However, for the specific situation of this Great Zhou Dynasty, there is no random writing in today's books, Cheng Xi has turned a lot of books, and there is no way to know much, so Cheng Xi hit the idea of Wu's shopkeeper, and from time to time he ran to Yipinxuan and went to Wu's shopkeeper's side.

In a blink of an eye, almost a month has passed, Cheng Xi took the two children, took a copy of "Travels in the Great Zhou" that he had just finished reading to return to the shopkeeper Wu, there was no one in the store, so Cheng Xi took the opportunity to chat with the shopkeeper Wu.

"Uncle Wu, I've read so many books, why haven't I ever seen a book like the history of the founding of the Great Zhou Kingdom?"

Shopkeeper Wu heard Cheng Xi's words, frowned slightly, and unconsciously looked out of the door, before whispering, "What are you doing inquiring about this?" Don't talk about these things outside in the future. ”

Cheng Xi asked suspiciously, "Why?" ”

Shopkeeper Wu looked at Cheng Xi with a curious face, and looked like he didn't understand clearly and didn't give up, he knew that this girl's curiosity didn't make it clear and didn't give up, and he was worried that this girl wouldn't go out to inquire about it, so he said helplessly, "Go sit in the courtyard inside, I still have some good Mingqian new tea here, it's cheap for you." ”

Cheng Xi smiled, "Okay." ”

After that, he led the two children and followed the shopkeeper Wu to the back yard, the two children played in the yard by themselves, the shopkeeper Wu went to make tea in person, and the two sat under the tree in the yard, and the shopkeeper Wu told Cheng Xi about the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"If you want to talk about the founding history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was more than 300 years ago, but today's Great Zhou Dynasty is no longer the Great Zhou Dynasty of the year, the Great Zhou Dynasty was originally named after the surname of the Great Zhou Emperor Zhou Taizu, passed down from generation to generation, and it can be regarded as the peace of the country and the people."

Cheng Xi was puzzled, "Today's Great Zhou Dynasty is not bad, how can you say that today's Great Zhou Dynasty is not the Great Zhou Dynasty of the past?" ”

Shopkeeper Wu took a sip of tea, "This starts with the last emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Xuan Zhou, who is actually a good emperor, has only one fatal flaw, that is, he is too weak, Emperor Xuan Zhou's father, that is, Emperor Wu of Zhou, of course, also knows his son's shortcomings, so he found a powerful queen for Emperor Xuan of Zhou, this queen is from the current regent Murong family." ”

Cheng Xi said in surprise, "There is actually a regent in the Great Zhou today?" ”

Shopkeeper Wu glanced at Cheng Xi speechlessly, this girl is really ignorant enough, she doesn't even know about the Murong family and the regent, but it's rare to be so studious, Shopkeeper Wu continued, "Let's talk about Emperor Xuan Zhou's Empress Murong first, originally Emperor Wu of Zhou was worried about his son's weakness, so he found a powerful queen for his son, but he didn't want him to make a mistake in this move, this powerful queen not only did not help her son, but put the Great Zhou Dynasty into the current situation. ”

"Where are you now?"

Shopkeeper Wu nodded, "In today's situation, the Murong clan controls the government, and the Great Zhou Dynasty has one more powerful regent from now on. ”

"This Queen Murong is a powerful character, since she became the queen, up and down the Great Zhou, important positions have gradually begun to be held by the Murong family, but Queen Murong also has a fatal flaw, that is, no children."

"But since Emperor Zhou Xuan established Empress Murong, there is nothing left in Emperor Zhou Xuan's harem."

Cheng Xi's mind opened, "Could it be that Emperor Zhou Xuan scattered the harem for Empress Murong?" ”

Shopkeeper Wu glanced at Cheng Xi very strangely, "Which emperor would go out of the harem for a woman?" How important is the heir of the emperor, do you want to be condemned by the world by doing this? ”

Cheng Xi touched her nose, well, it seems that she is too naïve, and she really thinks that there is such an infatuated emperor.

Seeing that Cheng Xi was silent, Shopkeeper Wu continued, "There are different opinions on this matter, what is the reason, I am afraid that only those people themselves know." Fortunately, Emperor Xuan of Zhou had a son before marrying Empress Murong, that is, the current saint, and after Empress Murong is a country, it is natural that she has become the queen mother today. ”

"Emperor Xuan of the Later Zhou Dynasty went early, and now he will naturally succeed to the throne, but when he succeeds to the throne today, he is still very young, and the Empress Dowager Murong and her Murong clan are naturally supported by the Empress Dowager's brother Regent on the grounds of supporting the present, and they call themselves the regents, and now they have completely become the puppets of the Murong family."

"Moreover, this is actually the same as Emperor Xuan of Zhou at the beginning, and he has never had a queen."

Shopkeeper Wu sighed, "This Great Zhou Dynasty, I'm afraid that it will become the last master of the Great Zhou Dynasty like the current emperor Zhou Hou Lord, after this generation of emperors, the Great Zhou Dynasty is afraid that it will change its surname." ”

Cheng Xi was puzzled, "With more than 300 years of history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is there no one in the Zhou family except for the emperor?" Actually looked at the dictatorship of his relatives and was indifferent? ”

Shopkeeper Wu glanced at Cheng Xi, if you want to say that she is erudite, even the current regent of the Murong clan doesn't know, let's say that she is ignorant, she can casually say such things as the dictatorship of her relatives.

"This is the most ruthless imperial family, which emperor will let his brother hold real power and threaten his position at any time? Even if there are people in the Zhou family, there are a few who can confront the powerful Murong clan. ”

Shopkeeper Wu paused before he spoke, "But this Zhou Emperor Xuan has a fellow brother, King Rui of Jiangnan, who is also regarded as his uncle today, he has real power in his hands, and the fief Jiangnan is also very rich, but for some reason, this King Rui has never interfered in the affairs of the court, and has watched his nephew become a puppet of the Murong family." ”

Shopkeeper Wu took a sip of tea, looked at Cheng Xi who was still in a trance, and whispered, "Yes, I have told you everything I know, don't go out and ask about this in the future, more than ten years ago, there were still people who dared to talk about it, but this Murong clan was a thief, arrested a lot of people, and gave a demagogic rebellion, and then it didn't end well, and now there are people from the Murong clan everywhere, let people with a heart hear, but there is no good fruit to eat." ”

Cheng Xi nodded and responded, "I know, thank you Uncle Wu for reminding me." ”

Shopkeeper Wu stood up, "Okay, the story is finished for you, and the tea is almost drunk, I will also go out to the counter to watch it, so I won't leave you." ”

Cheng Xi smiled and nodded, "Next time you have good tea, don't forget to call me Uncle Wu." ”

Shopkeeper Wu replied with a smile, "You girl, you are cheap and well-behaved, and you are very thief." ”

Cheng Xi bought enlightenment books for the two children at the shopkeeper Wu, and then said goodbye and went back with the two children.

It's just that after going back, Cheng Xi has always been a little absent-minded, the person who came to Xu Sanlang was Jin Wuwei, so who is Jin Wuwei now? Is it the puppet emperor's people, or is it controlled by the Murong clan?

Who is that Xu Saburo's younger brother Ge Shu? What does it have to do with those Jin Wuwei?

It wasn't until dinner time that Cheng Xi got rid of these messy and curious thoughts, and was annoyed that he knew that he shouldn't inquire about these things, so why couldn't he help it?

After that, Cheng Xi rarely inquired about these things, only stayed at home to read miscellaneous books, taught the two children to read, write, and draw by the way, and went to the yard from time to time to take a look and help, and the life was quite fulfilling.

Cheng Xi occasionally goes to Cheng's house to have a look, but her father Cheng Dagui seems to be a little dissatisfied with Cheng Xi's disobedience, and he doesn't wait to see a hundred years old, so Cheng Xi goes less, and when he goes, he puts down his things and sits for a while before leaving.

Mrs. Cheng was very attentive at first, and always pulled Cheng Xi to ask Xu Sanlang when he would come back, but after a long time, there was no news of Xu Sanlang, and gradually faded.

The Cheng family's snack stall is getting more and more prosperous, and the small days are getting better and better, but there is no need for Cheng Xi to worry, but Ma's baked cake stall is not as good as the original business, many hawkers who see business opportunities see that the Cheng family's baked cake stall is doing well, and they have imitated it, and the price is cheaper than the Cheng family's baked cakes, and the Cheng family's baked cakes are not as good as they were at the beginning, but with the signboard of the Cheng family, they have accumulated a reputation, but they are still profitable.

The days flew by, the weather gradually got hotter, and there began to be all kinds of fruits to sell in the market, and Cheng Xi, who had nothing to do, became interested, bought those well-known and unknown fruits, and began to pound all kinds of fruit cakes, which can be regarded as satisfying the people in the family.

Aunt Liu has been in business for half her life, but she thinks that if Cheng Xi's pastries can be taken out and sold, they will definitely be sold at a good price, but unfortunately these fruits are seasonal, and the quantity is not much, and the point made is only enough to satisfy everyone's cravings, and there is no excess to sell.

Cheng Xi has an idea in his heart, maybe he can be a little landlord's wife here, but this matter can't be rushed, and he has to take his time.

In July, the weather has reached the hottest time, and the fat sausage cannot be put because of the heavy taste and the hot weather, so this business has become an off-season.

Cheng Xi is afraid of the sun and heat, and he goes out for a walk again, so he usually stays at home obediently.

At noon, the sun was big, and on this day, Cheng Xi made his own cold powder, put it in the well and chilled it, and asked Xiong Er to go to the workshop, and called everyone back to eat cold powder, and a group of people were lively and lively in the yard under the trees or under the eaves of the house and chatted while eating cold powder, which was also very comfortable.

When Xu Wenyu came over, he was slightly stunned when he saw so many people in the courtyard, and then stepped forward to greet Cheng Xi with a smile.

Although Cheng Xi didn't want to have too much intersection with Xu Wenyu, the person had already come, and he still had something in his hand, so he couldn't turn people away, so he had to beckon people into the house.

Seeing the woman who poured water for herself go out, Xu Wenyu opened his mouth and asked, "Why are there so many more people?" ”

Cheng Xi knew that he would definitely not be able to hide this from Xu Wenyu, as long as he had the heart, he could inquire about it, so he opened his mouth and responded, "Aunt Liu is not in the business of fat intestines?" It's not a good business, and there is a shortage of people, so I found a few people to help. Why did the fourth uncle come over today? ”