The emperor and the crown prince had always had the intention of weakening the authority of the Liao royal palace, especially in terms of military power. Although they didn't mention this matter to Zhao Mo explicitly, Zhao Mo could guess some from daily contact, so he knew it in his heart.

The border on the Liaodong side was generally uneventful, and the number of skirmishes was less than that of Datong and Yulin, which can be said to be quite peaceful. The border army in Liaodong is also quite powerful, although there are no particularly outstanding generals, but most of the defenders are relatively reliable, and the relationship with each other is quite harmonious.

In the past, the Liao Wangfu had the power to control these generals, but since the Liao King was old and no one among his three sons could take over his class, the influence of the Liao Wangfu in the Liaodong Army began to decline. Today's military affairs in Liaodong are basically solved by several generals who discuss with each other. Even if it is still necessary to inform the Liao Wangfu or seek the opinion of the Liao Wang, the Liao Wang has less control, and the number of times the military makes its own claims in private has increased. In recent years, after several small conflicts between the palace and the border army, the relationship between the Liao palace and the eastern border army has become more and more estranged.

Here, Zhao Mo's father, Zhao Shuo, intended to consolidate his position as the son of the world by meddling in military power, but he failed and could only flee back to the capital, which may have deepened the military's disgust with the Liao Palace. Of course, the other two sons of the King of Liao did not do anything good in the army, and the military felt that there was no successor to the Liao Wangfu.

Since the Liao Wangfu has lost its role as a town guard, and the Liao King himself has always not gotten along well with the emperor, and his wife and children have been stupid and misbehaved one after another, the reason for the Liao Wangfu to be abolished is even more sufficient.

The emperor and the crown prince have discussed privately, although it is not the time to move the king of Liao for the time being, as long as his family makes a big mistake, it seems that it is natural to demote the lord and withdraw the fief. If the King of Liao does not make a big mistake, in the name of a county king, it will be enough for the emperor to retire in the Liao King's Mansion in the capital. But if he himself is not interested, then he can't even get the name of the county king, and it's not a big deal. The emperor and the crown prince took pity on Zhao Mo, but Zhao Mo himself already had the title of county king, had a fief, and opened a mansion, so he didn't have to rely on the dignity of his father and ancestors to survive, and he didn't have any thoughts about the title of the Liao Wangfu, so he would not be affected by the withdrawal of the domain. And as long as the Liao Wangfu is withdrawn, Zhao Shuo, the prince of Liao, will have no need to exist, just punishing him for his audacity in the past.

The emperor and the crown prince privately discussed the process of dismissal, in order to avoid causing turmoil in the clan, the courtiers were suspicious, and they planned to plan it slowly, so as not to arouse the vigilance of the Liao Wang's family and force them to jump over the wall in a hurry.

In other words, the Liao Wangfu is indeed a grasshopper after the autumn, and it will not live long, and the status of the father and son of the Liao King will definitely plummet in the future. But this matter is still a secret at present, and a mother-in-law of the Chen family who goes out to spread the word should not know. Did the masters of the Chen family also know what everyone knew? Who told them? Chen Liangdi? How did Chen Liangdi know? Although she was a side concubine of the East Palace, the crown prince had always had a clear distinction between public and private, and there was no reason why he would leak such an important secret to a side chamber that had been out of favor for a long time.

Zhao Mo thought a lot, and his heart became more and more vigilant. He felt that he might need to secretly remind the prince so as not to leave hidden dangers inside the East Palace.

Zhao Yan didn't know what Zhao Mo was thinking when he loudly scolded the Chen family for being shameless and arrogant. Anyway, after Zhao Yan finished scolding, he felt a lot smoother, and he could talk to people calmly. He picked a piece of dim sum and ate it, his eyes lit up: "Hmm, this snack is good, it's made of mung beans, it's not too sweet, the taste is quite refreshing, but it's very fragrant." ”

Zhao Mo came back to his senses a little: "Oh, that's a dim sum made from the exclusive secret recipe of Yongjiahou Mansion, it's called Jade Ruyi Cake, right? ”

Zhao Yan smiled and said: "Because it is made of mung beans, it is still a little green, so it is called Jade Ruyi Cake? The dim sum of our Liaowangfu also has this name, but it has a completely different taste and material. He picked another piece to eat, and continued, "Among the birthday gifts that my mother prepared for the crown princess, there is a pair of jade Ruyi, which are very valuable. She was annoyed that the Chen family had changed her hexagram, and felt that the Chen family looked down on Zhao Li and the Liao Palace, so she wanted to give Chen Liangdi a little color, so she hit the idea on the crown princess. It just so happened that the crown princess was about to celebrate her birthday, earlier than the birthdays of the queen mother and His Royal Highness the prince, and the mother concubine and Zhao Li planned to change their ties to him. In fact, that pair of jade Ruyi was originally prepared for the Queen Mother, but now it was given to the Crown Princess in advance, and they had to spend some money in Beijing to buy something else instead of Ruyi. ”

Zhao Mo smiled: "How does the princess plan to tie up with the crown princess? Where is the princess missing this pair of jade Ruyi?"

"Of course, it's not just a pair of wishes, but also a lot of valuable things. Zhao Yan sneered and said, "The concubine has already asked people to inquire if there is a girl of the right age in the Tang family." It seems that Zhao Li has made up his mind, and he has to be a brother-in-law with the prince. Fortunately, this time, his vision was slightly better, and he no longer focused on the maiden family of His Royal Highness the Prince's concubine, but knew how to ask for the mother of the main palace. ”

In fact, Zhao Yan didn't think that his mother would succeed. The Tang family behind the crown princess Tang family, if it was really a rich gift that could be bought, it would be impossible for the Liao Wangfu to be unable to climb up to them all the time, so they had to revolve around the Chen family. The step-concubine of the Liao King was probably dizzy and wanted to take this opportunity to beat the Chen family, right? Didn't the Chen family become arrogant just because they had a daughter who became the prince's concubine and gave birth to the prince's only heir? The emperor's grandson died for an unknown number of years, and the Chen family's foundation was unstable, and they still wanted to put up a fight in front of the prince of the clan, and really regarded the tiger as a sick cat?!

While scolding his family, Zhao Yan sneered and deduced the future they might have, as if he had forgotten that he was also a member of the Liao Palace. When he had scolded enough and it was not too early, he poured half a bowl of tea, moistened his throat, which was already a little dry, and got up to leave.

After Zhao Mo sent people away, he stayed in the study to think. He hesitated again and again before he figured out how to find out whether the Chen family had heard the news from Chen Liangdi in the palace, and who the Chen family had leaked to whom, and where did Chen Liangdi find out about the withdrawal of the feudal domain...... Wait a minute. These things must be clarified and clarified, and nothing should be left out. Only when the evidence is conclusive, can he inform the prince of the East Palace of the matter, and the prince will decide how to deal with it.

Before the news came back from the personnel sent out by Zhao Mo to investigate, the inner kitchen steward of the Liao Wangfu was escorted by Ah Shou in the Liao Wangfu, wearing a hooded black cloak overnight, and ran to the side door of his new house in a low-key and fast manner, sneaked in quietly, appeared in front of Zhao Mo, and told him an important secret that he had just discovered.

She felt that there might be something wrong with the tea of the concubine of King Liao.

The step-concubine of the king of Liao used to be in good health, and when she went to Beijing a few years ago, although she finally returned to Liaodong in a gloomy manner, her body never had a big fork. She has adapted well to the capital and has not had any symptoms of adaptation. And this time, even if the step-concubine of the Liao King was tired during the journey, and she suffered from heat stroke because of the hot weather, it stands to reason that it was just a matter of taking two doses of medicine. You must know that she has been inviting a doctor to see her since she entered Beijing, and it stands to reason that this doctor's medical skills are also very good, and a small symptom like heat stroke can be almost cured with two doses of medicine. However, these medicines did not seem to have worked, but the illness of the step-concubine of the king of Liao was getting worse and worse.

The housekeeper said worriedly: "When the little one first came up with this idea, in order to be sure, he quietly paid attention to the movements in the teahouse, so as not to wronged the good people. The little one found that there was a little guy among them, who was not very old and a little stupid, but because the tea was brewed well, he stayed in the tea room and waited for the call. This little guy had sneaked out before the princess and princess entered the mansion, and when he came back, he had a small bag in his hand, and he didn't know what it contained. After that, he had a lot of more money on hand, and he once generously invited guests. The old man with the governor privately persuaded him to save some money, but he ignored it, saying that there was a way to get money, but unfortunately he couldn't introduce it to others. The little one felt that this person was very suspicious, he had no place to get any money, and he didn't get much reward on weekdays, where did the money come from? If the princess's tea really added something that shouldn't be added, then the most suspicious person should be him!"

Zhao Mo frowned and looked at the other party: "Do you know what is added to the tea?!"

The housekeeper didn't know: "The little one doesn't know, it's just that the princess is so sick now, if something is really added to the tea, it can't be a good thing." Lord Jun, if the prince finds out about this, please say a few good words for the little ones. The princess's illness is really not caused by us!"

Her expression looked scared and hesitant. Zhao Mo didn't know what she was hesitating about. With this kind of expression, she will only tell everyone that she knows the "truth"!

So Zhao Mo said to her: "Do you know something that others don't know? ”

The housekeeper squeaked for a long time before whispering to Zhao Mo: "Lord Jun, this is ...... There is no evidence for the small ones either. But...... Before the prince moved away, he actually said something to me, but the little one didn't understand it very well, but he only roughly guessed that the prince seemed to want me to help him add something that shouldn't be added to the princess's meal. The little coward, afraid of causing trouble, did not dare to agree. Soon after, the little one found that the little maid on the other side of the teahouse had more silver, and the princess's condition became more and more serious. I don't know...... Is there some connection here?"

It's actually Zhao Shuo!

Zhao Mo's mind went blank for a moment before returning to normal.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that his father still had such guts! No wonder he hurriedly moved out of the Liao Wang's Mansion before the Liao Wang and his wife moved in, daring him to love him This is to avoid suspicion?!