Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 731

Chapter 736

At this moment, Ran Min felt nothing but heartbreak.

Especially the successor whom I have worked so hard to cultivate has raised the butcher's knife to me many times.At this moment, Ran Min was on the verge of death, unless he could change his mind and give him hope of surviving.

Although Ran Ming didn't want to do this method, he had to do it for Wei Guo and his own ideals.

Ran Ming knew that he did not put the gunpowder on the Yellow River embankment by himself.

The establishment time of Tianyan is too short, and the development speed is too fast. It is not impossible to inadvertently absorb some other people's chess pieces.

Besides, no one can guarantee absolute loyalty. The so-called loyalty is also because there are not enough bargaining chips for betrayal.

It is not impossible for the prince to bribe his Sky Eye members and pour this dirty water on himself.

Since Ran Zhi could pour dirty water on himself, why didn't he blame Jiangdong?

This dirty water was poured on others, such as Chu Suanzi, the queen mother of the Jin Dynasty, or Huan Wen.

"Father, my son has something to say!" Ran Ming suddenly said loudly when he thought of this.

Ran Min raised his head to gesture to Ran Ming, who said loudly, "Father, how is it that you are so smart and so confused all the time?"

"Oh!" Ran Min almost lost his breath when he heard this.

Ran Ming continued: "To say something disrespectful, has Father ever thought about who would be the happiest person if something happens to Father? It's not the crown prince, it's not Ming, it's the Jin Dynasty, it's Huan Wen. A villain with ulterior motives!"

Both Zhang Ai and Shi Yue were about to yell to stop Ran Ming from talking nonsense.

Ran Min officially abolished the crown prince and replaced him with Ran Ming, but Ran Ming actually got the throne and pushed it outward, so why is Zhang Ai not in a hurry?
Both Zhang Ai and Shi Yue have a characteristic. They are younger than Dong Run and Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen is only 35 or [-] years old, and Shi Yue is not yet [-]. For a general, this is the time when they are just starting.

Once Ran Ming succeeds to the throne, they will be Conglong heroes, and their future will be limitless.

Ran Ming is actually more aggressive than Ran Min, just look at Ran Ming's performance in Qingzhou, Luozhou, Qin, and Liang.

If Ran Ming succeeds to the throne, he will definitely go north and south to unify the world as soon as possible.

Wei State had the Northern Han Dynasty in the north and the Jin Dynasty in the south.

How could there be no battles to fight, how could their generals have no chance to perform?

But no matter how urgent they were, they had no way to stop Ran Ming.

Ran Ming ignored Ran Min's angry and indisputable gaze, and said directly: "Father, think about it, it has long been an open secret that our Great Wei is planning to unify the world with Jin. This Eastern Jin's Chu Suanzi is also good, Huan Wen Forget it, they have already had a hard time sleeping and eating. Using this strategy, the father and the prince can turn against each other. Now the prince has nothing to do with morality. Since Kaiyuan, the prince has performed well. If the crime is abandoned, why does the emperor block the mouths of the world?"

Ran Ming looked at Ran Min with a thoughtful expression.

He also said while the iron was hot: "Once there is turmoil in the Great Wei Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty will have a chance to breathe. Especially when the Yellow River breaks its embankment, the fertile land in the Heluo area will turn into a country in one day. Have you thought about the consequences?"

"They dare?" At this moment, Ran Min's face flushed with excitement again, but Ran Min didn't know what to say.

Ran Ming said: "Why wouldn't they dare to choose between life and death?"

"How do you know?" Ran Min asked back.

Ran Mingdao: "I just know that at this time, our Great Wei cannot be chaotic. Only by helping each other and working together can we tide over the difficulties. Right now, the embankment of the Yellow River is extremely critical. I got this information from the envoy of the capital, Wu An Dian. You know, the Yellow River embankment may not be protected due to the flood this time!"

"What?" Ran Min turned pale with shock, he coughed again and again, and it took him a long time to catch his breath.Ran Min's face gradually glowed with vitality.Heart disease is actually a matter of personal choice.

If a person feels that life is meaningless and wants to die, even if he is not sick or suffering, he will also lose his vitality.If a person has a strong desire to survive, even if he is seriously injured, he can still live tenaciously.

Ran Min didn't want to die at first, but he was extremely disappointed with the prince. For a father, it is very cruel to abolish another son for the sake of one son.

When Ran Min heard from Ran Ming that this may not have been done by Ran Zhi, but it was Huan Wen or Chu Suanzi's plan to blame him, the depression in Ran Min's heart dissipated unconsciously.

When he heard that the Yellow River would not be protected, that Heluo would become the country of Ze, and that the state of Jin might fall to the north, Ran Min's unyielding fighting spirit emerged again.

It was only when Ran Min wanted to get up that he realized that he couldn't exert any strength on his body. This was because he didn't have enough water and was exhausted too much.

Ran Min originally wanted to ask someone to bring some food, but suddenly saw a bowl of ginseng soup on the desk beside the bed. Ran Min reached out and picked up the ginseng soup made by the imperial doctor on the bedside, regardless of whether it was cold or not. , poured down directly.

In Ran Min's opinion, expensive ginseng soup is no different from ordinary tea.

After drinking a bowl of ginseng soup, Ran Min finally replenished a little energy, so he won't be dizzy anymore. Seeing Ran Min's transformation, whether Zhang Ai or Shi Yue, especially Jin Nu, Tie Nu, and Zhang Ping Excitement, joy beyond words.

Zhang Ping, Jin Nu and Tie Nu are all Ran Min's domestic slaves. Unlike Zhang Ai, they are not in love with Ran Min, but real masters and servants.In their eyes, there is no big Wei, only Ran Min.

"Xuan! Messenger of Dushui to see you!" Ran Min didn't know what everyone was thinking, so he yelled directly outside the door.

The envoy of Dushui hastened to salute Ran Min three times and nine times.Before the ceremony was over, Ran Min asked, "Wu'an Aiqing, you said the Yellow River embankment is not safe?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case!" Wu Anfang said, "Unless the rain clears now, the embankment will be overwhelmed within two to three days, and the river will be flooded for thousands of miles, or the Yellow River will be diverted."

Ran Min said: "So serious?"

Wu Anquan nodded.

Ran Min said: "How to solve this matter?"

"I think that the only way to find a low-lying or low-salt land is to dig the embankment and open the gate to divert the flood!" Wu An said: "The minister looked at the map of the river, taking the territory of Heyang County, Hanoi County, and Chenliuhuang Xuxu, Lanyang, Yifeng, and Kaocheng are the best flood diversion locations."

Ran Min thought for a while and said, "I remember that Heyang County is a county with more than [-] households."

Seeing Ran Min hesitate, Ran Ming couldn't help feeling anxious.If these four counties are flooded, Wei's loss is only 20 square kilometers of crop failure. As long as Qingzhou is kept, after these four counties are covered by the flood, once the flood recedes, there will be a lot of fertilizer in the sediment carried by the flood. These thin lands will also become fertile fields. As long as the population is not lost, this is actually very cost-effective.

"Father, the two evils are the lesser, and the two benefits are the more important. If the four counties are not sacrificed, once the Yellow River diverts, the loss will be millions of families!" Ran Ming had to choose to flood the four counties.

Ran Min said: "Messenger of Dushui, if the gates are opened to divert the flood, can Yanqing be protected?"

Wu'an said: "If the rainfall does not increase, the four counties can divert the flood. If the torrential rain continues to increase, the four counties will still not be able to meet the flood diversion needs!"

Ran Min said: "I have passed on my decree that the three counties of Hanoi, Henan, and Chenliu should immediately disperse and resettle the eight cities of Heyang, Qinyang, Huangxu, Lanyang, Yifeng, Kaocheng, Yanshi, and Gongxian."

Just when Ran Ming relieved Ran Min's heart knot, and Ran Min and Ran Ming were trying their best to fight the flood and rescue the disaster, they rushed into the East Palace on a fast horse.This time, Ran Min left the army and left Yecheng for disaster relief. He also left Prince Ran Zhi to supervise the country, Prince Shaoshi, Zhongshuling Zhang Gan, Shizhong, Zuopushe Xie An and other civil and military ministers to assist.

At this time, Pei Bi, who had been waiting for the opportunity, finally got the opportunity. Once Ran Zhi came to power, he would definitely replace Zhang Gan as the head of the officials of Wei State.When the cavalryman entered the East Palace in a busy manner, Pei Bi received the news.But seeing the news sent by the knight, Pei Bi's face changed drastically, and he fell to the ground, completely dumbfounded.

After a long while, Pei Bicai staggered towards Ran Zhi with the letterhead in hand.

"His Royal Highness, something big happened!"

Pei Bi hurriedly rushed into the main hall of the Yin'an Palace in the East Palace of Ye City.I saw Prince Ran Zhi sitting in the middle, with the usual indifference and calmness on his face.

Under Ran Zhi, Liu Jiao, the former East Palace Xima, Liu Nian, the Chief History of the East Palace, and of course the guests Cui Qian, Li Gu, and Zheng Zhe.

When Ran Zhi was assigned to the army by Ran Min, all the officials in the East Palace seemed to have no chance of making a comeback when they saw Ran Zhi. For fear of being implicated by the prince, all the officials in the East Palace except Pei Bi, who joined the army as a recorder, followed Ran Zhi one after another. Draw a clear line and let Ran Zhi experience what it means to be cold and cold in the world.

When Ran Zhi returned to Ye City, he naturally wouldn't show any good looks to these Eastern Palace servants.Facing the subordinates who were carrying a large number of gifts and put their posture at the lowest level, according to Ran Zhi's intention, they should all be driven out.

Later, it was Pei Bi who advised Ran Zhi: "As a monarch, you must not only have the ability to govern the country, but also the wisdom to know people and the skills to use people, let alone the capacity to tolerate people! No one is perfect, and gold has no pure gold. If Your Highness Because these people once hated each other and held a grudge against each other, how will the people of the world view His Highness and how will they be loyal to His Highness? The ministers of the Great Wei include both honest gentlemen and treacherous villains who sit on the wall to watch the wind, and both are loyal to His Majesty His direct ministers, as well as the officials of Qin Wang Highness's line of officials, does His Highness have to be so clear-cut?"

Ran Zhi thought about it for a while, and if he really made it to the Great Treasure, it wouldn't be too late to settle the score after autumn, it's still too early.So Ran Zhi listened to Pei Bi's advice, and exposed the unpleasant scene of the members of the East Palace.

But this incident still left an impact on Ran Zhi's heart, making Ran Zhi very uncomfortable.

However, Ran Zhi is also a very forbearing person, he pretends not to mind, but in fact he secretly hates it.

Seeing Pei Bi coming in such a hurry, Ran Zhi sensed that something important might happen.Ran Zhi said to the ministers in the East Palace: "Gu was ordered to supervise the country, and I hope that all the lovers will work together to tide over the difficulties. Liu Changshi (Nian) has a good personal relationship with Liu Yuan, the head of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, and he can visit on behalf of Gu. He moved with emotion and reason, and tried to let him release a batch of cheap food, and he would never let him do it in vain. As long as Da Wei was able to overcome the difficulties in front of him, Gu would definitely write a letter to his father and give him more rewards for his promotion. It can even be promoted to a knighthood!"

Ordinarily, the price Ran Zhi offered Liu Yuan was not low.

Although Ran Ming treats merchants preferentially, in the general environment of society, there is no way to change the lowly social status of merchants.

Both the gentry and the powerful look down on merchants and do not intermarry with merchants. Even big tycoons like Zhang Xun and Wang Cheng only intermarry with them for the sake of money, and those wealthy gentry disdain to associate with them.

Liu Nian is Liu Qun's nephew, although Liu Qun has retired.

But considering Liu Qun's face, Liu Yuan will definitely give him some face.Liu Nian also wanted to take this opportunity to improve the relationship with Ran Zhi.Then Ran Zhi said to the guests Cui Qian, Li Gu, and Zheng Zhe: "You should also try your best. Cui, Zheng, and Li (Zhaojun Li) are all famous families in the world. You must make a example!"

In fact, Ran Zhi's work direction is not wrong. First, he seeks assistance from the Huaxia Business Alliance, and at the same time seeks help from the noble family.Different from the attitude of the Huaxia Business Alliance, Ran Zhi is also aware of the greedy nature of these gentry giants. Every time there is a natural or man-made disaster, it is the best time for the gentry giants to make money crazily.

Under normal circumstances, an acre of land would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Even if the gentry were rich, they would not want to use legitimate means to buy land.Under Ran Ming's secret promotion, the prices of goods in Wei State gradually decreased, especially the daily necessities of the people.

The market price of grain has fallen below two to three hundred yuan per stone, and the price directly sold by farmers is even lower. Even if there is no need to pay taxes for one mu of annual harvest, seven or eight hundred yuan is already the top of the sky.

However, the land price of one mu of land, even a low-grade field would cost 30 to 50 yuan.It will take four or [-] years to earn back its capital.

This is actually an abnormal phenomenon. The reason why Ran Ming raised the land price is to prevent the common people from transferring the land easily. It is also because after the merchants donate money, they usually buy land and property, which is extremely unfavorable to commercial development.

As long as the land price exceeds its own price, this can effectively delay the speed of land mergers.

But natural disasters and man-made disasters are different. Almost all the people have lost their homes. In order to survive, their wives and children will sell, let alone land?Although Ran Zhi doesn't dislike the gentry like Ran Ming, in fact he is still dissatisfied with the gentry's crazy land annexation.

"Although I have no power in my hands temporarily, it doesn't mean that I will never have power in my hands alone!"

Ran Zhi smiled at Mimi and said: "Gu is not a good person, the emperor will kill people, and my second brother will also kill people. Don't forget, I will kill people too!"

Looking at Ran Zhi's harmless smile, Zheng Zhe unconsciously shivered.He secretly said: "The father and son of the Ran family are all killers from the sky!"

After everyone left, Ran Zhi said to Pei Bi, "Why are you so panicked, why don't you sit down and talk slowly!"

Pei Bi hesitated for a moment, pondered for a long time, and then said: "Why does Your Highness keep Bi from such an important matter? Could it be that Bi is not trustworthy in His Highness's heart?"

(End of this chapter)