Uncle Ruan continued, "After that, China experienced a century of war and hardship. People were destitute and women and children were reduced to pets. They might even be eaten. Cannibalism was a common phenomenon during that century."
"Well, it's because of those hundred years that our Han population has rapidly shrunk to millions."
"Huh? That's so scary."
Ruanruan opened her eyes wide, held her cheeks with both hands, frowned, and looked terrified.
She was a little scared, and she leaned against Uncle Ruan's arm, like a frightened deer.
"Why...why is this happening?"
Uncle Ruan took Ruanruan into his arms.
He whispered, "This brings us to the Gan Kingdom. There are many other countries around it, such as the Northern Rong, the Turks, the Hu Kingdom, the Western Chu, the Xianbei, etc."
"Many of these countries are inhabited by ethnic minorities. Their environments are not good, but they are brave and good at fighting, and they want to gain territory and resources through plunder."
Ruanruan folded her arms and said angrily, "They are too abominable. They steal other people's things when they are not good enough!"
That’s right!
But given the environment in that shabby place of Beirong, if they didn't seize resources, those nomadic people would either have to endure the winter or starve to death.
Ruanruan was still young and didn't understand some of it, so he didn't explain it in detail.
Uncle Ruan continued, "The Gan Kingdom has only had three generations. The first founding emperor, Emperor Zhao Zhao, unified the other three kingdoms, broke the chaos, and established the Xin Dynasty. He was a truly wise ruler."
"The second generation of Gan Wenzong, Zhao Xun, is not as powerful as his father. He is afraid of death and a coward, but fortunately he still has some self-awareness."
"The third generation Emperor Taizong, Zhao Qian, was said to have the charisma of his grandfather, but unfortunately his reign was too short."
When Uncle Ruan mentioned this name, he thought of Zhao Chengqian's father.
This person's name must be taken from the ancient emperor of the Gan Kingdom!
No wonder he felt so familiar when he saw the two words "Zhao Qian".
You really know how to take it!
This family might be just like him, and they like to mess with Emperor Taizong Zhao Qian.
Uncle Ruan said with regret: "Emperor Gan Taizong, his son was not bad, upright, resourceful, and caring about the people. He was Da Gan's last hope, but his health failed and he died before he could become emperor."
What was the name of Emperor Taizong’s son?
Uncle Ruan took out his cell phone, searched it, and read it in a low voice.
"The famous short-lived prince in history is called..."
What...Zhao Chengqian.
Zhao Chengqian!
Tsk tsk tsk…
Xiao Gan’s family must be true fans of Emperor Taizong.
Uncle Ruan put down his phone and continued, "Without them in charge, the Gan Kingdom was quickly divided up by other small countries. In our history, this is called the Northern Hu Rebellion."
"What my uncle wants to write about is their third-generation emperor, Zhao Qian!"
Ruanruan scratched his head, feeling that the name of the third generation emperor sounded a little familiar.
But I don’t remember where I heard it.
"Oh oh oh."
"Zhao Qian is my uncle's favorite historical figure. However, the Gan Kingdom suffered a terrible fate. Many precious historical materials and cultural relics were lost by the Northern Hu countries. Those beasts even dug up the emperor's tomb and whipped the corpse..."
When Uncle Ruan thought of this history, he couldn't help but click his tongue and felt it was a pity.
Such a gifted person is so miserable!
My wife died early, and my son also died early.
He served Emperor Taizong and ended up alone. He died of exhaustion two years after his son's death.
"History is indeed written by the victors."
As soon as Uncle Ruan started telling Ruanruan about history, he talked nonstop, as if he had countless things to say.
I don’t know how long it took.
When Uncle Ruan came to his senses, he found that Ruanruan had fallen asleep leaning on his shoulder.
"Soft?"
Ruanruan's eyes were closed, her cheeks were rosy, her eyelashes were long and thick, and her body was soft.
Uncle Ruan put his arm around Ruanruan, gently carried her up, and walked upstairs.
After putting Ruanruan on the bed in the children's room and tucking in the quilt, the uncle sat on the edge of the bed and gently touched the little guy's chubby face. As soon as he pulled his hand away, the sunken skin immediately bounced back.
He was about to leave when he caught a glimpse of the vase next to Ruanruan. He felt that the vase was becoming more and more shiny.
“Bad guys…bad guys!”
"Wuuuu... Don't grab Ruanruan, Ruanruan is not tasty..." Ruanruan had some convulsions in her sleep, her eyelids moved, and she cried with her eyes closed.
Her little body trembled as she muttered, "It's not easy to kill someone who's soft... Go away, I'll ask my uncle to beat you up! I'll ask my little brother to beat you up!"
Uncle Ruan patted the soft back gently. It was good that this child could call uncle even in his dreams.
Why did he add that kid Zhao Chengqian after him?
"Ah? Be good, don't cry, don't cry, your uncle is here, be good."
Uncle Ruan softened his voice and patted her little shoulder.
Ruanruan was suddenly awakened from her dream. She opened her eyes in a daze, glanced at Uncle Ruan, and hugged his arm.
"Uncle..." The voice sounded like a kitten.
"Uncle, uncle, you are not allowed to leave." She held Uncle Ruan's elbow tightly and buried her face in his arms in dependence.
Uncle Ruan hadn't seen his niece rely on him so much in a long time, and his heart softened. "Hey, uncle is here, don't be afraid, uncle is with Ruanruan."
As he coaxed her, the little one in his arms gradually fell into a peaceful sleep. She was still like a kitten, curled up quietly in Uncle Ruan's arms.
Little guy, I don’t know what I did all day.
I was so scared when I went to bed at night!
He glanced at the small schoolbag lying softly on the side, and looked carefully to see that it was covered with a lot of black dust and looked dirty.
It was rare for Uncle Ruan to see Ruanruan clinging to him like this, so he didn't rush back to his room and fell asleep in Ruanruan's room without realizing it.
The next morning, when Ruanruan woke up, she saw her uncle's handsome face facing her.
She escaped from her uncle's arms, went to the bathroom to wash up in her slippers, and changed into her own clothes after coming out.
Sasha's voice came from the vase.
"Soft?" Zhao Chengqian's voice suddenly rang out.
"Little brother?" Ruanruan ran to the bed and wanted to take out the vase, but Uncle Ruan turned over and hugged Ruanruan's vase.
Ruanruan took a deep breath. Fortunately, her uncle fell asleep.
"Ruanruan, Wu Jiang has woken up."
"He's fine now, don't worry." Zhao Chengqian said.
"Yeah, Ruanruan knows."
"By the way, my father originally wanted to take you to the warehouse to pick out some fun things before you leave tomorrow, but he was in such a hurry that he forgot. I'll wait until you come next time to pick them out."
"Huh? Why are you so noisy? Ruanruan, who are you talking to?"
Uncle Ruan was awakened by the noise beside him and turned over with a somersault.
"Ah? Uncle, I'm talking to my brother-in-law on the phone."
Ruanruan reacted immediately and pretended to talk to the air.
"Okay, little brother, let's talk next time. My uncle has woken up, and I'm going to have dinner with him."
Uncle Ruan squinted his eyes, glanced at Ruanruan, and yawned, "Why did you get up so early to call him?"
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