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Chapter 119 Ran Wei

It is the second month of the first year of Qinglong.

The frantic sound of horse hooves resounded throughout Ye City, heading straight to the Yulong Temple in the palace.

The imperial title of Jie and Zhao was changed to "Wei". As the "Emperor", Shi Jian was naturally restless, so he ordered the eunuch to send a secret letter to Zhang Chen, the general of the Fu army who was guarding Fukou, inviting him to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Yecheng, and cooperate with the inside and outside. Execute the national traitors!

However, Shi Jian forgot that the eunuch was also from the Jin Dynasty and was an eunuch whom they had captured. He turned around and handed the secret message to Shi Min, who sent troops to attack Shidu.

Shi Min's thousand spirits rode back on Pegasus.

With a "boom", the door of Yulong Temple was kicked open, and a fishy wind blew in the face.

The clanging sound of the armor shocked people's hearts.

The faces of a dozen or so strong-backed generals were gloomy.

The leader, Shi Min, strode forward, "I treat your majesty well, why did your majesty rebel?"

"Why did you say that?" Shi Jian was used to doing one thing in front of others and another behind his back. At this time, he still had a trace of luck.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to quibble." Shi Min threw the secret letter in front of him, drew his sword, and walked over step by step.

"Sir, Ji Nu... you can't..." Shi Jian shook like chaff.

However, Shi Min didn't hesitate at all. He thrust the long sword through Shi Jian's throat. Blood instantly flowed from the sword's edge, and he struck back with his sword. Shi Jian's head rolled on the ground with a rumble.

The pupils are wide open, with a bit of disbelief...

The guards' eyes flashed with excitement, as if what was being slaughtered in front of them was just a pig or sheep.

Shi Jian reigned for 103 days, which was shorter than Shi Zun.

Shi Jian also became the fourth Jie Zhao monarch to die unexpectedly after Shi Hong, Shi Shi, and Shi Zun.

After cutting the stone mirror, the anger on Shi Min's face did not weaken at all, "Send the order to search for the Shi family members in Yedu!"

"Take your orders!" The guard raised his sword and left.

Within half a day, thirty-eight of Shi Hu's grandsons were arrested, and more than three thousand of his relatives were held on the long street.

Shi Hu's sons were divided into two towns, but many of his grandsons stayed in Yecheng as hostages.

The people of Yedu rushed to watch.

Shi Min walked in front of the Shi family's grandsons with his sword in hand, and his cry for mercy did not waver him at all.

On the contrary, a look of unbearability flashed across the face of Li Nong behind him, "After all, His Highness was raised by the late Emperor alone... How can we cut off the late Emperor's incense..."

Shi Min seemed to be smiling but said: "Da Sima is really benevolent and righteous, but he personally slaughtered 60,000 people in Lu County and cut off the incense of many people?"

"How can some small people be compared with the nation..." Li Nong wanted to persuade again.

However, Shi Min didn't give him a chance and shouted: "Behead!"

Waves of swords swung down, and blood spattered down the street.

Since then, all of Shihu's bloodline in Yecheng have been driven out...

"Long live! Long live King Wu De!" The cheers on the long street were deafening.

Someone pounced on them, trampled on them, and tore at the corpses of the Shi family's grandsons. Blood and flesh flew everywhere on the execution ground, and their bones and flesh were separated.

While tearing apart, many people looked up to the sky and wailed: "Give back the lives of my whole family..."

The sound was shrill and tragic, like a ghost crying...

Shi Min closed his eyes intoxicated by the cheers. Ever since he took the power, he has never been supported so sincerely. "Has the Great Sima ever heard the voice of the people?"

Li Nong looked bleak, "The general is very popular!"

"General, please obey the will of heaven and people's hearts and ascend the throne as emperor!" Situ Shenzhong, Sikong Langtian and other Han officials bowed before Shi Min.

"Your Highness, please ascend the throne!" The soldiers knelt down.

"Your Highness please ascend the throne!" The people also knelt down.

In the entire long street, apart from Shi Min, the only person still standing was Li Nong, whose eyes were fixed on the corpses on the ground.

Shi Min's eyes naturally fell on Li Nong, "The Great Sima is highly virtuous and highly respected, and this position should go to the Great Sima!"

Li Nong was suddenly shocked at this moment, fell to the ground, and quickly changed his words, "A great position cannot be occupied by a virtuous person, so how can a farmer be so virtuous? Your Majesty's words are enough to kill the farmer! If your Majesty forces me again, I will commit suicide."

To thank the world."

The murderous intention in Shi Min's eyes appeared and disappeared.

It was as if two evil winds were blowing towards Li Nong.

However, Li Nong did not commit suicide in the end, and Shi Min did not force him. He laughed and said: "I belong to the old Jin Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty still exists today. Please divide the prefectures and counties with the princes, and call them pastors, guards, dukes, and lords.

I am here to welcome the Emperor of Jin and return his capital to Luoyang."

These words are naturally meant to test people's hearts.

The people present have experienced a series of mutinies and coups by Shi Hu, Shi Shi, Shi Zun, and Shi Jian, and no one is a fool.

Shangshu Hu Mujin said: "Your Majesty's holy virtues are worthy of heaven, and he should ascend to a great position. The Jin family is declining, and he is fleeing far away from the rivers and lakes. How can he always control the heroes and mix in the four seas?"

"Hu Shangshu's words can be said to be understood by those who know their destiny." Shi Min no longer refused.

"Long live your Majesty!" shouted the long street like a landslide and tsunami.

In March of the first year of Qinglong, Ran Min ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in the southern suburbs of Yecheng. He granted amnesty to all prisoners in the world, changed his reign to Yongxing, his country to Wei, and restored his surname Ran.

He honored his grandfather Ran Long as the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, his father Ran Zhan as the Liezu Gao Emperor, his wife Dong as the empress, and his son Ran Zhi as the crown prince.

Li Nong was appointed as Taizai and Taiwei, recorded affairs of the Shangshu, and was granted the title of King of Qi. Li Nong's disciples were all granted the title of County Duke.

His sons Ran Yin, Ran Ming and Ran Yu were made kings. Civil and military generals were promoted to third-class official positions, and each level of nobility was granted.

On the day he ascended the throne, he opened the Ye capital treasury to provide relief to the Chinese people who had fled from all over the country.

He also rewarded the soldiers with money and silk from the treasury, which greatly boosted the morale of the army.

However, all the food, money and silk that Shi Hu had accumulated over the past decades were all gone.

Afterwards, Shi Min sent envoys to announce to the tribes in Hebei that they would pardon their previous sins and order them to submit, but all the tribes refused to comply.

When Shi Jian of Xiang State heard that Shi Jian had been killed, he proclaimed himself emperor of Xiang State, with the title of Yongning. He appointed Shi Kun as the prime minister, Yao Yizhong as the right prime minister, close to the king of Zhao, Yao Xiang as the hussar general, the governor of Yuzhou, and the Duke of Xinchang.

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Fu Jian was granted the title of Commander-in-Chief of all military affairs in Henan, General of Zhennan, Kaifu Yitong Third Division, Yanzhou Mu, and Lueyang County Duke.

The situation in Hebei has changed suddenly.

The newly born Ran Wei was still surrounded by Zhuhu.

To the north is Xiang Guo, to the east are Yao Yizhong and his son, to the west is Zhang Chen, to the southeast is Ningnan General Yang Qun, and to the southwest is Jin Dou. To the south of the river, Liu Guo, the governor of Luozhou, also responded to Shi Zhi.

These forces range from more than 100,000 people to tens of thousands, posing a great threat to Ye City.

In addition, Shi Hu's former generals Li Li, Zhang Ping, and Gao Chang became ministers to Murong Jun of the former Yan Dynasty, and Zhang Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, accepted the canonization of Jiangdong.

However, there are also forces in Hebei that respond to Yecheng.

Bohai Liu Zhun, Pang Yue and other powerful officials responded to Ran Min, Zhongshan Prefect Hou Gong, and Zhaojun Prefect Li Wei all listened to Ran Wei's orders.

The best news is that Deng Heng's tribe in Le'an neither surrendered to Xiang State nor surrendered to Yan State, and maintained a wait-and-see attitude.

Compared with the Zhuhus in Hebei, the newly born Ran Wei still appears to be weak and has basically no control over all parts of Hebei.

On both sides of the river, the only ones that did not openly oppose Ran Min were Yanzhou and Qingzhou.

For a time, Xiangguo's momentum was greatly strengthened, and Shi Zhi once again gathered more than 100,000 Hu coalition troops to go south to attack Yecheng.

Xiangguo and Yecheng were only three to four hundred miles away, and there was no buffer between the two places. Either Ran Min would fall, or Shi Zhi would be defeated.

Each of these two places is where Hu and Han people gather.
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