No matter how depressed Qin Xiaoyan and Gu Qiancheng were, King Zhou had already been scolded by the old emperor, even if he didn't rebel, he would hate Qin Xiaoyan in his heart, and this feud would inevitably be concluded.

Qin Xiaoyan didn't want to be killed by King Zhou, so he had to find a way to empty the power in King Zhou's hands and encircle people, lest he, like King Zhao, collude with the enemy for the throne.

Thinking of King Zhou's possible fate, Gu Qiancheng couldn't help but sigh: With such a father as the old emperor, King Zhou is really unlucky.

In the life of the old emperor, it is difficult to say what contributions he has made to his political achievements, but in the direction of pit his son, he is definitely a good hand.

Except for the son who died young, the old emperor had four adult sons, but none of them ended well.

The crown prince was forced to death by him fifteen years ago, and his body was gone, and his reputation was ruined.

King Zhao rebelled and colluded with Xihu, and the end is unknown without thinking.

King Zhou is like this, I'm afraid there will be no good results.

The remaining five princes don't need to be mentioned, and when the matter of the loss of money in the treasury comes out, the five princes will either be cut down or banned for life. In short, it won't be much better.

Thinking of the fate of the emperor's four sons, Gu Qiancheng couldn't help but rejoice, "Fortunately, you are the emperor's grandson, not his son." The good sons were all abolished by the emperor, and none of them died well. "In terms of pit sons, the old emperor can definitely win the Outstanding Contribution Award.

"You......" Qin Shiyan couldn't cry or laugh, reached out and rubbed the top of Gu Qiancheng's hair, and sighed secretly, "You can't talk nonsense." ”

Gu Qiancheng fell into Qin Xiaoyan's arms, "Don't worry, I'll talk about it in front of you." "Anyway, if she doesn't say it, smart people know it in their hearts, and they will record one in the history books.

The next day, the sun was shining brightly, and the eyes were empty, but ...... But the people could not enter the city.

After inquiring, I learned that it was His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson who returned to Beijing, and the people who were blocked inside and outside the city were excited one by one, and they did not have the slightest impatience to wait, but were happy to see the Imperial Grandson enter the city.

On both sides of the street, the people who had already stood to watch the excitement had already been seen, and the civil and military officials came to the outside of the city in turn.

The civil officials headed by Lord Feng and the military attaches led by General Feng stepped forward quickly, and when Qin Shiyan's ceremonial car stopped, everyone knelt down to greet him......

This is a special request of the old emperor, and only the bow can show the importance he attaches to the prince.

It's a pity that this rare favor in the eyes of outsiders is just the old emperor's compensation for Qin Xiaoyan.

The old emperor raised Qin Lianyan high, but Qin Lianyan didn't take it big because of this, as soon as the ceremonial drive stopped, Qin Lianyan personally got out of the car and helped Lord Feng and General Feng up, "All the adults are exempt!" ”

Lord Feng and General Feng got up and shouted "Your Highness Chitose", and the officials behind them naturally followed.

The ceremony of greeting was very grand, but the process was not long, the sound of ceremonial music on both sides of the people's discussion went down, the forbidden army standing on both sides squeezed the people watching the excitement to both sides, there was no one on the main road in the center, and Qin Shiyan's car drove unimpeded to the palace.

The old emperor was already waiting in the palace, and as soon as Qin Shanyan entered the palace, the henchmen around the old emperor stepped forward and personally welcomed Qin Xiaoyan to the old emperor's palace.

The old emperor did not announce to the public that his health was better, and of course his son and grandson did not say anything.

When Qin Xiaoyan entered, the old emperor sat against the head of the bed, his face was yellow, his eyes were cloudy, and he knew that his serious illness had not healed at a glance, so he sat up forcibly.

Qin Xiaoyan was like a mirror in his heart, but the old emperor pretended to be like this, and he, as a grandson, could only cooperate.

After the salute, Qin Shiyan walked to the old emperor's bedside and said worriedly: "Grandpa Huang, are you okay?" Qin Xiaoyan was extremely glad that he was used to being indifferent, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to pretend to be cold and caring.

"It's old, it's useless." The old emperor did not hide the fact that he had a stroke, and it was inconvenient for him to even speak after a stroke, and the old emperor would never allow it, and he couldn't even give orders.

"Grandchildren are not filial." Qin Xiaoyan lowered his head, looking like he was very self-blaming.

The old emperor patted Qin Shiyan's hand with satisfaction and motioned for him to sit down at the foot of the bed, "You are very good, I have heard about the affairs of the northwest, and you have not disappointed me." ”

"If you haven't driven Xihu out of Daqin, how can you say it?" Qin Shiyan's face was still that cold look, but a touch of loneliness flashed in his eyes.

Seeing that victory was in sight, he could take down King Zhao and expel Xihu, but at a critical juncture, he was recalled to the capital, to say that there was no pimple in his heart, it was definitely a lie.

Every man has a dream of being a general in his heart. If there was no call from the old emperor, Qin Xiaoyan could have made war exploits on the border, and his reputation in the army could be as high as the sky, but at a critical juncture, he returned to the capital.

The old emperor also knew that he had mistreated Qin Xiaoyan at this point, but he really had no choice. Although he still has a few years to live, his energy and brain are not as good as before, and he really can't deal with the loss of money in the treasury.

"Silence, there is something more important for the imperial grandfather to call you back to Beijing." A trace of guilt flashed in the old emperor's eyes, but it was still the same sentence, as an emperor, he knew that he was wrong, and he would not admit it, not to mention that the old emperor did not think that he was wrong at all.

Qin Xiaoyan is the prince, and the major affairs of the family and the country are what he has to worry about. Things on the battlefield, if it weren't for the sake of being powerful in the army, letting Qin Lianyan take over the military power and understand the operation of the military, the old emperor would not let Qin Xiaoyan go to the battlefield at all.

"The grandson understands that the emperor's grandfather must have something important to call his grandson back to Beijing." Qin Shiyan echoed the old emperor's words with a stern expression.

Seeing this, the old emperor showed a smile, but then the smile on his face faded again, and he sighed faintly, "Silence, the emperor's grandfather urgently ordered you to enter Beijing this time, it is for the treasury." ”

"Treasury? What's wrong? Qin Xiaoyan didn't pretend to be stupid, nor did he say what he already knew.

"Alas......" The old emperor sighed heavily, and before he could say anything, his face was a little uncomfortable.

A group of courtiers emptied the treasury under his nose, and it was really a shame to say it.

The fifth prince is responsible for this matter, but he, the emperor, is not responsible.

However, no matter how humiliating it is, it must be spoken.

"Your fifth uncle...... Emptied the treasury. The old emperor gritted his teeth and said, Qin Shiyan showed a shocked expression just right, "Grandpa Huang, what did you say?" The fifth uncle emptied the treasury? ”

I would have been shocked when I heard this kind of thing at first, but when I heard Qin Xiaoyan again, I found that my heart was calm, and there was no wave at all.

Although the treasury is empty, the silver is still in Daqin, and as long as the taxes are paid in the next quarter, the imperial court can still operate normally......