When Zhao Mo walked out of the Liao Palace, the sky was already dark. If it had been a loving grandparent, he should have kept him for a meal at this time, but now that the King of Liao is angry, how can he take care of this? It's okay if he doesn't drive people away directly. Zhao Mo naturally had to look elsewhere for dinner.

But Zhao Mo didn't care, he was in a good mood. Half of the tricky things are solved, and the remaining half should be done quickly.

It's not that he doesn't favor his own father and ancestors, firstly, he has no affection for King Liao and Zhao Shuo, and secondly, it is no longer suitable for King Liao to be in charge of Liaodong now.

Because the King of Liao was the son of the first emperor, and the maiden father of the Yuan wife, Tang, tried to deal with it in the court, he was divided into Liaodong early. Although the place is bitterly cold, in the end, the place is big, and the vassal king also has military power in his hands, so he left the troubled waters of the capital as soon as possible, and avoided the crisis of life and death as soon as possible. Tang's father and brother all saw the King of Liao very clearly, knowing that he was not a man of the king, and he could not be the opponent of other princes, but he was ambitious, and he was stupid enough to expose his ambitions.

The King of Liao does not accept the love of the Tang family, and he still refuses to forgive the Yuan and Tang clans, but there is one thing that even he cannot deny, that is, among the older brothers, he once participated in the seizure of the heir, although he failed to succeed, but he is still a vassal king in peace, holding great power, rich and stable. The princes under the knees of the first emperor, in addition to the emperor, the older ones died, the sick were sick, and the forbidden ones were confined, and few of them had a good end, and the younger ones were considered to be a good time, after the new monarch ascended the throne, in order to show that he was kind to his hands and feet, he was all crowned princes and divided into fiefs, which made the eyes of the old brothers red. Although the relationship between the King of Liao and the emperor is not good, he has indeed lived very well in Liaodong in the past few decades. His family said the same thing in Liaodong, otherwise he would not have developed the arrogant temperament of his two younger sons, and the eldest son Zhao Shuo would not have run to the capital to find a way out because he felt that there was no way to live.

However, times have changed. The situation of more than 30 years ago is very different from what it is now.

When the King of Liao first arrived in Liaodong, there were several capable lieutenant generals around him, with him as the main commander, and the lieutenant generals assisted him, and he also won a few battles. However, those capable lieutenants, one died, and the others successively sued the old and returned to the township, more than 30 years have passed, the soldiers have changed several waves, but the king of Liao still relies on the deeds of his youth to come to the town. Among the rising stars in the Liaodong Army, how many of them were sincerely convinced of him? Kinder people also felt that he was old, and he was not as wise and brave as when he was young.

The step-concubine of the Liao King is even different from the previous Liao Wang Yuanfei, the Tang family is virtuous, and she also knows how to make a face for her husband in the army, communicate with people, show favors, win people's hearts, and alleviate contradictions, she has done a very good job, so the subordinate officials of the Liao Wangfu and the Liaodong army are all peaceful. But the step-concubine of the King of Liao is a completely different style, and the people under the King of Liao have always put on a good stand, even if they deliberately show favor with gentleness, the shelf is still firm. Not to mention any favors, her companions and relatives have to follow her to get cheap and greedy for oil and water, squeeze honest people, and draw benefits into her pockets. If it weren't for the King of Liao protecting his wife, the people below would have rebelled a long time ago.

Zhao Shuo, the eldest son of the Liao Wangyan, is a dou who can't be supported, even if his biological mother Tang has made a lot of good karma in the army, he was suppressed by his father and stepmother, and he can't stand up, even if others are interested in helping him, how can he start?

As for the two sons born by the step-concubine of the King of Liao, one is more bad-tempered than the other. The second Zhao Li is pretentious, he followed his father to put on a shelf at a young age, the youngest son did not whip people enough, and the people in the army avoided them, and they could not be offended. Liaodong is the private land of the Liao Wang's family, and if they are offended, what is the way out? If they are really accidentally offended, those who have a way can still think of a way out of Liaodong and find another job; those who have no way out will most likely have to leave the army directly and go back to their hometown to farm and do business, otherwise, they are afraid that they will not even be able to save their lives, let alone make a journey in advance.

The King of Liao himself may have felt that he was very powerful and governed Liaodong very well. But in fact, the military and political affairs in Liaodong have been in chaos. The emperor was anxious to take back the fief, not only for the sake of threatening the court, but also because he felt that this younger brother was doing too indecently, and there was also a faint tendency to start anew, alienate himself from the court, and not communicate with each other. Even if Liao is the domain of the Liao King, it is still a part of the Great Zhao, and you can't really think that you are a country within a country, right?

Liaodong is a place bordering Beirong, since the war more than 30 years ago, Beirong was defeated, hurt the vitality, these decades of recuperation, but also gradually regained vitality. The emperor was worried about the chaos in the frontier and did not want to hand over the security of the homeland to his unreliable brothers, so he planned to take back the Liaodi, and sent shrewd and capable magistrates and loyal and brave generals to guard the town.

Standing in Zhao Mo's position, he himself has a title and a fief, and he is indispensable for the ownership of Liaodong. Anyway, this inheritance may not be able to fall on his head, even if it falls on his head, can he really stay in Liaodong to defend the border pass and lead the troops to fight? Zhao Mo asked himself if he was a general, and he also knew that his fiancée Qin Han was really afraid of the cold and didn't want her to suffer with him. Since the emperor wants to take back Liaodong, then take it. His attitude is more cooperative, and the emperor can be more kind to him.

Zhao Mo originally didn't want to take care of this matter, so the emperor had to discuss it with the Liao Palace. But now that Zhao Shuo has caused trouble, in order to avoid being affected, Zhao Mo has no choice but to worry about it.

He used the so-called "criminal evidence" of the Liao Wangfu left by the Beirong people, as well as the murder case of Zhao Li's master and servant, to help the emperor propose a quid pro quo to the Liao king. As long as the King of Liao honestly handed over the power of Liaodi and cooperated with the court officials to do a good job of peaceful handover, those "criminal evidence" and Zhao Li's safety would naturally be easy to say. If the King of Liao does not cooperate, then I am really sorry, the Liao Wangfu is not clean by himself, and Zhao Li even fell into the pit dug by the Beirong people, and he will be covered in mud if he does not die. The Liao Wangfu has never had much loyalty and respect for the emperor, so why should the emperor save face for the Liao Wangfu? When the time comes, the Liao Wangfu will be punished, and the imperial court will take back the Liaodi, and the Liao Wangfu wants to clear his name and exonerate his son, so there is no need to dream!

No matter how reluctant King Liao was in his heart, he also knew that his situation was not good. No matter how much he feels wronged, he understands that he can't be innocent. In order to show a little kindness to the emperor, rescue his son, and then keep his future glory and wealth, he was reluctant and could only give up. Liaodong, he must let out. However, he did not ask to keep the name of King Liao, and returned to Beijing to live in the Liao Palace. He is used to being the master of the fiefdom, and he doesn't want to live under the emperor's nose for a long time. He just wants to get a good fief, and it is best to keep the prince, but if he can't, at least he has to be a county king. He also made a suggestion to ask Zhao Mo to tell the emperor to give him Guangning. He will be the king of Quang Ninh in the future, and he will not be much worse than today.

The Guangning he is talking about is actually Guangning Prefecture, located between Jinzhou and Fengtian, which was originally the seat of the Liao Wangfu of the previous dynasty, and now there is a directly subordinate army under his own jurisdiction. He also had a palace in the local plain, which was used by him when he went to inspect, and was built by his cronies, and the concubine of the king of Liao repeatedly revised the drawings to make it magnificent. If he is really renamed the king of Guangning County, he can directly use this palace as the county king's mansion, not to mention that he can live comfortably, and the environment is also familiar. He can also take advantage of the favorable conditions of Guangning Prefecture to continue to maintain his influence in the Liaodong Army, even if he loses the name of the King of Liao, he can still have the reality of the King of Liao.

King Liao's wishful thinking sounded, and Zhao Mo was not stupid. Of course, he would not agree to anything immediately, but would report these words to the emperor as they were, and the emperor would decide. But he knew in his heart that the emperor would not agree, just find a richer state and county, and give it to the King of Liao, how could the King of Liao continue to enjoy the power of Liaodong that he finally regained back?

Zhao Mo felt that the King of Liao was probably used to saying everything in Liaodong, and he really thought that everyone else was a fool, and he would be in charge? Now that the meat is on the chopping board, where is it the turn of the King of Liao to pick and choose?

Zhao Mo turned over on the horse in a relaxed mood, and felt that the iron should be struck while it was hot, so he rode the horse, took a team of followers, and went directly to his father Zhao Shuo's mansion.

Zhao Shuo hid at home and made a turtle with a shrunken head for a few days, making people inquire about the news outside, and he actually had some regrets in his heart. He hid too quickly and cleanly, and he didn't know if he would annoy King Liao. The King of Liao knew what he was doing, and if Zhao Li had a good deal, in order to whitewash his beloved second son, would the King of Liao poke out his affairs? But if he wanted to ask him to contribute to Zhao Li, he was not very happy in his heart. First, he really has no way out, no one to trust; second, Zhao Li has bullied him since he was a child, and he is bent on robbing him of the position of the son, and now he has entered the prison of the Zongren Mansion, also because he is too stupid, he wishes that Zhao Li would suffer more, how can he be willing to save Zhao Li?

Seeing Zhao Mo coming, he was still a little surprised, and said a little curtly: "Where have you been these days? Because your father is sick, you don't come to see me, what are you doing running errands for people all day long? You are kind, but you also need people to be willing to appreciate it!"

Zhao Mo didn't answer, and directly retreated from the other people in the house, and even Zhen Zhong and Jiang Cheng were taken away by him: "I haven't eaten yet, please ask the two stewards to prepare some food for me." ”

Zhao Shuo couldn't really let his son go hungry at home, so he had to give the two henchmen a look and signal them to do the same.

When only the father and son were left in the house, Zhao Mo went straight to the point to Zhao Shuo: "I heard some bad news today, and I went to the palace to confirm it." I'm afraid that the second uncle's case is really not good. The emperor has always disliked the prince as a man, and now that he has an opportunity, he will naturally not let it go easily. The princess was afraid that the second uncle would suffer a big loss, so she hid it from the prince, and had already told her father that she had taken the Beirong female spy as a concubine and contained the Beirong people as servants by her side. ”

"What did you say?!" Zhao Shuo's face changed drastically, and his face was full of panic.