That night, Jing Yan was at Yuci's residence. Before the official business was settled, his spies came to report: "Master, there is news from the palace that the emperor will appoint a heir apparent tomorrow."
In the view of the fifth prince, the bank has already been established, and there is no need for him to keep Jing Yan to compete with him for credit.
"In my entire life, I really have no destiny for having sons." Two of his five sons died, and King Zhao was afraid that he would not survive.
His attitude remains the same, calm and thoughtful. Qin Jiyan showed with his actions that the matter of establishing the crown prince did not have any impact on him.
He has the political power of Da Qin completely in his hands, and even the old emperor cannot influence him. As for military power? After taking over the Feng family, Yan family and Cheng family, what else does he have to worry about
After the announcement, Qin Jiyan calmly stepped into the inner hall and saluted the old emperor as usual: "Grandpa Emperor." This is Qin Jiyan, who does not slump when he loses power, is not arrogant when he gains power, and always maintains his "nature" , quite capable of allowing you to let the wind from the southeast, northwest, and I stand still.
Originally, he had thought about giving the Zen position to Qin Jiyan, but now he is just the crown prince. Speaking of which, he can still be the emperor for two more years. At least he will be the emperor before his death, not some overlord.
Naturally, the confidant eunuch would not say anything that would displease the old emperor at this juncture. Instead, he said a few words about the kindheartedness of King Qin, and that King Zhou and the fifth prince would surely be rich and prosperous forever.
For some reason, the old emperor felt a little uncomfortable and said angrily: "Ji Yan, play a game of chess with me." He wanted to see how calm this kid could be.
"Yes..." Qin Jiyan calmly sat down aside. When the palace servants brought the chessboard, he picked up a sunspot and dropped it before the old emperor could sit down.
He is old...
"My grandson is telling the truth. Grandpa Huang is in good health. There is no need to rush to establish the throne." The political power of Da Qin is in his hands, and it doesn't matter who sits on the throne.
The old emperor looked at Qin Jiyan's back with complicated eyes.
Qin Jiyan remained silent and looked calm, as if he didn't care at all who the crown prince was.
"Oh, if only my sons were like Ji Yan." Thinking of King Ning who committed suicide due to treason, and King Zhao who fled to the northwest and started a rebellion, the old emperor had a headache.
The old emperor continued: "Tomorrow, I will announce the appointment of the crown prince in the morning."
Since the death of the crown prince, people have been making trouble against the crown prince every now and then. The emperor killed several groups of people before calming down those people. However, this time is unusual. If the old emperor does not establish a heir, if something happens to him, the Qin Dynasty will be in chaos.
The fifth prince felt that the bank was already open, so Jing Yan was no longer important. Qin Jiyan issued an order, but the fifth prince didn't even say a word to persuade him to stay, so he asked Jing Yan to report to the Ministry of Justice.
"His Royal Highness, King of Qin, this is filial piety. He will keep what you give to him, and he will not force you to give to him." As the old emperor's confidant eunuch, he knows better than others who the next emperor of Qin will be, and he doesn't mind at all. Speak well of the future emperor.
"Now I just hope that the other two can live in peace. Although Ji Yan is cold-hearted, he has never been one to kill anyone. As long as they live in peace, they will be rich and wealthy throughout their lives." The old emperor sighed, saying that he too The possibility of disbelief.
Jing Yan was startled, then showed a faint smile, "It was finally decided, faster than I expected. Sure enough, God can't predict what's going on."
If he had been half as calm as Ji Yan back then, Da Qin might not be like this.
Can you resist the temptation of the throne
"No more games." Halfway through the chess game, the old emperor moved the chess game. Qin Jiyan didn't say anything, but just put away the chess pieces.
"You kid, won't you tell the truth in front of Grandpa Emperor?" The old emperor had a loving face, but there was a trace of warmth in his eyes.
The old emperor had just recovered from a serious illness and was not in good spirits. The reason why he asked Qin Jiyan to play chess with him was to see if Qin Jiyan was really as calm as he appeared. But as soon as he made a move, he discovered that his character The unstable person is himself.
However, it is just a reserve position, everything is possible without sitting in that position. Wasn't the prince killed in the same way back then
However, you don't need to think about it to know that forcing the emperor to appoint a crown prince is equivalent to forcing him to abdicate in the eyes of the emperor, especially an old and sick emperor who has more on his mind.
"Ji Yan, Lord Feng and Lord Jiao have just spoken to advise me to establish the throne as soon as possible." There was nothing strange on the old emperor's face, and it was difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.
Sigh... The old emperor sighed and stood up holding the hand of his confidant eunuch, "You said, Ji Yan was born in the royal family, why doesn't he care about the throne?"
Qin Jiyan always had an expressionless face and cold eyes in front of others. Therefore, except for the little eunuch who just heard the noise outside the door, no one knew that Qin Jiyan was in a bad mood at this time.
The old emperor was in low spirits. After drinking the medicine, he fell into a deep sleep. The confidant eunuch stayed by his side for a long time. Seeing that the old emperor was sleeping soundly, he quietly withdrew and found a young eunuch in the main hall and whispered a few words to him. Then he brought back a cup of ginseng tea.
Qin Jiyan raised his eyebrows slightly, but put them down after just thinking about it. No matter what the old emperor had to do with him, it didn't matter to him, because...
It was not directed at Qin Jiyan, but at himself.
The old emperor could see that Qin Jiyan really didn't care. Of course, the old emperor ignored another possibility, which was that Qin Jiyan was sure of victory and didn't need to care.
"I have lived to this day and can be regarded as a long-lived emperor, so I am satisfied. Master Jiao and Master Feng are right. The matter of the crown prince is of great concern to the country and the country, and it is indeed not appropriate to delay it any longer." The old emperor sighed longly and suddenly decided to stand up. Saved.
Because King Zhao escaped from the capital, the rebellion could not be concealed. Officials who had been close to King Zhao were all replaced by Qin Jiyan with thunderous means. A large number of official positions became vacant, and Qin Jiyan took the opportunity to transfer his confidants to serve as officials in the capital. More than half of the people in the court were from the King of Qin. At the same time, the King of Qin also transferred Jing Yan away from the Ministry of Household Affairs and no longer allowed him to participate in the affairs of Da Qin Bank.
Qin Jiyan said nothing...
What could happen if you come to him so late
"Grandpa Huang, get some rest early, grandson, please leave." Qin Jiyan stood up and left perfectly.
Jing Yan never thought about competing with the fifth prince for credit, but the fifth prince's move was truly chilling. Jing Yan originally wrote a set of emergency measures for the bank affairs, and he had already finished writing it. He originally wanted to leave it to the fifth prince, so that the fifth prince could fully control the Qin Bank and cause trouble to the King of Qin, but people like the fifth prince could only take advantage of it. This approach made Jing Yan extremely dissatisfied. Jing Yan simply threw the book into a corner without any intention of taking it out.
Qin Jiyan was not frightened and just said: "Master Feng and Master Jiao are too impatient. Grandpa Huang has a long life, so there is no need to rush to establish a heir apparent."