"How can this be? Does Imperial Father intend to split the Dayan Dynasty? "
Qin Huaiyuan shook his head.
Cold sweat dripped down Yuchi Yan's forehead. The more he thought about it, the more frightened and disappointed he became. He took a few steps forward and grabbed Qin Huaiyuan's hand.
"Could it be that Imperial Father already felt that the Dayan Dynasty was hopeless? Is that why he abdicated the throne to me and let me be the ruler of a fallen country? He emptied the country's capital, brought the talents of all the tribes, and moved the capital to the south, allowing the Dayan Dynasty to rise again?"
Qin Huaiyuan finally nodded and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please lower your voice."
When the accompanying palace servants heard this, they were so scared that their faces turned pale and they lowered their heads, trying to reduce their presence as much as possible.
However, Yuchi Yan didn't pay attention to Qin Huaiyuan's reminder. He just stared at him blankly. After a long time, he suddenly laughed out loud.
"Ridiculous, truly ridiculous. Did I ascend the throne just to be the ruler of a fallen country? "
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Qin Huaiyuan could understand that Yuchi Yan couldn't take the blow and lost control of his emotions. However, it was inappropriate for him to lose control like this.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to think about this right now. In any case, you've already stopped the Retired Emperor. The most important thing now is to find the whereabouts of the money. Otherwise, the war between us and the Tiger Army will fall into an unsolvable stalemate. Not to mention that long-term losses won't be good for the Dayan, it's too hard for the common people to be displaced during the war. "
Yuchi Yan was still immersed in his sadness. He didn't take Qin Huaiyuan's advice to heart and just walked back in a daze.
Qin Huaiyuan frowned and sighed as he followed him. He continued to chase after the Emperor and advised, "Your Majesty, you should consider investigating the people who came with you first. Perhaps someone will know the whereabouts of the huge sum of money."
… …
The news that the Retired Emperor almost left the capital with his confidants quickly reached Qin Yining's ears.
She lowered her eyes and played with the lid of the white porcelain teacup on the square table. After a while, she put down the lid with a ding.
"This old man has never done a single good deed in his entire life. He was too brainless and too selfish. At this moment, he didn't want to stand with the new Emperor against a common enemy. At the very least, he didn't want to drag him down. He only thinks that he can find another place to continue being the Emperor, but he doesn't think that there are no unbroken eggs when the nest is overturned. "
"That's right, Miss often says that the new Emperor's political vision is not sharp enough, but this servant feels that not only is Retired Emperor's vision not sharp enough, his character is also extremely poor." Ji Yun brought over a covered bowl to refill Qin Yining's tea.
"Don't let the girl worry about this. You don't know how to persuade her, but you still let her do whatever she wants." Bing Tang came in with the medicine and frowned.
"You haven't even recovered yet, and you're already worrying about these things. Do you think that bleeding is a small matter? There will definitely be scars on your shoulders. Even if you use my medicine, I don't know if there will be any scars left. Now that you have the opportunity to 'cultivate in seclusion', why don't you take advantage of this opportunity to recuperate? It's better to not get involved with the outside world. "
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll listen to you, Doctor Tang."
Qin Yining was almost scared of Bing Tang's bitter medicine these past few days.
Even though she wasn't picky about what she ate and wasn't afraid of bitterness, in addition to taking medicine and acupuncture every day, she still had to face Bing Tang's cold face and constant nagging. Only now did Qin Yining deeply understand how unwise it was for a patient to offend a doctor.
Seeing Qin Yining's helpless and cowardly appearance, Ji Yun and Qiu Lu couldn't help but laugh. Even Bing Tang was amused by Qin Yining's appearance.
As they were chatting and laughing, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside, followed by a deep male voice.
"Daoist Master! Is Daoist Master here? "
Qin Yining still hadn't gotten used to the identity of Daoist Master Xuansu. When she heard someone call her that, she didn't immediately react. She blinked and said, "Who's outside?"
"Replying to Daoist Master, the city is currently in chaos. Daoist Master and the other sisters, please guard the door carefully and don't go out." The Imperial Bodyguards were ordered to protect Qin Yining. Naturally, they didn't want anything to happen to Qin Yining. They also wanted to show off in front of her.
Qin Yining asked in surprise, "What chaos in the city? What's going on outside? "
The Imperial Bodyguard said, "Replying to Daoist Master, it's said that Prince Ning fell into Little Wang Ye's trap. The tens of thousands of people he brought were either killed or captured. Wang Ye was also seriously injured and was sent back to the city for treatment. The commoners were grateful for Prince Ning's contribution in clearing the emperor's side. When they heard that Wang Ye was seriously injured and returned to the city, they all started to make a ruckus. I don't know who exposed the fact that the Retired Emperor sold the tax grain. When the commoners heard about it, they became even more chaotic. There are already some commoners who are afraid that they won't be able to afford food in the future, so they went to line up at the grain store to buy food! "
Qin Yining lowered his eyes when he heard this. After a while, he said, "Thank you for your trouble. You did very well." He glanced at Bing Tang beside him. Bing Tang immediately understood and walked out of the hall. He then gave the Imperial Bodyguard, who was standing in the corridor, a big red letter.
"I'll have to trouble you for the safety of my Daoist Master in the future."
"Daoist Master is too courteous. I'll take my leave first."
The Imperial Bodyguard performed well in front of Qin Yining and was praised. He even received a red letter and left in a good mood.
Qin Yining, who was in the room, was no longer happy.
If something happened to Prince Ning, who would be able to lead the troops in the Dayan Imperial Court? That would be equivalent to a mountain collapsing!
If the news of the Retired Emperor emptying the national treasury and even selling the tax grain came while Prince Ning was seriously ill, it would definitely cause a huge panic and cause the commoners to scramble to buy the grain.
Even if the grain stores took the opportunity to raise the price, the people who wanted to survive would not care about the price. As long as they had money, they would want to save up the grain.
Then, the grain stores would gradually be emptied out.
Currently, Jingdou was in a state of being watched by the Tiger Army. Although there was a waterway at the rear and one could sometimes find an opportunity to leave when going to the south, it was very difficult to go out and buy grain. Moreover, in the state of having received a batch of tax grain, if one wanted to buy more grain, they would probably have to go to various grain merchants and spend money again to buy grain.
The national treasury was empty to begin with. What would they use to buy grain to support over three hundred thousand soldiers?
Qin Yining closed his eyes and sighed, "The situation is indeed not good. Bing Tang, you have a relationship with Prince Ning. Why don't you go take a look at him and do your best for him. "
Bing Tang was still hesitating. She did not know if Qin Yining would agree to let her treat Prince Ning.
After all, Qin Yining was Pang Xiao's fiancée. Prince Ning was injured by Pang Xiao. They were enemies.
Now that she heard this, she felt that she was being petty.
"Yes, thank you, Miss."
"We are family, there is no need to be so polite. Take two guards with you and hurry over. Tell Prince Ning that I'm currently in the courtyard and can't go out to visit him. Please take care of yourself, Prince Ning. "
"Okay."
Bing Tang took her medical box and went out to explain to the guards. Then, she hurriedly rushed to Prince Ning's residence.
Qin Yining's mood also became depressed after Bing Tang left.
She was afraid that something would happen to Prince Ning.
However, in this world, what one feared would often happen.
The next morning, Bing Tang returned with red eyes from crying.
"Miss, I am afraid that Prince Ning's time is up. When this servant came back, Prince Ning was completely unconscious. There were several knife and arrow wounds on his body. The wounds were infected and his high fever has not subsided. Yesterday, when I went to visit him, he proudly boasted to me, saying that although he was injured by Young Prince Pang, Young Prince Pang didn't get away unscathed. But at night, he had a fever and became muddled. Today, I could not even feed him water or rice. Miss, I, I am really scared. "
Qin Yining knew that Bing Tang had some feelings for Prince Ning. After all, after the fall of the Tang Family, it was Prince Ning who extended his hand to save Bing Tang because of his friendship with Imperial Doctor Tang. He was cursed outside and would rather be misunderstood by the world to protect Bing Tang.
If it was not for Prince Ning's righteousness, Bing Tang would not have been able to escape the Cao Family's pursuit. The Cao Family was used to being lawless. Thinking about how the Demon Empress cooked human flesh, it was possible that they caught Bing Tang and skinned him.
Although Prince Ning was unrestrained and a little lecherous, he was a person who knew what was right and what was wrong.
In the current Dayan Dynasty, only Prince Ning had the qualifications and prestige to command the army to fight against Da Zhou.
If something really happened to Prince Ning, the morale of the army would be in chaos.
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