on recently, but the time hasn't been set yet."
As soon as Yan Wu heard this, he felt that Li Ran was actually trying to evade.
He knew that Li Ran was unwilling to say anything because of other reasons, so Yan Mo just picked up the cup of water in front of him, took a sip, and said:
"Hey...in this case, it's a pity."
"Since this is your first time back to Luoyi, you must have a lot of things to do, so... I won't bother you anymore."
Yan did not put down the water cup and was about to get up and leave.
Li Ran didn't try to stay, he just said:
"My lord is busy with military affairs, so I won't keep you here. I'll send you off to my lord."
Yan Mei handed over and left, but Li Ran sent him to the gate and watched him drive away.
Turning around, he met Guan Cong, who was squinting his eyes and half-smiling.
"He...is here to act as a lobbyist for Zhao Yang, right?"
Li Ran nodded:
"That's right, but...I didn't promise him anything!"
Guan Cong hesitated for a moment and asked:
"My lord probably still wants to wait and see? Or maybe he wants to wait for the price and sell? And use this to increase my lord's bargaining chip? My lord's move can be said to be brilliant?!"
Unexpectedly, Li Ran sneered:
"Haha, it's rare that Ziyu... actually makes miscalculations sometimes?"
"What Ziyu said is just a fishing method. Although there is a certain truth to it, I don't know that Li has long been indifferent to fame and fortune, so why does he want to be favored by others?"
After hearing this, Guan Cong said again:
"That's not what you meant...then...does the lord just want to continue to observe him secretly?"
Li Ran listened and sneered again:
"Maybe that's what he meant... However, although Ziyu can understand human nature, there are still things he can't see!"
I saw Guan Cong take another three steps back, and directly bowed and said:
"My subordinates understand! My lord originally wants to reshape the justice of the world! And at the same time, recreate the virtues of the Zhao family!"
"If Zhao Yang only wants to revitalize his family, he will definitely not condescend to come here, and then the lord will not come out to help him! If the lord can really hold a high position while being inferior, he will be king. And that is the only way. , so that we can invite the Lord!"
"In the past, King Wen gave Duke Lu eight hundred carts, and he was able to create rituals and music to this day. But now, sir, do you want to imitate Duke Lu? Let him establish this virtue of courtesy, so as to gather the hearts of the people in the world, and use it to Come to rectify the world!"
When Li Ran heard this, he smiled at Guan Cong without commenting.
…
As for Zhao Yang, after receiving Yan Mi's letter, he couldn't help but frown, and handed it to Dong Anyu and Yang Hu who were beside him to read.
Dong An immediately said after reading:
"I'm afraid that Mr. Ziming declined on purpose. It seems that... my lord has to make a trip in person."
Zhao Yang dragged his chin with one hand:
"It's just...the situation in Jin State...can I leave?"
Yang Hu said:
"Lord, there is no need to worry. Chengzhou is only a few days away from Jiangcheng. Although there are turbulent undercurrents in Jiangcheng, after all, it is not the time to completely fall out with them. Everything is still under control."
"My lord, you can put on a disguise and don't need to reveal your identity. You can just pretend that you are ill and thank the guests behind closed doors. In this way, you don't have to attract other people's attention."
"My lord, Li Ziming is a talent of Qilin. If my lord can get it, great things will happen! However, if you want to get Qilin, this is definitely someone who cannot be invited by Wang Zuo!"
"I'm ashamed to say that back then Hu also wanted to ask Mr. Ziming to help. But at that time, due to his status as the head of the Ji family, and what Yang Hu did was very different from Mr. Ziming, so he could only Sorry to miss it!”
"Now that my lord has great ambitions, is noble and virtuous, please seize the opportunity!"
After hearing this, Zhao Yang couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
After a long time, he finally spoke to Dong Anyu:
"In that case, Yan Yu, go and make arrangements!"
Dong Anyu responded:
"promise!"
After Dong Anyu went down, Zhao Yang said again:
"Yang Hu, after I leave Jinyang, you must shoulder the responsibility of guarding the Zhao family!"
When Yang Hu heard this, he couldn't help but feel frightened. After all, he, the second minister, was world-famous. Now he actually got this request from Zhao Yang, which was really beyond his expectation!
He couldn't help but bowed and said:
"The tiger was originally destined to die. Thanks to the Lord for not giving up, the tiger now only wants to be a pawn for the Lord's stallion, but he does not dare to take on such a big responsibility..."
Zhao Yang waved his hand and said:
"Hu Da doesn't have to be like this. Now I know your talent clearly. I will delegate the power to you, and you can just concentrate on your work! I will also immediately inform the Zhao family of your position. Second only to Yan Yu!”
Dong Anyu, as Zhao Yang's right-hand man, can be said to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people in the Zhao family.
But now, Yang Hu, a minister of the Ji family who defected from Lu, has also received courtesy and attention from Zhao Yang.
This is not only a kind of trust, but also a signal!
When Yang Hu heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude, and he was even more sincerely convinced of Zhao Yang.
And just after Zhao Yang explained the matter, the disciples in his mansion were all aggrieved when they heard about it.
Everyone came together to pay homage to Zhao Yang and said:
"If the head of the family has a devoted person like Yang Hu, isn't my lord afraid of becoming the next Ji Pingzi?!"
After Zhao Yang heard this, he replied casually in front of everyone:
"Haha, what Yang Hu took in the past was rights that could be stolen. My Zhao family is not the Ji family of the Lu State, and I am not Ji Pingzi! If that day comes, Yang Hu will not surrender to me. , that doesn’t necessarily mean that I haven’t done a good enough job! What does it have to do with him?”
"And now, I can have such a person by my side. On the one hand, he can make suggestions for me, and on the other hand, I can always be alert and not dare to be negligent. Why not get the best of both worlds?"
Just because Yang Hu offered a plan to involve Lu State and Zheng State, it can be said that he saved Zhao Yang a big trouble. Therefore, Zhao Yang also paid more and more attention to Yang Hu.
What's more, this strategy seemed to him so perfect that even Li Ran had not thought of it.
However, what Zhao Yang didn't know was that it wasn't that Li Ran hadn't thought of it, but that he just didn't want Lu State to be involved.
But no matter what, Yang Hu's position in Zhao Yang's heart was indeed stabilized.
He also understood that Yang Hu was not only a bridge between him and Li Ran, but he also had his own merits.
As the sect leader of the Zhao family, Zhao Yang said this, and others did not dare to say anything else.
Soon, Dong Anyu made arrangements for Zhao's internal and external affairs.
At the same time, Zhao Yang was worried that he would not be able to convince the public, so he made a bolder decision:
He decided to promote Yang Hu to Sima of the Chinese Army, and gave Yang Hu full authority over the subsequent internal and external affairs of the Zhao family.
And he decided to take Dong Anyu with him to Chengzhou!
Faced with this arrangement, even Yang Hu himself couldn't believe it and hurriedly said that he was unworthy of the position.
However, Zhao Yang replied to him quite calmly:
"Although Yang Hu belongs to the later generations, I have no doubts about employing people and completely trust you. Therefore, there is no need to discuss this matter any further!"
Yang Hu was almost in tears when he was given the order, and he bowed his head and said:
"My lord trusts the tiger so much. Even if the tiger dies, he will not be able to retaliate. The tiger will definitely dedicate himself to serving the lord as a dog and a horse!"
Zhao Yang couldn't help but laugh and said:
"Haha, there's no need to mess with me. Yang Hu, I'll leave the affairs of Jiangcheng to you!"
Then, Zhao Yang turned to Dong Anyu and said:
"Luan Yu, the matter of inviting Mr. Ziming to come out is of great importance. Sometimes I am not good at talking, so I will bring you with me this time. If I really say something rude, you must stop me in time. That’s it!”
Dong Anyu bowed and said:
"Please rest assured, my lord, since we are sincere, and Mr. Ziming is by no means a narrow-minded person, so even if there are some inappropriate words, Mr. Ziming will not care."
