The Qin army had just won a great victory, and the coach was about to leave. This was extremely detrimental to uniting the army and improving morale. But Qin Jiyan had to leave now. If he stayed here for one more day, things in the capital would be at greater risk.
After spending three days sorting out military affairs and dealing with all suspicious persons, before Qin Jiyan could announce his return to Beijing, another imperial envoy came to Beijing.
It was also a private edict, but the tone was more urgent than before, and there was care and comfort in the words, which made Qin Jiyan not think too much, let alone worry about it. The country is his, the throne is also his, and it can never be changed.
From the content of the private edict, it can be seen that the old emperor must have been extremely anxious in the capital, and his tone unconsciously softened a lot.
The old emperor has no way to solve this matter now. If Qin Jiyan doesn't go back, not only will no one solve the huge money loophole, but no one will take the blame.
The private edict was not read out in public, but the imperial envoy arrived and His Highness Qin announced his return to the capital. Everyone in the army understood that His Highness Qin really had to return to Beijing this time and would never come back again.
Although the border was not well-informed, the old emperor's serious illness could not be concealed. At this time, the prince was urgently ordered to return to the court. Everyone thought that this was to order His Highness Qin to go back and wait for his succession.
Everyone in the army was happy for Qin Jiyan, but this happiness could not be expressed in words. The whole army was very accepting of His Highness Qin's return to the capital, and actively stated that they would win the battle and not embarrass His Highness Qin.
Qin Jiyan returned to Beijing in a high-profile manner, and Xihu and King Zhao naturally couldn't hide it. They received the news immediately, and King Zhao smashed the hot medicine bowl with a "clang".
"Qin Jiyan, the emperor's grandson... what a great emperor's grandson! Go back to the capital? Huh, I will never let you go back safely." King Zhao looked violent. It was obvious that he also thought that Qin Jiyan would inevitably return to the capital at this time.
It's for succession.
"I'm finally going back to Beijing." Feng Yao also received the news. Unlike King Zhao who was furious, Feng Yao breathed a long sigh of relief when he received the news.
It’s finally over!
"When you come to the throne, I will give you a big gift." Feng Yao said softly, his voice was so low that only he could hear it.
Qin Jiyan's departure made many people ready to take action, among them Qin Yunchu was the most important. Qin Yunchu learned that King Zhao had recently focused his energy on assassinating Qin Jiyan, so he took the opportunity to bribe the generals bit by bit.
The generals who originally fell in love with the Second and Third Young Masters of King Zhao were already uneasy and did not know what to do after seeing the two young masters disabled and injured. Now that Qin Yunchu was recruiting them, how could they not respond?
King Zhao was injured, and he had to plan the war and assassinate Qin Jiyan at the same time. He was unable to do anything at the same time. He didn't notice Qin Yunchu's little move at all, but King Zhao's confidants did notice it, but...
Of the three legitimate sons of King Zhao, two are dead. The remaining Qin Yunchu seems to be more and more capable, and these confidants do not dare to offend Qin Yunchu.
King Zhao was getting older, and he had many hidden diseases from years of fighting. This injury caused many hidden diseases, which required a long period of treatment.
Moreover, swords have no eyes on the battlefield. If King Zhao is injured this time, there is no guarantee that he will not be injured next time. Compared with King Zhao, Qin Yunchu, who has been in the rear, can obviously live longer.
There is an old master who is getting older, and the other is a young master who is growing up. Anyone with eyes knows who to turn to. Even if there is no action on the surface, they must give Qin Yunchu some face in private, at least not to offend him.
Of course, it's not like he has no confidants. He said in front of King Zhao that Qin Yunchu has been making little moves recently, but...
Qin Yunchu's impression in front of King Zhao was really bad. King Zhao didn't believe that Qin Yunchu had that ability at all. He only said: "He is just a waste. What ability can he have? Sir, don't worry about him. He can't jump out of the sky even if he jumps around."
go."
King Zhao is currently busy selecting a suitable candidate from among his concubines to train as his heir. If that doesn't work, he can still imitate the old emperor and select from his grandchildren. The men of the old Qin family all have long lives. As long as they don't die in accidents, they will live to
Sixty-seven is not difficult.
King Zhao was too busy to take care of Qin Yunchu, leaving Qin Yunchu to accumulate strength bit by bit under the eyes of King Zhao.
Qin Jiyan and Gu Qiancheng knew that this journey would not be peaceful. They knew the inside story and understood why the old emperor summoned Qin Jiyan to the capital. However, just because they knew it did not mean that others also knew it. As for King Zhao and King Zhou, they did not know.
In the eyes of uninformed people, Qin Jiyan's return to the capital at this time is most likely to succeed to the throne. Even King Zhao, a rebellious minister, does not want Qin Jiyan to return to the capital smoothly and ascend the throne, let alone King Zhou in the capital.
Happy.
If the emperor dies suddenly and Qin Jiyan does not come back, the King of Zhou in the capital will be the best candidate to succeed him. At that time, the King of Zhou will unite with his confidants, take advantage of the right time and place, occupy the palace, and falsely accuse Qin Jiyan of being the emperor.
It is not impossible to have traitors and traitors.
Compared with King Zhao, King Zhou wanted Qin Jiyan to die on the road even more. Even if he couldn't die, he would still delay his return to the capital.
Killer, dead man!
Wave after wave, each wave with more people than the last, Qin Jiyan encountered seven batches of killers and five batches of dead soldiers in just five days after leaving the camp.
To cope.
"If we continue like this, we will be eaten up by them sooner or later." Gu Qiancheng wiped his sweat and handed the steamed bun in his hand to Qin Jiyan.
The people Qin Jiyan led were indeed brave and good at fighting and strong, but the killers sent by the opponent came one after another. They didn't even have time to breathe. Sooner or later, they would be exhausted by the opponent's wheel battle.
"Hmm. Fighting fatigue against fatigue, we can't last more than a few days." In the past three days, they couldn't even sleep peacefully. Every time they closed their eyes, they would be awakened by assassins.
"Either we deal with them once and for all, or we disappear and they never find us." Gu Qiancheng ate every bite of his meal, his appetite was extremely poor.
It's not because I'm pregnant, it's because I'm tired.
Qin Jiyan didn't respond. He just ate the food in his hands silently. After finishing the meal, he said, "Qiancheng, do you still remember the road you and Tang Wanjin took when they came to the northwest?"
"Of course we remember, do we want to take that road?" Draw a straight line between the capital and the northwest, cross that straight line in the most barbaric way, encounter mountains and rivers, such a difficult road,
How could Gu Qiancheng forget?
"Well, although that road is difficult, it is the fastest, and humans are scarier than beasts. That road is relatively safe." Qin Jiyan wanted to find that road from the beginning, but he was worried about Gu Qiancheng's death before.
Physically, but now it seems that walking on the official road and the others are even more tiring. Even with heavy military protection, Gu Qiancheng still can't get a proper rest.
Instead of doing this, it is better to just take the most difficult path, and at least you can have a good sleep!