"By the way, second uncle, how is the situation in Yangzhou?"

A few days ago, Laixi took his friends to the palace to find Zhao Yao. This friend told Zhao Yao that there were many people in Yangzhou, and these people were fighting and killing. However, it does not know about the specific situation of these people who are fighting and killing, it only knows that Yangzhou is fighting.

Zhao Yao wanted to know the specific situation of Yangzhou, so he asked Laixi and his friends to go to Yangzhou to help him find out the news of Yangzhou.

Lai Qian learned that they were going to Yangzhou, and they were arguing to go to Yangzhou to help Zhao Yao inquire about the news. When they arrived in Yangzhou and heard the news, they would fly back to the capital as soon as possible to tell Zhao Yao.

Yangzhou is hundreds of miles away from the capital, and it will take a while for them to fly to Yangzhou for money and happiness. Zhao Yao still doesn't know the situation in Yangzhou for the time being.

Liang Run thought that Zhao Yao was asking Liang's father, so he said: "Your grandfather is very good, and no one embarrass him." "The Liang family is still a little famous in Yangzhou, after all, they are one of the rich gentry. Moreover, he has done a good job in this county order over the years, and his relationship with some officials in Yangzhou is okay. He was transferred to Guangling County as a county magistrate, and no one made it difficult for him. "Your grandfather and grandmother have always wanted to see you, but unfortunately your grandfather can't come to the capital."

"I also want to meet my grandfather and grandmother." Zhao Yao said, "My grandfather can't come to the capital, so my grandmother can come to the capital, and my mother and I will sneak out to see her old man when the time comes." ”

"Your grandmother also wants to come to the capital, but she is so seasick that she can't take a boat to the capital." Liang Run said, "Your grandmother can't make a carriage for a long time, and she will be uncomfortable if she sits in the carriage for a long time." ”

"Ah, seasickness and motion sickness, then grandmother can't go far away?"

"That's right, your grandmother was afraid to go far away, too."

Zhao Yao said with a look of loss: "It seems that I won't have the opportunity to see my grandfather and grandmother for the time being." ”

"Alas, the capital is really far away from Yangzhou."

"Second uncle, I just asked what the situation in Yangzhou was, not to ask my grandfather, but to ask what the situation was in Yangzhou City."

Liang Run listened, and a stunned look appeared on his face: "Why do you ask so, is there something going on in Yangzhou, is it a chaotic army?" ”

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

"What's wrong with the rebels?" Liang Run knew that Yangzhou was fighting, and it was a chaotic army, "Didn't the emperor send the Xie family to quell the chaos, your grandfather said that although Yangzhou is fighting, Yangzhou is still safe in the city." ”

"Second uncle, don't you think it's strange, the Xie family went to Yangzhou to quell the rebellion for a few months, but so far they have not succeeded in quelling the rebellion, and they are still entangled with the rebel army." Zhao Yao wrinkled his brows, but his cute little face on weekdays was a little dignified at this time, "At that time, there was a rebellion in Yangzhou and Liangzhou, as well as Jingzhou. The rebellion in Liangzhou was the most severe, and the Yangzhou rebellion was the lightest one, and it stands to reason that Yangzhou should be the fastest to quell the rebellion, but the reality is that Liangzhou was the first to win a big victory, and Yangzhou has not succeeded in quelling the rebellion for a long time. ”

"It should be that the Xie family is useless, and even a small rebellion in Yangzhou can't be quelled." Although Liang Run's door-to-door delivery business did not reach the Xie family, he inquired about the Xie family from elsewhere. "The person who went to Yangzhou to quell the rebellion was Xie Shi, who had been fighting with his eldest brother and second brother before, and had never led the troops to fight alone. This time he went to Yangzhou to quell the turmoil, it was the first time he led the troops by himself, and it was normal for him to delay the rebellion. ”

"Actually, the Xie family is not a general. The reason why they were able to be named the Duke of Zhenguo was because the Xie family contributed money, weapons, grain and grass to help the first emperor fight the country. In order to make the Xie family a natural prince of the town, the first emperor let the Xie family go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions. With the help of other soldiers, the Xie family made a lot of military achievements, and then justifiably crowned the Duke of Zhenguo. ”

Liang Run was only half right. Half of the reason is because the Xie family is the top gate valve that has stood for hundreds of years, and it is the leader of all gate valves. The first emperor named the Xie family as the prince of the town, so that the Xie family could deter other gate valve families.

Facts have proved that the first emperor was right to marry the Xie family, and it was also right to let the Xie family be the prince of Zhenguo. With the existence of the Xie family, those gate valves are very honest in the court, and they dare not underestimate the royal family.

You must know that the surviving gate valve families are all century-old. Dynasties often change owners, but these gatekeeper 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 person, and because of the tyranny of Emperor Xia Ling and the persecution of officials, his family was either beaten to death or starved to death. In order to survive, the first emperor was forced to revolt. Originally, he only wanted to take a few brothers to eat well, but he didn't expect that their battle would get bigger and bigger, and the team would become stronger and stronger.

Seeing that their uprising was getting bigger and bigger, there were more and more people supporting them. The first emperor decided to comply with the mandate of heaven 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 emperor and his brothers fought, what they needed most was food, but the food they got was simply not enough for them to eat. Just when the first emperor was embarrassed, the Xie family took the initiative to show them favor and gave them grain and grass.

The Xie family took a fancy to the qualifications of the first emperor, and the first emperor needed the support of the Xie family, so he 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 of which is those gate valve families. These gate valve families can't look down on the royal family born with grass roots, but with the support of the Xie family, these gate valve families don't dare to blatantly stumble or make small moves.

The Xie family is very deeply involved with the royal family, and the crown prince was born to the daughter of the Xie family and is the next generation of kings. For the sake of their own interests, the Xie family will of course fully support and maintain the royal family.

In the previous dynasty, the Xie family was very suppressed, especially during the period of Emperor Xia Ling, the Xie family was oppressed in various ways. Not only did many people die, but also weakened a lot of forces, which greatly damaged the Xie family's vitality. The current Zhenguo Gong is bent on restoring the Xie family in its heyday, and will definitely let the crown prince ascend the throne and become emperor in the future.

"Second uncle, you are wrong, the Xie family has not produced outstanding generals in these two or three generations. In the previous dynasty, and even more recently, the Xie family produced many outstanding generals. The reason why the Xie family can become a top gate valve family is because the Xie family has produced a lot of talents. "The Ten Princes, who don't like to study on weekdays, know everything about the situation of the family in Beijing." Xie Shi is not a straw bag, and it is not as useless as you said from the second uncle. Moreover, there are some capable soldiers around him. With their ability, it is impossible to put down even this small rebellion in Yangzhou. ”

Liang Run understood what Zhao Yao meant at this time, and said with a surprised face: "Yao Yao, you mean that the rebellion in Yangzhou is abnormal, and it is not as simple as it seems. ”

"Well, the rebellion in Yangzhou should be more complicated than we thought." Zhao Yao said seriously, "If you don't know the true situation in Yangzhou, my grandfather is afraid that they will be in danger." ”

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

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

"Okay, after dinner, I'll write a letter and send it to the post house early tomorrow morning." The post house has a special person to deliver letters.

"If the situation in Yangzhou is very dangerous, let my grandfather stop being a county order, and leave Yangzhou with his people and go to live elsewhere."

"Okay." Liang Run asked, "Yaoyao, how did you know that there was something going on in Yangzhou, and no one in Beijing said anything about Yangzhou?" ”

"Guess."

"Guess?"

Zhao Yao told Liang Run what happened at the dinner that day, "After my mother and I heard it, we both felt that the situation in Yangzhou was wrong. ”

"You're too alert, aren't you?"

"Hopefully we're thinking too much."

After dinner, the nephews and uncles each wrote to Liang's father.

Liang Run wrote to Liang's father and asked him to pay attention to the situation in Yangzhou. Zhao Yao wrote to Liang's father to say hello to him.

Since Liang Run came to the capital, Zhao Yao and Liang Zhaoyi often wrote to Liang's father. Although you can't meet in person, you can at least get in touch and let the other party know your situation.