Chapter 107: Suspicion
Secretly entered Beijing for Zhao Zhu, the king of Guangchang?
The laws of this dynasty are still quite strict with the feudal kings. At this age, Zhao Mo went to the fiefdom before he was fifteen years old, and then he never left Suning County for nearly four years, which was limited by the rule that "the vassal king shall not enter Beijing without an edict". He never dared to disobey the law, because he knew that once he stepped on that red line, what awaited him would never be the emperor's leniency. He was so favored by the prince that he didn't have the guts. Zhao Zhu is just an inconspicuous clan, only the king of the county, and the fief is still in Guangchang at the turn of Fujian and Jiangxi, not any county in the Jin region that the King of Jin has been operating for a long time. Where did he get the confidence to openly violate the laws and regulations of the imperial court? Isn't he afraid that someone in the fiefdom will leak the news?
Qin Hanzhen asked Zhao Mo: "Why did King Guangchang secretly go to Beijing? Isn't he afraid that once he is recognized, he will be very troublesome? You just said that his brother King Ninghua is also in the capital, but there is an edict. Wang Guangchang knows that his identity cannot be exposed, and he still wants to go to you to show off his might, but he is not afraid of being recognized by others and causing his brother to be affected!"
Zhao Mo smiled: "The last time he came to the capital, it was almost ten years ago. At that time he was still a child, but now he is a nineteen-year-old adult, who can still recognize him? As long as he acts carefully, he should not shout all over the streets about who he is, and do not show his face in front of the royal family of the clan, because it will not look good to be recognized in the future, and he will have nothing to worry about. He will show off in my house, but it is just because no one in the Liao Mansion recognizes him. ”
Qin Hanzhen pouted: "You don't come." If no one in the capital can really recognize him, how do you know his identity?"
Zhao Mo blinked: "It's a complete coincidence." My caravan to do tea business, relying on the tea plantations in the south of the Yangtze River alone is not enough, but also to Fujian to collect tea, once passing through the south of the Gannan, once saw the king of Guangchang chasing chickens and dogs on the streets of Guangchang County. Everyone just looks at it and it all takes it to heart. There was a guard in this caravan who was very skilled, and he was appreciated by me and was transferred to the personal guard of the county king's mansion, and he happened to be sent by me to keep an eye on Uncle Jie. When King Guangchang entered and exited Uncle Qiao's mansion, he was recognized by the guard. Although that was two years ago, King Guangchang had grown a little taller and his appearance had changed a little, but in general, he could still recognize it, not to mention that he lived with King Ninghua again, and he still went to Uncle Qiao's house from time to time. If he is not the king of Guangchang, who will believe him?"
Speaking of this, Qin Hanzhen had a question: "The three sons of King Jin seem to be at odds with each other, right?
Regarding this point, Zhao Mo has not yet inquired about the details, but he can roughly guess: "Now King Ninghua and King Guangchang are both county kings, and although the fief is not rich, it is much stronger than Uncle Jie's situation." Ninghua and Guangchang are very close to each other, although they are not in the Jin land they are familiar with, but the two brothers can support each other, and with their biological mother by their side, they must have lived a comfortable life. In contrast, Uncle Jie, as the eldest brother, ended up in the current situation, and even his biological mother lost his life. As a cousin, watching his brother-in-law fall to this point, he must be unbearable, right? "Seeing that the brother who was high in front of him before was far worse than himself, those two county kings must be secretly happy in their hearts, right? Zhao Mo guessed so secretly.
Qin Hanzhen also thought of this, and sneered: "This can be regarded as dog eat dog." At the beginning, the main concubine of the Jin Wangfu and the side concubine competed, and both sides did not say that they were innocent. Besides, the princess of Jin and the prince of the former Jin Dynasty will fall, and there is also the credit of the side concubine and her two sons, right? The person who poked out the news that the king of Jin was dead seemed to be their mother and son. Now King Ninghua and King Guangchang want to pretend to be good people, get close to their brothers-in-law, and gain a good reputation, but it also depends on whether people will believe it. ”
Zhao Mo thought for a while: "I heard my father mention it, it seems that Uncle Hao is very likely to never have any more heirs in his life." They think all day long about being sons to others, and they may not have the idea of taking their stepbrother's son as an heir for the sake of incense. If this is the case, although the two county kings of Ninghua and Guangchang are separated from Uncle Jie, their heirs are closer to him than the younger generations of other clans. The king of Guangchang has not yet married a wife, but the king of Ninghua has two sons, and a son and a daughter, and he has flourishing children at a young age.
Of course, my eyes are hot, I didn't expect King Ninghua to be so capable. He's only 25 years old. It's only been a few years, and there are also 27 months of filial piety after the death of King Jin. King Ninghua must be filial piety before he can discuss family affairs, and when he marries his wife home, it will take at least ten months for his wife to give birth to her first child. In just a few years, he has two sons alone, and he has not fallen behind, which is really amazing.
Zhao Yan, the king of Ninghua, entered Beijing this time in order to give his sons the jade of the upper clan. That's the obvious reason. As for what is planned in private, outsiders may not know. At least, before Zhao Mo said that Zhao Zhu, the king of Guangchang, had also concealed his identity and entered Beijing with his brother, Qin Hanzhen had never suspected that King Ninghua would go to Beijing, and what kind of conspiracy could there be. Even when he visited the elders of the clan family and made friends with people with real power in the capital, he thought that he might be playing small tricks in order to exchange for a richer and larger fiefdom.
Qin Hanzhen asked Zhao Mo in a low voice: "King Ninghua and King Guangchang are both the younger brothers of the prince of the former Jin Dynasty, even if they are the next mother, they are also brothers. The prince of the former Jin Dynasty had an idea of the throne, could his younger brothers have the same ambitions?"
Zhao Mo narrowed his eyes: "There are more clans with this kind of thought, but most of them won't really make a move." King Ninghua and King Guangchang...... It's not surprising that you would think so. It is very likely that they are eyeing the position of the heir of the East Palace. King Jin is not like the King of Shu, although he is a little cautious, but he has no bad deeds, and he also has a lot of brotherhood with the emperor. Uncle Jie was imprisoned for a long time because he committed the taboo of unfilial piety. But after all, the emperor still looked at the face of King Jin and treated him lightly. The other two sons of King Jin also had a good reputation for being young and intelligent, both civil and military, and were brought to the Queen Mother and the Emperor by King Jin to flatter and curry, but they have always followed the rules and behaved without going out of line. The emperor's attitude towards them is naturally different from that towards Uncle Jie. As long as they don't make mistakes, if Donggong really needs a step-heir, then their children are really hopeful......"
Zhao Mo paused: "The king of Guangchang is down, the third son of the king of Ninghua, the second concubine and the first concubine, all of them are still milk dolls who don't remember, but they have already stood up, they are healthy, and they don't look like they have died." If any of them were taken to the East Palace at a young age to be raised, it would naturally be easier to raise than an older child. If King Ninghua really had such a plan, then he would really be able to pick the opportunity. In another year and a half, his sons will not have this benefit. ”
Qin Hanzhen probably didn't feel surprised at all because he had heard a lot of this kind of story. The clans of this dynasty, if there is anyone who has never thought of passing himself or his son to the royal family as an heir, it is a rare clear stream.
She waved her hand casually: "King Ninghua's idea is not uncommon for a long time, I don't know how many people I have seen in the past few years who have similar thoughts to him, so there is no need to mention it." I'm just curious, even if King Ninghua came to the capital with his child for some ulterior motive, why did he get involved with his brother who was in a desperate situation? Why did he associate with your father? Why did King Guangchang conceal his identity and accompany him? He should know how risky it was to do so. Don't say it's because they are reluctant to give up their brother, their brothers' fiefdoms are next to each other, and they want to meet, and there is an opportunity. The concubine of the Jin Dynasty can still freely travel to and from the territory of her two sons, and she can live wherever she wants. ”
Zhao Mo groaned: "I still want to know why he pretended to be a little guy to find me? Where did I provoke him? He saw me again later, still with the same foul temper, as if he was afraid that I would not suspect his identity. So...... Stupid, why did his brother have to bring him to the capital?"
The third son of the King of Jin, the prince of Liao, and the daughter of the prince of Shu in captivity, the aunts and grandmothers of the Wang family, and the unidentified accomplice in their palace...... Thinking about it this way, there are quite a lot of mysteries, and they have more things to investigate. There are so many things to go by, and I don't know if there is a day to sort it out.
Qin Hanzhen stopped and looked at the wall in front of him. They had already passed through the entire garden of the Yongjiahou Mansion, out of Qingyun Lane, and were about to reach the boundary of the Chengenhou Mansion. Next, they may not be as free to talk as they were in the Yongjiahou Mansion, and they need to beware of the walls having ears.
She glanced at Zhao Mo and felt a little sorry in her heart, her garden was still too small, and there was not such a long way for her to take a walk.
Zhao Mo glanced back at her with a smile: "I will let people pay attention to these things." Cousin Qin doesn't have to bother, she just needs to wait for the news. ”
Qin Hanzhen pouted and said, "It's really a small look, can't I do anything but sit and wait for news?"
Zhao Mo touched his nose, suspecting that he had said the wrong thing again, but he didn't know where he had said it wrong. finally erased the last incident, and Cousin Qin also had the intention of releasing when he saw it, at this time, he couldn't make any mistakes.
Zhao Mo changed the topic a little stiffly: "After inquiring about the exact news, we can figure out the purpose of the two county kings of Ninghua and Guangchang, find out who the accomplices in the palace who have an appointment with the aunts and grandmothers of the Wang family are, and what the daughters of the Wang family are thinking about, we can take the next countermeasures." ”
Qin Hanzhen asked him, "How are you going to deal with it then?" Didn't you first discuss the way to deal with it, and then put it into action?
Zhao Mo smiled at her: "It's good to sue first, tell King Guangchang to enter the capital without edict, and King Ninghua deceived the king to hide it." What does my cousin think?"
Qin Hanzhen's eyes lit up. So crisp, so exciting?
Seeing her react like this, Zhao Mo smiled again, raised his hand and gently knocked on the side door of Chengenhou's Mansion. After a while, the door creaked open, welcoming Zhao Mo and Qin Hanzhen and their party in.