There are more than a dozen state capitals in Jiangnan, only Yangzhou Mansion has been the most prosperous city in Jiangnan since ancient times, known as the first state capital in Jiangnan, and it has always been a place where all parties must fight. There was a saying a long time ago that controlling Yangzhou Mansion is equivalent to controlling the entire Jiangnan and owning half of the country.

When there was a war in the previous dynasty, the families in the capital and the families in the south of the Yangtze River planned to seize Yangzhou, but unfortunately their strength was not good, and they were not the opponents of those rebel and chaotic armies at all.

At that time, it was the rebel army of the previous dynasty that occupied Yangzhou Prefecture, and its power was very strong, and it was difficult for a certain force to confront them.

A few decades ago, the power of the Zhao rebel army led by the emperor was not very strong, but the Zhao rebel army had captured many cities in Guanzhong.

At that time, the Zhao rebel army led by the emperor faced two dilemmas. The first is to continue to the north and attack the capital Chang'an. The second is to attack Yangzhou Mansion in the south, as long as Yangzhou Mansion is captured, it will be able to recover other state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River.

At that time, the previous dynasty had not yet fallen, and all the forces of the imperial court were gathered in the capital, and there were hundreds of thousands of troops in the capital. If you want to go north to attack the capital, it will be very difficult for Zhao Yao's rebel army, and it will be a thing with no chance of winning.

If you want to attack the capital, the Zhao rebel army had better capture Yangzhou Mansion first, and obtain money, grain 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 emperor and the advisors around the emperor suggested attacking Yangzhou first.

In fact, at that time, it was difficult for the emperor and the emperor to capture Yangzhou Mansion, but they could not fail to attack. With the help of the strategists and soldiers, the Zhao rebel army finally captured Yangzhou Mansion. However, it also took a lot of time.

Back then, the reason why the Xie family of Zhenguo Mansion assisted the Zhao family rebel army was because the Zhao family rebel army captured Yangzhou Mansion.

At that time, the Xie family, as the top gate valve family in the capital, did not have a good time in the capital. Because of the war, the court had no money and no grain and grass, and the emperor of the previous dynasty looted various families. If the families don't give it, they have only one end, and that is death.

Before the outbreak of war, the last emperors of the previous dynasty had been coveting the money of the families and persecuting them in various ways. To the last emperor, he intensified his plundering of the things of the families, making the families in the capital miserable.

As the Xie family, the top gate valve family at that time, was naturally the focus of the emperors and officials of the previous dynasty. The Xie family's vitality was greatly damaged, and if they continued to be brutally plundered, the Xie family was afraid that they would not be able to bear it. At that time, the head of the Xie family thought of a back way and hit the idea to Yangzhou Mansion, but unfortunately it was not successful.

As the world becomes more and more chaotic, the lives of the families are becoming more and more difficult, if they don't think of a 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 captured Yangzhou, he thought of marrying the Zhao family and providing money, grain and grass for the Zhao family, as well as people.

After the Zhao family's rebel army captured Yangzhou Mansion, they got a lot of money, grain and grass, 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 predicament, but the Xie family was far from what it used to be. The head of the Xie family sent his idea to Yangzhou Mansion again. He originally thought that their Xie family had helped the Zhao family and asked the Zhao family for Yangzhou Mansion, and the Zhao family would agree, but he didn't expect the Zhao family to agree.

If they couldn't get Yangzhou Mansion, the Xie family hit the idea to Jinling Mansion. Compared with Yangzhou Mansion, Jinling Mansion is much inferior. Moreover, Jinling Mansion was destroyed in the war, and since the Xie family wanted it, it would be given to the Xie family.

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

Runzhou Mansion is on top of Jinling Mansion, as long as you get Runzhou Mansion, you can clamp Jinling Mansion. The emperor did not agree to Xuanpinghou's request.

The emperor's idea at that time was to use Runzhou Mansion to balance Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion, so the Taishou of Runzhou Mansion was an official sent by the imperial court. The official is not the person of the crown prince, nor is he the person who acts for the king.

Over the years, most of the Taishou of Runzhou Mansion were served by the Meng family.

Although Mr. Meng lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests in the previous dynasty, he only asked about the mundane things in the world, but it did not mean that he was alone and had no relatives. On the contrary, the Meng family used to be a big family, and it was a scholarly family for generations, otherwise the Meng family would not have cultivated a great Confucian like Mr. Meng.

I don't know if the Meng family has exhausted all their literary temperament or luck in order to cultivate a great Confucian like Mr. Meng, and the Meng family has not been as good as the next generation.

The first emperor asked the Meng family to serve as the Taishou of Runzhou Mansion, and the Meng family was grateful for this, and has been conscientiously guarding Runzhou Mansion and not letting Runzhou Mansion fall into the hands of the prince or acting king.

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

Since Mr. Meng Lao was seriously ill, the crown prince and the people acting for the king, as well as those families in Runzhou Mansion, have become ready to move. In the past few months, they have been secretly planning, waiting for Mr. Meng to return to the west.

After Mr. Meng died of illness, they couldn't wait to make a move. The crown prince and the people of the acting king fought each other on the Runjiang River, and as for the Meng family in Runzhou Mansion, they were fine for the time being. The crown prince and the people acting for 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 seize the Runzhou Mansion before dealing with the Meng family.

Zhao Yao listened to his second uncle Liang Run talk about the affairs of Runzhou Mansion, and his expression was very complicated.

"It turns out that the big thing refers to the snatching of Runzhou Mansion."

"The situation in Runzhou Mansion is very complicated, and what I just said is a trivial matter." Liang Run also doesn't know much about the situation in Runzhou Mansion, "Whether it's the crown prince or the acting king, they are bound to win Runzhou Mansion." In the past, Mr. Meng was there, and the prince and the people acting for the king still had scruples, but now that Mr. Meng is gone, they have become fearless. ”

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

Liang Run saw Zhao Yao's solemn expression, and hurriedly asked, "Yaoyao, is there anything 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 the situation in Yangzhou was complicated, and I didn't expect other state capitals to be the same as Yangzhou back then." "The situation in Jiangnan is really more complicated and difficult than in Beijing.

"Although the families in Jiangnan are not as good as the families in the capital, these families have been entrenched in Jiangnan for hundreds of years, and some even for thousands of years, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the emperors of the soil." Liang Run said, "Do you think the families in Jiangnan will willingly belong to the imperial court?" Do you think they will be willing to hand over the water and salt to the imperial court? "The reason why the Jiangnan family is rich is mainly because of transportation and salt. The imperial court wants to take back the luck and salt, which is tantamount to killing parents.

"The family in Yangzhou was eradicated by his father, aren't they afraid at all?"

"The families of other state capitals are naturally afraid, after all, they are far from the families in Yangzhou, but the families of Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion are not afraid, because behind them are the crown prince and the acting king." Liang Run still had some understanding of the situation in Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion, so he was very puzzled, "Yao Yao, why did the emperor give Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion to Zhenguo Mansion and Xuanping Marquis Mansion back then?" The families in these two places have become more and more arrogant because of the crown prince and the acting king behind them. ”

"It's simple, let them dog-eat-dog." Zhao Yao said with a deep face, "Of course, the most important thing is that the emperor and grandfather couldn't control the family in Jiangnan at that time, after all, Jiangnan is far away from the imperial court, and the mountains are high and the emperor is far away." ”

He added: "My father has been planning for many years to get rid of the families in Yangzhou, although Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion are not as good as Yangzhou Mansion, but the families in these two places are not easier to solve than the families in Yangzhou, and they are as difficult as the families in Yangzhou." Letting them dog-eat-dog is the best way to deal with them. ”

Liang Run nodded suddenly: "I see, but over the years, the families of Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion have done a lot of hurtful things. He let out a heavy sigh, "They can be said to have one hand over the sky in these two places." ”

"They won't be happy for long."

"Yaoyao, what are you going to do next?" Liang Run said, "Although the crown prince and the people acting for the king are robbing the Runzhou Mansion, it does not mean that Jinling is safe. There must be someone in Jinling on behalf of the king, maybe something will happen in Jinling in a few days. ”

"Jinling still has the queen and the people of the seventh brother." When the secret guards who followed Zhao Yao were monitoring Zhao Yao's people before investigating, they found that Empress Xie and King Jing had arranged people in Jinling City. "My imperial brothers didn't dare to fight openly in the capital, but they killed each other in Jiangnan."

Liang Run said with a look of disgust: "They regard Jiangnan as a battlefield, regardless of the life and death of the people in Jiangnan. ”

"Second uncle, let's continue to stay and check the situation, and we'll leave in a few days." Zhao Yao thought that the third uncle was still in Jinling, and he was worried about his safety.

What did the third uncle do when he stayed in Jinling? Is it related to the matter of Runzhou Mansion? Do you want to save the Meng family in Runzhou Mansion?

If he guessed correctly, the Meng family was probably already under control, but it would not be life-threatening for the time being. Besides, the father will not let the Meng family have an accident.

With the insidious nature of his father, it is impossible to just let the families of Jinling Mansion and Suzhou Mansion eat dogs, there must be other calculations behind it.

By the way, who is the person who the third uncle and Mr. Meng mentioned that clever calculation?

On the surface, this person appears to be the prince's person, but in fact he is not the prince's person, and certainly not the person who acts as the king. He controls everything behind his back, not to help anyone, but for fun.

Whether it is the crown prince's people or the king's people, they are all played with by him, and they don't know it. He can still predict his father's plan, is he fighting 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 smooth, and it would be much easier to write next, but I didn't expect it to be written stumblingly.

This chapter was rewritten, rewritten.

In the end, I didn't have the face to ask for a monthly pass, and when I changed more, the old irons gave me some more monthly passes.