Opportunity and risk always go hand in hand. The greater the risk, the higher the potential reward.
If Prince Mo could manage to reclaim Nanmeng—a region no one had dared to touch for years—then who else could possibly be the new master of this empire? No other candidate for the crown would be convincing; the common people would never accept it. The Emperor knew deep down that if even Nanmeng fell into Prince Mo's hands, then his only possible successor would be this very son. The Emperor was giving him a chance, but it was not as if the Emperor truly loved him unconditionally. It was a gamble. If Prince Mo could truly achieve what others deemed impossible, then the Emperor could rest easy handing over the empire to him. After all, the Emperor was already old.
"But the Qidan people haven't just taken root in Nanmeng over these years; their army has been constantly growing. Now that they are entrenched there, resting and building up their strength, I fear their military might is even more formidable than it was six years ago."
Chapter 624