The captured people were quickly sent to the capital and handed over to Ouchi. Zhao Mo did not participate in the subsequent trial, but he could get some news from the prince.

The Shu good hand was surprisingly tight-mouthed, and he could withstand the punishment. Originally, he thought that he would be grumpy and ask to go because King Ninghua's situation was not so smooth, and he should be a person with little loyalty. Such a person would not disregard his own life and keep any secrets for King Ninghua, but he is so tenacious, which makes people wonder.

His henchmen were also quite tight-lipped, although after the punishment, they were all crying wolf, not as calm as the leader, but without exception, none of them revealed important news. There is only one who is more clever, and will keep repeating some worthless confessions, which sound like a trick, but in fact nothing useful is said. If the torturer forces him again, he will shut up.

The master of forced confession in Da Nei reported to the emperor and the crown prince, saying that these people were very likely to be born as dead soldiers, and they seemed to have no loyalty, but in fact, they were the most loyal, but the object of loyalty was not King Ninghua. They are willing to reveal some of the news of King Ninghua, but they are unwilling to mention the rest. And the reason why they ran away was not because they felt that King Ninghua had no future, so they left him and went to the Ming Lord, but because they wanted to return to the real master to obey the order, and it was also to report the situation of King Ninghua to the real master.

Therefore, after they left Zhuangzi, they did not hesitate and set off directly in the direction of the capital. Halfway through a small town, where they were shopping for dry food and water, a young man in the restaurant with better ears heard one of them say to his companion, "It's good to go back to your master and never have to deal with those cowards again." Another said, "Prepare enough dry food and water, and then the horse will hurry up, without stopping on the way, so as not to delay the hour." ”

These words imply that they most likely had an agreement with their true master to arrive at short notice to join each other. King Ninghua may not know that after these people ran away, they were captured by people from the capital, but the so-called real master is likely to guess that something happened to his subordinates, so he prepared in advance and escaped in time to avoid a catastrophe.

The emperor was a little irritable and not in a good mood. Anyone who finds out that he has the evidence of a rebellious minister and thief's conspiracy, and can solve the other party, will feel unhappy when he finds that there is actually a hidden big boss behind the other party. But it's not that he can't guess who this big boss is, Shu Di expert, Shu Di accent, plus the news that Zhao Mo found out before, most of these people are the dead soldiers of the former Shu Wangfu, and after the Shu King's family was imprisoned, they switched to the command of King Ninghua. Looking at their loyalty to King Ninghua, they also know that they did not switch to his master, but acted on orders, right?

The King of Shu was originally the little brother that the emperor didn't take to heart, and he stayed away from the capital for more than 20 years and has always kept to himself. If he just hopes that his youngest son can succeed the royal family, become a crown prince, and ascend the throne as the emperor in the future, this is nothing, many people in the clan have such thoughts, and the emperor is used to it. Zhao Shuo, the son of the Liao king, who also had such thoughts, the emperor had given him a lot of opportunities and intended to cultivate clan talents, but Zhao Shuo disappointed him in the end. The father and son of the King of Shu are just offering their hospitality on the Queen Mother's side, what's the big deal?

The king of Shu tried to poison the crown prince, and the emperor was furious and imprisoned their family. He asked himself to be benevolent enough, he never asked for the life of the King of Shu's family, and even the death of the Princess of Shu was caused by herself. Unexpectedly, after the King of Shu was imprisoned, he was still restless, and he had to secretly set off a storm, intending to achieve his ulterior purpose. The emperor felt that this little brother had changed beyond recognition, and he was even more ashamed of his generosity towards the other party. If he hadn't left the lives of the King of Shu's family, wouldn't there be the so-called Ninghua King Rebellion today?

The emperor is unhappy, and the people around him naturally have to deal with it carefully. Zhao Mo originally had merit, but he thought that if it weren't for his subordinates' temporary decision to capture those dead soldiers and send them to the capital, there would have been no risk of startling the snake. He was not sure what the Emperor would think of his actions, and he was extremely cautious for a few days.

Later, it was the crown prince who comforted him so that he did not have to panic. It's not a big deal to startle the snake, the Shu King's family is trapped in the Zongren Mansion, even if the snake is frightened, it can't escape from the royal Wuzhi Mountain. On the contrary, he took down the people, and from the reactions and whereabouts of the dead soldiers, he found out that there was another behind-the-scenes command behind King Ninghua, and he made a great contribution.

Zhao Mo felt a little relieved, and he was more active in carrying out his tasks.

The royal family has already received the letter, but the king of Ninghua still knows nothing. He finally decided to leave Zhuangzi in Suning and continue to infiltrate the plan of the royal palace of Suning County to plan for the future. The Zhuangzi of Gaoyang County no longer sheltered the dead, but became an industry dedicated to the daily expenses of the dead, and the Zhuangzi of Gaoyang County provided for the Zhuangzi of Suning County, but outsiders were not allowed to perceive the connection between the two. The Zhuangzi steward of Gaoyang County remained in office, and among the dead soldiers transferred from Suning County, the deputy steward was selected to help the steward manage the new Zhuangzi. As for the lost manpower on the new Zhuangzi, although King Ninghua was very angry, he didn't take it to heart. He has a lot of men, not as many as these. Moreover, those who are not faithful enough may not be able to help if they stay.

He also sent another person to Shuzhong to deal with several secret industries he had obtained from the Shu Palace. This is a great source of wealth for him, and without them, he would not have the confidence and strength to make such a big plan.

When he had just received the holy decree and had to decide to return to the fiefdom, King Ninghua was also depressed and panicked. But now that he had calmed down, he felt that he might not be hopeless. The thing he committed was actually not big, because the real crime was committed by his younger brother Zhao Zhu, and he didn't know it in advance, which was already recognized by the Zongren Order, and the emperor should also believe it. He was wrong because he didn't persuade people to return in time after knowing that Zhao Zhuang left the fiefdom without an edict, but acquiesced to the other party to follow him to the capital, and kept concealing his brother's identity and cooperating with his younger brother's actions, in a vain attempt to get by. This is the suspicion of deception.

However, to put it bluntly, this is just a small matter, and as an elder brother, he made a small mistake out of love for his siblings, and it was not a big deal. Zhao Zhuan didn't want to do anything bad when he entered Beijing, he was a child, and all he thought about was the wind and snow, even if he had a private meeting with a lady and a famous daughter who he followed, it was all a small section. There are more gentlemen in the capital clan, Zhao Gong is not serious, and the mistakes made by him Zhao Yan are not worth mentioning. Just wait for a long time for the turmoil to subside, and the emperor will not pursue it in the future.

As long as the emperor doesn't find out about his small actions in private.

King Ninghua is already preparing for a comeback in the future. He thought very well, it was still the beginning of the year, and when he returned to the fiefdom, the trip slowed down, and when he was halfway there, he should be able to catch up with the fifty-fifth birthday of his deceased father, King Jin. King Jin and the emperor were quite brotherly during his lifetime, and when the time came, he cried a lot in the book, pretending to be pitiful, and it is estimated that the emperor will be angry. It is possible that either he will be summoned back to live in Beijing, or their brother's sins will be forgiven. If none of this is true, it doesn't matter, the emperor will no longer be angry with their brother for this crime. At the end of summer, the Queen Mother's birthday, he can write again and ask to go to Beijing to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday. In October, there is also the Emperor's Birthday Festival, which can also be booked. He didn't believe it, and he couldn't stay in the capital any longer.

In two years, there will be the emperor's 60th birthday, and there are many reasons for him to ask to go to Beijing. When he returned to the fiefdom, he spent more silver, paved roads and bridges, raised orphans and widows, and then asked people to say more good things for him in the capital, and then called a royal history to tell the black state of other clans, so as to compare his own wisdom. If he can keep him in the capital and take up a real position, it is also the meaning of cultivating clan talents, and he may not take away the management power of his fiefdom. At the beginning, the emperor once took a fool like Zhao Shuo, the son of the King of Liao, seriously, and the king of Ninghua asked himself to be more talented than Zhao Shuo, and he didn't think that he would be inferior to the other party. And as long as he stays in the capital, his future plans will be smooth.

King Ninghua's wishful thinking was loud, but he never imagined that his abacus had already been broken.

On February 16, only two days after the dead soldiers who ran away were captured, the Zongren Mansion suddenly reported to the emperor that the prince of Shu had a secret matter to play. The emperor was curious for a while, and sent his henchmen and eunuchs to inquire, but he didn't expect the prince of Shu to cry and tell the secret of his father, the king of Shu, and the king of Ninghua colluding with him to murder the prince.

The prince of Shu said that he had overheard his father's secret conversation with his younger brother a few days ago and learned of their plan. He had never heard of it before, but he only knew that his father favored his younger brother and insisted on planning for his younger brother's future, and his eldest son, because the king of Shu was worried that he would be jealous, but he was always kept in the dark.

It turned out that before the king of Shu was imprisoned, he transferred the dead soldiers under his former command to the hands of the king of Ninghua, and exchanged several gold mines, iron mines and salt wells in Shu that he had secretly hidden, in exchange for the promise of the king of Ninghua. Once the latter succeeds in bringing his heirs into the royal family, when he gains power in the future, he will let the Shu family regain their freedom and title, and still let them return to Shu as a prince. As long as King Ninghua can make a promise, then the wealth and manpower of the Shu Wangfu will help King Ninghua's plan.

Because they became an ally of King Ninghua, King Shu and his young son learned of each other's secret plans. That is, through the relationship between the former Jin princess Guan family, she contacted Concubine Hui in the palace, imprisoned Concubine Hui's family, and threatened her to obey King Ninghua's instructions.

At the palace banquet on the seventh day of the first lunar month, the three aunts and grandmothers of the Wang family smuggled the three female dependents of the Lu family into the palace, arranged for them to meet with Concubine Hui, and also delivered a very precious chronic poison to the hands of Concubine Hui through these three female relatives of the Lu family. Concubine Hui's task was to take advantage of her ease of movement in the Cining Palace, and when the prince came to ask the queen mother for peace, she poisoned the prince's tea and diet, so that her body slowly weakened, and she eventually died of weakness.

King Ninghua and King Shu both felt that the reason why the emperor never really thought about succeeding the emperor, and the queen mother also put aside the prince of Shu who had the blood of the Tu family and resolutely supported the prince's position as the prince, all because the prince was still alive. As long as he is dead, whether it is the queen mother or the emperor, he will no longer have any unrealistic illusions, but really think about the royal family and consider the children of the family as heirs. At that time, whether it was the youngest son of the King of Shu or the son of the King of Ninghua, there was hope for soaring.

The emperor was furious.