Li Ran said very calmly:
"The so-called system of six ministers is an expedient system made by Duke Wen in the past to weigh the court. It was unique at the time! But looking at it now, the internal fighting among the six ministers of Jin has become the cause of everything today. The root cause of the chaos. Therefore, in my opinion, the four ministers above the Jin Dynasty's court are enough!"
"Moreover, it will be quite inconvenient for the general's great cause to retain the position of Second Minister! The general must have also considered a problem, that is, after entering Jiangcheng, if Fan Gaoyi, Liang Yingfu and Liang Yingfu are still allowed to Xun Shu has joined forces and is fighting secretly with me, the Zhao family and Han Wei Ming, wouldn't it become another mess?"
"So, I think that the general can secretly discuss with Xun Shu about the dismissal of the second minister at that time!"
Zhao Yang became more and more confused as he listened, and couldn't help but ask:
"Discuss with him? According to what Mr. Wang just said, Fan Gaoyi and Liang Ying's father will both side with Xun Shu if nothing unexpected happens. In this case, how can Xun Shu be willing to withdraw the two ministers?"
Li Ran smiled slightly again and replied:
"Haha, actually... the division of power between the six ministers is a burden to Xun Shu. Liang Ying's father was his subordinate, and now he is on an equal footing with him. How can Xun Shu not feel resentful? Fan family, after this battle, Fan Jishe will definitely rush to Chaoge, and will use Chaoge as a stronghold, relying on the Qi State to continue to resist. In this case, Fan Gaoyi's status as the "Six Ministers" has become unworthy of the name. ”
"So, the general only needs to promise Xun Shu that he can annex all the territory of the Zhonghang clan in the future. How can Xun Shu disagree? In addition, although Fan Gaoyi has the name of the clan leader of the Fan clan, he does not have the actual status of the clan clan master of the Fan clan. Why doesn’t the general use this as an excuse to abolish Fan’s position?!”
Zhao Yang heard Li Ran's words, but his doubts did not disappear, but instead he became more worried:
"Let Xun Shu annex the Zhong Xing clan? Although this move... is justifiable, but... if Xun Shu gets the land of the Zhong Xing clan, his strength will definitely increase greatly. If in the future..."
Unexpectedly, Li Ran still waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Haha, general, don't you understand the principle of 'play hard to get'? If after removing the two ministers, the four families will be evenly matched, it will be chaotic again. But if we can establish a strong one, it will become a situation of 'all the yin peeling off the yang'" The general will be blameless!"
Hearing what Li Ran said, Zhao Yang couldn't help but suddenly realized:
"So that's it! If Xun Shu can annex Zhongxing's Luyi, it will arouse the fear of the Han family and the Wei family. Although the Xun family will gain geographical advantage, it will actually become the target of public criticism! Although this move seems to be beneficial, in fact it is It is very harmful. If so, I, Mrs. Zhao, will be safe."
Li Ran couldn't help but nodded and continued:
"Not only that, but the general can also use this to show weakness to Xun Shu, making Xun Shu lower his guard against Zhao. In this way..."
Just as Li Ran was not finished speaking, he heard Yang Hu speak loudly outside:
"Lord! Zhong Xingyin shot a letter of challenge from the city!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yang looked at each other and Li Ran, and immediately asked Yang Hu to come in.
Yang Hu presented the letter of war, and Zhao Yang opened it. It turned out that Zhongxing Yin stated in the letter of war that he would fight Zhao Yang to the death, and asked Zhao Yang to send troops out of the city to fight to the death.
Zhao Yang looked at it and couldn't help but curled his lips and said:
"Zhong Xingyin is already a grown man, and he still does this? Do you really think that I, Zhao Yang, am still a child with a dirty mouth? It's really ridiculous!"
Li Ran said:
"It seems that Zhong Xingyin also knows that General Han and the others are coming all the way here, so he is anxious to capture Jinyang. Although this gauntlet is naive, it also shows that he really cannot calm down!"
"Please ask the general to move to the tower, but I will follow you from the side. Maybe... this will be the last battle between the general and Zhong Xingyin! The general must not be negligent!"
Zhao Yang nodded and said:
"Well, then sir, please be careful!"
Zhao Yang and Yang Hu immediately arranged their armors. They originally wanted to put on a piece of rhinoceros armor for Li Ran, but Li Ran shook his head and said:
"Although he has experienced hundreds of battles, he has never worn armor. He can't charge into battle, so there is no need for it."
Zhao Yang did not force anything, so he gave Chu Dang a pair of shields and told him to take good care of him.
This shield is made of bronze, one person tall and three feet wide. It is difficult for ordinary people to pick it up. It can usually only be placed on a chariot for use, but Chu Dang held it quite easily.
Zhao Yang and others climbed up the tower together and looked in the direction of the BOC camp. But seeing the flags fluttering, several rows of chariots were already arrayed in front, ready to go.
Zhao Yang said:
"Yang Hu, cheer up the soldiers, this battle will be more difficult than before!"
Yang Hu bowed and said:
"Don't worry, my lord, Tiger has already given the order!"
Although Zhao Yang was confident, he was still a little nervous as the war was about to begin.
Because this battle is not only about the fate of their Zhao family, but also about the fate of the Jin country, and even the whole world!
Not long after, listening to the thunder of war drums, the chariots swept over immediately, and the archers followed. After reaching the shooting range, they began to shoot arrows towards the tower, and there were some fire arrows mixed in among them.
Chu Dang devoted himself to protecting Li Ran. The pair of large shields were like a door, protecting Li Ran tightly.
The soldiers on the tower also began to fire arrows to fight back, and there were also fire arrows among them.
Some of the fire arrows hit the chariot and set it on fire, but the horses in front didn't know it yet. When they found out, their buttocks were sore from the burning. After the horses struggled to free themselves, they dragged the chariot and scurried around for a while.
When the chariot arrived at the bottom of the city, the charging chariots followed closely behind. Stones and arrows rained down from the city tower. The infantry arrived and began to use ladders and ropes to climb to the city wall.
Zhong Xingyin almost mobilized his troops this time, and Ji Qin was also issued a military order, so he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, and even personally supervised the battle, vowing to capture Jinyang.
At this time, Dong Anyu and Yin Duo also came after hearing the news. Seeing that the battle was intensifying, Yang Hu, wearing armor and carrying a big sword, was taking command. Zhao Yang and Li Ran were not far away supervising the battle.
Dong Anyu and Yin Duo came to Zhao Yang. When Zhao Yang saw them arriving, he couldn't help but ask:
"Why are you here?"
Dong Anyu replied:
"Back to my lord, I'm really worried..."
Jinyang was built by Dong Anyu, and even the preparation afterwards was done by him personally, down to the smallest detail.
Although he had absolute confidence in Jinyang, after all, the combination of Zhonghang Clan and Fan Clan plus Handan's military strength was far superior to that of Jinyang, so Dong An was somewhat uneasy about this.
Li Ran smiled and said:
"Lan Yu, if we say who has put the most effort into Jinyang, it must be you? In that case, don't you even feel worried about Jinyang?"
