35.The effect that Xuanping Hou wanted

 Zhao Yao asked Tongxi 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 the capital and bought a lot of snacks. Zhao Yao was going to take them back to the palace for Liang Zhaoyi to eat.

  Zhao Yao went to the largest bookstore in the capital and bought a lot of storybooks for Liang Zhaoyi.

  After buying the storybooks, Liang Run took Zhao Yao to Zhenxiulou for lunch. They were lucky and there was an empty seat.

  Zhenxiulou's business is very good and it is full of people every day. If you are unlucky and come late, you have to queue. After

  Liang Run and Zhao Yao ordered the dishes, they heard the storyteller talking about the war of King Dai.

  There is a large stage on the first floor of Zhenxiulou, and people perform on the stage every day. There are people playing music, telling stories, singing operas, and performing shadow puppet shows. This allows guests to enjoy various performances while eating.

  "Every day in Zhenxiulou, there will be storytellers telling stories about the wars fought by the King of Dai."

  Zhao Yao supported his face with his right hand, and listened with interest to the storyteller's story about the King of Dai pacifying Xuzhou and Jizhou.

  Xuzhou and Jizhou are both important places, and more than that, they are also rich places. Three years ago, the rebels of the previous dynasty rebelled in these two places, and the emperor sent the King of Dai to quell the rebellion.

  It didn't take the King of Dai much time to quell the rebels in Xuzhou and Jizhou. At that time, the King of Dai also became famous for quelling the rebels in these two states.

  When quelling the rebels in these two states, the King of Dai's ability to lead troops in battle was finally demonstrated. From then on, the King of Dai became more and more courageous, and won almost every battle, becoming a victorious general in everyone's mouth.

  In fact, three years ago, the storytellers all talked about the King of Dai pacifying the rebels in Xuzhou and Jizhou. At that time, this matter caused quite a stir. Three years later, the storytellers in the capital brought up this matter again, of course not to rehash the leftovers, but to build momentum for the King of Dai.

  During this period, most storytellers in the capital were talking about every military achievement made by the King of Dai, so that the people of the capital would know how powerful the King of Dai was and understand that the reason they could enjoy the current peace was because of the King of Dai.

  "Now when everyone mentions the King of Dai, they will praise the King of Dai." Liang Run said, playing with the teacup in his hand, "They all think that the King of Dai is a great contributor, and believe that the King of Dai is the god of war of the Great Zhou, and is also their patron saint." As he spoke, his voice suddenly became very small, "Now many people think that the King of Dai is more powerful than the Crown Prince, and they all think that the Crown Prince is not as good as the King of Dai."

  "This is the effect that Marquis Xuanping and others want."

  Liang Run lowered his voice and asked the doubts in his heart: "Now the King of Dai is very popular in the capital, even surpassing the Crown Prince. Why is there no movement from the Duke of Zhenguo? This is too weird."

  "Because the Duke of Zhenguo and others know that it is useless for Marquis Xuanping and others to do this."

  "Useless?" Liang Run said in surprise, "Now everyone thinks that the King of Dai should be the Crown Prince."

  Zhao Yao shrugged and said, "What's the use of everyone thinking that it can't change anything. Besides, the Crown Prince is the heir to a country, and he can't be replaced just like that." Even if his father wanted to replace the Crown Prince, he couldn't change it casually.

  "Even so, isn't it weird that the Duke of Zhenguo and the others don't fight back?" Liang Run was puzzled. "What the Marquis of Xuanping and the others did was to deliberately humiliate the prince. Why don't the Duke of Zhenguo and the others do anything?"

  "It's very simple. They deliberately put the prince at a disadvantage and let the King of Dai suppress the prince."

  "Ah?" Liang Run was stunned. "What's the point of deliberately putting the prince at a disadvantage?"

  "Now everyone admires the second brother and thinks that the prince is not as good as the second brother. But when things turn around, everyone will realize that they have been blaming the prince wrongly. At that time, everyone will think that the second brother is too arrogant and bullies the crown prince, and everyone will sympathize with the prince." Zhao Yao felt that the reason why the Duke of Zhenguo did nothing now was because he had a big move in mind, which would be a fatal blow and a shocking reversal.

  Liang Run was stunned. After a moment, he came to his senses and asked hurriedly, "What does it mean to turn things around?"

  "The Duke of Zhenguo will not sit idly by. He will definitely fight back later, and the situation will be reversed." Zhao Yao said confidently, "There will be a big drama later, just wait and see."

  "What big drama, what will the Duke of Zhenguo do?"

  Zhao Yao shook his head and said, "I don't know about that." He added, "When my second brother comes back, the Duke of Zhenguo and the others will take action."

  "Speaking of which, when will the King of Dai come back?" Ever since the news of the Liangzhou victory was reported back to the capital, people have been talking about the King of Dai every day, but the King of Dai himself has not returned to the capital.

  "My second brother will be back tomorrow." Zhao Yao said, "It seems that he will arrive in the capital in the afternoon."

  "Back tomorrow?" Liang Run thought that the King of Dai would not be able to return to the capital for some time, but he did not expect to be back tomorrow.   

  "Normally, my second brother should arrive a few days later, but he seems to have sped up on the way and arrived a few days earlier." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "It seems that my second brother is also anxious to come back."

  "When the King of Dai comes back this time, will the fight between him and the crown prince be..." Liang Run frowned and said, "Will the capital be in turmoil?"

  "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 crown prince and the second brother is, it will not involve us, so don't worry, second uncle."

  Liang Run thought about it carefully and felt that it was true, so he felt relieved.

  "That's right."

  As they were talking, the waiter brought the freshly prepared dishes. Zhao Yao and Liang Run's attention immediately shifted to the food.

  After lunch, the uncle and nephew decided to go back first. On the way back, they saw several older beggars punching and kicking a little beggar. The

  little beggar who was beaten on the ground curled up, holding his head tightly with both hands, biting his lips tightly, not letting himself make any sound. His eyes were cold and fierce, as if he wanted to eat alive the beggars who bullied him.

  Liang Run couldn't bear it, so he walked up and drove away several older beggars, and helped up the little beggar who was beaten to death.

  The little beggar was thin and small, his whole body was dirty, and his face was bruised and swollen. His original face could not be seen clearly, but his eyes were very bright.

  When Liang Run helped him up, his wolf-like eyes suddenly became blank, as if he didn't understand why he was saved?

  Liang Run carefully examined the little beggar's body and found that he had many wounds and bruises on his body.

  "How are you?" The little beggar looked about the same height as Yaoyao, and should be about the same age as Yaoyao. The

  little beggar came to his senses at this time, and his eyes immediately became alert. He hurriedly stepped back and distanced himself from Liang Run.

  Seeing the little beggar looking at him warily, Liang Run smiled at him gently: "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 glanced at Zhao Yao who was standing behind Liang Run, and then ran away without looking back. Unfortunately, his leg was kicked just now, and he fell down after just running a few steps.

  Liang Run hurried forward to see. The little beggar hugged his right leg, looking very painful.

  "What's wrong with you?"

  Zhao Yao came over and saw the little beggar hugging his right leg, biting his lips tightly in pain, and guessed: "His leg should be broken by the kick."

  "Broken?" Liang Run stretched out his hand to check the part where the little beggar was holding his leg, and it was indeed broken by the kick. He picked up the little beggar without any hesitation, and didn't dislike the little beggar's dirty body at all.

  "Second uncle, are we going to the clinic?"

  "No need to go to the clinic, just go home." Liang Run knows a little medical skills and can treat broken legs.

  The little beggar fainted because of the pain. After Liang Run brought him back, he first fixed his legs with two wooden boards, and then carefully felt the little beggar's pulse and found that the little beggar was sick. He wrote several prescriptions in a row, and then asked Tongxi to go to the clinic to get medicine.

  "Second uncle, are you going to take him in?"

  Liang Run smiled and said, "Meeting is fate, so let's help him."

  Zhao Yao suddenly thought of the dream he had when he was sick. In the dream, Zhao Yao was taken to a special place where there were many children who were about the same age as Zhao Yao. They studied together since they were young, received training together, and became each other's most trusted comrades-in-arms.

  "Second uncle, in this case, then you should keep more little beggars or orphans."

  "Ah?"

  (End of this chapter)