According to records, after Wei destroyed Zheng and Liang, the capital was moved to Liang, and the people surnamed Zhao who originally lived in Sanchuan Henan City also migrated eastward, to Zheng and Liang, and moved to the Central Plains land in their minds. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Therefore, in addition to the princes and kings of Yuanyang and Chengling who canonized the throne and rewarded the feudal towns, Zheng, Daliang and Puyang are the three big cities where the descendants of the local Ji surnamed Zhao gather the most.

Subsequently, the Zongfu was established, and at that time, the Zongfu took into account various factors and ordered the non-Zongjia royal families in the royal capital Daliang to move out of the city, and they were not allowed to enter the royal capital unless they were called, so a large number of children of the royal family surnamed Ji moved to Zheng and Puyang.

It is precisely because of this that Zheng and Puyang are filled with many children of the Zhao royal family surnamed Ji, and they have also established ancestral temples, ancestral halls and family tombs.

A few years later, the Zongfu introduced a new system, ordering the branches of the royal family outside the past few generations to be reduced to the public family, and no longer allowed to use the name of the Zhao family, which is the reason why many great nobles in Wei today are surnamed Ji: these nobles are all separated from the branch of the Ji surname Zhao.

For example, the Anling Wang clan, the ancestral home of this branch, actually goes back to the earliest, and it is also in Zhengdi.

However, Zhao Hongrun's third uncle, Zhao Laiyu, is different.

Like Zhao Hongrun, he was born in the family surnamed Zhao, but Zhao Laiyu did not get the position of the monarch of Wei at that time, and became the king of Wei, it was Zhao Hongrun's grandfather, and then Zhao Hongrun's father.

It is precisely because of this that the descendants of the royal family of Zhao Laiyu have no foundation in the local area.

So, Zhao Laiyu, who later served as the Zongzheng of the Zongfu, let his sons go to the eldest son's wife's family, that is, the Anling Wang.

At that time, the Anling Wang clan was powerful in Anling, but in front of Zhao Laiyu, who served as the Zongfu Zongzheng, they had to do their best, after all, for the princes and nobles surnamed Ji, the Zongfu can be described as a sharp sword hanging over the head, if the Zongfu is unhappy, the Zongfu has a way to deal with this disobedient clan.

For example, asking for a summons from Wei Tianzi is enough for a prince like the Anling Wang clan to drink a pot.

But then again, for Zhao Laiyu's sons to come to defect, the Anling Wang family was very enthusiastic at that time, after all, in the final analysis, the two families came from the same ancestor, and more than ten generations later, the two families got married, and the marriage between the nobles and the nobles was very reliable in this era, more reliable than the combination driven by interests.

Zhao Laiyu also has three sons, because his branch is no longer the clan's own family. Therefore, the typesetting of his sons is not the same yuan character as Zhao Hongrun's father and uncle, but changed to Wen according to generation, the eldest son is called Zhao Wenlin, the second son is called Zhao Wenqu, and the third son is called Zhao Wenfu.

With the help of the Anling Wang family, Zhao Wenlin, Zhao Wenqu, and Zhao Wenfu brothers found a family business in Anling, and under the favor of their father, Zongzheng Zhao Laiyu, the family gradually prospered, and gradually spread the fame of the Anling Zhao family.

However, in the final analysis, even if Zhao Laiyu is counted, the so-called Anling Zhao family has only been passed down for three generations in Anling, namely Lai, Wen, and Cheng, oh, and then counting Zhao Laiyu's great-grandson who was born not long ago, you have to add the Wu generation.

That is, the fourth generation, and the Anling Wang family, a nobleman who has been passed down here for more than a dozen generations, there is no comparison at all.

Therefore, don't look at the Anling Zhao clan and the Anling Wang clan are equally famous, but in fact, the financial resources of the former are far inferior to the latter.

But there is only one point, the Anling Wang clan is inferior to the Anling Zhao clan, that is, the status of the nobles, the former is still a royal family, and the latter is just a prince.

Don't look at the difference between the royal family and the public family is only one order, but this gap is like the world, like clouds and mud.

However, despite the honorific title of the royal family, it still could not change the embarrassing situation of Zhao Laiyu who was forced to leave Daliang and defect to his sons.

In fact, to tell the truth, Zhao Laiyu stepped down as Zongzheng of the Zongfu and gave up this position to Zhao Hongrun's second uncle, Zhao Yuanyan, for several years, and the reason why he relied on the title of Zonglao to stay in the Zongfu was that in addition to being a little reluctant to have rights, the most important thing was that he still wanted to take care of his children and grandchildren for a while.

Otherwise, how could he stay alone in Daliang, reunite with An Ling's son, grandson, and great-grandson early on, and enjoy the joy of family.

He had imagined many times that one day he would really not be able to do it, like his uncle Zhao Tairu, when he couldn't breathe after walking a few steps, he would call a few sons to Daliang and take him to Anling in a beautiful manner, and in a few years, as the ancestor of their Anling Zhao family, he would be buried in the newly repaired ancestral tomb in a beautiful manner.

Of course, he still had to go to Zhengcheng before, as the so-called wealth does not return to his hometown, like a brocade at night.

But what Zhao Laiyu never expected was that one day, he would be forced to leave Daliang and join his sons by a junior of his own family who was only sixteen years old.

There were no gongs and drums, no relatives and friends to greet him, Zhao Laiyu took a few hired servants that day, like a thief, to Anling, and knocked on the door of his eldest son Zhao Wenlin's mansion.

Zhao Laiyu still remembers that his eldest son Zhao Wenlin was dumbfounded and stunned when he saw his father.

I, Zhao Laiyu, used to be in charge of the Zongfu, why did I fall to such a state?

Day after day, Zhao Laiyu hid in his courtyard, drinking until he was drunk every day, and his ears did not hear what was happening outside the window.

Fortunately, his sons are quite filial to him, otherwise, he doesn't know how to live.

Suddenly, one day, Zhao Wenlin, Zhao Wenqu, and Zhao Wenfu came to the courtyard of their father Zhao Laiyu, and saw that their father was still drinking, but Zhao Wenlin stepped forward and took the wine glass, and whispered to his father: "Father, Zhao Hongrun came to my Anling." ”

"Who?" Zhao Laiyu was drunk, and he didn't hear it clearly.

Seeing this, Zhao Wenlin said again: "Zhao Hongrun, King Su, Zhao Hongrun!" ”

Zhao Laiyu's drunken eyes gradually regained their clarity, and he gritted his teeth and scolded: "Is that arrogant and arrogant kid? ”

Hearing this, the second son Zhao Wenqu sneered: "Father, the opportunity for revenge has come!" ”

He thought that Zhao Laiyu would agree, but he didn't expect that Zhao Laiyu's face turned pale after hearing this, and he said angrily: "Revenge? What to take revenge? When his father was still in the sect, he couldn't get that kid, let alone now? He moved his fingers casually, and he didn't know how many Yan Ling soldiers and merchant sailors would chop you into the mud. ”

Zhao Wenqu was speechless, but his brother Zhao Wenlin used a kind of what do I say? looked at the former.

After scolding the second son, Zhao Laiyu stroked his beard and asked, "What did Zhao Hongrun do?" According to the old man's understanding of him, unless something big happened to you in Anling, he would not come here. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Wenlin smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid it's because of that incident." ”

"What's the matter?" Zhao Laiyu asked suspiciously.

After all, since he came to Anling, he has been drinking every day to kill his sorrows, where does he know what happened in Anling?

Seeing this, Zhao Wenlin explained: "In July and August last year, thirteen of them, as well as a few of Wang's boys, went out hunting together, during which they met a few Chu people from Yanling, and the two sides disagreed, and they killed each other, and only one person escaped...... "The thirteenth in his mouth is his youngest son, the thirteenth son of the thirteenth among the three brothers, Zhao Chengsui.

"Killed the Chu people of Yanling?" Zhao Laiyu frowned, although he didn't hear anything outside the window recently, he still knew about the situation in Yanling.

Today's Yanling, including Shangshui and Changping, are inhabited by more than 400,000 civilians who defected to their Wei state, and the imperial court and the Ministry of Rites are also vigorously easing the relationship between these counties and the Wei people in Zhaoling, Anling and other places, hoping to eliminate the mutual hatred brought about by the Chu-Wei war.

At this time, the Anling people killed the Yanling people, which was simply a crime against the wind and against the imperial court.

But if that's all there is to it, wouldn't pushing a few scapegoats out solve the problem?

Zhao Laiyu looked at his eldest son suspiciously, and he guessed that maybe his eldest son hadn't finished talking about it yet.

Sure enough, after a slight pause, Zhao Wenlin said with a wry smile: "I thought that those people were just ordinary hunters in Yanling, but I didn't expect that one of them was the Chu nobleman Gong clan of Yanling. A few days later, a pair of brothers named Gongying and Gongfu, with one of their domestic slaves, ambushed on the nearby mountain, and after several days of ambush, they happened to bump into thirteen of them. …… That gang of thieves killed more than a dozen domestic slaves of my Zhao family and Wang family, and the thirteenth and others finally escaped. ”

"......" Zhao Laiyu stroked his beard and didn't speak, he guessed that what his eldest son was going to say next was the key to the whole thing.

Sure enough, after gritting his teeth, Zhao Wenlin said in a low voice: "Afterwards, the thirteen of them were angry, and they went to Yanling with the servants of the two families, Wang Han, who served as the county lieutenant in the Wang family, also took the county soldiers to cheer, and ordered the Yanling County Order to hand over Gongying and Gongfu, but I didn't expect that Gongying and Gongfu were quite fierce, and they took the strong men in Yanling County to kill out of the city......"

Speaking of this, Zhao Wenlin secretly glanced at Zhao Laiyu and said in a low voice: "In a scuffle, more than a thousand people died on both sides. ”

"......" Zhao Laiyu pointed at Zhao Wenlin, trembling angrily.

He finally understood why this incident had alarmed the bastard boy known as King Su, and it turned out that this incident was very troublesome.

In a scuffle, more than 1,000 people died, even if the imperial court had the intention to cover up the face of the Anling Zhao family and the Wang family, it would not be able to cover it up!

"Bang!"

Zhao Laiyu slapped the table and scolded angrily: "There is such a big thing, you are actually hiding it from the old man?" ”

Zhao Wenlin, Zhao Wenqu, and Zhao Wenfu glanced at each other and lowered their heads.

Zhao Wenfu even whispered: "This matter has come to an end in November last year, who would have thought that the Ministry of Rites would invite King Su to come over after the Chinese New Year?" ”

Who would have thought?

Zhao Laiyu laughed angrily.

Before the Chinese New Year, he still had prestige and power in the Zongfu of the Great Liang Royal Capital, and he wanted to come to the Ministry of Rites to take care of him and drag this matter along, but now, he has lost his power, and the Ministry of Rites is not allowed to thoroughly investigate this matter?

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Du You......

Zhao Laiyu clenched his fists, and then, after a sigh, his clenched fists relaxed.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu, who was not in his eyes at the beginning, is now no longer something he can look down on. (To be continued.) )