Chapter 323 The overall situation is the most important thing
Zhao Zhongyu entered the study room without stopping, and after sending all the servants out, he said: "I know, what are you doing in a hurry?"
Zhao Ji looked a little unhappy, "Why didn't the clan tell us about such an important matter?"
Zhao Zhongyu raised his eyelids and looked at him, "What do you think?"
Zhao Ji said directly: "Zhao Ming and his son are on her side and united with her to deal with us. Father, we are far away in Luoyang, and they have hidden many things from us."
Zhao Zhongyu asked him, "How are you doing?"
Zhao Ji opened his mouth and finally noticed that his father's attitude was different. He was speechless for a long time before he found his voice and asked with difficulty: "Father, are we just going to do nothing? Let them deceive us like this?"
Zhao Zhongyu looked at his son coldly, and the pent-up anger in his chest almost burst out, but he held it back, his cheeks moved, and he became more and more serious, "What do you want to do?"
Zhao Ji said nothing.
Zhao Zhongyu became more and more disappointed, stared at him and asked, "How about I send you and Dalang back to Xiping?"
Zhao Ji shuddered, shook his head subconsciously, then froze and stopped moving.
Zhao Zhongyu closed his eyes hard. After opening them, he calmed down a lot. The anger in his eyes was gone. He just said lightly: "I already know about this. You can go down."
"Father."
This title instantly aroused Zhao Zhongyu's anger. He picked up the cup on the table and threw it at his face. Zhao Ji subconsciously tilted his head, and the teacup rubbed his forehead and hit the ground, breaking into pieces...
But he was also so frightened that he sat back and fell to the ground. His forehead suddenly became swollen, and he covered his forehead blankly.
"Do you know what is the stupidest thing you have done in your life?" Zhao Zhongyu said angrily: "You left Sanniang and her son behind when you fled south, and you also lost your uncle's coffin!"
"Only for this one thing, not only will the scholars in the world despise you, but you will also have an unjust reputation in the clan. Even Zhao Song used the reason of not being worthy of the title to write a letter to take away your title. Why did they choose Zhao Hanzhang?
How confident do I have to fight with them?" Zhao Zhongyu said coldly: "I am the clan leader, but you are just the clan leader's son, and you may not be the next clan leader."
"What's more," Zhao Zhongyu's eyes were deep, "Now that the world is in chaos, not only Luoyang, but also Yuzhou will be involved in the war. The world is in crisis, the clan is in crisis, and Sanniang controls Runan County, then my Zhao family will have more security.
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He stood up and walked to Zhao Ji, knelt down and looked directly at him, "The clan is the most important. For the sake of the clan, not only you, but also me, can give up. Ji Zhi, if you can't agree with this, take the clan leader's position as soon as possible."
Get it out of the back of your head.”
Zhao Ji looked pale.
Zhao Zhongyu got up and left, striding back to the main room, his face dark and unhappy all the way.
Is he happy to receive such news?
Of course he was unhappy, even very unhappy!
At this moment, he finally knew that Xiping had been hiding this from him, and even deliberately misled him, making him think that Xiping was under Zhao Ming's control, and that Zhao Ming was leading all of this behind the scenes.
For Zhao Ming to be able to do this without revealing any information to him, it was obvious that the entire clan was involved.
I'm afraid that as the clan leader, he has long since ceased to exist in name only.
But what can he do?
He didn't have the prestige of Zhao Changyu, so if he really got tough, the clan could replace him as the patriarch, and honestly speaking, he was relieved that Zhao Hanzhang could control Runan County.
The current situation is really too dangerous. We don't know if Luoyang can be saved at this time. If the Xiongnu army breaks through Luoyang, one by one of them, they will all end badly.
The situation in Yuzhou will not be very good. At this time, for the future of the clan, I can no longer care about any personal grudges. I only hope that Zhao Hanzhang's prestige will be greater and his power will be stronger, so that the Zhao family can be preserved.
Zhao Zhongyu returned to his yard and went directly into the small study. He spread out a piece of white paper and studied ink blankly.
After a year and a half, Zhao Zhongyu finally wrote to Zhao Hanzhang and contacted her directly.
In the letter, Zhao Zhongyu said a lot, most importantly, he wrote about the current situation and war situation in Luoyang, as well as his plans for the future.
"Although Wang Yan sold his oxcart to defend the city, he also suggested that the King of Donghai promote his younger brother Wang Cheng to be the governor of Jingzhou, and his younger brother Wang Dun to be the governor of Qingzhou." Zhao Zhongyu said: "There are people in Jingzhou.
The Yangtze River and the Han River are strong, and Qingzhou is dangerously backed by the sea. The Wang family can advance and attack, and retreat and defend. It can be said that they are like a cunning rabbit with three burrows."
"Now that Luoyang is in danger and the court is in danger, our Zhao family should also make plans like the Wang family," Zhao Zhongyu said in the letter: "If Luoyang is really destroyed and Yuzhou cannot hold it, you will lead people to escort the clan southward.
, go to Jiangnan, avoid the rebel army and the refugee army, and you should be able to save the family..."
When Zhao Hanzhang received this thick letter home, it was already late autumn, and she sent someone to send out the second and final batch of grain.
This year, Runan County's taxes were halved, and she did not increase donations or miscellaneous taxes. She also prohibited county magistrates from raising taxes under various names, so the taxes were collected quickly this autumn, and the people were quite cooperative.
After paying the taxes, everyone still has some left on hand. If you save a province, you should be able to survive until April next year.
But Zhao Hanzhang couldn't give taxes to He Jishui so readily. This was also a helpless move. If he didn't show difficulty, He Jishui would have thought that Runan County was very lenient.
So whether it was the military rations she owed or the autumn taxes from Runan County, she shipped them out in two batches. Each time, she had to write and communicate with Governor He, and told him that it took all her efforts to deliver the goods.
After raising so much food, no matter how much more she had, she could only work hard, but she felt that she would definitely not be able to raise it.
If we continue to force the situation, I don’t know how many people will die in Runan County.
With Ai Yang's lesson learned, Governor He didn't want to push Runan County too far. Besides, he was the prefect of Runan County and had some feelings for them, so he turned a blind eye and let them go.
Zhao Zhongyu's letter and Governor He's reply arrived one after another.
Having just received such good news from Governor He, Zhao Hanzhang had a smile on his face when he opened Zhao Zhongyu's letter.
After reading the letter, her face was filled with concentration.
Ji Yuan sat silently and said nothing. He knew that the interests of the girl and Zhao Zhongyu were in conflict, and there were also grievances.
Although Zhao Hanzhang had long expressed that he had no resentment, Ji Yuan also vaguely felt that she had never forgotten and even held a grudge.
She was so tactful and considerate, but after the burial of Master Lang, she no longer wrote to Zhao Zhongyu. Every time she asked for anything or found out any information, she always went through Zhao Ming.
Seeing her serious look, Ji Yuan asked: "What did Patriarch Zhao write in the letter?"
Zhao Hanzhang handed the letter to him without any care.
Ji Yuan paused for a moment before bending slightly and reaching out to take it.
Zhao Hanzhang said: "Luoyang is in danger, and the court is in danger. Even my uncle can see this. There are obviously many people in the court who understand this, but they don't think about saving the country and the people. They are either thinking about themselves or the clan."
Plan, no wonder the court is in crisis."
Ji Yuan rarely praised Zhao Zhongyu, "Clan leader Zhao is very knowledgeable about the overall situation."
Zhao Hanzhang did not deny this, raised his chin and said: "Uncle Ming happens to be here. Send this letter to him to read and to reassure him. My uncle and I can't fight. Let him