Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 176 Thoughts

After a while, the carriage came and stopped. Zhao Tong got off the carriage with a smile on his face. He glanced at Li An without any trace, looked at Zhao Xian, and said, "Brother, I heard that the scenery of Baoan Lake is good, so I thought." I came here to enjoy the scenery, and I didn’t expect to meet my cousin here, what a coincidence.”

"Haha, it's a bit of a coincidence. I thought my cousin followed me here." Zhao Xian said with a hint of ridicule.

There is no such coincidence in the world. As soon as he arrived, Zhao Tong came.

However, although the two families secretly fought for the throne, they still remained polite on the surface.

Therefore, even if he felt unhappy, Zhao Xian would only mock him and not really break his face.

Zhao Tong didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in Zhao Xian's tone, and smiled and said: "Since we have met, why don't we go together?"

"I'm really sorry. Someone invited me to come this time, so I can't accompany my cousin." Zhao Xian refused.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tong looked at Li An and pretended to be surprised: "This should be Li An and Li Ziqian, Liu Shiyushi's disciples, right?"

"Li An has met His Royal Highness Prince Yong." Li An bowed and saluted.

"Haha, I often went to Liu Shi Yushi for advice along the way. Although I didn't become a disciple, I was actually a master and a disciple, so I don't need to be so polite."

Zhao Tong stepped forward to help Li An up, and said with a smile: "I have read all the articles on Ziqian County Examination, and I admire them very much. I will give you some advice when you have time in the future."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has given you too much praise, and I don't deserve it." Li An said quickly.

"Zi Qian, this should be the cousin you invited. I wonder if you can bring me one?" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

When Zhao Xian heard this, his already ugly face became even uglier, and he stared at Li An with a hint of threat.

"It's an honor for me to entertain your two highnesses. Your highnesses, please!" Li An didn't even look at Zhao Xian's face, but smiled and invited them to board the ship.

It is true that doing this will undoubtedly offend Zhao Xian, but his several refusals have actually already offended Zhao Xian.

Even if he thought about rejecting Zhao Tong, it was impossible for him to really defect to Zhao Xian.

On the contrary, if he rejects Zhao Tong, Zhao Tong will definitely suspect that he has defected to Zhao Xian.

Agreeing to Zhao Tong offended Zhao Xian, and rejecting Zhao Tong offended both of them.

Li An naturally knew what to choose.

Seeing that Li An didn't refuse, Zhao Xian was so angry that his lungs were about to explode and he wanted to walk away.

Fortunately, Chen Shaofan beside him pulled his sleeves without leaving a trace and shook his head slightly at him.

If he leaves in anger now, he will inevitably appear to be very ungrateful. If Zhao Tong lets someone add fuel to the fire and spread the news, it will be very detrimental to Zhao Xian.

Even for the sake of face, I can’t leave now.

Zhao Tong was very happy when he saw Li An agreeing. He thanked him, looked at Zhao Xian and said with a smile: "Cousin, let's board the ship."

"Humph!"

Zhao Xian snorted coldly and took the lead in boarding the ship.

Zhao Tong didn't care and got on the boat with Li An. As they walked, he asked Li An about the customs of Yangzhou.

As Li An responded, he couldn't help but compare Zhao Tong and Zhao Xian together.

Zhao Tong spoke softly, as if he had no airs at all.

This was similar to the first time he met Zhao Xian.

However, although Zhao Xian hid it well, he could still detect the pride in his bones.

This is actually normal. Apart from the fact that Prince Yan is one of the candidates for the crown prince, he himself is the prince of the county and the nephew of the current official family.

As the eldest son, Zhao Xian had a noble status since he was a child, so it was inevitable that he would be a little proud.

In comparison, Li An did not feel that kind of arrogance in Zhao Tong, as if he was born with an easy-going temperament.

However, Ang Lee understands that this possibility is almost zero.

It can only be said that Zhao Tong is better hidden and the city is deeper.

Ang Lee has also been thinking carefully about his future these years.

In this kind of feudal society, classes are clearly defined. If you want to live better, you must become an official.

The most important thing in being an official is actually not ability, but background and connections, followed by ability.

Even if he can be named on the gold list in the future, he has no background and connections and can only slowly gain qualifications in the officialdom.

In the original work, Sheng Hong often talked about the third-grade honorary title. Li An felt that if he stayed in the officialdom and died a good death, it would be good to be retired at the fifth rank.

After thinking about it, Li An felt that he needed a backer.

Finding a capable Yue family might not be easy given his status.

In this way, we can only use our understanding of the future to find a backer in advance.

Do you know that the biggest thigh is undoubtedly Zhao Zongquan.

If you can embrace it, it will be easy to achieve success in the future.

However, after Li An thought about it carefully, he felt that it was not realistic.

According to official history, Renzong was followed by Yingzong, and Yingzong was Renzong's nephew. Because Renzong had no heirs, he was raised in the palace as an heir since he was a child.

However, later Renzong had a son and was naturally unwilling to pass the throne to his nephew, so he sent Yingzong out of the palace.

After his son died, he took him back to the palace again.

After Renzong died, he left a legacy to pass the throne to Yingzong.

There is no such thing as King Yong and King Yan competing for the crown prince, or King Yan rebelling.

Of course, this is a world of knowledge, which is different from official history.

It stands to reason that King Yan rebelled, King Yong's family was killed, and Zhao Zongquan's turn to the throne was not in his turn.

But just because he was from Taizu's lineage, Taizong had been suppressing Taizu's lineage since he inherited the throne.

According to regulations, clan members are not allowed to stay in the capital after they reach adulthood.

The clans of Taizong's lineage were enfeoffed relatively far away, but Zhao Zongquan, who belonged to Taizu's lineage, served as a regimental envoy in Yuzhou, not far from Bianjing.

After King Yan rebelled, all the adult clan members in Bianjing were killed, and the official family urgently needed a clan member to lead troops to put down the rebellion.

The other clans were far away. By the time they received the order and rushed to Bianjing, King Yan was probably already in control of the overall situation.

And Zhao Zongquan, who was close, became the best choice.

Anyway, for the official family, since they have no sons, the one who inherits the throne only needs to be a member of their old Zhao family.

In addition, his health was already failing at the time and he had no choice.

In this way, Zhao Zongquan became the new king.

It can be said that no one would have thought of this.

If Li An burns the cold stove in advance like Gu Tingye, he will naturally get great benefits after Zhao Zongquan ascends the throne.

But this is simply impossible.

First of all, Zhao Zongquan has always been guarded because he was born in the lineage of Taizu. He is monitored by who knows how many people. Now he is walking on thin ice.

If Li An deliberately went to contact him, Zhao Zongquan might think that he was sent by an official to test him.

After all, Zhao Zongquan's first thought after receiving the blood edict was to hand it over instead of suppressing the rebellion, which shows how timid he is.

Gu Tingye was able to gain Zhao Zongquan's trust because he saved Zhao Zongquan's life several times.

Although Li An knew about this, he didn't know the specific time, so he couldn't keep guarding Zhao Zongquan secretly.

Therefore, it is not realistic to hand over Zhao Zongquan in advance.

Of course, as a time traveler, if you are familiar with the plot, you don't have to hug Zhao Zongquan's lap.

King Yong and King Yan are also good choices.

When King Yan rebelled, all he had to do was remind him to seal off the palace city tightly, even to the dog holes. As long as the blood edict could not leave the palace, no one would be able to mobilize the soldiers and horses in the western suburbs camp, and the rebellion would not fail.

As for King Yong, it was even easier. As long as he was persuaded not to attack Rong Feiyan, King Yan might not dare to rebel without the support of Concubine Rong's siblings.

The idea is good, but it is not very realistic.

Others' words could not sway the minds of King Yan and King Yong.

And once the butterfly effect occurs, many things will have new variables, and he doesn't know what the future will bring.

(End of this chapter)