Zong Luo didn’t know exactly what happened, only that when things developed to the end, Emperor Yuan was completely enraged. Without saying anything, he directly sent troops, spent a lot of effort, and uprooted the Rong family, adding a touch of glory to his tyrant’s record.
Of course, it was said that the process of cleaning up was also quite difficult, and a lot of divisive tactics were used. It made the aristocratic families turn against each other, and by the time the most powerful Rong family was cleaned up, the others were no longer a threat.
Later, Zong Luo heard that the rebellion of the Rong family back then was a big deal.
Not only the aristocratic families of Great Yuan, but actually the aristocratic families in the Great Wilderness were extremely closely connected, often intermarrying among various clans, so the marriage relationship between aristocratic families also determined their related interests.
Among them, as the leading country in the Great Wilderness at that time, the Rong family was able to be so domineering in Great Yuan during the reign of the late emperor, of course, they had something to rely on.
Then, Zong Luo heard a shocking news.
It was said that when the Rong family rebelled, the Yu family might have contributed to it, or rather, the Yu family passed false news in it, leading the Rong family to think that the dormant Emperor Yuan was going to make a deadly move, which led to a desperate move of a fish dying and the net breaking. Even later when the Yu family was destroyed, in the Imperial City, it was also rumored that there was the handwriting of the Rong family arranged in the old part of the Wei Country behind it.
(t/n: a fish dying and the net breaking-a life-and-death struggle)
This accusation was quite serious, let alone that Zong Luo had a particularly good impression of the Yu family back then, knowing that the real destruction of the Yu family was the protagonist Yu Beizhou, he didn’t believe a word when he heard this.
But looking at it now, it was likely that the Rong family was in chaos at that time, suddenly determined to rebel, and it really might have something to do with the Yu family. After all, the mistress of the Yu family deeply hated Emperor Yuan, and she could even do such crazy things as changing a son, she must wish to get Emperor Yuan off the throne.
But these, with Zong Ruichen, must not be said.
The Yu family had been destroyed, and these were no longer traceable.
And the Yuan Emperor was Zong Ruichen’s biological father, and the grace of life was here.
“No matter what, the Rong family did have rebellious behavior. As for the others, your Third Brother was in the Wei Country at that time, and he didn’t know much.”
In the end, Zong Luo still choked out this sentence. “The matter has been settled, Xiao Ba, the matter of rebellion, there is absolutely no possibility of tolerance for the emperor, don’t do stupid things.”
Zong Luo knew that this matter might be difficult for Zong Ruichen to accept.
After all, Zong Ruichen’s mother was pregnant at that time. When the Rong family was ransacked, she couldn’t stand the shock and gave birth prematurely. At that time, she had just given birth not long ago, holding a blood-stained child in her hand, kneeling in front of Emperor Yuan, almost staking her life, begging Emperor Yuan not to vent his anger on this child.
Perhaps this scene also reminded EmperorYuan of his own early deceased mother. This small plea, he eventually agreed to. The wet nurse who was with Zong Ruichen’s mother at that time, although she had entered the palace, was actually a person from the Rong family. She was lucky enough to avoid death and was able to educate and raise the young Zong Ruichen in the palace.
The matter of Concubine Rong, did not involve the rebellion. The wet nurse must have told Zong Ruichen everything in detail. It let this young prince, who could have been prominent all his life, know that his mother actually loved him very much.
In this situation, Zong Luo really didn’t know if Zong Ruichen would do something stupid.
Zong Ruichen buried his head, and after a long time, he nodded heavily. “Hmm.”
“Third Brother, don’t worry, I won’t.”
Seeing that his expression was no different from usual, Zong Luo patted Zong Ruichen’s shoulder again, and then changed the topic and asked some lighter questions.
“Is it tiring to sort out documents in the army?”
“Not tired, they are all simple things.”
The first time on the battlefield, even Zong Luo, who had martial arts skills, had to stare in the rear and feel the solemn atmosphere.
Zong Ruichen was naturally the same, he was assigned some simple paperwork, only needed to summarize all kinds of news from the front line and the Imperial City, and then present it to Mu Yuanlong. By the way, learn how to set up a fire and cook in the camp, brush horses and hurry on the road. As for going to the front line, don’t even think about it, at least one has to practice for two years before one could try going to the Northern border.
Zong Luo asked a few more questions in a row, and after making sure there were no problems, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After a simple rest in Bai City for a day and a half, the Xuan Cavalry was ready to hit the road again.
At this time, Zong Luo had already put on his helmet, collected his almost iconic white hair, and even changed a batch of horses.
Of course, no one dared to ride this uncle Zhao Yebai, so they could only let it follow leisurely behind.
Early in the morning, Lu Anfu came to see them off. “This old minister is already old in age and can no longer wield a sword. The battle against the Wei Country is the blood and sweat of all the generals of Great Yuan for many years, and the wish of several generations of emperors. Your Highness going on this journey, it’ll be difficult and perilous, please take care of your body.”
Zong Luo nodded.
He grabbed the slightly cold hilt of Zhanlu at his waist, as if the emperor hundred miles away was also witnessing this scene, and solemnly said, “Victory will belong to Great Yuan.”
