The celebration banquet was held at the Admiral's Mansion, and chefs invited from major restaurants in the city prepared the banquet.
Almost all officials of all sizes in Ganzhou City were present, and the scene was very lively.
Zhao Mo took Yang Xuan to the table to toast and introduced the names and identities of various officials.
Yang Xuan is accustomed to seeing situations and is able to communicate harmoniously with officials, big and small.
At the celebration banquet, people were naturally singing praises and drinking till midnight, when the officials, big and small, gradually dispersed.
However, Zhao Mo, as the temporary agent of the Admiral's Mansion, stayed, and the protagonist Yang Xuan also stayed.
In the back hall of the Admiral's Mansion, the two of them were drinking tea to sober up. After Zhao Mo chatted for a few words, the conversation suddenly changed: "I heard that the Admiral intends to let Mr. Yang take over the position of Admiral?"
Yang Xuan suddenly became alarmed: "How can there be such a thing? The position of admiral must be decided by the imperial court and the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
"Master Yang, don't get me wrong." Zhao Mo said while maintaining a smile: "I think it would be better if Master Yang was the admiral."
Yang Xuan didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd. You must know that Chen Changqing can allow Zhao Mo to temporarily act as admiral, which means that he has this ability. Logically speaking, he is the most qualified person.
Of course, there is no absolute answer to this kind of thing. After all, this is a frontier official in charge of an army of 100,000 people. How many people in the court are watching.
Seeing Yang Xuan's undisguised look of confusion, Zhao Mo said, "I understand that Mr. Yang misunderstood me, but I also have my own reasons."
Seeing the other party's open and honest look, Yang Xuan picked up the tea bowl and said, "I would like to hear the details."
Zhao Mohe took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Master Yang must also know that my father is not the head of the Zhao family, and is even very ridiculous on weekdays. Therefore, although I have the highest official position in the Zhao family, I am also deeply respected by the head of the Zhao family.
Worry, after all, Zhao Ming’s qualifications are mediocre and he has made no achievements.”
Yang Xuan nodded. He basically knew all this. This matter was similar to the distinction between concubines and concubines.
Zhao Mo continued: "Zhao Su wanted to help his son ascend to power, but because of my existence, I originally thought that as long as I could sit in the position of Ganzhou Guard Admiral, I would be able to take charge of the Zhao family. Now it seems that it was a big mistake.
That’s really wrong, Zhao Su will never let me have this opportunity.”
Yang Xuan asked in confusion: "Master Zhao is the commander-in-chief of the capital after all. Can't the Zhao family see your potential?"
Zhao Mo shook his head: "It's useless. Zhao Su is too strong. The entire Zhao family is Zhao Su's mouth. He has the final say in everything."
Yang Xuan remained silent. Zhao Mo's words were reasonable but unreasonable.
Zhao Mo continued: "To be honest with Mr. Yang, if I want to get ahead, I have to break with Zhao Su and his son."
Yang Xuan smiled and kept his expression. Zhao Mo was talking about breaking up with Zhao Su and his son, not breaking up with the Zhao family. From this, it can be seen that his previous analysis with Chen Changqing was most likely correct. Zhao Mo was affected by his clan.
I am squeezed out of the middle and want to find foreign aid.
The best thing to do in this situation is to deal with it separately.
However, now it was just Zhao Mo's one-sided words, and Yang Xuan still remained vigilant.
After Zhao Mo said so much, Yang Xuan didn't express his position. He knew that he couldn't do it without giving some serious information, so he simply gritted his teeth and said: "Master Yang, do you know that Zhao Su and his son are planning to marry the royal family of the prairie to marry the Princess of Lizhu?"
, at this time Zhao Su and his son are already in the grassland royal court."
Yang Xuan was stunned. This old boy Zhao Su paid and didn't get any response, so he just came to the door?
Zhao Su had given him a heavy gift at the beginning, and Sosna had acted so intimately, so he thought it was a sure thing. Who would have thought that he had no intention of doing anything after receiving the money.
Naturally, Zhao Mo didn't know about this. In his opinion, with Zhao Su and Zhao Ming gone, the marriage would definitely be completed, and he would really be abandoned like a pair of worn shoes by then.
It seems that Zhao Mo is really anxious.
He was anxious, but Yang Xuan was not. He just responded calmly: "What kind of identity is Zhao Ming? How could Princess Lizhu, known as the Pearl of the Prairie, marry him?"
Yang Xuan responded, and Zhao Mo looked even more anxious: "Master Yang, you don't know. During this period of time, Zhao Su communicated frequently with Prince Sosna and sent several gifts. It is said that Zhao Su
This trip to the grassland was personally invited by Prince Sosna."
Yang Xuan raised his eyebrows, Zhao Su really spent a lot of money.
Seeing that Yang Xuan was silent again, Zhao Mo stood up in a hurry, walked to Yang Xuan and bowed: "Master Yang, as long as Master Yang can help me get rid of Zhao Su and his son, Zhao Mo is willing to be driven by Master Yang."
Oh, this is a showdown. It seems that Zhao Mo is really going to be driven to the point of jumping over the wall. He actually said in front of him that he wants to get rid of Zhao Su and his son?
"It won't happen, it won't happen." Yang Xuan quickly helped Zhao Mo up.
Zhao Mo's move was nothing more than forcing Yang Xuan to express his position, so Yang Xuan simply did it as a favor.
"Since Mr. Zhao said so, I will write a letter to Prince Sosna and list some of Zhao Ming's misdeeds?"
Zhao Mo was overjoyed: "If this can be done, it would be great. Zhao Mo is grateful."
Yang Xuan nodded: "Maybe Mr. Zhao will list some of Zhao Ming's bad deeds to me tomorrow, so that I can report them to Prince Sosna. Such a big matter needs to be investigated."
"Yes, yes, what Mr. Yang said is absolutely true. I will deliver it to Mr. Yang tomorrow."
"No hurry, no hurry." Yang Xuan cupped his hands and said, "It's late today, I'll take my leave now."
"Master Yang, I will send you off."
Yang Xuan waved his hand: "No, if Mr. Zhao is serious, it would be better for you and me to keep our distance."
"Yes, yes, yes." Zhao Mo nodded hurriedly and respectfully watched Yang Xuan leave.
It wasn't until Yang Xuan walked out of the Admiral's Mansion that the look on Zhao Mo's face turned sinister.
"As long as I take charge of the Zhao family, even if Yang Xuan becomes the admiral of Ganzhou Guard, I can still let you come down."
Yang Xuan sat in the carriage and returned to the inn courtyard. What he was thinking about was how to use Zhao Mo. He didn't care who was in charge of the Zhao family, anyway, his ultimate goal was to weaken the Zhao family.
In the huge Shaanzhou Prefecture, the Zhao family is almost like a local emperor. If Chen Changqing hadn't been here to control it, they would have turned upside down long ago.
If Chen Changqing leaves, who can control the Zhao family?
Before, Yang Xuan thought that the emperor was making a fuss out of a molehill by asking him to do this. Only after he came to Shaanzhou Prefecture did he realize how powerful the Zhao family was in Shaanxi Prefecture.
He didn't have any idea at first, but when the Liuli convenience store business started, he saw it.
For example, with the exception of the areas where the three feudal lords are located, the progress of joining Liulitong member merchants is not as slow as usual.
Under the despotic power of the Zhao family, those people would not dare to pick up money even if they were really rich.
In their words, if the Zhao family didn't join, they wouldn't join either, and it would be useless no matter how extravagant the talk was.
