Chapter 459: Solving the Puzzle
"Your Majesty, please pay attention to your royal dignity."
The Queen reluctantly put down her hands and opened her eyes to look at him.
Although I know you are happy, please don't be happy now. Things that you haven't got are just like flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water. Why are you happy when you can't touch or see them?
"oh."
The emperor still listened to the advice and sat up straight, but he couldn't suppress the big smile on his face.
"Uncle, do you dare to do something big?"
"Look at what the emperor is asking. What is there for me, an old minister, to be afraid of? I'm not afraid of being poor, so why should I be afraid of anything else? Your Majesty, just give your orders!"
Qiao Yunhai was obviously very happy as well.
Ever since his sister passed away, he has been trying every possible way to help his nephew gain a foothold in the court. But the fourth brother is not the third brother, this kid is a hopeless case, he is not up to the task!
Watching him lying around and living off his wife every day, to be honest, as his only living relative, Qiao Yunhai never dared to speak loudly in front of Jiang Huailiang.
He didn't know whether it was cloudy or not, but as an uncle, how could he not have an idea whether his roe deer was capable of digging for food?
In order to help the fourth brother curry favor with his wife and keep a stable job, Qiao Yunhai wanted to shave off his face and use it as a shoe insole, and licked Jiang Huailiang wholeheartedly every day.
As long as his nephew's wife can help his nephew, who is good for nothing except fighting, to secure the throne, then the throne can be passed smoothly to the eldest son Li Rui.
If Qiao Yunhai could prevent his sister's descendants from losing the throne and bringing disaster upon themselves, then he would have accomplished his mission. After his death, when he saw his sister, he would no longer have to feel guilty.
Even though the third brother didn't help keep the people under control, at least he helped the fourth brother pass on the kingdom, didn't he? As for how it was passed down, such details are not important at all!
"Okay, I'll talk to you in detail later!"
"good!"
The uncle and nephew smiled at each other in a tacit understanding.
Everyone else pretended to be blind and turned a blind eye. Anyway, the emperor, who was used to being poor, wanted to dig into the ancestral property of the Gu family. As long as it did not involve their family's reputation, Lao Chu and Lao Liu could pretend to know nothing.
After the two cunning men had calmly departed, the room was clear of outsiders. The remaining two sides were all close relatives, so the Emperor and Empress no longer hid their secrets and directly took out the small sheepskin scroll from the jade pendant.
"The Gu family will live forever, and Changle will last forever..."
Qiao Yunhai stared at it for a long time with his eyes wide open. He was sure that he knew every word, and he even read it out fluently. But...
"Hey, Lao Qin, what does this mean?"
Ever since Jiang Huailiang led a convoy of tens of thousands of people to escort Duan Shaoyan out of the capital, Qiao Yunhai had automatically taken over his position, following Qin Zhenning around all day to try to make friends. The familiarity he conveyed in his words and deeds was no less than that of Jiang Huailiang.
Prime Minister Qin remained silent, simply pondering the riddle. The Empress made no move to urge him on, but the Emperor, unable to hold back, followed his uncle's lead and asked a few more questions.
"Sir, do you have any idea? Did you hear any rumors when you were a child?"
"No."
Lao Qin's answer this time was quite straightforward, which made Lao Qiao choke.
"No, I saw you were thinking about it. And just now, when you were in front of Old Chu and Old Liu, you seemed to know everything. Anyway, you were so confident..."
"I was pretending."
Qin Zhenning raised his eyes and glanced at the people in the hall. He saw the queen sigh very clearly, and then he looked at the emperor who was looking expectantly.
"Your Majesty, I was just deceiving them. In fact, I have never heard of such a thing as the Gu family's hidden treasure."
There was some helplessness in his voice.
“Most aristocratic families rely on the eldest son, so whether it’s the inheritance of their own family business or some real secrets, they will only be handed down and passed on by the previous head of the family when the eldest son takes over.
I am not the eldest descendant of the Qin family, and my father and elder brother did not have time to tell me anything back then, so I really don’t know whether this matter is true or not.
However, Chu Hong and Liu Maosheng are both from the legitimate lineage, and since they both said this happened, it must be true!"
The emperor looked at the old immortal speechlessly, then quietly turned his head to look at his wife. As the old saying goes, like dragons beget dragons, like phoenixes beget phoenixes. Ahem…
Look at how Lord Qin can scare people without changing his expression or heartbeat. How much like his wife?
The queen flicked her finger and sent the roe deer flying, then raised her hand to signal the two elders to sit down and talk in detail.
"Sir, uncle, please sit down."
"Thank you, Queen!"
The Prime Minister of Qin took his seat calmly, and Marquis Weiwu quickly followed suit to express his gratitude.
"Uh, thank you, Queen, and thank you, His Majesty!"
Although his nephew is somewhat insignificant as the emperor, as his uncle, he must never forget to save face for the emperor.
The queen pointed at the small sheepskin scroll, and there was doubt in her voice.
"Gu's Qianqiu, I guess it has two meanings. One is to hope that the Gu family's empire can be passed down to him for thousands of years, and the second is to clarify his identity.
I remember that the imperial records of the previous dynasty recorded that Emperor Qing's name was Gu Li, and his courtesy name was Qianqiu. I wonder if Your Excellency thinks my thinking is correct?"
Seeing Prime Minister Qin nodded, the Queen continued speaking.
"Then what does this Changle Weiyang mean? It can't be just for the sake of blessing, right? I hope you can explain this to me."
"The Empress's line of thought has indeed given me some inspiration. I'm not sure if my thinking is correct, but I'll share it with you."
Prime Minister Qin pointed at the word "Changle".
"After the reign of Emperor Qing, some cities and prefectures were gradually renamed by later generations. For example, Dongling Prefecture was once called Changle many years ago. However, it was later changed to Dongling..."
"real?!"
The surprise came so suddenly that the emperor couldn't control his loud voice and kept asking questions.
"So the treasure is actually in my lair, right? Hahaha, damn it, I've been lying on a golden coffin begging for food for so many years?
Oh, hey, I,
Well, uncle, hurry back and call people, let's go back to Dongling Mansion to dig for treasure! Hahahaha!"
"Why are you in such a hurry? Let the adults finish what they have to say!"
The queen calmed down the excited emperor, and motioned the equally excited Marquis Weiwu to sit down, and then nodded to Prime Minister Qin to signal him to continue.
"Your Majesty, this kind of thing really shouldn't be rushed. Of course, I know you're short of money and anxious. But once you start, it's bound to be a very time-consuming and labor-intensive task, so it's best to think it through thoroughly before you act."
"I know you are right, sir, but isn't the situation urgent now?"
The emperor sighed bitterly, then counted the small accounts on his fingers.
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