Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Gu Yue thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, what about the Jing family?"

"The Jing family was used by King Yin. After I investigated the matter, I cleared the entire family of all injustice." Qin Zhaohong said, "However, Jing Shu fell ill in prison and had to resign due to illness shortly after being reinstated. What do you think of this result?"

Gu Yue was shocked. Was it appropriate to tell him the emperor's power (conspiracy) tactics (schemes) like this?

"I don't understand." He lowered his head and replied.

Qin Zhaohong smiled: "As for the two sisters, this path is their own choice. They will have their own destination. Don't worry."

Gu Yue responded obediently.

"Also, do you want to know about the enthronement of the harem and the settlement of the princes?" Qin Zhaohong said with a smile.

"No, no." Gu Yue shook his hand quickly.

He was actually very curious: Would a female emperor have a harem? What would it be like? Would she give birth to an heir herself, or would she adopt a child from a branch family?

But these are other people's own business, he can only be curious. If he wants to know the answer... just live longer.

Gu Yue thought of Wen Qing's words and said, "Your Majesty...there is one more thing."

"Just speak frankly." Qin Zhaohong said.

"The Third Prince..." Gu Yue got stuck just as he opened his mouth. It seemed that he was trying to cover up the truth by bringing it up so directly.

"You want to plead for him?" Qin Zhaohong smiled, "The Secretary of his mother's clan seems to be loyal to me this time."

"It has nothing to do with the Minister of the Central Secretariat." Gu Yue said, "This person... is mediocre. He was against Qin Zhaoyue before because he was secretly used by Su Muying."

"I understand what you mean. I will consider the situation." Qin Zhaohong said.

Gu Xu drank his tea silently without any expression.

"You said a few nice words for this stranger, why don't you ask for something for yourself?" she asked with a smile.

ah? oh!

Gu Yue suddenly realized that he and Xiao Xu had made such a great contribution, and the new emperor should reward them with something.

Qin Zhaohong said, "I have always felt that your title of Duke of Dunxin is not nice. Besides, Duke of Dunxin was Gu Dashi, but you are Gu Yue now. It is time to change it. This time, I will grant you a fief and a bigger house, and give you the title of a king with a different surname. What do you think?"

Gu Yue smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I actually think those empty names are unnecessary. I want something real."

"You want money?" Qin Zhaohong asked.

"That won't work." Gu Yue waved his hand. "You have just ascended the throne, and there are many places to spend money. This is what I heard. The royal family has a hot spring villa in Jizhou..."

Qin Zhaohong's expression suddenly became indescribable.

This kid really knows how to choose a place!

The hot spring villa was the private property of Emperor Taizu of Northern Qin. After his death, it became a private garden of the royal family. However, after the capital was moved, Luoyang was too far from Jizhou, and it was inconvenient to go back and forth, so it was left there for many years without anyone visiting.

How did he know about this place?

Could it be that her second brother let the secret slip?

Qin Zhaohong said: "You picked it yourself..."

Seeing that she did not readily agree, Gu Yue became more interested in this extremely luxurious place that Qin Zhaole mentioned: "Your Majesty, it has been idle for many years anyway, why not transform it and let me run it. If I make a profit then... there will be a lot of tax revenue to give to the court."

Qin Zhaohong waved his hand and said, "I didn't say I don't agree. But Jizhou is not as good as the capital of Luoyang. Since you want that manor, do you want to leave this place?"

Gu Xu said: "Indeed."

Qin Zhaohong frowned.

"This matter is over. We don't want to be involved in the vortex of power and desire." Gu Xu said, "The capital is prosperous, but people's hearts are too complicated. I... don't want him to worry about this anymore."

Gu Yue smiled and nodded: "We are packing up our things at home and will leave in the next two days."

Qin Zhaohong said: "It's so hasty, don't you want to stay and watch my coronation ceremony?"

"I do, but we are really tired." Gu Yue said sincerely.

Gu Xu said: "I have left the blueprints of the Chaozhen Army and the fire gun in the garrison camp. Your Majesty can summon them at any time. Zhadao is a useful talent. He has devoted his life to the research and development of fire guns. Your Majesty can use him without worry."

Qin Zhaohong sighed.

"I know everything. I will give you two the Hot Spring Villa and grant you another city in Jizhou. It won't be too big, but it will be enough for you to have enough food and clothing."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gu Yue was very happy. This fiefdom was an unexpected surprise.

Gu Xu said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Now that the matter is settled, we will go back."

"Well, go ahead." Qin Zhaohong said with a smile, "If I have time, I will go to the hot spring villa to take a look."

Gu Yue and the other person stood up, bowed to Qin Zhaohong for the last time, and left the imperial study.

Qin Zhaohong watched their backs disappear out the door, lowered his eyes, and picked up the purple hair brush again.

Yu Weishuang walked in from the door.

Qin Zhaokong did not raise his eyes, and Yu Weishuang did not bow or kneel. She slowly walked to Qin Zhaokong's desk and picked up the ink stick on the inkstone.

"They left." Yu Weishuang said.

"I know." Qin Zhaohong finally let out a long breath, with a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

"It's lonely up there..."

She put down the pen in her hand and read softly.

She already knew it.

There were many reasons why Gu Xu and the others were in a hurry to leave Luoyang City. The army of Chao Zhen was really terrifying. A small team of less than a thousand people defeated the 20,000 soldiers of King Yin and made them kneel down and beg for mercy... The muskets made limbs fly and even blew heads off. Who wouldn't be afraid?

They knew very well that if they held such weapons in their hands, the king would be wary of them; and they took the initiative to stay away from the center of power, which was also a way to show their goodwill to her at this time.

If they still stayed in the capital to wield power, Qin Zhaohong thought, she might really have some doubts.

Yu Weishuang didn't say anything at this time, but just ground the ink quietly.

Qin Zhaokong leaned against the back of his chair in a daze for a long time, then looked at her with a smile.

"It's a nice day today, let's go for a walk in the back garden together."

……

Gu Yue and Gu Xu returned to the Duke Dunxin's Mansion.

There seemed to be chaos in the Bo's house. Many things had been loaded onto trucks and were slowly driving out of the gate.

"Being an emperor is quite pitiful." Gu Yue suddenly said.

"This is also a last resort." Gu Xu said, "She must have foreseen it."

Gu Yue nodded.

If an emperor is not smart and trusts only his emotions, he will soon become the ruler of a fallen country.

He stepped into the gate of the Bo Mansion and said, "Come to think of it, I didn't see Shi San today?"

Shi San and He Gui were no longer subordinates, so it was normal for them not to follow him every day. Shi San would show up in front of him every day like a clock-in, but today...

"Did he get injured yesterday?!" Gu Yue immediately became worried.

Gu Xu said: "He is fine, Wu Ye has seen him."

"That……"

"Oh no!" Shi Si saw them enter the mansion from afar, holding something in his hand and running towards them with big strides.

"Brother Shi San left a letter..." Shi Si said in a crying voice.

Gu Yue quickly took the letter and read it.

All I saw was written on it in a crooked way: - Return to Xihu.