Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 745 Ran Min's strong return, where does Ran Zhi go?

Chapter 750 Ran Min returns strongly, where does Ran Zhi go?
Jinyang is more than [-] miles away from Taiyuan, and Ji Wei has already calculated it.If you advance with light cavalry, you can reach the city of Yecheng in only three days and two nights.But Ran Zhi will definitely not sit still.

Therefore, it is necessary not only to dispatch infantry, but also to dispatch equipment soldiers, such as siege trebuchets and eight-ox crossbows.

The equipment is cumbersome and the movements are slow. Even with the long-term training of the Anbei Army, their speed is only a little over a hundred miles.The whole army can rush to Yecheng within eight days and seven nights.

From Jinyang to Yecheng, the biggest challenge is not the resistance of Ran Zhi's troops, but Tianwei.It is already the deep winter season, whether infantry or cavalry, ice and snow are their deadliest influence.

An army, especially the Han army, is very dependent on logistics. If there is a problem with logistics, it is the most deadly.

For this reason, Ji Wei made full preparations. From Jinyang to Yecheng, Ji Wei had already established more than a dozen secret supply points, storing tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass, which could be consumed by his army for three months.

However, Ran Min overturned Ji Ji's suggestion of a secret march, and Ran Min's sonorous and forceful voice sounded: "I am not a mouse, even if a tiger falls into Pingyang, then I will still be a tiger, not any wild dog can bully me. Take my banner When it comes out, I am solemnly announcing to the world that I am back!"

When Ran Min marched southward with [-] Anbei troops in a mighty manner, Ran Zhi of Yecheng still didn't realize it.Although Ran Zhi's character is not flattering, he is very hardworking.Ever since he became the emperor, he has been determined to break the shadow of Ran Min on his heart.In order to eliminate Ran Min's shadow, Ran Zhi sealed up all the things Ran Min used, or rewarded those ministers, such as Ran Min's Zhulong war horse. If Queen Dong didn't obstruct it, Ran Zhi would reward him to Liu Branch.

Nevertheless, Ran Zhi gave Liu Ke the Soul Eater Spear used by Ran Min, and Pei Bi the inkstone used by Ran Min.Ran Zhi actually knew that Ran Min was discouraged, but he was still secretly happy.In fact, Ran Zhi underestimated Ran Ming's political wisdom. It wasn't that Ran Ming didn't want to fight, but he didn't want to fight a civil war.If Ran Min didn't show up and relied on him alone, he would definitely be beaten like Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen.

There are few Han people in the first place. If there is such an internal friction, God knows when it will recover.It takes at least seventeen or eighteen years for a baby to grow from birth to adulthood. If Sima Dan takes the opportunity to strengthen the state of Jin, he may not even have a place to cry.

Although Ran Zhi succeeded in taking the position, in fact he was not recognized by the gentry.

The most important part of feudal etiquette is filial piety. Ran Zhi has lost the foundation of being a son of man, and he is an unfilial person.What Ran Zhi did was actually trampling on the etiquette that the Han people insisted on.You can use any means to deal with Ran Ming, he is just a younger brother.It's not enough to deal with Ran Min, the son does not say anything about his father's faults.In an era where even his father's mistakes can't be said, Ran Zhi's behavior can be tolerated by heaven.

The elites of the gentry actually saw more clearly and saw farther. They all expected that after Ran Ming and Ran Zhi really decided the winner, they would stand in line.

It's a pity that Ran Zhi is so stunned now that he can't see that the nobles are gradually alienating him.

Then, what made Ran Zhi at a loss was that a news came out from Yecheng at some point. "Ran Min is coming back to reset!"

As the news spread that Ran Min was about to return to Ye and resettle, the whole city of Ye immediately boiled.Ran Zhi came to power, to put it bluntly, he used force to coerce him.In previous dynasties, Ran Zhi would definitely have encountered great resistance.

However, during the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, this kind of thing was too common.Like the Xiongnu Han Kingdom (formerly Zhao), after Liu Yuan died, Prince Liu He succeeded to the throne.The crown prince Liu He was jealous of his fourth son Liu Cong, especially the chariot general and Luli king Liu Cong (the Xiongnu system, also known as the Guli king. The position was below Shan Yu, followed by the left and right sage kings, and the left and right Guli kings were next).Because Liu He wanted to eliminate the power of the vassal kings, he was finally killed by Liu Cong, who killed his brother and ascended the throne.

Later, Shi Le, the founding emperor of Zhao, died and was succeeded by his son Shi Hong.Shi Hu abolished and killed Shi Hong and made himself emperor.Shi Hu's sons learned thoroughly what Shi Hu did and did.Shi Shi ascended the pole for 33 days and was killed by Shi Zun, another son of Shi Hu.Shi Zun ascended the pole for three days in 180, and was killed by another son, Shi Jian.Shi Jian ascended to the pole for one hundred and three days, and was killed by his general Ran Min.

During the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, the emperor was a high-risk occupation, and few people could die well.The key is that Ran Zhi is young, and he still has means. Without Ran Ming and Ran Min, he would definitely be able to prevent his generals from usurping the throne and successfully secure the throne.But now it's different, Ran Min is coming back.

After the news reached the palace, Ran Zhi was very surprised at first, and then began to think again.After Pei Bi arrived, Ran Zhi burst into tears again: "Father is so biased. Ran Ming wants to blow up the Yellow River. Father can be lenient. I have just ascended the throne, and now he can come out like this on purpose to prevent me from coming down." what!"

Pei Bi was speechless.Ran Zhi's method of ascending to the top position is not honorable, and he didn't want to say the reason.But now, he had to meditate.Since Ran Min came from Jinyang, he must have the support of Ji Wei. In this world, everything is false, and only soldiers and horses are the real support.

Pei Bi said: "Now the only way is to strike first!"

"Oh!" Ran Zhi was pretending to cry, but he stopped crying immediately when he heard this, and asked anxiously, "How to preemptively strike?"

"Planting blame and framing," Pei Bi gritted his teeth and said, "What if General Anbei Ji Zhizhi has a strong army and leads the army back to Ye to force the palace, and prepares to usurp the throne?"

Ran Zhi immediately questioned: "But the father is still in the army."

"It doesn't matter if you're here or not, anyway, there aren't many people who have actually met His Majesty!" Pei Bi said with a sly smile, "Anyway, the one in Jizhen's army is just a stand-in, or one that Jizhen picked out at random, and he will be with His Majesty's commander-in-chief." Get similar people!"

After a pause, Pei Bi said again: "You must not let Ji Zhen lead the army to reach the city of Yecheng, otherwise everything will be over!"

Ran Zhi said: "Then what should we do?"

"Shangdang!" Pei Bi thought for a while and said, "The city of Xiangguo (Xingtai) is high and strong, and the guard Su Lin (General Ran Wei Zhengbei. Zhongshan noble family, Su Lin returned to Zhongshan to recruit villagers after Ran Min's defeat. He fought several battles with Murong's family, but they were all defeated. In 353, his behavior disappeared and disappeared. But he was definitely not alone with Su Wei, the prefect of Wei Zhongshan. Su Wei was defeated in the battle of Liantai. Murong De's subordinates beheaded him.) He has always been at odds with Ji Li, and Su Lin will definitely not let him go down the road, so if Ji Li wants to go south to Yecheng, the only way is to go through Shangdang."

Ran Zhi said: "Who is handsome?"

Pei Bi said: "Murong Li!"

"Him?" Ran Zhi asked in surprise, "He's just a piece of trash, how could he be the opponent of General Ji?"

"He definitely can't!" Pei Bi said, "Our garrison troops in Yecheng are all the elites of the Wei Dynasty and the confidantes of the Supreme Emperor. If they go to the party, they will only defect. People don't have loyalty, integrity and shame, so they have the courage to fight against the Supreme Emperor!"

Ran Zhi said hesitantly: "But..."

"There is no other way, Your Majesty still has no one to use!" Pei Bi said: "Then we can only appoint Yang Yun. Yang Yun was once a Taihang gangster, he is familiar with the terrain of Shangdang, and he has another advantage."

"Advantages?" Ran Zhi thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this Yang Yun didn't have any strengths worthy of his attention.

Pei Bidao: "Yang Yun was born in a Taihang bandit, and he has no friendship with the Supreme Emperor or his native place."

Ran Zhi understood what Pei Bi meant, only Yang Yun and Murong Li didn't care about Ran Min's identity.

Pei Bi's strategy is very good, but he has a loophole in one detail.Ran Min and Ji Wei didn't come back this time to play tricks on them, and they brought more than [-] soldiers, and it wasn't all to scare people.Murong Li and Yang Yun dared to attack Ran Min, but they were definitely not Ran Min's opponents, let alone Ran Min, even Ran Ming could easily deal with them.

At this time in Ye City, the direction of public opinion changed immediately.General Anbei was originally Cao Cao of Wei State. He believed that his army was strong and his horse was strong, and he bullied Ran Zhi, who was young and weak.As soon as this statement came out, most of the people in Yecheng who didn't know the truth became angry.

why?It's very simple, Ran Min stepped forward at the most critical moment, leading them to overthrow the tyrannical Fujie people riding on their heads, and established a Han country.Ran Min is also a person who is very good at using war to support war. As long as he returns from victory, Ran Min will divide the property seized on the battlefield into three parts, and one part will be rewarded to the soldiers to encourage them to fight the enemy bravely.The other part is provided to those poor people so that they can enjoy the dividends brought by the war.The last part is collected as the national treasury and used as capital for the country.

During Ran Min's period, although foreign wars were frequent, they did not reach the point where the common people were war-weary.This is essentially different from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Yang Guang who would rather throw away the spoils than give them to the people.The people are all pragmatic, and they naturally know who treats them well.

Even if Ran Min was forced to abdicate, and Ran Zhi hadn't lost his morals to the people, on the contrary, he tried his best to provide great convenience for the people to resume sexual production.Especially when Ran Zhi was in power, he basically implemented the policies formulated by Ran Min and Ran Ming regarding the Heluo flood.

Use the Huaxia Business Alliance to provide low-interest loans to the affected people, and then exempt the Heluo disaster area from taxes.Moreover, Ran Zhi tried his best to control the price of grain, and the price of grain in Yecheng and the central plains of Wei State was still within the acceptable range of the common people.

At this time, when they heard that Ji Li was going to usurp the throne, how willing were they?Regardless of whether the status is good or not, anyway, it is unprecedented for someone to be the emperor and Ran Min.These people spontaneously rushed to the streets, shouting and vowing to defend Yecheng to the death.Most of these people came from Later Zhao. When Ran Min changed his dynasty, the princes and nobles of Later Zhao, no matter how beautiful they were before, but in Ran Wei Dynasty, they were all at the mercy of fate, and there was no room for resistance at all.

Changing the emperor, although it will shake the government and the public, but the influence is limited to the officials, and has nothing to do with them, the ordinary people.On the contrary, at the beginning of each emperor's accession to the throne, he pardoned the world and benefited the people.However, if Ji Li usurped the throne, it would be a change of dynasty, and the people who grew up at the feet of the emperor would inevitably suffer bloodbath.This is not a matter of one family and one surname. This is a matter of national importance.

Unlike other dynasties, Wei State has many clans, but Ran Min has no uncles or clan members, but the people of Wei State are their strong backing.

Especially following Ji Wei's letter to the people of Yecheng, Ji Wei in the book asked the soldiers and civilians of Yecheng to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, otherwise they would follow the rebels all the way to the dark, and they would be severely punished, and the end would definitely be miserable.This can be regarded as stabbing a hornet's nest. How could the people of Yecheng be frightened?Ji Wei's letter of persuasion to surrender not only failed to achieve the desired effect, but instead filled the people of Yecheng with righteous indignation.

Some people rushed to Ji Wei's mansion in Yecheng, shouting and cursing.If it wasn't for the general Dong Run's intention to protect him, Ran Zhi was also afraid that if something happened to the family members of Ji Lian, he would be forced to attack Yecheng. He was afraid that the family members of Ji Lian in Yecheng would be torn to pieces by the angry people.

As the saying goes, Qin Hui has three close friends, let alone Ran Zhi.Ran Zhi's confidant Pei Bi took the opportunity to spread public opinion among the common people. In just one day, Ran Zhi got more than [-] young men.

Ran Zhi also didn't care about how much combat power these young men had. He immediately asked Liu Ke to distribute weapons to them, and then ordered Liu Ke to lead the elite troops to approach the party.And urgently asked Jiang Gan to enter the secret discussion in Ye immediately.

Ran Zhi also got angry, so what can Ran Min do?

(End of this chapter)