After Huang Jincheng listened to Zhao Mo's words, he didn't say a word for a long time.

Zhao Mo didn't care, he still sat beside him calmly, pouring tea, eating snacks, and enjoying the lights on the street outside the window. Qin Hanzhen asked him to go over to eat the boat spot, he still had time to smile and agree, and then really went over and took a small plate of dim sum, and slowly took the tea and ate it.

Huang Jincheng saw that he was so calm, but he couldn't calm down, and glared at him and said, "I said Shisun, you are ...... You really understand what you mean by what you said to me?!"

Zhao Mo smiled: "Of course I know." Does Lord Huang think that my own father's secret is telling you that there is a suspicion of unfilial piety?"

Huang Jincheng choked and muttered, "That's not true." Your father treated you unfairly first, and it is normal for you to have a grudge against him. Not to mention the things he did...... It's a taboo. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, you are being loyal to the court, even if it goes against your father's will, there is nothing to blame......"

Zhao Mo smiled: "Lord Huang, I don't think I can't have both loyalty and filial piety. What does filial piety mean? Is it possible to obey my parents in everything, then it is called filial piety? No, that is just foolishness! If I knew that what my father did violated the law of the country and violated morality, could it be that it became a word for 'filial piety,' and I would have to help him commit abuse? If I became my father's accomplice, he would only go further and further down the wrong road, and there would be no turning back. What I should do is to prevent my father from making a big mistake as much as possible, so that he can return to the right path and be loyal to the emperor and the court. This is what a filial son really has to do, and it is also what a courtier should do. Therefore, everything I am doing now is just to be filial to my father and loyal to the emperor and the court. My father may not be able to understand my intentions for a while, but it doesn't matter, the world will always understand. ”

Huang Jincheng was a little stunned when he heard this, and was stunned for a moment, before he couldn't help laughing: "What you say is really interesting." Not bad, not bad. In doing so, you have indeed fulfilled both loyalty and filial piety. Your father is confused and doesn't understand your hard work, but the emperor and His Royal Highness the crown prince will understand. Good boy, don't worry, I will report all the things you said to the palace. No matter what your father and the Wang family are planning, there will be no chance of success. ”

Zhao Mo slowed down his expression: "Then please leave everything to Lord Huang." Actually, I'm also a little scared, I'm far away in Jiangnan, except for a few old servants who can send me a message, let me know a little bit about the movements in my father's house, and other things...... I'm really out of reach. I'm really worried that one day I will suddenly hear that he has committed an unpardonable sin, and of course he will not end well, and I will also be affected by the pond fish. In fact, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to the court, his father no longer has extravagant hopes, and he is bent on serving the emperor and the prince. Helplessly, the Wang family provoked his delusions again. In his father's life, he was really planted in the hands of the Wang family! Obviously, there is no Wang family, and the emperor will also make the decision for him and let him become the son of the Liao Wang. But he regarded the emperor's grace and the court's etiquette as the credit of the Wang family, and to this day, he is still led by the Wang family. I'm really sad in my heart, and I don't know how long he will be confused, and whether he will really go all the way to the dark. ”

Huang Jincheng also sighed and said: "Isn't it? If you want to talk about this Wang family, it's enough to toss." Back then, the second master Wang made great contributions to the emperor, and he was a hero from the dragon, and the emperor loved the house and Wu, and he has always been kind to the Wang family. Second Master Wang has not been promoted for decades because he is in the center, but his brothers and nephews have been promoted step by step. This is all the emperor's grace! Where did you say that those people in the royal family's room got their ridiculous thoughts, so they insisted on going to their relatives? In the past, they sent the princess into the palace, and it was just that, I heard that the second master Wang was very embarrassed in front of the palace for a while, and he had to avoid suspicion everywhere. Fortunately, the emperor did not suspect him. In fact, no one will suspect that he only has one daughter under his knees, married early, and does not even have an heir to inherit the incense. No matter how rich the rest of the Wang family is, it has nothing to do with him. He couldn't take that risk and live up to the emperor's favor. But just because his family understands it, it's useless. ”

Huang Jincheng took a sip of tea and continued: "His brother's family is guilty of bullishness, and he has to let his own family have a queen and a prince." When the princess first entered the palace, they hoped that she could give birth to a son and be in the middle palace; the princess had no children and could not have any more children, so they started the idea of the princess of the East Palace; the queen mother and the emperor had already decided that the princess was the daughter of the Tang family, and the prince Liangdi was decided by the Tang family。 Their family was originally from a serious imperial examination, and they had a lot of authority, and they had never suffered the loss of their relatives, and now the saints have extremely strict restrictions on their relatives. What kind of madness are they going to do, and they have to cut off their own future?!"

Zhao Mo smiled when he heard this: "I'm afraid that it is precisely because they have never been relatives and don't understand what relatives are, that they think that they are supreme wealth, right? The Qin family has been prosperous for decades, but they have no real power in their hands, and they have even lost their original military power." Of course, there are other reasons here, but there are also reasons why the emperor is holy and does not allow his relatives to sit big. The Wang family may only see the wealth of the Qin family, but they can't see the difficulties of the Qin family. But...... There may also be a reason why his family relied on the holy family to gain a foothold in the court, even if he was born in the imperial examination, he still has no confidence, for fear that one day the second master of the king will be gone, and the status of the Wang family will not be guaranteed. No matter how bad the identity of the relatives is, at least it is stable, because the blood relationship cannot be severed. He paused, "Their family has been standing upright, no wonder they always like to go down the crooked path." ”

"Don't mention them, it's annoying when you mention them!" Huang Jincheng's hands itched, he picked up a snack from the plate in front of Zhao Mo and threw it into his mouth, "The emperor can still tolerate the Wang family, but it's just for the sake of the second master Wang." After all, he has been a veteran for decades, and he has some affection. But Jingzhong is so far away from Jiangnan, maybe the second master of the prince is no longer there. The Wang family's anger is exhausted, and no one can save them. If you can really find a helper, at most you will save the lives of the family. If the emperor was able to survive the struggle of a group of princes for succession, and finally ascended the throne as emperor, how could he be a soft-hearted person? The Wang family has repeatedly calculated his heirs, and even the crown prince has calculated, and he will definitely not let it go!"

Huang Jincheng looked at Zhao Mo: "Your father, you don't have to worry." As you said, whether the crown prince wants to have a step-heir or not, it will be a few years later. Your father is now at most asking for a favor for the Wang family, and nothing else can be done. He was originally the son-in-law of the Wang family, and he received the benefits of the Wang family, and it was also the right thing to plead for. He doesn't ask for it to look cold. You don't have to pay attention to it, let alone meddle with the bad things in his back house. Your teenage son can't take care of your old man's back house. Think of a similar reason, and beg His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to arrange for you to be outside the capital openly. At that time, even if your father wants to tell you to go back to Beijing to do something, or send you somewhere, you don't have to listen to him. ”

Zhao Mo smiled: "I've also thought about this. Cousin Qin also gave me an idea, saying that I should seek a knighthood, and I was knighted early, and with a house and property, I just moved out and set up another door. I laughed at her for thinking too simply, the children of the clan were knighted, where is it so easy?"

Huang Jincheng raised his eyebrows: "You want a knighthood? You have made a contribution to the prince before, and the prince has rewarded you with something, and he has always felt that he has treated you badly. If you want to ask for a knighthood, the prince will not refuse. ”

Zhao Mo smiled and waved his hand: "How long ago was that? It's been a whole year! Things have changed, and I've got a reward, how can I be embarrassed to ask for a reward again? I was thinking, if I really want to get a title, I have to find a way to do something practical, and really make a great contribution to the court, so that I have the face to ask the emperor and the prince for rewards." ”

Huang Jincheng laughed: "The grandson is ambitious. It's okay in this way, the emperor and the prince are willing to reward you with a good fief in their hearts, but in front of the foreign ministers, you must also have a reason to deal with the past, so it seems justifiable. Now that you have a charter, what are you going to do to make a meritorious service?"

"What do I know at a young age? Now that the border is peaceful and the wind and rain are smooth, what place can I make meritorious contributions?" Zhao Mo said, "It's just that Cousin Qin reminded me that the world is based on agriculture, and if I can make achievements in agriculture, it can be regarded as benefiting the people." When I first went down to the south of the Yangtze River, I took a boat through the canal and passed through Shandong, and I heard that there was a lot of saline-alkali land there. I wondered if I could put some thought into this kind of thing...... Now there is no charter, just flipping through some agricultural books, and I have to ask the old farmers for advice. ”

Huang Jincheng groaned: "This is a good idea. If you really have a way to harness saline-alkali land and turn wasteland into fertile land, it will definitely be a great achievement! I am afraid that this thing will not be easy to do, otherwise some people would have rushed to make this merit. ”

Zhao Mo smiled: "I'll just give it a try." I'm still young, so I'll try to do it for a few years. If it doesn't work, think of another way in the future. ”

Huang Jincheng nodded, thought about it again, and said, "You are ...... It is better to ask for a knighthood first, preferably with a vassal domain, which does not have to be too big or rich. But on your own turf, you can toss as much as you like. The princes of the clan of this dynasty, some of them defended the land, and some stayed in the capital to live a peaceful life. In your case, it is better to stay in the capital than to go to the fiefdom. It's a very easy thing to do, and if you don't seek a rich place, just report to the prince, and you don't need your father's nod to do it." When you make meritorious contributions in the future and the emperor wants to reward you, it is good to change to a better title and fief. Shall I carry this letter for you?"

Zhao Mo was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but seriously think about the feasibility.