The old man had a hint of ambition on his cheek that was inconsistent with his age.

"Hehe~"

A series of strange and sinister laughter sounded in the quiet study.

You should say that the Zhao family has a second thought towards Zhou Jiaqing. They are indeed spared no effort to support Zhou Jiaqing in rebellion, without any hesitation for giving money and food.

But if you say that the Zhao family is loyal, it really looks down on them.

In the eyes of the great families, the emperor takes turns to do it. When you arrive at your house tomorrow, the family interests are the greatest.

When the throne is really put in front of the Zhao family, only God knows whether they will support Zhou Jiaqing.

"Grandpa, father."

Zhao Jinan, who had never spoken, finally spoke. He asked carefully with a little complicated look:

"The grandson dared to say the worst.

If 100,000 defenders could not defend Yangzhou City, where should our Zhao family go?"

The house suddenly fell into silence.

Zhao Jinan is talking about the worst situation, and it is actually a very likely situation.

After all, even they can't stand the combat effectiveness of these 100,000 defenders.

Several juniors all looked at Zhao Kexing. At this time, he was the only one who made the decision.

Zhao Kexing murmured:

"The Zhao family has been around for a hundred years and must not be forgotten in the hands of our generation. They are the foundations that our ancestors have worked hard on from generation to generation.

If it really reaches the last moment, then

Then ~”

The old man struggled with his eyes and hesitated for a long time before he said:

"Haosheng takes care of His Majesty. At the end of the day, his life will be useful to us~"

...

The Zhao family mansion covers a vast area, and the winding corridors and courtyards sometimes get lost and cannot tell the difference between the north and the south.

A figure was slowly walking through the mansion, holding a big red lantern in his hand, dispelling some dark night curtains.

This person is Zhao Jinan, the second son of Zhao Zhonghai.

The Zhao family has countless industries in Yangzhou city and is well-off, but the people who are qualified to live in this mansion are naturally people with extremely respected status.

Even if he was born in a vassal, Zhao Jinan was also Zhao Zhonghai's son, and his status in the family is rarely comparable.

Speaking of which, the young man has a strange personality. He doesn't show his emotions on weekdays. He always has a cold face and doesn't like to bring too many followers to shout.

So Zhao Zhonghai actually prefers his eldest son because as the heir to the Zhao family, he has to be good at socializing with a cold face all day long.

Zhao Jinan walked around for a long time, and finally stopped in front of his room door, gently pushing open the wooden door with his fair palm.

"Cruff~"

Surprisingly, a man was sitting upright in the room that originally belonged to Zhao Jinan, looking at him with a smile.

When Zhao Jinan saw the familiar face, he was stunned at first, then quickly glanced around, and then walked in and closed the door of the house after confirming that there was no one.

It reveals a strange thing.

"Brother Xue, you are a little reckless. At this time, you dare to enter Yangzhou City and come to the Zhao family?"

Zhao Jinan looked at this extremely young face coldly, as if he was a little unhappy.

The person who came was not someone else, but another big surname of the Jiangnan family, Xuelan!

As we all know, since the Xue Shenchen relocated to Beiliang, the so-called Qingzhou Xue family has died in name only, leaving only a branch of the Xue family led by Xue Qilong.

Although it is just a branch, its influence in Cang Qingdao cannot be underestimated. In addition, Xue Qilong is a versatile person, very good at doing things, and is familiar with the affairs of the Xue family inside and outside, so he beats this Xue family branch.

He is well-organized and is still the leader of the major families in Qingzhou.

And Xuelan, who suddenly appears here, is Xue Qilong's son. She is just in her early twenties this year and is extremely young.

When Zhou Jiaqing first rebelled, Xue Qilong responded to his call without hesitation, followed Zhou Jiaqing to resist the Long Army, and was named Minister of Revenue, which greatly expanded the influence of the Xue family.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. In just two or three years, Zhou Jiaqing was defeated and surrounded, and the Xue family's backer also fell.

A few days ago, the fifth heartrou flooded Qingzhou City. The army broke through the city. Xue Qilong turned against each other again and led the clan and the young and old to surrender the fifth heartrou, and at the same time, he presented the population, household registration, and land details of Qingzhou City.

With Xue Qilong's lead, all the families of all sizes in Qingzhou City and those families who were the leader of the Xue family before were defeated. The fifth Xinrou easily controlled the entire city of Qingzhou.

In fact, Xue Qilong had the opportunity to escape from Qingzhou at that time, but he did not leave because Qingzhou is the foundation of the Xue family. After leaving Qingzhou, the Xue family would be nothing.

The fifth Xinrou was not stingy with his official position. He rushed to the capital to ask for an order in 800 miles, and was appointed as the commander of Cangqingdao. He was also considered a magistrate of the border.

In fact, the Fifth Xinrou's intention of doing this is also very obvious. She is telling everyone that if you can't beat it, you can surrender. It's okay. Not only will we not blame you, but we can also give you high officials and generous salaries.

"Haha, Brother Zhao doesn't need to be so cautious." Xue Lan waved indifferently:

"I'm not afraid myself, Brother Zhao is so anxious."

Xuelan and Zhao Jinan are both third-generation young people, so they naturally knew each other before, but Xuelan suddenly appeared in Yangzhou City, which was really a bit puzzling.

Zhao Jinan still frowned:

"No one noticed it when he came?"

"It was your personal trusted person who picked me up." Xue Lan said casually:

"As long as you, Mr. Zhao, don't hand me over, I believe no one in Yangzhou City will know my whereabouts."

Zhao Jinan gave him a blank look and sat in his seat and asked:

"Brother Xue traveled all the way, even taking advantage of his own life and safety. What's the matter?"

"Brother Zhao, you asked this knowingly."

A strange smile flashed in Xuelan's eyes:

"You must have read the letter I gave to Brother Zhao. Xue is here to wait for Brother Zhao to answer."

"I received the letter."

Zhao Jinan refused to comment: "But it is important, I have to think about it."

Secret letter? These two people should be the enemy now. No one would have thought that Xuelan once sent a secret letter to Zhao Jinan.

"It seems that Brother Zhao has concerns~"

Xuelan raised her legs and said, "It's just to open the city and offer surrender and surrender to the Long Dynasty. What's the difficulty?"

"You are so light-hearted. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in this city, and countless families!"

Zhao Jinan said coldly: "And just now, I have tested my grandfather's tone. At present, neither grandfather nor my father intends to surrender.

There were 100,000 defenders in the city and countless grains were stored. No one would have opened the city and surrendered directly."

"No, no, Brother Zhao misunderstood what I mean."

Xuelan shook her head and pointed calmly at Zhao Jinan's chest:

"I am persuading Brother Zhao to surrender alone, not the entire Zhao family."

"Puff~"
Chapter completed!