Zhao Yao asked Tong Xi to take the old man and the two monkeys back to Liang Run's home. He and his second uncle continued shopping.
Liang Run took Zhao Yao to the most famous pastry shop in Beijing and bought a lot of snacks. Zhao Yao was going to take it back to the palace and feed it to Liang Zhaoyi.
Zhao Yao went to the largest bookstore in the capital and bought a lot of storybooks for Liang Zhaoyi.
After buying the storybook, Liang Run took Zhao Yao to Zhenxi Restaurant for lunch. Luckily for them, there happened to be an opening.
The business of Zhen Gourmet House is very good, and it is full of people every day. I was unlucky to be late, so I had to queue up.
After Liang Run and Zhao Yao ordered their dishes, they heard the storyteller talking about fighting on behalf of the king.
There is a large stage on the first floor of Zhenxilou, and there are performances on the stage every day. There are performers who play music, storytellers, opera singers, and shadow puppet performers. This allows guests to enjoy various performances while eating.
"Every day in Zhenxiu Tower, there will be a storyteller talking about the war on behalf of the king."
Zhao Yao held his face with his right hand and heard with interest what Mr. Shu said about the pacification of Xuzhou and Jizhou on behalf of the king.
Xuzhou and Jizhou are both important places. Not only that, they are also wealthy places. Three years ago, the rebel armies of the previous dynasty caused chaos in these two places, and Emperor Wu of Zhou sent his acting king to quell the chaos.
It didn't take much time for Dai Wang to put down the rebels in Xuzhou and Jizhou. At that time, King Dai also became famous for pacifying the rebellion in these two states.
When pacifying the rebel armies in these two states, Dai Wang's ability to lead troops in battle was finally demonstrated. From then on, Dai Wang became more and more courageous as he fought, winning almost every battle, and became what everyone calls a victorious general.
In fact, three years ago, the storytellers all told the story of King Dai quelling the rebellion in Xuzhou and Jizhou. At that time, this incident caused quite a stir. Three years later, the storytellers in the capital kept talking about this matter again. Of course, it was not to stir up leftovers, but to build momentum for the king.
During this period, most of the storytellers in the capital were talking about every military exploit that King Dai had made, in order to let the people in the capital know how powerful King Dai was, and to let the people understand that the reason why they can enjoy the peace they have now is Because of the king.
"Now when everyone mentions Dai Wang, they will praise him." Liang Run said, playing with the tea cup in his hand. "They all think Dai Wang is a great hero, and believe that Dai Wang is the God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty and their patron saint." Then, his voice suddenly became very soft, "Nowadays, many people think that the acting king is more powerful than the prince, and they all think that the prince is not as good as the acting king."
"This is the effect that Marquis Xuanping and the others want."
Liang Run lowered his voice and asked the doubts in his heart: "Now the king is very popular in the capital, even more popular than the prince. Why is there no movement at all from Duke Zhenguo? This is so strange."
"Because Zhen Guo Gong and others know that Xuan Ping Hou and others are doing this to no avail."
"It's useless?" Liang Run said in surprise, "Now everyone thinks that the acting king should be the crown prince."
Zhao Yao shrugged and said, "Everyone thinks it's useful, and nothing can be changed. Besides, the prince is the crown prince of a country, and it can't be changed just by changing it." Even if his father wanted to replace the prince, he couldn't do it casually. Change.
"Even so, isn't it too weird that Duke Zhen Guo and the others didn't fight back at all?" Liang Run was puzzled. "By doing this, Marquis Xuanping and the others were deliberately humiliating the prince. Why didn't Duke Zhen Guo and the others ignore him?"
"It's very simple. I deliberately put the crown prince brother at a disadvantage, and deliberately let the acting king suppress the crown prince brother."
"Ah?" Liang Run looked stunned, "Deliberately putting the prince at a disadvantage, what's the use?"
"Now everyone admires the second brother and thinks that the prince brother is not as good as the second brother. But when things turn around, everyone discovers that they have been wrong about the prince brother. At that time, everyone will feel that the second brother is too domineering and bullies the prince. Then everyone will sympathize with the prince brother. ." Zhao Yao felt that the reason why Duke Zhen Guo did nothing now was because he was holding back his big move later, which would kill him with one blow and make a shocking reversal.
Liang Run was stunned when he heard this. He was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses and asked hurriedly: "What does it mean that things have turned around?"
"Zhen Guo Gong will not just sit idly by all the time. He will definitely fight back later, and the situation will be reversed." Zhao Yao said firmly, "There will be a big drama later, just wait and see."
"What a big show, what is the Duke of Zhen going to do?"
Zhao Yao shook his head and said, "I don't know about that." He added, "When the second brother comes back, Zhen Guogong and others will take action."
"Speaking of which, when will King Dai come back?" Ever since news of the great victory in Liangzhou returned to the capital, people have been talking about King Dai every day, but King Dai himself has not returned to the capital.
"Second brother will be back tomorrow." Zhao Yao said, "It seems that he will arrive in the capital in the afternoon."
"Come back tomorrow?" Liang Run thought it would take a while for King Dai to return to Beijing, but he didn't expect to come back tomorrow.
"It stands to reason that the second brother will arrive a few days later, but the second brother seems to have sped up on the way and arrived a few days early." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "It seems that the second brother himself is also anxious to come back."
"When King Dai comes back this time, is the fight between him and the prince..." Liang Run frowned and said, "Is the capital going to be uneasy?"
"It has nothing to do with us." Zhao Yao saw that Liang Run was a little uneasy and comforted him, "No matter how fierce the fight between the prince brother and the second brother is, it will not involve us. Second uncle, don't worry."
Liang Run thought about it carefully and felt that it was really the case, and felt relieved.
"Too."
While he was talking, the waiter brought the freshly prepared dishes. Zhao Yao and Liang Run's attention immediately shifted to the food.
After lunch, the nephew and uncle decided to go back first. On the way back, they saw several older beggars beating and kicking a young beggar.
The little beggar who was pushed to the ground and beaten curled up, holding his head tightly with both hands, biting his lips tightly to prevent himself from making any sound. His eyes were cold and fierce, as if he wanted to eat alive the beggars who bullied him.
Liang Run couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward and drove away a few older beggars, and helped up the little beggar who was beaten and dying.
This little beggar was thin and small, and his whole body was dirty. His face was bruised and swollen from being beaten, and his original face could not be seen clearly, but his eyes were very bright.
When he was helped up by Liang Run, his wolf-like eyes suddenly turned blank, as if he didn't understand why he was rescued?
Liang Run carefully examined the little beggar's body and found that there were many wounds and bruises on his body.
"How are you?" This little beggar looks about the same height as Yao Yao, and should be as big as Yao Yao.
The little beggar came back to his senses at this time, and his eyes suddenly became wary. He quickly backed away and distanced himself from Liang Run.
Seeing the little beggar looking at him warily, Liang Run smiled gently at him: "I'm not a bad person, I just want to see if you are injured. Do you feel any pain?"
The little beggar glanced at Liang Run, then at Zhao Yao who was standing behind Liang Run, and then ran away without looking back. Unfortunately, his leg was kicked and injured just now, and he fell down after just a few steps.
Liang Run hurriedly stepped forward to take a look. The little beggar was holding his right leg, looking very painful.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Zhao Yao walked over and saw the little beggar holding his right leg and biting his lip tightly in pain, and guessed: "His leg should have been kicked off."
"Broken by kicking?" Liang Run stretched out his hand to check the part of the little beggar's holding leg, and it was indeed broken by a kick. He picked up the little beggar without any hesitation, and did not dislike the fact that the little beggar was covered in dirt.
"Second uncle, are we going to the hospital?"
"You don't need to go to the hospital, just go home." Liang Run has some medical skills and can treat broken legs.
The little beggar fainted because of the pain. After Liang Run took him back, he first fixed his legs with two wooden boards, and then carefully checked the little beggar's pulse and found that the little beggar was ill. He wrote several prescriptions in succession, and then asked Tongxi to go to the hospital to get medicine.
"Second uncle, do you plan to take him in?"
Liang Run smiled and said: "It's fate that we meet him, so help him."
Zhao Yao suddenly thought of the dream he had when he was ill. In the dream, Zhao Yao was taken to a special place where there were many children about the same age as Zhao Yao. They studied and trained together since childhood, and became each other's most trusted comrades.
"Second uncle, if that's the case, then you should keep some more little beggars or orphans."
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