Chapter 137: The Key
Zhao Mo actually didn't notice that he was not as indifferent as he thought.
After all, Zhao Shuo is his biological father, and the father and son have also had a time of fatherly kindness and filial piety. In the past years, in the Liao Wangfu in Liaodong, their family of three loved each other, facing the Liao King and the Liao Wang's step-concubine, as well as the two little princes they came out of. Even if there is a concubine and a concubine, the relationship between husband and wife and father and son is still good.
It's just that since Zhao Mo's mother Wen died, all this has changed. Zhao Mo couldn't believe that his father, who once loved him, would become unrecognizable, and the resentment in his heart was even deeper. If Zhao Shuo hadn't been a good husband and father, maybe Zhao Mo wouldn't have been so disappointed. The disappointment was so much that his heart became numb. But no matter how numb he is, he is still a person. In the face of his father Zhao Shuo's behavior of refreshing the bottom line again and again, he will actually still resent, hate, and anger.
It was precisely because of these resentments and anger that Zhao Mo would be so excited when he heard Qin Hanzhen's words that he was upset about him. If it was usual, Qin Hanzhen would clearly be the norm to maintain him, he would feel moved every time, but he was so moved that he forgot the rules and etiquette, and ran up to hug other girls on impulse, and it was the first time that he didn't let go of this kind of thing. This can already prove how abnormal his mental state was at that time.
He didn't know it yet, thinking that he really didn't have any thoughts about his father for a long time, and he wouldn't feel sorry for his father's hurt anymore.
In fact, Qin Hanzhen faintly sensed that something was wrong with him. But so what? Zhao Mo is just a young man who is not yet eighteen years old, his blood is strong, he is angry and sad about his biological father's calculations, and it is normal to be impulsive in front of the girl he likes. On the contrary, she felt even more sorry for Zhao Mo, and she had already acquiesced to his hug this time.
What's the point about that? Just a ...... It's just a pure hug.
Qin Hanzhen blushed and thought so.
She secretly glanced at Zhao Mo, who knew that Zhao Mo also happened to look at it, he found this, and smiled at her, as if there was no shadow in his heart.
Qin Hanzhen hurriedly retracted his gaze, cleared his throat, and said, "Your father's idea is too ridiculous. Did he not understand at all that the emperor never thought of taking his step-nephew as his heir, but instead used him and the young son of the king of Shu as a shield to attract the attention of both inside and outside the court, but secretly asked the prince to quietly go out of Beijing to seek medical treatment, until he found a miracle doctor, the prince's health had indeed improved greatly, and he returned to Beijing safely, and this fact was made public. To put it bluntly, your father was deceived. β
With the emperor's attention to the only heir of the crown prince, Qin Han really felt that even if the prince did not find a miracle doctor and healed his body, he could only drag his sick body back to the capital, it is estimated that the emperor would not replace him with a step-heir, right? Even if the crown prince couldn't hold on and died within a few years, he left behind a wife and a concubine and his own daughter. Lord Minshun is not a boy, but he is the only living daughter of the prince and the only living grandchild of the emperor. Will the Emperor allow her to be neglected?
Rather than passing on the heir and letting the prince still be alive, he will be despised, it is better to pass the heir directly. Anyway, the prince can be regarded as a successor, and the heir has to call him a father, and he has to provide for him to die, and he has to pay tribute to the crown princess and care for the prince's biological daughter, the lord of Minshun. If there is a trace of not doing well enough, the court and the common people can all poke his backbone. This is the most beneficial arrangement for the crown prince.
Therefore, what is the Wang family, what is the prince of Liao, the youngest son of the king of Shu, and the prince of the former Jin Dynasty who broke things early, etc., in fact, there is no chance at all. The emperor just hung them, so as not to let outsiders disturb the prince's recuperation. From beginning to end, it was just the royal family and some clans, royal relatives and courtiers jumping up and down there, when did the emperor clearly and definitely say that he was ready to succeed the emperor?
Zhao Mo had actually figured this out for a long time, but his father couldn't see through it, what could he say? The relationship between their father and son was very strange, he had been staying in the fiefdom, his father had never been to his fiefdom, and there were not even many correspondence between father and son, and most of the words were clichΓ©s. There were some things that he once wanted to persuade his father, but when he saw the other party's attitude, he felt that there was no need to say it. If you really say it, I guess my father will hate him even more as a son, because he has broken his father's dream all along.
Qin Hanzhen was a little unimpressed with his thoughts: "He doesn't have a fatherly heart for you at all, why are you still thinking about him so much? It should be made for him to understand that he is actually just a disguise, so that he will recognize his position, and there will be no more delusions in the future. To put it bluntly, the emperor deceived him, but he also gave him the position of the prince he wanted. He should be more grateful to the emperor for his kindness, instead of always thinking about colluding with other people who don't know what to do, calculating the royal family, and seeking personal interests for himself!"
Zhao Mo smiled bitterly: "Cousin is easy to say, these words can't come out of my mouth." β
Qin Hanzhen also understood his difficulties: "That's right, there's no need to ruin your reputation for him." In fact, as long as you tell the emperor and the crown prince everything you know, your father will never have a bright future. I suspect that if it weren't for you, your father's position as son might not have been kept. β
It's also ironic to say that Zhao Shuoken participated in King Ninghua's plan to stabilize his position as the prince, but he forgot that once something went wrong, he couldn't keep his position. In fact, it is safest to do nothing, his brothers have a black history, and he is not innocent. Unless the emperor wants to get rid of the prince of the King of Liao, as long as Zhao Shuo does not make a mistake, he will not be able to run away from the position of the prince. He wants to be cranky, but he makes his situation more dangerous.
Zhao Mo only had one sentence for this: "It doesn't matter, no matter what the emperor will do with my father, the position of the prince of Liao will not fall to others." β
Qin Hanzhen blinked and asked him in a low voice: "Cousin Zhao, did the emperor have a promise to you? Could it be that he intended to let you directly inherit the title of King Liao as a grandson?"
Zhao Mo laughed when he heard this: "It's not. Although Liaodong is large, it is too far away from the capital. Moreover, the prince's name is Zhenshou, but in fact, he is rarely involved in military affairs now, but he is still nominally the commander of the Liaodong Army. I think the generals of the imperial court have done a good enough job, and it doesn't matter whether there is a Liao Wangfu to guard Liaodong. For example, after the death of the King of Jin, the prince was removed, and the concubine was named the king of the county and went south, and the original Jin land had no vassal king to guard, and there was no chaos only by relying on the garrison of the guard, and the people in the army even felt that life was better than when the previous King Jin was still alive. Anyway, my father and two uncles are not material for leading troops to fight, so why should any of them bear the false name of a commander in vain, and when there is really a war, they can only drag people back and mislead the country and the people?"
Qin Hanzhen smiled: "Your idea is also right. In fact, after the king of Shu was imprisoned, the court sent officials and troops to guard the land of Shu, and it didn't make a difference whether the king of Shu was there or not, and he also saved the money to support the palace of the king of Shu, so that the treasury could get more silver. It can be inferred from this that if you do not inherit the throne of the King of Liao, the emperor may be happier. You just need to concentrate on running the fief well, and it's better than inheriting someone else's mess. β
Zhao Mo smiled and said, "That's what I thought. Of course, Suning County is a little smaller, and it would be great if there was a chance to make my fiefdom bigger, but I didn't plan to move. I haven't lived enough in the palace that I finally built. β
Qin Hanzhen was a little surprised: "Do you want to make your fiefdom a little bigger? What kind of change? Can you ask the emperor to give you a few more pieces of land?"
Zhao Mo thought for a while, and didn't answer explicitly: "Who knows? I just said casually, after all, Suning County is really small, and it is not as good as half of Ninghua and Guangchang." β
Since it was said casually, Qin Hanzhen didn't ask about it. She was very interested in the hint in Zhao Mo's words, I wonder if the emperor and the crown prince had lost patience with Zhao Shuo and decided to teach him a good lesson? What about the others? What will be the end? This big drama of King Ninghua should be coming to an end, right?
Zhao Mo said: "It's not over yet, although a lot of news has been found out, but King Ninghua has not really had any bad intentions, even if the emperor has the heart to deal with it, he must also take into account the thoughts of the clan." β
Qin Hanzhen's eyes widened: "He has done so many unsightly things, isn't it enough? The manpower he raises is close to the generals in the army, plotting military power, and meddling in the affairs of your personal guards......
Zhao Mo waved his hand: "King Ninghua has hidden all his private manpower, and if he doesn't catch it, it is difficult to use this as an excuse to accuse him of misdeeds." He is close to the generals in the army, and he can use interpersonal communication as an excuse, Yun Shuai and Zhenxi Hou will not be stupid enough to admit that they are disloyal. As for my personal guards, King Ninghua just asked people to make friends with my personal guards and the palace steward in private, revealing that he knew any relatives and friends, who were strong and healthy, and had outstanding skills, so he could be used as a personal guard. In fact, he hadn't had time to insert people in. β
Qin Han really understood: "You guys are trying to catch a situation?"
Zhao Mo smiled: "If the current situation is not current, it is estimated that the emperor has not made up his mind yet." Although he is angry, he still needs to think about the big picture. These royal relatives and generals in the army who participated in the case of King Ninghua have a large number of personnel and high status, and if they really want to deal with them strictly, then they must have irrefutable and clear evidence, otherwise they will not be able to convince the public; if they do not plan to deal with them strictly, then they will also need time to make the emperor try not to alarm others and slowly dispose of them one by one. The emperor is still hesitating right now, and the prince has not spoken, so why should I talk more?"
Qin Hanzhen frowned when he heard this: "Then how long do you have to wait? What if King Ninghua takes action? His hidden manpower is always a hidden danger. β
"His aim was to make his son the heir to the royal family, and as long as he felt that there was hope in this matter, he would not rashly use force. Zhao Mo said lightly, "His plan is already known to the emperor, so it is not a problem." The emperor is now worried about another thing. β
King Ninghua's idea is not new, as long as the crown prince does not give birth to an heir for a day, there will always be people in the clan who are ready to move and want to push their own heirs to the throne. The emperor killed one king of Ninghua, but he may not be able to stop the second and third king of Ninghua. If you want to do it once and for all, the key lies in the prince.
As for the imperial heir, the royal family needs to come up with a charter.