However, it turned out that Li Yue was still whimsical.
After the things were delivered, Ran Min's edict also came, granting Li Yue the title of General of the Fu Army, Duke of Yingchuan County, and Commander-in-Chief of the military affairs of the five states of Yan, Qing, Yu, Xu, and Yang.
The first half is pleasing to the eye, although the three states of Yu, Xu, and Yang basically surrendered to the Jiangdong court, and although Ran Min's original intention was to have Li Yue head south.
But this edict also gave Li Yue a legal and reasonable reputation against Yu, Xu, and Yang.
However, the style changed suddenly in the second half of the edict, asking Li Yue to hand over the three counties of Jidong, as well as Fangtou and Liyang...
Ran Min's attitude of wanting, wanting, and wanting was very disgusting and uncomfortable, as if everything he had eaten would be vomited out.
The three counties of Jidong were the Heiyun Army who fought with blood and sweat to steal food from Murong Jun's mouth. Now they have formed an alliance with Wang Wu, received the support of the powerful Bohai Sea, and established an effective defense system.
Ran Min will take it away with just one word.
The problem is that after he takes it away, the defenses in the east of Jizhou will collapse.
Powerful people may not necessarily agree with the current Ran Wei.
It's even harder to say what Wang Wu was thinking.
In addition, Fangtou is not a trivial matter. In this battle, both sides deployed their elites and used various means. It took half a year to capture the city.
The place chosen by Cao Mengde was blessed with natural resources. People at that time said that this place had the aura of the King of Wei and Wu, and this place basically held the destiny of Jizhou and was connected with Liyang.
Even if Ran Min can't hold it anymore in the future, Heiyun Army will be able to give Murong a try with Fang Tou and Li Yang.
Li Yue sent 300,000 shi of grain without hesitation, and then sent war horses, livestock, and grain to make Ran Min eliminate his fear of Yanzhou and make him realize that Yanzhou is now his only and reliable ally.
Now it seems all efforts were in vain.
Ran Min didn't understand what he meant at all, let alone a tacit understanding.
He was like a greedy and hungry beast, blindly biting everything around him.
People like Shi Zun, Shi Jian, and Li Nong certainly deserve to die, but people like Wei Jian and Wang Tai are really a pity...
"It seems that the Wei Lord is no more afraid of Yanzhou than the Hu people!" Chang Wei sneered.
"Why should we give up the land that we worked so hard to gain to him? We need to bring him something with a real sword and a real gun!" Wei Shan's neck turned red and his face was ferocious, like a wolf protecting its food.
Li Yue rubbed his forehead and cleared his thoughts.
First of all, the three Bohai counties cannot be given to Ran Min, and even if they are given to Ran Min, they cannot be defended. The country of Xiang will be defeated, and all the elites of Ran Wei will be lost. It would be good to be able to hold Yecheng. Once the three counties of Bohai are taken away, the local powerful might immediately switch sides. , surrendered to the Murong family.
Secondly, Li Yang couldn't give it.
Liyang is not only the front base of the Black Cloud Army in Hebei, but also a knife hanging over Yanzhou's head.
The only thing I can give is a fangtou.
Fangtou is as important to Yecheng as Li Yang is to Yanzhou. It is unrealistic for the Heiyun Army to occupy Fangtou.
"If we occupy Fangtou, Ran Min's thoughts will not be spent on Liu Xian and Murong Jun." Li Yue said lightly.
There was silence in the hall.
Wei Shan's face turned red from holding back, and when he was about to speak, Li Yue stopped him, "It's just a Fangtou. Now we can't have a conflict with Ran Min. If you give it today, you can get it back twice as much in the future!"
What happened one after another gradually gave up the idea of Li Yue and Ran Min going back to back.
If he really got close, he was afraid that Ran Min would stab him in the back immediately.
Isn't that how he got to where he is today?
Wei Shan was furious, "My subordinates are really... unwilling to give in. Today, Ran Min is eating our food and drinking our food. How can he have the face to ask for Bohai, Fangtou, and Liyang?"
Li Yueyun said calmly: "You have to endure it even if you don't want to."
"A little impatience will ruin a big plan. Our old enemies in Heiyun Mountain are the barbarians from the north, the Murong clan of Youyan! Then I will go to Yecheng again to lobby the king and ministers of Ran Wei." Chang Wei stood up and handed over his hands.
Reminded by Wei Shan's words, an idea flashed in Li Yue's mind, "Ran Min can't just eat and drink for free. The soldiers and civilians of Ye City must know where the food in their mouths comes from! Sir, if you leave now, you can launch Ye Make the city work carefully so that the soldiers and civilians know who is behind them!"
Ran Min was hopeless, but the soldiers and people in the city could not give up.
When you do good deeds, you must leave a name.
Chang Wei's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "The Governor is very clever!"
Yecheng.
Liu Qun was trying his best to persuade Ran Min, "Your Majesty's enemies are in Xiangguo and Jicheng, not Yanzhou. Governor Li has sent grain and livestock one after another, and he is loyal. Doesn't your Majesty's move chill the hearts of Henan people?"
The words were quite heavy, and there was silence in Taiwu Hall.
Since the killing of Wei Huan's family and the Yi Wang Tai clan, no one in the court dared to talk to Ran Min like this anymore.
However, Liu Qun was an extraordinary person. He was almost the leader of the scholars in Hebei. He had a long-standing reputation and the people in the northern country looked up to him. If he were moved, Ran Min would not have to wait for the Murong family to attack, and he would fall apart.
A trace of anger climbed onto Ran Min's face, but it quickly disappeared.
Wang Jian on the side said: "Your Majesty entrusts Yan Qing, Xu Yuyang and the five states to each other, how can you be so cold-hearted?"
"Yanqing, Xu Yuyang and three of the five states voted to Jiangdong..."
Halfway through Liu Qun's words, he was immediately interrupted by Ran Min, "Li Yue does not have the three prefectures of Xu Yuyang, but he still has the two prefectures of Yanqing and the three counties of East Hebei. He will rest and recuperate in the future. With Liyang and Fangtou, he will be ready in a short time." We can attack Yecheng, how can I not defend it?"
Li Yue captured Qingzhou, which aroused great fear in Ran Min.
If things continue like this, Ran Wei will almost become a vassal of Yanzhou.
If Li Yue had dared to send troops to Qingzhou before the Xiangguo War, Ran Min would have dared to lead one hundred thousand elite soldiers south to annex the rich Yanzhou first.
The defeat of Xiangguo also made Ran Min's temper much weaker.
"Your Majesty, the envoy from Yanzhou has arrived!" the eunuch reported softly.
Ran Min waved his hand and said, "No!"
Liu Qun said: "If Governor Li is unwilling to hand over Bohai, Liyang, and Fangtou, what will your Majesty do?"
Wang Jian had a strange look on his face: "I heard that Jiangdong Yin Hao, Chen Kui, and Xie Shangzheng are stationing troops in Shouchun, and the Northern Expedition will be imminent in the near future."
After Ran Min was defeated, more than half of Xu Yuyang's city surrendered to Jiangdong.
Even Zhang Yu fell.
Gao Chong, the Pingnan general of Ran Wei, and Lu Hu, the general who conquered the captives, arrested Zheng Xi, the governor of Luozhou, and transferred Luoyang to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
It is equivalent to Yin Hao sending troops and directly taking over the city.
And once Yin Hao takes Luo and Yu, the next step will definitely be Yanzhou.
In terms of the situation, Yanzhou will be surrounded by Jiangdong on three sides, so in the view of Ran Min Junchen, Li Yue will hand over Hebei counties sooner or later.
"I do not want to turn against Yanzhou, but this is the land of Hebei. He is not allowed to set foot in it. I will wipe out Liu Xian, Zhang Ping, Murong Jun and others!" No matter how bad the situation in the country is, Ran Min is always confident.
At this time, an eunuch hurriedly came in with a report, "Your Majesty, the traitor Liu Xian of the Xiang Kingdom proclaimed himself emperor. He raised 70,000 troops, claiming to be 150,000, to attack Changshan. The prefect Su Yan asked for help."
The Taiwu Palace became quiet again.
Ran Min's face darkened. Now Yin Hao did not go on the Northern Expedition, but Liu Xian came first...
(End of chapter)
