The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 31 Yangzhou Anomaly
"By the way, Second Uncle, how is the situation in Yangzhou?"

A few days ago, Laixi took its friends to the palace to find Zhao Yao.Its friend told Zhao Yao that there were many people in Yangzhou, and these people were fighting and killing.However, it doesn't know the specific situation of these people who fought and killed. It only knows that Yangzhou is at war.

Zhao Yao wanted to know the specific situation in Yangzhou, so he invited Laixi and its friends to Yangzhou to help him find out the news of Yangzhou.

Laiqian learned that Laixi and the others were going to Yangzhou, arguing that they would also go to Yangzhou, and helped Zhao Yao find out the news.When they arrived in Yangzhou and heard the news, Laiqian would fly back to the capital immediately and tell Zhao Yao.

Yangzhou is hundreds of miles away from the capital, and it will take some time for Laiqian and Laixi to fly to Yangzhou.Zhao Yao still doesn't know the situation in Yangzhou for the time being.

Liang Run thought that Zhao Yao was asking Father Liang, so he said, "Your grandfather is very good, no one makes things difficult for him." The Liang family is still well-known in Yangzhou, after all, they are one of the wealthy gentry.Furthermore, he has done a good job as a county magistrate in recent years, and his relationship with some officials in Yangzhou is not bad.He was transferred to Guangling County as the county magistrate, and no one made things difficult for him. "Your grandfather and grandmother have always wanted to see you, but it's a pity that your grandfather can't come to the capital."

"I also want to meet my grandfather and grandmother." Zhao Yao said, "Grandfather can't come to the capital, so grandmother can come to the capital. When the time comes, my concubine and I will sneak out to meet her old man."

"Your grandmother also wants to come to the capital, but she is so seasick that she can't come to the capital by boat." Liang Run said, "Your grandmother can't work in a carriage for a long time, and she will feel uncomfortable after sitting in a carriage for a long time."

"Ah, seasickness and motion sickness, so grandma can't go far away?"

"That's right, your grandmother is also afraid of traveling far away."

Zhao Yao said with a face full of disappointment: "It seems that I have no chance to see my grandfather and grandmother for the time being."

"Oh, the capital is really too far away from Yangzhou."

"Second Uncle, I just asked about the situation in Yangzhou, not about my grandfather, but about the situation in Yangzhou City."

After hearing this, Liang Run showed a look of astonishment on his face: "Why do you ask that, is there something going on in Yangzhou? Is it the rebellious army?"

Zhao Yao nodded and said, "It's related to the chaos army."

"What happened to the rebellious army?" Liang Run knew that Yangzhou was at war, and it was the rebellious army. "Didn't the emperor send Xie's family to quell the rebellion? Your grandfather said that although Yangzhou is at war, Yangzhou is still safe."

"Second Uncle, don't you think it's strange that Xie's family went to Yangzhou to quell the rebellion for several months, but they haven't succeeded in quelling the rebellion so far, and they are still entangled with the rebel army." Zhao Yao frowned. At that time, Yangzhou, Liangzhou, and Jingzhou had rebellions at the same time. Liangzhou's rebellion was the most serious one, while Yangzhou's rebellion was the lightest one. It stands to reason that Yangzhou should be the fastest It is possible to quell the chaos, but the reality is that Liangzhou won the first victory, but Yangzhou has not succeeded in quelling the chaos.”

"It should be that the Xie family is useless. Even a small rebellion in Yangzhou can't be put down." Although Liang Run's home delivery business did not reach the level of the Xie family, the Duke of Zhen, he found some information about the Xie family from other places. Condition. "The person who went to Yangzhou to quell the chaos was Xie Shi. He had been fighting with his elder brother and second brother before, and he had never led the army alone. This time he went to Yangzhou to quell the chaos. It was the first time he led the army by himself. He It’s normal that the chaos hasn’t settled down for a long time.”

"Actually, none of the Xie family are generals. The reason why they were named Dukes of the Town is because the Xie family contributed money, weapons, and food to help the late emperor conquer the country. The late emperor wanted the Xie family to become Dukes of the Town as a matter of course. , Let the Xie family go to the battlefield to make meritorious service. With the help of other soldiers, the Xie family made a lot of military exploits, and then they were granted the title of Lord Zhen Guo."

Liang Run was only half right.Another half of the reason is because the Xie family is a top clan that has stood for hundreds of years and is the leader of all clans.The first emperor granted Xie's family the Duke of Zhen, in order to make Xie's family deter other aristocratic families.

Facts have proved that it was right for the first emperor to marry the Xie family, and it was also right for the Xie family to be the Duke of the Town.With the existence of the Xie family, those elites are very honest in the court and dare not underestimate the royal family.

You must know that the surviving aristocratic families all have centuries-old heritage.The dynasties often change masters, but these aristocratic families are still standing.Their power is so great that even the royal family can't look down on them.

The first emperor was an ordinary citizen. Because of the tyranny of Emperor Xia Ling and the persecution of officials, his family members were either beaten to death or starved to death.In order to survive, the first emperor was forced to revolt.He originally only wanted to bring a few brothers to eat, but he didn't expect that their battle would become bigger and stronger, and the team would become stronger and stronger.

Seeing their uprising grow bigger and bigger, more and more people support them.The first emperor decided to obey the destiny and directly overthrow the tyranny of the Xia Dynasty.Unfortunately, within a few years there was a drought, and there was no food in many places.

When the first emperor fought with his brothers, what they needed most was food, but the food they got was not enough for them to eat.When the first emperor and the others were in trouble, the Xie family took the initiative to show their kindness to them and donated food and grass to them.

The Xie family liked the talent of the late emperor, and the late emperor needed the support of the Xie family, so they married and cooperated with the Xie family.With the support of the Xie family, the first emperor finally overthrew the Xia Dynasty and established the Great Zhou Dynasty.

A dynasty has just been established, and there are many problems, the biggest problem is those powerful families.These aristocratic families look down on the grassroots royal family, but with the support of the Xie family, these aristocratic families dare not blatantly make trouble or make small moves.

The Xie family was deeply involved with the royal family, and the crown prince was born to a daughter of the Xie family, so he was the next generation king.For their own benefit, the Xie family will of course fully support and protect the royal family.

In the previous dynasty, the Xie family was severely suppressed, especially during the period of Emperor Xia Ling, the Xie family was oppressed in various ways.Not only did a lot of people die, but a lot of power was also weakened, which greatly hurt the vitality of the Xie family.The current Duke of Zhen is determined to restore the Xie family in its heyday, and will definitely allow the prince to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in the future.

"Second Uncle, you are wrong. The Xie family has not produced outstanding generals in the past two or three generations. In the previous dynasty, or even longer ago, the Xie family produced many outstanding generals. The reason why the Xie family Being able to become a top aristocratic family is because the Xie family has produced a lot of talents." The tenth prince who usually doesn't like to study, but knows the situation of the aristocratic family in Beijing like the back of his hand. "Xie Shi is not an idiot, nor is he as useless as your second uncle said. Besides, he has some soldiers with outstanding abilities. With their abilities, it is impossible to stop even the small rebellion in Yangzhou."

Only then did Liang Run understand Zhao Yao's meaning, and said in surprise, "Yao Yao, what you mean is that the rebellion in Yangzhou is abnormal, and it's not as simple as it seems."

"Well, the rebellion in Yangzhou should be more complicated than we imagined." Zhao Yao said seriously, "If you don't know the real situation in Yangzhou, grandfather and the others may be in danger."

"What do you think the real situation in Yangzhou is like?"

"The rebellious army in Yangzhou should not be simple, but I can't guess what the specific situation is." Zhao Yao said again, "Second uncle, please write a letter to your grandfather and let him pay attention to the situation of the rebellious army in Yangzhou." situation, let him be careful."

"Okay, after dinner, I will write a letter and send it to the post office tomorrow morning." There is a special person in the post post to deliver the letter.

"If the situation in Yangzhou is very dangerous, let my grandfather stop being the county magistrate, and take the clansmen to leave Yangzhou and live in another place."

"Okay." Liang Run asked, "Yaoyao, how did you know that there is something going on in Yangzhou? No one in Beijing is talking about something about Yangzhou?"

"Guess."

"Guess what?"

Zhao Yao told Liang Run what happened at the dinner that day, "After hearing this, my mother and concubine felt that something was wrong in Yangzhou."

"You guys are too alert."

"Hopefully we're overthinking it."

After dinner, the nephew and uncle wrote letters to Liang's father.

Liang Run wrote to Liang's father, asking him to pay attention to the situation in Yangzhou.Zhao Yao wrote to Father Liang to say hello to him.

Since Liang Run came to the capital, Zhao Yao and Liang Zhaoyi often wrote to Father Liang and the others.Although we can't meet each other, we can at least get in touch and let the other party know about our situation.

　Today is Valentine's Day, I wish you all a happy Valentine's Day!I wish lovers get married eventually!I wish readers who have no lovers can find their lovers as soon as possible!

　　
　
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