Author: Loeva

Zhao Mo left the matter of Lan Xue brother and sister to Zhao Yan and let him go back to Prince Liao's Mansion without any worries.

Lan Xue and Lan Fusheng are no longer important now, they are just ants in the palm of his hand. Even their accomplices, he now has control over the whereabouts of most of them.

When he is determined, he can arrest people at any time. But he still needs conclusive evidence before he can bring this matter to the imperial court. Otherwise, he is a prince of a clan, even if he has the power and people, he will not be too popular in the capital.

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Anyway, if those people really came from Beirong, then they probably sneaked in from Liaodong. The Liao Palace could not escape the charge of oversight. In order to prevent himself from being implicated, he had to find a way to give the Liao Palace a chance to

Of course, no matter how much the King of Liao can do in the end, the emperor will definitely punish him this time. It just depends on how severe the final punishment will be.

The King of Liao has been in charge of Liaodong for decades. Even though his influence in the Liaodong army has begun to decline, he still has good control over the local area and has sufficient manpower. Zhao Mo has no intention of sending all his manpower to Liaodong to investigate Beirong.

The matter of spies does not affect my serious affairs, but I also need to be wary of the suspicions of the Liao Prince's Palace and the army, so it is better to leave it to the Liao Prince to do it for me.

In fact, Zhao Mo also believed that if Lan Xue and Lan Fusheng were really Beirong spies, they would not have come for Zhao Shuo when they sneaked into the Liao Prince's Palace. It was impossible for the Beirong people to predict the situation, so how could they know about the Liao Dynasty?

Will the eldest son whom the king hates most participate in the competition for the royal heir? At that time, Zhao Shuo was not only not the heir apparent, but he was also despised in the palace and was in a very bad situation. Any decent steward of the palace could step on him.

On his head. The Beirong people must have come for the King of Liao, and they just used Zhao Shuo as a stepping stone. At that time, the King of Liao was in charge of the military power in Liaodong and had great power. Even though there had been no major wars between the two armies for many years, there were only a few wars every year.

Small-scale conflicts can collect more intelligence about the Liaodong Army, which will also be of great benefit to the Beirong people.

Just now, Zhao Mo used the several small-scale defeats of the Liao King as an excuse, suspecting that Lan Xue and Lan Fusheng might have stolen relevant information about the Liaodong Army, leading to the Liao King's defeat. In fact, it was just to scare Zhao Yan. If he hadn't said that, he

How to convince the King of Liao to take this matter seriously as his own? In fact, when Lan Xue and Lan Fusheng first sneaked into the Liao Palace, Lan Xue could not leave the inner house at all, and Zhao Shuo and Wen's wife were in the Liao Palace at that time.

In this situation, if she wandered around in the palace, she would have been regarded as a major crime by other girls and women and sued before the step-concubine of the King of Liao. Lan Fusheng was in the same situation. Zhao Shuo did not have real power in the palace, so where would he have the chance?

To contact military intelligence?

The King of Liao's occasional small defeats were really just bad luck or inferior to others in terms of force. Because the consequences were not serious, those few small defeats did not attract much attention from others.

But now that there is the possibility of Beirong spies, this article has another approach.

It is true that Zhao Shuo did not have real power in the palace at the beginning, but as long as Lan Fusheng was in the Liao Palace, who could guarantee that he would not sneak into the study or other places to steal secrets? Moreover, even if he did not steal secrets,

It doesn't mean that he can't get any news. When Zhao Li was still young, he was always taken by the King of Liao to see him in the army. Every time he had the chance to leave the palace, he couldn't help but go to Zhao Shuo to show off.

It was a joke to ridicule his eldest brother. Zhao Mo hated his behavior when he was a child, and his memory was particularly vivid. But now that he thinks about it, if there is a Beirong spy around Zhao Shuo, Zhao Li's move is clearly leaking secrets!

Originally, it was against the rules for the King of Liao to bring his beloved second son to participate in military operations. If the news was leaked because he brought a child, the Beirong people knew in advance the movements of the Liaodong Army and were prepared in advance... The King of Liao

Even if you are not worried about yourself, you still have to think about whether Zhao Gang, who already has a dark history, will be forgiven by the royal family if he is charged with such negligence again.

Things went as Zhao Mo thought. Two days later, Zhao Yan came to his door again and gave him good news.

The King of Liao attached great importance to the information brought back by his youngest son. Even if he felt that the emperor hated him, he would not really withdraw from his vassal territory. He also knew that once such a thing was spread, there would be no good fruits for everyone in the Liao Palace.

The King of Liao did not bother to hold the eldest son and his long-dead eldest daughter-in-law responsible for "leading the wolf into the house", which he always disliked. He quickly sent his confidants back to Liaodong to investigate the events of the year. If there were any traces left that should not have been left, he would have to do it.

Sweep it all. Of course, the origins of Lan Xue and Lan Fusheng must also be investigated clearly. And as Zhao Mo mentioned, how did the unidentified Lan Xue accomplices from Liaodong enter the customs from Liaodong? The King of Liao

We also need to find out. If someone among the generals under his command is careless, or is colluding with foreign enemies - even if his influence in the army is not what it used to be, it is still possible to kill one or two people.

The King of Liao did not tell his wife and second son about this matter. Firstly, it was because the step-concubine of the King of Liao was currently worried about Zhao Li's marriage. Secondly, he also felt that this was a military matter and an external government matter, and there was no need to alarm the internal affairs.

Although the King of Liao often behaved a little weakly in front of his current wife, he did not have the habit of discussing military affairs with women. Moreover, Zhao Li's recent stupidity also made him a little disappointed. If nothing else

The son has a choice, and he will not still pin his hopes on the second son. Now that the second son may also be charged with leaking secrets, he will naturally have to wipe Zhao Li's butt first and confirm that he is okay before he can free up his hands.

Come, teach your son a lesson later.

With this report, Zhao Yan successfully obtained three thousand taels of silver, several boxes of jewelry, precious medicinal materials, and a large villa in Liaodong from his father. The villa included manor houses, forest farms, mountains, and foothills.

The farmland and attached villages. Even the few servants serving around him were successfully transferred to his name, and were no longer affected by the concubine of the Liao Dynasty and Zhao Li. The Liao King did not know his plan yet, and only thought that he was a right person.

The mother and brother were disappointed, fearing that they would be mistreated in the future and have to rely on others for daily expenses, so they rewarded the younger son with these things out of pity. Little did he know that Zhao Yan had already had the idea of ​​​​establishing his own business in his heart.

Zhao Yan also said to Zhao Mo: "This little thing is not enough for me to live comfortably in the capital. What's more, I have reached the age of marrying a wife and having children. I will also support a family in the future. If I don't have any wealth, I will be cured."

It’s hard to marry a good lady without legs, right? This is just the beginning, my father seems to be easy to talk to. I will definitely ask for more things from him when I find the opportunity in the future. This is

I won’t let Zhao Li know about this for the time being, lest he spoil my good deeds!”

Zhao Mo could only express his blessings to this.

Zhao Yan seemed to be in a very happy mood, not only because he got what he wanted from his father, but also because Zhao Li had another quarrel with the step-concubine of the King of Liao over the marriage issue.

Originally, the step-concubine of the King of Liao had already given in on Zhao Li's marriage and agreed to let him marry the eldest granddaughter of the Wang family as his concubine, and she would become the crown prince's concubine in the future. However, when it came to the selection of the main concubine, she required that the eldest son must obey her arrangements.

She thought that this arrangement was enough to promote the eldest granddaughter of the Wang family, but she did not expect that even though the latter was a woman who had been married once and her family was in ruins, she never intended to wrong her.

Zhao Li was persuaded by his mother for two days, and he was more or less willing to give in. He didn't really love the eldest granddaughter of the Wang family, but he couldn't resist her charm, so he blurted out that he wanted to marry her as his wife. But he couldn't resist her charm.

Deep down in his heart, he was actually worried about whether it would be irrational to marry the eldest granddaughter of the Wang family as his wife if the concubine Wang could not win the throne for him. The suggestion made by the step-concubine of the Liao Dynasty would allow him to get help from the capital.

In order to seize the throne of the crown prince, he can also enjoy the blessings of his family and stay with his sweetheart for a long time. Although he is suspected of breaking his promise by doing so, as long as he is more partial to the Wang family's daughter in the future, she will not blame him.

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Men always have fantasies about their women on this issue.

So he ran to meet his sweetheart and wanted to persuade the eldest granddaughter of the Wang family to accept the arrangement of the step-concubine of the King of Liao. In order to prevent the other party from complaining about breaking his promise, he deliberately said: "My mother-in-law only wants me to marry a wife with a good family background and a powerful father and brother."

, then I can get help from the court to fight for the position of the crown prince of the Liao Dynasty. She does not believe that your Wang family still has the ability to advise the emperor. If the Queen Concubine can do something, let my mother-in-law know that your Wang family cannot

Don't underestimate me, maybe she won't object to you marrying me anymore." It seemed like she was trying to lure the eldest granddaughter of the Wang family into doing something.

But the eldest granddaughter of the Wang family neither promised to do anything for him, nor was she angry. She just showed a somewhat sad expression: "I had expected that you would not be able to keep your promise. Even if you promised, you would not keep your promise."

As long as the princess objects, you won't be able to marry me as your wife. I'm afraid this arrangement of marrying me as your concubine is just a temporary measure, right? I can guess what the princess is thinking. Second Master, can you follow me that day?

I said, I am already very grateful that you are willing to marry me. I will not expect anything more, just pretend that you have never said that. After today, you and I don’t have to see each other again.

I will ask my fourth uncle to arrange a marriage for me. Just forget about me. There is no need to force yourself. What does the princess want you to do or not to do? As a son of a human being, how can you disobey? If you are annoyed,

Princess, you will have nothing. I cannot watch you fall into that situation."

It is said that Zhao Gang's expression changed at that time.

After returning to the Liao Palace, he once again expressed to his mother the idea of ​​marrying the eldest granddaughter of the Wang family as his wife, and refused to accept any other arrangement. He said: "Sooner or later, we will dethrone Zhao Shuo from the throne.

At that time, who else can be the heir besides me? Whether I marry a daughter of the Chen family or a daughter of the Tang family, the result will be the same! Why does my mother-in-law have to let me marry a woman I don’t want? I

It's true that he is your son, but I am no longer a child. I have things I want to do. Why do you have to ask me to obey your arrangements in everything? Could it be that I am a marionette in your hands and can only let it go?

Are you manipulating this?!"

Zhao Yan laughed loudly at Zhao Mo: "I feel so happy when I think of my mother's expression at that time! She always thought I was disobedient and felt that I was unwilling to act according to her arrangements and only favored Zhao Li.

Now, her good son has also come to resist her and refuses to obey her! It’s really ironic, isn’t it?!”

Zhao Mo raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Indeed...it's quite ironic." The eldest granddaughter of the Wang family seems to be smarter than he thought. Since she wholeheartedly wants to marry Zhao Li, it doesn't matter if he makes it happen for her.

Woolen cloth?
Chapter completed!