The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

There are more than a dozen state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River. Only Yangzhou Prefecture has been the most prosperous city in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times.There was a saying that circulated a long time ago, controlling Yangzhou Prefecture is equivalent to controlling the entire Jiangnan, which is equivalent to owning half of the country.

When the war broke out in the previous dynasty, all the aristocratic families in the capital and those in the south of the Yangtze River planned to rob Yangzhou. Unfortunately, they were not strong enough and were no match for the rebels and rebels.

At that time, it was the rebel army from the previous dynasty who occupied Yangzhou Mansion. It was very powerful, and it was difficult for any force to resist them.

Decades ago, the Zhao family uprising army led by the first emperor was not very powerful, but the Zhao family uprising army had captured many cities in Guanzhong.

At that time, the Zhao family uprising army led by the first emperor faced two difficulties.One is to continue to go north and attack the capital Chang'an.The second is to go south to attack Yangzhou Prefecture. As long as Yangzhou Prefecture is captured, other state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River can be recovered.

At that time, the former dynasty had not yet collapsed, and all the forces of the court were gathered in the capital, where there were hundreds of thousands of troops.If you want to go north to attack the capital, it will be very difficult for Zhao Yao's uprising army, and there is still no chance of winning.

If they want to attack the capital, the Zhao family's rebel army had better capture Yangzhou Mansion first, and obtain money, food and grass from Yangzhou Mansion, so that they will have the strength to attack Chang'an.

It is easier to capture Yangzhou Mansion than to attack the capital.Both the former emperor and the counselors around the emperor suggested attacking Yangzhou first.

In fact, it was difficult for the late emperor and the emperor to capture Yangzhou Mansion at that time, but they had to do so.With the concerted help of counselors and soldiers, the Zhao family's rebel army finally captured Yangzhou Prefecture.However, it took a lot of time in the beginning.

Back then, the reason why the Xie family of the Zhen Guo government assisted the Zhao family's rebel army was because the Zhao family's rebel army captured Yangzhou mansion.

At that time, as the top wealthy family in the capital, the Xie family was not having an easy time in the capital.Because of the war, the court had no money or food, so the previous emperor raided various aristocratic families.If the aristocratic families don't give it, they will only have one end, and that is death.

Before the war broke out, the last few emperors of the previous dynasty had been coveting the money of the aristocratic families and persecuting them in various ways.Until the last emperor, he plundered more and more things from the aristocratic families, making the aristocratic families in the capital miserable.

As the top wealthy family at the time, the Xie family was naturally the focus of the previous emperors and officials.The Xie family's vitality was severely damaged by being robbed. If they continue to be robbed arbitrarily, the Xie family may not be able to bear it.At that time, the head of the Xie family thought of a way out and took the idea to Yangzhou Prefecture, but unfortunately he failed.

As the world becomes more and more chaotic, the life of the aristocratic families becomes more and more difficult. If there is no other way, the Xie family will disappear in the troubled times sooner or later.

When the head of the Xie family saw that the Zhao family's rebel army had captured Yangzhou, he thought of marrying the Zhao family to provide the Zhao family with money, food, grass, and people.

After the Zhao family's rebel army captured Yangzhou Prefecture, they received a lot of money and food, but without the help of the Xie family, it would be difficult for them to successfully capture the capital.

The Xie family helped the Zhao family capture the capital and solved their plight, but the Xie family was far worse than before.The Patriarch of the Xie family brought his idea to Yangzhou Mansion again.He originally thought that the Xie family had helped the Zhao family, and the Zhao family would agree to ask the Zhao family for Yangzhou Mansion, but he did not expect that the Zhao family would not agree.

Unable to get Yangzhou Prefecture, the Xie family decided to go to Jinling Prefecture.Compared with Yangzhou Mansion, Jinling Mansion is much inferior.Furthermore, Jinling Mansion was destroyed in the war. Since the Xie family wants it, then give it to the Xie family.

Not long after the late emperor gave the Jinling Mansion to the Xie family, he gave the Suzhou Mansion to the Xuanping Marquis Mansion.In fact, what Xuanping Hou wanted at that time was Runzhou Mansion.

Runzhou Mansion is above Jinling Mansion, as long as you get Runzhou Mansion, you can restrain Jinling Mansion.The first emperor did not agree to Xuanpinghou's request.

The late emperor's idea at the time was to use Runzhou Prefecture to balance Jinling Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, so the governor of Runzhou Prefecture was an official sent by the imperial court.Officials are not the prince's people, nor are they the king's people.

In recent years, most of the governors of Runzhou Prefecture have been members of the Meng family.

Although Mr. Meng lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests in the previous dynasty, he only asked about the common affairs of the world, but it does not mean that he is a loner and has no relatives.On the contrary, the Meng family used to be a big family, and it has been a scholarly family for generations, otherwise the Meng family would not have cultivated such a great Confucianist as Mr. Meng.

I don’t know if the Meng family has exhausted all their literary talent or luck in order to cultivate a great Confucian like Mr. Meng. The Meng family has become worse than the last generation since then.

The late emperor asked the Meng family to serve as the prefects of Runzhou Prefecture. The Meng family was grateful for this and was not in a hurry. They have been guarding Runzhou Prefecture conscientiously and preventing it from falling into the hands of the prince or the acting king.

With Mr. Meng here, the Meng family will be fine in Runzhou Mansion.All forces in Runzhou Mansion did not dare to act rashly.

Ever since Mr. Meng became seriously ill, the crown prince, those acting as the king, and those aristocratic families in Runzhou Mansion have become eager to move.In the past few months, they have been secretly planning, just waiting for Mr. Meng to return to the west.

After Mr. Meng died of illness, they couldn't wait to take action.The prince and the people who acted for the king were fighting each other on the Runjiang River. As for the Meng family in Runzhou Prefecture, they were fine for the time being.The prince and the people acting on behalf of the king did not dare to kill the Meng family now, after all, Mr. Meng had just passed away.They planned to wait for their people to rob Runzhou Mansion before dealing with the Meng family.

After Zhao Yao heard his second uncle Liang Run talk about the Runzhou Mansion, his expression was very complicated.

"It turns out that the big thing is to rob Runzhou Mansion."

"The situation in Runzhou Prefecture is very complicated. What I just said are trivial matters." Liang Run didn't know much about the situation in Runzhou Prefecture. "Whether it is the prince or the acting king, they are bound to win over Runzhou Prefecture." In the past, with Mr. Meng around, the crown prince and those acting as kings still had some scruples, but now that Mr. Meng is gone, they have nothing to worry about."

Zhao Yao frowned tightly, with a delicate and good-looking face.

Seeing Zhao Yao's serious expression, Liang Run hurriedly asked, "Yao Yao, what's wrong?"

Zhao Yao came back to his senses and said: "I didn't expect the situation in Jiangnan to be so complicated. I thought that only Yangzhou's situation was complicated. I didn't expect other state capitals to be the same as Yangzhou back then." The situation in Jiangnan is really worse than that in Beijing. To be complicated and difficult to do.

"Although the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River are not as good as the aristocratic families in the capital, these aristocratic families have been entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River for hundreds of years, and some even last for thousands of years. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are local emperors." The imperial court? Do you think they will be willing to hand over the water transport and salt to the imperial court?" The reason why the families in the south of the Yangtze River are rich mainly depends on water transport and salt.The imperial court wants to take back the water transport and salt, which is tantamount to killing parents.

"The aristocratic family in Yangzhou was eradicated by the emperor, are they not afraid at all?"

"The aristocratic families in other prefectures are naturally afraid. After all, they are far different from the aristocratic families in Yangzhou, but the aristocratic families in Jinling and Suzhou are not afraid because behind them are the princes and kings." Liang Run said to Jinling and Suzhou He still knew a little bit about the situation in the mansion, so he was very puzzled, "Yao Yao, why did the late emperor give Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion to Zhenguo Gongfu and Xuanpinghou Mansion? The aristocratic families in these two places were behind their backs. It is the prince and the acting king who have become more arrogant and domineering."

"It's very simple, let them bite dogs." Zhao Yao said with a deep look on his face, "Of course the most important thing is that the emperor and his family could not suppress the aristocratic families in Jiangnan at that time. After all, Jiangnan is far away from the court, and the mountains are high and the emperor is far away."

He added: "My father has been planning to get rid of the aristocratic families in Yangzhou for many years. Although Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion are not as good as Yangzhou Mansion, the aristocratic families in these two places are not as easy to deal with as the aristocratic families in Yangzhou. They are just like the aristocratic families in Yangzhou." Difficult. Letting them dog eat dog is the best way to deal with them."

Liang Run nodded suddenly: "I see, but in recent years, the aristocratic families in Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion have done a lot of evil things." He said, letting out a heavy sigh, "They can do it in these two places. Said it was covering the sky with one hand."

"They won't be complacent for long."

"Yaoyao, what are you going to do next?" Liang Rundao, "Although the crown prince and the Daiwang people are robbing the Runzhou Mansion, it does not mean that Jinling is safe. There must be someone in Jinling, and maybe Jinling will be there in a few days." something happened."

"There are people from the Queen and Seventh Brother in Jinling." When the secret guards following Zhao Yao were investigating Zhao Yao's people before, they found out that Queen Xie and King Jing had arranged people in Jinling City. "My imperial brothers dare not fight openly in the capital, but they kill each other in the south of the Yangtze River."

Liang Run said with a look of disgust: "They treat Jiangnan as a battlefield, and they don't care about the life and death of the people in Jiangnan."

"Second Uncle, we will continue to stay and check the situation, and we will leave in a few days." Zhao Yao thought of Third Uncle still staying in Jinling, and was worried about his safety.

What is the third uncle going to do in Jinling?Is it related to the affairs of Runzhou Prefecture?Do you want to save the Meng family in Runzhou Prefecture?
If his guess is correct, the Meng family may have been controlled, but their lives will not be in danger for the time being.Besides, father would not let anything happen to the Meng family.

With his father's insidious temperament, it was impossible to just let the aristocratic families of Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion fight dog-eat-dog. There must be some other plan behind it.

By the way, there is also that uncanny person that Third Uncle and Mr. Meng mentioned. Who is it?

On the surface, this person seems to belong to the prince, but in fact he is not from the prince, and certainly not the acting king.He controls everything behind the scenes, not to help anyone, but for fun.

Whether it is the prince's person or the person acting as the king, he is playing with him, and he doesn't know it.He can still predict his father's strategy. Could it be that he is fighting wits and courage with his father?Or is he provoking the court?
If it is as he guessed, then the next imperial examination will set off a bloody storm.

I thought the plot was smoothed out, and it would be much easier to write in the future, but I didn't expect that the writing was still stumbling.

This chapter has been rewritten and rewritten.

In the end, I didn’t have the face to ask for a monthly pass. When I have more updates, the veterans will give me more monthly passes.