Chapter 1445 Return to Beijing

Time flies, and the war is not over so quickly. The emperor's ambition is not only to conquer the tribes. As time goes by, the battlefields on both fronts are littered with corpses. The court's counterattack caught the tribes off guard. Gradually, the tribes have gained experience in being hunted down, and the war cannot be ended in a short time.

The two-front battlefield was like two large meat-grinders. The casualties on the imperial court were better. The emperor was well prepared and was not afraid of being cursed, so he used a lot of poison on the battlefield.

Zhou Shuren was somewhat numb when he saw all kinds of poisons. The real ruthless person was the emperor. It was not that no one had said that the killing was too heavy, but the emperor just smiled and turned to Zhou Shuren and said, "History is written for the victors."

Zhou Shuren agreed with the emperor's words. It was actually quite simple to erase some history. At the same time, he also learned some secrets of the ten years of war from the emperor.

The Emperor said, "You Zhoujia Village are lucky. When I started the rebellion, many people rose up from all directions. I was well prepared but lacked food and fodder, not to mention the others. There were countless people who burned, killed and looted. Many of the bandits were soldiers in disguise. My methods were considered good, but some people were good."

It took ten years of chaos for the country to be littered with corpses, and he ascended to the throne by stepping on countless corpses.

Zhou Shuren was not shocked after hearing this. It is better to be a dog in prosperous times than to be a man in chaotic times. During the ten years of war, human lives are the least valuable. Fortunately, he did not travel through time earlier.

The two-front battlefield is not only a meat-crushing battlefield, but also a giant beast that devours silver. Zhou Shuren pulls his hair out every day for food and fodder. He is a man who always plans ahead, but now his scalp tingles when he sees the folds of food and fodder.

The news of victory continued to reach the capital, and the panic in the capital had long since disappeared. Some people who had escaped from the northeast returned to their hometowns one after another.

Merchants from various countries traveled back and forth to the capital. At the beginning, Zhou Shuren's control over the market worked. If they wanted to start a war for money, they would be embarrassed. If they exceeded the market price by twice, they would be fined for disrupting the market. In serious cases, their goods would be confiscated.

When the law was promulgated, there was no publicity. This was a trap that had been dug long ago. They killed the chicken to scare the monkey and harvested a lot of goods and money.

Businessmen from various countries are naturally dissatisfied. There are time notes when the law is issued. Who can you blame if you don’t take it seriously?

If you had not intended to take advantage of others' misfortune, you would not have been punished. Who made you have impure thoughts?

It was at this time that Rongchuan arrived in the capital.

At the Zhou family, Zhulan got the news that Prince Qin had arrived in Beijing, so she waited anxiously. She would not feel at ease until she saw the concubine with her own eyes.

The King of Qin was escorted by his own soldiers, so he became a bigger target and his whereabouts were exposed. Large-scale assassinations stopped, but secret assassinations continued. There were so many assassinations that it was sometimes difficult to prevent them.

Fortunately, we finally arrived in the capital safely.

In the palace, Rongchuan's wounds have healed. He meets his brother and father. "I made my father and brother worried."

The emperor saw the scar on his son's hand and asked, "Your scar?"

Rongchuan, "He covered his face with his hands when he was assassinated."

It was a very dangerous situation at that time. If he hadn't covered his face with his hands, he would have had a long scar on his face.

The emperor was extremely distressed. As the grassland tribe launched a crazy counterattack, he wanted to kill Rongchuan. Each assassination attempt was more vicious than the last. "It's good that you are back, it's good that you are back."

The emperor patted his brother on the back. His brother's journey back to the capital was dangerous, and he also cleared out the spies. This time, in order to kill Rong Chuan, many spies from the grassland tribes were exposed. "Thank you for your hard work."

Rongchuan was really tired, mentally exhausted. He was a flesh-and-blood man, and facing the inevitable assassination, his spirit reached its limit. He finally returned to Beijing. There was no place safer than the imperial palace.

Then Rongchuan fainted, which frightened the emperor. His hands kept shaking until the emperor said, "Rongchuan is fine. He must be tired."

The emperor dared to walk over, raised his hand to touch his nose, and took a deep breath, "Let the imperial physician take a look."

The emperor helped his younger brother lie down on the small kang where he was resting.

Rongchuan fell asleep due to exhaustion, and Xuehan also lay down to rest. The Queen Mother was watching over them. The assassination was not aimed at Xuehan, but husband and wife are one. Xuehan has lost a lot of weight, and the Queen Mother is very distressed.

The Queen Mother was waiting for her son at the palace gate. She was relieved to see that her son was fine. But she noticed that her daughter-in-law's fetus was in an unstable position. She hurriedly took her daughter-in-law back to the harem. Upon closer inspection, she found that her daughter-in-law could not even hold up her princess dress.

The imperial physician said with consideration: "The Princess of Qin has had multiple miscarriages. This baby will be born prematurely, and..."

The Queen Mother's heart skipped a beat. "And what?"

"Princess Qin needs careful care, otherwise the birth may not be smooth."

The Empress Dowager's face darkened. This meant that Xue Han might have a difficult delivery. The multiple miscarriages would cause damage to the mother's body and the child would also suffer considerable injuries. The Empress Dowager hated the grassland tribe for assassinating her son.

At the Zhou family, Zhulan did not wait for the concubine and Rongchuan, nor did she wait for the palace maid to deliver the news. When Zhou Shuren came back, Zhulan became anxious, "The couple must be in a bad condition, otherwise they would not have forgotten to send us the news of their safety."

Zhou Shuren was also feeling very nervous. He only knew that Rongchuan had been assassinated many times because the emperor didn't want to worry about it and wanted to share his worries with him.

"Maybe they were too busy, and the couple was too tired to remember for a moment."

Zhulan pursed her lips. Linxi and Ze'er were brought back to the palace yesterday. If the two children were still there, she would be able to know more news.

That night, Zhulan tossed and turned, unable to sleep, her mind full of bad thoughts about her daughter-in-law. Zhou Shuren also did not sleep. The daughter-in-law went to the capital, but there was no news sent back, which made them even more worried.

The next morning, Zhou Shuren yawned as he went to court. Qiu Yan asked, "Didn't you get enough rest?"

Zhou Shuren, "I didn't sleep all night."

Qiu Yan's hair has also turned a lot whiter. He worries about food and fodder every day, and his hair turns white very quickly. "My Lord, please take care of your health. Food and fodder will be ready."

Zhou Shuren, "No, I'm not worried about this batch of food and grass. I already have a plan. I'm worried about the King of Qin and the Queen of Qin."

Qiu Yan's mind was full of food and grass. "King Qin and his wife?"

"Yes, they returned to Beijing yesterday."

"That's a good thing, why worry?"

Zhou Shuren said quietly, "It's a good thing indeed, but I don't know anything about them."

Qiu Yan stopped talking. This feeling of not being able to see something when it's right in front of him was the most worrying.

In the morning court, Zhou Shuren looked at the emperor from time to time. The emperor could feel it and thought that he had pushed Zhou Shuren too hard. It took him a while to realize that Rongchuan slept soundly yesterday. He didn't know how long he hadn't had a good sleep and he hasn't woken up yet.

The same was true for the Princess of Qin. The couple slept soundly, but the Emperor and Empress did not sleep much the whole night, and the imperial physician was also on duty with them.

After the morning court session, Zhou Shuren ran after the emperor. The prince saw him and said, "Father, Lord Zhou."

The emperor paused, "Let him come over."

This old man loves his descendants very much. If he doesn't let him see them today, he will even come to harass him.