Chapter 56 Taking Advantage of the Situation
"Old patriarch!"

"Old Patriarch, Old Patriarch!"

Just when Fu Bisheng was thinking about how to take back the memorial with his signature, or how to report and explain to his teacher You Ge Lao and ask him to make preparations in advance, the sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out.

It was the large group of Zhao who came to attend the wedding banquet at the Marquis of Fu'an Mansion.

In order to meet Zhu Chengwu as soon as possible and discuss some things with him, Zhao Yuguang left the Zhao army halfway and went forward alone.

Unexpectedly, after arriving in Xuzhou City, Zhao Yugang learned that Zhu Chengwu had been assassinated.

After much consideration, Zhao Yuguang decided to help Zhu Chengwu.

Later, by chance and with some thought, things slowly evolved into what they are now.

Until now, the large group of Zhao family members who came to attend Zhu Chengwu's wedding banquet had just arrived in Xuzhou City.

As soon as they entered Xuzhou City, the Zhao family members learned from the conversations of people around them what had happened after Zhao Yugang arrived in Xuzhou City.

That's when I came here the first time.

“You guys came just in time!
I am still thinking about how to send this memorial to the capital as quickly and safely as possible!
Bai'er, Yi'er, you and the servants of Xuzhou Prefecture, send this memorial back to the capital as soon as possible through the government post station!"

Zhao Yuguang looked at the Zhao family members who happened to arrive.

A thought came to my mind.

So it is arranged.

Although Zhao Yuguang was the Ming Dynasty's top commander, he was never a person who stuck to the old ways, planned everything in advance, and acted according to the plan.

What Zhao Yuguang is good at is taking advantage of the situation according to how things develop!

Finally, a result was reached that was favorable to him.

Therefore, many of Zhao Yuguang's decisions were made while his thoughts were turning.

This also made Zhao Yuguang notoriously difficult to understand on the battlefield and in the court.

"Yes, patriarch!"

"Yes, patriarch!"

Two young men immediately walked out of Zhao's team.

One has a resolute face, the other has a rosy face.

The man with the resolute face is the Bai'er mentioned by Zhao Yuguang, whose full name is Zhao Xingbai.

The person with the rosy face is the Yier mentioned by Zhao Yuguang, whose full name is Zhao Xingyi.

Zhao Xingbai and Zhao Xingyi are two of the three younger generations of the Zhao family that Zhao Yuguang values ​​the most.

They are also the most promising newcomers among the younger generation of the Zhao family who have the greatest hope of becoming grandmasters.

Now, both of them have achieved first-class success.

Therefore, Zhao Yu was able to let Zhao Xingbai, Zhao Xingyi and others send the memorial back to the capital without worrying about any accidents along the way.

With the power of these forces in Xuzhou City, even if there are enemies of the Zhao family standing behind them.

They also don't have enough power to stop the two top-notch players.

Even if they pass the news to the forces behind them and let the forces behind them take action.

The time spent on delivering the message and the time taken by the powers behind the scenes to discuss and make arrangements after receiving the message were enough for Zhao Xingbai, Zhao Xingyi and others to arrive safely in the capital.

Many times, the larger the force, the more powerful the opponent, the more difficult it is to reach a consensus among the forces!

Because the bigger the force, the more factions there are!

When facing a powerful opponent, it is always difficult to balance the contributions and gains of various factions within a large force.

Unless there is an absolute boss whose word is law among the big forces, the only way to reach a consensus among the big forces is to haggle and haggle again.

"Brother Bai, Brother Yi...you are here!"

When Zhao Xingye saw the people from the Zhao family coming, he was also very excited.

Ever since he left the Zhao family and followed Zhu Chengwu to Xuzhou City to be enfeoffed, Zhao Xingye missed his family members more and more.

Although Zhu Chengwu would give his soldiers a holiday to visit their families every six months, a year, or one or two years.

But how can a short vacation satisfy the soldiers' endless longing?

What's more, in this world, there are no airplanes or trains, so soldiers who go to visit their relatives spend most of their time on the road.

Perhaps it was because they were visiting their families and could see their relatives from time to time, which made the soldiers miss their relatives even more strongly!

Many times, people are like this.

It's fine when you don't see it.

Seeing each other after separation makes it easier to arouse feelings of longing.

This may be the reason why it is difficult for soldiers in this world to get leave to visit their families!
They were afraid that the soldiers would not want to leave home after returning home and would become deserters and never return to the barracks.

"Brother Ye!"

"Brother Ye!"

Zhao Xingbai, Zhao Xingyi and other peers also greeted Zhao Xingye excitedly.

The Zhao family only truly prospered from the generation of Zhao Yuguang.

The interests within the clan are quite diverse, and the relationships among the brothers in the clan are pretty good!

Fortunately, they did not get carried away.

Know that Zhao Yuguang is still there!
So even though we were excited, we still maintained some restraint.

“Old Patriarch, my brother Bai and my younger brother have just arrived in Xuzhou City!

Would it be too much to ask them to send the memorial back to the capital now?

Can we let them stay in Xuzhou for a few days before going to..."

Zhao Xingye considered himself to be the cousin of Zhao Xingbai and Zhao Xingyi, and also the host in Xuzhou Prefecture.

Seeing that Zhao Xingbai and Zhao Xingyi had just arrived and had not even had a bite of hot food or a good look at Xuzhou City, they were immediately ordered by Zhao Yuguang to go out and do some work.

Zhao Xingye plucked up the courage to make a suggestion to Zhao Yuguang.

As for whether Zhao Xingye had any intention of showing off in front of Zhao Xingbai and Zhao Xingyi, two talented brothers among the Zhao clan, about his former unknown brother's current glory in Xuzhou City, only Zhao Xingye himself knew.

However, before Zhao Xingye could finish his words, Zhao Yuguang's face gradually darkened, and Zhao Xingye interrupted him.

This was the first time that Zhao Yuguang showed his true emotions in front of Zhao Xingye since he came to Xuzhou City.

Zhao Xingye has really been away from the Zhao family for too long!
He seemed to have forgotten the household rules that Zhao Yugang followed when he was in charge of the Zhao family.

Military law expert!

This is the true face of the Zhao family under the leadership of Zhao Yuguang.

During the years when Zhao Yuguang led the Zhao family, the family gradually grew and prospered, and many talented people emerged, which also proved the correctness of Zhao Yuguang's family management policy.

This also made Zhao Yuguang more confident in his military and legal principles.

Afterwards, although Zhao Yuguang resigned from the position of Zhao clan patriarch, his prestige and status within the Zhao clan did not decline in the slightest.

On the contrary, because of the distance and Zhao Yuguang’s previous achievements.

Zhao Yuguang became more and more legendary within the Zhao clan.

Whenever Zhao Yuguang speaks, his words are binding!

Now, Zhao Xingye actually dared to give Zhao Yuguang "suggestions". He was really tired of living.

"It seems that Brother Wu treats you too well!
It makes you forget the hierarchy of seniority and military orders are as heavy as a mountain...

Xingye, you disappoint me very much! "

Zhao Yuguang's words were very serious.

This time, Zhao Yuguang was really angry.

The Zhao family seems to be extremely wealthy, but in fact, they are now in dire straits.

That's why Zhao Yuguang came to Xuzhou City in person this time.

After discovering that Zhu Chengwu had been assassinated, he immediately took a series of radical actions.

The truth is that the Zhao family is now like sitting on the edge of a volcano and can no longer delay.

We urgently need to find a way out of this impasse.

More than thirty years ago, Zhao Yugang, who was less than forty years old, became a master.

The Zhao family began to become the real top family power in the Ming Dynasty.

Afterwards, Zhao Yuguang made many military achievements, and the Zhao family members united and made progress.

The power is deeply rooted in the Ming army.

The Zhao family has truly established a firm foothold among the top forces.

It had a profound influence on the Ming military.

Later, Zhu Xingyun, Marquis of Xuzhou, rebelled and fought for the throne with the current King Ming.

The fight for the throne is about power and supporters.

The Zhao family, which was thriving at the time and had established a firm foothold among the top forces, was naturally the focus of contention between the two sides.

What's more, the Zhao family's roots are in the Ming military.

Zhao Yuguang was also one of the most outstanding commanders of the Ming military.

In order to win the support of Zhao Yuguang and the Zhao family, Xuzhou Hou Zhu Xingyun and the current Ming King raised the price again and again.

Finally, Zhao Yuguang, after first agreeing to Xuzhou Hou Zhu Xingyun, turned around and supported the current Ming King.

Because the second wife of the current king had just passed away at that time, the current king promised Zhao that she would be the queen after he ascended the throne.

After getting the promise from the current king and making the decision.

Zhao Yugang came directly to Xuzhou as the commander-in-chief to suppress the rebellion...

After the rebellion was quelled, it was natural for Zhao Yuguang to be promoted.

At the same time, Zhao Yugang's legitimate daughter married into the Ming Palace, became the queen, and gave birth to Zhu Chengwu...

From then on, the Zhao family, the queen's maternal family, became increasingly wealthy.

However, over the years, the several Grandmaster Seeds cultivated by the Zhao family either encountered accidents or failed to break through to the Grandmaster level...

The waste of resources is secondary.

After all, with the current status and wealth of the Zhao family, they can afford to waste these resources. But the most fatal thing for the Zhao family is that the Zhao family has not yet produced the next Grandmaster...

Zhao Yuguang is now over eighty years old.

In order to avoid overwork and maintain his condition, Zhao Yuguang has resigned from his positions as the Zhao family leader and some military positions in recent years.

The Grandmaster is very strong.

But the master is also a human being, and as a human being he will experience birth, aging, sickness and death.

In addition, he fought hard on the battlefield when he was young, which damaged his foundation.

Zhao Yuguang's deadline is not far away!

But the Zhao family has yet to produce the next grandmaster.

Without a new grandmaster to suppress the Zhao family's strength, Zhao Yuguang and the elders of the Zhao family are now a little nervous.

Especially when the current Ming King is already old and it is unknown how long he can hold on.

One emperor and one courtier!

Once the current Ming King passes away, the next Ming King will take the throne.

If the Zhao family still hasn't produced a new clan leader by that time, and if the new young and powerful leader makes other forces wary, then the Zhao family's fate can be imagined!

Unless the next Ming king has Zhao blood and Zhao background.

With the new King Ming acting as a guarantor, the Zhao family's base can be preserved.

Otherwise, the Zhao family might not even be able to safely step down from their position below the rest of the clans.

For Zhao, there are only two most important things now.

Train a new clan master as soon as possible, and do everything possible to push Zhu Chengwu to the top.

If both of these things were accomplished, the Zhao family's wealth and status could be preserved.

If this is accomplished, the Zhao family will have a great hope of shrinking the family power and landing safely, and withdrawing from the current center position of the dynasty.

But if none of them work out...

Then, the Zhao family is in danger!

Therefore, Zhao Yugang will be present in person at Zhu Chengwu's wedding this time.

After knowing that Zhu Chengwu was assassinated, Zhao Yu couldn't wait to take action.

After discovering such a small opportunity, Zhao Yu would have pointed the finger at the prince regardless of everything.

Even though Zhao Yuguang knew that this operation was a bit rough!
It is difficult to do anything to the current prince.

But Zhao Yuguang had no other choice but to give it a try.

The Zhao family is in such a difficult situation now!

Zhao Xingye still doesn't feel any sense of urgency.

Don’t know how to put the big things first!

Still want to show off?

What do you mean Bai'er and Yi'er have worked hard, so why don't they stay for a few days to rest and strengthen their brotherhood?
Could Zhao Xingye's little tricks be hidden from Zhao Yuguang, who has sharp eyes?

Zhao Xingye has done well now and wants to show off in front of his once outstanding cousin!

How could Zhao Yuguang not be angry?

Even if Zhao Xingye really made the suggestion out of good brotherly feelings, Zhao Yuguang would still be angry.

Zhao Yuguang was naturally pleased that the brothers had a good relationship with each other.

But if their good relationship and communication with their brothers affected important matters, Zhao Yuguang would not tolerate it.

Compared to the death of brothers in harmony, unity and order.

Zhao Yuguang would rather the Zhao brothers quarreled with each other and fought for power!
Perhaps, it is because the atmosphere within the Zhao family is too good and there is a lack of life-and-death competition, which is why the Zhao family has never been able to produce a second grandmaster!

Zhao Yuguang once thought so.

This is what it means if you don’t cherish what you have, you will always be disturbed by what you can’t get!
"Old Patriarch~~I..."

Zhao Xingye was about to explain.

"okay!
Now that you are following Wu Ge'er and are a member of the Marquis of Fu'an's Mansion, I will not say anything more!

But, before I die, please don’t say anything more about Zhao’s affairs…”

Zhao Yugang interrupted Zhao Xingye.

The tone was very decisive.

Zhao Yuguang's resolute "criticism" silenced many of the Zhao family members present, and no one dared to speak or explain for Zhao Xingye.

The cause of the incident included Zhao Xingbai and Zhao Xingyi, two younger generations whom Zhao Yuguang valued very much.

This shows how high Zhao Yuguang's status in the Zhao family was and how much prestige he had accumulated.

It’s not that Zhao Yuguang didn’t give Zhao Xingye some advice, nor did he fail to give Zhao Xingye opportunities.

But now, in Zhao Yuguang's opinion, it is difficult for Zhao Xingye to point it out.

He also fails to see the difficulties the Zhao family is facing now, and cannot see the general trend.

Such a young man should be placed in the Marquis of Fu'an's mansion to live out his retirement!

As for the Zhao family's major affairs, Zhao Xingye does not need to get involved.

Zhao Xingye was stunned by Zhao Yuguang's decisive words.

He didn't understand. It was just a suggestion, why did it suddenly become like this...

Obviously, before, the old patriarch was still so kind and amiable.

It was like he became a different person all of a sudden.

"Prefect Fu, it just so happens that my Zhao family's descendants are here now.

Why don't you arrange a few yamen runners to send this memorial to the capital as fast as possible with my Zhao family members?"

Zhao Yuguang ignored Zhao Xingye and turned to speak to Fu Bisheng.

“Old Marquis, it’s just as General Zhao said.

These younger brothers of the Zhao family have come from far away and haven’t had a good look at Xuzhou City yet!
It would be a bit inhumane to let them go now.

Moreover, these younger brothers of the Zhao family should have come here to attend the wedding banquet of Marquis Fu'an!
The round trip to the capital is nearly thousands of miles away. Even if they ride as fast as they can, they won't be able to make it back to attend Marquis Fu'an's wedding banquet!
In this way, not only will the younger brothers of the Zhao family not be able to share in Marquis Fu'an's joy, but Marquis Fu'an may also feel disappointed!
Why not let our government servants deliver it ourselves?

The bailiffs and detectives in our government office are still trustworthy!
This memorial will definitely be delivered to the capital safely!

Am I right!

Chief Constable Liu!

Fu Bisheng did not directly agree to Zhao Yuguang's request, but persuaded him in this way.

Without the involvement of the Zhao family members, relying on the authority of the prefect, Fu Bisheng could easily delay the time of the people delivering the memorials on the road.

As long as Lord You gets the relevant information first through Fu Bisheng's secret transmission.

Everything after that was easy to handle.

After all, in this world, there are many unexpected situations on the road.

In the end, Fu Bisheng even dragged the government constable and Liu Zhengyi into it.

The intention is to increase the weight against Zhao Yuguang and the possibility of persuading Zhao Yuguang.

Although, Fu Bisheng also knew that the possibility was very small.

But always try!

However, Liu Zhengyi, who was named by Fu Bisheng, was in a trance, as if he didn't hear Fu Bisheng's words at all.

Neither agree nor disagree, and don't speak.

Zhao Yugang looked at Fu Bisheng and then at Liu Zhengyi.

We have a general guess about their positions and attitudes.

And after listening to Fu Bisheng's speech, Zhao Yuguang also understood that Fu Bisheng seemed to have discovered something.

Unfortunately, it's too late now.

The signatures of Fu Bisheng and other officials in the government office had been completed, and they were signed in public.

Even if Fu Bisheng wanted to go back on his words and say that he was forced by Zhao Yuguang, it would be impossible.

After all, so many people are watching.

“Master Fu, my Zhao family is a family of military merit, and our disciples are never afraid of hardship or fatigue!

Going to deliver a memorial is just a small matter!

Besides, they all know Wu Ge'er.

Compared to attending Wu Ge'er's wedding banquet, it is more important to find out the mastermind behind the assassination of Wu Ge'er.

Also, if no one from the prefectural government goes to deliver the memorial together, then we, the Zhao family, will deliver it ourselves..."

After saying this, Zhao Yuguang gave orders to Zhao Xingbai and Zhao Xingyi without waiting for Fu Bisheng to reply.

"Bai'er, Yi'er, take this memorial and set off immediately.

Go to the capital to find your uncle Chang and ask him to make sure to present the memorial to the King.

Also, after submitting the memorial, go to the palace to see your aunt and tell her that Wu Ge'er is doing well!
We will go see her as soon as possible!"

Fu Bisheng had already reacted, so Zhao Yuguang decided to bypass the Xuzhou government office and have Zhao's children deliver the memorial to the capital alone.

Although this is not very regular.

But the joint signatures of Xuzhou officials of all ranks on the memorial could not be forged.

This can be considered as achieving Zhao Yuguang's goal.

Moreover, it would be safer and less likely for accidents to happen if a member of the Zhao family were to deliver the child individually.

"Yes, old patriarch!"

Zhao Xingbai and Zhao Xingyi answered in unison.

Zhao Xingbai stepped forward and took the folded memorial that Zhao Yuguang handed over.

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