Chapter 372: Continuum
The king of Yiyang County was affected by the wind on his wife's pillow, and he really couldn't let go of his second son's injury in his heart, and hesitated to find a reason to slow down the trip.
November is coming to an end. They were supposed to leave before the end of the month, and even the governors of the palace, male and female servants who had stayed in Liaodong rushed to the capital with a convoy full of belongings. The imperial court could not say that their family deliberately went against the holy will and stayed in the capital. However, at this time, the canal has been suspended, first send the large luggage to Tongzhou for storage, hire a fleet, and then find an excuse to ask the queen mother for grace, for example, the king of Yiyang County himself or the princess suddenly fell seriously ill and needed to stay in the capital for a few more days to recuperate. After half a month, the imperial court officials will all close their pens and end their posts, and who will not be interested in mentioning the things they have not left? It is also logical to wait until the New Year has passed, the first month is over, and the spring season is over.
There is such a long time, which is enough for Zhao Li to heal that unspeakable injury. Yiyang's step-concubine even had a whim, thinking that as soon as the first month passed, she would hold a wedding for Zhao Li, and she would also save Yiyang from getting married again, which would be troublesome and costly. After demoting the lord and changing the fief, their family lost a lot of property. For weddings in the capital, all palaces and princesses must always have congratulatory gifts to the door, and the emperor and queen mother must also have rewards. What's more, with his wife by his side, Zhao Li will have someone to serve him all the way south, and she doesn't have to worry about it anymore.
Yiyang's step-concubine vomited blood, and she was frightened for several days, but now that things have changed, she does feel weak, and she is not as good as before. She felt that it was easy for her to pretend to be sick now, but it was difficult to be distracted to take care of her son.
Because of this selfishness, the king of Yiyang County responded to the requirements of the emperor and the imperial court, and when the power was handed over, he also repeatedly ordered his subordinates in the past to cooperate, not to make trouble, and not to cause trouble to others, which caused his subordinates to discuss in private, thinking that the prince seemed to have changed as if he had changed a person, when did he become so honest and responsible? However, when thinking of the reason why the King of Liao was demoted to the king of Yiyang County and all kinds of gossip, everyone took it for granted. The original Liao Wangfu was not clean, and Zhao Li was even more suspected of instructing the guards to kill people and kill people, if his father and son refused to cooperate with the court, Zhao Li might be arrested by the court again at any time. The original King of Liao has always been partial to this son, and the current King of Yiyang County will not watch his second son be punished.
The hearts of the Liaodong generals suddenly dispersed. Those who were originally loyal to the imperial court were naturally happy to see such a harmonious transfer of power; those who were originally more loyal to the Liao Wangfu listened to all kinds of gossip, and were extremely disappointed in the old master, and they were even more dissatisfied and resentful of Yiyang's step-concubine and Zhao Li, thinking that if it weren't for their mother and son, Liaodong would still be their world now. They also don't understand the king of Yiyang County, for the sake of an unvirtuous wife and a troublesome and stupid son, sacrificing so much is too much for children and daughters, and they are no longer the heroes and decisiveness of the past.
As for those people who don't rely on either side and have Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts, where do they dare to speak up? The situation is clearly that the imperial court is powerful, so they are naturally busy drilling camps and fighting for the opportunity to hug the thighs of their future bosses.
The military power in Liaodong was smoothly handed over, and there was nothing to do in the army. There was a slight confusion on the part of the political power, mainly because the financial accounts were somewhat incorrect, and the deficit was serious. In the past, the King of Liao didn't care about these things, the concubine of the King of Liao and Zhao Li knew it in their hearts, and everyone was confused and it was over. Now that he couldn't be confused, he reported to Beijing, and the emperor saw that it was not a small amount, so he summoned Zhao Mo to ask.
Zhao Mo has been the eldest grandson of the Liao Wangfu for more than ten years, and there is Zhao Shuo, who has been the eldest son of the Liao Wangfu for 30 years, even if he has no real power, he still understands the situation of the palace. With the help of their father and son, the emperor's people successfully obtained the information on most of the secret industries of the Liao Palace, and the income from these industries was enough to make up for the shortfall. So with the emperor's consent, the deficit in the official accounts was written off. The emperor also claimed that this was a favor to the king of Yiyang County, but it saved the entanglement of debt collection.
The king of Yiyang County almost didn't vomit blood on the spot. But what can he say? Anyone can say that this is grace, that the emperor is lenient and kind to his brother, and even if the brother makes a big mistake, the emperor still protects them. There is even a royal history who feels deeply inappropriate, and has written on the ground again and again to denounce the palace of Yiyang County. Even if the emperor is benevolent and shows them kindness, how can they still have the face to accept it? If they make mistakes first and are punished last, those who want to face should take the initiative to write a letter to resign the emperor's grace and take out the silver to fill the shortfall. It was not the private wealth of their palace, it was the silver on the face of the officials of Liaodong, the fat of the people, and they were embarrassed to be greedy? Sure enough, the punishment was too light!
There is another imperial history, the book refers to a book of Yiyang County Palace, the Tao is that after the demotion of the lord, the specifications of the palace should also be lowered, but the Yiyang County Palace, but the original prince's mansion is restored and lives in the original prince's mansion, which is suspected of trespassing.
The king of Yiyang County was scolded by the imperial history in court, and when he returned to the palace, he was so angry that he vomited blood, which frightened Yiyang's step-concubine, Zhao Li, and Zhao Yan all turned pale and asked for a doctor in a panic. It was the king of Yiyang County who stopped them, did not alarm the Tai Hospital, and invited a well-known doctor to diagnose the pulse.
The king of Yiyang County is just older, and his liver has been hot recently, but his health is okay and there is no big problem. After sending the doctor away, the king of Yiyang County was also a little discouraged, lying on the bed, with his eyes closed, and ordered the head of the palace to find someone to demolish the house, and to demolish this prince's mansion to the specifications of the county king's mansion, otherwise who can live in peace?
Yiyang's step-concubine sat in front of her husband's bed and cried. No matter how much anger she had in her heart, it was all about her husband at this time. She knows very well in her heart that her husband is her heaven, once the king of Yiyang County has a good one, her two sons under her knees can't support the lintel, and now no matter how rich she is, she has to ask Zhao Shuo, the eldest son left by the original partner, to take it away. The emperor did not explicitly change the title of Zhao Shuo to the eldest son of the king of Yiyang County, but he did not say that he would not be crowned. It doesn't matter if Zhao Shuo doesn't have a holy family, her mother and son can't be a holy family, and Zhao Shuo still has a powerful son! Yiyang's step-concubine can't imagine what the result will be if the three of them fall into the hands of Zhao Shuo. At this time, she couldn't care about anything, she just wanted her husband to be safe and sound.
But Zhao Li's thoughts are a little different. He asked his father angrily: "How can my father endure this breath? Now that our property has been swallowed up by the imperial court, but we still have to bear the stigma of being short, how ugly are those people outside? They are all about to say that the emperor is a holy king! But if he hadn't swallowed our money, would the emperor be willing to pay these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?
The face of the king of Yiyang County suddenly turned blue again, and the step-concubine of Yiyang hurriedly stopped her son: "Li'er, don't say it again! You want us to stay in the capital for a few more days to accompany you, how can you do it against the emperor at this time?!"
Zhao Li sneered: "How did this become mine again, even if I don't mention it, the emperor will do this to us." Knowing this, it was better to blame Zhao Shuo for all the things that day, anyway, he was the one who had something to do with the Beirong people, why should we block the gun for him? ! The father is really old and confused, when he shouldn't offend the emperor, he has to offend him, and when he should have done it against the emperor, he softened again. Father, where is the style of his youth now?Do you know what people outside say about you?!"
The king of Yiyang opened his eyes suddenly, glared at his second son, and his face was red, as if he was about to erupt at any time. Yiyang's step-concubine panicked, and slapped Zhao Li with her backhand: "Shut up! What are you talking about in front of your father? What kind of green onion is Zhao Shuo? You know that the emperor is going to deal with your father, how can you still talk nonsense here to break his heart? If it weren't for you, your father wouldn't have to back down again and again. He loves you so much, and that's how you repay your father?!"
Zhao Li looked at his mother in disbelief, his face flushed, he turned around abruptly and limped out.
Zhao Yan glanced at his back expressionlessly, and stepped forward to comfort his parents: "Don't be angry, you two. The second brother is that temper, just talk about it slowly. ”
The King of Yiyang County closed his eyes again and was silent. Yiyang's step-concubine cried bitterly: "I really spoiled him in the past, and I spoiled him so much. What are we going to do in the future? How can he take over your father's position like this?!"
The face of the King of Yiyang County was even more ugly. Zhao Yan glanced at his mother deeply, his face became gloomy, and he felt that he might be more ruthless.
In the next morning, Zhao Mo came to Yiyang Wangfu again. He came to Zhao Yan in private: "Today, there is a royal history book, urging the prince to become a vassal." It is said that the holy decree clearly states that you will leave before the lunar month, but you have not seen any movement so far, and you have not hired a good boat, so you obviously want to stay in the capital. It's just that this one is really real, and no one can argue with it. Third uncle, you need to be careful, although the prince is sick now, the courtiers criticize too much, and the emperor can't ignore it. ”
Zhao Yan lowered his face and said, "Do you say I don't want to leave?" Zhao Yan just held his father, the princess and refused to let go. I wish I could get out sooner. For his sake, the day of departure has dragged on until now, and my original plan to take a boat through the canal has not worked. I don't know how to treat my leg injury, and I'm also anxious! If this time, the emperor can really force his father to leave, which is a good thing. It's just that my father is sick now, and I'm afraid that he will have a good time on the road. He's almost sixty years old. ”
Zhao Mo hurriedly asked what was going on, Zhao Yan didn't know that he had leaked the secrets of those industries in the palace, so he told him. Zhao Mo sighed: "I see. There is no reason for this kind of thing, there have been many secret industries in the Shu Wangfu in the past, and there are still uninvestigated, and the prince of Shu claims that his parents bought it for his young son, and he doesn't know. Whether this is true or not, no one can tell, but since then, the imperial court has been very taboo about the fact that each royal palace has too many properties that have been placed secretly. Let people know that you have it, and I'm afraid it will be more troublesome than it is now. I advise you not to make trouble, and leave the capital quickly. If you want an industry, wait until you arrive in Yiyang, and then you can buy it separately. The land of fish and rice in Yiyang is much richer than Liaodong, and you are afraid that there will be no silver anywhere?"
Zhao Yan snorted coldly: "It's only like this." I will advise my father to have a good life and recuperate, and in any case, make it look like he is going to leave for the south. If the emperor really wants to issue an edict to urge, we can only leave, where can we take care of Zhao Li?!"
After sending Zhao Mo away, Zhao Yan conveyed the emperor's meaning to his parents, no matter how ugly the face of the king of Yiyang County was, he also knew that he had been tricked, and he had no choice but to go. There's no way, anyway, the second son can walk now, so let's go.
Unbeknownst to him, as soon as it was dark, bad news came from the porter. Zhao Li ran outside to drink and drown his sorrows, had a conflict with someone, and was broken off two legs, and asked someone to carry him back.